Unexpected Heritage
A/N: Here it is…another chapter!
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Lucius woke up shortly before dinner feeling rather refreshed. He got out of bed and stretched, heading for the bathroom. After he relieved himself, the blonde went into the sitting room to look for Harry and Severus. He found them curled up together, asleep under a warm blanket. He didn't want to disturb the peacefully sleeping couple, but he knew that none of them had really eaten anything. Lucius gently shook Harry's shoulder.
"Harry, it's nearly time for dinner. Time to wake up."
The raven-haired boy stirred, and then snuggled back under the blanket. This time, Lucius tried to rouse Severus.
"Wake up, Sev. Come on, wake up you two."
Severus moved around a bit then his eyes fluttered open. The Potions Master groaned softly as he shook Harry.
"Time to wake up, my lion. Unless you want to miss the Halloween Feast."
Harry opened his eyes and smiled softly. He leaned up to whisper in his lover's ear.
"Can you ask Lucius to…umm go someplace else so we can get dressed?"
Severus chuckled softly and squeezed Harry just a little tighter.
"If you'll please excuse us, Luc, we'll meet you in the Great Hall."
Lucius smirked; he knew that they were both nude under the blanket, but he wanted to see how they would get him to leave. He nodded and left the rooms, heading up to the Great Hall. Harry slid out from under the blanket and quickly got dressed. Severus stretched, got up off the couch, and dressed. The Gryffindor wrapped his arms around the Slytherin and softly kissed him. Severus broke the kiss, ruffling his lover's hair.
"Come on…let's go get something to eat."
Severus smiled at Harry.
"Always thinking with your stomach, aren't you my lion?"
"Better than thinking with other parts of my body, isn't it?"
"You could try using your head."
"Where would the fun be in that, Sev?"
The Slytherin shook his head and they left the dungeons. Entering the Great Hall, Harry sat next to Hermione, separated from the other Gryffindors. Severus sat with Lucius at the end of the High Table. With all the excitement of Halloween, no one other than Hermione and a few of the Slytherins noticed Lucius. Hermione quickly dismissed the older Malfoy's presence in favor of inquiring about Draco.
"So you found Draco? And was he alright?"
"He was alive, but beaten up pretty bad. And he was so cold. When we left the Hospital Wing, he was sleeping. I'm gonna go see him after dinner, d'you wanna come?"
"Sure. Are you going to the party tonight?"
"Yeah. I'm going with Blaise since she was going with Draco, but he's stuck in the infirmary."
There was silence for a few minutes as they ate. Hermione didn't really want to touch on the subject that was playing most heavily on her mind. Dessert appeared; Hermione played with her cake more than she usually did.
"What's the matter, 'Mione?"
"I can't believe that Ron did that. I know he's got a hot temper, but I never would have thought that he'd do something so horrible. I mean, Draco could have died."
"I know. I never would have suspected Ron if I hadn't seen the note he sent Lucius. I couldn't believe it. And now Ron's gone and got himself expelled in his 7th Year for being a jealous, petty arse."
"Mrs. Weasley must be very upset. That makes 3 sons in a row that will never graduate from Hogwarts. Is Mr. Malfoy going to have him arrested?"
"He's not sure yet. If it was me, I would. But that's up to them. Let's go see Draco. Do you think that Ginny would want to come?"
"I don't know. Let's ask her."
As they were heading out, they asked Ginny if she wanted to join them and the three Gryffindors strolled up to the Hospital Wing. They entered the waiting room and Madame Pomfrey came out to see them.
"I suppose that you are here to see Mr. Malfoy."
"Yes ma'am. Is he awake?"
"As a matter of fact, he woke up a few minutes ago. I believe that he is up to entertaining visitors. But please do not stay too long, he still needs his rest."
The three students smiled and went into the infirmary to Draco's bed. There was no one else there, so Ginny, Harry, and Hermione sat on the bed next to the Slytherin. Draco saw them and smiled brightly.
"To what do I owe the extreme pleasure of being visited by three Gryffindors?"
