A/N: Sickness, Power Outages and various other distractions delayed this chapter…Sorry about that.
A/N: As always I own nothing but the OC's.
Harry and the Fairy Flirt
Chapter 11: "Take Action"
Gryffindor Men's Bunks
With Wrap on her Left and Sauce on her right Orria struggled "Stop this now" she growled at Draco "These two idiots can't hold me back forever, when I get loose your dead!"
Draco flinched "Are you sure it's safe here Harry?" He glanced at Harry nervously.
"She won't really kill you; it's just not her way…" Harry stepped forward and stroked her cheek as Draco took a deep breath and relaxed a bit "She's more of the torture them till they beg for death type."
Draco nearly fainted "What?"
"Come to think of it so are Hermione and Luna to a lesser degree…" He frowned "Apparently I have a fetish I didn't know about…"
"I can't find anything in the library that might help us." Hermione stepped into the room suddenly making Draco jump and duck "what is your problem?" she giggled.
"Nothing" He moved slowly away from the group wishing he was back in his own Dorm. 'It's safer in Slytherin!'
Hermione rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest in a huff "If I could research at the castle then…"
"I need you here Hermione" Harry ordered.
"Fine" She turned "I have homework to do." Hermione stormed out and Draco looked at Harry with a questioning look.
"Don't say it Draco…" Harry glared
"Wasn't going to say a thing" Draco smiled
Harry rolled his eyes and turned back towards Orria "just remember I love you" Harry kissed her then looked at Sauce and Wrap "Get her to Mandy and get back here as fast as you can." The two nodded and popped out. With a sigh Harry slunk over to his bed and laid down face first.
"She will be alright Potter" Draco soothed
Harry laid there confused for a moment trying to remember how Draco went from the nightmare to the nursemaid and then remembered Wrap. "Those magic lessons are doing wonders on you Malfoy."
"Yes, well Wrap is frightening and from what I keep hearing Orria is worse." He sighed "But neither of them hold a candle to my father."
"Speaking of family" Harry sat up "Is there any chance you can do something about that house elf of yours?"
"Dobby," He sighed "yes, I can free all the house elves my family owns but they will need a place to go… and then so will I"
Harry sat up and looked at him "Meaning?"
"Well, if my father doesn't kill me he will definitely disown me"
"My castle is your castle Draco." Harry frowned a bit.
"Second thoughts, Potter" Draco worried
"Did you even once think that a year ago we would be here like this right now?" Harry mused
"Like what?"
"Friends…" Harry smiled nervously
"No," He sighed "But ours is a cautious friendship," Draco glanced at Harry nervously "which is why I am about to say what I am… Do you have any other place I could stay? I don't want to push my luck right now and bunking with you might be just that."
Harry laughed "Liar, you're just scared to share a castle with Orria and Hermione."
Draco Laughed "Do you blame me?"
"You might be right though…There are plenty of empty shops, Houses and buildings in the villages on Dranwoll Isle" He took a deep breath "take your pick."
"I'll hold you to that Harry…"
"Just have Wrap take you there and pick out a place, he can have Mandy take care of the details" Harry smiled "Does that mean you have to call me Sir now or your highness?"
Draco frowned then reached for the nearest pillow "In your dreams Potter" Draco pelted Harry who came up swinging his own pillow.
"This doesn't look gay, not one little bit" Hermione giggled as Draco dropped his pillow and got clobbered by Harry.
"I win…" Harry smiled as Draco fell onto the bed behind him.
"You cheat..." Draco fussed
Harry pointed at Hermione "She helped, would you like to lodge a complaint."
"Nope, not going there" Draco stood up nervously and furrowed his brow "Let's see if I can do this right…" he mumbled a few words then smiled as he vanished "Nailed it…"
"What was that about?" Hermione questioned
"You don't want to know…" He smiled as he flopped down onto the bed with his hands behind his head "Well maybe you do but I assure you Draco doesn't want me to say anything…"
"That's just makes me more confused" Hermione frowned.
