Riddle Me This

Chapter 53

Son of a Bitch! I'm so sorry everyone! I haven't had internet for ALMOST THREE MONTHS (don't ask how I haven't gone completely insane yet, I have.) I'm currently at my cousins (thank god they have internet) So I'm gonna be catching up, okay? And as an extra because of Xmas and New Years, three extra chapters on top of that. I hope that makes up for me not updating. Once I get internet back at my house, I plan on following my schedule strictly, so until then.... here's seven chapters!

Catherine's POV

Waking up in Draco's arms again was by far the best feeling I have felt in a while. I snuggled back into them, before hearing him moan softly in his sleep. When I looked up, I saw him blink at me.

"Kitty?" He asked sleepily. I smiled.

"Good morning Dragon." I said. Draco's eyes widened and he pulled me into his arms.

"Merlin's Beard, it's not a dream." He whimpered.

"No Draco, it's real. I'm here." I said softly. "Come on, it's time for breakfast." I said as I looked to the clock the room so lovingly gave us, and then noticed that a shower had appeared sometime during the night. "Let's shower." Draco nodded before getting out of bed and stretching. I snickered.

"What?" He asked, before noticing the scratches going to his back. "What is with you and scratching up my back?"

"I don't know." I said as I inspected my own body. "Apparently whatever you have with leaving love bites everywhere. And look at this hickie." I said, pointing to a rather large one on my chest.

"It's not like anyone's going to see it." Draco said with a shrug. I stood and walked over to him, pulling him into the shower with me.

"Yes, but everyone will see the one behind your ear." I said with a smirk. Draco scoffed.

"At least I don't have three on my neck." He said, sounding proud and smug.

"You act like that embarrsesses me." I said as I looked in the mirror the room produced. I touched one and smiled. "They make me happy." I turned back to Draco to see him blushing.

"You're way too sentimental." He said eventually, going to start washing himself. I giggled and went to wash last night's activities as well, before stepping out and casting a drying charm on the both of us and a cleaning charm on our clothes from the previous night.

"Well, let's go." I said, taking Draco's hand and exiting the room. Once we entered the Great Hall, we noticed a table parallel with the staff table at the front of the hall. Draco and I walked down, ignoring the whispers of the students still there. I flinched when Hermione stood and was glaring at me.

"Cat! Where were you last night?" She snapped. I giggled and rubbed at my neck.

"Shagging Draco." Blaise said from a little further down the eighth year table. The Gryffindors we had been sitting with the night before stared at us, jaw dropped.

"I didn't actually think you'd take me seriously." Ron said. I shrugged as I sat next to Pansy.

"Well, we'd planned to after the feast anyways, you just hurried the process along a bit." I said. Draco pulled me closer.

"You need to stop talking about our sex life." Draco groaned, grabbing the teacup in front of him and taking a sip.

"Why, we've known Blaise's since his cherry popped." Pansy said quietly. I turned to her with a frown, gently taking Draco's hand off my waist and scooting closer to her.

"Pansy?" I asked. She looked around a bit and I noticed the sneers and glares. I sighed. "Come here girl." I put my arm around her shoulder. "What you did was not wrong, alright? It wasn't right, but it also wasn't wrong. He threatened our lives. It was no different than Draco and I cowering out and actually following him. Hey, look at me." I said, waiting until Pansy did so. "Harry forgave me. He forgave Draco. He can forgive you too, if he hasn't already. So perk up. Be my mouthy bitch friend that I can gossip with. The one who rolls her eyes and calls Draco and I love sick idiots that need to jump in the Black Lake before we start shagging in the halls like Blaise did with the RavenClaw."

"That was one time!" Blaise said from across the table.

"With that one. What about the HufflePuff on the Quidditch pitch?" Pansy shot back, making me smile.

"There's the Pansy I know. Come on. Perk up. Life is more than our mistakes." I said with a solid nod.

"How come you're so... calm?" Pansy asked. I shrugged.

"You spend six months with an auror and stuck in your own house with nothing to read but potion books, the Prophet, and your grandmother's motivation books with no visitors and tell me you don't go mad." I deadpan. Pansy giggled.

"Was the auror at least cute?" Pansy asked. I shrugged.

"Kinda. Had a nice arse. Oh, and his biceps were definitely drool worthy." I felt someone tug me back against their chest and turned to see Draco.

"Do I need to bring you back to the Room of Requirement?" He asked.

"That's where you shagged?" Blaise asked.

"I knew the purple curtains in that memory looked familiar." Seamus said from a little way down the table. "Took a nap in there once. Wait, you two shag in there?" He looked partially mortified. I giggled and Draco shrugged.

"Hey, as long as I don't see it, I don't care." Pansy said with a shrug.

"Cat!" Hermione said. "We're in school!" I looked at her for a second before turning to Blaise and smirking.

"Best place for it." We said at the same time, leaning over the table to high five.

"You're disgusting." Ron said with a sneer, and half his mouth full.

"You're one to talk Weasley. Never learned how to chew with your mouth closed?" Draco sneered back. I groaned.

"No. Not today. I haven't been snogged enough to deal with a pureblood bitch fight." I whined. Ron glared at me, about to speak when Hermione stepped in.

"I agree with Cat. McGonagall wants house unity. Which means behave, Ronald." She said firmly.

"Whipped." Seamus snickered.

"I am not whipped!" Ron argued. I giggled.

"Oh please. You've been whipped since fourth year." I said. I heard Draco snicker behind me and gently slapped his arm. "You're whipped too."

"Am not." Draco said firmly.

"Are too. Have been since Third." Pansy said. Draco flushed and buried his face in my neck.

"Hey Harry, Neville. Ginny and Luna got you whipped? Or are you the only two who can walk around with your bollocks attached?" I asked. They both shrugged.

"Harry's not whipped." Ginny said. "It's pretty equal grounds."

"Same here. Though Neville is willing to do anything to make me happy." Luna said. I giggled as I turned to Hermione.

"Looks like it's just us." I said, feeling powerful. I felt Draco nip at my neck and I shivered. "Draco, not in public. We have class and I know you can't pull a quickie, you damn tease." I felt him smirk against my skin.

"Keep your prick in your pants, mate." Blaise said, causing Draco to pull away and blush.

"Thank you Blaise." I heard Ron mumble something and Hermione slap him over the head.

"Ronald! Behave." She said firmly, before we all finished and moved to go to class. Pansy went to talk to Harry, and came back to the rest of us with a smile.

"He forgives me." She said, and I smiled back.

"Told you he would." I said, and we continued to class.