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Thanks to: blackunicorn, mei, Els-chan, Arch-Angel, grin, leggi, bad-ass-
Cinderella, kiwileesa, Artemis Le Faey, and Katy 999!
grin - I don't know why, but Parvati's always seemed like a dunce to me. So I made her crush on Harry because she seemed like a likely candidate for the Harry Fan Club. I dunno if that even makes any sense!
bad-ass-Cinderella - Yeah, Harry knows. I was trying to be sly about introducing it into the story, so sorry if it was confusing. There will be more on Draco and Harry's relationship later.
Thanks everyone!
AN: The rating is moving down to a PG-13 for later chapters, instead of R. Also, I'm using the uniforms from the movie, where they have robes, but they show the uniform underneath.
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Chapter Three: A Whole Lot of Black-mail*
"That's all for today everyone. Thank you again, Marta." Lupin waved the extra lights on so the students could see better and started stacking up the pillows and sheets on the platform. As if suddenly remembering something, he turned around to address the class. "Before you go... We will finally be having a new model this Wednesday. I'm sorry for the two- week delay, but it was hard to find a willing male model for this class. Be sure to bring your sketch pad and charcoal."
The students began chatting excitedly, glad to have a new challenge. They'd had Marta as their model for so long, it seemed like they could draw her with their eyes closed. Draco wandered over to Harry and gave him a swift punch in the arm. The spectacled boy flinched for less than a second before returning the favour.
"Oof...Good one, Nancy. Are you excited about the *male model* next class?"
"Don't call me Nancy, Linda."
Draco gave a rare smile. "You didn't answer my question," he replied in a sing songy voice. "Rock hard male abs...yummy, right?"
Harry couldn't help but return a smile. "Just because I like men... It doesn't mean that all I think about is their rock hard abs."
They walked together out into the hall, immediately swallowed up in a crowd of people. Draco wasn't going to let the conversation get away from them.
"I know all you can think about are my abs," he said, wiggling an eyebrow and teasingly lifting up his shirt to caress his own stomach. Harry hit Draco's hand, holding back a laugh.
"Best not, Malfoy. You've already befriended the 'Heir of Gryffindor.' You wouldn't want people talking about what kind of friendship that is, would you?"
Draco feigned shock. "Oh dear me...I wouldn't be able to live." Both boys laughed. "But seriously, Harry. I give the world no doubt of my sexuality."
In support of his statement, he grabbed the arm of a girl who was just passing him, spun her around without so much of a glance and pulled her into a kiss. The stunned girl let herself be smooched before he gave her a push away. Only then did his mouth fall open in real shock.
"H-Hermione?"
The girl was in equal alarm. She opened her mouth to speak, but for once she didn't have anything to say. Instead she turned and hastily made her way through the people who had stopped to stare.
Harry shook his head and forced Draco to walk again. "Now that is one way to start people talking..."
*****
"I could murder the creep." Ron moved his knight forward one and left two, who came to life and crushed one of Harry's bishops. "Embarrassing Hermione like that in front of all those people."
Harry sighed and tried again to explain. "He didn't know it was her, Ron. Draco's a wild person and everyone knows it. Wilder now than before, now that he doesn't have his father to deal with. No one will think anything of it. I know we've had a bad past with him, but can't you just accept that he isn't out to make you and Hermione miserable?"
Ron raised an eyebrow. "What about you?"
Harry let loose a deep laugh. "Ron, Draco will try to make me miserable until my dying day. Check."
*****
Severus Snape was being moody. He stared at the letter sitting on his dinner plate so intently that he could have burnt holes through it had he the inclination and proper spell. It had yet to be opened, but from the chicken-scratch writing on the front, he knew who it was from.
"Black," he muttered, glaring down the teachers' table to his colleague, who was currently holding hands with his partner, Remus Lupin. Snape's lip curled at this public display of affection. Wasn't it enough that they shared the same quarters? He pocketed the letter and began to eat the food that appeared on his plate.
Sometime later, Snape was sitting by the fire in his bedroom, the open letter in his lap.
