Chapter 10: Fame Seeking and Blood Puzzles

The next morning Harry came down to breakfast wearing dark sunglasses and dressed in a dark green T-shirt and tight black jeans growling slightly in the back of his throat as if he did not want to be there. Lucius and Narcissa were looking at him in confusion before Draco decided to explained, "He's not a good morning person," moving forward he lead Harry towards the table.

Pulling out a seat for his friend to sit down at the table and Blaise dashed around making a plate while Pansy poured a cup of tea and Theo found a Daily Prophet for Harry. They knew the routine, they knew how to work, and they knew hat would keep Harry from becoming a lazy slug for the entire day. Harry was not the best person to be around when he was grumpy he liked to curse people; especially people who decided to speak to him before he had woken up.

The adults watched as the routine went through with out a hitch, it seemed this was a normal thing for them. Harry sipped his tea for a bit before eating what Blaise gave him, half way through his meal he looked at the Prophet and groaned before tossing the paper to Draco and going back to eating. Draco read the headline out loud, "Potter's Special Someone," that made everyone look at Harry.

"Don't you dare give me that look Draco," Harry said not looking up he could feel the blonde's gaze on him, and Draco just narrowed his eyes as if expecting Harry to admit he was keeping a secret from them, "I'm not keeping a secret from you and if I am then damn I'm good," that made every one tilt their heads at him like he was nuts, "The bloody prophet thinks your my special someone, continue to read it gets better, oh so much better," he had read the entire article before tossing it away.

"The changes in Harry Potter, our savior and hero, have become rather pronounced after a train ride with one, Draco Malfoy, the heir to the prominent Malfoy fortune and businesses. According to reports from many sources, inside of the school of Hogwarts, the two have been seen together every single day since the school year began. They entered the Great Hall together and even though they apparently seemed to not care one way or the other it was obvious to all that they had just finished shagging. One student had this to say, 'Harry is seen every morning leaning on Malfoy's arm, it's like he's a love sick puppy,' when asked if they think the couple is going to last the student replied, 'I certainly hope not Harry can do so much better then that.." Draco stopped reading out loud, glared and tossed the paper aside, "Well that was rude."

"What's it say?" Harry asked eating a piece of bacon, he knew what it had said but wanted to hear it out loud.

Picking up the paper Pansy read, "Bleach blond, gold digging, fame seeking, son of a whoring Deatheater and bitch," setting the paper down she chuckled and leaned onto Harry's arm to tease him, "So why was we not informed that you were seeing each other? I mean come on-"

Smacking Pansy with the paper Harry shook his head, "He's my brother you flighty little bint," that made Lucius and Narcissa let out held breath and he simply tilted his head at them, "Yeah, pretty sure I don't want to know, well bye," standing he started towards the door Draco following and Theo following both of them, the two of them always went off with Harry as if nobleman following their Prince.

"So," Blaise turned to look at the two elder Malfoy's with critical eyes, "Do you disapprove of Harry or some thing? Is he not good enough for Draco? It's not like he's still some perfect Gryffindor Golden Boy image, he hasn't been for along time," he was getting ready to defend the non-existed relationship if it meant protecting Harry, as Harry a was one of the group meaning he would be protected and defended even against crazed slander from crazy papers.

"Not at all we like him very much -" Narcissa started she did not know how to explain why she had looked panicked, luckily she was saved from having to tell them any thing about the Dark Lord's want for Harry by Harry himself.

"Ow!" came Harry's loud voice a shout of pain which caused Blaise and Pansy to dart after the trio panicked as to what had made their friend call out in pain the way he had, Lucius and Narcissa followed in shock at the noise and the reaction it caused among the others.

They saw Harry standing in the middle of the hallway covered in blood with a disembodied arm attached to his wrist, and two dead Prisoners were in front of him, "Why must people see me and instantly assume I'm going to help them?" he asked Theo who was putting his wand away after wiping it off.

"You're seen as a hero," Draco answered also putting his wand away, and reaching over to tug the arm off of Harry, when the bodies exploded the man's grip had not released, "Now how did my blasting charm and Theo's cutting charm do that?" he meant the bloody dead prisoners that lay around Harry's feet.

"Well it seems the blasting charm added an explosion to the cutting charm to create a nice big bloody mess," Harry said taking his sunglasses off he shook his head, which splattered blood and other bits of human pieces around the room, "And now I need another shower, pardon me," and he left towards his room charming the ground he walked on so he did not leave a bloody trail.

"Explain," Lucius said as he held Narcissa, she was not a fan of blood.

"We were coming this way and these two jumped on him begging him to help them, they said they were prisoners," Theo said as he kicked the decapitated leg of one of the dead bodies.

"He told them he was busy and one of them did something to cause him to yelp and well, we defended him and ...now we have a human puzzle," Draco said before noticing that blood was on him and Theo as well, "We need showers also."