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Author's Note: The idea for this story came when I saw an action figure of Harry Potter called Extreme Quidditch... Many thanks to Veer for beta-work, inspiration, help with some of the dialogue (and the fun following attempts) and down right silly conversations!

Updating took a little longer because I was on holiday, but I am now back and will be updating (if Veer takes up her beta-ing of the next chapter as well) as usual, once a week! - Nat -

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Chapter 13

After Oliver's outburst, the Weasley boys looked very disappointed. Ginny however was grinning from ear to ear.

After a while she came to sit next to Harry and Draco on the couch. "Draco, because of all the excitement of the game and.......... other developments...", she phrased it carefully because her brothers were still listening, trying to determine who she was seeing, "I didn't have the chance to apologise for what I did that evening. Even though I had my reasons I shouldn't have done it the way I did. Especially after the way you've helped me." It was clear to see that it took great effort for her to apologise to Draco.

Draco nodded. "Apology accepted. I totally understand Gin." He had to grin when she didn't seem to believe him. "Honestly. What you said really made me think and has contributed to my coming over here and talking to Harry."

Right at that moment they heard Fred ask Oliver about the Extreme Quidditch team and if he had also thought of extra's, in case one of them couldn't play.

"Why do you think you might not be able to play?", Oliver asked him, surprised.

George and Fred shared a look. "Katie and Alicia have been looking at us in a strange way. They've been whispering a lot too. We don't trust them."

Draco burst out laughing. "Maybe you shouldn't."

Harry poked him in the ribs. "What do you mean?"

Draco tried to contain his laughter so that he might explain. "After all the stunts and pranks they've pulled on people, it's bound to come back to them, Harry. And what better way than from their own girls?"

It didn't take long to get Harry laughing too. The twins looked positively sour. "It's nice to hear you laugh again, Harry, mate, but we would've hoped not at our expense." They tried to look hurt. Nobody was buying it though............

Now that the date of the demonstration game was getting near, Hermione and Draco had decided that a meeting was in order to determine their revenge strategy. So, one night when Ron was over at The Burrow for practice Draco, Katie, Alicia, Remus and Fleur came to Ron and Hermione's house for their secret meeting. Draco had been slightly mocked and called a sissy because he didn't want the revenge to be too harsh. He had glared at them, Remus had chuckled and that had been that. While they'd been talking about possible ways of revenge, Hermione suddenly jumped up and walked to a one of the many bookcases in the living room. She was frantically leafing through a very thick book. She then looked up with shining eyes.

"I've found something that'll probably just be what we are looking for!", she said. "It's something that the Muggles use and call hypnosis, but that I can do with a spell. That way we can each adjust it to our needs and put it on our men ourselves." She was now smiling an evil smile. Draco hadn't seen her like this before and was pleasantly surprised.

"So, Hermione, what is it then? I'm rather curious.", he drawled.

"All right. I won't go into the technicalities. What the spell will do is this. We choose a word to work as a trigger. I was thinking of Quidditch, and it'll become clear why. When the person under the charm hears this word, it will trigger a certain response. The response can be an action, like have this person stand on his head, or a phrase. We can choose what we'll have them say!" The look she now had on her face, Draco did remember. She'd have that look whenever she had been dishing up facts that nobody else knew in classes at school. He couldn't help himself. He had to chuckle.

"I must say that I quite like it, Hermione. The word describing the very reason that we are here today, will be our help in getting some fun revenge....." He was now smiling.

Remus nodded. "Hermione, is it possible to have more than one trigger word?" He shared a look with Fleur, indicating that it was something they were both interested in.

"I think so. Why?", she asked.

"Fleur and I have been talking. We were not happy at all with the way Bill and Charlie acted towards Ginny when she was reporting on the England vs. Ireland game. Your men..", he pointed at Hermione, Katie and Alicia, "made Bill and Charlie do what they themselves couldn't do. Charlie wrote a letter to Ginny and Bill even went to see her. We want something done about that too."

Fleur nodded. "Yes, and I 'ave a wonderful idea too. 'Ow about we 'ave as a trigger word "sister"?" She looked at Remus who nodded with a smile on his face. "And when they hear this word, they will say "We will never interfere with our sister's lovelife again."