Dearest Severus-
I know you haven't forgotten the little arangement you made with Remus. It wouldn't make me very happy if you forgot to go through with it. Meet me tonight at the Astronomy Tower, 9 o'clock. You know what I have and you know how easily little photos can get sent to certain reporters.
With all my Love -Sirius
Snape felt like destroying something. It just wasn't fair. And that damned Black was always sarcastically throwing things in his face.
"'With all my Love...'" he muttered, a sneer dancing across his lips. "Pompus bastard!"
He took up his robe and made his way to the Astronomy Tower, all the way muttering the curses he would use on Black if he ever got the chance. His mini-grandfather-pocketclock rang out nine times just as he stepped into the room. Sirius wasn't late.
"Did you bring it," asked Sirius, stepping forward into a sliver of moonlight. Snape pulled a vial out of his robe and handed it to the other man.
"There's Lupin's potion. You know I wouldn't forget that. Dumbledore would have my head, along with you. If Lupin forgets to take it, it's not my fault." The potion master crossed his arms and turned to leave.
"Not so fast, Severus."
Snape stopped dead in his tracks. He was hoping against hope that Sirius had forgotten. He slowly turned around to see the smug animagus who was now holding a peice of paper in his hand.
"You haven't forgotten your other commitment, have you, Severus dear?" He waved the photo around and Snape rolled his eyes.
"How could I when you grind my nose in it at every chance you get!" He stealthily took hold of his wand, and began to draw it out of his robe. "I hope you know that you will pay for this...both of you."
Sirius laughed. As he did so, Snape yelled, "Accio photograph!" The photograph tugged itself from Sirius' fingers and flew into Snape's hand. The potion master stared at it with horror.
"Where on earth did you get this? I've never even seen it before."
Sirius shrugged. "I took it myself. And you can keep that copy. I have several others."
With that, Sirius made his exit, letting his last words drift behind him. "Don't breath a word of this to Remus."
Snape shoved the picture into his robe and snarled at his blackmailer's back. "I know, I know...he wouldn't approve of your 'methods.'"
*****
*Sorry for the pun ^.~ heh...
Flames are fun for making s'mores, but I like nice reviews much more! (that's like rhyming g-spot with g-spot a la ghandi!) Click the little go button! You know you want to!
grin - I don't know why, but Parvati's always seemed like a dunce to me. So I made her crush on Harry because she seemed like a likely candidate for the Harry Fan Club. I dunno if that even makes any sense!
bad-ass-Cinderella - Yeah, Harry knows. I was trying to be sly about introducing it into the story, so sorry if it was confusing. There will be more on Draco and Harry's relationship later.
Thanks everyone!
AN: The rating is moving down to a PG-13 for later chapters, instead of R. Also, I'm using the uniforms from the movie, where they have robes, but they show the uniform underneath.
*****
Chapter Three: A Whole Lot of Black-mail*
"That's all for today everyone. Thank you again, Marta." Lupin waved the extra lights on so the students could see better and started stacking up the pillows and sheets on the platform. As if suddenly remembering something, he turned around to address the class. "Before you go... We will finally be having a new model this Wednesday. I'm sorry for the two- week delay, but it was hard to find a willing male model for this class. Be sure to bring your sketch pad and charcoal."
The students began chatting excitedly, glad to have a new challenge. They'd had Marta as their model for so long, it seemed like they could draw her with their eyes closed. Draco wandered over to Harry and gave him a swift punch in the arm. The spectacled boy flinched for less than a second before returning the favour.
"Oof...Good one, Nancy. Are you excited about the *male model* next class?"
"Don't call me Nancy, Linda."
Draco gave a rare smile. "You didn't answer my question," he replied in a sing songy voice. "Rock hard male abs...yummy, right?"
Harry couldn't help but return a smile. "Just because I like men... It doesn't mean that all I think about is their rock hard abs."
They walked together out into the hall, immediately swallowed up in a crowd of people. Draco wasn't going to let the conversation get away from them.
"I know all you can think about are my abs," he said, wiggling an eyebrow and teasingly lifting up his shirt to caress his own stomach. Harry hit Draco's hand, holding back a laugh.
"Best not, Malfoy. You've already befriended the 'Heir of Gryffindor.' You wouldn't want people talking about what kind of friendship that is, would you?"
