A Hundred Years to Live HD Slash

by Paige Black

After running missions for the Order for the last year, 15 year old Harry feels that there is little left of his humanity and is trying to hold onto it. When Dumbles shatteres his promised break over the Christmas Hols, Harry finds his reason to try a liv

3. Part Three of Seven

A Hundred Years to Live

Part Three of Seven

January 5th, 2000

" Mr.Malfoy, we are trying to get word to Mr.Potter that you are here. It may not work, but we're trying. "

It was the same guy who gave Draco hell the night that it had all ended. Since then he had been invited to more parties, people had been abit nicer. Maybe it was the fact that he was The Vanquisher's boyfriend and it was the fear talking, but they were helping him pass the time and that was a true gift. Now they were trying to get him home.

" Thank you sir, but the stipulations to my sentence won't allow that. But I may be able to E-mail Hermione, I haven't wanted to tempt fate; or maybe a phone call. Its 6 years today actually, 6 years since I was given the shock of my life and Harry said he wanted me. ME. "

Draco sighed and starred off into space. It had been only a year since he was dumped here. A year and he was still trying to just live. He had a house now, was working towards a degree in Graphic Design, he had friends, but he didn't have Harry. He was miserable most of the time even if no one saw it. He just desperately wanted to go home and that was the one thing that he couldn't have.

" We have a very special presentation. As you all know, Mr.Potter sent in a set of tapes and they are being aired in 5 minutes. – "

" He followed through with that ?! I thought he was joking ?! I swear to you lot, him, Mione and the twins and the video cameras, just like the Creevy brothers ! Oh, God, I can't wait to see this ! Sorry sir. I hexed them all a few times over the cameras. The Creevy Brothers, Colin and Dennis, even started a Harry Potter fan club. Needless to say, Harry starts hexing people when it's mentioned; he loathes it. "

The class laughed as they settled into their seats. Draco moved up front flanked by a half dozen of the closer friends that he had made, he'd actually been forced to move. They all knew that the teacher had set aside this class just for the viewing. What they hadn't known was that it had been kept from Draco. The man that they all knew loved Harry more then anything and missed him even more. This was their gift to him.

What they had just found our was that Harry had been working on this when he had been sent away and had mentioned just once that he was going to have it put on telly. They had spent hours going over list and sorting through photos just for this purpose. Harry wanted the world to know what the war had done. He wanted all those who had lost their lives to be remembered. It was Harry's way of remembering them as well. There were just so many, too many. Lives had been cut short and families torn apart by a mad man on a rampage. Lives that Harry felt responsible for.

The lights were turned off in the room as the projector screen was turned on. Draco was nearly bouncing with anticipation. He was going to see his friends and family again. He was going to see Harry again and couldn't wait.

Then the screen was filled with a picture of the DA. The photo had been taken at graduation which the ENTIRE DA had shown up for. It wasn't every day that Harry Potter graduated after all. Then they started to change, names and dates across the bottom of the photos that still moved. The Potter's, Sirius Black, Pansy Perkins, The Creevy's, just to name a few. But Draco watched, his tears going unchecked as he received the final word that he had lost many friends and enemies to the war.

Then it went into the photos that had been taken through the years at Hogwarts. Some of the things Draco was seeing he really never wanted to see again. But as he watched he saw how much passion had gone into their fighting. A passion that was now placed in their love and loyalty for one another. It was really amazing to watch what was turn into what they had. Draco's heat was breaking all over again.

Then the videos started.

" Will you get that thing away from me Weasel ? "

" Camera shy ferret face ? "

Draco was sitting in the library with Hermione trying to distract himself and it wasn't working. He was in one of Harry's sweaters, his hair wasn't slicked back and it looked like he hadn't slept in days. Draco remembered that he hadn't.

