Chapter 1: not the golden boy anymore
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Harry is staring out is window, desperately waiting for a owl to arrive. Not a specific own just a owl. Any owl really. It’s the third week into their summer holidays and not one owl had made it to Privet Drive. Not one of his friends had checked on him. Not a word from anyone. Harry doesn’t like it, last time he hadn’t gotten a letter by the third week he didn’t get a letter all summer. Granted that was the fault of a way to involved House-Elf but still. This was rubbing him the wrong way. Why wouldn’t his friends send letters? Where they also thinking he has gone nuts after the tournament? Since the Minster is still claiming Harry lied about Voldemort, most people thought he had just lost it after having to compete in the tournament. Dumbledore was no help ,he had let the minister label Harry a liar not even addressing the issue with him. But Harry isn’t sure why he had been surprised by that back then, Dumbledore hadn’t been any help the entire 4th year. Hadn’t even tried to get him out of the tournament. Mc Gonagall and SNAPE were the ones who had argued with the minister NOT Dumbledore. Dumbledore hadn’t given any advice or help the entire tournament. He just had watched Harry almost dyeing while being part of the tournament.
Harry sights and falls backwards on his bed. Honestly why does he even try so hard to be this good Gryffindor golden boy? Nobody really cared about him . His friends aren’t bothered to check on him. He had seen his friend get killed in front of him and then he was used to resurrect Voldemort and his friends couldn’t be bothered to ask how he is doing?!
Dumbledore obviously didn’t really care about him. The Wizarding World thinks he has gone nuts. So for whom is doing this for ? Why should he even care about the others ? Why should he care about the fate about the Wizarding world ,when they hate him. He is a kid . He shouldn’t have the world looking over his shoulder every step. He shouldn’t worry about the fate of the world. Maybe he should stop and start putting himself first for ones….
Maybe it is time for an age appropriate rebellion and some self finding.
Harry sight, staring up at the ceiling. He would probably always care about the fate of the world . Be some how involved in whatever Voldemort is planning, that was just is life.
But at the moment he is still a kid ,not even aloud to use magic at „home“ . Honestly he couldn’t even do anything even if he wanted to at the moment.
What he could do for the time being is for one’s in his life focus on himself.
So that is what he will be doing. He is gonna stop trying so hard ,he will do what HE wants for one’s not what he has to because of some course . And if his crazy life catches up with him at some point he will deal with it then.
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Harry wakes up early the next day. Having a long day planned. Since is aunt and uncle are terrified by the fact „Series killer“ Sirius Black is still running around free, they don’t really care what Harry is up to, as long as he stays out of their sight . So Harry can easily leave in the morning and spend his day in London.
First he needs some money, so Gringotts will be the first stop. Not wanting any attention on him, Harry enters Diagon Alley under his invisible Cloke, leaving it on until he steps inside the bank.
,, Hello Mister Potter what can I do for you ?”,the goblin greets Harry as he steps at the first free register.
,,Hello I would like to withdraw some money from my vault please. " Harry says.
,, Of course Mister Potter. Do you have your Key with you for identification ?"
Oh shit! Harry doesn't have his key,his key always stays at Hogwarts for save keeping.
,, Actually no, I forgot...”he sighs.
,,That is not a Problem Mister Potter. I just have to identify you through magic. Is that okay with you ?”
,,Yes of course.”
The goblin makes some hand gestures and Harrys body starts tingle.
,, You are defiantly yourself Mister Potter.” the goblin says but something about his look is of.
,,But? You look like there is a but...” Harry asks.
,,If you allow me to ask Mister Potter did anybody ever check this scar of yours ? “
,,Check it for what ?”
,,Leftover Magic. “
Harry looks at him confused.
,, The spell I did identifies the magical core of a person and searches for any kind of magic otherwise. And it pains me to say but around your scar his a good amount of dark magic residue. “
,, I have bits of dark magic in my head ?!” Harry exclaims.
,,Sadly yes Mister Potter. And if it's not taken care of, it could damage your magical core. “
Great not even a day after he decided to take a break from all that's going on, he finds out this.
,, But no need to panic Mister Potter. Gringotts has the best Course Breakers ,we can set you up a meeting, so someone can take a better look at this problem and than you go from their.”
,, That sounds... like a good idea.” Harry shrinks in on himself feeling like the 14 year old he really is.
,,How about this Friday the 17th at 10 o clock?”
,,Sure” his voice almost a whisper.
,,Good good. Now lets take a look at your file so I can update this information . Oh...”
,, What now ?”
,, I see here,there are few things we should also address before we keep going forward with the withdraw of your money Mister Potter.”
Harry lets out another sigh.
What is his life,he can't even go get money from Gringotts without something going wrong.
,,Why not...”
,,Please sit down” a barstool appears for Harry to sit on.
,, So first you said you forgot your key, does anybody else have access to it?"
,, I left it at Hogwarts for save keeping, so I don't know? Technically yes, why?”
,, We had multiple attempts of someone wanting to see your vaults with your key BUT without you. That's against our policy. Did you know about this ?”
Harry looks at the Goblin in shock. ,,No I had no idea. Why would anyone want to see my vault ?”
,,Your family Vaults contain a lot of old objects ,family heirlooms ,magical relics ,expensive Jewlery and so on.”
With every word Harrys eyes get bigger.
,, I would say, we issue you a new vault key, mark the old one as inactive and we notify you if someone trys again. Since we were already at the topic of heirlooms “ the goblin skips to the next topic without blinking.,, It says here in your file, that you yet need to formally claim your heirship.”
,,I have to claim my WHAT ?” Harry thinks he misheard.
,,Your heirship Mister Potter.”
,, What Heirship ?”
The goblin looks as confused at Harry, as he feels.
,, Mister Potter "he says slowly,, You are the heir of atleast two Lordships. Didn't you know that ?”
Harry stares at the Creature in front of him. He is sure he looks absolutely stupid. He feels stupid.
,, Nooo . Nobody told me.”
,, Nobody?” the goblin asks unsure.
,,Nobody” Harry answers, his tone a bit icy.
,, I see. Its very simple honestly , we just need a drop of your blood onto this enchanted paper and everything you have claim to will a appear on this paper ,then you singed it and I file it.” the goblin explains.
Harry nods giving the goblin his hand. He watches as a drop of his blood falls down on the paper and words start to appear.
Harry James Potter Heir of the Noble House of Potter by blood and by magic
Harry James Potter Heir of the Ancient House of Peverell by blood and by magic
Harry Potter Heir of The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black by magic
,,Congratulation Mister Potter you are Heir to 3 Lordships.”
Harry opens his mouth but he can’t speak, only fixed on the paper.
,, By Magic", he finally says,, is that because Sirius is my godfather ?”
,,Yes and no. See as it seams your godfather adopted you by magic, which means that his family magic was ritually infused in your core. You are a Black as well as a Potter and a Peverell magically. The ritually is totally harm free but not often used. Many pure-blood families frown up on it because of their weird obsession with the Bloodline. Only the Head of House can issue the ritual. When it's used its mostly used because the Head of House can’t have a blood heir. In your case I think Lord Black wanted to make sure the House of Black stayed at the Light side.”
Harry node absently.
,, Additionally a magical adoption also gives somebody even more claim to a child then a godparent status. If someone adopts someone by magic they magically become a additionally parent to said child. And in the case that both biological parents are passed away he automatically gets recognized as parent of the child in front of our law.”
Harry feels like he is about to pass out. Sirus has adopted him and legally is his parent ?! Why hadn't he ever told him that ?
,, I'm sure Lord Black had his reasons to not tell you yet. He is still a hunted criminal after all.” the goblin says like he read Harrys mind.,, If you wish we after the paperwork we could go down and you can have a look at your Family vaults. Pick up the Heir-Rings.”
,,Sorry you said vaults now multiple times ,how many are we speaking of ?” the boy suddenly realises.
,,7 vaults Mister Potter. Every Family of yours as a vault for objects and one for money and their is your one thrust found vault . Thats the one you have visited so far and withdrawn your money from.”
,, That was just MY Personal vault ? !” He still got shivers when I thought about the shire amount of gold he saw back then. That was only a fraction of what he owns?!
,, To be frank Mister Potter you could never work a day in your life and you would ,most likely, be able to live from your thrust found alone. If you wish I can make you a catalog of all your assets including everything from money to properties.”
It hadn't even crossed Harrys mind that he has properties but yes of course that would make sense.
,, I would appreciate it thank you. Every and any Infromation would be nice.”
The Goblin nodes.
After another 30 minutes or so Harry finally leaves Gringotts with a good amount of both wizard money and muggle money. He didn't go in the vaults. He didn't have either the mentally no the emotional capacity for it after everything he learned.
He left Diagon Alley under his Cloke again. Shortly thinking he should put his plans for the day on hold and do it tomorrow but he is already in London and he need something to distract him, so shopping it is. But first a desperately needed haircut. He finds a salon which has a spot open really quickly.
Another 30 Minutes later Harry steps out with a new haircut. His sides are cut short to 3mm ,on Top his hair is now cut in an actually form,still long and now a bit styled so that look wanted messy. He got a little tutorial from the hairdresser who had explained how he could, with help of a BIT of hair gel , style is hair easy and fast. It literally took 5 minutes.
The rest of the day Harry spends ,for the first time in his life, buying himself new cloths he REALLY wants. Its weird. But he likes it. He just buys what he likes not caring about anything else. Thats how some crop shirts find their way in Harrys possession. He had always wanted to try them since he first saw one of the girls from Gryffindor wear one. And yess he knows of the cliché that only gay guys wear stuff like that but If the shoe fits..
Ow come on have you seen Victor Krumm ??
Yess,maybe while having to stay in the tournament he also had his gay awakening... What a year its been...
At one point in his shopping spree he accidentally runs in a group of teenagers. He knocks one of their coffees down. So naturally he buys them a new one and he starts chatting with the group. Their age variant between 15 and 17. Harry and the group of 5 teenagers are having a great time and they invite him to hang out the next day.
Finally back in his room that evening, he sends Hedwig out owl-ordering some books ,Derek the goblin von Gringotts, had told Harry about. Books about Lordship and stuff because he now is heir to 3 Houses and should know that stuff. But before he falls into bed Harry puts away his new cloths. Jeans in multiple variation, some hoodies, tshirts always with some graphic design, a few plain black and white ones too, a pair of new sneakers, the crop shirts of course, two sweatpants one red one black, a few tank tops and even a bit of Jewlery. Some bracelets and some Neckleses / chains.
Chapter 2: Scars and fake IDs
Notes:
English isn't my first language, so I'm sorry for any mistakes.
My friend is currently looking over the first few chapters and checks my grammar etc
I`m just impaticened and had to post ...
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The next two days flew by. Harry met up with his new friend group and was out all day . At “home “ he read in the books, which had arrived the day after he ordered them while he was out.
