Notes

Disclaimer: I don’t own Harry Potter.


Previously:

Below the earth you find us there
In dark and damp we sit
You fill us up only to empty us
When our stomachs tow the line

There you go I know you’ll figure it out. If you find yourself loosing faith just remember your coming closer to my lair.’

Dear Merlin was all Harry could think.

Thinking and doing.


He was screwed. That was all Harry could think at the time. The reason for him being screwed was that he couldn’t even begin to think where to start with his clue, he had a project to do with Malfoy and his emotions about the blonde were a bit fuzzy.

But Harry resolved he couldn’t think about that now no matter how much he wanted to decipher his clue. Sighing Harry pulled out his school books and started to do his homework.

By the time he had finished it all he didn’t have time for his clue as it was time for dinner and Ron was all but pulling him out of the room. Harry’s evening didn’t get any better as halfway through his meal Malfoy made a gesture to him telling him that it was time to work. Looking longingly at his food Harry made to follow Malfoy when he was stopped.

“Harry mate what are you doing? Aren’t you going to finish eating?” Ron asked through a mouthful of food.

“No I have to get to the library or Malfoy will freak.” Harry replied.

“Since when did you care about what Malfoy did?” Hermione asked getting suspicious.

“Since he’s the smart one.” Harry said before walking off.

“What took you so long?” Malfoy demanded in a hushed voice as soon as Harry was at the table.

“I’m here aren’t I?” Harry let out rather exasperated. It wasn’t like Malfoy would accept any reason given to him so why try?

Malfoy looked slightly taken aback by the comeback as it was clearly not what he expected. But he seemed to recover quickly and merely pointed Harry in the direction of where he thought they would find books they could use.


Harry yawned as he stretched. They had been searching for hours and had found only a few paragraphs on their potion.

“All the information is probably in the restricted section.” Malfoy said as he closed another book.

“You think?” Harry asked all sarcasim. “I mean it only took you what three hours to figure that out.”

“Oh please Potter like you had known that all along.” Malfoy sneered.

Harry didn’t know what to say to that. He should have known that they wouldn’t find much on an illegal love potion in the main part of the library but he hadn’t really thought about it.

“Well I thought you were supposed to be the great researcher.” Harry said.

“I never said that.” Malfoy replied.

“You implied it.” Was Harry’s come back. “I guess we’ll have to ask Professor Lupin for a permission form for the restricted section.”

“Yes we will.” Malfoy said as he started to pack his belongings.

“Where are you going?” Harry asked once he noticed this.

“To bed Potter. You know the place where you go to sleep when you’re tired.” Malfoy sneered.

“I knew that!” Harry cried out indignantly. That was when Madame Pince came and shooed them out.

“That was smart Potter.” Malfoy said once they were down the corridor. Harry just gave a noncommittal groan. Malfoy seemed set to say something more but stopped when he noticed that they had continued walking and were now in a disused part of the castle.

“Where are we?” He asked in a bit of wonder as he looked around the unfamiliar corridor.

“In Hogwarts.” Harry said also looking around.

“I know that Potter.”

“Then why did you ask?”

“You’re insufferable.” Malfoy sighed.

“That’s why you like me.” Harry said before he could stop himself. Realising what he had just said Harry clamped his hands to his mouth. Great, he thought, not only are my feelings muddled but now my mouth doesn’t want to co-operate.

“What makes you think I like you Potter?” Malfoy asked in a voice as cold as ice.

“Could be the fact that you kissed me.” Harry stated while screaming in his mind to keep quiet.

“Temporary insanity.” Malfoy stated. “I would never do something like that were I in my right mind.”

“Yeah and I’m the queen of England.” Harry muttered.

“Nice to meet you your majesty.” Malfoy said with a bow.

“Oh piss off.” Harry fumed and started to walk away in hopes of finding a way to a place he recognised.

While fuming Harry didn’t notice that the other young man was following him. Harry finally sighed as he continued walking he might as well try getting through his clue now that he had the time.

“What did it say again?” He asked himself. Thinking a bit harder trying to remember the clue Harry didn’t notice that the person following him had a small smile on his face. It finally came to him.

‘Below the earth you find us there’ Alright that was rather easy the place was underground. So it had to be the dungeons. Smiling Harry carried on not feeling the eyes that were focused on his arse.

‘In dark and damp we sit’ So it was a part of the dungeon that was dark and damp. Geez that could be any part of the dungeons.

‘You fill us up only to empty us’ Alright well that means that it’s something you use in the dungeon that you fill. Now what could that be. Dungeons and filling. Potions! That’s the only thing that happens in the dungeons. So it is probably in the potions class but where?

‘When our stomachs tow the line’ This sucks. How was that supposed to help? Alright Harry thought the last two lines must be taken together.

‘You fill us up only to empty us
When our stomachs tow the line’ Okay then. You empty them if the stuff in it is good. And this happens in the dungeons most likely in the potions class.

Harry groaned and hit his head. It was really rather easy when you thought about it. The next clue was in a cauldron in the potions class.

“I think I’m getting better at this.” Harry said out loud rather proud of himself.

“Better at what Potter? Getting lost?” Harry jumped completely forgetting that Malfoy had been with him.

“You’ve been following me?” Harry asked. He was sure that the other would have tried to find a way out that wasn’t the same as him.

“What else would I be doing?” Malfoy drawled.

“Taking advantage of helpless teens.” Harry said.

“And when did I do this?” Malfoy asked raising an eyebrow.

“When you kissed me.” Harry said trying not to get too angry.

“I thought we wrote that off to insanity.” Malfoy said.

“Insanity.” Harry repeated. Malfoy nodded. “Is that so. What if I did this?”

Ohh what’s Harry going to do?
Tell me what you think.
Jinx.