-PANDORA-

And our Pandora finds herself in a situation I'm sure any girl would kill for... but you have to read on to find out :)
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As he walked her to the tower he realized he had successfully killed his chances of asking her out completely. He cut his losses and decided to take it slow. "Pandora, would you like to come to the first Hogsmeade weekend with me?" Her face lit up but then fell slightly “Oh Draco...I already promised Harry I would go with him..would you like to come with us?" she said brightly. He thought about it for a second. Did he REALLY want to chaperone? YES but it would probably cause a scandal.

"Oh well I don’t know, I'll get back to you about that ok?" he said with a distressed tone. "Ok" she chirped. His thoughts bypassed not seeing her tonight with the realization he could see her anytime he really wanted to for the rest of the semester, starting tomorrow. He could barely keep the smile from his face or the bounce from his step. He swung their joined hands between them with a giddy expression on his face, “Pandora I have to admit, I’m excited about tomorrow. I know I make you mad at me sometimes, but I can’t wait to be around you more. Will you sit with me in classes tomorrow?" he gushed at her. She saw his expectant look and felt she couldn’t possibly say no. "Yes, I promise too" she said with a giggle.

By weeks end he realized how brilliant Dumbledore really was…he could almost admire him, almost.

He walked with her up to the towers, holding her hand and occasionally bringing her hand to his mouth to feather little kisses on it. He looked forward to his customary peck on the cheek, and considered it a personal victory she started requesting that he kiss her just on the corner of her mouth. Even his accidents seemed to win her over he mused.

He studied her slyly as they walked and he kissed her hand again “what’s your favorite flower?” he blurted out. Gods this girl made him act like a sentimental fool he thought. “Gorgonians” she said simply.

He gave her an incredulous look “where do you find… those kinds of flowers anyway?” he said, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible. She blushed profusely “Oh well… umm in the ocean” she stammered. She felt like she was giving him some great hint of what she truly was.

He knew he would have a hell of a time trying to snag some exotic plant like that out of thin air, but was already formulating a plan, including one of his father’s house elves, an aquarium, and either bribery or breaking and entering.

He gave a heavy sigh as they stopped on the staircase to her dorm, "I’m going to ask you something tomorrow morning… and I need you to think about me tonight… sort out all your feelings... and you'll be ready for what I ask you tomorrow, will you do that for me?”. She gave him a curious glance "all right... I will think about you tonight” she said as she kissed his cheek. He quickly pecked the corner of her mouth and then stole another lip lock from her before she could protest. He released her and quickly whispered “night love” as he bolted back down the stairs to the dungeons.

“Where the hell am I going to find Gorgons, or Gorgonians or whatever the hell they were called!?” he exclaimed to the Slytherin hallways. He didn’t care how, but he knew he had to get them for her.

She was almost up the staircase when she heard Harry calling after her in the common room. She had completely forgotten Harry had told her he would take her flying tonight.

"Ready to go Pandora?” he asked eagerly. He was still in his quidditch gear from practice, broom in hand and a silly grin spread across his face. She slowly trudged back down the stairs “yes, I’m ready to go” she said with resignation in her voice.

When they made it out of the castle the sky was a vanilla sky, with dazzling peach and pink, violet and indigo clouds streaked across the sky. She felt less tired already as the cool air rushed through her hair. “Oh look at the sky Harry! It’s so beautiful!” she said breathlessly.

Harry’s eyes were on her curvy form “VERY beautiful indeed” he muttered. She looked back at him staring at her. "Up! Harry, look up at the sky" she said excitedly. He gazed uninterestedly up at the sky “good time for flying, lets go” he said as he gripped his broom.

He couldn’t control his nerves around her. She was stunning and when she walked so close to him it made his pulse race. "I’ve waited all week to get you on my broom you know" he stammered out. She gave him a dazzling smile "I hear you were the youngest Seeker in a century! That’s wonderful Harry" she said combining Hermione's chattering and Draco's intense quidditch speeches he tried to give her.

