Title: The Secret Weapon
Author: Llama (fluffy_llama2000@yahoo.co.uk)
Summary: Somebody finds a potion with a label saying 'Play Harder, For Longer' and thinks it will improve their Quidditch skills.
Warnings: Shameless exhibitionism and the most cliched potion possible *g*.
Pairing: Harry/Ron, Viktor Krum/Draco Malfoy (no, really)
Rating: R
Beta: Thanks to Caroline yet again for stepping in quickly with the red pen of doom.
A/N: Written for the Quidditch Slash Fest

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"Harry! Wait up!"

Harry turned to see Ron running up. He was flushed and excited, and still only half dressed after Quidditch practice.

"Shouldn't you finish getting changed? We're going to be late for Potions at this rate."

Ron waved his concerns away. "This," he said solemnly, "is much bigger than Potions."

Harry pulled him through the portrait hole and led the way up to the dorm, blessedly empty at this time of day. He rummaged around for Ron's robes as Ron began to pull off his Quidditch gear. At a few weeks short of eighteen years old, Ron was developing muscles that made Harry jealous and stare in despair in the mirror at his own still too skinny body. He'd started getting out of the changing rooms as quickly as he could to spare himself the sight of the broad expanse of freckled back that far too often featured in his dreams these days, even if it was by no means the only body that had done that.

He turned away as Ron stripped down to his underwear, leaving the clean robes on the bed to busy himself with putting his broom away. "So, what's the big news?"

"Right, yes. Well, just after you'd left the changing rooms I was rinsing out my t-shirt – I think I need a stronger anti-perspirant charm you know, think Hermione knows any good ones?" At Harry's impatient gesture he quickly jumped back on track. "Anyway, as I was doing it I heard the Slytherins talking about the Quidditch final. I heard Malfoy say that no-one would guess their secret weapon, and it shouldn't be seen outside the Slytherin changing rooms until the match was underway!"

"Secret weapon?" Harry couldn't think what it might be. "Did they say anything else?"

"Only that it would give them a massive advantage to winning the house cup at the final game." Ron pulled the robes over his head and grabbed his Potions books. "Come on, let's see if we can get anything else out of Malfoy in class. It would be worth a detention or two for a few clues."

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Malfoy was certainly looking pleased with himself about something, Harry decided. He even received several sarcastic comments from Professor Snape for whispering to Crabbe and Goyle, which was almost unheard of. He greeted each admonition to silence with a cheerful 'Sorry Professor Snape," rather than his usual sulky complaints. Something was definitely going on.

Ron kept giving Harry meaningful looks each time Malfoy behaved strangely, until Hermione glared at them, not daring to speak as Professor Snape was hovering closely around them waiting for an excuse to deduct points.

"Later." Ron mouthed to Hermione, as Harry nodded slightly towards the black clad figure stalking around the room.

- - - - - -

"Secret weapon?" Hermione was incredulous. "Oh come on, you don't really believe that, do you?"

"Wha' d'you me'n?" Ron asked with his mouth full. His appetite seemed to grow with every term, and this one was no exception. Harry watched in barely disguised admiration as he put away as much as himself and Hermione put together. It was a good thing he hadn't developed that kind of an appetite or he might be six feet tall too by now and out of his Seeker position like a shot.

"Obviously they were expecting you to overhear the conversation so that you'd be all worked up trying to find out their secret instead of concentrating on your game. Or even so they could catch you out of bounds and have you banned from the match."

Hermione had never quite mastered the art of being right without sounding patronising, thought Harry. Or at least *probably* right. Ron looked a little disgruntled.

"I doubt if they could have known anyone would overhear, Hermione." Harry couldn't stand to see Ron disappointed. Even if Hermione was right, and let's face it, she usually was, it wouldn't do any harm to support Ron and it would be fun to investigate it. Maybe Hermione wouldn't want to come along either if she thought it was a waste of time. "We could take a look in the changing rooms tonight?" he added in a whisper, and Ron's face brightened.

