Private Message to Draco Malfoy

[alt_harry]

So. Pick up quidditch today. What position are you thinking of playing?

I was thinking it might be fun to try out keeper. Give someone else a chance to be the seeker for a change. You think Krum will come out? I just sort of want to see him fly up close, you know?




Also. I've been thinking about what you said. About the letter. And yeah, going about doing things the way he'd want -- it would be dangerous. And sort of stupid. And it'd put you both at risk, not just me, no matter what he thinks. But you're both right when you talk about power, and that it can be used to get things done, I just think you have a different idea about how to go about using it. Like storming a castle head on or infiltrating it. Or something.

I'm just really bad at infiltrating. Or not as good as you are. And I've sort of been avoiding thinking about it because I don't know what I want to get done. For sure. Or how.

But what you said. About not wanting to grow up and do what your father does.

Yeah.

I don't want to grow up and do what mine does either.

So there's that.

Not sure where that leaves us, really. But I've been putting off talking about it. And now that we are, you know, talking, I don't know. I guess I just thought it would be better to talk about it than not talk about it.

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[alt_draco]

If you do Keeper I'll do Seeker then, maybe. Krum will probably show up, lurking behind Sally Anne. I wonder if he'll actually fly, though - he goes a bit silent when people try to bring up his quidditch career, after all.

Argh, surely you're not saying that Sinbad and I agree about anything, even if it is about something like how to use power? I also think I've figured out why he's never very specific - it's because he wants you to keep writing him again and again with more questions. It's so obvious, really, when you think about it.

I think when it comes to infiltrating you have to wait for an opening - otherwise, if you force it, it's just the same as storming the castle.

Yeah, but I don't know what you ought to get done either. It just all seems like it could go pear-shaped right now, especially with what my Father is expecting you to do after the second task....

Uh, hang on...

I just had a really weird idea.

I don't know if you're going to like it, but....

No, it might actually be good.

[alt_harry]

What is it?

[alt_draco]

You're not going to like it. At first, I mean.

When he makes you cruciate Granger, you should cruciate me, too. No announcement or anything, either. Just when you're done with her, go on to me.

Because it's an opening, see?

[alt_harry]

Uh.

You're right.

I don't like it. And I don't see.

What do you mean like an opening?

[alt_draco]

An opening to take control of the thing, so that you're not just following orders that you hate.

And because no one would be expecting it, that's for certain.

[alt_harry]

You're right about the not expecting part.

But if it's what I hate, I don't see how doing more of it would help.

Could it make things worse?

[alt_draco]

Well, look at it this way, right now there's really no way of knowing what could make things worse, is there?

Because on one hand, you're only doing MORE of what they already expect you to do, but on the other, it shows that you're not...I don't know, some kind of puppet. Which they might like, or might NOT like.

And, you know, if you're going to have to cruciate me someday I'd rather it be part of a plan between the two of us than something outside our control.

[alt_harry]

I'd rather we make a plan than have it decided for me.

And you're right. If it's Hermione this time, then it's a fair bet that you'd be next.

I'd try to make sure there wasn't a next time, you know. But if there was. Yeah.

I still don't like it.

Speaking of. I'd like her to know. And see what she thinks. Is that okay?

[alt_draco]

Part of me really wants to see what my Father does, too. How he'll react. I mean, I wonder if he's ever thought about you having to punish me someday...and would he realise that he sort of made it happen, in a way, since it was HIS idea that you needed to prove you could manage Granger?

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm really not thrilled about it, but at the same time, it would feel good to have a plan.

And yes, we should see what Granger thinks.

[alt_harry]

Okay. Yeah.

I mean, I'm not saying yes yet. I think we've all got to talk it out some more first. And see if it's the best way to do it.

And yeah, it wouldn't be fun or anything. But it'd be for us. Not for them.

You could punch me or something after.

[alt_draco]

I'll be too weak to punch you and have it hurt properly. You'll have to give me a few days to recover, ha-ha.

And now we've got to go play quidditch and make it seem we've not just been talking about utterly dire things. Our lives are brilliant, mate. At least we have the best brooms in the castle. Well, except maybe for Krum.

[alt_harry]

It's a plan.

And I don't know about you, but I could use a bit of fun.

[alt_harry]

Ace flying, by the way.

[alt_harry]

And is Pans doing better?

She looked better.

[alt_draco]

Cheers on the flying.

She says she's better, but we're going on a walk after supper. I expect she'll tell me more then.

[alt_harry]

Good.

Are you

you know

going together?

[alt_draco]

Well. Possibly?

[alt_harry]

Okay. Just wondering. Because you seem to be getting along well. That's all.

[alt_draco]

We do sort of fancy one another, and I suppose most people have noticed by now.

What about Honoria? Do you think you fancy her at all? Then again, you've not really spent time with her since Yule Ball.

[alt_harry]

Good on you. Pans is cool. And really nice.

Honoria is in a different house. And a different year. So I don't see a lot of her. We had fun and all, but I don't know.

I could? Maybe?

I guess I'd have to ask her to do things if I wanted to find out. Because she wouldn't ask me.

[alt_draco]

Yeah, she's cool. She's brilliant.


Ask Honoria to do something, and then maybe you'll find out. Because yeah, it's not as if you see much of her otherwise.

[alt_harry]

Yeah, okay. I'll give it a try.

[alt_harry]

We'd better head out there. It looks like it's really windy today.