Now he is back at Gringotts waiting in a backroom for the curse breaker who would have a look at his scar. The door opens and Bill Weasley walks in, eyes glued at his clipboard.
“Hey my Name is Bill Weasley. I’m gone have a look at your...”
Harry is really trying not to start laughing at Bill, who still hadn’t looked up and realized who he is talking to.
,, scar ??” Bill suddenly wonders, finally looking up ,,HARRY!” the boy in question starts grinning and waves awkwardly
,, Hi”
,, Your Scar needs checking? What happened? Why now ?”
“ Nothing really happened it just ,apparently wasn’t ever done before and Derek noticed dark magic around it when he checked me. “ Harry explains.
Bill looks like his eyes are going to fall out.
,,What do you mean nobody checked before? You survived the Killing Course the first thing they should have done is check you over for residue magic!” Bill looks more irritated with every word.
Harry shrugs.
,,Okay then let’s have a look at that scar of yours. Please lay down, I will do some spells they could feel uncomfortable but shouldn’t hurt.”
Harry does as told.
Very long minutes go by of Bill casting spell after spell over Harry. Bill was right they were uncomfortable but didn’t hurt. Finally Bill stopped and tells Harry he can sit up again.
,,So what’s the damage?” Harry asks mildly joking. Bills troubled expression makes Harry feel uncomfortable.
,,Honestly Harry I’m not sure,you have quite a bit dark magic there. The fact that it’s been in your body for so long isn’t helping .If it was relatively fresh, I could remove it way easier but in your case it’s really tricky. The good news is that until now it didn’t do real damage to your magical core. “
,, So what now?”
,, I took an example of the magic in betted in your scar. Together with the diagnostics I will study it and get back to you when I have progress. Don’t worry Harry we will get this dark magic out of you. “ Harry smiles up at Bill ,he is thankful for the positivity.
,, Do you need anything from me in the meantime?”
,, Not really. Except of course if something happens with your scar. Like the headaches you used to get or something like that, you tell me.” He looks at Harry with such an intense that Harry knows that there is no way around it.
,,Okay if something happens, I will write to you “ he agrees.
,,Okay that would be it for today then.” Bill says while scribbling down something.
Then he places the clipboard down and sits across from Harry. ,, How are you holding up otherwise? “
Harry can’t look at Bill ,his eyes full with sympathy.
,, As well as you can aspect “ is the answer that comes out of his mouth ,, Would be better if my friends were writing me ...” he adds quietly.
The redhead makes an understanding noise.
,,Hey Bill could you not tell them about this “ the boy gestures between the two of them and then is scar. He isn’t sure why but somehow, he doesn’t want anybody to know about all of this quite yet.
,, Sure thing kid. I couldn’t anyway, client confidentiality. “ he reassures the boy.
Harry thinks about asking Bill why his friends aren’t writing him but decides against it. If Bill knew or had something to say about it he would have when Harry brought it up. So Harry made his move to leave.
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,,Wait wait wait .You wanna go were tonight?” Harry laughs. He is sitting with his new friends in some Park.
,, We wanna go clubbing tonight “ Layla smirks. ,,And you ,as the new baby of the group, are coming with.”
,, I'm not even 15 jet ,I'm not allowed in pubs and clubs. Neither are Mia and Ben by the way.” the raven head points out.
A mischief grin spreads over every face of his new friends.
,, Oh our baby gay has no faith in us”, Jonah mocks, hand over his chest like he has been wounded.
Since the groupe had found out that Harry is gay they started calling him their baby gay. Oddly enough he didn't really mind. Odd is that people he has known for just a few days had clocked him being gay almost imminently while his best friends don't know.
But maybe that was because everyone in the Groupe is queer.
Harry raises a questionable eyebrow at Jonah.
,, Oh baby gay”, the other boy sing songs while fishing something out his jeans pocket ,, ever heard of fake IDs?”
Harrys seeker reflexes caught whatever Jonah threw his way.
He looked down in his hand, he is indeed holding a fake Id that says he is 16, bearly 16( Birthday 3th of July),but 16 nontheirtless.
,,Couldn’t make you that much older ,it has to be believable and ...”Jonah scans Harry up and down and makes an apologetic face.
YESS Harry is well awer of the fact, that he is shorter than most boys his age, thank you. See what living in a cupboard for 11 years does to your body.
,,So are you in or what?” Josie asks while pocking him in his side.
,,Yeah sure a bit fun can't hurt. Despite can’t really say no when you went to all the trouble of making me a fake Id.” he smirks. Oh this group is fun.
,,YES “Josie screams.
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Harry is standing awkwardly on the side watching Mia,Ben and Josie having the time of their life's.
,,Here you go. "Layla hands him his coke.
Her and Jonah are in charge of getting the drinks, both having a fake Id making them over 18. Layla is actually 17 and the oldest of them. Jonah is relatively fresh 16 but could easily pass as 19 years old.
So natrully they have to go get the more fun drinks for the Groupe. Harry isn’t allowed any jet, not that he cared, Layla had made it very clear he had to wait until his 15th birthday, because that's her rule.
Harry thought one week doesn't change that much but, he didn't point it out since he hadn't told them his exact birthday.
,,You need to learn how to losen up Harry.” Layla mocks and immediately drags him on the dancefloor to the other three.
At first his movements are stiff and awkward, but the others make it their mission to teach him. So with time ,the boy with to much trauma for a 14 year old, starts to loosen up, realex and having some much needed fun.
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It's a routine by now , leaving the house around 9 o'clock under the protection of his Cloke, taking the bus to London, grabbing breakfast, meeting up with his friends.
Going home sometimes later, sometimes early in the evening. (Depending on what they are doing.) At home he spends his evening with either schoolwork or reading through the lordship books.
It variants what they are doing from day to day. Sometimes they just hang out outside or at somebody's place, other days they actually go out, doing stuff like minigolf or something. They had been out clubbing the other night again too.
Harry really likes his new friends. They are fun and easy to be around. They all have their own little quirks. They accept that there are parts of his life he doesn't talk about. They don't expect anything from him. It's just so easy with them. He finally can be real, say what he thinks, doesn’t have to watch his words. Every day he learns more about himself, society, anything and everything.
Today they are hanging out at Josies place, the girl in question is, at the moment rambling on about what they should do Tomorow.
Friday the 31th of July.
,,Nooo I hate that”, Ben whines at one of Josies suggestions. That starts a debate between the two of them.
,,Everything beats being alone on my Birthday. ”,Harry mumbles.
,,Hold on WHAT ?!”,Mia screams so loud that she over tunes Josies and Bens argument.
Suddenly everyone is quiet.
,,Its your Birthday tomorrow ?!”
,,What? Why didn't you tell us ?”
,,Loki how cloud you not tell us?!” ( a new nickname Harry got after they discovered his interest and influence on snakes when they visited the Zoo. Jokes were made and somehow, he got compared to the god of mischief.)
,,Don’t know just forgot.” Harry says sheepish.
Josie shakes her head.,,Okay that settles it we are celebrating tomorrow night.”
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,,Here we are” Ben announces. ,,London's best queer club.”
,,Lets go inside” Mia drags Harry along on her way inside.
Inside Harry doesn't know where to look first. The two pubs they where the last time were nothing against this. Everything is vibrating with energy and colours.
,,Awesome right ?!” Jonah whisper-shouts in his ear.
Layla is already making her way to the bar, so Harry and the others gather around one of the standing tablets. Layla joins them with 6 colourful drinks and six shots.
,,That’s an easy newbie drink. Not to much liquor, mixed with something sweet so you don't have that bitter aftertaste.” she explains for the birthday boy as she hands him his drink.
Eveyrbody grabs a shot.
,,To the Birthday Boy and his first drink.” Jonah proclaims.
Everybody drowns their shot.
Harry choughs not a second after. ,,Thats bitter blä”
The others just laugh at him.
,,Wash it down with your drink.”
He does and Layla was right, it does taste sweet and nothing like liquor.
,,Better ?”
,,Better.”
They have a great time, dancing and drinking. Harry joins Ben back on the table an hour and a half later to take a break from dancing.
He takes a sip from his second drink when a movement in the corner of his eye catches his attention.
He whips his head around.
There!!
On the side of the dancefloor, platin blond hair he would recognise everywhere.
Chapter 3: Eyes
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Draco Lucius Malfoy heir to the Malfoy estate, wasn’t the clubbing kind, especially not in Muggle London.
Draco Lucius Malfoy heir to the Malfoy estate, would never sneak out to go to a muggle club.
Draco Lucius Malfoy heir to the Malfoy estate, would never own a fake muggle ID that made him 3 years older. Even if he could pull it of.
Draco Lucius Malfoy heir to the Malfoy estate, would never disrespect his father like this.
Draco Malfoy a 15 year old teenager, on the other hand does do all these things.
He sure as hell hadn’t planned this happening when summer started. When he came back to the manor at the beginning of summer the tension was unbearable. With the return of the Dark Lord, his father was even more up tide and insufferable. Shady people coming and going. Draco mostly stuck to his room or the library but after the first week being coopt up like this, he was getting restless. He needed an outlet.
But how?
If he went out in the wizarding world, he had a high risk of somebody seeing him and telling is father.
So, against all he was taught he went into MUGGLE LONDON.
And weirdly he had a great time. So he went again and again and again. Danced, laughed, FLIRTED and drunk. Being a somewhat normal teenager.
Today Draco wants to visit his new favourite place. THE QUEER.
He is currently standing at the bar waiting for his drink. A laugh rings to his ears, a laugh he recognises.
A laugh that was never directed at him, a laugh he couldn’t possible have heard here.
He would never be at this place.
,,Give me a shot please.” he says to the bartender.
He is to sobber for this.
Draco drowns his shot, takes his drink and heads to the dancefloor.
Draco whips his head around as he hears that laugh again. He couldn’t be imagining it could he?
Gray eyes scan the dancefloor.
THERE!
Jet Black Hair looking like its untameable.
Harry freaking Potter is at the same club. At a queer club! And he is looking good Dracos hormonally brain helpfully noticed.
He is wearing a fucking Crop Top and black, ripped skinny Jeans. Around his neck he is even wearing a silver chain.
Did he go to fashion school or something ?? What happened to all his way to baggy, and ugly, cloths?
Darco tears his eyes away from the boy who seemingly is queer.
Nop,no not going there. Draco takes a sip of his drink and continues is walk to the far end of the dancefloor. He had recognised a good while ago, that all the banter, fighting and baiting with Potter were a result of unprogressed feelings and attraction. He had found his peace with it.
But he wouldn't get his hopes up just because Potter is in a queer club. He still hates Draco.
So Draco sticks to the fare opposite side of the room, away from Potter.
This goes well for about 20 Minutes. Then someone stumbles into him from behind, while he is dancing. They hit Draco with such force that he falls flat on his back, the other person falling on top of him.
