"Harry Potter and The Hidden Prophesy"
I own no part of the Harry Potter stories, I simply enjoy them enough to pay homage to them in my own writing. Please don't sue me!!! This story takes place after year and focuses on Harry, Snape, and some new characters. There is mention of slash and pregnancy, but no details. AU ignores HBP. Enjoy!
Chapter 10: Educating the Weasley's
Sebastian arrived at the Burrow with a sudden drop on the floor. His pristine robes were covered in soot, but he didn't cast a cleansing charm, as he was too busy taking in his surroundings and listening to all the shouting. Sebastian stood in the living room of the most haphazardly put together home he had ever seen. There were five floors, all of which were stacked magically and precariously above the first. As Bash looked around he heard the piercing voices of the Weasley's.
"You brought," Fred started.
"…a Malfoy here!" George completed.
"Yes," Molly said calmly.
"How come I never knew Lucius had a daughter?" Arthur asked.
"Because I'm the female heir," Drusilla explained with a tinge of frustration.
"Malfoy has a sister," Ron complained, "I can't believe there's more of them!"
"So are you as big of a pain as your brother?" Ginny asked aggressively.
This was all that Sebastian could take; he quickly stood and raised his wand. "Back off!" he shouted, "Or I'll hex all of you into silence and submission."
Fred and George's eyes lit up with mischief. "And who…could this… be?" they asked.
Harry sighed and told everyone to calm down. He explained who Sebastian was and his relationship to him. The Weasley's stood silent as they heard about the relations and the boys' plan to get to know each other.
"Bloody hell!" Ron whispered. "Your father and Snape?" Molly swatted Ron from behind and scolded him. The rest of the group remained silent as their shock wore off.
"Listen you lot. Arthur and I are going to start dinner. Behave yourselves until then or you'll all spend the rest of the weekend in your rooms, is that clear?" Molly warned. The children all nodded silently and the adults left for the kitchen.
Harry took a seat near the fire as Ron arranged the chessboard. Ginny took out her History of Magic text and pretended to start reading, Bash and Dru did cleansing charms on themselves to wipe off the grime of traveling by floo and the twins watched them intently.
"So you're the greasy git's son…" Fred taunted.
"And you're a bloody Malfoy," George continued.
"How fitting that you'd get married," Fred jeered.
"Then you can produce greasy ferret faced gits together," George laughed.
Sebastian moved to confront the twins, but Harry stood up and pushed him down next to Ron. "Play chess against Ron, Sebastian. He's too good for me!"
Sebastian cocked his brow menacingly at the twins, but did as Harry asked. Harry then took Drusilla by the hand and led her to the couch where they could sit. "Listen guys, I know that we're all a little freaked out about my new… brother and his future… wife," Harry shuttered, "but we're here to celebrate my birthday, so can you guys just back off and try to play nice while they're here."
Fred and George grinned mockingly and said in unison, "Yes mum."
Ginny threw a pillow at them and they fell over, pretending it was heavy, causing everyone to break out in laughter. Several minutes later, George and Fred took seats on the floor in front of the couch facing Harry and Drusilla.
"It must be kind of horrible, to be forced into a relationship," George confessed.
"It could have been worse," Drusilla sighed.
"How so?" Ginny asked.
Dru stared at her feet. "Well, I could have had to marry young Goyle."
"Goyle!" Ron shouted.
"You had your choice of Snape or Goyle?" Fred laughed, "Then you definitely chose the right person!"
"Who's Goyle?" Sebastian asked curiously.
"A dumb Slytherin who follows her brother around like a sick puppy," George replied.
"Well I was originally intended for him, but the prophesy changed all that," Dru explained. "I'm a female pure blood Veela. So I was naturally promised to another pure blood to keep the bloodlines going. When I was born my parents drew up the contract for my marriage, just as their parents had done for them. But my mum, who is a firm believer in Divination, went to see a mystic to advise her and make sure that I was being connected with the right person. The man told her that the contract for me was false. Mum panicked and went to Severus for help. He knew her penchant for Divination and unfortunately brought her to Sybil Trelawney for help. Trelawney made a prophesy about my future intended, convincing my mother to nullify the contract with Goyle."
