Harry Potter Has Fallen! (For Draco Malfoy)


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New Years Event: Grand Battle Challenge - Dialogue Prompts: "Harry Potter has fallen! The Dark Lord is unstoppable!" (3), Character Prompts: Harry Potter (4), Draco Malfoy (4), Neville Longbottom (7), Hermione Granger (5), Pairing Prompts: Draco/Harry (5), Magical Objects: Nagini, Gryffindor's Sword, The Cloak of Invisibility, Crystal Ball, Spell Prompts: Binding Spell (2), Shield Charm (2)

The Game of Life Challenge: Bridge, Cloak, Su Li

Drarry Ship Battles - Theme: Valentine's Day. Prompts: Leg, Trap, Nurse, Scandal, Reading, Desk.

Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge: Prompt - Drarry.

Would You Rather Challenge


It wasn't turning out to be the best Valentine's Day that Harry Potter had ever had, in fact it was turning out to be the worst.

He had been looking forward to this for a couple of weeks - ever since his boyfriend had actually invited him to Hogsmeade - which was a new development in their relationship since their meetings upto now had always been secret. Only a handful of people had known about them and their secret illicit meetings.

Harry suspected that Draco was both tired of sneaking around, having to hide under the cloak of invisibility when prefects were doing their rounds; and looking forward to what would be a huge scandal with the revealing of their relationship. Harry himself was anticipating the reactions of his fellow classmates for when he walked from the castle hand in hand with Draco from the castle.

Valentine's Day morning didn't go as expected. Within minutes of waking up, Harry somehow managed to fall out of his bed, landing awkwardly on his arm. He had lost his glasses twice and managed to walk into one of the desks on the way to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

The shower wasn't much better as the water started off perfectly warm but suddenly came out cold, drenching Harry in freezing water before he had a chance to move out of the stream. Harry let out a few curses, and briefly wondered if someone was playing pranks on him, or if his luck was just taking a turn for the worst that morning.

He finished washing, having to cast charms to make the water stay warm and finally he was dressed in a warm jumper and some jeans. He made a half-hearted attempt at getting his hair tidy, deep down knowing that his efforts weren't making any difference and he left the dorm. He was so excited about seeing Draco, he forgot all about the trip step. Instead of skipping over it, his leg went through and he fell fowards, landing on his hands.

"Harry Potter has fallen! The Dark Lord is unstoppable!"

Harry turned to glare at Dean and Seamus walking past, laughing at both his misery at falling down and Seamus' comment. "Tossers," he called after them.

Hermione and Ron helped him up, pulling him from the step and after Hermione's insistence that he not handle it himself, they brought him to the hospital wing, insisting the nurse look over his twisted ankle and his swelling wrist. After a couple of potions and half an hour, Madam Pomfrey finally allowed him to leave the hospital wing and Harry walked carefully down to breakfast, realising that his luck was bad today and he needed to be very careful.

He took his seat in between Hermione and Dean, Ron dropping down on the seat in front of him, and quickly began to scoop food from the middle of the table onto his plate. He didn't want to eat, he just wanted to go and wait for Draco in the Entrance Hall, but he knew that Hermione would scold him. He ate enough to keep her at bay and noticed Draco stand from his own table.

Their eyes met for a second and Harry quickly finished the bit of bacon on his fork before saying hasty goodbyes to his friends and rushing off. Hermione looked up from the book she had been reading to wish him luck and Ron frowned after him, still upset about his best friend dating Draco Malfoy of all people. He turned to talk to Hermione to ask her to Hogsmeade.

"Hermione... you're not going to Hogsmeade with anyone?"

"No, I'm not," Hermione replied. "I was going to go on my own -"

"Oh right... well, since you haven't got a date or anything... would you like to... I mean, you don't have to, but if you want some company or anything - would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me?"

Ron glared at Neville and Hermione as his friend blushed and nodded her head.

"I'm ready now," Hermione said and her and Neville quickly stood up and headed out of the Great-Hall.

