A/N: Vividian, are you sure???? You sure sound experienced in that area of crack dreams...... Anyway, on to Chapter 22!
Chapter 22
Harry awoke the next morning feeling more loved than he had ever felt in his life. Four strong arms were wrapped around him, holding him tightly. He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the still slumbering minds of his soul mate and his sister comfortably in his own mind. He gently sat up, not wanting to dislodge them or waken them. He sat that way, just watching them as they slept.
Gently, he leaned over and smoothed the hair from Draco's face. So beautiful, he mused, staring at the angelic face of his soul mate. Who knew an Angel could hurt someone so badly? His mind started replaying everything that had happened to him over the last two week until- STOP IT, BRAIN! he yelled at himself, forgetting that he was linked to both Draco and Ginny.
They shot out of bed, glowing their respective auras, ready to take care of any threat. "What- What's going on?" Draco half yelled, staring wildly around the room. "Harry???" Ginny whipped her head around the room, smelling the air, already halfway in her demon form.
"Oh shit..." mumbled Harry. "I didn't mean to wake you. It's been a while since I had someone linked to my thoughts. I'm really sorry," he muttered, sitting on the edge of his bed. Ginny and Draco stared at him, before collapsing on the floor in hysterical laughter.
Harry just stared at them as they rolled on the floor laughing. Extreme amounts of mirth rolled over him and he fought to keep a straight face. After a minute, he caved in and started chuckling, sitting on the floor next to Draco and Ginny.
"Are you two able to talk?" he asked quietly several minutes later. Ginny gasped and nodded, Draco only slightly nodding as he was hiccupping from laughing so hard.
"I'm really sorry-" he started but Ginny waved her hand.
"It's all right. We had to wake up anyway, and you know, I think what happened was a better wakeup than coffee anyway."
"Speak for yourself," Draco grumped, trying to hold back a smile. Damn, Harry is so sexy sitting there in nothing but his boxers... he thought to himself, forgetting that Harry could hear him quite well.
Harry's eyes widened and he stared at Draco. You weren't kidding around about that, were you? he asked nervously.
Draco stared at him, first flabbergasted, then concerned. You are still uncomfortable with that? he asked sadly.
No, just not used to anyone really finding me attractive. It's hard to believe, Harry responded before thinking about what he was saying. Oops, what I-
"Oh shut up already," Draco remarked, leaning over and kissing Harry quickly on the lips before escaping to the shower.
Harry stared after him, bemused. That kiss was over entirely too soon, he thought to himself, before realizing that Draco just heard him. Oops.
Draco laughed, his mental voice rolling over Harry like a warm blanket. Harry shivered, his eyes slightly glazing over. Well, why don't you come in here and join me? I could use a hand... or two.
Harry felt a brief wave of pure lust, followed by indecision and trepidation. Was he ready for that? Ummmm, he thought in confusion.
Draco immediately understood. It's all right, Harry. Don't worry about it.
Harry, relieved, turned around, only to find Ginny standing there, smirking. Oops.
Oops is right, darling big brother. Did someone forget that I was still there? Ginny asked playfully.
Harry groaned and grinned, shaking his head. Yup. You heard everything, right?
Of course. So, how much money could I make from that bit of information? Ginny mused.
You wouldn't dare! Draco yelled from the shower. Harry tried not to think about Draco, the shower, or the previous offer.
Clear mind, completely empty- sexy, naked/wet Draco- THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT BY EMPTY! Harry yelled at his mind, as Ginny laughed uncontrollably on the floor next to him.
Wow, and I thought I needed it bad... Draco mused to himself from the shower. Tsk tsk, Harry, no one ever benefits from keeping it all inside.
Heard that, Draco! Harry shouted back at him. And no matter how accurate your assumptions may be-
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA (manic laughter lowers a few decibels to insane giggles), heeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee-
Draco, who had come out of the bathroom at the sound of Ginny's impending insanity, stood over her, looking quite perplexed. He stared down her, wrapped in nothing but a small black towel.
Gin, love, are you feeling okay? Draco asked tentatively of his younger sister.
(Snort)BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAheeheeheeheeheeAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-
Nice going, Drake, you set her off again. Harry said to him.
After about five minutes of Ginny settling down, and then randomly spouting off into another giggle fit, Harry and Draco decided to leave her to it, and hopefully she would come around on her own.
Once she calms down again, get her a glass of water, Draco said as walked back to the bathroom, and maybe that will keep her from laughing- oh, and make sure she doesn't start choking.
Anything for you, my little dragon- I- uh, I mean, not that you're little- uh- sure thing. I- I'll go get that water. Harry stuttered dumbly and turned to leave the room, Ginny laughing so hard she was crying, and Draco terribly amused, and in desperate need of a cold shower.
An hour later, filled with much banging of heads against walls, Harry returned to his room with a mild concussion. He reached under his bed, looking for his boots, and instead pulled out the container he had put the Basilisk eggs in. Oh yeah! he thought, staring at the box in shock. I completely forgot all about these! Cautiously he opened the box to find... eggs. Two of them, to be exact. What the hell? How long to these take to hatch??? Harry stared at the eggs, completely confused. Every other species had eggs that hatched within two months, and those eggs looked as if they had been down there for centuries.
Draco? Harry searched for his soul mate.
Yes? he asked, concentrating on something else.
Never mind, I'll figure it out. Harry thought, trying to figure out who could help him. Of course! SAL!
What? Sal asked, Apparating straight into the dorm room.
How do you get these to hatch? Harry asked, gesturing at the two Basilisk eggs.
Hmm, you better wait until summer. You need them to see the light of two consecutive full moons, and then have them under twelve full hours of sunlight. Sal stared at the eggs lovingly. I already did the full moon last month and the next full moon is in two days, after that I think I'll make a world where Basilisks are the top predator. How's that sound?
Harry raised his eyebrows. Sounds great. So, I guess I can leave them under my bed then? he asked, putting the lid back on the box.
I don't see why not. They should be perfectly safe down there.
Good to know. Thanks, Sal. Sal Apparated out of the room and Harry gently pushed the box back under his bed.
For Harry especially, the week went by slowly. In the Wandless and Elemental Magic class, there was an incredible high note, the only one of the entire week. Neville, Luna, Seamus, Blaise, Emily, Eric, Ron, Hermione and Dudley mastered their Animagus forms within a month of Alanna broaching the subject.
Ron, a russet colored Golden Retriever, chased Hermione, a gold and scarlet Phoenix around the grounds as Dudley, a pit bull, Neville, a lion, Luna, a unicorn, and Blaise, a cougar, watched with interest while lounging on the soft grass. For Emily and Seamus, it was a bit of a problem as her form was a dolphin and his was a sea otter. Eric came up with a solution by neatly turning the top half of the lake into sea water and keeping them from intermixing through will and elemental magic. The two of them frolicked in the waves as Eric, an osprey, soared overhead.
Harry, still hurt by Draco's, his parents' and Severus's actions, was still very quiet and withdrawn. Ginny and Draco did their best to cheer him and keep him from being alone. They spent almost all of their time with him, which worked out since Harry and Draco had the exact same school schedule. While Harry greatly appreciated it, the closeness began to irritate him, to the point of him trying to deliberately avoid his soul mate's mother hen instincts.
"For Christ's sake, Draco! I'm not going to break! Give me some room already!" he finally exploded Thursday during lunch. They were sitting under the trees on the edge of the Forbidden forest, enjoying the last snow free day of fall. "Come on already! Relax a bit, would ya?"
"Nope, not gonna. I'm not going to take the chance of you getting suicidal again and my not being able to help you." Draco took a bite of his sandwich resolutely. "You still are borderline and I'm not letting you be alone."
Harry turned to Ginny for help. "What's his problem, Gin?" he asked, shaking his head.
"You are, and I agree with him. I'm not letting you out of my sight, either. No way in hell. You know how to disappear far too well and I'm not going to let that happen again." She grabbed an apple from the picnic basket. She looked up. "Hey, Blaise, Seamus, Neville, Luna. Join us."
They sat down, and grabbed sandwiches for themselves. "Thanks, Ginny. Hye, Harry, Draco. How's it going?" Luna asked, a dreamy expression on her face. Neville handed her a sandwich and a napkin, smiling at her.
Harry quickly put two and two together. Neville has it for Luna pretty bad, he thought to his soul mate privately.
Draco turned an appraising eye to the other two. I agree. It's obvious.
Hmmm. Emily and Eric, Blaise and Seamus, Neville and Luna. Why is everyone pairing off? Harry wondered.
Draco lightly smacked him upside the head. You dork, we are at a coed school and we are teenagers. What did you expect? Celibacy?
Harry grinned, rubbing the back of his skull. Oh yeah. I forgot.
