Annoucement! I got beta! (personally I think she got tired of reading all my grammactical errors and just caved in to be my beta) but I want to thank her for helping and more than likely improving this story tenfold. I personaly bow to PeruvianDarkness.
Draco was tired of searching for Harry, so he gave up looking, eventually deciding to wait in the dorm room. When he returned, he saw a very intimidating sight. Harry was in bed, as he should be, but there was several people around him. Including the Dark Auror. When Draco stepped into the room, all heads turned towards him in unison, which did nothing to calm his nerves. Draco was about to speak when he heard Miriam starting to yell.
"AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!" she began. "I trusted you to watch and take care of Harry, and when I come for his final check up, you're no where to be found!". At this point she started stalking towards him angrily. "He could have fallen out of bed, gotten hurt or even worse! What if he had needed assistance to the bathroom, had a seizure, or DIED, all because you decided to go prancing around the castle!" Now she was inches from his face, yelling. "What do you have to say for yourself, mister?" she demanded.
Draco could honestly say he had only ever been terrified of three people in his life before he met Miriam. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his Father, and his Aunt Bellatrix. And now Miriam, which made that list four. Her face was flushed in anger, her nostrils flared slightly. She stared at him with her hazel eyes as hard as diamonds, and even though she were shorter, she seemed to tower over him. Yes, Miriam the Healer was scary. Knowing he had to calm her, and that she would probably know if he were lying, he decided to speak the truth. Draco was also aware that he could divert her anger to someone else…
"I was looking for Harry! He snuck out this morning so I was searching the castle for him!" He said quickly, eager to get those burning eyes off him. He liked Harry, sure, but he chose his own safety over being loyal to his maybe- maybe not boyfriend. His confession worked perfectly when Miriam spun around and progressed towards the bed with alarmingly quick paces.
"HARRY JAMES POTTER! You told me that you woke up and Draco was gone! You told me that you were being a good little boy and resting; you told me that I could trust you! What else have you lied to me about?" She demanded. Draco watched as panic entered Harry's eyes before he tried to talk his way out of Miriam's wrath.
"Miriam, love, wonder and goddess of my life. I may have- possibly… left and returned without Draco being aware, and it could also be true that I may have told a tiny little lie about a nap and waking to a missing nurse. Which, in hindsight, was not the best of ideas, seeing as Draco has taken it upon himself to let it be known as untrue-" here, Harry glared at Draco from across the room "but, if you think about it Miriam, it was also very beneficial when you learn what I discovered!". Draco listened as Harry spoke the last bit with enthusiasm, as if it would distract the irate healer.
"It had better be life or death, Harry." She said in a venomous tone. Draco noted that the other occupants in the room has slowly cleared a nice space around Miriam and the bed-ridden boy throughout the conversation. Smart People, he thought as he returned to watch the scene unfold.
"Well, it won us 50 galleons… if that helps?" Harry said, his voice startlingly overly optimistic with hope that this news would sooth the situation. Apparently, mentioning money was the right course of action, when Draco watched most anger melt from Miriam's posture. Miriam quickly straightened the blanket before sitting down, acting like a teenage waiting for gossip. "Ooh, which bet did we win?" Harry audibly sighed in relief.
"Jake and Jonathan owe us 50 galleons each and Parker owes us 10 galleons each." He started, talking quickly and conspiratorially, classic indications that Harry would turn out to be just as much a gossipmonger as Miriam.
"Which bet did they lose? Was it the one concerning the three cats or the one about the mystery crate?" she asked. They were both ignoring everyone else in the room as they bounced in their excitement. Draco wanted to question how many bets they had going and what they were about, but after observing others from the group, he was concerned about asking.
"Neither; I got proof that its my twin trying to get me out of school and why!" Harry stated proudly. Draco watched as he withdrew a letter from under his pillow and presented it to Miriam. Miriam opened the parchment, read quickly, before cracking a huge grin and jumping up from the bed.
