#bookshoptrope

Prompt: Book

Word count: 408

"I am here but I am not yours." Said Malfoy, staring at the book in Harry's grasp.

He looked as though he had said it accidentally, eyes soft.

"Uh," Harry replied, intelligently.

"Chapter eighteen of your book. Have you read it?" Malfoy came closer. Inquisitive.

"No, it's-" For Hermione. Hermione sent him to collect a book she pre-ordered, stuck working overtime at the ministry. "It's- a recommendation. For me. To read."

"Ah," he said, "it's really very good."

"I've heard," said Harry. He nodded to Malfoy’s book and read the title aloud, "The intricacies of a spellbound wizard"

Malfoy raised a brow, "Have you read it?"

"Oh, yes." Lied Harry. Just because he didn't remember the last time he'd read a book didn't mean he was any less intelligent than that pompous git.

"And what did you think?" Had Malfoy stepped closer again, or was it Harry's imagination?

Harry faltered, "Very - very good. Descriptive."

"It is, isn't it? You know, I wouldn't have thought you'd like this sort of thing, Potter?"

"No I'm a - a big fan. Of. That sort of thing." Was he sweating?

"Hm. Well maybe you should stop by the manor one day and we can discuss... the book." Malfoy had definitely come closer; they were practically breathing the same air, now.

"Sounds - good. Yeah it's a. Sounds - sounds like a plan."

"See you, Potter." He said, before gracefully leaving the shop.

Harry immediately scanned the shelves for Malfoy’s book, finally finding it on the bottom shelf. "The Intricacies of a Spellbound Wizard" read the title. Beneath, in a smaller print were the words; "A guide to magical intercourse between wizards" and Harry died, for a brief moment.

He had just told Draco Malfoy that he was a - big fan - of magical gay sex.

It was only when he was done having a little panic that Harry realised. Malfoy had invited him round to discuss the book. Had he been flirting? Surely not.

Well it didn’t matter, because Harry obviously wasn’t going to go. What did Draco wish to discuss? The best positions to create protection spells? How orgasms can bring a potion to maturity? He was not going. Absolutely not.

Unless Malfoy would think that rude?

Not that Harry cared what he thought, but not going would only add to Malfoy’s insistence that Harry was uncivilised. So really, he simply had to go.