Title: Blood of the Spirit Animal
Disclaimer: I am not using this for profit, so don't sue me.
Summary: Not everyone is who they seem; Sometimes, people don't even know themselves. Both Draco, Harry, and the rest of their counterparts can learn a valuable lesson from their spirit animals. If only they learned to truly listen. ((Pairings: Harry/Draco, Pansy/The-Hamster)) (^The Pansy thing is supposed to be a joke, by the way.) ___________________________________
Draco Malfoy clenched the large vial in his hand with impatience and a slight feeling of apprehension, along with many other students in the smelly potions classroom. Snape had already written a list of ingredients up on the chalkboard, and everyone had brewed it to perfection. Neville had been working with Hermione, so everyone blamed it on that unbalanced pairing.
"Now, before we drink this potion, it might be helpful to know what it is and what it does," Snape stated, his nose stuck slightly in the air. "But before I get to any of that, is there anyone in here who might have a clue as to what this actually is?"
For quite a few seconds, no one dare raise their hands, but afterwards, Hermione slowly graced her hand a foot away from her head.
"It's a-" She paused in thought. "It's an animal spirit potion." A smile lit up on her face in triumph, and Snape huffed.
"Very well, Miss *Granger*" Snape scowled. "This potion allows the brewer to, after casting the correct incantation, summon their animal spirit. The animal that appears will resemble their true personality. It is very, I repeat, *very* rare to get an animal that is totally opposite of how they act on the outside. Most people in this world, after all, follow what most of their consciences say." He smirked at this, and hastily wrote an incantation up on the chalkboard.
He pointed to the writing. " 'Appareo Bestia' is what you have to cast in order to set the potion off to work. After this, I will read you the abilities and characteristics of your animal." He smirked yet again. "This spell takes intense concentration. No thought can enter your head while casting it. If so, it will be unsuccessful, and you will have to cast it all over again. This spell isn't quite used anymore. It was made before the invention of veritaserum. If the person didn't have an animal spirit after many tries, he was deemed to have been 'guilty' for whatever burden he was accused to have done. Unfortunately, many innocent people died because of the mistakes of this potion. I, however, am only doing this as a history lesson." He scowled, and moved to the middle of the room.
He pointed his wand out from him and muttered a quick spell. All the desks went flying towards the side of the classroom, and students were then on the ground scrambling for their dropped quills, parchment and ink. Many of the hot-tempered Slytherins cursed. Draco Malfoy, however, still held the potion, and he quickly ordered Crabbe and Goyle to pick up his things for him. He smirked as they complied.
"Everyone, everyone, spread out. Don't want live animals pouncing all over innocent students, now would we?" He frowned. "Oh, how unhappy the headmaster would be." He whispered softly.
Ron leaned over toward his best friend, Harry Potter. "Bet you Malfoy's going to get a ferret. A *white* ferret." He snickered at this, and watched as Harry tried to hide a smile. If Snape even caught a hint of a smile on his face, he would be caught in speaking to the comedian.
"Now, drink all of the potion. Don't leave one drop left in the bottle." He barked.
Every student hastily gulped down the sweet, pinkish-purple potion. It tasted thin, and everyone held their throat as the aftertaste set in. It was bitter, and all of them grimaced. Many students carefully put the bottles down on the ground so they would refrain from dropping it on accident.
"All you have to do," Snape announced loudly. "is point your wand toward the middle of the floor, clear your mind of all thoughts but one. 'Appareo Bestia'. Speak it loudly and with a clear voice when you think you're ready."
The whole class went silent as they all concentrated, and tried to clear their minds of the jumbling thoughts in their busy heads. Snape snapped at Ron, who was leaning over to begin talking to Harry, whom was concentrating with all his might.
After Ron was set straight, everything was truly quiet. If you listened carefully, you couldn't even hear the students breathing.
Suddenly, someone announced 'Appareo Bestia!' with a clear, loud voice, and everyone turned their eyes towards it. Draco Malfoy stood proud, his wand pointed straight in front of him. He had disturbed everyone, and Hermione was especially angry.
Everyone stood speechless as a beautiful doe appeared in the middle of the room. It's ears flickered back and forth as it listened to all of the gasps of the awed students. Ron was especially surprised; He really *had* been expecting a ferret. But an animal as beautiful as this? No way!
Draco's mouth was agape, and his eyes were wide with slight fear. He was expecting something not as- timid.
