Title: For the Love of Draco

Author: Isabelle Malfoy Potter Snape/ Draco's Love Angel

Category: Romance/ Adventure

Rating: Pg-13 (probably mild language)

Summary: A story semi-inspired from Ordinary World. After refusing to take the dark mark Draco is disowned by his father and tortured during his fourth year summer. Severus, Draco's uncle takes him rescues and takes him in. Now with the help of three Gryyffindors, and one special red head, Draco will learn the meaning of love.

Authors Notes: This is a story that I think you will enjoy. Feel free to be brutally honest with me! All suggestions you have are welcome, after all this is for you!

Chapter One: A Friendship Unfolds

Harry Potter walked through a corridor on the Hogwarts Express looking for one person, Draco Malfoy. Harry began to feel dizzy as he remembered the summer he had spent at the Dursleys. Normally Harry would be feeling dizzy from the last beating summer which he received every year from his uncle before going back to Hogwarts, but this dizziness came from the pain that he shared with the blonde headed Slyethrin. Mind you he did still have the dizziness from his harsh beating his uncle had given him yesterday, but Harry knew that, that dizziness wouldn't come for a while thanks to his numbing and concealment spell.

Harry's dizziness increased as he began to remember the nightmares of someone torturing Draco day in and day out. At night Harry's thoughts and dreams seemed to center around his screams of pain and want of death. As much as Harry wished the nightmares weren't true he knew they were. And what worried him the most was that he knew in his heart that his world was going to be turned upside and that this year the danger he was in would increase by ten folds. That this year would stay with him for the rest of his life. That this year would be the turning point in his life. Harry couldn't have been more right and more wrong.

Harry looked to his right and opened a door to one of the many siting rooms on the train and what greeted his eyes would haunt him for the rest of his life. There siting on a bench, with every part of his body covered with bruises that wasn't hidden by a baggy tee shirt and baggy pants, was Draco Malfoy alone. Harry noted as he took in Draco that the baggy clothes was probably so that Draco wouldn't irritate what ever bruises were covered by his clothes. Harry suddenly felt very cold and shivered as he slowly bent down to take a closer look at the damage that had been down to his blonde angel.

Harry jerked back a minute as he wondered where the thought his blonde angel came from. A little voice inside his head answered 'From your heart Potter. Face your destines are now intertwined whether you want it to be or not.' Harry sighed and nodded agreeing with the little voice in his head. 'Yeah your right but my destiny is also intertwined with his rescuer isn't it? Harry asked the voice. The voice replied 'yes it is and you have to find that person no matter what.' Harry nodded again before ever so gently touching Draco's cheek.

Dark silver eyes snapped open and glared at a pair of bright green ones. "Potter, what do you want?" Draco spat angrily at Harry. Harry ignored Draco's question and asked one of his own. "I think the real question is, is what happened to you?" Draco glared at Harry and Harry glared right back. Harry was showing no mercy to Draco until he answered his questions. "Why do you care? Oh! I know so you can go to Weasley and Granger and gloat about how you found Draco Malfoy all beaten and battered. Go ahead Potter I know I deserve it, and even if I didn't it wouldn't matter because I don't care." Draco sad this statement quietly as tears began to fall from his face. Draco then took out his wand, pointed at himself, muttered something, and his skin became totally healthy looking. Harry blinked before it sunk in that Draco had just put a concealment spell on himself. Harry hesitated only a moment before pulling Draco into a gentle hug like a mother would her child.

Draco instantly stiffened in Harry's arms put slowly began to relax as Harry gently rubbed Draco's back being very careful not touch any of his bruises. Unfortunately it was very hard so Harry went to stroking Draco's head. Even then he was careful but he still came across a bruise. It was a bump on Draco's head and when Harry touched it Draco winced as if the bump had just been put there. Harry surprised Draco and himself be kissing the bump like a mother would a boo boo her baby had received. Draco in response snuggled into Harry's arms and fell asleep.

Harry sighed as he began to look for other bumps on Draco's head. When he found no other he absently mindedly began to stroke Draco's hair, totally mindful of his bump. They sat like this for a half an hour before Harry heard a knock at the door and simply said come in thinking that it would be the woman with the lunch cart. However it was Hermione and Ron that entered the room, and openly stared at Harry and who was in his arms.

After two minutes of staring Hermione calmly said, "Why is Draco Malfoy in your arms?" Harry answered "Because Draco needs to be held. Because I care enough to put aside all the mean things he has done to us because I know he wasn't mean of his own choice. All summer I've had dreams of someone torturing Draco. Draco barely stayed alive this summer. If I can give him a reason to live I will. Draco was suppose to die over the summer, but something happened that his captures didn't plan. Someone saved him and I'm going to find out who it was. I need your help. I know he hasn't been nice to us be he needs us. So will you help me show Draco what love and kindness is?" Hermione and Ron nodded to each other and Ron said, "Sure, of course he will, but Harry where are his bruises?" Harry gave Ron a sad smiled and said "Concealment spell."

