To all my faithful reviewers! I love you all. I hope to hit at least a hundred with this one. Now I want everyone to know that I welcome flames but I will always bite back. I am personally offended by one reviewer.
Maestra: Not only did you review my fiction anonymously so I couldn't flame you back, I have to say that I'm really rather offended by your review. I am a rocker and as such I don't appreciate you telling me that we have a lack in style. Just because it's different then yours doesn't make it grotesque or bad. If you think about it, there are three main genres of music in Amereican youth: Rap, Rock and Punk. They are all equally divided between eachother so I am sorry if you thought I was trying to stereotype ever American as a rocker. I am an American Rocker and I am damn proud to be one. Please think about what you say before you say it. It was rude and offensive. I could easily probably tell you that you're a prep and have no common decency for how other people feel. Rocker girls are not low class. They have just as much as anyone else. My character, given, is more of a wild child but I wanted to bring diversity into this fanfiction because it's just that, FANFICTION! I don't know how many times I have to put his into peoples heads that the point of fanfiction is to take another set of developed characters and put them into your own plots and scenarios. I don't care how you envision Harry Potter and I am positive that J.K. Rowling doesn't sit here and read these fanfictions. Until the day she comes out and says that she no longer wants fanfiction written about her characters then I will continue to write the fictions as I like. If you don't like it, it's real simple. DON'T READ IT!!!
To the other anonymous person that flamed me over the "overrated draco harry" thing. I believe your question is answered in this chapter. When Serena talked about being on stage is better then sex, it was a per se. A " so i've heard " type of thing. I'm sorry if I didn't clarify that. I hope you will continue to read and review.
ANN: You're the best and I love you. Any critiquing you have please feel free to give it to me.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter
The lyrics below are from " Everybody's Fool " by Evanescence
Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending
But now i know she
Never was and never will be
You don't know how you've betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled
Harry was startled out of sleep by feeling that someone was watching him. He sat bolt upright and slammed into the person sitting on his bed. She squeaked slightly in pain, and Harry reached for his glasses, putting them on quickly.
" Jesus Harry. Bad dream? " Serena's voice came through the darkness and Harry breathed a sigh of relief.
" Fuck, Serena. You scared the shit out of me. " Harry breathed. " What are you doing up here. "
" I wanted to see you. " Serena smiled, moving to lay next to Harry.
" You know that you could get us both in trouble for this. " Harry smiled, and pulled the blankets up over the two of them.
" I won't stay too long. I just needed someone to cuddle. I couldn't sleep. " Serena explained.
Harry smiled and kissed the top of the girls head warmly. " Alright. "
" There's something I wanted to talk to you about. I wanted to talk to you about Draco. " she said softly.
Harry stiffened slightly, automatically fearing the worst. " Alright. Go ahead. "
Serena buried her head in the nook between Harry's shoulder and neck and sighed softly. " I just wanted to tell you that I had a talk with Draco just a little while ago. I flooed into his common room and we talked about you. I told him that I wanted to be with you and to please not think that I had given him the wrong idea the first time around. I told him I just wanted to be friends. He was more then happy to hear that. I found out that he just wanted to be friends and that originally he asked me to partner with him so he could avoid Pansy Parkinson. It turns out he has a thing for this girl in another house. He wouldn't tell me who though. "
Harry let out a breath, relieved. " Good. I'm glad to hear that. "
" The thing is, I want to be friends with Draco. Can you deal with that? " she asked, looking up to him.
Harry smiled at his girlfriend and nodded. " Yes I can handle that. As long as he can stay civil towards me. "
" He will as long as you're civil towards him. " Serena replied.
" I will, I promise. " Harry nuzzled the girl and kissed her cheek gently. " You'd better get going, before we get caught. "
Serena kissed Harry lovingly and bid him goodnight before sneaking back to her common room. She felt so much lighter now that she had cleared things up with Harry and could still be friends with Draco and not have to worry. The only thought that weighed on her mind was what girl Draco liked. He had absolutely refused to tell her and she couldn't help her curiosity. Now she wanted to try and put the pieces together and figure out who the lucky girl was. She settled into bed that night, staring out the window and the full moon. She was glad that her bed was closest to the window. The moon gave her a sense of comfort in times when she felt confused or upset. Now it was here to share in her happiness.
