Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:07:28 EDT
From: DAG1064@aol.com
Subject: "School Daze 02"

School Daze 02
By David
DAG1064@aol.com

Author's Notes: The Harry Potter characters belong to the great
J. K. Rowling except for "David" and "Denver Peters".  Don't forget to go
to Amazon.com and preorder the new HP book, "Harry Potter and the Half
Blood Prince" due out this summer!

T/t, oral, anal, celebrity

School Daze 02

	We watched a very deranged Rita Skeeter advance towards us, her
wand pointed at us.  Harry had his in one hand and I had my swords out.

	"There you are kiddies," she cackled.  "So nice to see you again."

I relaxed, feeling Dumbledore coming with McGonagall behind him.

	"Easy there, Rita.  We can talk," Harry said.

She smiled a loopy kind of smile.  "Oh honey, I'll help you recover from
that bad boy over there and fix you up with a nice girl."

	"I'll think about it," Harry said.  "Why don't you relax a bit?"

	"So you can zap me?  I don't think so," she said just as Dumbledore
raced in.

She snarled at Dumbledore and shot a spell at him.  I immediately threw up
a Shielding charm in front of Dumbledore so he could concentrate on his
skills if needed.  There really was no need for my skills, so I maintained
a shield in front of Dumbledore, Harry, McGonagall, and Draco in an effort
to protect them.  Draco had followed the teachers up when he noticed Peeves
saying something to them.  Dumbledore waved his wand and cast stupefy while
McGonagall went for the body bind spell.  Draco was attempting an
anti-Animagus spell and Rita recognized it on the first word, moving to
dodge it and going right into Harry's Expelliarmis.  Rita reacted quickly,
lunging after her wand and catching it.  But the move pulled her off
balance, and I quickly kicked a chair into the table she had been standing
on.  Rita tumbled down to the floor and Draco charged forward, trying the
stupefy spell once more, but Rita quickly rolled to the left and with a
loud pop disappeared.  Draco waved his wand and threw the anti-Animagus
spell in the spot where she had been.  He tried again a few more times and
then gave up.

	"Well done, Mr. Malfoy.  For attempting the anti-Animagus spell I
award you thirty points.  I will inform your head of house of this event,"
Dumbledore said.

	"Inform me of what, headmaster?" Snape asked as he entered the
room.

Dumbledore turned to explain to Snape what had just happened as the rest of
us fanned out and searched the room carefully.

	"How did you know that spell, Mr. Malfoy?" Snape asked.

Draco turned to look at Snape.  "Found it in a book and committed it to
memory, sir."

	"Then this is the first time you tried it?" Hermione asked.

	"Yeah.  I didn't know if it would work and I had nothing to lose by
trying it.  Didn't want to ask someone if they would be willing to let me
try it on them for fear of totally erasing the ability from them," Draco
explained.

	"Can you show me the book?" Hermione asked.  "There should be a
counter spell for it."

Draco looked at Snape.  "Ah, I found it in a book in your personal
library," he confessed.

Snape's eyes narrowed.  "And what were you doing in my personal library?"

	"I went looking for you to get your advice on an assignment that
was giving me trouble.  When I didn't find you, I went into your personal
library to try and find the answer on my own and ran across it," Draco said
as he looked down on the floor.

	"Severus, go easy on the boy.  His attempted use of it did help
even though she got away.  I would ask that Draco show all of us this spell
so that we can use it in the event she pops up again," Dumbledore said.

	"Very well, headmaster.  Follow me then," Snape said as he turned
and headed for the door.

	Down in the dungeons, we stood in the middle of a very large room
that was filled to the top with books.  Hermione had that look in her eyes
and I knew she would try anything to get a crack at some of these books.

	"I must warn all of you.  Some of these books are very dangerous.
The knowledge contained therein could have disastrous results if improperly
handled.  These books should be handled by people who have great power at
their command to deal with whatever happens, people like myself, the
headmaster, and McGonagall," Snape said.

We all nodded.  Draco checked out the ones on the table first and got
lucky.

	"Here it is," he said, pointing to it.  "I recognize the symbols on
the spine."

Snape picked it up and looked at it.  He looked at the page and found the
spell Draco had tried.  He pointed it out to Dumbledore.

	"This is the one?" Dumbledore asked Draco.

Draco in turn looked at the spell.  "Yes sir."

Dumbledore nodded and read the rest of the page.  "Ah, there it is, the
counter spell."

	"The counter spell ends the spell that Draco tried to cast?" I
asked.

Dumbledore nodded.  "Yes, it would appear so."

I stepped back and relaxed, transforming myself into the cat.  I sat on my
haunches and looked up.  Dumbledore waved his wand and spoke the spell.
Sure enough it turned me back into human.  Then he tried the spell to keep
me from changing into a cat.  I relaxed and tried to make it happen but I
felt something blocking me from doing it.

	"Damn, it works!" I exclaimed.

Dumbledore nodded and then used the counter spell to cancel the first
spell.  I relaxed and this time did turn into my cat form.  I changed back
into human a minute later.  Dumbledore then had all of us practice using
the spell until we were proficient at using it.

	"Please keep it to yourself," Dumbledore asked.

We agreed and out of the corner of my right eye, I saw Hermione looking at
the book titles.  I hoped she wouldn't try to open the books without
someone being there.

	"Miss Granger," Snape said softly, making her jump.  "If you wish,
I will give you the opportunity to pursue some of these books, but only
under my supervision."

She smiled.  "Thank you sir."

	"I would not ordinarily give a student this kind of opportunity,
but you have proved yourself to be a very bright and gifted student.  I
believe you have the great potential to become a potions master if you are
so inclined to go in that direction," Snape said.  "If you decide to go in
that direction, I can and will help you.  Mention this to anyone and you'll
regret it."

With that, Snape stalked through the door.  I looked over at a beaming
Hermione.  Dumbledore then led all of us out of the dungeons and up to the
Great Hall.  I suddenly realized how hungry I was.

