Title: Flip Side
Author: CuriousDreamWeaver
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Summary: Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter are one of a kind. Maybe. Alternate worlds are meant to stay separate but not everything turns out the way they're supposed to. How much trouble can two Draco Malfoys and two Harry Potters get into? Especially when someone decides to up the ante and make things a whole lot worse for them all. Slash, het. HP/DM, HP/DM, RW/HG and more.
Warnings: There will be slash, mostly from the HP/DM department, um, violence in later chapters, and maybe a few lime scenes (very mild though).
Pairings: HP/DM, RW/HG, JP/LE, LM/NM, SB/RL/SS
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters in it. J. K. Rowling does and she's more the richer for it.
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Flip Side
Chapter Ten: A few tips can't go amiss!The two weeks since the Incident, as Harry liked to call it, had passed by sluggishly.
Harry sighed and copied down the notes from the board for the potion he was supposed to brew with J.P. He still didn't know what had happened on the Quidditch pitch, but it seemed that Voldemort had opened some sort of link between him and Dee. Harry, due to his own connection with the Dark Lord, had been able to see the memories that had poured from Dee's mind.
What he had seen had been horrific. He still cringed at the thought of all that blood and pain and fear. But there was still the puzzling feeling of comfort that Salazar Slytherin had provoked in him and the power that he had given to Dee when she had needed it. If the Salazar Slytherin of that world had helped his Heir, would this world's Salazar help his Heir? And if he decided to, how could they possibly stand up to such power?
Harry shook, himself and picked up his knife and started to cut the round green thing that J.P. presented to him before he went back to stirring the thick substance that threatened to bubble up over the lip of the cauldron. He looked down at the... well, he wasn't sure what it was. It looked a bit like a cucumber, but as soon as he cut it, it collapsed in on itself like a balloon and started to ooze viscous dark green fluid. Harry stared down at it mute horror and glanced at J.P. for reassurance.
"Was it supposed to do that?"
J.P. flicked his eyes down to the disgusting mess of greenery and nodded. "Yeah, don't worry about it. I got pretty freaked out too when it just deflated like that when I first tried it too. It's lucky you didn't stab it like I did." J.P. chuckled. "It exploded all over me and covered me with this gross goo. Just cut it up and it'll be fine."
"Uh, okay." After several moments of staring at it uncertainly, Harry begun to cut it carefully. But it didn't take long for his mind to drift away from the task at hand.
At least something good had come out of the Incident, he mused silently. He had gotten to hold Draco. Harry had been delightfully surprised when Draco had wrapped his arms around him and had tried to and comfort him. And the Slytherin's face had been the first face he had seen when Harry had awakened.
Harry watched as the said boy carefully sliced something before tipping it into the large bubbling cauldron in front of him. He knew that the silver hair that slid across the boy's forehead felt like silk, and that those heavy dark lashes could spread like fans against that ivory skin. He could vividly remember the mixed vanilla and rain scent that clung to Draco and the warm, solid feel of the other boy in his arms.
He was quite jealous of Dee as she stood close to Draco, murmuring quietly to him as they prepared their potion. Ever since J.P. and Dee had started classes, Snape had paired the two Malfoys together and the Potters together. He was under the impression that J.P. was as hopeless at potions as Harry was. He'd been unpleasantly surprised when he discovered that J.P. wasn't a complete incompetent and could actually brew a decent potion by himself.
"Harry, uh, I don't suppose you're done mutilating that poor puffer lichen1 are you?"
Harry blinked and pushed his glasses up his nose as he turned to see J.P. looking pointedly at the green mush that he had been cutting. "What?"
"I don't think they deserved to be mushified like that." J.P. said with a raised eyebrow and a twinkle in his eyes, as if he knew exactly what was bothering the other brunette.
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing." Harry murmured with a slight blush, even as his eyes wandered back to the person who had distracted him.
