First, I want to thank CrazyGoddess446 once again for beta reading for me.
Not mine. Slash Harry/Draco.
Chapter 6
Harry looked around the house that he just Floo'd into. Draco was waiting patiently by the fire as Harry looked around the room. The Malfoy Manor was everything he expected it to be and nothing at all like it at the same time. The house was big, that was obvious, but it radiated a warmth that Harry had not been expecting. It was a warmth that he had never experienced at number 4 Privet Drive.
All to soon Harry heard someone walking into the room, revealing the last person he wanted to see. Lucius Malfoy.
"Draco!" The blond man exclaimed.
"Father!"
Harry felt Draco drop his hand and saw the 17-year-old run to his father like a little child and engulf the older man in a big hug.
"How was your time in London?" Lucius asked affectionately
"It was wonderful." Draco excitedly said backing away slowly. "You remember Harry."
Lucius looked up as if noticing Harry for the first time. "Ah yes, Mr. Potter. Glad to have you here."
Harry just looked at the man awkwardly before answering, "Hello."
Lucius just looked away before turning back to his son. "Are you hungry? We're just about to eat dinner."
Draco shuck his head, "No, we had something earlier." Draco turned his head away.
Harry looked on in complete astonishment as he saw Draco become as red as Ron's hair. Obviously he was still thinking about the popsicle incident.
"Now, Draco, you know your mother will make you eat anyway. It has been so long since."
"I know, dad. I'll eat." Draco interrupted looking nervously at Harry.
Harry cocked his head in confusion. IWhat was all of that about? /I He thought to himself.
"Well... come on then." Lucius walked out, leading them out of the room.
Harry followed the blond duo into what he assumed was the dinning area. Once again, the room was huge. The room was decorated in green and gold giving off a regal appearance. In the center of the room was a small table that was made of a beautiful green glass. In the center of the table was a big golden turkey surrounded by green vegetables. Surrounding the turkey was various side dishes that would make any man's mouth water. Harry shot Draco a puzzled look.
"It's not real food Harry. It's all blood really, but that's the wonder of magic and great house elves." Draco looked back over at the table. "It looks real, tastes real too, but trust me if it were real you'd be in trouble. The smell alone would make you sick to your stomach." Draco stopped as soon as Narcissa walked into the room. "Mother!" Once again the young adult ran childlike into his parent's arms.
"Dra, I've missed you so much." She hugged him and looked up to notice Harry once again standing awkwardly by himself. "Oh, Harry, it's great to finally have you here. Come, give me a hug." She smiled.
Harry looked at the woman like a deer caught in headlights. The last time he met Narcissa she was as cold as ice. Now she was holding her arms out for Harry to give her a hug. He timidly walked into her arms, and she wrapped her arms around him in a loving embrace. Harry couldn't help but relax into the hug. Slowly, she backed away and looked at her son.
"Oh, Draco, he's such a cutie."
"Mum!"
"What dear?" The beautiful woman smiled innocently at her son. Harry couldn't suppress the smile that spread across his face. He decided that he really liked Narcissa.
"Let's eat shall we?"
They all sat at the table and began to load their plates with food. For some reason Narcissa found it important to add double the portion onto Draco's plate.
"Mum, I can't eat all this." Draco sighed irritably.
Narcissa looked at Draco worriedly. "Why not? Is something wrong? You're su."
Draco quickly interrupted her, "Everything's fine. This is just a lot of food." Draco looked down at his plate with a look of disbelief.
"Draconic Malfoy! I have not seen you eat in so long. The least you can do is make an old woman happy." Her stern look quickly turned soft as she looked at her only son. "Please Dra?"
Draco muttered and begrudgingly started to eat through the mountain of food on his plate. At his first bite both Lucius and Narcissa made a small gasp of delight and looked happily at each other.
IOdd /I Harry thought before taking a bite of his turkey leg.
"For Merlin's sake, get off of it already. It's not that big of a deal. Gosh, you two can be so annoying sometimes." Draco huffed.
Lucius and Narcissa just smiled at him and then each other, before digging into their own meal.
"So, Harry..." Narcissa began. "What made you decide to crossover? I know you and Dra were not. well let's say, the closest of mates at Hogwarts." She smiled knowingly at Harry.