	"Oh good, my favorite subject," I said, grinning.  "Lunch."

The others groaned at the poor joke.





	I sat in front of the fire in the Gryffindor commons room and let
my mind wander a bit.  In all the time I've been here, I've really never
had a proper chance to explore Hogwarts.  I decided to mention it to the
others.  Who knows, it would be a great adventure.  Think about it, there
has to be more to this place than one can see of it.  Harry did uncover the
Chamber of Secrets in his second year so that had to be clue enough about
finding things here.  I looked up at the sound of the painting opening up.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron came in and sat down on the couches, Harry joining
me on the loveseat.  I noted the book Hogwarts A History under Hermione's
arm.

	"Anything in there about hidden rooms and such things around here?"
I asked.

Hermione smiled.  "Says plenty of that subject, why?"

	"I was thinking that it was time we actually undertook a proper
exploration of this place," I said.  "Be fun to find these secret places."

	"Treasure," Ron whispered, his eyes lighting up.

	"Secrets to find," Hermione grinned.

	"Adventures to tell when we get older," Harry nodded as he smiled.

I had to laugh.  "Betcha Hermione will rewrite Hogwarts A History or a
similar book."

Ron and Harry agreed with that.

	"When can we do that?" Hermione asked.  "Seems like we're being
snowed under by work and other things."

	"There's Christmas Holiday," Harry suggested but that idea got shot
down.

We tried a few other times, but it didn't work out.  Finally Ron sighed and
scratched his head in frustration.

	"We'll just have to watch for opportunity to do it," he said.

That was the best idea and it was agreed to.

	Hoped for opportunity came a week later.  Ron opened the letter
from home and read it.

	"Dearest Ronald, George, Fred, Harry, David, and Ginny, I am
writing to let you know plans have changed a bit.  Instead of coming home
on the Hogwarts Express as planned when the holiday starts, you'll be
coming home a day before Christmas due to an unexpected trip that suddenly
happened.  Arthur's father has taken ill and we are going there to help
until he gets better.  We hope to be home for Christmas as planned.  We
will keep you posted.  Love Mother," Ron read to us.

Hermione nodded.  "I do hope he'll be alright."

	"Grandfather's a tough bastard," Ron said.  "He'll bounce back
quick."

I had to smile.  "Very cool."

Ron stood up.  "I need to show this to McGonagall."

We watched him go up to the head table and show the letter to McGonagall
and Dumbledore.  They both nodded and Ron came back.

	"They said no problem, we can stay in Gryffindor Tower like usual,"
Ron informed us.

	"Good.  We could use the time to catch up in our studies," Hermione
said.

The Twins made faces at that suggestion.  "Forget that.  There's fun to be
had."

I looked up at them.  "Should I worry?  Do I need to take advantage of the
Weasley Pranking Insurance?"

People at the table laughed at the expressions on the Twin's faces.  I
smiled and turned back to the roast on the table.

	In the next few days, people all over the castle were getting ready
for the upcoming holidays.  Harry and I slipped off into Hogsmeade for a
bit of shopping and time together.  We knew what we were getting everybody
and it would be delivered to the castle in time.  While wandering the
grounds some weeks ago, I felt drawn to a pile of wood by Hagrid's hut and
as I picked them up felt the magical properties in them.  I took some of
the oak wood back to the castle and up to my training room.  I had spent
weeks carving ancient runes of power into the wood, making a cane.  I knew
they would be perfect for Professor Dumbledore to channel his magic through
it.  The runes of power would amplify his power even more.  I hoped he'd
appreciate the gift.  He certainly was a very unusual man.

	It was at dinner the next night Rita chose to make her next
appearance.  Before I realized it, she had popped out of nowhere and was
swinging a double bladed war axe.  Believe me when I tell you Gryffindor
table was cleared in a matter of seconds.

	"Thanks!" I said, holding up the turkey leg as she snarled at me.

I back flipped out of the way and the action started immediately.  Draco
leaped on top of Slytherin table and had his wand out, firing spells as
fast as he could.  Snape, Dumbledore, and McGonagall were doing the same,
but none of the spells seemed to have any effect.  It was like she had some
kind of invisible barrier around her that was deflecting the spells as we
fired them at her.

	"She's got defensive shields," I said in Hermione's ear.  "Any way
to bust them?"

Hermione watched for a few minutes.  "I don't know," she replied.

That wasn't helpful.  I decided to make the fight physical so I drew Katana
and charged.  The spells stopped immediately as I got to work.  My Katana
was going through her defensive shield with no problem.  She swung the
battle axe at me and I rolled out of the way.  Harry came in with a sword
that I recognized as the Godric Gryffindor sword he had inherited during
the Chamber of Secrets business.  I had been training Harry in Japanese
Katana, and he was applying those techniques using the broadsword.  Rita
jumped backwards and that opened her up some.  I tried a leg sweep and she
avoided it easily but it cost her the battle axe as Harry's sword slid
through the wood shaft.  The clank of the metal axe head hitting the floor
infuriated her.  Harry jumped off the table before she could reach him and
using his wandless magic, pulled the table apart in two parts and then
slammed both parts together with her in the middle.  Draco turned to
Hermione, having raced over with a sword of his own.

	"You think she felt that?" he asked.

Snape groaned and smacked his forehead with the palm of his hand.  All we
could see of Rita was her arms and legs sticking out of the sides.

	"Ouch," was all I could say.

The tables suddenly exploded as Rita emerged from the middle of the now
shredded tables.  She glared at Harry.

	"You will pay for that!" she screeched.

Harry sighed and folded his arms in front of him.  "If I had a Galleon for
every person who said that to me, I'd own the Wizarding World by now."

Rita reacted by throwing a huge fireball at Harry.  When the smoke cleared,
Harry was standing there with a smile on his face totally unscathed.

	"Nice try," Harry grinned.

