Draco and Harry do America!

Chapter 3: Riki and Britz

Draco and Harry rushed over to them. When the two girls saw the grins on their faces, they giggled and whispered to each other. They then turned to Harry and Draco and said, "I'm Riki Bennett, and this is my best friend and neighbor, Britz Warner. We've been waiting forever. When your principal called our houses, and asked us to host two boys from his school, we said we would totally take the job. He told us your names a few hours ago. Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. Everyone at our school has been waiting for you. We are in Slyffindor, what is your house?"

Harry and Draco looked at each other with one eyebrow raised. Slyffindor?
"What is Slyffindor? We have Gryffindor and Slytherin but-" started Harry. But Britz explained to him, "Slytherin and Gryffindor were very alike in many ways, so the first year we went to school, in 1st Grade, they changed it to Slyffindor. They sorta, i don't know, merged the two houses together to form one huge superhouse."

"I guess that we will have to be in Slyffindor too, seeing as Harry is in Gryffindor and I am in Slytherin." said Draco. Draco was looking at Riki a lot. Harry was looking at the both of them, a lot.. Riki had dark brown hair that was layered, she also had bright blue eyes tinged with flecks of gray. She was a bit shorter than Draco and Harry. At the time, she was wearing an orange t-shirt unlike any that he saw girls wear in Britain at Hogwarts, and jeans with camouflage like the army wears on them. The jeans had little sparkles on them. She wore Adidas sneakers that looked a lot like Harry's, except hers looked like they were charmed to sparkle.

Britz had a lighter brown hair, worn in the same style as Riki's. Her eyes were a warm brown and her skin was about a few shades tanner than Riki's skin. She was wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans with the same Adidas sneakers, except that they were charmed to sparkle only pink and blue. She was the same height as Harry and taller than Draco.

Riki found herself lock eyes with Draco. His eyes were gray-blue and it went so well with his silvery blonde hair. Britz looked over to Harry, his eyes were so green, that it was kind of scary, but it was alright. They scanned the boys from their hair to their feet and clothes. Riki smiled at Draco. "We already chose who we were going to host beforehand. Britz picked you, Harry, and I picked Draco."

"How did you choose, you didn't even know us?" asked Harry, as they walked through the airport.

"Well, I told Riki that I read about some boy named Harry Potter, and that it would be cool to host somebody whose name is in a book somewhere," said Britz.

"And I thought that the name Draco sounded really cool. Kinda dangerous and sweet at the same time. Hmm..." Riki paused. "Is that Armani? Whoa, you must be loaded to afford that. Well, around here, our most expensive stuff comes from places like Abercrombie & Fitch. Not like we go there, though, too preppy. Which reminds me, you don't happen to have any more Muggle clothes do you, because, we have to go to school as Muggles, therefore, we must dress as Muggles."

Harry looked at Draco. Muggle clothes?? Harry used to have tons of them, but that was after Dudley was finished with them, and since Harry grew taller, they didn't fit him any more. As for Draco, all that he has are tuxedos and robes that he knows of. They both answered, "No."

Riki and Britz grinned, and then giggled with delight!! Shopping was they're ultimate favorite thing to do, because one Galleon was worth quite a bit once converted to the dollar system and because they had two guys that needed stuff to wear that looked good on them. Riki and Britz launched into the best places to go for clothes. "Pacific Sunwear, Pac Sun, whatever, that is THE best place for clothes, can't be beat! Draco, you are so coming with me!" said Riki.

"Harry, yes, i believe the preppy look would be good for you. Yes, definitely preppy. We're gonna hit Abercrombie today!" said Britz.

"Oh and Draco, your hair. How about we cut it and then spike it!! You would look awesome!!" said Riki.

Draco and Harry looked at each other once again, and realized that they were the two luckiest boys in the world right now. They had two girls practically begging for their attention. Plus, they were pretty, smart, and they knew their fashion sense.

They got into a cab that would take them to the Niagara Falls mall. Riki and Britz took something out of their purses once they got into the cab. It was a lighter .....and some purple dust. Harry recognized it from something that Professor Snape used to throw into fire to talk to someone. Draco, however, didn't understand.

"What IS that?" asked Draco. "Its a lighter and this purple dust, well, i don't really know what it is, but i use it to tell my parents whenever i go somewhere. Watch... I drop some into the fire and I talk into it, and they can hear me talking to them. the trick is that you have to be able to do it so Muggles can't see you. I'll show you." explained Riki. She sprinkled some of the purple dust into the flame of the lighter and spoke into it. "Hey, Mom, we got the guys and we are going to get some clothes for them, just thought i should tell you. Bye!" Britz did the same with her parents.

