Chapter Forty-One

The entire Great Hall looked up when the doors burst open and hte Quad walked in. Everyone immediately stood and began clapping as the Boy-Who-Killed-Voldemort grinned. Several people whistled as the Quad walked to the Gryffindor table.

"Harry! Harry!" Someone chanted from the Ravenclaw table. In a moment, everyone was yelling his name. Someone else shot red and gold sparks from their wand, making them rain down on Harry.

"Not the reaction you wanted?" Draco grinned as they sat down at the table.

"No, not really," Harry grinned brightly as the other Gryffindors around him hugged him.

***

After the Headmistress had calmed the students down, Harry finally got to eat breakfast. The near-by Gryffindors began filling him in on everything that the others hadn't.

"So Neville just started yelling at them. I don't think he's ever gotten that angry," Seamus grinned, slapping said teen on the back. Neville blushed.

"Would you please take your hand off of my boyfriend," Blaise said as he stood behind the Irishman.

"Sure thing, Head Boy, sir," Seamus grinned and slowly removed his hand, but not before letting his finger grace the back of Neville's neck.

"Thomas, if you don't control Finnigan, I'll rip off his bloody knob," the Slytherin warned as he sat next to Neville.

"Eh," Dean waved a hand at him.

"Dean!" Seamus pouted.

"Seamus," Dean mocked.

"When the hell did this happen?" Harry asked, shocked at the new relationship.

"Four days ago," Zabini smirked after giving Neville a 'good morning kiss'. His boyfriend blushed brightly.

"Well, congratulations," Harry nodded and bit into his lemon muffin. He looked up when he felt someone looking at him, and his eyes landed on his older lover. He grinned and then went back to his muffin. Harry didn't notice Hermione's momentarily shocked face as she saw the action.

"So, Draco, is it okay to ask about your best man now?" Seamus grinned at the blonde. Draco gave a snort and shook his head.

"I swear..." Dean shook his head and kept eating.

Everyone sniggered.

***

"That was quiet a commotion you cause in the Great Hall this morning, Mr. Potter," the Headmistress smiled at him. He grinned back sheepishly. "I suppose you're here about your school work?"

"Yes, ma'am, and my wand," Harry nodded.

"I can have one of the teachers take you to Ollivander's after classes are over," McGonagall told. "And all of the teachers have agreed to help tutor you in order to catch you up."

"Wow. Uh...thank you," Harry stuttered, surprised that everything had been taken care of so quickly.

"You're welcome. Now, Harry, you know that Professor Dumbledore was aware of yours and Severus's relationship, correct?"

Harry's eyes widened slightly and he nodded, not sure of what was coming next.

"He allowed the relationship to continue, and I will as well," McGonagall told him. Harry sighed in relief. "However, I would feel more comfortable if you do not continue the...ah...physical...aspects of your relationship."

Harry nodded in understanding. "Of course, Headmistress. Thank you for not making us end our relationship. Have you already spoken to Severus about this?"

"Yes, last night, when he informed us that you were awake," Minerva nodded. Harry blushed slightly as he remembered what he and the Potions Master had done earlier. McGonagall ignored the blush.

"All right. Is there anything else you need me to know, Headmistress?" Harry asked, abruptly changing the subject.

"Actually yes. After we were told you'd awakened, I owled the ministry," she nodded. "On Monday, the Minister will be here to award you the Order of Merlin, First Class."

"For what?" Harry gasped.

"For killing Voldemort," the former transfiguration professor said.

"I...I don't deserve that!" Harry protested. "All I did was kill the bastard curing the man I love. I don't deserve an Order of Merlin!"

"You do deserve it, Harry. If anyone who fought in this war deserves it, it's you," the Headmistress said, as if talking to a small child

"I-I-I...wow," Harry slumped down in his chair and gave up the argument.

The witch smiled at him. "Minister Weasley will be here Monday after classes."

***

At lunch, Hermione, Ron, and Draco stopped by Draco's room where Harry was. The found Harry pacing with his arms crossed. He was wearing a rut in the floor.

