'An Idle Mind Is The Devil's Playground'
By: Night Flame Miko
Contributed to by: Chocolate coated Blue
An: Hello everyone!
Oh holy hell, I am sooo sorry that I took so long. Lets just say it's been a very hectic few months. Considering that, I was seriously thinking of leaving this chapter and any following those for a few more. My heart wasn't really in it.
So all of you, my loyal followers, should seriously thank CosmicEssence. Because without their wonderful review, I still would have been ignoring my conscience and leaving all of you on the edge.
Again, for that I'm sorry.
But here we go. I hope I still have the ball so I can get it rolling again :D
Warning: This is going to be a slash. As in boy x boy.
Disclaimer: We don't own anything.
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It felt like Harry woke a second later.
His scar ached and he could swear that the world had tilted 20 degrees off of its axis. Considering everything that had happened to Harry in his fairly short life, he wouldn't be surprised.
Groaning Harry cracked open his eyes as he rubbed his head, trying to force back the head-ache,
"Ugh…anyone'd get the licence plate of that truck?"
Trying to think past what felt like a crucio rebounding in his forehead Harry opened his eyes fully, only to have the memories of what happened hit him like an AK when he saw a smirking Voldemort floating a few feet from what looked like his suspiciously transparent body.
Harry cleared his throat before looking around, taking in his slumped over (real) body lying against the wall. Deciding to confront the obviously important issue Harry turned to Voldemort,
"It's not what it looked like."
Voldies smirk only grew,
"You fainted."
Harry glared, attempting to convey his displeasure with the idea. When that failed he spoke,
"I did not faint! I merely fell unconscious when I found out someone I thought would be all too glad to kill me at the smallest opportunity was possessive over me! I think you would have reacted in a fairly similar way!"
Voldemort raised a brow at the accusation,
"Oh? I think we both know I would not have fainted. That is far beneath one such as myself. You, on the other hand…"
Trailing off Voldemort looked down on Harry, seemingly completely ok with the idea of being possessive over his once arch-enemy. The smirk on his lips disappeared though, when Harry got a determined and slightly mischievous look in his eyes.
Harry stood up, brushing off his transparent body and ignoring for the moment the fact that they were both Ghosting, simply happy with the reducing pain in his scar. Looking at Voldemort he let a tender smile cross his face and walked slowly towards his one-time-nemesis. He could tell that said Dark Lord was resisting the obviously strong urge to back away at Harry's advancing form but Harry forced the smirk to stay on the inside. Putting himself directly in front of Voldemort he let only a few inches of space stay between them before looking up into Voldies eyes.
"Tom. I think…" Letting his expression become unsure he hesitantly looked up and leaned forward slightly, reducing the space between them to nearly nothing, "…I think I love you."
Voldemort's eyes widened and he looked like he had been hit over the head with a bludger…for all about 3 seconds before that smirk came back and he shook his head,
"Not going to faint."
Harry grimaced and stood back,
"Bugger. And I was sure the 'love you' thing would do it." About to continue he was interrupted by an all too familiar voice,
"But Harry. It's true."
Both of them looked over to Luna, not all that surprised that she turned up in the middle of a relatively abandoned area of the castle, conveniently at the moment of Harry's 'revelation'.
"…What's true?"
Harry asked hesitantly, whenever asking Luna to explain something, there was 70:30 % chance that you would not understand a thing she said and it would be better to just leave things be. This was almost one of those times.
"Can't you see Harry? You're standing next to a Jibberwacky stone (she indicated a slightly darker rock then the rest making up Hogwart's walls). You can only tell the truth next to a Jibber-stone."
Nodding assuredly to herself Harry blinked before deciding that if he was going to consider the implications of that surprisingly sensible (to Luna, anyway) statement, then he was going to die from something probably painful. He did not love the Dark Lord. And he definitely(…probably) never would.
