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Cabinet Conundrum	By : Blackkitten23 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 22703 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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(I’m thinking)
“I’m speaking”
Pairing: Yaoi M/M, Harem – top Harry x bottoms Draco / Cedric / Theo / de-aged Severus / Tom (TMR)
Draco huffed at the obvious attempt to find out everything and stubbornly went back to his room while trying to ignore the smirk he felt coming from the Slytherin behind him (jerk … I’ll find a way to get passed him)
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At this moment the most annoying sound Draco ever heard was the scratching of quills against parchment. He tried to get passed Blaise during the night, but nothing worked. After nearly midnight he gave up and went to sleep … or at least he tried to. It was difficult since he just couldn’t get his mind off of Harry and the mystery surrounding him. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the green eyed wizard taking the NEWT exam for Charms …
(maybe I’ll try to get a closer seat next time … to keep an eye on him) he mentally added as he continued his exam, which as simple as he expected. When he finished he handed over his exam and left the classroom as one of the first to leave, which he was happy to see that it pissed Granger off. It was the best way to catch the wizard after class though he was tempted to stay longer so he could watch Harry a little more … for observation purposes only of course …
“he might take more to the end of class so 20 minutes” Draco mused as he waited outside the classroom for Harry, but he didn’t have to wait long. Much to his shock Harry was the next to leave! Harry got out before Granger! ”what did you do Potter, skip half the test?” he snapped before he could stop himself. Of course Draco winced afterwards as he mentally kicked himself for getting snarky with the very person he wanted so badly to get to know.
Much to the Malfoy’s shock though Harry laughed and responded thusly “I considered it, but to allow an opportunity, even one so mundane, to just pass by would be a waste. It really is sad when something so pathetic can get under one’s skin”
“y-yeah” Draco oh so smoothly stuttered. There was something so incredibly sexy about the sadistic smirk on the shorter wizard’s lips that made the Malfoy shiver and stare in a daze as Harry walked away. It took a second for Draco to return to reality, but when he did he ran after the green eyed wizard “where did he go?” Draco muttered as he turned around the same corner that Harry disappeared, but saw nothing “he can’t go far since we have the Potions exam soon-” the blonde turned the next corner to continue searching for Harry, but froze … he nearly ran straight into none other than Filch and Mrs. Norris …
Filch glared down at the Malfoy “and where are you going boy? Don’t you have exams to study for?”
“I … yes, I was just waiting for my classmates to finish” Draco said as he took a step back. Filch for some reason seemed taller and more dangerous today. So much so that Draco didn’t even sneer at the lowly squib like he usually would.
“hey Draco! Lets get to Potions a little … e-early” Theo exclaimed excitedly before squeaking a bit in fear as he spotted Filch.
Draco felt a little relieved that he wasn’t the only one who thought Filch was more intimidating than usual “sure, lets go Theo” he said and turned to walk away with Theo, but then he glanced over his shoulder and saw something as the squib left in the opposite direction … fangs! The snarl on Flich’s face showed a pair of very sharp fangs, but as quickly as Draco saw them they were gone. Why the hell would a squib have fangs? Were they really there or was it his imagination? … Draco wasn’t sure, but it seemed like every corner he turned brought more questions and he knew everything could be answered by that conversation between Filch and Harry, but how?
Theo frowned as he saw Draco’s face pale and walk a little faster away from Filch “are you ok? You’ve been acting odd lately”
“I’m fine, just thought I saw something” the blonde said as he and Theo were joined by Blaise, Pansy, Greg and Vincent.
“one exam down! Only a few more … Potions and Transfiguration today, but what was scheduled for tomorrow again?” Greg asked.
“Arithmency, Herbology, Divination and DADA. Not too bad … and the day after has Astronomy, History of Magic, Care of Magical Creatures and Ancient Runes. Granger must be insane to go through with all of them“ Pansy said shaking her head in disbelief.
Blaise nodded “actually I hear someone else went around and signed up for all the exams. I guess this is a challenge now since that happened three years ago”
Draco finally focused all his attention on the conversation “what was that?”
“not what, who” Pansy corrected gleefully as they went to the potion classroom for the next test, which won’t start for another few minutes, but they had little time to do anything productive so they were just going to wait “this guy went into the Ministry and signed up four every test and not just passed everyone of them, but he beat all previous records including Dumbledore’s. the boy was only 14 and had to have permission from his guardian to take them and the best part is … he never attended school before”
“what?! How did I not know about this?” Draco asked a bit shocked that no one was bragging about this especially something that involves something precious to Dumbledore being crushed. Certain people in his home would have been laughing for months over this …
Pansy sighed “that was the year of the Triwizard Tournament remember? All the papers focused on Potter’s loss and his good sportsmanship. Also the boy was underage so they couldn’t print his name … only Potter is the exception to that rule. There wasn’t much coverage at all because the tournament was the focus, but the Quibbler had an article on the boy. My mother has a friend that works in that Ministry department so that’s how I know and Blaise’s Mom gossips with mine, but your Dad works there so why don’t you know Draco?”
