Yeah something interesting I hope, a present for my angel Michael's birthday. I know it's a bit later for Hermione's birthday but this is also for her. I don't own these characters and it's a slash if you don't like then don't read. Please leave a review on the way out. I have dyslexia this has gone through a spell checker so be nice about the spelling and grammar.
Malfoy manor.
Chapter one: A birthday trip:
Ron looked at Harry. "Tell me again why are we doing this?" Ron asked his best friend in a plaintive tone as the red heads mother and father drove them, the twins and Ginny to the meeting point.
"Because it's our birthday gift for Hermiony, you know she has always wanted to do something like this, to have a day in regency society. Look you think that I feel any better about this? This is Malfoy manor for goodness sake." Harry said with a huge sigh.
"Your right, I hope she will enjoy this."
"So how does this work?" Harry asked Ron confused.
"Oh I always forget you haven't done things like this. When we arrive there, you'll see a shimmering gate portal, you just go through and it will dress you in accordance of rank and riches. Oh I should tell you whist there all magic is prohibited for the holders as well as the visitors, it helps prevent and nasty accidents."
"I see, well maybe this will actually be fun."
The car came to a halt and they climbed out of the car, the rest of the party was already waiting for them, Hermione, Neville, Luna, Dean and Seamus, it looked like they were going to have a good time.
"Hey!" Harry shouted and waved, with smiles the rest of the group waved back, he, the twins, Ron and Ginny went over and joined them. "So shall we then?" Harry asked his friends.
"Yep!" Said Hermione looking really happy and delighted by her birthday gift, sure they had organised it early so it wouldn't interfere with school but she was still really happy.
Slowly the party stepped towards the gate and stepped through the shimmering portal into another time.
The twins became a pair of rather eccentric looking apothecaries, Hermiony Looked like a school teacher, Ginny a lower middle class young lady, Neville was dressed as a botanist, Luna also middle classed, Seamus was a navel captain, Dean looked like a merchant of some kind, Ron was a redcoat and lastly Harry stepped from the shimmering light every inch the regency gentleman land owner.
Ginny leant into Hermione. "Is it me, or does Harry look like Mr Darcy?"
The other witch smiled at the younger lady. "Very much so, well let's go see the house first then we can go on from there."
"Anything the birthday girl says." Ron said with a smile offering her an arm.
Blushing Hermione took the arm; Neville did the same to Ginny who also blushing accepted his escort and the others followed along behind them smiling at each other.
Draco sighed the summer at the manor could be really boring, especially days like this when they threw open the manor for a day of themed regency visits, it was his mothers idea and since it amused her his father didn't object.
Today however he felt like screaming, his mother had been called away by something urgent and his father was at work, so Draco was now left reluctantly in charge of this day and so far he had dealt with all sorts of minor problems and all dressed as a fine regency gentleman should be.
At that moment he heard voices, from the hallway. "What a wonderful hall." Said a female voice that he was sure he knew from some place.
There were murmurs of agreement, the blond found himself intrigued he wondered if the people down stairs were from school, curiosity getting the better of him, the Slytherin went down into the hall to see the door into the dining room just closing.
With a smile he quickly chequed himself over in one of the mirrors he was as always perfect, then with an expression of clam fixed on his face Draco entered the dining room. The Slytherin was shocked when the first two people he saw were Seamus and Dean looking in one of the display cases, he let his eyes rove the room, he found the twins looking out of a window talking quietly, nearby were Luna Ginny and Neville who were discussing a painting, Hermione and Ron arm in arm both looking up at the painted cleaing.
The grey eyes widened, at the sight of Harry, the black haired wizard had one hand on the fire place and was looking out of the window his back to Draco, it was strange how unlike the rest of his party Harry looked like he fitted here, like he belonged in the manor, the ice prince found himself admiring how nice Harry's bum looked in those tight trouser and the way the cloths brought out his figure was quiet something else.
The blond gulped and quietly shut the door glad that none of the party had noticed his earlier entrance. The young wizard could feel that he was blushing furiously, it was a good thing that none of them had noticed him just now, Draco took a deep breath, sure he realised that he had been actually pulling pigtails with Potter for a few too many years and it had taken him far too long to actually admit to himself he had a thing for Harry and now here the other wizard was in his house.
Which was far to a good opportunity to miss, the Slytherin took a deep breath and went back into the dining room which was now empty, swallowing an oath, and Draco started to look round the house for Harry and his party.
