Fun Times
A lot is gonna pass by in this chapter.
Leah and Draco had spent the next morning searching and, successfully, finding a few of the unicorns. Leah gave them the medication once they figured out what was wrong.
Dumbledore seemed more pleased then expected when they walked into his office. Leah gave him an odd look then gave up on trying to understand what made him so happy.
Lots of things seemed to change, and most of it took place after the Halloween bash. One thing was that Leah, Hermione and Ginny seemed to become part of every social group the school had, no matter what house. They hung out with Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws and even Slytherins. Leah spent more time around the Slytherins then the other two. Pansy and her gang still didn't like them but Leah couldn't care less. She was making Pansy's life miserable by how friendly most of the Slytherin house was to this particular Gryffindor and her girl friends.
By the time December came, Leah and Draco were extremely friendly…but only when they were alone in their dorm and never around anyone else. They acted as if they could just barely tolerate each other.
"So…it's Saturday. What's on the agenda?" Leah asked, sliding into a chair at the kitchen table and watching Draco who was, surprisingly, actually making breakfast. Actually it was that surprising seeing as how Leah had spent the last three weeks teaching Draco the simple basics of cooking breakfast food so that, if he was up first, then he didn't have to wait for Leah to wake up and cook.
"Hogsmeade trip." Draco said.
"Oh right." Leah said. "Thank god I don't perform today."
"Who does?" Draco asked.
"Umm…I think it's the Weird Sisters." Leah said. She yawned and allowed her eyes to trail up and down Draco's bare back.
"Who are you going to spent the day with?" Draco asked.
"Dunno." Leah said. "Why? You offering to spend the day with moi?"
"I was talking about what group of friends." Draco said, turning around with two plates, one in each hand. He walked over and put one in front of Leah.
"Aww, thanks for the food." Leah said, smiling. Ever since the day in the forest, she had been happier then most had seen her for a while now. She ate some of the eggs that were on her plate before responding to Draco's question. "I don't know who I'll be with. All I know is I gotta get some new clothes. All the shit I got is too small now."
"Well…on the plus side." Draco said. "You look human now where before you were a twig." Leah gave him a quick sharp look before shaking her head and smiling again. It was true though. Now that she was eating more, her body seemed to have become curvier. To her slight dismay, her boobs had even become bigger as well…not by much…but they still looked different. Most of her clothes were pretty much the lowest size possible, now they were starting to get a little bigger. They didn't seem to be much different and you really couldn't tell, by looking, that they were any different.
"You know…I might actually spend this one alone." Leah said.
"Alone as in…by yourself alone?" Draco asked. "Or alone as in…changing groups every fifteen minutes?" Leah laughed and shrugged. "How's the food?"
"Great." Leah said. "You might just be better then Molly." Draco raised an eyebrow. "Ron's mom. She's really good with cooking."
"Oh." Draco said.
"Yeah. When they were in school here…" Leah said, looking at her plate. "She was the…well…motherly one with the sewing and the cooking. Mom was the artsy one with the drawing and stuff. And Lilly was the smart one."
"So what are you, Granger and Weaslette?" Draco asked. Leah gave him a look. "Uh…I mean…Hermione and Ginny."
"Hermione's the smart one, Ginny's the wise ass one, and I'm the bitchy, strong, mess-with-me-I'll-kick-your-ass and singing one." Leah said. Draco shook his head but smiled. They finished eating. "What about you? What are you going to do?"
"Probably be hanging around…twiddle-dee and twiddle-dum." Draco said. Leah smirked at the use of her names for Crabbe and Goyle.
"Or we don't have to go." Leah said.
"Like anyone would not let you go." Draco said. Leah shrugged. "I'd be surprised if no one shows up soon."
"None of them know the new password." Leah said. "Because, their all dating each other." She knew Draco was talking about Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. "They may wind up going to the village with me, but eventually they do break away to do couple stuff. Why do you think I'm always with someone other then them?" Draco shrugged. It was true. Recently Leah barely even saw the others anymore. The only time she really got to talk to Hermione was during Muggle Studies. She talked to Ginny even less now, unless she was in some kind of fight with Harry (which actually happens every two or three weeks and last for about an hour or two) and hanging around with Leah in one of the multiple groups Leah was in.
"So…we could actually spend the whole day in here…alone." Draco said, smirking. "There's really no reason to leave at all this weekend. We have a kitchen…a bathroom…bedrooms."
"Uh huh…how about you replay that in your head and tell me what is wrong with it." Leah said.
"Did I stutter?" Draco asked.
"You're hinting at something that might not even happen between you and me." Leah said. "Unless of course we both got horribly drunk."
