Nobody Tell | By : GryffindorToy Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 20197 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Okay! Chapter Seven! I’m kind of neglecting some of my other stories for this one… but hopefully I’ll get new chapters for them up soon! Gah! I hate multitasking. So annoying……
Chapter Seven
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Friday rolled along and Draco received a letter from McGonagal in regards to his and Hermione’s rooms. They were to reside just up the hall from the Prefects bathroom, with a shared bath between their rooms. Ron had something to say about that and was only silenced when Harry reminded him that… Draco didn’t like girls.
Draco hurriedly scribbled notes to the members of the G.A.S. They read; ‘Every Saturday after dinner. Portrait of Salazar Slytherin near the Prefects’ bath. Password is lemon drop. Burn this.’ At dinner there were several small bonfires in the Great Hall, which made Harry smile.
“Harry,” Hermione said, drawing his attention from the dancing flames in front of Neville, “Are you coming, too?”
“What? Where?” he asked.
She sighed. “To the rooms. Ron is going to help me unpack and hang out for a while afterward. Are you coming along, or not?”
“I’ve got that thing with Snape right after dinner, but then I’ll be up,” he said, grinning.
“Yeah, we’ll be up after that,” Draco said.
“Why are you going with him again?” Ron asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Because I want to,” Draco replied, “And he wants me to.”
Ron narrowed his eyes. “I find it rather odd that he wouldn’t ask me or Hermione to go with him.”
“Snape and Draco are old pals,” Harry said, “I feel more comfortable around Snape with Draco there. You know- it’s like ‘the friend of a friend is a friend,’ right?”
Hermione smiled, nodding her approval.
“See?” Harry said, “Hermione understands.”
“Of course I understand,” she retorted, “I’m a woman. We understand everything.”
“Sure…” Draco said, rolling his eyes.
Harry stood, sighing. “Let’s go and get this over with. We’ll se you guys in a little bit.”
“Alright, mate,” Ron said, waving, “Have fun.”
Harry laughed scathingly and Draco followed him out of the Great Hall. They walked down to Snape’s office quickly, with little conversation. This was mostly due to the fact that Harry was trying to anticipate what he would be asked and how he would respond, and so Draco’s few attempts to initiate dialogue went unnoticed. They stepped into the office to find Snape pacing in front of his desk. When he saw them he raised his eyebrows.
“I hadn’t expected you so early,” he said.
“Well, we’re here, so start talking,” Draco said, smirking as they took their seats.
“Right,” Snape said, “First of all, how long had the abuse been going on? You said… for all of last summer?”
“Actually, it’s been an ongoing thing since I was old enough to think,” Harry said, chuckling nervously, “The physical stuff is what started over the summer, I guess… although my cousin beat the tar out of me almost daily. I was kept in a cupboard under the stairs until I was eleven and I was always underfed. Sometimes I wasn’t fed at all- for days or weeks at a time. The verbal abuse was an ongoing thing, too.” He paused, grinning at them. “I was kind of like a modern day Cinderella. I cooked their meals, washed their clothes, cleaned their house…”
“Okay…” Snape said, clearly uncomfortable with learning so much about the boy’s personal life.
“Wait a minute!” Draco exclaimed, “Did any of the teachers know about this?”
Harry nodded.
“And they kept sending you back there? Are they daft?” he said.
“That’s enough, Draco,” Snape snapped, “We have more important things to discuss.”
Draco hung his head, still very clearly mad.
“Is that everything, Harry?” Snape asked.
“Yes, sir,” Harry said.
“Good. Now, were there any witnesses to the incident?” Snape asked.
“Yeah, my aunt Petunia and my cousin Dudley,” Harry replied, “I don’t think either of them will testify, but you can try.”
“I will and I’ll tell you on Wednesday of Friday if I’ve received word from them,” Snape said.
“Thanks,” Draco said, standing, “Now, we should go. I still have to settle into my new room.”
Harry stood and began following Draco out of the room.
“Just a moment,” Snape said, “Harry, could I speak with Draco for a second?”
Harry nodded, walking out and waiting just outside the door, which he left slightly ajar. If they talked about him, he wanted to know exactly what was said.
“Are you okay, Draco?” Snape asked.
“I’m fine,” Draco insisted.
“Are you sure? It can’t be easy to have lost both of your parents,” Snape said.
There was silence and then, “Harry never really had parents, did he?”
“What does that have to do with anything?” Snape said.
“Nothing,” Draco sighed, “Just- don’t pity me.”
“What are you talking about?” Snape asked.
“When you look at Harry, what do you see?” Draco asked abruptly.
“I see… I’m not sure anymore. I used to see a spoiled, arrogant little boy who thought himself above the rules- just like his father,” Snape said, “But he’s anything but spoiled… and he’s so much more than his father.”
Harry smiled to himself.
Draco chuckled. “Do you want to know why Harry always dives into dangerous situations? Why he always acts so strong? I know you think it’s because he’s self-important… but he thinks that you and the Order and the entire wizarding world expect him to single-handedly save us all and defeat the Dark Lord.”
Snape scoffed. “Nonsense! We know he can’t do it alone and we never expected him to.”
“That’s not how it seems… and that’s not how he sees it,” Draco said.
He sighed. “I know he’s been through a lot- more than any wizard I know- and I do feel sympathy for him, but I need to know that you’ll be okay.”
“I’ll be fine, I promise,” Draco said.
“Good,” Snape said, “Now, go.”
Draco pulled the door open and Harry managed the most completely innocent face he had ever seen. He grinned. ‘The little snoop…!’
“Let’s go,” Harry said, walking quickly out of the classroom.
“How much did you hear?” Draco asked, catching up with him.
“Enough…” Harry answered, “All of it, actually. Are you mad?”
