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Thanks to: Violet Rose1, Lalorien Epona, slasherbabe, Teh Jenni, Cho Potter- f, fragonknight01 (funny you should mention chocolate...), Chihiro-loves- Haku, Sowen, YG, Kristen, SilverandSilent, Auriliayh (my own personal stalker...cool!), Ranma Hiqurshi, spunky slytherin (Thanks!), wintermoon2 ( I will definitly try, thanks for the suggestion!), Brenna8, Anarane Anwamane, Carrot, Kat, Silver Sparklze (One of the most imaginative reviews I ever got. And since I would like to keep my blood :), here is the next chapter), and cuteandnice.
Also, thanks to Jen for editing and providing some of the ideas for this chapter.
On with the show, please read and review!
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Chapter IV. I Want Candy
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Harry stood in the middle of the grounds next to the Forbidden Forest, still holding the "bouquet" Draco had presented him.
Ron watched the Slytherin trio for a few moments before turning back to Harry. "What is going on? First someone or something takes over your body at dinner, and now Malfoy seems to have slipped a final cog. Why would he give you those..." he pointed at the greenery as another clump of dirt fell onto the ground "....and call them flowers? Or give them to you at all?"
Hermione spoke up. "We know one thing for sure, though. Malfoy wasn't behind what happened to Harry at dinner. He was obviously being controlled by someone as well."
"Obviously." Ron agreed. "There is no way he would have called Harry 'gorgeous' if he hadn't been completely nutters. Right, Har?"
"Of course," Harry answered, a little half-heartedly. For some reason, he had almost liked the idea of Malfoy bringing him flowers and complimenting him. Harry decided he WAS losing his damn mind.
"Still," Ron continued. "That was a great comeback, mate. 'Nothing Draco, baby. What do you want me to do?'. The look on his face was priceless!"
"Yeah," Harry said softly. He wasn't sure why he had said it, and was even more disturbed by the pictures that had crossed his mind when the words came out of his mouth. "We'd better get back to the castle, we're going to be late for classes."
"Yes, we'd better," Hermione agreed. Harry's odd reaction to this latest incident had not been lost on Hermione. "We'll talk later and see if we can figure this out."
Harry waited for the others to walk in front for a moment before dropping the foliage on the ground.
All except for the one flower that was in the bunch. That he slipped into his robe pocket.
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A few days later, Dobby sat cross-legged in the corner of the kitchens with the CosmoWitch magazine open in his lap.
"Dobby did not do well with the flowers," he lamented. "Dobby almost gave himself away. Oh, Harry Potter would be so disappointed if Dobby does not help him win the love of Draco Malfoy."
Dobby read from a letter sent in by one of the readers."'....the box of chocolates I had bought earlier that day came in handy as we fed them to each other one by one, licking the sweet chocolate off each others' fingers. It was so romantic and wickedly sexy.'"
"Oh, yes!" Dobby squealed as he clutched the magazine to his chest. "That will be perfect! Harry Potter AND Draco Malfoy love chocolate. Dobby must get started right away!"
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It happened on the fourth floor corridor.
Harry, Ron and Hermione had gone through at least 40 books and came up with nothing to explain the bizarre incidents. Since there had been nothing for a few days now, they wondered if the "possesions" were over. Maybe life would get back to normal now.
If they had only known.
The trio were changing classes, discussing the unfairness of the latest deduction of House Points by their Potions professor.
"It wasn't my fault I sneezed when I put the dragonfly wings in and added four instead of three," Ron exclaimed as he wiped the remains of the potion off his face. "At least the whole cauldron didn't explode...Harry, where are you going?"
Harry had veered off from the group toward a menacing statue of an old witch. "I...don't know..." he managed to get out.
"Oh, no!" Ron wailed. "Here we go again!"
Harry reached the statue at the same time as a certain blond.Slytherin. Draco had been on the other side of the corridor, but like his fellow student, was drawn toward the statue.
