~¤ Splitting Personalities ¤~
by Crimson Flame
Disclaimer:::
No not mine.
Warning:::
First attempt on a romantic comedy. And it's slash ( HP/DM ). Do keep an open mind.
Spoilers:::
None that I can think of.
Summary:::
Draco has done it! He managed to become an animagus! The problem is, he can't change back. And what does Harry have to say when he's confronted by the three personalities of his worst enemy? ^__^ HP/DM…Please r/r.
Legend:::
(.…bla bla….) Is thoughts
"….bla bla…." Is normal speech
"….bla bla…." Is Draco's left voice (Sildra)
"….bla bla…." Is Draco's middle voice (Goldra)
".…bla bla…." Is Draco's right voice (Rudra)
º….bla bla….º Is Harry's speech in Parseltongue. (I will not put this up when Harry is only talking to Draco)
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Chapter 3
«¤ Agreements and Research ¤»
(Hogwarts Library)
Harry was leafing through the pages of a worn out book. His emerald eyes glazed over each of the sentences searching for the cure to Malfoy's problem as traces of a past conversation ran through his mind.
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"You have to help us change back Potter."
"Really? Why should I?" Harry said mischievously.
"WHAT!!"
"Look at it this way, Malfoy. If it was me who got changed, not that I'm that dumb anyway, would you have helped ME?"
"But we had a deal. Seven favors, remember?" Sildra said confidently.
"That was for saving you from the change of habitat. I don't remember saying anything about helping you change back."
Rudra and Sildra's jaws dropped and hung open. Both of them stared dumbly at Harry.
"Hey guys what did he say? I wasn't listening. Why are your mouths open so wide?" Goldra asked not wanting to miss out.
"Just do the same thing." Sildra said casually.
"Ok!" Goldra smiled and dropped his jaws, glad to play a part in this interesting game. "Hey guys are we cooling ourselves off? I remember reading that crocodiles gape their mouths to lose heat. Or are we trying to catch some prey? I remember reading about these kind of fish that lie waiting with its mouth open and when its prey comes near it will snap its mouth shut. Or are….."
Meanwhile Rudra and Sildra were glaring at Harry, disappointed that they weren't a basilisk instead. Harry merely stared back innocently and shrugged his shoulders as if he hadn't the slightest clue what Malfoy was talking about before.
"Why you little damn snake!!!"
"Look who's talking. Frankly Malfoy, I might get used to the idea of you being a runespoor."
"I'll bite your head off!! Then I'll bite one of your precious friends!! I'm poisonous Potter! Don't you forget!"
"Just you try. The second after you do, I'll have you defanged and thrown out faster than you can say 'Forbidden Forest'." Harry countered, smirking.
"@#%&@#$**%$!!!"
"..or are we…wha, hey what's going on? Why is Rudra saying those things?"
"Potter's not going to helps us. And since no one else can understand us…" Sildra said calculatively trailing off.
"We're doomed." Rudra finished for him.
"What do you mean?" Goldra's eyes are getting bigger.
"It means we're stuck like this for good."
"B-but Har-ry?" Goldra said looking at the boy hopefully.
"Which part of 'Potter's not going to help us' don't you understand, dunderhead?" Rudra said gritting his teeth while glaring daggers at Harry.
"B-but b-but…" Goldra stammered on, his eyes getting misty and his lips trembling.
Looking at Goldra, Harry stopped smirking and stared at him worriedly. Rudra and Sildra too turned towards the wobbling head curiously.
(He wouldn't….) Harry thought horrified.
Then,
"Waaaaaaaaa!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
Harry dropped his head. (He would.) He brought his hands up to cover his ears trying to block out the sound of Goldra crying.
Rudra and Sildra, who weren't that fortunate, fought for control over their tail since they had no hands to cover up their ears.
"Goldra stop crying!" Harry shouted out over the loud noise. A tiny feeling of guilt had begun to creep into him as the wailing grew louder.
"Waaaaaaaaaaa! Waaaaaaaa!"
"Goldra please??!!"
"Waaaaaaa!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!"
"Alright! Alright! I'll help! I'll help change you back! Just please stop crying!" Harry shouted out hastily, desperate for the crying to stop.
Goldra stopped crying suddenly. "Ok Harry!"
Then he looked at Harry smiling innocently and flickered out his forked tongue.
Harry blinked. Sildra blinked. Rudra blinked.
"Hey, great one Goldra!! I wouldn't have thought about using that way."
"Haha. Not bad squirt. You've got some brains after all."
"Hmm? What did I do?"
"Nevermind. I take back what I just said." Rudra sighed, shaking his head.
"Eh?"
"Just remember our deal Potter, I hold you onto your word." Sildra said to a disbelieving Harry.
(I can't believe he did that.) Harry was still blinking a few times.
"Fine! I'll help you change back. Just remember that you still owe me those favors." Harry finally said reluctantly.
"Fine."
"Whatever."
"Eh?"
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Harry sighed as he flipped through the book.
(I still can't believe he tricked me! Now he's resting comfortably in my room and I'm stuck here doing this! It's not fair!) He thought.
"It's not fair!" Harry shouted out frustrated.
"MR. POTTER!!! MAY I REMIND YOU THAT YOU'RE IN A LIBRARY! SO KEEP QUIET! YOU STUDENTS HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE LIBRARY! EVERYTIME YOU WOULD MAKE UNNECCESARY NOICE AND DISRUPT THE PEACE OF THE LIBRARY. ALWAYS SHOUTING AND.."
