According to Harry, the next morning came too soon. He still hadn't thought up a way to protect Draco. He just didn't know what to do. All the Gryffindor knew was that he would protect Draco at all costs.
The Gryffindor could only hold on to his love tighter in his arms when he awoke. He hadn't even realized that he had fallen asleep.
There was shifting in Harry's arms, and he looked down to see beautiful grey eyes smiling up at him; and, of course, he smiled back.
Draco pushed himself off the bed reluctantly, "Where are we going today?"
"Today," said Harry, leaning over to the nightstand next to the bed, and picking up a two-week date-book that had been given to them specifically for the graduation trip, "we are going to Universal Studios for the entire day."
Draco smiled, "We passed by that place yesterday, right?"
Harry nodded, and grinned.
Draco stood up, "Good; now, I'm taking a shower - and don't come in, or we won't ever leave this place."
Harry gave Draco a very seductive smile before letting the Slytherin enter the bathroom.
There was a knock on the door, and Harry went to open it.
"Good morning," said a very cheery Blaise.
Harry opened the door wider, and let Blaise and Ron enter their room.
"So - Universal today," said Blaise
The two Gryffindors nodded their heads in agreement.
"Do either of you know what it's about?" asked the Slytherin.
Ron gave his boyfriend an 'are you dense?' look, "I'm a wizard. This is muggle stuff.
"I know a bit about it, but not much." Harry opened his mouth to continue, but a note had just slipped under the door.
Harry's eyes went wide open as he raced to the door and yanked it open.
Once again, there was no one out in the halls.
Frustrated, Harry slammed the door shut, causing both Blaise and Ron to jump, and Draco to poke his head out of the bathroom.
"Harry? You alright?"
"Huh? Uh, yeah, I'm fine," said Harry, placing a foot on top of the note so Draco wouldn't see.
"What happened?"
"Nothing."
"Then why did you slam the door?"
"Huh? Oh, no reason. Finish your shower before Ron and Blaise start getting the floor wet with drool."
Indeed, both the boys were looking at Draco as if he was dessert.
Draco gave Harry a smirk before locking himself up into the shower once more.
When the door closed, Harry quickly snatched up the note.
/The moment draws near.
Beware./"Harry, what does it say?" asked Blaise, a bit nervous.
Harry handed them the note, and the two boys looked it over.
Harry groaned as he placed his head into his hands.
"This doesn't say much, Harry. You shouldn't be worried about it," commented Ron.
"I know, it's just I don't want anything happening to Draco."
"So it's all going to happen on Christmas, huh?" asked Ron, looking worriedly at Harry.
"I think so, anyway. Did you see the look on those three faces?" asked Harry
Blaise nodded in agreement, "They were definitely up to something."
Harry quickly took the note and put it where the first note was before Draco could come out and see it.
"Harry, I don't know why you're hiding it from him," said Ron.
"I don't want him to know that someone's going to be taking him. It's not fair that they want to hurt me, and in doing so they ruin his Graduation trip."
"But he has the right to know," said Blaise
"I know, but it's just not fair to him."
Blaise let out a sigh, "Fine, but I don't think you should."
Just then, Draco walked out of the shower fully clothed.
Blaise raised an eyebrow, "You're wearing that in public? Aren't you afraid Harry might jump someone while we're at Universal?"
Indeed, Draco looked scrumptious. He had on a pair of white pants that were loose, so it could keep him cool while he was outside, and serve as a source of protection against the sun. Then he had on a tight black t-shirt with a light, matching white windbreaker. Harry liked it on him. The Gryffindor said it made him look even more like an angel, and the black t-shirt added a sense of mystery.
"Well, then, he's just going to have to deal with it himself, now won't he?" said Draco, giving Harry a smug look. He got a glare in return.
Harry huffed as he walked past the Slytherin to take a shower, himself.
Now there were two Slytherins and one Gryffindor in the room.
Draco lay back on the bed with his hands under his head, "So you guys ready?" he asked the other two in the room.
"Yeah, we got up early. Actually, Ron woke me up," said Blaise, giving Ron a playful glare.
Ron gave a shy smile and shrugged, "I had to go to the bathroom."
The two from room 732 stopped their little discussion as they noted that Draco wasn't listening to either of them.
"Draco?" asked Blaise
The blonde didn't answer either of them.