Snape breathed in a large sigh and it escaped through his mouth slowly. He picked up one a book that was idly laying across his desk. "Mr. Malfoy, may I presume that you were *successful* at casting this?" He asked, raising his eyebrow doubtfully.
Draco closed his wide mouth, and choked on this expected answer.
Snape sighed again, and flipped to a page that was ripped and slightly faded. His brows unfurled as he huffed. "Here it is. Deer: Gentleness in word, thought, and touch. They have the ability to listen and they have grace and appreciation for the beauty of balance. They understand what's necessary for survival and the power of gratitude and giving. They have the ability to sacrifice for the higher good and they realize the alternative paths to a goal. This animal is connected to the woodland Goddess." He finished, both eyebrows raised in slight surprise. He thought he had truly known Draco Malfoy, but... He sighed in defeat.
Draco flushed as every student's eyes turned to him in confusion and accusation. One thought was going through every students head at that time: Did they *really* know Draco Malfoy?
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were probably the most surprised out of the whole classroom. They had expected some kind of- evil animal. One without mercy and grace. But this- This was paranormal. Or at least it seemed like it.
Snape clapped, and everyone jumped slightly. "Will everyone continue with their specified assignment, *please*!" He ordered. Everyone but Draco closed their eyes as they tried to clear their minds of the unraveling thoughts about their enemy.
Everyone recognized the voice when Neville yelled the incantation louder than necessary. No one looked up, though, for fear of being yelled at by Snape yet again.
Followed shortly by him were Harry, then Hermione, and a few minutes after, Ron. Pansy Parkinson had to retry two times to get hers to work.
After everyone in the class was done, everyone gasped at the multitude- and size -of some of the animals. The doe already stood beside Draco, and he was petting her mane softly, trying to comfort the upset animal.
"Your animals will naturally come to you. Don't be afraid of them; they won't hurt you." He announced. Straight after that, many students gasped at the result of each animal.
A large sea turtle waddled its way slowly toward Neville's direction, and the Grizzly bear squatting in the corner of the room edged its way over to Hermione, whom looked at it in slight fear. Ron grimaced as a hyper monkey sped over toward him and plotted itself on his shoulder. Pansy squealed, making everyone jump, as a fat and furry hamster ran its way swiftly toward her feet. She picked it up and coo'd as everyone looked at her in confusion. Had they also been wrong about Pansy Parkinson?
The only animal left in the middle of the room was a black panther, whom lied lazily on its side. The only student left in the room without their animal was the one Harry Potter. He walked cautiously over to it and peered at it. Its eyes peeked open, and it sat up and nudged his hand with its snout. "Hello, master." It growled, making everyone gasp and start whispering what had just happened between the golden boy and the black as night panther.
"Oh, and I forgot to tell you all. These animals can talk." Snape smirked, and watched as their eyes widened, and they tried in vain to talk to their animals. After a few minutes, a soft voice could be heard toward Draco's direction, and everyone turned; Soft voices weren't a virtue in the Slytherin house.
"Don't be afraid, Draco. You know you still have me." It announced huskily. Everyone's voice halted in midair, and Draco was again flushing in slight anger and embarrassment. How *dare* an animal claim that he needs *them*!
Snape interrupted Draco's silent rant. "Miss Granger, my my. Quite an interesting animal, I have to say. I'm impressed." He cleared his throat. "The bear: Favors in introspection, healing, Solitude, change, communication with spirit, Death and rebirth, Transformation, and Astral Travel." No one spoke, yet they didn't have to. "Introspection is definitely something he has taught you." He frowned, but Hermione smirked as she thought about the unintentionally tossed compliment.
"Mr. Longbottom. Your animal is very-" He paused and tried to hide a smile. "Very, how should I say? Boring." Neville frowned and pouted slightly. He didn't like the fact that a part of his little pride had yet been stepped on again.
"Nevertheless, I shall read what the 'turtle' teaches. Let's see..." Snape flipped a few pages and his eyes lit up as he found the entry. "The turtle: Favors in bravery of the young, has a connection to the moon, and has excellent navigation skills. It understands the nuances of long cycles and it has a duty to complete ones life path. It has the ability to travel long distances to reach home and it has Longevity, Wisdom, and a connection to Earth's water energies," He paused, and sighed. "I guess I have to admit that, although boring, your animal is, should a say, a very good teacher. You might be able to get around your klutz issue with it. Make sure to *listen* to your animal, next time you hear it." Snape glared in Neville's direction, while Neville looked down toward his turtle in slight embarrassment.