"Yeah." Ron breathed, leaning over the table conspiratorially. "They said it would be kept there until the match. And if it is a trap," he looked pointedly at Hermione, who just shrugged, "then it won't do them any good if we're under the invisibility cloak, will it?"

"Well if you want to waste your time, far be for me to stop you." Hermione tossed her hair over her shoulder as she stood. "I *was* hoping we could do our Astronomy homework together, but I'm sure Seamus will be glad of some help instead." There was a hopeful tinge to her voice, but her face fell as Ron grinned excitedly.

"We're on then Harry!"

- - - - - -

The problem with getting older, Harry decided as he pretended to revise for a Divination test that evening, was that it was becoming increasingly difficult to fit more than one of the three friends under the invisibility cloak. Actually it wasn't too difficult for his smaller frame to fit under there with Hermione, but he reluctantly admitted it was far less interesting.

Finding it interesting being in close proximity to Ron had ranked as one of his most shocking discoveries about himself. Parents murdered by Voldemort – well he wasn't the only one, was he? Defeating Voldemort when barely a few months old – dumb luck really, anyone could have done that in the same circumstances. Becoming the youngest Gryffindor, or any house for that matter, Seeker in a century – remarkable but not earth shattering since it didn't really mean much to him at the time except a welcome alternative to the expulsion he'd expected.

But finding himself out one night under the cloak with his two closest friends and being uncomfortably aware of the slide of Ron's smooth flat chest against him instead of hoping it was one of Hermione's rapidly developing squishy bits…this was taking time to come to terms with.

He'd covered for the past two years. Everyone who knew him even slightly knew he chafed under the pressures of unwelcome fame, and those who knew him well were even more aware of the responsibilities he had on his shoulders. When he'd announced he was staying out of the dating frenzy that had overtaken most of the school since the start of the sixth year he'd been met with disappointment, understanding and support in varying degrees.

Ron though – Ron had surprised him by swearing off women till he finished school as well, saying it was the least he could do to show he respected Harry's decision. Harry was aware he could have tried harder to talk Ron out of the grand gesture, but part of him was glad he wouldn't have to hear Ron sighing over some girl in their dorm, or listen to his trials and tribulations with them as they both had to for Dean, Seamus and Neville. Hermione had been snappish with them both for weeks. Since Ron paled every time Harry suggested he tell Hermione that he didn't have that sort of interest in her, Harry was pretty certain following his example had just been Ron's way of putting Hermione off for the foreseeable future.

That didn't mean Hermione was going to give up, evidently. He could see her watching Ron out of the corner of her eye as she studied with Seamus. She was clearly enjoying his company – most people did enjoy spending time with Seamus – but she was just as clearly worrying away at Ron's lack of attention. She bit her lip as Ron called Harry over to head up to their room, and turned her back on them both.

- - - - - -

Harry folded his arms firmly. "Take them off, Ron."

"No, Harry, please mate, you can't make me do this?"

"Off. Now."

Ron unlaced his shoes with a moan and kicked them off. He looked disconsolately at his slightly holey socks. "Soggy socks, or bare feet?" he mused, ignoring Harry's impatient foot tapping.

"Ron, you know you'll just moan about treading on spiders if you take them off. Let your socks get wet if the changing rooms are still damp. They should be all right by now anyway."

"What if I wear trainers, they'd be quiet?" Ron tried hopefully.

"Yeah, until you stand on my toes like last time. If that happens when Filch is anywhere near us we can say goodbye to the cloak."



Ron sighed and pulled his rather holey sock over the big toe that was poking out of the end. "All right, all right. I was only asking."

- - - - - -

Once outside the tower Harry unfolded the Invisibility Cloak as Ron checked the corridors for signs of Filch.

"All clear." Ron slipped under the cloak as Harry tried his best to ensure it covered them both fully. They ended up with Ron a hair's breadth from being pressed against Harry's back, and from the careful progress down the stairs he seemed as keen as Harry to keep a little distance between them.

Harry was keenly aware of his breathing as he tried to maintain the gap between them; it was as if taking a full deep breath would close the gap and they'd be touching, chest to back, so he restricted himself to controlled shallow breathing. Each bump of elbow and clash of knee was bad enough; he cursed his teenage libido and tried to think hormone-quelling thoughts.