"Harry?" Draco immediately dropped his bag and made Harry lay on the couch.

"Did you know that they're going to give me an Order of Merlin?" Harry sounded half hysterical.

"It was just a matter of time," Ron nodded.

"I don't want an Order of Merlin!"

"Harry, lie still, or you'll get yourself sick," Draco pushed him back into lying.

"I don't want it!" Harry cried.

"Harry, if you don't calm down, I'll stupefy you," Draco warned him. His friend drew several shuddering breaths and covered his face with his hands.

"Everything's so wrong," Harry muttered beneath his hands.

"Harry, it's not like someone will die if you accept the honour," Hermione told him.

"I-I...just don't deserve it's all," Harry told her. "They should give it to someone who actually helped. Like Professor Snape. A lot of people would have died if not for his spying."

And suddenly, Draco and Hermione knew what was wrong.

"Ron, Hermione, let me talk to Harry alone for a minute," Draco requested of the two Gryffindors.

Hermione nodded and pulled a protesting Ron out of the room.

"You don't want to accept the award because you think that Severus might be hurt by it," Draco stated.

"He deserves it more than I do, Draco. All I did was get pissed off and kill the man hurting Severus. He risked his life to keep people safe while I sat around writing essays!" Harry replied.

"Harry, Professor Snape received his Order of Merlin the minute Minister Weasley was elected," Draco grinned at him.

"What?" Harry gasped.

"That's right. Mr. Weasley immediately recognized the spies as worthy of the Order of Merlin. Remus and Sirius got one each as well," Draco told him, smiling.

"Well, why the fuck didn't someone tell me?" Harry glared at him.

"I don't know. Harry, you've only been awake for a day. You can't expect to learn everything in a day," Draco told him.

"I hate missing out on things," Harry sighed. "I always miss too much. My life sucks.'

Draco sighed sadly and hugged his friend. "Everyone's life sucks, but it gets better."

Harry scoffed and pulled out of the embrace.

"I'm Harry Potter; my life will always suck," Harry sneered at the ceiling.

***

"I'm worried about him," Draco said as Fred locked up the store. "He's so different."

"He prolly just needs to get used to all of the changes," George kissed the blonde's temple.

"I don't know. He has these unbelievable mood swings where he's the happiest person on the planet to the most depressed, and anything triggers it," Draco told them.

"Has anything big happened since he woke up?" Fred asked as they began for the stairs.

'Well, lots of things...Remus and Sirius asked to adopt us. Harry found out who'd died, um... McGonagall told him that your dad will be at Hogwarts on Monday to award him with an Order of Merlin," Draco listed.

"Did he have a falling out with his bloke?' George questioned.

"No, not that I know of. In fact, he came to my room this morning looking properly debauched and with the dam nest grin on his face," Draco shook his head as they walked into the large bedroom.

"His wand blew up, didn't it?" Fred asked suddenly as the three lay down together.

"Yeah. Damn!" Draco realized what he was getting at. "I didn't even think about that. He lost a part of himself with his wand."

"Then all you can do is wait for him to get used to not having that part of him," George kissed his fiancé.

***

"What's with you? You've been like this all day!" Dean shouted as Seamus laid in his own bed for the first time in three years.

"Dean, go find someone who makes you happy, and leave me alone," Seamus whispered. "Find someone who doesn't use you for sex."

"Seamus, what are you on about?" Dean sat on the bed, and Seamus turned his back to him.

"I can't be with you anymore. You deserve someone who makes you happy, who doesn't keep you around for sex, someone who can love you."

"Seamus," Dean started, his anger completely dissipated.

"Go, Dean. Just go," Seamus said, and left no room for anything else to be said.

"Even if you don't love me, I love you," Dean whispered, and placed a kiss on the top of the Irishman's head before leaving the room.

End Chapter Forty-One

Will Seamus and Dean ever fix their relationship?

Will we find out what Sev got Harry for Christmas?

Will Ron ever get a clue?

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