Title: Bond of Circumstance
Beta: CleopatraIsMyName
Rating: T/PG-13 (Rating subject to change)
Challenge: This was a challenge previously posted by Sloan33 on the HP forums. I have decided to take it on! ^~^
Disclaimer: This work of fiction is in no way connected to the author of Harry Potter, JK Rowling. Harry Potter is owned by her, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Warning(s): WIP. DMHP slash, depictions of child abuse, bonded mates, gore, romance, fluff, angst, torture, slash, etc.
Pairings: Harry/Draco (others will be added as story goes on)
Summary: After an epiphany, of a sort, Draco turns from the Hogwarts Express and walks to Dumbledore's office, pleading for Sanctuary. However, due to the recent breach of security during the Triwizard Tournament, Hogwarts wouldn't be the safest place for him, his father being Lord Voldemort's right-hand man.
Prologue
Albus looked up when his wards detected a presence near his office.
"Odd," he thought to himself. The last of the children should've already boarded the Hogwarts Express. Especially after the previous events taken place after the last round of the TriWizard Tournament, the maze. With Voldemort having risen again, special precautions had been taken during the boarding process.
He stood up slowly, after having been sitting for so long, and closed his eyes.
As he reached inside the wards, he felt a breeze of his magic float underneath the doorway.
Seeing, by way of magic, was always an awe-inspiring sensation; and, like always, he felt himself soar up, until he was magic to face with the incoming intruder.
"Mister Malfoy?" he thought, before slipping back into his body. He sat back down, quickly, then when he felt the teen raise his hand up to the door, yelled, "Come in, Mister Malfoy."
He could feel the boy's hesitancy. Several seconds passed before he relinquished his hold on the wards. Moments after doing so, the young Malfoy heir opened the door, and stepped into the room.
He looked very nervous, his usual mask of bravado and superiority tucked away, somewhere. The boy fidgeted, before taking a seat in front of Albus' desk, wiping his sweaty palms on the front of his trousers.
The bearded old wizard laced his fingers together on his desk, then smiled at the boy. Motioning towards his supply of candy, he offered, "Lemon drop, Mister Malfoy?"
And for the first time in a while, a student nodded his head, and took up the proffered candy. It probably helped that Albus knew, that the flaxen-haired teen knew, that the hard candies were laced with a small Calming Draught.
As the boy sucked on the candy, Albus leaned forward, "What do you need, Mister Malfoy?"
Draco took a deep, shuttering, breath and said, "Sanctuary."
Several minutes passed by, and Albus picked up his wand, casting a Patronus. A silvery-mist form of Fawkes was ordered to call for Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, and Sirius Black, along with a small dose of Veritaserum.
And that is the story of how Draco Malfoy came to be the newest resident and temporary lodger of number 4, Privet Drive.