AN: So sorry about spelling Gryffindor wrong last chapter…that should be corrected now, thank you for noticing.
Warnings: same as before, slash, as in boys kissing boys, M for later chapters
Disclaimer: Again, I own nothing. J. K. Rowling did all the work of creating the characters..All I did was mess them up –evil grin-
And of course a big huge thanks and cookie for everyone who reviewed!
" Bloody Slytherin prat " Harry continued to mumble, then sighed and flopped gracelessly onto an empty chair. " Bloody plants." He added, then started to sort through the piles of ingredients.
Almost two hours later, the lab had cleared up. Tired as he was, he had actually put away about half the ingredients that were piled in the room. It was about then that a red faced Snape burst through the door.
" Potter, leave this. Madam Pomfrey is in need of a blood-replenishing potion and I'm missing some ingredients. You will go to the forbidden forest and collect them." He instructed with a sneer. " Stop gawking at me, I said NOW." He added with a yell as the boy started to protest.
" But..what about sleep, do I have to go ? What if I get lost ?" Harry asked desperately. A trip to the forest was the last thing he needed.
" Then find someone to go with you, Potter, use your brain for once. Madam Pomfrey needs these potions by tomorrow, and it will take me the night to make them so get moving already." The potions master bellowed, pointi9ng towards the door.
Harry sighed, defeated. " Alright, I'll get them." He mumbled, heading to the door. " But only because someone needs this potion." He added to himself, glaring at his professor again before stomping out.
The Gryffindor decided to ask Hagrid for help, he was always in the mood to venturing through the forest these days, mostly to visit the creatures residing there. Oh yes, the creatures..Spiders, Vyverns, no doubt all the 'cute' things would mind if someone started rummaging through their forest.
With another sigh, Harry trudged out into the gardens, stifling a yawn. Why was he so tiered today? Yawning again, he closed his eyes and just walked. He knew the grounds well enough not to stray too far from his path.
Suddenly, his foot caught on something and he yelped, stumbling forward a few steps before regaining his balance. Turning back to look, Harry could see he tripped over some sort of root. 'Great..The plants are already against me'
" Hagrid? Are you here? Hagrid?" the boy called out to the hut before him, frowning slightly when no response came. 'He isn't here..probably already in the forest..I could meet him there.' He thought, then nodded to himself and set off.
It wasn't too long before he had wandered deep within the forest. To be honest, he didn't even know where he was supposed to look, but he assumed asking Snape would only cause more arguments. The Gryffindor stopped walking, wincing slightly and rubbing at his temples. The headache was getting worse by the minute.
" Ron, Harry should have been back by now, where do you think he's gone ?" Hermione asked, worried, looking over to the red haired boy lying on the couch in the common room.
" Dunno Mionie" the boy mumbled back, cracking an eye open to look at her. " Ron! He's out friend and he might need our help, could you please be more concerned?" the girl snapped, standing up to tower over him.
" Aw, Mionie, I know. I'm sorry, just tired. Let's go look for him okay ?" Ron suggested, stretching slowly and then standing up as well. Hermione nodded eagerly at that and crouched down, grabbing her bag and staring to fill it with different books and items. Ron let out an exasperated sigh.
" Hermione. We're just looking for Harry, not fighting You-Know-Who. " he exclaimed, to which she shrugged. " You never know. Now, I have everything.. Let's find him before he gets himself in trouble." She declared, grabbing the other's hand and pulling him though the portrait door.
Once outside, Hermione sped through the hallways, pausing occasionally to check a few classrooms, while Ron was only halfway awake and following her, yawning every few minutes.
" Did we find'em yet 'Mionie ?" the boy asked sleepily, to which Hermione let out a loud huff. " Ron, stop that and help me search!" she scolded him. Ron sighed. " He's gone for a few hours and you're already freaking out. He's fine. Detention with Snape can last forever." He pointed out.
" Well, then I'm just making sure. Now, Ron, I'll finish looking here, you get started down the next hallway. And hurry please. "
" Alright, I'll be right back. " the boy mumbled back, trudging aimlessly through the school. He wasn't paying any attention to where he was going, gasping surprised when he collided with something, falling back to the floor with a small grunt.
" No Pansy, I need quiet, as in, no noise. " Draco explained for the hundredth time in the last hour, glaring at the offending Slytherin before him. " The Hufflepuffs are always giggling about something, the Ravenclaws are bragging about their intelligence, which is mostly nonexistent, Gryffindors are just bloody Gryffindors and you won't stop asking about my hair. Therefore, I would like to be alone. As in, without you breathing down my neck." He hissed out, keeping the mask of calm on his face. Emotion didn't suit a Malfoy.
Pansy put on a worried look. " But Drakie dear, then you'll be all alone, with no one to talk to you." She exclaimed, following the blonde always one step behind. " Yes Pansy, that is the idea." He answered, exasperated, speeding up his pace in the hopes of loosing her. No such luck, the girl stayed right behind him.