“my father doesn’t work in that department and those scores are supposed to be secret unless permission to announce it is given. Still I’ll have to tell my parents this. Really a 14 year old breaking all of Dumbledore’s old test scores hilarious” Draco smirked.
“not to mention impossible” the Slytherins internally groaned at the annoying voice of the know it all Granger “you’d have to study for years to beat the headmaster’s scores so that is just a stupid rumor” Hermione said arrogantly with Ron and Harry behind her. The red head had a smug look on his face, but Harry wasn’t even listening … he was too busy reading a copy of the Quibbler.
Ron snorted “a rumor that must’ve been spread by you Death Eater scum”
“I don’t see the point of them doing that since there’s no sign of Voldemort. Only a fool would assume that he was still alive”
“but mate what if he is? Wouldn’t you want revenge for killing your parents?” Ron asked almost trying to urge the green eyed wizard to say yes. Draco frowned wondering if the weasel and Granger knew something. Tom showed no interest in attacking Harry since his soul was put back together seven years ago with the help of John Doe, but he stayed quiet and gathered followers this whole time so why would anyone suspect that the Dark Lord was alive?
Harry chuckled as his eyes remained glued to the article on the second page “no … life is for the living and it’s fleeting at best so it’s not for wasting on revenge or the dead” Harry said and none of the Slytherins missed the nervous look on the Weasley’s face and the exasperated look on Granger’s face ”oh and Hermione there’s an update article on the record breaker right here. It’s says that now that the kid is of legal age the Quibbler asked him to return. Apparently he earned six apprenticeships and is studying Alchemy since destroying all the records for academics three years ago. The guy, who’s named Ryan Peverell-”
“what?!” Hermione shrieked and snatched the magazine out of Harry’s hands.
A spark of nearly sadistic amusement flashed in those green eyes before disappearing much to Draco’s disappointment “pretty cool huh. He is the same age as us and yet he accomplished so much already. Just goes to show you there’s always someone better than you so it’s best not to push it and just be yourself” Harry said with a smile. To anyone else the comment might actually hold some degree of comfort, but instead it brought the muggle-born close to tearing her hair out with frustration.
Blaise smirked as he looked over Granger’s shoulder “not just brains and a famous name either, this guy is a looker as well. What do you guys think?” he asked as he snapped up the magazine and showed everyone the picture of the handsome record breaker who possessed violet eyes and silver hair.
“he’s hot” Pansy grinned as she ogled the picture.
A light blush appeared on Theo’s cheeks “I suppose” he muttered, but glanced at Harry.
“sure, I guess” Draco said and also glanced at Harry hopefully … but hoping for what? Something other than the pleased smile on the green eyed wizard’s lips?
Hermione cringed in disgust “are you into guys or something Malfoy?”
“would there be a problem with that Ms. Granger” the smooth silky voice that promised pain made everyone turn to see none other than Severus Snape.
“n-no professor” Hermione squeaked.
“glad to hear it. Take your seats” Severus ordered and most ran to their seats, which were separated into different tables each with their own burners to completely rule out cheating. Draco took a seat at the table right next to Harry as did Theo and the exam began …
The exam was both demonstration and written. They all had to brew the first of two potions on the board and write a detailed essay on the steps involved in brewing the second. As an extra challenge in time management there was no time to do the brewing first then complete the essay so you had to do both at once. Of course this shouldn’t be a problem as long as you know how to work around the steps of the potion being brewed and not get overwhelmed. Unfortunately this will prove to be too much for some like Ron who wasn’t doing well right out of the gate.
(bloody idiot) Draco smirked as he spotted the red head struggling to cut his ingredients and keep his papers clean to write on later, but as he set his ingredients down and began prepping them he glanced over at Harry (holy hell … he’s doing the brewing already!) Draco gaped as he saw Harry adding the first of the perfectly prepared ingredients into the bubbling cauldron and began cleaning a spot to start writing the essay.
“do not waste time and make sure your writing is legible. I will take points for poor spelling, grammar and overall legibility. Keep going and I will be watching for any cheating” Severus drawled as he walked around the classroom. He felt some pride as he saw his godson working efficiently, but then raised an eyebrow when he saw Harry Potter doing quite well. It was unexpected to say the least …
What was even more unexpected?
That Harry Potter finished his potion and a ten page essay first. Then green eyed a ’Boy Who Lived’ had bottled his potion and edited his essay at ten minutes before the end of class just as everyone else got to the final brewing step. Sadly Severus didn’t notice any cheating of any kind so he reluctantly took the vial and the essay. Even though he could tell that the potion in the vial passed he was sure that the essay was terrible.
