The Christmas holidays came way too early for Harry. Not only did he have
the pressure of the Ministry subtly breathing down his neck, his biggest
fear was merely a week away.
Spending three weeks at Malfoy Manor.
Harry shuddered but continued pondering in silence. It was bugging Draco, which is why he continued. Draco had been acting excitedly for far too long, dragging Harry out looking for new robes, Christmas gifts, even puppies!
Christmas gifts that didn't move he could handle, but when Draco had started talking about getting Skyler a puppy or a kitten, Harry had just had to draw the line.
A puppy, indeed. Harry snorted, and suddenly he had the attention of a very handsome blonde looking his way,
"You snorted." Draco announced, looking disgusted.
"So?" Harry replied, trying to keep a straight face (Draco's disgusted look was rather amusing).
Draco glared some, but got bored and continued reading his book, until he was again disturbed by a large package hitting him square in the back of the head.
"Fuck," he hissed, picking up the parcel and rubbing the back of his head tenderly. "You need a new bird, not one that hates me," he spat, picking the box up as if to throw it at an old Hedwig. Harry scowled.
Hedwig very possibly tried to aim for Harry's shoulder, but ended up behind the couch. Harry cringed. Draco chuckled.
"She likes you. Okay, no, she really doesn't. I respect you too much to lie to you," Harry confessed, helping his very flustered bird back into her cage. Draco pouted and started fiddling with the package.
He tipped it over and pulled at the brown paper. It came off and what was first mistaken for a box, was actually about 1,000 pieces of paper piled into a stack.
"What's that?" Harry inquired, craning his neck to try and see that object. He heard Draco laugh and walked over.
"It's Skyler's Christmas wish list." Harry laughed nervously, picking up some of the paper.
"A PONY?!" Harry yelped loudly, shooting a worried glance at Draco.
"Oh, Harry, calm down," Draco drawled, flipping through. "She gets better later, see?" He gestured to something on the thirteenth page. "A Ferrari."
"Why does she want a car?" Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Just what I was thinking. She has a perfectly good muggle bike," Draco started.
"I meant, dearest," Harry laughed, "she's eleven, she can't drive."
Draco looked blankly at Harry. "She can't what?" he asked, genuinely confused. This made Harry laugh harder. He leaned in to kiss his husband. Just as Draco's hand touched the back of Harry's neck, he pulled away.
"I believe we have some shopping to do." and with that, Harry's wand was raised and he Apparated away. Draco 'hmph'd' and followed suit.
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When in Diagon Ally, Draco cursed loudly. Harry was nowhere to be seen. Draco looked for a while, but soon gave up and wandered towards the bookstore. On his way there, he almost bumped into a red headed woman.
"Draco!" she yelped, just as he went to step on her.
"Sorry." Draco said, his attention focused on something else. Just then his head snapped around to where the girl stood, looking evilly at him, "Ginny." Ginny Creevey glared at him. He shook it off and said goodbye, completely ignoring the child that stood beside her.
"Bastard," she growled under her breath.
"I heard that," Draco spat, managing to catch a glimpse of her before she scampered off into the crowd.
Draco walked into the bookstore and walked towards the stairs, heading to where the not-so-noble books where kept. As he reached the top, a smile crossed his lips as a familiar black-haired man stood there, his head buried in a book,
"So this is where you disappeared too." Draco breathed. Harry sucked in a breath as he felt Draco's hands on his waist. He melted against his husband for a second, then tensed and pulled his wand out. Draco yelped as his vision went blurry. He could barely see Harry running down the stairs.
Draco made a low growling sound, before leaning against the bookcase behind him and waiting for the spell to wear off, or Harry to come back, whichever happened first.
Harry ran back up the stairs, a gift wrapped parcel in his cauldron and a very upset Draco in front of him,
"Sorry, baby." he smiled, removing the spell. As soon as Draco's eyes focused again, he sent Harry a death glare.
Harry gulped and crept towards Draco. Placing his cauldron on the single chair next to him, Harry rested his arms on his husband's shoulders.
He moved forwards, his lips coming closer to Draco's, but Draco turned his head, causing Harry's lips to crash into his cheek. Harry shook his head. Then grabbed the cauldron and Apparated away.
Draco swore under his breath, ignoring the hard-on that he had from Harry being up against him. He stormed off out of the store, in a way that only a Malfoy could.
A way that made all other wizards and witches move aside and let him pass without comment.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE!!
I would just like to dedicate this chapter in memory to my best friends sister who died in hospital late last night as the result of an overdose.
All my thoughts are with you Lisa, you are missed already.
To the reviewers, thank you and my apologies that I didn't update over xmas, a busy time you know? So I give you this chapter, on the last day of 2002! Have a great night everybody and I'll see you all in the new year!!!!
