Uncomfortable Truths

Chapter One Hundred - Studying

Harry is leaning against Draco, sitting on the floor of their suite. Hermione, Ron, Ernie, Pansy, Daphne, Greg, Seamus, Dean, Theo and Blaise are all sitting around the Trivial Pursuit game Kyle gifted Hermione. Pansy brought wine, and they are halfway through their second time playing.

N.E.W.T.'s studying is much more enjoyable when played as a game. Theo and Blaise won the first game. Hermione is determined to win the second. Harry is concentrating more on the feel of Draco's hands on his stomach, than he's worrying about the four active ingredients in the skele-grow potion. He doesn't need to worry, Draco is the potion expert. He's in charge of the D.A.D.A. questions. Although, Draco could probably answer them just as well. He's enjoying the whispered answers Draco gives him on other people's turns.

He can't wait until his friends leave and Draco can keep whispering in his ear. He can keep touching his stomach, or maybe he can do the touching. Yeah, that's a much better idea. He could have him lay down on their bed and he could touch...

"Harry!" Daphne laughs, "It's your turn to read a question."

"Ah... sorry... who am I reading to?"

"Honestly Harry." Hermione huffs, "It's not even that late."

"Finnigan, Potter." Draco smiles, kissing him behind the ear.

"Ok, yeah, sorry Shay..." Harry reads the card, "How many stars make up the constellation Pegasus?"

"The Gryffindors always get the easy questions." Blaise huffs.

"Says the man who won the last game." Ron throws a pretzel at him.

Seamus leans against Dean, "Is it 20?" Dean shrugs. "18?" Seamus sighs, "I feel like it's an even number. Um, let's go with 20 stars make up Pegasus."

"Correct." Harry puts the card at the end of the box.

"Yes!" Seamus beams, rolling the die again, moving his piece five spaces, "Green, Herbology."

Draco reads the next question, "What family of flowers does asphodel belong to?"

"Lilies, that's easy, also known as the liliaceae family." Seamus reaches for the die.

"I agree that it's common knowledge, but you answered that very quickly." Ernie says, it's not really a question, but he's .

"You weren't in our first ever potions class, mate." Ron snickers, "Snape rode Harry's ass for not knowing a bunch of stuff. One of those things had to do with asphodel, so Hermione gave us..." he motions to the Gryffindors in the room, "...a long, tedious lecture on asphodel, wormwood, aconite, monkshood and wolfsbane which are the same plant. I guess Snape's explanation needed to be expanded on."

"That really was a great day." Draco grins, "One of my best of that year."

"Piss off, Malfoy, that was humiliating." Harry sits up, no longer leaning against him. Draco pulls him back, kissing his neck before smirking.

Seamus ignores them, moving his piece, "Purple, arithmancy. You can read the question and just give the answer. Me and Dean didn't take arithmancy."

"Alright." Harry reads the next card, "In 1547 what was the arithmancy theorem that revolutionized the divination of tea leaf reading in correlation with the astronomical season?"

"See." Seamus laughs, "This right here is why I never took arithmancy. Bloody mental subject... and your kid made this whole game?"

"He's brilliant." Draco preens.

The door to the suite slams against the wall. Kenneth and Kyle stumble into the room, holding on to each other's waist. Ian and Toby are holding on to their arms.