Unbreakable Bonds Chapter One
Summary: It's the summer before fourth year and the only people Harry has told about his abuse from the Dursleys is Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore so he ends up staying with Hermione and her family for the summer. What happens when someone shows up and takes Harry? How did Harry end up at Malfoy Manor and how does his life start to change because of it? Follow all our favorite characters as Harry and company take Hogwarts and the Wizarding World by storm. Can they handle it? Weasley, Hermione, and Dumbledore Bashing along with some others. !DarkHarry.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any other book series or film franchise. All recognizable material belongs to their respective owners. These characters will NOT all be canon, this is an OOC fanfic so please keep that in mind. Characters, personalities, backstories and more will be OOC (Out of Character and NOT Canon). This will NOT follow the original series completely! This WILL be SLASH and possibly even femslash.
Rating: M for mature themes (such as mentions of abuse, language, and possible smut.
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A groan could be heard from the raven-haired occupant on the bed as he finally opened his eyes. The first thing thirteen-year-old Harry noticed was he was laying in a bed instead of in a cage and that he wasn't in the two-story house he passed out in, his body was still aching from the abuse he suffered, and someone was staring at him with rather strong intensity.
"Are you going to just stare or are you going to say something? At the very least can you at least tell me your name and where I am at the moment because I can't exactly turn my head and glance around right now."
In response the mystery person let out a very small chuckle and a heartbeat later simply said, "It's Draco and you're at Malfoy Manor."
Harry was silent in his shock as he pulled himself into an upright sitting position at the headboard of the bed and was about to reply when the door to the room burst open and a herd of people entered. Harry's eyes widened at the sight of them and surprise was evident on his features. In the room with him now was Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, Severus Snape, Remus Lupin, and the Dark Lord himself as well as Draco of course.
Harry looked at Lord Malfoy and asked, "Before we get started with whatever it is you are about to say, may I call Dobby here as he can get my necessities?"
At the elder Malfoy's silent nod, in a normal tone of voice Harry called, "Dobby!"
The elf appeared seconds later, "Master Potter sir calls Dobby! What can Dobby do for you today?" The house elf's excitement was parable to those in the room.
"First, we already talked about this whole Master thing, but we'll come back to that at a later time. Second can you bring all my things and put them wherever is acceptable to the Lord and Lady of the house. Lastly can you bring me my daily potions and a headache potion. My brain feels like it's pounding against my skull and keep a few of them handy, today has barely started and I can already tell it's going to be long."
"Coming right up sir!" He said before popping out.
Harry looked around and the silent group and faces of shock before his eyes landed on his werewolf uncle and said, "Moony please explain how I got here and what's going on, I'm so lost."
Remus sat on the end of the bed, careful not to cause any pain to Harry with the movement. The others finally found stations around the room and Remus started speaking, "We've been trying to get you for a while now Harry but were unable to and when we did locate you we found you at Hermione Granger's house, beaten, bloody, and residing in a cage." Growls sounded around the room at this news and Harry looked on curiously before focusing back on Remus, "I know you think that everyone here besides me wants to kill you, but I urge you to keep an open mind because they aren't trying to kill you."
To the astonishment of everyone present, Harry started laughing and that was around the time that Dobby popped back in and laid a tray of potions in Harry's lap. "Can Dobby do anything else for Sir Harry?"
"Just one last thing for now, can you please bring my parents' journals? I might need them. Oh, and tell Hedwig to hold all my post from Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Albus Dumbledore, I don't wish to read them just yet."
Dobby popped away and appeared again with the journals, setting them on the small table beside the bed. Harry noticed Snape eyeing his potions and said, "You can check them if you'd like Professor. They are various healing potions, a blood replenishing potion, and a headache potion."
Snape nodded and took the potions while Harry turned to the still silent room, "You guys know you can talk right? I'm waiting on one more person to join us and then I'll tell you what I know and answer any questions you have, but until then you're free to converse amongst yourself because the way you're all gawking at me is very uncomfortable."