“No, I was hoping you had heard it all,” Draco said, “I didn’t want to have to repeat the conversation.”
Harry smiled. “He really cares about you. I’m glad you still have somebody.”
“What about you? Who do you have?” Draco asked.
“I’m an unofficial Weasley,” Harry replied, laughing, “Then there’s Remus and Hagrid and McGonagal…”
“And Hermione,” Draco added, grinning.
“Don’t worry, though,” Harry continued, “I’m sure they’ll take to you just as well.”
“God, I hope not!” Draco exclaimed in mock horror.
Harry laughed.
“Lemon drop,” Draco said to the large, silver-framed portrait of Salazar Slytherin. It swung open to reveal a large room decorated in silver and a vibrant, emerald green that reminded Draco of his current companion’s eyes. The furniture was simple but elegant, and included a king-sized four-poster bed with green satin bedclothes and curtains, a dark oak wardrobe, a sofa and large plush armchair upholstered in green with silver lining, and a full-body mirror framed in silver.
‘He’ll definitely use that,’ Harry thought with a smirk.
“Nice…” Draco said, smiling, “Very nice. I’m impressed.”
“You would be,” Harry said, muttering something about ‘prideful Slytherins’.
“Let’s go see the bathroom,” Draco said, pulling Harry by the wrist toward a large oak door like a small child in a toy store.
They bathroom was chiefly white marble, with gold fixtures save for the large black pool built into the floor. Harry assumed it was meant to be a bath, but that seemed to be an inadequate term for the massive hole in the floor. He noted that it was much larger than the Prefects’ bath. ‘It seems kind of- biased,’ he thought, but shrugged it off, ‘They work hard for their marks, so I guess it’s well-deserved.’
“This is perfect!” Draco said, “Look here. The bath can double as a Jacuzzi. Brilliant!”
Harry began to ask if there were Jacuzzis in the wizarding world, but was interrupted when Ron and Hermione entered the room.
“That was rather quick,” Hermione said.
Harry shrugged. “There’s not much left to talk about, is there?”
“I guess not…” she replied, “So, how do you like the bathroom?”
Draco smiled. “It’s perfect.”
“The Jacuzzi is a nice touch, don’t you think?” Ron said, “It’ll come in handy on those drafty winter nights, right ‘Mione?”
She chuckled. “Maybe…”
“That’s a piece of information I could have done without!” Draco exclaimed.
“Try listening to it all of the time!” Harry laughed.
“Well, let’s get Draco settled, shall we?” Hermione said, walking into his room.
They followed her obediently and spent the next half-hour going through Draco’s things and putting them away. Hermione was in charge, naturally, and Draco just watched most of the time, enjoying the sight of Harry smiling over some asinine joke that Ron had made. Even if he was hurting on the inside, Harry seemed to be genuinely happy for the moment.
Harry picked something up, blushed, and threw it back into the trunk. He walked over to Draco. “You can put away your own knickers.”
Draco burst into laughter. “That’s just- you wear them yourself! It’s not a bra or anything, they’re boxer shorts!”
“Yes, but they’re not mine,” Harry said, blushing even brighter, “It’s not the same.”
Draco grinned, reaching up and pinching his cheek lightly. “You’re absolutely adorable when you’re all flustered.”
Harry batted his hand away. “I am not…” he muttered, “I just don’t want to finger somebody else’s drawers.”
“Hey, Hermione,” Ron said quietly, walking over to her, “Is it just me, or is there something going on between those two?”
“You’re just noticing?” she whispered, “Even Neville could see it!”
“Are you serious? Bloody hell…” Ron groaned, cursing himself for being such an idiot.
“What are you two whispering about?” Harry asked, while Draco shoved his boxers into the wardrobe.
“Nothing you’d want to hear,” Hermione said suggestively.
He wrinkled his nose at her. “Yeah… never mind.”
“Alright, Harry,” Draco said, “My knickers are all put away. You can look now.”
“Shut up!” Harry exclaimed, throwing a sock at him.
Draco dodged it, laughing.
“Well,” Hermione said, “Ron and I are going to go do our homework. You boys can entertain yourselves, can’t you?”
Harry shrugged. “I guess…”
She grinned. “Oh, good. We’ll be in my room, so the bathroom is all yours if you want it.”
She dragged Ron into her room, leaving Harry and Draco alone. Harry blushed at her last comment, thinking back to the incident in the Prefects’ bath. Draco grinned, thinking of the same event.
“So…” Harry said nervously, “How has- er- how has your day been?”
Draco chuckled. “It’s been grand.”
“Oh… me, too,” he replied, twisting his hands behind his back.
“Why are you so nervous? We’ve been alone together before,” Draco said, “Would you feel better if we were half-naked?”
Harry blushed. “N-No… this is fine…”
“Now, that’s a damned shame. I was hoping we could test out the bath,” Draco said smirking.
Harry blinked rapidly. “Excuse me?”
“Don’t be so naïve,” Draco cooed, approaching him slowly, “You know exactly what I’m talking about…”
“I honestly don’t,” Harry retorted, backing away from the blonde menace, “But you are really invading my personal space here.”
Draco laughed. “Maybe that’s my objective…”
“Let’s go visit Hagrid!” Harry practically squealed, dashing past Draco and already heading out the door, “Come on!”
Draco rolled his eyes. ‘Just when I think I’m making progress…’
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Okay, that’s the end of this chapter. I couldn’t think of a title, so I just named it the first thing that came to my mind when I thought about this chapter. As that happened to be the scene with Draco’s underwear… well, you get it! I know it’s shorter than most of the others, but I wanted to get this out of the way. Oh, yes, and I promise that another steamy scene shall be arriving at any moment now… perhaps something to do with that handy Jacuzzi… See you next time!
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