H: *From Dumbledore* "Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy, in an effort to bridge the gap between Slytherin and Gryffindor and the two of you in particular... H: "I have decided that these 3 part detentions will be focused on co-operation and reflection... *Harry sighs* H: "For the first session, you will "Walk a mile in each other's robes."... H: "You will change uniforms with each other and for the following day, anything you do will earn or lose points for the other person's house. Good luck!" H: Well... Well you're just going to end up sabotaging it to make sure Gryffindor loses points. D: Like you aren't? H: Who is the one always making sure that I blow up in their face?? You're the one... D: Who is the one always in detention? H: And whose fault is that?? *Draco sighs* H: Does that mean he has to coach the Gryffindor team? D:I am going to do that.
H: No you're not!
D: Then they might actually be good. H: Ok... Okay wait how about this? We... We do this properly, no attempts at sabotaging H: And... no attempts at trying to... nick the other person's house points if they have prefect privileges. D: Yeah and no earning points either. H: Well if I do something good, I can help being good at something if I'm good at something. D: Well sure, you do that. H: So you're trying to... But that is the definition of 'sabotaging', trying your worst at something just so that Gryffindor doesn't get points. D: *in a soft tone* I'm just going to be mediocre, like you.
H: Well like always then. D: You can't use the prefects' things.
H: Well I already have access to them by being the Captain so that's not a problem. D: Yeah but you can't do anything prefect-y
H: No... That's what I said. D: Fine
H: Fine H: ~Wait, I should be able to see if he has the dark mark, shouldn't I?~ D: Stop looking you perv!
H: Don't flatter yourself, I'm not... H: I'm not looking at... I don't want to see you naked or whatever. D: Then what were you doing?? H: Nothing! D: *scoffs* How do you tie your tie?!?
H: What? What's wrong with my tie? D: Didn't you, your father ever... D: You look like a slob.
H: Yeah well I taught myself so...
D: Well that explains a lot. H: This just looks so wrong. D: Yeah, it does. D: You have to... H: Why do you care anyway?
D: Because you're representing my house now, Potter. D: You really have to look your best even if it's not that good anyway. H: That's too tight.
D: No it's not. H: Yeah, I can't breathe.
D: Yes you can. H: Yeah I'm not gonna swallow anyway.
D: Maybe you... That's okay. H: I can, I can do that myself. H: Okay... Now what?
D: Better than before. D: I guess, class? H: Yeah and then... And then what? *Again from Dumbledore* "P.S. Meet me, crossed out, each other here in my office after classes." H: I guess we're going to class then.
D: Woohoo... H: Okay umm... Well, it's been a really weird day because well first of all before anyone realized who I was and they just saw, they just saw I was a Slytherin H: So Slytherin students kept coming up to me, specifically the first years and second years kept coming to me and asking for help. H: But when I turned around, they looked like, like I had, you know, cursed their mum or something. H: It's like there is some kind of real trust going on between them which I stepped on really harshly. H: It felt like it was worse than it would have been if I pretended to be any of the other houses. Idk. H: Like they overreacted or... Idk. H: I guess... maybe Slytherins don't have... support from the other houses like Gryffindors do... so they have to... rely on each other even more. H: Which I suppose would be... pretty terrible to realize that someone was pretending to be a Slytherin student. Maybe like I was having a laugh or... H: *in a sad, quiet tone* I guess this is how it could have been... If the hat hadn't listened to me. H: Yeah... Lesson learned, I suppose.
Thanks, Dumbldore. D: Well, first of all, red is NOT my colour. D: Umm but, second, it was... I kind of realized how isolated we [as Slytherins] are D: I mean... when I was just walking, I could just... People were saying hello and stuff even from... other houses like Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. D: Until they realized who I was but... D: It kind of... Made me realize that maybe... Maybe we're not liked at all. D: Maybe it's just... D: Yeah... Idk. D: But Gryffindors are still so stupid... Oh my god. D: But it was nice to actually get to know some Ravenclaws. D: I guess something positive [came] out of all of this... But now I have to get out of these smelly clothes.
Yeah. I hope you're happy.
