A/N: Hi, m'dears!*beams* I'm in a good mood today. Inspiration has been dogging my footsteps all week. Unfortunately, she hasn't always been concerned with this story. But she's given me a tidbit of Chapter 8 for Swan *smiles apologetically at Cat Samwise*, ideas for The Road to Darkness, and details for Trial of a Death Eater. She also disguised herself as Fleur for a Bill/Seamus fic and she's also delivered an idea for an original story as well as a f/f slash fic! Whew! So many stories! So little time, but let's get to it, shall we?
Thanks to Becks, Moonshadow, Innosense (Thank you especially for taking me seriously), Ruka-chan, Wvy, Bel, Alan, and Bryn for previous reviews (Hello, and welcome!), Mystica, Lindsay Beth, Mel Twinkle (Wow!), Aijin, do you really care?!, Michelle Riddle, Lanna, Bekka ( thank you, thank you), Banance, Hakuryuu ( see new profile), inbal (I agree), Becca, redhawk, Cam2626, LunarBard, aurora borealis, Maidmarian62, Allie Potter, Ever_be, Ema Lee, Jheen, Kjiersti ( of corse I know you! And I am proud that you're reviewing!), Goddess Shinigami, Eternal Haven, Nekokijo, Lizzy Potter, RandomThought (i think seamus and Sirius are adorable, but I don't think I could do them justice), Kathrn Malfoy, Lelio, Moondragon, Padfoot Lover, Fleur ---@, Cat Samwise, Mystica, Rehanna, Damien Leokas Cardoza, Silferfox, Prongs, Tygress, Hermione Malfoy, Dortehy Star, miss breed, Kate (aka Yama Luvr), Zoe, Selanay Starwater, little hecate, CrystalStarGuardian, Raven Mars, Helga of Wurm, Tazy Silverpen, Tom Riddilpley, Brightstar, Kissaki ( glad you got the Cake or Death bit!), Rubicon, Bella and if I've forgotten anyone (and I know I have) please accept my sincerest apologies and thank yous!
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Harry turned to face Sirius and Remus in animagus form. Remus looked torn between amusement and concern. Sirius looked stunned, even for a dog. They walked to the flat Remus and Sirius shared in complete silence. Remus showed Harry to his room and left him to unpack while he had a talk with Sirius.
He found Sirius sitting on the sofa, still in a state of absolute shock. "Did you see what I just saw?" Sirius asked.
"Harry kissing at the train station?"
"Damn, and I was hoping I was imagining it."
"Come now, Sirius. You don't mean to say that you never entertained the idea that Harry might one day wake up and discover boys?"
"Boys maybe, but a Malfoy? They're like a subspecies of troll or something like that. Maybe even really clever Jarveys."
"All this proves is that Harry truly is James and Lily's son," Remus laughed.
"I never did understand what they saw in that prick. What did Lily say about Lucius? 'Arrogant and insufferable in a completely pounceable kind of way'?"
"I think that was it."
"Yeah, but she also thought Amy Landry was hot."
"Hey!"
"Oh, that's right. You dated Amy didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did."
"There's no accounting for taste," Sirius teased. Remus glared at him."Im not too sure about James either. We never did see eye-to-eye on-" He stopped abruptly.
"See eye-to-eye on what?" Remus inquired.
"Nothing. Was it a werewolf thing with Amy? She did resemble a rabbit somewhat. Maybe animal instinct-"
"Stop."
"But a Malfoy? Honestly! Can you get any lower without dating You-"
"Shut it," Remus warned. Sirius looked up to say something, but Remus wasn't looking at him. He was looking at Harry, who had just entered the room. Sirius cursed himself inwardly for his astonishing ability to put his foot in his mouth.
"Go ahead," Harry said with a smile. "You were saying?"
"We concluded that its genetic," Remus said. Harry looked puzzled.
"What is?"
"Whatever attraction you may have to young Mr. Malfoy," Remus answered. Harry only looked more confused.
"You're parents were attracted to Lucius Malfoy when we were in school."
"I think 'lusted over' is a more apropriate way to put it," Sirius commented.
"It more fitting, but definitely not more apropriate," Remus remarked.
