Okay, an update. Mortimus, who is taking care of me, has finally given in. It only took a lot of puppy eyes and attempts to annoy him in ways I will not tell more about. Anyway, we both realised I would rest more if I got to write.

So another update, I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: Not mine.

Harry watched as the snow slowly fall. It had been sowing like this all day. The ground and everything was covered by a white carpet.

He stood in the open door and watched Ares fly like a dark shadow at the sky. Harry was clutching his broom in his hand. In the last fifteen minutes he had been debating whether or not he should take a tour round in the air. It was not like he had much else to do right now.

A quick tempus told him he had half an hour before Tm and Abraxas would arrive. It had been arranged so the Malfoy heir would stay the first three day at the cottage. That way Harry would not have to feel guilty about leaving Tom alone while he was at work.

It also gave Harry an excuse to not let Tom into his room where Nagini currently was hiding.

To make sure Tom would not be able to get into his room Harry had cast several locking and silencing wards around his room. He had also left a few surprises which would make sure that neither Tom nor anybody else would try more than once to get into his room.

At least he hoped so.

It was surprising how pleasant company Nagini made when she was not trying to eat one. The snake could be rude and blunt but Harry liked her humour. Though he had to hide his smile it was still funny when Nagini followed Hubert around the cottage hissing about how the ghost should be cooked before she would eat him.

Perhaps that would explain why he rarely saw Hubert.

Shaking his head Harry stepped out and closed the door behind him. His feet sunk down in the snow and though only his face was free Harry was already shaking from the cold.

Having no desire to feel the cold longer than necessary Harry jumped on his broom and set of.

Barely in the air and the wind was already trying to throw him of the broom. Harry pressed his lips together and strengthened his grip around the broom. There was no way he would let a little wind stop him from flying. After all he had played quidditch in storms and surrounded by dementors. True, the last thing had not gone well but he had done it and that was what counted.

Harry started slowly. He knew his firebolt and trusted it with his life but he had no intention of breaking his neck in one of his stunts. At least not right now.

The wind carried voices to him. Harry stopped where he was and turned his heard in an attempt to find out who it was. There was more than one. Even with the distance between them Harry could hear at least two persons moving towards him.

As they came closer Harry let his eyes glide over the ground which was covered by snow. A grin nearly split his face as Harry moved his hand. After that he could only lean back and watch the show.

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"So, do you think your guardian is prepared for us to come? Abraxas asked as they watched the Hogwarts Express take their schoolmates back to London. "And why should Evan not be ready to greet us?" Out of the corner of his eyes he watched as Abraxas shrugged. Both of them were heavily dressed to keep the cold at bay but even then Abraxas managed to look every bit like the pureblood he was.

Tom knew Evan did not earn enough to let them live as rich purebloods families. Especially not like the Malfoy family. The only family Tom knew could rival the Malfoys wealth was the Patter family. No one was sure who was leading. Not even the two families involved but the Malfoys lived after the principle: If you have it, then show it.

"Let us get going. I do not know about you but I prefer being inside in the warmth rather than being outside and freeze." Without waiting for an answer Tom grabbed his trunk and started walking. Abraxas followed him closely behind. None of them were having troubles with dragging their trunks after them since Tom had cast a feather light charm on them before they left school.

He would not risk letting people know he could do wandless magic.

It was something which he would keep hidden. As long as only a selected few knew about what Evan taught him he was able to do things without suspecting him.

"My father told me to tell you and your guardian that both of you are invited to this years Malfoy Yule Ball."

Only years of training stopped Tom from showing any kind of surprise. Even before Abraxas became one of his followers he had heard about the Malfoy Yule ball. It was something everyone wanted to attend since everyone of importance would be there. It was the place to make treaties and get contacts with power. If one managed to do things correct they could come far in life. Tom was pretty sure that not even Slughorn had even attended the Malfoy's Yule ball before.

"And why the sudden invitation?" Tom watched as Abraxas froze shortly before he moved again. He knew they were not invited because Abraxas was his follower. It was lord Malfoy whom decided who should be allowed to attend. And no one could make the man change his mind once he had made a decision.

"It seems like my father has taken a liking in your guardian. He has already made Mr. James his ward maker though your guardian is still working with Gringotts. He just has to show my father whatever new wards he comes up with before he sells them to anybody else."

Though he did not like the attention lord Malfoy was paying to Evan he knew nothing like the Incident at Halloween would happen. The lord might be crazy but he had honour which was more than he could say about certain people.

"I will see if we have time to come. When will it be?" He already knew they would come. And Evan would have to come with him since it was because of him they had been invited. If necessary he would have to use cheap methods to ensure they would go.

