Title: Nella Fantasia

Author: Gia

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Website: www . geocities . com / fantasia UNDERSCORE nella /

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Harry/Draco, Hermione/Ron

Time: 5th Year

Summary: During the first day of Potions Class, Draco refuses to take a Blinding Potion, insisting that Harry do it instead. For reasons of his own, Snape will not allow this and even threatens to take away house points. So, in retaliation, Draco improvised. He drank the potion but did not swallow. Instead, he kissed Harry Potter.

Disclaimer: I own not a thing.

Author Notes: Long chapters are coming! XD Are you all excited to see Moony and Padfoot finally making an entrance? I sure am. Confusion will definitely ensue. XD And I can almost guarantee odd moments and positions that certain persons may be caught in… ahahahaha! I do seem to have this new fetish for writing misunderstood situations.. I'm working on not overdoing that but it's a hard habit to get out of.. XD

Guide to the story -

DAYS: The duration of Harry's blindness will be 44 days. Not every single day will be written out, instead, it may skip a week or a couple of days. All in consecutive order!

This is to Anonymous, who wrote: "Yes, it is really stupid. Why? Because Harry Potter is the sole hope for the wizarding world. Even if the antidote was nearly impossible to create, THEY WOULD DO IT! Completely unrealistic premise for a fanfic, which renders the entire fic idiotic."

Response: This is the first time I've received a flame, so I'll keep it short and to the point. I did ask for feedback, and I don't hold any ill will towards you for giving your opinion. I'm obviously going to address your comments.

I did mention that the ingredients needed to make the antidote are next to impossible to obtain. Harry Potter is a symbol for the Wizarding World, not their only hope. Taking into account that this occurs during 5th year, the events of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" are irrelevant to the story. Suffice to say, this fanfic would be considered an AU. There is no prophecy stating that Harry alone must defeat Voldemort.

I am not denying that Harry will be the one to defeat the dark lord, I am just saying that there is no fool proof evidence of this pre-destined action to occur in this story.

Yes, I agree with you. They would do it, if perhaps this was Harry's 7th year and the final showdown with Voldemort were to occur. Even Albus Dumbledore cannot show such blatant preferential treatment to hunt down for an egg that comes from an extinct race, all for the sake of a temporary blind condition. Not to mention the fact that searching down for an object that hasn't been seen in over a century would be futile because by the time they would have found it, Harry would no longer be blind.

And regardless if Albus Dumbledore could, this would provide the Ministry and/or media the chance to slander Harry's name. Favoritism at a prestigious school, egotism of the Boy-Who-Lived, you name it. I am speaking of this as if it is real, since you are tackling the realistic aspects of my story, so I am doing you a favor.

However, your claim that the reasons of Harry's blindness render this fanfic idiotic seems completely unfounded. After reading my explanation and it still poses an unrealistic foundation for the story… then there is nothing I will do further to elaborate. I believe the keyword in this site is: fiction. A literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact or a deliberately false or improbable account. You can quote me on that, as I have taken the definition from FFNET itself.

Based on these facts, I would think you could give this story the benefit of the doubt and see how I continue with the plot. Again, if it remains unrealistic. Then you will obviously no longer continue reading. Not much of a loss, really. Although it did give me a chance to detail the reasons behind this fanfic.

Day 18

Draco again found, to his satisfaction, that he woke up with a smile. Whether or not this was going to become a habit or not had yet to be proved. Although the reasons to his good mood hadn't pertained to an annoying Korean boy in which he wanted to flay alive. No, it dealt with a certain English boy that he had the opportunity of snogging.

Draco grinned, stretching elegantly, and swung his feet over his bed to stand up.

Draco had exacted much deserved revenge on a falling-prone, blind and quite Gryffindorish boy by the name of Harry Potter. He didn't head immediately to the bathroom; instead he admired his glowing face in the mirror.

"You look lovely today, dearie." the mirror simpered.

"Naturally." Draco tossed back, grinning roguishly into his reflection.

