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Draco Malfoy and the Chamber of Secret Love Letters
By Nanaki BH
True love... it's a very beautiful word once you understand its meaning. I don't mean that you understand it in the sense that you know what the word means. I'm talking about the feeling. It's not something you can look up in a dictionary. It's not something you can learn from a teacher or a friend. They're two different things. Love itself is a beautiful word, but the feeling is purely magical.
The entire time we were in Puddifoot's I was in a complete daze. My mind was filled with thoughts of us. I looked over the rim of my teacup. He was still grinning. "You're right, Harry." I blinked a couple times.
"What am I right about?" I shook my head, trying to clear the fog in my head.
He lifted his cup lightly. "The chamomile. It's just what I needed." He paused. "Well, that and," he blushed. Draco leaned over the table like we had before and gave me a chaste kiss on the lips. "That." He lifted his teacup once last time and put it back down with a sigh. His cheeks were flushed an adorable color of pink. "Where are we off to now, lover?" he asked playfully.
"Do you still want one of those unicorn horn lollipops?" I asked fishing out money from my pocket. I didn't have to look at him. I knew he was already thinking of the naughty ways he could tease me with it. I noticed that I only had one galleon, eleven sickles and six knuts. That wasn't enough for a tip and a lollipop. I frowned. The cost of our little outing was a galleon and four sickles. Now there's a problem.
"What is it?" he asked, standing up.
"Nah, it's nothing," I said. I shrugged and put the coins down on top of the bill our waitress had dropped by.
I took his hand, trying to brighten my expression. "Let's go."
When we stepped out the door her slipped his hand from mine and instead, wrapped his arm around my elbow. I smiled, feeling the cool Fall air brush against my cheeks. I used my free had to gently rub his hand. Like usual, some people stopped on the street to stare at us, but I did a better time of ignoring them this time. After our confession in Puddifoot's I was feeling so relieved. A weight was lifted from my shoulders and a blindfold removed from my eyes.
"Hey, Harry! Don't keep walking, we're here!" I barely noticed. I had to shake myself from my reverie. I looked up at the swinging sign that read 'Honey Dukes'. He practically dragged me inside. The doors swung behind us and almost slapped me in the ass. Immediately he noticed the stand of brightly colored lollipops and broke away from my hold on him. He looked just like a little kid. He was just starting to pull one out of its hole on the display when he noticed an entirely different stand of lollipops. They too were horn lollies but these ones glowed with some sort of unearthly light. I could have sworn that from the way they were glowing I could see it reflected in his eyes.
"Woah, Harry..." his voice was amazed. "Look at these ones." He crouched infront of the display and was ready to take one but a little boy came by and snatched the one he was going for. The child giggled in that annoying childish fashion and ran away faster than he came. "What the hell?" Draco gasped, raising an eyebrow. Then came a woman who towered over him in his crouched position.
"I'm sorry," she said. She clutched the boy in her arms. He wriggled and twisted but he couldn't get free. "He loves these. Have you ever seen them? They're pretty new."
Draco shook his head. "No, what are they?" he asked. They were so unusual that even I wanted to know. I came closer so I could listen. She looked from me to him and smiled.
"Someone had a very bright idea with these. They infused the candy with actual unicorn tears. That's why they give out that mesmerizing glow. I'm very happy with them. My son can sit for hours just staring at it. It's only a short time before he just sticks it in his mouth though. Even then, the flavor is mesmerizing itself. They're very good for long business trips. That way he can't bother me and my associates." The child in her arms was staring intently at the candy clutched in his small fists. He giggled and licked the plastic wrapper covering it. "No, no, honey! Don't do that! We have to pay for it first!" The woman dragged her child then to the counter.
"Wow," Draco said, still in amazement. "They're 14 sickles! Geez, don't you think that's a lot just for a lollipop?"
My face fell. I definitely didn't have that much.
He shrugged. "I'll buy you one too, how bout that? My father gives me so much money I don't know what to do with it!" He laughed.
I thought I was taking him on the date, not vice versa! ...maybe I shouldn't have a problem with this, after all, I don't have the money for it anyway!
He snatched two lollipops and ran happily to the counter. He looked just like a kid in a candy store... which he is now that I think about it. It's sad how many years I had missed this opportunity. He's a very different person now that I know him better.
With a swift nod of his head to the cashier he came back to me with a small brown bag in his hand. He held it out, smirking
"Oh, you're a crafty bastard, Draco." I clapped him on the back and led him out. "It's getting late," I said, noticing the setting sun. "I'd feel real bad if I left you all alone. Do you want to come back to the Gryffindor common room with me?"
The look on his face was priceless. It looked to me like he's either been struck by lightening or that he'd just won two hundred seven thousand, four hundred three galleons, eleven sickles and two knuts. That's a million dollars in American terms. "What," I asked, "too much to ask?"
I was practically knocked over when he threw his arms around my neck. "We better hurry up before someone gets there before us!"
Things are shaping up.
Author's Notes: Look! It's amazing! I actually finished this chapter! See, I've been drawing a lot more often... I should try my hand at some Draco and Harry fanart... So, tell me what you think and give me suggestions. I can run out of ideas, you know! Seems impossible, huh?
