Some Like It Mild
By Kukaburry
Chapter 8- I see London, I see France. I see.. Woah..
Jenea- Excellent, that is awesome that you live in NC too. What do you do graphic artistry for? Oh man that sounds like a great book. I'll have to check it out when my exams are over.
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Laurie related the whole plan to Lily later on and she absolutely loved the idea. "You are going to end up having hot hate sex. I just know it. You'll get all cuddly in that scary house."
"Shall I throttle you now or later?" Laurie grumbled. "I thought you were interested in him now."
"No, I just wanted to go out with someone. Anyone, really." She shrugged. "Malfoy was as good as anyone and even better still because he's best friends with Blaise, so I knew I would be seeing you. I know I should have told you instead of surprised you." Lily grinned. "You should have seen your face though. I thought you were going to explode!"
"Oh har har. You think it's hilarious. I was so mad that you didn't tell me." She grinned suddenly. "Well if I do end up shagging Malfoy, I'll tell you all about it." Laurie stated flatly.
Lily narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "That was too easy. Don't kill the poor bloke or anything, for the sake of your reputation. I think you've tortured him enough the past two days."
Laurie smiled mischievously. "Of course not. I would never dream of doing such a thing." Lily continued to stare, unconvinced. "Oh come on Lily. I'm not capable of murder. Honestly, I'm just going to have a bit of fun at his expense. That reminds me, can you ask Malfoy out to come with you to get tea this afternoon at the café? I'd love more time to provoke him some more. The angrier he gets, the more successful Friday's show will be."
"I can do that." Lily sighed. "Should we invite Susan and Justin?" Both girls burst out laughing. "You're right, last night was horrible. We'll just let them do their own thing." Susan passed by them saying a dreamy hello with a bedraggled Justin behind her. She passed through the front doors leaving Laurie and Lily gaping in her wake. They giggled again and headed off to class.
Little did Laurie know that Lily was conjuring up her own plan. She wanted something to happen between Laurie and Draco. She knew that Laurie still had a thing for Draco and now that Draco finally noticed Laurie, he seemed to be interested in her as well. While Laurie headed off to Arithmancy, she found the Weasley twins and tossed them her idea.
"That's just cruel. That Malfoy git has been nothing but horrible to Laurie since forever." George growled uncharacteristically.
"Just give it a chance. Laurie will absolutely love what happens in the end. I'm sure of it. I've known her longer than both of you." She gave them a glare that reminded them deeply of their mother.
"Alright, but if one or both of them end up dead, we're blaming you."
Lily smiled, satisfied. "It's going to be brilliant. Trust me."
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Friday arrived in no time. The huge load of work kept everyone busy. Laurie barely found time to taunt Draco and hang out with Blaise. She wasn't sure if she really liked Blaise past his good looks. He was very easily distracted, only somewhat smarter than Justin and his kissing seemed to get old after the second night. She hadn't even shagged him yet, though, so there was still hope. That was her immediate plan for Saturday night. She only needed to get past tonight's shenanigans first.
Laurie was a bit wary when she ran into the twins and asked them how everything was going. They gave her a somewhat evasive answer and wouldn't look her directly in the eyes. They assured her that everything would turn out as she'd hoped, so she was satisfied.
Today's Defense Against the Dark Arts class looked intriguing. Laurie sat next to Lily and Draco since Blaise hadn't been able to pass his OWL last year. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat down across from her. "I thought his dad was a you-know-who supporter like yours? I would've figured this was his best class." She whispered to Malfoy. She heard Harry and Ron snigger.
Draco responded by growling and clenching his teeth. "Piss off Carter." Laurie smiled smugly. She couldn't wait for tonight.
Professor Krelpour skipped across the room and addressed the class happily. "Students, I would like to bring out a surprise guest professor for today's lecture on werewolves. My old friend, Remus Lupin."
Lily and Laurie clapped their hands vigorously along with the rest of the class. He looked a bit more weathered than the last time they had seen him. He gave a respectful nod to Harry, Hermione and Ron who beamed back at him. "Good day class. I'm very happy to be back here, and I'm glad to see how much you've all progressed in the past three years." He continued to give a fantastic lecture and disappeared with professor Krelpour immediately afterwards.
