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Chapter Nine: Kitten Play

A week before the wedding Harry sat on the platform as a panther while Tom had a meeting, the group's eyes occasionally drifted to him and he would yawn a cat yawn that showed off his pearly white long fangs, Tom simply petted him and scratched behind his ear. Ever since Tom had gotten sick Harry had been close to him, the Deatheaters knew this and wondered where the teen was now. Only the Pack and Tom knew about his animagus form, they were rather sketchy that the teen who prided himself in having a pack of dogs watching his back would allow his soon to be husband to have a panther in the palace.

"My Lord," Lucius asked, he was a member of the Pack through his fatherly connection to Draco, and he wanted to say the question that had buzzed by him quite a few times during the meeting already. Getting motioned at to speak he asked, "Where might your darling Prince be? And why do you have such a magnificent creature with you?"

Tom smirked he could not help himself, he had to pervert the situation, "Well Lucius my dear Prince is currently rather sleepy so my best guess would be he's in our rooms, as for this creature," stroking his hand down Harry's back he smirked, "This is part of the Wolf Pack, a beauty isn't he. Harry insisted we keep the panther close at hand, he does not quite trust all of you and wants to keep me as safe as possible."

"We would never attack you My Lord," came a voice he did not quite recognize.

"Yes I know, but since some one tried to sneak in my room a few weeks ago he has been protective," Tom said getting swatted at by the panthers paw he gazed down at Harry who looked away as if insulted, "Hmm, fine be that way. Stubborn beast," getting tackled over by the cat he got licked across the face then Harry took a leap off the stage and began to wander through the crowd, "I swear Harry leaves you with me because your such a troublesome creature!"

"Rowr," Harry growled out slightly, Lucius and Tom both knew it as his playful tone as a panther, moving he rubbed against the elder Malfoy's legs and let loose a purr, getting petted softly he turned his eyes back to Tom and mainly challenged him, 'You-can-not-call-me-a-beast-and-get-away-with-it' that's what his eyes said and he winked at him.

"Why you," Tom followed the large feline off the stage and moved to try and grab him yet he darted away, chasing the cat around Tom finally caught him and laughed as he pulled him onto the stage again, panting slightly from the chase he saw his followers gazing at him in shock, "Heh, I'm allowed to act human every now and then."

That night Harry was at dinner he had transformed partially so he had a tail and the cat ears and the fangs and the Deatheaters wondered if he was mocking their Lord, "Tom be a dearrr and pass me the crrream," Harry practically purred out.

Passing the cream over to the teen Tom chuckled as he added it to his tea, Harry had only wanted chocolate and tea for dinner and Tom had given in letting him have what he wanted, "Harry please turn human completely," Tom said softly getting a snicker from Draco and Sirius he turned to them, "Why is he acting this way?"

"You called his panther a stubborn beast, this is your punishment," Draco answered tossing his friend a small piece of chocolate, "Until you learn to get along with the panther he will stay partially cat."

"Fine," Tom said turning to take Harry's face in his hands he looked at him and said in barely a whisper, so only Harry could hear him, "I'm sorry if I insulted you, and you don't have to turn back all the way if you don't want to, but I would like to see your pretty eyes and not those fearsome panther eyes you're currently sporting," that got a smile and Harry turned human for him, "Thank you, now will you eat some actual dinner?"

"Alright," Harry said just as softly, getting offered Tom's plate he smirked and simply took the roll and chicken leg, "You eat the rest," getting a slight squeeze to the shoulder he tilted his head at him and fluttered his lashes at him teasingly.

"You are such a flirt," Remus said which made everyone look at him like he was about to be struck dead, that is except the Pack who burst out laughing, the Deatheaters did not know how the wolf would survive calling the Dark Lord's intended a flirt.

"Eh," Harry said shrugging, "Gets him to play nice."

"Play nice huh," Tom chuckled before doing something that had the Deatheaters confused and the Pack rolling in laughter, he stood and picked Harry up over his shoulder like a cave man, "Come now love lets see who plays nice," and took him from the room.

Once in the study Tom began to tickle the teen who squealed in laughter and tried to get away, pulling the teen back into his arms Tom kissed his cheek and held him close as they both laughed themselves silly. They had done this before, locking themselves away from the rest of the world and either talking, tickling and throwing things at each other, such things would involve transfiguration potions to the point where Tom was a duck for an hour and Harry was a girl for a day.

(Yes I know this chapter was short, sorry!)