"Well, it wasn't much of a choice really. I woke up in an Alley and he told me I was a vampire. Let's say. curiosity sparked my interest." He smiled at Narcissa.
Narcissa looked at him quizzical before realization hit her face. Before she could speak, Lucius voice rang out.
"What do you mean? Draco turned you without you knowing?" Lucius looked at Draco, who was now suddenly interested in the designs on his plate.
Harry obviously not catching on just yet continued, "You can say that. I just remember waking up on the ground and everything was so different. Hard to explain really. Than he was just standing there and told me I was a vampire and so was he. It was all pretty dodgy so I had no choice really but to follow."
Lucius didn't answer him directly but looked at his son, anger evident on his face.
"Draco, why on Earth would you change him without talking to him first? You know better than that." Lucius reprimanded.
"Oh, look who's talking. I'm not the one who tried to have Harry killed. Good example setting you're doing, dad!" Draco began to clap his hands enthusiastically.
Lucius Malfoy looked at his son as if he just told a bad joke. "That was ages ago, son. We don't have to bring up issues now do we?" Lucius said calmly.
"Yes, well than. I wonder why I had to practically drag Harry than? If it's not because he thought my father was a homicidal maniac who was trying to kill him. Ah... my mistake." Draco spit out looking at his father in defiance.
Lucius sighed dramatically and turned to Harry.
"Mr. Potter, you're not still upset with that are you? It was ages ago, really." Lucius paused. "I'm really sorry about that, you know. I was just trying to protect my son. I must admit I just did not want to see him hurt any longer."
Harry looked at Lucius in disbelief. That must be serious love to try and kill someone just because of little schoolboy pranks.
"Father, can we continue eating please? I'm really tired of this discussion." Draco resigned.
Lucius looked sternly at Draco before answering, "Draco you do realize the seriousness of what you've done?"
Draco sighed deeply."Yes, I do. Now, can we continue eating?"
Draco did not wait for an answer before he resumed eating his meal. Harry looked around the table puzzled. Narcissa offered him a reassuring smile, but he knew there was something they were not telling him. As usual he knew all he could do was wait.
The rest of dinner continued peacefully, if in somewhat somber mood. Following dinner, the family preceded to a lounge area, in which Harry really got to know who the Malfoy's really were and found them surprisingly pleasant. He had seen a love radiating between the family that he had never expected and when he asked about it, Draco laughingly told him how they had to keep appearances up because they were indeed, "purebloods." They had to act arrogant, superior, and unaffectionate in public to keep people from looking too closely.
The truth was they didn't really have anything against muggle borns at all. They thought it was all wizard rubbish. However, they did understand that when people were raised to believe certain things, it was hard to get them to stir from those opinions. Before the Malfoy family became vampires they used to believe that way too, but when someone transfers into a world where trivial matters aren't important any more it all seems pointless.
"Actually, gentlemen, I know it's early but I was hoping we could go tomorrow morning for school shopping. That is why I called you here." Lucius said breaking the mood.
Harry looked confused than turned to Draco.
"We're going school shopping tomorrow MORNING? I thought we couldn't walk in the day." Harry turned back to Lucius but Narcissa answered.
"We may be vampires but we're also wizards Harry. We have potions that allow us to walk in the day. Actually, we would not survive without it. The Malfoy's have been vampires for a little over a century now, but we've been 'power hungry, pureblood,' wizards even longer. The wizarding world would become very suspicious if we all of a sudden stopped appearing in the daylight." Narcissa smiled.
"That would make sense. I guess I didn't think about it." Harry muttered.
"It's alright, Harry." Lucius said. "It's the Diem (A/N Latin for day) potion. We take it at night, and it makes our bodies rest so we can sleep and it protects us from the sun in the morning." Lucius said and stood up from the couch. "Draco, you know where the potion is. Your mother and I are going to sleep now." Lucius proceeded to walk out of the door when Draco stopped him.
"Oh, wait, Father." Lucius turned around, while Narcissa continued out the room. "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. Harry left his trunk and school things at his muggle relative's house."
