A Day At The Zoo
I: Beware of the Llamas
"Potter, stuff it! I dislike being paired with you as much as you do!"
"Well you'd better!"
"Oh shut up. Go and pet some stupid pet or something."
"Pff, do so yoursefl. You're such an ass, ferret!"
"But- Potter, you can't deny the fact that ferrets have scientifically been proven the cutest creatures."
Harry didn't now what to say for a moment. Why Harry was so shocked he didn't quite know. Was it that Draco had said something that could be interpreted as something human or was it that the Slytherin boy had used the word 'cutest' for the first time in his life?
"Actually, I don't agree with that certain research. I don't think ferrets are cute." Harry regained composure of himself.
Draco huffed angrily. "I don't believe you. You're just saying so, but have you ever even seen a ferret?"
Harry couldn't let this remark go by. "Yes indeed I have. But the one that bounced in front of my eyes couldn't be defined as 'cute' in any way."
Draco glared daggers at Harry.
"Come with me, Potter, I'll show you ferrets!" Draco grabbed Harry's lower arm and pulled him away. "We are going to visit some ferrets, any decent zoo should be inhabited by these animals. So they'd better be here - somewhere."
Harry rolled his eyes as Draco was pulling away, further into the dark woods of the London Zoo. Why was Malfoy so determined to show ferrets? Ferrets, for God's sake.
All of a sudden, Draco had stopped walking.
"Harry, we are in mortal danger. Don't move."
Harry blinked a few times and raised an eyebrow.
"Uh? Malfoy? What are you doing?"
Malfoy slowly moved his arm to point right in front of them. There was a big lush green meadow - which presumably would be the habitat of an animal.
"Llamas, Harry, llamas," Malfoy whispered, staring at the grass with a look of utter horror on his face.
Harry had to supress a giggle. Llamas? Those cute fluffy camel-like beasts? He'd rather cuddle with one than be afraid of them!
"Malfoy, I really think you'd see a doctor after we get out of the Zoo."
Draco slowly shook his head.
"No, Harry, I'm serious. Please, get me out of here!" Malfoy was shivering.
Harry felt a bit sorry for the Slytherin, seeing him so defenseless, so - rather adorable.
"HARRY!" Draco screamed.
The inevitable had happened. And actual llama had approached the barred fence and was staring at Draco.
Harry still couldn't understand Draco's fear for these gullible animals, but he knew he'd better get him out of here.
Draco was standing on his last strengths, trying to ignore the staring llama. Draco could feel it's evil powers radiate from the beast. He hated llamas. He knew they were conspiring to overthrow the Muggle Government. He just knew.
And just as Harry grabbed Draco softly at his waist, starting to move him gently away, the llama did it. The llama spat a large gob of it's saliva directly onto Draco's face.
Draco yelled, screamed and cried out in horror.
"It's got me! It's the demon llamas! They're out to kill me!" Draco spoke terrified, clasping his hands in front of his damaged face.
Harry rubbed his back in comfort. He did feel sorry for Draco, but he had to admit it was pretty funny. How the llama had spat his spit all over Draco's pretty face.
"Oh, Draco - don't worry. Come, we'll get you to a toilet and you can fresh yourself up." Harry tried to raise Draco's spirits.
Draco nodded innocently, like he was a small child that needed to be comforted after he hurting himself.
Harry had to hold Draco while they were walking, it seemed as if Draco would collapse without Harry's support.
The couple had reached the toilets and Harry pushed Draco through the door. Draco was rubbing his hands in his eyes feverishly.
"Harry, I think it's in my eyes! It hurts! Auw!" Draco muttered.
Harry smiled to Draco. "I'll help you." He grabbed a small soft towel and moistered it with a bit of water.
Harry moved Draco's head up with his hands, so that he could see his eyes.
"Draco, stay like that, otherwise I can't clean your eyes."
The blonde boy nodded slightly.
Harry started to remove the sticky llama saliva from Draco's eyes, cheeks and there was even some of it on his lips. Now even Harry didn't think it was funny anymore. Draco was hurt really bad, not to speak of the emotional trauma the llamas had inflicted on the boy.
"Here, you're spick and span again!" Harry said, brushing his hands through Draco's perfect blonde locks.
Draco opened his eyes slightly and smirked. "At least I didn't loose my eyesight."
Harry giggled. "You know, those llamas were indeed a bit scary."
"Yeah, Potter - thanks for making me feel better, but now everything's back to normal. Right?"