"Uh, Mdm. Pince? You're shouting even louder than I am. People are staring." Harry whispered to the librarian who had made her way towards him.
"Oh I am? Ehehe.." The librarian laughed nervously. "Um..carry on everyone…" she gestured nervously at the astonished students. Then she suddenly turned to Harry, "Another word from you Mr. Potter and you're banned from the library for a month. Understand?"
Harry nodded his head so fast he thought it might fall off.
Satisfied Mdm. Pince walked back towards the counter murmuring about inconsiderate boys. She was just getting to the juicy part of the romance novel she had been reading. One would not have to wonder long on why she was so irritated.
(Whew, that was close.) Harry wiped away his brow of sweat and resumed with his research.
For hours, he went through book after book but all seem to point to one thing.
A potion.
One to counter the changes brought on by the animagus spell.
But as Harry looked on, the ingredients of the potion seemed very rare. Even the method of brewing the potion requires some spells Harry has never even heard of.
Harry gave out a sigh as he glanced at the time. It was getting late. He cleared away all the books except two. One was the original '15 Easy Steps to Become an Animagus' book which Draco had 'borrowed' and the other was the book which had the instructions for the counter-potion oddly named "Counter-potions for Dummies."
(I'll have to ask Hermione to help me with the potion.) Harry thought as he made his way towards the counter to checkout the books.
Mdm. Pince glared at him as she chopped the books and signed the checkout cards, obviously annoyed because she was interrupted from her novel again. Harry just stared back with wide confused emerald eyes.
She handed him the books, all the while not taking her eyes off Harry. Harry just smiled nervously at her. He murmured a thanks and hurried off with the books in hand.
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(Gryffindor Tower)
Harry yawned heavily. All those research had made him tired and sleepy. He dropped the three books onto the gathering pile on the floor beside his bed unceremoniously. Ron, Seamus and Neville who share the same room as Harry were already asleep in their beds.
Harry yawned again for the umpteenth time as he dragged himself into the bathroom and lazily changed into his pajamas.
Trudging on heavy feet, he made his way towards his soft and comfortable bed. Half asleep, he dragged himself into bed and pulled the covers over his body. That was when he felt something warm slithering along the foot of the bed.
Drowsily, Harry murmured, "Codra, get off my bed. We agreed that you sleep in your cage or under the bed. So get o…"
Harry drifted away into sleep before he could finish his sentence.
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Sometime just before dawn, Harry slowly awoke to a strange feeling. He pulled the covers up to his chin and shut his eyes tighter, willing the feeling to go away and leave him to sleep in peace.
"Mmmm."
Harry's eyes opened wide immediately and he felt much awake when he heard the soft but annoyed murmur. Then, the covers was pulled away from him. Harry then realized that his back was pushing against a warm, smooth plane. A nicely muscled arm was circling his waist. He could feel tender, even breaths blowing on his sensitive ear.
Gulping, Harry reluctantly turned around to face his supposed bedmate. Slowly, Harry turned his body, a bit disappointed of the loss of heat on his back; it had felt nice.
(Ron?) Harry thought as felt the lean torso with his hands. He felt a slight blush over his cheeks as his eyes traveled from the covers up to the face of the person sleeping soundly next to him. It was relatively dark and Harry could only make out the contours of a beautiful face. With trembling hands, he reached for his wand on the bedside table and muttered "Lumos."
The spell lit up the area of Harry's bed and Harry squinted his eyes at the sudden light. The boy beside him stirred, as Harry made out a slightly pointed face and a pale complexion. Soft, silky white blond hair framed the handsome face and Harry stared in recognition as blue grey eyes opened slowly.
"P-potter?" came out a murmur.
Harry kept on staring without a word with eyes as big as bludgers. With a strange instinct, he pulled up the covers and looked under it. After he did, he resumed to staring at the boy who shared his bed.
Then Harry did what any decent wizard would do if he woke up to a naked Draco Malfoy by his side.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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I am Truly, Really, Absolutely Very sorry for the delay:::: I got LAZY!! ***No!! No bludgers please!!***
I know, I know, Bad CF! I'm also happen to be on a 'series-watching' streak. Got caught up with Meteor Garden 1 and 2 !! A wonderfully complicated love story!! Watch it if you got the chance! ^__^ (Oh no, an idea is forming from watching the series..stop! Must finish this first if not to be mauled and bludgered. @__@;; )
Anyway I'd like to thank U for reviewing! This makes SP my most successful story yet, thank you thank you!! Sorry to have kept U waiting. Hopefully I didn't and won't disappoint.
To:::
Kimmy, Whitethorn, kindli, Kary-Malfoy, Bobagorn, LadyVader, me, Bunny-kuo, HarryRoxMiSox, NemKess, Liliku, WildfireFriendship, eudyptulaminor, shadow, Girl17, Gryphnwng, Aurenne, riyna*riddle, scarletfever, forfirith, Sillie, the one0010, Shinigami, Forfirith, Akima, Seraphic Brat, zipzoey, i-nv-u50, Felicia and She-Who-Is-Not-To-Be-Psycho!!!!
Thanx u guys!!! Luv ya all!!!
(Hmmm… Most of you like Goldra =Draco's dreamy self= best…^___^ I wonder why? Hmm =))
Was that a cliffhanger? Heeheehee. ^___^
Review,
Please?
And I'll give you,
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