"Wow, what was the prophecy?" Ginny asked with peaked curiosity.
"She said that we will help the Boy-Who-Lived find the power to defeat the Dark Lord," Sebastian said dryly.
"That's a little vague isn't it?" Fred and George asked in synchrony.
"Not really," Dru sighed. "She projected a picture of the Snape and Malfoy crests interlocked with a wedding band in her crystal ball during her prediction. That sort of sealed the deal for Dumbledore and the Ministry."
"That woman's a menace," Harry groaned.
"Amen!" Sebastian jeered. "I mean we have to marry because of her."
"It wasn't just Trelawney, Bash," Drusilla scolded him. "We're marrying because the Snape's want us to as well."
"Huh?" Harry asked.
Sebastian scrunched up his face. "Harry, earlier my father explained that his family would never accept a Potter as an heir, which was true. Unfortunately, the Snape family also controls the magical force given to each heir. So, I was nearly a Squib at birth until my father negotiated with Lucius Malfoy for the marriage contract."
"Wait, wait, wait!" Ron yelled. "Snape sold you to the Malfoy's?"
"No!" Sebastian laughed. "Merlin, you guys are paranoid. Mr. Malfoy is the closest thing my father has to a friend. Yeah he's misguided, but he's always been good to my dad and to me."
"Are you mad?" George asked suspiciously.
"Malfoy is pure evil, mate," Fred explained. Drusilla cringed and Sebastian turned and placed a comforting hand on her knee.
"Well he's got enough good in him that my father trusted him with my existence. Lucius Malfoy is my godfather and has known of my linage since I was two, which at the time was a big deal. Until tonight, very few people knew who I really am," Sebastian smirked. "Anyway, I digress. Mr. Malfoy approached my dad when I was two about my being a possible match for Dru. We had the prophecy and the pure blood status to ensure the match. Plus, Malfoy made a deal with my ghostly grandfather to grant me more magic if I married into the Malfoy line. Which put my dad at ease as he felt I was too unprotected as a mere Squib. So everyone's problems were basically solved with a little contract that will go into effect… soon."
"Wicked," Fred deadpanned.
"That's…balmy," George muttered.
"But do you guys think you'll be able to do it?" Ron asked.
"Do what?" Dru asked guardedly.
"Marry without love," Ginny replied.
Sebastian laughed. "Who says were marrying without love? Just because a contract forces us, doesn't mean we wouldn't have gotten married anyway…"
"What?" Ron asked with confusion.
"We love each other," Drusilla explained with a laugh, "But shh, don't tell anyone!"
The Weasley's and Harry all looked at the couple with disbelief.
"What? We do!" Sebastian exclaimed. "But even if I didn't have to marry her, I would. I'd never bother with anyone else!" Dru rolled her eyes as Sebastian kissed her.
As the group chuckled at the flirting couple, Molly entered the room and announced dinner. The conversation was put on hold while everyone piled into the small kitchen for the meal. Sebastian noted the clean room with its large fireplace and scrubbed wooden table. He took his seat between Harry and Dru and watched as the mounds of food appeared on the table. The large group ate Mrs. Weasley's roast and potatoes greedily and remained quiet for the entirety of the meal. The guests thanked their hostess for the meal as they were quickly shuffled back into the living room as the elder Weasley's cleaned up the mess.
Dru smiled as she settled back onto the couch next to Sebastian. "It all works out pretty nice. I graduate next spring and Sebastian will teach Defense Against the Dark Arts and we'll be near both of our families."
"Wait, so you'll be teaching at my school next year?" Ginny asked with shock.
"Yep," Sebastian said laying his head in Dru's lap. "Goodbye America!"