"Ahh, where is it?" Lucius sighed. Harry looked at him strangely and told him where 4 Privet Drive was located. Lucius disappeared with a pop, and reappeared several minutes later with Harry's trunk on one side of him and holding Hedwig's cage in his other hand. "Those are the worse sort of people. You poor boy." Lucius looked down at Harry sympathetically.
"What happened?" Draco asked suddenly.
"I'm not quite sure really. I apperated in and tried to introduce myself, and these people started screaming and telling me to stay back. Then that pig of a man called me a freak. I almost made of meal of him that's for sure. Bloody muggles, you would think they would be used to living with a magical being by now. Instead, I found all Harry's things locked up in a little cupboard under the stairs. Even this poor bloody bird was locked in there." Lucius handed the cage to Harry, only to have the bird squawk angrily at Harry.
"I'm sorry Hedwig, you know how they are." He stuck a finger in the cage to rub the snowy white owl.
"You know, Harry, I want you to know that we would like it if you considered this to be you're home now. When you became Draco's life's line, you became part of the Malfoy family, if you will have us." Lucius said.
Harry was stunned, "Thank you, Mr. Malfoy."
"Call me, Lucius," he smiled.
"Okay, Lucius." Harry smiled.
"Goodnight boys."
"Goodnight, Father." Draco said.
"Goodnight, Lucius." Harry repeated.
The three men left the room, Lucius following in the direction Narcissa had gone, and Harry and Draco going the opposite with them levitating Harry's belongings along side them. The pair walked down the hall and up an elegant white staircase. Draco opened the first door they come upon to reveal the largest bedroom Harry had ever seen.
"Make yourself comfortable, I'm going to go get the potion." Draco said and walked out of the room.
Harry placed his things along side the wall in the corner and looked around Draco's room at the Malfoy Manor. It was nothing like the room in the muggle world. The room was a little bit larger then Gryffindor's common room. It was decorated in red, gold and black. There was a fireplace on the far wall and a big four-poster bed in the center of the north wall. There was table with chairs opposite the bed that had a fresh batch of red roses in a beautiful golden vase.
There were three doors that lead out of the room. One was the door he had just entered. Harry walk to one of the other doors to reveal a walk in closet about the size of the Dursley's front room. The closet was very neatly organized Harry entertained himself by taking a tour of Draco's garments.
"Having fun in there?" Harry turned sharply to see Draco leaning against the doorpost. "If you think this is something wait till you see the loo." Draco walked into the closet only to grab Harry's hand and led him across the room to the remaining door. Pushing open the door, Draco pulled Harry inside.
"Oh, my," Harry said as he looked around. The bathroom was beyond words. The entire room was covered in tan Italian marble that gleamed with every speck of light in a way that screamed posh. In the very center of the room was a giant bathtub that could easily fit six people comfortably. There were dark brown marble steps that led to the tub contrasting with the light tan of the room. To Harry's immediate left there was a tall glass shower that covered half the wall. On his right was a two-person sink made of elegant white gold. Above the sinks was a mirror that covered the length of the wall, making it possible to look straight into the mirror from the shower.
"I know, it's something, huh? Most of this my dad and I bought one day when we were shopping in London. We had it all delivered to the muggle house and used magic to get it here. That tub was an absolute menace though." Draco stopped and looked over at Harry, "Although I must say if I ever get the pleasure of being with you in it, I'd have to say the effort was more than worth it."
Harry blushed and punched Draco, "That'll be a long time coming, Malfoy."
Draco leaned into Harry and whispered. "I hope so." Draco than placed a soft kiss right below Harry's ear. Harry shied away slightly, letting his cheeks fill with blood. "Come, let's go to bed." Draco walked back into the bedroom with Harry following close behind.
"It's so early though, it's not even midnight yet." Harry complained.
"You may not be tired now, but wait till you take this potion. It takes your energy so it can help fight the harmful sun rays." Draco said taking his shirt off.
Harry watched Draco strip off his clothes and put a locking spell on the door. Draco turned to Harry.
"Well, aren't you going to get ready for bed?" Draco asked Harry.
"How is it that you always go to bed in your boxers and wake up nude?" Harry asked amused looking at Draco's boxer clad form.