Before Draco could do anymore admiring, there was a tapping at his window. A school owl was there, a small note attached to it. Draco quickly walked towards the window and allowed the owl in. It became clear that there was no reply to be expected because the owl immediately flew away after the note was unfastened. Draco looked curiously at the parchment and unfolded it. There was a message written in neat handwriting on it. He frowned at the signature and left it on his bedside table. 'So, Jun Li wants to have practice on the grounds after classes. I do not want to deal with him. He's spoiling my morning…'

He backtracked to his bedside table to pick up his wand. He smiled wider, momentarily forgetting Jun's note, as he faced the direction of Harry's bathroom and pointed his wand. The simple charm was proving to be one of Draco's favorites, and he felt like putting just a bit more power behind this charm for today. He quickly walked inside his bathroom, turning on the faucet before stepping back out. Harry's morning patterns were painfully predictable, so much so that Draco could count down when Harry would wake up, take a ridiculous amount of time stretching, pad towards the bathroom but do nothing until he heard Draco turn on his own faucet.

Draco was only aware of that last fact because Harry would always arrive in the main room late. He had politely asked Harry why, ("'No amount of grooming--"), and Harry had actually replied that he still thought Draco was the cause of the moving and snapping toilet.

He leaned back against the doorway, patiently waiting. 'Three… two… one!'

THUD!

Draco grinned, glancing in the direction he knew Harry was at.

-- SNAP!

"AAARRGGHHHH!"

Draco couldn't help but wince in sympathy at the pained yell, and felt slightly guilty about it. 'Make it up to him..' His conscience whispered.

Draco considered this action whilst cleaning himself up. 'I could', Draco mused, drying his hands on a fluffy towel, 'but I doubt stopping my charms on his toilet will be any good. I could always provide a cream for the soreness…'

Draco flushed at the thought, an interesting scenario popping into his mind…

…It was already night, but Draco couldn't sleep. He slowly walked towards the main room, incanting a fire charm to get the fireplace going. He rested against the couch, staring into the fire, letting the silence relax him.

He would've probably fallen asleep but Harry Potter would make an entrance. And he looked pissed.

"Draco!" the angry green-eyed boy would hiss sexily, "I can't even go to the loo at night because of your damnable yet superb and amazing charm skills hexed the toilet!"

Now although Harry was angry with him, he was still coherent enough to praise his magical prowess. Suitable homage, of course, which made Draco pleased.

"And why would you complain to me, Harry?" Draco would purr, rolling the other's name off his tongue.

"Because I want you to stop casting those spells! Because I don't want to walk around rubbing my arse where everyone can see me! Because--"

Draco chose to ignore the rest of Harry's ramblings, using this time to take in the boy's appearance. His frighteningly normal sleeping clothes, his hair in even more disarray, and his green eyes open to the world, no longer covered by glasses. Harry's mention of 'rubbing his arse' was an enticing one, and an act that Draco daily enjoyed everyday. It just happened to be a bonus that everyone else noticed and was speculating on Harry's nightly, and quite possibly morning activities.

"--I WANT YOU TO STOP!"

Draco raised an eyebrow at Harry, smiling to see that Harry was already panting from having yelled without taking a breath. "I could help, if you asked nicely."

"Really?" Harry would ask, his anger vanishing like a wisp, and his entire body focused on acknowledging Draco's supreme presence.

And magically, Draco would pull out an all purpose soothing cream. He'd beckon the now shy Harry over, yanking him roughly so that the boy would be sprawled over him. With some quick rearranging, Harry's delectable arse would be in his near vicinity.

Humming his appreciation, Draco would slowly pull the waistband of his soft, cotton pants down and…

"--MALFOY? What's taking you so long? We're going to be late for Charms, because we've already missed breakfast!"

Draco's head shot up, and he looked around the bathroom for a moment in confusion. 'Just a daydream…'

Draco decided to ignore Harry's calls for him, but he was quick in getting ready. Not a minute later, he was already out the portrait, one blind Harry Potter in his grasp, and heading towards their first class.

"Moony! It's already fifteen minutes past noon! I think that's a bit late!" Sirius discretely yelled, sarcasm dripping from his voice. He frowned down at the other, and shook him. "Come on, mate, since when were you the late waker? MOONY!?"

An arm shot out, connecting solidly with Sirius' head and effectively knocking him down. The pained groan from the ex-convict was perfect in rousing up the alert werewolf.

"Bloody-- Padfoot! Are you okay?"

"Why's the room spinning?" Sirius wheezed, looking around confusedly.