"Pay up, boys!" she exclaimed, presenting her open hands to Jake and a black haired boy- Jonathan, apparently- who was standing beside him. Both looked irritated that they had just lost one hundred galleons each, but both faithfully pulled leather sacks from their pockets. They reached inside and started counting while a beaming Miriam stood over and helped them count.
"Harry, may I see that letter?" Kingsley asked. Draco was so absorbed in watching Miriam gloat over the money, that he jumped when he heard the tenor of the Auror.
"Of Course, Tad. Guess I should tell everyone else what it says." Draco assumed that everyone had forgotten he was in the room since no one had looked in his direction in the last few minutes. Using this to his advantage, he snuck over to his bed and sat down hiding himself from half the room, behind his curtains.
"Will wrote to Percy Weasley- you remember him that weird red head guy who walks like he has a wand up his arse, to ask him to find anything legal that could get me withdrawn from school. From what I can gather, Percy is willing to help because not only does he understand the "stress of having a more popular brother", but apparently was has been passed over for several promotions and blames me. Merlin knows why it's my fault, but…" He stated calmly.
"Hmm . . . your description does sound familiar, but who is he exactly?" Some female asked. She was roughly the same height as Harry, with had dirty blonde hair and aquamarine eyes.
"Oh, he is one of the secretaries of Williams. Remember he's that snobby red head who tried yelling at Oliver and I when we were trying to prank Minister Williams. He got really red and started screaming, then tried to get an Auror to throw us out after charging us. I told Williams everything he had said and about how I didn't trust him, so Williams has refused to allow him to know about Project Zeus or Titan. He wont promote him and is trying to find him a new department." Harry nodded at the end of his speech as if approving of all the information he provided.
"Right, I remember him!" a boy with sandy coloured hair said. There appeared to be two clones on his right, so Draco assumed this was Oliver and he was part of a package of three.
"Okay, Shadow. I will take this to Minister Williams and deal with this Weasley. Can you handle your brother?" Kingsley asked.
"Sure, Tad, I was actually going to ask Draco for help with Will." As if remembering the blonde was there everyone in the room looked up and turned to the spot he had stood previously. Not seeing them right away they began searching the room. Finally one of the clones spotted him and pointed him out to everyone.
"Hey, Draco" Harry began. "So, about everything you heard just now…" Harry started, scratching the back of his neck sheepishly.
"You weren't home-schooled, you are part of something called Project Zeus and Titan, you're on a very personal level with the Minister, and probably half the Auror office. Yes, I gathered that and I wont tell anyone, if you tell me what you do exactly." Draco stated. He knew that they could just oblivate him and be done with it, but he was hoping for Harry's compassion.
Draco watched as everyone sized him up, making their mental analysis of him before turning to Harry for the verdict. Harry was also staring at him with an odd look in his eye. Draco saw him nod to himself again as if giving himself approval over his own thoughts and spoke.
"I trust Draco. The time I've been here I've dropped my guard around him and that only happens around a select few. I don't think he would betray me or give away any information about a single soul in this room, but to ease everyone's mind I will ask him for a Wizards' oath. Also, it could be handy if he were stationed at the school and acted as a buffer for when I go on missions. He could spread rumours and hide my true whereabouts to others." Harry nodded to himself again, before scanning the rest of the room to gauge their reactions. Everyone seemed to approve… except Kingsley.
"Are you sure about this Harry? Do you really trust him or are you just doing this because you have a small crush on the boy?" He asked. Draco saw Harry's cheeks pink slightly, watching Kingsley, who was doing a good job of conveying how much he wanted Harry to reconsider and oblivate Draco, but Draco saw the determination took over as the dominant expression on Harry's face.
"Tad, I would never risk my cover or the safety or anyone in this room over a small crush." Draco felt a dull ache in his heart when he heard the part of being only a small crush. "I need you to trust my judgement on this, and more importantly trust me." Draco's heart soared at the words.
"Harry, you know I trust you, but I… I don't trust him!" Kingsley almost yelled in frustration. Draco looked back to Harry; it was like a verbal match of bludgers.
