Chapter 21

Harry looked back to the head table in time to see Severus Snape wearing a true smile, and a shocked Dumbledore, the twinkle still seemingly misplaced. Bowing slightly to Professor Snape, Harry walked off of the raised front of the table and walked back to his seat.

Harry smiled as Draco said, 'Welcome to Slytherin. Now your officially one of us.'

Harry smirked and said, 'Uh oh, I'm not sure whether to feel frightened, or to feel welcomed. Maybe this wasn't such a great idea after all.'

Elizzabeth laughed and said, 'Harry, stop being such a joker. Sit down and eat already, we need to start getting ready to head into Hogsmeade tomorrow.'

Harry smiled as he sat back in his spot.

'Harry, welcome to Slytherin mate. You're really gonna love it.'

Harry turned to smile at Theodore Nott, 'Really? How are you guys all that much different than the other houses?'

Nott laughed heartily and said, 'For one, we don't really idolize a person, much to contrary belief. And we aren't all scheming and evil like the other houses portray us as. We just like to have good friends, and even better fun. Like next Friday night for example.'

Nott speared a leaf of lettuce and stuffed it into his mouth, ranch dressing sitting in the corner of his lip. Harry smirked and motioned to the ranch.

'Thanks mate. Anyhow-'

But before Theodore could continue on his explanation Draco cut in, 'You know Harry, Slytherin is planning a welcome-home party for next Friday. Maybe you could help me, Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise, and Panse plan for it? We are in charge of the entertainment, decorations, and all that other stuff.'

Nott snorted in his pumpkin juice and then wiped at his nose while trying to fend off the tears that had sprung to his eyes. Laughing he said 'Yeah, Draco is usually the one who-'

'Nott, in case you haven't noticed there are the Head Boy and Head Girl down the table, not to mention the staff table a short distance away.'

Theodore laughed and said, 'right, and look at how sotted those two are. They wouldn't notice the second coming of Merlin if it happened right in front of them.'

Harry looked over at the two mentioned Gryffindors and said softly, 'They may be drunk now, but those two can be brilliant when sober. Ron may not be brilliant with knowledge, but he makes a brilliant friend. Always has your back.'

Draco said in a soft, non threatening voice, 'Then where is he now?'

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Harry smirked as he moved the feather to tickle Goyle's cheek. He had to stifle a laugh and shushed those around him when Goyle's hand, filled with whip cream, connected with his cheek. His hand going back to lay by his side Harry motioned for Draco to hill it up again. Draco smirked and shook his head; he hadn't put his gel in yet.

Harry smiled and tickled the muscular boy's neck. And so Harry traced a path down the boy's chest. Harry bit his bottom lip as he used a quill to gently poke Goyle's member, he could hear collective breath's around him being drawn as Goyle's hand came up and down on his own soft spot.

'Ooouuuch!'

Harry winced and said, 'That oughta smart.'

Goyle opened his eyes to see Harry sitting beside him, holding the feather and quill, 'You. You better run before I get out of this bed!'

Harry smirked and stood up, 'Sorry Goyle. But I mean, you had to have a shower anyway, and it taste's good. Try it.'

Goyle looked wearily at Draco, who he noticed was holding a can of whip cream. Licking at his hand he smirked, licked it and then said, 'So…who had the kinky idea of whipped cream instead of shaving cream?'

Harry laughed and clapped the bigger boy on the shoulder, 'I told them you wouldn't really mind.'

Goyle laughed with him and then said in a dead serious voice, 'But if you ever, ever, make me hit myself-there-again, I will dismember you.'

Harry smirked and said, 'Sure thing, but same goes for you, only I won't do the dismembering, I'll get Crabbe to do it.'

Everyone laughed as Goyle went off to shower.

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Harry smiled as they left behind the gloomy corridors of the castle, and came into the bright fall colors of Hogsmeade. Taking in a deep breath, he smiled at the crisp tang of the leaves.

'So, Harry, where should we go first? Honeydukes? The Three Broomsticks? Madame Malkin's? Weasley's Wizard Wheezes? Where?'

Harry laughed and said, 'Well….I need to stop at The Three Broomsticks later, I need some potion supplies…I need to go pretty much everywhere.'

Draco nodded his head and said, 'Well…let's go to do the serious stuff first. I need to restock my potion supplies too.'

Harry smirked and said, 'What did you use them all up on Draco? I realize Halloween is coming up really quick, but we haven't done that many potions.'

Draco laughed and said, 'I could ask the same thing.'

Harry smiled as the bell dinged on their entrance, 'I'll meet you at the till. I need to find a book first.'

Draco nodded and walked off to get his own stuff. Harry walked to the potion book section and looked for the one he wanted. Smiling as he found it he looked at the ingredients list.

In order to obtain the healing abilities of a Scar Removal Potion you need the following ingredients:

Wolfsbane, Echinacea, Mortwood, Bubotuber Puss, Mandrake Root….

Harry looked at the list and carefully gathered all the ingredients. As he gathered all of them he smirked at his thoughts; it was a good thing he wasn't in Gryffindor anymore. If he was Hermione would quickly figure out what all the ingredients were for. She would devour all the books in the library in her search.

Getting to the counter Harry quickly paid and put all of his purchases into a bag. He didn't need Draco to begin snooping around in his things.

'Hey Potter, I was waiting and got bored. So I went outside for a bit. Anyhow, let's go.'

Harry smiled and said, 'How long were you waiting?'

'Oh, you know, about 5 minutes.'

Harry stifled a laugh as he said, 'Wow, you sure had a long time to wait. I can see how you got so bored.'