"I can't be comfortable wearing anything under the sheets and the approaching dawn takes you before me so once you're sleep, I take them off. Didn't want you to be uncomfortable and all." Draco smiled.
"What's the point when I wake up and see you naked anyway?"
"Well, once you wake up it doesn't matter anymore. It would've been harder getting you to sleep in the same bed as me if I were completely naked, Potter." Draco smirked.
"Right." Harry said getting up and stripping down to his own boxers. He then proceeded to his trunk and pulled out his pajamas. As he put them on Draco looked on in disbelief.
"Ah, what is this, Harry?"
"Well, wouldn't want you to be getting any ideas, now would I?" It was Harry's turn to smile.
"But we slept like this before." Draco complained.
"Well at the time I didn't have my trunk, now did I?" Harry's grin covered his entire face at the frustrated look that Draco was giving him.
"You're an arse, you know that?" Draco huffed.
"I will take that as a compliment." Harry said while he walked to the bed.
Draco walked to the table and grabbed the two vials of potion that he had set on the desk. He then walked back over to Harry and handed him one of the vials of potion.
"I suggest you get in the bed and close your curtains before you take that. Otherwise you'll pass out right here on the floor." Draco said walking around to the other side of the bed.
"Well, does it matter since this will protect me from the sun?" Harry asked puzzled.
"It will protect you from the sun but trust me when I say you do not want to wake up in the sun. Honestly, Harry, do you really want to sleep on the floor?" Draco turned off the lights as Harry slipped under the covers and closed his bed curtains. "Anyway, do you find sleeping with me that disturbing, Potter?" Draco looked over at Harry who was already sleeping peacefully. "Bloody git."
Draco took the now empty vial from Harry's limp hand and tossed it in the nearby trash before taking off his boxers and throwing them on the floor. Draco climbed into the bed, settling himself before closing his own curtains. After pulling Harry until he was nestled tightly in his arms he took his own potion and let the serene sleep take him.
TBC
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NEXT CHAPTER
Harry meets Hermione and more is revealed.
Not mine. Slash Harry/Draco.
Chapter 6
Harry looked around the house that he just Floo'd into. Draco was waiting patiently by the fire as Harry looked around the room. The Malfoy Manor was everything he expected it to be and nothing at all like it at the same time. The house was big, that was obvious, but it radiated a warmth that Harry had not been expecting. It was a warmth that he had never experienced at number 4 Privet Drive.
All to soon Harry heard someone walking into the room, revealing the last person he wanted to see. Lucius Malfoy.
"Draco!" The blond man exclaimed.
"Father!"
Harry felt Draco drop his hand and saw the 17-year-old run to his father like a little child and engulf the older man in a big hug.
"How was your time in London?" Lucius asked affectionately
"It was wonderful." Draco excitedly said backing away slowly. "You remember Harry."
Lucius looked up as if noticing Harry for the first time. "Ah yes, Mr. Potter. Glad to have you here."
Harry just looked at the man awkwardly before answering, "Hello."
Lucius just looked away before turning back to his son. "Are you hungry? We're just about to eat dinner."
Draco shuck his head, "No, we had something earlier." Draco turned his head away.
Harry looked on in complete astonishment as he saw Draco become as red as Ron's hair. Obviously he was still thinking about the popsicle incident.
"Now, Draco, you know your mother will make you eat anyway. It has been so long since."
"I know, dad. I'll eat." Draco interrupted looking nervously at Harry.
Harry cocked his head in confusion. IWhat was all of that about? /I He thought to himself.
"Well... come on then." Lucius walked out, leading them out of the room.
Harry followed the blond duo into what he assumed was the dinning area. Once again, the room was huge. The room was decorated in green and gold giving off a regal appearance. In the center of the room was a small table that was made of a beautiful green glass. In the center of the table was a big golden turkey surrounded by green vegetables. Surrounding the turkey was various side dishes that would make any man's mouth water. Harry shot Draco a puzzled look.
"It's not real food Harry. It's all blood really, but that's the wonder of magic and great house elves." Draco looked back over at the table. "It looks real, tastes real too, but trust me if it were real you'd be in trouble. The smell alone would make you sick to your stomach." Draco stopped as soon as Narcissa walked into the room. "Mother!" Once again the young adult ran childlike into his parent's arms.