Now everybody in the room was laughing. "A very good plan Fleur.", Hermione said. "I'll look into it. I've also just thought, that maybe a charm could be worked into it so that when they do say these phrases the volume of their voice is automatically raised."

Katie and Alicia had been listening and the smiles on their faces kept on getting broader and broader. "Hermione, you are a genius! Ron is lucky to have you", Katie said, admiration audible in her voice. Hermione blushed.

"Well, the thing is, I agree with Draco. I don't want them bodily hurt or anything, especially Harry, but they do have to learn that we won't stand for being left in the dark. This was my weapon of choice, so to speak. But thank you. Coming from you, that means a lot!", she said.

"Huh?", Alicia said, "What do you mean, coming from us?"

"Oh, come on, surely you understand?", Draco cut in. "You are with the twins! Those two have more pranks and payback methods in their little fingers than us combined! I must say that I was very impressed with what you two came up with when we were all just very angry." He smiled at the recollection. "It was all very creative! So, I suggest you two think of something equally creative to have those two say!"

Their faces lit up at that thought and Draco thought he couldn't wait until Anniversary Day.

In the end they agreed to let Hermione work on the spell and prepare it so that they then only had to insert the trigger word and the desired phrase. Hermione did have the presence of mind to suggest they meet again, so that they could try out the spells. That way, if there would be problems with it, there would be enough time to fix it. They all agreed to owl to determine a date. In the weeks to come it was harder and harder to not laugh or smile when looking at their partners.

Draco thought back to the talk they'd had after they had come home from The Burrow. Draco had been afraid to bring it up, seeing as how things were from the moment they had been back at the flat together. Harry had been more open to him about his feelings regarding his job and the fact that Draco was away for business so often.

"It made me feel like you didn't care to have me with you when you were away on business, Dray.", Harry had admitted after Draco had pushed him to tell him how he really felt. "Like it was only all right for me to be there when you come home, often late from your work, and not to ask too many questions. I'd loved to have been able to go with you. Like when you went to Ireland, for instance. I've always wanted to travel. When I was younger I never went anywhere because the Dursleys never took me, and when I could we had to fight in the war. When you and I got together I thought that maybe we could go as a couple but that didn't work out either... I guess I should've talked to you about this sooner, Dray, but it was very hard to bring up."

Draco had been listening and suddenly understood where their real trouble lay.

"I understand. I never really found a way to talk to you about what happened to me when I brought you to the hospital and watched you be in that coma for those weeks. It was hard for me to bring it up to you, so I just made it clear what I didn't want you to do or what I didn't want happening to you."

"Do you think you could talk to me about it now?", Harry had asked him.

"It's hard, Harry, but I'll try."He had needed to take a deep breath, Draco remembered. "I was fighting the Death Eaters with Blaise and Weasley when we heard a loud explosion. It came from a different direction than where we knew fights to be going on, so it startled us. Then I saw all these colours emerging into the sky, and suddenly I knew it was you taking on Voldemort. We couldn't get away, so we just tried to fight them all harder, to finish it off sooner. Then, when that had happened, a second explosion could be heard. We all ran over there as fast as we could. When we got there, all I saw was you lying there, blood on your clothes and a heep of robes, I gathered they were his?" Harry had nodded, listening to him wide-eyed.

"Right. That's all I knew of the place where we found you. All I did afterwards was focus on you. I fought Weasley off quite harshly, by the way, and I must have checked you over at least twice just to be sure you were still breathing. I then picked you up and apparated us to St. Mungo's. I lost it when the doctor in charge told me you were in a coma and we'd need to wait for you to find your way back. It was the first and hopefully the last time I burst out in tears in public! If I hadn't felt so distraught I'd have felt completely humiliated."

Harry had given him a sweet soft smile and his eyes had gone soft too.

"Then, to make matters worse, the doctor wanted me out of the room because they needed to examine you and you needed your rest. I don't remember what I said to him, but I guess for once my Malfoy side played up. Anyway, in the end, they let me stay and never asked me to leave again... Molly and Arthur were there too, nearly everyday they came over to check up on you. When they were there I tried to get some sleep, because they were the only ones I felt I could trust you with. It's stupid, I know."He had smiled himself, then. "By the end the doctors told us you were on your way back, I was far gone. Not only from lack of sleep, but also from the realisation that I could've lost you that day, before we had started our lives together. You remember, we had been talking about moving in together after dating for almost two years. I saw it slipping away and........."He had shuddered and then felt Harry's strong arms around him, holding him and stroking his back.

