Story: To Love an Enemy
Author: IamtheLight
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Slash. Male/Male pairing. If you are offended, then please stop reading.
Disclaimer: NOT MINE. J.K. ROWLING OWNS HARRY POTTER!
Summary: Harry is waiting for The Order to pick him up from his uncle's house. So when Draco Malfoy came to do the task, Harry was more than apprehensive to trust him. But his feelings were going to change soon
Author's notes: I am sooooo sorry! I really am. I did not have internet access and I could not upload the chapters. I would like to thank everyone who followed and commented on my stories. Please keep doing so in the future. I promise that this story WILL be completed. It might take me time, but I will. I am horrendous at typing. I apologise again…
Chapter 4: The Muggle Hotel
"Your owl?" Draco's eyes widened and he hung his head shamefully, "I am so sorry. Actually, I was so frightened-"
"You left Hedwig behind? How could you?" Harry bellowed, "She was with me for seven years!"
"I am sorry about I-."
"Where is my trunk?" Harry asked, waiting for another 'I-have-lost-it' for an answer.
"I have it in my pocket…" Draco was beginning to get very uncomfortable under Harry's glare.
"Pocket?" Harry asked, his eyes narrowing dangerously.
"I shrunk it."
Harry seemed mollified but just for a second, "We are going back to fetch her!" he declared.
Draco stared incredulously at the Gryffindor for a second before he shoved him away and yelled, "Are you out of your fucking mind, Potter? If I had stopped to pick up your owl then we would have been killed! Well, that would have been easy! We would have been captured and tortured. And now you want to go back again? You don't know aunt Bella! She is a lunatic! What she did with her own sister-" Draco suddenly stopped, his eyes widening, "I am sorry. That is all I can say."
Harry seethed but tried to calm down. Draco did have a point. But Hedwig had been with him for almost seven years. She had been a friend to him when he was all alone at the Dursley's.
"Fine!" harry said tightly, "I am sure someone in the Order will see her.." harry had always been optimistic, but it seemed idiotic to hope so much.
Draco sighed, "Let's go in, then," he said, uncertainly, "Ummm, could you handle the transaction?"
Harry was going to nod but paused in the act, "We don't have any Muggle money," he observed.
Draco smirked and pulled out a wad of dollars from his pocket. Harry took it and raised an eyebrow.
"How did you get it?"
"Hermione helped me."
"You two got really close, didn't you?"
"Well, to tell the truth, yes. And I forbid you to repeat my next words to her. I respect her a lot."
Harry was surprised to hear Draco praise Hermione Granger, "What about Ron?"
"Ah, we have a truce," Draco said, uncomfortably, "They miss you terribly." He glanced at harry.
Harry felt nostalgic thinking about his two friends. But he pushed those thoughts aside. Now was not the time to think of that.
They entered the hotel. A Muggle woman sat at the reception desk, a fake polite smile on her face.
Draco looked fascinated by the computer sitting on her desk, his eyes wide as he took in the atmosphere.
"Come on," harry said, tugging the blond's sleeve.
Harry briefly considered taking separate rooms but dismissed the thought. What if they got attacked in the middle of the night? They needed to stick together.
"One room with double beds, please," harry said to the lady politely.
"I am sorry, sir. All our doubles have been booked. We only have singles," the lady informed.
Harry glanced at Draco who was still mesmerized by the flashing screen of the computer.
"Ummm… One King, then," harry said, trying not to blush.
The lady smiled sweetly and gave them the card to their room. Harry paid but did not meet her eyes.
Damn it! Why was he feeling so embarrassed?!
"All done!" harry said, braking Draco's reverie.
Draco nodded curtly, looking shy at being caught staring at a Muggle device for too long.
When harry led him to the elevator, Draco grabbed his sleeve, "You are not thinking of actually using a Muggle elevator, are you?"
Harry blinked, "What? Why? What's wrong with it?"
"It's held up by wires, Potter, WIRES," Draco's voice rose an octave, "It can snap anytime!"
"Muggles do it all the time, Malfoy!"
"That's because they don't have another choice!" Draco argued.
"Don't tell me you are scared, Malfoy!" harry taunted, knowing it would get to the blond.
"In your dreams!" he returned.
Harry smirked and pushed the buttons. The elevator doors opened and they got in.
If for the whole ride Draco kept a firm grasp on Harry's sleeve, neither of them commented on it.
When they came out of the elevator, Draco sniffed, "Muggles are so unusual."
"They try to get by without magic. They are doing quite well."
Draco bit his lips, "I suppose," he said hesitantly.
Harry raised an eyebrow at that but did not comment. He used the card to let them into their room. Draco watched the procedure raptly.
"You must stay close, Potter. I hope you had the brains to take the adjacent room," Draco said.
Harry bit down a laughter, " Oh, I'll stay close. This is my room, too."
Draco stared at him as if he had grown a second head, "We are NOT sharing a room!"
"We have to. I'd have taken two beds but they were out of singles," harry said apologetically.
Draco's head swiveled around, his eyes widening when he saw the king-sized bed. He must have not noticed it before.
"Merlin!" he mumbled.
"Look, we need to stick together, okay?" harry said.
Draco gulped and then shrugged, "I am tired."
He slid out of his cloak, dropping it on the chair. Underneath he wore a simple white shirt and trousers. He toed off his shoes and crawled inside the bed.
Harry sighed, his face hot with embarrassment. Not bothering to change into his pyjamas, harry slid in beside Draco, taking care to keep a respectable distance between them.
"G'night," harry mumbled.
He was not expecting the blond to answer, but when he did, harry felt strangely pleased.
"Good night, Potter."
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