"That was excellent. I miss having a proper Dark Arts Professor. He probably looks haggard because tonight's a full moon. I'm sure Snape has brewed up a potion for him at this point." Laurie whispered excited to Lily who nodded without listening.
Malfoy stepped out in front of them. "I'm looking forward to winning tonight. I know you'll chicken out Carter."
"Oh don't worry about me, Malfoy. I'll be there. I'm looking forward to seeing your scared-shitless face tonight."
Draco smiled confidently. "If you say so. Tonight at seven then. One minute late and I win." He strode away cockily.
At seven o'clock exactly, Laurie and Lily arrived to find Blaise and Draco sitting outside the gates. "Finally you showed up. What take's girls so long?" Blaise smiled jokingly.
Laurie wrapped an arm around him loosely. "Beauty takes time and talent. There's nothing natural about it." She pecked him softly on the lips. "I'm sure you'll be seeing Malfoy before me." She cast Draco a sassy smile.
"Let's get this over with, unless you want to forfeit now Carter." He challenged.
"Never." She waved at Blaise and Lily. "I'll see you at 6 A.M. tomorrow, and very well-rested, I assure you."
Blaise and Lily looked at each other and rolled their eyes. They both knew it wasn't going to be an easy night for either. "Butterbeer?" Blaise asked and Lily nodded. They walked off, leaving Draco and Laurie to kill each other.
Laurie climbed in through a window and Draco followed her. They coughed at all of the dust that rose around them. "No one has been here in forever." A gust of wind blew from behind them and they both jumped, startled.
Draco looked in the first room and noticed a small couch and a bed. "Well this looks like our best bet." They went in and locked the door. "I'll take the bed. You can have the couch." He laid on the bed possessively.
"Oh wow, how considerate of you Malfoy." Laurie feigned sweetness. She hopped onto the other side of the bed and shoved him out with her shoulder. "Oops, how clumsy of me."
Draco growled at her from the floor, clutching his arm. "You're bloody vicious woman!" He swore and brought out his wand.
"Now Malfoy, hexing me is against the rules, which would be cheating." She chided, happily enjoying watching him seethe with anger.
Jumping back on the bed, Draco stretched out and yawned. "I'm not moving. You're not moving. Let's just sleep together. Just warning you, I sleep naked." He winked suggestively.
Laurie shrugged and got out of bed. Draco grinned, feeling triumphant until Laurie began peeling her clothes off. "W-what are you doing?" Draco choked as Laurie's top fell to the ground.
"I sleep naked too," she replied, smirking. She got down to her undershirt and underwear and stopped. "I'll take the rest off later. I don't want your head to explode just yet." Draco gaped at her slim, fit figure. "You can stop drooling now…Let's play some chess."
Laurie withdrew a chess board and pieces from her satchel. "You do know how to play wizards chess, don't you Malfoy?" Draco nodded dumbly. "Excellent, I look forward to winning this as well."
Draco shook his head clear, determined to stay with it and not let this girl succeed at anything. He remembered the brilliant plan he had put into place two days ago and smirked. "I am a chess champion with my friends. Be prepared to lose Carter."
As it turned out, Draco and Laurie were evenly matched at chess. Draco won a round then Laurie won, then Draco, then Laurie. This continued for a few hours until Laurie felt her eyes weigh down and she tumbled sideways into the dusty pillows, dead asleep.
Draco rolled his eyes, annoyed. Now he had to sleep on the couch. He put the chess game away and stripped down to his underwear. He walked over to the couch and noticed a very large, fresh-looking stain that looked very much like blood. Draco backed away quickly. He walked over to the window and peered at the night sky. It was too cloudy for him to tell what time it was. 'Oh well, only another hour until Laurie high-tails it back to the castle. Crabbe and Goyle are probably on their way right now.'
He squinted at Laurie's sleeping figure and sighed. 'I claimed it first, so she'll have to live with it.' Draco lay down on the bed and pulled up whatever covers he could find. Laurie mumbled in her sleep and kicked her left leg violently into Draco's shin. "Ow! Bloody hell. She's a devil even in her sleep." He swore he saw her grin momentarily at his outburst.