" Pansy! For the last bloody time, leave. Me. alone. " he repeated calmly, though silently he wondered how to best hex her mouth shut. 'Maybe glue her lips together..yes, that would do.' He wondered absent-mindedly as she continued prattling about.
Draco never finished thinking that trough however, as he found himself thrown to the floor, the boy that ran into him falling back also.
" Weasel!" the Slytherin yelled out. " Watch where you're bloody going, This hallway is almost completely empty, even you should be able to avoid hitting the one person standing in it."
" Two." Pansy interrupted. " Two people standing in it whe- " she started but drifted off, shrinking back as both Draco and Ron shot her an icy glare.
" Well, you know, you and your huge ego do take up a lot more than just the hallway. Besides, a knock on the head is just what you needed! " the Gryffindor spat out.
" Weasel!" the blonde called out with a sneer. " Don't you have anything better to do than irritate me? Hang out with your mudblood friends maybe?"
" You take that BACK. " Ron yelled, launching himself towards Malfoy, fists ready. He didn't get very far as Draco reacted faster than he'd expected and the blonde's fist connected with the other's jaw with a crack.
" Draco Malfoy!" Professor McGonnal shrieked, as Ron hit the ground. " Stop this at once!" she continued, to which Draco just gave an uninterested huff.
Harry's breaths were getting quicker, more uneven. He didn't know how long he had been wandering through the forest, but judging by how dark it had gotten, he was very late. Wincing again, he brought a hand to his temple. This wasn't good. After a few more moments, the Gryffindor decided to turn around. He couldn't find the plants anyway, and the headache was getting overwhelming.
" Stupid potions." He mumbled to himself, pausing to look around. Gasping, he turned quickly. He didn't recognize any of this! He hadn't been here before…had he? The Gryffindor frowned and continued to walk in what he thought was the more familiar direction. After a few more steps, he accepted that he was hopelessly lost.
'Okay. I'm lost. I'll just keep walking, hopefully I'll recognize something.' He thought desperately, trudging on. Slowly, the ground underneath his feet didn't feel so hard anymore, the air was thinner, and black spots started to cloud his vision. Before long, the spots faded into complete darkness and Harry felt himself fall forward, the ground rushing up to meet him.
" Mister Malfoy, that is no way to behave towards a fellow student. You just earn yourself a detention, and fifty points will be deducted from Slytherin!" Professor McGonnal continued, ignoring the hateful glare she was receiving from the blonde.
" He attacked me, and I defended myself." Draco retorted, and immediately Pansy jumped forward to agree.
Ron stood up slowly, rubbing at his chin, trying his best to ignore the Slytherin. " Professor McGonnal, we can't find Harry anywhere. He should have been back hours ago!"
" Oh dear. That's not right. He was out on detention, collecting plants in the forest." The professor replied, worried.
" Hermione and I will go after him." The Gryffindor offered hopeful. Now, at least they knew where he was.
" No, thank you Ronald, but I think I will have mister Malfoy here do that. As your detention." She clarified, giving him a stern look that left no room for argument.
Draco kept quiet, still glaring at the professor. 'No! Now I have to baby-sit Potter?'
" And take Pansy here with you, just in case." McGonnal added with a nod.
'What! No! FUCK'
'Alright! Alone time with my Draco! We don't have to look for Potter right away..'
" Get going mister Malfoy. I trust you two know the forest well enough not to get lost?" she questioned the two, which were starting at her strangely. Draco with a look of panic, and Pansy with one that resembled daydreaming.
Draco didn't know exactly how it happened. He really did try to argue his way out. Yet here he was, trudging through the gardens with a giggling Pansy practically attached to his arm.
" Pansy, let go of me!" he hissed, frustrated, trying to struggle out of her grasp without much success. The girl continued to cling to him, giggling, talking and producing those high pitched shrieks he loathed so much. In truth, being stuck somewhere in the forest with Potter didn't sound half-bad now.
By the time they got to the forest, Draco was ready to scream. He even considered begging her to let go. Of course, he restrained himself. Malfoys don't beg.
'Alright, that's it.' Draco thought, turning to glare at the girl. " We'll split up, so we can find him faster and get this over with. You can go that way." He said, pointing in a completely random direction. " and I will go the exact opposite way. Good day." He concluded, ripping his arm free of Pansy's hold and setting off, grumbling to himself.
After a while the shouts of 'Draaaaaakiieeeee, where are you going, we have to stay together' died down, and finally there was quiet. As he walked, the Slytherin allowed a small smile to appear on his lips.
However, that died down immediately as he took in the sight before him, his breath catching.
" Harry!." Draco breathed out with a look of panic.
AN: Well, it's one am, and I've been typing this since I got back from work . I did try to eradicate all the spelling mistakes but I might have missed some. If you do come across any, please let me know so I can fix them. Thanks, and review!