Sometimes I really wonder about you, Draco said fondly. Harry just grinned and they finished their lunch.
"Oh Lord, I must be dreaming," Harry moaned as Draco pinned him against the shower wall, their tongues battling furiously.
"Well, if we are, then you better not wake up," Draco groaned in reply, smoothing his soapy hands down his soul mate's rock hard body. Harry neatly flipped Draco around until the cool, moist tiles were at his back and slid their bodies together, eliciting strangled moans from the both of them. "Oh God, more, please God, more," Draco gasped, his vision blurring from lust.
Harry turned Draco around and pinned him, chest flush against the wall. "Mine," he growled, stroking one finger from the middle of Draco's spine all the way- "Oh GOD yes! Harry! Stop teasing me!" Draco yelped, silenced abruptly as Harry's mouth descended on his, bruising his lips. "MMMMMgh- MMMMPH!" Draco yelled into his soul mate's mouth as he felt fingers stretching him, preparing him. "Harry- I-"
Draco and Harry shot upright at the same time, panting. They looked at each other, blushed, and looked away. Oh shit, they thought in unison, unable to meet the other's eyes. "Well," said Harry neutrally. "That was... interesting," he said, trying to hide his erection.
Draco nodded, humiliated, trying to do the same. "Very interesting, to say the least." He stood up and walked quickly to the shower, leaving Harry behind. I wish it would actually happen, Draco thought before he could stop himself.
Harry's eyes widened and he gasped, thinking along the same lines as his soul mate. Don't I wish, but I dunno. It doesn't feel right, he thought to himself as soon as Draco had entered the shower.
Unseen by his soul mate, Draco leaned against the cool tile. "Oh hell, this isn't good," he moaned quietly aloud. "How are we supposed to deal with sharing each others dreams when they're like THAT???"
Um, no idea, Draco. What day is it? Harry asked, rolling out of bed to bravely face the day.
Saturday, and we have a game in two hours, came the neutral reply.
Harry groaned and stared longingly at the covers of his bed. Let me guess, Beaubaxtons? he asked, stretching. Draco came out of the bathroom is a fluffy green towel, Harry's eyes raking over his undressed soul mate before steeling himself and looking elsewhere.
He was unaware that Draco had done the same before forcing himself to look away. God DAMN hormones!!! Harry yelled mentally, causing Draco to jump and Eric to look out of the beg hangings sleepily.
"Oy! Losers could you please keep it down? Some of us are trying to sleep!" he yelled, rubbing his eyes.
Emily walked in, followed by Blaise, Seamus and Luna. "No you aren't. Get your ass out of bed right now!" Em yelled, smirking and crossing her arms.
"Nuh huh." Eric pouted and crossed his arms. "You can't make me."
"Wanna bet?" Emily grabbed him quickly by the arms and dragged him out of his bed. He fell on the floor, naked as the day he was born. "Perfect! Now I don't have to take your clothes off.... THAT WAS WRONG!!!!" she yelled, giggling.
Harry and Draco stared at each other before laughing out loud. "Emily, you have a sick, sick mind!" Harry gasped out, sniggering.
"Why Em," Eric teased. "I didn't know you wanted me THAT badly!"
Emily hit him on the chest with a pillow, unabashed at the three scantily clad or nude guys in front of her. "Go take a shower. You smell," she informed Eric, waving a hand in front of her face. "Why must the guys' dorms always smell like old socks and ass?"
Draco stared at her. "And how many dorm rooms have you been in to make this comparison?" he asked, enjoying the slight look of outrage on Eric's face and the blush that crept up Emily's face.
"Ummmm, damned if I do, damned if I don't," she sighed. "I had a lot of guy friends at my old school and we'd hang out in their dorms. NOTHING HAPPENED!" she snapped, catching Eric's snarl. "We played video games." Everyone except for Harry stared at her, clueless. "You guys have no clue what I'm talking about, do you." Everyone except for Harry shook their heads dumbly. "It's a game, I'll leave it at that. But, their rooms always reeked and it was the worst smell in the world."
"All right, people, we have a game to play," Harry said, walking to the bathroom. Draco, still having to finish his shower, followed him.
Eric stared at the two of them. "Um, Blaise, you mind if I use your bathroom? I don't want to be in that one right now," he said, staring at the closed door. "I don't know what'll happen in there and I don't even want to find out."
Unfortunately for Harry and Draco, nothing happened.
They walked out of the bathroom in silence, fully clothed, ten minutes later. Everyone else had already gone to breakfast, so they walked together in silence to the Great Hall. This is really screwing everything up between us, isn't it? Draco asked Harry sadly, playing with his blue streaked hair.
Not really, it just makes things a little weird right now. I do want to further this into a relationship, but you really lost a lot of my trust and it - Harry had to stop and really think about what he was saying. I guess that's going to take a while, that's all.
I know, I really screwed up and it's going to be the slowest of the slow. But, you know, it's not like I can go anywhere else. It's weird. I can't even imagine being with anyone else. Francesca grabbed me and all I could think of was how wrong it felt to be grabbed by anyone other than you. I just kept thinking to myself that it should be you.
Harry grinned slightly. It's not like I even WANT to EVER be touched by anyone else. I trust you- I do, don't get me wrong, but you do have to rebuild it a bit- and I don't trust anyone else not to hurt me.
Speaking of which, several people owe you apologies. Draco sneered slightly at the thought of the way his godfather had treated Harry.
Just drop it. I'm sure he didn't mean it, I hope. Harry's face fell as he remembered the harsh words.
Draco put an arm around his shoulders protectively. He will apologize and he will do so in my presence if he wants to retain his full capability to use his appendages, he growled, sending a wave of fierce protectiveness to his soul mate.
Harry shivered. Would you stop doing that? You're not helping any, you know, he complained.
Draco grinned. Aww, is someone having an, 'ahem', hard time of it? he asked, smirking.
Harry just glared at him as they walked into the Hall, taking their customary seat at the Slytherin Table, and surrounded themselves with their friends. Harry looked around and found all of his team mates. Ok, everyone, we leave in what, an hour and a half? he asked, receiving thirteen nods in reply.
At the teacher's table, Severus stared at Harry, an unreadable expression on his face. Lily, James, and Remus sat around him, chatting and laughing. Oh God, I've fucked this one up. Now, how in hell to apologize to my nephew? I did make an ass out of myself and I am sorry, but I doubt he's going to forgive me so easily, he mused, staring at Harry and Draco. He looked down at his plate, not even remotely hungry.
Actually, Uncle Sev, that was all I needed to hear, Harry's amused, carefree voice cut into his mind. He looked up, startled, and locked gazes with his nephew. Harry grinned at him and turned back to Draco, who turned and smiled at him approvingly before turning back to his own meal.
Ok, that was strange, thought Severus quietly before turning back to his own meal with a renewed appetite.
Dumbledore stood up at the teacher's table, his eyes twinkling. "I have an announcement to make. In two week's time, on December the 12th, we will be holding the Yule Ball. Fourth years and older are welcome, as you all know, and it will be held in the Great Hall from six p.m. until midnight." He sat back down, enjoying th eflurry of activity his announcement had caused.
The team silently Apparated straight to the Beaubaxton's guest locker rooms, ready to play. They waited in silence, knowing that the Beaubaxton's team would be pushovers. Harry and Draco, as one, opened the links between the team members, reveling in the feeling of closeness between everyone.
All right the, that's out cue. Remember, you know the drill. If you're gonna cheat, don't get caught, Draco ordered, shooting into the air, Harry and Ginny close behind him. The rest of the team followed, taking their places.
They shook hands with the other captains and started the game. Like they had guessed, they won within a half an hour, 370 to 30. It was pathetic because the Beaubaxton team didn't even try to win, they just le the Hogwarts team bulldoze right over them. The entire team zipped back to the locker rooms and Apparated back to the school, wishing unanimously that the other teams would pose even somewhat of a challenge.
Harry and Draco were the last to take their showers. For some reason, everyone had gotten out of there as fast as possible, leaving the two of them alone together. "Well, that was incredibly weird," commented Harry thoughtfully as he stared at the swinging door of the locker room. Cho had just run through it, saying she'd take her shower in the Prefect's bathroom. "What the hell is going on?"
"I have no idea," Draco replied as he stood under the water.
Harry briefly saw a flash of skin before turning away and standing under another showerhead. Just breathe and don't think about it, don't EVEN think about it, he warned himself.
In the other shower, Draco didn't even attempt to hold in a snicker. "You all right over there, Harry? You know, any time you want to join me..." Draco left the proposition open ended, hoping Harry would take him up on it but knowing he wouldn't.
Harry turned crimson. Ohh, the offer was tempting... Harry shook his head. "I'm not that easy, Malfoy," he called over to the other shower. "You're going to have to do better than that."
