"Harry…where are we?" Blaise asked as they landed in the middle of a large field.
"Cornwall."
"Why?"
"It's just where we ended up."
"Harry you've got to stop doing this. I have to go home to see my family. I miss my brothers and sisters. I haven't seen them since school let out. I want to see them again." Blaise explained as he held Harry in his arms. "I'm still going to love you even if we're apart for a week or two. You've had me nearly the entire summer and now my family is asking for just one week with me. I'll be coming back to you Harry. I love you."
"But…"
"Harry I know you want me to stay but I can't." Blaise kissed him again. "Harry how would you like you, Dray and I to do dinner together in three days? It'll just be the three of us and we can spend the entire evening together. Would you like that?"
"I guess." Harry sniffed.
"Okay. So can you take us back to the Burrow now?"
"Alright." Harry grabbed onto Blaise and apparated them back.
"Thank you."
"You can take him home now Sev." Harry stated.
"Alright. Draco will be back shortly." Severus told him before placing his arms around Draco and Blaise and apparating both of them to Blaise's house.
"Come here Harry." Hermione said softly as she pulled him into her arms. "It's gonna be alright. You're going to see them again real soon."
"Thanks Hermione." Harry sniffed placing his head on her shoulder. Draco found them still standing that way when he returned thirty minutes later.
"Want to go for a walk through the orchard with me Harry?" Draco asked offering his hand to Harry.
"Okay. Thanks for letting me cry Hermione."
"If you ever need a shoulder to cry on I'm more then willing to help." Hermione told him with a smile. "I'm going to go see if your mum needs any help with dinner."
"Tell her we'll be back in twenty minutes."
"I will." The two boys made their way outside to the orchard.
"Harry I want you to know that Blaise and I love you very much. Neither of us really ever want to be away from you but sometimes we have to be apart. It doesn't mean that we don't love you. There will be times in our lives that we won't all get to be together but we'll always be together again."
"How can you be so sure?" Harry asked beginning to cry again.
"I can be sure because that's just how much I love you. When you truly love someone nothing can keep you apart forever." Draco kissed him softly on the brow. "I love you so much Harry that when we're apart I feel empty. If I could always be with you I would be and so would Blaise and Sev. The three of us love you so much."
"You feel empty without me?"
"Yes I do. Blaise and Sev feel the same as well. We're only truly whole when we're all together."
"Really?"
"Yes silly now we really should start thinking about where we want to go for dinner later this week. Blaise's already worked it out with his parents so we'll get to spend the entire night together."
"Harry, Draco! Blaise is here." Molly called up the stairs.
"Coming mum." Harry called back. "So how do I look Dray? Do you think he's going to like it?"
"Harry he's gonna love it. You look positively breath taking. Now let's not keep him waiting. We do have reservations at six." Draco gave him a gentle kiss then took his hand in his own.
"Wow. You both look wonderful." Hermione said as they came down the stairs.
"Thanks Hermione." Harry said with a blush.
"When will you boys be back?" Molly asked before they left.
"We'll be back no later then ten mum." Harry answered as he kissed her cheek.
"Have a good time at dinner boys." Arthur called from his chair.
"We will dad."
"Don't forget to tip your waiter and mind your manners." Molly lectured.
"Don't worry mum. We'll be good." Harry kissed her cheek one last time before they all flooed to Diagon Alley. Harry spelled the floo powder and ash off of their clothes before they made their way to the restaurant.
"Good evening messieurs. Do have a reservation tonight?" The matre'd asked.
"Yes we have a reservation."
"And what name is the reservation under?"
"Mr. Harry Potter."
"Ah yes. You requested a table near the window. Let me go check that it's ready." The man walked off only to return a moment later. "Right this way."
"Thank you." Harry and Draco both said as they took their seats.
"A waiter will be by shortly to tell you about our specials." They all nodded and began to look at the menus.
"Oh this looks good." Blaise said pointing at the steak.
"I'm thinking about ordering the lobster." Draco said. "What do you think you're going to order Harry?"
"I want to wait to hear the specials before I decide." Harry replied just as the waiter walked up to the table.
"How are you all doing this evening?"
"Very well thank you."
"Would you like to hear our specials?"
"Yes please." Harry listened to the specials before deciding what he wanted. "I'd like the shrimp ravioli with the cream sauce please."
"Very good choice." He turn to Draco next.
"I'd like the Lobster Thermidor."
"And what shall you have sir?" He turned to Blaise after taking Draco's menu.
"I'd like the steak, medium rare."