Ron and Hermione both sat down opposite of Harry and Draco and in no time were asleep. Harry however stayed awake through the whole trip thinking of nothing but Draco. Draco did not wake up until they reached Hogwarts. And when they finally reached Hogwarts Harry hugged Draco and whispered "You are not alone, so live." Draco only nodded before leaving the room. Harry looked at Draco walk off the train before shaking his head and thinking, if anyone had looked at Draco or him they would have said that they looked just like they normally do. The truth was they both were bruised everywhere and no one really knew except Harry.

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Two weeks into school came and went and with it a hatred that was directed at no one except Draco. The Slytherins for some reason seem to hate Draco. Infact they were down right cruel to him. They pushed him in the hallways, cursed him when teachers weren't around, and taunted him. In potions they put a spell on his cauldron and it blew up. No points were taken off but Draco did get detention. Something wasn't right at Hogwarts with the Slytherins and by the third week Harry was ready to snap. He wanted nothing more than to show the Slytherins what real power was and marveled at the fact that Draco had not once retaliated. By the fourth week though Harry had had enough. This grudge the Slytherins had against Draco had to stop. Harry could see it was tearing Draco apart and he would not allow that to happen. Harry simply would not.

Three weeks and four days into school Harry was wandering the halls thinking of ways to make the Slytherins pay for their cruel treatment of Draco. It was a dark and stormy night. It was also the night after the Slytherins had put an awful curse on Draco that intensified whatever pain he felt. Draco did not attend any classes after the spell was placed on him. Infact even Dumbledore didn't know where he was and that worried Harry immensely. Harry was on his way to the Astronomy Tower when he heard small sobs coming from the room opposite to the Tower. Harry slowly opened the door and saw Draco curled in a small ball crying his heart out. Harry felt a pang of sadness sweep through him as he looked at Draco's body. Oh Merlin! He was in worse shape then when Harry first found him on the Hogwarts Express. Most of his wounds were reopened and blood was everywhere on the floor.

Harry walked over to Draco, pulled him in to his arms, and said, "You're going to the Madame Pomfrey now Draco. What happened, who did this to you?" Draco gave Harry a sad smile before saying angrily "The Slytherins, now go away." "No, because I know what you're going through. No one was there to help me but there is someone here for you. I'm not going away." Harry then pulled out his own wand, muttered something, and Harry's healthy white skin turned black and blue. There were bruises all over Harry's body. Some were straight and some were curved. The bruises were everywhere that skin was and on Harry's back was the word 'Freak', carved by his uncle with a knife. Draco looked at Harry completely naked and knew he was going to throw up. When he finally found his voice he asked Harry "Who? Why? This is worse than my body." Harry stroked Draco's head as he said "My muggle relatives, for as long as I can remember."

After that statement they sat in silence until Harry asked Draco the question that he had been wondering since his nightmares began "Draco, what happened this summer?" Draco pulled back as if to get away from Harry but Harry wouldn't allow it so Draco said coldly "None of your business Potter." Harry in response Snapped to Draco "When you have nightmares all summer of your worse enemy being tortured, and there's not a thing you can do about it becomes your business and that's what happened okay. I had nightmares about you being tortured and then two days before school started someone saved you and I want to know who. You are going to tell me who, you understand? I love you! Merlin! I'm so worried about you. Draco I am begging you please tell me why the Slytherins are doing this to you and why."

Draco never looked at Harry as he said, "The Slytherins are being mean to me because I refused to take the dark mark. My father tortured me the whole summer. See my father has always hit me when I performed less than perfect. When I refused to take the dark mark it was the last straw. So all summer he used all his hatred of me to torture me. Truth is is that I wanted nothing more to die and I almost succeeded put someone saved me. I didn't even know who my savior was until the day before school. And since you want to know so badly, my savior was my Uncle Severus Snape." Harry took in all the information and then pulled Draco against him. They both winced as there wounds touched, and Harry said "Draco, come on, you have to go to the Madame Pomfrey." Draco gave him a glare and Harry glared right back. Draco sighed before saying "Okay, I'll go but only if you go." Harry nodded his head, stood up, and reached his hand down to help Draco up. Together they slowly walked to Madame Pomfrey and to their future.

Author: I know it was soooo slow but the next chapter will be better. Thanks if you read this. Peace people. Review!