Before anyone could do anything, she vanished once more.  All of us
breathed a sigh of relief.  Thank God there were no injuries.  The Twins
had seen to that by putting up a combined defensive shield of their own to
protect the other houses.  I could see Harry was a bit shaken but he was
unharmed.  He closed his eyes for a moment and then he waved his hand.  The
mess instantly cleared it's self and the tables were back to what they were
like they had never been smashed.  Then we turned our attention to
Dumbledore.  He nodded and pulled on his beard for a moment.

	"Miss Skeeter has sworn revenge on Mr. Potter for what she believes
to be an offence against her.  Harry assures me he has not committed an
offence against her.  I can only assume it was in response for when she
revealed herself to be an illegal Animagus last term.  Mr. Malfoy, thirty
points for your very quick reaction to the attack.  Mr. Potter, twenty
points for creative use of the tables in an offensive maneuver.  The
Weasley Twins earned twenty points for using a defensive shield to protect
the other houses.  Please be reassured that she will be found and returned
to Azkaban," Dumbledore said.

	"The sooner we catch her the better," I said.

Harry nodded.  "I agree.  I've asked Professor Dumbledore to tighten the
wards around our flat."

	"Good idea.  Hope that will work," I said.

Having said that, we turned back to dinner.





	We spent the weekend in the flat doing nothing except getting very
close to each other.  We sat on the couch on Friday evening after classes
had ended watching the fire burning brightly discussing the events of the
past week and the upcoming holiday.

	"You know, that would be a perfect opportunity to go exploring," I
said.

Harry grinned.  "Yeah, now that you mention it, it would be a lot of fun to
do.  I'll dig out the Marauder's Map and bring it with us."

	"Don't forget a small day pack with a couple bottles of water and
snacks," I said.

	"This will be fun," Harry said.

I grinned.  "Definitely.  Hermione and Ron will enjoy the adventure as
well."

	"I know what I want to explore right now," Harry grinned.

I laughed, knowing what he was referring to.  "Sounds like a good idea."

We got up off the couch and I drew Harry into my arms and kissed him.  His
body felt good in my arms.  Harry took my hand and led me to the bedroom
and closed the door behind us.  We undressed each other and took a moment
to admire each other's bodies.  I got into bed behind Harry and he snuggled
up to me.

	"I really love these times we spend together," Harry said.  "They
are moments worth remembering."

I ran my fingertips up and down his body, making him shiver with the
pleasure.  I could feel his soft skin underneath my fingertips.  I looked
into the brilliant emerald green eyes and could see something going on in
there.  He leaned forward and we kissed once more.  I could feel his hands
moving around my body, stopping long enough to touch me gently, causing me
great pleasure.  I brushed my thumbs over the hard nipples on his well
defined chest, making him shudder.  I could feel his hard penis pressing
against my hip and knew he was very well aroused.  I felt his hand take my
hard cock and squeeze it gently.  I reached for his and we stroked each
other for a moment.  We let go of each other and I moved down his body,
kissing and licking him as I went.  I knew what I wanted most of all at
that moment.  I reached the object of my desire, his hard cock standing
proudly at attention.  I touched it with my fingertips, making Harry groan
with pleasure.  I ran my fingertips down to his hairless balls and gently
stroked them for a few moments.  Harry and I liked to shave our balls clean
of hair and kept each other's pubic hairs cut down short and neat.

	"David, feels so good.  Please suck it," Harry moaned out loud.

I leaned forward and started licking his balls.  Harry groaned loudly and
put his hands on the back of my head, pressing my face into his balls.  I
could smell the musky smell from his groin and it turned me on.  I came up
to the tip of his cock and slowly took it into my mouth and began sucking
it, giving Harry pleasure.

	Harry writhed underneath me as I pleasured his cock with my mouth,
his balls with my left hand and his prostate with the index finger of my
right hand.  His hips rose and fell as pleasure slowly overtook him.  I
knew at some point he would want to slip his cock into me and make love to
me.  I was certainly looking forward to it.  I kept working on him until he
gently pushed my head up off his cock.

	"David, want to make love to you now," Harry panted.

I moved up on the bed, rolling onto my back and spread my legs open, giving
him access to my gate.  Harry worked a bit of KY into his cock and then
moved up between my legs.  He pointed the head of his hard cock and slowly
introduced it to my gate.  I could feel the head slowly open me up as it
moved inside of me.  That felt so good to me.

	"Yeah, give me that Potter cock," I moaned into Harry's ear.

Harry giggled as he kept sliding deeper into me until his hips rested
against my ass cheeks.  He smiled down at me.

	"We are one once more love," he whispered.

I reached up and touched his cheek.  "Love you."

Harry began fucking me, his cock moving in and out of me.  His eyes closed
and he moaned softly.

	"Feel me inside of you, feel me becoming a part of you, feel me
give you all of my love," Harry whispered as he moved faster, the passion
now directing his lovemaking.

	"You feel so good inside of me love," I said out loud.

Harry kept fucking me until I felt him cumming inside of me.

	"There.  There is my love for you, deep inside of you," Harry
cried, tears running down his face.

He slowed down until he was doing a slow gentle motion inside of me.  I
took him into my arms and we kissed.  I held him until he slipped out of
me.  I dropped my legs down and we cuddled for a bit, giving each other
quick little kisses.  I watched his face until he closed his eyes and went
to sleep.  A moment later I joined him in the land of nod.

	When I woke up the next morning, Harry was just coming out of the
bathroom.  I got out of bed and went in to take care of business and then
came back to bed.  We snuggled up once more and kissed.

	"Morning love," I said.

Harry smiled.  "Morning to you."

He laid his head back on my chest and idly ran his fingertips through the
light coating of light brown chest hair that was coming in.  He slowly ran
his right hand all over m torso, and then took my hardening cock in his
hand.  I sighed as he stroked me a few times.  I felt him moving on the bed
and opened my eyes in time to see him take my cock into his mouth.  Harry
began sucking my cock and I shivered in sexual excitement.

	"Feels good," I moaned.

