Author; Corculum.
Disclaimer; See first chapter.
Did anyone actually think that I owned Harry Potter? O.O
Summary; Harry and Draco are in the tower trying to make an exit, but the witch still has a few tricks up her sleeve…
Rating; PG-13
Warning; This story will eventually, in the near future ;), be slash so if you don't like that sort of thing leave now, that's what the back button is for, use it if you need to. Also there is some (ONE WORD!) swearing in this chapter, and to avoid being reported (I've seen someone get reported for swearing in their author's notes and not having the proper rating! I'm not taking any chances.) I'm moving the rating up a notch. Sorry if you thought some action was coming, ehe ':)…
Updated; 12.25-26.04, it depends where you are in the world, lol.
This chapter is dedicated to Suzi! :D Love ya babe, mwah
Merry Christmas everyone!
Inclusio
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Previously on Crinitus Croceus
(Works better with TV shows, damn)
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"What?" Draco asked before turning to the window himself, he gasped; the witch was hovering outside cackling as she sealed it shut, glass-like glue protruding from the tip of her wand and streaming out to fill what was once an open space.
"No!" Harry shouted and made for the window, wand outstretched and pointed at her.
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The window was almost completely filled, "Confringo!" He yelled. His wand pointed at it, but the 'glass' did not break and the witch laughed merrily at them, seeming genuinely amused.
Harry was not amused, he was confused; even if the spell hadn't worked he would have been able to see it hit the… substance filling the window…
"Bye, bye my pretties!" The witch smiled horribly one last time at them before zooming away on her broomstick.
And they stood there in silence for a few minutes, just staring at the window in… shock was it?
"PRETTIES?!" The blond boomed, "How dare she-"
"We can't get out."
"Call me! ME, Draco Malfoy-"
"We can't get out."
"MAN, pretty?!"
"We can't get out."
"This is abominable-"
"We."
"Atrocious-"
"Can't."
"Ridiculous-"
"Get."
"Unacceptable-"
"OUT!"
"Dire! I – what?"
"We can't get out."
Draco's eyes widened, almost comically, and perhaps Harry would have laughed if there was anything funny about this situation, but there was not…
"What do you mean 'we can't get out'? You have your wand don't you? Blast the wall out of my way! Now!"
"I'm trying to tell you! She's put up wards that stop us from using magic in here!"
"Well then counter them!"
"Well now that would be so much easier to do if I could actually use my wand!"
"There's no need to shout at me! I was only trying to help!"
"Yeah, help save yourself!"
Draco swallowed but kept his expression of disdain, "Of course, why would I care about you being saved?"
Harry rolled his eyes, "No, you really wouldn't, forget I mentioned it,"
Draco almost felt… sad? That Harry said that, then again he had just said himself that that was the truth, which it was! Of course, why should he, Draco Malfoy, care about this… this… utterly gorgeous and courageous prince who tried to save his life? See? There is no reason.
"So, what are we going to do?" Draco asked, a lot more quietly then he had intended and where was the disdain that usually dripped from his every word? 'I'm just trying to get on his good side, for self preservation reasons only! Naturally! What were you thinking?'
Harry sighed, "Well, I'm not sure what we can do," He bit his lip, frowning, and then continued slowly; as though thinking out loud, "she's put up the wards… and they stop us from using magic, she's probably set them so that only she can perform magic in here… But then again she may have set them so that she doesn't have to be in the room to perform magic on us," Draco's eyes were slowly getting wider, "Or the room," He added, "And she's probably watching us from the outside right now,"
"Get me out of here!" Draco half screamed and ran to the window punching the new 'glass' material that filled it with his fists. 'Funny, I'm usually so much calmer then this… but no, not in a situation like this!'
Harry ran up to him and grabbed his wrists from behind, managing to stop him from pounding the filled in window. "Calm down,"
"Calm down? CALM DOWN?" Harry got the distinct impression of déjà vu, "That bitch can curse us to hell if she wants! We're sitting ducks, just waiting to be shot down! Not to mention she's watching us," He shuddered, breathing deeply and was suddenly blatantly aware of the fact that Harry was wrapped around him, his back pressed against the prince's chest, really not such a bad feeling…
"Ok?" The dark-haired prince asked, breaking the silence.
Draco nodded, "But how are we going to get out of here?" He felt the other boy sigh behind him, his warm breath brushing the back of his neck leaving the young blond feeling far too warm, and was that butterflies in his stomach?