"What about Remus Lupin?" Ron asked.
Drusilla's eyes danced with delight. "Let's just say that he will be… otherwise engaged."
Harry froze. "What?" he demanded.
Drusilla's face fell. "Oh no Harry! It's nothing bad," she exclaimed. "It's just that Nymphadora and he plan to marry. That is, if he is able to propose to her over the next week."
Harry sighed with relief and smiled. "So my godfather and your cousin eh?" he chuckled. Dru wriggled her eyebrows suggestively and the two began laughing hysterically. The humor was lost on the Weasley's and Sebastian who continued their conversation as the two giggled.
"So you really want to live in the same building as your father?" Fred asked incredulously.
"Yeah, so what?" Sebastian asked.
"You've obviously never seen him in Teacher-mode," George explained.
"Ohh, what's he like?" Dru choked out with excitement.
"He's a bloody nightmare!" Ron exclaimed.
"He scares everyone at the school," Ginny confirmed.
"He's sneaky…" George explained.
"And snarky…" Fred laughed.
"And plain evil to everyone around him," Harry finished.
"So that's why you were so freaked when he told you I was your brother?" Sebastian asked with genuine concern.
Harry sighed. "That and his coming out for himself and my dad. It was a little weird, to say the least."
"Whoa, Snape and your dad," Ron said in a daze.
"Does that mean that your father was gay?" Ginny asked with intrigue.
"Ginny!" Drusilla scolded.
"What? I just want to know…" Ginny sighed.
Harry shook his head. "Professor Snape was pretty adamant that he and my dad only… the once… then it was over and my dad was with my mum."
"So what about Snape?" Ginny asked curiously. "Is he still gay?"
Dru cringed and Sebastian chuckled. "Yeah, 'fraid so. But he hasn't had any action that I know of since before I was born. Which pretty much makes him like pure as the fresh driven snow, so to speak."
Ron covered his stomach with his hands. "Oh I think I'm gonna be sick!" he cried running from the room.
"What's his damage?" Drusilla asked Harry.
"I think he just formed some sort of mental picture of Snape and my dad…" Harry said as he squirmed in his seat.
"Oi!" Ginny cried.
"Yeah mate, shut it before you give us all indigestion!" George shouted.
Harry shook his head, "Welcome to my world."
"Well I don't care how bloody creepy the thought is," Fred said waving his hand. "All I can think of is what I would have paid to have been a fly on the wall when you all told Harry." George snickered and nodded in agreement.
"It really wasn't that bad," Dru stated as she shrugged. "I mean as far as arguments go, it was no worse then Bash and I on the pitch."
"You play Quidditch?" Fred and George cheered.
"Yeah," Sebastian said cautiously. "We're beaters."
"We're beaters too!" the twins exclaimed in unison.
"I'm a chaser," Ginny replied.
"I'm the keeper," Ron said with pride.
"And I'm the seeker," Harry beamed.
"Blimey! We've got ourselves nearly a team with Charlie, Bill, and Percy and their birds!" Ron said with delight.
"We have to play a game tomorrow!" Ginny suggested.
"Yeah," was everyone's eager reply.
"But we don't have our brooms," Sebastian lamented.
"We've got spares," Ron assured him.
Drusilla smiled cheekily. "No wonder you're all in Gryffindor, you're all so bloody appeasing..."
"Hey!" Ginny cried with outrage as everyone laughed.
"What was your school called?" Ron asked seemingly out of nowhere.
"The Salem Witches' Institute," Sebastian replied, "And yes, wizards can go there too!"
"Where is it at?" George asked.
"Salem, Oregon. It's on the West coast of the U.S." Drusilla clarified.
"What house are you in?" Harry asked.
"Well I'm in the equivalent of Gryffindor and Bash was in a Ravenclaw-like house," Drusilla explained.
"You weren't in Slytherin or Gryffindor?" Ron asked Sebastian with amazement.
"No, why?" Sebastian asked suspiciously.