Remus tsked under his breath, getting out of his bed and kneeling down to help his friend up. "You know you shouldn't shake me while I'm sleeping Sirius." he said gently, steering the dazed man onto his bed.

"How much farther to the Leaky Cauldron?" he asked weakly, his eyes going cross-eyed.

"Sirius." Remus rolled his eyes. "You don't know if you're coming or going.."

Sirius suddenly shook his head, wincing when he felt his right temple. "That wasn't fun."

"I expect not." Remus said dryly, standing up and banishing the Sirius' conjured bed. "I can't believe I slept so late. We can't salvage our time.. We're late."

"And the lord of stating the obvious, step up, Remus Lupin!"

Remus shot him a glare, in which Sirius grinned back cheekily.

"There's no point in rushing now." Remus sighed, rummaging around for his wand so he could magic his robes clean. "Albus wasn't expecting us for anything too important. Besides, it doesn't take that long to get Hogwarts."

His eyes alighted on his wand, "Scourgify."

Sirius was silent through Remus' speaking, amused that Remus' habit of talking aloud hadn't diminished over the years. However, at the mention of the school, Sirius immediately brightened. "Well, hurry up Moony! We might be able to catch Harry at lunch."

"I don't think so." Remus quickly interjected. "Dinner would be better. But safety wise, we should get Albus to call Harry up."

Sirius pouted, but obediently turned back into his animagus form to keep himself from voicing his own protests. His eagerness to see his godson usually won out over anything else in Sirius' mind, so he wasted no time in getting Remus to hurry up. He barked loudly as they headed down the stairs, but he stopped abruptly when Remus threatened using a muzzle. Remus took pity on Sirius when the dog began whining in impatience, so he fed him extra pieces of his own lunch. Needless to say, past discrepancies were overlooked.

"Tell Dumbledore hello for me!"

"I will, Tom. Thanks!" Remus called, waving just as they left the inn.

Harry pushed his parchment and quill back into his bag, smiling when Draco grasped his wrist and walked him out into the hallway. Classes seemed to have gone by faster than Harry had expected. He didn't have much work to get done and this was perfect timing for a nap in their rooms.

He and Draco hadn't spoken about a certain incident the night before, an arrangement that suited Harry just fine. He didn't want to bring up such a touchy subject because then he would have to admit that he wanted more of such an incident to occur. And that was bad.

Any conversations they carried were basically innocent and civil. Harry had seen no hint from Draco that he wanted to do anything about what happened. 'Not that I want him to do anything..' Harry told himself firmly.

"Oh, I forgot. Li wanted us to have practice, oh say fifteen minutes ago."

Harry turned and gaped at Draco's offhand manner. "We're late!"

"My, your skills at stating the obvious haven't faded."

"Draco, you could've told me!"

"Could have being the operative word. I chose not to."

Harry frowned in disapproval but didn't say anything more. "Come on then, we can't keep him waiting there."

"Oh, but why not?" Draco returned casually.

Harry pursed his lips for a moment and began walking forward. Draco stood there, his eyebrows raised and he toyed with the idea of whether or not Harry would really make it outside.

"Fine, Potter! Stay still, I'll lead you there. Wouldn't want you getting lost now do we?"

Harry sighed with relief, glad his tactic worked. It was more due to the fact that if his first plan hadn't worked, he would've probably tried something equally foolish like kissing the other boy and promising him more if he led him there. That in itself were extreme measures, but Harry didn't want to admit that it was just an excuse to try kissing the other boy and making him see how awful it was to be left like.. 'like-- I don't know!'

Harry unexpectedly blushed as they stepped outside and Draco wondered at the sudden color. Smirking, he clasped the wrist a little tighter and made their way towards a lone figure. Jun.

Sirius barely made a noise when they apparated to the outskirts of Hogwarts' boundaries. His quiet manner quickly evaporated and he was constantly running ahead and back in an effort to get the amused werewolf to hurry up.

Remus rolled his eyes at one point, and with a casual wave of his wand, had Sirius suspended in the air for several minutes. Sirius twisted around in the air, mindful that changing back and yelling might attract attention. He settled for twisting around and barking madly, pretending to make attempts at biting Remus.

Sirius barked once when they approached the doors before Remus finally decided to put him back down. Remus opened the door, but not before conjuring a collar and leash for Sirius. Harry's godfather had no chance to protest or do anything to show his displeasure of the situation, so he was trapped.

