A/n sorry its really short again but hey I updated much faster! I don't own anyone except Acantha.

Blood Ties

Chapter 7

Previously:

The entire store was deathly silent at the sound of a bird being tortured all eyes where then directed between himself and Gilderoy Lockhart watching as Gilderoy pulled the feather out of his bracelet as he held it up where it lengthened to what its full size would have been and bleed to forest green. Harry clutching the spot where the feather had been ripped free stood shaking in pure anger and pain. A sudden voice yelled out "THAT'S A PHOENIX FEATHER!" Harry made a grab for his feather only for Gilderoy to hold it up and away from him. Suddenly out of no where a bright flash light from a spell came racing towards the feather where it burned to ashes.

Now:

Looking towards where the spell had been cast from Harry saw Draco Malfoy standing in the midst of the crowd had parted forming a circle around him. Harry met the blonde's eyes only to oddly see swirling mercury silted eyes, instead of the pale grey tinged with blue. Draco threw Gilderoy Lockhart the coldest possible glare he could muster at him. With the proper moment of the stupid idiot spluttering while looking at an enraged Draco Harry managed to pull away and quickly made his way to Draco whom pulled him toward him enveloping him surprisingly into a hug as shouts and yelling began through the entire shop.

Loudest of all was Ronald Weasley whom turned up seemingly out of no where yelling his bloody head of on how the bloody hell he could allow himself to be around let alone touch a wannabe death eater. Draco whose eyes where still swirling mercury glowered and actually proceeded to out right growl threateningly at him.

"Your bloody mental aren't you Malfoy?" by that point both the Malfoys and Weasleys turned up while Draco was being insulted by Ron Mr. Weasley and Lucius had gotten into a fight of there own "busy time at the ministry I hear isn't it" asked Lucius "I expect they would have given you a raise what with all those extra raids" he continued he picked up Ginny's books from her cauldron extracting a rather battered copy of A beginners guide to Transfiguration.

"Obviously not if this is any indication" he proceeded to insult the company Mr. Weasley kept after a quick look to the granger before stating that his family could sink no lower. Ginny's cauldron suddenly went flying as Mr. Weasley lunged forward knocking him into a large pile of heavy spell books which tumbled down on there heads which they soon began a full out brawl punching and kicking each other like school yard children Ronald and Ginny yelling alternately "GET HIM DAD!" "No stop it Arthur, stop it at once!" Yelled Mrs. Weasley to her husband.

"NO-no please -Please your ruing my shop!" Yelled the shopkeeper as they tumbled into yet another stack of books effectively knocking them over. Hagrid whom seemed to come out of nowhere pulled both men apart. Mr. Weasley had a split bleeding lip as well as a scratched up cheek, Lucius was relatively ok except for the bruise forming on his left eye where it had been hit by Encyclopedia of toadstools he was still holding Ginny's old transfiguration book. He thrust it at her eyes glittering in malice which Harry thought was kind of odd. Looking closely he noticed that the blonde man had thrust two books at her not just the one. With one last glare at the Weasleys he straitened his robes beckoning to Draco and Harry they proceeded to leave all the wile Ron was cursing Harry. Leaving the shop they quickly finished there shopping and proceeded home.

Once in the safety of there home Draco with his mercury eyes began an entire exam over Harry's head and when he was shure that Harry was fine he let out a sigh of relief as his eyes glowed briefly before turning back to there regular bluey grey before passing out. Acantha merely stood there she had been quiet the entire time silently watching. "Is he alright?" Harry asked Acantha who chuckled slightly "He's perfectly fine his creature side just decided to make a slight appearance before it's supposed to he'll be fine just give em a little while to rest."

"Why did his creature side make an appearance now?" Harry asked "…" "What your not going to tell me?" he asked eyes narrowing at the woman before him "its not that its just…" she closed her eyes "its because of you some one caused you immense pain it awakened that side of him briefly. Im actually surprised he didn't full out attack Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart for harming you." "But why would my being hurt set him of like that?" Harry asked "That is something I can not tell you it is up for you to find out or for him to tell you when he's ready all right?" Harry nodded his head "how bought you go put your stuff away and I will put Draco in his room so he's not laying on a stone floor all right?" nodding he collected his stuff and proceeded to his room wanting to also have a chat with his familiar's about Flourish and Blotts as well as Draco.