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The cool night air was a welcome relief as they slipped out of a side door and headed round to the Quidditch pitch. The hoops and spectator stands loomed over them and although this was far from the first time they had taken this route across the grounds, Harry couldn't help feeling there was an air of menace in the air tonight. What were the chances of Hermione being right? Her record was good. He groaned inwardly at the thought of his real motives for being out here in the middle of the night with Ron on a wild goose chase or just walking into a trap. Ron had just looked so downhearted at Hermione's dismissal of his theory, and the chance to go adventuring without anyone else tagging along was too good too resist.

A quick "Alohamora!" and the damp salty, sweaty smell of the changing rooms everywhere rolled into them. Who would have thought slimy Slytherins sweated like anyone else? Harry pulled the cloak off them and rolled it up as they padded across the tiled floor, feeling their way across the unfamiliar layout.

"Lumos!" The tip of Harry's wand glowed, casting deep shadows in the corners of the white, green and silver tiled room. Ron grumbled as he managed to step in the only remaining puddle in the shower area as they searched for the Slytherin team lockers.

"Which d'you reckon? Malfoy's first, or is that too obvious?" Harry whispered as they drew closer to the row of lockers.

"These are Slytherins we're talking about, obvious is their middle name." Ron grinned as he steadied Harry's wand to read the names. "Here we are."

It was the work of seconds to open the locker door, but as the door swung back Harry could have sworn he heard a muffled sound outside. Motioning for Ron to search quietly, he moved closer to the showers again, ears straining for any further sounds.

"Yes!" Ron hissed in triumph.

Turning slightly, Harry could see him stuffing something in his pocket. Ron closed the locker door slowly just as a flash of light burst from the entrance end of the changing rooms. Harry slid wildly on the slippery floor back over to Ron, pulling him backwards towards the shower cubicles as the sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor. They fell clumsily into the corner of the end cubicle and ended up half sitting on each other, but hardly daring to move as voices sounded close by. Harry just had the presence of mind to pull the cloak over their tangled limbs in the midst of a confused rush of feelings at the close contact.

"…definitely heard something. Don't know who would be out here at this time of night but Malfoy was pretty insistent." The voice was resentful; probably one of the junior prefects chafing under Malfoy's orders.

"Well there's no-one here now." The footsteps passed the shower cubicles, pausing at each one, a shadow clearly visible through the cloak as they checked the cubicle that hid the two Gryffindors.

Harry held his breath and prayed Ron was doing the same. The slightest movement now and their precarious position was in danger of collapse; he was still hoping the shadows in the cubicle would hide any bits of them that were showing from under the cloak if it slipped.

The footsteps faded slowly, so slowly Harry thought they would never leave. With a sigh he allowed himself to slide fully into the bottom of the shower stall, pulling the cloak off over their heads.

"Ow." Ron extricated his leg from under Harry. "Think it's safe to leave? They won't be watching, will they?"

"Even if they see the door open, they won't see us and we should be able to slip out." Harry wished he was as confident as he sounded. If as it seemed, Malfoy had realised Ron overheard the Slytherin team's conversation there could well be someone watching outside. Those prefects had certainly turned up at the right moment to catch any intruders.

They arranged themselves under the cloak as a precaution before even leaving the cubicle, but there was no sign of anyone hanging around. The changing room door was locked again but it took no longer to open this time than it had earlier. They hurried away as fast as they could just in case there was some sort of alarm on the door, but there was no sign of trouble on the way back to the dorm.

"So, what did you find?" Harry whispered as he struggled into his pyjamas in the darkness, peering through the thick curtains. Ron padded over, shedding wet socks on the way somewhere as far as Harry could tell from the uneven thuds and squelches on the floor. Ron climbed up onto the bed and sat cross-legged as he fished around in the pocket of his robes for his find. Harry lit his wand to provide a low light that wouldn't pierce the thick hangings and disturb the rest of the room.

"Here we are, it's a *potion*. You see what it says on the label? 'Play Harder, For Longer'! They're…"

"Taking some sort of enhancement potion?"

