Harry Potter belongs to JKR... that is not us.
AN Sorry it took so damn long to get this out. But- we were having some brain problems... (what else is new?) hope you like!
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Chapter 6
The Fuzry
The potion's door closed with a loud long creak, that sent shivers up the four Gryffindor's spines. It wasn't a very good omen, but they had no choice in what was happening to them. The stood in the middle of the classroom, glancing around for any sign on Snape. Finally, the greasy haired man stepped out of the shadows.
"For todays detention, you will be split into groups of twos. Granger and Weasely will be with me, in the Quidditch Locker Rooms, cleaning out the showers. Potter and Mica will be in the forest. Hagrid has been kind enough to lend the two of you his mutt... so be grateful of that." Snape paused, his eyes glittering darkly, "the two of you will be searching for a lost Fuzry."
Harry and Draco exchanged defeated looks. Fuzry's were the hardest of creatures to catch! They were worse even then Unicorns, because at least you could see them. Fuzry's were color-changers, to blend into their environment... and they lived in the dirt.
"But Professor!" Harry whined, "that will take all night!"
Snape smiled evilly, "then I suggest you start looking."
The two of them groaned. Ron and Hermione didn't look too happy either. Harry slowly walked to the door and opened it.
"After you," he said, trying to smile at Draco as she followed him.
"Very funny." Draco muttered, trying to hold back a smile.
They slowly walked down to the forest, both feeling as though they were heading into their impending doom. Although, for different reasons. Finally, they reached the edge of the trees, where Hagrid and Fang were waiting.
"Sorry 'bout your detention, kids." Hagrid said when they approached him. "The Fuzry's got to be the worst creature to look for. Especially in the dark." He offered them a weak smile, before heading off- leaving them all alone with Fang.
Harry sighed and pulled out his wand. "Lumos," he said, causing the end to flare with light. Draco quickly copied him, and together they headed into the trees.
Draco, whose first impression of the Forbidden Forest in first year had remained fresh in his memory, stayed close to Harry. Fang was given the Fuzry's scent and was leading the two. It got darker and a little foggy, which made it extremely difficult to navigate.
"I can't see a thing. How about you, Kari?" Harry squinted to look at Kari.
/Damn. He must have horrible eyesight./ Draco thought. "Yeah, it is a bit difficult to see where I'm going."
"We should stay close to the path then. Just keep following Fang and the Fuzry's trail. Keep an eye out and try not to trip. The path gets rockier ahead."
Draco nodded and continued to follow Fang, whilst staying close to Harry. She really hated it in the Forest, but she was glad that Harry was there with her at least.
Sure enough, the fog got thicker and they could hardly see anything. Harry, who had brilliant survival instincts, tore a branch off a tree and used it to feel where the path was. He also magicked a rope that he tied on end on his wrist and the other on Draco's so that they woudn't be separated. He told Draco to hold onto Fang's leash while he navigated them. Twice, if not for Harry, they would have fallen into either a deep pit in the middle of the path, or quicksand. As they walked slowly into a clearing, Fang barked and dug at the ground. Harry and Draco were immediately joyed. They had walked for two hours, and they finally were going to find what they were looking for-the Fuzry.
Harry and Draco both helped Fang dig for the Fuzry with their hands. Draco was careful not to get any dirt under her fingernails. Unfortunately, it was inevitable. She frowned. Harry, who couldn't help but notice the sour look on Kari's face, chuckled. Draco froze as he felt something moving in the ground.
"Harry, I think I've found it." But their joy didn't last long. Suddenly, a grimy, menacing Whinisur jumped out at them and attacked Draco. The small devilish beast attached itself onto Draco's finger, clawing at his skin and drawing blood to suck. Draco shrieked and panicked. He tried to shake it off his finger, but it was no use. The little *evil* creature ripped and teared at the flesh, hanging on for dear life. Harry went into protective autopilot and tried to pull it off Kari. He got it off her finger, and threw it into the woods.
"Little bastard." Harry mumbled. "Are you alright Kari?"