"So, that's why you were so intent of keeping me from getting hurt again. But the doctors told you I was fine with no lasting effects, right?", Harry had asked him. Draco had nodded.

"I must admit that I guessed as much, but not what you've just told me. Molly explained some of these things to me when I was staying there, but I thank you for telling all of it to me now, Dray." He'd kissed him softly on his cheeks.

"Now it's time for my story, I think? You see, I knew that I had been hurt badly when I woke up and saw the entire Weasley family at my bed. I missed you there, but Molly said something to me about you being there the entire time and gone home to get the sleep you desperately needed."Draco had nodded and said "Arthur had to hex me to get me there, but in the end I was asleep in my bed."

"When I saw you when you came to pick me up, I saw how you looked and I decided that I never wanted to see you like that again. So, when I got my registration forms for Auror Training, I saw your face as you saw the papers. It reminded me so much of how you looked that day at the hospital and I really didn't want you to go through that again. I contacted the recruiting officer and explained that I'd rather have a desk job. Being who I was, they were happy to oblige me. The same, but to a lesser extent, was what happened with me travelling on my own. I just wanted you happy and not concerned, Dray."

After these admissions, they had sat there, in silence. Then Draco spoke. "Is that why you lied to me about Extreme Quidditch, Harry? Because you were afraid of how I'd take it?"

"Well, what I told you that day at The Burrow was the truth, Dray. I at first only wanted to help Oliver set up the rules. But when we needed to test these new rules, I didn't hesitate. It felt so good to be on that broom again. And I had played Quidditch there before, when Bill and Charlie were visiting The Burrow, that I thought that there wouldn't be any harm in it. But, as these things usually do, things went much further than I had planned. And then you walked in on one of our practice games. I know I should've talked to you before I even started to play."

"Hmm, yes we both now how that ended up. But I do want to stop this from ever happening again Harry.", Dray had said while taking Harry's hand in his. "So, do you think you might be able to get into Auror training, after all? Don't their programs start every so many months?" It had been a pleasure to see Harry look gobsmacked. All he'd uttered was "Dray?" And when he'd nodded, he had an armful of a very happy Harry.

"Don't worry, Harry, I'll get used to it. I may not like it and give you a hard time over it, but I will get used to it.", Draco had whispered. "But I want you to promise me a couple of things, though. Please, no more lying. I'd rather know than find out later.... And also, please tell me if there are things you are not liking or not comfortable with in our relationship?" Harry had taken his face in his hands and looked him deep in his eyes. "I promise", he'd whispered back before giving him a kiss that almost knocked him out.

Things had been better after that talk, Draco mused. Harry had contacted the recruiting officer and asked him if it were possible for him to start with the next round of Auror training. They had been very happy to have him and he would be starting in 2 months. Draco had been in a foul mood when he'd found out about that but as promised he didn't complain to Harry. Thankfully he had been at his office and he had been slamming doors all day long. He wondered if his colleagues would be giving him a hard time when he went to the office again as he hadn't been exactly nice to them. He already knew he'd be taking a trip to Rome after Anniversary Day and had decided to take Harry with him. Harry didn't know about it yet, he was keeping it as a surprise..

Where most of the couples had now ventured into calmer waters, both Oliver and Ginny were getting more and more nervous. One night, Draco and Harry found Ginny at their door, looking not like herself.

"What's the matter Ginny?", Harry asked. "Are you nervous about the game?" He thought it best to just dive in. They did tend to cut to the heart of the problem faster that way.

"No, there's nothing to worry about when it comes to the game!", Ginny said. "It's those idiot brothers of mine that are freaking me out!"

"What have they done this time?", Draco asked as he walked in carrying tea cups. He put one in front of Ginny who sat in one of their comfortable chairs, and then walked on to the small couch where Harry sat. After putting down their cups, he sat down and pulled Harry in his lap. "Go on, Gin, get on with it." He had to smile.

"They just keep on asking me these questions about the guy I've been seeing. You know, after I told them that Oliver helped me out when Paolo was being so persistent. I know I said that I am now actually seeing someone and they just won't leave it alone! I'm running out of evasive answers guys!" She gulped down tea to calm herself. She reminded herself that Draco and Harry were on her side in this matter and had helped her out many times already.

