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Thousands Of Reasons To Smile

Chapter Thirteen

Slow Down, Calm Down, Don't Worry, Don't Hurry,

Trust The Process

Harry had a lot of trouble keeping his mind on his lessons that day. Well with everybody snickering and whispering about the fifth year prefect sitting next to him at the back of the classroom in his Transfiguration class. Harry couldn't be very interested in Dumbledore's class when he and Abraxas were the main attention in the classroom. Abraxas hadn't been paying attention to the first year students as he was doing his own work for his own classes; he was acting aloof about it. Harry wished he could do the same but he couldn't, this was just too humiliating and irritating for him.

Charlus looked a little put off that Abraxas was being oblivious about his current situation, but he seemed pleased that students were talking about him in a mocking way of course. Tom though looked upset for Harry's sake that people were whispering about him also. Both Charlus and Tom were seated with the Gryffindors, while Harry sat on the Slytherin side with Abraxas. They were seated alone in the back for obvious reasons. Alphard and Dorea were seated right in front of them. It was all laughs with Alphard, but Dorea didn't find any amusement in it, in fact she found it appalling.

There was a sharp slap of a ruler at the front of the classroom that caused everybody to start and stare up at Professor Dumbledore in surprise. "If you are all just going to talk and stare at both Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter, I suggest that you all leave and lose fifteen points each. Regardless of their circumstances, I require full attention in my class! Now does anyone need to leave the classroom?"

Nobody left so Professor Dumbledore went on with his lesson without anymore disruptions.

"I'm surprise you are not enjoying this." Abraxas quietly whispered to Harry.

Harry looked at Abraxas shocked. "What? How can I? This is more embarrassing than I thought it would be." Harry put his head down on his desk, missing the guilty concern look that Abraxas was giving him.

"Have you considered the Hogsmeade trip that I purpose to you?"

"Are you sure I'm allowed?" Harry asked looking up at the boy.

"Technically I'm your legal guardian, so I can give you permission. I'm sure that there will be no qualms with the professors." Abraxas exclaimed looking at Harry intently for his response.

Harry just shrugged his shoulders in response. "Why not, I could use some sweets in my inventory. I have a feeling that Moreaux wanted to spend the time in Hogsmeade with you though."

Abraxas frowned and went back to his work. "She has apologized and given a written apology to you as you already know, but that letter itself was insincerely written. She will do anything to please me."

Harry smirked remembering what Moreaux had written to him:

Dear Harry,

Please accept my most sincere apology for my behavior. I have thought long and hard about what happened and I realize how very angry you must have been. I am really sorry for creating the situation which I know I should have handled better. I admit that I was in the wrong and can only say how this will never happen again and hope that you will give me the opportunity to prove this to you.

Hurting you is the last thing I'd ever want to do, but I couldn't hide my feelings any longer on how I felt when my beloved Abraxas was harmed on the train by your brother. I hope you understand that I was being emotionally insensitive and imprudent in my behavior. I hope that you know that I will never ever try to harm you again.

I understand that it might be difficult for you to accept my apology but I hope that this letter will help. I will come to you later this week to apologize in person once Abraxas permits it and I hope that you will be able to give me another chance.

Sincerely,

Avril Moreaux

"I don't know, she sounded pretty sincere to me." Harry commented going back to listening to Dumbledore's lectures.

"It doesn't matter; Moreaux is just a girl that I had no intentions to keep dating. My parents have already arranged my future wife for me." Abraxas replied uncaring.

Harry looked at Abraxas surprised. "Your parents believe in arranged marriages?"

Abraxas rolled his eyes at Harry. "Every pure blood family is supposed to. I'm sure by the look of shock on your face that your parents don't participate in such codes of purity."

Harry scowled looking away from Abraxas. "I suppose you find that disgusting that my parents don't. That they would rather have their kids find true love then be forced into a loveless marriage."