Draco snickered. "You really don't want to know how I'm going to do that, do you."
Harry remained crimson at the mental images Draco decided to send his way. "Ummmm..." he trailed off. "Remind me again why I am insisting we wait?"
"I have no idea, Harry, but it can't be a very good reason if you've forgotten it already." Draco walked, naked, to the shower curtain surrounding Harry's shower and stopped. "One word, Harry, that's all it'll take. That dream we shared can come true, you know."
Harry stood there, wracked with indecision. He was about to say yes, when.... BOOOM! The ground shook as a shockwave hit them. Harry stumbled, falling forwards into Draco, pulling the shower curtain from its rings as they both tumbled to the ground.
"What the FUCK was THAT??" yelled Harry, instantly drying the both of them. Draco looked around wildly, and an instant later, they were fully clothed.
"I have no clue, Harry. "They nodded to each other and Apparated to the source of the power surge.
They stood in the center of the Chamber of Secrets, their auras flared, to find a very naked and embarrassed female Blaise and a very naked Seamus. Their powers were flared and completely joined, undertoned by a white glow.
"What the hell happened?" Harry demanded.
"Well, we had sex for first time, you dumbass," Seamus said casually.
"I didn't know the earth was really supposed to move," Draco said calmly.
Blaise snickered. "Well, we decided to link minds and now we can't get them apart." She stared at Seamus provocatively, before changing gender. "Not that we want them separate."
"Oh no, love, I like you this way just fine," Seamus growled before throwing himself at his now male partner. Draco and Harry glanced at each other wryly and Apparated the hell away from what was sure to give them an NC 17 visual.
"They bonded. They do realize that they are linked forever, right?" Draco said wryly once they were back in their room.
"That's what bonding does?" Harry asked curiously. "Oh shit, then we can't!" he yelled.
"Why the fuck not?" Draco protested, suddenly furious.
"If that much energy was created from their bonding to cause an earthquake, what'll ours do???" Harry yelled, panicked. "We are the most powerful beings in existence besides Mother, you know!"
Draco stared at him incredulously. "So???" he asked, frowning.
"We'd blow up the planet!!!!" Harry snapped, stalking away from him and pacing. "We'd destroy the one thing we were created to protect!"
Draco sat down heavily. "Oh," he said, staring at the wall. Emily and Eric walked in at that minute, both looking quite exhilarated.
"Hey, you two, what's wrong?" Emily asked, sitting down on the floor in front of Draco. "What happened?"
"And what was that earthquake?" Eric added, sitting next to his girlfriend, who immediately crawled into his lap and kissed him.
"That earthquake was Seamus and Blaise bonding, and we're upset because if we bond, we'll take out the planet with the force of power," Harry told them, staring at Draco sadly.
"Oh," said Eric absently as Emily played with his hair. "That's nice. Um, Em, could we do this somewhere more ummm, ohhhh, private?"
"Why?" Emily asked, smirking. "I was just finished, anyway." She walked out of the room, leaving a very frustrated Eric behind her.
Harry and Draco laughed and walked out behind her, leaving a fuming Eric in their wake.
That night, they all met in the Chamber of Secrets just to hang out and talk. Eric and Emily quickly claimed an overstuffed velvet chair, Seamus and Blaise were practically molded together at one end of a couch, Harry and Draco sat next to them, barely touching. Ginny sat on a bean bag chair on the floor, and Neville lay on the other couch, his head on Luna's lap.
"So, what do you want to do for this ball?" Harry asked, stretching.
"I say we go. It could be interesting," offered Neville from Luna's lap. A general murmur of agreement cinched it.
"Ok, what do you all say to a full blown prank war?" Ginny asked suddenly.
Draco and Harry grinned. "Oh, we have some ideas, but I think Uncle Sev, Lily, James and Remus need to be made aware of them before hand, just so they don't freak," Draco said with a grin.
Harry lightly smacked him upside the head. "Nothing to permenantly scar anyone, although I do have a way to get back at Filch," Harry grinned evilly, making Draco shiver.
"You are truly scary when you gein like that, do you realize that?" Emily asked, seated on Eric's lap.
"I think that's why he grins like that- the shock and fear factor is incredible," Ginny muttered from her bean bag, laughing.
Harry smirked. "Gin, you know me far too well."
"So, any objections to to the pranking?" Draco asked simply. Everyone shook their heads, already planning what they wanted to do.
"How about you make it a contest?" Severus's silky voice asked from behind them. They turned as one to see him, Lily, James, Remus, Alanna and Xander standing there, identical smirks on their faces.
"Why not?" Blaise asked, grinning. "The best prank could get something and that would make it much more interesting and all."
"What would we get?" Draco asked suspiciously.
Severus grinned evilly. "How about an Outstanding in Potions?" he offered.
Draco and Harry shrugged. "And we could get theose without needing the extra help," Draco reminded his godfather.
"Longbottom couldn't," Severus smirked, staring at Neville defiantly.
Neville shrugged. "You know, it's like mixing drinks, and you did say if I mixed potions with the skill I used at the party you'd give me an Outstanding. Besides, I haven't exploded a cauldron since then. I'd say I could get an O on my own."
Severus shrugged. "Fine, I'll retract-"
"We'll take it," Blaise interjected hastily. Seamus, Eric, and Emily nodded as well.
"Hey, a free grade is a free grade no matter what." Emily stood and shook Severus's hand formally. "It is a deal, Professor Snape. Do you mind if we set one or two in your class?" she asked, an evil smirk crossing her features.
Severus shook his head. "Not at all, provided I know about it ahead of time."
"Very well, I'll go first, in Potions Monday morning," Ginny interjected and This is what I'll do." She layed out her plans, causing everyone to grin widely.
"Very nice, Miss Weaseley, very nice," Severus approved, grinning. "I like your ideas. Anyone next?"
Harry and Draco gave their ideas that targeted specific teachers. Severus frowned. "If you get detention, it's automatically forfeited," he warned. Everyone nodded.
"So, any rules?" Blaise asked.
Harry cracked up. "You only want to know them so you can break them," he laughed. Everyone giggled.
Severus grinned. Lily took over. "Rule one, nothing that kills or maims. Rule two, don't get caught. Rule three, we must see the prank in order for it to count. Those are the only two I can think of." Draco cheered, grinning.
"This is going to rock!" Emily grinned, planning her own set of pranks. "We have teacher approval for the pranks. This place is awesome!"
Monday morning, after Care of Magical creatures, Harry and Draco stood right next to the exit for the lab, waiting to see what had happened. Sure enough, the fifth year Gryffindor and Slytherin students left close to tears, thie hair dyed the opposite house colors. Slytherins had gold and scarlet locks, while Gryffindors had green and silver. to make matters even more interesting, the Slytherin robes said, in big bold letters, 'Gryffindor's Bitch' while, on the Gryffindores, it said, 'Slytherin's Bitch'. Harry and Draco chuckeld as they walked into the Lab, startling their favorite Professor and their soon to be younger sister. Ginny had allowed herself to be a victim of the prank as well, in order to deflect suspicion from her classmates.
"Gin you look good in green and silver," Draco smirked, making their presence known.
Ginny jumped, but grinned in return. "Thanks. I think it goes so well with my robes, don't you think?" She twirled prettily, the words flashing green and silver in the light.
Harry and Draco clapped and whistled. "Sweet, Gin. I swear, you made EVERYONE cry! It was so cool!" Harry exclaimed, grinning.
"Now, I believe you two are next, followed by Blaise, Seamus, then Neville, Emily, Eric, and finally Luna.I suggest you get going." Severus shooed them out of the Lab and they went to lunch.
Over the next several days, there erputed a prank war like had never been seen before in the history of Hogwarts Each prank escalated from the previous, until they were completely off the wall.
Draco was next after Ginny. For his prank, he dosed Professor McGonnagal, in cat form, with enough catnip to intoxicate a whole castleful of cats. She spent the next fourteen hours completely stoned, giggling her way through classes, giving Outstandings right and left, and even skipping the first year class completely to go chase Doxies in her kitty cat form. During luch that day, she walked up to Professor Flitwick, kissed him flush on the lips and asked him to call her 'Minnie'. Once she came off of the narcotic, however, she spent the next week trying to track down who had done such a thing to her. Draco spent the next week or two trying to remain as inconspicicous as possible, as to not incur her wrath.
Harry went next Thursday morning in Potions. He enchanted all the cauldrons in the Potions lab to walk around and escape their respective students, with the provision that in another student tried to touch or put something in a cauldron that wasn't theirs; it would have a multitude of curses. Severus watched him and laughed, imagining the reactions and what would ensue.
