A/N: Well then lovelies, shall we?

Disclaimer: Don't own Harry Potter, just Arista, Ilianna, and Derëk.

Warning:... really? Do I have to...? oh well. M/M, other wise known as boys love or gay smexy stuff! Um... I don't actually know about this chapter... I think this is another story progression chapter... no fun, huh? Oh well, get over it!

NOW! Let's get on with this!

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Sirius' POV

"-DRACO-"

I watch in horror as Draco's eyes roll into the back of his head and Harry screams in panic. He pulls his head into his hands and simply clings to him in desperation. I watch Ilianna hurry over to him with the other two Veela already trying to pry Harry from Draco but I sigh and step forward. "Let me take him," I say in a kind voice. "Come on pup, Draco will be fine, he's just a bit exhausted," I assure the lost boy. His green eyes, so much like his mothers' look up at me with tears before he releases the blond boy and those very same arms move to cling to me. He may not be very small, but he definitely doesn't weigh much... something to be remedied, no wonder Draco carries him around so much.

"S-sirius, are you s-sure?" Harry asks in such a soul wrenching voice.

"Yes, I know that those three can take care of him and get him back into top shape, but I'm fairly certain that it is as they said, that he needed to rest, but he either was putting on a tough face or he didn't even know himself how worn out he was. "Let's go sit in the library and talk while they take care of him," I offer as I start walking there. Another little sniffle comes from Harry and I feel him starting to shiver in my arms, whether from the cold or from fear, I do not know, but I call Kreacher to the library once there, "Bring us some sandwiches and a warm blanket," I snap, not as upset with the house elf as I usually would be, just wanting to take care of Harry and be the guardian I should be for him. A moment later, Kreacher pops back in with the requested items. He sets the sandwiches down on the coffee table and I take the blanket before wrapping it snugly around Harry and sitting on the floor beside him. Kreacher gives us a slight scowl but he pops off and I take the sandwiches, cast a few spells over them to see that they weren't tampered with and hand one to Harry. "You should eat, get something in your system, it's been quite a day for you two," I say with a sad face.

Harry snorts slightly but takes a bite out of the food and simply sits there chewing it. For a while we sit like that, each eating a sandwich and I watch as Harry starts to doze off. "Sirius..." Harry calls softly.

"Yes, Harry?" I ask in return.

"I'm glad that you're going to be my guardian," he whispers before his head finally falls back against the armrest and his eyes are closed.

I smile and clear things away before lifting him into my arms again with the blanket firmly wrapped around him. "I am too," I whisper before stepping out of the library and meeting up with Remus.

"Ah, there you two are!" he exclaims before quieting himself after glancing to Harry.

"When did you arrive?" I ask with wonder, I usually know when the werewolf is in my house.

"Only a moment ago, Arthur called me, seeing it only fitting that I know about Draco's condition and to be someone he knows and trusts in this house... aside from you," He explains. (A/N: Bet ya thought I forgot about Arthur Weasley!)

I nod in thought, "I guess that he doesn't share his wife's views as much as we had believed," I murmur before jerking my head to the side, "Want to walk up with me? I need to get him into a bed, though I'm betting that his and Draco's is now taken and I don't think I should take him in there," I say as we start to walk up.

"Yes, they were just moving the poor boy up when I got here," Remus verifies.

I take him to the last spare bedroom available and settle him down into the bed before pulling the covers around him and stepping out quietly. "Sometimes it feels like he's even younger than he really is," I comment as I close the door.

Remus nods and smiles, "Sometimes he acts that way, and we need to help him through those times," he says before putting an arm over my shoulders and leads me downstairs again, "Everyone else is meeting in the kitchen, Molly is magically locked up and could be facing some major charges to be locked up in Azkaban," he summarizes as we head down. "What she did, to her own daughter, no less, is highly punishable." He adds with a disgusted tone.

The door opens and whatever conversation that was going on stops and we see Arthur looking very stressed, but he looks sad as well. "Ah, Sirius, Remus, I'm glad that you could make it," Dumbledore greets with a firm tone, not quite as seemingly pleasant as usual. He has a worn look on his face as well.

"Of course," We both say in unison.

Ilianna is the only Veela present and she has a concerned expression. "How is Harry?" She asks.

"I have him sleeping in another spare bedroom, about as close as he can be to Draco's." I say as I move over to her. "I am glad that you, your daughter, and her Mate are present here, otherwise I wouldn't have known what to do about him." I add as she reaches out her hand and I take it in both of mine to show my gratitude.

"None of us would have," Lucius adds.