Abraxas didn't know what to say to that, he never was allowed to speak his own mind. He had been taught at a young age that feeling the tender things was a flaw. Emotion along those lines would bring you nothing but disgrace and failure. Two things he would never dirty his hands with. He had learned much from his father and mother, but since the bond with Harrison, Abraxas has been feeling every emotion that his parents called a weakness. Abraxas hated to see the disappointed look on Harry's face about his character, but it was just how things were.

RING

The bell ringed ending Transfiguration for the day.

"I'll be eating lunch with my brothers and then I'll have History next." Harry replied standing as Abraxas pulled out his time-turner from around his neck as students proceeded to leave.

"I'll see you there." Abraxas replied as Harry left with his brothers without a glance back at him.

Abraxas sighed frustrated before twirling the clock on his time-turn two times before disappearing to his first class which was potions.

"How did it go?" Charlus asked smiling at Harry once he joined the brothers.

Harry just scowled. "I was given a lesson on how pure bloods are only supposed to marry other pure bloods."

Charlus just laughed and rolled his eyes. "That's a bunch of crock. Only superficial families do that."Charlus replied as the three brothers joined the crowd thundering toward the Great Hall for lunch.

As soon as the students saw Harry walk in the Great Hall everybody just started whispering at once and the pointing and staring started.

"Chaos, panic, disorder – Harrison's work here is done." Josh Wealsey said winking at the brothers as he and his cousin Joseph walked past them to eat lunch also.

"How did that subject come up?" Tom asked Harry making himself a bowl of stew as soon as they got to the table with the Gryffindors.

"We were talking about Avril Moreaux of course, she written me an apology. Abraxas said that he didn't really care for the girl, that his parents had already arranged his future wife for him."

Tom spooned his stew onto his plate and picked up his for but didn't start.

"Why does that bother you about what his family practice?" Tom asked Harry as he was fixing his own bowl of roast beef stew.

"I never said it bothered me Tom, I was just annoyed that Abraxas made it seem that it was the way of life and that our family was impure because we didn't believe in it." Harry answered sighing.

"Could Abraxas force an arranged marriage on Harry do you think?" Minerva McGonagall came up to table sitting beside Tom.

Charlus gaped at the girl shock that she had said such a thing. "No! Only our parents are allowed to do that, Abraxas would be literally stepping over the boundaries if he even thought of it. Hopefully by then the bond thing will be over."

Minerva just laughed. "Yes I'm sure it wouldn't happen, just a thought."

"I'm not a pure blood anyway, so that would be totally out of the question." Harry commented sipping his stew.

"You don't tell everybody at your house that you're not pure-blood do you?" Tom asked Harry scowling.

"Nobody has asked yet, but why does it matter? I'm not ashamed of my heritage." Harry said at a dubious looking Tom.

"Oh I see what Tom is saying. If you were sorted in Slytherin then you must automatically be pure-blood, well that's what your housemates will believe. They won't treat you equally if they knew that you weren't exactly pure blood." Minerva said shrugging her shoulders as she started to maker her plate.

"Are you worried that I might get beat up if my housemates knew that I'm a half-blood?" Harry asked Tom curiously.

Tom looked uncomfortable before he answered. "This would be so much easier if you were just sorted into Gryffindor."

Both Charlus and Minerva laughed at Tom's words, "but yes I'm worried, you would constantly have to watch your back if they knew. Why not just tell them you're a pure-blood."

Harry frowned. This whole purity thing needed to be squashed. Harry was not going to have Tom being ashamed of being a half-blood.

"No. If somebody asks me about it, I'll tell them straight forward, I'm a half-blood, deal with it. I'm not going to let my housemates treat me like I'm an inferior to them just because of my heritage. Some of the most powerful wizards are actually half bloods." Harry exclaimed losing his appetite. This subject was really not a cheerful topic for him. Harry hated hearing about discriminators. It's uncalled for.