"Has he said anything to you?" J.P. asked casually as he picked up the green stuff and dumped it into the cauldron carelessly. He leant away from the ensuing smoke and waved away the fumes. It was lucky that Snape was too preoccupied with menacing Neville to notice and the smoke died away quickly when J.P. added a pinch of ground fish scales.
"About what?" Harry asked as he looked back at Draco.
"Y'know, about what happened."
"Oh. No, not really. He hasn't talked to me since." Harry replied miserably. "I was hoping that maybe he'd be a little more... I don't know, I thought he might like me too." He shrugged and pushed his glasses back up his nose. "He seemed like he cared, like he really cared."
"I wouldn't let it get to you." J.P. replied gently. "He probably doesn't know how to act around you any more. Especially since you called him an angel when you woke up." J.P. chuckled and jostled Harry.
Harry blushed deeply and smiled back slightly. "Yeah, I guess I might have been embarrassed if that happened to me."
"Not to mention that kiss! And I thought Dee knew how to catch me unawares!" J.P. snickered. "He looked like a beater had just hit a bludger into his head!"
Nodding slowly, Harry made a small noise of agreement. Draco had looked rather dazed when Harry had finally released his hold on those silvery strands and those soft lips had been delightfully pink and matched the flush that had suffused the smaller boy's cheeks. He felt his own cheeks start to warm as he remembered how he had tasted and how pliant those lips had felt under his own. He shivered in arousal.
"Hey, none of that."
"Huh?" Harry asked, blinking owlishly as reality came crashing back.
"You're thinking about that kiss and it's getting you all flushed. You don't want Snape to ask you why you look like that, do you? Not to mention Ron."
Harry fought down his blush and took a deep breath. "That wouldn't be too good."
"Hey, do you think our potion is supposed to be this orange?" J.P. asked out of the blue as he continued stirring it. It had become considerably thinner and seemed more like a watered down soup as it bubbled gently.
Harry looked around, craning his neck so he could see Draco and Dee's own potion. "Er, well Draco's potion is mauve."
They both looked down at theirs and then back to the cauldron of the silver pair. "I think we did something wrong." J.P. said unnecessarily. He looked down at the instructions he had copied down and frowned slightly. "Do you think we added something too early or too late?"
"Maybe it was that thing I was chopping." Harry said guiltily.
J.P. shook his head slowly. "No, it doesn't really matter what you do to puffer lichen. It keeps its properties no matter how you prepare it."
Harry gave him a weird look before he remembered that J.P. mentioned that Dee tutored him in Potions and Charms. "Then what do you think happened?"
"Uh, maybe I added too many ground fish scales." J.P. replied with a frown.
"Tell me, gentlemen, what colour is your potion?" They both stiffened at the smooth drawl that came from behind them. They both turned hesitantly.
"Er, orange?" J.P. ventured bravely.
"Yes, it is, and a very bright one too. Now, what colour is it supposed to be?" Snape continued in voice that dripped with contempt.
"Mauve." Harry replied with a sigh.
"Yes. You've ruined your potion." Snape seemed quite delighted by their failure.
J.P. bit back a sneer. "Yes, I think we have," he replied instead with a touch of annoyance in his voice.
"Ten points from Gryffindor for your cheek." Snape snapped. "And a detention for both of you. You will be redoing this potion and you had better pray you get it right because the brewing of this potion counts for your final grade." He glowered at them. "Like all of the potions you do in class." With one last disdainful look, Snape swept off to praise Dee and Draco's work.
"Well, we'd better try and figure out what went wrong." Harry sighed.
"Mm. Hold on a sec." J.P. replied distractedly.
Harry noticed movement out of the corner of his eye and saw that Dee was holding her hands behind her back and making a series of gestures with her fingers. It looked rather odd but he heard J.P. make a soft sound next to him.
"What?"
"Apparently, we were supposed to drain the fluid from the puffer lichen instead of just dumping the whole thing in." J.P. said sheepishly. "Sorry."
"What? How do you know?" Harry asked curiously.
J.P.'s eyes darted back to Dee. "Just a hunch."
