Chapter 9: Hidden Switches
Well, here's chapter nine. I'd really like to thank everyone for the reviews and for actually reading through this. Let's see what else? Oh yeah, same warnings for this chapter as all the other ones and the same feedback thing as the other parts to this story. And other than that, let's get onto the thank you's.
Thanks to:
Blanchemalfoy: Lol, that's definitely going to remain a secret until the end. (^_^ Himitsu desu. . .sorry I break out into Japanese sometimes. . .) Oh, and by dark eyes I meant sinister but I guess you could take it that way too. . . *grin* Who knows? It could turn out either way. . .
Hiei no bara
Grey Malfoy: Yay! Arigato! I would love to see the pics if you draw them and thanks for telling me where to find those m&ms. Lol, now I can go hunting around the mall for them. ^_^
Yoink Daydurfurits: ^_^ I'm sorry. Lollipop? *holds out the candy*
ShadowsLight: Lol, it was a guess although people would have noticed because it was during a final for me. Usually, I spend my time writing bits and parts of random fics that will never see the light of day in math class. ^_^;; I'm sorry about that Science Project, it doesn't sound like any fun at all but I hope you do well. Oh, and how did you like The Two Towers? I went and saw that with my best friend on Thursday (12/19) and I LOVED it. ^_^ Legolas and Gimli were really funny in this movie and the battle part when Gimli couldn't see anything was priceless. ^_^ Anyway, before I get too carried away with that and probably ruin the movie for some people. . .yea, I have MSN Instant Messenger too. I added you to messenger and my screen name on there is Nashi-chan so feel free to contact me whenever you're online. Lol, now I better get going before the other readers try to kill me for writing this instead of this fic. Talk to you soon and enjoy the chapter.
KawaiiAngel14: ^_~ Don't worry about Harry. Trust me, he won't come out of this THAT scratched up. *grin* Enjoy the fic.
Fanny chan
Mel: Lol, I'm sorry. I don't like cliffhangers either but here's the next chapter. ^_^
Draco is mine
Lady Doncaster
Desertwren
Izanami Hime
Harrysgirl: Well, in this story, Lucius doesn't have much respect for Draco so that could happen. . .^_^ Keep guessing though.
Khrystyne
Sweet Cherry
DBZVelena
Babyshiro
Andrea
Kitty: Thank you! ^_^
On with the show then. . .
Chapter 9: Hidden Switches
Draco was absently running his fingers through Harry's ebony hair late that afternoon as he skimmed through a book. Sighing, his eyes traveled over to the precious boy who was now dozing lightly with his head in his lap.
Allowing a lazy smile to spread across his lips, Draco gently traced the sleeping Gryffindor's features and thought of everything that had happened that day. /I can't believe that he returns my feeling even with everything that I've done to him, Weasley, and Granger./ He frowned to himself as his silver eyes darted over Harry's relaxed features. /But we can't ignore this forever no matter how much we love each other. Perhaps once we figure all this out we can sit down and sort out everything. It won't be a pleasant conversation but I know that we have to do this and so does Harry. The bright side though, is that at least after the 'talk' we won't have to ever look back and then we can just enjoy our life together./
The Slytherin set aside his text and gently lifted Harry's head so that the other was lying on a pillow before standing and stretching. Leaning down, Draco placed a chaste kiss on Harry's lips and grinned as the younger wizard mumbled something adorably in his sleep. Silver eyes sparkling, Draco trailed feather light kisses over Harry's face until emerald gems finally blinked open.
"Mmm. . .Draco?" Harry asked groggily as smiled up at his boyfriend.
"Sorry love but we should get some lunch and I was thinking that you may want to play some Quidditch. I know you hate having to research so much and I thought we could spend the afternoon having some fun." Draco said softly as he helped the Gryffindor sit up.
"Great!" Harry green eyes lit up and he gave the blonde an enthusiastic kiss. "Thanks Drac! Come on, I'm going to make you the best lunch ever. After all we have to get you ready for me to beat you again in Quidditch."