Harry continued to deep throat me, sucking hard and fast, taking me to the
edge and then he backed off.  I looked up to see him smile and I knew what
he was going to do next.  I reached for the KY and he took it from me.  I
watched him stroke my six inches of my hard cock, working the KY into it.
He straddled my hips as he dropped the KY back onto the nightstand.  He
reached underneath him and directed my cock into him.  We both sighed as my
cock sank into him as he pushed himself down onto it.

	"Becoming one with you now, Harry my love," I whispered.  "Want to
give you my love deep inside you."

Harry paused once my cock was inside him and his ass cheeks were resting on
my hips.  Harry moved his legs to a more comfortable position and smiled at
me.  He began to move, rising and falling on my cock.  I closed my eyes and
shivered as the pleasure slowly mounted inside of me.  I could feel my hard
cock moving in and out of Harry.

	"Oh yes my love, you feel so good inside of me," Harry moaned as I
writhed underneath me.

Harry started to move faster, bouncing up and down on my cock while holding
onto my shoulders.  I reached up and gently turned, twisted, and pulled on
his nipples.  I had discovered long ago he liked that, so I did it during
intercourse.  It drove him wild.  Harry came completely off me and rolled
onto his back.  I didn't hesitate.  I jumped up and moved between his legs
and slipped my cock back inside of him.  Harry cried out in passion as I
started to ride his ass hard.

	"Yes... oh... make love to me... love you!" he cried out as I
fucked him hard and fast, my cock going deeper on every in stroke.

Suddenly I felt my orgasm rise up and rush through me, my sperm leaving my
cock and shooting deep into him.  I moaned, groaned, and cried as I came
deep inside of him.  Then the moment was over and I panted, feeling
completely spent.  I lay in his arms after his anal muscle released my
cock.  We didn't say anything for the longest time, each of us so full of
our feelings for each other.  Eventually I got up and took his hand and led
him to the bathroom and ran the water in the big claw footed tub for a bath
and a soak.





	We rejoined the school on Monday morning.  Not much had happened
during the weekend other than the usual weekend activities.  Harry and I
joined out housemates at breakfast after our usual workout.  I looked
around the room and everyone appeared to be relaxed.  Christmas Holiday was
now a week away and nearly everyone was looking forward to it.  I had been
playing with a plan to catch Rita Skeeter, and with everyone out of the
castle except for Hogwarts staff, Harry, Hermione, Ron, the Twins, and me,
I could put it into play and see what happens with it.  We needed to stop
her and since it was now obvious that Harry and I were the key players in
this situation, we could be the bait, or one of us would be.  I hadn't
worked out all the bits and pieces just yet.  I debated on calling for a
war council up in Dumbledore's office and then decided with her Animagus
ability to be a bug it wouldn't be a good idea.  So I decided to sketch out
the plan on paper and then pass it around to everyone.

	"Not a bad idea.  I am concerned about the fact that you and Harry
will be at risk as the bait.  I wish there was a better way, but if this is
to be it, then so be it," Dumbledore said as he read the paper.

	"We will have the Twins behind us and the other three in front of
us sir," Harry replied as he leaned against me.  "Not to mention all the
paintings and the suits of armor watching us as well."

Dumbledore looked up.  "Yes.  I asked them to watch out for you."

	"Thank you sir," I nodded.  "Very much appreciated."

	"Have you talked to the others yet?" McGonagall asked.

Harry nodded.  "They're in on this."

Both professors leaned back in their chairs and relaxed.  "Then good luck.
Be sure you have a way of getting word to us in the event you do find her."

I nodded.  "The two times we have encountered her she's been extremely
powerful.  Seems like her anger and rage is fueling her power to a new
level."

Dumbledore nodded.  "I have noticed that myself.  She is treading the very
fine line between light and dark."

	"One of the things that scares me," I said, sighing.  "It's so easy
to let anger and hate creep in when you are fighting your enemy and then
before you know it, it takes hold of you and suddenly you find you are
becoming like him.  That's why I never show any kind of emotions in a
fight."

Dumbledore patted my shoulder.  "You understand that better than most
people I know."

	"I've been there a few times myself," Harry sighed.  "I don't know
how you can do that, David."

	"One of the reasons why I meditate all the time.  It helps me to
relax and develop better control over my emotions," I said.

Dumbledore folded up the paper and slipped it into a pocket in his robe.
"Now off with you two, classes are about to start for the day."

	Walking into double potions with the rest of the Gryffindors, I
nodded to the Twins, Hermione, Ron, and Draco.  They nodded back and I knew
they had gotten the message.  Snape made his usual dramatic appearance and
the school day officially started.  I looked up when I heard a giggle.  I
blinked twice to make sure I was seeing what I thought I saw.  Snape's hair
had taken on a new look, being brightly rainbow colored.  The giggles
spread through the class as more and more people noticed, even the
Slytherins weren't immune to the giggles.

	"What in hell is going on?" Snape roared, clearly pissed off now.

Some brave soul in the back piped up.  "Love the new hairstyle sir!"

Snape turned around and stalked into his office.  A second later we heard
him roar.  Then he came storming out and stopped in front of the Weasley
Twins.

	"Not us sir," George smiled.

	"No idea who," Fred grinned.

Snape ground his teeth in anger.  "The assignment is on the board.  Start
it.  Page 237 in your books explains it."

He turned around and stormed back into his private workroom and slammed the
door.  That set off the laughter in the classroom.

	"Too cool!" one kid said.

Pansy Parkinson giggled.  "I liked his new look."

The rest of us had to agree.  That seemed to start off the day on the right
foot.

	By lunchtime word of Snape's new look had gotten around the school.
Even McGonagall was smiling.  We started wondering who the next target
would be.  That got answered up at the staff table after Hagrid inhaled a
goblet of his usual ale.  He took a breath and what came out of his mouth
wasn't his usual voice.  Instead what came out was the high pitch of a
girl.  He immediately stopped talking and slapped his hand over his mouth
and the shock in his eyes was way too comical.  The entire hall broke out
in laughter.  Even Dumbledore smiled before waving his wand around Hagrid
and restoring his voice.

