Down Under (13/14 Valentine fics, updating A Different View) (H/D, PG-13)

[sesheta66]

Title: Down Under (13/14 Valentine fics, updating A Different View)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 341
Pairing/Characters: Harry/Draco
Challenges: For awdt's two weeks of Valentine quickies, prompt #13 - "I love you, I hate you," and slythindor100's prompt #13 - A photo of a private dinner for two.
Summary: Harry and Draco decide where to go on their vacation.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all Valentine/08 entries for A Different View, click here.

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Harry and Draco spent a good deal of time poring over the various pamphlets the travel agency had provided, dismissing the low brow tours outright (Draco absolutely refused to rough it, even if it was in a resort or a cabin with plenty of modern conveniences).

After settling on putting their names on three separate waiting lists for exclusive vacation getaways at some point in the future, they settled on taking an international portkey to South Australia for a week. Harry had managed to convince Draco that two days in some posh resort would be wasted, since they were unlikely to come out of the room much in such a short time anyway.

While Draco protested this outright dismissal, Harry convinced him that the Bed and Breakfast they had found (a private cottage on a vineyard, actually) would be a perfect, private getaway for them to celebrate their first Valentine's Day together. It was only an hour outside Adelaide, so they could take in the sights there while staying outside the city. And they could enjoy taking in some winery tours while they were there, something Harry knew Draco would appreciate. They weren't by the beach, but the extensive lawns and gardens would provide a romantic setting for moonlit walks.

"And any needs the cottage doesn't provide for," Harry assured him, "I will."

"You'll be at my service?" Draco asked, eyebrow raised suggestively.

"Night and day," Harry assured him with a cheeky grin.

"Well, alright then," he relented. "I'll have to warn you, though ... some suggest that I'm a bit high maintenance."

Harry nearly fell off the sofa laughing at that. "Tell me something I don't know." Still chuckling, he added, "It's a good thing you're so gorgeous. It goes a long way to help make up for all the maintenance you require. Oh, and I suppose it helps that I love you."

"I hate you," Draco scowled at him.

Grinning and pulling Draco into a searing kiss, Harry growled, "Yeah, sure you do."

Part 14 - At Your Service

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Comments

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Heheh, I don't know how Jordan knows about the spiders and creepy-crawlies, I certainly didn't tell him...

Actually, there aren't that many spiders (and most are pretty harmless anyway). Plenty of flies though. And personally, I'm more freaked out by the lizards you see running around in summer, and just the other day I found a frog in the living room. :/ No idea how it got in... but umm, other than that, Australia's a lovely place.

Really. *g*

[nocturnali.livejournal.com]

On that one I will agree with you. Random spiders - but they still all scare the crap outta me - and I've never seen a snake in the wild. Lived here for a very long time and only ever seen red back spiders a handful of times. No more creepy crawlies, I don't think, than anywhere else in the world.

It's just hot and dry.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

No more creepy crawlies, I don't think, than anywhere else in the world.

Good to know. And a very pretty icon. ♥

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

And with random terrifying bouts of thunderstorms, and flood up in the north. Hahah, don't you just love Australian nature and weather? *g*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

We get random, terrifying thunderstorms here too. Doesn't bother me (though my youngest gets really freaked out).

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Like I said, I still want to go. I'm just happy living with non-poisonous spiders here in Canada. :)

Frog in the living room. Hmm. As long as the creatures aren't poisonous, I think I'd be okay. Oh, and if they didn't crawl ON me. *shudders*

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

No, it didn't crawl on me. :) All I did was scream, jump on my bed and flail, until my dad came in and shooed it outside. *g*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'm the one doing the shooing around here, so they'd better not come near me. Otherwise, shooing turns into squishing pretty quickly. :)

[idontgiveafaux.livejournal.com]

hey, i watch i'm a celebrity, get me out of here, i know all the creepy-crawlies in australia, thank you! ;D (the name 'huntsman spider' remind me of spider hunters planning to attack and leech onto you ::shakes::)

And personally, I'm more freaked out by the lizards you see running around in summer, and just the other day I found a frog in the living room. :/ No idea how it got in... but umm, other than that, Australia's a lovely place.

O_O

well that's not so bad i suppose, not compared to when my cousin went to florida and found a SNAKE crawling up the TOILET (a year before i was meant to go, i was so frightened.)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Snake in a toilet?! *shudders repeatedly* And you're worried about fish up the urethra? I don't even NEED to finish my thought, right? *shudders again*

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

You know, I found a huntsman in our recycling bin just last week, but no big deal - I prompt shut the lid and forgot about it. :/

But never fear, they're not dangerous after all (even though they look quite big and scary (http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/images/huntsman.jpg) (and by dangerous, I mean poisonous of course *g*) It's the pretty red ones you have to actually be worried about. :)

And err, all those jokes about crocadile up toilets? Completely false, let me assure you. ;D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Every time my son sees a spider, he's convinced it's a black widow. When they're not even black, and look nothing like them. He even imagines seeing the markings. They've always been the usual harmless spiders we get around here.

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha, cute, albeit your son sounds a bit paranoid to me. :/

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

A BIT paranoid? That's like Draco saying he's a BIT high-maintenance. *giggles*

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Draco, high maintenance? ... never! ;D *cuddles you*

[idontgiveafaux.livejournal.com]

::snickers::

don't worry, it's not a point-and-lets-laugh snicker, more like an i-totally-know-where-he's-coming-from-snicker. guilty of the same crime here! ;D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! Good to know he's not alone. :)

[idontgiveafaux.livejournal.com]

::shudders:: i was so scared of clicking on that link for ages and the fact that you were so casual about finding one in your recycling bin! if i ever saw a spider that big in my house i would have to stay somewhere else until they removed it. i'm not joking, they creep me out so much :'(

pretty red spiders? since when were spiders pretty!? their webs may be nicely designed but that's about it. nasty little things.

And err, all those jokes about crocadile up toilets? Completely false, let me assure you. ;D

O_O i forgot all about the dangers of crocodiles (the only species of animal i see as being truly, wholeheartedly evil.) have you ever seen one?? has there ever been one on your property!? ::is scared but intrigued::

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*squishes you*

You are just soooo cute. Here, have some cake to calm the nerves.

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww... it's okay, really! *protects manly!Jordan from the spiders*

And the red ones do look prettier, but I'm sensing some anti-spider sentiments from you; so I won't go into how spiders are the only creepy-crawlies I refuse to kill, but instead trap them and let them outside into the garden. *g*

But, err, no. No crocodiles (thank goodness). We don't live around any salty marshes, so there's no fear of that... actually, we live in the hills district, I imagine a crocodile would have difficulty crawling up and down those sloping roads. :)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Yay for croc-deterring hills.

[idontgiveafaux.livejournal.com]

i can't bring myself to kill spiders or suck them up in a vaccuum cleaner. although i hate most insects and bugs i feel so guilty if i kill one. even if i accidentally step on an ant :'(

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Awww ... *squishes you*

I have no heart. I will kill them without hesitation. Perhaps because I've seen my driveway buckle and give way from ant hills. When it costs hundreds of dollars to repair the damage, there's no thinking involved. They must die.

*ponders joining the DEs*

Nah ... Aurors need killers too, right? For those assignments that must not be named. Shhh.

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Awwwww... *hugs Hufflepuff!Jordan* :*

[idontgiveafaux.livejournal.com]

::glares:: you know, i could very easily make a well!