Harry smiled a little when they all broke into little conversations with each other, except the Dark Lord, who Harry knew was still watching him. When Snape brought the potions back to Harry, he still had a shocked look on his face as he asked, "Harry who brewed these potions?"
"I did, is there something wrong with them?" At his question everyone turned to look at Snape and Harry again.
"No they're perfect." Snape still looked amazed as Harry smiled and drowned the potions.
"No need to look so shocked Professor, despite common belief I pay very close attention in all my lessons and I enjoy most of my lessons, I just never said anything because it would give you another reason to insult me for the smallest thing, why give you even more ammo to hate me?" At the teenager's words shame clouded Snape's eyes, but before anything else could be said, the last guest walked into the room and everyone grew silent.
"Padfood!" Harry exclaimed with happiness lighting in his eyes at the sight of his godfather, "Just who I was waiting for, now we can get to the real conversation!"
Sirius's smile was genuine, but the rage in his eyes grew as he took in the full sight of his abused godson. "Harry." He said making his way over to gently hug him, "Who did this to you? I'll kill them and don't tell me that it's nothing, if it was those stupid muggles, I'll have their heads."
"Breathe, calm down, sit. I'll tell you all what you want to know." Harry assured him as he reluctantly took a seat.
"Alright." Harry finally said, looking at everyone, "First I'll tell you what I know, then I'll tell you how I ended up in this state, and lastly we can all do a little Q and A session until everything is worked out."
After everyone nodded, he took a deep breath and started, "First I know that even though you're all dark wizards that doesn't mean you're evil or heartless. I also know that neither you." He pointed at the Dark Lord, "nor you killed my parents. I know this because I've had a clear vision of the night my parents died. I know what I saw that night. Dumbledore killed them because they were dark wizards who were spying on the Light side." He ignored the shocked gasps around the room from those who didn't know. "It is true that I was hit with the killing curse, but the Dark Lord wasn't the one who threw it, Dumbledore did, and the Dark Lord got there just in time and I'm guessing that he threw some kind of spell that binds me to him and he was hit partially with the killing curse which led to his unconventional state." He said referring to the state the Dark Lord was in before he obtained his body. I also know that Dumbledore is an old manipulative, god complex having asshole who in my opinion shouldn't have ever been around children."
Everyone was stunned at the words that he spewed, but no one corrected his language and he continued. "Now as for how I got into this state. I've been abused emotionally, verbally, and physically by my muggle family since I was three years of age, so my body was already weak and before you ask, I'm sure Dumbledore knew and chose to ignore it. When I got to Hogwarts I thought things would finally start to change. I went from being physically abused to being manipulated by the Headmaster and there was nothing I could do. In my first year I admit I was gullible and easy to manipulate. I fooled myself into believing that with Dumbledore, Weasley and Granger I was getting the family I always longed for. It wasn't until the end of second year that I realized not everything was as it seems c I didn't get much of the full story until I secretly met with Sirius and he gave me my parents' journals and I helped him escape. The morning of the day we left Hogwarts, Dumbledore informed me that I was going to be residing with the Grangers for the summer. I was already way of the Weasleys and Hermione at this point because I assumed that they were in on his manipulation and I was right. As long as Hermione's parents were there nothing happened to me, but when they worked throughout the day, Dumbledore, Ron, and Hermione all participated in beating and torturing me. Dumbledore had Hermione convinced that it was for my own good for some reason or another and I think Ron was acting out of jealousy, not that I really care at this point." He shrugged and looked up at them. "So yeah that's been my summer so far, I passed out in exhaustion in the cage while they were out, and I woke up here."
The silence that took over the room was loaded with things that went unsaid and with things that the adults and Draco didn't know to say. They were all stunned to hear what the boy before them had been through and some were ashamed as they finally thought about how their actions towards Harry just added to what he was already suffering.