"Dra, I've missed you so much." She hugged him and looked up to notice Harry once again standing awkwardly by himself. "Oh, Harry, it's great to finally have you here. Come, give me a hug." She smiled.
Harry looked at the woman like a deer caught in headlights. The last time he met Narcissa she was as cold as ice. Now she was holding her arms out for Harry to give her a hug. He timidly walked into her arms, and she wrapped her arms around him in a loving embrace. Harry couldn't help but relax into the hug. Slowly, she backed away and looked at her son.
"Oh, Draco, he's such a cutie."
"Mum!"
"What dear?" The beautiful woman smiled innocently at her son. Harry couldn't suppress the smile that spread across his face. He decided that he really liked Narcissa.
"Let's eat shall we?"
They all sat at the table and began to load their plates with food. For some reason Narcissa found it important to add double the portion onto Draco's plate.
"Mum, I can't eat all this." Draco sighed irritably.
Narcissa looked at Draco worriedly. "Why not? Is something wrong? You're su."
Draco quickly interrupted her, "Everything's fine. This is just a lot of food." Draco looked down at his plate with a look of disbelief.
"Draconic Malfoy! I have not seen you eat in so long. The least you can do is make an old woman happy." Her stern look quickly turned soft as she looked at her only son. "Please Dra?"
Draco muttered and begrudgingly started to eat through the mountain of food on his plate. At his first bite both Lucius and Narcissa made a small gasp of delight and looked happily at each other.
IOdd /I Harry thought before taking a bite of his turkey leg.
"For Merlin's sake, get off of it already. It's not that big of a deal. Gosh, you two can be so annoying sometimes." Draco huffed.
Lucius and Narcissa just smiled at him and then each other, before digging into their own meal.
"So, Harry..." Narcissa began. "What made you decide to crossover? I know you and Dra were not. well let's say, the closest of mates at Hogwarts." She smiled knowingly at Harry.
"Well, it wasn't much of a choice really. I woke up in an Alley and he told me I was a vampire. Let's say. curiosity sparked my interest." He smiled at Narcissa.
Narcissa looked at him quizzical before realization hit her face. Before she could speak, Lucius voice rang out.
"What do you mean? Draco turned you without you knowing?" Lucius looked at Draco, who was now suddenly interested in the designs on his plate.
Harry obviously not catching on just yet continued, "You can say that. I just remember waking up on the ground and everything was so different. Hard to explain really. Than he was just standing there and told me I was a vampire and so was he. It was all pretty dodgy so I had no choice really but to follow."
Lucius didn't answer him directly but looked at his son, anger evident on his face.
"Draco, why on Earth would you change him without talking to him first? You know better than that." Lucius reprimanded.
"Oh, look who's talking. I'm not the one who tried to have Harry killed. Good example setting you're doing, dad!" Draco began to clap his hands enthusiastically.
Lucius Malfoy looked at his son as if he just told a bad joke. "That was ages ago, son. We don't have to bring up issues now do we?" Lucius said calmly.
"Yes, well than. I wonder why I had to practically drag Harry than? If it's not because he thought my father was a homicidal maniac who was trying to kill him. Ah... my mistake." Draco spit out looking at his father in defiance.
Lucius sighed dramatically and turned to Harry.
"Mr. Potter, you're not still upset with that are you? It was ages ago, really." Lucius paused. "I'm really sorry about that, you know. I was just trying to protect my son. I must admit I just did not want to see him hurt any longer."
Harry looked at Lucius in disbelief. That must be serious love to try and kill someone just because of little schoolboy pranks.
"Father, can we continue eating please? I'm really tired of this discussion." Draco resigned.
Lucius looked sternly at Draco before answering, "Draco you do realize the seriousness of what you've done?"
Draco sighed deeply."Yes, I do. Now, can we continue eating?"
Draco did not wait for an answer before he resumed eating his meal. Harry looked around the table puzzled. Narcissa offered him a reassuring smile, but he knew there was something they were not telling him. As usual he knew all he could do was wait.
