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1st seed; [Action/Voice]

[Perhaps the journal picks up the sound of Neville's arrival as he is unceremoniously deposited on the icy southern lake sometime in the dead of night. If not that, then it might catch the dull groaning as he slowly wakes and struggles to pull himself upright. If not that, then certainly the furious squeak from sneakers lacking traction on slippery ice would catch the journal's attention, as would the dull thudding as Neville collides with some child's forgotten snowman on the westernmost bank. A sharp intake of breath, then] No wand. Bastards. [In fact, even though Neville hasn't yet noticed the presence of the book at all, he seems perfectly aware that someone is listening, even if it isn't quite who he expects.]

It's still not enough! [The words, though a bit rasped and wheezing, are spoken with the stubbornness of one who rather expected this displacement.] You think you can just Portkey me someplace and be done with it? You won't get me -- not any of us -- to back down that easily. I know you're here -- show yourselves, you bloody cowards!

[The dead silence is less than encouraging. It means that if he wasn't being watched, then he'd been sent far enough that he wouldn't need supervision. Accio wand. [The incantation is intoned softly through clenched teeth. It doesn't escape him how ironic it was that in his desperation to recover his stolen wand he's resorted to a summoning spell that usually required the use of his wand in the first place. The spell fails spectacularly, leaving Neville to suppose his captors laughed, wherever they happen to be.

Still, the place he'd been sent certainly merits some investigation. If he'd been sent here via portkey, then some other innocuous-looking thing might well be the ticket home. It might appear off for a young, underdressed, blackeyed, fairly beaten and emaciated man to be picking up small stones with a thoughtful expression, but finding an alternate portkey is simply the most plausible way back to the more important matters he'd left at home.]

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[Upon hearing Harry's voice break through the silence, Draco starts suddenly and spins around, slipping on the ice and falling on his back with a loud thud instead.]

[Oh hell, that was a loud thud. He could've cracked his skull or something. What if he can't get up? Harry's just going to run over and -

OH HAI THERE, ICE.

That run turns into a slide, and Harry does make an admirable attempt at stopping, which turns into falling face-first onto the person he was trying to help. Bloody hell.]

Are you alright!?

[Draco had just started sitting up when he suddenly has a pile of specky git land on top of him and his head slams back against the ice again]

...ow. [He cracks open an eye to stare up at him, glaring a bit.] ...what are you doing, Potter?

Ack! [Draco is not exactly a very good cushion for someone who is crash-landing. But he does manage to catch Harry successfully, even if Harry's glasses did go flying. Dagnabit, it's hard to see if you're bleeding to death when everything is all blurry.]

I was trying to see if you were alright. [He's staying put and awkwardly feeling around on the ice for his glasses.] They've got to be around here somewhere.

[Draco just snarls a little, reaching back for Harry's glasses that he can see] And you planned to accomplish such by landing on top of me? Thanks a lot, glad to see your concern, get off. [Grabbing Harry's glasses then and slipping them onto his face for him anyway.]

[Harry blinks as Draco slides his glasses back on.] Er, thanks. Sorry.[Rolling off now and checking to make sure that skull isn't cracked now.] I wasn't exactly intending to land on you. I was in a rush.

M'fine...[No matter how much he says that, he still hasn't sat up though.]

[Harry is looking at him oddly.] Are you sure you're not hurt anywhere?

[Closing his eyes again and still laying on the ice] I'm fine. Why are you here?

[Harry pulls his legs close to keep himself warm, but he's sitting next to Draco anyway.] I'm here because I don't think you and Neville were going to get off on the right foot, and I think you came out of it worse for wear than he did.

Yes, well, thinking was never your strong point. [Once he notices that Harry's actually not moving, he opens his eyes and stares at the sky instead.] Shouldn't you go make sure he's not freaking out about being in this "prison"?

Who says it was ever yours? Besides yourself, I mean. [His tone is light, and he doesn't really mean it as a serious jab. Even though it's sort of true. Harry is watching Draco from the corner of his eye.] He found the house, which means someone led him there and is explaining to him what we know is going on. If he's staying there, I have plenty of time to catch him up on my own side of things, including why I started trusting a Slytherin. That he's not in the lake right now means you two got off to a better start here than you and I did.

[He just snorts and shakes his head, still looking at the sky instead] The lake's frozen, in case you haven't noticed. [He seriously wouldn't try to drown Neville anyway, no matter how much he'd like to.] Whatever, so everything's fine. Can you leave now?

[There's a sigh of annoyance.] Well spotted. That's also changeable. [Harry is less likely to trust angry!Draco. Silly lake incident. Also, ignoring that request.] What happened?

It didn't change though. So drop it. [Draco's fairly angry about a lot of things though] He landed on my lake, we spoke, and then you started pulling on the necklace.

Fine. [Understandably so.] I pulled on the necklace after he told me where he ended up, and I suppose I was trying to get your attention before you found him here so you two wouldn't run into each other on his first day here.

Hah. Just a little too late, I'd say. [Finally shifting to sit up, wincing a little and rubbing the back of his head]

My bad. [Watching him carefully, none too pleased about that potential bump on the back of Draco's head. Damn.] What happened?

[He shakes his head slowly to focus on what's going on] It's nothing. Let's just go, okay?

[Harry turns and waves a hand in front of Draco's face. He didn't get a concussion, did he?] You're upset about something. That's not nothing.

[Depending on how hard he hit his head. He's probably just dizzy.] I'm not upset, shut up.

[It wouldn't have been too, too hard. At least, that's what Harry hopes.] You're acting all gloomy.

[It probably wasn't, though he did hit it twice. He just shakes his head again.] Am not. My head just hurts, and you suck at interpreting people.

[Harry snorts.] And I suppose you're being as charming and pleasant as ever. Did you invite Neville over for tea?

...Harry just shut up, okay? [Finally getting to his feet and brushing himself off before slowly starting to walk off]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Being Skittish]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Being Worried.]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Being Squashed]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Squashing a Slytherin]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Thinking Harry's a Fatarse]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Being Pretty Tiny Anyway]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Having a Headache Now]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Feeling Like an Idiot]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Feeling Slightly Humiliated]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Feeling Slightly Guilty]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Wanting Harry to Go Away]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Wanting to Make Sure Draco's Taken Care Of]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Hating All of This]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Wishing That Things were Less Complicated]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Trying to Avoid Details]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Trying to Get to the Point]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Being Ridiculous]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Being Exasperated]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Being Ashamed of Himself]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Being Glad Draco Finally has Shame]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Never Admitting That]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Knowing he Never Will]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Thinking He's Being Sneaky]

[Harry Potter and the Action of Seeing Right Through That]

[Draco Malfoy and the Action of Knowing Harry Sees Right Through That]