A/N: At last an update! It should be longer, but I'm struggling atm, so I thought I'd post a shorter update :)


Harry frowned at his reflection in the mirror, his hair still wouldn't lie flat even with a Glamour. Malfoy was due in to see him in less than ten minutes and he had yet to feel right about his newly acquired appearance.

"I'm still not convinced you work as a redhead James" a voice drawled from his wall.

"Thanks for the input Severus" Harry said shortly, "But I don't think you're qualified to talk to me about hair"

"You look like a Weasley"

"You look like a Bat"

Severus rolled his eyes, "You're not at Hogwarts any more Potter, act your age."

"You should to" Harry retorted. "Why are you over here anyway? Has Minevra told you to piss off again?"

"Are you expecting someone?" Severus asked swiftly changing the subject.

"Yes if you must know"

"Who?"

Harry raised his eyebrows in response, "Your potions protégé"

"Draco?" Severus questioned, his voice raised.

"Yes, hence the Glamour. He thinks he's meeting James"

"So he's getting a Weasley" Severus scoffed.

"Piss off"

"Let me know how it goes" Severus returned before leaving his portrait.

Harry sighed at his reflection in the mirror and attempted once again to flatten his now ginger flyaway hair. He had softened his father's influences on his looks. He'd lengthened and coloured his hair a rich auburn red, made himself taller, and gave his features a more rounded look, rather than the square features of James Potter, he looked like a younger ginger Sirius Black. Not bad, he deduced, before glancing at the clock. Malfoy was already late.

"Typical" Harry snorted, before returning to the seemingly impossible hair-flattening task.


Draco was nervous, and he hated being nervous. There was so much riding on this meeting, and it had only hit him this morning.

"Fuck" Draco swore, ripping the button off his favourite blue shirt. "I hate my life"

"Talking to yourself again Draco?" Blaise teased.

"For Merlin's sake Blaise, why do you insist turning up at my house when I don't want you here?"

"Because you need someone to push you to that meeting with Evans?" Blaise shrugged.

"I guess…" Draco replied, "Oh bugger, I'm already late"

"How late?"

"Late enough" Draco said exacerbated and apparated on the spot to Witherwings academy


It was nearing half past the hour, and Malfoy still hadn't shown, and Harry was getting impatient.

"I guess I shouldn't have expected him to be early." Harry muttered impatiently, "The only thing he ever attended on time was potions. With his Godfather"

Harry glanced at the clock on the wall, "Now its half an hour" he spoke aloud, before a hasty knock at the door interrupted a stream of incessant complaints about a certain ex-slytherin that were on the tip of his tongue. "Come in"

Draco entered the room somewhat sheepishly. He knew he owed Evans a monumental apology

"Mr Evans?" his voice sounded shaky, Fuck he inwardly cursed, he hated when his voice took on a decidedly Hufflepuff quality.

"Ah" Evans responded, "Nice of you to turn up Mr Malfoy."

"I'm sorry I'm late" he apologised hastily as the eyebrows of Evans shot up.

"Never mind you're here now, we can discuss your time keeping abilities at a later date." he quipped, "I guess the usual punctuality of a Slytherin disappears after Hogwarts I guess."

Draco scowled, "I'm usually very punctual"

"Clearly" Evans drawled, smirking.

Draco eyed the man suspiciously, he did look vaguely familiar, sort of Weasley-ish. He was sure he knew him, but couldn't quite place his face. "So you were a Hogwarts student then?" he asked, hoping for more information than he had received in his letters.

"Maybe" Evans dismissed, "Though I thought we were here to discuss you working for me, and not our own education,. I can't see how me being a former Hogwarts student fits into this." He stood and beckoned Draco to follow him. "Let me give you the grand tour. I'll explain what I want from you on the way around"

"Okay"Draco replied following Evans out of the door.


A/N: There'll be more written soon, having a bit of WB, but I'll try again soon.

R&R, oh and I need a BETA too!

Ciao!