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Tangled Relations

Chapter 18 - Healing

Draco wasn't kidding about Harry's wounds. He hadn't noticed how much he was bleeding until Draco mentioned it. 'It seems that I must have cut my leg on the side of the bed thrashing around.' Harry still felt very sore as he limped down the steps to the dungeons. 'Uncle Sev will have to do some intense healing.' As Harry approached the door Salazar spotted him.

~Harry, you're injured. I'll get Severus just wait here. ~ Salazar disappeared from the picture and reappeared a few seconds later. ~He's coming. You look like you had a fight with a hippogriff.~

Severus opened the door and immediately paled seeing Harry's condition once again. He had noticed a bit of blood before but now he could clearly see the broken arm Harry was nursing, "Harry, this is serious. What happened? You got all of this from a vision?" He said.

"Could you help me to the sofa and I'll explain everything. A pain-relieving potion wouldn't be a bad idea either." Severus supported Harry as they made their way to the sofa. After sitting Harry down, Severus went to his cabinet to grab a few potions. He laid Harry down on the sofa and opened his robes. "You've got cuts and scrapes all over you. This one on your leg is pretty deep. Did you know your arm was broken too?" Severus began muttering some healing charms and Harry could feel his body get warm. When it stopped all of the small cuts were healed and the deep one only had a little scar.

"Yea, I figured it was broken but I really needed to talk to Draco first before he went to his room." Harry winced and inhaled sharply as his uncle continued to prod him.

"So what happened Harry?" Harry sighed and began telling his uncle everything that he saw in the vision. About half way through Severus had pulled Harry into an embrace and was rubbing his back soothingly. "Oh Harry. You should have gone to the infirmary. Being hit with the cruciatic curse five times is dangerous. You should be glad that it wasn't worse. I can't believe that Draco denied Voldemort."

"Yea, he was hurt pretty bad. I hope you don't mind that I gave him some of my potion. I also healed his wounds. None of them were bad because he was thrashing around on an open floor."

Severus quickly scanned Harry's body looking for other injuries. "Here, take this potion for the pain. I also want you to stay in bed tomorrow. You can sleep down here. I don't want you alone in that tower. Five times Harry. I don't want you forcing the connection for at least a month. It's not worth the risk. I couldn't bear to lose you. Not to mention that your mom would've killed me."

Harry felt like he was being smothered but he found that he rather liked it. It was comforting to know that someone was worried about him, that someone cared. "Yes Sir" He helped Harry out of most of his clothes and helped him to the bedroom. He sat next to Harry on the once again king size bed. He took a wet rag and wiped Harry's forehead soothingly then began wiping the dried blood from where the cuts had been. He could've used a cleaning charm but he liked the more personal method of doing it by hand. It was another way he could act like a father. He loved having someone to care for and to coddle. 'I always used to be nasty to Harry because I thought he was spoiled and now I want to spoil him myself.'

"So, where is Draco now?"

"He's in the room that I used during the summer. It's the one with the picture of the forest. You can't get in though because I have the password in parseltongue."

"That's all right Harry. I'm sure he doesn't want to see a death eater right now anyway. I'll have the headmaster talk with all of us tomorrow. Are you sure that he's sincere about not joining Voldemort?"

Harry pulled the amulet from under his shirt. "I'm sure. It didn't get warm at all."

"If that's the case then maybe we can protect him. I'm sure his parents will disown him or kill him after this. He'll be very lonely now." Severus went into the bathroom and changed into his nightclothes. Harry curled up against his uncle who had gotten into bed and Severus put a comforting arm around Harry.

"Sleep well Harry," he whispered.

Harry just curled up tighter against him and sighed.

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The following morning Harry was still stiff so he decided to take a nice hot bath to relax his muscles. His uncle brought him breakfast in bed afterward. "How are you feeling this morning Harry?"

Harry grunted. "I'm a tad bit stiff sir. Thank you for helping me last night."

Severus put his hand on Harry's shoulder; "you don't have to thank me Harry. You're like a son to me. I couldn't not do it. By the way, you and Draco will speak with the headmaster this afternoon."

"Okay. I hope Draco is okay. He's probably stiff also."

"Probably but you got it worse. Why don't you try to take a nap until your meeting."

Severus had barely finished the sentence and Harry was back asleep.

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Four hours later Harry went to the room where he left Draco.

~ Is the blonde boy sill inside? ~

~Yes, master. He woke up about two hours ago. He is taking a bath now. ~

~Thank you. Slithering snakes~

Harry entered the room and called out to Draco. "Draco, it's Harry, you okay?"

He heard the shout back. "I'm as good as expected. I'll be out in a minute."

Harry sat down on the bed and waited for Draco. 'How am I going to get Ron and Hermione to be his friends also. I guess I have to get Draco to stop calling her a mudblood first.' He mused.

Draco came out of the bathroom and quickly got dressed. "Are we meeting with the headmaster still?"

"Yea, that's why I'm here. We're meeting with him in ten minutes. I'll take you to his office."

"You've been in his office? Were you in trouble?"

Harry shrugged. "It depends on what you mean by trouble. Trouble with school or trouble with Voldy."

Draco chuckled at the nickname. After Draco had combed back his hair for the millionth time they walked to the gargoyle. It jumped aside for them and the door at the top of the stairs opened as they approached it.

"Ah, Harry, Draco, have a seat. Lemon Drop?" Harry and Draco both took a lemon drop. "So, Harry tells me that we need to have a talk Draco. He told me basically what happened last night. I will say that I'm very proud of you."

Harry smiled inwardly. His uncle must have told the headmaster everything and the headmaster was smart enough to say that Harry told him. Draco nodded his head, a slight blush on his cheeks.

Albus' eyes were twinkling brightly, "so, are you going to remain neutral or would you like to join the side of the light? I won't be upset either way. I'm already proud of you just being here."

"I'm not sure sir. My dad's whole family is on the dark side. I wouldn't mind so much being against him but my mother is good, if I lose her too I'll be all alone. I don't think I could fight her. I'm .. I'm .. scared."

"I understand Draco. I know it's hard but maybe we could protect your mom as well."

Draco looked to Harry who just smiled back. "I'd like that sir."

"Excellent. Now, the next question is what to do with you. I don't know that you would be safe sleeping in with the Slytherins anymore and if Draco's defiance comes out than you will be a target by most of your housemates. How did you like the room you slept in last night?"

"It was great headmaster."

"Good. I can't very well change your house because you are still a true slytherin. Just a decent one. It wouldn't be right for you to be anywhere else. So, I would like you to still eat and attend classes with Slytherin but sleep in the room you slept in last night. Harry, you will have to change the password for him."

Harry nodded and he and Draco went back to the room down the hall. ~Master you are back~

~Yes, this boy here will be living in your room for a while. I need to change the password to something in our language~

~Very well, what is it?~

~It is~ "Snakes Honor"

~Very well~

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