Author's Note: Warning, this chapter is a result of listening to Euro dance
music while writing. So, don't be afraid, just let things happen, don't
think too hard. Oh, and J.K. Rowling owns Harry, obviously, I mean you know
FAN fiction. It pretty much defines its self, I'm not making money. But,
shit, I'd like some...
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The trio walked around Hogsmeade that morning. Visiting Fred and George at work, and stopping by their favorite shops.
" You guys, I'm hungry.", Harry stated, spotting the food trolley's going around
" Big surprise there Harry, maybe if you ate breakfast once in a while...", Hermione jokingly offered. " What do you two feel like?"
That's when Harry spotted the apples. A barrel full of green apples which were surrounded by several young wizards. Wondering why so many guys were so interested in apples, Harry walked over. Harry had to stifle a laugh at what he found.
" Ah come on, you know you just want to squeeze my apples.", A young ,curly haired witch was joking with her costumers. She was very pretty in a unique way, maybe that was to explain all the young men. The girl seemed to have enchanted some type of Euro dance music to play around her booth. Harry noticed several people were tapping their feet , some even occasionally walking to the music. But non compared to the young witch her self. Harry laughed out loud as she danced and sometimes singing phrases for her apples that matched the tunes. She was wearing quit pretty robes which swayed as she spun. Harry couldn't help but laugh as she sold an apple to a boy from Hufflepuff, bouncing her hip against his when she handed the apple to him. The whole atmosphere of this tiny apple stand seemed to hum with life and the feeling of good times.
The girl looked up at Harry when he laughed, winking at him before continuing dancing and handing out apples. Harry went to stand in line for an apple, getting a surprised look from Hermione. Ron was out right laughing at him. Harry smiled back at the two shrugging his shoulders.
As Harry got slowly closer to the apple girl, he noticed she was whispering into everyone of her costumer's ear. Harry chuckled as the girl danced , a few apples floating in the air around her. When Harry got up to buy an apple, the girl stopped dancing and grabbed his hand.
" No Harry, I think you need one of these.", the girl whispered, grabbing a green apple floating in the air . Placing it in his hand, the girl leaned forward against Harry putting her mouth by his ear. Her warm cheek rubbed against his as she started to whisper.
" This will clear you troubled thoughts. Maybe help you make up your mind. I believe in you Harry, we all do. Now let him help you believe in your self."
The girl kissed his cheek before turning him around with the apple in his hands, back into the crowd. Harry turned around trying to get back to her. The crowd was pushing him out though trying to get to her themselves. What did she mean? How did she know my name? The only answers though was the green apple in his hand and sign above the booth.
" Fortune Apples! Come, be entertained by Michelle herself...", Harry read to him self.
" Well, isn't she silly.", Hermione interrupted his thoughts. " I dunno Herm, it looked like fun. What did she say to you Harry?", Ron asked, avoiding Hermione's gaze. Hermione sighed and began to wipe lip stick off of Harry's cheek.
" It doesn't matter Ron. Its just a load of rubbish, right? I mean, why is she trying so hard to sell apples?"
Harry shut out Hermione and Ron's playful argument over proper business etiquette. Harry walked over to one of the little tables lining the streets in front of a restaurant. Taking a seat, Harry turned the apple over and over in his hands, staring at the unblemished skin.
Before Harry could take a bite though, the apple seemed to leap from his hand and began rolling away. For some reason, Harry felt obligated, compelled to catch it. Ignoring his confused friends, Harry began following it.
The road away from the table went down hill. The apple bounced down the street, rolling between people's feet followed by Harry. The apple bounced its way to the end of the street and turned suddenly into an alley. Turning into the alley, Harry tripped on a pair of legs. Pulling him self up from the ground, Harry came face to face with a startled Draco.
" Is the angry mob throwing apples at me now? Or is it god just smiting me?", Draco joked, his face drawing into a smirk before he winced in pain. The right side of Draco's face was bruised and swollen with a couple of small cuts.
" Malfoy, what happened?", Harry asked, to stunned to reply to Draco's weird sense of humor. Harry stood up and offered and hand down to Draco.
Draco shook his head. " Potter, I don't think I really want to stand up, I'm good right here.", Draco said, a slight cracking in his voice. Draco chuckled, running his hand through his hair edgily.
" Malfoy stop it, this is serious. Are you ok?" " Yes Potter, I just wish Crabbe didn't wear rings on his left hand.", Draco replied, his fingers brushing over the right side of his face. Suddenly Draco was wracked with a small coughing fit, his arms wrapping around him self.
Harry dropped to his knees besides Draco with a look of concern on his face. Harry pulled Draco's hands away before pulling Draco's shirt up. Harry eyes widened at the site. There was a clear boot shaped bruise spreading over Draco's chest. Harry looked up to Draco's face to see he had closed his eyes, his shoulders shaking. A pained look flashed across Draco's features as Harry once again started to ask what had happened.