"yeah well.. hop on" he said as he lowered the broom for her. She discreetly got onto the broom as Harry’s eyes searched the hem of her skirt. He had felt guilty about stealing all her knickers but was dying for a shot at her, to even the playing field against Malfoy.

He didn’t get a peak to his dismay and settled onto the broom behind her. He grabbed her around the middle and scooted closer to her. She clenched her thighs onto the broom exactly like Draco had taught her and she realized she was again not wearing any knickers "Not again" she groaned aloud. "What’s that?" Harry asked into her ear. "Oh nothing” she chirped as she blushed furiously.

Harry bulleted off the ground and her hair went flying. Harry caught a mouth full of it and started to choke until she pulled it up in a large silk ribbon Draco had given her during a potions lesson when her hair was making her hot. The ribbon was emerald green and she loved to play with it, run it through her hands, pretending it was actually Draco’s silken strands. She kept it tucked in her jacket, close to her heart.

It kept her wild ruby tresses from suffocating Harry enough for him to hold onto her tighter when he went into a spin. She shrieked with delight as they spun sideways through the air.

"Higher Harry!" she squeaked as she felt him grip her thighs in between his. He gradually took her higher and higher till they saw the sun peak behind the fluffy peachy clouds. They glided through the clouds and she looked over Hogwarts. He was giving her the tour Draco couldn’t she thought sadly.

He would whisper little things into her ear like "you smell like heaven" or "your skin is so soft Pandora" she would giggle and rest her hands over his as he guided the broom. He became more brazen and let his hands tentatively roam her body, when he snaked a finger under her skirt he instantly got hard.

She stiffened when he edged too far up her skirt so he backed off. He wanted to impress her, so he took them into a nose dive, heading straight for the lake and he flew within inches of the surface of the water She suddenly felt more melancholy than she ever had as she stared back at the mirrored surface of the lake.

She was at Hogwarts, riding a broom with the famous Harry Potter no less.. she had her uncle and friends, she felt protected and desired by Draco. She looked into the mirrored surface of the water and a tear streaked down her face. She missed her mother and father terribly. She remembered when her mum and dad would take her on the land and they would build sand castles together.

She loved the feel of sand in her toes. She thought of her mom, trapped back in the underwater kingdom of her tribe. Her mother would be so happy for her, to know she was making friends and her uncle was so proud, and how much he sounded like her father...she remembered her mother telling her before she left to not hate her tribe and to never let hate jade her and to always stay the same loving and trusting Pandora she always was.

Pandora was ashamed that she harbored feelings of hate towards her betrothed, he had been cruel and proud and made her feel ugly, like a thing that had no value other than to bear his children, that would be royal half breeds to be shunned and kept hidden away to keep their royal blood line from dying out. She didn’t want that for her children, her mother didn’t want that. That was shy she was here with Harry's arms around her, her uncle watching over her and though she was not aware of it, the love of one Draco Malfoy.

She felt desperately home sick, mostly for her mother. The world of wizards was exciting and challenging enough for her. But she missed her mothers ruby red hair and the way she would wrap her in her arms and rock her to sleep. She missed the way she felt so secure in her own shell bed, but most of all she missed her father.

Ambrose had died only a year ago and she wept bitterly, having no other place to go than back to the royal castle. She gazed at the water and let her hand skim the cool water. Harry watched her face in the reflection of the water. She had looked so sad it made his heart ache.

He took her higher and flew her all around Hogwarts till the sky turned a dark glowing blue, that signified the dark blanket of night would soon be upon them. He was taking them back to the pitch to put his broom away, but not before he got at least one kiss from her he decided.

They landed safely back to the ground and Harry held her to him. She had hugged onto him abruptly as soon as they landed. He did not see the tears brimming in her eyes. He released the hug and she still clung to him, he tilted her head up and he brought his lips to hers and gently brushed them against her lips before claiming her mouth entirely.

