James and Harry entered the sitting room and ate the meal laid out before them. Sirius hopped over to Harry.
"Oh, my! Monsieur, you are beautiful!" Harry blushed.
"Thank you." He replied.
"I am sorry my master is doing this to your father." Sirius said.
"It's okay." Lucius nudged Sirius.
"Do you think....?"
"Maybe." Harry ignored the two as they talked and stared up at the balcony. Suddenly he shrieked and fell out of his chair. James turned around to see the beast descending the stair case. Not only that....it was butt naked. It stood tall and proud, its long member hanging down. Harry covered his eyes and tried to will his blush away. The beast let out a snarl and crawled over to Harry, sniffing at him.
"Would you....P-please put some pants on." Harry said Timidly.
"Fine." The beast growled and walked into the other room, coming back a while later.
"Are you taking your fathers place?" It asked Harry.
"Yes!" He said quickly.
"No!" James shouted.
"Yes I am!" Harry yelled.
"It is decided. Your son stays." The beast said. Harry smiled sadly at his father.
"What is your name?"
"Harry, sir." Harry replied.
"Do you promise to stay here...forever?" Harry looked at his father wistfully then nodded.
"Yes."
"Good." The beast began to walk off but Harry stopped him.
"What is your name?" The beast ignored him and continued out stopping only to say;
"At midnight your father is to leave. The trail will lead him to town. I will then come to show you to your room." Harry looked up at his father and came around the table, falling to his knee's and burying his head in James' shirt.
"Oh Papa! I love you!"
"I love you to son."
"I'm sorry! I promise I'll try and send money or something. Oh Papa!"
"Shhh. It'll be fine, love. You're so much like your mother. When you were a baby every one said you were so beautiful and so full of life! I was so proud! And you still are beautiful and full of life!"
"Papa...." Just then the clock struck twelve. The beast came out and told James to leave. James gave Harry one last hug and left the castle. Harry looked up at the beast and began to cry. The beast stared at him surprised. Sirius nudged the beast.
"Comfort him!" he said.
"Uhm...I command you to stop crying!" the beast snapped, this only made Harry cry harder.
"Be gentle!" Sirius said. The beast growled.
"What do you want?" Harry scooted away from the beast, looking horrified.
"You scared him!" Sirius said.
"Would you like me to show you to your room?" He asked gently. Harry sniffed and nodded.
"Offer a kerchief." Sirius murmured.
"Do you need a handkerchief?" he asked. Harry shook his head and stood up.
"I-I won't hurt you." He tried to reasure him. Harry looked up at him and gave him a sad smile, then followed him down the hall.
"The castle is your home now," the beast began, "you may go anywhere you want, except the west wing."
"Whats in the west wing?" Beast turned to Harry ready to yell, but he saw his terrified look.
"It's forbidden." he said.
"Oh." The beast opened a door to reveal a beautiful room.
"Here you are." He said. Harry walked into the room and looked around. "If theres anything you need, my servants will attend to you." Sirius poked him.
"Invite him to dinner."
"Join me for dinner." Beast said. Harry turned.
"I'm sorry but I'd rather...."
"That was not a request!" Beast growled and shut the door. Harry flung himself on the bed and cried.
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Draco knocked on the door to Harry's house. He was dressed in his best clothing and had a boquet of roses. James answered the door.
"Yes?"
"Is Harry here?" James frowned.
"No! And you stay away from my son, Draco!"
"But sir...."
"No! I heard of your little escipaid this morning. Try anything like that again and I'll wring your neck!"
"I only have his best interest in mind."
"Making him cry is not in his best interest."
"May I talk to him? I came to tell him how sorry I am! I brought him flowers! I saw him looking at them in the market the other day!"
"He's not here."
"Where is he?"
"He went to stay with an old friend."
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The beast paced the floor as a teapot jumped up on a table.
"Where is he, Mrs. Weasly?" he asked the teapot.
"Give him time. He's lost his father and his freedom all in one day! He'll come around!"
"Uhm..master." Sirius said hesitatnly. "Have you thought that maybe he's the one who will break the spell?"
"Of course!" The beast snapped. "I'm no fool!"
"Good! Then its settles. You fall in love with him! He falls in love with you...and poof! The spell is broken! We'll be human again by midnight!"
"It's not that easy, Sirius!" Mrs.Weasly said. "These things take time!" Sirius looked panicked.
"But the rose has already begun to wilt!"
"It's no use!" The beast groaned. "He's so beautiful and I'm so....well look at me!" Sirius turned to Mrs. Weasly looking for help.
"You must help him to see past all that!" she said.
"I don't know how." The beast snorted.
"Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable! Straighten up! Act like a gentleman!" The beast sat up straight looking at the two with anxius eyes.
"Ah, yes." Sirius added. "When she comes in, give him a dashing, debonair smile! Come, come, show me the smile!" Tom made a attempt at a smile, showing off his long canines and other deadly dentures, but he only look frighteningly silly.