"Yeah. This has to be it, right? The secret weapon."

"I suppose so." Harry couldn't see what else it could be. "We should get Hermione to test it."

Ron's face creased into a vague frown. "I'm not sure she feels like doing me any favours at the moment."

Harry yawned widely. "Well they're one potion down at least for tomorrow. That's something."

Ron's face fell. "Damn. We should have checked the other lockers too. You think the whole team is using the potion?"

"It would make sense, wouldn't it? If they were all talking about it, then I can't see any of them wanting to be left out."

"Yeah, you're probably right." Ron swung his legs down off the bed with a sigh. "Better get some sleep, or they won't need potions to beat us."

- - - - - -

"Ron, come on out. Everyone's gone now."

Harry could just about make out a muffled and angry 'Go away" from behind the changing room toilet door.

"I bet no-one even noticed Ron, we were a long way up."

A snatch of singing from outside picked exactly the wrong moment to ring loud and clear. "…no matter where the broomstick goes, UP goes the weasel!" Laughter followed as the singing faded into the distance.

"Bloody Slytherins again." Harry muttered. He was just about at the end of his tether with them this week.

"No-one noticed, right Harry." The voice was despondent, with a trace of a sniffle.

"It's hardly the first time someone's got a bit…excited… on a broom." Harry tried to think of reassuring things to say. "Remember when George collided with Katie and she almost jumped off her broom in shock? Angelina was muttering about it being sexual harassment for weeks."

"A bit excited? A bit!" The door opened a crack and a red face peered out forlornly. "No-one else has had their robes torn almost completely off, especially with a…thing…sticking up like a flagpole far enough to be seen from the castle roof." He groaned at the memory. "*Why* did I take that potion?"

"You took the potion?" Of course. *Play harder, for longer*. Only it wasn't Quidditch the makers were thinking of playing. Harry groaned. "I can't believe you took it without getting it checked out."

"Can the 'I told you so's wait till later?"

"Yeah." This was all starting to make some sense, unfortunately. "Look, I don't think this was an accident. Maybe Hermione was right, it was a set up. It was certainly strange that it was your robes that were torn every time one of the Slytherin team flew into you. And didn't they come up with that song a bit too quickly? They knew one of us would be tempted to try the potion, and well…if you were looking for that particular problem it wouldn't have been too hard to spot it was you."

Ron swore loudly. "I'll kill them all! Wait till I get my hands on Malfoy, I'll…"

Harry opened his mouth to speak, but stopped at a sound behind him. He pushed Ron back slightly and pulled the door towards him to shield Ron from sight. Their team-mates had been pulling his leg mercilessly all the time they showered and changed, and a repeat was the last thing he needed.

However, it was not the expected sight of a Gryffindor team member returning for a forgotten item that greeted him as he turned towards the sound. Harry frankly stared as Draco Malfoy was dragged by the scruff of his neck into the changing rooms by none other than Viktor Krum.

"You!" Harry could feel the pieces of the puzzle falling into place. "*You're* the secret weapon?"

Krum nodded. "I haff been training the Slytherin team for a few weeks. Some, more than others." He rested his hand firmly and possessively on Malfoy's shoulder, and Harry was surprised to see the Slytherin lean slightly in towards him as he did so. Was this what he thought it was?

"Now, vare is Mister Veasley? Draco vould like to apologise for his behaviour."

Harry nudged the door open again and a wide-eyed Ron took in the scene for the first time.

"Vell?" Krum pushed Malfoy forward.

"I'm so very sorry. It was a stupid trick to play." Malfoy drawled it in a voice dripping with insincerity.

"That's no good, Draco. I told you vot vould happen if you did not do as I say." Krum's voice was stern, and Harry saw Malfoy suppress a shiver of apprehension. What the hell was going on here?

Krum turned towards Ron once more. "Mister Veasley, if you vish some assistance Draco vill help you vith that."

Ron blanched. "Help me with…?"

Krum nodded. "His training, it is coming along, though he still needs some practice. Shall I tell him to help? His mouth, it feels very good."