"Let me tease him about it a bit longer, and then I'll let you have your fun…" Harry smiled as Hermione's face softened.
"Fine…" She caved then looked at him with her focused-deep-in-thought gaze. "Can I do some quick research at the Castle in between classes and…?" She put on her sweetest face "please."
Harry nodded with a smile 'How can I say anything but yes to that face…great Luna gave her pointers on getting her way…I'm doomed' He sighed "Now come here" he held his arms out for her "I need a cuddle"
Hermione smiled and climbed onto the bed nuzzling into his arms "Alright but not too long because now I have way too much to do."
Slytherin Common Room
Ron stumbled into the room complaining as Draco closed his book and set it aside… "Aren't you supposed to be in class right now Malfoy?"
"Your watch must be fast Weasel…" He stood up and headed for the door "I was just leaving anyway." He watched Ron as he pulled out his wand 'He is up to something…I need to warn Wrap'
Ron watched as he Draco left then spun his wand on the tip of his finger… 'If Dumbledore thinks I am going to join his cause he is wrong….' Ron smiled 'But I will make his life difficult as he trains me; there is nothing wrong with letting him think I'm on his side…at least till I learn everything I can from him.' Ron laughed 'it is way too easy to drive him crazy.'
Ron grabbed his books and headed for class 'After Gilderoy's class I'll head over to Dumbledore's for the next training session…I've got to get him to give me that spell.' He frowned as he stepped into class 'I need it if I am going to carry out my plan…'
Ron sat in the back of the class watching as Gilderoy made a mess of the lesson and released the Cornish Pixies. 'Idiot…' Ron leaned back in his chair and smiled as the chaos unfolded around him. He pulled out his wand and quietly shooed the pixies back to the crowd throwing in a few nuisance spells here and there to add to the confusion and chaos.
Hermione stood up and took over 'as usual miss goody-goody pushes herself into the spotlight.' Ron frowned 'when is she going to realize she is just a useless woman.' Ron laughed and sent a spell her way knocking her off her feet and making her loose her hold over the Pixie's 'well this has been uneventful.'
Harry stood up and let out a powerful spell that stopped them in their tracks and buzzed them around the room backwards flying single file to their cage. Within seconds they were all back in where they belonged 'Ok, I was wrong…Apparently I am not the only one who is getting private lessons from someone.' He frowned 'but who is teaching him, and how is he so able to disguise it as basic magic…that wasn't any type of magic Dumbledore has shown me…' Ron's anger started to grow 'He has been holding out on me…he's going to regret that.'
Gryffindor Common Room
Harry sat down next to Hermione on the couch and pulled her into a hug. "It's ok, it wasn't your fault."
"How can you be so sure Harry," Hermione sobbed
"Because there was some odd magic going on in there and it wasn't the Cornish Pixie's; someone targeted you…But I don't know who."
Wrap and Draco both popped in and walked quickly over to them on the couch "I do, I know who was doing it." Draco smiled at Harry then looked at Hermione "Are you ok?"
"Yes, I just can't believe I lost my focus…" Hermione sobbed
'Leave it to you to be crying over something so simple' Draco thought "Anyway, the culprit was none other than Ron Weasley…" He flinched as Hermione's expression changed to anger then he glanced at Harry "I told you he was up to something."
Harry sighed in frustration… "Yes you did, but how and what did he do?"
Wrap looked bored but was doing his best to be helpful "They are called nuisance spells; they are meant to be so subtle that they are nearly impossible to track."
"But you two saw it" Ginny stepped over and interrupted them "If it's so subtle that you miss it unless you know about it than how did you see it and not know what it is?"
"Ginny I've told you this is a private conversation…" Harry looked annoyed
"Relax Potter," Draco turned to Ginny "See between being a Fairy and being trained how to use Fairy magic that gives us a few skills that others don't have." He smiled "and seeing magic is one of those skills…it will take years of practice to be able to see the trails of magic the way Orria can." Draco looked at Harry then back at Ginny, "Or be able to recognize the majority of what we see but…" He sighed at her angry and confused face "Come on get your books, I'll pop over and get my books and then walk you to class."