"6 p.m." They walked though Hogsmeade in silence. Though their trunks weighted nothing thanks to the charm he had used both boys had started to feel warm and sweaty. Tom growled so low that only he would be able to hear it. What good did all this snow do? As far as he could see it did nothing good. It was frozen water. Being out in the snow meant getting cold and wet, two things which he hated nearly as much as he hated muggles and muggle born.

As if sensing his bad mood Abraxas did nothing to break the silence between them. Both of them concentrate on dragging their trunks after them in the snow.

They got through the town without anyone trying to stop them. The people living in Hogsmeade knew Tom and to them it did not seem weird that two Hogwarts students walked alone around even though it was not Hogsmeade weekend. After all, Tom's home was just outside the town and it was normal for children to take their friends with them home.

Normally Tom would not bring people to his home to stay for more than just a short visit. But Abraxas was his most trusted follower. Besides, the Malfoy heir already knew about Evan being an animagus and knew he should not ask questions, not if he knew what was best for him.

And after watching Tom and Evan kiss the evening where Evan had set up the prank against the Ravenclaw Abraxas also knew about the relationship between the two wizards. In the muggle world such a relationship was not accepted but in the Wizarding world most purebloods did not care. As long as the line could continue one could be together with whoever they wanted, as long as the person lived up to the family's standards.

When he had realised that his feelings for Evan were not like the ones one would have for a family member Tom had searched for information. Unfortunately he had not been able to find any books in the library about and he had gone through great troubles to gather the information he needed.

Not only had he gone through the troubles of finding the pair of boys he knew were together but he also had had to get the information without letting anyone know what he had been looking for.

It was interesting to see how much information one could get when the observed had no idea about that they were being watched.

The main reason to why they kept their relationship hidden was because of professor Dumbledore. Neither Tom nor Evan had any doubt that the deputy headmaster would try and part them should he know the truth. He would probably say that Evan was taking advantage of being Tom's guardian and forcing Tom into a relationship.

As if Tom would ever let anyone force him into doing something he did not want to do. But none the less they would keep their relationship a secret until Tom was no longer a minor.

If not because Tom had read several books which stated otherwise Tom would have thought professor Dumbledore had been a Slytherin when he went to school. But even though he was sly the professor was still a Gryffindor. Tom hold no doubt that a Slytherin would have figured out who was playing a prank on them had they been in the transfiguration professor's place.

"At least the last will be easy." Tom looked up and smirked. The pathway in front of them was free from snow. "Yeah, Evan got tried of forgetting to clean to path from leaves and snow so he warded the pathway so nothing would be able to block the way."

He could not hide the pride from his voice. True, Evan might be working like a normal wizard to earn to the day but he came up with wards that no one had ever heard about before. Tom knew for sure that Evan could easily get more money for his work than he already did but the wizard seemed to lack of any interest of doing so.

Tom more felt than heard the air around him hum as they passed through the wards and the smirk changed to a smile. He knew Abraxas would not be able to feel the wards welcome them. The only reason to why Tom was able to do so was because Evan had used his blood to make sure the wards would recognise him. That way Tom would be able to enter whenever he wanted to and he could bring people with him without having to wait for Evan to be there.

The ritual Evan had done with his blood and the wards had been powerful blood magic. Tom had nearly not dared to breathe while he had watched Evan connect him to the wards. He was not sure if Evan was aware of it but blood magic was considered dark arts.

Probably not.

And Tom intended for it to stay that way. Evan had an innocence Tom wanted to protect. Since Evan still had it after all the things he had been forced to go through Tom saw it as his duty to protect it and make sure no one would be able to destroy it.

Tom was forced out of his thoughts when something white hit him and Abraxas in their faces and knocked both of them of their feet.

Scowling Tom whipped the snow away from his face and sat straight up. His wad was already in his hand and he scanned his surroundings to find out where their attacker was. Last time Tom checked snow did not jump from the ground and attacked people.

The only explanation was magic.

Laughter sounded and Tom's eyes searched towards the sky and narrowed. Sitting on his broom was Evan with his long hair waving behind him while he was laughing at them.

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Though Harry tried he was not able to hold back his laughter as he watched the two boys sprawled out at the ground.

He had not thought his plan would work but it had worked better than he had thought it would.

To keep himself from falling of the broom Harry clutched to his firebolt with both his hands. Though he knew the snow would lessen the impact with the ground he was still high enough to get hurt should he fall.

"Evan!" Harry grinned as he watched Tom and Abraxas get on their feet and then move towards him while their trunks lay forgotten in the snow. "Hello Tom and hello Abraxas. I have to say, white looks great at both of you." As Harry saw it nearly anything would look good at Tom. Well, maybe not the robes Dumbledore wore but that was not what he was supposed to think about out.