" Look, he's not back yet. It has been 3 days and it is driving me half mad. Just get away from me. Ron, you know how I get. So before I start hexing you, "

" I know mate. It's his sweet 16 next week, the twins are going all out. "

" He's never had that. I don't like his relatives. They are so anti magick that it's sick. I'll be 16 August 10th, maybe we could do both parties at once. "

" Oh honestly Ronald, turn the damn thing off. " Hermione huffed " I'll talk to Forge and Gred. "

" Ok I get it. "

Then the screen changed to a rather heated argument that someone had gotten between Albus and Harry. They were fighting about him just like they always did. After one of these arguments, Harry would always hold onto him tightly as if he would just vanish. Then Harry was on the screen and Draco was transfixed.

" Say something ? "

Harry just smirked and cocked his head to the side. The action made Draco laugh and shake his head, Harry did it all the time to piss people off.

" The next part of the video, "

" Mi, I love you, but I really don't want to. I have things to do. I don't even know which order I want it in. "

" Harry, "

" Just watch. That's all I can say. "

Hermione huffed again and the scene changed. Draco watched as the video went on. They had caught Harry signing in the kitchen as he washed dishes, them napping on the couch. They had gotten the pranks and argument and everything that made them all human. And it was funny to sit there and watch what he had lived.

" Don't you two wake him up. He was in rough shape and needs his rest. Lunch is in am hour. "

" Yes Mum. " Ron muttered

The door creaked open and there sat Harry starring off into space. Draco actually reached over and took Jan's hand; he didn't like what he saw. Even with all the healing potions and slaves Harry was a total mess. There were still cuts and bruises all over his body, the swelling in his eye still going down. And he looked nearly broken. Draco wanted to gather Harry in his arms and just hold him. Tell him that everything would be ok now, that they were free now.

He could want until he was blue in the face, it wasn't going to happen.

" Hey mate, " Ron greeted

" I felt him Ron. It hurts worse now. I have to find him. "

Harry spoke in a near whisper and it was breaking Draco's heart. The boy was broken and it was all in the hands of one man, Albus Dumbledore.

" We all did. We now know he's not dead like we feared. We know that he's alive and safe. " Hermione said softly.

" I have that at least. I have to see Severus, when he comes in can you send him up ? I just want to be alone, I still have a lot to figure out. God, oh God. "

Harry pulled his knees up to his chest and buried his face in them. He was in more pain then any one would ever know and Draco wanted nothing more then to make it stop.

" I have to break the fucking wards. Watching this is killing me. " Draco cried

Then the screen changed again and it was Hermione standing in the hall outside the master suite at HQ.

" What Harry doesn't know is that we are now live from HQ. My dear brother is not the only one with a few good connections and one day he will realize that. I think he's packing, I have no idea where he's going either. The final blow out between him and Dumbledore happened in the atrium at the Ministry and was a great one. We found out that he wiped his memory after he wiped Severus' and no one knows where you are Draco. Yes, I know you're watching, I know you're a mess. You, dear BROTHER, I know very well. We're all trying and we won't stop trying until your home. Promise. "

Hermione gave the camera a cheeky grin that made Draco laugh. He had spent so much time with Hermione that he considered her his best friend; a sister in every right. She knew she was right.

" Harry, "

" It's open. "

Hermione pushed the door open and Ron followed her into the room. There were several trunks over the floor, half packed. There were stacks of clothes on the bed, books stacked in high piles over the desk. It was total chaos.

" Yeah, that's my Harry. It's called magick Love. " Draco laughed

The class laughed at Draco's comment before going quiet again. It appeared that Hermione was at a loss as to what to say. She knew all the best packing spells and had taught them to all the boys, she had no idea why Harry was doing it manually but said nothing.

" I'm not quite ready to leave yet. I'm putting it off. " Harry muttered

" It seems that way. Draco still has things here ? "

Harry let out an exasperated sigh and stood.

" All but a few things are here ! All of it ! What in the hell did they send him off with ?! A change of clothes and his wand ?! "

Draco nodded as Harry flung a book across the room. Oh, there was the temper, Draco laughed as Harry crossed his arms.