"Harry don't be mad—"Charlus said when he noticed Harry had abandon his food and was standing up.

"I'm not. I just want to stop somewhere before I go to class. I'll see you in potions." Harry replied.

"Harry, I'm not enabling your sick habit. You're like one of those lab rats that push the pleasure button instead of the food button until it dies." Charlus said frowning.

"What are you talking about, I eat." Harry stuck out his tongue waving them off, playfully ruffling up Tom's hair in a brotherly manner as he went, to let Tom know that he wasn't mad at him.

Tom would never tell Harry, how much those simple actions meant to him, a playful punch in the shoulder, a quick hug, messing with his hair. It made him feel wanted, like he really meant something to Harry and he would just die if something ever happened to him. It was so weird to think of it but also so true at the same time. Tom hadn't meant to shoo Harry away, but Tom knew he was a bit overprotective at times which causes Harry to act all resentful.

"It's happened." Charlus said pretending to be sad.

"What?" Tom asked him confused believing Charlus facade.

"We've smothered Harry so much that he's sick and tired of having us around and now he wants to get away from us as much as possible." Charlus smirked.

Minerva laughed, "I seriously doubt that." she told the brothers.

Tom just scowled folding his arms to his chest.

Harry knew that Abraxas would not be eating properly due to his double scheduling. Harry remembered Hermione being exhausted with all those classes. Harry might not particularly like Abraxas quite yet, but Harry would hate to see Abraxas health to be in danger because of him. So Harry made his way to the kitchens, knowing that the elves would be thrilled to give him any food he asked for. Harry walked down the corridor until you came upon the painting of a bowl of fruit. Harry tickled the pear and it giggled and it instantly became a door handle.

Dorea Black was a geek.

Alphard told her that every chance he got and was not hesitant to tell it to anyone they met, especially when Dorea's geeky powers was in demand. Dorea was the only one to pay attention in class and it annoyed the heck out of her. Alphard would always copy off of her notes and when she would refuse to help he would go whining to his sister Walburga Black. Today was not a good day. Dorea watched as Alphard and Harry chat, Professor Binns totally oblivious. Abraxas Malfoy didn't even care that Harrison wasn't paying attention in class! Some parent guardian he was and of course all the Slytheirns had to ask Malfoy a million questions on why he was there and if the bond thing was true.

"I understand that Scissors can beat Paper, and I get how Rock can beat Scissors, but there's no fucking way Paper can beat Rock. Paper is supposed to magically wrap around Rock leaving it immobile? Why the hell can't paper do this to scissors? Screw scissors, why can't paper do this to people? Why isn't notebook paper constantly suffocating students while they take notes in class? I'll tell you why: because paper can't beat anybody; a rock would tear that shit up in two seconds. When I play rock, paper, scissors, I always choose rock. Then when somebody claims to beat me with their paper I can punch them in the face with my already clenched fist and say, 'Oh shit, I'm sorry. I thought paper would protect you!'" Harry laughed as quietly as he could manage at Alphard's joke without Professor Binns noticing.

Dorea kept glaring disapprovingly at them.

A sudden thought came to mind as Harry handed Abraxas a apple and a couple of toasted cheese sandwiches that he had in a small container and put it into his hands, forcing him to take it with a command, "Seriously, stop staring like I've got cooties and eat the damn thing. You didn't eat lunch moron, you must be starving."

Abraxas gave Harry a weary smirk taking the offered food, "Yeah, insult me now when you know I won't get you back."

Harry slid down on his seat and gave Abraxas a small smile. "Don't remember it ever stopping you before."

Abraxas scowled taking a bite out of his apple looking annoyed. "You can be a real pain in my ass Potter."

"Harrison, why don't you for once, pay attention to what Professor Binns is teaching us?" Dorea said next to him as she was engrossed in her book and paying very little attention to Abraxas as he was glaring at her for lecturing Harry.

