Chapter 2 is up!
Warning: Still *slash* and will stay that way. Don't like it, don't read it.
:::::::::: Receiving Power :::::::::
::: Draco :::
Draco awoke with a start, not realizing where he was at first. Opening his eyes partially, he was shocked to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione standing at the foot of his hospital bed. He shut his eyes quickly and pretended to still be asleep, all the while listening to their conversation.
"Harry, I don't understand!" he heard Ron say.
"There's nothing to understand, Ron. I acted on impulse. Let…it…go," Harry replied, enunciating each of the last three words with controlled temper.
"No Harry, I wont let it go! You don't just do things like that without purpose. You could have been hurt! Who really even cares abou…"
"Ron!" he was interrupted by the stern voice of Hermione.
'What happened? What did Harry do on impulse? He could have been hurt?!' Draco was thinking to himself. 'My Harry was almost hurt?!'
"I know I could have been hurt! I don't care what happens to me. I thought you'd have realized that by now," Harry paused. "And *I* care about Malfoy! He could have died just as well as I could have, and it would have been my fault for letting him! I couldn't just sit back and let him die, and I don't regret risking myself for a second!" Harry shouted, storming out of the hospital wing.
"Now you've done it Ron," Hermione berated. "Come on. Let's go after him, and this time, keep your mouth shut!" she stated, pulling a shocked Ron after her.
Draco opened his eyes slowly, the memory of what happened returning to him. He sat up and dropped his head into his hands in resignation, letting his mind wander back to a meeting with his father the previous year...
*FLASHBACK*
"Draco, I have something important to discuss with you. It's a very serious matter, and I feel that you are of age now to know," Lucius Malfoy said, walking into his personal study with his son following him.
Draco followed his father and took a seat next to his father by the fireplace, giving him his complete, undivided attention. As much as he disliked the man at times, this moment was not one of them. He could sense the importance of what his father was about to tell him.
"I'm not sure how to put this really, so I'll just say it bluntly," Malfoy senior started, looking older than ever. He paused. "You are a Fae Draco," he said seriously. "I am one as well, but no one else knows of it, and it must continue to remain that way. They must never know. Let me explain. The Fae people are one of, if not the most, powerful species of magic ability that there is. If knowledge got out to the wizarding world of the power we Fae have, what happened to me would happen to all Fae, and they would be controlled; used for evil purposes. It is what happened to me, but I will explain that a little later on. A law protects and holsters Fae magic. A Fae cannot come into their powers until they are saved from death. Meaning that unless you are put in a life or death situation and saved, you will remain a normal wizard."
" If you do come into your powers then once they are activated, you will be indestructible. Nothing will be able to kill you except age and losing a formal battle with another Fae. What you must understand is the laws guarding our powers are complex. We do become more powerful than comparable to most normal wizards, but we do not have complete freedom to use our magic as we wish. From the moment we come into our magic, we live to serve and protect the one who gave us our power, the one who saved our life. Even if you don't wish to, you must protect that person, for you are bound to him or her. If he or she were ever to die, you would die as well. As I have already said, I have come into my power, and my life is no longer my own. I want you to understand, Draco, that, if given the choice, I would never serve Voldemort, my surrogate master."
"As it is, he found out what I was and what I could mean for him then arranged my death and saved me from it. It was a cheat, but he saved me nonetheless and I am now bound to him. I protect him for the sake of my own miserable life, not for any other reason. I would never dishonor my name in this way if given a choice. You will not serve him Draco, you were never meant to, but eventually, you will have a 'master' of your own. Here. Take this," he concluded, handing Draco a very worn book. "It will help you when you come into your powers. Until then, you will be unable to read it. I hope you forgive me for not telling you sooner, and for shaming the Malfoy name with this situation with the Dark Lord."
"I understand, and I forgive you father," Draco said softly, accepting his fate without fear. "I will bring back the honor and prestige that once was the Malfoy name. I will not fail father."
*END FLASHBACK*
"I guess this is it. This is my fate and I accept it. I'd better get to my room, though, before the transformations begin," Draco said to himself, picking his head up and standing tall. He nodded to Madame Pomfrey as he made his way to the exit and she smiled back before continuing about her work. Draco continued through the halls deep in thought.