"Would any of you care for any drinks? We have a wonderful wine selection along with some fine teas."
"What would you suggest?"
"Considering your choices I'd suggest a white to go with the fish and a red to go with the steak."
"Bring us each a glass of your choice then." Harry told him, making sure the man could see his scar.
"Right away."
"Harry are you insane? We're only fourteen and the legal age is seventeen." Blaise whispered.
"The waiter knows that but he's not going to argue with The-Boy-Who-Lived."
"Here you go gentlemen." The waiter placed a glass of red wine before Blaise and a glass of white wine before Harry and Draco. "Would you care for anything else right now?"
"No this is great. Thank you." Harry took a sip of his wine and smiled. "Very good choice of wine."
"Thank you sir. Please doesn't hesitate to call me over if you need anything."
"Thank you." Harry gave the man a nod and he walked off. "So how is your family Blaise?"
"They're alright. My siblings are even more annoying then I remembered them being. I'm glad that I don't have to deal with them tonight. It's nice to finally have someone else my age to talk to again."
"You know you're allowed to call me if you ever want to talk to someone your own age." Harry told him.
"I know that I can call you except that my siblings never leave me alone for longer then two minutes. Night it the only time I get away from them but by then I'm so exhausted that I just go to bed and sleep. I don't know how my mum and dad handle being around them all the time."
"I'm sorry Blaise. Well lets just put them all out of our heads. Tonight is about the three of us going out together and spending time together." Harry raised his glass.
"To us." Draco raised his glass as well.
"To us." Blaise added his glass to the toast and they all clinked their glasses together.
"Oh here comes our food." Harry took another sip of his wine before setting to glass down. "Everything looks wonderful. Please give the chef my complements."
"I'll be sure to do that sir." The waiter said before walking off.
"It tastes even better then it looks." Harry moaned as he took his first bite. Just as he finished his second bite he swore he saw a flash of light. "Did you guys see that?"
"See what?" Draco asked.
"I thought I just saw a flash." He looked around before shrugging. "I guess it was nothing. How is your food?"
"It's exquisite. Do you want to try a bite?" Draco asked holding up his fork.
"Of course I do." Harry slid closer to him and slowly slipped the food from the fork with his lips. He moaned appreciatively and licked his lips. "May I try a bite of yours as well Blaise?"
"You can have whatever you want." Harry slid towards him and picked up his fork. He repeated the same thing with Blaise's fork as he'd done with Draco's.
"Thanks love. Would you two like to try some of mine?" They both nodded so Harry filled two forks and began to feed his two lovers. They both moaned as the food reached their lips. "Wonderful isn't it?"
"Very much but not as good as you" Draco purred seductively as he leaned in towards Harry. Harry leaned towards him as well and their lips met for a moment before Harry saw the same flash.
"Did you guys see it this time?" Harry asked pulling back from Draco.
"We didn't see anything Harry. It's probably just the candles reflecting off your glasses." Blaise replied.
"You're probably right. Let's finish our dinner so we can enjoy dessert." They all quietly finished their dinners then ordered a slice of chocolate cake to share. They ate the cake slowly, feeding each other every bite, stopping to kiss every few minutes. Harry still kept seeing the odd flashes every time he got close to Draco or Blaise but decided to ignore it.
"How did you enjoy your meal?" The waiter asked as he picked up their dessert plate and handed Harry the bill.
"Everything was wonderful." Harry pulled out a payment slip and filled it out for sixty-seven galleons before pulling and extra twenty galleons from his pocket and handing them to the waiter. "Thank you for your wonderful job this evening."
"Thank you sir." The waiter bowed before walking off.
"Shall we go my loves?" Harry asked, offering his arm to them.
"We shall." Blaise took one arm while Draco took the other.
"Have a wonderful evening sirs." The matre'd said as they left.
"Did you have a nice evening with your friends dear?" Molly asked after Harry returned from his date with Draco and Blaise.
"It was good. We had dinner in Diagon Alley then went for a walk under the stars." Harry answered.
"I'm glad you had fun. Why didn't Draco return with you?"
"He had to head back home. His mum wanted to take him shopping tomorrow for his new school things." Harry went quiet for a moment. "When will we go do our school shopping?"
"Your letters should be arriving in the morning so we'll probably go in another day or two."
"Alright. I'm going to bed now. Good night mum." Harry kissed her cheek.
"Good night dear. Sleep well." Harry nodded and made his way up the stairs.
"Hey Harry. How was your date?" Ron asked when Harry came into their room.