" I mean really. First he was kidnapped. Then he was taken to Spinner's End. Then he was just gone. Once again no one tells me anything. Dray is my reason, why I fought. He is my humanity, my strength. It was ripped away because Albus didn't like the fact that he was a BOY. Now no one knows where he is. We have to wait another 6 years and I am going to hate every minute of it. I never realized we had so much stuff. Where in the name of Merlin did we get so much stuff. For this Draco, I blame you. "

Draco laughed as Harry looked around helplessly and sighed again. It was totally hopeless and he knew that he should just get it over with. This whole packing business was a pain in the ass and he had truly had enough. So with a snap of his fingers, everything packed itself neatly into the trunks. He was packed, no more putting it off.

" Got the wards set up on your house ? "

Draco froze, Harry bought a house ?

" Yes and yes you lot are keyed. I don't want to leave yet. "

Harry ungracefully plopped down on the bed and buried his face in his hands.

" I'm just so tired, so very tired. I want to sleep and stay that way for a very long time. "

" Mate, you hardly ever sleep. " Ron said

" The things that I have done Ron, think about it. I have been going on missions since I was 14. At that point I stunned but somehow they knew that I was there near my 17th birthday. I have been killing DE's since I was 17. I have nightmares that make Dementors look like kittens. The things that I have done and seen and been through; I need a therapist and am thinking about finding one. "

" You did what - "

" No, I did what Albus wanted. He wanted me to lose my humanity. He wanted me alone. He wanted me to be nothing more then a tool, programmed to do whatever he said, when he said, how he said. I wasn't meant to live Mione, haven't you figured that out yet ? "

" Yes, I just didn't know the other bit. "

" He tried to take everything away. I protected you lot, here where I could. He slowly started removing the wards that I set in place so that you could be found. What he didn't realize was that I checked them the moment I woke up every morning, undoing what he did. None of you are meant to be alive, I fucked that up too. When he took Dray, it was meant to tear me apart. It killed me but only you lot saw it. It still does, it hurts more then I can put into words, more then you could ever comprehend. See, until I told him off in public; he thought that he still had a chance of breaking me to use me as he saw fit, either that or kill me. Everything that he planed backfired. I won, I am no longer his puppet. "

" And Draco ? " Ron asked

" I love him with everything that I am and always will. He's keyed to the wards on my house. His things will be there. I'm just waiting to find a way to get him back here. There has to be a way. "

" There isn't Harry. " Hermione cried

" I know. I have all this extra magick and I am helpless. "

They lapsed into silence, sinking into their own thoughts. Draco on the other hand had gone very still. Harry had never said that he loved him, not once in the 5 years they were joined at the hip. But to hear it now, after a year apart, meant everything to him. It gave him hope that Harry would wait for him.

" Harry, we're broadcasting live and I know for a fact that Draco is watching. Call it a feeling, but I just know that he is. Talk to him Harry, this is the only way to tell him anything. " Ron said softly.

Harry's head snapped up and he just starred at the camera. The pain, resentment, anger and love swam in the depths of his startling green eyes and Draco felt like he was melting. For so long as he lived, Draco would always love Harry's eyes.

" It hasn't been easy. The Order didn't have a clue as to what to do when I took over, banning Albus from the house. But we saved more lives when I did. People weren't sacrificed for the greater good, they were saved because of it. I feel like I've been living a waking nightmare. Trapped in the war unable to break free. I was captured deliberately; I wanted Voldemort to underestimate me. Then I called out and you answered; I had the answers I needed. My love for you and those around me killed Voldemort. Love is a power that is both terrible and harmless at the same time. Love has saved my life twice and I thank God for it. I do think about you everyday, everyday. I am so use to you being here to bounce ideas off of, to scold me, to argue with. I just want you back home, back where you belong. I know that you're safe and alive and for right now that has to be good enough. I wish that there was a way – Mione, your ringing. "

Hermione answered her phone and Harry watched as her eyes went wide.