"Sorry Snuffles, wouldn't want you to go frolicking around the school in search of Harry, now do we?"

Sirius whined pitifully but Remus was immune to his tactics. Fortune was on their side as they walked down the halls, because there were no students around. Lunch was already over, and by Remus' judgment, the students were most likely wrapping up their last classes. Even though the corridors were presently absent of students, the adults felt compelled to hurry so as not to attract attention.

Remus was thankful that he hadn't forgotten the password to Albus' office but he frowned upon arriving. There was no one inside. Sirius changed back quickly, looking around the Headmaster's office.

"Where is he?"

"Not here."

"Well, obviously, Sirius."

"Sorry. That was your line, wasn't it?"

"..Shut up."

Sirius grinned.

It was quickly lost, however, when Remus brandished a familiar collar and leash. In Sirius' panicked state, it was easy to get both offensive objects around him. They quickly made their way back down and proceeded through the halls. Classes would be ending, and neither felt comfortable surrounded by all the students. Sirius because he felt unused to being around a lot of children in his animagus form, and Remus because he just wasn't used to contact with him being a werewolf. They rounded a corner, but Remus immediately stepped back, dragging Sirius back with him.

The leash was pulled swiftly enough to stop any pained sounds coming from Sirius, making Remus feel slightly guilty for his friend. Still he was glad because he just saw a handful of students walking their way, most likely taking their time exiting the class. However, it wasn't that that caught Remus' attention. Severus Snape was standing outside of his doorway, watching the students leave.

The act itself was entirely normal, but Remus knew instinctively that Sirius' impatience to find Harry would find another outlet to vent. Namely, bother Snape. He scowled lightly, watching Sirius tug at his collar.

"Padfoot! No!" Remus hissed, in vain, because Sirius had stood on his hind legs and pushed his paws against Remus' chest. He collided back into the wall, his hands reflexively letting go.

Sirius gave a wolfish-grin, and dropped back down. Before Remus could protest, Sirius skidded around the corner and ran at full speed towards the back of Severus Snape. All Remus could do was watch as Sirius barked loudly, effectively startling Severus into tripping on his way inside.

Remus rolled his eyes heavenward, and fished around for his wand. 'I'll have to fix… wait, where's my wand!?'

The answer became obvious when Sirius changed back. Remus would later swear that his heart had stopped for a brief moment. 'IS HE INSANE!'

When Severus whirled around to yell at the student who pushed him, he was met with a grinning Sirius. The Potion's master opened his mouth to yell, but Sirius promptly slammed the door in his face, laughing before changing back to his animagus form.

Remus was beyond furious, angry that Sirius hadn't matured in this area and that he was risking his identity being found out. Just as he was about to march over and give him a piece of his mind, a hand reached out and landed on his shoulder. He reflexively stiffened, and turned around to meet the twinkling eyes of Albus Dumbledore.

Remus gave an apologetic grimace, and held himself back. He turned back around to face the scene, and sighed.

Severus had no qualms yelling at Sirius from the back of the door, it was locked, courtesy of Sirius and his usage of Remus' wand.

"YOU STUPID MUTT!"

"BARK!"

"YOU RHETORICIAN, INEBRIATED WITH--"

"BARK!"

"--THE EXUBERANCE OF HIS OWN VERBOSITY, AND GIFTED WITH AN EGOTISTICAL--"

"BARK!"

"--IMAGINATION THAT CAN AT ALL TIMES COMMAND AN INTERMINABLE--"

"BARK!"

"--AND INCONSISTENT SERIES OF ARGUMENTS TO MALIGN AN OPPONENT--"

"BARK!"

"--AND TO GLORIFY HIMSELF!"

"BARK! BARK!"

"My, Severus is quite the lively one, isn't he?" Albus asked genially, patting Remus on the shoulder before walking on the scene.

Upon seeing Albus, Sirius immediately stopped barking. Albus waved a hand at the door, and it flew open. Severus was standing there, his normally pale face flushed with anger. His wand was drawn, and for a second, Remus was positive Severus was going to curse the other. However, the notion was quickly thrown away when Severus pocketed the wand without a word. His eyes were glittering strangely when he caught sight of Albus.