They both looked down to see a heart-shaped box. Before he knew what he was doing, Harry opened the lid to find 20 chocolate cupids. A small crowd had gathered by the time he took one of them from the box.
"Draco?" he whispered.
"Yes, Harry?"
"Come closer, my love."
Harry's mind was screaming, 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' but he was powerless to stop it. And a part of him almost didn't want to.
Draco was in pretty much the same boat. He found himself dangerously close to his enemy, and was surprised to feel his heart beating furiously in his chest. He couldnt help but notice Harry's eyes at this distance, and mentally kicked himself for looking into them. What was going on?
Harry brought one of the cupids to Draco's lips. "Open your mouth," he said softly.
Draco did as he was told, and shivered as Harry slid the chocolate into his mouth. The rational part of him was trying desperately to break the spell and get the hell away from the statue, from the hallway, from Harry. But another part wondered if he would leave even if he could.
Harry half closed his eyes as Draco drew his fingers into his mouth, sucking them gently to lick the melted chocolate off. By this time, the crowd had grown to at least 50 people, most too stunned to say a word. Even Ron and Hermione had gone quiet.
Dobby leaned around a statue of a past Hogwarts Headmaster at the end of the hall. "Oh, this is wonderful!" he exclaimed. "Dobby knew this would work. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy are going to be so happy together." Dobby read the next lines of the letter in the magazine. "'.....soon we were all over each other, chocolate covering our bodies as we desperately "consumed" the tantalizing dessert....'"
Dobby looked back at the stunned duo. "Dobby knows just what to do now...."
Draco had been in the middle of offering Harry the fourth chocolate when he suddenly lunged at the Gryffindor, nearly choking him with the candy.
"Malfoy, wha....mmmph!" Harry felt his body react on its own, grabbing a handful of the cupids and half shoving them, half rubbing them across Draco's mouth. In moments the two were on the floor, chocolate flying everywhere.
Harry raised his head up enough to yell at his stunned friends. "HELP!" he cried. "DO SOMETHING!"
"WHAT?" Ron yelled.
"CAN'T STOP....HOSE ME DOWN!" Harry exclaimed. "ANYTHING!"
Harry and Draco alternately rolled on top of each other, grabbing at the nearly-destroyed box of candy to get the final pieces of chocolate. They shoved one into the other's mouth, while trying to smear the others over chests and arms. Robes were ripping, and eyes were widening. Not to mention a couple of other things that were 'widening', much to each boys' horror....or was that something else....
Dobby was delighted by the results of his work, so absorbed he almost didn't hear the footsteps approching until Professor Dumbledore was mere feet away. Quickly he hid the magazine and turned around.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir!" Dobby smiled. "Professor looks very tired, sir. Dobby should make tea." Taking the Headmaster's hand, Dobby gently steered him away from the sight around the corner. "Dobby has been working on a new project, sir," he began. "Professor Dumbledore must hear about it...."
Harry and Draco came to a dead stillness, Harry still on top of Draco. A few seconds passed before anyone moved, or dared to say anything. Finally Draco looked up at Harry.
"Geff moff e", he mumbled.
"What?" Harry asked.
Draco turned his head and spat half a cupid out of his mouth.
"I said, 'Get off me'," he nearly whispered. Slowly the two stood up. Both their faces and most of their bodies were covered with the melted chocolate.
Draco smoothed his robes down and ran a hand through his hair to slick it down, leaving streaks of chocolate throughout the blond locks. He turned to face the slack-jawed students.
"What?" he asked. "Something to say?"
No one dared. Even Ron couldn't find words. Hell, Ron wasn't sure he would ever speak again.
"Now, if you will excuse me," Draco stated haughtily as he strolled down the corridor, "I believe I will clean up a bit before dinner."
End of Chapter IV.