Smirking and rolling his eyes Harry retorted back. "Dorea is so funny that she's making everyone laugh at her, not with her."

Dorea smacked her book on the back of Harry's head.

"Ow!" Harry scowled rubbing his head, Alphard snorted in amusement next to the girl.

Abraxas looked pissed. Harry was pretty sure that Abraxas viewed him as his own personal property and didn't take kindly to others abusing his 'son'.

Noticing Abraxas look, Dorea glared right back at the boy. "And your cry baby whiny ass opinion would be.....?"

Both Alphard and Harry looked at Dorea shocked.

"How dare you harm Harry –"

"Harrison is here to learn and you are distracting him from that. I personally can't stand you, but unfortunately there is nothing I can do about that. Oh and did I mention that kick in the groin you'll be receiving if you ever look at me like that again?" Dorea abruptly stood up and moved towards the front of the class to sit.

"Well, aren't we just a ray of frigging sunshine?" Alphard called after her.

Harry gave Alphard a questioning look, but Alphard just shrugged his shoulders. "The Black family, especially the woman, we have a temper and trust issues when we feel we've been wronged or if a family friend we care about had been."

"Hmm." Was all Harry could say as he thought about Dorea Black's actions. She sure hadn't been that pleasant to be around once she found out about Abraxas.

Harry looked up at Abraxas and noticing his fuming face as he was glaring at the back of Dorea's head. "Aw, did she step on your poor little bitty ego?" Harry asked Abraxas sarcastically.

"I don't need this sarcastic shit right now." Abraxas snapped at Harry.

Sighing Harry pulled out his history book and pretended to be reading it.

"…a charm might cause something to flash different colors. It might cause an object to levitate or even fly through the air. Charms can make a person laugh or dance or even create a bubble of breathable air around a person's head. In all of these cases, the object or the person doesn't really change; they just do something unexpected,"

Professor O'Byrne tapped his wand against the chalk board and it began writing list of things that they were required to learn, "we had started the 'Accio' spell, but as very few of you have mastered it, we had moved on to the 'Wingardium Leviosa', the hovering charm. By the end of the school year, your task for the final exam will to be able to make a pineapple dance across the desk. A very easy and basic task that I'm sure even the laziest of you students can perform."

Tom rolled his eyes at the professor's astute remarks. He was barely paying attention in the class. Tom was more worried about Harry's day with Abraxas then anything else.

"This week we will be learning the 'Alohomora' spell - Opens locked objects as I have already explained to you the day before. Today though, we will be practicing the spell as a pair."

"I already called dibs on Tom." Conall said sticking his tongue out at Charlus as he wrapped his arm around Tom's. Charlus rolled his eyes amused.

"How about we make this interesting? To separate the weak wizards and witches from the strong, the first pair that can perform the Alohomora spell first, and I mean 'both' and you also have to find the counter spell, you will receive," Professor O'Byrne swished and flicked his wand at the top of his desk and two red see through glass apples with green leaves materialized onto the desk, "these charmed rewards if you complete the task. Go ahead and start."

"Charlus, I'll give you the honor of being my partner." Charlus turned to stare at the pale blue eyes of Livius Mac Dermott.

Charlus gave him a sly smirk and flipped him off. Livius beautiful angelic features turned into a scowl as he stormed off.

"What was that about? I thought you two were getting along?" Conall asked with a slight confusion on his face.

"Getting along my ass, I've never met a person that can talk and piss you off at the same time. That stuck up loser thinks he's so high and mighty. He has no friends, just his girl fan club," Charlus stood up, "I'm going to partner up, I hope you two win this one and rub it in Livius Mac Dermott's face. I'm counting on you to teach Conall, Tom, because we both know that you can do this spell in your sleep easily." Charlus playfully punched Tom on his shoulder as Tom playfully punched him back.

"I'm glad you're my partner then. I've never met any other first year, well besides your brother Harrison that has such a knack at spells. Even the higher years still have trouble." Conall explained making Tom smile smugly as he went to get his charm book out.