They got off at the Niagara Falls mall. Draco looked extremely out of place with his Armani tuxedo on. He noticed that Riki was looking him over quite a bit out of the corner of her eye.

They reached a store that said 'PACIFIC SUNWEAR' in big yellow letters.
"Okay, Riki, I'll take Harry to Abercrombie & Fitch and then, umm, Adidas! Yeah, definitely Adidas! And you take Draco to Pac Sun and then, if he doesn't mind, to the hairdresser's for his new look. Maybe buy him a couple of chains, they'd look good on him. We'll see you in a few hours then!" said Britz. She said this very quickly and after she was done, she took Harry by the arm and ran to the Abercrombie store.

Draco and Riki walked into Pac Sun. It was definitely the weirdest store Draco had ever seen. There were three sections, guys, girls, and footwear. Everything was casual in this store. Riki led him over to the guys section.

"Ok, Draco, now what is your favorite color?" asked Riki.

"Black has always been the color for me, you know." answered Draco.

"Ooh this is going to be so much fun!! Now, I think you'll look really good in a hoodie and black jeans. Maybe a few chains, I don't know. Hmm, yes, black, definitely black. Although baby blue would bring out your eyes...lets try blue, too!!" said Riki. Draco looked around the store. He was handed about fourteen hangers with shirts on them and about ten pairs of jeans. "Ok, try these on. tell me which ones you really, really like and we will get them. And trust me, we have enough, seriously..." She took out a wad of bills out. Draco had never seen American money before, so he didn't realize that the little 100's and 50's meant that they were worth quite a bit of money!

Draco tried on the black hoodie and jeans, took a step back and looked in the mirror. He thought it looked okay, but he really cared about what Riki would think, for some reason. He stepped out of the little room and said to Riki, "So....is this me?" Riki looked him over. A small smile spread across her face. God, he is SO hot. she thought. "You look really, really, se-, I mean good. Really good." Draco tried on more clothes, and all of them looked "really, really good" on him in Riki's mind. They walked up to pay for it all. The total came to $759.88. She handed the cash register guy 10 bills, although Draco couldn't tell which one, seeing as he wasn't used to the American currency.

They were about to walk out of the store, when Draco asked, "Aren't you getting anything?" Riki said, "I wasn't planning on it, but... Ok sure, why not?" Draco continued, "Because I was looking at something, that I think would look really good on you. It's blue, to bring out your eyes. Draco took her over to a rack that had a blue sparkly tank top on it that had a small heart in the center of it. There were the same color blue pants to go with it, just as sparkly and with little hearts going down the sides like the one on the shirt.

Draco said, "Go on, try it on. I think you'll like it."

Riki tried it on. She stepped back and looked at herself in the mirror. "How did he know that it would look like this?"

She walked out and the bag that he was holding dropped to the ground. He looked her over. Draco said to himself, Whoa. "How do I look?" asked Riki.
"You are definitely the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen in my entire life." said Draco, staring at her, not even blinking.

Riki walked up to him and said, "Thank you, Draco." She blushed very red, and smiled. Draco looked down at the heart on Riki's shirt, it was glowing red, and the heart didn't glow red before!

"Riki, your shirt....the heart on it, look!" said Draco. "Oh no, the Muggles, they'll see. This isn't good. I have to get this shirt off, and quick before they notice!" She ran into the nearest changing room, took of the clothes and put her regular ones back on. She held the shirt and the jeans in her hand and said, "I don't know what was happening, but it was AWESOME! The heart glowed red. That is cool! But why didn't it before? I wonder..." she said, curiously.

They walked over to the counter. Draco was thinking about the heart and why it glowed red. I'll ask Harry, he deals with weird stuff like this almost all the time! he thought. They soon paid for the clothes and they were on their way to the hairdressers.

Riki walked over to the counter and talked with the receptionist. She asked if a certain person was working today. Nathan was his name. The receptionist nodded. At once, a tall, young looking man came out of the back room.

"Riki! I haven't seen you in a while!"

"Hi, Nathan! Yeah, last time I saw was, well, the last time you cut my hair. I've got a friend here. His name is Draco Malfoy. He's from Britain." She lowered her voice. "And between you and me, he's one of us!"
"Very cool, Riki. And you've come to get your hair done?" asked Nathan.