A/N: The title of the chapter is from the song of the same name by "Bow Wow Wow." GE
Thanks to: Violet Rose1, Lalorien Epona, slasherbabe, Teh Jenni, Cho Potter- f, fragonknight01 (funny you should mention chocolate...), Chihiro-loves- Haku, Sowen, YG, Kristen, SilverandSilent, Auriliayh (my own personal stalker...cool!), Ranma Hiqurshi, spunky slytherin (Thanks!), wintermoon2 ( I will definitly try, thanks for the suggestion!), Brenna8, Anarane Anwamane, Carrot, Kat, Silver Sparklze (One of the most imaginative reviews I ever got. And since I would like to keep my blood :), here is the next chapter), and cuteandnice.
Also, thanks to Jen for editing and providing some of the ideas for this chapter.
On with the show, please read and review!
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Chapter IV. I Want Candy
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Harry stood in the middle of the grounds next to the Forbidden Forest, still holding the "bouquet" Draco had presented him.
Ron watched the Slytherin trio for a few moments before turning back to Harry. "What is going on? First someone or something takes over your body at dinner, and now Malfoy seems to have slipped a final cog. Why would he give you those..." he pointed at the greenery as another clump of dirt fell onto the ground "....and call them flowers? Or give them to you at all?"
Hermione spoke up. "We know one thing for sure, though. Malfoy wasn't behind what happened to Harry at dinner. He was obviously being controlled by someone as well."
"Obviously." Ron agreed. "There is no way he would have called Harry 'gorgeous' if he hadn't been completely nutters. Right, Har?"
"Of course," Harry answered, a little half-heartedly. For some reason, he had almost liked the idea of Malfoy bringing him flowers and complimenting him. Harry decided he WAS losing his damn mind.
"Still," Ron continued. "That was a great comeback, mate. 'Nothing Draco, baby. What do you want me to do?'. The look on his face was priceless!"
"Yeah," Harry said softly. He wasn't sure why he had said it, and was even more disturbed by the pictures that had crossed his mind when the words came out of his mouth. "We'd better get back to the castle, we're going to be late for classes."
"Yes, we'd better," Hermione agreed. Harry's odd reaction to this latest incident had not been lost on Hermione. "We'll talk later and see if we can figure this out."
Harry waited for the others to walk in front for a moment before dropping the foliage on the ground.
All except for the one flower that was in the bunch. That he slipped into his robe pocket.
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A few days later, Dobby sat cross-legged in the corner of the kitchens with the CosmoWitch magazine open in his lap.
"Dobby did not do well with the flowers," he lamented. "Dobby almost gave himself away. Oh, Harry Potter would be so disappointed if Dobby does not help him win the love of Draco Malfoy."
Dobby read from a letter sent in by one of the readers."'....the box of chocolates I had bought earlier that day came in handy as we fed them to each other one by one, licking the sweet chocolate off each others' fingers. It was so romantic and wickedly sexy.'"
"Oh, yes!" Dobby squealed as he clutched the magazine to his chest. "That will be perfect! Harry Potter AND Draco Malfoy love chocolate. Dobby must get started right away!"
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It happened on the fourth floor corridor.
Harry, Ron and Hermione had gone through at least 40 books and came up with nothing to explain the bizarre incidents. Since there had been nothing for a few days now, they wondered if the "possesions" were over. Maybe life would get back to normal now.
If they had only known.
The trio were changing classes, discussing the unfairness of the latest deduction of House Points by their Potions professor.
"It wasn't my fault I sneezed when I put the dragonfly wings in and added four instead of three," Ron exclaimed as he wiped the remains of the potion off his face. "At least the whole cauldron didn't explode...Harry, where are you going?"
Harry had veered off from the group toward a menacing statue of an old witch. "I...don't know..." he managed to get out.
"Oh, no!" Ron wailed. "Here we go again!"
Harry reached the statue at the same time as a certain blond.Slytherin. Draco had been on the other side of the corridor, but like his fellow student, was drawn toward the statue.