"Wait, those were hand signals!" Harry said with wide eyes. "How could you tell what she was 'saying'?"
"We made up a code years ago, when we first started at Hogwarts. She helps me out sometimes when I can't figure things out. She usually nags me to study more after it, but it's pretty helpful. I honestly wouldn't be able to get anywhere without her help in Potions." J.P. brightened. "Hey, why don't you ask Draco to be your tutor? It's a great way to get a snog!"
Harry flushed and hissed back in embarrassment. "I won't take advantage of him like that!"
"Hey, come on, I'm sure he wants you to snog him senseless!" J.P. continued, oblivious to Harry's rapidly deepening blush.
Harry looked around quickly to make sure that no one had heard J.P.'s outrageous statement. "You don't know that." His expression turned curious. "Did it work for you?"
J.P. grinned and winked. "Like you wouldn't believe."
"Ah." Harry replied. "And why do you care anyway?"
J.P. sighed and slung an arm over his shoulder and leant heavily against him. "Harry, Harry, Harry." He shook his head in mock exasperation. "Surely you must know by now that you're a great friend of mine, and like any other concerned friend, I want you to find happiness." He gave Harry a grin. "Besides, I think you two make a cute couple."
Harry shoved him playfully and shook his head with a smile. "You're such a goof."
"That I am!" J.P. replied cheerfully. He leant forward conspiratorially. "I suggest you make your intentions known. Let him know you want him and then chase him. Dee loved it, I have a feeling that your Draco's of a similar mind." He paused. "Once you get past all that hostility."
"You think so?" Harry looked a little doubtful.
"Yeah, I reckon he just doesn't know what he wants." J.P winked. "Besides, the hunt's almost as fun as the catch!"
"Get to work cleaning up your mess. Twenty points from Gryffindor." Snape snapped as he glared at them while he swept past. "Keep your horse play out of the Potions classroom."
"Exactly like my Snape." J.P. muttered with a sigh and a rolling of his eyes as soon as Snape turned away and gave Harry a suffering look.
Harry chuckled and smiled widely. His eyes flicked towards Draco again and this time, he was surprised to see Draco watching him with a strange expression.
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While Draco's face remained impassive as he left the classroom, he cursed himself inwardly. He tightened his grip on the handle of his satchel and pressed his lips together in irritation. It had been one stupid kiss! How could he still be thinking about something as stupid as that kiss?
And why did it have to make him feel like that?
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"But he could curse Harry!" Ron sputtered as he pointed an accusatory finger at Draco.
Draco sneered and glared at him from where he leant against the wall. "Didn't your parents ever teach you that it's impolite to point?" He sniffed disdainfully when Ron started to growl. "Don't get your shorts in a twist, I'm not going to kill your precious Golden Boy while you're gone."
"Then why are you still there?" Ron snapped.
"I don't have to answer to you." Draco replied as he turned his head away in a clearly dismissive gesture.
"Why-"
"Mr. Weasley! I've told you not to raise your voice in here!" Madam Pomfrey chided him as she gave the tall redhead a stern look. "And I'm sure you have other places to be?"
"But the Ferret-"
"He has a name, Mr. Weasley." Madam Pomfrey broke in.
"Fine, Malfoy, might try something while we're away."
There was an amused chuckle from the Headmaster and he rose from his seat by Dee's bed. "Mr. Weasley, I think it's lunch time. Why don't you and Miss Granger get something to eat?"
"But why aren't you making him leave?" Ron asked.
"He's merely watching over Miss Malfoy."
"But J.P. can do that!"
"Come on Ron, he's not really doing anything." J.P. said in Draco's defence. "He's just... Well, standing there."
"You're taking his side too?" Ron looked betrayed.
"Come on Ron, Malfoy won't be able to do anything while the Headmaster and J.P. are here." Hermione managed to drag a resisting Ron out of the room, but not before she gave Draco a weird look.
"Ah, I should be leaving then." Dumbledore stood up and gave Dee a pat on the hand and a warm smile. "I will talk to you when you're feeling better."