" God Potter. Stop asking that.", Draco groaned before imitating Harry in a small whiny face. " what happened what happened what happened!"
Harry almost laughed before he noticed the tears welling up in Draco's eyes. But Draco's voice didn't show it, it kept going on smooth and sarcastic. Draco was repeatedly saying something. Harry struggled to understand him but he was talking under his breath, only a few words were understandable.
Mostly things like bastard, bloody hell, the gits, traitor, and well, of course pfft! But soon Draco's voice , matching his physical appearance, started tumbling over words and became unsteady. Harry sat down next to Draco, unsure if he should try to comfort him. But just as Draco began to fall apart, he had pulled him self back together.
" So Potter, is this your apple? Its not nice to throw things at people..."
" Yeah", Harry replied, grabbing the offered apple. Harry was surprised to see it was still unblemished. Not letting it both him, Harry quickly took a bite. The taste that washed over his mouth convinced Harry it was the best apple he ever had. A sense of relief washed through him as he leaned back against the brick wall they were sitting by. Harry took another bite actually making a small moan of pleasure. Harry closed his , his worries drifting away. He quickly came back to present though when he noticed Draco softly chuckling by him.
" If its that good, I want some. Please?", Draco asked. Harry, surprised at how sweet Draco could sound, passed the apple to Draco. Harry licked at the corner of his mouth where some juice had gathered as he watched Draco raise the apple to his lips. Draco took a small bite closing his eyes. Opening his eyes as he chewed, Draco smiled. He quickly took another small bite before handing it back to Harry, smiling .
" Sorry, had to have another bite...", Draco shyly whispered, looking up into Harry's face. Harry returned the smile before taking another bite, inwardly making sure it was right by where Draco had bitten. Harry offered the apple towards Draco raising an eyebrow.
" Want another?", Harry asked. Draco quickly took the offer, one of his slim, pale hands grabbing the apple smoothly from Harry. Harry bite his bottom lip as he watched Draco's lips brush over the apple. Draco licked over his upper lip as he placed the apple back into Harry's hand. The two boys continued sharing the apple until only the core remained.
Both boys sat in silence, staring at the core with a look of disappointment on their faces.
" Potter, I just want to say sorry. Sorry, and thanks...", Draco said softly, staring at his hands. " I know I'm acting weird, its just that..." Draco didn't go on.
" What is it Malfoy? What's wrong?"
" Its just, I guess when people you thought were close turn on you, its a bit emotionally draining."
" Like Crabbe and Goyle?"
" Yeah, and others. I guess that today just isn't my day." , Draco sarcastically replied.
" Did Crabbe and Goyle do this to you?"
" Some... but that was this morning. I didn't expect him to be here , I would have came if I knew..."
" Who was here?"
" God Potter, you ask a lot of questions."
" Sorry", Harry said standing up, " I'm just worried a little."
" Help me up, would you?", Draco asked, holding a hand out. "Please?"
Harry smiled, grabbing Draco's hand. Harry pulled a bit harder than needed, not expecting for Draco to be so light. The other's boy's eyes widened as he fell against Harry, losing his balance. Draco moaned, his cheek pressed against Harry's chest.
" Ow, my head hurts like hell.", Draco spoke as he rose a little, breathing against Harry's neck.
" Sorry Malfoy, you ok?"
" Never better...", Draco moaned as he tried to take a step by himself. Harry had to pull Draco against him as he almost fell. Harry listened to Draco breath heavily, sounding exhausted. " Well, that didn't work...", Draco stated, staring at his feet. Harry grabbed Draco's arm, putting it around his shoulder doing the same with his own.
" Come on, lets go back to Hogwarts.", Harry said, pulling Draco into the street. The two boys slowly walked up the street, avoiding questioning looks. Harry looked up as they passed the apple stand to see it was still surrounded by young wizards. Harry smiled to himself as he heard the girl through the music, tell people about her "young, plump apples". Then suddenly Harry heard her laughing , " I told you, remember..." she said. Harry shivered, feeling like she was in his head.
The two boys walked back up to Hogwarts. Harry walked Draco up to the hospital wing. Pausing out side the door, Harry turned to see Draco staring at him.
" Thanks Potter, I'll see you around , eh?", Draco joked, laughing softly. " See you around Malfoy." Harry replied as Draco opened the door. Draco smiled at Harry before closing the door behind him. Harry chuckled as he heard Madam Pomfrey squeal at Draco and begin asking what happened. "Stop laughing Mr. Malfoy, what happened? Was it those two again?" Harry turned around and walked down to the Gryffindor common room. It had been a long day and he thought he should rest before being bombarded with questions from his friends.