"Why not? Is it because his father is a Death Eater, or because I like him? I still remember what you did when you thought I liked Jonathan." Jonathan looked uncomfortable, his pale face a picture of embarrassment and fear, eyes darting between Kingsley and the floor… Draco wondered what had happened there. Seeing that reaction, Draco hoped he didn't have a similar experience as the boy did.
"Both…maybe…" Kingsley mumbled. Draco was curious as to why he didn't get a say in this.
"Kingsley, it'll be fine. Draco won't hurt me. Now to tell Draco what is going on!" Harry always seemed to summon that enthusiastic voice when he thought it would distract others. Looking like it had failed with Kingsley still fuming and the rest awkward.
Harry beckoned Draco closer with his finger.
"Draco this is what is going on . . ."
Draco listened to everything Harry said, and the small comments made by the others. He was shocked at a lot of the information he was being told. Harry was far more deadly than he originally thought. Draco knew he was still withholding a lot of information, and that the names of the Titans weren't their original names. After Harry was finished telling him everything that was deemed important, Kingsley left with the triplets, and Miriam to return to HQ, while Lesley, the blonde girl, Jake, Evan, Jonathan and Sam- who was a small black boy that hid in the shadows most of the time- sat and discussed Will Potter.
Will was just leaving a sated and rumpled Ginny in the classroom, when he ran into Ron.
"Hey, Ron! What are you doing here?" he asked, discretely bumping into the door to warn Ginny of someone else's presence.
"Hey, mate, I was just looking for you actually. I told some Ravenclaws about trying to help Harry, and Cho Chang said she knew something that might help. Apparently, there's something in the school rules." Ron told him, as they began walking away from the classroom.
"Really?" he asked while glancing over his shoulder to see Ginny peeking her head out of the door, shaking his head slightly as a signal to return into the classroom before her brother left.
"Yeah, people read the school rules…weird" Ron said, eyes wide in personal disbelief. "Anyways, Cho is waiting for you in the library."
"Cheers, Ron, I'll go see her now." He said while the rounded a corner and out of sight of the classroom. Will was glad that Ron wasn't observant and wouldn't see his sister leaving the room or walking quietly a few yards behind them.
When Will entered the library, he saw Cho waiting for him beside the door. She gestured for him to follow her into the stacks, so he nodded and walked behind her. She led him down one of the darker aisles that no one ventured to, and turned around and presented him with at book that was open, waiting for him. He took the book as she pointed to the middle of the left page.
"Section 3, subsection 2 about class attendance states that if a student misses more than 6 weeks of class without parental or medical note, than the student is suspended, if other students express a concern, then the student can be removed from the school. The Headmaster must comply with wishes of the concerned students and or parents, and the removal of the student, can only be overturned by the school governors." She stated calmly. Will read the section twice before marking the page and closing the book.
"You are absolutely wonderful." He told her before taking her waist and pulling her towards him. Will starting to kiss her in gratitude, thinking about the letters to his parents and to the headmaster he would have to write- it was a talent, really, that he could both satisfy a girl and plan at the same time. He needed to count how many weeks his twin had missed before enacting the rule. He would have to wait a while, but he could wait another week or two if it meant getting his twin out of the school.
Will was halfway through mentally writing the letter to his parents, when he felt the girl in his arms getting bolder and returned his complete focus to her as her hands opened his trousers and pushed them down. Yeah, it's good being me, he thought to himself as she pushed him against the shelves and got to her knees.
The next morning when Will Potter sat down for breakfast, he was feeling good about himself. His life was almost back on track and, after writing to his parents, he had persuaded Lavender up to his bed. After weeks of the neglect, the female population of Hogwarts seemed to be very accommodating of him. He was still smiling to himself when he looked up to see his twin enter with Draco Malfoy.
Will observed the faint yellowing of his skin in some places- bruise marks?- and how Harry seemed to favour his right arm when he gestured. Will panicked a bit when he realized that he still need a few more days of his twin missing class before he could enact the rule. Thinking quickly, he turned to his housemates and spoke quickly and quietly.
"Okay, we still need him to miss twelve more class days before we can go to the headmaster. We need to prevent him from going to class. Any suggestions?" he asked.