"…Albus." Severus greeted coolly, as if the incidents prior hadn't occurred.

"Severus, how was your day? The students must be flourishing under your tutelage." Albus returned jovially, his eyes crinkling at the side as he smiled.

Severus' lips twitched at the last statement but he kept his composure. "I believe they are here about Potter's condition."

Remus glanced at Severus sharply, but he didn't read any emotions in the other's gaze. 'What was that about Harry?'

Albus smiled, clapping his hands together. "Yes, you're quite right. I'm glad your journey here was relatively uneventful, but I did need to speak to you all about Mr. Potter."

"Albus, perhaps it would be wise to speak inside my quarters?"

"Marvelous idea!"

Remus smiled, nothing seemed to faze Albus. Still, he was worried about their topic of discussion. At the sound of his godson's name, Sirius immediately sobered, and was silent as they all headed a further ways down the hall and into Severus' quarters. Remus only had a moment to admire the tasteful decorum before they were all seated inside. Sirius turned back into his human form and urged Albus to speak.

"Has anything happened while we were gone? Moony and I never wrote to Harry and he might have thought something terrible had happened."

Remus nodded with Sirius's words and he turned his shrewd gaze towards the Headmaster. He remembered not too late ago that he had just tried gaining Harry's attention and received nothing. What could it be? Memory loss of some kind. And what exactly was Harry doing outside, ('with no supervision' Remus thought with an uncomfortable feeling), and in the company of one Draco Malfoy and other unnamable person.

Albus merely smiled and conjured himself a tray with several cups of tea. No one reached out to take a cup save for Albus himself. Only after a few sips did Albus finally answer. "I'm afraid that there was a certain.. Potion's incident during the first day of school."

Sirius' face hardened along with Remus'. It had only been the first day and already Harry had been injured?

"How bad is it?" Sirius immediately asked, wanting to know the extent of any injuries Harry acquired.

Albus sighed and put his cup down. The next thing he did, to Severus, was probably the most imprudent thing Albus could say. Later, Severus would have the distinct impression that Albus did it for kicks.

Lengthy pause. "A certain kissing accident has rendered Harry blind."

Silence.

Shock.

"W-WHAT!!?"

Severus couldn't stop himself from throwing his hands up in the air. 'Honestly, Albus..'

Albus continued, quite merrily actually, "Now, although boys at his age are prone to experimentation, I must intercede on Mr. Potter's part that it was not censual act."

Remus' eyes widened. 'He's not saying… some type of sexual abuse…?'

"And I do believe that the other participant was under certain pressure by our Potions Master."

At the mention of his title, Severus shot a glare at the Headmaster. 'What is he trying--'

"YOU BASTARD!" Sirius roared.

Everyone jumped to their feet except for Albus, although only one person's intent was to halt any fighting. Remus latched on to Sirius, keeping the man from lunging at the other. "Sirius, wait--"

"Listen to your friend, Black," Severus spat, not at all intimidated by the other's furious look. "It is not my fault that you will not sit and listen to any explanations."

"Explanations my--"

"Sirius!" Remus chided.

"If it will ease your worries, we can stop to see Harry." Albus suddenly spoke up. There was an amused twinkle in his eyes, an expression that was quite frankly driving a certain Potions Master insane.

"Yes," Sirius agreed firmly, "Let's."

Remus raised his eyebrows at Sirius' quick decision but didn't mention anything out loud. If Harry was still able to continue his schooling then surely who couldn't be too hurt?

Remus was apprehensive when they started their walk to wherever Harry was at the moment, but it only increased when it became clear they were being led outside. Before Remus could ask what exactly was going on, Sirius made a small whining sound. Then, Remus paused. Sirius, still in his animagus form, cocked his head as he sniffed the air. A familiar scent was blowing in their direction due to the gentle breeze.

Harry.

Remus, shooting curious looks at Severus and Albus, took this time to look at his surroundings. Classes shouldn't be over till a little later and Remus didn't think that Harry would be the type to skip classes. After several cursory examinations of Hogwart's Grounds, Remus spotted three figures in the distance. He was too far to see them all properly, but Remus wasn't mistaken when he caught sight of Harry.