"Oh no, Draco is here. He wants his hair cut and spiked." said Riki. Nathan looked over at Draco, hair slicked back and all. But that wasn't what he noticed. He noticed that he was staring at Riki, almost constantly, except for when he had to blink.

Nathan said to Riki in a hushed voice. "I think somebody has a little crush on somebody else... and, by the looks of it, I think the feelings are mutual, if you get my drift..."

Riki was now looking at Draco, and smiling. "Oh shut up, Nate! Hey, Draco, come here." she said. Draco walked over to her and said, "Alright, so, I'm getting my hair spiked, right?" Riki and Nathan both nodded.

Draco sat down in a chair, and Riki waited in the waiting room, reading a Muggle magazine. Her mind wasn't into the magazine though, it was on Draco. He looked so good, and he sounded like a sweet guy. After what had seemed like an eternity, Draco walked out of the back, wearing a sly smile that was most definitely directed towards Riki. She looked into his eyes, and what she wanted to do is tell him how she felt, but she thought better of it, because, she might do something drastic, like, KISS him or something, right in public.

The transformation from the old Draco to the new was complete, from the looks down to the personality even down to the location of where he lived. Draco, for the first time in his life, felt like he was wanted.

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Meanwhile, in Abercrombie and Fitch, Harry was trying on a lot of clothes. They ended up getting about 16 different things. Then, they went to Adidas and got Harry some new sneakers, and Britz got some too.

Britz looked at Harry. She was concerned about him. Despite the fact that he was having a good time, he looked as if something was troubling him. Britz decided to ask him what was wrong.

"Harry, what's wrong?" asked Britz.

"Ok, if I tell you, don't mention it to Draco, he'll kill me." said Harry.
"Cross my heart and hope to die!" said Britz.

"Well, there's this girl, back at my old school. I don't suppose Dumbledore told you why we were sent here. You see, we were almost expelled. I nearly killed Draco, when we fought over her. Her name was Hermione. She was the most beautiful girl that ever was, and I loved her. But Malfoy seemed to hit it off better with her, seeing as he pretty much almost got expelled for making out with her in the dead of night in the third floor corridor!" He stopped and made a disgusted face. "Well, that's not my point. The last thing I ever said to her before I left was, 'I love you, but just as friends, you know, Goodbye!' I kissed her and told her that it was up to her what that kiss meant. Friends or more than friends. She never told me. And I don't think Malfoy's her type. Beside, Malfoy is already flirting with Riki, and now I feel bad for Hermione. She is coming here, and visiting him. If he ever hurt her, I'd pound his face into the ground so fast he'd-"

Britz stopped him. "Whoa, Malfoy, flirting with Riki? Harry, its the other way around. She looked into his eyes and fell in love. More like crashed headfirst into it, if you ask me. But, they look adorable together, and you can't stop him from feeling what he feels. And about this Hermione girl, she did let you kiss her, I mean, in my opinion, if she didn't let you kiss her, then she was already done with her thinking and was set with Malfoy, so obviously she still has some feelings for you. And don't go owl posting her the first chance you get saying that Malfoy's gone off with Riki. You don't have proof. You have to wait until you catch them in the act."

"Britz, I'm going to say this as nice as I can, but that is sick. Catching them in the act doing what? I already saw my best friend that just happened to be my crush make out with him, that was sick enough, and the way you put it...Well, I just don't wanna be a part of it."

"Harry, this girl has some feelings for you. And Malfoy obviously wants Riki instead. So why don't you, oh, I dunno, talk to Malfoy maybe? Tell him what you think. Chances are he was hit with this whole American thing so hard that he hasn't even thought about Hermione. But you, Harry, did think about her, and that shows a lot of love on your part."

"Britz, I hardly know you, but I can tell that we will be good friends. You are a life saver! I'll take your advice... but if I do, "catch them", then can I tell her?" asked Harry.

"Yep, you send her an owl first chance you get, and be sure to tell her how much you love her." said Britz.

Harry looked at her in amazement. "Britz, how do you know about all of this stuff?"

"I know," said Britz. "because I have a boyfriend who loves me, and you remind me of him so much. Not the looks, but the personality. He is sweet and always thinking of others before himself. Kinda like you! His name is Damien. And, Harry, I'll be here for you if you need anything!"

"Thanks a bunch, Britz!" said Harry. He hesitated, and then went over to her, and gave her a hug.

Harry felt a good deal better and said, "Lets go meet Riki and Malfoy, shall we?"

