The Slytherin trio exited the head dorms and headed for the dungeons, they sat in the correct seating having to part from each other to do so, and remained in complete silence as the class swiftly filled up, no one wanting to be late after the individual evaluations last class.
The second the clock struck 7 the door slammed shut and locked. Many students jumped at the loud bang only to be snickered at by several shadows, Professor Rygar the leader stepped out of the shadows and began a roll call, Draco taking a mental note of the vampiric military training tactics stood when his name was called "present," then sat. Rygar seemed extremely pleased as students began to follow the young Malfoy's lead.
Once roll call was finished Rygar pointed to the door and the students filled through, beginning their running the second their feet touched the track, Draco found himself taking an early lead as he sprinted his twenty laps, curved off to the side and began fifty strong sit-ups, and pretended to be a bit weak on the fifty push-ups then sprawled on the grass pretending to lightly pant as he watched other students complete there warm-ups.
Draco's mercury eyes caught Rygar taking to the other three instructors about something, but the heavy breathing and whining from the students interfered with his hearing so did not know what they were saying.
With a sigh and to prevent his muscles from tightening, he stretched out one leg and bent over till his forehead reached his shoe then did the same with the other leg before stretching an arm a crossed his chest pushing lightly on his jutting out elbow to stretch the muscles and then the same with the other arm. He even contemplated on doing a back bridge to stretch his back muscles and threw caution to the wind as he did this extremely un-Malfoy like thing, but he preferred to be properly stretched then to hurt himself like last class…his pa was still scolding him for getting that badly bruised.
Even with all this extra warming up the last students were just finishing their last 5-1 lap/s… "This is just too pathetic," Draco mumbled to himself, standing up he walked back onto the track and began running beside Pansy who preferred a slow jog so she wouldn't break a sweat, "hello Pansy."
"Oh hi Draco, what are you doing, you finished ages ago," replied Pansy in her sickly sweet voice.
"Waiting for you to finish, your in last place," replied Draco "come on I'll run with you."
"Are you challenging me?" asked Pansy looking pleased with herself.
"Perhaps, why?" replied Draco raising an elegant eyebrow.
"Oh I don't know," smirked Pansy "…ok you dragged it out of me, if I win you give me a kiss…"
"And if I win?" asked Draco.
"You give me a kiss?" replied Pansy hopefully.
Draco shook his head "how about we stay good friends, can you live with that Pansy?"
"Deal," she smiled as her long legs broke out into a run which Draco happily followed and helped her finish second last to Longbottom, with Draco being the winner of their little race.
Pansy was breathing heavily and Draco hardly seemed effected yet put on a small show of having to calm his breathing, he then led her through the steps of push and sit ups. She like Draco pretended had trouble on real push-ups but no trouble on the sit-ups and were soon finished and waiting for Longbottom to finish his last three push-ups.
The vampiric teachers were still less then pleased at the mortals efforts, yet satisfied that students were helping the weaker ones.
They moved on to skill testing's pairing them up by gender and weight, and Draco was pleased to note that his partner was Potter…what better way to hurt him then by 'accident.'
Vince and Greg were paired, and Ron was partnered with Blaise, the teachers gave them wooden swords and Draco nearly protested, yet held his tongue…it hurt his proud sides when he was forced to dull his abilities.
The basic maneuvers were taught and they were told to practice them over and over again, and anyone breaking the steps was forced to do ten laps.
Draco was bored and almost convinced himself that he could have fallen asleep and done these movements…stifling a yawn he slowly raised his arm to block, then jab, then slice then block and it all began again, that's when Potter broke rank obviously bored of the repetition and jabbed when he should have sliced, Draco moved swiftly to block and made a slice at Potter and they actually began to fight accurately…Draco's blood began to heat as his vampire urged him to hurt the one that nearly killed his mate.
Knocking the wooden sword out of Potters hand he swiped his foot around catching the back of his knees and Potter fell to the ground with the wooden sword pointed menacingly as though real and ready to strike at his pale and ever so vulnerable neck.
That's when Draco was pulled away from Potter, startled by the arm around his waist he elbowed the attackers stomach, slammed his foot down on the attackers foot, swung his body halfway around and punched him in the face then hit him hard in the groin…all this was done automatically and when he finally realized he did it he saw Vince crumpled on the ground moaning in pain.
"Vince I'm sorry…" Draco kneeled beside him forgetting about Potter when he tackled Draco pinning him with one hand and punching him with the other.
Draco kicked up his knees and hit him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of Potter and then kneeing him in the face…Potter gasped out catching his breath before attacking again. Draco rolled out of the way and made it to a standing position as Potter spat out grass and made useless swipes at Draco in an attempt to take out his legs.