Ginny frowned but nodded a yes and reached for her books as Draco moved away from the group "I'll meet you in front of your painting." He muttered the spell then popped out.
Ginny made her way to the entrance when Sauce popped in and grabbed Wraps arm pulling him away from Harry and Hermione. Slipping into the shadows she listened in.
"Wrap, Orria has a bad infection" Sauce groaned in annoyance at Wrap's face. "Don't tell me you already knew this?"
"No, but I could guess based on her behavior…"
"Well did you know that because of their relationship there is a chance it could spread to Harry through their bond?" Sauce chuckled
"Crap, No I didn't think about that." Wrap rubbed his forehead nervously
"Mandy says that there is a chance we can protect Harry and use him to help heal her;" He took a deep breath "since they haven't been intimate yet the connection isn't that broad so it will take time to get to him."
"Time we can use to figure out a treatment to implement through him…" Wrap smiled a bit
"It's easier than getting our heads ripped off by her right now."
Ginny felt awful, her thoughts were swirling 'She is way more than just his girlfriend; why haven't they mentioned this?' She turned for the door and left quickly. 'No, he is mine; I have to figure out how to get Orria away from him… at least it's only a fairy, it's not like I have to fight Hermione for him.' Ginny smiled at Draco as he emerged from the shadows.
"What took you so long?"
"Couldn't find one of my books" She gave him a half smile and then turned away heading to class.
Draco followed her closely 'She is a terrible liar…maybe I should get her into a game of poker; strip poker would be fun...' he smiled 'I'd win for sure…' Draco shook the thoughts away and focused 'She is up to something and I don't want to bother everyone else with this…it's not like this wimp could be a threat; I'll just keep an eye on her.' Draco smiled at Ginny as he sped up to match her steps "Can I carry your books for you?"
Ginny was shocked "Uh…yeah sure." She handed Draco her books then forced a smile.
'Check mate, I know women enough to know that look and judging on your behavior recently I'd say you like Harry…' He thought for a moment then it hit him 'I need to talk to Wrap and see what she could have overheard about Harry.'
Weasley Burrow
"Molly this isn't the first time he has been spotted by muggles since he left for school" Arthur was furious. "The ministry is suspicious and so am I."
"Really Arthur you are over reacting". Molly threw the bowl into the sink and glared at him.
"Am I Molly," Arthur put his hands on his hips and frowned "Ron has been moved from Gryffindor to Slytherin!" He threw his hands up in anger "How often does that happen?"
"You are just jealous of him; really Arthur you should be proud that one of our son's will be a great wizard someday."
Arthur was confused "Are we talking about the same son here?" he groaned and then it hit him "You know exactly what is happening here don't you?"
"Really Arthur, I think you've lost your mind" Molly grabbed a dish rag and started wiping down the table choosing to ignore him.
Arthur grabbed the rag and threw it at the sink then glared at her "No I am thinking very clearly right now…" He frowned; the thought of what he now needed to do was breaking his heart. "Molly, pack your things." He paused and calmed himself a bit before his voice had the chance to crack and reveal his heartache "I think it's best that we separate; I want you and Ron out of the burrow within the next few weeks." He turned and left not wanting to see her face. "Until then I will be sleeping on the couch." He stepped out of the room and thought 'I have got to find a way to protect the rest of the children from whatever Molly has gotten Ron into.'
Dumbledore's Office
After Dinner
Ron walked through the door and plopped down into the chair behind Dumbledore's desk 'I wonder where the nut job is?' He thought back to the day's training in between classes and laughed 'he's probably still getting patched up. Who knew he could take a licking like that.' He closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair putting his feet on the desk. 'Maybe next time I won't hold back; I'll sick all six on him not just a few.'
"Get your feet off my desk and remove yourself from my chair immediately!" Dumbledore's voice boomed throughout the room like thunder.