"I should be all right by tonight." Dee replied quietly.
"Whenever you're ready." Dumbledore said with a nod and left the room.
Draco looked at Dee and J.P. and scowled as he watched the raven-haired boy stroking her hair as she curled close to him. He didn't understand what the girl saw in him, especially considering how cloddish he seemed.
"Uhn." Draco turned to see Harry stir and straightened away from the wall. He crept closer, throwing a glance at the other two and decided that they were too occupied by each other to notice him approach Harry.
"You really are a bother, you know that?" Draco murmured quietly as he stood by the bed. He scowled down at him. "You just had to go and do it, didn't you? I thought I was over that stupid crush, but no, you had to ask me to stay." Draco spat the last few words out as he glared down at Harry but then his shoulders sagged and his expression became defeated. "Why couldn't you have just left me alone?" The last was whispered sadly.
"Mm..." Harry tilted his head back against the pillow and opened his eyes. "An angel..." He breathed with a small smile.
Draco jerked back in surprise and gaped down at him. "What?"
"You look just like my Draco though." Harry murmured. He sat up and leant closer to him. His emerald green eyes glittered without the protection of his glasses and Draco found himself leaning closer unconsciously before he could stop himself.
"You shouldn't be moving around, Potter." Draco muttered as he ducked his head and made as though to move away.
"No, don't go." Harry said, almost desperately. His hand curled around Draco's wrist and tugged the smaller boy towards him. His other hand moved up to cup his cheek and before Draco had a chance to protest, Harry had covered his lips with his own in a hungry kiss.
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"You know, if you hold that bag any tighter, you'll pop a knuckle or something." Dee said. "And if you pop your knuckles, you'll get arthritis."
"What?" Draco blinked and looked at her uncomprehendingly. He shook his head and focused on her, more specifically, the spot where he knew an angry red scar stood out starkly against her skin. Dee had taken great pains to ensure that no one else could see it, let alone the other Slytherins. Draco had been kind enough not to tell anyone, not even his Housemates.
Dee nudged him lightly. "Your hand. Stop strangling the handle of your bag. It's not good for your knuckles."
Draco let out a noncommittal sound but loosened his hold anyway.
"A knut for your thoughts." Dee murmured as they made their way towards the open area of the school near Hagrid's hut, on their way to Care of Magical Creatures.
"Nothing." Draco replied stiffly as he looked straight ahead, ignoring the rambunctious group of Gryffindors milling around them. Crabbe and Goyle were following closely behind them with Blaise and Millicent to their sides. Pansy was off to their left spitting acidic comments at anyone who came near her and as such, everyone was trying to keep out of her way.
"I wonder what that giant's got for us today." Blaise muttered. "I hope it won't be able to eat us."
Draco snorted and looked at the towering man with distrust. "For all we know he's been plotting to feed us to his pets since the day we stepped into his yard."
"They're kind of interesting, in a weird sort of way." Millicent said tentatively. Ever since that first breakfast, Millicent had become a bit more confident and had taken to following Dee around in a way that was reminiscent of Crabbe and Goyle with Draco. Dee didn't mind and was often seen talking quietly with the other girl when she wasn't with Draco or J.P.
"It could be worse." Dee put in, supporting Millicent. "He could be introducing us to all sorts of carnivorous entities." She let out a wistful sigh. "I just wish they'd bring in dragons. I love dragons!"
"You would, wouldn't you?" Pansy hissed snidely.
Dee ignored Pansy's hiss and flipped her hair in a dismissive manner that she knew would get the other girl.
"You know, Pansy can be incredibly vindictive if it suits her." Draco said quietly into Dee's ear when she leant close to him as he helped her over a large dip in the ground.
"She's nothing I can't handle." Dee replied confidently. "She's not subtle enough."
"True, but I would watch my back."
"Is that from a friend?" Dee asked in amusement.
Draco sneered slightly. "I don't have friends. I have useful acquaintances."