Hermione’s hand clenched hard around the stirring stick in anger and she dropped it in favor of grabbing Harry’s arm as he tried to leave “how the hell did-”
“Ms. Granger focus on your own exam, Potter get out” Severus snapped before accepting Draco’s completed exam.
The second the Malfoy got out the door he searched for Harry who was heading for the Forest of Death. There was no one following him. That’s something he was sure of, but …
“the forest is forbidden boy” Draco nearly jumped out of his skin as the squib yet again appeared out of nowhere and whirled around to face the man.
“I’m an adult” the blonde wizard said as he looked carefully for the fangs he saw before … he breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that Filch, in fact, did not have any fangs.
Filch leaned towards the young blonde wizard “be careful boy. There are reasons that place is closed off. So many dangerous creatures are out there and they would just love to rip a little wizard like you too shreds”
A chilling feeling settled in Draco’s veins, but he strengthened his mental shields to calm himself “all the better reason I go in since Potter may need some help getting out of there”
“you’re boy toy is up there” Filch snorted and pointed just across the way where Harry could be seen walking across the bridge.
Draco’s eyes narrowed and tried to see any kind of sign that the Potter he was seeing was an illusion, but there was none so he took off running in order to catch up to Harry. When he reached the bridge, also called a viaduct, he saw no one there (how the hell did he get away so …) Draco froze in mid thought as he realized that there was one other living being … Mrs. Norris …
The kneazle stared at him eerily until he was left no other choice but to turn back. On his way back he realized that if there was more to Filch then there must be more to the kneazle as well. This only made translating that conversation even more important, but now was not the time for it was lunch time. Once he got into the Great Hall he saw his friends at the Slytherin table and Harry ‘Slippery as a Snake’ Potter at the Gryffindor table getting pestered by Granger.
The lunch went fine … more or less. Draco felt like the squid in Black Lake decided he didn’t deserve his sanity and was trying to drag his mind into the darkest depths of the lake to never be seen again. These questions were going to be the end of him.
“SHUT YOUR BLOODY TRAP HERMIONE!” every single person froze and stared at Harry who was now standing up and glaring at Granger “so you don’t like that I finished my exams so far faster than you, well … get over it! I don’t understand why you have to cling to the top score in every class as if you can’t survive without it and I’m tired of playing dumb just so you don’t get your fragile ego hurt. I’m taking my exams seriously whether it annoys you or not because this is my life. Whenever you needed help I helped and encouraged you so why not, just once, encourage me … act like real friends” Harry said, but since it looked like Hermione was going to continue arguing he stormed out of the hall.
Blaise raised an eyebrow as he ate “err … didn’t see that coming. Maybe you two should take this chance to talk to him” he said clearly just joking, but to his surprise both Theo and Draco got up from the table and left to find Harry.
“where did he go?” Theo wondered out loud as he and Draco walked through the empty halls.
Finally after a few moments they saw Harry in the courtyard from the window who looked borderline furious as he spoke to … Cedric Diggory, the transfiguration apprentice and assistant to Minerva McGonagall!. Cedric looked like he was trying to calm Harry down, which was contradictory to the little snippets of the calm, kind yet slightly sadistic Harry they both witnessed before, but things started getting odd. The green eyed wizard seemed to reluctantly calm down and took a necklace that Cedric gave him. Something was clearly agreed upon though Draco and Theo were too far away to understand what that was and Harry put on the necklace.
With the conversation over Harry hid the necklace under his shirt and began walking away. Barely ten steps away Cedric fell to his knees and started crying! In an instant Harry turned and went to Cedric’s side with that calm and gentle air about him that was a complete flip compared to the Harry with temper issues from a moment ago. Now Harry was comforting Cedric … what was going on?
“I never knew they were this close especially considering everything that went on during the Triwizard Tournament” Theo whispered as he watched Harry comfort the sobbing apprentice.
Draco nodded and felt a sting of jealousy as Harry’s fingers ran along Cedric’s jawline and gently tilted the Hufflepuff’s face up to meet his eyes. Whatever Harry said had Cedric practically glowing “first the strange language now these weird personality changes” the blonde mumbled as Harry and Cedric walked away.
“language? There’s a language you find strange?” Theo asked curiously.
For a moment he wanted to drop the issue just so he can figure it out on his own, but then he remembered whatever that was that happened with Mrs. Norris and gave in “a weird language I don’t know that seems like Parseltongue”
Theo twitched “if it was Parseltongue couldn’t you ask … him. I mean he does live with you” the smaller wizard whispered.
“not that easy. I said it was like Parseltongue not was Parseltongue. In any language certain things like your own name are recognizable, but like Parseltongue this language almost changed the names. It didn’t come out in hisses, but I couldn’t understand a word of it”
“so some sort of ancient language … can I help?” Theo asked.
After sulking a little over the loss of his own personal link to Harry he sighed “yeah, but we’ll have to wait until after the Transfiguration exam and find a way to keep Blaise out of my hair”
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