While he had been thinking the broom had moved closer to the ground and now he was within reach of the two boys under him.

Fast as a snake Tom and Abraxas jumped forth and grabbed his feet. Harry yelped and clung to his broom to not fall. In an attempt of getting them of off him Harry kicked wildly around himself while cursing the Dursleys. Because of them he was smaller built than most on his age. Even Tom and Abraxas were taller than him. Evan Tom, who spent the most of his time with his nose in a book, was stronger than him.

The firebolt was not built for such a weight and Harry's arms flayed when the broom tilted and gravity made itself known.

Snow filled his mouth as Harry hit the ground and he felt one of the boys let go of his foot.

Deciding to use the opportunity Harry twisted his body around so he was lying on his back. Not knowing which of the boys was holding him since his glasses was covered with snow; Harry kicked low and aimed for the shin.

He felt the last pair of hands let go of him and Harry rolled away from his two attackers. In a matter of seconds he was on his feet and wiping snow away from his glasses so he could see.

Harry found that attacking two Slytherin boys with snow was not the smartest idea he had had. Tom and Abraxas decided to join up against him. They attacked him from two sides using both their bodies and the snow around them. Harry danced around and used the tricks he had learned from his childhood, when Dudley and the gang would play Harry-hunting, to avoid the attacks.

Whenever he could get away with it Harry sent snow in the faces of the two boys. If they got too close to catch him he made them stumble over their feet with a little push with his magic.

It did not take long for Tom to figure out what he was doing. When the boy found out what he was doing a smirk, which made Harry gulp several times, spread across his face.

A silent fight between the two of them started. Both Tom and Harry used wandless and wordless magic to try and catch the other while they tried to make sure that Abraxas did not figure out what they were doing. It was impressive how little some people did notice when they were focusing on something else.

In his mind Harry cursed Tom for figuring out what he was doing. Now he had lost his only advantage against the two boys.

Laugher filled the air as they attacked each other.

Harry got the air knocked out of his lungs as Tom and Abraxas tackled him at the same time and knocked him of his feet.

Breathless he landed at his back with the two boys on top of him. Tears filled his eyes as he felt the well known burning and cramps start in his lungs. He could not let Tom see that something was wrong with him.

His body tried to curl into a ball to protect him from the pain. But the boys on top on him stopped him from doing so. Instead Harry wrapped his arms around his body the best he could as he tried to take deep breaths and stops his body from shaking too much.

Faintly Harry felt hands grabbing his shoulders, trying to force his body to uncurl and voices sounded over him though he was not able to hear what they were talking about. It was not hard to guess they were trying to figure out what they should do.

Silently he bit his tongue to hold back a scream and stop his body from trashing around in pain. A metallic taste filled his mouth and he could not swallow to make it go away and Harry knew better than to spit the blood out when there were others around him.

He felt the two bodies move away from him and used the chance to curl fully into himself. Tears rolled down his cheeks without him being able to stop them.

When the hands tried to get him to uncurl and sit up Harry groaned and ignored them. He could only concentrate the task of fighting the pain.

After what felt like years the pain erased. It was still there but at least he was able to uncurl himself and open his eyes enough to try a look around.

While he had been twisting in pain his glasses had been knocked off and his surroundings were blurred. He could see two dots move around over him and realised it was Tom and Abraxas who were probably watching him worriedly.

His hand was over his mouth and Harry did not have to look at the hand to know what was on it. Closing his eyes for a brief moment Harry took a deep breath and filled his arching lungs with air.

When he was sure that his body would no longer give after under him Harry rolled onto his stomach. Without letting any of the boys see what he was doing Harry used his magic to make any trace of the blood disappear from sight.

Though he wanted nothing more than to stay down and go to sleep Harry forced his body to start moving. He was all too aware that both Slytherins were watching him with worried mines. He got up on all for and then kneeled on the ground.

Someone handed him his glasses and Harry put them on with one hand. He let out a silent sigh when the world came back in focus.

The first thing he saw was Tom's face so close to his own that he could see every little detail. He stared straight into the boy's eyes and felt breathless. If it was not because he seemed so worried Harry would probably have been able to focus on the red lips which were so close to his own.

Instead he had to focus on calming to distraught boys.

"Evan, what happened? Are you hurt? Should I call Sankt Mungo's? Stupid question, Abraxas run inside and make a fire-call. Tell the healers we are coming with a patient for them."

Before Abraxas had the opportunity to do as Tom ordered Harry grabbed the hem of the boy's robes and hold on so he would not be able to go to the cottage. "Take it easy, there is absolutely nothing wrong with me."