"Hey, Draco!" said Blaise, a little louder.
Still the blonde seeker didn't answer.
Blaise raised an eyebrow when an idea came into his head, "Oh, Harry, please don't ravish me," said Blaise seductively.
That caught the blonde's attention, as he bolted upright and glared at Blaise.
The reaction from Draco caused the other two boys to topple over laughing.
"Oh my God. You should have seen your face, Draco," said Blaise between gasps.
"Oh, man. Now we know the secret weakness of Draco Malfoy. Who woulda thought." said Ron between gasps, as well.
Draco glared, as Harry emerged from the bathroom. The Gryffindor seeker stood frozen at the door, and raised an eyebrow at his love sitting on the bed.
Draco glared, and buried his face within his pillow, hoping Harry hadn't noticed the crimson colour his face had taken a liking to at the moment.
Unfortunately, the blonde must have forgotten that Harry was a seeker, because then he wouldn't have bothered to hide his face.
Harry quickly made his way over to Draco's side, "Draco, why are they laughing?"
There was a mumble in the pillow, and if it were possible, Draco had turned even more crimson, which was evident by the colour of his ears.
Harry rubbed his blonde lover's back, making a slight ruffling noise, due to the windbreaker, "What's going on, Draco?"
There was another mumble in the pillow, and Harry decided it was time to pull the Slytherin up.
Right when there was even the slightest evidence of Draco's face, the Slytherin quickly buried his face in Harry's chest.
Harry ran his hand through the soft blonde hair, "Draco, you need to tell me. What's so funny?"
That was when Blaise caught his breath, and was able to stop laughing long enough to point at Draco before he fell over again.
Harry raised an eyebrow, "Draco, did you say something?"
Draco shook his head.
"Okay, did you do something?"
Harry could feel the slight nod on his chest from Draco's head.
"Good - we're getting somewhere. Did you do something embarrassing?"
Draco shook his head.
"Did you-"
"Oh, I'll tell you," said Blaise, who currently had just sobered from laughing.
After Blaise told Harry what happened, Harry fell over laughing as well, which caused the blonde Slytherin to bury his face in his pillow, mumbling obscenities aimed particularly at Harry.
"I'm... I'm sorry, Draco," said Harry as he was trying to catch his breath. "Draco, I really am."
"Then why are you still laughing?" asked Draco, who was still crimson, and trying to glare at his boyfriend as he lifted his face from the pillow.
"Because it's funny. Do you really think I would have even wanted to ravish Blaise?"
"Hey!" shouted Blaise from Harry's unused bed, "I resent that!"
"Yes, I agree. Blaise is a pretty good shag," said Ron
Blaise turned to his boyfriend, "What? Is that all I am? Some kind of silly shag?"
Ron smiled, "Perhaps, but you're just such a pretty shag."
Blaise glared, but ignored the redhead.
Just then there was a knock on the door. "Boys, it's almost time. I expect you all to be ready and down at the lobby by 10 O'clock sharp," said the voice of Severus
"Okay," shouted Harry
Ron raised an eyebrow at his friend, "Harry, since when are you civil to Snape?"
"Since he started accepting the fact that I'm dating his godson."
Ron's eyes shot wide in surprise, "Draco; you're Snape's godson?"
Draco glared at his boyfriend, but nodded in reply to the other Gryffindor in the room.
When the four boys went to the lobby, they found their potions master standing next to five individuals. Lavender and Pansy were no surprise, as the six of them had planned their entire schedule together. What surprised them, was the fact that Seamus, Hermione, and Dean were with the potions master, though they were keeping quite a distance apart from the two girls. The professor looked utterly bored.
As they approached, Harry caught the slightly annoyed expression on Severus' face.
"Alright, now that everyone is here," as the potions master took out a stack of tickets and passed them around, "here are your passes for the Studio. Don't lose them, or you can't go in. All other instructions will be given when we arrive there."
Hermione raised her hand up, "Will we need to stay together?" she asked, throwing Harry a glare.
"No, Ms. Granger, you will not need to stay together, though if you want to, you may do so."
Dean gave a little snort, but averted his face from the potions master's glare.
"Now, the tickets I gave you are portkeys. They will get you there, and get you back." Severus checked his watch, "Alright, thirty seconds, and we're off."
