The Marriage Agreement

Chapter 7 • House bonding

Draco Malfoy

To say I was shocked was an understatement, my Amour was the heir of Hogwarts it's self, damn. I'm more surprised that they didn't even know, I'm guessing poor Alexa is about to get one bible length worth of a letter.

Watching Rose interact with other Slytherins honestly warmed my heart, just having her back was enough, though I wish she was with me from first year. "Hey Potter," Theo spoke, finally we acknowledged Potter, who sat at the end of the Slytherin table head down.

He looked up when he heard his name, "Yes?" He asked, his voice shaking with nerves "We don't bite," Theo laughed, I watched as a red tint appeared on Potters cheeks. "Not that much anyway," Theo winked.

Rose Gaunt

Watching Harry, I noticed he's looking rather sceptic at Theo. "Hi Harry," I acknowledged, he looks so nervous, "You won't die here, I've only known these losers for a week or so and they are a lot to get used to, but their nice once you get to know them," I offered some advice, you could tell he was calming down.

"Hey Harry, how come you ended up in Slytherin?" "I'm not sure, in first year the sorting hat wanted to place me in Slytherin, I just figures that it's because I had apart of Voldemort's soul in side me, apparently not though," "Well, welcome Harry," Draco offered, Harry offered him a rather sceptic nod "We take care of our own, especially now," Draco comforted.

"Thank you Draco, I'm sure it's going to take me a while to adjust, at least I don't have to worry about you trying to kill me in my sleep," he laughed, Draco laughing alongside him. Maybe I should tell Harry who I was? It would comfort him immensely, maybe I would. After dinner we headed up to the new eight year common room, though the rooms were still separated based on house, with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw on the ground floor, and Slytherin and Gryffindor on the first floor. "Looks like you're with us Potter," Draco dragged Harry into the last room, followed closely by my lovely brother and Blaise, who kept eyeing Harry up and down, I walked into the room across from them, noticing I was sharing with Pansy, Astoria and Daphne. Not to bad, I don't really know the two sisters.

"We should do something tonight, so we all get to know one another," I spoke to the room, earning a rather loud murmur of agreement, "Okay, we could make it a house bonding experience?" "Yeah that's probably for the best, we have to live with them for a year and I don't think their that overly fond of us snakes," Astoria agreed, "How about, Daphne go get the Ravenclaws, Pansy get the Hufflepuffs, Astoria gets the rest of Slytherins and I'll go get Potter to get the Gryffindors, everyone Okay with that?"  They all agreed, leaving to go get their assigned house.

"Draco, open the door!" I banged, what the hell was going on in there? "Damn woman, here!" The door opened for me to see a shirtless Draco in a pair of black sweatpants. Wow... now that is a sight I could get used to. "Babe, eyes are up here," He snickered, titling my head up, removing my view of his rather delicious chest. "We're doing a house bonding session tonight, so Harry, can you get the Gryffindors, I think they would be more likely to appear that way?" I asked, he nodded from where he sat on his bed, heading across the corridor to the Gryffindors side. Once we were all sat in the common room, Draco opened his mouth, "So what exactly are we doing?" "I was thinking a game of never have I ever, obviously with a little veratiserum, just so no one can lie," all but a few Hufflepuffs seemed rather nervous.

"Okay, never have I ever... gone skinny dipping in the lake," I watched as several Gryffindors, a handful of Ravenclaws and easily a dozen Slytherins take a shot of the Firewhiskey that Blaise pulled out of merlin knows where. Straight up sign of an alcoholic.

"Never have I ever... fantasised about one of the teachers," many people drank, but what shocked me the most was the two Hufflepuffs who drank. Shaking my head, I nudged Harry to take a turn, he seemed rather shy sat with the Slytherins instead of his old Gryffindors chums.  "Never have I ever... slept with someone of the opposite gender," I watched a few Slytherins laugh before taking a shot as well as Dean and Seamus. "Hang on, Theo who did you sleep with?" "That would be with me," Blaise laughed, "Trust me when I say, Muggle Vodka was involved, seriously, they know how to party," Theo laughed.

"Never have I ever... slept with someone from
a different house," plenty of students took a swig, including a Hufflepuff girl who was subtly sending a wink in the direction of a Slytherin I've never met before. Never thought I would see the day of a Slytherin and a Hufflepuff together.

"Never have I ever lied about my identity," Pansy you bitch. I ever so subtly tipped my head back, taking a shot of that god awful fire whiskey, the burn rushing down my throat. I watched as Harry also took a shot. "I was under a glamour for the last eighteen years," I spoke up noticing the strange and questioning looks around me. "What did you look like?" A Ravenclaw asked, I could feel a slight tug on my tongue, the veratiserum trying to make me say the name, though she asked for my appearance thank God. "Pretty ordinary, brown hair, brown eyes nothing extraordinary," she nodded, I assumed satisfied with the answer.

"Let's play something different," Ginny called out, "Like?" "How about we get some Amortentia?" Once she offered up the game, Cormac McLaggen offered to sneak down to the potions cupboard. He rushed back , vile in hand, "Okay boy Gaunt , what do you smell?" Ginny spoke, though her voice was rather snarky. "Lemon and treacle tarts," immediately I knew who that was and by the look of Theo's face, he did to.

"Draco, your turn," Theo passed it on, "Let's see, Rose water, books and ink," he winked at me, yep definitely me. "Rose," "Parchment, mint, apples and hair gel," I laughed along with the other Slytherins at the last scent. "Potter,"
I saw Ginny smirk, probably expecting it to be her, "Strawberries, molly's homemade treacle tarts and cologne," Draco and I shared a quick glance, knowing full well that Strawberries are Theo's favourite thing and he practically swims in cologne. "Ginny," "Treacle tarts, grass and lemon shampoo," she sent a wink towards Harry, I watched as he shifted uncomfortably.

"New game, or shall we call it for a night, I mean it's already two and we have to be up for seven," Draco offered, we all agreed heading for bed.