I know this is so late. I deserve the knives and tomatoes your throwing at me. But I've been completely stuck! I had writer's block. T_T Then, I had to re-write this chapter 3 or 4 times because it kept coming out crappy! I had some home issues too and those definitely didn't help. Luckily, those are worked out so it's out of the way now.

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Draco's POV

Draco made his way to find Tom and his father. He felt like he should tell them of his worries about Harry's childhood. The look on his face was so sad after he had asked of his childhood, that it made him burn with anger that someone could cause such a look to appear on Harry's face.

At least he was able to do something to cheer Harry up. He had shown him to the library after they had come back inside and Harry's eyes had lit up as he saw the vast expanse of books. As a result, Draco was immediately forgotten as Harry ran further into the room to explore the book shelves.

Draco yelled into the room that he would be leaving and that he would return soon before exiting. He found his father and Tom engaged in a game of Chess in the sitting room. Lucius was currently winning.

They looked up startled as he burst into the room and soon twin stares of confusion adorned their faces at his somewhat worried face.

" What's wrong? Has something happened to you or Harry? " His father asked him.

" Nothing has happened. However, I do have concerns about Harry's childhood. "

Tom answered. " Why? While I do realize he has had problems at Hogwarts, I have not heard anything to indicate any problems arising from his home- life. "

" We were talking outside and after I had shared some stories of my life, I asked him what his life was like. He grimaced and his face grew sad. He told me " Nothing like yours. " I think that something bad has happened there. Or even worst that, that they may have...hurt him in some way. "

Tom's eyes widened as he considered the possibility of child abuse. If it was true that Harry was being abused, who knows what kind of state of mind Harry could be in. He could be more fragile than he had originally thought.

What about his health? His heart combined with any other injury he might be hiding, they might not be able to let him out of bed until they can figure everything out. But first, he needs to talk to Harry. Maybe he would be able to confirm Draco's suspensions.

Tom stood up. " Pardon. I am going to talk to Harry. See if I can confirmed any of this. Do you happen to know where he is? "

Draco nodded. " I left him in the library. He likes it there. " He smiled and thought of Harry's lit up eyes.

" Thank you. Draco. " With that, Tom ventured out of the room.

Harry's POV

Harry sighed with joy. He had found something he actually liked in this place. Well, besides the gardens outside, of course. The library was huge, and filled to the brim with books of all kinds of topics, of all kinds of authors. Harry was sure it would take years to finish reading all of them.

To his surprise, there were even some famous muggle books on the shelves. Even now, he was reading Mary Shelly's Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus. He found it fascinating so far. He would definitely have to keep tabs on this one. His enjoyment was short lived when he heard the door to the library open.

He looked to see who had entered to find Tom there. He walked over to where Harry was sitting and glanced at his book. Harry saw a small smile come upon his face.

" That book is a classic. One of my favorites. Are you enjoying it? " Harry nodded. It was still awkward to be in his presence like this.

" So far. I haven't read that much of it. " Tom hummed and adverted his gaze for a moment before turning back to Harry.

" Well, I can see that you are busy with your reading so I will get straight to the point. " Tom took a breath and spoke.

" I need to talk with you about a very important issue. I need to ask you some questions and I want you to answer them honestly, okay? "

Harry nodded but glared. He seemed suspicious. And he didn't like it. If it was about the war, no way would he answer anything he didn't want to.

Tom ignored the glare and went on. " While you were living with your relatives, did something happen to you, perchance? Something bad? Did they do anything to you? "

Harry shifted uneasily in his chair. He didn't like where this was going. Why was he asking him such things anyway? Did Draco think something earlier and say something to him?

" Why do you ask? " Harry could feel himself withdrawal a little emotionally. He never did like talking about the Dursleys in general, and what Tom was asking was getting a little too personal.

Tom stared at him for a minutes, before sighing sadly. " By the look in your eyes and the way your speaking, I see I'm not going to get any answers. However, that also did answer my question. Harry, they hurt you, didn't they? "

Harry remained quiet. He didn't want to talk about it, especially not with him. The silence remained for a while, them just staring at each other. Finally Tom seemed to give in and turned away.

" I see that you won't tell me. I hope you do tell someone at some point. Nothing will be used against you. We just want to help mend any wounds you have from that place, okay? "

And with that, he was gone. Harry sighed and put his book down. He couldn't read it now. Not after that. Even if they did hurt him, What does it matter now? Its not like telling them will undo everything. Its not like telling them will make him feel better. Will it?

Harry closed his eyes. He didn't want to think about it. Think about the Dursleys. Think about what happened there. Think about how they know something about what happened there. His only comfort was that they didn't know exactly what happened, they only had an assumption.

Harry stood up and walked out of the room. He couldn't stay in there right now. Now while those thoughts circled around his head. He had to go somewhere else and clear his mind. But where could he go?

Draco's POV

Draco closed the picnic basket with a satisfied smile. While Tom and Harry were having their talk, he was busy making the picnic. After he finished the game with his father, which he won, ( HaHa. Victory is mine! ) of course. At first he couldn't decide on what to make. He had no idea what Harry liked and while he could have just went and asked, he didn't want to interrupt anything just for that.

Eventually, he just decided to make cucumber sandwiches. It was a snack he enjoyed that Harry hopefully also enjoyed. For the drinks, he made lemonade. He made sure to pack a little Sugar just in case Harry or himself wanted to add any more. He paused for a moment, thinking. Cucumber sandwiches and lemonade is really much of a picnic; They needed at least one more food. He looked around and saw some apples on a table. Perfect. He set them in the basket and went out to see if Harry and Tom had finished their conversation.

He turned a corner leading to another hallway and spied Harry. He was walking aimlessly through the halls.

" Harry! " He heard him gasp in shock and turn around. Draco held up the picnic basket.