Ron pretended not to notice and just smiled. 'I can't believe he thinks he can get me to help screen society, as if…' Ron fumed inside 'His Pure-Blood loving racist idiots aren't better they are weak, and he won't get me to think any differently.' Ron took a deep breath as Dumbledore Boomed again storming over to him. 'Oh well, so much for peace and quiet; here comes the bloody fool…'
Dumbledore slapped his feet off the desk and picked him up by his shirt tossing him to the floor "I'm starting to wonder if you are doing this deliberately" He brushed off his desk and his chair and then sat down "You will start learning to focus or you will start paying for it." He leaned forward in the chair with his hands together on the desk and a stern frown on his face.
"Really, you have got to be more specific…" He pushed back a smile "how was I to know that was one of your Wizard Buddies."
"Enough lies…" Dumbledore growled "I taught you how to identify a wizard and I expect you to start using that skill." He stood up and leaned on the desk "Tomorrow you will make this stunt up to me, but for now you will go back to your dorm. I have sent word to Professor Snape he has informed your teachers to expect double the assigned work tomorrow from the entire Slytherin House." He smiled "Let's see how the rest of Slytherin likes that…"
"What…" Ron Growled "They'll kill me!"
"Back to your Dorm now" Dumbledore's grin widened as Ron's anger grew "I have a few Wizards to contact and beg the forgiveness of." He scowled at Ron "You had better pray I do not lose their friendship and ally status over this." He waved his hand and a gust of wind shoved Ron out the door and down the stairs where he landed face first on the ground.
Picking himself up his anger fumed 'He will regret this… there is one plan of yours that I will halt right now.' He started for the Slytherin dorm anger boiling over 'you want me to focus on the Muggles but I think my attention is better served towards your buddies' He entered the Slytherin dorm and came face to face with Snape.
"Weasley, I don't know what you did but you will regret it…" He pointed toward a stack of books "First your homework then will help me clean up Lockhart's latest mess in the teachers lounge." Snape started for the door "I will be back in an hour to collect you; you had best get started."
Ron picked up the parchment listing the assignments he needed to finish, sighed then slumped down onto the floor by the stack of books and took the top book opening it up to the assigned pages. 'It's a good thing I have improved my study habits…I think I am better than even Hermione in that department now.' Ron finished that assignment quickly and set the book aside grabbing the next one and opening it up as a new plan came to him suddenly 'I think I will kill as he urges but…not a muggle maybe a few Pureblood's…' He flipped through the pages speed reading through them. 'Maybe some of Dumbledore's allies or…maybe even some of Harry's friends' He smiled closing the book 'But I know where to start… throw off one of Dumbledore's upcoming plots…' he laughed 'I start with McNair'
"Brilliant plan master…it is time to take action instead of just talking about it."
Ron jumped and looked around till he noticed the book in his hand was smiling. "What the…" He dropped the book and moved away from it suddenly.
"I'm sorry," the book said frowning "Did I startle you?"
"You're sorry?" He took a deep breath "Y-Y-ou're a book!" He stuttered as everyone in the room started giggling. "What are you laughing at… the book spoke" He glared at them as they all burst out laughing.
"Sure it did…" Goyle Laughed
"Maybe it can give him the answers to number 3?" Grabbe asked in-between laughing fits.
"I don't know; that might count as cheating?" Draco joined in "Listen Weasel the jokes over now; we have homework to finish too thanks to you."
"Yeah cut it out, those books are protected from spells" Daphne Greengrass strode over and picked up the book "so next time you choose a joke; chose one that is a bit more logical." She threw the book at him hitting him in the chest and walked off.
Ron sat there confused the entire room was scowling at him and a book in his lap was currently apologizing for running into him. Ron looked down at the book as it smiled up at him. He reached for it and started to open it up but the book slammed shut "I beg your pardon; I hardly know you… at least take me out to dinner first before you move to second base" Ron closed his eyes and tried to take a deep breath 'Bloody Hell, now it's not even making sense.'