Sirius was watching Remus look around and spotted Harry a fraction earlier than the other. Sirius was planning on barking loudly to get his attention but quickly rethought that decision. Harry was facing in their direction, the two other people ('boys?') had their backs to them, and so he could try waving at Harry from here.

"As you can see Potter's fine." Severus pointed derisively and… nervously?

Feeling slightly self-conscious, Remus raised a hand and waved at Harry to see if it was really true.

Pause.

Remus winced and slowly lowered his hand. Either Harry didn't see him, or he did and just didn't want to acknowledge either of them or… Severus was telling the truth. At that moment they both came to realize that they had heard no word of Harry during the summer while they had been on their Order business.

It needn't be said that it was for Harry's own good, but still, the boy may have wanted an explanation. Now this, Harry injured in a potion's accident and he probably felt that he couldn't talk to either of them. Sirius, having picked up Severus' tone, bounded over towards the three before anyone could react. A second later, Remus ran after him.

"Headmaster, if you will excuse me.." Severus motioned back to the castle.

"Now, Severus. No doubt they will have questions that would better be answered by you."

Severus scowled but didn't leave.

With Remus' more honed eyesight, he could see that Harry was facing in their direction and quite possibly looking at them now. 'He hasn't shown any other indication to have spotted us.' Remus mused, 'but perhaps he doesn't want to attract the attention of the other two.'

As Remus was gaining on Sirius' quick he was able to focus on the other two figures and his eyes widened when he caught sight of platinum blonde hair. 'Could Harry be in the midst of a duel with Draco Malfoy?'

"Accio Sirius Black!" he whispered sharply. The dog didn't even get a chance to yip in surprise before it was lifted bodily off the ground and sailed towards Remus. Remus staggered at the weight thrown against him but managed to get Sirius under control.

"That was really idiotic, Siri, even for you." Sirius growled but Remus shushed him. Remus was going to try waving once more to give Harry the benefit of the doubt but his widened further when he took in the scene in front of him.

Draco stopped just short of Jun's stance and stared haughtily back at the Asian boy. Much to Draco's chagrin, Jun didn't look the least bothered by their lateness. Not a trace of impatience was seen in the other boy's face and that fact made Draco curse inwardly. He had hoped for Jun to do something rash and finally prove to Harry what an imbecile the boy truly was. Still, Draco had also known that the chances of Jun falling for such a mediocre trick were slim but he had to try.

"So sorry we're late, Jun."

Harry rolled his eyes.

Jun merely nodded.

"Nothing we can do about it now." Jun consented. "I'd like to get started with a few exercises with Harry. I've already set up a golem for you Draco." The last statement was added as an afterthought and the action made Draco narrow his eyes.

"Hm. I think I'll watch the two of you for a bit."

Both boys met eyes and Draco dared him with his eyes to contest him.

"Sure." Jun shrugged. He reached and Harry immediately found his hand Draco respectively stepped back to give them ample room and eased his stiff standing position. He was much closer than before when he first got to watch Jun and Harry going at each other. Albeit, it was only dodging.

Harry prepared, his blind gaze facing Jun's direction. Jun wasted no time in going after Harry and Harry was forced to dodge the majority of the attacks. The pace was surprisingly fast for Harry but he soon slipped into the pace. A few minutes of this dodging continued before Harry felt compelled on returning the attacks coming his way.

He remembered Jun's techniques but they were different when having to apply them right then and there. Something in the back of his mind clicked and he raised his arms in time to catch them between Jun's arms. He could feel the barest hints of surprise from the other boy and he pushed Jun's arms apart.

There was the sound of soft snickering in the background and Harry had a moment to smile inwardly at Draco's reaction. Still, that was just one small thing that Harry was able to do before he had to jump when a leg came flying at his own.

Harry tried one of the movements that Jun had showed him and focused on completing at least one of them so that he could show that he did pay attention. Squaring himself determinedly, Harry switched tactics. He came forward, a low block prepared and performed a front snap kick. Harry nearly fell over with surprise when he actually made contact but had to do some quick maneuvering to move out of Jun's way.

His successful move gave him added enthusiasm and he would've probably continued with even more gusto if two things hadn't happened after that.

One, was the shouted spell from in front of Harry. For a moment, he had assumed that it was Jun casting it but the accent was quite different from Jun's. Not to mention older.

"Consistiti calcitro!"