"Because you come from such strong Slytherin and Gryffindor backgrounds," George explained.
"Wait a minute, a Malfoy in a Gryffindor-like house! You're Dad's gotta love that," Fred chuckled.
Drusilla shook her head, "Not half as much as my pratt of a brother does."
The Weasley clan and Harry all laughed hysterically, but Sebastian sat up and glared at his future bride. "Dru, you can't talk about him like that, he's your brother."
"I know that, dunder head, but he is so bloody annoying!" Dru spat.
Sebastian shook his head and pulled the blond down into his lap. He leaned back and enfolded Drusilla in his arms. Dru idly drew her fingers along Bash's forearms as she relaxed. Harry and Ginny watched the couple as Fred and George shook their heads and began to challenge Ron to chess.
Dru stifled a yawn and looked at the clock on the mantle that read eleven. "I don't mean to be a pest, but can I ask where I am to sleep tonight. I'm beat!"
Ginny stood up. "Drusilla, you'll be bunking with me tonight on the third floor. I'll take you up." She motioned for Dru to follow her. "Goodnight boys!" she shouted as she began to climb the stairs.
The boys muttered their goodnights abandoning their chess game. Sebastian kissed Drusilla lightly on the lips and she followed Ginny to the second floor. Harry watched the couple and smiled shyly.
When Sebastian turned around to face Harry he asked, "What?"
Harry grinned. "You two are... gross," he said throwing a pillow at his brother.
Sebastian dodged the cotton case and shook his head as he chuckled.
"You are!" Harry said with exasperation. "You know everything about each other and spend all your time together, and you're all lovey-dovey. It's gross!"
"Don't be such a girl!" George laughed.
"Hey, they do have some serious sexual chemistry…" Fred snickered, "Not unlike me little brother and his bird. And it's very entertaining to watch…"
Ron shot Fred a death glare. "She's not my bird!" he spat.
"Ickle Ronnikins is so sensitive about his Hermione!" George teased.
"George!" Ron protested as he reached over and slapped his head.
"Hey, that's me brother!" Fred whined, rubbing George's head affectionately.
"Well tell him to shove off, will you?" Ron cried.
Fred and George smiled wickedly. "All right Ronny, we'll lay off you and your bird," they said in synchronization as they turned their attention to Sebastian. "But you," they said to Bash, "Are an entirely different subject."
Sebastian closed his eyes and sighed. "You know that was the second time we've been compared to Ron and… um Hermione is it? It's weird."
The Weasley boys chuckled and Ron rolled his eyes. "Thanks Sebastian," he yawned.
Bash smiled catching the yawn. "You're welcome. Now what do you say to a bit of sleep?"
Ron smiled wearily. "I say that's the best idea anyone's had all night!" He stood and led Bash and Harry up the creaky stairs. "Night Fred, night George…" he called out as he walked away.
"Night," they hollered as they resumed their earlier game of chess.
"You'll be on the third floor, mate and I apologize in advance for Fred and George's explosions. They're on the fourth floor and spend half the night inventing and trying out new gags for their joke shop." Ron explained.
"Thanks for the forewarning," Sebastian chuckled wryly.
"Oh and if you hear a lot of strange noises, don't worry about them, it's just the ghoul in the attic. He's bloody loud whenever we have guests." Sebastian nodded and continued to climb. At the third floor landing, Ron opened a bedroom door and ushered the young Snape into the room.
The bedroom was small and decorated in various shades of Gryffindor red and gold. It had a mismatched chest of drawers next to the door, a large window across the room, with a small desk beneath it and a bed set against the adjoining wall. "This is my older brother, Charlie's room," Ron explained. "You'll be sleeping here this weekend."
Sebastian nodded. "Thanks," he said as he flopped onto the bed. Ron and Harry took this as their cue to leave and headed out.
"Good night," Harry said genuinely.
"Night," Sebastian returned as the boys left the room and closed the door behind them.