"I think we should find the counter spell first and get that out the way." Tom commented flipping through his book.

"So it must be interesting being adopted into the Potter family." Conall replied trying to make conversation with Tom.

"You have no idea." Tom muttered reading his Charms book.

"Do you consider them your family now?"

No one had asked Tom that—not straight forward like Conall had. It caught Tom off guard, stopping his reading.

"It's… complicated." Tom whispered looking down at his book, but not reading it.

"How is it complicated?" Conall laughed, "I think I can keep up."

Tom sighed; truth was he honestly didn't know.

"How about I help you? Is your mother nice? What does she look like?" Conall asked flipping through the pages of his book.

Tom gave Conall a small smile. "Her name is Valerie, she's really smart and pretty," Tom paused in thought, "I hope my real mother looked like her and had her smile and grace. She accepted me right away, it was kind of weird, and she didn't even know me. She's nice." Tom shrugged his shoulders.

"What about your dad? I heard he's a real prankster." Conall grinned at Tom.

Rolling his eyes Tom went back to reading his book. Tom couldn't fathom Conall's interest in his life. "I swear that man acts like a child himself, but he's nice enough."

"Well I already know how you feel about your brothers and they seem to general care about you. So my conclusion is that you Thomas Potter like your new family. Even if you're not willing to admit it yet, Tom, you like them."

Again Tom shrugged his shoulders. "We're supposed to be working."

Conall just smiled. "Don't you want to know about me?"

"No." Tom said pretending to be disgusted, but smiled then as Conall playfully punched him on his arm.

"Okay, be quiet. I need to concentrate." Conall said smirking flipping through his book again.

"Be quiet? You be quiet! I'm the one with the natural talent."

Harry couldn't concentrate on Alphard's mindless chatter as they walked to potions. Dorea was walking with a group of her girl friends ignoring them, which Harry didn't have a problem with and Alphard didn't seem to care in the least bit. Abraxas of course was most likely going to meet him in his potion class later on.

"Harry!" Charlus ran up to him dragging Tom along with him as soon as he spotted his brother.

"How did it go?" Charlus asked him immediately, receiving a glare from Tom.

"Shut up Charlus, who cares?" Tom said annoyed, that's when Harry noticed the clear glass apple that Tom was carrying with him.

"What's that? Can I see it?" Harry asked interrupting the bickering as Tom handed it to him and the apple immediately turned blue once it touched Harry's hand.

"It's charmed to be whatever color your mood is." Tom said with a bit of pride in his voice.

"Tom won it of course and received ten points to Gryffindor along with his partner Conall Norton," Charlus rolled his eyes, "he's been gloating about it, I mean was there any doubt he wasn't going to win it?"

Tom flushed in embarrassment. "Well you didn't have to listen to me gloat—"

Harry sighed as he walked on ahead, his brothers and friend trialing after him.

"I know I didn't have to, but it's, I don't know…. It feels good to know that your brother is happy about their own achievements."

Tom didn't know what to say to that. He just flushed even more. Both Harry and Alphard smiled knowingly.

"I think I'm going to cry." Alphard said sniffing.

"Shove off, Black."

Alphard just laughed Charlus words off as they had reached the doorway to Professor Slunghorns dungeon to the Potions classroom.

"So where are you sitting today?" Tom asked Harry looking at the sneering Slytherin side of the room to the peppy Gryffindor side. Abraxas had not shown up yet, well he had three minutes left anyhow.

"To be honest Harris, I think you should sit with the Gryffindors today. Avery and Nott have been eager to find ways to get you riled up. With Abraxas as your body guard, they have not had the chance yet." Charlus exclaimed as Harry looked over at Demios Avery and Donald Nott whom were sitting together with the other Slytherin house mates. Avery flipped Harry off when he saw him looking at them.