"Ow!" Ron growled, making everyone giggle. The monkey was pulling on his ear and chattering incessantly in a high squeaky voice. "My turn, my turn, my turn!" It announced, jumping up and down on the redheads shoulder. Ron scowled, and swatted at it in vain.
"Well, Mr. *Monkey*, I'm sure we can work something out." Snape frowned, and flipped a few pages to the middle. "You teach of movement through the ego, and you have the ability to change the environment. You favor in family protection and you understand excesses. You have good health and understand success." He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose as the small monkey squeaked shrilly, making most of the students glare at it in discomfort. It was an utter annoyance, and Ron wasn't having a very fun time with it.
Pansy giggled as her Hamster curled into her hand. It's creamy fur was soft and velvety, and it's beady black eyes kept glancing up at her in total trust, making it seem the more cuter.
"Miss Parkinson, as much as I *hate*," At this, he paused. "cute things, I guess I really *do* have to read the teachings of your animal, don't I?" He asked with a sigh of defeat. He flipped a few pages and sniffed. "Your animal really only has one purpose: To teach gentleness, humane treatment of others, Love, and responsibility."
Pansy obviously hadn't heard, because her hamster was busy looking up at her which could only be described in one word: Adorable.
Snape hadn't yet forgotten the bane of his current existence, Harry Potter, son of James Potter. Oh no. He announced this as fast as he could. "And Mr. Potter, no need in commenting. The Panther favors in Astral Travel, has Guardian energy, is the symbol of the 'Feminine', understands Death, reclaims ones own power, has the ability to know the dark, and like Hermione's bear, somehow teaches Death and Rebirth." He finished and sniffed again, making some of the students think he had a stuffy nose and he just didn't bother blowing it.
Harry petted the glistened fur, his frown turning to a slight smile as the large cat licked his palm.
Snape clapped again, getting every students attention. Even Pansy was surprised enough to take her devoted attention away from the fuzzy rodent.
"These animals will follow you everywhere you go for a whole week: They *will* get hungry, since they're real animals now. I warn you all, though, if you have any feelings of extreme dis-attachment, head straight for the Infirmary. You will be fully responsible for your animal. If it's carnivorous, take it outside and tell it to go and hunt in the forbidden forest. If it can be kept in a cage or container, I will give you a handwritten list for what to feed it. If it's not carnivorous, then just take it outside to eat in the grass." He finished, handing a list to Neville, Pansy, and Ron.
"These animals will listen to you, and only you. If the animal, for some reason or another, doesn't listen to you, let it be known that it's doing what it's doing for a *reason*. That's why they were chosen to be your," He paused. "spirit." He then grimaced.
"Class dismissed." He spat. Everyone exited, and while they did, many students that weren't in their year awed and stared, whispered and theorizing.
Harry Potter was going to his next class and trailing along with his friends and all of their animals, when Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle stalked over to them, blocking the doorway to get to their class.
"Look at the Weasel! Has to get something downright annoying and chattery. I'll bet that thing will bite you in the arse when you fall asleep!" He snickered, but then stopped when Hermione's bear and Harry's black panther slowly starting growling and advancing on him, his eyes widened in fear.
As that happened, Draco's deer stepped in front of him, guarding him from both carnivores. Its soft, firm voice froze the shocked trio and everyone around them.
"Although he's immature, he still has a heart. It's rather immature of *you two* to scare him into fear like that. I know from experience, at least. If you're going to take advantage of someone, take advantage of *me*." Draco's mouth dropped at the threat toward the two carnivores.
Ron and Hermione's mouth dropped. The monkey was, for once, utterly silent. Harry just stared curiously at the mysterious doe, and glanced at it's blonde counterpart.
It was odd, how different his enemies animal was from himself. It just didn't fit.
'Or does it?' Harry thought in doubt. Had he truly been wrong all these years? Was Draco Malfoy more than the slimy git that teased them each day of his life at Hogwarts?
His eyes zoomed in as Draco placed a comforting and understanding hand on the deer's spotted back. "Let's go." He whispered to her, leading her into the classroom. Crabbe and Goyle were left outside the door staring in awe.
Along with everyone else.
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Well, that's the first chapter. I adore reviews, and I will worship your feet and kiss them if you write a few sentences telling me how much you liked, hated or despised this fic. What I would appreciate more, is constructive feedback so I can make this story better for you all, but you don't have to if you don't want to. Thank you all! =)
Disclaimer: I am not using this for profit, so don't sue me.