( there you go, hope it was ok. Ok people, if you says use spell check, which I do but I'm such an awful typer I can't fix everything, tell me what to fix? kay? love you all. and damn't, I think the apple scene is sexy)
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The trio walked around Hogsmeade that morning. Visiting Fred and George at work, and stopping by their favorite shops.
" You guys, I'm hungry.", Harry stated, spotting the food trolley's going around
" Big surprise there Harry, maybe if you ate breakfast once in a while...", Hermione jokingly offered. " What do you two feel like?"
That's when Harry spotted the apples. A barrel full of green apples which were surrounded by several young wizards. Wondering why so many guys were so interested in apples, Harry walked over. Harry had to stifle a laugh at what he found.
" Ah come on, you know you just want to squeeze my apples.", A young ,curly haired witch was joking with her costumers. She was very pretty in a unique way, maybe that was to explain all the young men. The girl seemed to have enchanted some type of Euro dance music to play around her booth. Harry noticed several people were tapping their feet , some even occasionally walking to the music. But non compared to the young witch her self. Harry laughed out loud as she danced and sometimes singing phrases for her apples that matched the tunes. She was wearing quit pretty robes which swayed as she spun. Harry couldn't help but laugh as she sold an apple to a boy from Hufflepuff, bouncing her hip against his when she handed the apple to him. The whole atmosphere of this tiny apple stand seemed to hum with life and the feeling of good times.
The girl looked up at Harry when he laughed, winking at him before continuing dancing and handing out apples. Harry went to stand in line for an apple, getting a surprised look from Hermione. Ron was out right laughing at him. Harry smiled back at the two shrugging his shoulders.
As Harry got slowly closer to the apple girl, he noticed she was whispering into everyone of her costumer's ear. Harry chuckled as the girl danced , a few apples floating in the air around her. When Harry got up to buy an apple, the girl stopped dancing and grabbed his hand.
" No Harry, I think you need one of these.", the girl whispered, grabbing a green apple floating in the air . Placing it in his hand, the girl leaned forward against Harry putting her mouth by his ear. Her warm cheek rubbed against his as she started to whisper.
" This will clear you troubled thoughts. Maybe help you make up your mind. I believe in you Harry, we all do. Now let him help you believe in your self."
The girl kissed his cheek before turning him around with the apple in his hands, back into the crowd. Harry turned around trying to get back to her. The crowd was pushing him out though trying to get to her themselves. What did she mean? How did she know my name? The only answers though was the green apple in his hand and sign above the booth.
" Fortune Apples! Come, be entertained by Michelle herself...", Harry read to him self.
" Well, isn't she silly.", Hermione interrupted his thoughts. " I dunno Herm, it looked like fun. What did she say to you Harry?", Ron asked, avoiding Hermione's gaze. Hermione sighed and began to wipe lip stick off of Harry's cheek.
" It doesn't matter Ron. Its just a load of rubbish, right? I mean, why is she trying so hard to sell apples?"
Harry shut out Hermione and Ron's playful argument over proper business etiquette. Harry walked over to one of the little tables lining the streets in front of a restaurant. Taking a seat, Harry turned the apple over and over in his hands, staring at the unblemished skin.
Before Harry could take a bite though, the apple seemed to leap from his hand and began rolling away. For some reason, Harry felt obligated, compelled to catch it. Ignoring his confused friends, Harry began following it.
The road away from the table went down hill. The apple bounced down the street, rolling between people's feet followed by Harry. The apple bounced its way to the end of the street and turned suddenly into an alley. Turning into the alley, Harry tripped on a pair of legs. Pulling him self up from the ground, Harry came face to face with a startled Draco.
" Is the angry mob throwing apples at me now? Or is it god just smiting me?", Draco joked, his face drawing into a smirk before he winced in pain. The right side of Draco's face was bruised and swollen with a couple of small cuts.
" Malfoy, what happened?", Harry asked, to stunned to reply to Draco's weird sense of humor. Harry stood up and offered and hand down to Draco.
Draco shook his head. " Potter, I don't think I really want to stand up, I'm good right here.", Draco said, a slight cracking in his voice. Draco chuckled, running his hand through his hair edgily.
" Malfoy stop it, this is serious. Are you ok?" " Yes Potter, I just wish Crabbe didn't wear rings on his left hand.", Draco replied, his fingers brushing over the right side of his face. Suddenly Draco was wracked with a small coughing fit, his arms wrapping around him self.
Harry dropped to his knees besides Draco with a look of concern on his face. Harry pulled Draco's hands away before pulling Draco's shirt up. Harry eyes widened at the site. There was a clear boot shaped bruise spreading over Draco's chest. Harry looked up to Draco's face to see he had closed his eyes, his shoulders shaking. A pained look flashed across Draco's features as Harry once again started to ask what had happened.
