Draco Malfoy flew through the clouds, on a proper broom. Colin and Dennis were beside him, but they weren't on a broom. Apparently Luna Lovegood had talked with Hermione Granger, and had persuaded one of her sylphs to turn into 'Tinkerbell', a rather oddly clad fairy (his ears burned to look at her legs!), who had sprinkled glittery golden dust on them, and then Colin and Dennis had closed their eyes, and been lifted off their feet. "Second Star to the right, and straight on to morning." Dennis had said reverently.
Draco Malfoy said, "None o' that now, towards Bellatrix, and a thousand leagues from here." Draco felt the brush of the sylph on his hair. "I know, you know the destination already. Thank you for your timely assistance." Draco Malfoy said, in tones he'd had hammered into himself as a child. His mother wouldn't stand for impoliteness.*
*This Draco is routinely polite... to people in general, and in his own House. There is the slight matter of a rivalry between Gryffs and Snakes, right? He is particularly polite to people he is currently depending on their good will to accomplish his schemes.
It was nearly daybreak by the time Draco set down with the Creeveys - they'd been one of the most farflung families. Draco took a moment to look at the 'safehouse' - it was really more a great big farmhouse. With a blink, Draco noticed that the light inside was flickering*. It made his mind hurt.
Luna gave him a welcoming hug - the Creeveys broke out in a grin for Luna, before she swiftly hustled them off to bed.
Luna came back, closing the frontdoor slowly, and asked, "How'd it go."
Draco Malfoy smirked, "Should make a splash. Tomorrow, of course."
Luna smirked back, saying, "Well, that was the easy part."
Draco stretched, putting his hands behind his head, as he nodded back to her.
When Luna was right, she was right.
*line noise. Hurts some people to look at.
[a/n: Yes, Luna's still prone to fits of whimsy. Her befriending Draco was not an act of whimsy. Leave a review?
If you're wondering how this gets pulled off so seamlessly? Well, Draco knows much more magic than most of these children.
That and they've been planning this ever since Draco figured out the Dark Lord was coming back.
More fallout next time!]