They both looked down to see a heart-shaped box. Before he knew what he was doing, Harry opened the lid to find 20 chocolate cupids. A small crowd had gathered by the time he took one of them from the box.
"Draco?" he whispered.
"Yes, Harry?"
"Come closer, my love."
Harry's mind was screaming, 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' but he was powerless to stop it. And a part of him almost didn't want to.
Draco was in pretty much the same boat. He found himself dangerously close to his enemy, and was surprised to feel his heart beating furiously in his chest. He couldnt help but notice Harry's eyes at this distance, and mentally kicked himself for looking into them. What was going on?
Harry brought one of the cupids to Draco's lips. "Open your mouth," he said softly.
Draco did as he was told, and shivered as Harry slid the chocolate into his mouth. The rational part of him was trying desperately to break the spell and get the hell away from the statue, from the hallway, from Harry. But another part wondered if he would leave even if he could.
Harry half closed his eyes as Draco drew his fingers into his mouth, sucking them gently to lick the melted chocolate off. By this time, the crowd had grown to at least 50 people, most too stunned to say a word. Even Ron and Hermione had gone quiet.
Dobby leaned around a statue of a past Hogwarts Headmaster at the end of the hall. "Oh, this is wonderful!" he exclaimed. "Dobby knew this would work. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy are going to be so happy together." Dobby read the next lines of the letter in the magazine. "'.....soon we were all over each other, chocolate covering our bodies as we desperately "consumed" the tantalizing dessert....'"
Dobby looked back at the stunned duo. "Dobby knows just what to do now...."
Draco had been in the middle of offering Harry the fourth chocolate when he suddenly lunged at the Gryffindor, nearly choking him with the candy.
"Malfoy, wha....mmmph!" Harry felt his body react on its own, grabbing a handful of the cupids and half shoving them, half rubbing them across Draco's mouth. In moments the two were on the floor, chocolate flying everywhere.
Harry raised his head up enough to yell at his stunned friends. "HELP!" he cried. "DO SOMETHING!"
"WHAT?" Ron yelled.
"CAN'T STOP....HOSE ME DOWN!" Harry exclaimed. "ANYTHING!"
Harry and Draco alternately rolled on top of each other, grabbing at the nearly-destroyed box of candy to get the final pieces of chocolate. They shoved one into the other's mouth, while trying to smear the others over chests and arms. Robes were ripping, and eyes were widening. Not to mention a couple of other things that were 'widening', much to each boys' horror....or was that something else....
Dobby was delighted by the results of his work, so absorbed he almost didn't hear the footsteps approching until Professor Dumbledore was mere feet away. Quickly he hid the magazine and turned around.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir!" Dobby smiled. "Professor looks very tired, sir. Dobby should make tea." Taking the Headmaster's hand, Dobby gently steered him away from the sight around the corner. "Dobby has been working on a new project, sir," he began. "Professor Dumbledore must hear about it...."
Harry and Draco came to a dead stillness, Harry still on top of Draco. A few seconds passed before anyone moved, or dared to say anything. Finally Draco looked up at Harry.
"Geff moff e", he mumbled.
"What?" Harry asked.
Draco turned his head and spat half a cupid out of his mouth.
"I said, 'Get off me'," he nearly whispered. Slowly the two stood up. Both their faces and most of their bodies were covered with the melted chocolate.
Draco smoothed his robes down and ran a hand through his hair to slick it down, leaving streaks of chocolate throughout the blond locks. He turned to face the slack-jawed students.
"What?" he asked. "Something to say?"
No one dared. Even Ron couldn't find words. Hell, Ron wasn't sure he would ever speak again.
"Now, if you will excuse me," Draco stated haughtily as he strolled down the corridor, "I believe I will clean up a bit before dinner."
End of Chapter IV.
A/N: The title of the chapter is from the song of the same name by "Bow Wow Wow." GE