True Friends
By: Craw/Brad
Author's Notes: I had this written and ready to be typed last weekend, but due to technical difficulties, was unable to finish until today. I had never realized before this how much I enjoy hot showers. Don't move to Florida. The advantage of pretty beaches doesn't really match up with losing power for a week. Shout outs to the linemen that came down from up north. I just saw ten that had come down from Canada. Also, props to FEMA, the Red Cross, the cops and everyone else that came from out of town to help.
Chapter Ten
That evening before dinner the Headmaster stood. As expected all eyes were on him, and they didn't seem too happy about it. I mean, capture the flag takes a lot out of a person! By the by, Sev had dismantled the team banner earlier and returned everyone's possessions. He then spent and hour showing the firsties how to charm it so that it looked the same.
Anyway, the man with the eyes of ultra evil twinkle-ness was now standing in front of a room full of hungry children preparing to make another long ass speech. I hope he's written his will. "Amazing job this afternoon and yesterday, all of you!" He started with a smile. "One team had to come out on top though, and today that was Dragons of Bad Faith." He paused as my table cheered. "They will be picking the schools next activity. The information that might be needed will be passed on through your team leader. Now dig in. This is your feast."
X
"Ok, listen up. I'm only going to say this once," Said Sev, "As a team you are suppose to choose the next activity. It isn't to be a contest of any sorts between the teams. It may test people in small groups though." Pause, "I want all suggestions to go through the Seventh years before I am subjected to them." With than Sev turned and left the room.
X
Later that night I was presented with a list of choices that the sixth years had approved. There were a few dozen things on the list. All kinds of things, from a spelling bee to broom races to a singing contest. The only one I saw that I felt had any merit was putting on a play.
"I think we should play BBC." Sally-Anne said from the other side of the group.
"What's that?" Susan asked from her seat beside Miss Perks.
"Boxer, Berfs or Commando." Hermione answered. "That is and awful idea. There is a reason that no one put it on the list."
"I think we should do a play." Harry said from where his head was resting in my lap. His feet were thrown over Granger's lap at the other end of the couch.
"I think that is a brilliant idea, but which one should we do?" I asked.
"What about Romeo and Juliet?"
"Phantom of the Opera?"
"I think the most amusing option would be Rocky Horror." I declared. My Statement was met with a round of blank stares. "Honestly! The Rocky Horror Picture Show? It was even made into one of those muggle movies."
"Drake," Harry said looking up at me, "Four words, 'Raised in a cupboard'."
"What about you Granger?" She shook her head in a negative. "Anyone besides me?" When no one said anything, I stood. Raven glared at me as he landed on the floor. "Well, come on!" I said when nobody moved.
"Where?" Hermione asked.
"Sev's rooms. He's got a copy on MD . He'll let us hang out in there."
X
"What do you want?" My godfather is always so nice.
"These people have never seen Rocky Horror!" I exclaimed. "It is imperative that they see it."
"I'm a little busy at the moment." Our favorite Potions Master then blushed as someone inside the room said something. I then noticed that his hair was less than organized and he also seemed to have a few missed buttoned buttons.
"Pray tell what you were busy with? Wait let me guess."
"No need to do that Draco," Remus said, coming to the door. "Come watch your movie. I dare say that its been a while since I'm seen it. I use to have the biggest crush on Tim Curry." He wrapped his arms around my godfather's waist. As he finished he pulled Severus back from the doorway.
"Your just going to invite all of these children into my rooms?"
"Of course," Remus replied. "I think we should all be able to sit comfortably in the sitting room. There aren't enough chairs though, so I fear some of you will have to sit on the floor." He then lead us into the sitting room.
Sev had walked ahead of us and conjured two beanbags and a loveseat. He then seated himself in the loveseat. Remus plopped down beside him and cuddled into his side. I claimed one of the armchairs . Boot took the other, Granger and Crabb each pulled up a beanbag and the other girls took the couch. Harry looked uncertain for a moment before plopping down into my lap.
My godfather glared at him and with a flick of his wand summand the MD to the table. With another flick it began to play. The picture was projected and the lips appeared. Let the fun begin.
X
"Are we in agreement then?" I asked as the credit rolled.
"Well it really isn't appropriate for the younger students." Hermione said in a know-it-all-ish voice.
"They wont understand most of it," Raven argued. "even if they did, it isn't that bad."
"Frank sleeps with Brad and Janet, and then she sleeps with Rocky!" Hermione sounded absolutely scandalized.
"I'm sure they read worst in books. I know for a fact they see worst on the telly." Sally-Anne said.
There was a few moments of silence before, "What are you lot talking about?"
"Oh... I guess I forgot to tell you," I started. "We decided to do a play. Each house will put their own on using only the resources at their disposal. We want to do Rocky Horror, or at least Raven and I do." I explained to my godfather.
After an ample pause, Remus stepped in and said, "I think that is a wonderful idea."
"Very well," Sev said after seeing Remus' beaming smile. "Though i don't want the younger years to be in it." Then with a smirk, "Imagine how many letters we would get if we cast a little first year as Frank!"
"Well, I was thinking that we could have the fifth and sixth years as extras and we could play the parts. If one of us can't sing, there are spells that could be used, and don't you think Harry would make an exhalent Frank?"
"Seeing as you have already assigned parts, who are you going to be Malfoy?" Boot spat my name like a curse. Probably jealous that I had Raven in my lap for the last two hours.
"Well, who better to play the part of Sexy Blond?" I asked. "I shall be Rocky of course."
"Who would be Brad and Janet?" Sally-Anne asked with a smile.
"Vince will be Brad and you can be Janet." I replied with a smirk.
"Drake, you know I can't. Greg would get upset." Vince said from his beanbag.
