Disclaimer: Like I really own Draco Malfoy, seriously!
AN: So sorry about taking forever to post a new chapter. I headed out to Block Island in my boat for vacation. So, to compensate, I wrote two new chapters so you can read a little bit. Yes, I know, yay. Whoopdidoo. Yeehaw. Okay, done with that now. Read on!
Draco let out a blissful sigh. Not that he'd ever articulate it, but he got such a feeling when he was flying. He could feel the warm breeze on his face. He felt it blow through his hair. He would have to fix that later, good thing he brought the comb. Taking a few scattered glances downward to make sure that no one was looking, he smiled and breathed the air in deeply, savoring it thoroughly. Beautiful, he thought. This is absolutely beautiful. Realizing what had just passed through his mind, he vowed never to say such a thing out loud – at least not in public. Then he saw the moon and couldn't help but sigh somewhat. Terrified, he looked around again to see if there were any witnesses. "God help me if I ever do that again."
It was somewhere between fifteen minutes and half an hour later when he finally reached his destination. The place was highly discreet. Unless you knew exactly where you were going, you couldn't find it. They had gone to some pretty extreme measures to make sure it stayed that way, including a secret-keeper. They were not taking any chances.
With an exasperated sigh, Draco began the long, complicated entry process. He entered the forest, broom in hand, and began to search for the correct tree. It took a few minutes, but he found it. Then he began to study the bark patterns and took another moment to find the button. Part of the tree swung open, revealing an elevator. As Draco stepped inside, the door swung closed behind him and he spun to face a keypad on the wall. He pressed in the 8-digit code. When he felt the floor move below him, he leaned back against the wall. Thank god I remembered that. It would be so much easier if we could write things down. The elevator slowed and stopped, and he stepped out. A light scanned his eyes quickly.
"Welcome, Draco Malfoy," the scanner said. "Please state your name for the voice recognition.
He rolled his eyes. "Draco Malfoy."
A square pad seemed to jump out at him from the wall. He placed his palm on it and watched as it scanned. It flipped over and exposed another keypad. "Please enter your personal password," the voice said again. Draco pressed a few buttons before the console shot back into the wall. "Thank you, Mr. Malfoy. Here is your badge." It shimmered in front of him, turning slowly. He just reached up and grabbed it.
Finally he thought and stepped toward the door on the other side of the room. He almost attempted to open it, but stopped at the last second. "Jumpin' Jahosaphat" he told it and it sprang open. He wiped imaginary sweat from his brow. Had he made a single false move anywhere in his entry, he would have set off every alarm in the place. That was a lot of alarms.
Relieved that he'd made it inside without blunder, Draco fastened on his badge and made for his office.