The rest of dinner continued peacefully, if in somewhat somber mood. Following dinner, the family preceded to a lounge area, in which Harry really got to know who the Malfoy's really were and found them surprisingly pleasant. He had seen a love radiating between the family that he had never expected and when he asked about it, Draco laughingly told him how they had to keep appearances up because they were indeed, "purebloods." They had to act arrogant, superior, and unaffectionate in public to keep people from looking too closely.
The truth was they didn't really have anything against muggle borns at all. They thought it was all wizard rubbish. However, they did understand that when people were raised to believe certain things, it was hard to get them to stir from those opinions. Before the Malfoy family became vampires they used to believe that way too, but when someone transfers into a world where trivial matters aren't important any more it all seems pointless.
"Actually, gentlemen, I know it's early but I was hoping we could go tomorrow morning for school shopping. That is why I called you here." Lucius said breaking the mood.
Harry looked confused than turned to Draco.
"We're going school shopping tomorrow MORNING? I thought we couldn't walk in the day." Harry turned back to Lucius but Narcissa answered.
"We may be vampires but we're also wizards Harry. We have potions that allow us to walk in the day. Actually, we would not survive without it. The Malfoy's have been vampires for a little over a century now, but we've been 'power hungry, pureblood,' wizards even longer. The wizarding world would become very suspicious if we all of a sudden stopped appearing in the daylight." Narcissa smiled.
"That would make sense. I guess I didn't think about it." Harry muttered.
"It's alright, Harry." Lucius said. "It's the Diem (A/N Latin for day) potion. We take it at night, and it makes our bodies rest so we can sleep and it protects us from the sun in the morning." Lucius said and stood up from the couch. "Draco, you know where the potion is. Your mother and I are going to sleep now." Lucius proceeded to walk out of the door when Draco stopped him.
"Oh, wait, Father." Lucius turned around, while Narcissa continued out the room. "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. Harry left his trunk and school things at his muggle relative's house."
"Ahh, where is it?" Lucius sighed. Harry looked at him strangely and told him where 4 Privet Drive was located. Lucius disappeared with a pop, and reappeared several minutes later with Harry's trunk on one side of him and holding Hedwig's cage in his other hand. "Those are the worse sort of people. You poor boy." Lucius looked down at Harry sympathetically.
"What happened?" Draco asked suddenly.
"I'm not quite sure really. I apperated in and tried to introduce myself, and these people started screaming and telling me to stay back. Then that pig of a man called me a freak. I almost made of meal of him that's for sure. Bloody muggles, you would think they would be used to living with a magical being by now. Instead, I found all Harry's things locked up in a little cupboard under the stairs. Even this poor bloody bird was locked in there." Lucius handed the cage to Harry, only to have the bird squawk angrily at Harry.
"I'm sorry Hedwig, you know how they are." He stuck a finger in the cage to rub the snowy white owl.
"You know, Harry, I want you to know that we would like it if you considered this to be you're home now. When you became Draco's life's line, you became part of the Malfoy family, if you will have us." Lucius said.
Harry was stunned, "Thank you, Mr. Malfoy."
"Call me, Lucius," he smiled.
"Okay, Lucius." Harry smiled.
"Goodnight boys."
"Goodnight, Father." Draco said.
"Goodnight, Lucius." Harry repeated.
The three men left the room, Lucius following in the direction Narcissa had gone, and Harry and Draco going the opposite with them levitating Harry's belongings along side them. The pair walked down the hall and up an elegant white staircase. Draco opened the first door they come upon to reveal the largest bedroom Harry had ever seen.
"Make yourself comfortable, I'm going to go get the potion." Draco said and walked out of the room.
Harry placed his things along side the wall in the corner and looked around Draco's room at the Malfoy Manor. It was nothing like the room in the muggle world. The room was a little bit larger then Gryffindor's common room. It was decorated in red, gold and black. There was a fireplace on the far wall and a big four-poster bed in the center of the north wall. There was table with chairs opposite the bed that had a fresh batch of red roses in a beautiful golden vase.
There were three doors that lead out of the room. One was the door he had just entered. Harry walk to one of the other doors to reveal a walk in closet about the size of the Dursley's front room. The closet was very neatly organized Harry entertained himself by taking a tour of Draco's garments.
