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CHAPTER 13
Harry was lying down alone in his room in the Black manor trying hard to fall asleep but was feeling too listless. It had been four days since they had come to his godfather's home for the holidays and in the beginning he had enjoyed the change immensely especially after everything he'd been through that year but after a while he'd started missing Draco and felt a tiny bit jealous when he saw the other couples in the house openly flaunting their happiness.
Thinking about him in the dark now, Harry smiled to himself when he remembered the beaming expression he'd seen on his face when he'd told Harry about his animagus's form, he'd looked so proud in that moment!
'A black cat' Harry though, grinning to himself, 'so very appropriate!'
Remembering the frantic kisses he'd been given afterwards by his ecstatic boyfriend, Harry groaned and turned his body over burying his face into the pillow and slamming the world for being so cruel.
Mrs. Malfoy had been waiting for Draco at the station and had promptly whisked him away to France the moment she'd laid eyes on him without even giving Harry the chance to say goodbye. The whole situation was so bloody unfair!
Breathing into his pillow Harry shut his eyes turning his thoughts back on those incredibly soft lips that had kissed his own that evening, moving slowly and deliberately to his jaw, ear and neck leaving him trembling on the hard floor.
Flushing from the memory, Harry felt a warm pressure gradually build up in his lower anatomy making him press his growing erection into the mattress as he tried desperately to find relief moaning softly with suppressed want.
Reaching into his boxers he grasped himself firmly moving his hand over his length slowly thinking about Draco and how he'd pulled his shirt off frantically kissing Harry over his collar bone , nipping him on the side of his neck and chest while pressing closer and closer to him until they'd sort of melded into one entity.
Arching his back and curling his toes against his coming orgasm Harry let out a soft keening cry before giving himself over completely to the pleasure and collapsing back on his bed feeling tired and a wee bit embarrassed but so, so very good!
Wiping him-self clean he lay back on his bed feeling much better and thought that at least tomorrow he'd have something different to do since he and Darren had been given permission by his mum to go visit Neville's parents in Mungo's with her and James in tow of course.
'Well, something's better than nothing' he sighed and finally asleep.
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"Cissy darling, this party is too important for us to miss. Everybody we know will be there and I mean everybody" Lucius implored, trying not to look too closely at the disdainful expression on his wife's face.
"Lucius when you say everyone…you mean the death eaters do you not? If that is the case then Draco and I will certainly be giving this party a miss" Narcissa said firmly her mouth becoming a thin line of disapproval.
Grabbing hold of her hands roughly and startling her Lucius thrust his face into hers looking angry and tired saying "If you don't come Narcissa the Dark Lord will see it as a sign of your disrespect. You were his former follower, a staunch supporter and a willing one at that. As it is, he still asks for you and I keep lying to him about severe illnesses but if you openly turn your back on him now he will simply kill us all."
Narcissa turned pale and turned away from the ugly expression on her husband's face "Will he be there then?"
"No, of course not" Lucius shook his head emphatically, "He has declined our invitation but has encouraged us to mingle so we can increase his numbers."
"What about Draco?" Narcissa said looking defeated "does he have to come as well?"
Lucius's shoulders slumped and he nodded not daring to look at his wife.
"All the death eater's children will be there it was one our Master's requests."
Draco who had been standing partially hidden by a wall behind them closed his eyes and tried not to shout. Did he not have a choice then? Looking at his father he tried to get angry at him but could not sum up the emotion. Seeing him looking like half the man he'd once been Draco only felt sadness and pity, it was quite infuriating really!
"When is the party?" Narcissa asked him glumly, already moving to pack.
"Tonight" Lucius said following her.
"And we cannot change your mind?"
"I love you Cissy. You know that and I don't want you there with me but this is only for your's and Draco's sake."
"Don't Lucius," Narcissa bit out vehemently "Don't say that! I cry everyday over the foolish choices we once made in the past. Finding you in the headlines for killing people and freeing convicts has made me doubt not just your sincerity but your love as well. If we are to do this then don't lie to me, tell me honestly that you still crave power and it is the reason you want us to come."
"No, I don't" Lucius said sadly "I did once and got burned. You don't wear his mark Cissy, so you have no idea how strong the pull is. I fight with everything I have to reject it but in the end I still go. The only way out for me now dearest, is death and I can't die now, not yet anyway, he'll take Draco from you and use him instead."
"No, no" Narcissa said clutching the armrest of a sofa beside her feeling weak and helpless "He can't do that. You and I will not let that happen will we Lucius?"
Lucius held her and said softly "He's already told me that when Draco comes of age he will have to join him."
Narcissa cried in his shoulder and shook her head in denial.
"I agreed" Lucius said "I had no choice at the time."
"But…"
"We'll think of something by then I promise."
Draco leaned against the wall and watched his parents cry over him like it had already happened. If they thought for one minute he would join that monster then they didn't know him. He still didn't know if his father was simply messing with his mother's head or if he was serious about being unwilling but he knew that no matter what he wouldn't just simply give in like like his parent's had. They had made their choices on their own and now he would do the same.
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The party was being held in the Parkinson's Manor, it was a grand formal affair with everyone dressed to the nines eating and drinking the best food that money could offer.
It was almost funny to see that most all the people present were from Slytherin! It was no wonder then that everyone hated them! Feeling bored Draco wearing black dress robes stood with his mother checking out the crowd when Pansy in lilac robes came running up to her hugging her happily.
"Mrs. Malfoy it's been such a long time!" She said smiling up at her "You look beautiful!"
"Thank you ma Cherie, I feel the same about you" Narcissa said hiding her inner turmoil behind her hostess's face.
