Title: In A Year Everything Changes (2/?)
Author: lttlelola
Characters: Harry, Draco, Ron, Hermione, Severus Snape and introducing a new character Carsen.
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Canon? What canon?
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling. This fic was written for fun, not for profit.
Author's note: my own little creation. any similarities to an existing fic are accidental
Summary: Back at Grimmauld Place, Draco's getting his first taste of the changes.

Authors note- this was originally published Aug 25 2009 on my LJ of the same name.

Harry's head was still trying to get a control on his libido when his car arrived at Grimmauld a short while later. 'Dang Mione, are you trying to kill me?' Harry shook his head as he pulled into the driveway, he didn't really have anything to take care of here. He just wanted a few days of this new and ohmygodbutishehot definitely improved Draco Malfoy, before they were surrounded by the staff and students of Hogwarts.

Draco watched in silent amusement as Harry's thoughts played across his face. This was proving to be a much more interesting trip than he'd expected; he made a mental note to thank Hermione. As they got out of the car and headed for the walk Draco smiled, "so, potter, what's with this new look of yours?" Draco got a hint of satisfaction at the self conscious look that came over Harry's face. As Harry's hand went to his hair Draco shrugged nonchalantly and walked past him, "just wondering if you had a thing for Snape you never told anyone. I mean you are suddenly looking like him."

Harry blinked as he followed Draco inside, "I got tired of the unruliness and grew it out, as for the eyes, got tired of using 'oculus repairo' every other week." Draco nodded and stood in the entry way as Harry shut the door and leaned against it, "what about you Malfoy? What's with the clothes?"

Draco looked down at the sheer black and white robe and leather pants. "What? I usually wear a whole lot less." Draco gave Harry the patented Malfoy smirk and turned to look around the house. "Your house is smaller than I remember." Looking at the stairwell Draco blinked when he saw Wizarding portraits staring back at him instead of House Elves heads. "You removed the heads."

Harry looked at Draco and chuckled, "it's not magically expanded to house large numbers of people anymore, as for the former décor? Kreacher removed them and the portrait. He was a mite unhappy with that damn hag Sirius called a mother for a while because of that, turns out, he literally jigged to do the job when I ordered it."

Draco raised an eyebrow, "jigged?"

Harry chuckled, "Seamus."

Draco nodded, "figures Finnegan would teach a house elf to do that."

Harry laughed, "Long story. Come on I'll show to you your room."

As Harry led Draco through the halls of the house Draco frowned looking at the sneering in some of the portraits and the surprise in others. Only one portrait in the group of people he'd known didn't react that way. The one of Fred and George Weasley. Draco paused looking at the painting of the two identical boys watching as they made kissy faces at him and Harry. Chuckling when Draco flipped them the bird and stalked off after Harry. "Potter, how come there's not a portrait of Ron and Hermione out here?"

Harry turned looking confused before he said, "Oh, they wanted to wait till the baby is born." Opening a door he motioned Draco inside. Blinking a bit when Draco's thigh brushed his even though there was more than ample room for him to get past. Reeling in the wayward thoughts and his body's reaction to the smell and feel of Draco, Harry pointed at a blank portrait space on the wall. "That's Severus, I figured you might like your God Father's portrait room, he appears to be out though."

"I'm here you foolish boy."

Harry and Draco both looked back at the portrait as Severus Snape came into the frame swirling his robes. "Severus."

Snape glared down his nose at Harry, "don't 'Severus' me boy, I am retired and I spent all day teaching Quidditch so you could go pick up Draco. I don't care what you have to do the next time even it's your wedding day, I am not ever taking over your class again!"

Harry winced at the pop that signaled Snape had arrived, "forgot to mention, he lives here too."

Snape came sweeping into the room and fixed both occupants with a glare. "Never again Potter. I mean it; I don't care if you're marrying Draco and have a class to teach on the same day, never fucking again."

Harry and Draco both looked at each with looks of shock and "marry him?" coming out of their mouths.

Snape rolled his eyes, "I'm not exactly blind, and I saw it in school. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a date I must get cleaned up for."

Harry nodded and blinked as Snape walked out of the room, "wait, a date? With who?"

Snape turned his head and said, "Carsen if you must know."

Harry blinked, and Draco frowned, "who's Carsen?"

Harry looked at Draco, "she's the new Care of Magical Creatures professor." Looking back he said, "She's my age!"

Snape shrugged, "she asked me out, I said yes. Age has nothing to do with it." looking back a Draco he smiled "Draco, nice to have you home."

Draco blinked in shock when Snape was out of sight, "did he just say he had a date? And smile? What happened to him?"

Harry shrugged, "I don't know. He actually surprised me at first too. It was gradual but surly Snape disappeared a while ago."

Draco shook his head, "this is going to be interesting. So many changes, and I've been gone only a year."