Eventually Potter got to his feet only to be stopped by Ron and Granger.
Draco tuned them out knowing that they could handle him and kneeled beside Vince again. He was icing his crotch with a bag of ice-cubes.
"Were you trying to kill me?" he asked quietly, his voice higher then normal.
"I'm sorry Vince you startled me," apologized Draco his eyes betraying sadness but only for Vince and only for a second "can you forgive me?"
Vince nodded "only if you help me over to the bench."
Draco stood along with Greg and slipped under one of the bulky arms "I'll try but I don't know how much help I'll be."
Greg did most of the work as they half dragged Vince over to the bench to rest up a bit. That's when the teachers approached Draco.
"Where did you learn that?" asked Raine her eyes flicking in between Vince then back to Draco.
Draco nearly blushed as he scrambled for an excuse before replying coolly "my mother wished to see what all the muggle hype was about, so she and I attended the theater in London."
"Really?" she asked raising an eyebrow "what movie?"
His brain searched through one of his secret muggle indulgences and replied "Miss congeniality."
Her eyes narrowed as she let him off the hook…"yes I believe the move was called sing?"
Draco nodded "stomach, instep, nose and groin."
The class was watching Draco with strange faces…the alleged muggle hater had seen a muggle movie and a chick flick at that, and some of the muggle raised children snickered, Potter being among them muttered something about chick flicks and fags.
Draco blood boiled this just made him hate him more, and to worsen the fact Ron was oblivious to the fact that his 'friend' said anything at all…Granger on the other hand gave him a smack, that stirred Ron's attention and he asked what was going on, Potter just shrugged it off and explained a chick flick.
Draco was snapped out of his stare by Greg telling him class was over and he needed help with Vince.
Draco almost laughed "I'm sorry I hit you so hard."
"Don't worry Dray…I'll be fine," said Vince his voice back to normal now and he just walked uncomfortably keeping his legs apart from each other.
Draco looked at his friend sadly as he waved his wand and Vince was suddenly levitating on a stretcher, Draco grinned slyly when Vince looked around.
Sighing defeated he relaxed on the stretcher and allowed Draco to levitate him back to the dorms, at least Draco would be back in the serpents den where he belonged.
Greg gave the password and the stretcher with Vince levitated in, questions and loud voices filled the common room when they saw him but immediately became hushed when Draco entered his face un-amused.
"We require quite," said Draco softly to the common room that became stilled when he opened his mouth to speak "continue with your activities, good night Slytherins."
A simple course of goodnights rang through the air as Vince, Greg and Draco climbed the boy's staircase and entered Vince and Greg's room.
The moment the stretcher touched the bed it vanished and Draco trying to hide a faint blush warped a potion and handed it to Vince.
Vince took it curiously then blushed, "it will help with any soreness and bruises if they should form," said Draco.
"Thanks Draco, I'll um…" started Vince.
"Go on love," coaxed Greg "it's nothing I haven't seen before."
Vince's eyes shot at Draco "I have a mate Vince."
Vince blushed deeper as he applied the potion under the covers giving a light whimper in his throat as he did so.
"I love it when you make those noises," purred Greg as he pulled the covers off Vince's head and deeply kissed him.
Draco smiled as he silently slipped out of the rooms, locking and warding the door for the two very busy boys.
Entering the common room he checked the time, it was only eleven so he sighed and let them be, walking over to the fire in the chilled room, Theodore moved out of Draco's favorite leather wingback chair just as Draco sunk into it elegantly.
"So Draco how have you been, haven't seen you in a while," asked Theo.
"I've had a fever for the passed three days, I'm surprised none of you noticed or asked," Draco looked over every guilty face in the circle.
"We noticed," replied Pansy "and we wanted to inquire but professor Snape rushed out of every class and wasn't at any meals."
Draco just nodded as he pulled his cloak tighter, "it's so cold down here."
Every Slytherin agreed with him and Draco pulled out his wand muttering an extremely complex Elvin spell under his breath and the fire gave off five times more heat then before. The Slytherin group sighed as they relaxed their grips on the blankets and cloaks.
"I'll never get that spell," said Blaise "I've researched everything but haven't come up with anything that good, how do you do it Draco?"
"I believe it starts with a bit of magic…" started Draco and Blaise groaned.
"Your not going to tell me are you?" asked Blaise.
"Nope," replied Draco with a smirk "and none of you have a magic level high enough to perform it anyway, unless you would prefer to drain your core for a few hours."