Draco Malfoy and the Chamber of Secret Love Letters
By Nanaki BH
True love... it's a very beautiful word once you understand its meaning. I don't mean that you understand it in the sense that you know what the word means. I'm talking about the feeling. It's not something you can look up in a dictionary. It's not something you can learn from a teacher or a friend. They're two different things. Love itself is a beautiful word, but the feeling is purely magical.
The entire time we were in Puddifoot's I was in a complete daze. My mind was filled with thoughts of us. I looked over the rim of my teacup. He was still grinning. "You're right, Harry." I blinked a couple times.
"What am I right about?" I shook my head, trying to clear the fog in my head.
He lifted his cup lightly. "The chamomile. It's just what I needed." He paused. "Well, that and," he blushed. Draco leaned over the table like we had before and gave me a chaste kiss on the lips. "That." He lifted his teacup once last time and put it back down with a sigh. His cheeks were flushed an adorable color of pink. "Where are we off to now, lover?" he asked playfully.
"Do you still want one of those unicorn horn lollipops?" I asked fishing out money from my pocket. I didn't have to look at him. I knew he was already thinking of the naughty ways he could tease me with it. I noticed that I only had one galleon, eleven sickles and six knuts. That wasn't enough for a tip and a lollipop. I frowned. The cost of our little outing was a galleon and four sickles. Now there's a problem.
"What is it?" he asked, standing up.
"Nah, it's nothing," I said. I shrugged and put the coins down on top of the bill our waitress had dropped by.
I took his hand, trying to brighten my expression. "Let's go."
When we stepped out the door her slipped his hand from mine and instead, wrapped his arm around my elbow. I smiled, feeling the cool Fall air brush against my cheeks. I used my free had to gently rub his hand. Like usual, some people stopped on the street to stare at us, but I did a better time of ignoring them this time. After our confession in Puddifoot's I was feeling so relieved. A weight was lifted from my shoulders and a blindfold removed from my eyes.
"Hey, Harry! Don't keep walking, we're here!" I barely noticed. I had to shake myself from my reverie. I looked up at the swinging sign that read 'Honey Dukes'. He practically dragged me inside. The doors swung behind us and almost slapped me in the ass. Immediately he noticed the stand of brightly colored lollipops and broke away from my hold on him. He looked just like a little kid. He was just starting to pull one out of its hole on the display when he noticed an entirely different stand of lollipops. They too were horn lollies but these ones glowed with some sort of unearthly light. I could have sworn that from the way they were glowing I could see it reflected in his eyes.
"Woah, Harry..." his voice was amazed. "Look at these ones." He crouched infront of the display and was ready to take one but a little boy came by and snatched the one he was going for. The child giggled in that annoying childish fashion and ran away faster than he came. "What the hell?" Draco gasped, raising an eyebrow. Then came a woman who towered over him in his crouched position.
"I'm sorry," she said. She clutched the boy in her arms. He wriggled and twisted but he couldn't get free. "He loves these. Have you ever seen them? They're pretty new."
Draco shook his head. "No, what are they?" he asked. They were so unusual that even I wanted to know. I came closer so I could listen. She looked from me to him and smiled.
"Someone had a very bright idea with these. They infused the candy with actual unicorn tears. That's why they give out that mesmerizing glow. I'm very happy with them. My son can sit for hours just staring at it. It's only a short time before he just sticks it in his mouth though. Even then, the flavor is mesmerizing itself. They're very good for long business trips. That way he can't bother me and my associates." The child in her arms was staring intently at the candy clutched in his small fists. He giggled and licked the plastic wrapper covering it. "No, no, honey! Don't do that! We have to pay for it first!" The woman dragged her child then to the counter.
"Wow," Draco said, still in amazement. "They're 14 sickles! Geez, don't you think that's a lot just for a lollipop?"
My face fell. I definitely didn't have that much.
He shrugged. "I'll buy you one too, how bout that? My father gives me so much money I don't know what to do with it!" He laughed.
I thought I was taking him on the date, not vice versa! ...maybe I shouldn't have a problem with this, after all, I don't have the money for it anyway!
He snatched two lollipops and ran happily to the counter. He looked just like a kid in a candy store... which he is now that I think about it. It's sad how many years I had missed this opportunity. He's a very different person now that I know him better.
With a swift nod of his head to the cashier he came back to me with a small brown bag in his hand. He held it out, smirking
"Oh, you're a crafty bastard, Draco." I clapped him on the back and led him out. "It's getting late," I said, noticing the setting sun. "I'd feel real bad if I left you all alone. Do you want to come back to the Gryffindor common room with me?"
The look on his face was priceless. It looked to me like he's either been struck by lightening or that he'd just won two hundred seven thousand, four hundred three galleons, eleven sickles and two knuts. That's a million dollars in American terms. "What," I asked, "too much to ask?"
I was practically knocked over when he threw his arms around my neck. "We better hurry up before someone gets there before us!"
Things are shaping up.
Author's Notes: Look! It's amazing! I actually finished this chapter! See, I've been drawing a lot more often... I should try my hand at some Draco and Harry fanart... So, tell me what you think and give me suggestions. I can run out of ideas, you know! Seems impossible, huh?