	"Thanks Professor," Hagrid grinned.

	"I do so prefer hearing your usual voice, Hagrid.  However that was
a harmless little prank that should be overlooked, all done in fun,"
Dumbledore said.

Hagrid nodded.  "I'm not gonna worry about it."

We were relieved.  Hagrid was such an easygoing guy and very cool to boot.

	"The trees are about ready to cut down and set up in the hall for
the Christmas Ball tomorrow, sir.  I was wondering if I could get some
volunteers to help me set them up," Hagrid said.

A bunch of hands went up around the room, pleading to be picked.
Dumbledore pulled on his beard for a moment.

	"How many volunteers do you need, Hagrid?" Dumbledore asked.

Hagrid thought for a moment.  "Seven trees, six on each side and the
biggest tree up on the platform where you are, three people to a tree,
about twenty one volunteers."

	"Very well, Hagrid.  Choose your volunteers, about five from each
house, and another staffer to assist you as well.  That should cover it,"
Dumbledore said with a smile.  "Magic will be allowed to help bring in the
trees and set them up.  Perhaps we should allow four of the trees to be
decorated by volunteers from each house, a House Christmas Tree if you
will.  I will ask for volunteers from the staff to decorate the bigger tree
to be placed on the platform.  The remainders shall be done by others."

Hagrid stood up and began moving around the hall, picking volunteers.

	"I need to see the band Magiks up here for a moment," Dumbledore
said, referring to Harry, Draco, Hermione, Ron, and myself.

We looked at each other and nodded.  Harry stood up.

	"If you are asking us to play at the Christmas Ball, the answer is
yes," Harry said.

The hall erupted in cheers as Dumbledore smiled.  I pulled a sheet of paper
from my pack and began writing a possible play list for us to debate over.
The Christmas Ball was Saturday night and that gave us two days to
rehearse.  Word now was that a number of parents were going to show up and
party with us, stay overnight, and go home on the Hogwarts Express the next
morning.

	We met in the band room we had during free time before dinner.  I
passed around my play list as the others passed around theirs.  We dropped
some, agreed on others, came up with some new ones, and eventually came up
with a play list that would last us the evening.  Having settled that, we
went right to work rehearsing the music.  As we finished one song, we heard
a tap at the door.  Ron went over and opened the door to find Colin Creevey
and a girl standing there.

	"Can we come in?" Colin asked.  "We'd like to ask a favor."

Harry smiled.  "Sure.  Come right in."

Colin and the girl walked in.  "This is my friend Lisa.  Both of us were
hoping you guys would let us do a duet."

I scratched my chin for a moment.  "What song did you have in mind?"

	"Mum sent me a DVD movie called "Polar Express" that went out last
Christmas.  Have you seen it?" Colin asked.

Harry and I had.  We'd gone tripping into London through the Leaky Cauldron
and saw it together.  It had definitely been one of Tom Hank's best efforts
and it was just awesome, from the music to the special effect.  The
computer animation made the characters almost lifelike.  It truly was a
special movie.

	"Yes.  Harry and I saw it last Christmas," I said.

	"Well, Lisa and I want to do the song that the boy and girl on the
train in the caboose scene did," Colin said.

	"How does it go?" Hermione said.

Colin produced a CD and Hermione slipped it into her CD player hooked up to
the keyboards and started it.  Colin turned to face Lisa and started to
sing.  For a little kid Colin could sing.  He was thirteen years old and
hadn't started puberty just yet so his voice hadn't broken yet.  My God
could he sing!  Lisa was just as good as he was.  Both did a super job.
Even Draco was moved by it.

	"Wow," he said when they were done, "That was very moving."

I looked at the play list.  "We could pencil them in between songs in the
second set."

That was quickly agreed to and done.  Hermione handed Colin the CD back.

	"I've got it programmed into the keyboards computer.  Bring it with
you Saturday night just in case something happens," she said.

Colin gave us a smile and a wave as he left the room with Lisa.  I knew
they would be a hit Saturday night.





	Saturday night came around and we were ready.  We had spent the
better part of the day getting ready for the show, doing a final rehearsal,
getting the gear set up on the side stage where we usually played, and
doing a last sound check.  The trees in the Great Hall were beautiful.  The
four House trees were just as magnificent, each done up in the House colors
and topped by the House mascot.  There were a few early arrivals around
four and they were welcomed by the Welcoming Committee made up of four
students from each house, which I thought was very cool.  By six the hall
was now crowded by students and the guests and parents who were attending.
At six fifteen the Weasley Twins popped out from behind the curtain and got
the Ball underway by welcoming the guests and knocking off a few one liner
jokes, getting laughs in the process as people settled down at the tables.
It never amazed me at how the Great Hall managed to accommodate so many
people at once.  I guess it's truly magic.

	The Twins then introduced Dumbledore and he rose from his place at
the staff table to a great ovation.  He smiled as he approached the podium.

	"Thank you, friends, guests, and students.  I am so pleased to see
all of you here tonight.  On the behalf of all at Hogwarts, I do wish you
all a Happy Christmas," he said.

People applauded once more.

	"Please enjoy the Feast and in a short while the band Magiks will
take the stage and entertain us this evening.  Thank you once more for
coming," Dumbledore said as he waved his hands.

Food appeared on tables and the feast began.  People seemed to be relaxed
and I kept my fingers crossed, hoping that Rita wouldn't pop up from
nowhere.  The Weasley Twins kept people entertained with their jokes and
one liners during the dinner.  By seven thirty most of the food was gone
and I judged the time being right to go on.  I nodded to the Twins and they
nodded back.

	"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Magiks," both of them
intoned.

Behind the curtain we got in front of a mike and sang acapella.

	"Let us entertain you, let us make you smile, let us entertain you,
and you'll have a real good time," we sang in harmony.

We took our places as the curtains rose.  The crowd gave us a nice ovation
and then we went to work.

