The eyes of Winter

Chapter 27...Astronomy tomorrow

Winter woke alone in her large bed only wishing Draco was there.
He had left in the early morning hours after their better than average
shower. She tingled once again as she thought about how he had made
love to her. Slow yet hard, passionate yet forceful. Filling her with every
desire she had ever known. Their two worlds coming together perfectly in
the still of the dark dungeons. Moving as one through the fold of time.
Winter could only ask one thing, for him to be there when she woke up in the
morning. To have that would be just like heaven.

Now that her and DJ didn\'t do Tai Chi anymore in the morning, due to the ever
increasing chill to the air, she had no choice but to lay in bed until the morning.
She figured she only slept three or four hours a night. Maybe she could ask
Snape for a unused classroom. She sorely missed her mornings with DJ.

She got ready for her lessons quickly. Putting on a pair of black jeans,
and a ripped up Ramones shirt. She threw on her Slytherin robe, and pulled
her hair up in a ponytail making sure to not put on too much make-up. Winter
knew she had to talk to Harry, and figured she already scared him enough.
She laced up her white Doc Martins and headed for breakfast and Malfoy of
course. He always met her somewhere on her way to the Great Hall.

She saw him leaning in the doorway facing into the hall, open robed and
very sleepy looking. Draco was just one of those people who couldn\'t get used
to being a morning person. Always perfering the nightly activities. Winter was
really neither, she was just a sleep when you can person. Draco stretched his
arms above his head, yawning loudly. Winter snuck up from behind and threw
her arms around his waist, suprising him. He turned quickly and sent an elbow
flying her way, but she ducked it and kicked the back of his knee. Sending him
off balence, but she caught him swiftly. Turning it into a good morning hug.

\"Missed you this morning.\" She purred into his ear. He could only chuckle
softly.

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(Unknown to our favorite couple their actions were being well documented
at the Gryffindor table.)

\"What the hell was that?\" Harry had been watching Winter and Draco
in the doorway of the Great Hall. Trying to work out what they were doing.

\"Is that hlythlytherins flirt? Pathetic.\"monimonie was watching next
to Harry. She had taken to sitting next to him at meals, due to Ron\'s sudden
wave of independence. She boiled to know that snake bitch had helped him
along. Maybe it wasn\'t Winters desired effect, but nevertheless Ron was
useless now. Seeming to grow a good set of balls almost overnight.

Ron piped in from across the table. \"I don\'t think they\'re just flirting. Still
waters run deep if you know what I mean.\" He bit into a mouthful of toast, and
wiggled his eyebrows at Hermonie. A move he would of never tried before.

\"Don\'t tell me that they\'re shagging? Them? The beautiful people?\" Harry
was wide eyed.

\"Please Merlin, don\'t let them have offspring!\" Hermonie looked apauled.
\"They could bring about the anti-christ if they had a kid.\"

\"Don\'t you think you two are being a bit hard on them?\" Harry and Hermonie
turned slowly toward Ron in disbelief of his words, but he continued anyway.
\"Don\'t tell me you wouldn\'t enjoy a good shag before you left this place! I know
I would!\"

\"We all know *you* would Ron!\" Hermonie snarled back at him. He had
obviously hit a nerve with her.

\"Yes but you, you my dear are locked at the knees.\" Ron\'s eyes got dark.
\"If you could only find a book that could fuck you good it could only do all of
us a great favor. Maybe you wouldn\'t be such a snarky bitch.\" Ron wasn\'t
angry, but his words held a remarkable similarity to Winters tone of voice
the day she had set him straight.

Hermonie began to rise in her seat. She just wanted to leave. Ron had
really told her off. Now she was hurt and embarrassed, and wanted to run.
But as she rose in her seat a hand firmly pushed her back down. Ron coughed
loudly, and she looked up. It was Winter, with a smile like a viper. Hermonie
changed her mind swiftly not to leave.

She was silent as she took another step toward Harry, getting on the
other side of him as she whispered dangerously close in his ear. Willing
the air out of her lungs in a rush.

