Private Message to Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger

[alt_harry]

Hey Hermione.

Draco and me were talking about stuff. Like March. And he had an idea. About how we could take things into our own hands. Take control.

I think it'd be best for him to explain, and I'm still not sure I want to.

But.

I think it's worth talking about.

Comments

[alt_hermione]

Okay.

Like what?

[alt_draco]

I think he ought to Cruciate me, too. But not tell anyone that he's planned it. Or that we've planned it, rather.

Because don't you see, it will catch everyone off guard. It makes the whole thing something we all decided on, instead of something Harry was ordered to do.

I know it sounds mad, but think about it from that angle - for a few minutes at least.

[alt_harry]

It'd make them think twice before asking me to do it again. Possibly.

[alt_hermione]

When?

I mean, and how, as in, cruciate you for practise, or in the Great Hall at breakfast, and are you going to get in a fight, or is it going to be something that is supposed to just be you being horrible Harry, or what??

I don't know.

Draco I don't - I mean I think I see what you're saying, and it's very Slytherin of you isn't it, but I don't know. I feel like it could go horribly wrong, but I don't know how.

[alt_harry]

It would be after I cruciated you. I'd turn around right then and do it to Draco too.

And that's one reason why we wanted to ask you. So we could sort out what might happen, and if it'd be worth it.

[alt_draco]

No, no. I mean when Harry's meant to cruciate you, he turns round and does it to me right after. It's almost like saying "I know you'll expect me to do this one day, too, so here you go." And if anyone acts shocked, he can just say "but I thought you'd be pleased with my progress."

It just puts it all back in Harry's hands a little, you see.

[alt_harry]

Right. Give them more than what they asked for. And if they're planning on making me do it to Draco eventually, this way, it'll be like

I don't know

We'll take it away from them as something I'd be too scared to do.

[alt_hermione]

Do you think he'll get in trouble for it? I mean, it's almost like talking back, almost.

Although I don't think they would make him Cruciate you or me again after that if he did get in trouble.

I'm sorry Harry. I just mean, at least in that case, if there was a punishment -

oh I don't know what I mean.

[alt_harry]

That I'd get it, right?

If so, than good.

I'd rather it was that way anyways.

[alt_draco]

Are you sure that it doesn't seem like talking back because you know the whole plan? Because no one else will know, and my reaction is still going to be real no matter what.

But if you don't want to do it we won't, because you're in the worst position here. So you ought to have the final say.

[alt_harry]

And I don't know, I think

well

it's almost like they wanted me to take some sort of initiative, right?

And that's what I'd be doing.

Kind of.

In the worst sort of way.

[alt_hermione]

We can do it.

[alt_draco]

Alright then.

At least you'll get it over with first, yeah? Ladies first. Never let it be said I'm not a gentleman.

Haha. Sorry. I have to find it a little bit funny, just because... you know.

[alt_hermione]

Well, yes, I know.

Draco - I know you're ever so Slytherin, but you're a little bit Gryffindor too, did you realise?

[alt_harry]

Yeah.

Here here.

[alt_harry]

And I think that whatever happens, whatever ends up coming out of it, we'll all deal with it together, yeah?

And we'll have tried to do things on our own terms.

[alt_draco]

What?!? I am not even a smidgen Gryffindor!

Slytherins can look out for people once a while too, you know.

[alt_harry]

I think she just meant that you can be brave in a stupid sort of way sometimes.

[alt_harry]

That's supposed to be a joke about Gryffindors.

[alt_draco]

Flattering, that.

[alt_harry]

Yeah, well, if you remember that I was Sorted as one, it means that I'm stupid most of the time.

Dunno about the brave part. But I've got stupid down.

[alt_draco]

I think those two things are synonymous if one's a Gryffindor.

Just you wait and see, I'll turn the two of you into Slytherins yet.

[alt_harry]

Although whether it's stupid or absolutely brilliant... I guess we'll find that out, won't we?

[alt_draco]

Yeah, it's a risk. But so is doing it their way, really.