" Mione ? Alright ? " He asked concerned

" I have been told to put the sappy idiot on the phone. It's Draco. "

Harry just sat there, mouth hanging open. Draco held his breath. In truth he was waiting for the cell to drop the call, for the wards to pick it up. They were about to make contact for the first time in over a year and it was something that they were both a little wary of. But Harry reached for the phone and put it up to his ear not able to form words.

" I don't know how long I have so I'll just come out and say it. I love you and there will never be anyone else. I know that there is no way around this and if there was you would go through hell and back to get me home. – " Draco cried

" Dray, I love you. "

Then there was silence, save the sobbing that was all around them. There was so much static, the call was breaking up. Albus had really thought of everything this time.

" The wards. "

" I'll wait as long as it takes. Stay safe. I love you and only you. "

" I love you too. "

Then the call was dropped. Draco hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket. The call was all that he needed right then. He just wanted to hear Harry say his name, to hear his voice, to talk to him. He got what he needed to survive a little more. When Harry began to speak again his voice was thick with emotion, with pain.

" I wish that there was a way, but there isn't. I'm going to go to university for cinematography. I discovered that I like it and it seems like a good way to pass the time. I want to be known for something other than everyone's hero. I what to do something with my life that pleases me for once. I will wait for you until the end of time if need be. I have only ever loved you and will only ever love you. Nothing and no one will ever be able to change that. Happy anniversary my love, soon we won't have to remember it alone. I have to get outta here. There are too many memories here. The memories are killing me. "

" I chopped together the tell off tapes for Draco. As soon as we cut our feed they'll start. " Hermione said softly

" Happy Anniversary Dray, you are going to love this. Hell, I did. " Harry smirked

Harry snapped his fingers again and the trunks shrank and packed themselves into a knapsack. Draco watched as Harry hugged both Ron and Hermione, slung the bag over his shoulder and was gone.

" Stay safe Draco, love you. " Hermione cried

" See ya mate. " Ron said thickly

Then the feed blacked out and the everyone held their breath. Went the feed reestablished they were back in the master suite the camera on Harry.

" Alright mate, you sure about this one ? " Ron asked shakily

" Think about that logically and ask again later. This is the next step, the war needs to be run properly and I am the only one that can do it. We are moving right on seclude. Dray and his silly timetables. "

" Let's do this mate. I got the camera. "

" Naw shit. It has been 72 hours since he sent Dray away and now I am quite properly pissed off. One of these days he will realize that he has fucked with the wrong wizard and pray that I don't kill him. "

" I don't like you much when your pissed off. No matter how much I love you. It's scary. "

" Me neither, it's exhausting. Love you too. "

Harry brushed past Ron and led the way down the stairs. The Order was meeting in the kitchen, meetings that took place almost daily since Harry and Draco took up residence. It was Albus' way of showing that he could do whatever he wanted.

" Harry, my boy – "

" Not another word old man. You will not have a say. "

Harry sat down at the opposite end of the dining table and the Order wisely vacated their seats. Harry Potter in general was intimidating, Harry Potter beyond livid was terrifying. There had been times after one of the 'Albus Arguments', as they called them, where Harry could walk down the hall and everyone got out of his way. This time was no different, well there were no crying 1st years this time. And it seemed like he had finally gotten his magick under some kind of control, nothing had exploded yet.

Draco was one of the only people Harry's temper didn't faze; the other was Severus.

" I am taking control of the Order. I want you out of my house. You will be unable to return, the wards have already been reset. – "

" I am the Secret Keeper – "

" Are you so sure about that ? "

" I set – "

" All of the wards that you set have been removed and reset. They are stronger and unbreakable – "

" That is – "

" I set them myself. Now, our Secret Keeper is MIA. "

Albus just sat there, shaking in silent fury.