Draco looked at his finger. It was mangled and ached with pain. Blood was everywhere, drenching her hands and on her robes too. "I'm okay, but I'll need to see Madam Pomfrey to get this fixed up later." Harry, still protective, told her hand and examined the broken finger. "Dissolutia." The blood dissolved off the wound so he could see how bad it was. Draco winced. Harry performed another spell for a temporary bandage.
"That should help for now, but you really ought to have Madam Pomfrey take care of it as soon as you can. It's up to you really. You want to keep looking for the Fuzry or go to the hospital wing?" His voice had a note of concern.
"Let's find that Fuzry. I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl, after all." Draco grinned. Harry grinned back.
"Right then."
Their search continued. After what seemed like forever, they did indeed find the Fuzry. It was attracted to the smell of Draco's blood and the furry creature jumped into his arms with a cooing noise. Draco had to giggle at how *cute* the Fuzry was, and that their search had been well worth the while. As they walked back to the school, the fog was beginning to clear. Draco couldn't help but think about how cute and noble Harry looked when he was "rescuing" him from the Whinisur. To make matters worse, she was blushing. /Damn girl hormones..../ But that was until she caught Harry smiling at him.
Suddenly, Harry stopped smiling. "Why does it seem that we've been walking out of these trees longer then we've been walking *into* them?"
Draco stared at him. "Don't tell me that we're lost!"
Harry frowned. "Well, since you don't want me to tell you that, then fine- I wont. I just think we've misplaced ourselves, in the forest, with out Fang."
Draco closed her eyes against what Harry was saying. "We've lost Fang? Because of me, right?"
"Er..."
"That's what I thought. Maybe if we walk far enough in one direction, we can get back to school..."
And that's pretty much what they did, walking north (thanks to Harry's handy 'Point Me' spell) heading in the general direction of the school. After about ten minutes of walking, Harry took Draco's hand. Neither of them said anything, and they were about ten minutes from the edge of the forest when Harry stopped.
"I wanted to ask you something." He said looking down at the ground. "Last weekend, when I was takeing you to Dumbledore's office. What was it that you were going to tell me?"
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AN So, what did you think? Good? Bad? Harry trying too hard to save draco? And are we EVER going to tell the poor boys the truth? stick around, and you'll find out!
AN Sorry it took so damn long to get this out. But- we were having some brain problems... (what else is new?) hope you like!
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Chapter 6
The Fuzry
The potion's door closed with a loud long creak, that sent shivers up the four Gryffindor's spines. It wasn't a very good omen, but they had no choice in what was happening to them. The stood in the middle of the classroom, glancing around for any sign on Snape. Finally, the greasy haired man stepped out of the shadows.
"For todays detention, you will be split into groups of twos. Granger and Weasely will be with me, in the Quidditch Locker Rooms, cleaning out the showers. Potter and Mica will be in the forest. Hagrid has been kind enough to lend the two of you his mutt... so be grateful of that." Snape paused, his eyes glittering darkly, "the two of you will be searching for a lost Fuzry."
Harry and Draco exchanged defeated looks. Fuzry's were the hardest of creatures to catch! They were worse even then Unicorns, because at least you could see them. Fuzry's were color-changers, to blend into their environment... and they lived in the dirt.
"But Professor!" Harry whined, "that will take all night!"
Snape smiled evilly, "then I suggest you start looking."
The two of them groaned. Ron and Hermione didn't look too happy either. Harry slowly walked to the door and opened it.
"After you," he said, trying to smile at Draco as she followed him.
"Very funny." Draco muttered, trying to hold back a smile.
They slowly walked down to the forest, both feeling as though they were heading into their impending doom. Although, for different reasons. Finally, they reached the edge of the trees, where Hagrid and Fang were waiting.
"Sorry 'bout your detention, kids." Hagrid said when they approached him. "The Fuzry's got to be the worst creature to look for. Especially in the dark." He offered them a weak smile, before heading off- leaving them all alone with Fang.
Harry sighed and pulled out his wand. "Lumos," he said, causing the end to flare with light. Draco quickly copied him, and together they headed into the trees.
Draco, whose first impression of the Forbidden Forest in first year had remained fresh in his memory, stayed close to Harry. Fang was given the Fuzry's scent and was leading the two. It got darker and a little foggy, which made it extremely difficult to navigate.