Summary: Not everyone is who they seem; Sometimes, people don't even know themselves. Both Draco, Harry, and the rest of their counterparts can learn a valuable lesson from their spirit animals. If only they learned to truly listen. ((Pairings: Harry/Draco, Pansy/The-Hamster)) (^The Pansy thing is supposed to be a joke, by the way.) ___________________________________
Draco Malfoy clenched the large vial in his hand with impatience and a slight feeling of apprehension, along with many other students in the smelly potions classroom. Snape had already written a list of ingredients up on the chalkboard, and everyone had brewed it to perfection. Neville had been working with Hermione, so everyone blamed it on that unbalanced pairing.
"Now, before we drink this potion, it might be helpful to know what it is and what it does," Snape stated, his nose stuck slightly in the air. "But before I get to any of that, is there anyone in here who might have a clue as to what this actually is?"
For quite a few seconds, no one dare raise their hands, but afterwards, Hermione slowly graced her hand a foot away from her head.
"It's a-" She paused in thought. "It's an animal spirit potion." A smile lit up on her face in triumph, and Snape huffed.
"Very well, Miss *Granger*" Snape scowled. "This potion allows the brewer to, after casting the correct incantation, summon their animal spirit. The animal that appears will resemble their true personality. It is very, I repeat, *very* rare to get an animal that is totally opposite of how they act on the outside. Most people in this world, after all, follow what most of their consciences say." He smirked at this, and hastily wrote an incantation up on the chalkboard.
He pointed to the writing. " 'Appareo Bestia' is what you have to cast in order to set the potion off to work. After this, I will read you the abilities and characteristics of your animal." He smirked yet again. "This spell takes intense concentration. No thought can enter your head while casting it. If so, it will be unsuccessful, and you will have to cast it all over again. This spell isn't quite used anymore. It was made before the invention of veritaserum. If the person didn't have an animal spirit after many tries, he was deemed to have been 'guilty' for whatever burden he was accused to have done. Unfortunately, many innocent people died because of the mistakes of this potion. I, however, am only doing this as a history lesson." He scowled, and moved to the middle of the room.
He pointed his wand out from him and muttered a quick spell. All the desks went flying towards the side of the classroom, and students were then on the ground scrambling for their dropped quills, parchment and ink. Many of the hot-tempered Slytherins cursed. Draco Malfoy, however, still held the potion, and he quickly ordered Crabbe and Goyle to pick up his things for him. He smirked as they complied.
"Everyone, everyone, spread out. Don't want live animals pouncing all over innocent students, now would we?" He frowned. "Oh, how unhappy the headmaster would be." He whispered softly.
Ron leaned over toward his best friend, Harry Potter. "Bet you Malfoy's going to get a ferret. A *white* ferret." He snickered at this, and watched as Harry tried to hide a smile. If Snape even caught a hint of a smile on his face, he would be caught in speaking to the comedian.
"Now, drink all of the potion. Don't leave one drop left in the bottle." He barked.
Every student hastily gulped down the sweet, pinkish-purple potion. It tasted thin, and everyone held their throat as the aftertaste set in. It was bitter, and all of them grimaced. Many students carefully put the bottles down on the ground so they would refrain from dropping it on accident.
"All you have to do," Snape announced loudly. "is point your wand toward the middle of the floor, clear your mind of all thoughts but one. 'Appareo Bestia'. Speak it loudly and with a clear voice when you think you're ready."
The whole class went silent as they all concentrated, and tried to clear their minds of the jumbling thoughts in their busy heads. Snape snapped at Ron, who was leaning over to begin talking to Harry, whom was concentrating with all his might.
After Ron was set straight, everything was truly quiet. If you listened carefully, you couldn't even hear the students breathing.
Suddenly, someone announced 'Appareo Bestia!' with a clear, loud voice, and everyone turned their eyes towards it. Draco Malfoy stood proud, his wand pointed straight in front of him. He had disturbed everyone, and Hermione was especially angry.
Everyone stood speechless as a beautiful doe appeared in the middle of the room. It's ears flickered back and forth as it listened to all of the gasps of the awed students. Ron was especially surprised; He really *had* been expecting a ferret. But an animal as beautiful as this? No way!
Draco's mouth was agape, and his eyes were wide with slight fear. He was expecting something not as- timid.