"Well we could trip him down the stairs." Seamus spoke up. Upon seeing the horror stricken faces he quickly added to his statement "I meant from the middle of a flight, not the top. Just,, you know enough to get him to the hospital wing. You know how Pomfrey keeps people in forever when they get hurt."
Everyone silently agreed- she was known for keeping people in the hospital wing for days when she thought they needed more bed rest. Slowly everyone agreed and they went about assigning positions. Seamus would do the actual tripping hex, since it was his idea. In case he failed several people would be stationed around to also cast. After finalizing the plan, Will looked at his brother across the hall.
Will snorted in disgust when he saw his brother leaning against Malfoy's side, and how the Snake Prince had his arm around his twins shoulders. He watched as Harry turned towards Malfoy and whispered something, and how Malfoy smirked before whispering back and nuzzled his brother's neck. Will felt anger and disgust build in him when he realized that not only was his brother a pillow biter but, out of all the blokes in Hogwarts, he was interested in Malfoy. Yes, it was good thing he got rid of his brother before he disgraced the Potter family, and ruined Wills reputation.
Harry had woke up that morning and rolled over to see Draco buttoning up his shirt. He smiled to himself as he watched the blondes slim fingers slowly slip each button through the hole, and move onto the next. When Draco finished he looked towards his bed and smiled when he saw the other boy awake. Harry watched as he casually walked over and bent down to give him a light kiss before going back to his uniform.
After the others left yesterday, Harry, blushing heavily, had stayed silent for a total of five minutes before blurting out "Draco are you my boyfriend?" He'd heard a chuckle before two cool hands grabbed his wrists, and removed his hands from covering his red face. He looked up to see two grey eyes staring at him before Draco smiled.
"Harry James Potter, will you do me the honour of being my boyfriend?" He asked. Harry sat in a state of shock for a total of ten seconds before grinning and throwing his arms around the others boys neck and kissing him.
"So… is that a yes?" Draco asked once he finally drew back from his ecstatic boyfriend (fingers crossed). Harry managed to go redder, before he nodded and looking away.
"I'm sorry for practically mauling you" he muttered. He heard Draco laugh again before he was being pulled into the blondes embrace.
"Never apologize for kissing me. Ever." Draco whispered into his ear, before he felt the other boy kissing his neck.
Harry smiled at that memory. After Harry explained that he actually had no idea how to have a relationship and that as far as he ever got with another person was kissing. Draco was understanding and told him that he did have a few ex boyfriends, but would go at whatever pace Harry set. Harry had been so happy that night, that he sent off a note to Miriam explaining his new relationship, and desperately asking for advice.
After he managed to drag himself out of bed and get dressed, he went to breakfast with Draco. As soon as they got to the Great Hall, Draco insisted on acting like the possessive boyfriend and put his arms around his shoulders and drew him closer to the other boys body. When Draco noticed someone paying to much attention to Harry or admiring him in a way that Draco did not like, Draco would kiss his cheek and glare at the offending person.
Harry got a warm feeling inside when Draco acted like this, and decided to let the blonde have his fun. If it got to out of hand, he would step in and put a stop to it, but for now, it was harmless. Harry noticed the Gryffindors acting strangely, and his twin in the centre of it. When they finished discussing whatever they were planning, he turned to Draco and told him that the lions were cooking up something, and listened as Draco told him not to worry. When Draco started nuzzling his neck, Harry knew it was time to leave before the blonde started snogging him at the table.
Harry led them out of the hall and started up the staircase to class when he felt a hex being sent his way. After years of training he had amazing reflexes and managed to pull Draco and himself out of the way when he saw the hex flying past him. As he turned to search for the castor he felt 3 more spells being sent his way and he pulled them both down to crouch on the step. As he pushed Draco out of the way of one of the spells, he turned to see a blasting hex headed his way, and didn't have enough time to move before he was hit.
As he was thrown down the stairs he saw the look of horror upon Draco's face before crashing to the floor, spots of red and gold came into view. As he was attempting to push himself up his vision blurred and a sharp pain shot through his head before he blacked out.