Chapter Ten: Defining the Relationship

After going over the rules with the boy we settled into the schedule easily. His studies seemed to be where we had our most difficulties because I was astonished with how far behind he was.

Today I figured there would be real trouble because I have been putting off the discussion about Draco coming for a week while Lucius goes on a second honeymoon with Narcissa. They had been planning it for a long time and decided to go early because of what happened with the diary.

Potter and I will be going to muggle London this weekend to get him new clothes and to pick out the color scheme of Draco's new room. Draco had never seen the room that was originally his so I thought it would be wise to make the room that he would be staying in for a week seem special. I will probably let Potter help pick out some things to make him acknowledge that Draco might become part of his life while he is staying with me.

After finally getting through Potter's studies I ask him to put his school books back into his room and come down and sit in the sitting room with me to talk. Once he is seated and comfortable on the couch I begin. "Do you remember me and you getting into a row about Lucius and Draco?"

He nods yes and by the look on his face and the way his eyes darkened I can tell this may get nasty so I decide it best not to beat around the bush and just get on with it.

"They will both be here on Tuesday and Draco will stay for one week."

The boy sits bolt upright before shouting "No way I don't want him here I hate that bloody bastard!"

I take a deep breath before saying "Potter he is my godson and he need somewhere to stay for a week I cannot and will not tell Lucius he has to cancel his honeymoon that he has been planning for the last five years because you want to be juvenile and judge people you barely know. Furthermore I will remind you now that I am willing to listen to your thoughts on this subject but you will be civil to me."

He slouches back into the sofa crossing his arms and huffs just like a pouting little boy before saying "Malfoy will try to get me in trouble he does it all the time at school and you always take his side!"

He ends the statement in a shout before lifting his foot and kicking the coffee table in a fit.

"Harry, I want you to go and put your nose in that corner and when I think you will be civil I will let you come out and we can discuss this."

He jumps to his feet and stomps his foot before shouting "I am not a baby Snape! I will not stand in the bloody corner!"

I stay calm because I believe he is actually using this to test me and isn't completely sincere with his argument but wants to see if I keep my word. So, while he glares at me, I stand from my seat walk around the coffee table and grab his ear in a pinch causing him to yelp before I drag him over to the nearest corner and smoothly say "You will stay put or you will not like the consequences."

He keeps his nose to the corner for all of five seconds before whining "This is stupid I didn't even do anything, you're the one letting slimy Malfoy's in!"

I let loose a sigh as I am now feeling a headache coming on before I say "You will not speak while in the corner doing so in the future will earn you more time standing there, keep that in mind because this is your one and only warning."

I hear him mumble some extremely colorful words before I say "You will be spending 5 minutes extra in the corner because you continued to speak after I told you not to and if I hear one more foul word coming out of your mouth you will be tasting soap."

I hear a groan before a whispered greasy git which I ignore because I do not really want to turn this into a battle I just want him to assess that he is in the corner and I am keeping my word in punishing him for his misbehavior. So picking up a potions journal I wait.

After he had spent ten minutes standing quietly I say "If you had listened when I warned you I would be letting you out now because I can tell you are cal enough to be civil but because you did not heed my warning I will now be starting the extra five minutes you earned."

The only response was a soft sigh which is what I was looking for before I looked at the grandfather clock that was sitting in the corner and starting his time.

After looking at the clock for the hundredth time I see his time is up so I say "Turn around and face me."

When he makes eye contact I say "you were put in the corner because you were throwing a tantrum and I wanted you to calm down and get your thoughts together so you and I can have an appropriate conversation about this. If you are ready to talk civilly you may sit and we can retry going over what will be happening this weekend and next week. If you are not ready to behave like the mature boy I know you can be then you can stay in the corner. It is your choice."

He sighed before scuffing the toe of his shoe on the floor and looking up to me saying "I'm sorry sir, I'll be good."

I was happy he would be more reasonable and so I forgave him saying "I am very impressed that you took it upon yourself to apologize that was very mature of you and I forgive you. Now come sit and let's go over the Malfoy's so we can get on to better things."

He beamed at my praise before smirking on my Malfoy comment and sitting back on the couch.

"Now you said I would take Draco's side if he were to get you in trouble while you were here and I want you to know, that is not true. Draco has stayed with me at my house in Spinners End several times and I hold him accountable just like I do you. I'm sure he would never admit it but he has taken many bottom warmings from me and Lucius because of the mischief he had gotten into at school including in your first year when I found out he had taken Neville's rememberall and flew the broom after being told not to."

The boy looked shocked at that and asked "What about when he threw stuff in my potions?"