Harry instinctively ducked but the spell wasn't aimed at him. Jun, who hadn't expected anything coming from behind him, cried out when he suddenly found himself crumpling to the floor, limp as a rubber chicken.

Harry pushed himself up and widened his eyes when he heard distinct barking. Harry's first idea was that it was Fang, Hagrid's pet. The second thought that shot through his head was that they were under attack. He stood up and wasted no time in running towards the man who had cast the spell.

"Har--"

Harry dove and tackled the man to the ground.

Remus and Sirius nearly choked on their own spit when they say Harry engaging in a martial arts duel with some unknown boy. It was clear the other boy wasn't trying his hardest to hurt Harry seriously but to Remus that meant the boy was mocking Harry.

Without thinking, both men rushed over and Remus acted by pulling out his wand.

"Consistiti calcitro!"

Although Remus was triumphant at having taken care of Harry's attacker, it became short-lived when said rescued tackled the rescuer.

"Har--"

He tried to call his name but Harry showed no recognition in his face. Remus had one fleeting moment of shock before the wind was knocked out of him and straddled.

'Oh Merlin… SIRIUS!' Remus screamed in his head, a silencing spell finding its way on him.

Harry reached out with his hand and blindly sought for the hand that held the wand. Harry didn't know what spell was cast but if they had already gotten to Jun then they would certainly go after he and Draco.

Hands alighting on the wand, Harry wrenched it out of the other's grasp and didn't move from his straddled position. There was barking to his right and Harry tried his best on reassuring Hagrid's anxious dog.

"Ssh, ssh, Fang! It's alright."

The dog made a protesting bark but Harry didn't have time to analyze this phenomenon because he suddenly became aware of the oddest thing.

Laughter.

'Is that… Draco?' Harry thought to himself incredulously. 'Sounds like he was hit by an enthusiastic cheering charm…'

"Good Lord, Potter, what are you doing?"

'Wha…?' Draco sounded like he was having the time of his life.

There came a muffled sound from the person below him but Harry held the wand threateningly in front of him. "Don't move deatheater!"

This only seemed to provoke more laughter from Draco who seemed in danger of dying from lack of oxygen. "Potter --haha! Stop your --ha! nonsense!"

Harry felt tugging at his sleeve and exasperatedly pushed Fang away. "Draco, you could help me tie them up instead of just sitting there laughing."

Far from feeling offended, Draco merely continued on, till his laughter went down to merely chuckling.

Silence.

Harry came to realize that the man below him didn't even struggle to get away. Harry glared down and put a silencing charm on him. He couldn't shake how odd the situation was, especially the fact that he managed to bring the death eater down so quickly. Harry was by no means under the illusion that it would be easy bringing down Voldemort's followers. Still.. This was ridiculous. 'If Voldemort is so intent on getting to me then he needs to do more than send one person.'

"Don't move." Harry warned. Without taking his blind gaze of the man below him, Harry called once more to Draco. "Malfoy, for the second time help me!"

There was a sigh and then Harry heard his approach. To his utter shock, Draco came from behind him and removed him bodily.

"Dra-- oomph!" Harry found himself deposited on the ground, near a growling dog. He would've reached a comforting hand for the animal but he was too indignant at Draco's action to do much comforting.

"Finite incantatem." Draco whispered somewhere to Harry's left.

"Draco what are you--"

"My thanks, Mr. Malfoy."

Harry froze.

"Professor Lupin." Draco said curtly, although there was an underlying tone of amusement that was directed at Harry.

'Bloody hell..'

Harry sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time as he and the others proceeded towards the doors of the gigantic school.

"Marvelous Potter, simply marvelous!" Draco crowed, his hand reflexively tightening on Harry's wrist as he led the blind boy.

"Mr. Malfoy, kindly keep quiet." Severus said exasperatedly, levitating an unconscious Jun who was still incapacitated from Remus' overpowered spell.

Harry was almost positive the blush staining his cheeks would be permanent for sure, and he couldn't ignore the fact that he'd acted ridiculously not only in front of Sirius and Remus, but the Headmaster and a man who likened Harry to mold in the Potion's classroom. After realizing that it was really Remus then Harry felt ridiculous at having mistaken Hagrid's dog for his own godfather. A large part of Harry was relieved that Sirius wouldn't do anything drastic about his predicament, but still a small part wondered at their lack of reactions.