"So what does that make me? We are family, after all."
"Family is different." Draco replied. "What goes on in the family stays in the family." He paused. "And I would hate to see you dirty your hands."
"Should I be flattered by your concern?"
Draco raised an eyebrow at her, a gesture she returned. His lips twitched slightly in amusement. "A Malfoy does not show concern." He gave her a wry twist of his lips. "If you stay close to me, Pansy won't come near me. It's self-preservation at its best. Not to mention you make for good conversation."
Dee laughed and linked her arm through his. Draco ignored Blaise's perplexed expression when he allowed her to stay close to him. It was a very well known fact that the Ice Prince of Slytherin didn't like to be touched but Dee managed to get away with it. Of course, people put it down to her being practically family, not to mention that she was just as cool and collected as he was.
"'Urry up, 'urry up!" Hagrid's voice sounded over to them. "I've got a real treat for you here!" The giant beamed down at his students and they all shifted warily. Hagrid's idea of a treat usually meant unpleasantness for them, or, at least, a group of them.
"Treat, my arse." Draco muttered as he glared balefully at the towering man.
Hagrid was standing next to a set of large pens with hulking figures ambling around the small, enclosed space.
"Don't worry, Dee. I'll save you if anything happens." Blaise winked at her flirtatiously and she rolled her eyes.
"Blaise, stop that." She said firmly. "I have a boyfriend. A very possessive boyfriend."
"Oh, what he doesn't know won't hurt him." Blaise replied with a lowering of his lashes.
"He's looking at you, you know." Dee commented as she peered at the creatures curiously. They looked a bit like giant pandas with their monochrome colouring and bear-like physiques, but they were at least six feet tall on all fours, and had huge tusks and bony spines down the length of their backs. They were pandrakes2, if she wasn't mistaken. They looked rather harmless, but they had incredible amounts of Fire magic. She wondered briefly if any of them would be able to sense her magic and if they did, how they would react. The pandrakes of her world were very aggressive by nature and were rarely seen outside of their natural habitat.
"What's he going to do?" Blaise snorted with a false sense of bravado. He was perfectly aware of what J.P. could do, he'd seen Aurelia after all, but he was still quite sceptical as to what J.P. was truly capable of.
"I'll hurt you, that's what."
Blaise barely held back the girly scream that threatened to break past his lips when a low, threatening voice sounded in his ear. "What the bloody Hell are you doing here?" He hissed to hide his embarrassment as he whipped around to glare up at the larger boy.
"I'm allowed to stand here, it's a free country." J.P. replied smoothly as he narrowed his eyes at Blaise. J.P. knew the boy was smooth, he'd heard and observed a lot about the boy, and he didn't want him making any moves on his girlfriend.
"J.P., could we not stand here? They'll contaminate us or something." Ron was muttering as he glared at the group of Slytherins who were glaring back at him. He cast a pleading look at Hermione to help him, but the girl was watching the large creatures in fascination and wasn't paying attention to him.
"But the view's better over here." J.P. replied patiently, reasonably.
"He's right, Ron." Harry murmured distractedly as he looked around for the object of his affection. He was delighted to see that Draco was looking at him as well, though the blonde did have a disgruntled scowl on his face.
"Potter, go away." Draco snapped when Harry turned to him. "Go stand with the other Gryffindorks."
"'Ey, pay attention now." Hagrid called out, trying to diffuse the situation. "We'll be learning about these here pandrakes. Does anyone know what they are?"
Hermione's hand shot up eagerly.
"'Ermione?"
"They're from China and are a very close relative to the giant pandas of that region," she replied, "but they eat meat rather than bamboo. They can also spit fire."
"Very good, very good. Five points to Gryffindor."
Hermione beamed as Hagrid nodded with a wide smile.
"All right, get into groups of three or four and we'll get started on feeding them."
J.P. slung an arm around Dee's waist and glared as Blaise sneered at him. "Go away, Zabini."
"You're the one who came over here, disturbed our conversation." Blaise snapped. "You go away."
