Chapter 3

Getting off the train and into the carriage, with the last three Slytherins Harry would have ever though he would have, he had found it incredibly interesting to talk to them, and he wondered what would have happened had he been sorted into Slytherin. He started to see a new side of the group that he had never seen before and he wanted to be apart of it. At the moment only he and Pansy knew what had happened to Draco's mother and he wished that Draco wouldn't have to know, but he knew that Draco would find out eventually, and it would be better for him to discover it sooner rather than later. Entering the Great Hall, Harry went over to the Gryffindor table, while his new friends went over to the Slytherin table. Looking around at the Great Hall he noticed that several people were missing from the entire table, most of which were from the Slyhterin table. He knew they had all been lost in the War, and it hurt that so many young people pay for the war of the older people.

Looking down his table he noticed that Ron and Hermione had seated themselves across from him.

"Long time no see." Harry stated sarcastically.

"Yea, we couldn't find you on the train, mate." Ron stated.

"Couldn't find, or didn't look?" Harry asked, "Never mind, I don't care, and don't call me mate."

"Harry wants wrong with you? Why are you so angry? We haven't done anything to you." Hermione stated.

"That's the problem; you didn't do anything, not a letter, not anything?" Harry growled at them,

"Harry…" Hermione started but she was interrupted by the Headmaster.

"Welcome old and new students. We have just come from a hard and trying time, one in which we had to learned who to trust and who we can't. Yet as the darkest hour past there are still darkness in which we need to learn who are real friends are in order to see light of a new day. So take care, and for this year we will be trying a new order for the Great Hall, instead of four tables for each house, we will have four tables where seating is for everyone from all the houses. This past war should teach us, that not everyone from a particular house is the same their whole lives. This will start tomorrow morning. So Feast with your Housemates, and live life to the fullest, since you only live once. Now I'd like for you all to greet our returning Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Remus Lupin." With that the tables were filled with food.

It was that night, when Harry overheard a conversation going on between Hermione and Ron that made him realize how important Dumbledore's words were. He wasn't sure which hurt more, the betrayal of his friends or the knowledge that they had only become friends with him because of his name. It was near midnight when Harry finally had enough and dawned on his father's invisibility cloak, slowly making his way to Remus' rooms. He knew that it was after hours, but he was in direr need to speak with someone about his problems. Knocking on the door, it finally dawned on him, that it would more then likely be that Remus was asleep. He was about to turn away and leave when he heard the door open.

"Who's there?" Realizing he still had his cloak on, Harry lowered the hood.

"Can we talk, Remus?" Harry asked.

"Yes, sure, come in." Remus said as he let Harry in.

"I'm sorry for dropping in so late, I didn't realize the time, and there was no one else I could go to." Harry babbled.

"Tea?" Remus asked

"It's alright, I don't want to be a bother any more then I am already." Harry replied.

"No need. So what brings you here, so late at night?" Remus questioned as he waved his wand and two cups of tea appeared.

"I didn't mean to wake you." Harry started.

"Don't worry, I was already awake." Remus stated. "Now what's wrong?"

"Everything. Ron and Hermione…they've been avoiding me like a plague and then with what happened on the train…"

"Wait, what happened on the train?" Remus asked.

"Oh, I met Parkinson, Zabini and Draco. It turns out they weren't dead, just in hiding."

"That's not so bad."

"Draco just happens to be a Ceraberus, and he has made me his bond mate." It was at this point that Remus spit out his tea.

"A Ceraberus…but they are extinct."

"Lucius did some sort of dark ritual on him before he was born. He is the only one left in the world."

"So did you accept?" Remus asked.

"How did you know I had a choice?"

"You said bond mate, which mean you had a choice, the term mate is used when the choice has either been made or has been made for you." Remus replied.

"Oh, well I haven't made a decision yet, Draco seems so different then how he was before. I mean, He seems adorable now, and a part of me wants to say yes, but the other side of me wants to scream at that part and lock it away, saying it's crazy." Harry answered. "Yet every time I see him, I think about how much I want to get to know him, how much I want him to be happy. Is that so weird? I mean we used to be rivals."

"You were rivals to him when he was under the Gatto non Tiches. You have just met this Draco. This is the real Draco, if you like him, accept. Because he is a Ceraberus, it is never binding. In fact he becomes submissive to what ever you tell him." Remus answered. "You sound like you really like him. I would suggest you go for it. Harry just because you had to kill Voldemort, does not mean that your life has to end. It just means that now you can finally live your life to the fullest. You don't have to worry about losing the ones you care for to Voldemort. He is finally dead." Harry nodded in response to the information.

"Remus, how did you know about the Gatto non Tiches? I never mentioned it." Harry said as he looked at the werewolf. Remus had the decency to blush as he looked at his cup.

"Well, Severus told me about it, he revealed to me this morning that Pansy, Blaise and Draco would be returning to Hogwarts and it slipped out that Draco had been under a specific potion that altered his personality."

"Oh, I see, so you just let me sprout out this information, already knowing what had happened." Harry accused as he narrowed his eyes.

"No really, I didn't know about the incident on the train, nor did I know about what Draco is. I didn't even know you were going to visit me tonight, I thought you were going to spend the night talking with Ron and Hermione, but it seems as if I was wrong." Remus stated.

"Oh, I'm sorry I snapped at you. I've been really stressed lately. All this new information to think about has driven me crazy." Harry apologized.

"It's alright Harry, but it is getting late, you should get some rest. Classes start in the morning." Remus said standing up.

"Good night Remus."

"Good night Harry, I'll see you in the morning." With that Harry, placed on his cloak and headed off towards Gryffindor Tower.

He was half way there when he was hit by a thundering force. Looking down at his attacker he saw a crying Draco, who, with one look at Harry attached himself to Harry's waist. Not knowing what to do, Harry gave Draco a hug and started to murmur soft nothing's in his ears. A minute after he had done that he saw Blaise coming towards them. The tears in his eyes, and the frown that graced his lips, that told him the reason why Draco was in such a hysteric fit. He was just told that Narcissa was dead. It was then, in that moment, looking down at the sobbing Draco he made a promise to himself. He would never let anyone else hurt the blond Ceraberus again.

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P.S I realize that many of you are awaiting the updatation of "Alchemy meets Wizardry' and "Hogwarts meet Demons'. I have the chapters done; I actually finished 'Alchemy meets Wizardry'. It's just that they are still on my old computer…which crashed last year and I haven't had a chance to get those files out. So please so fret. The chapters are going to be on their way soon. And for those of you, who this doesn't apply to, just ignore this piece of information. Hope to Update soon, please R&R.