"Oh, you poor boy." Narcissa's voice was the first to break the silence as she moved pass everyone and wrapped her arms around the boy. Everyone took note of how Harry tensed before he slowly allowed himself to relax into her arms.
"Harry why didn't you use your magic to escape or fight back, you're more than powerful enough and we spent all last year going through defensive spells and working on your patronus." Remus said, frowning in confusion.
"I was magically bound by some kind of collar device that Dumbledore had and if I would try to use magic, I would be stunned, and the magic would just drain away, not to mention that there is a block on my magic."
"A BLOCK ON YOUR MAGIC?!" Everyone except Draco exclaimed making Harry jump and hiss in pain as his body protested against the movement.
"Calm down, calm down, calm down." Draco kept chanting to the adults and easing them back into their seats. "You're freaking him out and he's already anxious enough as it is. He doesn't like crowds, big or small."
Harry looked at him, "How do you know that Malfoy?"
"I pay attention Potter, to you especially. Whenever you are around people in a crowd, your eyes dart around, your breathing becomes uneven, and your hands even twitch a little. Most people don't notice it because no one watches you like I do, and those who do notice it mistake it as fear when in reality; you're just anxious and uncomfortable. You're not even comfortable around your so-called best friends. The only time I've seen you even remotely relaxed is when you're with the Weasley twins or playing Quidditch." Draco shrugged at everyone's surprise.
"Just how often do you watch me Malfoy?" Harry asked with a small smirk.
"I refuse to answer that Potter." He replied, looking away quickly.
Harry huffed at the words but was saved from replying when the Dark Lord asked, "How much of your magic is blocked? Who blocked it and how long has it been blocked?" His questions brought the conversation back on track and everyone focused back on getting answers from Harry.
"Two-thirds of my magic has been blocked since the beginning of my first year, Dumbledore put the block on my magic." Harry answered.
"What so everything you've done in school has been using only one-third of your magic?" Snape asked.
"Yes, no one has ever removed the block, I went to the school healer, who didn't remove the block and even went as far as to tell me that it wasn't there, but I don't trust her, so I don't care what she says."
"Why don't you trust the school healer?" Lucius asked.
"Because she's an incompetent twat under Dumbledore's control." Harry shook his head as he looked around. Harry frowned in confusion when a familiar phoenix suddenly flamed into the room, "Fawkes? What are you doing here?"
The bird was silent as it looked over the young teen, Harry followed its gaze and said, "I'll be okay Fawkes, I'll heal." He pet the phoenix as he tried reassurance. Fawkes flamed out and returned a moment later, holding a potion out to Harry and indicating that he drink it. Harry opened it and sniffed at it first and looking at it closely before putting it to his lips and drinking it.
Everyone watched, once again in surprise as the potion had an instant effect. The bruises that littered Harry's body were healed and gone, his eyes seemed to have regained their brightness, and the flush returned to his skin. He was fully healed! "Thank you, Fawkes." Harry whispered to himself in bewilderment as the phoenix had already disappeared.
The Dark Lord cleared his throat and everyone's eyes snapped to him. "Lucius, Narcissa, Severus, Remus, Sirius let's have a chat and leave the boys to their devices for a while."
Everyone got up and walked out and Harry looked at Draco, "What now?" He asked.
"Potter haven't you ever just acted like a kid?"
"No." He shrugged, quirking an eyebrow in response.
Draco stood and started to walk to the door, "Take a shower and change, I'll leave some clothes out for you and I'll meet you in the hallway when you're finished." He turned and indicated which door was the bathroom before walking out the room.
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When Harry was done showering and went back in the room, there was a pair of black pants and a black and grey short-sleeve muscle t-shirt to match it. He put on the clothes, grabbed his glasses and wandered into the hallway. He walked around, taking in the beauty that was Malfoy Manor as he waited for Draco to find him. He was in the front room staring at a portrait when Draco found him.