Draco feigned shock. "Oh dear me...I wouldn't be able to live." Both boys laughed. "But seriously, Harry. I give the world no doubt of my sexuality."
In support of his statement, he grabbed the arm of a girl who was just passing him, spun her around without so much of a glance and pulled her into a kiss. The stunned girl let herself be smooched before he gave her a push away. Only then did his mouth fall open in real shock.
"H-Hermione?"
The girl was in equal alarm. She opened her mouth to speak, but for once she didn't have anything to say. Instead she turned and hastily made her way through the people who had stopped to stare.
Harry shook his head and forced Draco to walk again. "Now that is one way to start people talking..."
*****
"I could murder the creep." Ron moved his knight forward one and left two, who came to life and crushed one of Harry's bishops. "Embarrassing Hermione like that in front of all those people."
Harry sighed and tried again to explain. "He didn't know it was her, Ron. Draco's a wild person and everyone knows it. Wilder now than before, now that he doesn't have his father to deal with. No one will think anything of it. I know we've had a bad past with him, but can't you just accept that he isn't out to make you and Hermione miserable?"
Ron raised an eyebrow. "What about you?"
Harry let loose a deep laugh. "Ron, Draco will try to make me miserable until my dying day. Check."
*****
Severus Snape was being moody. He stared at the letter sitting on his dinner plate so intently that he could have burnt holes through it had he the inclination and proper spell. It had yet to be opened, but from the chicken-scratch writing on the front, he knew who it was from.
"Black," he muttered, glaring down the teachers' table to his colleague, who was currently holding hands with his partner, Remus Lupin. Snape's lip curled at this public display of affection. Wasn't it enough that they shared the same quarters? He pocketed the letter and began to eat the food that appeared on his plate.
Sometime later, Snape was sitting by the fire in his bedroom, the open letter in his lap.
Dearest Severus-
I know you haven't forgotten the little arangement you made with Remus. It wouldn't make me very happy if you forgot to go through with it. Meet me tonight at the Astronomy Tower, 9 o'clock. You know what I have and you know how easily little photos can get sent to certain reporters.
With all my Love -Sirius
Snape felt like destroying something. It just wasn't fair. And that damned Black was always sarcastically throwing things in his face.
"'With all my Love...'" he muttered, a sneer dancing across his lips. "Pompus bastard!"
He took up his robe and made his way to the Astronomy Tower, all the way muttering the curses he would use on Black if he ever got the chance. His mini-grandfather-pocketclock rang out nine times just as he stepped into the room. Sirius wasn't late.
"Did you bring it," asked Sirius, stepping forward into a sliver of moonlight. Snape pulled a vial out of his robe and handed it to the other man.
"There's Lupin's potion. You know I wouldn't forget that. Dumbledore would have my head, along with you. If Lupin forgets to take it, it's not my fault." The potion master crossed his arms and turned to leave.
"Not so fast, Severus."
Snape stopped dead in his tracks. He was hoping against hope that Sirius had forgotten. He slowly turned around to see the smug animagus who was now holding a peice of paper in his hand.
"You haven't forgotten your other commitment, have you, Severus dear?" He waved the photo around and Snape rolled his eyes.
"How could I when you grind my nose in it at every chance you get!" He stealthily took hold of his wand, and began to draw it out of his robe. "I hope you know that you will pay for this...both of you."
Sirius laughed. As he did so, Snape yelled, "Accio photograph!" The photograph tugged itself from Sirius' fingers and flew into Snape's hand. The potion master stared at it with horror.
"Where on earth did you get this? I've never even seen it before."
Sirius shrugged. "I took it myself. And you can keep that copy. I have several others."
With that, Sirius made his exit, letting his last words drift behind him. "Don't breath a word of this to Remus."
Snape shoved the picture into his robe and snarled at his blackmailer's back. "I know, I know...he wouldn't approve of your 'methods.'"
*****
*Sorry for the pun ^.~ heh...
Flames are fun for making s'mores, but I like nice reviews much more! (that's like rhyming g-spot with g-spot a la ghandi!) Click the little go button! You know you want to!