"And why is that?"
"Could we please not argue about semantics right now? If you have a point, get to it," Harry requested.
Sirius and Remus stared at him open-mouthed for a moment. "We have no problem with the fact that you are attracted to guys," Remus began. "In fact, Sirius could tell you a few things about sleeping with guys."
"I do believe you're undermining my position as an authority figure, Moony."
"Was I? It was unintentional, I assure you."
"Whatever. Like Remus was saying, we have no problem with that, but we have a problem with who that guy is."
"And why is that?" Harry asked tiredly.
"Why is that? Harry, knowing what happened to James and Lily and knowing what Lucius Malfoy is, how can you ask that?"
"Draco hasn't done anything like that!" Harry replied.
"How do you know?" Sirius asked gently. "How can you possibly know?"
"He wouldn't! I know he's arrogant and he can be awful sometimes, but he wouldn't hurt anyone," Harry insisted.
*But he did hurt Hermione. Remember the antidote?* a little voice in his head said. *But he didn't mean to do it,* Harry replied. *He didn't seem too sorry that it happened,* The voice said. But that didn't mean that Draco would kill anybody!
"We just want you to be careful. Sometimes those closet to you are those you know the least," Remus said.
"I love him. He loves me. He would never hurt me- intentionally," he added.
"What about unintentionally? If Lucius finds out- He's not the sort of person to miss an opportunity like this," Sirius pointed out.
'I don't care. I love him and I'm going to meet him after Christmas," Harry said firmly. Sirius had seen that look once before when James had suggested that they become animagi. It was a look of pure resolution and Sirius knew better than to mess with that.
"Fine," he sighed. "Just be careful."
*
I wish that our kiss could've lasted forever, but it couldn't and I had to face Lucius eventually.I told Harry to meet me in the cottage and went to where Lucius was waiting for me. I tried to ignore the smile that played upon his lips when he greeted me. He was disgusted by what he had just witnessed and very pleased by it at the same time. "And how is Mr. Potter?" he asked.
"Healthy at the moment," I replied. I was in no mood to talk to him.
"Ah, that will change," he replied. I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. *please God, let this work...*
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So, what does Lucius have up his sleeve, m'dears? What plan is Draco talking about? Are Sirius and Remus's fears unfounded? We'll find out soon enough!
Luv ya!
J. Silver
Thanks to Becks, Moonshadow, Innosense (Thank you especially for taking me seriously), Ruka-chan, Wvy, Bel, Alan, and Bryn for previous reviews (Hello, and welcome!), Mystica, Lindsay Beth, Mel Twinkle (Wow!), Aijin, do you really care?!, Michelle Riddle, Lanna, Bekka ( thank you, thank you), Banance, Hakuryuu ( see new profile), inbal (I agree), Becca, redhawk, Cam2626, LunarBard, aurora borealis, Maidmarian62, Allie Potter, Ever_be, Ema Lee, Jheen, Kjiersti ( of corse I know you! And I am proud that you're reviewing!), Goddess Shinigami, Eternal Haven, Nekokijo, Lizzy Potter, RandomThought (i think seamus and Sirius are adorable, but I don't think I could do them justice), Kathrn Malfoy, Lelio, Moondragon, Padfoot Lover, Fleur ---@, Cat Samwise, Mystica, Rehanna, Damien Leokas Cardoza, Silferfox, Prongs, Tygress, Hermione Malfoy, Dortehy Star, miss breed, Kate (aka Yama Luvr), Zoe, Selanay Starwater, little hecate, CrystalStarGuardian, Raven Mars, Helga of Wurm, Tazy Silverpen, Tom Riddilpley, Brightstar, Kissaki ( glad you got the Cake or Death bit!), Rubicon, Bella and if I've forgotten anyone (and I know I have) please accept my sincerest apologies and thank yous!
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Harry turned to face Sirius and Remus in animagus form. Remus looked torn between amusement and concern. Sirius looked stunned, even for a dog. They walked to the flat Remus and Sirius shared in complete silence. Remus showed Harry to his room and left him to unpack while he had a talk with Sirius.