Harry looked across at Volds who was watching everything with a blank face, though the slightly raised brow hinted at his actual interest. Deciding to steer the conversation from the deep waters they were heading into he turned his attention to his transparent body,
"Hmm. I guess this is what happens when we both sleep at the same time?"
Getting curios he steppe back up to Voldemort and poked the Dark Lord in the chest. When his finger hit something that felt solid he did it again, just to make extra extra sure. Looking up he met Voldy's scowl with a bright smile. He could feel the interest Volds was actually feeling (he dutifully ignored the irritation he could feel as well).
"Potter, if you poke me with that finger again said finger will be removed."
Harry couldn't resist so switching fingers he did it again before promptly leaping out of swatting reach and grinning as he watched Voldemort grind his teeth and visibly count to 10…make that 30.
Their attention was dragged from that fascinating exchange by Luna 'hmm-ing'. Looking over to her they took in her looking vaguely at the area between them,
"Why are you still here?"
Blinking at the random question Harry decided to take it at face value and shrugged,
"I dunno. 'Cause we want to be?"
Luna shook her head and sighed sadly, seemingly exasperated at having to deal with someone like Harry.
Voldemort could understand completely.
"No, silly. Why haven't you gone to visit the Queen Bee yet? I would have thought you would want to hear what's going on…"
Voldemort caught on first and smirked at Luna's…interesting nick-name for Dumbledore. Deciding to cut short what ever idiocy was about to spout from Harry's mouth he simply inclined his head slightly (ever so slightly) in her direction and gripping the other Ghost's upper arm he promptly dragged him down the hallway.
Harry who had opened his mouth to respond, blinked as he was suddenly moving in a different direction, just making out Luna waving happily (in her dazed sort of way) after them. Turning to the one leading (dragging) him off he again opened his mouth, hardly getting out the 'Wha-' before he was interrupted…again.
"Shut up. We are going to see what Big Al is up to."
Harry ignored the slightly sadistic air coming off of Voldemort in favour of smirking at the Dark Lord's use of Dumbles nick-name. He knew it was only a matter of time…he just hoped he was their if/when said D. Lord ever slipped up and said it to his minions. Smirk turning to a grin he only stopped fantasizing when he and Voldy Ghosted through the gargoyle (Harry smirked once again when the sometimes-animate-rock twitched violently as their magic interacted, how he loved revenge).
Floating up through the staircase they moved through the oak door just in time to hear Dumbles ask,
"So Severus, what did you want to tell me?"
Harry's eyes widened and finally removing his arm from Voldemort's grip he moved until he was right next to the desk, eyes moving between his Potion's Professors blank face and Dumbledore's twinkling one. Snape began, his expression not changing an iota,
"It is about Potter's…ghost."
Dumbledore leaned forward, his gaze sharpening for a second before returning to his old-man-twinkle once again,
"Yes, dear boy? Is there something I should know?"
Snape took a deep breath before nodding slightly and Dumbledore leaned in, somehow keeping his twinkle,
"His ghost…is the Dark Lord."
Harry's breath caught in his throat before he let it out in a threat only the Dark Lord could hear,
"I am going to kill him."
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Aaand, that's a cut!
Sorry peoples, I realise this isn't quite up to scratch. Not enough humour, a bit too serious. My only excuse is that I haven't been in touch with this story for a while…meh.
Oh well, things are finally progressing with the plot as well, at least. I had been focusing on the relationship side of things, but this should get the plot ball rolling as well at least. Don't worry, in the next chapter I should address some of the issues I brought up here between the characters :)
-night flame miko
Thanks for reading, I'm looking forward to your reviews! On a side note just thought I would mention that I got over 200 reviews for the last chapter alone (I realise that's cause I hadn't updated in a while, but still :P)! Yay, me. Hehe. So thank you to everyone who reviewed this story, I greatly appreciate the input.
In any case, thank you and till the next chapter,
Ta-ta for now.