'I'm going to have to talk to Harry, but I don't think I can tell him yet. He can be protected without knowing the full circumstance. I will tell him eventually but this is difficult enough already, without him knowing. How could I protect him if he knew? Already this is destroying me. Could I stand being so close to him, being nice to him, and possibly even holding him without wanting to take him by force and make him my own? He saved me, so I guess I owe it to him to try, just not yet. Why did he save me though?
He told Weasley in the hospital wing that he cared about me. My beautiful, wonderful, amazing Harry actually said he cared about…me' Draco stopped walking, wide-eyed with shock.
'The question is thought, in what way does he care? Could he possibly feel the same for me as I do for him? No, that's stupid. He doesn't feel anythi- Oh, god!' Draco stopped mid thought and doubled over, knees hitting the ground.
"Not…here…not…now!" he grunted out between contractions of pain. But there was no stopping it. Dragging himself up from the ground as pain beset his body, he staggered into the nearest classroom and slammed the door shut before he collapsed on the floor. A bright silver glow emanated from his body and the pain ceased. Picking himself up to his knees, his smiled as he felt a sudden rush of energy. Out of nowhere, power and magic began to build up inside his body, more and more, until it felt as if it were leaking out of him from the sheer amount. Draco felt a tingling sensation on his upper back and shoulders and stood, transfixed, as a loud ripping noise hinted that something was tearing through his back. A peculiar feeling assaulted him, neither pleasant nor painful, and the next thing he realized, a pair of black wings bore themselves out from his back.
Startled with the new appendages he tried using them. Almost with no effort at all, he rose from the ground with a soft swishing beat from the wings. He had known that this would happen, but was still shocked to realize that it had come so quickly. He could fly without a broom, he could appear anywhere he wished on thought alone, he could transform into animals, he was indestructible…and he was Harry's. It was all too amazing to believe, but it had happened. The feeling of being owned would have been too much for Draco had it been someone else, but being Harry's left him feeling slightly giddy.
Finally, landing on the ground, Draco decided that he'd go read the book his father had given him earlier then go talk to Harry, alone. He would tell Harry all he needed to know, and nothing more. Pulling his wings back into his body, he vanished from the room without a trace, proving that he truly could.
:::::::::::: End Ch 2 ::::::::::::
That was ch 2… hope you all liked it! Don't forget to read/review!
Hmmm… next chapter I'll continue Draco's pov for the book reading then I'll do Harry's pov from after the hospital wing visit. Do you all like the switching of Harry pov and Draco pov or should I go to 2nd person narrative? Just wondering…thoughts for next chapter!
Strykerr: Guess what? You're reviewer number 1! *hugs* Thanks for the praise. I know exactly what you mean about h/d *slash* because I'm obsessed too. If you know any good completed ones, please share. ^_^ To answer your question, yes, there will be snogging eventually, but there are some obstacles to overcome before they get there. Keep reading!
DragonFly7: Thanks! I'll try to keep updates regular... ^_^
Redmeadow: Glad you like it!
Fiore: Thanks for the comment. I know what you mean with Draco usually being the stronger character. He kind of will be for a while in this story, but there's a surprise towards the end... (Shhh.....) lol
Twisted Crimson: Thanks for the review and I'm glad you like it!
Silver Sun Chime: I know...I had to do the wings! lol Actually, the Fae ides is not my own creation... I've read other stories with Fae's in them, but cant remember what ones to give credit to. -_- Lucius is kind of good...but I don't want to give any spoilers away. Thanks for the review!
Sapphire-wolf1: Well, since it's fantasterrific and I'm obliged by you, I guess I'll have to continue the story. *exasperated sigh* ^_^ j/p Thanks for reviewing!
Sleeptight: Lol. The wings just popped into my head so I added it. Glad to see I got such positive feedback on them. Don't worry, I wont stop the story for good until it's finished.
Chge: Thanks for the praise. I'm working on the next chapter now...
Twisted Crimson: Another thanks! The next chapter should be up by tomorrow sometime...if I finish writing it up tonight. I'm trying to hurry but be thorough and detailed at the same time! lol
Random Me: Mmmm....cake. *eats* *hugs random me* Thanks for that! Ch. 3 up soon!
Contact me at emerald_visions06@yahoo.com. Remember to entitle the subject 'Harry Potter Fanfiction'!