" God Potter. Stop asking that.", Draco groaned before imitating Harry in a small whiny face. " what happened what happened what happened!"
Harry almost laughed before he noticed the tears welling up in Draco's eyes. But Draco's voice didn't show it, it kept going on smooth and sarcastic. Draco was repeatedly saying something. Harry struggled to understand him but he was talking under his breath, only a few words were understandable.
Mostly things like bastard, bloody hell, the gits, traitor, and well, of course pfft! But soon Draco's voice , matching his physical appearance, started tumbling over words and became unsteady. Harry sat down next to Draco, unsure if he should try to comfort him. But just as Draco began to fall apart, he had pulled him self back together.
" So Potter, is this your apple? Its not nice to throw things at people..."
" Yeah", Harry replied, grabbing the offered apple. Harry was surprised to see it was still unblemished. Not letting it both him, Harry quickly took a bite. The taste that washed over his mouth convinced Harry it was the best apple he ever had. A sense of relief washed through him as he leaned back against the brick wall they were sitting by. Harry took another bite actually making a small moan of pleasure. Harry closed his , his worries drifting away. He quickly came back to present though when he noticed Draco softly chuckling by him.
" If its that good, I want some. Please?", Draco asked. Harry, surprised at how sweet Draco could sound, passed the apple to Draco. Harry licked at the corner of his mouth where some juice had gathered as he watched Draco raise the apple to his lips. Draco took a small bite closing his eyes. Opening his eyes as he chewed, Draco smiled. He quickly took another small bite before handing it back to Harry, smiling .
" Sorry, had to have another bite...", Draco shyly whispered, looking up into Harry's face. Harry returned the smile before taking another bite, inwardly making sure it was right by where Draco had bitten. Harry offered the apple towards Draco raising an eyebrow.
" Want another?", Harry asked. Draco quickly took the offer, one of his slim, pale hands grabbing the apple smoothly from Harry. Harry bite his bottom lip as he watched Draco's lips brush over the apple. Draco licked over his upper lip as he placed the apple back into Harry's hand. The two boys continued sharing the apple until only the core remained.
Both boys sat in silence, staring at the core with a look of disappointment on their faces.
" Potter, I just want to say sorry. Sorry, and thanks...", Draco said softly, staring at his hands. " I know I'm acting weird, its just that..." Draco didn't go on.
" What is it Malfoy? What's wrong?"
" Its just, I guess when people you thought were close turn on you, its a bit emotionally draining."
" Like Crabbe and Goyle?"
" Yeah, and others. I guess that today just isn't my day." , Draco sarcastically replied.
" Did Crabbe and Goyle do this to you?"
" Some... but that was this morning. I didn't expect him to be here , I would have came if I knew..."
" Who was here?"
" God Potter, you ask a lot of questions."
" Sorry", Harry said standing up, " I'm just worried a little."
" Help me up, would you?", Draco asked, holding a hand out. "Please?"
Harry smiled, grabbing Draco's hand. Harry pulled a bit harder than needed, not expecting for Draco to be so light. The other's boy's eyes widened as he fell against Harry, losing his balance. Draco moaned, his cheek pressed against Harry's chest.
" Ow, my head hurts like hell.", Draco spoke as he rose a little, breathing against Harry's neck.
" Sorry Malfoy, you ok?"
" Never better...", Draco moaned as he tried to take a step by himself. Harry had to pull Draco against him as he almost fell. Harry listened to Draco breath heavily, sounding exhausted. " Well, that didn't work...", Draco stated, staring at his feet. Harry grabbed Draco's arm, putting it around his shoulder doing the same with his own.
" Come on, lets go back to Hogwarts.", Harry said, pulling Draco into the street. The two boys slowly walked up the street, avoiding questioning looks. Harry looked up as they passed the apple stand to see it was still surrounded by young wizards. Harry smiled to himself as he heard the girl through the music, tell people about her "young, plump apples". Then suddenly Harry heard her laughing , " I told you, remember..." she said. Harry shivered, feeling like she was in his head.
The two boys walked back up to Hogwarts. Harry walked Draco up to the hospital wing. Pausing out side the door, Harry turned to see Draco staring at him.
" Thanks Potter, I'll see you around , eh?", Draco joked, laughing softly. " See you around Malfoy." Harry replied as Draco opened the door. Draco smiled at Harry before closing the door behind him. Harry chuckled as he heard Madam Pomfrey squeal at Draco and begin asking what happened. "Stop laughing Mr. Malfoy, what happened? Was it those two again?" Harry turned around and walked down to the Gryffindor common room. It had been a long day and he thought he should rest before being bombarded with questions from his friends.
( there you go, hope it was ok. Ok people, if you says use spell check, which I do but I'm such an awful typer I can't fix everything, tell me what to fix? kay? love you all. and damn't, I think the apple scene is sexy)