"Well, these three Gryffindors wanted to so how one of our favorite Slytherins is doing."
Ginny smirked as she spoke, leaning over to squeeze Draco's knee. The Slytherin's face was taken over by a look of surprise and he swatted her hand away.
"Ow Gin, that hurt!"
The Gryffindors stared at Draco with looks of shock and confusion on their faces. Hermione was the first to speak.
"You mean that you could feel that?"
"Yeah…but how?"
Harry got up and cautiously touched the Slytherin's other leg, gently rubbing his calf. Draco winced and tied to move away.
"Come on, Harry, stop it!"
Hermione popped up off the bed and ran to Madame Pomfrey. Talking to the medi-witch hurriedly, they conferred for a minute or two before joining the other students. Madame Pomfrey poked and prodded the Slytherin, waving her wand and performing a number of spells.
"Mr. Malfoy, it seems that your back has healed. I have absolutely no idea how this happened, so I will am going to call Dr. Winters from St. Mungo's to come and see if she can figure out what happened."
Draco looked at his friends who were all smiling brightly. He smiled back; never in a thousand years did the Slytherin ever think that he would have regained the use of his legs. Well, that was what he was hoping Dr. Winters would say. About 10 minutes later, a tall, slender woman in a short white robe stepped into the room through the fireplace. She approached Draco, smiling softly.
"Well, Draco…I hear that you have been through quite a bit in the past couple days."
"You could say that, Sandy. Can you tell me if I'll be able to walk again?"
"If you give me a couple minutes, I ought to be able to determine that. If you three will excuse us…"
Harry and Ginny stood up and dragged Hermione to the door.
"I'll stop by with Blaise before we go to the party, alright?"
"Sure Harry. Bye"
The Gryffindors waved at Draco and left the Hospital Wing. Ginny and Hermione went to Gryffindor Tower to get into their costumes; Harry went to his rooms to get ready too. Blaise and Draco were supposed to be going as King Arthur and Lady Guenevere, so Harry was going as King Arthur instead of a vampire. This costume would require a few Glamour Charms to make it look right, but Harry was sure that Severus would help.
Harry slipped on his tan suede pants and a deep burgundy tunic that came to mid-thigh. He fastened a gold and leather belt around his waist. Dumbledore let him borrow Godric Gryffindor's sword to be his Excalibur; the Headmaster placed a powerful charm on the weapon so that it wasn't sharp and would disappear to a just a handle attached to the scabbard if Harry removed it from his belt. At the end of the evening, the sword would return on its own to the Headmaster's office. He attached the leather scabbard to his belt and wrapped a white cape around his shoulders, holding it in place with two gold clips and a thin gold chain. The cape had a gold border in a Celtic design and the outline of a dragon was stitched in the fabric with thin red thread. He put on his leather boots and a gold crown. All that was left was to alter his hair and eye color, which Severus would do. Harry went into his lover's rooms and found the Head of Slytherin sitting on the couch, reading. As the Gryffindor closed the door, Severus looked up.
"You look stunning, but I thought you were going as a vampire."
"Since Draco can't go tonight, I'm going to go with Blaise. She's going as Lady Guenevere, so here I am…King Arthur. But I need a favor."
"Let me guess. Glamour Charm…Arthur did not have black hair."
Harry smiled and nodded. Severus quickly performed the charms, making Harry's hair honey blonde and curling softly. The piercing, emerald eyes were changed to an equally piercing, icy blue.
"There…the charms will last until the early morning. Have a wonderful time."
"Are you…um…staying in my rooms tonight?"
"Yes, your couch is quite a bit more comfortable than mine."
Severus smirked, but laughed when Harry smacked his arm.
"The couch…right."
Harry leaned in to kiss Severus softly. The Gryffindor smiled and walked briskly to the entrance to Slytherin Tower. He was standing there a few minutes when Blaise stepped out of the portrait hole. She looked incredible. The dark-haired Slytherin was dressed in a simple pale blue skirt and a long white tunic with gold trim. She wore a lacy shawl, simple gold jewelry, and a spectacular crown. Her skin simply glowed, her hazel eyes accented with black liner. Harry stepped forward and offered her his arm.