"Well…we do have some stuff in the fridge." Draco said, suggestively. Leah laughed.
"Oh my god!" She said. "Get your head out of your pants." She stood up and stretched a bit.
"But it's so much fun to think that way and watch your reaction." Draco said, walking closer to Leah. "You're one of the few girls that don't blush at the suggestion."
"Is that so?" Leah asked, tilting her head. She walked into the common room and sat down on the couch. She was still wearing her pajamas, mid-thigh length gown. Draco walked into the common room and looked down at her.
"You're too much of a flirt for your own good you know that." Draco said.
"Oh? What are you gonna do about it?" Leah asked, standing up. "You gonna give me a long talking to? Maybe tell me to knock it off? Or…will you do what I'm about to do?"
"And what would that be?" Draco asked. Leah smirked before kissing him. This was a normal occurrence in this room so it didn't catch Draco by surprise. He instantly kissed her back. Leah moved then pushed him onto the couch before straddling him and kissing him even harder. This was different but not by much.
"I win." Leah muttered.
"Ok." Draco agreed before putting his hand on the back of Leah's head and pulling her back to him. Somehow he wound up lying on his back on the couch with Leah above him and holding his hands above his head. That's when fate decided to be mean to him. A bell rang and Leah lifted her head and shook it to get her hair out of her face.
"Stupid doorbell thing." She muttered.
"Ignore it." Draco said.
"Wish I could." Leah said. She kissed him one more time before getting off him and going to the 'door'. Draco grumbled something and got up before making his way to his room to change clothes.
"Hey Leah!" Ginny said, after Leah pushed the statue to the side. "You want to do a girls thing today at the village?"
"What happened to Harry and Ron?" Leah asked.
"Detention." Ginny said.
"Oh right." Leah said, remembering how Harry and Ron had messed around in potions and Snape gave them detentions. "Sure. Girls day is totally of the good."
"Ok…get dressed and me and Herm will meet you in the entrance hall." Ginny said. Leah nodded. Ginny left and Leah went up to her room. She took off her pajamas and changed into faded jeans that she had bought the previous week and a tank top before pulling on a hoodie. Leah brushed her hair before leaving.
She found Hermione and Ginny waiting in the entrance hall, leaning against a wall and chatting with some Ravenclaw people. She joined the little group and looked around, spotting Draco with his gang of Slytherins. He caught her eye and nodded.
"Come on Le." Hermione said. The girls linked arms and followed the crowd out of the school.
Dumbledore and McGonagall watched the students leave before McGonagall turned to Dumbledore.
"Why was it so important to have Miss Black and Mr. Malfoy go into the forest when any one of the teachers would have done as well a job." McGonagall said.
"Because, my dear Professor McGonagall, haven't you noticed how close they have become since then?" Dumbledore asked. "I needed Leah to realize what it is that she is to do and become."
"She is to guide Harry Potter into defeating Voldemort, is she not?" McGonagall asked.
"Yes…and so much more." Dumbledore said. McGonagall gave him a look.
"So where we going?" Ginny asked.
"Out of the cold that's for sure." Leah said. Ginny and Hermione nodded and they headed into a store. "What store is this?"
"I don't know." Hermione said. They looked around. There were shelves with a variety of different things on them but there was no body in there. "I think we should go somewhere else."
"Yeah." Ginny said. They turned and found a bare wall behind them.
"Wasn't the door just there?" Leah asked.
"I must admit…it is hard to get you by yourself." The girls turned to see a woman standing a few feet from them. "But this is alright. These two will prove most helpful."
"Who are you?" Leah asked.
"What do you want?" Hermione asked.
"Miss Black." The Woman said. Leah tilted her head. "If you'd be so kind as to…protect this building for the next little while so that no one will intrude." Leah straightened and nodded. The room glowed softly for a moment.
"What was that?" Ginny asked.
"Now I can show you my true form." The woman said. She glowed this time and a second later she was in a white dress and had long, flowing, silver blonde hair.
"Leah." Hermione said.
"Don't look at me. I didn't arrange this." Leah said. "I have no clue what's going on."
"Don't worry." The woman said. She was still glowing slightly. She looked at Ginny and Hermione. "Can I trust you to keep whatever you hear in this place as a secret? From everyone. Even your boyfriends."
"How do you know about Harry and Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Oh!" Leah said, suddenly. "You're one of those guys…people." She stared at the woman. "You're the one that told my parents about what I was supposed to be."
"I knew you'd figure it out." The woman said.
"But why are you here?" Ginny asked.
"Because what I must tell Leah is something that can only be told through speaking, not writing." The woman said. "So may I trust you and Hermione to keep this secret?"
"Of course." Hermione said.
"It is a big risk." The woman said.