Draco blinks up into emerald green eyes.
Green eyes he knows very well.
Green eyes that normally look at him with something between annoyed and complete rage.
Normally.
Not this time.
,,Hi”
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,,Who are you staring at ?” ,,Hello Earth to Loki.” ,,HARRY!”, Harry gets pocked in his side.
,,Ah ,Ey. What?” Harry whips is head back around to glare at Ben.
,,Who were you staring at?” Ben repeats his question.
,,Umm...I saw someone from my boarding school.”
,,Uuu juicy.” Josie appears next to him. ,,Are they hot? Boy or girl ?”
,,Boy”, Harry purposely skipping over the first question. ,,What is he doing here? This is no place I ever thought he would be.” Harry wounders out loud.
,,Why?”, Josie asks curiously.
,,I don’t think his father would approve...” Harry says before he can stop himself.
Josie and Ben get a sympathy look. ,,So you guys know each other good or just like passing in the hallways?”
Harry grimaces.
,,Oh I sense a backstory.” Josie chirps. ,,Come on tell us” she is bouncing on the spot.
he Birthday Boy sighs heave.
,,Fine...Malfoy and I always get into fights at school, he baits me I bait him all that stuff.”
Ben and Josie exchange a weird look.
,,Since when”
,,Since we were 11... I rejected his friendship and since then...”
Another weird look.
,,You didn’t look like you hate him when you were staring at him 5 minutes ago.” Ben comments.
Another heave sigh.
,, I don’t...lately I had a deep dive in some topics that made me see a few things differently and help me understand some parts of his behaviour now.”
The others nod in understanding.
Harrys eyes wander for a moment searching again for the blond hair.
,,Sooo, what I’m hearing is you guys have some kind of tension.” Josie asks smugly.
The raven heads eyes snap back to her alarmed. ,,Josie NO. Thats not it.”
,,I don’t know man. Sounds legit to me.”
,,NO”
,,I say we test that.”
,,Do you always have to meddle Josie?” Harry whines.
,,Yess!”
Harry lets his head fall onto the table, admitting defeat.
,,How would we even test that ?”he grumbles.
,,OH I know.” Ben exclaims and then drags Harry back on the dancefloor. Harry just lets him.
Ben navigates them through the people to the other end of the dancefloor.
Suddenly he stops an evil grin on his face.
,,Let the fun begin.”with that he pushes Harry, hard.
The boy in question loses his balance and starts to stumble and fall.
Next thing Harry knows he is starring down in oh so familiar grey eyes.
Grey eyes he knows very well.
Grey eyes that normally look at him with something between annoyed and complete rage.
Normally.
Not this time.
,,Hi” Harry says like an Idiot.
Malfoy is staring up at him like he has seen a ghost. Harry can’t really look away but also doesn’t want to look at all.
Chapter 4: Happy Birthday Harry
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Malfoy is staring up at him like he has seen a ghost. Harry can’t really look away but also doesn’t want to look at all.
,,Potter.” Malfoys voice is almost a whisper.
Harry doesn't move.
Malfoy clears his throat. ,,Potter could you get of me?” this time his voice is firmer but not nearly as sharp as normally.
Harry blinks a few times,finally realizing that he has Malfoy pint down between his body and the floor.
,,Yeah sure.” his voice cracks a bit as he stands up.
Malfoy stairs up at him when he offers him a hand to help him up, out of reflex. He looks calculating at the offered hand and finally takes it.
,,Sorry for knocking you down.” Harry mumbles as Malfoy stands back up.
,,Did you just apologies to me Potter?", Malfoy asks surprised.
Harry shrugs.
,,Are you sick or why the sudden manners ?”
,,Maybe” Harry smirks.
Malfoy still looks at him like he is a puzzle to be solved.
,,What are you even doing here?”
,,Dancing. What are YOU doing in a Muggle club?” Harrys voice light and a bit curious.
Malfoy leans in his face ,,You can dance Potter? I can hardly believe that. You had two left feet at the Yule ball.” he mocks him.
Harry doesn't know why. If it is the liquor going to is head or his friends talk.
Probably both.
He leans into Malfoys space, one hand going to the boys waist but stopping just in the air near it.
,,You want me to prove to you that I can dance now ? Want to know what I can do? “
For a second the Malfoy mask slips and the blond looks like his brain just short circled, then he smirks.
Suddenly Malfoy grabs Harrys hip and starts moving to the music.
It’s Harrys turn to short circle. Malfoys touch sending shivers down his spine.
,,What ,scared Potter?” the blond mocks.
Harry brings his hands down on Malfoys waist and starts dancing too.
,,You wish Malfoy.”
The two of them fall into rhythm with the music and themself. Dancing slow, dancing fast but always incredibly close.
Always, at least at one point touching.
,,I must admit Potter you don't suck at dancing as much anymore.” Malfoy whispers in his ear from behind him.
,,I learnt many things these past few weeks.”
,,I bet. You even learned how to probably dress yourself.”
As to strengthen his point the blonds hand moves from Harrys hip to his bare stomach, sending a wave of shivers through the shorter boys body.
,,So you like my new cloths Malfoy?” he smirks, then turns around with a swift motion, to face the other boy again.
Harry caught the other staring at him and biting his bottom lip. Malfoy hums approvingly, griping Harrys hips again to bring him closer.
,,Honestly Potter you in that top is just sinful.” the taller boy whispers in his ear, his breath tickling Harry.
Harry fakes an innocent look.
,, I don't know what you mean Malfoy” his voice bittersweet while deliberately stretching his arms over his head, which cause his top to reveal even more of his chest.
,,You little shit.” the blond growls ,hand going to Harrys collar and yanking him up.
Their mouths just millimetres apparat from each other.
Malfoys eyes flicker between Harrys eyes and lips. Then he smashes their lips toghter.
Harry responds immediately, his hands going to cup Dracos face. One of Dracos hands slips in Harrys hair the other is laying on is naked waist.
Harry can’t tell how long they where kissing. He doesn’t want it to end. Sadly, air is still required for living.
Draco leans back a bit so both can catch their breath. Harry studies his face, he looks so relaxed and unguarded.
Harry likes that look on Draco.
,,What ? Why are you looking at me like that ?” the taller boy asks irritated.
,,I just like how you look after I kissed you.” Harry says cheeky. That earns him another kissing session.
For a while they just keep kissing and dancing with each other. Until Harry remembers he still has a drink to finish and could use something to drink right now. So he drags Draco back to the table.
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Draco lets himself be dragged.
He is relatively sure neither Granger or Weasly would be with Harry at this place. So he had nothing to worry about.
He could just enjoy this.
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,,We thought we lost you there for a minute baby gay.” Layla greets them as they arrive at the table.
Harry rubs the back of his neck and smiles apologetically ,,Sorryyy. ”
,,Nä it’s okay . Who do you have with you there?” Layla fixes Draco with a cruise look.
,,Hello my Name is Draco. Excuse him he has no manners.” Draco answers when Harry doesn't.
The other two at the table start to laugh.
,, We noticed. I’m Layla and that's Jonah. If you look over there, those 3 also belong to use. That's Ben, Josie and Mia.” Layla points out and weaving the others over.
,,Hey Loki is back.” Ben says arriving at the table with the girls.
Draco raises a questionable eyebrow at Harry. ,,Loki?”
,,Long story “ the raven hair sighs and sips from his drink.
,, Sooo we were right “ Josie sing songs into Harrys ear.
,,Shut it” is the grumbled response.
The group slips into easy conversation for a few minutes.
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Draco watches Harry very closely.
He is different then back at school. His whole deminer seems different. The way he is with these friends is different then how he acts with Granger and Weasly.
He seems more relaxed more at ease. He says things to his friends, Granger would have him wash his mouth for it.
These people just laugh and dish out as good as they get.
Draco thinks he likes this version of Harry.
He always knew Harry could be sassy and snarky but mostly Harry only was that way when he was angry and worked up.
That’s when it had always slipped. But it's not the same. This here is more naturally, more good natured.
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After finishing his drink Harry drags Draco off again.
He stops behind a pillar, leaning against it, he grabs Dracos shirt collar and drags his mouth down to his.
Draco falls forward and caches himself by placing his hands on the pillar, trapping Harry against it.
,,Draco” Harry breaths out when the blond starts kissing down his jawline. Draco kisses a path to Harrys ear.
Harry wants him to never stop.
,,Happy Birthday Harry.” Draco whispers in his ear and then resumes to kissing Harrys neck.
Harrys eyes fly open out of surprise. He grabs Dracos jar and kisses him hard. His hand in Dracos soft hair he changes the ankle and deepens the kiss.
,,Äm... I don't want to interrupt but Harry we need to leave. We have to catch the bus before it's to late.”
Harry reluctantly let's go of Draco and looks at Mia, who is standing awkwardly a step behind Draco.
,, Oh yeah, I'm coming give me a minute.” he sighs.
Suddenly the mood shifts, both boys unsure what will happen next.
,,Draco...” Harry starts tenderly.
Draco cuts him off.,, Next week ,”
,,What?”
,, Next week, 8 pm, you will be here.” Draco softly commands with all the bossiness he can muster.
,,You will be here, alone, appropriately dressed.”
Harry node.
,, You will be here next Friday at 8 pm or so help me Merlin Potter.” Draco growls in Harrys ear before kissing him deep but quickly.
,,Next Friday 8pm.Got it.” Harry smiles up at him and steals another short kiss.
,,Bye Draco.” he whispers against Dracos lips.
,,Bye Harry” the blond whispers back, then he lets him go.
Chapter 5: Shit happens
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Draco is laying in his bed starring at the celling.
Did he really spend the night kissing and dancing with Potter??
Did he really, practically, order Potter to ...to a date ? Is it a date?
Draco doesn't know.
What he does know,is that he didn't want Harry to leave, that in that moment he had felt anxious and he did the first thing that came to his mind.
And that was that he wanted to do this again.
Merlin if Potter doesn't show next week he would hex him in the next millennia.
No Harry will show.
The way he looked at Draco was honest as he had told Draco that he would be there.
The blond groans.
Merlin where had he gotten himself into.
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Harry is standing in the Potter vault, looking at what are apparently his family heirlooms. He had decided that today would be a good day as any to visit at least the Potter vault. Maybe take an heirloom back home with him. As some kind of Birthday present to himself.
,, Since you aren't 17 jet you can’t really take most of the items out of the vault without a guarding present.”
Harry looks up from the item he is inspecting to look at Derek.
,,However, there are a few items you CAN remove on your own.” the goblin continues.,, The Heirship ring of example , it is yours to wear. “
Derek hands Harry a silver ring. The ring is thick but elegant, the Potter family chest is engraved on the top.
,,There are a few old cloths in that trunk over there you could take with you. And of course there is the family Ancestor book you really should take with you, if I can say so Mister Potter.”