The end of the week came all to quickly and Serena and Draco had just barely gotten their Aritmancy project done on time. Luckily, they scored and " O " on it and both teens were put at ease for that. Serena tried in vain that Friday afternoon to get Draco to spill who it was that he liked and it was to no avail. Serena found herself becoming irritated at Draco's sly smirks and comments. Finally, becoming frustrated she stormed away from him without a goodbye. She knew it was childish of her, but she really wanted to know. Maybe even more so because she wanted to help Draco get together with the object of his affection. She smiled faintly to herself at the thought. She let out a great sigh and made her way to the Great Hall for lunch. She joined Harry, Ron and Hermione and sat quietly, her thoughts brewing an idea to get Harry alone for awhile. She picked at her food, tuning the other's out.
" Serena. Hey! Earth to Serena! " Harry said, faintly irritated.
" Huh? " Serena looked up at him. " Oh sorry. I was thinking."
" That's obvious. I wanted to know if you could do me a favor this weekend. " Harry said.
" Sure what's that. "
" Well I'm kind of having trouble with this new Potions essay and I know you're pretty good at the subject. Do you mind helping me? " Harry's voice was sugar sweet with the request.
Serena laughed softly and ruffled his hair gently. " Of course I'll help you. Only after we have fun this weekend though. "
" What kind of fun? " Harry arched a brow.
Serena leaned into him and whispered. " I want to go to London this weekend. "
" What? " Harry said, surprised.
" You heard me. I want to go to London. I want to hit a club or someting. " Serena said, nonchalantly. " I know you've never been to one and I thought it would be a good experience for you. "
" Serena, do you have any idea what would happen if we got caught. We'd both be expelled. " Harry said
" Harry, love of mine. " Serena smiled mischieviously. " You forget who you're talking too. I am a master of mischeif and I have never gotten caught at anything. "
Harry couldn't help but smile. " I see. And how exactly are we going to get into any club. We're not eighteen. "
" That's where Damien and Mickey come in. You see, we all learned little tricks from eachother. They have a stash of blank ID cards, and they have a little trick they use to charm them. " Serena snapped her fingers casually. " Instant fake ID "
" You guys are unbelieveable. " Harry said, shaking his head with a small laugh.
" So are you game? " She asked, sitting on the edge of her seat.
Harry contemplated the pros and cons for a minute. It's not like he'd never left the castle before, but these circumstances were slightly different. After a few minutes he smiled to Serena.
" What the hell? If we get caught then we'll make something up I'm sure. " Harry kissed the girl lightly. This was a big risk and he knew it. That made it all the more exciting though.
The two teens planned to fly to London that night and stashing their broomsticks somewhere that no one would find them. They were to leave that night around ten from Harry's dorm window and be back in time for breakfast the next morning. They hoped no one would notice they were gone.
The music from the inside of the club pulsed methodically against the walls of the building. Harry could swear that the walls were moving in time with the beat. He and Serena had made it out of the castle with no problems at all, they were both quick witted enough to make up and excuse for their abscence. Once they had landed, Serena gave Harry his ID card and he was amazed to see his picture with an altered date of birth on it. He had to agree that it was one nice little trick of the trade. Serena was ecstatic as she tugged Harry along the sidewalk. She had dressed in another outfit that made Harry want to faint from pleasure and she had done equally as well in dressing him. Mickey had leant Harry some clothes for the night and now Harry was grateful for it.