"And how's Draco been at school?" she asked her politely.
"Very bad Mrs. Malfoy!" Pansy said pouting. "All he ever does is hang out with that Potter. There are even rumors about them being lovers all over school!"
"What! What did you say Pansy?" Lucius Malfoy said coming up from behind her shocking them all as a chill ran down Draco's spine.
Pansy turned pale and glanced at Draco looking terribly apologetic and stammeringly said "No—nothing Mr. Malfoy! I was just joking!"
"Oh you know how she is father," Draco drawled out managing to look unperturbed "She's just jealous that I don't spend time with her anymore. She talk's like a woman scorned" he said winking audaciously at her while tightening his hold on his butterbeer glass to fight the rising panic.
Pansy trying valiantly to make up for her error, laughed and wacked him on the shoulder before waving to his parents and walking away leaving him to deal with one angry father.
"I don't like hearing that you spend time with our enemy Draco" Lucius said in a low voice so that others would not hear.
"I'll spend time with whomever I want father" Draco said defiantly knowing that that was not a good thing to say. "Harry is a good friend and a good student so why shouldn't I want to talk to him? But Pansy was exaggerating anyway when she said I spend all my time with him, I don't. I'm busy with prefect duty, studying for my owls and playing quidditch, so much so that I barely have time to eat."
Lucius gave him a curt nod then but Draco knew that the matter was not finished by far so he excused himself and walked over to a balcony taking a deep breath of the cold night's air and pleaded to the dark void 'He must not find out! He must not find out!'
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Harry stood over Frank Longbottom's bed feeling sad to see his thin body wasting away with the lack of use. He was staring vacantly at the white wall next to him ignoring Harry's presence just as he had ignored the others who'd already been in to see him, looking hollow and lifeless.
Harry closed his eyes wondering how Neville stood it, how strong he must be! Taking one frail hand into his own Harry bent down and whispered "Your son is a friend of mine in school Mr. Longbottom. He may not be the brightest student in potions class but he'll make one heck of a herbologist someday. I've never seen someone fight so much against all odds, he tries so hard to make you proud of him and he's becoming good, getting better all time at being brave, strong and a reliable friend. You just fight your own demons Mr Lngbottom and come home, Nev will probably wait for you guys till the end."
Harry looked into those dull eyes and tried to look into his mind to see if he could see what the man was seeing. Everything was blurred, jumbled up and somehow frightening in its desolation. About to pull away Frank suddenly tightened his hold over him with a bone crushing grip and wailed softly, so softly that only Harry could hear.
Suddenly Harry saw an image fight its way from the very deepest, darkest corner of the man's mind and reveal a blurry, barely understandable scene. Looking at it Harry gasped at what he saw and quivered with excitement. He was witnessing the final moments Of Frank and Alice's last lucid memories!
"Who else knows?" Bellatrix hissed standing over Frank's crumpled figure on the floor. "No one but I happen to know about the Horcruxes. The Dark Lord only trusts me" she said proudly.
Frank whimpered in pain but didn't open his mouth.
"Your wife's already told me about the unspeakable who had stumbled upon the information and he's already dead now. If you don't tell me who else knows I'll kill you and your family" she threatened him pointing her wand at him saying 'Crucio.'
Frank didn't even have the strength to cry out and just lay writhing on the floor sweat pouring out of body.
"When my master returns" Bellatrix whispered "He'll kill me if he finds out that others know. No one was supposed to find out."
Frank lay still and she out of frustration raked her nails down her own arm, hard enough to draw blood while kicking him over and over again screaming "Get up! Get up!"
Harry pulled back and looked at the poor man in horror a single tear running down his face; death was not a good enough punishment for that woman. "You should have just told her you brave man" Harry whispered "Maybe she would have killed you out of mercy."
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Draco stood in his father's office trembling with anger and shock on seeing him sitting behind his desk that was covered with Draco's 'Wizard Boy' magazines looking disgusted and disappointed with him.
"Explain your-self son" he said simply, rapping his knuckles on his chair impatiently "What do these books mean?"
Draco glared at him saying "How dare you go into my room and go through my stuff!"
"I had to know" Lucius said "I had a feeling that something was not right and I went to look."
"But that's my private stuff!"
"Don't raise you voice against me Draco! I will not have a faggot for a son boy, do I make myself clear? We are Malfoy's and such an anomaly is intolerable! It is your duty to me and to your lineage that you marry a woman and bear a child. Not dally with men!" He spat looking livid with his eyes bulging.
Draco did not argue with him knowing that it was pointless anyway and just stood looking at him silently.
"Is it the Potter boy who put you up to this?"
"What?" Draco asked feeling a tiny bit afraid now "How can anyone put me up to this? This is in my nature!"
"This is not normal, it's unnatural and abnormal! Everything about it is filthy."
Draco bit back a retort about his father's having killed 127 people only a month ago being abnormal and instead dug his nails into his palm to vent his fury.
"If I ever find out that you and the Potter boy do have some sort of relationship I'll kill him do you understand?" Lucius said in a cold voice looking unblinkingly at his son.
Draco tried to remain standing on his suddenly wobbly legs feeling sick to his core and said "He and I are not like that father, I promise."
"I'll watch you from now on Draco, if I hear any more rumors, the Potter boy will die!"
Draco swallowed and fought the tears that were threatening to spill over. His father had just given him an ultimatum that had effectively denied him of the one good thing in his life and he didn't even seem to care, still thinking only about himself and their appearances.
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Um I know this sounds weird, but I would just like to know if this chapter is too explicit for some of you. I need to guage what most people are comfortable with so I can go ahead make the changes. If it sucks just tell me, I promise to be nice about it. Thank you.