Draco stuck out his tongue while Harry let out his laugh and said, 'Come on, lets go to Honeydukes next. That way we can have the sugar in our system when we have to go to The Three Broomsticks.'

Draco nodded his head and said, 'We should stock up for the party next Friday.'

Harry nodded his head and smiling asked, 'So how about you let me in some more on that party you're supposed to be planning.'

Draco smiled and said, 'Well…Slytherin usually has a welcome back party, but we didn't get that as we had to move to the new dormitory, so now we're having it once we get back from the Seventh Year dormitory.'

Harry nodded his head, 'Alright, now what are your plans for the party?'

Inside of Honeydukes Draco began to fill up large bags of candy and explained his plans, 'Well, we need to have food, so that's what the candy in these bags is for. And we have Snape getting the drinks from Hagrid, that man sure can brew a wicked brew. And Pansy shall be doing the lighting and decorations. As for music-'

But Harry cut him off as he said, 'Look, Pansy is in that new Muzic store. We should go in; I do need some new discs after all.'

Draco snorted and said, 'Yeah sounds good.'

Pansy turned around as she heard their approach, 'You guys startled me. Hey Draco, what do you think of this bass? Is it too bulky? I don't want to look like I'm about to topple over on Friday.'

Draco laughed at Pansy's vanity, 'Come on, you know you look good in anything.'

Blushing the girl tried to hide it by bending over to put the bass away, 'Yeah, but this time…'

Harry smiled and squeezed her hand, 'This time there's someone special isn't there?'

Pansy smiled at him and squeezed back, 'Yeah.'

Draco looked shocked and said, 'Wait. What? Who is this special someone?'

Pansy sighed and said, 'Draco, he's nice alright?'

Harry smirked as Draco continued in the roll of protective older sibling, 'If this guy so much as hurts you I'll-'

Laughing Pansy said, 'You'll what? Send Crabbe after him?'

Draco nodded his head and said in a confident tone, 'Yeah, I'll ask Crabbe to beat him up.'

Harry looked slightly pale at Draco, Pansy snarled and said, 'Crabbe is not your little house elf to boss about!'

As Pansy stormed out Harry said, 'Mate, Crabbe is the bloke.'

Draco looked at Harry with wide eyes and said, 'Shite, I put my foot in it this time, didn't I?'

Seeing Harry open his mouth, Draco put up a finger and said, 'Don't answer that.'

Harry laughed and said, 'So, what instrument do you play? Drums?'

Draco noticed the change in subject and accepted it without comment, 'Nah, I play electric guitar. Panse plays bass, Crabbe plays drums, and Goyle is on organ.'

Harry smiled and asked, 'So Blaise is the vocalist?'

Draco looked at an onyx guitar and said, 'No, Blaise is our manager for now. He gets our gigs. We all sing slight vocals.'

Harry nodded his head and said, 'Yeah, after the detention I kind of figured you guys had to have some musical background.'

Draco laughed and said, 'We were just fooling around, having fun. But you sounded pretty damn awesome.'

Harry shrugged his shoulders while looking at a firestarter, 'I guess. I never really had a receptive audience before.'

Draco smirked and said, 'Singing in the shower doesn't count as an audience.'

Harry laughed sardonically and said, 'I wish. But, nah, not the shower head. My uncle. The man was my largest critic.'

Draco looked at the raven haired boy, unable to see any emotion in the stark depths as the locks veiled his face from view. Wanting to snap the other boy out of this funk he said, 'You should sing with us. Come to a couple practices. If you fit in you could become our newest member.'

Harry looked up, excitement sparkling in the emerald pools, 'Are you serious?'

Draco nodded his head and said, 'Sure, we need back up electric, another vocalist, and someone else for Blaise to scream at.'

Harry laughed and asked, 'Is he truly that bad?'

Draco gave Harry an oh-yeah look before strumming a few chords on the onyx and smiling.

'I think this be her. This shall be my new baby.'

Harry laughed and took the firestarter, 'And here be mine. If I can't do that well on her, she'll at least be pretty.'

The two boys paid out 20 galleons at the till for the guitars and some other paraphernalia. Walking out with their new purchases, Harry turned to Draco with a grim expression.

'I need to stop and check how Hermione is doing with the DA registration.'

Draco nodded his head and said, 'Yeah, still part of your duty, right?'

Harry nodded his head and Draco continued on, 'It's alright; I have someone I need to speak to quickly. I'll be right back.'

Harry nodded and walked into The Three Broomsticks. Instantly seeing Hermione, he made his way over. The girl had red rimmed eyes and was holding her head with a pained expression.

'Hermione, are you alright?'

Looking at him the girl gave a grimace at turning her head and said, 'Mind not speaking so loud?'

Harry smiled acceptance and said, 'So how any people are signed so far?'

Hermione didn't even look down at the list, 'There have to be at least 25.'

Harry let out a low whistle and said, 'That's a lot of people.'

Hermione gave him a look that just said 'duh'.

'Well, I was just checking in like I said I would. But, I guess you have everything under control, so I'll be meeting Draco now. See you later Hermione.'

As he walked away from her table he could have sworn he heard a whispered, 'Why Slytherin?' But when he turned back around she was looking over the list with a look of pure concentration on her face.

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Harry caught up with Draco just outside the noisy pub, 'So who did you have to meet?'

Draco smirked and said, 'All I'm going to tell you is that she is involved in the entertainment.'

Harry looked scandalized and said, 'Surely you didn't hire a hooker?'

Draco laughed and said, 'Nah, we have enough of those in our house alone.'

Harry smirked and said, 'This sure will be one crazy party.'

Draco smiled wistfully and agreed, 'Oh yeah.'

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