Harry held Draco's hand, who smiled at him, and the next second they were standing in a small room.
Serverus bickered at them all to follow him out to a door that was to their left.
Right when the door opened, the sun hit their faces, and they were standing directly in front of the entrance of Universal Studios.
"Alright, you are all seventh years, and I expect no misbehaviour," said the potions master, throwing a slight glance towards the three Gryffindors, "The ticket will bring you back at exactly 6, no matter where you are, so I suggest that at that time you hide yourselves so no muggles will be able to see you. I will be checking up on you sometimes. The tickets you hold have tracking devices on them; therefore, you will keep them on you at all times."
There was a scatter of nods, and they all made their way to the entrance and were greeted by a rather friendly-looking woman by the gate.
"Thank you, and enjoy your day with us at Universal Studios," she said, before letting the group pass.
Immediately, the group split themselves into two. Hermione, Dean, and Seamus against the rest.
Harry shrugged it off, and headed for the booth with the map of the Studio.
"We can go to the King Kong ride first," said Harry.
"The what?" asked the three Slytherins and Ron.
"It's an old movie produced by Universal Studios about a giant gorilla. It'll be fun. Let's go," said Lavender, who glanced at the map, and dragged Pansy in the direction of the ride. The others quickly followed.
The six of them emerged from the ride all laughing.
"Oh, my Goddess; did you see that gorilla at the end?" said Draco, laughing.
Blaise nodded, and was cracking up.
Harry and Lavender shook their heads, but they were still beaming at the amused looks on the other four faces.
The day passed by wonderfully. They went on rides. Draco seemed to really like the Earthquake ride, where he had clutched onto Harry's arm when the floor beneath him shifted for the quake.
At 6 O'clock, they had snuck into a dark, secluded area, where muggles couldn't see them, and were portkeyed back to the hotel lobby.
"Alright, the tickets are now no longer active, so don't think that tomorrow morning you will be returned to the studio. Dinner starts promptly at 8 O'clock, and don't be late," said the professor as the group of students scattered to do their own thing while they got ready for dinner.
Harry and Draco decided to take a shower before dinner. It had been a hot day, and they had been sweating a lot.
"Harry, I never knew there were things like that place around," said Draco as they made their way down the hall from the elevator to their room.
"There's a lot more; wait until we get to Disneyland. Then, perhaps in the future, we can go to Florida, and we can go to Disney World."
Draco raised an eyebrow at his Gryffindor lover, "Uh, sure... If you say so."
Harry beamed as they entered, but his smile fell as soon as they entered, and he found a note lying on the door once again.
Draco bent over to pick it up.
/The day draws near
The day you fear.
You live in sin.
We will take him./
Draco raised an eyebrow at the note, "This is stupid. Really, it is. Take him? Take who?"
"Draco, just ignore it."
Draco shrugged, and went into the bathroom to shower.
The Gryffindor was so exhausted, he plopped down on his bed, and instantly fell asleep. He didn't wake up until he heard a voice.
"Harry, love. Get up and shower before we go to dinner."
Harry sat up and stretched, "What?"
"You were sleeping when I got out, so I didn't bother waking you. Get up and shower before dinner."
Harry yawed out an 'Okay,' before he left for the bathroom.
When Harry emerged from the bathroom, Severus was in the room talking to Draco.
"Oh, yeah. I'm having a lot of fun, here."
"That's good to hear."
Draco turned to Harry, "Love, tomorrow we're going to Disney, right? Then Christmas the day after?"
Harry nodded.
Draco beamed at his boyfriend, and turned his attention back to Severus. Harry hadn't heard any of the conversation, he was so immersed in thought. Christmas is in two days, and he had no idea what the three were going to do to Draco. He didn't know a foolproof way to protect him. What if... What if both he and Draco locked themselves up in their hotel room? Would that be good? No, Draco would wonder why.
"Harry?"
Harry snapped out of his trance as he heard his boyfriend call his name.
"Harry, Severus wants to know if we want to spend another day at Universal."
"Uh, sure," replied Harry, still feeling a bit uneasy.
"Alright, I'll organize it," said Severus, watching Harry rather carefully.
Harry absent-mindedly nodded, and said nothing.
Draco shrugged, and the three made their way down to the hotel restaurant once more.