The reactions were even better than he had imagined. All day long, students chased their cauldrons, which skittered away from them on long, spindly legs, or touched the wrong cauldrons, which resulted in four cases of boils, three cases of skin changing color, seven cases of hair removal, and ten cases of the person smelling like a skunk, two invisibilities, and twelve people winding up as the Squid's play toys.
Friday, before anyone else was awake, Emily and Eric tag teamed to make an Olympic sized swimming pool in the Great Hall, complete with Jacuzzi and a waterslide where the teacher's table should have been. A waterfall cascaded down the wall where the Ravenclaw banner had hung, and vines and exotic plants climbed the walls, creating a jungle around the pool. They charmed the steps to create a slide whenever they were tread upon, forcing people to sample the water. When the students walked into the Hall for breakfast that morning, they slid into the pool feet first, and ate breakfast while swimming under waterfalls. Severus just lounged in the Jacuzzi in a pair of swim trunks with Lily, James and Remus, enjoying this prank fully.
Saturday morning, Luna decided to have some fun. She transfigured several inanimate objects into what she thought Wafflefooted Frogpikes, Horned Crumplesnaps, Icy Sanddragons, Scarlet Tentacled Flobberworms and various other undiscovered creatures looked like and set them free around the castle. Unfortunately, she failed to inform Professor Snape what her prank would be.
Severus awoke Saturday around eight o'clock to an intensely cold weight on his chest. His eyes snapped open. "AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGH!!!!!" he screamed, gazing into a pair of cold, reptilian ebony eyes. He sat up, gasping as the icy cold was transferred to his lap. Cringing, he shoved the thing off his crotch and stared at it. The icy, miniature, wingless dragon stared at him haughtily before slithering out of his quarters. Startled, he followed it out of his quarters, not noticing that he was walking around the hallway in only his boxers. He stepped into the main Dungeon and was promptly rum over by a flaming red, gigantic flobberworm with tentacles. He lay on the floor, screaming. His screams were abruptly cut off as he was licked across the face by a winged Doberman with five heads and seven legs. "WHAT THE FUCK????" he yelled.
"Oh, there you are, Professor Snape! Do you like my prank?" Luna asked cheerfully, scratching the dog on one of its multiple heads. Professor Snape stared at her and promptly passed out.
Sunday morning, Severus awoke very early, something compelling him to get out of bed. What the hell.... he wondered, half awake, as his feet carried him to the Potions Lab. He strode quickly through the door and stopped, remembering. Oh yeah... TODAY I LINK OUR MINDS!!!!!! he yelled, startling every other telepath in the castle into wakefulness. He felt the questions aimed toward him and he impatiently batted them away, assuring them they could go back to sleep.
He grabbed the finally ready Linking potion and the telepathy boosting potion and eyed them before taking first the boosting potion. His vision went black as his consciousness flew from his body and out into the room. He could feel his mind expand, until he could feel everyone in the whole world, and then in the galaxy, and finally, he could feel every person in the Universe, dimensional barriers not withstanding his strength. Oh... my GOD.... he thought, reveling in the power and the knowledge. Is this what being God feels like? he wondered giddily.
He could suddenly feel an omniscient, timeless presence enveloping him, filling him with warmth, love and security, so full he nearly burst. MY SON, MY SON, YOU MUST PULL YOURSELF BACK TO YOUR PHYSICAL BODY AND TAKE THE OTHER POTION, a beautiful voice spoke, thundering, powerful, and so full of love he reeled from it. GO BACK NOW, MY SON. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP MY DAUGHTER. GO HELP LAUREL.
Laurel... Thank you, Mother, Severus thought, slowly coming back to his body. Once he could see again, he grabbed the other bottle, already searching for Laurel's mind. He found it and connected with her. Bliss, he thought, feeling completely grounded and at peace.
He downed the bottle with a long gulp.
She fell down and scraped her knee, crying at the pain, and gasping as the cut glowed briefly and vanished, along with the blood.
He cringed as his father came home, drunk yet again, and knew without a shadow of a doubt that the only way to escape the punishment was if his father died.
"Freak! Loser!" the taunts came again and again after she made the chairs move and people fell down, expecting the chair to be there. She didn't know how she did that without her wand.
Thoughts pushed against his mind, driving him insane. Go away, just go away! he yelled, curling into a ball, trying to escape the bombardment, terrified that he would lose himself in the process.
She gently kissed Sam on the lips, enjoying the feeling, but knowing that he was not the one for her. Still, a kiss is a kiss, right? She pushed the feeling of slight wrongness to the back of her mind and concentrated on having fun.
He played with his father's potion's set, enthralled by the way the ingredients mixed together just so. A shadow loomed over the cauldron and he cringed, expecting a beating. What he got was, "Well done, my son. I am proud of you," and a pat on the head.
She gasped, feeling her soul mate's mind for the first time, while sitting on a computer typing her paper. So warm, like velvet, was her first thought, then the agony of what caused him to lash out with his mind caught up with her. She curled on the floor, screaming, hands clamped to her ears, trying to comfort him, help him, and do anything to stop his pain.
He hung by his wrists from manacles set into the wall of Riddle Manor, naked, his bare back facing outwards, hissing as the whip descended on his bare skin over and over again. He screamed as he felt knives slice into his back, flaying open his skin. The knives stopped and he relaxed, feeling as if his back was on fire. Maybe the worst is over, he thought hopefully. No suck luck. A voice spoke in his ear, softly, teasingly, "So you want to be a Death Eater?" Oh shit... he thought in terror as something- a hand- caressed his backside. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he screamed mentally, reaching out for someone, anyone as he was spread, like a starfish, against the wall. He completely lost it, escaping from his body as waves of agony shot up his spine, screaming the entire time. In the distance, he could feel someone, someone who felt like home, a completion to himself, and he desperately reached for that mind, begging for that person to help him, to save him, to take away the pain.
A cold voice slammed into her head, taking her over completely. Come to me, little one, it caressed her with icy tendrils and she could only obey, so strong was his will. On wooden legs she numbly came to him and he was horrible. She felt tears prick her eyes as she stared the monster in the face, unable to tear away her gaze. You are mine, pet, the monster spoke and, in that instant, she was lost.
The memories came, faster and faster, nothing held back, everything shared: wants, needs, fears, past sins. In the sharing came acceptance and acceptance led to forgiveness and forgiveness led to absolute, unconditional love. Severus leaned against the wall, tears streaming down his face as their minds separated enough for the two of them to remain separate identities, yet always touching, always together.
Laurel sank back against the stone wall; her eyes squeezed shut, everything she had wanted from the time she had first felt Severus coming true. You'll get me out of here, love. I have faith in you, she thought across the dimension.
Severus half lay over a desk, tears drying unheeded on his face. You'll get me out of here, love. I have faith in you, resounded through his mind, starting tears anew.
Don't worry, love, everything will be fine, I promise. We're coming. Severus straightened up and, without a backwards glance, strode from the Potions Lab and back to his quarters to get ready for the day.
A/N: This has been a complete conglomeration of both my and my sister's writing talents and confused ideas. I make no apologies as the parts that she typed are hil-fucking-arious. She left this at the end of the section of her input, the random insaneness about 2 pages into the chapter, and I decided to leave it so you could enjoy her depraved little mind as much as I do. TATA!!!
B/N: Hiya Laur-Laur! This is just some crappity-crap that I put in 'cuz I was bored out of my mind. Allz you gotz ta do iz highlite and DELETE after you are done being pissed at me for touching The Greatest Fanfic In The Entire Universe. Yes, I was actually planning to put in some of the evil little smut ideas that are floating around in my head, 'cuz, between you and me, if I don't get rid of them soon, THEY WILL CONSUME ME! I WILL BE OBSESSED WITH SMUT AND YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BESTEST-BETA-PERSON-IN THE-WORLD! WAAAAAAAAHHH! Sniffle, well, g2g, need to go take a shower 'cuz (discretely smells self) I REEK! Love&Kisses: XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX! Bye!
B/N: Oooooh, do you know how evil you are?! Damn you! Damn you to Hell for all eternity! WHY in God's name would leave that in there?! What part of "between you and me" did you not understand?! Now everybody knows that I am obsessed with smut! What if somebody from my SCHOOL is reading this?! Oh, the humiliation and the pain and the- oh well, they all think I'm some kind of crack-whore already, so, what's a little more negative publicity. Oh! And I was only smelly 'cuz I had just gone to the gym for my workout (which pretty much consists of pretending that I know what I am doing on the machines while secretly watching all the hot Navy guys sweat! Sweeet!) Well, ahem anyways, or, it would be anyway, not anyways, 'cuz that is improper English..... Damnit! I'm supposed to be on Vaca! Get out of my head, God-forsaken-grammar! ......grumble..............D'oh!... breakfast awaits! TATA!!!