"Dee's in my group." J.P. said firmly, ignoring the stares and whispers that were directed his way. He held Dee closer, possessively.
"Calm down." Dee murmured softly as she felt the aggression that her Claimed was exuding. She sent him calming waves and was rewarded when his body slowly relaxed, though he didn't stop glaring at Blaise.
Draco shifted uneasily as he looked between Blaise and J.P. He was vividly aware of just how easily J.P could hurt the Italian without so much as a glace. He gave Dee a glance and raised an eyebrow. She rolled her eyes slightly in exasperation and gave him a shrug in return.
"I think we should start moving off before all the nice pandrakes get taken, don't you guys think?" Dee interrupted their glaring contest smoothly. "J.P., let's just go find a pandrake to fatten up." She easily led her boyfriend towards the pen. "I think you'd get along with them just fine, being so attuned to fire and all."
"I'll come with you." Blaise started.
"Go partner up with Crabbe and Goyle." Draco said, stopping him.
"What? Why?" Blaise scowled.
"Do you really want to get into a fight with him? Honestly, he's staked his claim on her, there's nothing you can do."
Blaise gave him an incredulous look. "What was that?" He couldn't believe that Draco was telling him of all people to stop his pursuit.
"I'm only telling you that you don't want to piss him off. Something that you're very close to doing." Draco snapped. "He's volatile as it is, do you honestly want him to explode on you?"
"But-" Blaise clamped his mouth shut when Draco's icy gaze hardened. "What do you care anyway?" He muttered instead.
"Because as annoying as you are, you're useful." Draco sneered as he walked towards the pens without another glance in his direction. "I'm going to make sure he doesn't contaminate her."
"This one looks all right." Ron said as he looked at the hulking creature dubiously. "Does it really breathe fire?"
"Yes, it's called a pandrake for a reason, Weasel." Draco drawled as he strode up to them. He eyed the slightly larger pandrake that Dee and J.P. had taken interest in and moved closer to them. He heard Ron sputter behind him and smirked.
"Draco, come over here." Dee invited as she waved to him. Draco moved a little closer, still eyeing the animal distrustfully.
"Scared, Malfoy?"
Draco bristled at the familiar voice that sounded in his ear. He turned his head and jerked back when he realised just how close the other boy was. Close enough that his cheek had brushed against his when he had turned his head. He clenched his hands into fists and stepped back quickly but those green eyes still danced with amusement.
"No, Potter, I'm not scared. But I'd appreciate it if you'd remove yourself from my presence." He fairly spat. However, he was disappointed to see that Harry didn't seem to be bothered by his words at all.
"Come on, let's go feed one then." Harry said in an almost cheerful fashion as he steered the smaller boy towards Dee and J.P.
"Unhand me, Potter." Draco hissed, trying desperately to ignore the way his stomach flopped pleasantly when Harry touched him.
Dee smiled at the approaching pair, discreetly pressing J.P.'s hand. "Are you two ready? Hagrid says we're meant to feed it."
"Why did you have to choose the biggest one?" Draco asked as he extracted himself from Harry with a scowl.
"Well, he's the alpha male, obviously." J.P. replied. "He's bound to be more interesting."
"Granted that you don't make him go crazy first." Dee replied. "Why don't you and Harry go get some of that food that Hagrid wants us to feed it."
The pair of them walked off without any fuss jostling each other as they joked around.
She watched as the pandrake turned towards them slowly, it's large ebony eyes roving over them in something akin to assessment. It's gaze lingered on Draco and Dee as it shifted into a different position, it's head lowered slightly. It eyed them and they both shifted uneasily. Dee had a horrible feeling that it knew what her element was and it didn't take kindly to it.
"It seems to be a bit annoyed." Draco muttered in her ear.
"It does seem like it." She replied slowly as it continued to stare at them. "Avert your eyes and move with me." She followed her own advice and took a firm grip of Draco's hand as she started to lead him away.