Harry slips the ring onto his left hands ring finger, a sense of home washes over him.
He stands there for a moment letting the feeling sink in, then he walks over to the mentioned trunk and opens it. J.F.P was in graved in the trunk.
He spends at least 15 minutes going through all the cloths.
At the end Harry saddles for 3 Hoodies from his dad, a crimson red one, a black one that says in white letters Hot Stuff (clearly hand written) and an old ACDC hoodie. Also, he found a sweatshirt jacket that must have been his moms. The jacked has the style of a collage jacket and is dark green with black sleeves, on the back it has a black dragon.
Surprisingly it actually fits him, fits him in the sense that, at the moment it has an oversized look to it, but in a good way. So Harry takes the jacket too.
He will growth more into it anyway. On his way out of the vault he takes the Ancestor book with him. He probably should read it
.
He has the time for it today anyways since the group isn’t meeting up today. Which he is honestly a bit happy about because it spares him from a whole day of them teasing him about Draco.
Draco...What had he gotten himself into last night ?
Of course, Harry had recognized ,back doing 4th year, that Draco is annoyingly attractive but that was it.
Until last night he hadn’t really thought about the possibility that the tension between them could turn into ...whatever it was.
But it had felt so right. Everything felt so natural.
The teasing, the dancing and oh the KISSING. Harry never though kissing could be that amazing.
When Draco practically ordered him on a date (Date???) ,he happily jumped on the opportunity.
He doesn’t know what is going on between them, but he really wants this to not be a one-time thing.
He really wants to get to know the real Draco. Not the Draco Malfoy he had to be because of stupid expectations.
Was taught and brought up on some questionable beliefs.
And if you don’t share those beliefs, you better play pretend.
So Harry understood the moment he saw Draco at the club, that he is definitely not the person he pretends to be.
He wants to know the real Draco.
The Draco who snug out to go to a Muggel club, that Draco.
The Draco who could stand with Harrys Muggel friends and be okay with it.
That is the side of Draco nobody knew and Harry desperately wants to know, to understand.
He also wants Draco to know Harrys true self not the golden boy shit.
Draco had gotten a glimpse last night and he hadn’t belittled him for it.
He actually seemed to like it.
Harry is already looking forward to next Friday.
But first he must survive almost an entire week of teasing and nagging.
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And Days of teasing and nagging he got.
The others wanted to know everything and anything.
They were relentless in making fun of him for not realizing the real reason behind the tension between him and Draco.
But they also gave him advice and made sure he doesn’t start over thinking everything.
He had already promised to write them regularly when he went back to school, now he had to promise to update them on anything that happens between him and Draco
Harry chuckles at the absurdity of his situation.
Mindlessly he plays with his Heir ring, which is hanging around his neck.
He had decided to put the ring on one of his chain-necklaces and wear it like that. That way he could hide the ring under his shirt and still wear it.
He doesn't really want anybody to know yet, that he is an heir. Not before he has talked to Sirius.
He is on his way back to Privet Drive 4.
Normally he would hide under his Cloke when he enters the street, so nobody could see him coming back.
He doesn’t know why but because of some strange feeling he always makes sure to hide under his Cloke when leaving or returning to Privet Drive 4.
But something is off today, Harry feels it the moment the house gets in his view. Something is very wrong.
With each step closer the feeling of wrongness and danger gets intensifies. Harry is now standing at the driveway, Cloke still in his schoolbag.
In the doorway stands Aunt Petunia, talking to two people. Harry steps closer until he can listen into the conversation.
,,I’m so sorry Madam, the hospital is doing what they can for your son, but it doesn’t look good. He was unresponsive. At the moment we aren’t sure what happened, he didn’t seem to have any External wounds.”
Harry choughs on his breath.
Aunt Petunias glassy and teary eyes snap to him, startled by the Sound.
,,YOU!” she shrieks.
Now the two men take note of him too.
,,Its all YOUR fault.! YOU DID THAT!"
Harrys entire body tenses up at the sheer force of her voice.
,,I didn't do anything. I wasn't even here“ he try's weakly.
,,You are cursed! You bring tragedis every were you go! I should have never taking you in after my sister died!” She is screaming, in his face now.
The two men are just watching, clearly not sure what to do.
,,YOU killed your Parents and now YOU almost killed my baby.!”
,,ITs ALL YOUR FAULT.”
,,I didn’t do ANYTHINK” Harry shouts back, tears gathering in his eyes.
Aunt Petunia really just it him where it truly hurts.
,, Mrs you should go to the hospital and see your son. “,one of the men trys.
,,At this point there is no sign of outside force.”,says the other.
,,Oh don’t let the boy foul you ,he is defiantly at fault.!” Uncle Vernom had come out of house at some point.
Harry hadn't noticed.
He risks a glance at his Uncle and is overwhelmed by the fury behind these eyes.
A furry that would get him the beating of his life as soon as they were alone.
,,May that as it be, your son still needs you at the hospital right now Sir.” one of the men trys again, clearly feeling pity for Harry.
Vernom sighs ,,Get in the car Petunia.” he says and opens the passenger door of their car.
,,YOU upstairs and pray Dudley makes it!” He orders ,shoves Harry in the House and locks the door behind him.
Chapter 6: What now ?
Notes:
This chapter feels short but I just felt like it needs to be its own chapter
I will post the next chapter directly after though
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Harry stands there trying to wrap his head about what just happen.
Then self-preservation kicks in and he runs up the stairs to his room.
He must leave!
He will not surview if he is still in this house when they come back.
Harry starts throwing his things in his trunk. Thank Merlin for magical extension charms.
He just throws the stuff in ,not having time, he had to go.
But go where?
To one of his new friends? No to risky.
If what happened to Dudley really was of magical course, that just meant that someone or something is out to get Harry. He couldn’t put them at risk.
The Weasleys ? He didn't even know how to get to the Barrow.
Plus, he hadn't heard from Ron the entire summer.
So, were to go ? Hotels wouldn’t give a 15-year-old without a grown up a room.
His eyes land at the catalog with all his possessions, Derek had made and given to him last Saturday.
He had just skipped roughly trough it on Saturday, but he remembers something about properties.
Maybe he does a have a place to go....
Harry grabs the binder and flicks through it until he lands on the PROBERTYS section.
The are quite a few.
Weirdly some didn’t have an address.
Like: CITY ESTATE OF THE FAMALIY BLACK
and where there is supposed to be an address its just shimmering silver.
They are quite a few of these. Harry spots a posted note with notes from Derek
A few of your Properties have special charms which prevent others from finding them. Some you need the Secret keeper to tell you the address, some addresses will simple become visible to you when you come of age and claim your Lordship. Technically you can only access a properties ward with a guardian as long as you are underage. But if you should find yourself at a Potter or a Peverell Family Property the wards should let you in since that's your birthright by blood and by magic. You simple can’t manipulate the wards.
Good to know, so Harry just needs to find a Family Property with an address near London.
After a few Minutes of searching, he found the
POTTER LONDON COUNTRY COTTAGE.
He could take the muggle night bus and if needed walk the rest of the way.
Plan set up in his head, Harry packs the rest of his stuff until the only things left in his room, other than the furniture, are Dudley's old ugly cloths, Hedwigs cage, his schoolbag and his trunk.
.
He had let Hedwig out the window as soon as he had started packing.Harry takes his Wand out of his jeans back pocket and shrinks the cage and his trunk, then dumps them into his schoolbag.
Bag hanging from his shoulder he makes his way downstairs. Should he take some food with him ?
NO, they would be even more in rage if he did that. He could always buy something on his way.
As he makes his move to unlock the front door ,the landline catches his attention.
He should call Layla, tell her that he wouldn’t be coming tomorrow. They shouldn’t worry about him.
Hopefully she is still awake.
Beep beep,
,,Hello?” Laylas voice answers the phone.
,,Hey Layla sorry that I’m calling you this late.”
,, Harry? What’s up ? And don’t worry about it, it’s only past 10pm “ Laya laughs.
But when Harry doesn’t react, a nervous,,Harry?” comes from the line.
,,Okay look I’m calling because I’m not gone be able to make it tomorrow. “
,,Or probably not at all the rest of summer .” he adds quietly.
,,What? Why? What’s going on?” Layla is clearly worried.
,,I got into a situation with my relatives. Some messy stuff. And now I have to leave London, probably until school starts back up again....”
The group knew that his home life isn’t the best. He hadn’t told them the details, but they had a vague idea of it.
,,Shit Harry I’m sorry. You do know you could always stay with one of use, right?”
,,I know but it’s best you guys don’t get caught up in my mess.”
Layla sighs understanding.
,,Shit Harry what about your Date with blondie on Friday!” she suddenly screams in Harrys ear.
,,Fuck! Draco will kill me if I don’t show.” Harry realizes.
,,But I can’t go..” he sights defeated. ,, It's to risky.”
,,Can’t you just call him or something?”
,,Nooo. I don’t have any way to contact him.” Sure technically he could send a letter with Hedwig but that would be like putting Draco at Wand point.
,,Shit he is going to kill me..” he feels lost.
,,You know what NO.” Layla says determined. ,,I will go Friday and tell him you couldn’t make it but you will talk to him when you see him at school.”
,, You would do that?” the boy asks surprised. Not really used to people caring about him in such a way.
,,For you Loki, sure.” her voice is soft and full of sympathy.
,, Thank you.” He breaths.
There is a noise outside and Harry tenses up. He hadn’t heard the car so what ?
,,Layla I have to go now.”
,,Okay but Harry be careful and get in contact as soon as you can.
,,Will do.”
The moment he sets the phone down the door opens.
Harry raises his Wand, which he still got in his hand, not knowing what to expect.
Chapter 7: Reunion
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Harry definitely hasn’t expected Remus Lupin opening the door and stepping inside.
,,Remus ??” Harry asks completely irritated.
,,Harry” the man breathes out.
,, What are you doing here?”
,,We came to get you out of here.” A young woman with purple hair appears behind Remus.
,, Harry this is Tonks.” Remus gestures at the woman.
He is about to tell Harry to pack is stuff when Remus notices how tens Harrys body is, how his left hand is clutching his bag to his body and his Wand lowered but still at the ready.
His whole body screams he is ready to bolt. Probably has been on his way to run away when they arrived a minute ago.
,,You ready to go kid ?” Remus asks softly.
Harry nods,, Yeah”
,, We are gonna apparat from behind the House.”
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As Harry enters Grimmauld Place 12 , his spine tingles, he can feel the wards reach out to his magical core.
For a moment his entire body is tingling, then it’s replaced with a warm friendly feeling.
,,First time getting through the wards can feel a bit weird and icky.” Tonks supplies.
But Harry doesn’t feel icky.
With the warm and welcoming feeling came the realization where he really is.
THE CITY ESTATE OF THE FAMALIY BLACK.
,,Sirius..?” Harry whips his head around to look at Remus, a look full of hope.