Not a moment later, Severus, Arista, and Derëk step in and give us looks of reassurance. "He's going to be fine, he just needs to rest, perhaps for a while without Harry. Harry might be a bit too stressed and needy right now for Draco to handle. He might pull some of Draco's magic and that wouldn't end well," Arista says as she takes a seat and Derëk stands behind her with his hand resting on her shoulder. Severus gives me a shifty look before taking a seat at the table.

"So, now that everyone is present, we should get down to business," Dumbledore starts. "I don't mean to put you on the spot, Arthur, but this is ultimately your decision of whether or not to press charges against Molly," he states.

Arthur Weasley's face goes pale and he drops his head to his hands before shaking it. "I don't think that will be necessary, I don't believe that Molly was herself tonight... let alone has she been herself for the past week," He says, "I am of the opinion that she was under the Imperious Curse. I know her the best, I know that she'd never use such a dark spell willingly, let alone on her only daughter that she so desperately wanted, I can't be the only one who knows this though. Remus, you've known her probably the best aside from myself..." He states and drops off, leaving the unspoken question hanging there as he looks hopefully to Remus as the rest of us turn to him as well.

"I would have to agree with you Arthur, she has not seemed to be herself," He says with a firm tone and nod. "But to figure out how or who cast the curse upon her is the truly difficult matter here," he adds.

"We all know that Harry would instantly blame Voldemort," I say with a slight chuckle that earns a few more echoing chuckles.

Severus quirks an eyebrow, "I wouldn't say you are too off mark there, Black, the Dark Lord has been rather active, especially after his revival last year. I suspect he is all the more eager to kill Harry ever since he lost him in the graveyard."

Narcissa gasps and Lucius frowns deeply, "But that would mean he'd kill Draco as well," Narcissa says as though objecting, even though she knows that this is only the statements, not something that can be changed in this discussion.

"We know, and we will try to keep it from coming down to that, that is the last thing that we want to happen," Dumbledore says calmly.

"I'm sure that Lucius could be welcomed back into his circle of followers," Severus states calmly.

"I doubt he'd easily accept me," Lucius says with a cold look, not aimed at anyone.

"Let's not make it come down to that, it would be certain that Voldemort would realize the motivation for Lucius coming back to him, especially if he tried to ask for his son's life. Severus, however, could ask for his godson's life, though that would not exactly mean sparing Harry's. Voldemort would likely try to find a way to separate the two so that he could still claim Harry's life," Dumbledore says. "Is that possible, Ilianna?" He asks then.

"There are no methods I can think of. The only one I could think of would create a magical barrier between the two that cuts off their connection to each other... that would leave Draco living a life not worth it. He'd be a doll basically, and eventually it would wear away and he'd still die. It would only postpone the inevitable and it would put him through endless pain and torment," She states. "And as you said, it would not spare Harry's life by any means," She says in a sad tone.

"Why are we trying to negotiate with Voldemort about Draco's life? The purpose here is to defeat him before he can kill Harry, isn't it?" I question, "I don't mean to make Draco seem less important, but we need to just talk about saving Harry because that would also mostly ensure Draco's survival," I add to make sure that no one is overly offended.

"Sirius has a point," Lucius says as he puts around his wife. "As much as I would like to at least ensure Draco's survival, we can't do that without doing the same for Harry, and he is just as much a part of my family now as Draco is," He adds.

"We should figure out how to be sure that Molly was under someone's influence before we deal with whom or how. So-" Dumbledore states before continuing.

We talk for what feels like forever before eating dinner with the other kids in the house, excluding Harry and Draco who are still resting. Another meeting ensues after dinner that Draco's parents, Remus, myself, and the Veela excuse themselves from to either go home, check on the other two, and stay out of affairs that no longer involve us. I bring some food up for Harry and watch Arista and Derëk do the same for Draco. When I step into his temporary room I find him just waking actually and he grumbles a bit when I ruffle his hair. "You should eat," I say simply as I sit and watch him. Remus steps in with me and smiles when Harry notices him.

"Professor Lupin!" He bursts out before tearing a from the bed to hug the man.

"I've already told you, Harry, just call me Remus, I'm not about to be teaching at Hogwarts for a while," he chides while laughing with me.

Harry blinks a bit before blushing and nodding, "M'kay," he says simply. There is a light knock on the door and Harry is the one to call out for them to enter.

"We just wanted to come by and check on you before we go home, Harry," Narcissa says as she steps in. She nods a greeting to us and Lucius steps in behind her.

"Okay... will Drae be okay?" He asks in a worried voice.

"He'll be just fine, he just needs some time to rest, so don't go bothering him," She says before kissing him atop his head and looks to me. "I trust that no more traumatic events will happen to these boys while they are staying here," She says though she knows that I had no control in any of this.