"Yes. Of course it is." Harry said, but he couldn't supress a feeling of dissapointment.
"So, still want to show me your ferrets?" Harry asked.
Draco nodded. "As if you could even try to get out of that one. No way, I'll prove to you how precious ferrets are."
After a rather short walk they had finally reached the so-called 'Ferret Farm'.
"They could have been a bit more creative of the name of this little building, don't you think?" Harry commented.
Draco sighed. "Potter, why do you have to comment on everything? Even if it so unsignificant that nobody even notices that it's there? You're the only one."
Harry growled. "Malfoy! I was just trying to start a civil conversation!"
"If discussing the name of the ferret habitat is your idea of a civil concersation, thank you, but I'll pass."
"Oh shut up, let's go in and meet your family."
"Aaargh! Can't you even try and come up with a better insult than that?"
"Oh, now you really hurt my feelings, Malfoy!" Harry clasped his hands around his heart dramatically and opened the door to the 'Farm'.
Before Draco could respond with a snappy remark, he was totally overwhelmed by the creatures right in front of him. The room in which they were standing was darkened for the ferrets and in glassy small habitats there were all sorts of ferrets dangling around. They were the cutest creatures that Draco had ever seen.
"Harry - don't you think they're the cutest?" Draco cried out, hurrying towards the glass wall and seating himself down in front of it.
Harry smiled at the sight of Draco staring at the ferrets, looking extremely contempt.
"Sure, Draco, they're cute." Harry said as he seating himself next to Draco.
"Huh?" Draco suddenly said.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Uhuh." Draco looked smug.
"Ow!" Harry blushed.
"You called me Draco."
Harry blushed and fumbled on the zipper of his coat. "Ow, I didn't notice."
Draco smirked and nudged Harry's arm with his hand. "You did notice."
"No-no, really."
Draco leaned his head forward, closer to Harry's. "You were really sweet, rescuing me from the demon llamas. You know that?"
Harry smiled shyly. "Oh, it was nothing. You were looking so uhm- nice." Harry had said it before he realised he said it.
"Nice?"
God. Malfoy's going to kill me! Harry closed his eyes, to be better prepaired to the smack or punch he was going to receive.
But instead he felt a soft pair of lips touching his. He wanted to scream, but he couldn't. Those lips, they were intoxicating, they were casting a spell over him.
Draco was licking Harry's lips with his velvety tongue, tracing the patterns of his lips. Harry could do nothing, just sit there and give in. Draco bit Harry's lower lip, ever so softly. Harry moaned.
Then Draco locked his lips on Harry's lips and his tongue entered Harry's wanting mouth. Their tongues battled, fought for domination and licked the other. There was nothing, just the two of them and their kiss. Their lips, moving with suction against eachother. Their tongues moving, swirling, twirling in their mouths.
But then Draco broke the kiss, to get some air. His hair was ruffled, his cheeks were flushed and his eyes were twinkling.
Harry stared at the blonde Slytherin, his mouth still open. Harry was thoroughly dazed by Draco's kiss.
"God."
"Yeah, I know, I'm pretty good at that." Draco smirked.
Harry nodded slowly.
"Yes, you are."
"Mummy! Daddy! Come here! Naughty boys!" a little blonde girl screamed behind their backs, pointing at the two of them.
"Hush! Emily! That's not nice!" the mother warned the little girl.
Both Harry and Draco got up to their feet at the same time, staring in eachother's eyes.
"We'd better get out of here." Harry suggested and he pulled Draco with him.
Outside the sunlight was so bright that it hurt their eyes.
"So."
"So?"
"So, what now?" It was Harry who had asked the question.
"Nothing, I guess." Draco shrugged.
They had started walking again and were wandering mindlessly through the Zoo.
"I like you, you know." Harry admitted, while blushing and staring at the ground.
"You do?" Draco's eyes grew wide.
"Yes, and not just now. I've like you for a while."
"Really? You did? Potter, I didn't even know you'd fancied guys!"
"Harry. It's Harry, not Potter."
Draco smiled and slid his hand into Harry's.
"See that I was right?"
"How were you right, then?" Harry asked baffled.
"I said I'd show you ferrets and you'd like them!"
Harry smiled. "Yes, okay, you are right. I do like you."
And so they continued their journey through the London Zoo. But what Harry and Draco didn't know was that a very dangerous thing was walking behind them... ready to jump them and make their lives a living hell.
Rewritten version, in case you've read it before.
Two chapters awaiting your response: II The Llama Terror Continues and III The Llamas Take Over.
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