PlayStation 2
March 2002
Today was Saturday, as one of Hermione’s routines for the weekends, she likes to spend some hours with her two best friends, Harry and Ron, but nowadays Draco joined the groups at Hermione’s request, the majority of these days they spent on Grimmauld Place since Harry now is the owner, the Golden Trio try to get rid of all the magic this house involves, indeed it was a difficult work hundred of years of magic wouldn’t disappeared in some hours, days or even weeks. But Harry wanted to use muggle electronic devices as he did in Privet Drive with his muggle family.
Draco entered the house via Floo, Hermione and her friends were waiting for him to enjoy their day, Draco’s relationship with Harry lightened up, Draco gave to him all his sincerely apologies for being an completely and entirely arsehole during Hogwarts but his relationship with Ron didn’t change a bit, Ronald was still mad at Harry and Hermione for forgive so easy everything Draco did to all of them, probably Ron wouldn’t be able to forgive him completely and Draco couldn’t care less.
-There you are Draco- said Hermione while hugging him, she was alone in the sitting room, but Draco could hear some noises coming from the second floor of the house- Let’s join Ron and Harry, you might like what they are doing.
Draco thought could be something like Hermione’s laptop, two days after using her laptop, he literally dragged Hermione to an electronic store, Draco bought two MacBooks, one for himself and other for Hermione, she should knew it, Draco always bought exclusive and expensive things, sometimes he doesn’t realize he is so fickle and eccentric, but Hermione couldn’t complain a bit, she always wanted an MacBook but they were so hell expensive, only people like Draco could afford one, or two…
-What are those idiots doing? - said Draco while he grabbed Hermione hand to climb up the old stairs made of black oak- It sounds like they are killing someone inside.
Hermione laugh out loud- Kind of, they are playing on a PlayStation 2, Harry just got to make it functional here, it’s incredible. Isn’t it? - Hermione sounded really happy by saying this, her charms worked perfectly to slow down all the magic of Grimmauld Place, all the magic some of Draco’s ancestors left.- By this, we can make work more muggle devices. Like a television, a fridge or even a radio!
-What is a ‘prestation 2’- said Draco with his unique misunderstanding face, the one he makes when Hermione tries to explain some muggle thing. Draco didn’t had much time on the Muggle World, sometimes he regrets being a pure-blood wizard, he is pretty ignorant about everything muggle and he feels so stupid and dumb.
Hermione’s laugh just got louder and louder, Draco felt ashamed and so stupid, she does this every single time he mispronounces a muggle term.
-It’s a console, in which you can play multiple games, Harry bought some games, including GTA, the one they are playing right now, I guess. I left like 10 minutes ago waiting for you.
Draco was tempted to ask what a console or GTA is, but he knows that Hermione would laugh at his way to pronounce it or his ignorance about GTA or a PlayStation, Hermione didn’t say something, but she truly knows Draco is more than curious about every muggle thing she tries to explain to him.
Granger opened the door of the room in which both of her best friends were hanging up, their laughs and shouts, Harry and Ron were sitting on a expensive-looking settee, Draco thought that probably it was part of the Black Family furniture, Draco had heard of his mom how charming and delightful was when she and her sisters visited this house on holidays before Andromeda and Sirius were disowned because of their pro-muggles ideas, Narcisa sometimes regrated of being so stupid and stop talking to her beloved little sister, Draco didn’t even knew he had another aunt or he even had a cousin and a little nephew. Draco’s mom tried to fix her spoiled relationship with Andromeda little by little.
-Hey there Malfoy- Harry said without stop looking with special fixation at something Hermione called television, and he had a weird thing in his hands, and he was pressing some buttons, Hermione saw it and she spoke. Draco gave to Harry a little grunt as a reply of his greeting.
-Oh, this is called a joystick, Harry could explain you better about it, I only know how it’s called and how it works. -said Hermione as she shouted the door- Hey Ron, what are you playing?
-Oh, hi Mione, we are playing Street Fighter, Harry didn’t want to play GTA again, he thinks I’ll take a muggle car- shout Ron, as a K.O apparated on the screen of the television as one of them lost the game, Ronald yelled in pure frustration, he had lost against Harry multiple times. - Not again Harry, why are you always winning?