" Its about time for our picnic. Shall we get going? " Harry nodded and walked toward him.

" Okay. "

The day was just as beautiful as before although it was a bit more windy. Draco clutched the picnic basket harder. He was nervous. He had promised to tell him things his father and Tom wasn't going to tell him yet. They decided to wait because they were unsure of how he would react. Was he doing the right thing? He wasn't sure how he would react ether.

Just please, please don't reject it. Everything I'm going to tell you. His eyes shut in worry before opening back up. He forced his face to relax. He refused to let Harry see him like this.

He breathed. Despite his worries, he was happy. He was happy he had a chance to spend this time with Harry. He was even a little happy he would be telling all of this to Harry. He didn't like keeping secrets from Harry like this, and now he won't have to. At least, He won't have to keep as many.

They walked onward and found a nice, shady spot under some nearby trees. A canopy of sorts. It was small, and had some pretty flowers surrounding it. They sat down and Draco began to unpack the picnic basket.

" I made Cucumber sandwiches and brought some lemonade. Oh! And some apples too. Is that

okay? "

" Yeah, That's okay. Is the lemonade sweet or is it more sour? "

Draco shrugged his shoulders. " I tried to get it in between. I brought some sugar in case it isn't sweet enough. "

Draco poured the lemonade into their glasses he brought and handed one to Harry. " Here. Try it. "

Harry took a sip of the lemonade and gave a small smile. " It's fine. I like it. "

Draco smiled. " Good. " They each grabbed their share of the sandwiches and began eating. After a few silent moments, Harry paused. He seemed to remember something. He blinked at Draco and spoke.

" Hey, I remember you telling me you would tell me more of why I'm here and more about, well, everything that's going on? Will you still tell me? "

" Of course. I told I would, didn't I? Is their anything you want to know specifiably first? "

" Why did Tom adopt me? "

Draco knew this was coming. Unfortunately, It was kind of hard to explain. At least to him.

" This will be better suited for them to tell you themselves, but I'll try. "

" Them? "

" Yes them. You see, It wasn't Tom's idea to adopt you. It was his lover's. "

Harry gained a shocked look on his face. " L-Lover? "

" Yes, Lover. " Draco laughed. " Now, As to who his lover is is what I'm afraid to tell you. "

" Why? "

" Well, You see, its...its...- "

" Just be blunt with it already! "

" It's Severus. "

Harry choked on nothing as he spoke the words. " W-What? How? But-But, Huh? " Harry flinched slightly. The shock hurt his heart.

Draco laughed at Harry's surprise. He shot him a glare and composed himself. He breathed to calm down his heart.

" This isn't some sick joke, Is it? They really are together. "

" Is it really that hard to believe? No, This isn't a joke. They have been together for a while now. A couple of years. "

" Well, I suppose not. It's just...weird. Wait! That would mean it was Snape's idea to adopt me! Why would he want to adopt me? Especially me of all people. Doesn't he hate me? "

" You! Most definitely not! Despite what you believe. Well, actually, He really didn't like you at first due to his hatred for James Potter. But he warmed up to you really quickly after he saw you weren't like him. "

Draco paused in case Harry wanted to say something. When he stayed quiet, He continued. " A few weeks ago, Severus told Tom that he saw that you were getting more and more depressed. The students didn't notice, but he could tell. He got worried. That's when he told Tom about the adoption. He said he had been thinking about it for a long time, and if Tom would agree, he wanted to go through with it. "

" Tom wasn't sure that was a good idea. First of all, Would he really want Harry Potter, His long time enemy, as a son? And what if this sent you even further in depression, to the point where you wouldn't recover? There was a lot of issues he was concerned with and a lot of factors they both had to consider. It was frustrating. "

" Is that the reason why my head hurt so badly for a couple of weeks? "

" Depends, When did it start hurting and when did it stop? "

Harry thought about it for a minute. " It started about 3 weeks ago and ended...4 days before Tom kidnapped me. "

Draco nodded. " Then that's why. The link you two share is amazing! "

Harry grimaced. " Not all the time it isn't. Luckily, If something happens I usually only get headaches. It doesn't effect my heart. "

Draco smiled uneasily. " I'm sorry. I had forgotten about that. I-I only meant the link itself itself is amazing. Sorry. "

Harry waved his hand dismissively. " It's okay. I know what you meant. "

A pause. " Um...Please continue. "

" Oh! Right. Sorry. So anyway, Tom didn't know what to do. Well, He and Severus talked it over some more and finally decided what to do. Tom said he would go to Hogwarts and take you to Riddle mansion. He would tell you about the adoption and depending on how that went, slowly tell you the rest of the information as you, hopefully, got used to your new home and life. "

Harry looked confused. " If it was Snape's idea, then why wasn't he there when I woke up? "

" He had to stay at Hogwarts. It would be suspicious if he left so suddenly after an attack like that, especially when Harry Potter was kidnapped! Besides, They agreed to not tell you that it was his idea until later, nor that they were together. They thought that that would be one shock to many. "

Harry nodded in understanding as he finished the sandwich he had been eating while Draco talked. Draco finished his sandwich and they drank the rest of the lemonade. They packed everything back up and stood. Harry allowed a small smile to appear of his face.

" Thank you for telling me. I' m glad to know some more information-

" What ' information ' do you know more about exactly? "

Draco and Harry turned toward the voice. There, in the shadows of the trees, was Severus, his glare trained on the two teens.

Finally! Finally, it's done. I had so much trouble with this chapter. But it's done, and the story is coming together in my head. Next chapter will have what's going on in Hogwarts, Hermione and Ron's reaction to Harry's kidnapping, and the reason you won't skip reading that part, Neville and Luna!

And of course, it will have what happens after they turned around and see Severus.

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