I reach but I only feel air at night

Harry trudged back to the school slowly. Lunch was nearly over and for the second time today he’d missed out on the opportunity to eat. The reason for this was because after saving Snape he’d had to have another couple of fags just to calm down.

Fortunately for the teacher of his next class he hadn’t had the foresight to pocket the little bottle of fire whiskey before leaving the dorm this morning or who knew what state he’d be in now.

That little shit! Who knew Snape had been born with inbuilt freak streak? Until this experience Harry had hoped that Snape had just grown into his nasty personality but apparently he’d been hoping for to much. Snape had obviously NEVER been a nice guy.

Well that was the last time Harry stuck his neck out for him that was for certain. To think he’d gone and pissed off Narcissa for that bastard! Not that he cared whether Lucius married Narcissa or not but honestly…listening to her whine for the rest of the day wasn’t his idea of fun.

Sighing Harry trudged up the steps of the school, cringing as the tantalising smell of food flooded his nostrils. Perhaps there was time for just a quick-

“You…are an idiot.”

Harry’s gaze darted up to the tall figure lounging against the stone pillar of the doorway. His eyes slowly ran down Brian’s body as he inhaled to keep from saying something foolish because every time he looked at Brian he couldn’t help but see him naked. In an attempt to sound suave he smirked and said, “and you are delectable.”

“If you’d wanted a fuck you should have taken the chance with Snape earlier.” the other boys eyes narrowed, “what the hell are you playing at Lucius? For God’s sake, you know how important it is to keep Narcissa sweet-”

“Oh button it Brian,” Harry rolled his eyes wearily and walked passed the other boy, “If I’d wanted a conscience I would have brought my mother to school… Then again,” he said, thinking of the kind of woman Lucius’s mother was likely to be, “maybe I wouldn’t”

Roughly his arm was caught and he was yanked around to face Brain’s suddenly very intent expression, “Lucius-” he said desperately as his liquid brown eyes melted into Harry.

“Lucius darling! There you are!” Narcissa snapped, for once the syrupy tone was absent from her voice. “If you think you can just-”

Harry flicked Brian’s pleading expression one more glance and shook his hand off before swinging round and scooping Narcissa into his arms.

“Darling forgive me, this was supposed to be such a romantic occasion and unfortunately,” he let his tone harden as he flicked another glance at Brian, “it is now a shambles of the vision I conceived last night.”

Narcissa suddenly wide eyed, breathless and somewhat confused, gaped up at him, “romantic occasion?” She whimpered gazing imploringly from Brian to Lucius.

Harry inwardly steeled himself and then nuzzled his face into her neck, chocking back a gag at the smell of her. “yes darling, I was planning a little romance for tonight but unfortunately…” again he lifted his head and flicked another glance at Brian, “a wrinkle in the plan needed my immediate attention this lunch time.”

Narcissa’s chest heaved as she seemed to battle a wealth of happy emotion and her eyes shone her pleasure up into his as she nervously patted her hair. “Well in that case you’re forgiven. Did you manage to sort it out?”

“Of course I did sweetheart.” He muttered softly, stroking a possessive hand down her back. “But you’ll just have to wait until this evening to enjoy my expert salvaging skills.” He ended the sentence with a tweak to her bum.

Narcissa giggled, flipping her hair and simpering sickly at him, “What time do you want me?”

“7.00. Don’t be late, I’ll meet you here.”

Narcissa bit her lip coyly as she stepped away from him and began walking backwards out of the door to her Herbology lesson, blowing extravagant kisses as she did. “I’ll see you then darling, I just can’t wait!” and with that she turned and ran to join her group of friends who proceeded to giggle and gasp in high pitched delight at her news.

Harry mentally wiped the sweat from his brow and turned to Brian, “See? Told you I didn’t need a mother.”

For a moment a strange look crossed Brian’s gaze but in a flash it was gone. “So what’s this romantic evening you’ve been planning all about then?” He said falling into step beside Harry as they made their way down to the dungeons for potions. “and will you have enough time to actually pull it off?”

“Oh I think so,” Harry smiled, grabbing Brian’s arm and looping it through his own, “with a little help from a friend.”

***

Harry pulled a silver backed brush through his sickeningly long hair and glanced over at Brian. He’d been a little quieter than the previous couple of days but Harry wasn’t sure if that meant there was anything wrong.

To be frank he didn’t think Brian would tell him if there was and anyway, Harry had quite enough on his plate without worrying about a boy he barely knew…and yet had slept with.

That was just one of the things Harry was trying to adjust to, the fact that he was no longer a virgin and the fact that in a few hours time he may have to do something he’d never thought he’d find himself doing…sleeping with a girl.

He cringed inwardly and threw his brush on the bed before flopping back and grabbing a cigarette.

Once again he found his eyes wandering across the room to where Brian reposed on his bed with a magazine and his own cigarette.

“Brian?”

“Hmm?” Brian answered, lazily flipping a page and scrutinising something on it.

“You reckon I’ll have to sleep with her?”

Brian frowned at the thing on the page and turned it before looking up at Harry, “What was that?”

“I said you reckon I’ll have to…you know sleep with Narcissa?”

Brian threw the magazine to the end of the bed and wriggled his way down into a more comfortable position. It was only then that Harry saw the title of the magazine, Wands Out. The cover showed a very handsome, very naked wizard with something long, thick and definitely NOT his wand in his hand.

“Wouldn’t doubt it mate, the way you’re romancing her I wouldn’t be surprised if you had to actually sleep with her as well.”

Harry swallowed hard and then jack knifed up and rooted in his trunk for his fire whiskey, “Oh God I don’t think I can.”

“You have to, you’ve done it millions of times before, just get in there and think of ass.”

Harry took a couple of deep breaths and then downed a couple of swigs of whiskey, grimacing as it burned down his throat. “Okay, okay I’ll have to do it but I’m making up an excuse if she asks me back to her Dormitory. “

“Kay,” Brian shrugged and flung an arm up over his head, “I shouldn’t think she’d really expect you too this close to the beginning of term anyway.”

Harry took another big gulp of fire whiskey and shuddered, “Eugh!!! Why would she want me to fall asleep with her anyway.”

Brian flicked a glance at Harry and then rose to his feet and came over to his bed. “Hey,” he said softly, removing the bottle, “It wouldn’t do to take her for your romantic soirée pissed would it?”

Harry tried to snatch the bottle back and then gave up and buried his face in his hands, “I really don’t want to do this.”

“No, but you will do it because you have to and if you do have to sleep with her then I promise you can come back and I’ll wash her off of you myself.” Brian winked and bent to kiss Harry lingeringly before taking a swig from the bottle.

“Would you two lovebirds shut up!” Snape’s head appeared from between the hangings of his bed flushed and angry, “If you carry on I will tell the damned girl myself!”

Brian flushed a dark angry red in response, “You dare!” He began in a guttural snarl.

“Hey Brian, is this cunt upsetting you again?” Three boys Harry recognised from Lucius’s group of friends came through the door.

“Two bloody right he is!”

Harry watched the dawning fear glow in Snape’s eyes at the sight of all Lucius’s friends looking at him so threateningly and nearly intervened. But then he remembered Snape didn’t expect him to anyway and that he wouldn’t get any thanks for it.

So quietly he left the situation and went up to meet Narcissa.