THE PHOENIX

Chapter Twenty


The next morning Draco and Hermione made their way to the Great Hall. Posted by the doors were the people who would be playing quidditch that day. They waited until the crowd thinned out then made their way to the board. Keeper was a Slytherin, the beaters were from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, chasers were Hermione, Ginny, and a Slytherin, seeker was Harry.

“Way to go Potter, you made it,” Draco said as he held out his hand.

Harry shook Draco’s hand. “Thanks Malfoy,” he said grinning. “Just to let you know though....I chose you.”

“Is Sirius and Mitch playing?” Hermione asked looking to the list.

“Sirius is, Mitch isn’t. Oliver Wood is keeper for them,” Harry said looking to the board.

“Well, we have a couple of hours this morning to practice before the game this afternoon,” Hermione said.

Mitch and Sirius came up to the two. “Then the party,” Sirius said smiling as he put his arm around Harry and Hermione.

“After breakfast, I’d like you and Draco to come to the infirmary to drink that antidote,” Mitch said to Hermione.

“Will we be able to touch right after?” Draco said hopefully looking to Hermione.

Mitch laughed at the hungry look Draco was giving Hermione. “No, you’ll have to wait about an hour.”

After they were done with breakfast, Draco and Hermione made their way to the infirmary to drink the potion, then it was time for Hermione to go the quidditch pitch. Draco sat with Ron in the stands while they watched their team practice. The elder team was going to get the pitch after them, then the game played later in the afternoon.

“You know Weasley, I don’t think I ever apologized to you for the things I’ve said to you over the years,” Draco said looking to Ron.

“That’s okay,” Ron replied, “it really pissed me off.....but I can see you’re not the same git as you were back then.”

Draco looked back out to the pitch, “I was always a little jealous of you, you know,” he said not looking towards the redhead beside him.

Ron laughed. “Why? You had everything you wanted.”

“I didn’t have the love and closeness like you do with your parents and family,” Draco said wistfully. “You’re lucky to have them.”

“Yeah, I guess,” Ron replied. “You can take the twins anytime.”

Draco laughed, “no, that’s okay. I’ve seen some of the pranks they’ve pulled.”

Ron then recounted some of the pranks his brothers had done over the years, while Draco listened and laughed with his long time rival. Before they knew it, their team was walking off the pitch a couple of hours later.

Draco came down the stairs and walked up to Hermione and Ginny. He took in Hermione’s flushed cheeks and windblown hair and thought she looked sexy as hell. “Hi, so how do you think we’ll do?” she asked smiling to them.

“What I saw, I think you guys will do great,” he replied still looking at her face.

“You know, it’s past the hour Draco,” she said suggestively seeing the heated look he was giving her. She reached out to lightly touch his hand and smiled when there was no burning reaction.

He linked his fingers through hers and dragged her away, much to the amused looks of the rest of the team. She barely was able to hand her broom to Ginny before she was pulled away willingly by Draco. Neither one noticed Pansy following them at a discreet distance as they rushed off.

They slipped into the nearby forest until they couldn’t see past the trees. He pulled her so her back was against a large tree, pressing his body onto hers. “I missed this,” he said as his mouth descended onto hers.

They both moaned as their kiss soon escalated to a fierce mating of their lips and tongues. Her arms went around his waist as her questing fingers tugged at the hem of his shirt, to finally touch the skin of his back.

He wrapped his arm around her waist while the other one was at the back of her neck. He gave a light tug on her ponytail as his mouth moved to her neck, nibbling on the skin, licking the sweat from neck.

She bent her head back against the tree as she moved her hips forward pressing against him. She groaned as his hands slipped under her shirt at her lower back, pulling her closer as he rubbed his erection against her.

“Gods...Hermione. I need to be inside of you,” he groaned out huskily by her ear, sending shivers up and down her back. His fingers went to the fastenings of her cloak, letting it slip to the ground. He turned her around, “put your hands against the tree,” he said as he pressed his erection against her backside.

She moaned as his fingers went to the snap of her jeans, his hands slipping inside as the zipper loosened the fabric around her hips. His fingers slid between her legs to slip into her moist heat. He leaned forward to kiss the side of her neck as she leaned back against him, pressing against his cock. She reached behind her to press her hand against his straining erection, rubbing his length through his jeans.

He moaned into her neck as he pushed into her hand. His fingers slid up, leaving a trail of wetness as they went to the waist of her jeans and panties, tugging them over her hips.

Her hands meanwhile were undoing his jeans. “Draco, I want you now,” she said breathlessly, then bending forward more, her hands braced on the tree in front of her.

He groaned as he pushed down his jeans a bit, gripping his cock to position it at her entrance. He grasped her hips then pushed forwards into her heat, her meeting his thrust as he went in deep and fast.

Pansy had snuck behind a large bush to watch them, her nails digging into the palms of her hands as she watched Draco fuck Hermione from behind. His cloak covered their bodies, but she could tell they were going at it fast and hard. She was about to go for her wand when she heard the rustle of leaves behind her. ‘Another day,’ she thought to herself then retreated out of the forest.

Draco reached around her hips to glide his fingers over her clit as he felt her tighten around his shaft. He quickened his thrusts as he felt himself come closer to release. He felt her fingers massaging his balls as he ground into her, as she bent over more, pushing herself against him. He thrust deep, then pulsed inside of her, emptying himself in her heat.

