herumtreiber | The password

Title: The password
Team: Aurors
Characters: Draco, Harry
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Word count: 100x5
Challenge: #236 - explore
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or related characters. I don't make money from writing the drabble.
Summary: When there is trouble, his partner's knowledge helps.
Notes: For

dracoharry100

"In this class we are going to explore the nuances of living in the Muggle world," said Mrs. Lawton.

Harry took notes for the Muggle technology class whilst he peeked sideways at Malfoy. After his trial, the Slytherin looked worn and thin.

Harry listened attentively to the middle-aged woman. Though he already knew most of the stuff, she introduced it in a very intriguing fashion. So intent was he in her lecture that he didn't notice at first the Origami bird which flew his way.

Growling, Harry unfolded it and stared disbelievingly at Malfoy's neat handwriting. 'Want to go out?'

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"Want to go to Honeydukes?" asked Harry, eyeing intently the dark shadows under Draco's eyes. He was worried his boyfriend pushed himself too hard, though he would admit Draco's grades were as good as Hermione's.

"One of the conditions of my sentence is that I've got to stay at Hogwarts," said Draco warily.

"Let's explore Hogsmeade!" Harry nudged playfully Draco's shoulder whilst he took out the Marauder's Map. "Where's your sense of adventure anyway? You'll need it to become an Auror."

Harry took out his wand which touched gently the yellowed parchment. "I solemnly swear I'm up to no good."

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"Seems you've stocked the fridge," said Harry, staring at the ice cream boxes that filled the space.

"I have a sweet tooth," drawled Draco, "do you remember when they almost caught us at Honeydukes?"

"I never reckoned you could climb down ladders that fast." Harry snorted and looked at the living room. "And since you did so well in Muggle technology, care to help me with my assignment?"

Draco took the arm of his fiancé and the two Auror trainees sauntered towards the table.

The blond bowed and bade Harry sit down. "Let us explore the Muggle World Wide Web."

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"I can't get that link to open," moaned Draco, staring despondently at the monitor.

"Don't use Explorer, try another browser."

"That worked!" Draco eyed his Auror partner. "Guess my tutoring helped."

"Get back to work; we've got to crack this case!"

After Harry left to interrogate a suspect, Draco wanted to compare notes but his husband's computer was password-protected.

Draco tried to guess in vain and when Harry returned, he found an irate blond.

"Sorry." He shrugged and typed it. "It's quite simple, you should've guessed."

The blond glared at the parchment with Harry's scrawl. 'Draco's up to no good.'

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"I'm afraid Potter was kidnapped." The Head Auror nodded solemnly at Draco. "He was close to solving the case of the murderers that used improved Polyjuice."

"Any clues?"

"Potter likes to keep his cards close to his chest." Whilst he spoke, Dawlish opened the drawer of his desk. "We've searched the apartment he rented in Glasgow, but it would seem the kidnappers surprised him and didn't use magic. However..."

Dawlish trailed off and took out a slim laptop. "We can't explore its contents though."

Draco ruffled his hair, scowling at the device which might hold the clue to Harry's location.

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Harry blearily opened his eyes. The last thing he remembered was the leering face of the former Death Eater that caught him unawares.

"Drink this, it'll help."

He smiled weakly when he saw his husband's unmistakably blond mop. He sucked the pumpkin juice from the straw Draco held towards him.

"How did you find me?" Harry said between coughs.

Draco rolled his eyes. "It was hard to explore the chaos you keep in your laptop but I found your notes about the suspects."

"Reckon you guessed the password."

"Quite simple really." Draco kissed Harry's chapped lips and whispered, "Mischief Managed."

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