Warning: Still *slash* and will stay that way. Don't like it, don't read it.
:::::::::: Receiving Power :::::::::
::: Draco :::
Draco awoke with a start, not realizing where he was at first. Opening his eyes partially, he was shocked to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione standing at the foot of his hospital bed. He shut his eyes quickly and pretended to still be asleep, all the while listening to their conversation.
"Harry, I don't understand!" he heard Ron say.
"There's nothing to understand, Ron. I acted on impulse. Let…it…go," Harry replied, enunciating each of the last three words with controlled temper.
"No Harry, I wont let it go! You don't just do things like that without purpose. You could have been hurt! Who really even cares abou…"
"Ron!" he was interrupted by the stern voice of Hermione.
'What happened? What did Harry do on impulse? He could have been hurt?!' Draco was thinking to himself. 'My Harry was almost hurt?!'
"I know I could have been hurt! I don't care what happens to me. I thought you'd have realized that by now," Harry paused. "And *I* care about Malfoy! He could have died just as well as I could have, and it would have been my fault for letting him! I couldn't just sit back and let him die, and I don't regret risking myself for a second!" Harry shouted, storming out of the hospital wing.
"Now you've done it Ron," Hermione berated. "Come on. Let's go after him, and this time, keep your mouth shut!" she stated, pulling a shocked Ron after her.
Draco opened his eyes slowly, the memory of what happened returning to him. He sat up and dropped his head into his hands in resignation, letting his mind wander back to a meeting with his father the previous year...
*FLASHBACK*
"Draco, I have something important to discuss with you. It's a very serious matter, and I feel that you are of age now to know," Lucius Malfoy said, walking into his personal study with his son following him.
Draco followed his father and took a seat next to his father by the fireplace, giving him his complete, undivided attention. As much as he disliked the man at times, this moment was not one of them. He could sense the importance of what his father was about to tell him.
"I'm not sure how to put this really, so I'll just say it bluntly," Malfoy senior started, looking older than ever. He paused. "You are a Fae Draco," he said seriously. "I am one as well, but no one else knows of it, and it must continue to remain that way. They must never know. Let me explain. The Fae people are one of, if not the most, powerful species of magic ability that there is. If knowledge got out to the wizarding world of the power we Fae have, what happened to me would happen to all Fae, and they would be controlled; used for evil purposes. It is what happened to me, but I will explain that a little later on. A law protects and holsters Fae magic. A Fae cannot come into their powers until they are saved from death. Meaning that unless you are put in a life or death situation and saved, you will remain a normal wizard."
" If you do come into your powers then once they are activated, you will be indestructible. Nothing will be able to kill you except age and losing a formal battle with another Fae. What you must understand is the laws guarding our powers are complex. We do become more powerful than comparable to most normal wizards, but we do not have complete freedom to use our magic as we wish. From the moment we come into our magic, we live to serve and protect the one who gave us our power, the one who saved our life. Even if you don't wish to, you must protect that person, for you are bound to him or her. If he or she were ever to die, you would die as well. As I have already said, I have come into my power, and my life is no longer my own. I want you to understand, Draco, that, if given the choice, I would never serve Voldemort, my surrogate master."
"As it is, he found out what I was and what I could mean for him then arranged my death and saved me from it. It was a cheat, but he saved me nonetheless and I am now bound to him. I protect him for the sake of my own miserable life, not for any other reason. I would never dishonor my name in this way if given a choice. You will not serve him Draco, you were never meant to, but eventually, you will have a 'master' of your own. Here. Take this," he concluded, handing Draco a very worn book. "It will help you when you come into your powers. Until then, you will be unable to read it. I hope you forgive me for not telling you sooner, and for shaming the Malfoy name with this situation with the Dark Lord."
"I understand, and I forgive you father," Draco said softly, accepting his fate without fear. "I will bring back the honor and prestige that once was the Malfoy name. I will not fail father."
*END FLASHBACK*
"I guess this is it. This is my fate and I accept it. I'd better get to my room, though, before the transformations begin," Draco said to himself, picking his head up and standing tall. He nodded to Madame Pomfrey as he made his way to the exit and she smiled back before continuing about her work. Draco continued through the halls deep in thought.
