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The poll insisted I should wear my cord blazer today. However, I defy the poll and will wear the new dark blue denim blazer I bought yersterday :D and it was a hard choice for the computer names...I loved Hazel's suggestion of 'Tudor diffuse fuggy', and Marks' Larry Hotter :)), but...the one that earned the biggest snort was
And a while ago
And I cannot think of a title so this is Fluteplayer!Draco (Hey, if it worked for Aspen ;)), NC-17 to be in the safe side, 1731 words. I wrote it straight into Word without writing it on paper first! That's a milestone. I don't know what it quite signifies, but it's a first :D
Unbetad so I apologise for typos and the like :)
Harry took to wandering the school corridors in seventh year – his mind was too full to sleep. Sirius, the prophecy – it was all too much, and he couldn’t shut his thoughts off at night.
He was somewhere up near 6th floor one night in October, in a corridor far from any offices or common rooms, when he heard it – a faint strain of music. It wavered in and out of his hearing, and something about it filled Harry with an indefinable feeling – he had to hear more.
He carefully moved in the direction of the music, and a smile stole over his face as the music grew stronger. It gave him a feeling of warmth and peace that he hadn’t felt in...months.
He followed the sound to a small, dark door hidden in an alcove – a thin chink of light showed where the door was left ajar, and Harry couldn’t resist putting an eye to the opening – and what he saw made his jaw drop in surprise.
The image was bizarrely incongruous – Draco Malfoy, who he’d come to associate with much of the bad stuff in his life – hate and anger and frustration – was sitting on a stool in the centre of the room, half in Harry’s line of vision, playing an ornate silver flute.
The gorgeous melody flowed softly from it, and Draco’s eyes were closed in blissful concentration as he played. His fingers moved swiftly and surely over the instrument, hair almost silver in the dim candlelight that filled the room, and Harry was enthralled.
He watched for what seemed like hours, becoming more and more sleepy and peaceful until he was so tired he could barely hold his eyes open – and he wandered back to Gryffindor tower as the first streaks of dawn silvered the horizon and he slept, slept properly for the first time in weeks.
He watched Malfoy the next morning at breakfast as discreetly as he could. He’d been surprisingly quiet this year, not insulting Harry or his friends – or indeed talking to anyone. He simply melted into corners, and Harry wondered just how much his father being in Azkaban had affected him. Harry was confused – he didn’t like the bastard, and he wasn’t going to forget in a hurry just how he’d been for the past 5 years – but there was something about that image of Draco playing the flute, face softened of its familiar malicious expression, the soft silver blond glow of his hair, that stayed with Harry and niggled at him, like a loose tooth.
And that night, Harry knew he’d go looking for Draco again, even as he tossed and turned and tried to sleep –he gave in eventually and headed for the room, the sound of the flute melody as he approached soothing a headache he didn’t even know he had.
It was a different tune that night, more melancholy than the peaceful one of the night before, and some unnamed emotion tightened in Harry’s throat.
He looked in again through the gap and watched as Draco played again, entranced by the play of light on his hair and sparking off the flute, until suddenly Draco stopped and with a sigh bowed his head. Before Harry knew what he was doing, he’d pulled off his cloak, pushed open the door and walked into the room, saying hastily, “no, don’t stop, it was lovely...please...”
He trailed off as Draco’s head shot up, expression shuttering instantly. He looked at Harry blankly, then twisted his mouth into a sneer. “What are you doing here, Potter? Piss the fuck off.”
“No – I’m sorry, I just...keep playing. Please, it was lovely. It...calms me.”
Draco looked as if he were about to retort with some spiteful comment, then thought the better of it. He looked at Harry inscrutably, then slowly raised the flute again, not taking his eyes off Harry. They then fluttered closed as he began to play, lips pursing and the music playing again and Harry smiled in contentment.
At first he was happy to sit on another stool and watch, watch the play of concentration and emotion over Draco’s surprisingly expressive face, let the haunting melody relax him – but soon it didn’t seem enough. He watched the delicate dance of Draco’s long fingers over the shining silver flute, and the swing of his hair over his face, and the movement of his mouth as he played, and a strange nervous energy filled him.
Draco must have noticed Harry’s change in mood, as he opened his eyes and looked at Harry again. There was a subtle change in atmosphere and suddenly Harry’s heart beat in excitement, and it didn’t matter that it was Draco Malfoy, rival and enemy, looking at him, it just mattered that his lips were pink and eyes dark with promise, grey staring into green, and all the time the melody played and played until Harry didn’t know if he was dreaming or awake.
