𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐔𝐏 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋

Chapter 5

"So…" Ron started, unsuccessfully trying to hide his grin from his friend. "How it's going with Malfoy?"

Hermione too looked up from the drink she had ordered to look at Harry, her chestnut eyes sparkling with curiosity. Harry gulped down some of his firewhiskey before answering to Ron's more amused than ever look.

"It's…" Harry tried to say. Stopped. Sighed. "It's a living hell…"

Ron nodded and urged him to go on, whereas Hermione seemed a little disappointed by Harry's statement.

"A living hell…" Harry repeated. "To tell you the absolute truth I don't understand why he asked me for help. Let's face it, he isn't really keen to learn how muggles live and he's eager to leave his house only in case of emergency. Yesterday he almost got arrested for stealing a supermarket!"

Hermione's eyes widened and she looked at Harry, surprised: "But it's been only two days!" she exclaimed. "And he almost got arrested at his first attempt to live as a muggle?"

"Yeah!" Harry exclaimed and Ron laughed loudly and so getting the attention of all the pub's customers. Hermione shot him a look but Ron couldn't help himself. "Anyway…" Harry continued when Ron's laughter subsided into soft hiccups. "Yesterday I had to accompany him to buy new clothes too…"

"Oh, oh!" Ron laughed, his eyes already twinkling in anticipation. "Tell us about it!"

Harry sighed.

"We went in the center of London…" Harry started. "…by subway…" Harry waited as Hermione exclaimed the word to a confused Ron and continued…

"This is the subway!" Harry exclaimed as they stepped onto the escalators. Draco looked down at the moving stairs and looked at Harry a little confused:

"Do muggles have magic too?" Draco asked, eyeing a little mistrustful down at his feet. "How do this things move?"

"By electricity…" Harry said, "…I suppose…" he added after a moment. Draco looked up at him again. "I'll tell you some other time what's that…" Harry answered Draco's silent question. "Watch your step!"

Draco carefully stepped off the escalator and looked at the place around them. Harry muttered something about buying tickets but Draco wasn't really listening to him.

"Oi, Potter…" he said following the raven, "Why did you take me down here? What is it?"

"I told you…" Harry started, calmly, while counting the money he had in his hand. "It's the subway…"

"Well, that wasn't very illuminating, Potter…" Draco said. "What does this 'subway' do, anyway?"

"Takes you around…" Harry said and grabbed Draco by the arm. "This way, come on! I'd rather not lose you!"

"Relax, Potter!" Draco exclaimed, trying to free himself from Harry's grasp. "I'm not going anywhere!"

"Yes, I know. But this place is huge and…" Harry didn't continue. Draco stopped asking questions and studied the place and the people around them. Harry was still holding his arm, but they didn't seem to notice.

"Oh, I get it!" Draco exclaimed as soon as a train passed before them. "It's kind of a train station, only underground…" the blond seemed proud of himself. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? It wasn't that difficult to explain!"

Harry didn't answer him as he was thinking about the best way they should go to arrive to their destination faster. Draco was a little pissed off at Harry ignoring him but whatever he had wanted to say died in his throat as they both stepped into the train. Draco widened his eyes as more people entered after them until they were pushed into a corner. Harry and Draco's faces were inches apart, they could feel each other breaths on their cheeks and Harry's arms were on either side of Draco on the hard surface behind the blond. Draco felt his face burn, even if he didn't understand why, and he couldn't stop thinking he wanted to get out of there. Immediately!