Ron opened and closed his mouth a few times before turning to Harry in mute appeal. Casting a sideways glance at Malfoy, Harry could see the boy suppressing his rage, but with a certain resignation in his eyes. God, he'd really do it too, he realised.

"I don't think that's necessary, but um, thanks for the offer." Harry couldn't suppress a slight smirk as his eyes passed over the humiliated Malfoy. He heard Ron let out a relieved breath behind him.

"Very vell, but Draco must be punished. Mister Veasley vos embarrassed, vos he not?"

"Oh yeah." Ron may have been floored by the thought of Malfoy touching him, but Harry would have been more surprised if he'd not wanted a little bit of revenge.

"Vell then, Draco, you may perform for me instead. The practice, it vill do you good." Krum moved back to lean against the red and gold patterned tiles decorating the changing room wall and waited. After a few seconds, Malfoy sullenly dropped to his knees, his slightly shaking hands sliding up and over Krum's legs through his robes.

Harry watched, fascinated and unable to tear his gaze away, as Malfoy parted the robes and located a zip in the close fitting trousers Krum wore underneath. In moments the zip and trousers were down far enough for a long thick cock to spring up into Malfoy's face. Without hesitation Malfoy wrapped a hand around it, stroking with an ease that betrayed a degree of familiarity as he nervously wet his lips with a darting tongue. Harry tried to imagine what that little snake-like tongue would feel like flicking against his cock while encased in a hot eager mouth…and he really needed to stop thinking things like that. He squirmed slightly, wondering quite when the day had slipped into the sort of alternate reality where Draco Malfoy – *Draco Malfoy* - was apparently about to suck off Viktor Krum in front of himself and Ron in the middle of the Gryffindor changing rooms. He didn't dare look at Ron, or move in case he slipped back to the real world where sex didn't happen at school, or at least not anywhere near him.

All thoughts of Ron flew from his mind as soon as Malfoy began to lick his way up Krum's erection. Harry noted with curiosity the way he slowly nipped and rubbed the ridge of his teeth against the sensitive underside before teasingly running his lips up the length and pulling away again to flick darting licks at it. He rubbed his face catlike against Krum's leg and hip as the man relaxed further against the wall under the attention, rising and falling on his knees as he did so, until his mouth was level with the swollen tip of Krum's cock. He paused, ran his hand smoothly down the thick shaft of flesh to fully expose the sensitive head, and parted his pale lips to take it slowly inside his mouth.

Harry held his breath as he watched Krum push his hips forward to thrust further into Malfoy's eager mouth, both of them seemingly unaware of the audience by now, and in the grip of a compulsion Harry could barely grasp except with a vague echo of need in the pit of his stomach and the growing hardness his hands were aching to touch.

Malfoy was sucking enthusiastically enough, lips closed tight as he slid them slowly, twisting and stroking, up and down, up and down. Harry could see Malfoy was working his tongue around the tip as he slid to the end, then sucking with a smack of his lips before sinking back down. With a shock he realised the Slytherin seemed to be actually enjoying himself, or was at least doing a convincing impression of it. As the boy rose again slightly, bucking towards Krum, he saw that Malfoy's left hand was pressed tightly against his robes over his own noticeable erection.

Ron's heavy breathing behind him told him he wasn't entirely alone in having found the performance interesting so far. He was sorely tempted to glance at Ron to see his reaction, but suddenly Krum was panting and murmuring something indistinct, his head rolling against the damp shower room wall, strands of dark hair clinging wetly to the tiles. He clutched at Malfoy's head, fingers grasping hard at the fine blond hair until Harry was sure he was going to pull handfuls out. Malfoy kept his head still as Krum groaned and tensed, thrusting his hips one last time before Malfoy's pale throat clearly gulped, swallowing Krum's release.

Malfoy wiped his mouth off as he stood again, eyes fixed on Krum as if he wanted to pretend neither of the others were present. Harry couldn't blame him for that.

"Very good Draco. There is hope for you yet." Krum rearranged his robes and turned to Harry. "Good day, and congratulations on the vin. Come Draco, ve will take care of your little problem elsevare."