Draco was stroking Harry's hair and was thinking about the best way to go about it. An idea entered his mind. "Then don't give them any more evasive answers!", he said to her.

"Huh?" Ginny clearly wasn't catching on.

"Don't give them evasive answers anymore, except his name but you weren't going to give them that one anyway as you want to do that after the game. Give them answers as accurate as you can, but don't forget to have some fun with it!", Draco said with eyes shining for fun.

Ginny was silent for a while, thinking it over. She then smiled broadly. "Bloody brilliant! I will do that............. But wait, aren't you two invited over for diner tomorrow?"

Harry and Draco nodded. In fact, they had been invited over for diner quite a lot lately. Clearly Arthur and Molly were telling them that they were happy to have them back together again.

Ginny grinned. "Great! You can witness me being honest with them. Oliver is invited too, by the way. Mum said something about him living alone and needing the influence of a family regularly. It was such a good idea of yours Harry, to get Mum and Dad involved as well!"

Harry grinned too. "Yeah. I remember when you and Brandon broke up because of what they did, that Molly said that she'd love to get even with them. I figured this was the perfect time!"

They talked for a while and then Ginny apparated to her own home. After she left Draco decided that that was the perfect time to start a snogging session. Harry of course didn't argue and flung himself wholeheartedly into the snogging. Much to their mutual annoyment they got a floo-call from the twins.

"Oi, you two, stop the liplock for a second!", George said cheerfully. He received a Malfoy glare in its full glory. "Look, we're sorry but we absolutely need to talk to you! Can we come in?"

Draco sighed deeply. "After this Anniversary Day is over I'm installing a device to tell us if there's a Weasley near." Harry just kissed him. "Oh all right, come in!" He gently put Harry out of his lap and walked muttering to the kitchen to start some tea.

"So guys, what made you come over and interrupt a perfectly well going snogging session?", Harry wanted to know.

The twins took a good long look. His clothes were in disarray, his glasses stood slightly lopsided on his nose and his hair was in an even bigger mess than usual. But he looked utterly content and was starting to look annoyed when they didn't answer right away.

"It's Ginny, Harry. And this guy she's been seeing.", Fred said.

"Don't tell my that you finally have figured out who he is?', Draco drawled as he walked in with cups of tea for the second time that evening.

"Hell, no and that's the problem!", George sighed. "Whenever we ask her questions about him, she's being all evasive and gets angry."

"And that couldn't have anything to do with the fact that you've been grilling her about it every time you see her?", Draco asked them while pulling Harry back into his lap.

"We figured she would've let something slip by now, but she hasn't. We can't stand it anymore, we have to know who he is!". Fred sounded determined.

"It looks like she has decided not to let you find out so easily.", Harry said. "And why precisely are you here?" Harry, of course, had a very strong hunch as to why they had come to see him. He hadn't forgotten that morning at The Burrow when George and Fred had told him they had found out that Ginny had been seeing someone. He wasn't about to tell them and decided to help Ginny some more.

"Has she told you anything?", Fred now asked while sipping his tea.

"Well, she has told me that he makes her happy and that he lets her set the pace in the relationship. And she has told me that, because you guys haven't interfered, she feels like she actually has a chance to have a real deep relationship." Draco's arms tightened around Harry as he tried not to smirk at the twins. "She usually comes over after they have been on a date and she then tells us what they've done and how she feels about it."

"And how does she feel about it?", George pressed.

"She's practically floating.", Harry said, and took one of Draco's hands in his own. "She hasn't told me much else either, because she didn't want me to let anything slip in case you decided to try to find out who he is through me."

The twins looked at each other. Draco whispered in Harry's ear "You're good! Next time we meet that Sorting Hat I'm going to have a nice long talk with it about why he didn't put you in Slytherin despite your request not to." Harry merely grinned.

The twins tried some more but Harry didn't tell them anything he hadn't already. They had then tried to get Draco to talk, but he had ended that by simply saying "Everything he knows I know and vice versa. There really is no use in grilling me too." And had given them such an innocent smile that they hadn't trusted him the rest of the time they were at the flat.

By the time they left it was time to go to bed. Harry and Draco couldn't wait for diner the next evening at The Burrow.

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