- Akasha xxxxxxxxxxxx
Spending three weeks at Malfoy Manor.
Harry shuddered but continued pondering in silence. It was bugging Draco, which is why he continued. Draco had been acting excitedly for far too long, dragging Harry out looking for new robes, Christmas gifts, even puppies!
Christmas gifts that didn't move he could handle, but when Draco had started talking about getting Skyler a puppy or a kitten, Harry had just had to draw the line.
A puppy, indeed. Harry snorted, and suddenly he had the attention of a very handsome blonde looking his way,
"You snorted." Draco announced, looking disgusted.
"So?" Harry replied, trying to keep a straight face (Draco's disgusted look was rather amusing).
Draco glared some, but got bored and continued reading his book, until he was again disturbed by a large package hitting him square in the back of the head.
"Fuck," he hissed, picking up the parcel and rubbing the back of his head tenderly. "You need a new bird, not one that hates me," he spat, picking the box up as if to throw it at an old Hedwig. Harry scowled.
Hedwig very possibly tried to aim for Harry's shoulder, but ended up behind the couch. Harry cringed. Draco chuckled.
"She likes you. Okay, no, she really doesn't. I respect you too much to lie to you," Harry confessed, helping his very flustered bird back into her cage. Draco pouted and started fiddling with the package.
He tipped it over and pulled at the brown paper. It came off and what was first mistaken for a box, was actually about 1,000 pieces of paper piled into a stack.
"What's that?" Harry inquired, craning his neck to try and see that object. He heard Draco laugh and walked over.
"It's Skyler's Christmas wish list." Harry laughed nervously, picking up some of the paper.
"A PONY?!" Harry yelped loudly, shooting a worried glance at Draco.
"Oh, Harry, calm down," Draco drawled, flipping through. "She gets better later, see?" He gestured to something on the thirteenth page. "A Ferrari."
"Why does she want a car?" Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Just what I was thinking. She has a perfectly good muggle bike," Draco started.
"I meant, dearest," Harry laughed, "she's eleven, she can't drive."
Draco looked blankly at Harry. "She can't what?" he asked, genuinely confused. This made Harry laugh harder. He leaned in to kiss his husband. Just as Draco's hand touched the back of Harry's neck, he pulled away.
"I believe we have some shopping to do." and with that, Harry's wand was raised and he Apparated away. Draco 'hmph'd' and followed suit.
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When in Diagon Ally, Draco cursed loudly. Harry was nowhere to be seen. Draco looked for a while, but soon gave up and wandered towards the bookstore. On his way there, he almost bumped into a red headed woman.
"Draco!" she yelped, just as he went to step on her.
"Sorry." Draco said, his attention focused on something else. Just then his head snapped around to where the girl stood, looking evilly at him, "Ginny." Ginny Creevey glared at him. He shook it off and said goodbye, completely ignoring the child that stood beside her.
"Bastard," she growled under her breath.
"I heard that," Draco spat, managing to catch a glimpse of her before she scampered off into the crowd.
Draco walked into the bookstore and walked towards the stairs, heading to where the not-so-noble books where kept. As he reached the top, a smile crossed his lips as a familiar black-haired man stood there, his head buried in a book,
"So this is where you disappeared too." Draco breathed. Harry sucked in a breath as he felt Draco's hands on his waist. He melted against his husband for a second, then tensed and pulled his wand out. Draco yelped as his vision went blurry. He could barely see Harry running down the stairs.
Draco made a low growling sound, before leaning against the bookcase behind him and waiting for the spell to wear off, or Harry to come back, whichever happened first.
Harry ran back up the stairs, a gift wrapped parcel in his cauldron and a very upset Draco in front of him,
"Sorry, baby." he smiled, removing the spell. As soon as Draco's eyes focused again, he sent Harry a death glare.
Harry gulped and crept towards Draco. Placing his cauldron on the single chair next to him, Harry rested his arms on his husband's shoulders.
He moved forwards, his lips coming closer to Draco's, but Draco turned his head, causing Harry's lips to crash into his cheek. Harry shook his head. Then grabbed the cauldron and Apparated away.
Draco swore under his breath, ignoring the hard-on that he had from Harry being up against him. He stormed off out of the store, in a way that only a Malfoy could.
A way that made all other wizards and witches move aside and let him pass without comment.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE!!
I would just like to dedicate this chapter in memory to my best friends sister who died in hospital late last night as the result of an overdose.
All my thoughts are with you Lisa, you are missed already.
To the reviewers, thank you and my apologies that I didn't update over xmas, a busy time you know? So I give you this chapter, on the last day of 2002! Have a great night everybody and I'll see you all in the new year!!!!
- Akasha xxxxxxxxxxxx