Harry couldn’t help himself as he watched, as if in a trance, his hand reach out and stroke softly down the side of Draco’s face.
The music faltered as Draco drew in a shuddering gasp, and suddenly they were both leaning forward until their lips touched softly.
There was a infinitesimal, terrifying pause, then suddenly Draco dropped the flute with a clatter and brought his hands up to grab the back of Harry’s head and press their mouths closer together.
Harry kept himself from whimpering with a superhuman effort as Draco’s tongue pushed into his mouth, and he responded enthusiastically, sliding his own tongue against Draco’s...but the silence suddenly seemed deafening and everything suddenly seemed wrong – the voice that had been trying to tell him this is Malfoy! Your enemy! A *boy!* was screaming louder and louder at him, and he pulled back in a panic.
Malfoy looked at him, slight frown easing as he realised what was wrong – he pulled out his wand from his robe pocket and murmured softly ‘Musicalis.’
The soft flute melody that had been playing earlier filled the air again, and the same strange exciting atmosphere came back.
Harry’s worries fell away as the music became louder, and, as before, it didn’t matter that it was Malfoy anymore – he wanted this, and it felt good, so he kissed Draco again, soft then hard. Draco made a small noise, and Harry wanted more – more warmth, more skin, more closeness – and he moved closer, legs straddling Draco’s waist so he was on Draco’s lap, sliding his hands slowly up under Draco’s crisp tailored white shirt. Goosebumps shivered over Draco’s skin at the touch, and he made a louder noise, groaning into Harry’s mouth and ravishing it further with his enthusiastic tongue, their mouths opening and closing hungrily against each other. Draco’s hips bucked up into Harry’s and Harry’s eyes rolled back at the friction.
He drew back and, with a flurry of activity, pulled Draco’s shirt off over his head, then leant down to lick at the pale skin – it was warm and slightly salty under his tongue. Draco gasped as Harry mouthed, licked and then bit lightly at the tightened nipples, and tangled his fingers in Harry’s hair, pulling him up to assault his mouth again.
Their hips bucked and rubbed together in a dizzying rhythm, and Harry had to break away with a moan and rest his head on Draco’s shoulder. Draco turned his head and lightly nipped at Harry’s earlobe, and Harry closed his eyes tightly and shivered as the sensations overwhelmed him.
Somewhere in the back of his mind he noticed that the music had gone from the haunting and vaguely melancholy tune that had originally been playing to a stirring and passionate one, and it fortified the arousal flooding his body until he couldn’t stop himself from sliding off Draco’s lap, kneeling on the floor and unbuckling Draco’s belt.
He took Draco into his mouth tentatively – he didn’t know exactly what to do, all he knew was that he wanted to make Draco feel as good as he did – and judging by the noises Draco was making as Harry sucked – hesitantly at first, then more confidently – it was working just fine. He ran his tongue up and down Draco’s length, savouring the bitter salty taste that wasn’t entirely pleasant but was wholly erotic.
The groans and whimpers of need Draco was making, combined with the music that was only getting louder – Harry could swear he could hear other instruments than the flute playing – made the most amazing sound Harry had ever heard.
Draco made an urgent noise in his throat and pulled Harry back up before Harry was faced with a mouthful of come, so they were face to face again. They kissed harshly again, Harry sharing the sharp musky tang with Draco, who moved his hands to Harry’s arse and pulled Harry hard against him. Their hips rolled together and Harry pulled desperately at his own pyjama bottoms with a gasp until bare skin was against skin, their erections sliding against each other with an erotic intensity of feeling that was almost painful.
Harry didn’t even attempt to hold back his groans as they moved together more and more desperately – Draco’s own moans were getting louder and louder as the rhythm was lost in haphazard movement as they writhed against each other until, with a white-hot burst of light behind his eyelids, Harry came, wet warmth spreading into his hastily pulled aside clothes. Draco was still tense and shuddering so, still riding out the aftershocks, Harry moved his hand down between them and gripped Draco’s hardness – one quick stroke and Draco was spilling into Harry’s hand with a grunt as the music around them rose to a crescendo that ended with a crash of cymbals...then fading back to the soft flute melody as Harry and Draco collapsed, trembling, against each other.
They slowly cleaned themselves up, not speaking; until Draco burst out, - “Pot...Harry...”
“Shush,” said Harry softly, “don’t make this into anything it doesn’t need to be. I wanted it – you wanted it – isn’t that enough?”
Draco looked at him with an almost sad expression on his face. “Okay. But...will we...is this going to happen again?”
Harry smiled. “I don’t know...I’ll just have to listen out for you, one of these nights.”