As their footsteps echoed down the corridor Ron turned wide eyes towards Harry. "Bloody hell. I wish I'd said yes now."

- - - - - -

Ron was very quiet after they returned to the dorm. Harry had expected him to take advantage of the tower being almost empty as the house celebrated their win and relieve his problem in the bathroom or behind the curtains of his bed with a silencing charm for privacy.

Instead he lay on his bed with the curtains almost fully closed, squirming enough to show he was still suffering from the lack of relief.

"Um, do you want me to leave you alone?" Harry hovered by the parted curtains, not wanting to take away support, and especially not if he was going to be able to imagine Ron touching himself while he was still in the room…

Ron sat up slightly, leaning on his elbows. It looked uncomfortable. "No. I was just thinking."

"What about?"

Ron was silent for a moment.

"D'you think it's wrong to…" He paused uncertainly. "I *liked* watching Krum and Malfoy. It was…exciting."

Harry wasn't sure quite what Ron was trying to say. He groped for something to say that might clarify things.

"The potion…"

"It wasn't the potion. I know I enjoyed watching…my imagination…that *tongue*…" Ron shivered slightly.

Harry started. "I think that's normal. I…was thinking about that too."

"You think it feels as good as it looked?" Ron's question was hesitant.

"Oh it does." Harry's voice was fervent, and he only realised what he'd said after it had escaped his treacherous mouth.

"You know?" Ron's voice was incredulous, overriding even the hurt Harry could hear. "Well thanks for sticking to the deal Harry. Who was it? Half the girls in the school look at you as if they want to eat you so it's a bit hard to guess." His voice was bitter and angry.

"It was before the deal. Just. Actually it's the *reason* for the deal. It was more than I could handle." Harry was torn between slapping Ron for calling him a liar and grabbing him to show him what it was like. "It's not my secret to give away, but…"

"What? What excuse do you have for not telling me this time? As if you need one."

Yeah, he had definitely hurt Ron. Secrets every time, it was always the same problem. You'd think he'd learn; think they all would.

"It wasn't a girl, Ron." He felt light-headed, his head pounded and his heart was going to keep speeding up faster and faster until it burst, he just knew it.

Ron's mouth made an "Oh" shape but the word never emerged.

"Yeah. Exactly."

"Have you…did you…" Ron stopped, as if unsure he wanted to finish the question let alone hear the answer.

"Do it too?" Harry finished for him. He took a deep breath. "Yeah. Yeah I did."

Ron swallowed heavily, his eyes wide and fixed on Harry's slightly flushed face.

"Show me?"

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It was the longest journey he'd ever made. Forget the harrowing drive with the Dursleys to spend his eleventh birthday hiding in a shack in a howling thunderstorm. Forget packing his trunk and leaving home on the run from the Ministry and wondering when he'd ever get to a safe place. Forget the terrifying flight in the car to Hogwarts that ended in the Whomping Willow. The few feet from the parted curtains at the end of Ron's bed to the side where he lay was the greatest distance he'd ever covered, and the most terrifying. His eyes passed over the pattern on the thick heavy curtains that blocked Ron from his view as his feet carried him breathless and heavy-limbed to the side of the bed he normally looked over at every night before sleeping, imagining he was shut inside instead of on the outside.

Oh god. What if he couldn't do it? It was two years since that night at The Burrow, indulging his newly found interest in redheads, and it had been…difficult. Good in some ways, and what he wanted, but in others so strange, and *it tasted funny* he remembered. And this was *Ron*…who might only want to experiment, and if he wasn't any good, he could put him off forever. *I'll get there and he'll change his mind*, he thought. *Or find he's only joking.* As he approached the bed however, Ron's robes were sliding towards the floor to land in a pool of black at Harry's feet. His hair was ruffled where the robes had been hastily pulled off over his head, and his face slightly flushed. Hungry eyes burned in the familiar freckled face, somehow grown older in the last few hours, maybe even the last few minutes.

