The Famous Malfoy Smirk

Chapter Three

Harry's POV

Author Notes:

Okay, sorry everyone. This chapter is really rather little. Just short of 500 words, unfortunately. You have my deepest apologies. However, I knew from the beginning this one would be short, and I found the perfect ending place (or at least I thought so) so decided to stop it there, as you can see. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!


Harry awoke to bright light streaming through the windows. He cursed whoever had left the windows open, but then realized that his bed was surrounded by its own curtains, which he always kept closed, and furthermore that there shouldn't have been bright light streaming through the windows, as he should've be dead.

Well, he certainly wasn't dead, he thought with a mental shake of his head. Dead people weren't supposed to ache. So, with a feeling of dread, he opened his eyes, figuring that he had to be in the hospital wing. How he got there, he wasn't sure, but still, that was where he was.

Sure enough, the white walls and plain beds surrounded him, the brightness of the room making his head ache worse. He groaned and once more closed his eyes. Unfortunately, the noise brought Madam Pomfrey rushing out from her office. "Potter. Glad to see you're awake. No, don't pretend now that you're still asleep, I know you aren't. Open your eyes, boy. Now, tell me what happened," she ordered, shaking a finger at him.

He thought back. He remembered writing the letter to Draco and telling Hedwig to deliver it; walking up the flights of stairs to the Astronomy tower; watching the lightning and listening to the thunder; feeling it echoing in his bones as the rain seeped into his skin; breaking through the intricate puzzle that was the wards around the tower, which kept students from jumping; and finally falling off the wall.

Then, a last memory flooded through him, of something yanking him back up and dropping him on a hard, slick surface. Someone screeching at him, telling him how idiotic he was for attempting such a thing. Blond hair flying in the wind, splattered with rain, and furious silver eyes.

His eyebrows snapped up. "Malfoy saved me!" he exclaimed, shock filling him. Really, the observation wasn't meant for Madam Pomfrey, but she took it as such anyway, and nodded her head. "Yes, that's what the young man told me, too. Now, the whole story, if you please."

Harry let his eyes droop and pretended to suppress a yawn. "Yes, of course," once more he faked a yawned, "Madam Pomfrey. You see, it was really windy, and the rain was coming down really hard," yawn, "and I couldn't see what was," bigger yawn, "in front of me," again, he yawned. Madam Pomfrey, realizing how tired the "poor boy" seemed to be, shook her head.

"Potter, finish the story later. For now, I want you to rest a little more," she ordered him. "Luckily, you don't have a fever, nor do you have any broken bones. You're just lucky he got to you in time, before you hit the ground!" She turned away from him, leaving the raven haired Gryffindor to rest once more in silence.

As she walked away, Harry smirked. There was a reason the Sorting Hat had wanted to put him in Slytherin.


Review Responses:

vampirelf: Lol. You shouldn't be; anyone who can persuade me to update desrves it! giggles It's really sad, how seldomly I update any more...lol! Glad I made someone happy! My friends had been threatening bodily harm if I didn't update soon (and still are), so its nice to find someone I've appeased with my...less than stellar updating abilities...Fanfiction really does change people's opinions of people, doesn't it? Lol. Unfortunately, I am at this point not sure if I'm going to make him suffer at the hands of Madam Pomfrey any longer...I'm contemplating having the next chapter be Draco coming for a late night visit...Ok, that probably doesn't sound too good, does it? I'm not far enough along in the story to have anything um...sex related, and am not sure if I could even manage to WRITE something like that, so yeah, that's not what it would be, in case you're wondering. blushes

RisuMusume: lol. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I desperately hope that his reaction didn't put you off the story! snickers

sage-serenity: lol. Well, from your review, I suppose this is the kind of reaction from Harry you were hoping for...I hope it is, anyway! Lol. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Alella: lol. Firstly, thank you! Secondly, I started this (the story)while anxiously awaiting for HBP to come out, and when it did, I sat and (SPOILER WARNING giggles...)cursed JK Rowling to hell for killing off poor Dumbledore (who I knew was going to die, btw, but it was still SOO sad!), pretending to make Snape evil (HE CAN'T BE! Besides, it was way too...Idk. I have lots of good evidence, though! Lol), and making poor Draco do such horrible things...sobs Fanfiction is SOO much better than reality. grins I don't LIKE evil Draco...I think that was AWFUL! Poor Harry, having the love of his life (or soon to be! okay, wishful thinking, but still!) doing such horrible things to him. Lol. Anyway, thanks once again for the reveiw, and sorry for the long rambling/ranting period!

ZIPPIYGIRL: Thanks! What do you mean, you were wondering what happened with them? Sorry, I didn't understand...

oliver1234: I hope this was soon enough:D Thanks for the review! ;-)

chisai1213: lol. Thanks. Yeah, he can be, but he's also an extremely hot, evil, blond Slytherin, so its excusable...Snickers Lol. I've been told by friends that my style of writing is"psycho and strange", so I'm always grateful for a positive remark about it. I'm glad you enjoyed, and hope you liked the newest chapter! Thanks for the review!

Nutz Nina: Lol. Thanks!