"Tom!" Charlus pulled the back of Tom's school robes to stop him from attacking Avery. Both of the Slytherin boys just laughed at Tom's heated look.

Harry just shrugged it off, he could care less. "I really don't feel like fighting a bunch of nit-wits right now. So I guess you two are stuck with me." Harry said to both Charlus and Tom.

"What about me?" Alphard asked faking a sadden expression, "Would you really leave me with Dorea?"

"Hey you're more then welcome to join us." Harry said following after Charlus as he picked a spot for them to sit right in the middle of the classroom. Tom was sourly following behind.

"So be honesty, did they give you a hard time?" Tom asked Harry.

"No not really, everybody seemed more eager to talk to Abraxas actually." Harry commented.

"Black is Harry sugar coating anything?" Tom asked Alphard whom frowned at the use of his last name.

"No Potter, nobody seemed in the least bit interested in Harrison whatsoever." Alphard answered just as Professor Slunghorn walked in when the bell rung starting class.

"Right, class. Straighten up and pay attention. Today I am going to set you to learn a potion that is the base of many advanced potions. You will need to learn it by heart, so pay attention to every step and remember It! Instructions are on the board. You will have the whole class time to finish."

Potions Blackboard
Basic Brew

Ingredients:

Water
Peppermint, dried
Spearmint, dried
Caterpillar Pods
Moon Flowers
Ice

"I'm hopeless at potions." Harry said bringing out his book as Charlus went to gather the ingredients that they were going to need.

"Yes you are." Alphard replied cheekily getting up to help Charlus.

"Basic brew, instructions:
Pour 1 1/6 cups water into your cauldron and boil. Add 1/2 a teaspoon each of peppermint and spearmint. Simmer for three minutes. Next, add 1 gram moonflower and 1 caterpillar pod. Stir seven times clockwise. The air should start to smell like hot rubber. Let simmer for five minutes. Add in 1/3 cup water with 1/4 cup crushed ice. The potion should be a golden green. Take off of heat and set in a cold environment. Bottle when entirely chilled." Tom read out loud as Harry nodded. That wasn't hard; he actually knew how to do basic potions with ease. It was the other stuff that he had trouble with.

Harry watched as Alphard juggled bottles and vials of ingredients in his arms and carted them back to the table, fuming, that Charlus had dumped the ingredients on him to hold. Alphard laid the ingredients out carefully on the table as Tom carefully and skillfully measured out the first ingredient.

An hour later, the four boys were just finishing their potion. Despite the occasional trade of insults between Charlus, Tom, and Alphard, the potion-making process had gone comparatively smoothly. Their potion was done before any other group even showed signs of wrapping up.

"Tom I dare you to drink it." Charlus said to him grinning.

"Why on Earth would I drink it?" Tom asked eyebrows roused.

"I triple dog dare you to!"

"Charlus shut up." Harry replied with a small laugh.

"Oh ho! Jolly good boys!" Slughorn said happily, heaving his podgy body out of his chair, "I was just thinking to myself, just how much you'd benefit from these potions lessons you know…"

"We are doing quite fine, Professor." Tom answered for them.

"Of course, of course, both your parents were masterful in the subject of course." Slunghorn said speaking to Tom.

Tom perked up at that information. "They were?"

"Well of course, they had to be in the field they are in now!" Slunghorn laughed, "Well bring up your cauldrons and set them in the freezing charm I have set up. Clean up your messes and then I want you guys to get an early start on your homework." Professor Slunghorn walked away.

"Where do you think Abraxas is?" Harry asked Charlus when Alphard went up to the front with the cauldron to cool it off.

Charlus looked at Harry confused. "Harry, Abraxas has been sitting in the back of the classroom since class started."

"Really?" Harry turned to look at the back of the classroom, but there was no Abraxas to be seen. Harry frowned and then turned back to Charlus. "Did he just leave?"

Tom frowned at Harry and looked back at the classroom himself just as Alphard sat back down next to Harry.