	We did a lot of Christmas songs in rock, pop, reggae, and easy
listening styles.  All of us had picked out certain songs to solo on.
Hermione was first with her rendition of "Silent Night".  Her voice was
beautiful and moved a lot of people, including the Grangers who were there.
Harry was next with "Angels We Have Heard On High", doing the first line
acapella.  He'd practiced long and hard on it and it paid off.  Hermione
played the keyboards on the rest of the song.  Harry had gotten a great
ovation for his efforts.  Draco did "White Christmas" Bing Crosby style.
We never knew he liked that style of music and he really outdid himself on
it.  In the middle of the second set we brought Colin and Lisa on the
stage.

	"Friends, here are a pair of special guests making their first
appearance this evening.  Please welcome Lisa and Colin," I announced.

They drew some nice applause as they came out.  Hermione nodded and the
music started for the song.  Both of them did an amazing job, moving the
crowd with the emotions of the song.  They got a great ovation when they
finished.  We kept on going, Ron doing his solo "Little Drummer Boy" and
getting a nice ovation.  Naturally people got out on the floor and danced.
The evening was going so well and everybody was having a good time.  I
could see the pleased look on Dumbledore's face and at some point in the
evening he'd asked McGonagall to dance, which they did to the amusement of
all the students present.  We'd drawn a few requests for song and we did
them, a couple of them slow romantic songs.  Harry and I decided to end the
evening with "Come Rain, Come Shine", the Eric Clapton/B. B. King
arrangement.  We did it right at eleven, a perfect ending to a perfect
evening.  Snow fell from the ceiling as we sang it, facing each other.  I
could feel the magic flow between us during the song.  It was a beautiful
moment, one that I wished would last forever.

	"Thank you all for coming to the Hogwarts Annual Christmas Ball,"
Dumbledore said as he stood up front.  "We look forward to seeing all of
you at breakfast tomorrow morning, served up at nine in the morning.  Good
night all."

	We started breaking down our gear and the house elves whisked it
away to the band room as each item was ready to go.  Harry and I were in
our flat by midnight, enjoying a hot shower before bed.

	"That was a great evening," Harry said as we went into our bedroom.

I turned to the CD player and waved my wand at it.  Slow romantic music
came out of the many speakers I had set up around the room as I turned to
Harry.

	"May I have this dance?" I asked him.

Harry smiled and he slipped into my arms.  We held each other close as we
slow danced.  Sometimes I have to think this is much better than sex, just
being so close to him made me feel high.  One look in his eyes and I knew
he was feeling the same way.  The music ended and we got into bed.  Harry
snuggled up to me, his head on my chest and my arm around him.  It was the
last thing I remember.





	We woke up the next morning right at eight.  I looked into his
brilliant emerald green eyes and saw happiness there.  We kissed each
other.

	"Morning love," I said.

	"How sickening that is," a voice said from the foot of the bed.

Harry and I didn't hesitate.  We rolled out of bed, me to the right and
Harry to the left.  I hit the floor and grabbed a handful of Shiriken
(throwing stars) and threw them as Harry fired off a series of spells rapid
fire.  Nothing hit Rita, but her spell destroyed the bed completely.  I
leapt up from the floor and charged, slamming into her and running her
through the door and into the hallway, taking her by surprise.  Whoops, I
forgot to open the door first.  Oh well.  The people in the paintings
immediately sounded the alarm as a bunch of them cleared out of one
painting before we smashed into it, destroying it completely.  I reached up
and yanked the still intact frame down around Rita and then gave her three
lightening quick rights into her face.  Now mind you I was doing this very
fast, not giving her a chance to react.  People began showing up just as
Harry came out into the hallway and launched another series of spells at
her.  They bounced off her magical shield once more and I knew spells
wouldn't get through but my fists and feet were.  Rita finally got it into
gear and managed to throw me off her with Wingardium Leviosa.  I hit the
wall and managed to bounce off it, going up into the air and then coming
down straight at her in an attempt to use heart kite strike, both hands
together with the fingers forming a point.  She used Expelliarmis to throw
me back.  A pair of spells raced in at her from opposite sides and I knew
help was there.  I could see Harry's green spell bolts coming at her from
the front, all three spells connecting with her shield, making the dark
blue color flare up.  Now I knew the level of her shield, and would have
Hermione research it out.  I back flipped in mid air and landed on my feet.

	"You haven't won yet!" she screamed at us and disappeared in a puff
of smoke.

We looked for a bug on the floor but it was too late.  She escaped once
again.

	"Damn it!" I raged.

I heard a giggle and turned to see Ginny collecting a couple of Galleons
from another Gryffindor girl.

	"I told her you wear boxers with cartoon ninjas on them, and she
bet me.  Thanks to you I won," she explained.

I looked down and suddenly realized I was wearing the cartoon ninja boxers
out in the hall.  I sighed and headed back into the flat with Harry behind
me.  We went into the bedroom and closed the door so we could dress.  When
we came out, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, and Madame Bones were there.
Madame Bones was the head of Magical Law Enforcement for the Wizarding
World.

	"I'd like to know how in the bloody nine hells that woman got in
here," I snapped.

Snape looked at me.  "Give the headmaster a moment to investigate the
wards."

I sighed and turned to the table.  A coffee pot and a tray of bagels
appeared a moment later.  I poured myself some coffee and spread some cream
cheese on an onion bagel.  Everyone helped themselves and then waited for
Dumbledore to finish his investigation.

	"These wards were disrupted," he said finally.  "Rita must have
known the counters to the critical ones."

Snape nodded.  "My thoughts exactly.  We need to find some better and
stronger ones."

Madame Bones nodded.  "Just the presence of the wards is not enough.  There
needs to be other protection involved."

Dumbledore nodded.  "I agree.  I could ask Dobby if he knows of any
protective elf magic that he could add."

Dobby appeared at that moment.  "Sir needing Dobby?"