His arms went around her waist as he leaned over against her back, him still feeling her inner muscles clench around his softening member. He kissed the side of her neck when she straightened up a bit, making him slowly slide out of her.

“Do you think we could actually do this on a bed sometime?” he said against her neck.

She laughed, “that would be different, now wouldn’t it,” she said as she used her wand to clean them up, then pulled her jeans up over her hips.

“How about tonight?” he asked as he pulled her body close to his again.

“Sounds good,” she said as she stood up straight. “Shit, my legs are all rubbery,” she said laughing.

He helped her put her quidditch robe back on then turned around. “Here, jump on,” he said smiling to her.

She grinned and leaped on his back, putting her arms around his neck while he held onto her legs. He walked out of the forest with Hermione on his back, towards the school for some lunch. She kissed the side of his neck. “I love you Draco,” she said by his ear.

He gripped her legs tighter and looked sideways at her. “I love you too ‘Mione,” he said softly as she gave him a brief kiss on the lips. “Even if you do weigh a ton,” he said smirking.

She jumped off his back, grabbing his neck to pull him down to the ground. She was on top of him, straddling his stomach before he knew what was happening as she held his arms down. “A ton hey?” she said laughing. Her hands went down his chest to his sides. “So Draco, are you ticklish?”

He grinned up at her, grabbing her hands before she could find out and flipped her on her back, reversing positions. “I’ll never tell.....but I know you are,” he said smiling deviously as his fingers went to her sides.

“Draco....” she laughed, wiggling underneath of him, “stop,” she cried out trying to grab his hands. She bucked her hips up, but he held firm as he continued to tickle her, her laughter music to his ears as he laughed with her.

That was the sight that Harry, Sirius, Lavender, Remus, Ron, and Ginny came upon. The Head Girl wiggling underneath the Head Boy, her head thrown back, laughing her head off. “Is this a new form of foreplay?” Remus asked grinning at the pair on the ground.

Hermione looked up, still trying to stop Draco’s hands. “Guys, help me,” she said then burst out laughing as his hands went to her knees.

Draco looked up at he group, but continued to make Hermione laugh when he saw Sirius approach. He thought it was game over until he saw the mischievous smile on his face.

Hermione meanwhile was sitting up, trying to push Draco off her legs when she felt more hands on her waist. She looked behind her to see Sirius grinning at her right before he proceeded to tickle her. “This...”, she laughed, “....is so,” more laughter, “....not fair,” she said trying to wiggle away from them both.

In the meantime, Severus had wandered over, curious about the noise. He smiled to himself as he saw Draco tickling Hermione. “You know....Draco is ticklish around his ribs,” he hinted to the others.

“Oh, really,” Ginny said smirking as she nodded to Lavender. They both snuck to Draco’s back, then pounced on the unsuspecting blonde.

Hermione’s legs were all of a sudden freed, where she could see Draco laying on the ground with the other two girls tickling him. He was laughing and trying to squirm away while looking to Hermione for help. Sirius had stopped tormenting Hermione and kneeled behind her. “Aren’t you going to help him?” he said grinning.

“No, not quite yet,” she smirked as she walked over to the trio.

“Hermione,” Draco cried out laughing. “Help me.”

“Will you promise not to tickle me like that anymore?” she asked smiling liking the expanse of his bare waist from his shirt lifting up from his squirming.

“I promise,” he said trying to push Ginny’s fingers away from his sides. “For now,” he added under his breath.

She held out her hand to grasp his to pull him up and away from Ginny and Lavender. She grinned at his tousles hair and flushed face, “you know I heard that.”

“Heard what?” he asked innocently as he put his arm around her back while walking towards the school behind the others.


They all ate a quick lunch, then were back outside. Hermione sat beside Draco, as he played wizards chess against Ron, smiling at the look of concentration on their faces. The rest of this years quidditch team joined the group. Hermione sat behind Draco then, leaning her back against his as Harry went over some strategy plays, with Ron and Draco inputting ideas in periodically.

Before they knew it, it was time to play the final quidditch game. Draco and Ron stayed with the team until they strapped their gear on then went up to the stands. The stands were packed full with everyone, waiting eagerly for the game to start.

Draco sat with Blaise and Ron as they watched the game. This final game was a bit more serious, but at the same time, the team looked like they were having a good time playing against the older team.

It was looking a little grim for the present team, as Oliver Wood wasn’t letting too many quaffles get through the hoops. The present team found they played more defensively against the older team. The keeper was alert to every play but wasn’t able to stop some of the scoring against them. The score was 180 to 50 for the older team before Harry actually caught sight of the snitch a while later.

Harry sped after the snitch, a look of determination on his face. He had to catch the snitch for their team to win the game. The other seeker was headed towards the snitch from the other side, looking like it was going straight towards them. It suddenly veered right and up. The two seekers came close, as they did a sharp turn to follow the snitch.

The crowd caught sight of the two seekers speeding towards the snitch. The snitch gave a good chase up and down the pitch, when it was firmly grasped in the seekers hand. The crowd cheered as Harry held the snitch high. They won by twenty points.


thanks to Lessa for beta-ing