" This is going to be so much fun. " Serena said, bouncing slightly. " And the best thing about England. There's no drinking age. "
Harry laughed softly, squeezing her hand slightly. This girl had no shame and Harry loved that. She wasn't afraid to take risks and do what she pleased. Harry had never had the oppurtunity to really experience this sort of thing. His childhood was spent mostly confined to a bedroom. Now he felt, that with Serena's help, he was starting to live. He was deafened a bit once they were inside the club by the rock music that poured through the room. There were hundreds of people inhabiting the place, all a mix of different people. Harry was in awe as the bouncer placed a flourescent green band around his wrist. He looked to Serena curiously.
" What's this for? " he asked, looking at the band.
" So we can buy drinks. " she said.
" How are we going to to do that. We don't have their currency. "
Serena smiled thoughtfull and reached into the cuff of her black stockings, complete with a bow on it, and pulled out a wad of British notes. " Did you think I came unprepared? "
" How'd you get that? " Harry asked.
" I've saved allowances and stuff over the year and traded it in just before I came to Hogwarts. I was hoping we'd get the chance to be here. " she explained.
" You're amazing. " Harry commented.
" No, just intelligent. " she teased.
Harry allowed Serena to drag him over to the bar by the wrist. She smiled at the bar tender and the people around them.
" What are you drinking? " she asked
" What? " Harry blinked. " Oh um...I don't know. Choose something for me. "
Serena smiled. " Alright. We'll start with something that's not to heavy. " She turned to the bartender and asked for two Smirnoff Ice. Harry of course had no idea what that was. He'd never drank before.
Serena paid for the drinks and handed one of the topless bottles to Harry. " Cheers. "
" Cheers. " Harry replied, clinking his bottle against hers. He took a swig of the drink and felt his insides almost turn to ice as he drank. He felt a pleasant tickling sensation when the liquid hit the back of his throat. He downed a third of the bottle in one go.
" Wow. Maybe you're not as amateur as I thought. " Serena teased, drinkign her own.
" I've never drank before. This is really good. " Harry smiled, looking the bottle over.
" It gets better. " Serena smiled. The beat changed and Evanescence's " Everybody's Fool " rang through the speakers and Serena bounced slightly. " Come on. We have to dance. "
She grabbed Harry's hand and pulled him onto the dance floor, she was not about to let him miss out on anything. He looked a little apprehensive and Serena gave him a light kiss in reassurance. She turned around so her back was to him and took hold of his hands, placing them on her hips.
" Just move with me. " she said, and thrust herself against him lightly in a provactive dance move. It took a minute for Harry to adjust but soon they were dancing in rhythm together.
Two hours later, the alcohol finally got to Harry and he laughed stupidly at anything that caught his eye. Serena was no better and she kissed him deeply, tasting the alcohol still on his lips. They only broke apart when one of the bouncers told them they were closing up soon. Serena rubbed her eyes, knowing full well that they were in no state to return to the castle just yet.
" Harry we need to sober up before going back. I saw a coffee shop not far from here. Let's go get some and chill for a while. " Serena said, standing and straigtening her skirt.
Harry nodded, stumbling slightly as he stood. He laughed at himself and leaned against Serena for support.
" I'm never letting you drink again. " she smiled, leading him out of the club and down the street towards the cafe. Thanking the gods it's open twenty-four hours, Serena found a table and sat Harry down on one side of the booth. She took the other side and ordered two coffees and toast. She's had many experiences where coffee and toast soaked up the alcohol enough to sober her.
" Did you have fun? " she asked, smiling.
" Of course. I want to do this more often. " Harry slurred slightly, resting his forehead on the table.
" Maybe when we graduate. " Serena said laughing. Harry nodded but did't lift his head from the table.
Their coffee and toast came and Serena encouraged Harry to finish them both off. She was not about to take him back to school utterly trashed. Four cups later, Harry and Serena both were sufficiently sober enough to fly back to school. They found their brooms and took to the air. It was only a two hour fly and they were back at school around five am. Once inside Harry's dorm, he gave Serena his invisibilty cloak to get back to her room. He kissed her goodnight and thanked her for the experience. She left and Harry crashed on his bed, his head still aching dully from all the liquor. He prayed that he would feel better in the morning. He didn't bother changing and crawled under the blankets, falling to sleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.