Britz and Harry walked around the mall, laughing and joking around, looking through the bustling crowd for a sign of Riki or Draco. They spotted Draco's silvery blonde hair. He saw Draco and Riki having a good time and laughing and teasing each other.

They spotted each other, and they ran over to Britz and Harry. Harry and Britz looked at Draco with surprise mixed with amazement. His hair, well, wasn't slicked back, but spiked up, and for once, he didn't look evil. He was wearing a big grin on his face and his grey-blue eyes were lit up with happiness. He also wasn't in his suit anymore, but in more casual clothes. He looked so different from when he walked out of the airport gate.

Harry said in complete amazement, "Riki, you are a miracle worker, you know!"

Riki looked flattered. "Aw, it was fun getting to know Draco like this!"
Draco took Harry aside while Britz and Riki were whispering and giggling. "Harry, I never had this much fun at Hogwarts, or anywhere else, for that matter. And Riki...Harry, she is sweet, beautiful, and has very good taste in style. What can I do! I can't help looking at her! Harry, I've never felt this way about anyone in my entire life!"

Meanwhile, Riki was talking to Britz. "Britz, you are my best friend and I'll tell you anything. There is something about Draco that, I dunno, makes me feel like I'm on cloud nine! I can have fun with him, but I can talk to him. And he is HOT! They don't make them like that around here! Oh yeah, and he plays Quidditch. Yes, he is a Seeker! Isn't that awesome! It makes me want to try out for Quidditch this year. Who knows, maybe I'll make the team!"

The four of them got back together and decided to grab a bite to eat. They went to Domino's Pizza. They all were crammed into a little booth facing the window. Britz and Harry sat next to each other, and Riki and Draco sat together. They were all having a good time, when Britz spotted Damian walking into the room.

"Hey, Britz!! Your parents said you were here, so I decided to drop by!" said Damian.

"Hey, Damian! Looked who we picked up at the airport today. Straight from England! Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy! They are going to be living with Riki and I for the rest of the school year!" said Britz.

Harry could see that Damian wanted to be next to Britz, so he got up and said, "Here, you can sit next to Britz."

"Very cool of you Harry!" as he took the seat. Harry said to Draco, "Would you mind moving in a bit until I can find a chair to pull up?"

"No problem!" said Draco in a cheerful voice. Riki moved over as much as she could, but there still wasn't enough room.

She said, "Draco, move over just a bit so Harry could sit down." Draco moved over as much as he could. At this point, Harry was the only one in the booth that could sit comfortably. Riki was totally squashed up against the window. Draco was crammed up right next to her. Being this close to him gave her goose bumps. Not the kind you get when you're cold, but the kind you get when you are excited and not knowing what is going to happen.
Draco pretty much felt the same way. His heart was beating faster and faster. He had never been this close to any girl, except for.....
Hermione! Draco realized that he forgot all about her! He didn't know if he felt the same way about her anymore. He was thinking about the one day they shared together. Yes, it had been fun, but he was so tense, and to have a successful relationship with her, you had to be in touch every day. Draco had to let her down, easily. He'd still want to be friends with her, just not going out. There was just something with Riki that wasn't there with Hermione, but Draco didn't figure it out that night. He would send Hermione an owl as soon as he could, saying that they couldn't be together because there is just too much distance between them, but they could still be friends. What had entered his mind next was the fact that there WAS no distance between him and Riki, because they were squashed into each other in the booth.

Damian realized how jammed they were in the booth and said, "You know, you guys looked pretty packed together in there, I know a certain charm that can extend the seat without the Muggles noticing."

He took out his wand and muttered the words under his breath, and suddenly, there was enough room for 5 more people. "How's that now?" asked Damian.
"We're fine, thanks a lot!" said Harry, looking happier. Draco didn't really mind being jammed next to Riki, and vice versa. He actually kind of enjoyed it, being so close to her. He could smell the perfume she used, which smelled like strawberries and roses. He liked it on her.

They got the check and got the booth back to normal with the help of Damian, and went to call a cab. They let Damian off first, and Britz went out to say goodbye to him in private. Then they let off Britz and Harry. At last, the pulled up to the white house with black shudders.

"That's my house. We have a forest out back with a Quidditch pitch too. It used to be for local matches, but we haven't used it for awhile. I have the Master bedroom. It is HUGE!! You'll be staying in the guest room. Then there is the rec room, with games and stuff, and then my sister, Alexia's room. We have a piano, also. I taught myself how to play. We have a library and my sister and I have two separate studies for homework. My study, however, connects up to a secret place that I built that no one, not even Britz knows about! It's mad sweet. Maybe, I'll show you sometime!" said Riki.

