A/N: I am just transferring this from AO3 to here guys...until I can upload the sequel for I Can't Wait , Exhibit A, and Death's Sacrifice...hope you enjoy!
Characters aren't mine. Idea is mine and my friend's.
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The How to Guide- #1- How to Stop a Fight-Luc/Harry
Harry shrank back against his blond friend as the angry faces of his enemy house bore down on him. Furious eyes and teeth bared caused Harry to shiver and his mind whirled around his head for escape. He was pleased when Draco positioned his frame even more in front of him, shielding his body from their sight as the older male snarled at the group of Gryffindors surrounding them. Ronald Weasley, the idiot of this hob knob group, stepped forward; wand extended and malicious glee in his eyes.
"Well look at this boys and girls! A traitor girly boy togethr with his Death Eater Master."
Snickers resounded through the room and Harry winced, not daring to look at his long time friend. He shied away from the accusing stares and nearly flinched when Draco ran soothing fingers through his hair. In shock, the green orbed Hufflepuff looked up through the fringe of his long dark locks and stared at Draco with wide eyes. The Slytherin Prince smiled kindly at his little badger friend and was silently furious at how timid the Potter heir had turned out to be.
From the very beginning, their first meeting, Harry had been quiet and shy. He had stayed to the shadows and had steadfastly avoided everyone if he could help it. He'd instinctively been petrified when around Hagrid and had fled the instant they'd entered Diagon Alley. That's when, according to Harry, he had spotted Draco and his father walking casually into the bookstore of Flourish and Blott's and the little Potter had followed thinking he'd seen angels gracing earth with their presence. It certainly explained the awe stricken expression on the shy child's face when said boy had run to them and fallen to his knees before them. He had pleaded and begged for forgiveness, citing that he would be a good boy if only they'd guide him and protect him.
Draco had been greatly astonished, while Lucius had calmly drawn the boy into a corner of the bookstore and then sat him down in a chair. He and Draco had observed Harry got a few minutes while the boy had picked at his over grown shirt in nervousness. Finally, Lucius placed a hand on his son's shoulder, instructing him to pay attention. Draco had nodded, noting with a bit of surprise, the flare of protectiveness that sifted through his father's gaze when it shifted back to the young child before them.
"What is your name, child?" was Lucius' reply to Harry's fervent prayers and supplications.
Draco's jaw dropped when a quiet 'Harry Potter' was the boy's response. This drab, shy, admittedly gorgeous child was the boy-who-lived? What had happened to the savior of the wizarding world? The older wizard was seeing something that Draco wasn't and it was disconcerting the eleven year old.
"And where are your guardians, young Harry?"
This question caused Harry to flinch and sink further into the chair, almost becoming swallowed in his overly large clothes. Draco's father had knelt, brushing Harry's bangs from his face. The look reverence and fearful hope blossoming from that little eleven year old caused every protective instinct Draco had to push to the forefront. He'd never had a brother, but he was determined to accept Harry as such.
"You are alone then, little one?"
Harry nodded sadly, fat tears pouring down his face and Lucius tisked before pulling him close and giving Draco a pointed look, who understood and wrapped his arms around Harry as well. Draco whispered kind words to the child in his arms and smiled proudly when the little boy hunkered down into their embrace. His father nodded in encouragement and all was good until a loud booming voice echoed through the store causing a whimper of fear to steal from the cupid's bow lips of the child in their arms.
Lucius sneered when Hagrid came blundering over, all agitation and volume of proclamations about how dangerous it was to be around people who he didn't know. At which point Lucius drew himself up, rage billowing off of his form as he turned to face the half giant who was terrifying the young child still securely held in his son's arms.
"You will stand down and leave this child alone, grounds keeper. Can you not see how frightened he is?" growled the tall blond, garnering a look of gratitude from Harry that broke Draco's heart.