"Then Brian." I said. "He looks the part and I know that he doesn't have an over protective boyfriend."
"Your own words come back to bite you now." Boot had the audacity to smirk at me! "You said sixth years would be extras. That leaves only little old me."
"No" I responded without a seconds hesitation.
"You have no choice."
"Yes I do. I'll play Frank and Harry can be Rocky."
"Drake, that would just waist time." Raven said. "Let him be Brad. Besides, I want to see you in that little Speedo."
"But Harry, I don't want him touching you." I replied softly.
"What does it matter? All of the others would have touched my too." The boy who lived was so naive.
"It matters because he wants you."
"So does Brian." he countered.
"But he let it be when he found out you were with me. Boot has been trying to take you from me since the first night." I replied in his ear.
"I'm not going anywhere love." Raven leaned in and said against my lips, "I'm not going to give you up with out a fight."
I smiled into the kiss. "Very well," I said it loud enough that the whole room could here. "But I swear Boot, if you try anything, I will hunt you down and make wish you were a natural woman. I assure you it would have been a far less painful method of achieving the same results."
X
So it was that at breakfast the next morning the headmaster stood to make the anonnsment. "As was there right, Dragons of Bad faith has decided on our next fun filled team building activity. I am proud to anounes that in two weeks each team will be putting on a play. You shall be aloud to decide on you own division of labor, but remember that your classmates will be seeing what you do. You will need to provide costumes , props, backgrounds, the sound system, and anything else you feel will be needed. Also, seeing how we can't hold all four sets in here, the Great Hall is not going to be used for any of the plays. Each team will be responsible for finding it's own location." He paused and smiled at the room. "Remember though, the porpous is to have fun."
X
The rest of the day ran as it normally would. We went to classes, we ate lunch, Weasley tried to kill Harry, we ate dinner. Wait... One of those don't fit. Where was I when all this was happening? I tell you where, I was being distracted by Finnagan.
"Malfoy wait up!" He called as I walked toward the Slytherin dorms after dinner.
"What do you want?" I sneered at him as he continued to walk closer.
"I just wanted to say that you really are an unnatural freak. On top of that your tha amazing bouncing ferret! Really how can Potter stand to touch you?"
"I thought that you unloyal basterds had disowned him. Why would you care?" I sneered. Who was he to call me a freak?
"He is still a Gryffindor. He should have better taste than you."
"Fuck off and die." I said before continuing toward my destination.
As I turned the last twist in the corridor, I saw a sight to make my blood run cold. There, on the floor bloody, was my Raven. He was curled up into a ball and Weasel was still standing behind him kicking.
Now, Malfoy's are known for our possessiveness. I remember a story about Great Uncle Fredric going have way around the world for a dagger that had been stolen form him. This of course extends to our significant others. My father wasn't a nice man. He would sometimes get mad and beat me and or my mother, but had anyone else dared raised a hand to us, they might not live to see the next day.
"Weasel! Get the bloody hell away from him!"
"Oh, so nice of you to join us Ferret. I have been hoping that we could meet in a dark hallway all week."
"You must be a closet masochist. If I knew that was how you liked it, we could have had a little more fun." I replied. The redhead was really starting to become tedious. All I want was Harry.
Moving forward as I pulled my wand, I simply glared at him before he backed off and ran away. Rushing to my boyfriends side, I had to gasp. There was a tear in his shirt and he was bloody from head to toe. My poor Raven. Weasel would pay.
X
After getting the boy who lived patched up, we returned to the common room. On the button board was posted the name of the play and the parts each person would take part in. It looked something like this:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
First Years - Set
Second Years - Lights
Third Years - Music
Forth Years - Costumes
Fifth and Sixth Years - Extras
Seventh Years - Actors
Beside it was the list of Parts and the corresponding seventh year.
Cast
Rocky - Draco Malfoy
Frank - Harry Potter
Riff-Raff - Vincent Crabb
Magenta - Hermione Granger
Brad - Terry Boot
Janet - Sally-Anne Perks
Columbia - Susan Boons
Eddy - Silvara Keneth
Dr. Scott - Severus Snape
All actors see Prof. Snape for scrip. First rehearsal will be Tuesday night at seven.
X
"What happened to you Raven?" Blaise asked after we sat down on the love seat across from him.
"I got into a small fight with the Weasel." Pomfrey had healed what she could, but he was still covered in burses.
"Dray let you?"
"He saved me." Harry replied smiling at me.
"Damn right I did! I'm also going to kill that vermin the next time I see him." I stated hotly. "No one hurts you and gets away with it."
"Hate to be the one to break it to you Hun, but there is a madman out the that wants my blood." he said sadly.
"And if he dares to touch you now, I swear that he will pay." In my mind it really is that simple. I might not be able to say him from all the pain, but Malfoy's are extraordinary at vengeance.
"I'm sure that he didn't really need you to save him." Boot said from behind us. "He did beat you-know-who."
"In case you didn't notice Terry, I'm little. I'm not going to beat anyone bigger than myself in a fight. Hell even most people shorter than me have a good bit of weight on me." Harry said from where he was cuddling into my chest. "Besides, it's nice to have someone else be the savoir for once."
"Bugger off Boot." I growl as i start to run my fingers through Raven's ebony locks.
"You know Malfoy, someday Harry is going to realize that he can do so much better than you." Boot hissed before storming off.
A few moments later, i turned to Blaise, "Why are you here?"
"I need to talk to you about something important." Looking around the room and seeing all of the odd glances he was receiving, he added, "But not here."
"Very well," I replied, "Lets go to my rooms then."
TBC
I have to apologize for any mistakes. My beta no longer has time to beta this. I did go over it and try to catch everything†Review†If you want to volunteer to replace here, just e-mail me. Brad