\"Sa shema kaaf voflas te amensan nor.\"
(Meet me at the astronomy tower at midnight)

Harry\'s blood ran cold as she hissed Parselmouth into his ear. He was
sure he was the only one besides the dark lord who could, and his ability
was only because it had been transferred to him. How could she do it?
Winter began to hiss once morehis his ear, and every muscle in his body
stiffened. Was this good or bad?

\"Ka sasis henal fra nas. Anors shanelios.\"
(All will be explained to you. Come alone.)

He could only nod as the color drained from his face. She had spoken
and he had understood. Winter took her leave of the Gryffindor table, and
made her way back to the other Slytherins. She took her seat next to Draco ,
and began to eat like nothing had happened.

Draco was close to her and whispered, \"Is it done?\"

\"Yes,\" she answered back. \"He will be there. Harry wouldn\'t dare to
miss it.\"

\"Excellent.\" He kissed her cheek, as he looked out of the corner of his
eye. Harry still sitting there pale and silent. Staring at Winter with hesitation,
and almost fear in his eyes. Confusion yes, and maybe something else. Draco
glared at him making sure to let Harry know it was hands off when it came to
Winter. He figured he was just being jeleous again, but something in Potter\'s
eyes told him otherwise. It better just be admiration, and nothing deeper.

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Midnight came to them dark and cold, an eerily black night on the tower.
There were no winds, but the air was chilly enough to make your lungs hurt.
Harry stood there and looked at the Slytherin duo, truly wondering what he
was doing here. He slipped off his invisibility cloak and locked the door behind
him.

Winter smiled at the Gryffindor, he was brave, but sometimes a bit stupid.
Harry was a bit too trusting for the likes of her. Just because they had done
some potions together, it certainly didn\'t mean he was her friend. But here he
was, on time, and looking at them with blatent curiousity in his emerald eyes.

\"Good evening, Harry.\" Winter stepped forward arms outstreched, in her
favorite gray cloak, and he sidestepped her advance. He could hear Draco
snicker in the darkness beyond her. She dropped her arms at her sides.

\"What do you want, Winter? I don\'t think I came here for a hug.\"

\"Indeed you didn\'t Harry, but like I said before you really got to relax.\"

\"I\'ll relax when I know what\'s going on!\" Harry was on edge. Ever since she
had whispered in his ear, he could think of nothing else. The games she played
were unbearable. All day long agonising whether or not to go, but in the end his
curiousity got the better of him.

\"Fine, Harry. I take it you want it short and sweet?\" Winter was pulling
Malfoy into the very dim light of the tower, and Harry could see Draco really
didn\'t want to be there. Looking like he would rather be anywhere but here.

Harry nodded at her and said, \"Get it over with then. I just can\'t stand here
all night, it\'s late and I\'m cold. What are you two up to, anyway?\"

Winter took a long breath and began, meeting Harry\'s confused gaze once
again. \"Look Harry, I know you haven\'t known me long, and I\'m quite sure you
and Draco have had your differences.\"

\"Yeah, you could say that.\" Harry flicked his eyes to Malfoys, a small sneer
on his face. Draco ignored it.

\"Well as much as the past hurts, the future holds more pain. For all of us.\"
She looked at Draco with emotion Harry had never seen in her before. \"You
see Harry,Draco and I are together now.\" She wrapped her hand in his.
\"And certain factions are threatening to tear us apart.\"

Harry shrugged. \"Big deal. Good for you! You have a boyfriend, I\'m
touched you picked me to unleash that tremendous secret on. Damn it!
I\'m going back to bed.\"

He turned sharply heading for the door, tugging his cloak on. Pissed off
at their stupid games, even more pissed because it reminded him he had
no significant other. Rumors were beginning to fly about what team he
played for, and they didn\'t mean Quidditch. Almost reaching the door he
felt a light hand on his shoulder that stopped him.