"I started risking my life the moment I became friends with her, Harry and Ron." Hermione said.
"And in my family…with Fred and George, everything is a risk." Ginny said.
"Very well." The woman said. "I will only tell you the main information. There is too much to tell in such a short amount of time. To answer your unasked question…Leah is a protector."
"A what?" Ginny asked.
"A protector. She protects those who ask for it." The woman said.
"Yeah…that's why I did that thing to this building because she asked me to." Leah said. "I had a…weird vision thing where mom, dad, Lilly and James seemed to blend together and tell me this."
"Yes." The woman said. "Anyone who asks her for protection, will receive it." Leah just nodded. "That mains anyone. Even the Death Eaters. That's why you two must keep this secret. If anyone got hold of this information, Leah's very safety could be put at risk."
"So…if Voldemort found out…" Hermione said. "And he asked her to protect him…then he could stay alive forever?"
"Until he asks her to stop or until he says he no longer needs her protection." The woman said. "It is a great thing…but also a dangerous thing at the same time." Hermione looked at Leah who was looking at the floor. "You are the only two, apart from those who are dead and close to Leah, who know of this."
"Why can't Harry and Ron find out?" Ginny asked.
"Because…" Leah said, slowly. She was thinking over what she was going to say. "If Harry knew…then he would ask me…and I would have to protect him. Which would make things too simple for him to defeat Voldemort. If I protected him in that final battle, then he wouldn't defeat Voldemort properly."
"Exactly." The woman said. "Leah may protect everyone else. But I need you two to protect her by protecting her secret. Will you be able to do that?"
"I've kept bigger secrets…I think." Ginny said.
"Remember…no one must know." The woman said. "They may unknowingly ask for protection…but they must use those exact words."
"Thank god." Leah said. "So they have to say 'protect me' for it to work…right?"
"Yes. And to you. If they said it to someone else and you are in the room…then it wouldn't matter." The woman said. "You're protection is a great thing. It is even stronger now because of the fact that you can now apparate, which means you can get to those under your protection easily."
"Anything else?" Leah asked.
"Be careful." The woman said. She changed back to what she looked like when they first entered the store. "I am done with your protection." Leah nodded. The whole place glowed again for a moment. "Have a lovely day." They girls turned, glad to see the door, and left. They made their way quietly down the street and into the Three Broomsticks.
"Wow." Hermione said, once they had gotten drinks and found a secluded table. "There's all there is to say…wow."
"You do realize the importance of not telling Harry or Ron right?" Leah asked, slightly worried.
"Yes." Hermione said. "I won't."
"Me neither." Ginny said. "You can't like…protect yourself can you?"
"No." Leah said. She sipped her butter beer and ran her finger along the edge. "If I'm not near the one I protect…then I will feel their pain and an urge to be there to protect them."
"So you have to be with them to actually…you know?" Ginny asked. Leah nodded. "Wow. Can we ask you?"
"I guess." Leah said. "But I suggest you don't until you think you really need it. I don't know what'll happen." The other two nodded. They started talking about Christmas vacation.
"I told Ron already that I'm probably going to stay here." Leah said. "I just don't think I can go back…anywhere. I know I can't go back to Headquarters. There's just too much badness there. It is my house, yeah, but only because of the bloodline."
"Hmm…" Hermione said. They were silent for a while. "Is there something going on between you and Malfoy?" Leah, who had been drinking her butter beer, choked but managed to keep the drink in her mouth. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah…fine." Leah said. "Why you ask? About Malfoy I mean."
"Well…I don't know." Hermione said. "Just that…whenever we hang out with the slytherins…there's just something that seems to pass between you two."
"We're just…friendly…ish." Leah said. "We do have to live with each other in the same dorm all year."
"Yeah I guess." Hermione said.
"At least you two aren't trying to kill each other." Ginny said.
After a few hours of shopping, they headed back to the castle and Leah ate with them, Harry and Ron in the Great Hall. Harry and Ron were complaining about their detentions and how awful Snape was. They were about half way through telling the girls what they were going to do to Snape once they graduated, when they suddenly realized the girls weren't even paying attention.
"What happened at Hogsmeade?" Harry asked.
"Oh…nothing much." Leah said.
"Why are you three so quiet then?" Ron asked. Hermione shrugged. "Are you guys ok?"
"We're fine." Ginny said.
"Yeah just tired…full day of shopping after all." Hermione said.
"Yeah you know what…" Leah said, looking around. "I think I'm gonna head up to bed…well…relax in my dorm. I actually wanna finish this song I've been working on. I'll see you guys later." The other four nodded. Leah slipped notes into Hermione and Ginny's pockets before leaving the Great Hall. She walked up to her dorm, said the password, went inside and went to the workroom.
