Nobody Tell | By : GryffindorToy Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 20197 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Disclaimer: … don’t own it… never will…
A/N: Wow… it’s been a while. I’m a horrible person, I know! Actually, I’m just bad at multi-tasking. Enjoy!
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“Hullo, Harry! Didn’ think you were coming ter see me today,” Hagrid said as he and Draco approached, “An’ I really didn’ think ye’d be bringin’ company…”
“Oh,” Harry said, grinning, “Yeah, about that. See, Draco and I are… friends… I guess. He’s not all that bad once you get past all that aristocratic fluff.”
“Fluff?” Draco said, raising an eyebrow at him.
“Shut up, you know what I mean,” Harry said.
Hagrid watched the display closely and then smiled. “Well, then, any friend of Harry’s is a friend o’ Rubeus Hagrid! Welcome to the brood, Draco!”
Draco looked up at the huge man in surprise. “Just like that? After six years of acting like a complete git to all of you, I’m in- just like that?”
Hagrid thought about it for a moment. “I suppose it shouldn’t be that easy… do you promise to never, ever hurt Harry?”
“Of course I’d never hurt him!” Draco said vehemently, offended that he would even suggest it.
“Okay, now you’re in,” Hagrid said, beaming at him.
Draco blinked stupidly, making Harry laugh. “That’s just how Hagrid is,” Harry whispered, “His heart’s far too large for his own good.”
Draco chuckled. “That’s putting it mildly…”
“So, what brings you here, Harry?” Hagrid asked.
“Actually, I was wondering if you had any yard-work you’d like done,” Harry said.
“Yard-work? On a beautiful day like this? Shouldn’t you be enjoying it like the other students?” Hagrid suggested.
“I want to do something… weeding, planting, replanting… just give me something to do,” Harry said, “I’ve gotten so used to working everyday that I feel lazy if I haven’t done something productive.”
“I don’t know about yard-work, but Professor Sprout asked me to move those bags of manure to Greenhouse 3 for her, if you want to do that,” Hagrid said, sighing in defeat.
Harry smiled at him. “Thanks, Hagrid. Draco, do you want to help or sit and talk with Hagrid over tea?”
Draco raised an elegant eyebrow at him. “I’ll take the talking and tea, thanks.”
“You’re such a posy,” Harry said.
“I prefer the term delicate, thank you very much,” Draco said, laughing at how pathetic that sounded.
“Whatever. I’ll be done in a bit,” Harry said, walking over to the mountain of sacks, “Enjoy your tea, Draco!”
“Oh, I will!” he retorted.
Hagrid chuckled. “I’ll go see to that tea, then. You just have a seat here in one o’ those chairs.”
“Thanks,” Draco said, sitting down and watching Harry haul two of the bags over his shoulder effortlessly.
When Hagrid came back with the tea about ten minutes later, Harry was about one fourth of the way through the mountain, and he’d already begun sweating profusely. As Draco took the cup from Hagrid, Harry pulled his shirt up over his head, wiping the sweat off his face with it before tossing it away. He hauled two more bags to the greenhouse, all too aware of the many pairs of eyes that followed him, including the eyes of a certain blonde Slytherin.
“Harry’s always been like that, you know,” Hagrid said conversationally, “He’s always had to be doing something. Doesn’t like feeling useless, I guess. Anyway, he likes helping me out… though I wish he’d spend some time on himself, y’know what I mean? Take a day off and whatnot.”
“So, he never has any fun?” Draco asked skeptically.
“No, I never said that. Sure- he has fun with Hermione and Ron and his friends, but he’s always got that look in his eyes where you know he’s thinking about what he has to do, and what he can do, and what he wishes he could do,” Hagrid said, “Ever since his first year, he’s had a lot of unfair expectations slapped on him, so he’s hardly ever let himself just be a kid.”
“Hmm…” Draco said, still watching Harry.
Harry knew Draco and Hagrid were talking about him. He could always tell when people talked about him, because it made the hair on the back of his neck stand up. Of course, that could just be paranoia…
He continued hauling the bags to the greenhouse, keeping a rather steady pace. He finished sooner than he thought, and was interrupted on his way back by a group of 5th, 6th, and 7th year girls. He grinned at them, just as he’d grinned at the girl at Privet Drive earlier that summer- in that way that made them blush and giggle like mad.
“Um… we were wonder- that is I was wondering… if maybe… you’d, er, like to go to Hogsmeade with me… next weekend…” a girl that Harry recognized as a 6th year Ravenclaw by the name of Samantha said.
Harry opened his mouth to politely decline when Draco sauntered over, flashing the girls a brilliant smile before turning to Harry. “Harry, are you done? We never did finish- putting our things away. Let’s go back to the room,” he said, then lowered his voice a bit, but left it so that he knew he’d be heard by the girls, “Besides… you could probable use a bath, am I right?”
Harry blushed even darker than the group of girls. “Erm… right! Sorry, Samantha, but I can’t go to Hogsmeade with you.”
“He’s going with me,” Draco said, placing an arm around Harry’s waist and pulling him away. The girls squealed and ran off, babbling- quite loudly- about “how absolutely hot that was!”
“What do you think you’re doing?” Harry asked, still slightly confused.
“Saving you from being forced to break that poor girl’s heart,” Draco replied, “And now I’m going to take you to the bath.” He called over his shoulder to Hagrid, “Thanks for the tea! It was nice talking to you!”
Hagrid grinned. “It was no problem! See ya ‘round, Harry!”
Harry waved goodbye. “Now, why are you taking me to the bath?”
“Because you stink,” Draco said.
“Yes, I know that, but why are you taking me to the bath? I’m pretty sure that I’m capable of bathing myself,” Harry said.
“Yes, but it’s so much more fun to bathe together,” Draco purred, “Wouldn’t you say?”
Harry’s eyes widened and he broke from Draco’s hold. “I’ll just go by myself! It’s better that way…” he said quickly, sprinting away from him toward their room.
Draco shook his head, taking off after him. ‘Damn it! I’ve gone and scared him- again! Why can’t I ever seem to keep my mouth shut?!’
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Okay… that was almost sickeningly short. I’m so sorry! I’ll get straight to work on the next chapter, I promise! A bientot!
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