"Merlin, I hope not," I say with meaning although I add a little chuckle. I wave to them as they step out then shortly after bid Harry good night and Remus follows me out.

(A/N: Um...I'mma have some Siri/Remy, now... Sorry if you don't like this, but I think that it's cute, notice that I blatantly left Nymphadora out. No disrespect to her, I love her, but... not with my little Remy, not when Siri is so available! Okay, I'm done explaining myself and fangirling now.)

Remus closes the door and the second that we hear the latch click he presses me into the wall just opposite of the door and kisses me.

"Remy, please, wait until we're in the bedroom," I whisper softly, though I don't pull away, just pull him closer and walk backwards to my room and continue to the bed until the backs of my knees buckle upon hitting it and I pull him down on me.

"I wish you would just tell them, it's not like they'll think any differently of us," he whispers to me before working at my clothing and kissing at my throat.

"But what if they do? What about Harry? I am going to be his guardian soon, and... well, what will he think with you being around nearly all the time then?" I ask, not really knowing why my mind is still racing with worries even as I am being held like this.

"I'll be around because of the Order anyway, but if he asks, then just tell him, and maybe that is the best place to start, with Harry, you know that even as young as he is, everyone looks to him and watches his reactions first even before they react," Remus replies, and in my heart, I know that he is right.

I quickly find myself bare of all clothing and I start on his then before he stops me. "What?" I ask with a slight scowl.

"It's so close to the full moon... I wouldn't want to hurt you," Remus whispers in a guilty tone now.

"Then lay down," I mutter as I pull myself up to the pillows and when he listens to me, I rest my head on his chest and he wraps his arms around me. "I may tame you yet," I tease before pulling the blankets up over us and find myself falling asleep quickly just by the sound of Remus' steady breaths and heartbeats.

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Harry's POV

The next few days show slow but definite improvement in Draco, but I can't help but worry still and I wait around his room at nearly all hours of the day though I make it a point to not go in. There is only a couple of days before we have to be aboard the train so we're all getting around to make the trip to Diagon Alley. I sigh as I stand by Draco's bed now and I kiss his hand before walking out.

"Arista said he'd be awake at latest by the day you are going to board the train," Sirius says as he hugs me. "He'll be fine, just go out and get both of your things and maybe something special for him," He suggests.

I nod and plan to do just that. I step through the floo after George and Fred comes through after me. The rest of the Weasley's file out (Aside from Molly, obviously) and Ginny gives me a sheepish smile before going to stand by her father as he is the last to come through with Hermione just ahead of him and now is standing next to Ron. I walk over to my two best friends and we start off to collect all of our things for classes. I manage to get both my own things and Draco's before I think about some gifts to get him. I grab some chocolates right off the bat before remembering that Draco isn't always a huge fan of the sweets, so I buy half of the original amount before grabbing some more savory snacks, a box of Berti Botts, and a pack of Droobles. I then debate doing something more personal than candy now and blush as I think about some of the ideas going through my head.

"Something on your-" Fred starts

"-mind Harry?" George finishes.

"Nothing," I mutter and try to escape the ornery twins, but the next thing I know, they are dragging me into a deserted alley and have me pinned to the brick wall.

"We saw that little blush, been thinking about Draco an awful lot, huh?" George asks with a more genuine tone than his brother would have.

"Well of course! He's my Mate, and he's been unconscious for days now, I have to worry about him!" I snap sharply, not wanting them to dig in any further and find out what I was thinking about just a moment ago.

"We know that, Harry, what we want to know, is what was on your mind just a moment ago to make you blush like that, and hey, maybe we can help you," Fred says with a quirked eyebrow, tempting me to let them in on it but I shake my head.

"Wait... why are you asking anyway? You seem to already have an idea of what I was thinking to have dragged me out here like this," I question with a frown.

"Let's just say we created a little spell that can show the caster the aura around a person-" George says with a nonchalant attitude as he pretends to inspect his nails and cuticles.

"-and let's just say that your aura changed from green to a rather brilliant shade of violet," Fred adds, "And let's say that violet is a pretty interesting color to show up in an every-day environment," he finishes with a wink.

I flush deeply and try to dodge between the two redheads but they catch me and push me back against the wall, "Guys, just let me go," I whimper, not wanting to tell them the embarrassing thoughts that went through my head.

"We've told you some information that could very well get us in some trouble, we need some insurance that you won't just go telling our father or when we get to Hogwarts, McGonagall," George says with a slightly sympathetic shrug.

"I wouldn't dream of telling anyone about it, you two know that!" I squawk and hope that Ron or Hermione are looking for me and might save me from these two.

"We need to make sure that something personal to you is at stake though, Harry, it's only fair," Fred says in a fake sweet and innocent tone. "So what dirty thoughts were you having about your beloved Slytherin?" He asks with a devilish smirk.