Ron reached up to close the curtains as Harry's robes joined his on the floor. He knelt, hands trembling, waiting for Harry to reach him. Harry had never seen a more appealing sight. His chest was bare, since he'd thrown robes on so quickly to get back to the castle from the changing rooms. The worn flimsiness of the thin faded boxer shorts with the failing elastic and the tear where he'd caught them on a stray nail; the warm solid body that threatened to burst out of them in all directions and made Harry want to feel and taste and just hold him to keep all the pieces together when it finally, inevitably happened. The growing dark patch in front was now clearly visible, and the straining erection was barely hidden by the damp cotton. Harry needed a deep breath before setting a knee on the bed and accepting Ron's outstretched hand.

The hand pulled him onto the bed, until they were kneeling almost chest to chest. Ron looked apprehensive for a moment, but Harry had to give him credit for more nerve than him as Ron slid a tentative arm around his waist and drew him closer. From unbelievably close up Harry saw Ron part his lips and before he knew it he was hovering against them, breath tight in his chest and his lips dry and *god the heat*…he allowed himself to be drawn in, feeling his hands clutch at solid reassuring shoulders, the skin cool against his sweaty palms. Ron's lips were softer than he expected, and he found himself nipping and sucking at them teasingly, watching Ron's eyes close as he pulled back to work his way down the warm neck, licking and nuzzling. Damp hands slid over goosebumped flesh, fingers spread wide to cover as much ground as possible before reaching the thin cotton pulled smooth over Ron's buttocks. He felt Ron draw in a sudden breath as he pressed their bodies together, and couldn't help wondering if the feel of another erection against him would spell the end of his determination to go through with this.

To his surprise Ron pushed back harder, swollen cock now poking out of the inadequate shorts as he moved rhythmically against the smaller body, trying instinctively to find the best friction possible against the other boy. He was moving awkwardly, and the hardness was prodding Harry's stomach uncomfortably. Given he'd spent the best part of four hours now with a raging erection, however, and most of it in the middle of a difficult Quidditch match, Harry was disposed to be sympathetic. He trailed his hands gently round to Ron's hips and manoeuvred him so they were pressed cock to aching cock, warm dampness spreading between both of them as thin underclothes proved an ineffective barrier to their excitement.

Ron moaned as Harry grasped him firmly, pressing their bodies closer as he slid a hand up and down the straining shaft jabbing enthusiastically at his hip. Hot breath on his neck almost made him lose control as Ron lowered his head to Harry's shoulder, groaning at each stroke of Harry's hand as he gained in confidence. Harry felt the damp body push harder and harder against him, and forced himself to hold the other boy back a moment. He tugged at Ron's boxer shorts, pushing him backwards until he was sure he had the right idea. Harry pulled the shorts free at last as the redhead lay back, gasping as a hot mouth slowly closed around him. Harry scraped his nails along his hip, wanting to touch, to scratch, to tear at the skin. He wanted to gulp, to devour, to graze with teeth and tease with tongue, but for now he mimicked the actions he'd watched Malfoy perform as Ron groaned in pleasure beneath him. As he felt Ron tense and clutch his hair, he had a moment of panic before relaxing to accept Ron spilling into his mouth, at least for a moment until he pulled away. His mouth tingled with the unfamiliar taste as he pulled himself up level with Ron's face, teasing with a bitter-flavoured tongue as he pressed himself tightly against Ron's hip and rubbed until he felt his own tension release in a warm flood.

Large warm hands pulled him in to hold him tightly as Ron murmured quietly into his hair. Harry couldn't make any of the words out and wasn't sure he was meant to, but it felt good to be held, even sweaty and sticky with a cold breeze making him all too aware of his state of undress. He felt more than heard Ron chuckle into his shoulder as he drowsed.

"What?" Harry yawned, attempting to wriggle closer still in the process.

Ron pulled the thick bedclothes over them both, careless of stickiness and discarded robes. "I was just thinking," he mumbled sleepily. "You're the Boy Who Lived, the hero, the best at deflecting curses and all that, right?"

"Hmmm? 'S'pose." Yawn. "And?"

"So you're good at surviving dangerous situations."

Silence.

"Ron. I am not, repeat *not*, being the one to tell Hermione about this."

"Damn."

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