A/N: Are you enjoying this little fic of mine. Now, Teddy is Harry's age in my story, Teddy as in Remus's son. They are not related by blood and they are not brothers.

Chapter-7

Dad, I am gay

Harry

I attempt to calm down my heart. Dad can't know that I was kissing Draco. I'll have to leave this place all-together. I can't disturb Draco's life like this. He will move one. I am not his first and won't be his last. I'll try to move on too, though it would be difficult.

Only when I know that my eyes are blank and that my face doesn't have any evidence of the consuming kiss, do I turn around and cross my arms.

"Harry, what's the matter?" He asks me, his eyes wary.

"Let's take this inside dad. I want mum to be there for this." I reply and pull away from the railing.

"What's wrong. What's the meaning of this?" He asks me, his voice a bit annoyed.

I am his replica. I look completely like him, yet I know next to nothing about him. He is my father but I don't remember a single day when he just sat with me and spoke to me.

I ignore his alarmed eyes and walk towards the sitting room.

"Mum, will you come out." I call and mum replies, "yes."

Five minutes later find me in the sitting room with mum and dad. I look at dad and then at mum and then I look around. the manor. Somehow, I have a feeling that today is going to be my last day in this house. Though, I have never had a very strong relationship with my parents, this is still my home. I have lived here. I have played here. It seems strange to leave this place after sixteen years.

"Harry." Father whispers and I take a deep breath before looking at him, "I am gay."

He stares at me in shock, his eyes wide. I turn towards mum. She doesn't look surprised at all. In fact, it seems that she already knew. She looks at me with warm eyes and I turn at my joined hands, ashamed of myself. I am not exactly the epitome of an ideal son.

A tight slap on my face brings me out of my musings.

Humiliated, I rub my cheeks and continue staring at my hands. This is nothing I hadn't expected.

What I hadn't expected was mum's reaction. In a second, she has stood up and is standing between us, facing dad, her red hair flying behind her back, her stance defensive. In just another second, her wand is pointed at dad.

Dad tries to slap me again but mum casts a non-verbal stinging hex at him and while he is still distracted, she whirls around to look at me. But she isn't really looking at me. She is doing something with her hands. Belatedly, I realize that there is an impenetrable transparent shield around me now.

Her purpose accomplished, she swivels around to face dad who is looking at her in shock.

"You will not touch my son. He will not suffer what Sirius and Remus did."

"After all these years, you still-" Father starts, his voice heavy.

"Yes, I still love Sirius and it doesn't matter if he is gay. It never did. You were never what I had expected. You were, rather are a selfish bastard and you trapped me in this marriage. You refused to divorce me. You made false promises to me. Always bear it in mind that if there is someone I loved after Sirius, it's Severus, not you." She yells at him and Harry stares. Mum has never raised her voice, "Just because of you, Harry grew up fatherless-"

"I am his fa-"

"Only in name." She hisses at him.

Then mum does something that I will never forget. I will remember it as long as I breathe.

She mutters, her voice loud and calm, "I will duel you and don't forget that I am a master duelist. Severus taught me well. I will defeat you and I will send my son away from here. He will not lead a loveless life like I did."

It's good that she is standing in a way that I can see her face because she is a sight to behold. They are glaring at each other and Harry is really really stunned right now. He had never had an idea about all this.

Dad swallows and backs off.

"I want him out of here. He is sick. He is a pervert and I want him out of this house. I will disown him and you must get out as well. I will send the divorce papers tomorrow."

It hits like a tonne of bricks all at once when I realize that Snape hated me because of my dad, because he loves mum.

Dad tries to point his wand at me again, his face red with furybut mum shouts, "Expelliarmus." and dad's wand flies in her hands.

She roars at him, "I will break your wand. I will."

"All right. I am giving ten minutes to both of you to get out of my house. Give my wand back to me."

Mum throws the wand sharply towards dad and dad being an excellent seeker catches it before storming out of the room, his eyes burning with rage.

"Dad." I call and he whirls around to glare at me, "You are no son of mine. I am going to get the news of your disownment published in the Prophet tomorrow."

Dread settles in the pit of my stomach. Again, I had known that this would happen but still, it's a shock that dad would just disown me, just like that, as if I don't even matter to him.

Mum's shoulders are heaving and her hands are trembling. I can see tears on her cheeks.

"Mum." I whisper and she cuts me off, "You must leave for Hogwarts. I will arrange a transfer for you to some school in France. That's where Sirius and Remus live. You will live with them."

"But mom-" I start but mom quietens by wrapping me in her arms and murmuring, "No time to talk. Your father is too furious Harry- and believe me, I have always known. I love you, no matter what."

I hug her back and sigh before murmuring, "Draco is not ready to come out."

"Hmmm. Severus told me. It's okay. Good for you, though. You can explore your options." She mutters, her lips upturned in a smile.

"What do you mean?" I ask, smiling a bit and she just winks at me before pulling back, "Let it be a surprise. You seem to have forgotten him. Go and pack your things. You'll have to floo over to Severus's office. You will have to spend a couple of days in Hogwarts. Take care and stay away from trouble."

I nod and walk towards my room quietly. On the way, I pass Draco's room. It's open and empty and too quiet.

With a sigh, I resume my walk, my hands stuck in my pocket. He has already left. Again, nothing I hadn't expected.

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