Tony let himself drop into a seat outside of McDonalds, pushing Draco into the closest one.

"Who was that?" He ask Draco, who was still frowning furiously and muttering strange things under his breath.

"We go to school together. She's friends with that arrogant prick, you know the one I told you about. She's also in my rival house. She thinks she's sooo clever, but she isn't, other people just don't brag about it. Thank goodness I only have to put up with her for another year."

"Right. Now that you mention it, are you going to tell me what you were so pissed off about on the phone last night?" Draco's face darkened instantly as if some even fouler mood had overtaken him. "Not a good time to talk about it?"

"No it's just really, really annoying. That git, you know the one I can't stand, he usually spends the summer holidays with his precious friends, but this year they're not at home during the last week and he refuses to stay with his relatives because they are foul, apparently. Anyway, he's going to stay where I'm staying now, and Dumbledore said we had to share a room."

"I thought you were staying with your uncle."

"Not at his place, it's just complicated to explain. I can't believe this is happening to me!" Frowning even more, Draco pulled a face, like he had just spotted something nasty in his soup.

"Stay with me then." Tony blurted out before he could stop himself.

"What? You're not serious."

"Yes I am. You could, I have a spare room in my flat. I'm sure one of my mates would lend me their airbed and you wouldn't have to torture yourself for a week." Draco's face lit up at the thought of not having to see Potter a week early, nor having to share a room with him. He might have had to resort to drastic measures otherwise. Like hexing him with partrificus totalus or something like that.

"If your serious, and you had better be, there's nothing that I'd like more."

"Well then it's settled. I'll pick you up from King Cross again. You might have to come along to some rehearsals though." Grinning now, Draco felt like doing the dance of the African flat land neutrial, ok maybe not in public but he was happy. "You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. Hey you know what! You'd look good if you had a piercing done." Raising an eyebrow at Tony, he ask,

"What, tell my enlightened friend gave you that idea?" Shrugging Tony just grinned sheepishly.

"I dunno just thought it would suit you I guess."

"Hmmm. I'm not convinced."

"You weren't about the hair either."

"Alright, if you think, maybe. What will you talk me into next?" Grinning Tony pulled Draco up from the chair and headed towards the underground station that would take them to the Piercing Shop he an his friends visited. Not that he had any piercings after three tattoos he didn't consider that a necessity. Plus after having seen his sister have her ears pierced he had been put off for life. It took them about 15 minutes to reach the Blue Banana. It smelled musty inside, but Draco decided it was only half as bad as the hairdressers, though his senses where still driving him insane.

"Get your ear done, twice in one would be good. Come on we'll ask Charlz." Charlz turned out to be a girl, at least Draco decided she was a girl because there were small bumps on her chest. She wore a Mohican, heavy black make up with bright red lips, combat buts, fishnet tights with holes, shorts and a black sweatshirt two sizes too big. Not awakening a tiny bit of trust in Draco. "Hey Charlz, my mate wants his ear pierced twice, you know like Matt."

"Yeah. Sure Tone. How bout you? When do I get to stick things through your body at last?"

"Never, as long as I have a say in it."

"Alright. Your mate'll do." Draco, who was by now feeling both rather sceptical and nervous was led into a small room at the back of the shop. Charlz rummaged through a box, which made Draco even more nervous. "Here, these silver ones would suit you." She said holding a pair of silver earrings under Draco's nose. Without thinking, Draco shied away, a feral growl forming in his throat and his eyes flashing dangerously. "Woah! Dude calm down. It's only earrings don't you think your overreacting a little?" Trying to compose himself, he still found himself sideling up to the exit.

"Silver allergy, it's really bad." Charlz replaced the earrings, and went back into the shop. Draco sighed in relief, even though the silver had not touched him, he had felt a fear rising in him that nearly drove him mad. He'd have to watch out or he might seriously hurt someone. He had felt the wolf more acutely. It was strange because he hadn't felt it today at all, but then he remember Remus mentioning something about the wolf being dormant during the new moon.

"Here, these are nickel ones, hope you don't have a nickel allergy." He was abruptly pulled out of his thoughts by Charlz's return. Nodding, he allowed her to guide him to the chair. It all happened pretty quickly after that, a sharp pain twice in his left ear and that was it. "Finished. Now all you need is this cleaning fluid and you have to turn them every evening so that you can change them after six weeks got it?"

"Yeah, thanks."

The cinema had been fun and Draco was chattering away like a parakeet to Tony, so just smiled at Draco's antics. It seemed that all in all it had been a good day. Their ways pated at Kings Cross,

"See you again soon?"

"Yeah, and I can't wait to stay with you for a week. Thanks again." And with that, Draco got onto the tube that would take him towards Grimmaulds Place.

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Rena Lupin : Draco is in his last year at school, otherwise the rest I have planed wont work out. Thanks for your reviews, they are appreciated.

Biblehermione : Hope you enjoy the next chapters as well.