Everyone shook their heads; they all knew Draco was abnormally powerful on the wizarding individual magical powers examination or W.I.M.P.E. the scale worked on a one- forty scale,
1- Muggle
2-
3-
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5- Squib
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7- All children as they are more open/sensitive to their surroundings 0-9 approximately
8-
9-
10- very weak, usually for young 0-5 children of muggle children that posses the gift
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13-Weak, children of magical parents ages 0-5
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16- All children of magical abilities ages 5-10
17-
18-
19- majority of children when they reach the schooling age (11)
20-
21-
22- majority of children when they reach puberty
23-
24-
25-
26-
27-
28-Majority of children when they reach the coming of age (17)
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32-
33-
34-
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40- Extremely powerful… highest power level ever recorded, Merlin
The group of Slytherins chatted for a while when a note suddenly appeared on Draco's lap, it was in Ron's sloppy handwriting and he stashed it swiftly ignoring the questions from the group.
"It's from Professor Snape," replied Draco "he's wondering where I am…probably worried that I have gotten ill again, we should be heading off to bed, goodnight."
Draco ushered the group up the stairs before leaving the common room, once outside he read the note;
D
Meet me in class room 26 at midnight
R
Draco smiled as he stashed the letter inside his robe pocket, his mate wanted to meet with him…maybe he realized that he'd been right all along about Potter. Hurrying along the dungeons as it was nearly midnight, he silently slipped into class room 26, their was a presence in the room, un-shading himself from the shadows he spoke lightly to the invisible presence, the air shifted and felt all wrong this wasn't Ron, that's when the voice spoke two words "Petrificus Totalus," Draco's body became stiff as he fell to the stone floor with a hollow thud.
The presence took off the invisibility cloak and Draco found himself wide eyed…
Because under the cloak was Potter himself and he looked livid "you…you…" he growled out not trying to contain his anger "I knew from the map it was you but I had to see it with my own eyes…my best friend, queer or not is with a fucking slimy Slytherin git…but worse off a Malfoy."
Draco found himself almost flinching at the ferocity of Potters words and wished he could at leased speak to make a scathing remark back.
"You're going to stay away from him…or else," threatened Potter and by that time the spell was wearing off.
"Or else what scar head, I bet your too coward to do…Ah," Draco yelped out in pain when Potter slammed his foot down on Draco's vulnerable torso.
"Believe me Malfoy I could do many terrible things to you," growled Potter lifting Draco up by his light blond hair, his wand pointed manically at his throat "for instance I could hex you, sostantivo."
"Ahhhhh," Draco screamed as a cutting hex hit him at close range slicing open his chest and neck, "I'm going to kill you," snarled Draco his eyes dazed with pain as he fought off the vampire raging inside his injured body.
"Not if you are dead …and even if I killed you I could always blame it on possession," Potter cackled like a deranged lunatic and Draco actually feared for his life, the wand then suddenly pointed at Draco's throat "I guess I shouldn't take any chances with you…good bye Malfoy Avada Kadavr…"
Potter suddenly flew a crossed the room and Draco slid to the floor fighting off the paralyzation spell when it was lifted off him by a sweet sultry voice.
Draco's head spun around swiftly to see Alec looking at him, before rushing over to gather the small boy in his arms "I'm sorry Dray… are you alright?"
Draco just nodded, tears forming in his wide eyes "I'm f…fine, where's Potter?"
"Out cold in the corner," replied Alec as Draco struggled in his arms "I'm not letting you."
"I have every right," snarled Draco struggling against the stronger man, tearing his wounds as he did so, but his blood boiled for revenge "he drew first blood…its vampire law, his life is mine."
"But you abide by Elvin society," argued Alec holding the injured hybrid tightly.
Draco continued struggling when Alec being a pure light elf did the unthinkable in the Elvin society, he sliced open his hand and offered it to Draco, angry he drank deeply all pain washed away as his hatred slipped to the furthest corners of his mind…no wonder Vampires sought elves so much, there blood was better then any of the creatures Draco had ever tasted.
All too soon Alec pulled his hand away, Draco in his last attempts to taste the blood licked the hand that was being taken, healing it with Elvin magic Alec then looked down at the now sleeping blond, he smiled and wondered how something so simple could ease a deep hatred…speaking of such hatred he turned to look at the awakening boy.
"I hope your pleased with yourself Mr…Potter I believe it was," came Alec's voice soft yet angry, Draco shifted in his arms at the tone but then settled when he said nothing more "your in deep trouble get to bed immediately and if you wander I'll…ah Professor Raine how good of you to join us, Mr. Potter here is out of bed after hours after hexing this student here, I believe death threats were muttered and very nearly carried out on his behalf…do you think you cold escort him to the headmasters?" Alec's tone left no room for argument and Raine looked stunned at his order, yet complied when she saw the loving look Alec cast down at the tiny blond in his arms.
"I shall escort him Alec…but one thing first who is the boy?" asked Raine.