,,Yes pup, he is here.” Remus smiles.
As if summoned the men in question appears in the hallway.
,,Harry!” the next thing Harry knows, he is in a bone crushing hug.
,,Look at you , you got a Haircut and new cloths. I like it.” Sirius says as he looks Harry up and down.
Harry beams at this.
,,But are you okay ?” his godfather fixing him with a concerned gaze.
,, I don’t even know what really happened. She just started yelling at me. Something happened to Dudley.” the raven head blurts out.
,,What happened, Sirius ?”
Remus lays a hand on Harry’s shoulder to ground him.
,, We explain everything to you in the morning, promise. But for now why don’t you go with Sirius,get your stuff settled and then in the morning, there are a few people who would love to see you. “
Harry would really like to argue but he is just to tired, it’s almost midnight..
So, he follows Sirius to a room on the second floor. .
,, It’s one of the nicer guestrooms, it even has its own bathroom. The others all have to share.” .
Harry quirks an eyebrow at the others. ,,You will see in the morning.”.
,,It’s probably who I think it is.” Harry sights. That explains the no contact on one hand ,one the other it really doesn’t..
Sirius makes an agreeing sound.
,,I told them it wasn’t fair to leave you in the dark like this. To have the others here but not you. “,
,But nobody listened?” Harry guesses. .
The man nods. .
,,Sirius why is everyone here ?” Harry asks while he is digging is trunk out of his bag to resize it. .
,,Dumbledore is using this Black Family Estate as the Headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix. That’s his circle of people to fight against Voldemort.” He explains. .
,, And that’s all you get tonight. You should go to bed.” Sirius turns to leave but stops at the door. ,,If you need me I’m just across the hallway pup.” .
Then the door falls shut behind him.
Summer had just started to be good and now this.
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Harry walks into the kitchen the next morning still in the cloths of the day before. .
He really couldn’t have been bothered with changing in his pyjamas the night before..
The three adults in the kitchen don’t comment on it. Instead Remus silently hands Harry a hot chocolate..
Harry is about to take his first sip when he gets tackled from behind..
It’s a small miracle that he doesn’t get hot chocolate on his shirt..
,,Harryyy.” Hermione shrieks in his ear.
,,Hi Mione.” He say, his voice a bit more annoyed as he had planned.
Hermione doesn’t pick up on it but she releases him , only for Ron to heavily clap him on the back..
,,Hey mate great to see you.” .
Harry finally turns around and gets two happy faces. His own is one of small annoyance.
,,Your mad...” Hermione realizes. .
,,Oh you don’t say? Why could I possibly be mad ? Maybe because my so called best friends didn’t even send one letter since summer started.” Harry’s tone is going sharper with every word. He doesn’t care.
,, We weren’t allowed to tell you about THIS. ” Mione gestures around..
,,Oh so because you weren’t allowed to talk about THIS you couldn’t write at all . So, it wasn’t possible to check up on me, after what I have seen before summer ?!” .
Hermione flinches at his tone.
Harry still doesn’t care, he his angry, hurt, tired and just over all is losing his grip..
,, For all you knew I could have been suicidal.”
The whole room looks at him in horror..
,, I wasn’t” he adds quietly with a glance to Sirius and Remus..
,,But I could have been. And you just left me alone!” he rounds back at Hermione and Ron..
,, Oh come of it Harry .” Ron shouts back. ,, The order had you watch 24/7 , we knew exactly what you were doing. Nothing. You were just lazing around in your room.”
,,THE ORDER DID WHAT?!”
,,They had you watched the entire summer.” Hermione repeats shyly..
,,So, wait,wait,wait.” Harry is waving his hands in a waiting motion..
,, The Order had me under surveillance the entire time since summer stared.” .
Nods all around the room.
,,And nobody thought it was odd that I nearly never left the House?!”
Silence.
Harry could see in Sirius and Remus faces that they hadn’t been happy with the situation either.
,,You do realize that makes it even worst that you didn’t check up on me?”.
He is fixing Ron with a glare ..
,, You know how my relatives can get . You have seen it. For all you knew it could have been second summer all over again.”.
Now both teenagers are shamefully looking at the ground. Good.
A beat of silence .
,,And so you know, you guys did a terrible job on keeping an eye on me.” the raven head comments.
Sirius eyebrow quirks in amusement ,,So did they?” .
,, Yes. I haven’t spend a full day at the house since the 3th week.” .
,,How did we not know that ??” Tonks asks shocked..
Sirius and Remus exchanging one look and then they look at Harry expectantly. The boy in question just grins.
,,So while the Order was sitting around babysitting an empty House, you were out doing Merlin knows what?” Sirius concludes with pride in his voice.
,,Why the fuck did you than just blow up on use like that, when your summer was so great.!”, Ron suddenly shouts.
,,Because you didn’t KNOW that. It’s the principal Ron!“
Harry wonders how thick somebody can be, to not get the problem with their actions.
,,He is right Ron. We should have still check up on him.” Hermione says with regret..
,, I’m sorry Harry.”.
Harry takes a deep breath. ,,Thanks Mione.”.
A smile creeps up on her face ,,By the way interesting new look.” .
Harry smiles back at her. .
,,Interesting is one word for it.” Ron mumbles but before anyone can ask him what he means by that a loud popping sounds can be heard and the twins appear in the kitchen.
,,Harrykins! “ both yell.
Chapter 8: Breakfast Meeting
Notes:
If this chapter format is a bit of,I'm sorry.
I'm posting it from my phone instead of my computer bc I'm not at home right now.
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A DEMENTOR.
Dudley had been a victim of a freaking Dementor.
A Dementor that surly had been send after Harry. So Aunt Petunia had been right in some way it was his fault.
NO Harry thinks to himself.
It’s not his fault the order hadn’t done their job ,it isn’t his fault that nobody had been one look out..
It isn’t his fault ,the Dementor had been send in the first place.
He has to stop blaming every think on himself when he isn’t at fault at all.
Harry is absently playing with his ring threw his shirt.
It’s becoming a habit.
He listens threw the explanation why it happened and what is happening now.
The ministry isn’t even addressing it. They just don’t care.
Harry listens to their explanations what the Order is planning.
,,You mean like a weapon ?” he asks Sirius.
But instead of getting an answer Molly interferes and belittles him to just a boy.
And yes technically he is just a boy, and he had just made up his mind to be just a teenage boy but some how the way Molly said it is rubs him the wrong way.
,,Just a boy?” Harry repeats Molly’s words.
,, Oh I’m just a boy who already fought Voldemort, what ? Like 3 times now ? The first time I was 11! I’m a boy who competed in a deadly tournament and came out on top. I have seen to much to be called JUST A BOY. “ his ton is even but hard.
,, Trust me I would love for a year, where I can be a normal teenager but that wouldn’t be happening with my track record. So don’t belittle me..
Honestly I’m happy to stay out of the actual fight as long as it’s possible. At least try to have some kind of normal teenager experiences but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to be involved. I want to and I need to be..
Because at the end of the day we all know I have to get involved. I always been involved. So tell me what is going on, don’t keep me in the dark..
I’m not asking to fight at the Frontline at the moment. I’m just telling you I need to at least be passively involved. And maybe it would be a good Idea that you guys started preparing me for when I actually have to fight. .
Because to think that I can beat Voldemort with out special training in DADA is just stupid. “
Everyone is looking at Harry like he had grown a second head.
Remus and Sirius are looking proud as hell.
,, I would say that concludes this argument. I think Harry has valid points and Harry if you want I’m happy to train you.” Remus breaks the silence .
That unfreezes Molly and she is about to protest but Harry is done with her thinking she could treat him like one of her children.
He isn’t.
,,I’m sorry Mrs Weasley but frankly it’s not your decision what I’m allowed to do and what not. You’re not my guardian . Sirius is. So its his decision . “ Harry states.
Molly looks like she has been slapped.
Than something like Realisation washes over his face.
Then his face is back to a smirk..
,,He is right.” Moody simply says and everyone’s eyes go to Sirius.
,,I fully support Harry’s decision to be a passive member.”
After that they tell him about the prophecy.
,,Okay so I should stay away from the Ministry, got it.”
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After the breakfast meeting is over the kids are send cleaning the house because apparently Molly thought she could just do what she wants in Sirius’s house.
Why? Harry had no Idea.
,,What the hell was that back there ?” Ron rounds up on Harry as soon as they are out of view from the adults.
,,What do you mean?” Harry really needs him to clarify.
,,Why were you so mean to mom?” .
,,I wasn’t mean Ron, I simple reminded her that she has no say about me because I AM NOT her child. “ .
Ron gaps at him.
,,She is a grown woman Ron, she should know what boundaries are.”
,,We loved what you did back there Harry.” George says with a big smile.
,, The decision to be a passive member instead of going blindly and head first into Situations ,very mature of you.” Fred tells him.
,,Thanks.”
,,I have to agree with Fred but did you have to be so cruelly to Molly?” Hermione joins in.
The raven head groans out loud..
,,I will not apologize for setting boundaries . “
Josie would kill him if he would. She had drilled it in his head in the last few weeks, that boundaries are important ,to respect, to be enforced, and nothing to apologize for.
,,What is going on with you ?” Ron asks bewildered .
,, What ?” Harry really wishes Ron would start to clarify things he says.
,,You are acting weird. You’re being mad at use for nothing.” .
,,NOTHING?!” Harry gaps but Ron is on a row.
,, You’re being an asshole to mom and calling it setting boundaries . And what are you even wearing?! Since when do you have these kinds of clothes ?”
,,What’s wrong with my clothes ? Am I not allowed to change up my style ?!“
,,Since when do you care about style?” Ron shouts back.
,,Why can’t I care about my style ?!“
,,You never did before !”
,,I had the handy me downs from my cousin before, Ron. There was no style to care about.!”
,,And suddenly you have no hand me downs but new clothes. Why is that Harry ? Why suddenly ?”
,,Because I got tired of always wearing cloths that don’t fit me. I got tired of not wearing what I want . Soo I went out shopping. That’s what people do when they want new clothes Ron.”
Harry is losing the plot, why are they fighting about his clothes ??
,,Honestly Ron what is your fucking Problem ?!”
,,I don’t recognize you. You look like one of these arrogant rich idiots and you are being an ass.".
Harry stares at him. He infect does not look like a arrogant rich idiot. He literal is wearing a jeans and a tank top, that’s it.
,,You know what Ron Fuck you! Okay maybe I have changed a bit in the last few weeks but I know for a fact that it’s a good change. You’r just pissed because you can’t handle change.”
With that Harry storms of to his room.
What he would give to be back with his Muggle friends.
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Harry slams the door behind him.
He grabs his mother jacked out of his trunk, for comfort. When he wears it, it feels like a warm hug. And he needs that comfort right now..
He needs something to ground himself.