\"NO Harry! It\'s more than that. It\'s Voldemort.\" Desperation in Winters
voice as she spoke the Dark Lords name for the first time. Harry turned
slowly.

\"What do you have to do with him?\"

\"He wants me Harry, wants my power. He\'s making the Death Eaters
watch for me, to keep their eyes and ears open for anything about the
Karhem. They\'re coming for me, maybe not tomorrow, but they have plans
for me.\" She returned to Draco to wrap her arm around his waist. \"And
they\'re coming for Draco too.\"

\"Death Eaters?\" Harry repeated. \"Well, if they\'re involved your standing
next to a Junior member.\"

Winter tightened her grip on Malfoys waist as he growled above her.
\"Watch it, Potter.\"

\"No Harry. Draco saved me from his father. He wants no part of his
fathers hatred, not anymore. Voldemort ordered Lucius to get Draco
to spy on me at Hogwart\'s. He wants to know about others too.\"

\"Like you, Potter.\" Draco\'s voice was even, but still cold. Harry\'s eyes
widened, knowing damn well in some point of time Malfoy had no doubt
told everything he could find out.

\"It dosen\'t matter! All that matters is that we understand each other.\"
She moved right in front of Harry, searching his green eyes. Thinking only
of snakes, their shiny eyes and smooth scales. Willing her voice to do her
bidding. \"Sashe kace.\"

\"HELP YOU?\" Harry\'s voice got loud for a moment. Then realizing where
he was, he brought it back down. \"Help You? Help you do what?\"

\"You have to help me with my Parseltounge. I don\'t know anything about it.
We think it\'s because I\'m a Karhem, but we really don\'t know yet. We have
to make me better than anyone, and then we teach Draco.\"

\"Are you completely insane, VaShawn?! You can\'t teach Parselmouth!\"
Harry was smiling at the insanity of her idea.

\"WHY?\" She stopped him laughing with the tone in her voice. \"Have you
ever tried to teach anyone? Has anyone ever been told you couldn\'t?\"

\"Well no, not exactly.\" Harry shrugged again. He didn\'t really think about
ever trying to teach someone. It had been considered a bad thing only a
few years ago, and he had tried to forget.

\"Help us then, Harry. It can\'t hurt to try.\" Winter let her eyes fall to the
stone floor. \"I understand you know how it is for the Death Eaters to take
away someone you love. Don\'t let them take away someone else\'s too.\"

Harry\'s heart lurched at the thought of Sirius. Falling through time,
unknowing whether it was heaven or hell. Not knowing if he was alive or
dead. All the pain Harry had endured, he wouldn\'t wish on his worst
enemy. Only now his worst enemy, at school at least, *was* before him.
He sighed heavily. Damn his Gryffindor loyalty! Even if it wasn\'t his own
house, he figured it still applied.

\"Alright, but only to see if it can be done. We can use to Room of
Requirement after curfew. It\'ll be easy for all of us. But no one finds out
about me helping you with Parseltounge! It was hard enough to settle the
talk down last time when all this shit got brought up.\"

\"Fair enough, Harry. But you also need to stay silent for us too. No one
can find out we\'re a couple. Ears are everywhere and they\'re always
listening. As far as you know we are just good friends, OK?\"

\"Good friends, yeah.\" He smiled with sarcasm. \"I\'ll do my best, but you
guys have got to try a little too. No one that sees the way you two act
will believe that!\"

\"Just try, Potter.\" Draco again, still trying to keep his temper down
to a dull roar.

\"Will do, Malfoy.\" Speaking through his teeth. He turned as Winter
unlocked the door with her wand. He pulled on his cloak and was gone
down the steps without another word.

Winter turned toward Draco. \"Well my dear, you certainly behaved better
than I expected. Now the question is can you keep it going?\" He kicked
the wall with his shoe and rested his arms on the ledge, dropping his head
heavily on them, and he sighed deeply. She stroked his hair once
again, trying to comfort her internaly conflicted lover.
\"I know baby, I know.\"

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