" How dare you. "

" No, old man, how dare you. How dare you play God. How dare you toy with lives like they are chess pieces. You have no right to sacrifice anyone for what you call the greater good. How dare you make such huge mistakes. You told them to treat me the way they did. You wanted me down trodden and starved for any kind of affection. You wanted me totally reliant on you. I was for a time, until I realized that you were simply using me. It was when I rescued Severus at 14. You sent me in to Riddle Manor just to see if I could. Then you sent us to this cottage out in the middle of no where just to see if I could keep him alive. If he had died I would've blamed myself and leaned on you more. I don't think that I was meant to live through that. I wasn't, was I ? "

Albus just starred at Harry, flexing his jaw.

" No, I didn't think so. You didn't expect me to know the Manor so very well. You didn't expect me to be able to get past the wards. You didn't expect me to be so good at sneaking around or at staying silent. The other missions were still ways to get me killed. I know it, you know it. I will win this war, you have my WORD on it. I advise you to stay well away from me once I do. I will not be held responsible for what I may do. I want you out of my house. You have put me through quite enough. "

" Harry – "

It was then that Harry stood, placing both hands flat on the table and leaning forward slightly. Albus finally realized he was in trouble.

" Shall I go through the list of your past transgressions for all to hear ? "

Defeated, Albus stood and straightened his robes.

" You'll never find him. "

" That much I have already figured out. "

With a smug smirk Albus was gone and the screen went black.

" Bout time you grew a pair ! " Draco shouted at the screen

The class laughed as the next tape started.

" It's the atrium at the Ministry of Magick. That fountain Harry destroyed at the end of our 5th year. That one is new. " Draco explained

Harry stood talking with a bunch of Aurors looking worse for wear. It looked like he had gone with them on a raid of some kind and they were just getting back. Harry and his saving people thing, Draco thought as Albus made his approach.

" Mr.Potter, Miss.Weasley. Harry, I wanted to talk to you about the ball coming up and who you plan to take. This is a very important ball. "

" I'm not going to the ball. "

" Heavens why not ? "

" You know the answer to that question. "

The Aurors knew Harry's temper and smirked as it began to rise. Albus on the other hand didn't seem to notice.

" You are The Vanquisher my boy and you have to be there. You have to talk to all the right people, make new friends, socialize. "

" Old man the last time I checked I hit puberty awhile ago. I am not a boy and least of all yours. I have things that I need to see to before I can start the next part of my life and haven't the time to go to some silly ball where I will not fit in. "

" You have an image – "

" What in the bloody fuck are you not understanding ?! "

Harry's shout brought the entire atrium to a stand still and everyone turned to stare. It wasn't everyday that Harry Potter was in the building let alone shouting at Albus Dumbledore.

" I have told you several times that I could give 2 fucks about my image ! I have no desire to attended fancy parties or socialize or whatever ! I just want to fade away and live my life ! I do not want to find someone to settle down with because I have someone ! Remember HIM, 5'9, blonde, grey blue eyes, 158 pounds, one hell of a duelist ! You took him away Albus ! You sent him away then wiped everyone's memory who was involved including your own ! "

" Remember your place. " Albus growled

Harry crossed his arms and rocked back on his heels. Draco involuntarily flinched, yeah this was a good one. Albus seemed ignorant as to what he had just started.

" My place. Right. I remember now, your lap dog. No, that was never my place and will never be my place. I have told you before that you have no right to play God. You think because it's all over that I have forgotten everything that I have been put through and what I have done. What you have done. "

" The war was hard on everyone. "

" It was, yes, but I have been fighting this war a lot longer then the others have. It started when I was 11 and killed Quarlle thought touch alone. The fact that I had killed him didn't register for years, I hardly remembered it. Then I met Tom Riddle face to face in the Chamber of Secrets at 12 and nearly died saving my sister. And at the time I was more worried about her then I was about the fact that I was just about dead. Then there were the Dementors and a werewolf and that bloody time turner. You sent pair of 13 year olds to change the out come of history. We did too and messed nothing up, imagine that one. The Triwizard, you could've gotten me out of that. "