Hagrid spluttered, attempting to defend himself as Lucius turned away with a sneer of disgust and picked Harry up in his arms and walked gracefully away. His son quickly trailed behind him, concern for the shivering Harry, who had buried himself deep with in Lucius' hold.
"Draco, from now on you are to protect Harry as if he were your younger brother." receiving a nod from his determined son, Lucius smirked and tightened his hold on the child in his arms before addressing said young wizard with kindness in his tone."Draco and I will take care of you from now on, Harry. We will be you guardians."
Harry beamed at them in relief and nodded frantically before the Malfoy's plus one had continued shopping. Years had passed. Harry had been sorted into Hufflepuff, getting him mean looks and snide comments because he wasn't a Gryffindor like all of society felt should be. But despite it all , Draco and Harry had begun to get closer, almost appearing as if they were attached at the hip. And over the years Draco's father and revealed to them both one of the reasons that he had saved Harry in the first place. Harry was Lucius' mate and his creature side had demanded that he protect his little one. The Wizarding child had squeaked but otherwise had accepted the bond with nothing but a blush and a smile of happiness.
As Draco pulled out of his thoughts and focused once more on his little brother and surroundings, he smiled at the fact that Harry had accepted every one of the courting gifts that his father had sent the little badger. So it was with a sneer of derision towards the insufferable redhead who had been a harassment to Harry since day one, that Draco stood tall and proud as was befitting a Malfoy.
"You have no right to sling such words as traitor around, Weasel."
Harry leaned into the older Slytherin's touch with a sigh. He trusted his big brother to take care of everything. His angels had always protected him like they promised they would. He shifted his light green shirt in his hands as was common when he was nervous and he hoped that his mate would take him away soon. He hated being surrounded by these bigots. Ronald puffed out his chest, drawing Harry's timid eyes back to him.
"Shut it Death Eater scum." shouted the sixteen year old angrily, his red face mimicking his equally coppery red hair."You and your harlot don't deserve to school here!"
Draco huffed in annoyance and drew at a chain about his neck. He tapped his wand against a charm on it and the charm enlarged to show a small hand held mirror. He said a word and the mirror lit up. Harry was astonished at the course of action his brother was taking. Oh man Luc was going to be livid.
"Father."
"Yes, Dragon?"
"Come take Harry while I murder a blood traitor and his lackies." lackies who abruptly stopped snickering after he stated this.
"Of course." the line went dead and the charm was shrunk and necklace hidden.
Ron laughed mockingly at Draco and Harry, making fun of the former for calling on his father once more for something he should be taking care of himself.
"Cowards! Can't handle us on your own?"
"When he shouldn't have to lift a finger towards you to make you shut up, no Mr. Weasley. But do continue insulting my son and mate. I'll be sure to liberate your family of one more mouth to feed." drawled Lucius Malfoy's voice as he stepped from the shadows, silver eyes gleaming with hellfire as he glared angrily at the nearly pissing child.
Harry smiled shyly at his mate before following the urging of his brother and running to his angel with open arms and tears in his eyes. Ron spluttered and made gagging noises when the older wizard and Harry exchanged tender kisses. When the kiss ended, the Weasley male was privy to why Lucius Malfoy was one of Voldemort's closest Death Eaters as he and the other Gryffs were suddenly strung up to the ceiling with one flick of Lucius' hand.
"Consider yourselves lucky I am unable to act as I wish while in Hogwarts." snapped the blond who then gathered his mate in his hold, similar to how they'd first met, and then turned to his son."Let us go, Draco. These idiots aren't worth the waste of air it would take to properly punish them."
Draco nodded, a small grin on his face as he saw his brother nuzzle close to his father, for once comfortable. Now that the ridiculous confrontation was handled, it was time to go home. There Harry would be loved and homeschooled and protected, for the rest of his life.
It was three days before anyone found the silenced and bound children hanging from the ceiling by the scruff of their shirts. Everyone that knew of Harry being harassed never let them forget how deeply they had been humiliated, for the rest of their time at Hogwarts.
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