"I never thought I would see Abraxas sitting with the Gryffindors, what has the world come to?" Alphard asked snickering.

"Okay, Alphard we have confirmed that you can see Abraxas, I can see Abraxas, Tom?" Charlus asked the boy as Alphard looked at them in confusion.

Uncertain panic started to rise in the pit of Harry's stomach.

"I can see him." Tom replied looking at Harry intently.

"Why can't I see him?" Harry asked just as confused as the boys he was sitting with.

"Okay students, your time is up. No matter how far you got, bring up your cauldrons and set them in this freezing charm I have set up. Clean up your messes. Your homework is to practice this potion and remember it!"

The bell rang ending Potions.

"Get lost Black." Charlus said briskly as they were gathering their things to leave.

"okie dokie." Alphard said waving them off as he left with the crowd of students.

"I like him, he says okie dokie." Charlus said smiling lightly.

Tom just rolled his eyes putting his book bag on his shoulder.

"He can't see you." Tom said looking straight ahead.

"Abraxas?" Harry asked for confirmation.

"What did you do?" Tom asked with narrowed eyes.

"I can't hear him either?" Harry said frowning.

"Boys what is this about?" Professor Slunghorn came along looking between the three Potters and supposedly Abraxas Malfoy.

"Harry can't see or hear Malfoy." Charlus said with folded arms to his chest looking up the professor expectantly.

Slunghorn frowned looking disappointed at where Abraxas was supposedly. "Malfoy if this is too much for you to handle—"

There was a silent pause for Harry which was annoying the heck out of him. He hated feeling left out. Just then Tom went to stand protectively in front of Harry.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked confused.

"You can't see Malfoy because he's thinking hateful thoughts about you and the bond thing makes you not be able to see him because it doesn't see Malfoy as your guardian or whatever in his state of mind." Charlus explained scowling at Abraxas.

Harry made a small laugh in amusement.

"Perhaps, Malfoy you should take some time for yourself—"

Silence

"No way, why would Harry—" Charlus was cut off supposedly, Harry couldn't hear Abraxas argument.

Tom pulled out his wand.

"Now, now, boys. I think what Abraxas has suggested seems like quite a good idea. Best get this resentful frustration out of the way and have a family bond!"

"Can somebody please include me into whatever plan that you are suggesting?" Harry asked frustrated.

"Abraxas wants to have 'alone time' with you so that he can get over whatever his problem is with you." Charlus said.

Harry frowned in thought. "So… this is supposed to help me be able to see Malfoy? How?"

"It'll help Mr. Malfoy. Malfoy needs your patience and understanding on his side—"

"Professor with all due respect, that's a bunch of bull. Malfoy is pi- upset that this bond thing is getting the attention of every school body and he's blaming Harry for it! It's him that they're questioning, not Harry. His friends or whatever must have wounded his little pride—"

"Enough, Mr. Potter!" Professor Slunghorn interrupted Tom looking upset on Abraxas behalf.

Tom just clutched his wand tighter looking straight ahead on where Abraxas would be.

"I suggest you two head on to dinner and let Abraxas and Harry settle this on their own."

Charlus and Tom made to protest, but Professor Slunghorn was not having it. He made a swishing motion with his wand and the classroom door opened and then he made shooing motions to them.

"As head of house, both Abraxas and Harrison are my responsibility. Now go on ahead before I have to knock points off each and it will be pretty large amounts." Professor Slunghorn threatened as he walked with Charlus and Tom to the exit.

Harry just stood there rooted to the spot as Tom gave a reproachful look back as both he and Charlus were ushered out the potions room by Slunghorn whom closed the door leaving also.

Harry looked around the room in the silence, still no Abraxas Malfoy in sight.

"Erm… this is very awkward and weird. I don't even know where you are." Harry said slightly frustrated.

Still silence.

"Okay, I'm sorry? Whatever I did to upset you, my bad?" Harry said tentatively.