I nodded and said "I am the Slytherin Head of House I do not like taking points from my own team unless it necessary. Draco is my godson though and Lucius and I have an agreement where Draco is concerned; while he is in school he is under my care and that means discipline. The point of me telling you all this is because I want you to know that I will not be taking either side while he is here, yes in school I scolded you and took points but Draco did not get off Scott free he was punished in private as are all the Slytherins."

He thought on this for a few minutes before he began to ask a question and I cut him off before a word could leave his mouth and said "No I will not tell you about any of the punishments he received. They are private and between me and Draco and you are not to ask him either or I will warm your bottom in from of him."

He looked amazed that I knew what he would ask, which really isn't that hard, his facials practically scream what his thoughts are, and at the mention of spanking he winced and his face became red in embarrassment.

"Draco will be here for a week. If you have any problems with him and you cant handle them maturely then I want you to come to me and I will discuss it with Draco. You will not get into any physical altercations with him if I catch you fighting you will not like the consequences."

He nodded in answer and after thinking for a moment he asked "Why does Draco think being Pureblood makes him better then others?"

I was not expecting this question so I asked "Why would you think Draco feels that way?"

He looked down into his lap then shrugged his shoulders in answer. I wanted to applaud his Gryffindorish loyalty because even though Draco was his 'sworn enemy' he was not going to openly tell on him like Draco would him.

Placing a crooked finger under his chin I lifted until his eyes met mine then asked "What did Draco say to make you think he felt that way?"

I could tell he really didn't want to answer but when I wouldn't let go of his chin he huffed and said "Well he said my mom was a filthy mudblood and then he said that about Hermione and I didn't know what it meant until she told me that is was a muggle born and that it meant that a mudblood was unclean. Then I learned I'm a half-blood but I don't understand how that matters?"

I released his chin and sighed before promising myself I would clear that vocabulary from Draco's mind once and for all before I began to explain that those terms are what the war was about.

"The Dark Lord used those terms during his campaign to gain power from the wealthy wizarding families. He then used it to segregate wizards into groups of what he saw as acceptable and not acceptable. When he had enough followers he wanted to have the pureblooded wizards and witches run the world and he wanted to eliminate anyone who did not fit into that description or force them into servitude. Purebloods are no better than any other wizards or witched they are simply older families that have an unbroken line of offspring, but just because they are pureblood does not mean they are more magical or anything else."

He listened to me very intently then sighed in understanding before asking "Does Draco have to come?"

I smirked at his attempt to change my mind and said "That was almost Slytherin."

He smiled at me before saying "Alright I will be civil to Draco when he comes but that doesn't mean I will let him walk all over me of bully me."

I nodded in approval before saying "Of course, you will come to me if you need to and you will not bully or walk all over him either."

I raised an eyebrow at his look of outrage. He huffed and said "I would never be a bully."

I surely hope not child you are so much like your mother, but jealousy can reveal anyone's bad side.

I nodded in understanding before changing the subject. "Tomorrow we will be going to London. Now I am going to prepare the evening meal and I want you to go up to your room and pull all your clothes out and lay them on your bed. Pants and socks too. Then put all your shoes on the floor in front of the bed, and Harry?"

He looked surprised that I had used his name then revealed a gleaming smile before answering "Yes sir?"

I couldn't help but smile at his happiness over such a simple thing which also shocked him before I continued "I should hope you have been keeping up your chore."

I knew his room was a disaster with all the free time he has had I had walked to his door several times throughout the week to check on him just to hear him through the door keeping himself occupied with his imagination and some old toys I had around the room that would have been for Draco like small army men and legos.

At the widening of his eyes and chewing of his bottom lip my presumption was made clear and with a simple glare he scurried off to tidy his room and get his clothing articles prepared for inspection.

[A/N: Yes I know it isn't to the good stuff yet I hate how boring I feel it is so far but I fully intend for it to get way more fun. Also I don't know if you guys have realized yet but the title of the chapter kind of entails what the chapter is about so if you loose your place, because we all have internet glitches, it should help you find it. I think when I do finish this story I will probably see if I can put in a table of contents where the Authors Note page is because I intend for it to be a long story and to keep the adventures coming so if you guys have any cool ideas feel free to share also I am thinking of a prank war in the near future so any and all pranks you can think of that young teenagers would do to each other or to their parents please share with me because I will use the ones that are really funny. The ones I don't use now may be used in the future. When giving me ideas feel free to share the greatest prank you ever played I will share mine in the next chapter and give you a link for YouTube to look up what it is and how to do it.]