Chapter 1: Elves

"Good Morning boys," Lucius said entering the room. "I trust you learnt your lesson from yesterday,"

Both boys flinched but responded.

"Morning father," they whispered.

In order to make sure his sons knew how serious he was about their behaviour and carelessness Lucius had placed a curse on them for the summer.

If they stepped even a toe out of line they were met with shocks shooting through them.

So far it had made both boys polite and because of a more permanent curse neither boy could lie to their father.

Harry cleared his throat. "Blaise and Neville are due over at anytime today, father, that is still ok isn't it?"

Lucius nodded wondering if what he was doing to them would keep the rowdiest of his sons in line for long after the curse was lifted.

He looked into the boy's emerald eyes and knew the answer instantly neither boy would stay inline instead they'd just make sure their actions were more of a private affair.

"Are you coming flying, Hades?" Draco asked when they finished breakfast.

"I'm just going to send a letter to Padfoot and I'll be out," Harry nodded.

"Well I'll come with you and wait," Draco shrugged.

The boys rose together and Lucius watched them go with a shake of his head.

They were up in Harry's room before either of them spoke again.

"Did the books come?" Draco asked sitting down on his brother's double four poster bed.

Harry's bedroom was much like his own but the colour schemes were different, on his walls Harry had a rich, green where Draco had blue, and his furniture was all chrome with black and silver material while Draco's was gold with tints of black. Both had their own en-suite

Harry smirked and nodded.

"It was so close, mum had only just gone when the books shot through the window," Harry shrugged.

"Tell cousin Sirius thanks for the tip on which books to get,"

Harry nodded and sat down to add it to the letter he'd already written.

Dear Padfoot,

Father still isn't happy with what happened last term, it seems he doesn't trust us as much as he did before Hogwarts but I'm sure he'll get over it.

He's stooped to drastic measures and I can tell he's nervous it'll make us hate him.

It won't though, we understand he's just scared for us, he doesn't want us to be in a situation like that again.

Watcher and I are handling it easily so long as we don't raise his suspicions he doesn't ask us dangerous questions. We've found out that while we can't lie to him out right we can omit certain aspects without the curse affecting us.

The books finally came and Watcher says to say thanks for the tip on which ones to get, they're going to help loads. This year should hopefully just be filled with learning about the transformation and practicing.

My arm is finally healed and the only thing that even looks different is the slight scar on my forearm but it's fine, battle wounds as Draco called it.

I've started asking mother to let me come along and visit you, I know neither of you want me near the place but I'd like to be able to talk to you at least once in my life. The folks still don't know I know you're my godfather, it's as if they think I'm stupid.

Anyway its time for a bit of flying so I'll write you in a few days.

Hades.

Sirius shook his head in bewilderment for the past few week he'd been fine combing his godson's letters to see just a hint of distress about what happened and he found none.

It was as if it hadn't bothered him at all.

"He's really done that to you both?" Neville asked appalled.

Draco shrugged as they sat on his bed.

Hadrian was currently off doing god knows what.

"I told you there was a reason to be scared of him," Blaise muttered shuddering.

"Not really. He's only doing it because he's scared he's going to loose us," Draco stated knowing neither boy really understood.

A scream startled the three boys.

"Oh no, Hadrian what have you done now," Draco groaned running out of the room.

"Stop lying to me and tell me the truth," Lucius snapped at his panting son.

"I'm not lying!" Harry snapped in return before another wave of pain hit him for yet another lie.

"Why were you near my office Hadrian!" Lucius demanded.

Draco winced as he entered the scene.

He knew what Harry had been near the office it was to see if he could overhear anymore information and to see if their father had any suitable books for their project.

Harry refused to say anything and the disobedience meant he was hit with yet another wave of pain.

"Your books," he finally breathed obviously having just worked out how to get around their father's lying curse. "I wanted to have a look at your books,"

"You know those books are forbidden that is why they're in my office," Lucius snapped.

"I know but I wanted to see if they had magic in them that our school ones don't,"

Draco could see Blaise and Neville were in awe at Harry's way of twisting his words.

Lucius dragged Harry up from the floor. "You don't need further magic, there will be nothing that calls for it this year and I understood,"

Harry nodded his stare glaring straight into his father's.

"You know I'm doing this for your own good," Lucius sighed before letting go of his son. "Go to your room I don't want to see you for the rest of the night,"

Harry walked straight past his brother and friends his mind whirling with how close they'd come to been caught.