He felt electricity shoot through his veins as he cupped her face in his and deepened the kiss. He sought entrance to her mouth but she denied it. His hands explored her body and dipping under her skirt he snaked his index finger into her folds abruptly.

She shuddered, he thought in pleasure but his heart sank when he heard her sob into his mouth. "Harry, don't" she pleaded in a tiny voice. He quickly tore his hands from her as she gripped him into another hug.

"What’s the matter Pandora?" he asked into her hair. “I miss my parents and my home Harry, I’m so home sick it hurts". He knew the pain of missing your parents
and his only wish was to have a family of his own someday.

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"It's all right Pandora, you'll see them again soon I’m sure of it" he soothed. “I-I can't though" she sobbed. "can you tell me why?" he asked quietly. She seemed to be mulling over if she should reveal more to him. “My fathers dead...and I can’t see my mother… I’m not sure for how long" she explained.

"Pandora I’m so sorry, my parents died when I was a baby…but I can tell you they never really leave you".

She thought maybe it was Harry's sadness that brought out her own, that mutual pain that comes from losing a loved one recognizing it another. "I am sorry to hear that Harry, I just miss them so much sometimes I can’t bare it, you know?" she said as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

Harry smiled sadly down at her “believe me I know”. She felt oddly comforted in the fact that Harry could understand her pain, she wondered how he had coped with his loss all these years. “Your so brave Harry…how do you stay so strong?”. He gently wiped the tears from her cheeks with his thumb “I can count on my friends to get me through, I’m nothing without them” he said sagely. She gave him a sweet smile and gave him a quick peck on his cheek “Thank you for getting me through Harry”.

He felt the warmth in her kiss and he slyly sucked her juices off his index finger. She did feel a little excited at the sight of his soft lips sucking in her juices, but didn’t feel the raw heat and desire as she did when Draco merely winked at her. “how curious these wizards are” she thought to herself as Harry offered his arm to her. She hooked her arm in his as they made their way into the castle.

She seemed to be feeling a lot better than she was and he decided to press his luck “Pandora, I really love being friends with you and all…but I’m sure you’ve figured out by now that I would like to be more”. “more than friends?” she asked innocently. He was losing his nerve the longer he fumbled about “I mean… nothing serious or anything, I want you to myself more, when we can be alone, kinda like tonight”.

“I could see other wizards alone too?” she asked curiously. “well, umm I suppose we could see other people at first… if you really wanted to” he said uncomfortably. “I really want to see Draco alone too” she stated eagerly. He sighed heavily “I’ll never understand how you can stand the git…you can see him if you have to… but I”ll tell you what, give me the chance and I promise you I’ll treat you better than he can” he said with a mischievous gleam in his eye.

“it’s not about that Harry, I like spending time with both of you” he cut her off with the brush of his fingers against her lips “I’ll prove a Gryffindor makes a better boyfriend than a Slytherin any day… here, I want to give you something, to show that we are together”. He tore the Gryffindor Quidditch pin from his robes and put it on her jacket. “promise me you’ll wear it?” he asked eagerly.

Pandora knew in her world she was an outcast, all her friends and other normal mer-folk didn’t have nipples or hands with no webbing, and they all had small gills behind their very small ears, while she had no gills and human sized ears. She had never been desired by any of the males around her and was often reminded just how different and strange she looked to the rest.

She was attracted to Harry, as she was Draco, and as non royal mermaids did not mate for life, it was customary to have more than one lover in her world. She was giddy with the prospect of two, devastatingly handsome wizards to be her lovers, she would feel like a normal mermaid… and most of all she would feel wanted.

She nodded shyly “thank you Harry…I’ll wear it”. Harry quickly stole an awkward kiss from her. “you taste so good I could just eat you” he confessed. She giggled and ascended the stairs to her dorm. He gave her ass a little slap as she walked up the stairs “goodnight Pandora… sweet dreams”. “Night Night Harry” she called from the stairs.