He sits down on his bed, back against the wall, knees tug under his jaw. His mind drifts away, and mindlessly plays with his ring.
That’s how Sirius finds him a while later.
The man slips into the room and sits down on the bed near Harry.
,,That’s Lilly’s old Jacket .” he says softly. Harry looks at him, still playing with his ring, and just nods. ,,You were at Gringotts.”
It’s a statement not a question.
,,You know, don’t you?”
Harry nods slowly. ,,Why didn’t you tell me?”
,,I ...” Sirius looks a bit haunted.,, I didn’t want to overwhelm you. Didn’t want you to think I want to replace Lilly and James. I had planned to tell you after we had some time to get to know each other but then, everything came differently and...” he cuts himself of. ,,I’m sorry for not telling you pup.”
,,You cloud have told me. I know you don’t want to replace my parents, but you are my family Sirius.”
Harry’s eyes are filling with tears, from all the emotions. He leans forward and falls into Sirius’s arms.
He stays there for a while. Silently crying, working through all the emotions he is feeling. While being held the way only a parental figure would hold you.
,,You wanna tell me what you been up to in the last few weeks pup?” , Sirius asks when Harry has calmed down.
Harry smirks.
So, Harry tells him everything, from him deciding to be more himself and not hold himself back anymore, to when he arrived at the house yesterday.
Okay, almost everything. He deliberately lefts out the part about Draco. It’s just something he doesn’t want to share just jet. Manley because he doesn’t even know if there would be anything to share. He is pretty sure, even if Layla manages to talk to Draco, Draco will be furies with him when they see each other at school.
Sirius is of course a bit freaked out about the thing with Harry’s scar but that’s about it.
,,You are absolutely right to focus on yourself. You have been pleasing everybody else your entire life pup, that’s no way to live. I’m standing behind you 100%.” Sirius tells him. ,,And Remus too.”
They stay in Harrys room talking until lunch.
After Lunch, Harry goes with the twins to clean up some part of the house. Sirius had told him that he is secretly hording all the things Molly just decided to throw out, on a different estate and nothing is really thrown away.
Harry has an interesting talk with the twins about how they support him no matter what, that he is their favourite chaos brother, that they love his new style and if he ever needed to talk about anything he could come to them.
The remaining days until school are relatively uneventful.
He spends most of his time divided into training with Remus, spending time with Sirius and clean up duty with the twins.
Remus training plan is something else, it meant learning new spells but also reviewing all spells Harry already knew, starting on nonverbal and wandless magic, which Harry found relatively easy to be honest.
Additionaly, Remus is teaching him Occlumency to protect his mind. He also finds it incredibly important that Harry learns how to identify someone else’s magic on him and knows his own magic. Those things take time, so Harry knew he has to work on it alone back at Hogwarts.
At night his mind is going to a specific blond boy and he wonders what will happen when school starts back up again.
Notes:
Next chapter we are finally going back to Hogwarts. Anyone else excited ?
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Chapter 10: back we go
Notes:
Quick heads up. I'm going into a Rehabilitaion Klink next Week. I have to stay 3 weeks for after cancer treatment,so I dont know if I will be able to post new chapters or how often. So if there isn`t a new chapter for a few weeks,thats why.
Now enjoy
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Draco is getting anxious. It’s 8:15
Harry still hasn’t shown up.He was so sure Harry would come.
But now?
Maybe Harry had come to his senses and realized that he still hates Draco. That last Friday had been a mistake. Draco is making his way to leave, when suddenly someone grabs him at the wrist.
,,Wait!”
He whips around. ,,You’re one of Potters friends.” Draco recognizes.
,,Yeah, he wants me to tell you something .”
,,Oh does he? And why can’t he do that himsel? Is he scared to tell me himself, that he came to his sense and that this is a mistake? “,Draco is talking himself into a rage.
,,Hey stop you got it all wrong.”, the girl interrupts him before he can keep going.
,,Oh do I?”
,,Yess. Look, Harry couldn’t make it tonight, he is really sorry.”
,,Oh is he?” Draco asks sarcastically.
,,Yes! He will talk to you when you guys are back at school.” The girl studies his face. ,, Oh shit, Harry wasn’t kidding when he said that you would kill him for not showing. “
,,This, is one of the rare moments where Potter is absolutely right.”
With that Draco makes his way back home. Not sure what to think. Only one thing is for sure, Potter would pay for standing him up. He doesn’t care about the reason, he is to angry (and hurt) to care.
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The train ride back to school is a torture on its own.
His friends all going on about the cool stuff they did in the Summer. Like Pansy and Blaise visiting Blaise mum in their Beach house in Spain. Meanwhile Draco had to commit to a boring summer at home in his room.
He can’t really tell them what he has been up to in MUGGLE London. The risk of it coming back to his father is to high. He maybe could, talk to Blaise about it, but that would have to wait.
The Group of Slytherins are walking through the main Entrench. Draco not really looking as he is walking, bumps his shoulder against someone.
And of course, because the universe likes to fuck with him, it’s Potter who bumped into him.
Weirdly enough he isn’t flanked by Granger and Weasley but by the chaos twins.
,,Potter.” Draco drawls, his ton icy. The blond sees the tiniest flinch from the other boy. ,,How about you watch where you are going.”
,,You bumped into Harry, Malfoy.” One of the twins says annoyed.
Did he? Honestly, Draco doesn’t know, but he would rather drink a full bottle of whisky in one go, then admit that before everyone.
Potter locks eyes with him for a second but Draco remains stoic.
,,Come on, let’s just go.” With that Potter drags the twins away.
,,Well that was..” Pansy starts but fails to find a word. ,, Interesting.” Blaise supplies.
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Draco watches Potter from across the Hall, doing the sorting of the first years.
The raven head is fumbling with something under his shirt collar. For a second he looks like a kicked puppy. He is sitting between the chaos twins and on the opposite side from Longbottom .
No Granger
No Weasley.
They are in fact, sitting a few seats further down the table.
,,That’s weird. It’s weird right?” Pansy whispers.
,,That the Golden Trio isn’t a trio. Yess Pansy I would say that’s at least weird.” Blaise answers.
,,What do you think Draco?” She looks at him expectingly.
,,What do I care, what’s going on with stupid Gryffindor’s?!”
Draco does in fact care. He even has an idea what’s going on. If the night of Harry’s birthday was any indicator, Harry had gone through a bit of a change over the summer. Draco would bet his broom, Weasley couldn’t handle this new side of Potter.
,,You always care about what Potter is doing. You have been literally obsessed with him since first year.!” Pansy points out, looking at him like he is stupid.
Draco just glares at her.
,,They didn’t just say our new DADA Teacher is from the ministry?” Blaise says full of disbelieve.
,,Yup that’s exactly what he said.”
,, That explains why this years book is such garbage. “
,,This isn’t going to end well is it ?”
,,No.”
Notes:
I just realized, I`m posting a Draco chapter on Harrys Birthday... 😅😂
Chapter 11: That's just the start
Notes:
Hellooo ,I'm still alive.
2 weeks ove reha klink are done and I'm finally adding a new chapterEnjoy
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After the welcome feast Harry had been the first to go to the dorms. He isn’t in the mood for all the stares because of the PROPHET labelling him a liar and a nutthead all summer.
Now he is unpacking his stuff. He is putting away all of the books Remus gave him for self-study, when Neville enters the dorm.
,,Oh hey. You should probably avoid going downstairs for a while.” He says as a way of greeting.
,,That bad?”
,,Mä “Neville makes a vague hand gesture. ,,The twins are shutting everyone down. But still.”
Harry nods.
Harry is watching Neville unpack out of the corner of his eyes. Harry knew now that Neville is also an Heir. Sirius had used some of their time together to teach Harry some basic things about being an heir. Sure, Harry has the books and they really help but there is just stuff they don’t cover.
Like how many Heirs are in his year whiteout him knowing. Technically even the Weasleys are on that list, but Sirius told him that they haven’t really cared about these things in the latest generations. Which is mostly the reasons families like the Malfoys are looking down on them.
He and Sirius had come to the agreement that they would keep, Harrys Heirship and adoption by magic, on the downlow.
They didn’t trust Dumbledore, he wouldn’t like that Harry knows those things. Sirius had told Harry a few examples why he didn’t trust the old man and Harry himself had the realisation over the summer that Dumbledore just isn’t who people think he is.
So, Sirius wants to keep it quiet until he isn’t a wanted criminal anymore.
Which he is secretly working on with a few old friends. No, he wouldn’t tell Harry anything more about it.
However, Sirius had told him he could of course tell his friends, those he deems trustworthy.
Neville being an heir himself could offer Harry help, which he sure needs, but do they have that kind of friendship. Sure, over the last year the two of them had become closer but still.
He sighs, he would have to wait and see.
,,Ey what is going on with you, Ron and Hermione again? I asked the twins, but they just laughed and said Ron is being an idiot again.” Neville asks suddenly.
,,Oh that’s a fun one to tell.” Harry says sarcastic.
Done unpacking he sits down on the edge of his bed. Watching Neville unpack, Harry starts to tell him what happened at Grimmauld Place. Not caring that he isn’t supposed to talk about the order. Nevilles parents were in the order, he is pretty sure he knew about it already.
,,So the order is active again and they just weren’t goanna tell you if the Dementor hadn’t happened?” Nevil asks just 3 sentence in.
,,Honestly I don’t know. Maybe.”
,,That’s fucked up.”
,,That’s just the start.”
,,Go one.”
Harry does.
,,So the twins were right. Ron is being an idiot. To be mad just because you got sensible clothes and hair and learnt a bit of self-worth. Merlin forbid people learn and evolve .”
,,You make me sound like a Pokémon.” Harry laughs.
,,A what?”
,,A muggle thing forget it.”
Neville looks at him suspiciously. ,,You goanna tell me how that self grow came to be? “
Harry grins ,,Now that is really a funny story.”
Harry tells Neville how he met his friends, leaving out the part that he had been to Gringotts for the money. Tells him about all the silly things they did but also how much he learned from them in the few weeks.
Harry is telling him about the time he went clubbing with them for the first time. ,,So Jonah is like Oh baby gay you have no faith in use and throws me a freaking fake Id. So that's how I get in to clubs now.”
,,Wait wait wait . Harry did you just say he called you baby gay ?” Neville looks at him bewilder.
,,Well yeah, that’s one of the nicknames they have for me. You know because I’m the youngest. The other one is Loki, oh I have to tell you that story, it was so embarrassing.” Harry just rambles on.
,,Harry!”
Neville still looks a bit shocked.
Harry looks at him confused.
Then Harrys brain catches up to what's going on. Nobody at school knows he is gay. He just came out to Neville without realizing it.
,,Ah surprise, I’m gay .” he says and waves with his hands.
Neville starts laughing, hard. Harry joins him.
,,I guess I got used to being around people who know.” He says between laughs.