"Draconis Malfoy," replied Alec not taking his eyes off the blond beauty.
Raine nodded as she pushed Potter towards the door in a single fluid movement that nearly sent him sprawling "get moving boy, be lucky your going to the headmasters…you really have no idea what that elf could have done to you, count the goddess' blessings youngling."
The door shut after her and Potter, and Draco once again stirred, Alec sighed wistfully as he rose to his feet, easily keeping Draco balanced with his natural grace, opening the door with magic he headed to Severus's rooms, knocking on the door with magic, the potions professor opened it his face going from annoyed to worried in less than a second.
"He's fine just tired," replied Alec "can I put him somewhere to rest?"
Severus nodded as he led Alec to his room and indicated towards the bed, Alec placed him down gently, and after pulling his arms away he leaned over and kissed his forehead "rest Draco, your safe."
Alec looked up at Severus who was watching him at the door, he indicated his head towards the sitting room and Alec followed with a nod of understanding.
Severus shut the door after he and Alec exited and sat in his black leather wingback chair, "what happened?"
Alec sat "It was a boy named Potter…" he stopped seeing Severus grip the chair tightly "sir is everything al…"
"Yes continue," Severus growled out through clenched teeth.
"I was wandering the dungeons when I heard someone cry out in pain, immediately I sought out the sound and it lead me to a class room, inside was Draconis and Mr. Potter, Mr. Potter was uttering death threats and Draconis was spitting them back, that's when I heard Potter say "Not if you are dead …and even if I killed you I could always blame it on possession," he then laughed, I was already opening the door when I heard him speak again "I guess I shouldn't take any chances with you…good bye Malfoy Avada Kadavr…" I flew into the room my magic taking control of me and sent him flying a crossed the room…I then tended to Draco who was distressfully upset…then Raine, err Professor Raine came in and took him to the head masters office."
Severus nodded, anger evident on his face "I see thank you Alec; I don't know how I would have coped without you there to help."
"Your welcome sir," replied Alec as the floo suddenly roared and a pissed Lucius Malfoy came through the floo, Alec rose quickly to his feet to bow.
Lucius nodded to Alec as he swept a crossed the room to Severus' bed room, opening the door he silently peered in, sighing he shut the door before rounding on Alec.
"Do you have any idea what you have done?" asked Lucius advancing on the other elf.
"Sir?" question Alec taking a step back.
"Lucius what's going on? what are you taking about?" asked Severus.
"I saw the story you told my mate, yet you left out a crucial fact, go on Alec tell him," Lucius glared.
Alec looked down shamefully "he was injured and bleeding all over the place, he was struggling trying to attack Mr. Potter, his wounds ripped badly so I did the only thing I knew how too…" Alec took a deep breath "I broke an Elvin law; I let him drink from me."
Severus leaned back in the chair and spoke quietly "Lucius he saved Draco's life, breaking a law should mean little if he's alive."
"That's not the point Severus…Don't you remember your history lessons, once a Vampire drinks from an elf they forever yearn for Elvin blood…THIS was one of the reasons the war between our kind started…THIS is why its against the law." Lucius growled out.
"That's not going to be a problem sir," promised Alec, his eyes finally rose and he took a deep breath "because I would like the opportunity to court your son…and if he'll have me, and with your blessings I intend to marry him."
Both parents eyes grew in size "marry Draconis?" asked Severus surprised.
"Yes sir, I know I have been away from him for six years but my feelings never went away, I found that I could not get him out of my head, I love him deeply so much it hurts," Alec spoke with such sincerity that made both parents wonder why the goddess had chosen Ron to be their sons mate instead of this elf so devoted and sincere to his talking's of love.
Alec noted the parent's silence "is there another sirs?"
"You'll have to speak to Draconis when he is better," replied Severus "but you have our blessings to court him, if that is what Draconis wishes."
Alec bowed deeply "thank you both, if I win his heart I promise that you will not be disappointed."
"Your promise has been noted," came Lucius' sultry voice "you have sworn to his happiness no matter his choice."
"I have sirs and thank you once again," replied Alec rising from the chair, "may I say goodnight?"
"You may," agreed Severus watching Alec head for the bedroom door, peeking in he saw Draco still asleep, tiptoeing into the room he leaned over and kissed his brow, then his cheeks and finally his soft rose petal lips.
"Good night Draco, the light of my life, I love you with all my being and I pray that you never forget," Alec then silently left the room shutting the door behind him "thank you sirs and goodnight to you both."
"Good night," their voices came in unison as they watched the elf leave.
"Perhaps we should retire love," suggested Lucius.
Severus nodded "come on we can sleep in the spare room."
Both men headed to bed and the entire family slept peacefully that night.