"I can't see a thing. How about you, Kari?" Harry squinted to look at Kari.
/Damn. He must have horrible eyesight./ Draco thought. "Yeah, it is a bit difficult to see where I'm going."
"We should stay close to the path then. Just keep following Fang and the Fuzry's trail. Keep an eye out and try not to trip. The path gets rockier ahead."
Draco nodded and continued to follow Fang, whilst staying close to Harry. She really hated it in the Forest, but she was glad that Harry was there with her at least.
Sure enough, the fog got thicker and they could hardly see anything. Harry, who had brilliant survival instincts, tore a branch off a tree and used it to feel where the path was. He also magicked a rope that he tied on end on his wrist and the other on Draco's so that they woudn't be separated. He told Draco to hold onto Fang's leash while he navigated them. Twice, if not for Harry, they would have fallen into either a deep pit in the middle of the path, or quicksand. As they walked slowly into a clearing, Fang barked and dug at the ground. Harry and Draco were immediately joyed. They had walked for two hours, and they finally were going to find what they were looking for-the Fuzry.
Harry and Draco both helped Fang dig for the Fuzry with their hands. Draco was careful not to get any dirt under her fingernails. Unfortunately, it was inevitable. She frowned. Harry, who couldn't help but notice the sour look on Kari's face, chuckled. Draco froze as he felt something moving in the ground.
"Harry, I think I've found it." But their joy didn't last long. Suddenly, a grimy, menacing Whinisur jumped out at them and attacked Draco. The small devilish beast attached itself onto Draco's finger, clawing at his skin and drawing blood to suck. Draco shrieked and panicked. He tried to shake it off his finger, but it was no use. The little *evil* creature ripped and teared at the flesh, hanging on for dear life. Harry went into protective autopilot and tried to pull it off Kari. He got it off her finger, and threw it into the woods.
"Little bastard." Harry mumbled. "Are you alright Kari?"
Draco looked at his finger. It was mangled and ached with pain. Blood was everywhere, drenching her hands and on her robes too. "I'm okay, but I'll need to see Madam Pomfrey to get this fixed up later." Harry, still protective, told her hand and examined the broken finger. "Dissolutia." The blood dissolved off the wound so he could see how bad it was. Draco winced. Harry performed another spell for a temporary bandage.
"That should help for now, but you really ought to have Madam Pomfrey take care of it as soon as you can. It's up to you really. You want to keep looking for the Fuzry or go to the hospital wing?" His voice had a note of concern.
"Let's find that Fuzry. I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl, after all." Draco grinned. Harry grinned back.
"Right then."
Their search continued. After what seemed like forever, they did indeed find the Fuzry. It was attracted to the smell of Draco's blood and the furry creature jumped into his arms with a cooing noise. Draco had to giggle at how *cute* the Fuzry was, and that their search had been well worth the while. As they walked back to the school, the fog was beginning to clear. Draco couldn't help but think about how cute and noble Harry looked when he was "rescuing" him from the Whinisur. To make matters worse, she was blushing. /Damn girl hormones..../ But that was until she caught Harry smiling at him.
Suddenly, Harry stopped smiling. "Why does it seem that we've been walking out of these trees longer then we've been walking *into* them?"
Draco stared at him. "Don't tell me that we're lost!"
Harry frowned. "Well, since you don't want me to tell you that, then fine- I wont. I just think we've misplaced ourselves, in the forest, with out Fang."
Draco closed her eyes against what Harry was saying. "We've lost Fang? Because of me, right?"
"Er..."
"That's what I thought. Maybe if we walk far enough in one direction, we can get back to school..."
And that's pretty much what they did, walking north (thanks to Harry's handy 'Point Me' spell) heading in the general direction of the school. After about ten minutes of walking, Harry took Draco's hand. Neither of them said anything, and they were about ten minutes from the edge of the forest when Harry stopped.
"I wanted to ask you something." He said looking down at the ground. "Last weekend, when I was takeing you to Dumbledore's office. What was it that you were going to tell me?"
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AN So, what did you think? Good? Bad? Harry trying too hard to save draco? And are we EVER going to tell the poor boys the truth? stick around, and you'll find out!