Draco noticed Leah leaving but there was no way to get away from Pansy at the moment. He tried giving her the 'I'm tired' excuse…that didn't work. He tried the 'I'm done here' excuse…that was a disaster as well. The only thing he could do was hope that Pansy's friends had even sense to somehow manage to pull her attention off him long enough for him to get away.
"Hey Drake man. You look kinda tired." Blaise said suddenly. Ok…maybe he could convince Pansy to leave Draco the hell alone.
"Yeah…patrolling the halls…don't get to bed until way late." Draco said.
"No doubt." Blaise said. "Yo Parkinson…let the guy go so that he can get some rest." Pansy said something that Draco didn't catch. The only thing he cared about was that she had let go of his arm. He gave Blaise a grateful look before leaving.
He gave the password and walked into the common room. Almost right away he heard the music and his feet operated on their own and started walking to the work room. Draco opened the door quietly and slid inside. Leah's back, like normal when she was at the piano, was to him, but he still knew her eyes were closed.
Leah was just playing the music and humming, thinking up the words in her head. She never knew that Draco had entered the room, she was just caught up in the music. She started singing a song she already knew and wasn't one of her own after playing for a few minutes after Draco had entered.
I don't like to be alone in the night
And I don't like to hear I'm wrong when I'm right
And I don't like to have the rain on my shoe
But I do love you
But I do love you
She opened her eyes and watched her fingers. Draco walked closer. He knew it wasn't one of Leah's songs because he remembered her talking about a song like this.
I don't like to see the sky painted gray
And I don't like when nothing's going my way
And I don't like to be the one with the blues
But I do love you
But I do love youLove everything about the way you're loving me
The way you lay your head
Upon my shoulder when you sleep
And I love to kiss you in the rain
I love everything you do, oh I do
Leah felt surprised that she was singing this. She never really liked this song. She was also surprised when she felt like someone else was in the room. She didn't turn around though.
I don't like to turn the radio on
Just to find I missed my favorite song
And I don't like to be the last with the news
But I do love you
But I do love you
She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"I wanna hear the rest of this." Draco muttered. Leah just nodded and continued.
Love everything about the way you're loving me
The way you lay your head
Upon my shoulder when you sleep
And I love to kiss you in the rain
I love everything you do, oh I do
And I don't like to be alone in the night
And I don't like to hear I'm wrong when I'm right
And I don't like to have the rain on my shoes
But I do love you
But I do love you
But I do love you
But I do love you
"Well…" Draco said.
"Well what?" Leah asked. She closed the cover over the keys and turned around. Draco sat down next to her on the bench. There was a pretty long silence. "You gonna talk?"
"If you don't stop surprising me with these songs…I'm gonna die of shock one of these days." Draco said. Leah smiled slightly. "Now…I would really rather we finish what we started this morning."
"What did we start this morning?" Leah asked. "Seriously…I can't remember."
"How about I refresh your memory." Draco said. He kissed Leah. She turned to sit straddled on the bench, all the time still kissing Draco. After a while, Leah was on her back on the bench. After a wrong move, they wound up falling off it, lying on their sides. They looked at each other for second before starting to laugh.
"Damn…that hurt." Leah said, still laughing.
"Remind me to never start kissing you while we're on a piano bench…or any bench for that matter." Draco said. Leah laughed even more and nodded. They calmed down after a while. Draco absently brushed some hair out of Leah's face. She took the chance to look over his appearance. His hair was getting longer. He hadn't gelled it back since…Leah couldn't remember anymore. The ends of his bangs just reached his eyes. His hand was still on the side of her head.
Draco's eyes moved over Leah's body and stopped on her wrist. She still was wearing a wristband all the time, which obviously meant that no one other then him knew. Draco stood up and pulled Leah to her feet as well. Leah yawned suddenly.
"How about we get you to bed." Draco said. Leah nodded then stopped and gave him a look. "Not that way…although if you like…" Leah rolled her eyes. "Alright…sleep then." They went upstairs to Leah's room. Somehow, within five minutes, Leah had changed and gotten, not only herself, but Draco into the bed and under the covers. They fell asleep the same way they did back in the forest.
Snape and McGonagall rushed into Dumbledore's office.
"What's wrong?" Dumbledore asked.
"Professor Salenger." McGonagall said.
"What about her?" Dumbledore asked, knowing the answer already.
"She's dead." Snape said.
The end for Defense Against the Dark Arts classes? Ha! Not bloody likely. Who's going to teach them now? Give me your guesses and I'll tell you if you're right or wrong. I already have up until like five or six chapters into the sequel planned out…all I need are the reviews to get those things down.