" No, I couldn't've. "

" Yes, I looked into it and was rather shocked. As a rule, an official rule, no one under the age of 16 can compete. Yet, I went through hell and will admit to having a lot of help. In the end I watched a new friend die and the monster be reborn. I dueled him and again wasn't meant to live. I did and warned to world that he was back. No one took me for my word. I defended you, in public I defended you. You did nothing for me. "

" I was at your trial. "

" There shouldn't've been a trial. It was self defense, I saved a life that night. You have never actually seen me fight. You have never seen the tool that you created in action. I personally find it funny that you have no real idea what it is that I am capable of. You don't even know how I killed the monster, all you care about is that I did. Now, to stay in the spotlight you want to use me farther. "

" Your friends rave about you and your DADA grades were always high. "

" That is neither here nor there. "

" All I wanted to know was if you were going to the stupid party or not ! I do not have time for this ! "

Harry smirked as he looked at the camera. Albus Dumbledore was about to fuck up, fuck himself over royally.

" I do not care if you are happy or not ! I could careless about your feelings ! You were expendable, meant to be used to meet an end ! I do not care what you are capable of or the skills you have acquired to get the job done ! I never understood why you hated the attention so ?! This is how it is meant to be ! You are an ungrateful brat who needs to be reminded of your place ! "

" And you are a selfish old goat how likes to meddle in others affairs ! How many lives have you destroyed for the Greater Good ?! How many people died unnecessarily ?! How many of your plans have I trashed by living ?! How's the plot to kill me coming ?! You want the fame, the glory, the power ! I want to live ! I just want what was stolen from me so that I can go about my life ! "

" YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU WANT ! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO WANT ! "

" I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO WANT !! You are a fool ! A selfish old fool who has let his greed cloud his vision ! Honestly, I don't think finally being able to have a life of my own is too much to ask of any one ! "

" How many lives have you destroyed ?! Killed rescuing your lover ?!"

" More then I wanted to ! It was me or them ! It was always me or them and I had a bigger part to play ! I was the only one that had the power to end the fucking war and you bloody well know it ! The difference between you and I is that I can't just forget the people that I have killed ! I can't just forget the people that have lost their lives to this war ! And I have done something about it, taken care of destroyed families, orphaned children ! You would've left them to rot like you did me ! That is what I am doing with my fame, with my name ! I am trying to right the wrongs that have accumulated over the course of the war ! I am the GREATER GOOD ! I am doing what needs to be done ! What are you doing that is so great ?! "

Albus just stood there steething. He hadn't known what the boy had been up to since the end of the war but he did know that in the last 7 months there had been a great many changes that he had no explanation for. It seemed that the boy had kept his name out of it, not wanting the attention for his deeds. Something of this caliber would've helped Albus' image and the boy had taken it from him.

" You ruin everything ! "

" NO ! I do what I know is right ! Fuck your party ! Fuck you and your hypocritical bull shit ! I told you 3 days after you sent Dray away to stay the fuck away from me ! This time I mean it ! I am a one man army and I will not be held responsible for what I do if I speak to you again ! Oh, and another thing while we have everyone's attention ! Don't think that I don't know that it was you who was behind Draco's abductions ! True I have no actual proof and I know that I never really will, but I know it was you ! I know that you had an agreement with Voldemort, know that Draco wasn't the only person that you were trying to get rid of ! I stopped that too you stupid fuck ! I have been holding the wards over HQ since my 15th birthday and you were none the wiser ! "

" You – "

" And I knew your next move too ! It was Dray, then HQ, systematically whoever made it out alive ! You wanted me unhappy and now I'm miserable ! Mission fucking accomplished ! "

Before Albus could reply, Harry walked away. Ginny was giggling as she ran to catch up. It about time that Harry had told the man off good and proper and in public. The persona of The Grandfather of the Light had been shattered and no amount of kiss ass was going to fix this one.

" Brother of mine, have I ever thanked you for saving my life ? "

Harry stopped and turned to look at Ginny only to find a camera in his face.