He found Sirius sitting on the sofa, still in a state of absolute shock. "Did you see what I just saw?" Sirius asked.
"Harry kissing at the train station?"
"Damn, and I was hoping I was imagining it."
"Come now, Sirius. You don't mean to say that you never entertained the idea that Harry might one day wake up and discover boys?"
"Boys maybe, but a Malfoy? They're like a subspecies of troll or something like that. Maybe even really clever Jarveys."
"All this proves is that Harry truly is James and Lily's son," Remus laughed.
"I never did understand what they saw in that prick. What did Lily say about Lucius? 'Arrogant and insufferable in a completely pounceable kind of way'?"
"I think that was it."
"Yeah, but she also thought Amy Landry was hot."
"Hey!"
"Oh, that's right. You dated Amy didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did."
"There's no accounting for taste," Sirius teased. Remus glared at him."Im not too sure about James either. We never did see eye-to-eye on-" He stopped abruptly.
"See eye-to-eye on what?" Remus inquired.
"Nothing. Was it a werewolf thing with Amy? She did resemble a rabbit somewhat. Maybe animal instinct-"
"Stop."
"But a Malfoy? Honestly! Can you get any lower without dating You-"
"Shut it," Remus warned. Sirius looked up to say something, but Remus wasn't looking at him. He was looking at Harry, who had just entered the room. Sirius cursed himself inwardly for his astonishing ability to put his foot in his mouth.
"Go ahead," Harry said with a smile. "You were saying?"
"We concluded that its genetic," Remus said. Harry looked puzzled.
"What is?"
"Whatever attraction you may have to young Mr. Malfoy," Remus answered. Harry only looked more confused.
"You're parents were attracted to Lucius Malfoy when we were in school."
"I think 'lusted over' is a more apropriate way to put it," Sirius commented.
"It more fitting, but definitely not more apropriate," Remus remarked.
"And why is that?"
"Could we please not argue about semantics right now? If you have a point, get to it," Harry requested.
Sirius and Remus stared at him open-mouthed for a moment. "We have no problem with the fact that you are attracted to guys," Remus began. "In fact, Sirius could tell you a few things about sleeping with guys."
"I do believe you're undermining my position as an authority figure, Moony."
"Was I? It was unintentional, I assure you."
"Whatever. Like Remus was saying, we have no problem with that, but we have a problem with who that guy is."
"And why is that?" Harry asked tiredly.
"Why is that? Harry, knowing what happened to James and Lily and knowing what Lucius Malfoy is, how can you ask that?"
"Draco hasn't done anything like that!" Harry replied.
"How do you know?" Sirius asked gently. "How can you possibly know?"
"He wouldn't! I know he's arrogant and he can be awful sometimes, but he wouldn't hurt anyone," Harry insisted.
*But he did hurt Hermione. Remember the antidote?* a little voice in his head said. *But he didn't mean to do it,* Harry replied. *He didn't seem too sorry that it happened,* The voice said. But that didn't mean that Draco would kill anybody!
"We just want you to be careful. Sometimes those closet to you are those you know the least," Remus said.
"I love him. He loves me. He would never hurt me- intentionally," he added.
"What about unintentionally? If Lucius finds out- He's not the sort of person to miss an opportunity like this," Sirius pointed out.
'I don't care. I love him and I'm going to meet him after Christmas," Harry said firmly. Sirius had seen that look once before when James had suggested that they become animagi. It was a look of pure resolution and Sirius knew better than to mess with that.
"Fine," he sighed. "Just be careful."
*
I wish that our kiss could've lasted forever, but it couldn't and I had to face Lucius eventually.I told Harry to meet me in the cottage and went to where Lucius was waiting for me. I tried to ignore the smile that played upon his lips when he greeted me. He was disgusted by what he had just witnessed and very pleased by it at the same time. "And how is Mr. Potter?" he asked.
"Healthy at the moment," I replied. I was in no mood to talk to him.
"Ah, that will change," he replied. I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. *please God, let this work...*
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So, what does Lucius have up his sleeve, m'dears? What plan is Draco talking about? Are Sirius and Remus's fears unfounded? We'll find out soon enough!
Luv ya!
J. Silver