OK, so will anyone get more virtual cookies after they've read this chapter? Oh, also - "Shalott" is by Emilie Autumn, whose music I highly recommend. The song lyrics about Slytherins and Ravenclaws are by Not Literally Productions on YouTube. The Ravenclaw parody is an older version only featuring one, but "We R Slytherins" is a professional standard music video.
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Being Draco's girlfriend was very different to whatever I was to him before. We did most of the same things. We still shared my bed, went to uni and work, and talked together. But we did so much more than that. Draco took me out on dates frequently, and insisted on paying every time. "Don't even say it." he'd say. "I'm a Malfoy, and what kind of man would I be if I didn't pay? Don't argue, I want to."
So I wouldn't. I hated letting him pay all the time, but I couldn't think of a way to convince him to let me pay at least some of the time. I absolutely hated being so weak-willed.
Still, I had to admit, Draco was a complete gentleman in public. I was pretty lucky, because there weren't many of those types out there. According to Stephenie Meyer, that was probably why her vampire had captured the naïve teenage girls – because of his old-fashioned manners. Personally, I preferred a human, even if it WAS a wizard. After all, it wasn't like he was a world away from me, like a vampire. According to all the sources, I had witch potential.
He still taught me a few more charms and spells. The main one that was really good for me was Accio, the Summoning charm. Whenever I'd lost my phone, I could just say "Accio Smartphone" and it would fly into my hand.
At night, Draco was much less shy about touching me, not that he'd been exactly shy about it before, but he'd never done anything more than wrap his arms around me or play with my hair. I hadn't taken the chance to try it yet, but I suspected that he would want to roleplay master (him) and slave (me) if we got that far. I knew I wouldn't mind, since I liked my sexual partner to take control, since, inexperienced as I was, taking charge would make me scared that I'd go wrong. Now, Draco would pretty much come into contact with any part of me above my waist, just short of slipping his hands under my nightdress.
I did find it a little too touchy-feely in bed sometimes, though. Sometimes I'd softly sarcastically sing the lyrics of Swish and Flick's song about Draco. Like one night, about a month after we'd officially become a couple. "Draco Malfoy, there's no need to be so coy..." I giggled.
Then I added "Draco Malfoy, don't be such a killjoy, why're you acting like you're shy, I know you're not a modest guy..."
"Oh, I'm not?" Draco whispered. "Well, why are you so shy, then?"
"It's called being cautious." I whispered back, nestling closer to him.
"You freeze whenever I simply move my hand below your waist or above your stomach."
"Well, you sure seem more experienced then I am." I retorted.
"Hey, let's not argue." Draco whispered more softly than usual. He stroked my hair and sang-spoke the words from a parody song. "I don't want you to lose anything, but if we argue, you will, cause...we're always gonna win, we are Slytherins."
I rolled my eyes and laughed, singing the Ravenclaw parody. "We're Ravenclaws, Ravenclaws, we're the smart kids."
"Hey, how come Granger wasn't in Ravenclaw?" Draco wondered out of the blue. "She's surprisingly studious compared to most of those Gryffindorks."
"The Sorting Hat considered it." I answered, remembering Hermione saying that. "But she wanted Gryffindor. Didn't you know the Sorting Hat sometimes gives in to your choice? If it didn't, Harry would probably have ended up in Slytherin too."
"You seem to be in a talking mood tonight." Draco commented, laughing. "I thought you were tired."
"You try having me not being able to keep my hands off you and see how easy it is to fall asleep." I muttered half-jokingly.
"Oh, you know you love it." Draco said airily. "So do you really want to sleep?"
I nodded. "So are you going to do anything?"
"Maybe I'll take a leaf out of the me in that other fanfic's book." Draco said. "Would you like me to?"
He was talking about the song. I looked at him doubtfully. "Can you sing?"
"Do you want me to prove it first?" He sang a few lines of a song that he'd apparently paid attention to when I was playing it on my laptop: Shalott.
"She's locked up with a spinning wheel, she can't recall what it was like to feel,
She says 'this room's gonna be my grave, and there's no one who can save me'
She sits down to her coloured thread, she knows lovers waking up in their beds
She says 'how long can I live this way, is there no one I can pay to let me go..." Draco let his voice trail off. His voice wasn't exceptional, but it was pleasant to listen to, and perfectly tuneful.
But my reply was singing the next part myself. "Cause I'm half sick of shadows, I wanna see the sky
Everyone else can watch as the sun goes down, so why can't I?
And it's raining, and the stars are falling from the sky
And the wind, and the wind I know it's cold
I've been waiting for the day I will surely die
And it's here, and it's here for I've been told, that I'll die before I'm old
And the wind I know it's cold..."
Draco placed a few kisses on different sections of my face. "Not bad." he whispered. "But I'm guessing that it's not the kind of lullaby you'd like. So? Would you want me to copy them and sing Safe and Sound?"
I laughed. "No, not that. Besides, you're not the only one copying, plenty of people have chosen the song as a lullaby. It's getting cliché."
"Well then, I might just choose another Taylor Swift."
"Wait a second, you've been listening to-"
"You still have CDs, even if you only use your iPod. I've listened to every single Swift you have. She's got a nice voice. So, pick one. What'll it be? Stay Beautiful? Fifteen?"
I thought about it, and smiled. "Love Story. From Romeo's point of view, not Juliet's."
Draco nodded, and pulled me nearer, massaging my shoulders. I closed my eyes as he sang "We were both young, when you first saw me,
I close my eyes, and the flashback starts, you're standing there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See me make my way through the crowd and say hello
Little do you know
That I was Romeo, I was throwing pebbles
And your daddy said 'stay away from Juliet'
But you were crying on the staircase, begging me please don't go..."
I drifted off to the sound of my boyfriend's singing voice, wondering if I could ever be happier than I was right now.
Just a bit of fluffy stuff, I know. That's what I like, deal with it. But listen, a plot is coming. I've already got an idea for it. Please review!
Clue: A few more characters will turn up, but you may not see them as they were in the books. Guess who they are for a virtual prize!