Dee froze in mid step when a deep growl started to emanate from the pandrake. "Uh oh." She squeezed Draco's hand. "Don't move Draco, just stay still, don't go for your wand, they'll see it as an aggressive gesture."
With a loud roar, the pandrake reared back on its hind legs. The fur around its neck ruffed up aggressively the spines along its back straightened and curved dangerously away from its body.
The other students screamed and ran towards the safety of Hagrid's hut, even as the lumbering giant tried to calm down the other pandrakes.
"Shit." Draco said as he blanched. Why did bad things always happen to him in this class? He hadn't even done anything to it!
The alpha male opened its jaws and spat out a ball of fire.
"Protego!" Dee cried as she threw up a protective shield around them. Normally, she wouldn't have any problems standing up against a fireball of that magnitude, but Draco stumbled backwards in shock and his foot caught her ankle, tumbling the both of them to the ground. Dee let out a cry of pain as she landed awkwardly and Draco hissed. While she was small and light, all of her weight had landed on his ribs and he could have sworn he heard one crack.
At the alpha's attack, the other pandrakes roared and lumbered past Hagrid to join their leader.
"Dee!" J.P. sprinted towards them, throwing out his hand. "Ustilo3!" A brilliant bolt of fire shot out of his hands and exploded the ground in front of the alpha and forced it to rear back in alarm.
"Draco!" Harry felt a wave of emptiness4 wash over him when J.P. cast his spell but grit his teeth as he forced it away and concentrated as he pointed his wand. "Stupefy!" The closest pandrake to the pair toppled over and the ones around it backed away.
"You get away from them." J.P. growled as he strode towards them, fire swirling around his hands. Harry strode along next to him, his eyes blazing as he levelled his wand towards the alpha male.
The alpha roared at them but both Gryffindors snarled back fearlessly.
"Back off." They said at the same time. Power radiated off them, stirring the grass at their feet, or, in J.P.'s case, burning it.
The alpha paused, daunted by the sheer force of their words and power and reluctantly bowed its head submissively. The other pandrakes quickly followed suit and the two Potter's wasted no time in scooping up their respective blonds and striding away quickly.
Hagrid met up with them, wringing his hands in distress. "Are yeh two a'right?"
"I think I broke my wrist." Dee said with a grimace.
J.P. made a sound of distress at her pain. "I'll take her to Pomfrey." He said quickly and Hagrid nodded.
"Go right ahead." Hagrid turned to Harry and Draco. "Are yeh a'right Malfoy?"
"I just had a bloody fireball shot at me, how do you think I feel?" Draco spat as he struggled to get out of Harry's arms. "Put me down this instant!" A flush had started to rise along his cheeks as he realised that Harry was now holding him bridal style.
"I think I should take you to Pomfrey." Harry replied as he nodded to Hagrid who murmured in agreement.
"No, you bloody will not. Put me down! Ouch!" Draco winced and laid a hand on his aching ribs.
Harry's eyes darkened with concern as he loosened his hold slightly. He started to walk towards the school. "That's it, I'm taking you to Pomfrey."
"No, let me go! I'll hex you! Ouch, damn it! You did that on purpose!" There was a yelp followed by several choice words.
Back in the relative safety of the hut, the other students stared after the arguing pair as they made their way towards the castle.
"Did Dee use wandless magic?" Millicent asked in astonishment.
"Were J.P.'s hands on fire?" Seamus whispered, eyes locked on the sizeable patch of dirt that was still smouldering.
"That was... unexpected." Hermione murmured, her eyes narrowed in thought as she watched Harry and Draco disappear from sight. "Very interesting."
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1 Yes, I clearly made this up. Sorry, at the time I wrote this, I was wondering what would happen if you crossbred a puffer fish and some other unfortunate organism. I found the thought of some sort of inflatable lichen really hilarious for some reason (I was studying for biology and got bored... LOL). I'm weird, I know. Think of it as a moment of insanity and let's leave it at that, shall we? LOL
2 Er, yeah, another made up animal. I love pandas, don't you? They're so adorable! LOL I couldn't help but put them in, albeit with some differences. LOL
3 Scorch
4 Does everyone remember what Dee said about when she casts spells, way back in the second chapter (which I just revised... LOL)? Basically, she, and J.P., creates a sort of magical dead zone whenever she casts a spell, the size of it depends on the power she's using behind the spell. I'll explain it in more detail later...