"Merlin help me!" I mutter briefly, "If you ever speak of this to anyone, I will hex you both and so will Draco... no he'll do far worse... he'll probably give you the same treatment that your sister got, so... just promise me we don't have to discuss this ever again?" I ask in a small whimper.

"Promise," they both say in unison with both hands in sight to show me that they aren't crossing their fingers, though that is little reassurance when it comes to the Weasley twins.

"I was wanting to do something a bit more personal and special for him... so I was debating trying to get a hold on some... lingerie..." I say and whisper the last word so that it is barely audible.

"What color were you thinking?" They ask, again in unison and I simply blink up at them owlishly.

"What?" I ask as though I thought they hadn't heard me and were just being random.

"What color of lingerie were you thinking?" Fred asks calmly, though seeming a bit exasperated.

"Um... Green, blue, red, or black," I say and bite my lip before my mind fries at the thought that we are actually discussing this.

"Hmm... green would show off your eyes, black would make your eyelashes and hair pop, red would be a bit... I can't believe I'm saying this, too Gryffindor, and blue would match his eyes more... so all but the red I think would work," George says with a thoughtful tone. He then thinks some more, "Have you thought about grey? That would match his eyes even more," he says with a glance to his brother.

"That sounds doable," Fred responds first and while I'm looking back and forth between them I feel something tug around my hips and I yelp. "Hold still, it's just a measuring tape," he says with a slight chuckle.

I shift uncomfortably as it takes all of my measurements and George scribbles them down before spelling both items away and they smile mischievously. "What have I gotten myself into?" I ask rhetorically.

"Hey, we're just here to help you do something personal and special for Draco," They say in unison with their hands up innocently.

"And how do you reckon you'll manage that?" I ask suspiciously.

"You should know by now that we have many methods," Fred says, "Now, let's get back to the others before they think we kidnapped you and forced you to test some of our new products, that's for the firsties," he says with a grin.

"I thought that Hermione already told you to stop doing that!" I squawk as we step out of the alley. They each have an arm over my shoulders and now I can't tell or remember which one was which.

"She did, but we never promised that we would stop," they say in unison while looking so nonchalant. We find the others in the very beginnings of their panic and they were just starting to look for… well, mainly for me. "Hey, look what we got here!" "No need to go hollering or calling for aurors to search for him." "We just went off on a bit of a stroll so that we could talk!" They call to them, taking turns talking before Hermione quickly pulls me from their grasp and checks me over to see that I didn't taste any of their sweets.

"I'm fine 'Mione," I assure her as she looks to be about to remove my shirt to be certain, " I didn't eat anything, least of all something offered by one of them," I add with a slight scowl at them both which only earns me identical grins and raised palms. I roll my eyes and think about the whole exchange we just had and sigh, wondering if this was really worth it.

After everyone has calmed down and Hermione is certain that I didn't eat some experimentation, we go and have a quick lunch before going to our last stop, Madame Malkin's to get robes adjusted, thank goodness Draco already had his adjusted over the summer, especially after he had come into his inheritance. I notice that I have actually grown a good inch and a half which pleases me, but I still get the brief comment on how skinny I am which just makes me shrug and keep silent. It's not like it is a choice, I just have a high metabolism, as well as I was basically malnourished while living with my aunt and uncle. We finish with getting everyone's robes resized and finally are ready to go back to Grimauld place laden with bags. I quickly take all of my things up to Draco's and my room and sort things out quietly, putting everything into his trunk for him and stashing the snacks into my own trunk along with the rest of my things. I then head downstairs again and sit with the others in the library, talking… well most of us are talking, Hermione has her nose in a book again, but no one bothers her since she seems rather engrossed in it.

Fred and George leave us a bit earlier and I watch them suspiciously but they don't give me a second glance as they walk out, but I have a good idea of what they are doing. I shake it off though as Ron pulls out his Wizards Chess set and sets it up. We manage to slip in two rounds before supper and then it is off to bed to wait for another boring day before we head off to Kings Cross.

Maybe Draco will wake up tomorrow! I think before I drift off to sleep in the spare bedroom next to his.

A/N: I think that you guys are awesome… Have I ever said that? I just wish that I could get some simple feedback. Just say "Awesome, Good Job, update soon" something generic like that, it really lifts my spirits, and… well, there is no point to my cookies if no one wants to give one! So please! just say "Cookie to Draco! he's doing great at being a bump on a log!" lol, no, don't put that, but just say "Cookie- To whom- and a simple reason" and I will feature you in the opening of the next chapter, even if it has already been posted, I will gladly update it to put you in there! I really do love you my darling readers, never doubt that!