At the two Slytherin boys' doubtful looks Harry knew he would have to continue. "I just landed wrong when I fell, it was nothing else. Nothing you have to worry about. There is no need to contact the healers."

He worried his lower lip between his lip willingly Tom and Abraxas to believe him. He would not let any of them try and contact a healer or tell anybody about this. Harry knew he was not fragile and he did not need others to take care of him. Ever since he had ended in this time he had been able to take care of himself and Tom and he was not about to let it change.

Finally, after waiting for what seemed forever, Tom nodded. Harry let out a breath he did not know he had been holding and smiled at the two boys. With Tom convinced Harry knew that Abraxas would not act on his own. The boy was one of Tom's most trustworthy followers and would never go against his lord's orders.

He could only hope that Abraxas would not let it slip around people who would care enough to take a closer look into the case.

Feeling the cold Harry started to shiver and he knew the two boys were also starting to freeze. Now where they were not moving around they had no way to keep themselves warm. If they stayed out too long they would risk getting sick.

His arms shook slightly as Harry pushed himself on his feet and stood still. Silently he waited for the world around him to stop tilting so he could inside together with Tom and Abraxas.

"So, what do you say to a cup of cacao? I think it will be the perfect thing to get us warmed up." He waved a hand and the two trunks, which had lain forgotten in the snow, disappeared with a pop.

Not wanting to stay outside any longer Harry headed inside. He took his firebolt which was where he had left it and hurried back to the cottage. The sound of feet in the snow told him the two Slytherins were following him closely.

He could feel Tom's eyes drill into his back and did his best to hide the signs that he was still in pain. After having been hiding it for so long Harry knew he was doing a good job and he had probably nothing to worry about. On the other hand he knew Tom would see even the smallest things and remember them. How long he would be able to fool Tom he had no idea about.

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Later that night Harry lay in his bed with his hands under his head and with Nagini curled together on his chest. The snake had accepted she was not allowed to leave the room for now though she did not really understand why.

As a reaction to be left alone for so big a part of the day Nagini clung to him as soon as Harry entered his room and had closed the door.

The rest of the day had gone fairly well if Harry should say so himself. Nothing had happened.

They had enjoyed the promised cup of cacao when they came inside and sat in front of the fireplace. Harry had listened as Tom and Abraxas told him about how school had been and the reaction to the prank he had played against the Ravenclaw's quidditch team.

As Tom and Abraxas had moved on to other subject Harry had sat with half closed eyes and watched the flames in the fireplace.

He had wondered if he was doing the right thing by refusing getting help from Sank Mungo's. Harry was sure that whatever made his body go through those fits was nothing too serious. It was not stopping him from doing as he wanted and though the pain had grown more intense he was sure it was nothing.

With a sigh Harry petted Nagini before he leaned back against the pillow and closed his eyes. He knew he still had to get up tomorrow to make sure everything was ready for both boys in case he should be called for work. As the heir of Malfoy Harry doubted Abraxas knew much about how to survive without a houseelf to do the work for him. And there was no way in hell he would let Tom anywhere near his kitchen again.

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In the room next to Evan's Tom and Abraxas were still awake. They had talked about several things, including what needed to be done once they were back at school again.

Tom had not been surprised to see a bed similar to his own standing next to his bed in his room. It was a simply charm which they had already learned in school and if he had should do it he would have been able to do it himself.

"My lord, if I may be allowed to share my thoughts. Do you really think Mr. James reaction in the snow was because of we knocked the air out of his lungs?" Tom did not need Abraxas to say more to understand what he was meaning.

He knew something was wrong with Evan but until he had any proof he would not be able to do anything about it. Evan was a grownup and therefore allowed to make his own decisions, no matter how stupid they might seem in Tom's eyes.

"No, I do not. But until we know more we will do what Slytherins are known for. We will wait, watch and find information. When we know enough I will act. Until then there is nothing we can do about it."

Though Tom's tone was calm his thoughts were a mess. He knew Evan was not okay but he had no idea about what was wrong. He would not risk of looking like a silly child because he dragged Evan with him to a healer to get one to take a look at him.

Besides, he doubted he would be able to get Evan to go if the other wizard did not want to go.

Unless something changed or he came up with a better plan he would stick to the one he had come up with.

Tom would not risk losing Evan.

Wow, another chapter done. I hope you liked this one.

Oh, Tom is aware of the fact that not everything is as it should be. Will he be able to find out what is wrong or will Harry... Well, I am not going to say anything. Instead I will be evil and leave it to your imagination.

Anyway, I still need ideas to what kind of gift Tom should give Evan.

Also should Grindelwald be more in the story?