Hiyas!
I hope you liked the chapter! I thought it was quite fun to write! LOL I'm so lame...
Firstly, I hope everyone had a wonderful festive season! If I don't see any of you before New Year, I hope you have a great New Year too!
As always, I want to thank my beta lilypurehwite! She's so cool and helpful and tolerant and nice! And a whole lot of other things! LOL Thanks a lot!
Now, for my lovely reviewers! Wait! Before that, I must say how happy I am! I got my FIRST flame! Well, not really a flame, but it was a bad review! I'm so happy! Okay, so not many people would be happy about bad reviews, but this one was special cuz it was my first (and hopefully my last... LOL)! I love it when people just read the first chapter (if they did indeed read it) and then say bad stuff! Honestly, I did say that there were two Draco Malfoys, did I not? Therefore, it is fairly certain one with be fairly Mary-Sueish or Gary-Stuish... But hey! It's all good! LOL
Back to the matter at hand!
RedFrozenAngel: I'm glad you like the fic! LOL You didn't eat dinner? You should eat all your meals! Though I shouldn't talk, I don't eat breakfast, and I don't even have the excuse of a fanfic to read! LOL I think I'm just lazy... I hope you liked this chapter too! Thanks for the review!
Kat Davi: I'm glad you like it! Hopefully, you liked this chapter too! Thanks for the review!
Brenna8: Thanks for the review! Ah yes, I'm doing just great! I did post it up, but then, when I was browsing through my profile to get to my favourite fics, I noticed that it had disappeared! I was most upset but this and ranted and raved but of course, that does nothing, so I posted it again. I hope you liked my update!
Trinity Vida-Malfoy: Yes, I have been told it is a little odd, but I'm glad you liked it! LOL Yes, people have been asking for Draco and Harry to pop into Dee and J.P.'s world, and I have considered it. My decision isn't concrete yet, but it's a BIG possibility! I hope you liked the chapter! And I'm the one who should be saying thanks! Thanks for the review!
Mon2: It's not evil... It's absolutely cruel! Mu ha ha ha ha ha ha! LOL I was worried that I'd made Chapter 9 a little too action packed but I'm glad you liked it! I had hoped that the interaction between Dee and J.P. made them seem comfortable with each other, considering they do have a well-established relationship. LOL Yeah, Dee will have a hand in bringing Draco closer to other people. My brother said that she sounds like me, except I'm not as subtle or nearly as crafty as she is ;; Ron will get better, after all, if he doesn't, J.P. will have a word or two with him! LOL Thanks for the review! Hope you liked Chapter 10!
futago akuma-tenshi02: Thanks for the compliment and review! Hope you liked this chapter!
lucidity: I hope you had a great holiday! I hope this was enough H/D for you! LOL Hope you liked the chapter! Thanks for the review!
Heart and Soul: LOL Thanks for the review!, I'm glad you liked it! I hope this chapter had enough H/D for you! The previous chapters were all really kinda leading up to this one, after all, I didn't want too much too early. I'll get back to you on some ideas for your fic if you want, as soon as I get some more for Chapter 11 of FS! LOL
angelkitty77: I hope you liked the H/D in this chapter! Of course, there's still a lot they have to work through before they get together. Thanks for the review!
Mara202: As usual, thanks for the review! I hope you liked this chapter!
Rosaleena: Thanks a lot for the compliment! I'm glad you think it was incredible! I worked quite hard on that chapter; it took me quite a bit of time to get it to my liking. I hope you liked this chapter!
And to anyone else who read it, thanks a lot! I do hope you leave some C&C!
Until next time, take care of yourselves!
DW