The Blond finally found them in the library, he decided to go for pretending he hadn't realised who these people were yet, and he stepped into the room. "Hello welcome to Malfoy Manor..." His grey eyes widened as did the eyes of Harry and his friends. "Ah oh um well . . ." He said softly flushing. "Goodness I had no idea I thought you were just more visitors."
"We're here for Hermione's birthday." Luna explained quietly to Draco.
"Oh I see, well then I won't . . ." Draco began speaking but he was interrupted by Harry who the blond had noticed been admiring him whilst he spoke. "Oh no Malfoy don't go I'm sure you can tell us all about the house."
"Well yes actually I can." With that he strolled across the room to Harries side and began showing them round the house telling them all about it, but in his mind Draco was imagining that he had brought Harry here to his family home to joining the family and was giving his soon to be partner a guided tour of the place.
"And these doors lead you out into the gardens, feel free to take you time going round them. Miss Lovegood and Mr Longbottom and Miss weasely, might I suggest the summer house and rose gardens that way. For the twins I recommend the sent gardens that way, Mr Thomas and Mr Finnigan might like to try the walk out to the folly that way and Miss Granger and Mr weasely, to you I recommend the walk round the lake." With smiles for Draco the party spilt up leaving Harry and Draco standing on the steps, as Hermiony looked back she was struck by how right they looked together standing side by side in period costume.
Slowly Harry turned and looked down at Draco. "Well Mr Malfoy I seem to be the only one left, have you no recommendation for where I should go for a walk?"
"Actually I do, I thought I might show you the maze."
"That sounds most interesting." They walked down the stairs together and went to the maze.
"You know I have to say that you look really good dressed like that." Draco told Harry in soft tones.
"Thank you but you on the other hand look absolutely stunning dressed in those cloths twice as good as I do I bet."
Draco couldn't help but blush at this compliment form the dark haired man. "Thank you Harry."
"You've never used my first name before I like it, thank you Draco."
"This is the maze."
Quietly Harry walked through the entrance, with a small smile Draco followed; in silence the two men wound their way to the centre of the maze were there was a huge pond and benches spread round it's perimeter.
"It's beautiful, the house is amazing too, but somehow the house also feels sad."
"You can feel the house?" Draco asked Harry with surprise.
"Yes why shouldn't I be able to?"
"Well umm no, only the family and the brides of the Malfoy's have ever been able to feel the emotion of the house."
Harry blinked in momentary confusion at this statement and then blushed. "Oh, well maybe the house just decided it liked me?"
"That's highly unlikely, would you mind if I tested the theory of mine and if the house is seeing you as a Malfoy bride?" Draco asked looking at the blushing wizard standing next to him.
"Umm no really I don't mind you trying out the theory so go right ahead."
"Krista!" Draco called turning away from Harry for a moment and a house elf appeared. "Yes master Draco what is it?"
"I want you to tell me who that is." The blond said softly pointing at the other man.
"That is master Harry, sir is that all sir?"
"Yes that is all thank you." With that the house elf vanished and Draco turned back to Harry, and their eyes met.
"Me a Malfoy bride, but I'm not a bride, I'm not even married, Draco why is this happening?" The dark haired man asked Draco looking on in extremely confusion.
The blond flushed slightly, slowly the ice prince reached out a hand and took Harries hand in his, the dark haired man jumped slightly at this sudden contact he looked down at there now clasped hands and then looked back up at Draco who was looking at him softly.
Draco watched as understanding dawned in Harry's eyes. "You mean that you want to marry me?"
"Yes, I do I love you and obviously the house has just decided that your my intended so it might as well get use to you now."
Quickly Harry snatched his hand back. "But you hate me, why would you want to marry me? No, this is just not happening, no you don't love me, it's a trick it has to be." Harry turned he ran from the maze, Draco watched him go shocked for a few moments and then with a sudden surge of desire and a deep wish not to lose what he considered to be his the blond raced out of the maze after Harry.
When Draco came to the entrance of the maze he let out a frustrated growl, he couldn't tell which way the other wizard had gone. The blond young man set about searching the grounds, he kept bumping into other visitors but not Harry or his friends, suddenly aware that he couldn't find any of them Draco set off at a sprint towards the gates, just in time to see the dark haired man standing near the portal with Hermione's arm round him from one side and Ron's from the other.
Draco roared Harry's name, the dark haired man turned his eyes filled with tears saw who had called him, went pail and quickly ducked threw the portal, closely followed by the red head and Hermione who both threw him dirty looks as they went.
The blond froze he couldn't go after them not today he still had the house to run but when they got back to school he was going to make sure Harry Potter found out what it was like to be courted Malfoy style, Draco was going to make sure that the other man realised just how much he loved him and how much he meant to him.