The Ten Plagues of Malfoy

Chapter 10 The Plague of Darkness

A/N I am actually really surprised at the sheer number of reviews I have for this fic, it took about 25 chapters before my other one really took off, I must really have hit off with a winner this time.

Now today Harry has a meeting with Dumbly-dorr and then he gets his present, ooh this is the 2nd best chapter, the next one if my favourite even though Harry is as cheesy as anything.

"The darkness of the unmoving (and immature) mind."

"Mr Potter, how nice of you to join me this afternoon. I am sorry that you have to miss Defence Against the Dark Arts but this is a rather important matter."

"Really Professor, I know that you have always looked out for me and everything but I think that I might be old enough to look after myself now."

"I know Harry, I know. I have heard rumours running through the school about your sleeping preferences, anywhere except Gryffindor Tower it seems." Harry blushed but held his gaze with the Headmaster.

"Yes, sir I would never sleep with any of my friends."

"No, but that seems to be a totally different case when it comes to your foes."

"Sir?" Harry asked blankly.

"I have heard tell of a blooming friendship between you and Mr Malfoy. Now usually I would encourage interhouse friendships but I think that you might be testing the thin ice a bit, if you'll pardon the expression."

"What do you mean Professor?"

"I mean that it may not be the best idea to become too friendly with the young Malfoy."

"Just because you don't like Lucius it's not my problem. I remember that you told me once that I could be friends with who I want, and to stick up for myself no matter what the circumstances."

"Yes, yes I know my dear boy, my sayings always do seem to come back and haunt me. You may do as you like but I doubt that your parents would approve and I certainly do not. However you may act as you will and I will certainly take a back seat if the aforementioned friendship breaks down. It is all entirely upon your own head Harry."

"It usually is anyway Professor, is there anything else?"

"Yes actually, I would just like to say that death, when it approaches ought not to take one by surprise."

"Is that all Sir?"

"Yes, you may be excused from class if you wish but feel free to return, I am sure that Professor Snape will not mind. Take a sherbet lemon for the road." Harry remembered that his favourite subject had been ruined by Snape as he took the sherbet lemon, he only taught 6th and 7th year DADA as well as Potions, but that was for everyone. Harry didn't bother to go back to the lesson and instead caught up on some well needed thinking.

After a couple of hours Harry realised that what Dumbledore had said was likely to affect his decision tomorrow, about whether he should let Draco closer or not. He was now franticly worried as he paced back and forth over the same bit of carpet. He knew that it would be no help but he still carried on. What he decided would have to be final, no going back on it and it would have to be the choice that would make him happiest. He really didn't know either way.

Eventually Hermione and Ron came to find him when class ended and gave him the notes to copy, that also wanted to know what Dumbledore had wanted. Harry fed them a pack of lies about him having any more dreams about Voldemort, and possibly having thought of a way to kill him. Ron was all for it but Hermione could tell that he was lying and Harry knew by the look on her face she wanted to see him alone, very soon.

"Hey Ron, why don't you take Quidditch practice tonight, I have all of these notes to copy up."

"Sure thing Harry." Ron eyes sparkled as he raced away to change.

"What did Dumbledore really want?"

"Gave me a lecture about Draco, how it would all be on my own head. Honestly you would think that I hadn't already realised that."

"He didn't say that he would disown you did he?"

"Not quite but he doesn't want me to be friends with Draco."

"That doesn't affect your decision does it?"

"I don't know, but I am going to tell him a day early if I can."

"Good idea, try and do it in front of Dumbledore and make a huge scene. Oh Draco gave me this for you. He seemed to know that you had told me." Harry accepted the proffered scroll and scanned it quickly.

"I never told him, he must think that you're trustworthy enough not to look at the message."

"Of course I am trustworthy, honestly Harry. So what does it say?"

"You will find out someday." Harry said as he threw the scroll into the flickering flames of his fire. The colours seemed to match the décor of the room, much to his delight. He was also sure that Draco had charmed his fire to have green and silver flames rather than the average red and yellow ones.

After Harry had patrolled the school he had taken some house points from the students snogging in the Astronomy Tower, ushered them away and then sat down to wait for Draco. The message had told Harry to be up the tower around sunset, 7pm Harry thought it had said. Well as he glanced at his watch he saw that it was nearing the hour and he wondered in anticipation what the present would be. It turned out that he didn't have to wait very long, Draco swung the door open and strolled onto the roof space casually.

"Evening Harry."

"Draco, why have you brought me here?"

"Don't you appreciate the beauty of the sun setting behind the lovely clouds and trees?"

"Not usually, but I'm sure that I can manage for one night."

"Not usually? Honestly, if you're going to be my friend then you will have to learn to appreciate the finer things in life. The things that people take for granted nowadays but in our ancestors times they were things that they relied on. Only 400 years ago they still had to use the sun to tell the time. I believe that it was Galileo the great wizard that invented the sundial, either that or it was Ptolemy."

"Galileo and Ptolemy were wizards?"

"Oh yes, most of the great scientists were, how else do you think that they came up with half of their inventions. The only real muggle was Isaac Newton, but he didn't do anything that important."

"That important, the man practically invented the whole of physics. I mean there were others, like Einstein but come on."

"Physics is not important to the state of the world, it's on a par with DADA."

"Is this a scam to get me pissed off, because if it is it is working extremely well."

"No it's not, but I have my own beliefs."

"And so does Dumbledore." Harry muttered quietly.

"Pardon?"

"Never mind."

"Right then, now how about a present?" Draco asked trying to cheer Harry up.

"If you insist."

"Well it's not actually a present, more of a free pass. A free pass to do anything you like to my lips. It will only work for an hour though."

"Sure thing." Harry leapt onto Draco and proceeded to kiss him senseless.

A/N Wow, now we just have one last present, and then Harry has to choose ooh, I know what happens and you don't hahahaha!!!!!

Erm, Dumbledore's mind is infantile and extremely fixed on his opinions. Well in my opinion anyway.

I'm evil aren't I? Maybe I won't update until after the summer holidays. No that would be too evil, how about in 2 minutes? No you can have another couple of days to kill me or persuade me to load the chapter. It won't be the last. Chapter 13 will be, and then I have left it open for if you want me to write a sequel.

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