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Replacement Parts and People
"You would think that she was a…" Sirius ranted as he paced in Albus' office.
Lily simply frowned, "Calm down. Pet's always been like that. She'd die before telling everyone about her family. She's jealous."
"Of what?" Harry watched his angry godfather prowl the room.
"That someone would find out about the Evans."
Draco's head shot up. "What about them?" Normally, he wouldn't care… but it did involve his mother. She was an Evans.
Lily replied, "That they were Squibs. Pet was just like them. A Squib."
Harry's eyes opened wide. "But why would Uncle Vernon…"
Lily looked at her son, pushing aside the confused look that screamed James Potter. "Easy. She didn't tell him."
Sirius slammed his fist into the wall. "Bloody stupid woman!"
Draco looked at his mo… aunt and smiled. That fool Black was going to be entertaining.
Lily followed her so… nephew's glance. Sirius had moved onto to cursing her sister's fat bloody ignorant husband and her fat bloody tub of a son. "Sirius?"
The man turned. "Yeah?"
"Sit down. I think Albus has been waiting long enough. Your rant is over."
Sirius' eyes darkened. He sat down cautiously as if he were a scolded child. "Sorry."
"No, you're not. Just be quiet for a little while." Remus finally entered the conversation. He faced Albus. "What have you got to say?"
"A lot actually." Albus smiled at the group. "First of all, we need to discuss young Draco's future. He is not yet of a legal age where he can live on his own. After tonight, I think he'll be glad to know that he will not be taken to Privet Drive."
Draco whispered under his breath, "You'd better believe that."
Harry snorted in laughter.
"If I may continue, boys…" Albus looked in their direction. Both boys nodded and blushed. "Our first option would be Lily."
Lily pointedly avoided looking at Draco. She didn't want to force him to live with her. But she hoped he would choose to do so rather than live in a Muggle orphanage. "I think it should be up to Draco."
Draco bit his lip in a brief show of fear. He didn't really want to leave Lily, but he also knew she would never choose him over Harry. "I… I…"
Harry sensed that Draco was focusing on what he had said last night. "She would never choose, Draco."
"I know." The Slytherin shot back.
"She doesn't have to."
"Yes, she does."
"Why?" Harry asked.
Draco growled, "Because, Potter, we can't stand each other."
The four adults watched the boys closely. Lily quickly wiped at her eyes. For some reason she couldn't identify, Draco really thought that Harry would demand that she choose him over Draco. But according to Remus, Harry, who didn't get along with Draco at all, would never hate him enough to do that.
Harry thought for a moment before answering. "We could call a truce."
Replacement Parts and People
"You would think that she was a…" Sirius ranted as he paced in Albus' office.
Lily simply frowned, "Calm down. Pet's always been like that. She'd die before telling everyone about her family. She's jealous."
"Of what?" Harry watched his angry godfather prowl the room.
"That someone would find out about the Evans."
Draco's head shot up. "What about them?" Normally, he wouldn't care… but it did involve his mother. She was an Evans.
Lily replied, "That they were Squibs. Pet was just like them. A Squib."
Harry's eyes opened wide. "But why would Uncle Vernon…"
Lily looked at her son, pushing aside the confused look that screamed James Potter. "Easy. She didn't tell him."
Sirius slammed his fist into the wall. "Bloody stupid woman!"
Draco looked at his mo… aunt and smiled. That fool Black was going to be entertaining.
Lily followed her so… nephew's glance. Sirius had moved onto to cursing her sister's fat bloody ignorant husband and her fat bloody tub of a son. "Sirius?"
The man turned. "Yeah?"
"Sit down. I think Albus has been waiting long enough. Your rant is over."
Sirius' eyes darkened. He sat down cautiously as if he were a scolded child. "Sorry."
"No, you're not. Just be quiet for a little while." Remus finally entered the conversation. He faced Albus. "What have you got to say?"
"A lot actually." Albus smiled at the group. "First of all, we need to discuss young Draco's future. He is not yet of a legal age where he can live on his own. After tonight, I think he'll be glad to know that he will not be taken to Privet Drive."
Draco whispered under his breath, "You'd better believe that."
Harry snorted in laughter.
"If I may continue, boys…" Albus looked in their direction. Both boys nodded and blushed. "Our first option would be Lily."
Lily pointedly avoided looking at Draco. She didn't want to force him to live with her. But she hoped he would choose to do so rather than live in a Muggle orphanage. "I think it should be up to Draco."
Draco bit his lip in a brief show of fear. He didn't really want to leave Lily, but he also knew she would never choose him over Harry. "I… I…"
Harry sensed that Draco was focusing on what he had said last night. "She would never choose, Draco."
"I know." The Slytherin shot back.
"She doesn't have to."
"Yes, she does."
"Why?" Harry asked.
Draco growled, "Because, Potter, we can't stand each other."
The four adults watched the boys closely. Lily quickly wiped at her eyes. For some reason she couldn't identify, Draco really thought that Harry would demand that she choose him over Draco. But according to Remus, Harry, who didn't get along with Draco at all, would never hate him enough to do that.
Harry thought for a moment before answering. "We could call a truce."