"But don't frighten him." Mrs. Weasly scolded.
"Impress him with your rapier wit."
"But be gentle."
"Shower her with compliments.
"But be sincere."
"And above all...."
"YOU MUST CONTROL YOUR TEMPER!" they both shouted. The door creeked open and they all turned, ready to see Harry, but instead, Lucius stepped inside.
"Well," Beast said, getting angrier. "Where is he?" Lucius looked around nervously, know his master would not be pleased with the answer.
"Who? Oh! The boy. Yes, the, ah, boy. Well, actually, he's in the process of, ah, um, circumstances being what they are, ah... he's not coming."
"WHAT!?" the beast roared and darted out of the room., the objects following him.
"Your grace!" Lucius cried, trying to calm him, "Your emence, lets not be hasty!" The beast slammed his fist against the door.
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO COME DOWN TO DINNER!"
"I'm not hungry!" Harry said from the other side of the door.
"You'll come down or I...I'll breack down the door!"
"Master..." Lucius interupted. "That may night be the best way to win his effections."
"Gentle!" Mrs. Weasly said. "Be gentle!" Beast looked at the door then said, dejected,
"Will you come down to dinner...."
"Say please." Whispered Sirius."
"Will you come down to dinner, please?" There was a pause and the door cracked open.
"Only if you say sorry for yelling." Harry said stubbornly.
"S-sorry." The beast said. Harry nodded and closed the door.
"I thought you were coming out!" The beast said.
"I am. I just need to get a shirt on." Harry then came out dressed and looked up at the beast. Sirius coughed loudly and it sounded an aweful lot like, 'Offer your arm.' The beast held out his arm to Harry. Harry cringed back from it and Beast dropped his arm to his side.
"I'm sorry." Harry said. "I thought you were going to strike me." Beast got close to Harry and searched his eyes. He sniffed him a couple of times then turned and walked toward the dinning room.
"What's your name?" Harry asked.
"Tom." The beast growled over his shoulder. Halfway threw the meal Tom looked up at Harry and stared at him. Harry blushed.
"What is it?"
"Nothing. Continue eating." But Tom did not stop his staring and Harry grew uncomfterable.
"Stop staring at me!" He shouted. Tom growled at him.
"Its my castle! I'll do what I please!"
"Well, it's rude to stare!"
"It's also rude to shout!" Tom said. Harry turned and stormed off.
"Oh, my! Monsieur, you are beautiful!" Harry blushed.
"Thank you." He replied.
"I am sorry my master is doing this to your father." Sirius said.
"It's okay." Lucius nudged Sirius.
"Do you think....?"
"Maybe." Harry ignored the two as they talked and stared up at the balcony. Suddenly he shrieked and fell out of his chair. James turned around to see the beast descending the stair case. Not only that....it was butt naked. It stood tall and proud, its long member hanging down. Harry covered his eyes and tried to will his blush away. The beast let out a snarl and crawled over to Harry, sniffing at him.
"Would you....P-please put some pants on." Harry said Timidly.
"Fine." The beast growled and walked into the other room, coming back a while later.
"Are you taking your fathers place?" It asked Harry.
"Yes!" He said quickly.
"No!" James shouted.
"Yes I am!" Harry yelled.
"It is decided. Your son stays." The beast said. Harry smiled sadly at his father.
"What is your name?"
"Harry, sir." Harry replied.
"Do you promise to stay here...forever?" Harry looked at his father wistfully then nodded.
"Yes."
"Good." The beast began to walk off but Harry stopped him.
"What is your name?" The beast ignored him and continued out stopping only to say;
"At midnight your father is to leave. The trail will lead him to town. I will then come to show you to your room." Harry looked up at his father and came around the table, falling to his knee's and burying his head in James' shirt.
"Oh Papa! I love you!"
"I love you to son."
"I'm sorry! I promise I'll try and send money or something. Oh Papa!"
"Shhh. It'll be fine, love. You're so much like your mother. When you were a baby every one said you were so beautiful and so full of life! I was so proud! And you still are beautiful and full of life!"
"Papa...." Just then the clock struck twelve. The beast came out and told James to leave. James gave Harry one last hug and left the castle. Harry looked up at the beast and began to cry. The beast stared at him surprised. Sirius nudged the beast.
"Comfort him!" he said.
"Uhm...I command you to stop crying!" the beast snapped, this only made Harry cry harder.
"Be gentle!" Sirius said. The beast growled.
"What do you want?" Harry scooted away from the beast, looking horrified.
"You scared him!" Sirius said.
"Would you like me to show you to your room?" He asked gently. Harry sniffed and nodded.
"Offer a kerchief." Sirius murmured.
"Do you need a handkerchief?" he asked. Harry shook his head and stood up.