After they came down Neville asks,, Are you planning on telling people or rather keeping it to yourself?”
,,Honestly, I haven’t really thought about it that much. Probably going with the flow or something.”
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The next morning Harry is the first out of the dorm.
He wants to visit the owlery to send a letter to his friends back in London to let them know he is okay. He hadn’t been allowed to send Hedwig out on Grimmauld Place for some stupid reason.
Then after that, he is hoping to catch Draco alone before breakfast. They really need to talk.
30 minutes later Harry is standing in an alcove, near the stairs down to the dungeons, watching little footsteps on a map.
A few minutes late, he snaps his arm out of the alcove and drags the blond in it.
,,What the !”Draco shrieks
,,POTTER!”
Draco slaps him in the chest. But not nearly with his full strength.
,,What do you think you are doing?” Draco whisper shouts.
,, I’m sorry I didn’t show up that Friday.” Harrys voice is almost pleading.
,,Oh, are you?” the blonds voice is still hard.
,,Yess. I had to leave London the Wednesday before.“
,,So why agree to meet anyway, if you couldn’t make it. Was that some kind of game to you?” Dracos finger is raptly shoved in Harrys chest.
,, NO! I didn’t know that I had to leave. It wasn’t planed. Something happened and I had to leave as fast as I could.”
Draco fists Harrys shirt collar, towering over Harry.
Harry is standing totally still, wondering if Draco is about to punch him or kiss him.
Draco leans in the others space and growls,, Something always happens with you Potter.”
,,I’m really sorry.” Harry whispers into the small space between them.
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Harry is looking so honest, so open, he hadn’t even remotely tried to fight Draco. It makes Dracos defences crack.
Against his better judgment Draco leans even closer and whispers against Harrys lips ,,I really can’t with you Potter.”
Then he closes the gap between them.
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Harrys entire body feels like it's on fire.
Oh, how he had missed Dracos lips. But the moment he wants to put his hands on Draco, the other steps back again and leaves the alcove.
Harry just stands there for a moment.
What the fuck just happened?
Notes:
little teaser for next chapter ,there is going to be new persons pov..
Maybe you can guess who it will be....
Chapter 12: Suspicions and Memorys
Notes:
I realized I had two options for the pov change but we are sticking with the orginal plan.
So I give you a quick peak at whats going on with the adults.
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On one hand Sirius is sad that Harry is back at school, they should have more time.
But one the other he finally has his house to himself again.
The kids weren’t the Problem, but the adults, who kept coming and going as they please. Staying longer than he would like. But with Harry and the others at school there isn’t longer the need for daily meetings and stuff. So, the other order members would only come to his house now, when a meeting is called about some new developments.
The only exception of course is Remus. And he is exactly the person Sirius needs to talk to.
,,Hey Remus, we need to talk about Harry.”
,,He has grown this summer hasn’t he.” the werewolf grins.
,,Yes but that's actually not what this is about.”
,,Oh?”
,,You know how I found the Slytherin locket a few weeks ago while cleaning out the house.
,, And you destroyed that nasty thing ?” Remus arches an eyebrow.
,,Yes of course but I have the horrible suspicion I confirmed another one.” Sirius voice is shaky.
,,No..Harry?” Shock and worry are clear in Remus voice and face.
,,Harry... I don’t think he did it on purpose. His soul was likely to fragile from already having created 6 Horcurxe. But Harry had his scar checked out at Gringotts and something is definitely going on with it, but they don’t know what jet.”
,, I hope you’re wrong.” Remus sights.
,,Me too" the other breaths out. ,,We have to speak to Bill Weasley.”
,,Is he working on Harrys case?”
Sirius nods.
And he had thought they were almost done with these nasty things.
Back in the first war with Voldemort Sirius's little brother, Regulus, had at one point realized that he was on the wrong side and that Voldemort was just crazy.
So, he started spying for Sirius. They stayed in contact threw an old family Heirloom, a two-way mirror.
The only Person who knew was Remus. Regulus one day told him about the Horcruxe .That Voldemort wanted 6.
Regulus knew that his snake would probably become one, one was at Hogwarts, and one is the Hufflepuff cup. He also was sure to know where one other was, he had told Sirius, if anything would happen before he could destroy it, he would hide it somewhere in their home.
Thats the last time Sirius spoke to his brother.
So, Remus and Sirius had tried to find Voldermorts Horcuxe and destroy them.
Without telling the order.
They didn’t trust every member. And they knew Dumbledore isn’t as good as he wants people to believe he is.
Sirius doesn’t trust the old guy as far as he can throw him.
After Sirius got thrown into Azkaban, Remus still searched for them.
In Harrys 3rd year he found Ravenclaws Diadem and destroyed it. From Harrys summery of his second year, they knew that the dairy had also been a Horcrux. It also showed that it had been the right decision to not tell Dumbledore.
There is no way that the old man didn’t know what the Dairy had been. And he hasn’t told the order about it.
Sirius really hopes he is worng with his suspicion, and Harry doesn't have a piece of Voldemort's soul inside him.
Notes:
In case anyone is still wondering,NO Remus neither thought that Sirius had betrayed them.
Chapter 13: The first week of School
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A freaking blood quill!
She had him use a freaking blood quill.
Harry had read about them in one of his books about Lordship. They were normally used to sign important contracts.
This is definitely not their original use.
Harry would have to look up a few healing spells in one of the books Remus had given him.
He knew he shouldn’t have lost his cool but the whole situation had just been so stupid.
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,,When did you come back last night ?”, Neville asks at breakfast
,, Just around midnight.”
,,She had you do lines for that long?” Fred questions.
Harry nods but his attention goes to a practical blond, who just entered the great hall. His eyes flicker to Dracos lips for a second. Lips he really wants to kiss again. Harry doesn’t know if he gets to again.
He hopes it.
He really wants this thing between them to work. Even if he doesn’t know what exactly is happening between them.
,,Earth to Harry.” George elbows him.
,,Ah what ?” Harry blinks at him.
,, You have been glaring at Malfoy for over a minute.” Fred chuckles.
,,Well, he is an annoying prat.” Harry bits back.
,,mmm” is all Fred says.
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,,Potions was a bust as always.” Neville says, as the two boys sit down in the courtyard.
,,Tell me something new. I hate how Snap just ignores everything the Slytherins do.”
,,I truly think that, if Malfoy hadn’t messed with your cauldron your potion would have worked.”
Oh yess, Draco the absolute prat he his, had hold onto the tradition of messing with Harrys cauldron.
Harry didn’t know why he had expected something different.
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Harry is one his way back to the castle from his weird but nice encounter with Luna.
When he steps into the entrance back into the castle, he gets yanked around a corner.
,,What the..”
Dracos lips are shutting him up.
Draco is pinning him against a wall and Harry just melts into the kiss.
But the moment Harry is about to touch Draco, the blond takes a step back.
He smirks and leaves.
Again, Harry is just standing there.
What is happening ?
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The next time Harry runs into Draco, is on his way to breakfast the next morning.
He is flanked by his usual group of Slytherins.
Dracos eyes glaze over Harrys entire body before he snarls,, Look, oh great Harry Potter can’t even dress himself properly.” Parkinson laughs.
Harry looks down at himself and Fred, who is walking with Harry, is about bark something back. But Harry just sighs, rolls his eyes and drags Fred away jet again.
The thing is that Harry had been in a hurry, so his shirt is wrinkled and does look like a mess.
,,I can’t decide if you not rising to Malfoys baiting is a good or bad thing.” Fred says as they are walking into the great Hall.
Harry just shrugs.
,,Why aren't you reacting to his baiting?” Fred asks casually.
,,Call it an experiment.”
,,You wanna see how insane you can drive him with not reacting?”
,,Something like that.”
In all honesty Harry is just hoping that not responding to Dracos bating and just taking it ,leads to Draco forgiving him for not showing up at the club.
And maybe Draco would then be willing to talk about, whatever is happening between them.
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On Friday night Harry is hiding in a secret alcove behind a tapestry.
A slicing charm over the alcove,to prevent anyone of noticing him.
,,Are you meditating and clearing your head every night ?” Remus asks thought the two-way mirror in Harrys hand.
Sirius had given it to him before he had left for school with the instruction to call at least once a week so he and Remus could check up on him. Remus of course took that time to make sure Harry keeps up with his training.
,,Of course. And I'm doing all the other stuff too.” Harry assures him. Remus nods .
,,So how is school pup, everything going well?” Sirius asks.
,,Actually, there is something I should tell you.”
The adults look at him with worry and Harry tells them about Umbridge and the blood quills.
,,THAT LITTLE PINK FUCKING....IF I GET MY HANDS ON HER! "Sirius is raging as soon as Harry finished.
,,Padfoot I'm fine.” Harry sighs.
,,For now, but we all now that will not be the last time she will give you detention. Promis me Harry, you try and not cause any trouble in her class.”
Harry lets his head drop back against the stone wall. ,,I will try.”
Remus smiles.
,,Thank you I know this is going to be hard but just try to blend her out. In the meantime, we will try and figure out a way to get her out of Hogwarts at fast as we can."
It's almost curfew as Harry makes his way back to Gryffindor Tower.
He is all wrapped up in his head thinking, when someone pulls him around a corner.
Draco his fisting his shirt collar, pulling Harry up on his tiptoes.
,,What are you doing here this late, Potter? Up to something?” he whispers against Harrys lips.
,,To crowed at the tower.” Harry breaths, his eyes fix on the blonds' lips.
Draco hums before closing the gap between them.
Harrys eyes flutter shut. Dracos hand is wandering from Harrys collar into his hair as he deepens the kiss.
Harry resist the urge to move his hands into Draco's hair. The last two times Draco had stopped kissing him when he did try. SO maybe when he dosn't, Draco would kiss him longer and not immediately leave again.
Draco his pushing him back while kissing, until Harrys back hits a wall. The blond drags his other hand over Harrys neck and Harry loses all his will power.
His hands reaching for Draco.
Immediately Draco takes a step back, his right hand still on Harrys neck.
Draco towers over him, his hand moving to Harrys jaw tilting it up.
,,You're learning.” he says smugly against Harrys lips.
Smirking he leaves behind a stunned Harry Potter.
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,,You look like Hermione.” Ron comments as he enters the dorm.
Harry looks up from his book irritated.
The raven head is sitting on his bed surrounded with books trying to work on some of his assignments from Remus.
,,Soo?” he questions.
,,It's just not right.” the redhead mumbles.
Harry just rolls his eyes. This had been going on the entire week. Ron making some off comments about his behaviour or cloths and otherwise ignoring him.
Harry just tried to not get into a fight again. But with him also trying his best to behave in DADA and not giving in to Draco constraintly baiting him...
He is sure he will lose his temper on someone soon.
Harrys takes a deep breath and shifts his attention back to the book.
Tuesday. Tuesday is the day Harry loses his temper.