Draco rolled his eyes at the smug look on Harry's face but he couldn't help the smile. "You wish Potter." And so the teasing continued all the way to the kitchens and all through lunch.
* * * * *
"Found the snitch yet dear?" Harry called out to Draco as he came to a stop beside his boyfriend. He raised an eyebrow when the blonde scrunched up his nose in distaste. "What?"
"Out of all the possible pet names you have to call me dear? I mean I wouldn't even call you that. Couldn't you call me sweetie or sweetheart or something? Anything else?"
The Gryffindor couldn't help but laugh at the pout that Draco was wearing. "You are so priceless sometimes Draco." He grinned as his companion gave him a glare. "Okay. Okay. I won't call you dear but only if you tell me why."
"Don't take this the wrong way but it makes us sound like we're some old married couple." Draco complained.
Harry tried to seem serious but the twitching of his lips betrayed his visage. "So does that mean that I can call you that when we're seventy and married?"
"Harry!"
Chuckling, the ebony-haired boy leaned forward cautiously and gave Draco a light kiss. "Alright, I won't call you that love." Shaking, his head, Harry suddenly tensed and then before Draco knew it, the Gryffindor had the snitch tightly grasped in his hand. "And I win."
Draco gaped and then sighed. "I should've known. How do you manage to do that all the time Harry?"
Harry smiled sweetly. "It is my theory, sweetie, that the snitch probably just doesn't like you."
"I seriously don't think I can argue with you about that one." Draco muttered, causing the other wizard to laugh softly.
They both fell into a comfortable hush as they hovered there in the air until a thought hit Harry. "Hey Draco, not that this wasn't fun, but do you think it's safe for us to be out here in the open with that strange person after us?"
Draco shrugged nonchalantly. "Actually I would think it's a lot safer in the air than in the hallways in Hogwarts. After all, from here we would be able to see anything that tries to attack long before it reaches us."
"I hope so." Harry replied quietly. However, he yelped when Draco tickled him and in the process released the snitch again. "Hey!"
"Round two!" The Slytherin shouted as he took off down the Pitch. Harry couldn't help laughing as he chased after his boyfriend.
* * * * *
Meanwhile, in the depths of the dungeons, the shadowy man was hunched over a boiling cauldron. He smirked as he added the second to last component to the potion. /Almost complete. Only one last ingredient and the next stage to my plan shall be set into motion./ Carefully he picked up the last part to his brew and he laughed evilly. "Now to find those brats."
Casting a spell under his breath, the man watched avidly as a semi-translucent mist swirled out from thin air before his face; and for a moment lighting up his pale features. He whispered out a command to find Harry and Draco and smiled in satisfaction when it immediately located the two wizards coming back into the castle with broomsticks in their hands. Smirking to himself, the man then turned away to carefully pour some of the potion into a vial and then with one last glance at the scrying spell, he swept out of the dank room.
* * * * *
"Oh no." Harry halted in his steps just as he was about to enter the school.
"What is it?" Draco asked as he looked back at his boyfriend.
The dark-haired wizard sighed. "I forgot my scarf at the Quidditch Pitch. I need to go get it back."
"You want me to come with you to go get it?"
Harry smiled gratefully but shook his head. "No I can get it myself. Could you just wait here for me? I won't be that long." He gave Draco a light peck on the lips before hopping onto his broom and zooming back toward the Quidditch Pitch.
The blonde sighed happily as his gaze followed Harry until he couldn't see the other boy anymore. He bit his lip as he tried to suppress the goofy grin that was in danger of spreading. Shaking his head, the silver-eyed wizard sank down into a sitting position on the top step and fell into his thoughts. Draco sighed again as he allowed all the pleasant memories of himself and Harry over the past couple days wash over him.