When Harry was greeted with silence again he just sighed and sat on top of one of the desks. "I'm not surprised you heard something you didn't like, but why are you so angry with me?"

Harry gave a small yelp as he was lifted and sling on something soft. Someone, most likely Abraxas, held him in place, making Harry clamp his legs and arms tightly around him, but not tight enough to choke a person. Harry looked on ahead as Abraxas started walking with Harry on his back out the potions room. Harry felt slightly foolish; passerby's just started gawking and whispering, so nothing out of the usual. Harry couldn't even remember in his life ever been piggyback like his, it was actually kind of fun.

Soon enough they came by the portrait of Salazar Slytherin with his pet snakes. Abraxas though, had no intentions to take them to the common room it seemed. Harry watched as the bricks to the head boy room moved aside to let them in and Abraxas walked them inside.

Harry flushed in embarrassment when his stomach started to growl loudly. "Erm… sorry, I guess I'm hungry."

Harry felt a rumbling of what must have been laughter from Abraxas as Abraxas brought him to the living room that had the already lit fire and cushioned sofas. There was an 'S' shaped glass coffee table in the middle. Abraxas then smoothly unloosened Harry's hold on him and place him on the black cushioned sofa.

There was a soft 'pop' and a small elf wearing a delicately clean tea towel popped into the room.

"Oh, good," Harry heaved a sigh of relief to know he wasn't going to have to starve tonight, "can I just have some chicken casserole and lemon tea please?"

The elf nodded and looked to his left on the sofa where Harry assumed Abraxas must be. After a few moments the small house-elf continued to stand there before popping out of the room. For a moment Harry just sat there unsure of himself till the coffee table filled with everything he had asked for and Abraxas food also.

"You asked for Fish and chips?" Harry asked out loud curiously as he ate his chicken casserole. "Hey I have a joke for that. Okay so a duck walks into a bar and asks the bartender, "can I have some fish and chips", the bartender replies "I don't serve fish and chips and I don't serve ducks" so the duck leaves.

Fifteen minutes later the duck returns and says " can I have some fish and chips", the bartender replies " I said I don't serve fish and chips and I don't serve ducks and if you come in again I'll nail your feet to the floor" so the duck leaves again.

Another fifteen minutes later the duck walks in again and says "Do you have any nails", the bartender replies "no I don't" then the duck says "can I have some fish and chips". Harry laughed at his own joke sadly.

"My best friend Hermione told me that joke. I told her it was the lamest thing I've ever heard." Harry shook his head and sipped his tea. "Then of course she smacked me on the head with her humongous thick book. It gave me a headache for hours. Its funny how I seem to have that effect on girls, for them to feel the need to hit me across the head with a book."

Harry made a small gasp when he felt a light brush through his hair. "You must miss her." It was very faint, but Harry heard the words.

"I miss Hermione and all my other friends very much. I didn't know how hard it was going to be leaving them." Harry said this as he started playing with his food.

"I'm sorry." Abraxas voice became much clearer now, but Harry still couldn't see him.

Shrugging it off, Harry just gave a grim smile. "I'll see them again, that I'm sure of. It's just a matter of time really."

"Is it because of the upcoming war with Gellert Grindelwald that you can not see your friends?"

"Something like that I suppose. The upcoming war has a lot to do with it." Sighing Harry stood up.

"I'm going to head off to bed. I'm pretty tired." Harry lied grabbing his book bag.

"Goodnight Harry."

Smiling sheepishly Harry replied back to the still invisible boy to his eyes, "Goodnight Abraxas."

Author's Note: Yeah so I added a lot of my favorite quotes and sayings in that chapter, but I thought it would be funny to add them. So I have to go back to school on the 4th! Yay me! So not looking forward to that. I added links on what I would like some of the characters too look like on my homepage. Yeah, so, that's it! I hope you enjoyed this chapter.