"Having fun in there?" Harry turned sharply to see Draco leaning against the doorpost. "If you think this is something wait till you see the loo." Draco walked into the closet only to grab Harry's hand and led him across the room to the remaining door. Pushing open the door, Draco pulled Harry inside.
"Oh, my," Harry said as he looked around. The bathroom was beyond words. The entire room was covered in tan Italian marble that gleamed with every speck of light in a way that screamed posh. In the very center of the room was a giant bathtub that could easily fit six people comfortably. There were dark brown marble steps that led to the tub contrasting with the light tan of the room. To Harry's immediate left there was a tall glass shower that covered half the wall. On his right was a two-person sink made of elegant white gold. Above the sinks was a mirror that covered the length of the wall, making it possible to look straight into the mirror from the shower.
"I know, it's something, huh? Most of this my dad and I bought one day when we were shopping in London. We had it all delivered to the muggle house and used magic to get it here. That tub was an absolute menace though." Draco stopped and looked over at Harry, "Although I must say if I ever get the pleasure of being with you in it, I'd have to say the effort was more than worth it."
Harry blushed and punched Draco, "That'll be a long time coming, Malfoy."
Draco leaned into Harry and whispered. "I hope so." Draco than placed a soft kiss right below Harry's ear. Harry shied away slightly, letting his cheeks fill with blood. "Come, let's go to bed." Draco walked back into the bedroom with Harry following close behind.
"It's so early though, it's not even midnight yet." Harry complained.
"You may not be tired now, but wait till you take this potion. It takes your energy so it can help fight the harmful sun rays." Draco said taking his shirt off.
Harry watched Draco strip off his clothes and put a locking spell on the door. Draco turned to Harry.
"Well, aren't you going to get ready for bed?" Draco asked Harry.
"How is it that you always go to bed in your boxers and wake up nude?" Harry asked amused looking at Draco's boxer clad form.
"I can't be comfortable wearing anything under the sheets and the approaching dawn takes you before me so once you're sleep, I take them off. Didn't want you to be uncomfortable and all." Draco smiled.
"What's the point when I wake up and see you naked anyway?"
"Well, once you wake up it doesn't matter anymore. It would've been harder getting you to sleep in the same bed as me if I were completely naked, Potter." Draco smirked.
"Right." Harry said getting up and stripping down to his own boxers. He then proceeded to his trunk and pulled out his pajamas. As he put them on Draco looked on in disbelief.
"Ah, what is this, Harry?"
"Well, wouldn't want you to be getting any ideas, now would I?" It was Harry's turn to smile.
"But we slept like this before." Draco complained.
"Well at the time I didn't have my trunk, now did I?" Harry's grin covered his entire face at the frustrated look that Draco was giving him.
"You're an arse, you know that?" Draco huffed.
"I will take that as a compliment." Harry said while he walked to the bed.
Draco walked to the table and grabbed the two vials of potion that he had set on the desk. He then walked back over to Harry and handed him one of the vials of potion.
"I suggest you get in the bed and close your curtains before you take that. Otherwise you'll pass out right here on the floor." Draco said walking around to the other side of the bed.
"Well, does it matter since this will protect me from the sun?" Harry asked puzzled.
"It will protect you from the sun but trust me when I say you do not want to wake up in the sun. Honestly, Harry, do you really want to sleep on the floor?" Draco turned off the lights as Harry slipped under the covers and closed his bed curtains. "Anyway, do you find sleeping with me that disturbing, Potter?" Draco looked over at Harry who was already sleeping peacefully. "Bloody git."
Draco took the now empty vial from Harry's limp hand and tossed it in the nearby trash before taking off his boxers and throwing them on the floor. Draco climbed into the bed, settling himself before closing his own curtains. After pulling Harry until he was nestled tightly in his arms he took his own potion and let the serene sleep take him.
TBC
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Also I've noticed that a lot of people are having questions. The only thing I can say is that within the next few chapters, the next two in particular. Most, if not all of your questions will be answered. So if you still have any more questions after that, I'll be sure to address them.
Once again thank you all so much. See you in two days as more of the drama unfolds.
NEXT CHAPTER
Harry meets Hermione and more is revealed.