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Chapter 22
Harry awoke the next morning feeling more loved than he had ever felt in his life. Four strong arms were wrapped around him, holding him tightly. He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the still slumbering minds of his soul mate and his sister comfortably in his own mind. He gently sat up, not wanting to dislodge them or waken them. He sat that way, just watching them as they slept.
Gently, he leaned over and smoothed the hair from Draco's face. So beautiful, he mused, staring at the angelic face of his soul mate. Who knew an Angel could hurt someone so badly? His mind started replaying everything that had happened to him over the last two week until- STOP IT, BRAIN! he yelled at himself, forgetting that he was linked to both Draco and Ginny.
They shot out of bed, glowing their respective auras, ready to take care of any threat. "What- What's going on?" Draco half yelled, staring wildly around the room. "Harry???" Ginny whipped her head around the room, smelling the air, already halfway in her demon form.
"Oh shit..." mumbled Harry. "I didn't mean to wake you. It's been a while since I had someone linked to my thoughts. I'm really sorry," he muttered, sitting on the edge of his bed. Ginny and Draco stared at him, before collapsing on the floor in hysterical laughter.
Harry just stared at them as they rolled on the floor laughing. Extreme amounts of mirth rolled over him and he fought to keep a straight face. After a minute, he caved in and started chuckling, sitting on the floor next to Draco and Ginny.
"Are you two able to talk?" he asked quietly several minutes later. Ginny gasped and nodded, Draco only slightly nodding as he was hiccupping from laughing so hard.
"I'm really sorry-" he started but Ginny waved her hand.
"It's all right. We had to wake up anyway, and you know, I think what happened was a better wakeup than coffee anyway."
"Speak for yourself," Draco grumped, trying to hold back a smile. Damn, Harry is so sexy sitting there in nothing but his boxers... he thought to himself, forgetting that Harry could hear him quite well.
Harry's eyes widened and he stared at Draco. You weren't kidding around about that, were you? he asked nervously.
Draco stared at him, first flabbergasted, then concerned. You are still uncomfortable with that? he asked sadly.
No, just not used to anyone really finding me attractive. It's hard to believe, Harry responded before thinking about what he was saying. Oops, what I-
"Oh shut up already," Draco remarked, leaning over and kissing Harry quickly on the lips before escaping to the shower.
Harry stared after him, bemused. That kiss was over entirely too soon, he thought to himself, before realizing that Draco just heard him. Oops.
Draco laughed, his mental voice rolling over Harry like a warm blanket. Harry shivered, his eyes slightly glazing over. Well, why don't you come in here and join me? I could use a hand... or two.
Harry felt a brief wave of pure lust, followed by indecision and trepidation. Was he ready for that? Ummmm, he thought in confusion.
Draco immediately understood. It's all right, Harry. Don't worry about it.
Harry, relieved, turned around, only to find Ginny standing there, smirking. Oops.
Oops is right, darling big brother. Did someone forget that I was still there? Ginny asked playfully.
Harry groaned and grinned, shaking his head. Yup. You heard everything, right?
Of course. So, how much money could I make from that bit of information? Ginny mused.
You wouldn't dare! Draco yelled from the shower. Harry tried not to think about Draco, the shower, or the previous offer.
Clear mind, completely empty- sexy, naked/wet Draco- THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT BY EMPTY! Harry yelled at his mind, as Ginny laughed uncontrollably on the floor next to him.
Wow, and I thought I needed it bad... Draco mused to himself from the shower. Tsk tsk, Harry, no one ever benefits from keeping it all inside.
Heard that, Draco! Harry shouted back at him. And no matter how accurate your assumptions may be-
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA (manic laughter lowers a few decibels to insane giggles), heeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee-
Draco, who had come out of the bathroom at the sound of Ginny's impending insanity, stood over her, looking quite perplexed. He stared down her, wrapped in nothing but a small black towel.
Gin, love, are you feeling okay? Draco asked tentatively of his younger sister.
(Snort)BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAheeheeheeheeheeAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-
Nice going, Drake, you set her off again. Harry said to him.
After about five minutes of Ginny settling down, and then randomly spouting off into another giggle fit, Harry and Draco decided to leave her to it, and hopefully she would come around on her own.
Once she calms down again, get her a glass of water, Draco said as walked back to the bathroom, and maybe that will keep her from laughing- oh, and make sure she doesn't start choking.
Anything for you, my little dragon- I- uh, I mean, not that you're little- uh- sure thing. I- I'll go get that water. Harry stuttered dumbly and turned to leave the room, Ginny laughing so hard she was crying, and Draco terribly amused, and in desperate need of a cold shower.
An hour later, filled with much banging of heads against walls, Harry returned to his room with a mild concussion. He reached under his bed, looking for his boots, and instead pulled out the container he had put the Basilisk eggs in. Oh yeah! he thought, staring at the box in shock. I completely forgot all about these! Cautiously he opened the box to find... eggs. Two of them, to be exact. What the hell? How long to these take to hatch??? Harry stared at the eggs, completely confused. Every other species had eggs that hatched within two months, and those eggs looked as if they had been down there for centuries.
Draco? Harry searched for his soul mate.
Yes? he asked, concentrating on something else.
Never mind, I'll figure it out. Harry thought, trying to figure out who could help him. Of course! SAL!
What? Sal asked, Apparating straight into the dorm room.
How do you get these to hatch? Harry asked, gesturing at the two Basilisk eggs.
Hmm, you better wait until summer. You need them to see the light of two consecutive full moons, and then have them under twelve full hours of sunlight. Sal stared at the eggs lovingly. I already did the full moon last month and the next full moon is in two days, after that I think I'll make a world where Basilisks are the top predator. How's that sound?
Harry raised his eyebrows. Sounds great. So, I guess I can leave them under my bed then? he asked, putting the lid back on the box.
I don't see why not. They should be perfectly safe down there.
Good to know. Thanks, Sal. Sal Apparated out of the room and Harry gently pushed the box back under his bed.
For Harry especially, the week went by slowly. In the Wandless and Elemental Magic class, there was an incredible high note, the only one of the entire week. Neville, Luna, Seamus, Blaise, Emily, Eric, Ron, Hermione and Dudley mastered their Animagus forms within a month of Alanna broaching the subject.
Ron, a russet colored Golden Retriever, chased Hermione, a gold and scarlet Phoenix around the grounds as Dudley, a pit bull, Neville, a lion, Luna, a unicorn, and Blaise, a cougar, watched with interest while lounging on the soft grass. For Emily and Seamus, it was a bit of a problem as her form was a dolphin and his was a sea otter. Eric came up with a solution by neatly turning the top half of the lake into sea water and keeping them from intermixing through will and elemental magic. The two of them frolicked in the waves as Eric, an osprey, soared overhead.
Harry, still hurt by Draco's, his parents' and Severus's actions, was still very quiet and withdrawn. Ginny and Draco did their best to cheer him and keep him from being alone. They spent almost all of their time with him, which worked out since Harry and Draco had the exact same school schedule. While Harry greatly appreciated it, the closeness began to irritate him, to the point of him trying to deliberately avoid his soul mate's mother hen instincts.
"For Christ's sake, Draco! I'm not going to break! Give me some room already!" he finally exploded Thursday during lunch. They were sitting under the trees on the edge of the Forbidden forest, enjoying the last snow free day of fall. "Come on already! Relax a bit, would ya?"
"Nope, not gonna. I'm not going to take the chance of you getting suicidal again and my not being able to help you." Draco took a bite of his sandwich resolutely. "You still are borderline and I'm not letting you be alone."
Harry turned to Ginny for help. "What's his problem, Gin?" he asked, shaking his head.
"You are, and I agree with him. I'm not letting you out of my sight, either. No way in hell. You know how to disappear far too well and I'm not going to let that happen again." She grabbed an apple from the picnic basket. She looked up. "Hey, Blaise, Seamus, Neville, Luna. Join us."
They sat down, and grabbed sandwiches for themselves. "Thanks, Ginny. Hye, Harry, Draco. How's it going?" Luna asked, a dreamy expression on her face. Neville handed her a sandwich and a napkin, smiling at her.
Harry quickly put two and two together. Neville has it for Luna pretty bad, he thought to his soul mate privately.
Draco turned an appraising eye to the other two. I agree. It's obvious.
Hmmm. Emily and Eric, Blaise and Seamus, Neville and Luna. Why is everyone pairing off? Harry wondered.
Draco lightly smacked him upside the head. You dork, we are at a coed school and we are teenagers. What did you expect? Celibacy?
Harry grinned, rubbing the back of his skull. Oh yeah. I forgot.
Sometimes I really wonder about you, Draco said fondly. Harry just grinned and they finished their lunch.