That one mistake was what prevented Draco from crying out as he heard someone cast Petrificus Totallis. Struggling to no avail, the Slytherin could only watch helplessly as their shady attacker from before stepped before him and withdrew a vial from his robes. The man grinned evilly down at him as he pulled out the stopper and slipped what appeared to be a strand of platinum colored hair into the mixture.
"He shall die and there is nothing you can do about it boy." Snickering darkly, the man clutched the vial tightly in his grasp as he waited for it to change colors. "Don't worry, I will make sure that you will be able to see your little boyfriend suffer but for now you will sleep. I don't need you to ruin all my plans after all." Lifting his wand, the stranger mumbled a small sleeping spell and he drank the potion as his captive tried to fight the effects of his enchantment.
Draco, no matter what he did, could only look on in horror as the man's features began to reform and the last thing the Slytherin knew was the sight of his own face staring cruelly down at him.
* * * * *
Harry felt a sharp jolt of uneasiness spread over him as he dismounted from his broom and approached Draco. Frowning, the Gryffindor paused before his boyfriend to study the fair features but after a moment's scrutiny, the ebony-haired wizard still couldn't pin down the cause of his discomfort. /There's something off here. . .argh. . .maybe I just need some more sleep. . .I must be imagining things./
"What's wrong Harry?" Draco asked softly.
Breaking out of his thoughts, Harry shivered and shook his head. "It's. . .nothing. I'm just tired. Come on. Let's go inside. I'm freezing and we really should get dinner started soon so that we have time tonight to finish more work."
Draco's brow creased in worry as the other boy brushed past him but as Harry vanished inside, the Slytherin's features twisted into a malicious smile. /It's working exactly as I planned and I have more than enough time to do it with this new potion. First, I will be rid of Potter and then I can deal with the traitor./ Forcing the smirk away, the intruder leisurely followed his companion back into Hogwarts.
T.B.C.
Well that's it for chapter nine. What did you think? Anyway, please review and 10 to the next chapter.
P.S.- I just put out a Christmas fic. Feel free to check it out if you want. Thanks.
Well, here's chapter nine. I'd really like to thank everyone for the reviews and for actually reading through this. Let's see what else? Oh yeah, same warnings for this chapter as all the other ones and the same feedback thing as the other parts to this story. And other than that, let's get onto the thank you's.
Thanks to:
Blanchemalfoy: Lol, that's definitely going to remain a secret until the end. (^_^ Himitsu desu. . .sorry I break out into Japanese sometimes. . .) Oh, and by dark eyes I meant sinister but I guess you could take it that way too. . . *grin* Who knows? It could turn out either way. . .
Hiei no bara
Grey Malfoy: Yay! Arigato! I would love to see the pics if you draw them and thanks for telling me where to find those m&ms. Lol, now I can go hunting around the mall for them. ^_^
Yoink Daydurfurits: ^_^ I'm sorry. Lollipop? *holds out the candy*
ShadowsLight: Lol, it was a guess although people would have noticed because it was during a final for me. Usually, I spend my time writing bits and parts of random fics that will never see the light of day in math class. ^_^;; I'm sorry about that Science Project, it doesn't sound like any fun at all but I hope you do well. Oh, and how did you like The Two Towers? I went and saw that with my best friend on Thursday (12/19) and I LOVED it. ^_^ Legolas and Gimli were really funny in this movie and the battle part when Gimli couldn't see anything was priceless. ^_^ Anyway, before I get too carried away with that and probably ruin the movie for some people. . .yea, I have MSN Instant Messenger too. I added you to messenger and my screen name on there is Nashi-chan so feel free to contact me whenever you're online. Lol, now I better get going before the other readers try to kill me for writing this instead of this fic. Talk to you soon and enjoy the chapter.
KawaiiAngel14: ^_~ Don't worry about Harry. Trust me, he won't come out of this THAT scratched up. *grin* Enjoy the fic.