"Come on Potter, we're going flying, no points, no pressure just fun. Dobby brought your broom."
Harry followed Draco out of the manor and over to what Harry recognized as a Quidditch pitch. "Cool!" he said as his eyes looked around in wonder.
Draco chuckled and nodded as he looked back at Harry, "Yeah I suppose it is pretty cool. Are you ready?" He asked mounting his broom.
Harry nodded as he got on his own broom and they took off.
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When the boys walked back into the manor they were joking and smiling like they were old friends. The rest of the adults were in the sitting room and after another shower and a change of clothes, Draco and Harry joined them.
"Harry tomorrow we are taking you to Gringotts to see the goblins and let them take the block off your magic and then we are going to muggle London to get you a new wardrobe. We won't be getting your school stuff until later in the summer, so we can better narrow down the list of what you might need." Sirius told him as they sat down.
Harry nodded and looked around at all of them watching him expectantly, "And today?" He asked as he saw two snakes slithering into the room. He walked over to them and began hissing in Parseltongue to them. Soon both snakes had wrapped themselves comfortably around him and he sat down again.
"Today we get answers." The Dark Lord said decidedly, eyeing Harry with rapt interest.
"Okay you can ask questions but first I have a question, Uncle Moony why didn't you tell me that Snape was your mate?" He asked settling his eyes on the two men in question.
"Harry!" Remus exclaimed flushing deeply as everyone stared at him.
"Was it supposed to be a secret? I assumed everyone knew because you are doing a poor job of hiding it, not to mention I caught you last year in the castle. I just never said anything, but don't get your knickers in a twist. I approve. Congratulations, now you're both my godfathers like you were supposed to be." Harry was absently petting the snakes around him as he spoke.
"We were supposed to be your godfathers?" Snape asked with surprise.
"Yes it's written all in my parents' journals." He summoned the journal to him and opened it saying aloud, "My mother wrote and I quote, 'I hope that nothing happens where James and I part from our son anytime soon, but if it does our son should be left in the hands of his three godfathers, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Severus Snape as there are no other men I trust to love and care for my son and shape him into a remarkable young man.' She actually wrote about you a lot, you were her best friend in her eyes and both of my parents listed my godparents in the will that Dumbledore denies exists and that was the only way he was able to claim to be my magical guardian. The only reason that everyone but Sirius was unaware was because the only Godparent ceremony they were able to complete was Sirius's before they died."
"I'm so sorry pup, All of this could have been avoided if we just stopped Dumbledore or thought to check for a will." Remus said.
Harry shrugged, "It's okay, you didn't know, and Sirius was sent to Azkaban, you're here now and that's what matters to me." He let everyone digest that information before asking, "Any other questions?"
"Your birthday is towards the end of the summer right?" At Harry's nod, Narcissa continued, "What do you want to do for your birthday? Just so we can start planning."
"I don't know, I've never celebrated my birthday, we can treat it like any other day." Harry didn't expect the woman to react the way she did.
"Harry James Potter! We are not ignoring your birthday from now on. We will be celebrating in whatever way we both agree on and you will feel loved and cared for!" Harry could only nod in response and Narcissa took a deep breath and smiled as she said, "Good. Now I am going to go talk to the elves about getting dinner started, feel free to continue talking amongst yourselves." She walked away muttering about brainless muggles and manipulative bastards.
"Wow." Harry said shaking himself out of his shock, "Women." He said to the shock and amusement of the men around him.
"You're gay?" Sirius asked him.
"I think I'm more bisexual than gay. I am just as attracted to males as I am females, but I prefer males." Harry shrugged, "Next question."
"You can speak Parseltongue? And how are you so comfortable with the snakes? They never take to anyone except their owners." The Dark Lord said.
"Who are their owners?" Harry asked in response.
"Nagini is The Dark Lord's and Κακό is Draco's pet." Lucius explained.
"Κακό is mischief in Greek and since it's your pet I think it's fitting." Harry smirked as he directed his words at Draco.