"Oh Lord, I must be dreaming," Harry moaned as Draco pinned him against the shower wall, their tongues battling furiously.
"Well, if we are, then you better not wake up," Draco groaned in reply, smoothing his soapy hands down his soul mate's rock hard body. Harry neatly flipped Draco around until the cool, moist tiles were at his back and slid their bodies together, eliciting strangled moans from the both of them. "Oh God, more, please God, more," Draco gasped, his vision blurring from lust.
Harry turned Draco around and pinned him, chest flush against the wall. "Mine," he growled, stroking one finger from the middle of Draco's spine all the way- "Oh GOD yes! Harry! Stop teasing me!" Draco yelped, silenced abruptly as Harry's mouth descended on his, bruising his lips. "MMMMMgh- MMMMPH!" Draco yelled into his soul mate's mouth as he felt fingers stretching him, preparing him. "Harry- I-"
Draco and Harry shot upright at the same time, panting. They looked at each other, blushed, and looked away. Oh shit, they thought in unison, unable to meet the other's eyes. "Well," said Harry neutrally. "That was... interesting," he said, trying to hide his erection.
Draco nodded, humiliated, trying to do the same. "Very interesting, to say the least." He stood up and walked quickly to the shower, leaving Harry behind. I wish it would actually happen, Draco thought before he could stop himself.
Harry's eyes widened and he gasped, thinking along the same lines as his soul mate. Don't I wish, but I dunno. It doesn't feel right, he thought to himself as soon as Draco had entered the shower.
Unseen by his soul mate, Draco leaned against the cool tile. "Oh hell, this isn't good," he moaned quietly aloud. "How are we supposed to deal with sharing each others dreams when they're like THAT???"
Um, no idea, Draco. What day is it? Harry asked, rolling out of bed to bravely face the day.
Saturday, and we have a game in two hours, came the neutral reply.
Harry groaned and stared longingly at the covers of his bed. Let me guess, Beaubaxtons? he asked, stretching. Draco came out of the bathroom is a fluffy green towel, Harry's eyes raking over his undressed soul mate before steeling himself and looking elsewhere.
He was unaware that Draco had done the same before forcing himself to look away. God DAMN hormones!!! Harry yelled mentally, causing Draco to jump and Eric to look out of the beg hangings sleepily.
"Oy! Losers could you please keep it down? Some of us are trying to sleep!" he yelled, rubbing his eyes.
Emily walked in, followed by Blaise, Seamus and Luna. "No you aren't. Get your ass out of bed right now!" Em yelled, smirking and crossing her arms.
"Nuh huh." Eric pouted and crossed his arms. "You can't make me."
"Wanna bet?" Emily grabbed him quickly by the arms and dragged him out of his bed. He fell on the floor, naked as the day he was born. "Perfect! Now I don't have to take your clothes off.... THAT WAS WRONG!!!!" she yelled, giggling.
Harry and Draco stared at each other before laughing out loud. "Emily, you have a sick, sick mind!" Harry gasped out, sniggering.
"Why Em," Eric teased. "I didn't know you wanted me THAT badly!"
Emily hit him on the chest with a pillow, unabashed at the three scantily clad or nude guys in front of her. "Go take a shower. You smell," she informed Eric, waving a hand in front of her face. "Why must the guys' dorms always smell like old socks and ass?"
Draco stared at her. "And how many dorm rooms have you been in to make this comparison?" he asked, enjoying the slight look of outrage on Eric's face and the blush that crept up Emily's face.
"Ummmm, damned if I do, damned if I don't," she sighed. "I had a lot of guy friends at my old school and we'd hang out in their dorms. NOTHING HAPPENED!" she snapped, catching Eric's snarl. "We played video games." Everyone except for Harry stared at her, clueless. "You guys have no clue what I'm talking about, do you." Everyone except for Harry shook their heads dumbly. "It's a game, I'll leave it at that. But, their rooms always reeked and it was the worst smell in the world."
"All right, people, we have a game to play," Harry said, walking to the bathroom. Draco, still having to finish his shower, followed him.
Eric stared at the two of them. "Um, Blaise, you mind if I use your bathroom? I don't want to be in that one right now," he said, staring at the closed door. "I don't know what'll happen in there and I don't even want to find out."
Unfortunately for Harry and Draco, nothing happened.
They walked out of the bathroom in silence, fully clothed, ten minutes later. Everyone else had already gone to breakfast, so they walked together in silence to the Great Hall. This is really screwing everything up between us, isn't it? Draco asked Harry sadly, playing with his blue streaked hair.
Not really, it just makes things a little weird right now. I do want to further this into a relationship, but you really lost a lot of my trust and it - Harry had to stop and really think about what he was saying. I guess that's going to take a while, that's all.
I know, I really screwed up and it's going to be the slowest of the slow. But, you know, it's not like I can go anywhere else. It's weird. I can't even imagine being with anyone else. Francesca grabbed me and all I could think of was how wrong it felt to be grabbed by anyone other than you. I just kept thinking to myself that it should be you.
Harry grinned slightly. It's not like I even WANT to EVER be touched by anyone else. I trust you- I do, don't get me wrong, but you do have to rebuild it a bit- and I don't trust anyone else not to hurt me.
Speaking of which, several people owe you apologies. Draco sneered slightly at the thought of the way his godfather had treated Harry.
Just drop it. I'm sure he didn't mean it, I hope. Harry's face fell as he remembered the harsh words.
Draco put an arm around his shoulders protectively. He will apologize and he will do so in my presence if he wants to retain his full capability to use his appendages, he growled, sending a wave of fierce protectiveness to his soul mate.
Harry shivered. Would you stop doing that? You're not helping any, you know, he complained.
Draco grinned. Aww, is someone having an, 'ahem', hard time of it? he asked, smirking.
Harry just glared at him as they walked into the Hall, taking their customary seat at the Slytherin Table, and surrounded themselves with their friends. Harry looked around and found all of his team mates. Ok, everyone, we leave in what, an hour and a half? he asked, receiving thirteen nods in reply.
At the teacher's table, Severus stared at Harry, an unreadable expression on his face. Lily, James, and Remus sat around him, chatting and laughing. Oh God, I've fucked this one up. Now, how in hell to apologize to my nephew? I did make an ass out of myself and I am sorry, but I doubt he's going to forgive me so easily, he mused, staring at Harry and Draco. He looked down at his plate, not even remotely hungry.
Actually, Uncle Sev, that was all I needed to hear, Harry's amused, carefree voice cut into his mind. He looked up, startled, and locked gazes with his nephew. Harry grinned at him and turned back to Draco, who turned and smiled at him approvingly before turning back to his own meal.
Ok, that was strange, thought Severus quietly before turning back to his own meal with a renewed appetite.
Dumbledore stood up at the teacher's table, his eyes twinkling. "I have an announcement to make. In two week's time, on December the 12th, we will be holding the Yule Ball. Fourth years and older are welcome, as you all know, and it will be held in the Great Hall from six p.m. until midnight." He sat back down, enjoying th eflurry of activity his announcement had caused.
The team silently Apparated straight to the Beaubaxton's guest locker rooms, ready to play. They waited in silence, knowing that the Beaubaxton's team would be pushovers. Harry and Draco, as one, opened the links between the team members, reveling in the feeling of closeness between everyone.
All right the, that's out cue. Remember, you know the drill. If you're gonna cheat, don't get caught, Draco ordered, shooting into the air, Harry and Ginny close behind him. The rest of the team followed, taking their places.
They shook hands with the other captains and started the game. Like they had guessed, they won within a half an hour, 370 to 30. It was pathetic because the Beaubaxton team didn't even try to win, they just le the Hogwarts team bulldoze right over them. The entire team zipped back to the locker rooms and Apparated back to the school, wishing unanimously that the other teams would pose even somewhat of a challenge.
Harry and Draco were the last to take their showers. For some reason, everyone had gotten out of there as fast as possible, leaving the two of them alone together. "Well, that was incredibly weird," commented Harry thoughtfully as he stared at the swinging door of the locker room. Cho had just run through it, saying she'd take her shower in the Prefect's bathroom. "What the hell is going on?"
"I have no idea," Draco replied as he stood under the water.
Harry briefly saw a flash of skin before turning away and standing under another showerhead. Just breathe and don't think about it, don't EVEN think about it, he warned himself.
In the other shower, Draco didn't even attempt to hold in a snicker. "You all right over there, Harry? You know, any time you want to join me..." Draco left the proposition open ended, hoping Harry would take him up on it but knowing he wouldn't.
Harry turned crimson. Ohh, the offer was tempting... Harry shook his head. "I'm not that easy, Malfoy," he called over to the other shower. "You're going to have to do better than that."