Fanny chan
Mel: Lol, I'm sorry. I don't like cliffhangers either but here's the next chapter. ^_^
Draco is mine
Lady Doncaster
Desertwren
Izanami Hime
Harrysgirl: Well, in this story, Lucius doesn't have much respect for Draco so that could happen. . .^_^ Keep guessing though.
Khrystyne
Sweet Cherry
DBZVelena
Babyshiro
Andrea
Kitty: Thank you! ^_^
On with the show then. . .
Chapter 9: Hidden Switches
Draco was absently running his fingers through Harry's ebony hair late that afternoon as he skimmed through a book. Sighing, his eyes traveled over to the precious boy who was now dozing lightly with his head in his lap.
Allowing a lazy smile to spread across his lips, Draco gently traced the sleeping Gryffindor's features and thought of everything that had happened that day. /I can't believe that he returns my feeling even with everything that I've done to him, Weasley, and Granger./ He frowned to himself as his silver eyes darted over Harry's relaxed features. /But we can't ignore this forever no matter how much we love each other. Perhaps once we figure all this out we can sit down and sort out everything. It won't be a pleasant conversation but I know that we have to do this and so does Harry. The bright side though, is that at least after the 'talk' we won't have to ever look back and then we can just enjoy our life together./
The Slytherin set aside his text and gently lifted Harry's head so that the other was lying on a pillow before standing and stretching. Leaning down, Draco placed a chaste kiss on Harry's lips and grinned as the younger wizard mumbled something adorably in his sleep. Silver eyes sparkling, Draco trailed feather light kisses over Harry's face until emerald gems finally blinked open.
"Mmm. . .Draco?" Harry asked groggily as smiled up at his boyfriend.
"Sorry love but we should get some lunch and I was thinking that you may want to play some Quidditch. I know you hate having to research so much and I thought we could spend the afternoon having some fun." Draco said softly as he helped the Gryffindor sit up.
"Great!" Harry green eyes lit up and he gave the blonde an enthusiastic kiss. "Thanks Drac! Come on, I'm going to make you the best lunch ever. After all we have to get you ready for me to beat you again in Quidditch."
Draco rolled his eyes at the smug look on Harry's face but he couldn't help the smile. "You wish Potter." And so the teasing continued all the way to the kitchens and all through lunch.
* * * * *
"Found the snitch yet dear?" Harry called out to Draco as he came to a stop beside his boyfriend. He raised an eyebrow when the blonde scrunched up his nose in distaste. "What?"
"Out of all the possible pet names you have to call me dear? I mean I wouldn't even call you that. Couldn't you call me sweetie or sweetheart or something? Anything else?"
The Gryffindor couldn't help but laugh at the pout that Draco was wearing. "You are so priceless sometimes Draco." He grinned as his companion gave him a glare. "Okay. Okay. I won't call you dear but only if you tell me why."
"Don't take this the wrong way but it makes us sound like we're some old married couple." Draco complained.
Harry tried to seem serious but the twitching of his lips betrayed his visage. "So does that mean that I can call you that when we're seventy and married?"
"Harry!"
Chuckling, the ebony-haired boy leaned forward cautiously and gave Draco a light kiss. "Alright, I won't call you that love." Shaking, his head, Harry suddenly tensed and then before Draco knew it, the Gryffindor had the snitch tightly grasped in his hand. "And I win."
Draco gaped and then sighed. "I should've known. How do you manage to do that all the time Harry?"
Harry smiled sweetly. "It is my theory, sweetie, that the snitch probably just doesn't like you."
"I seriously don't think I can argue with you about that one." Draco muttered, causing the other wizard to laugh softly.
They both fell into a comfortable hush as they hovered there in the air until a thought hit Harry. "Hey Draco, not that this wasn't fun, but do you think it's safe for us to be out here in the open with that strange person after us?"
Draco shrugged nonchalantly. "Actually I would think it's a lot safer in the air than in the hallways in Hogwarts. After all, from here we would be able to see anything that tries to attack long before it reaches us."