(A/N: the ‘musicalis’ spell gacked from LUW with much love. I hope that’s OK.)
Please review review revieeeewww :DD thanks!
chipper
2004-04-06 11:11 am (UTC)
Excellent form and stuff!
I love the magic and the music and the dreaminess!
2004-04-06 12:16 pm (UTC)
2004-04-06 12:08 pm (UTC)
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2004-04-06 12:18 pm (UTC)
You have inspired me to write smut, you wench :D Or rather, put me in the mood hahaha.
2004-04-06 12:54 pm (UTC)
And I think you should name it Professor Larry Hotter. :D
2004-04-06 05:21 pm (UTC)
2004-04-06 03:36 pm (UTC)
Guh.
Will you marry me now?
Seriously, it was beautiful. I felt every bit of it, and the music...I heard it. *needs to knock off the band geek act* Harry watching, and Draco playing, and then the spell, and oooh...it's lovely.
My only complaint: ...then suddenly Draco dropped the flute with a clatter... I cringed. Really, I whimpered and mourned the loss of the flute, until I realised there was smut and forgot about the silly instrument.
But really, I love you, and I love this. Yay, first submission! *cuddles* Thank you, lovely!
2004-04-06 05:23 pm (UTC)
And I do apologise about the flute :) I am not a musician and O do not fully appreciate that kind of thing. But, if it helps, it was clearly a top quality Malfoy flute with the best of protection charms on it and was completely undamaged :))
2004-04-06 05:27 pm (UTC)
And it's alright. *pets the Malfoy flute that didn't die* See, I am the dorky musician who's way too overprotective of her baby. And when he dropped it...I remembered my first concert, where I did the same thing...
But thank you! It's lovely! I love it! And you! Whaa!!
2004-04-06 04:06 pm (UTC)
Dear god there is nothing better than that combination.
I, too, went, "Aah! The flute! Oh...wait...sex. Besides, he can repair the flute. Seeeeex. *gawp*"
Seriously. Love love love it.
2004-04-06 05:32 pm (UTC)
2004-04-06 08:07 pm (UTC)
Guh...
Excuse me, I have to go wipe myself off of the floor. I seem to have turned into a puddle of goo.
THAT WAS GREAT!!! :D
2004-04-06 08:25 pm (UTC)
2004-04-06 09:47 pm (UTC)
and all the time the melody played and played until Harry didn’t know if he was dreaming or awake.
that line is geeeeorgeous. and of course, the hot!boysex. yay! very very nice little ficcy, even if it is fluteplayer!draco. :))))
2004-04-07 08:55 am (UTC)
2004-04-06 10:25 pm (UTC)
Hahaha, you picked The Professor! That's so exciting. It's what I would name mine if I could ever get past calling it "bloody stubborn comp," which I won't. B-)
2004-04-07 08:58 am (UTC)
Wah
2004-04-07 01:30 am (UTC)
I just came back home from 5 hours of regular Music class + Jazz Band + Wind-Ensemble and here it is, this, this piece of musical slash!!! Gosh I love you!!!!!
Thank you so so so so much for your great work.
I hope you don't mind if I rec it. ^w^
Btw, I play flute in Wind-Ensem too!! Draco you're the bestest! *cheeky smile*
Re: Wah
2004-04-07 08:59 am (UTC)
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2004-05-30 09:33 pm (UTC)
Disillusionment in HP fandom? I hear that! People aren't very nice when they ask you to continue a fic. I've noticed a trend; people who read and don't write are generally rude and can't understand why you don't update daily and people who write as well are understanding. Sorry, went on my own ramble there! (fucking LTY... *grumbles*)
Anyway, that was so wonderful! A job well done. That sounded patronising and it really wasn't meant to. Sorry. But it was an excellent fic.
xx
2004-05-31 01:34 pm (UTC)
and I know what you mean about writers vs. non writers in reviewing - ever since I started writing my own fics I've been so much more aware of what *not* to say in reviews that might be kind of annoying :)
2004-06-12 06:39 am (UTC)
*bows down to grovel at your feet but gets distracted by the
fucfic.2004-06-12 11:11 am (UTC)
2004-06-12 04:29 pm (UTC)
Do you mind if I friend? I've seen you around, and you do seem incredibly nice. Found this via
2004-06-12 04:37 pm (UTC)
2006-12-11 02:43 am (UTC)
And also "my two cents" in English - while you may not be wondering, two years after you wrote this post - is "my two penn'orth" ... fell into disuse after the change from old currency (pounds, shillings and pence) as two pennies' worth became worth so much less.
/ramdom 0243am waffling
Did I say nice fic? I meant to ;)