Snape breathed in a large sigh and it escaped through his mouth slowly. He picked up one a book that was idly laying across his desk. "Mr. Malfoy, may I presume that you were *successful* at casting this?" He asked, raising his eyebrow doubtfully.
Draco closed his wide mouth, and choked on this expected answer.
Snape sighed again, and flipped to a page that was ripped and slightly faded. His brows unfurled as he huffed. "Here it is. Deer: Gentleness in word, thought, and touch. They have the ability to listen and they have grace and appreciation for the beauty of balance. They understand what's necessary for survival and the power of gratitude and giving. They have the ability to sacrifice for the higher good and they realize the alternative paths to a goal. This animal is connected to the woodland Goddess." He finished, both eyebrows raised in slight surprise. He thought he had truly known Draco Malfoy, but... He sighed in defeat.
Draco flushed as every student's eyes turned to him in confusion and accusation. One thought was going through every students head at that time: Did they *really* know Draco Malfoy?
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were probably the most surprised out of the whole classroom. They had expected some kind of- evil animal. One without mercy and grace. But this- This was paranormal. Or at least it seemed like it.
Snape clapped, and everyone jumped slightly. "Will everyone continue with their specified assignment, *please*!" He ordered. Everyone but Draco closed their eyes as they tried to clear their minds of the unraveling thoughts about their enemy.
Everyone recognized the voice when Neville yelled the incantation louder than necessary. No one looked up, though, for fear of being yelled at by Snape yet again.
Followed shortly by him were Harry, then Hermione, and a few minutes after, Ron. Pansy Parkinson had to retry two times to get hers to work.
After everyone in the class was done, everyone gasped at the multitude- and size -of some of the animals. The doe already stood beside Draco, and he was petting her mane softly, trying to comfort the upset animal.
"Your animals will naturally come to you. Don't be afraid of them; they won't hurt you." He announced. Straight after that, many students gasped at the result of each animal.
A large sea turtle waddled its way slowly toward Neville's direction, and the Grizzly bear squatting in the corner of the room edged its way over to Hermione, whom looked at it in slight fear. Ron grimaced as a hyper monkey sped over toward him and plotted itself on his shoulder. Pansy squealed, making everyone jump, as a fat and furry hamster ran its way swiftly toward her feet. She picked it up and coo'd as everyone looked at her in confusion. Had they also been wrong about Pansy Parkinson?
The only animal left in the middle of the room was a black panther, whom lied lazily on its side. The only student left in the room without their animal was the one Harry Potter. He walked cautiously over to it and peered at it. Its eyes peeked open, and it sat up and nudged his hand with its snout. "Hello, master." It growled, making everyone gasp and start whispering what had just happened between the golden boy and the black as night panther.
"Oh, and I forgot to tell you all. These animals can talk." Snape smirked, and watched as their eyes widened, and they tried in vain to talk to their animals. After a few minutes, a soft voice could be heard toward Draco's direction, and everyone turned; Soft voices weren't a virtue in the Slytherin house.
"Don't be afraid, Draco. You know you still have me." It announced huskily. Everyone's voice halted in midair, and Draco was again flushing in slight anger and embarrassment. How *dare* an animal claim that he needs *them*!
Snape interrupted Draco's silent rant. "Miss Granger, my my. Quite an interesting animal, I have to say. I'm impressed." He cleared his throat. "The bear: Favors in introspection, healing, Solitude, change, communication with spirit, Death and rebirth, Transformation, and Astral Travel." No one spoke, yet they didn't have to. "Introspection is definitely something he has taught you." He frowned, but Hermione smirked as she thought about the unintentionally tossed compliment.
"Mr. Longbottom. Your animal is very-" He paused and tried to hide a smile. "Very, how should I say? Boring." Neville frowned and pouted slightly. He didn't like the fact that a part of his little pride had yet been stepped on again.
"Nevertheless, I shall read what the 'turtle' teaches. Let's see..." Snape flipped a few pages and his eyes lit up as he found the entry. "The turtle: Favors in bravery of the young, has a connection to the moon, and has excellent navigation skills. It understands the nuances of long cycles and it has a duty to complete ones life path. It has the ability to travel long distances to reach home and it has Longevity, Wisdom, and a connection to Earth's water energies," He paused, and sighed. "I guess I have to admit that, although boring, your animal is, should a say, a very good teacher. You might be able to get around your klutz issue with it. Make sure to *listen* to your animal, next time you hear it." Snape glared in Neville's direction, while Neville looked down toward his turtle in slight embarrassment.