'I'm going to have to talk to Harry, but I don't think I can tell him yet. He can be protected without knowing the full circumstance. I will tell him eventually but this is difficult enough already, without him knowing. How could I protect him if he knew? Already this is destroying me. Could I stand being so close to him, being nice to him, and possibly even holding him without wanting to take him by force and make him my own? He saved me, so I guess I owe it to him to try, just not yet. Why did he save me though?
He told Weasley in the hospital wing that he cared about me. My beautiful, wonderful, amazing Harry actually said he cared about…me' Draco stopped walking, wide-eyed with shock.
'The question is thought, in what way does he care? Could he possibly feel the same for me as I do for him? No, that's stupid. He doesn't feel anythi- Oh, god!' Draco stopped mid thought and doubled over, knees hitting the ground.
"Not…here…not…now!" he grunted out between contractions of pain. But there was no stopping it. Dragging himself up from the ground as pain beset his body, he staggered into the nearest classroom and slammed the door shut before he collapsed on the floor. A bright silver glow emanated from his body and the pain ceased. Picking himself up to his knees, his smiled as he felt a sudden rush of energy. Out of nowhere, power and magic began to build up inside his body, more and more, until it felt as if it were leaking out of him from the sheer amount. Draco felt a tingling sensation on his upper back and shoulders and stood, transfixed, as a loud ripping noise hinted that something was tearing through his back. A peculiar feeling assaulted him, neither pleasant nor painful, and the next thing he realized, a pair of black wings bore themselves out from his back.
Startled with the new appendages he tried using them. Almost with no effort at all, he rose from the ground with a soft swishing beat from the wings. He had known that this would happen, but was still shocked to realize that it had come so quickly. He could fly without a broom, he could appear anywhere he wished on thought alone, he could transform into animals, he was indestructible…and he was Harry's. It was all too amazing to believe, but it had happened. The feeling of being owned would have been too much for Draco had it been someone else, but being Harry's left him feeling slightly giddy.
Finally, landing on the ground, Draco decided that he'd go read the book his father had given him earlier then go talk to Harry, alone. He would tell Harry all he needed to know, and nothing more. Pulling his wings back into his body, he vanished from the room without a trace, proving that he truly could.
:::::::::::: End Ch 2 ::::::::::::
That was ch 2… hope you all liked it! Don't forget to read/review!
Hmmm… next chapter I'll continue Draco's pov for the book reading then I'll do Harry's pov from after the hospital wing visit. Do you all like the switching of Harry pov and Draco pov or should I go to 2nd person narrative? Just wondering…thoughts for next chapter!
Strykerr: Guess what? You're reviewer number 1! *hugs* Thanks for the praise. I know exactly what you mean about h/d *slash* because I'm obsessed too. If you know any good completed ones, please share. ^_^ To answer your question, yes, there will be snogging eventually, but there are some obstacles to overcome before they get there. Keep reading!
DragonFly7: Thanks! I'll try to keep updates regular... ^_^
Redmeadow: Glad you like it!
Fiore: Thanks for the comment. I know what you mean with Draco usually being the stronger character. He kind of will be for a while in this story, but there's a surprise towards the end... (Shhh.....) lol
Twisted Crimson: Thanks for the review and I'm glad you like it!
Silver Sun Chime: I know...I had to do the wings! lol Actually, the Fae ides is not my own creation... I've read other stories with Fae's in them, but cant remember what ones to give credit to. -_- Lucius is kind of good...but I don't want to give any spoilers away. Thanks for the review!
Sapphire-wolf1: Well, since it's fantasterrific and I'm obliged by you, I guess I'll have to continue the story. *exasperated sigh* ^_^ j/p Thanks for reviewing!
Sleeptight: Lol. The wings just popped into my head so I added it. Glad to see I got such positive feedback on them. Don't worry, I wont stop the story for good until it's finished.
Chge: Thanks for the praise. I'm working on the next chapter now...
Twisted Crimson: Another thanks! The next chapter should be up by tomorrow sometime...if I finish writing it up tonight. I'm trying to hurry but be thorough and detailed at the same time! lol
Random Me: Mmmm....cake. *eats* *hugs random me* Thanks for that! Ch. 3 up soon!
Contact me at emerald_visions06@yahoo.com. Remember to entitle the subject 'Harry Potter Fanfiction'!