-I don’t know Ron, I might be better than you with my hands- muttered Harry, by obvious reasons Harry always won, Ron tried to ignore his poorly performed double meaning- Malfoy, would you like to join me?
Draco wasn’t sure at all, he didn’t even know how to play it or what is the argument of the game, but he wanted to try to win against Harry- Yes but show me how to play and what to do, I don’t want you to being in such a handicap.
Harry smiled and his deep green eyes illuminate- Ok focus, with this button- Harry touched a little joystick and moved it around- if you go up, you character would jump, so if you go down it would…
-Crouch down- said Draco as he understood what Harry meant, the dark haired gave to him a little nod.
-Exactly, the same if you move it on whichever side. You can punch your opponent with this two buttons, but it’s a soft punch- Harry pointed two buttons, one with an X and other with an square- with this two you can punch with medium force- He again pointed two buttons, but now with a triangle and a circle,- Finally, if you want to punch me heavy, use these two- this buttons were totally different, they had an R1 and R2. Draco reminds to himself to always use these two.
-And Draco, when I said punch, I meant on the game, not in real life- said Harry with a little mocking smile, again Harry said that to tease Draco. Draco release a loud guffaw.
-Potter, let’s play, I have a hunch.
-Can I know what this hunch is about? - said Harry while he was starting a new game, in the television appeared the option to choose some character to play with.- Choose your character Malfoy, use the joystick to move it and the X to select it.
-That I’ll win- said Draco with a determinate tone, he moved the joystick around, looking to some good and powerful character, he chooses Chun Li.- You turn, Potter.
-Why you choose Chun Li? Her statics aren’t as good as others characters- exclaimed Harry, he chooses Ryu, as his safest option.- Like Ryu or Akuma.
-She does look like Granger, doesn’t she?- pointed Draco, Hermione was blushing up to her hairline, her ears were red as Ron hair, Ron chocked with the muggle beer he was drinking.
-I don’t think I look like her, Draco- Hermione said, as her shyness stopped little by little- I don’t have all her… attributes...-Hermione pointed her chest with exaggeration.
Ron choked again but this time with some crisps- All of you should stop talking about body attributes- by saying this, Ron unintentionally looked at Hermione’s chest, Draco wasn’t so wrong by saying Hermione looked like Chun Li. Hermione opened her eyes when she realized what Ron had done.
-RONALD WEASLEY! You wanker! Why had you looked at my boobs? You piece of…- yelled shrieked Hermione, Ron almost run when he saw that Hermione was looking for her wand.- Don’t you dare to leave, Ronald.
Ron left the room as fast as he could, Hermione threw him a series of non-verbal spells.
-Malfoy, we should continue, Hermione already took care of him, and I must admit, you are right, but don’t say that to Hermione.-muttered Harry, he was afraid of Hermione’s reaction.
-I’ll completely ignore you said that about MY girlfriend’s body attributes, Potter. I agree, we should continue playing.
Both of them could hear Hermione’s yelled and Ron asking for mercy. Draco smiled as he imagines what Hermione would to do to that degenerated weasel, he would pay to see it, but he had a game to win.
As the game started, Draco tried his best to press all the buttons Potter told him to. He felt how his hands were cramping little by little, he wouldn’t give his arm to twist.
-You are indeed better at this than Ron, he sucks at every PlayStation game.
-I’d love if you don’t compare me to him again, I’m INDEED better than him in everything.
Potter laugh, Draco took advantage of his distraction and used the R1 button to punch him heavily, Ryu certainly was a better beater than Chun Li and had more resistance than her, but with some seconds of advantage, none of them mattered.
Draco won, as Harry surprise.
-Your hunch was right Malfoy, finally I have a worthy opponent.
-You want another game?
-Sure, I want, but let’s select other caracters, I kinda got bored of always playing with Ryu.
Hermione still was yelling and charming with her wand to Ronald. For the first time, Draco felt sympathy for the weasel.
-Granger- said Draco as both enters their flat- I want a PlayStation 2, I want to beat Potter again.
Hermione sighed in resignation, Draco always wanted to have every muggle device she had shown to him.