"Wonderful." Harry sighed, falling onto his bed. "Though I think that someone kept taking pictures of us while we ate dinner. I kept seeing these flashes whenever I got close to either Draco or Blaise."
"I wouldn't be surprised. You're famous and since you spend nearly all your time locked up at the castle no one gets to see you. Pictures of you probably are worth a lot of galleons. I wouldn't be surprised if you make the Prophet tomorrow."
"I hope not. If they really were camera flashes then Draco is gonna be in a lot of trouble. I've got to warn him and Sev about this." Harry grabbed a quill and some parchment and quickly wrote two notes. "Hedwig." Harry's snowy owl flew over to him and held out her leg. "Takes these to Draco and Severus. Wait for a reply from Severus but not Draco. Go to Draco first."
"I hope she makes it in time." Ron said once Hedwig had flown out of sight.
"So do I." Harry replied softly.
"Harry it's gonna be alright." Ron sat down beside his brother and placed his arms around him.
"I'm scared Ron." Harry began to cry.
"I know Harry but it's gonna be alright. Everything will be alright." Ron held Harry as he cried and kept whispering encouraging things to him until he fell asleep. Ron shifted Harry off his shoulder onto the bed and placed the blanket over him before climbing into his own bed and falling asleep himself.
Draco was just climbing into his bed when he heard an owl pecking at his window. He got up and opened the window. Hedwig held out her leg to him and he took the note. She flew back out the window and out of sight. Draco figured that whatever Harry had to tell him didn't need a reply so he went back to his bed to read the note.
Dray we may be in danger. Someone was taking our pictures while we had dinner. Ron suspects that we'll make the Prophet tomorrow. Please be on guard and try to stay safe. I love you.
-H
Draco paled as he reread the letter. It was a good thing that his father wouldn't be home for three more days. Draco knew he should talk to his mother since she'd understand. He slipped out of bed once more and made his way to her bedroom. She looked up from the book she was reading as he opened the door.
"What's wrong dear?" Narcissa asked softly.
"Mum could I talk to you about something that I don't want father to find out?" Draco asked, stepping into the room.
"Of course you can dear. Come sit by me and we can talk." She set her book aside as Draco sat down. "Now what's on your mind?"
"Mum, I'm gay and I've been in a serious relationship since January." Draco told her quietly.
"I figured that you probably were. Does Pansy know about this?"
"No cause if she did she'd tell her father and then he'd tell Lucius."
"I see. Well what prompted you to tell me this tonight?"
"Well Harry, Blaise and I had dinner together in Diagon Alley this evening. While we were having dinner someone took pictures of us. Harry thinks that some of those pictures will be in the paper tomorrow."
"And what will these pictures show?"
"Us kissing, feeding each other, and drinking wine."
"I'll do what I can to keep your father from finding out the truth. I promise I'll keep you as safe as I can dear."
"Thanks mum." He gave his mum a kiss on the cheek. "I'm gonna go to bed now. Good night mum."
"Good night Draco."
Severus had just finished his last potion of the day when Hedwig flew into his quarters. He knew instantly that something bad had happened while the boys had been on their date. Harry only sent him letters when bad things happened. He quickly took the offered letter while Hedwig rested besides the fireplace.
Dray might be in trouble. We were photographed while at dinner. Ron suspects that we'll make the Prophet tomorrow. I'm worried about Dray's safety. Please do something. I need to know that Dray will be safe. Reply soon. I'm waiting for your reply.
-Harry
Severus grabbed a quill and parchment, quickly writing a reply. Once he'd finished his reply to Harry he wrote a letter to Narcissa. He handed both to Hedwig but stopped her from leaving.
"You need to deliver this one to Harry and this one to Narcissa." He told her as he attached the letters to Hedwig's legs. "Go to Narcissa first and then to Harry." She hooted in reply and flew out the window.
Hedwig flew to Malfoy Manor as quickly as she could. As she arrived she saw only one light on in the entire house. She flew directly to that window and began to peck softly. A woman inside looked up at her then let her in. Hedwig held her leg out to the woman who took the note attached.
"Thank you." Narcissa said before Hedwig flew off.
Cissa,
I suspect that Draco has already told you the truth by now. I am worried for Draco's safety from Lucius. I know that you worry about Draco's safety as well. I'd like to have Draco stay with me at the castle until the school year begins once more. I understand that you can't leave Lucius but you can let Draco leave. Please allow me to protect my godson. I'll be at the Manor in the morning to check on you both.
-Sev
"Why don't you just do the test already Sev? You know that it's the only way to save him from Lucius." Narcissa said to the letter before climbing back into bed.