"I hope so." Harry replied quietly. However, he yelped when Draco tickled him and in the process released the snitch again. "Hey!"
"Round two!" The Slytherin shouted as he took off down the Pitch. Harry couldn't help laughing as he chased after his boyfriend.
* * * * *
Meanwhile, in the depths of the dungeons, the shadowy man was hunched over a boiling cauldron. He smirked as he added the second to last component to the potion. /Almost complete. Only one last ingredient and the next stage to my plan shall be set into motion./ Carefully he picked up the last part to his brew and he laughed evilly. "Now to find those brats."
Casting a spell under his breath, the man watched avidly as a semi-translucent mist swirled out from thin air before his face; and for a moment lighting up his pale features. He whispered out a command to find Harry and Draco and smiled in satisfaction when it immediately located the two wizards coming back into the castle with broomsticks in their hands. Smirking to himself, the man then turned away to carefully pour some of the potion into a vial and then with one last glance at the scrying spell, he swept out of the dank room.
* * * * *
"Oh no." Harry halted in his steps just as he was about to enter the school.
"What is it?" Draco asked as he looked back at his boyfriend.
The dark-haired wizard sighed. "I forgot my scarf at the Quidditch Pitch. I need to go get it back."
"You want me to come with you to go get it?"
Harry smiled gratefully but shook his head. "No I can get it myself. Could you just wait here for me? I won't be that long." He gave Draco a light peck on the lips before hopping onto his broom and zooming back toward the Quidditch Pitch.
The blonde sighed happily as his gaze followed Harry until he couldn't see the other boy anymore. He bit his lip as he tried to suppress the goofy grin that was in danger of spreading. Shaking his head, the silver-eyed wizard sank down into a sitting position on the top step and fell into his thoughts. Draco sighed again as he allowed all the pleasant memories of himself and Harry over the past couple days wash over him.
That one mistake was what prevented Draco from crying out as he heard someone cast Petrificus Totallis. Struggling to no avail, the Slytherin could only watch helplessly as their shady attacker from before stepped before him and withdrew a vial from his robes. The man grinned evilly down at him as he pulled out the stopper and slipped what appeared to be a strand of platinum colored hair into the mixture.
"He shall die and there is nothing you can do about it boy." Snickering darkly, the man clutched the vial tightly in his grasp as he waited for it to change colors. "Don't worry, I will make sure that you will be able to see your little boyfriend suffer but for now you will sleep. I don't need you to ruin all my plans after all." Lifting his wand, the stranger mumbled a small sleeping spell and he drank the potion as his captive tried to fight the effects of his enchantment.
Draco, no matter what he did, could only look on in horror as the man's features began to reform and the last thing the Slytherin knew was the sight of his own face staring cruelly down at him.
* * * * *
Harry felt a sharp jolt of uneasiness spread over him as he dismounted from his broom and approached Draco. Frowning, the Gryffindor paused before his boyfriend to study the fair features but after a moment's scrutiny, the ebony-haired wizard still couldn't pin down the cause of his discomfort. /There's something off here. . .argh. . .maybe I just need some more sleep. . .I must be imagining things./
"What's wrong Harry?" Draco asked softly.
Breaking out of his thoughts, Harry shivered and shook his head. "It's. . .nothing. I'm just tired. Come on. Let's go inside. I'm freezing and we really should get dinner started soon so that we have time tonight to finish more work."
Draco's brow creased in worry as the other boy brushed past him but as Harry vanished inside, the Slytherin's features twisted into a malicious smile. /It's working exactly as I planned and I have more than enough time to do it with this new potion. First, I will be rid of Potter and then I can deal with the traitor./ Forcing the smirk away, the intruder leisurely followed his companion back into Hogwarts.
T.B.C.
Well that's it for chapter nine. What did you think? Anyway, please review and 10 to the next chapter.
P.S.- I just put out a Christmas fic. Feel free to check it out if you want. Thanks.