After the throbbing pain subsided, Draco closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
*BANG* Laurie lifted her head violently, cricking her neck. "Ow." She listened closely, but didn't hear any other noises except deep breathing next to her. "Damn wind." She looked to her right and saw Draco's bare arm draped casually around her midriff. No wonder her right side felt so warm. A tight chest and fit torso caused Laurie's mind to wander briefly. 'Woah, hell no.' She couldn't help but feel aroused looking at Draco's mostly naked body. Laurie decided to entertain herself in a very non-innocent way.
If Draco were like every other male Laurie knew, he was very easily aroused in his sleep. She bent her head down and nibbled on his ear while trailing her hand down his naked torso. Draco groaned in his sleep. Laurie grinned. She kissed his collar bone and pulled down his underwear sneakily, attempting not to peek, but couldn't manage to avert her eyes. 'Well that's impressive.' Draco kicked his underwear off completely and writhed a bit in his sleep.
Laurie pressed her lips softly against his and was suddenly flipped on her back, her undershirt and underwear torn from her body. Draco met her lips forcefully, pushing her into the bed. Laurie moaned into his mouth and bit his lip. 'Oh no this is going way too far.' He kissed her more passionately, more urgently, tracing his hand down her side while she tangled her hands in his thick hair.
Draco's eyes opened finally and he peered at the person beneath him. Laurie, stark naked and sweaty, stared up at him in awe. "Carter what the hell are you.."
A blood-curdling howl echoed around them. They jumped out of bed and threw their clothes on quickly, refusing to look at each other out of embarrassment. Draco slowly unlocked the door and peered into the darkness. A light was on upstairs. 'What are Fred and George up to? They never mentioned they were going to pretend to be a wolf.' Laurie crept up behind Draco, placing her hand on his lower back. "Do you see anything?" She whispered. Draco shivered at her touch and shook his head.
Several things crashed upstairs and something snarled viciously. "What are they doing up there?" Draco mumbled to himself. Laurie stepped curiously around Draco, who pushed her back protectively. Draco withdrew his wand cautiously. "That doesn't sound like any ghost I've ever heard," He whispered to her.
Something heavy thumped on the top step above their heads. Laurie's heart was in her throat. This was definitely not what she was expecting. The sound of claws clicking down the stairs caused every hair on Draco's hair to stand on end. "Carter, I suggest we leave right now."
Laurie threw her bag over her shoulder as Draco dragged her out into the main foyer. Before they reached the door a wolf jumped down the last stair and snarled viciously. It leapt at Laurie who only just dodged out of the way, scraping its claws all the way down her side. It righted itself immediately. "Protego!" Draco shouted, shielding him and Laurie from another attack. The wolf bounced off the shield and skidded back into the bedroom.
Without hesitating, Draco grabbed Laurie's petrified body and clambered through the front window, running as fast as he could through the front gates. He didn't stop until his calves screamed in pain and his lungs felt close to bursting. He lay Laurie softly on the ground and looked at her wound. "It didn't bite you did it?" He asked her urgently, looking her in the eyes. "Carter can you hear me?" He snapped his fingers.
"I-I feel… a little.. funny." Her eyes widened as she shifted her gaze towards the moon. "A-a- aWOOOO" she howled, causing Draco to jump back from her, his wand at the ready. Laurie burst into a fit of laughter. "I wish you could see your expression!" She roared, rolling in the grass. She stopped when her side ached. "Ow, damnit. I guess it's a lot worse than it feels." She blanched when she looked at her shredded skin. "Oh Merlin." A few tears slid down her cheek as the pain finally set in.
Draco breathed a sigh of relief. "What were you thinking? You scared the life out of me. I thought you had become a werewolf." Laurie's glare shut him up. "Fine, I'll yell at you later. Let's get you to Madam Pomfrey. Can you walk?" Laurie nodded and stood shakily.
Draco slid an arm around her waist and together they limped back towards the castle.
"Thank you… Draco." Laurie whispered.
Draco didn't reply immediately. His lip twitched into a smile.
"You're welcome, Rye."
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I hope that was as entertaining to you as it was to me. Review if you'd like.
Be prepared to buy a new Cauldron when Neville is your Potion's partner. ~Kukaburry