"You look wonderful, my lady."
"As do you, sir."
Harry smiled and they strolled up to the entrance hall. The Gryffindor guided his date up to the Hospital Wing. They found Draco sitting on his bed, reading his DADA text. He looked up and smiled when he saw his friends enter.
"You two look great! Have a good time."
"There anything you want me to bring you from the party?"
"No thanks, Blaise. Just come back at the end of the night?"
The young woman smiled, leaned over, and kissed Draco on the cheek. A light blush crept up Draco's cheeks and he smiled. Harry asked Blaise to wait outside for a moment. She left and Harry sat on the bed.
"So, Draco…what's up with you a Blaise?"
"Well, we've sort-of been together since the end of last year, but we were keeping it a secret."
"Well, why? She's a really nice—"
"Half-blood, Harry. I couldn't bring her home with me. She's not pure-blooded."
"How do you feel about her as a person? Not even thinking about her heritage."
"I think she's the greatest girl I've ever met."
"Then introduce her to your father. He's an understanding guy. Maybe if you spoke with him first, explained to him that you really like her…"
"I don't know. I guess I could try talking to him."
"Good. You do that. Now, what did the doctor say about your back?"
"Oh! Sandy said that, somehow, hanging like that for almost a whole day, like, re-aligned things in my back and, because of all the potions I was given when it first happened, my spine fused back together. It's still fusing, which was why it hurt, but in a couple days, it should be done. I'm going to St. Mungo's over the weekend and they're going to put something like a brace on my spine that'll make my back stronger. I should be walking on crutches in about a week."
"That's wonderful! Does your dad know?"
"Yeah, Madame Pomfrey called him right after you left. He's so happy."
"I'll bet he is. Well, Blaise is waiting for me, so I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye Harry. Oh, and don't let anyone near my girlfriend."
Harry laughed and left the infirmary. He and Blaise went down to the Great Hall for the Halloween Party. It wasn't a formal ball or anything fancy, just a costume party. There was food and great music playing. All of the tables had been transformed into small, round tables with the exception of the High Table, which was where all the food was. Harry and Blaise quickly found Hermione and Justin. They were dressed like Romeo and Juliet. Padma and Ginny were dressed as Greek goddesses. They all talked and danced, having a great time. With about a half hour left until the end of the party, Blaise left to go spend some quality time with Draco. Harry hadn't seen Severus anywhere. The Gryffindor knew that his lover was at the party. All the Head of Houses had to be there to chaperone with the rest of the faculty. Finally it was the last dance of the night and it was a slow dance. Harry sat at one of the tables watching all the couples dancing close and snuggly. Looking around, the Gryffindor could only see only the people who went to the party alone weren't dancing. Not wanting to sit there sulking, Harry got up and went back to his rooms. He didn't notice that Severus watched him go and the Slytherin was just as sad with the fact that he couldn't dance with the person he loved.
The party ended, the Heads of Houses herded their students back to their towers, and everyone, for the most part, was quite happy. Severus stepped quietly into Harry's rooms. The Gryffindor was nowhere to be found. With a flick of his wand, the lights in the room dimmed and lazy, romantic melody played softly from nowhere and everywhere. Severus took off his mask and laid his hat on the couch. When he heard the music, Harry poked his head out of his bedroom, confused.
"Harry, my lion, may I have this dance?"
The Gryffindor smiled and was happily enveloped in Severus' arms. They danced slow and close, hips pressed together and cheek-to-cheek. The Slytherin leaned in to softly kiss Harry. Their tongues danced as lazily as the music. Severus led Harry into the bedroom as the song ended. The Slytherin waved his wand, leaving the couple in their boxers. They slipped in between the covers and, curled together as close as they were dancing, fell peacefully asleep.
A/N: Yay!!! They're sleeping again! Just so you know, after this chapter, there will be another time warp this time until around Christmas. Well, you'll know what happens basically during that 2 month skip, but I just don't feel like writing that. Since I'm the author, I can sip to Christmas if I want to.