Draco snickered. "You really don't want to know how I'm going to do that, do you."
Harry remained crimson at the mental images Draco decided to send his way. "Ummmm..." he trailed off. "Remind me again why I am insisting we wait?"
"I have no idea, Harry, but it can't be a very good reason if you've forgotten it already." Draco walked, naked, to the shower curtain surrounding Harry's shower and stopped. "One word, Harry, that's all it'll take. That dream we shared can come true, you know."
Harry stood there, wracked with indecision. He was about to say yes, when.... BOOOM! The ground shook as a shockwave hit them. Harry stumbled, falling forwards into Draco, pulling the shower curtain from its rings as they both tumbled to the ground.
"What the FUCK was THAT??" yelled Harry, instantly drying the both of them. Draco looked around wildly, and an instant later, they were fully clothed.
"I have no clue, Harry. "They nodded to each other and Apparated to the source of the power surge.
They stood in the center of the Chamber of Secrets, their auras flared, to find a very naked and embarrassed female Blaise and a very naked Seamus. Their powers were flared and completely joined, undertoned by a white glow.
"What the hell happened?" Harry demanded.
"Well, we had sex for first time, you dumbass," Seamus said casually.
"I didn't know the earth was really supposed to move," Draco said calmly.
Blaise snickered. "Well, we decided to link minds and now we can't get them apart." She stared at Seamus provocatively, before changing gender. "Not that we want them separate."
"Oh no, love, I like you this way just fine," Seamus growled before throwing himself at his now male partner. Draco and Harry glanced at each other wryly and Apparated the hell away from what was sure to give them an NC 17 visual.
"They bonded. They do realize that they are linked forever, right?" Draco said wryly once they were back in their room.
"That's what bonding does?" Harry asked curiously. "Oh shit, then we can't!" he yelled.
"Why the fuck not?" Draco protested, suddenly furious.
"If that much energy was created from their bonding to cause an earthquake, what'll ours do???" Harry yelled, panicked. "We are the most powerful beings in existence besides Mother, you know!"
Draco stared at him incredulously. "So???" he asked, frowning.
"We'd blow up the planet!!!!" Harry snapped, stalking away from him and pacing. "We'd destroy the one thing we were created to protect!"
Draco sat down heavily. "Oh," he said, staring at the wall. Emily and Eric walked in at that minute, both looking quite exhilarated.
"Hey, you two, what's wrong?" Emily asked, sitting down on the floor in front of Draco. "What happened?"
"And what was that earthquake?" Eric added, sitting next to his girlfriend, who immediately crawled into his lap and kissed him.
"That earthquake was Seamus and Blaise bonding, and we're upset because if we bond, we'll take out the planet with the force of power," Harry told them, staring at Draco sadly.
"Oh," said Eric absently as Emily played with his hair. "That's nice. Um, Em, could we do this somewhere more ummm, ohhhh, private?"
"Why?" Emily asked, smirking. "I was just finished, anyway." She walked out of the room, leaving a very frustrated Eric behind her.
Harry and Draco laughed and walked out behind her, leaving a fuming Eric in their wake.
That night, they all met in the Chamber of Secrets just to hang out and talk. Eric and Emily quickly claimed an overstuffed velvet chair, Seamus and Blaise were practically molded together at one end of a couch, Harry and Draco sat next to them, barely touching. Ginny sat on a bean bag chair on the floor, and Neville lay on the other couch, his head on Luna's lap.
"So, what do you want to do for this ball?" Harry asked, stretching.
"I say we go. It could be interesting," offered Neville from Luna's lap. A general murmur of agreement cinched it.
"Ok, what do you all say to a full blown prank war?" Ginny asked suddenly.
Draco and Harry grinned. "Oh, we have some ideas, but I think Uncle Sev, Lily, James and Remus need to be made aware of them before hand, just so they don't freak," Draco said with a grin.
Harry lightly smacked him upside the head. "Nothing to permenantly scar anyone, although I do have a way to get back at Filch," Harry grinned evilly, making Draco shiver.
"You are truly scary when you gein like that, do you realize that?" Emily asked, seated on Eric's lap.
"I think that's why he grins like that- the shock and fear factor is incredible," Ginny muttered from her bean bag, laughing.
Harry smirked. "Gin, you know me far too well."
"So, any objections to to the pranking?" Draco asked simply. Everyone shook their heads, already planning what they wanted to do.
"How about you make it a contest?" Severus's silky voice asked from behind them. They turned as one to see him, Lily, James, Remus, Alanna and Xander standing there, identical smirks on their faces.
"Why not?" Blaise asked, grinning. "The best prank could get something and that would make it much more interesting and all."
"What would we get?" Draco asked suspiciously.
Severus grinned evilly. "How about an Outstanding in Potions?" he offered.
Draco and Harry shrugged. "And we could get theose without needing the extra help," Draco reminded his godfather.
"Longbottom couldn't," Severus smirked, staring at Neville defiantly.
Neville shrugged. "You know, it's like mixing drinks, and you did say if I mixed potions with the skill I used at the party you'd give me an Outstanding. Besides, I haven't exploded a cauldron since then. I'd say I could get an O on my own."
Severus shrugged. "Fine, I'll retract-"
"We'll take it," Blaise interjected hastily. Seamus, Eric, and Emily nodded as well.
"Hey, a free grade is a free grade no matter what." Emily stood and shook Severus's hand formally. "It is a deal, Professor Snape. Do you mind if we set one or two in your class?" she asked, an evil smirk crossing her features.
Severus shook his head. "Not at all, provided I know about it ahead of time."
"Very well, I'll go first, in Potions Monday morning," Ginny interjected and This is what I'll do." She layed out her plans, causing everyone to grin widely.
"Very nice, Miss Weaseley, very nice," Severus approved, grinning. "I like your ideas. Anyone next?"
Harry and Draco gave their ideas that targeted specific teachers. Severus frowned. "If you get detention, it's automatically forfeited," he warned. Everyone nodded.
"So, any rules?" Blaise asked.
Harry cracked up. "You only want to know them so you can break them," he laughed. Everyone giggled.
Severus grinned. Lily took over. "Rule one, nothing that kills or maims. Rule two, don't get caught. Rule three, we must see the prank in order for it to count. Those are the only two I can think of." Draco cheered, grinning.
"This is going to rock!" Emily grinned, planning her own set of pranks. "We have teacher approval for the pranks. This place is awesome!"
Monday morning, after Care of Magical creatures, Harry and Draco stood right next to the exit for the lab, waiting to see what had happened. Sure enough, the fifth year Gryffindor and Slytherin students left close to tears, thie hair dyed the opposite house colors. Slytherins had gold and scarlet locks, while Gryffindors had green and silver. to make matters even more interesting, the Slytherin robes said, in big bold letters, 'Gryffindor's Bitch' while, on the Gryffindores, it said, 'Slytherin's Bitch'. Harry and Draco chuckeld as they walked into the Lab, startling their favorite Professor and their soon to be younger sister. Ginny had allowed herself to be a victim of the prank as well, in order to deflect suspicion from her classmates.
"Gin you look good in green and silver," Draco smirked, making their presence known.
Ginny jumped, but grinned in return. "Thanks. I think it goes so well with my robes, don't you think?" She twirled prettily, the words flashing green and silver in the light.
Harry and Draco clapped and whistled. "Sweet, Gin. I swear, you made EVERYONE cry! It was so cool!" Harry exclaimed, grinning.
"Now, I believe you two are next, followed by Blaise, Seamus, then Neville, Emily, Eric, and finally Luna.I suggest you get going." Severus shooed them out of the Lab and they went to lunch.
Over the next several days, there erputed a prank war like had never been seen before in the history of Hogwarts Each prank escalated from the previous, until they were completely off the wall.
Draco was next after Ginny. For his prank, he dosed Professor McGonnagal, in cat form, with enough catnip to intoxicate a whole castleful of cats. She spent the next fourteen hours completely stoned, giggling her way through classes, giving Outstandings right and left, and even skipping the first year class completely to go chase Doxies in her kitty cat form. During luch that day, she walked up to Professor Flitwick, kissed him flush on the lips and asked him to call her 'Minnie'. Once she came off of the narcotic, however, she spent the next week trying to track down who had done such a thing to her. Draco spent the next week or two trying to remain as inconspicicous as possible, as to not incur her wrath.
Harry went next Thursday morning in Potions. He enchanted all the cauldrons in the Potions lab to walk around and escape their respective students, with the provision that in another student tried to touch or put something in a cauldron that wasn't theirs; it would have a multitude of curses. Severus watched him and laughed, imagining the reactions and what would ensue.