"You know Greek?" Draco asked, his interest peaked.
"Yes I know a little Galician too." Harry supplied.
"How is it that you don't get all O's?" Snape asked.
Harry shrugged, "I could get that, I just lack motivation at times plus Granger gets all O's and acts like she's a godsend, it's irritating I don't want to turn it the school's new know-it-all."
"If I didn't know any better I would say that you should have been placed in Slytherin." Sirius said.
"Oh, I am supposed to be in Slytherin, but before the hat could yell it out, I pleaded for it to put me anywhere else." Harry revealed, once again shocking everyone in the room, "Didn't you two ever wonder why I had the sorting hat on for so long?" He looked at Snape and Draco as he asked the question.
"I never gave it much thought." Draco said.
"Why did you ask the hat to switch?"
"A number of reasons that are really childish now, but one reason was because Snape and Draco made not so good first impressions, also everyone was whispering so much about how they would dread being sorted into Slytherin, and I heard my father was Gryffindor and I wanted to be where one of my parents were, I wanted to feel connected to them in some way." He shrugged, noticing the somber silence and choosing to ignore it, "Anyway the sorting hat has been trying to sort me into the right house every year, maybe this year I'll let it sort me into the correct house. After finally getting a part of my parents back and learning some truths, I'm going to be making some changes in my life like the kind of company I keep."
The adults in the room all allowed a small smile to form as they realized that Harry was already growing up on his own. However, that didn't mean that they all wouldn't help him now. In the course of the last few hours the raven-haired child had woven his way into their hearts.
"We'd be glad to have you in Slytherin Harry." Snape said patting him on the shoulder as they all got up and headed to the dinner table when the elves informed them that dinner was ready.
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After dinner they all conjugated back to the sitting room, Narcissa finally joining them again.
"There is one thing I'll miss about being in Gryffindor though." Harry said with a smirk on his face.
"What's that?" Draco asked curious.
"Always beating you when it came to getting the Snitch." Harry taunted playfully.
Draco gasped dramatically and put a hand over his heart, "How dare you bring up that misfortune." It wasn't even a second later that they both dissolved into laughter.
"Harry why don't you address me as Voldemort or Tom Riddle, why have you only called me the Dark Lord."
"It's simple really Tom Riddle sounds too casual for right now and honestly I wouldn't call you that unless you asked me to because I doubt that's who you are anymore, although I could be wrong. It's like if it were up to me I would change my name. Not because I don't like it or because I want to just forget about my parents, it's nothing like that. I'll always be 'The Boy Who Lived" I just feel like due to the changes I'm about to make in my life, it seems like Harry James Potter is a different person and not who I am anymore. As for the name Voldemort I outright refuse to address you as such, people in the magical world say it with so much disdain or fear that it just seems disrespectful to call you that to your face."
The Dark Lord was surprised, he hadn't expected such a thought-out response. It made him even more sure of his decision. "How about calling me dad or father?"
Harry was frozen in his seat and his eyes were wide with disbelief, "Are you serious?" He asked, "Like you'd what? Adopt me? Really?"
"Yes really, you'd be my son, my heir in the unfortunate event that something happens to me. The Malfoys, Sirius, Remus, and Severus would all be your godparents."
Harry turned to Sirius with a look that clearly said, 'Is this really happening?' Sirius understood and nodded with a smile, "Yes Harry you're really getting a family."
"Wow." He turned back towards the Dark Lord, "I'd love to be your son."
"Good. We'll start getting everything finalized so it'll all be in time for you to go back to school in a few weeks."
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When Harry went to bed that night, he had a genuine smile on his face for the first time he could remember in a long time.
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AN: There's chapter 1 of my first Harry Potter fic ever! Things will start to really pick up in the next chapter. Tell me what you think so far! Criticism is fine, but rudeness is unwelcome. All mistakes are mine because this is does not have a Beta. See you in Chapter 2!
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