Dumbledore smiled.  "Harry and David need extra protection until we catch
Rita Skeeter, Dobby.  Is there any special elf magic that can be used to
help protect them in addition to the new wards that will be put up in
here?"

Dobby smiled and then his eyes changed color for a brief moment.  He turned
to look at us when he was done.

	"There.  Elf magic now in place.  Will signal anybody Sir
Dumbledore wishes," Dobby said.

Dumbledore told Dobby who he wanted notified in the event of another
attack.  Then he turned to us.  "Head on down to breakfast and I'll talk to
the both of you later."

	The Great Hall was buzzing with the news of the fight in the hall
as Harry and I appeared.  Draco was the first to talk to us.

	"You guys okay?" he asked.

I nodded as Harry answered him.  "Just fine.  Sure was a shock to find her
standing over us.  We tried to take her down but lost again.  At least
David got in some good shots before she ran off."

Draco sighed.  "There's got to be a way to nail the bitch."

I suddenly had an idea.  "I need to talk to Dumbledore after breakfast."

	"Got an idea?" Hermione asked.

	"Yup.  Don't know why I didn't think of it until now," I said.

Just then the Weasley Twins took the stage and sat on two stools, both of
them holding the morning edition of the Daily Prophet.

	"Good morning all.  Here's a quick news flash for you," Fred
grinned as he began their comedy routine using the paper for their jokes.

As the laughter rang through the Great Hall over the jokes and one liners,
I had to smile as we sat down at the Gryffindor table with our housemates.
Even Snape was enjoying the jokes aimed at him.  I looked up as Dumbledore,
McGonagall, and Madame Bones arrived at the staff table.  All three looked
serious.  They had every reason to look serious, our flat had been invaded
and we could have been very easily killed.  For some reason Rita didn't and
I wondered why.  Another question to be asked when we did catch her.  I
turned back to the conversation at the table.

	By late afternoon the castle was empty except for Harry, Hermione,
the Weasleys, me, and what staff was left in residence.  I sat on the couch
in front of the fire in the Gryffindor commons room sipping tea while
considering our next move.  It all had been offensive so far, Rita
attacking us three times already.  I had asked Dumbledore to set up an
anti-Animagus ward to activate the moment someone made a transformation,
keeping them in their human state.  Dumbledore had agreed to it
immediately.  It had been done in a few moments and it would be removed
once Rita was captured.  This time we would succeed in catching her.  I
looked up when the portrait of the Pink Lady opened to admit Harry, Dudley,
Hermione, and the Weasleys.  I was surprised to see Dudley.  I had
forgotten about him in the current mess that was going on.

	"Hey Dudley, what up?" I asked as he sat down.

He sighed theatrically.  "I'm glad to see the holidays.  Thos teachers were
really piling it on, weren't they?"

I had to laugh at that.  He wasn't kidding, the work had been piling up
dramatically since November, the end of term being in January and the end
of term finals looming over us like a specter.  None of us were looking
forward to them.

	"So what's the plan for the week?" he asked.

I thought for a moment.  "Harry and I plan on exploring the school."

Dudley nodded.  "Sounds like fun.  Wish I could join you guys, but I have
way too much work still before I catch up to where I'm supposed to be."

	"You'll get the hang of things before long," Harry said.  "Just
takes a little time is all.  Is someone helping you?"

Ginny Weasley walked into the commons room at that moment.  "There you are,
Dudley.  Do you have the paper done yet?"

	"Almost," Dudley said.  "History of Magic paper," he said to us.

Harry and I nodded.  Dudley turned and headed back to the table.  Harry
stood up and stretched out a bit.

	"When do you want to go walkabout?" I asked him.

Harry thought for a moment.  "We could start tomorrow morning."

	"Sounds like a plan to me," I said, and it was settled.

Harry and I would go walkabout tomorrow morning.





	We started up in the hospital wing right after breakfast.  Lady
Pomfrey was surprised to see us there.

	"Are you two all right?" she asked, concerned.

I smiled.  "We're just fine.  We decided to go walkabout through the castle
and see what there is to see."

She brightened up at that.  "Oh, there is much to see and do.  There are
many secret rooms here that hold things.  But mind you, there are some
rooms that contain nasty surprises.  Be careful."

	"We will," Harry said.

She left the hospital wing and we were left alone.  The first thing we
noticed was the four large pictures hanging in the corners.  I raised my
wand and hit one with Flipendo and there was a loud thunk and it moved back
a little.

	"Interesting," Harry commented.

He turned and waved his wand at the two behind us and got the same results.
I hit the last one and then something definitely happened.  The floor we
were standing on suddenly shifted and moved downwards, turning into stairs.
At the bottom was a chest.

	"Locked," Harry reported.  He backed up a few steps and waved his
wand at it.  "Alohomora!"

The chest jumped up into the air, quivered and shook, and then popped open,
showering the tiny room with Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.  Harry
looked up at me in surprise.

	"Wow," was all I could say.

I got down there and helped him pick up all of the beans and put them into
my pack.  Lucky for us the backpacks were the magical and they could take
on a heavy load with no problem.  We wouldn't feel the weight at all, and
if we needed a bottle of water, it would be there at the top.  I liked
these packs.

	I followed Harry up to the top of the stairs and a slight rumbling
told me the floor was moving back into place once more.  I followed Harry
further into the hospital wing into a small corridor.  To our left was a
gargoyle.  To the right a set of stairs going down.

	"Flipendo!" Harry cast at the gargoyle.

Nothing happened, so I stepped up and tried Lumos.  The gargoyle responded
by shaking his head and letting out a roar.

	"That was interesting," I said as the tip of my wand glowed.
"Wonder what that triggered.  Lumos works on a gargoyle."

Harry turned and started down the stairs and then stopped.

	"David, check this out!" Harry called out.

I came down to see a ledge glowing in gold light.  "So hitting the gargoyle
with Lumos reveals hidden ledges and doors."

	"Sure looks that way," Harry said as he boosted me up onto the
ledge.