"I-I won't hurt you." He tried to reasure him. Harry looked up at him and gave him a sad smile, then followed him down the hall.
"The castle is your home now," the beast began, "you may go anywhere you want, except the west wing."
"Whats in the west wing?" Beast turned to Harry ready to yell, but he saw his terrified look.
"It's forbidden." he said.
"Oh." The beast opened a door to reveal a beautiful room.
"Here you are." He said. Harry walked into the room and looked around. "If theres anything you need, my servants will attend to you." Sirius poked him.
"Invite him to dinner."
"Join me for dinner." Beast said. Harry turned.
"I'm sorry but I'd rather...."
"That was not a request!" Beast growled and shut the door. Harry flung himself on the bed and cried.
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Draco knocked on the door to Harry's house. He was dressed in his best clothing and had a boquet of roses. James answered the door.
"Yes?"
"Is Harry here?" James frowned.
"No! And you stay away from my son, Draco!"
"But sir...."
"No! I heard of your little escipaid this morning. Try anything like that again and I'll wring your neck!"
"I only have his best interest in mind."
"Making him cry is not in his best interest."
"May I talk to him? I came to tell him how sorry I am! I brought him flowers! I saw him looking at them in the market the other day!"
"He's not here."
"Where is he?"
"He went to stay with an old friend."
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The beast paced the floor as a teapot jumped up on a table.
"Where is he, Mrs. Weasly?" he asked the teapot.
"Give him time. He's lost his father and his freedom all in one day! He'll come around!"
"Uhm..master." Sirius said hesitatnly. "Have you thought that maybe he's the one who will break the spell?"
"Of course!" The beast snapped. "I'm no fool!"
"Good! Then its settles. You fall in love with him! He falls in love with you...and poof! The spell is broken! We'll be human again by midnight!"
"It's not that easy, Sirius!" Mrs.Weasly said. "These things take time!" Sirius looked panicked.
"But the rose has already begun to wilt!"
"It's no use!" The beast groaned. "He's so beautiful and I'm so....well look at me!" Sirius turned to Mrs. Weasly looking for help.
"You must help him to see past all that!" she said.
"I don't know how." The beast snorted.
"Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable! Straighten up! Act like a gentleman!" The beast sat up straight looking at the two with anxius eyes.
"Ah, yes." Sirius added. "When she comes in, give him a dashing, debonair smile! Come, come, show me the smile!" Tom made a attempt at a smile, showing off his long canines and other deadly dentures, but he only look frighteningly silly.
"But don't frighten him." Mrs. Weasly scolded.
"Impress him with your rapier wit."
"But be gentle."
"Shower her with compliments.
"But be sincere."
"And above all...."
"YOU MUST CONTROL YOUR TEMPER!" they both shouted. The door creeked open and they all turned, ready to see Harry, but instead, Lucius stepped inside.
"Well," Beast said, getting angrier. "Where is he?" Lucius looked around nervously, know his master would not be pleased with the answer.
"Who? Oh! The boy. Yes, the, ah, boy. Well, actually, he's in the process of, ah, um, circumstances being what they are, ah... he's not coming."
"WHAT!?" the beast roared and darted out of the room., the objects following him.
"Your grace!" Lucius cried, trying to calm him, "Your emence, lets not be hasty!" The beast slammed his fist against the door.
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO COME DOWN TO DINNER!"
"I'm not hungry!" Harry said from the other side of the door.
"You'll come down or I...I'll breack down the door!"
"Master..." Lucius interupted. "That may night be the best way to win his effections."
"Gentle!" Mrs. Weasly said. "Be gentle!" Beast looked at the door then said, dejected,
"Will you come down to dinner...."
"Say please." Whispered Sirius."
"Will you come down to dinner, please?" There was a pause and the door cracked open.
"Only if you say sorry for yelling." Harry said stubbornly.
"S-sorry." The beast said. Harry nodded and closed the door.
"I thought you were coming out!" The beast said.
"I am. I just need to get a shirt on." Harry then came out dressed and looked up at the beast. Sirius coughed loudly and it sounded an aweful lot like, 'Offer your arm.' The beast held out his arm to Harry. Harry cringed back from it and Beast dropped his arm to his side.
"I'm sorry." Harry said. "I thought you were going to strike me." Beast got close to Harry and searched his eyes. He sniffed him a couple of times then turned and walked toward the dinning room.
"What's your name?" Harry asked.
"Tom." The beast growled over his shoulder. Halfway threw the meal Tom looked up at Harry and stared at him. Harry blushed.
"What is it?"
"Nothing. Continue eating." But Tom did not stop his staring and Harry grew uncomfterable.
"Stop staring at me!" He shouted. Tom growled at him.
"Its my castle! I'll do what I please!"
"Well, it's rude to stare!"
"It's also rude to shout!" Tom said. Harry turned and stormed off.