"Damn him to hell!" Harry cursed as they all sat around in his room.

"That was some quick thinking though, Hades," Blaise stated.

Harry glowered at him. "It shouldn't have happened. What's made him have Dobby even guard the office!"

"I don't think he has, I think it's just Dobby, he's been acting weird for a few week," Draco shrugged.

"Dobby!" Harry snapped.

The house elf appeared in an instant.

Neville was surprised, he'd never seen a house elf before. Dobby had large tennis ball green eyes, with large floppy ears and a dirty pillow case as clothing.

"Yes Master Hadrian,"

"Why have you been guarding the office?" Draco demanded glaring at the house elf.

Dobby's large green eyes started to water and before any of them knew what he was doing he was bashing his head of the bed pole.

Harry grabbed hold of the back of the pillow case.

"Stop that, if you're not allowed to say why then just say that," he said placing the elf back on his feet.

Dobby started to rock.

"Young masters don't understand the danger of the object Dobby is forbidden to speak of. Master Lucius made Dobby guard the office to stop young masters from straying upon it. It is Dobby's duty to protect young masters from it and the dangers it brings,"

The twins looked at each other before looking to the house elf.

"Why does father have it?" Draco demanded.

"It was given so that Master Lucius would protect it," Dobby said shaking.

"You can go Dobby but you will tell no one of this conversation, not even father," Harry said dismissing him.

"Well that was weird," Neville said rubbing the back of his neck.

A week later the boys were with Lucius in Diagon Alley for their school supplies.

"Take a good look at your new Defence teacher boys," Lucius said as they entered Florish and Blotts where Gildory Lockhart was signing books.

"You're joking," Draco said disgusted.

Lucius chuckled and shook his head.

"I'll go get your books, behave," he warned before walking off.

"Dumbledore is insane this man couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag!" Harry exclaimed.

Lockhart seemed to hear him and turned to look.

His blonde hair was in pristine condition sleeked up. His teeth were blinding white and to the boys he looked like a total creep.

He walked over with a grin on his face and an arrogant swagger and clapped Harry on the shoulder.

"My boy I assure you I have fought-"

"Absolutely nothing?" Draco quipped.

"Your pillow?" Neville quizzed.

"Perhaps your cloaks in the closet when you thought they were a monster?" Blaise said coolly.

"No this idiot couldn't even fight them," Harry drawled glowering at the man's hand until he slowly removed it from his shoulder. "The only thing he's done is fraud," he sneered glowering at the man.

Harry had started to learn the beginning steps of Legilimency and he could see the idiotic tone of the man's mind.

"My boy who do you think you are?" Lockhart demanded pulling himself to full height.

"My son," Lucius drawled dangerously coming up behind the boys. "And you'll do well to remember that Lockhart,"

Lockhart stuttered and tripped as he turned to go back to his fawning crowd.

Harry snorted. "Well I want to be able to do that,"

Lucius couldn't help the laugh that escaped him. "You're a Malfoy, Hadrian, it'll come to you in puberty," his laugh sobered as a group neared them.

The four boys tensed as well as they noticed who it was.

"Malfoy," the red headed man nodded tensely.

"Weasley," Lucius sneered. "I see the Ministry isn't paying you well enough to keep that litter of yours in one piece," he said picking up the only red headed girl's ratty second hand transfiguration book. "Pathetic,"

"Its not the money that matter's, Malfoy, but I suppose to you it's all that matter's isn't it," Arthur Weasley responded with a glare.

Harry heard Ron snort and turned his head glowering.

"Something funny Weasley?" Draco demanded.

"Because the only funny thing we see here is the lot of you," Harry added.

Ron went to step forwards but Percy Weasley grabbed his shoulder.

"Just as we thought," Draco snorted.

"Spineless," Harry insulted.

"I would have thought, Arthur, that the lack of money would have meant you paid more attention to the other aspects of family life, like keeping them in control perhaps, but I suppose animalistic tendencies come from living on a farm," Lucius mocked.

The children were completely shocked when their fathers attacked each other.

"And he complains when we put on a show," Draco muttered watching with complete surprise.

The boys had never seen their father so uncollected.

Lucius seemed to remember where he was and he glowered at Arthur.

"I see now where they get it from. Come along boys, I don't want their contamination affecting you," Lucius snarled before walking out.

No one was surprised that the one who came off looking worse was the Weasley father.

AN: The start to a new story :) tell me what you think guys :)