I discovered a chest in the far corner and hit it with Alohomora.  The
chest popped open and a card came flying out.

	"A Wizard's card!" I exclaimed, holding it up.

Harry grinned.  "Beans and Wizard cards are locked inside these chests."

I jumped down and handed it to Harry.  He examined it for a moment and then
slipped it into his pack.  We continued down the stairs.  At the base of
the stairs we found two caldrons and a silver square on the floor.  Harry
took the caldron on the right and I took the one on the left.  After
picking up the beans, we turned our attention to the silver square on the
floor in front of us.

	"Wonder what that does?" Harry asked me.

I leaned over the balcony and noticed a Spongify carpet on the floor below
us.  "There's one of those Spongify carpets down there.  I wonder if this
triggers a hidden door?"

Harry stepped on it and nothing happened.

	"Jump," I suggested.

Harry did and the silver square moved down a bit and a loud thunk was
heard.  Both of us looked up at the ceiling beams and discovered a part of
the wall up there had moved aside, revealing another chest.  Harry and I
grinned at each other.

	"I'll get it this time," Harry said.

We walked down the stairs to the floor below.  Harry cast Spongify to the
carpet and it glowed.  He stepped on it and then jumped.  It sent him
flying right up to the opening and into it.  I heard Harry cast Alohomora
and heard the chest pop open.

	"Another Wizard card!" Harry exclaimed.

The glow on the carpet disappeared and then Harry jumped down.  We looked
at it for a moment and then dropped it into his pack.  We went back up the
stairs and into the main hospital room.  The floor was back in place, no
clue the hidden room below it.  I followed Harry into the small hall and
stopped.  To the right was a statue of a man.  To the left was the exit
out.  Harry hit the statue with Flipendo and beans came flying at us.  I
picked them up and dumped them into my pack.  We walked out into the
entrance of the hospital wing.  I looked at the walls and noted the one to
the right of us looked like it was a slightly darker color.  Harry looked
at me and shrugged his shoulders.

	"Alohomora!" he cast at the wall.

The wall slid to the right, revealing another secret room with a chest in
it.  Harry went in and opened the chest, getting another Wizard card out of
it.

	"Cool," I said.

Harry grinned as he tucked it into his pack.  "This is a lot of fun!"

	"I agree," I said.

We stepped out onto the landing and I glanced at the paintings on the
walls.  On an impulse, I drew my wand and cast Flipendo at one.  Both of us
stood there in shock as a part of the floor popped open revealing a
Spongify carpet and looked up in time to see two sections of the wall
across the way open up.  I could see a chest in the room directly in front
of me.

	"Wow," Harry said.

I nodded.  "Yeah, what you said."

	"I'll get this chest while you jump across to get that one," Harry
suggested.

I cast Spongify on the carpet in front of me and jumped on it.  I flew
through the air and did a forward somersault to keep my momentum going.  I
landed perfectly on the other side and rolled into the corner.  I got up
and noticed another doorway to a second chest.

	"There's two chests over here," I called to Harry.  "I'll get
them."

I turned and unlocked both of them and recovered beans out of the first one
and a Wizard card out of the second one.  I met Harry on the next landing.

	"What did you get?" I asked him.

Harry showed me the Wizard's card in his hands.  We tapped knuckles and
then turned to walk into the next hallway.

	"This is where some of the classrooms are," Harry said a moment
later.

	"Which ones?" I wondered as we entered the hall.

I saw a pair of boxes on tables on each side of us.  I turned to take the
one on my left while Harry took the one on his right.  I hit it three
times, getting beans each time.  We filled up my pack and then moved on.
Harry stopped at the right turn and studied the wall and the painting on it
for a moment.

	"What the hell," Harry said as he cast Flipendo first, and then
Alohomora.

The wall did a couple of revolutions and then stopped in the open position.
Harry went into the secret room and got more beans out of that chest.
Harry grinned at me as he led me into the Transfiguration classroom.

	"Want to know what one of my fantasies is?" he asked me as he
wrapped his arms around me.

I had to smile, getting the feeling this could be something to remember.
"What would that be, love?"

Harry grinned even more.  "Making out in a classroom."

	"Oh, sounds like fun," I said, letting my pack slide off my back
and onto the floor.

We started making out, kissing and petting each other through our clothes.
I backed off for a moment and unbuttoned Harry's shirt and dropped it off
to the side.  Harry pulled my t-shirt off and dropped it on his shirt.
Then we got back into it.





	We lay together on top of a very thick puffy sleeping bag I'd
conjured up, covered by a sheet.  Harry smiled and snuggled up into me.  I
was feeling very good about the lovemaking we had just done.  I just hoped
that McGonagall wouldn't come in here for a couple of days.  It had to be
the most exciting and daring thing we'd ever done, making out in a
classroom and fucking each other on top of McGonagall's desk.  Getting
inside Harry while he lay on his stomach on her desk had given me a massive
orgasm to date, truly one of my best.  I knew Harry had one as well, it
seemed like he'd never stop shooting inside of me.  I sighed and turned to
kiss him.  Harry smiled as his fingers moved around my face.

	"That was so good.  I really enjoyed myself.  We have to do this
more often," Harry said as we kissed.

	"Provided we don't get caught by a teacher," I said.  "Probably
give them a heart attack if one ever did catch us."

Harry giggled at the thought.  "Filch."

I roared in laughter.  "Flitwick."

	"Oh God!" Harry exclaimed.  "Dumbledore."

I looked at Harry in surprise.  "Do you think he ever gets it up anymore?"

Harry started laughing and then in the middle took a wrong breath and
started coughing.  I gently taped him on the back and he finally regained
control of himself.  He rolled over on top of me and we kissed
passionately.

	"Oh dear, oh my, oh me.  What are we to do with both of you?" a
mocking voice sounded in the room.

Talk about having the mood quickly killed.  Harry rolled to my left and
both of us looked up into the very deranged face of Rita Skeeter.  Two
words quickly came to mind.

	"Fuck me," I said.

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