"Ow!" Ron growled, making everyone giggle. The monkey was pulling on his ear and chattering incessantly in a high squeaky voice. "My turn, my turn, my turn!" It announced, jumping up and down on the redheads shoulder. Ron scowled, and swatted at it in vain.
"Well, Mr. *Monkey*, I'm sure we can work something out." Snape frowned, and flipped a few pages to the middle. "You teach of movement through the ego, and you have the ability to change the environment. You favor in family protection and you understand excesses. You have good health and understand success." He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose as the small monkey squeaked shrilly, making most of the students glare at it in discomfort. It was an utter annoyance, and Ron wasn't having a very fun time with it.
Pansy giggled as her Hamster curled into her hand. It's creamy fur was soft and velvety, and it's beady black eyes kept glancing up at her in total trust, making it seem the more cuter.
"Miss Parkinson, as much as I *hate*," At this, he paused. "cute things, I guess I really *do* have to read the teachings of your animal, don't I?" He asked with a sigh of defeat. He flipped a few pages and sniffed. "Your animal really only has one purpose: To teach gentleness, humane treatment of others, Love, and responsibility."
Pansy obviously hadn't heard, because her hamster was busy looking up at her which could only be described in one word: Adorable.
Snape hadn't yet forgotten the bane of his current existence, Harry Potter, son of James Potter. Oh no. He announced this as fast as he could. "And Mr. Potter, no need in commenting. The Panther favors in Astral Travel, has Guardian energy, is the symbol of the 'Feminine', understands Death, reclaims ones own power, has the ability to know the dark, and like Hermione's bear, somehow teaches Death and Rebirth." He finished and sniffed again, making some of the students think he had a stuffy nose and he just didn't bother blowing it.
Harry petted the glistened fur, his frown turning to a slight smile as the large cat licked his palm.
Snape clapped again, getting every students attention. Even Pansy was surprised enough to take her devoted attention away from the fuzzy rodent.
"These animals will follow you everywhere you go for a whole week: They *will* get hungry, since they're real animals now. I warn you all, though, if you have any feelings of extreme dis-attachment, head straight for the Infirmary. You will be fully responsible for your animal. If it's carnivorous, take it outside and tell it to go and hunt in the forbidden forest. If it can be kept in a cage or container, I will give you a handwritten list for what to feed it. If it's not carnivorous, then just take it outside to eat in the grass." He finished, handing a list to Neville, Pansy, and Ron.
"These animals will listen to you, and only you. If the animal, for some reason or another, doesn't listen to you, let it be known that it's doing what it's doing for a *reason*. That's why they were chosen to be your," He paused. "spirit." He then grimaced.
"Class dismissed." He spat. Everyone exited, and while they did, many students that weren't in their year awed and stared, whispered and theorizing.
Harry Potter was going to his next class and trailing along with his friends and all of their animals, when Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle stalked over to them, blocking the doorway to get to their class.
"Look at the Weasel! Has to get something downright annoying and chattery. I'll bet that thing will bite you in the arse when you fall asleep!" He snickered, but then stopped when Hermione's bear and Harry's black panther slowly starting growling and advancing on him, his eyes widened in fear.
As that happened, Draco's deer stepped in front of him, guarding him from both carnivores. Its soft, firm voice froze the shocked trio and everyone around them.
"Although he's immature, he still has a heart. It's rather immature of *you two* to scare him into fear like that. I know from experience, at least. If you're going to take advantage of someone, take advantage of *me*." Draco's mouth dropped at the threat toward the two carnivores.
Ron and Hermione's mouth dropped. The monkey was, for once, utterly silent. Harry just stared curiously at the mysterious doe, and glanced at it's blonde counterpart.
It was odd, how different his enemies animal was from himself. It just didn't fit.
'Or does it?' Harry thought in doubt. Had he truly been wrong all these years? Was Draco Malfoy more than the slimy git that teased them each day of his life at Hogwarts?
His eyes zoomed in as Draco placed a comforting and understanding hand on the deer's spotted back. "Let's go." He whispered to her, leading her into the classroom. Crabbe and Goyle were left outside the door staring in awe.
Along with everyone else.
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Well, that's the first chapter. I adore reviews, and I will worship your feet and kiss them if you write a few sentences telling me how much you liked, hated or despised this fic. What I would appreciate more, is constructive feedback so I can make this story better for you all, but you don't have to if you don't want to. Thank you all! =)