Chapter 14: I'm sorry
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Tuesday.
Tuesday is the day Harry loses his temper. And it's Draco who is on the other side of it.
But in Harrys mind it's his own fault for playing with Harry like he did.
Being that normal prat while others are around and then, suddenly in the darkness of some corner, making out with Harry until Harrys resolve to not touch Draco crumbles.
Every time Draco leaves at that exact moment with a smirk.
Harry, Neville and the twins are walking down a corridor on their way to the library and of course they run into the Slytherin group.
,, Ey Potter, you sure the library is the right place for you to be? You know, because you need the ability to read, to acutely use those books.
And seeing that you can't even follow a simple potion recipe, I doubt you are good at reading” The blond mocks him.
Harry stops in his track and glares at him. It was alone Dracos fault that his potion didn't worked out and they both knew that.
Draco smirks.
That's it, Harry is going to whip that fucking smirk of his face.
He storms over to Draco and shoves him against the wall, his arm on the blond's chest. Everybody is just starring at the two.
,, If somebody wouldn't manipulate my potions, I wouldn't suck at it.” Harry snarls at Draco.
,, You would still suck at it.” Draco snarls back, trying to break out of Harrys hold.
The other just pushes him in the wall with even more force. A weird look ghosts over Dracos face for a second. It's so short Harry thinks he had imagined it.
,, Shut it Malfoy! Stop messing with me just because you're bored!” Harry barks. His voice hard, and if somebody would listen closely, a bit hurt.
He leans closer to Draco and whispers in his ear, only for Draco to hear. ,,Make up your fucking mind.”
For everybody else Draco looks to shocked to respond as Harry finally lets him go. But Harry sees something else in those beautiful grey eyes.
The twins start to drag him away before the Slytherins recover.
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Draco is standing in the corridor feeling to many emotions at once.
He fucked up...
He had thought it would be fun to make Harry suffer a bit like that. Payback for standing him up. He thought it would be fun to get to have his hands on Harry but don't allow him to touch Draco.
Built tension, just to leave.
And it had been.
The bating had been mostly for cover, upholding his image. But it seems he had gone to far.
Harry had sounded exhausted and even hurt.
The way he had looked at Draco and spat his Name, something inside Draco had cracked at that.
He had wanted payback for being stood up yes, but he hadn't wanted to truly hurt Harry.
He didn't want to lose what is developing between them, whatever it might be. But it seems like he did exactly that.
He got something remotely nice, and he had to go ruin it because of his fucking ego.
He must fix this.
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The next day at breakfast, when the post arrives, two letters drop down before Harry.
Harry opens the first one.
,,Who is it from?” George asks between bites.
,,My Muggle friends back in London. They are happy that I'm save now, and they are spilling everything they been up to since I'm gone.”
There is also a section of them asking about how things between him and Draco are going. But obviously he isn't telling them that.
Fred hums ,,And the other?”
Harry grabs the second letter and opens it.
,,And?”
He just shakes his head. The others hum in understanding, thinking it portably is some order business or something.
It's not.
The letter says:
I'm sorry.
Can we talk?
Tonight, one hour before curfew. Astrometry tower.
Please.
Harry stares at the letter for a few minutes, then burns it with a tap of his wand.
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When Harry enters the Astrometry tower that night, Draco is already there.
He is looking like he had been pacing.
Draco looks up and locks eyes with Harry.
,,You came” the blond breaths out.
,,You said please.” Harry simply says while he makes his way to the middle of the room, where Draco his standing.
,,I'm sorry.” Draco says softly.
,,Are you?” Harry quirks an eyebrow at him.
,,Yes. I thought it would be fun to get you back for standing me up, that way.”
,,I figured.”
,,But I went to far. I didn't mean to...” his voice cracks a bit.
Draco looks so honestly sorry, all of Harrys anger fly's out of the window.
He sighs. ,,What now? What even are we?”
,,I don't know.” the taller boy admits. ,, I just know that I don't want to lose this. I wanna know where this is going.” Draco is gesturing between the two of them.
Harry steps closer.
,,Me too.” he breathes in the space between them. ,,So how about we meet up every other day. Not just to make out but to spend time with each other. Because I want to know every little thing about you Draco Malfoy.”
Draco stares at him with glazy eyes.
Then there is no longer space between them.
Harry loses every sense of reality because of the way Draco is kissing him.
,,Look who is gracing us with his lovely presents.” Fred says sweetly mocking to George, the moment Harry steps into the Comen room, a little while after curfew.
,,Oh Harrykins. Perfect come and look at our new products.”
Harry chuckles and sits down next to Fred.
,,Do we want to know why you were out past curfew?” George snickers.
,,Probably not.” the younger boy smirks.
The twins laugh. ,,Fair. Now little chaos brother what do you say to our new stuff?”
For the next hour or so Harry is reviewing the twins newes products and gives them his honest feedback. Somehow, they rope him in into working on them for another hour or so.
Chapter 15: Homework
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,,Doesn't she have her own classes to teach? Why is this woman everywhere?” Harry groans as he and Neville enter the dorm after classes.
,,I can't believe she just got that much power over the school. It's not even been two weeks.”
,,Something is really wrong here.” Harry agrees, while changing into regular cloths.
Nev quirks an eyebrow at him. ,,Any plans I don't know about?”
,,Huh?”
,,You look like you purposely want to distract someone.”
,,Nev I'm wearing a Band T-shirt and jeans.” Harry points out.
,,A T-shirt that just so happens to emphasize your quidditch muscled body and that's a freaking skinny jeans Harry. Plus, it's under the week, you never change during the week.” the other shoots back.
Harry rolls his eyes at his friend.
,,Can't I just wear it just because I feel like it?
”Sure”
When they walk down to the common room Neville says to Harry ,,And so that you know, I think your new style is great. I was just teasing.”
Harry hums appreciating.
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$$$$$$
Draco is going to kill Harry.
Harry who had walked around all afternoon in skinny jeans and a Shirt that deliberately shows off his quidditch body.
Draco has been losing is mind every time he spotted Harry from the far this afternoon.
That chain of his, shimmering in the sunlight.
He is going to kill Harry because Harry is still focusing on his homework, that he had been working on, since before Draco had entered the empty classroom.
Draco had taken out his own homework to work on it, but he just couldn't focus with Harry sitting right there looking like that.
Playing with that dam chain threw his shirt.
Draco had noticed that Harry had developed that habit.
Always wearing the chain under his shirt and playing with it.
Depending on his shirt you could see more or less of the chain, but the centre is always hidden under his shirt.
Draco is sure Harry hadn't had it before summer because he defiantly would have noticed something as distracting like this chain around Harrys neck.
,,Draco? Hey Draco.”
Harrys voice brings Draco out of his head.
,, mmm?”
He blinks a few times and lets his eyes wander from Harrys neck to his face. Is that a lite flush on Harrys cheeks?
,,Could you help me with potions?” Harrys voice sounds a bit weird, it’s soft and irritated. Draco looks at Harry suspiciously.
,,Why do you sound like a scared first year?”
Harrys cheeks darken.
,, Because you were staring at me for over a minute.” he answers sheeply.
Oh.
,,Well ” the blond drawls while moving so he is sitting directly next to Harry,, that is your own fault.”
,,Oh how so ?” Harry drawls back, leaning into Dracos space.
,,What else am I supposed to do when you're wearing that.” he gestures to Harrys outfit ,, and keep ignoring me for homework.” his voice laced with fake annoyance.
Harry smirks at him.
,,Oh how rude of me.”
Their lips only millimetres apart.
,,Very.” Draco breaths out.
Then Draco snatches Harry by the hip and places him in his lap. At the same time their lips crash into each other.
Harrys hands find their way into Dracos blond hair, tucking lightly while changing the ankles.
One of Dracos hands starts to roam over the others chest. Feeling the muscles. Harry gasps against Dracos mouth. Draco lightly bits the ravens bottom lip and then nips at it.
Harry tucks at the blond hair and deepens the kiss.
When Harry draws back a bit for air, Draco starts to kiss a trail down from Harrys jaw to his neck. The little noises Harry makes driving him mad.
,, Dracoo...” Harry moans when Draco nips at a sensitive spot under his collarbone.
The blond smirks against the others neck starts to lightly bite the spot.
,,Dracoo” Harry moans again and Draco switches between, biting, licking and sucking the spot.
Harry throws his head back while Draco is turning him in a moaning mess.
Finaly, he gives a sweet kiss to the abused spot, his lips starting continuing their journey on Harrys neck.
Draco nips at Harrys neck when he catches the chain between his lips.
He opens his mouth to play with that exact spot on Harrys neck.
But then Harry snaps Dracos head back up to crash their lips together again.
After a few minutes Harry draws back again.
,,I really need to do this potion homework...” he breaths in the space between their lips.
Draco rolls his eyes at him and starts to kiss him again.
,, I really should.” he says between kisses.
,,Then do it. I’m not stopping you.” Draco groans before continuing with the kissing.
,,Yess you are.”
,,Urg fine.” Draco sighs, letting his forehead rest against Harrys.
,,You win. Show me your dam potions essay. "
Harry pecks him on the lips.
,,Thank you.”
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Harry is giving up.
He had been staring at the same page for over 15 minutes without understanding a thing.
Last night had gone late, first quidditch training, then meeting up with Draco and at least his weekly call with Sirius and Remus.
So, Harry had hoped he could just sleep the entire Saturday but no Sirius wants him to read this specific chapter in one of his Lordships books.
Harry makes a dramatic flop on to his bed.
Neville, the only other person currently in their dorm, looks at him amused.
Harry just glares back.
Maybe Nev could help him with this. But that would mean he has to tell Nev about it.
Whatever, it’s Nev and he really needs help.
,,Hey Nev.” Harry says while sitting up to face his friend. ,,you're n Heir, right?.”
Neville looks at him shocked, then it shifts to calculating.
Something you don't see often on his face.
,,Yes why?”
,,Can you help me with this?” Harry throws him the book.
Neville looks down at the page Harry had been trying to read.
Understanding on his face he looks back up at Harry.
,,Yeah I had my troubles understanding this shit too. I can help you with that.”
,,Soo you going to tell me how it came to this?” Nev ask an hour later ,when Harry finally has an understanding for what he is supposed to study.
,,Oh yeah.” Harry rubs the back of his neck looking bashful at Neville. ,,I probaly should, but you can't tell anyone okay.”
So, Harry tells Nevill about Gringotts and what he learned there and everything else connected with it.
,,Thats so crazy and messed up.”
Harry nods at his friends reaction.
,, I mean I kinda get Sirius's point BUT Dumbledore would have never told you. He purposefully withhold that information from you. This man is just ...”
the boy takes a deep breath to calm himself down.
,,If you need any help with all of this you can count on me Harry. And if you want, I can interduce you to some of the other heirs, when you are ready. “
,,Thanks Nev.”
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