...oOo...

"You're late," Draco pointed out as Harry approached him.

"Late? You only just got here yourself," Harry retorted.

"Yes, because I saw you were going to be late so I felt no need to rush myself," Draco replied. "The point stands is that it's our first date out and you're late."

"I was in the hospital wing," Harry explained.

"Why does that not surprise me," Draco replied. "What was it this time? Did you have a legendary fight with an Acromantula? Did you slay an Chimaera with the sword of Gryffindor?"

Harry shook his head. "I uh... I twisted my ankle and hurt my wrist falling through a trip step," he admitted, blushing.

"That makes a lot more sense. It's a shame you weren't blessed with grace, like I was."

"Yes, because the great Draco Malfoy would never be ungraceful enough to fall through a trip stair," Harry muttered.

"Of course," Draco agreed. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah," Harry said, smiling as Draco's hand slipped into his and they started from the castle, ignoring the students that didn't even bother to whisper behind their backs about seeing the pair together.

The pair walked down the hill slowly, other couples passing them on the way. Harry caught Hermione's eye as she walked past next to Neville. The shy Gryffindor had been mad about Hermione since first year, it had been obvious to them all. Harry was glad that he had gain the confidence to ask her out a second time - the first time being the Yule Ball.

It didn't hurt that he had killed Nagini right when the snake had been trying to attack Hermione.

Finally the pair got into the town, and ignoring all eyes on them, made for the Quidditch store first.
Most of their date went in silence, the pair just enjoying being able to walk around together in the open without hiding things anymore.

After a long walk around Hogsmeade, they crossed the bridge again and made their way to the Three Broomsticks for lunch. Walking around and holding hands had been one thing, now the pair were about to have a Valentine's Day meal together, and Harry felt really nervous.

They took a seat at an empty table, all eyes on them, but all Harry could pay attention to was the way Draco's eyes were only on him. Draco didn't care that people were staring or that they were talking about the pair.

Harry slid his hand across the table, taking Draco's hand in his own.

...oOo...

The pair left the Three Broomsticks and started looking around shops. They paused at a shop with a golden Crystal Ball in the window.

"How very Gryffindor," Draco said, looking at it.

"How can you see anything in the gold though?"

"I'm sure it'd work. We can use it to see our future?" Draco said.

"Wait. You actually... Don't tell me that you believe in that crap?" Harry asked, amused.

"Or course not," Draco sneered. "Divination is a pile of nonsense, everyone knows that." He chose not to mention his own crystal ball which he looked in reguluarly, hoping for a glimpse of his and Harry's future.

"Harry."

Harry turned to look to see who was calling him, his gaze falling on a dark haired girl that looked vaguely familiar.

"I'm glad I found you. I wanted to see if you were free today -"

"Well he's not, he's with his boyfriend," Draco said, eyes narrowed at the girl, secretly glad of the distraction from the crystal ball.

An icy glare was shot his way and before either boy could blink, she shot a stunning spell at Draco.

"Protego," Draco said, wand out. The shield blocked her stunning spell.

"Incarcerous," Remus said before Harry had a chance to shoot a stunner at her. Remus rushed over to them.

"Miss Li," the new Defence against the Dark Arts Teacher said, raising his eyebrows. "Harry, Draco?"

"We were just looking around and minding our own business and she attacked Draco," Harry explained.

Remus' eyes moved between them briefly. "You're going to be the one to tell Sirius about this."

"Can't you?" Harry asked.

Remus shook his head, smiling at him. "I'm going to deal with Miss Li. I suggest you both head over to Honeydukes where I was just about to meet Sirius."

"Hot Valentine's day date?" Harry laughed.

"Who wants to bet that the next stop is the Shrieking Shack?" Draco added.

Harry waited for his Professor to deny the accusation, but Remus quickly moved over to their attacker.

"Avoidance," Draco whispered. "Let's go see my dear cousin because I'd like to go back to the castle and give you your present."


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