" Did you get all that ? "

" Oh yes and I can't wait to watch it again. So, have I ? "

" You don't have to because in so many ways you lot have saved me too. You taught me what family was and it is something that I am more then greatful for. You guys are all I've got. "

" What about that thing, with the thing and the stuff ? "

" July 21st, 2002, the charm will dissipate. It can only last so long. "

" Oh, "

" Yeah, I want him back here as soon as possible. This is a part of my life that I don't want to miss. "

With a sigh, Ginny turned off the camera.

When the reporter came back on, Draco allowed himself to be caught up by his friends and he just let go. The pain was now fresh and new, the wounds deep and wouldn't heal anytime soon. That and he had other things that he would now have to deal with. Things that they had hoped to go through together when the war was over. But again, it just didn't turn out that way.

" Mr.Malfoy. "

Draco looked up into the face of the man he had come to respect and just shook his head.

" Go on home. There is no real class today."

" Thank you sir. What in the hell, I'm breaking all the Malfoy family rules now. Sobbing like a little girl. " Draco laughed thickly

" You are more then entitled. Rules ? "

" Malfoy Code of Conduct, Pureblood bull shit. "

The class laughed as Draco gathered his things and made for the door. I have to get through this, Draco thought as he climbed into his car, I have to get through this. Not for the first time since he arrived in LA he thanked Harry for teaching him how to drive. It wasn't at all practical, it was expensive and almost pointless. But he had a few things to do before he headed home and the car helped him fit in.

Honestly, Draco liked living as a Muggle. And if asked, he'd deny it until his last breath.

Harry finished putting everything away and looked around his new bedroom. It was empty and that was really the only thing that registered. Not the cream colored walls or the plush carpeting. Not the king sized bed or the doors that led out onto a balcony. Not even the large fireplace and pair of arm chairs before it. No, it was simply empty.

As he walked down the hall, he passed several rooms that he had set up as guest rooms. He knew that's not what they would one day be, but that's what they were now. Even the two bathrooms in that hall meant very little. The house was empty.

Walking down the stairs, Harry stepped into the entrance hall and sighed. The main living room was to the left and opened up into the kitchen and dining room. All three empty. To his right was the study and parlor. Those too, very empty.

As he just stood there, Harry got madder. He had filled the house with things but had no one to share them with. He had spent the last year putting together this house and even then he knew it would be lacking. He would be in this house alone for another 6 years and it was killing him. He felt just as empty as the house did and it wasn't at all comforting.

With a frustrated huff, Harry walked through the living room and into the kitchen. He had surrounded himself with photos of loved ones and close friends. They all were his center pin and he wanted to be able to see them anytime that he pleased. Growing up with the Dursley's like he did had taught him to value what he had and he really did. He valued every last little thing that he had and thanked God for it.

It had been almost a year since Voldemort had died; and in that year Harry had discovered who he was on the inside. He may be The-Boy-Who-Vanquished, but that was just what people saw. On the inside he was caring and compassionate, loyal and wise, intelligent. He had discovered that he had a passion for music, cooking and cinematography. The last the most surprising. He realized that he liked to dance and laugh and have a good time. He discovered life outside of the war and was really starting to feel alive. But until he had Draco back in his arms it would only be a half life.

This had been what he had asked Severus Snape for. He had asked the man for help getting his affairs in order. He knew that when the war ended it was either make himself scarce or be pulled into the spotlight for all to see. Harry chose the latter without hesitation. The house was officially his just 2 months after the war had ended a place of his very own. Then there was the classes that he would be taking starting September. He decided that he really liked making the home movies and expressed it to Severus. That's when Severus decided to bring him school applications and Harry really thanked him for it. He would prove that he was more then magick and cinematography was how he was going to do it. Not only that but it would be a great distraction.

Now finished making his dinner, Harry sat down at the dining table and sank farther into his own thoughts. The house was just so empty, silent.