Disclaimer: All of Harry Potter belongs to J. K. Rowling. Any related stuff is hers too. Something belongs to Warner Brothers... I have no idea who made Saving Grace.

Saving Malfoy

By Nanaki BH

I remembered watching Saving Grace. I had seen it on TV at the Dursley's. Dudley had sat down for one of his three-hour rituals of eating pizza and watching the telly and it happened to be on. It was the most boring thing I had ever watched. I don't usually get to watch TV, and I wouldn't have, had Dudley not fallen asleep. I considered changing the channel but stopped myself when I thought of the consequences when he woke to something different. Who knows if he would have noticed, the big oaf... The movie had been something about a priest and a widow-woman, or something of the sort. He's growing pot in their rectory... or was it that other girl's boyfriend? I honestly have no idea. I can't recall any of it clearly like I wished.

At the moment I was looking forward to a boring night of watching a boring movie, with a person who was anything other than boring. I had asked Dean early about if he knew where I could find a television. He happily opened his trunk for me and pulled out a mini TV with a VCR built right in. How odd, Dean was. Lucky that he had so much Muggle in him. Who else would have a TV in their trunk? He also had some nice magazines, but I won't get into that story...

I propped the TV in the middle of the boys' dorm room and brought in two small chairs. I looked at the clock hanging on the wall. Malfoy was five minutes late. I brushed back my robes and strode down the steps to the common room. I looked around, tapping my foot. A loud BANG startled me and I ran to the port hole. In tumbled Neville with Draco Malfoy. I shook my head. I should have suspected.

"My apologies, Harry!" muttered Neville. "I had to look for the password and," his sentenced traveled and he shrugged.

"I understand. Uh... why don't you head on over to the library and study with Hermione and Ron? We have an up coming Arithmancy quiz. Remember, the chapter on Dowsing." At my words a crease appeared on Neville's brow.

"Dowsing? Was that the Chinese one? Or was that the Greek one?" He slapped his forehead. "How do they expect me to remember that?"

I sighed and Draco shuffled to my side. "They're all Chaldean and Greek. Dowsing was Chinese and Egyptian based. It's the one used for finding water and treasure and the like." I must have had Neville shivering in his shoes by now because he turned tail and fled out the port hole. I sighed again and turned my attention back to Malfoy.

He grinned widely at me and held out a dandelion for me. "I picked it on the grounds! It's a pretty color so I thought you'd like it!" He looked so damn innocent.

I had to use all the strength in me to smile... but I just wanted to make myself think it was hard. I was already smiling from ear to ear. I reached out and gingerly took the flower from his hands. "Thanks," I said, not noticing much how softer my voice had become. "Well, let's get to your treatment, shall we?" I started to walk toward the dorms but he just kind of... stood there. I stalked back and grabbed his hand and he happily followed me into the boys' room. "Here," I said, "I got the chair's here. Sit down."

He stuck out his tongue and made some silly face at me. "I'm not sitting on one of those! That's not very comfortable! Don't you have some nice cushions or a soft rug?" He crossed his arms and sat down on the floor next to the chairs. "Because I'm certainly not sitting on those." I was just about ready to kick him.

"Fine!" I cried, throwing my arms in the air. I ran to my bed and pulled the comforter off. He laughed good naturedly and took the load from my arms. "Good! This will make it a lot more comfortable." He lay down on his stomach, propping his chin up with his palms, his feet kicking merrily behind him. "Now all we're missing is the snacks." At this I immediately pulled a package of Oreos out of my trunk.

I was about to sit down before I remembered. "Hey, Draco, you have the video, right?"

He looked slightly confused for a moment but rummaged through his robes until he found the video. It was stuffed in his pocket... or some other small space. "There you are!" He handed me the tape and I popped it into the player on the TV. "Movie! Movie! Movie!" he chanted excitedly.

I groaned. "Okay, okay, I'm getting there! Will you be quiet for a second?" He didn't hear me, of course. The commercials before the movie came on and I pressed forward until it started up. "Now, be quiet and... enjoy the movie." I grimaced. This was going to be a long night.

Author's Note: Everyone should be amazed that I'm continuing this. Review if you want me to keep going. I'll probably do more when I'm bored again. My knowledge of Harry Potter and the Hogwarts castle are much vaster now. As are my writing skills. I hope that was a big step up from the earlier chapter. I have no beta and I'm too lazy to read back. If you review and mention something about errors then I know you didn't read this note. XD