 Amaris Chaos's Dare Runs With Vampires
Part 1:
Draco wanted to make Erin something special for her birthday. He looked everywhere in the Slytherin common room for inspiration, but found nothing worthy enough to give as a present.
“I quit!” He yelled in the center of the room, believing it to be empty.
"If quiters never win, and winners never quit... then who was the fool who first said 'quit while you are ahead'?" said a girls voice behind him, and then began laughing. Draco spun around on the spot and found himself face to face with Luna Lovegood.
“What are you doing in the Slytherin Common Room?” He demanded.
“Ron told me that you Slytherins were hiding a Crumple-Horned Snorkack down here. Naturally I came to investigate. Sadly I think Ron was mistaken. But I think there is a purpose to me being here. I know you are looking for the perfect birthday present for Erin, and I have the perfect thing” she said matter-of-factly.
“Wait – how do you know I’m trying to find a birthday present for Erin?” Draco enquired.
“I’ve just this minute developed ESP – must be the lack of fresh air in this place – I don’t know how you cope, breathing in those Potions fumes all day. Someone should honestly crack a window open or something” She said, waving her hand in front of her face.
“Oh, right. So anyway, what’s your idea for a present for Erin?”
“This” Luna said, plunging her hand into her backpack. She pulled out a large roll of sparkly purple duct tape with blue stars on it.
”That’s – perfect! Thanks!” Draco said, extending his hand to take it.
“Not so fast Malfoy. I do something for you, you do something for me” Luna said, staring Draco in the eyes.
“Um, okay then. What do you want?” he said, preparing for the worst.
“ You must set the Slytherin Common Room on fire”
“Why?”
“Because it is ugly and stuffy and if you burn it, Dumbledore will HAVE to let me redecorate it”
“Okay then” said Draco, quite glad actually, because truth be known, the common room was decidedly ugly and needed a spruce up.
Luna handed over the tape and left the room. Draco pulled out his wand and set a small stack of books on fire, thinking that it would take a while for the fire to really get going, and he’d have plenty of time to leave.
He was wrong. The fumes in the air were highly flammable, and as he sprinted for the door his hair and eyebrows caught fire. Not thinking to douse them immediately with his wand, Draco ran all the way to the Hospital wing, hair alight.
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