The reactions were even better than he had imagined. All day long, students chased their cauldrons, which skittered away from them on long, spindly legs, or touched the wrong cauldrons, which resulted in four cases of boils, three cases of skin changing color, seven cases of hair removal, and ten cases of the person smelling like a skunk, two invisibilities, and twelve people winding up as the Squid's play toys.
Friday, before anyone else was awake, Emily and Eric tag teamed to make an Olympic sized swimming pool in the Great Hall, complete with Jacuzzi and a waterslide where the teacher's table should have been. A waterfall cascaded down the wall where the Ravenclaw banner had hung, and vines and exotic plants climbed the walls, creating a jungle around the pool. They charmed the steps to create a slide whenever they were tread upon, forcing people to sample the water. When the students walked into the Hall for breakfast that morning, they slid into the pool feet first, and ate breakfast while swimming under waterfalls. Severus just lounged in the Jacuzzi in a pair of swim trunks with Lily, James and Remus, enjoying this prank fully.
Saturday morning, Luna decided to have some fun. She transfigured several inanimate objects into what she thought Wafflefooted Frogpikes, Horned Crumplesnaps, Icy Sanddragons, Scarlet Tentacled Flobberworms and various other undiscovered creatures looked like and set them free around the castle. Unfortunately, she failed to inform Professor Snape what her prank would be.
Severus awoke Saturday around eight o'clock to an intensely cold weight on his chest. His eyes snapped open. "AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGH!!!!!" he screamed, gazing into a pair of cold, reptilian ebony eyes. He sat up, gasping as the icy cold was transferred to his lap. Cringing, he shoved the thing off his crotch and stared at it. The icy, miniature, wingless dragon stared at him haughtily before slithering out of his quarters. Startled, he followed it out of his quarters, not noticing that he was walking around the hallway in only his boxers. He stepped into the main Dungeon and was promptly rum over by a flaming red, gigantic flobberworm with tentacles. He lay on the floor, screaming. His screams were abruptly cut off as he was licked across the face by a winged Doberman with five heads and seven legs. "WHAT THE FUCK????" he yelled.
"Oh, there you are, Professor Snape! Do you like my prank?" Luna asked cheerfully, scratching the dog on one of its multiple heads. Professor Snape stared at her and promptly passed out.
Sunday morning, Severus awoke very early, something compelling him to get out of bed. What the hell.... he wondered, half awake, as his feet carried him to the Potions Lab. He strode quickly through the door and stopped, remembering. Oh yeah... TODAY I LINK OUR MINDS!!!!!! he yelled, startling every other telepath in the castle into wakefulness. He felt the questions aimed toward him and he impatiently batted them away, assuring them they could go back to sleep.
He grabbed the finally ready Linking potion and the telepathy boosting potion and eyed them before taking first the boosting potion. His vision went black as his consciousness flew from his body and out into the room. He could feel his mind expand, until he could feel everyone in the whole world, and then in the galaxy, and finally, he could feel every person in the Universe, dimensional barriers not withstanding his strength. Oh... my GOD.... he thought, reveling in the power and the knowledge. Is this what being God feels like? he wondered giddily.
He could suddenly feel an omniscient, timeless presence enveloping him, filling him with warmth, love and security, so full he nearly burst. MY SON, MY SON, YOU MUST PULL YOURSELF BACK TO YOUR PHYSICAL BODY AND TAKE THE OTHER POTION, a beautiful voice spoke, thundering, powerful, and so full of love he reeled from it. GO BACK NOW, MY SON. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP MY DAUGHTER. GO HELP LAUREL.
Laurel... Thank you, Mother, Severus thought, slowly coming back to his body. Once he could see again, he grabbed the other bottle, already searching for Laurel's mind. He found it and connected with her. Bliss, he thought, feeling completely grounded and at peace.
He downed the bottle with a long gulp.
She fell down and scraped her knee, crying at the pain, and gasping as the cut glowed briefly and vanished, along with the blood.
He cringed as his father came home, drunk yet again, and knew without a shadow of a doubt that the only way to escape the punishment was if his father died.
"Freak! Loser!" the taunts came again and again after she made the chairs move and people fell down, expecting the chair to be there. She didn't know how she did that without her wand.
Thoughts pushed against his mind, driving him insane. Go away, just go away! he yelled, curling into a ball, trying to escape the bombardment, terrified that he would lose himself in the process.
She gently kissed Sam on the lips, enjoying the feeling, but knowing that he was not the one for her. Still, a kiss is a kiss, right? She pushed the feeling of slight wrongness to the back of her mind and concentrated on having fun.
He played with his father's potion's set, enthralled by the way the ingredients mixed together just so. A shadow loomed over the cauldron and he cringed, expecting a beating. What he got was, "Well done, my son. I am proud of you," and a pat on the head.
She gasped, feeling her soul mate's mind for the first time, while sitting on a computer typing her paper. So warm, like velvet, was her first thought, then the agony of what caused him to lash out with his mind caught up with her. She curled on the floor, screaming, hands clamped to her ears, trying to comfort him, help him, and do anything to stop his pain.
He hung by his wrists from manacles set into the wall of Riddle Manor, naked, his bare back facing outwards, hissing as the whip descended on his bare skin over and over again. He screamed as he felt knives slice into his back, flaying open his skin. The knives stopped and he relaxed, feeling as if his back was on fire. Maybe the worst is over, he thought hopefully. No suck luck. A voice spoke in his ear, softly, teasingly, "So you want to be a Death Eater?" Oh shit... he thought in terror as something- a hand- caressed his backside. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he screamed mentally, reaching out for someone, anyone as he was spread, like a starfish, against the wall. He completely lost it, escaping from his body as waves of agony shot up his spine, screaming the entire time. In the distance, he could feel someone, someone who felt like home, a completion to himself, and he desperately reached for that mind, begging for that person to help him, to save him, to take away the pain.
A cold voice slammed into her head, taking her over completely. Come to me, little one, it caressed her with icy tendrils and she could only obey, so strong was his will. On wooden legs she numbly came to him and he was horrible. She felt tears prick her eyes as she stared the monster in the face, unable to tear away her gaze. You are mine, pet, the monster spoke and, in that instant, she was lost.
The memories came, faster and faster, nothing held back, everything shared: wants, needs, fears, past sins. In the sharing came acceptance and acceptance led to forgiveness and forgiveness led to absolute, unconditional love. Severus leaned against the wall, tears streaming down his face as their minds separated enough for the two of them to remain separate identities, yet always touching, always together.
Laurel sank back against the stone wall; her eyes squeezed shut, everything she had wanted from the time she had first felt Severus coming true. You'll get me out of here, love. I have faith in you, she thought across the dimension.
Severus half lay over a desk, tears drying unheeded on his face. You'll get me out of here, love. I have faith in you, resounded through his mind, starting tears anew.
Don't worry, love, everything will be fine, I promise. We're coming. Severus straightened up and, without a backwards glance, strode from the Potions Lab and back to his quarters to get ready for the day.
A/N: This has been a complete conglomeration of both my and my sister's writing talents and confused ideas. I make no apologies as the parts that she typed are hil-fucking-arious. She left this at the end of the section of her input, the random insaneness about 2 pages into the chapter, and I decided to leave it so you could enjoy her depraved little mind as much as I do. TATA!!!
B/N: Hiya Laur-Laur! This is just some crappity-crap that I put in 'cuz I was bored out of my mind. Allz you gotz ta do iz highlite and DELETE after you are done being pissed at me for touching The Greatest Fanfic In The Entire Universe. Yes, I was actually planning to put in some of the evil little smut ideas that are floating around in my head, 'cuz, between you and me, if I don't get rid of them soon, THEY WILL CONSUME ME! I WILL BE OBSESSED WITH SMUT AND YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BESTEST-BETA-PERSON-IN THE-WORLD! WAAAAAAAAHHH! Sniffle, well, g2g, need to go take a shower 'cuz (discretely smells self) I REEK! Love&Kisses: XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX! Bye!
B/N: Oooooh, do you know how evil you are?! Damn you! Damn you to Hell for all eternity! WHY in God's name would leave that in there?! What part of "between you and me" did you not understand?! Now everybody knows that I am obsessed with smut! What if somebody from my SCHOOL is reading this?! Oh, the humiliation and the pain and the- oh well, they all think I'm some kind of crack-whore already, so, what's a little more negative publicity. Oh! And I was only smelly 'cuz I had just gone to the gym for my workout (which pretty much consists of pretending that I know what I am doing on the machines while secretly watching all the hot Navy guys sweat! Sweeet!) Well, ahem anyways, or, it would be anyway, not anyways, 'cuz that is improper English..... Damnit! I'm supposed to be on Vaca! Get out of my head, God-forsaken-grammar! ......grumble..............D'oh!... breakfast awaits! TATA!!!
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