Draco stepped into the house. Immediately, Riki's twelve year old sister, Alexia came running out into the room. "So, you are the famous Draco Malfoy. My sister has been talking about you ever since that she knew you were coming. Pleased to meetcha, I'm Alexia Bennett! My parents are watching a movie in the living room. Wanna meet 'em? Here come on!!" said Alexia. Soon enough, Draco was getting dragged by a crazed twelve year old into a large living room. "Hello, Draco! My name is Jim, this is my wife, Sophia. Pleasure to meet you. Riki will show you to your room. By the way, you start at the Academy in a few days." said Mr. Bennett.

Draco liked Riki's family. They were nice to him, and he felt like he belonged there. Riki led him up a flight of stairs. He saw a magnificent grand piano in the corner with various music books stacked on top of it. Riki pointed out the bathroom and the rec room. The rec room was filled with wizard games along with stuff that Muggles did in their spare time. They walked into a clean room with a bed, nightstand, and stereo system that Draco expected that Muggles used to play music.

"This is your room. Make yourself at home. If you need anything, I'll be in my bedroom. It's right across the hall. Well, seeing as its pretty late, I'm getting ready for bed. If you need me, come in. Oh yeah, you have to KNOCK first, of course! Goodnight!" said Riki. She stepped out of the room and went into hers.

Riki shut her door and found her pajamas and put them on. She turned on some music. Her favorite artist was Jagged Edge. One day, she heard one of they're songs, and soon enough, she rushed over to the Muggle music store and got the CD. She turned it on and played a song called "Cut Something".

Draco was thinking about Riki. She was right across the hall, listening to music. How he wished he could be with her right now. He decided to get changed. He found his bags were already brought up. He changed into a t-shirt and boxers, since it was so hot in the room he was in. Then, he laid down on his bed. It was pretty comfortable. He looked at the clock. It read 10:37. At Hogwarts, he would've been in the common room doing an essay for History of Magic or something. He was glad he was here, and not there doing homework.

Riki turned on a different song. It was slower, and more relaxed. She brushed her hair while she started singing. Draco heard her voice. It was so beautiful, to hear her sing. She was a good singer. He was amazed that someone could have a voice like hers. He wanted to tell her what a beautiful voice she had, so he walked out of the room and knocked on the door. He heard Riki shut off the music and come to the door.

"Who is it?" she asked.

"Uh, its Draco." he answered.

"Oh yeah, come in. I thought you were my annoying little sister. Anyway what do you need?" she asked, looking him over.

He could of sworn he saw a little smile on her face. "I just wanted to tell you, that your singing, it was AMAZING! You have a really great voice. You sounded so good! I just had to tell you." said Draco.

"Aw, thanks Draco! That was really sweet of you, just coming in here to say I sing good. Well, I guess I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight..." said Riki.

"Yeah, goodnight..." said Draco. They looked into each other's eyes. They were so close... Close enough to kiss her Draco thought. Despite the fact that he wanted to grab her and kiss her for the rest of the night, he thought better of it and smiled that sly smile, and walked back into his room.

At the same time, Riki and Draco thought, This was a great day!

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Back at Britz's house, Harry found Hedwig and wrote to Ron. Ron,

America is GREAT! There is a Quidditch team, and everything. Malfoy is really turning out to be a nice guy. But, I need your help. You see, there is this girl, Riki Bennett, and she and Draco are hitting it off great, like going out wise! He obviously forgot about Hermione! Now, I don't have proof that they are doing anything, but as soon as I get proof, I'll send her an owl pronto!! Ron, as you may already know, I like her. I like her A LOT. Tell that to her, so that maybe she can "dump" Draco. I have to go now, me and Britz, (the girl I'm staying with) are playing this Muggle thing called Nintendo. It is really cool, for a Muggle thing. Wish you were here! (Trust me, with some of the girls I saw, you'd wanna live here!)

Harry

He tied it to Hedwig. "Hedwig, I hope you can fly across oceans, because that's how long it is!" said Harry. He heard a voice from the other room calling his name.

"Harry, come on! I wanna play Mario Kart and I need somebody else to be Luigi!!" yelled Britz.

"Coming!!" said Harry. He hadn't the faintest idea what Mario Kart and Luigi were, but he was sure that he'd like it! America isn't so bad after all, thought Harry
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