'I'm doomed…'
'Most certainly,'
"Like I said before, I'm not sure what we can do, if we do come up with a way to get out of here she may be watching and listening so she'll know in advance before we can try anything…" Harry looked over the blond's shoulder through the window and out at the forests below, he felt the other boy's shoulders slump slightly and suddenly realised the position they were in, although this was definitely not a bad feeling…
He moved away from the other prince and sat down on the stool at the dressing table. They stayed in silence for about ten minutes until it became too much for Draco…
"Ah! We could at least try the door!" That said Draco stomped straight over to it, somehow managing to do it gracefully, such is the mystery that is Draco…
"No! Don't!"
But Draco did not listen, he wrenched the door open and a huge smile flashed across his face only to be replaced seconds later by an incredulous frown, "It's a bathroom…" He said, mouth hanging open slightly.
Harry was already standing behind him, he opened his mouth several times but no sound came out, "… Was… was it always a bathroom?"
"How would I know? You think the first thing I did when I got here was check for bathroom facilities?!"
"Wouldn't put it past you…" Harry muttered, the blond turned and glared at him, Harry cleared his throat, "So you didn't try this door to see if it would lead you out?"
Draco rolled his eyes, "It was locked before,"
"So maybe the witch just changed it to lead to a bathroom then…"
"You mean she can do magic on us – or the room, from outside?"
"Well she must have unlocked it even if it was always a bathroom because it was locked before, and now it's not,"
Draco bowed his head, "Great…"
"Well look at the bright side!" Draco looked up at him incredulously, "We have a bathroom!"
The blond clenched and unclenched his fists, "A bathroom wasn't really at the top of my list, a way out was,"
Harry bit his lip and then sighed, "Look it's already dark outside… let's just get some rest – there's nothing we can do right now,"
Draco sighed and then nodded reluctantly; it had been a rather trying day after all, rest was not unwelcome.
They both turned round only to discover yet another problem…
"There's only one bed…"
They both stared at the pink bed with accusatory glares, they stayed like that in silence for a while…
"…Well, I for one am not tired just yet,"
"Oh, yeah… me neither,"
To be continued…
A/N; I hope I didn't disappoint anyone with this chapter :S I'm really sorry if I did…
Latin;
Inclusio: Shutting up, confinement.
Dark-Dreams-69; Thanks for your support Suzi :) Thank you SOO MUCH for reading this chapter first, I just needed to make sure it was ok, lol, so you really like it? :S
sak; Banter between these two is always fun to write and Draco loves his hair, I love Draco's hair, doesn't everyone love Draco's hair? lol, is weird I hope this chapter was ok… :S again, I'm sorry if I disappointed…
Brenna8; Aww, thanks :) hehe. I hope I didn't disappoint you with this chapter… :S… Hey, update your story soon k? :D
Dracori; I actually managed to write something funny? O.O … shakes head But I am so glad you liked it! Loved it? drowns in happiness :) Thanks Jess (does anyone call you Jess? Or is it just me?:S) or maybe thanks Jessie? shrugs Well anyway, I hope I didn't disappoint you with this chapter… :S
Draconia; Uke Draco uke Draco uke Draco!!!!!! lol, loved your review, hehe, well I know what you prefer :) Uke Draco it is then :)
Gwaihiril; Interesting username, looks kind of… Elven or something, is it from Odyssey? You found it amusing? Yay! I did manage to write something funny :) Rapunzel is an interesting story and yes, she did seem somewhat… slow, if Draco appears to be the same then it is only because he's spoilt and has probably had a more sheltered life because of that. And yes, Harry went to save him anyway, partly because he had thought Draco was a princess so he transfigured his hair without a second thought; eager to save her and get out of there, it was only after he had done this that he found out that he was not in fact a girl, and so since he had already transfigured his hair why stop there? Also, Harry is not the type to leave someone, boy or girl, trapped in a tower, I suppose you could blame his hero-complex but I think that most people, most good people, would have done the same thing. But that's just my opinion, I would definitely not have left him there, but then again, I may have ulterior motives wiggles eye brows suggestively lol, ignore me, I am strange. Now as for the last question; 'Did it not matter whether he rescued a princess or a prince?' I think I already have answered that question but this question could also depend on why he was there to save 'her' in the first place…
Anyone who likes AU stories check out Brenna8's story; 'Harry Potter and The Curse of Bad Faith'! :D
Great story Brenna :)
And anyone who loves the Draco/Harry pairing should definitely check Dracori's stories out! :D Trust me, you don't know what you're missing :), go check them out :D
Happy Christmas, I hope you all had a great one :D
…frowns No pun intended… Man, I need to get my mind out of the gutter!
...Lottie...