'Then again.. I don't think Moony appreciated me tackling him.' Harry thought dryly. Harry glanced at Jun's limp form. 'I should make this up to Jun..'

To avoid any unwanted attention, the group was quickly making their way to Albus' office. Before reaching the destination, Albus managed to summon a house-elf to take Jun to the infirmary so that he could ease into sleep with the effects still on him. When they finally made it within the private confines of the headmaster, Harry was relieved to finally sit down -- on Severus Snape's lap.

"Might I point out that I am sitting on Mr. Malfoy's left."

Harry 'eeped', shot out of the chair, and sat on Draco's other side.

"Lay off Snape!" Sirius suddenly shouted, eyes narrowed at the thought of his godson anywhere near the man, especially his lap.

Draco, who was facing Albus' desk at the time, had his back to Remus and a dog. He thought it was odd to be bringing a mere animal up there but Draco was in no mood to ask any questions at the moment. So, hearing a gruff tone that most certainly didn't belong to anyone… Draco snapped his head around him to face--

The same dog looking quite contrite, if Draco could even put that kind of description to a dog. Draco narrowed his eyes.

Remus coughed discretely, and petted Sirius' head distractedly as if that one action allayed any suspicions Draco would have. 'Pet.. Pet.. See? It's a dog!' Remus thought frantically.

"Now," Albus interrupted, clapping his hands to bring everyone's attention to him, "why don't we clear up a few things?"

"..and that's the long and short of it."

Remus eyed the pale-haired boy speculatively, while Sirius (still in animagus form) glared at Severus.

Draco craned his head around after feeling Remus' calculating gaze on the back of his head. Somehow, hearing the incident retold in Severus' voice made everything ten times worse. Especially the way Severus succinctly dubbed Draco's action of transferring the potion as 'osculating'.

It didn't make matters better when Severus directed a brief definition of the word to the dog, an act Draco found highly unlike the stoic Potions professor.

Did Draco mention the dog was glaring at said professor?

"I'm sure this has been quite a day for us all, if there are anymore questions I suggest we continue them tomorrow."

Harry almost cried with relief, quite sure that although the blush may be permanent, the embarrassment would be just as eternal. He didn't even think he could face either Sirius or Remus now. As Draco helped him through the doorway, Harry tensed as he passed by the men but he didn't sense either Remus or Sirius trying to get his attention.

The silent walk back left Harry to his thoughts. He had managed to escape any alone time with Remus and Sirius but it was only a matter of time till they pointed out his new behavior around Draco. It seemed like the entire day was just preparing itself for the arrival of the two men. Harry felt that this was some type of sick foreshadowing.

Once inside, the exhaustion of that evening's happenings finally settled in. "G'night Draco.." Harry yawned, stretching his arm and fingers widely.

Harry frowned when his right hand collided into something soft.

"Potter… did you just feel my arse?"

Er…

"No.." Harry started slowly, edging away. "Accident. Yes, er.. It was an accident."

Slow footsteps were heard. Harry's eyes widened.

"I do believe this wasn't an accident."

Holy shit..!

"GOODNIGHT!" The blushing boy abruptly yelled, zooming away towards his room and slamming the door.

Draco raised an eyebrow and calmly strolled to his room. 'Lovely way to end the day.' Draco smirked.

A/N: Gah! I'm not really liking this chapter. I must have redone it like FIFTY times because I didn't like it. I can't explain it, something seems odd to me. At least the length isn't going to change, that I can promise, but I'm not too sure on the content. What do you all think? Not so bad?

How about having Remus and Sirius in the mix? I think the whole odd feeling is stemming from that. Or.. No, I take that back. Grr.. I guess I've edited and reread it so many times that I'm sick of it. XD Not to mention that typing this is a pain on my right thumb because there's a cut on the side that hits the keys on the keyboard… TT

And Severus.. I was working hard on getting his character. Merde.. I must be really off, but with school and all I don't have much time to think about working on any of my stories. Don't worry though, I haven't given up on any. Updates will just be really slow… heh..

I know, not much Draco and Harry action, but I think they need a break. XD There are other characters in existence, and I don't want to forget that. I promise a more Draco and Harry oriented one for chapter eight. XD

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