Note- wheee! I'm hurling a fun evil secret out into the light first thing in part one of this chapter!

Once again, thank you Angel's Falling for beta reading, and frizzy and Angel's Falling for the inspiration.

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Chapter 1 Part 1- Skeletons and New Business

"Draco?"

Draco quickly shut off and hid the CD player as the door that sheltered his inner sanctum from the rest of the Malfoy Manor opened to reveal Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father.

"Yes, father?"

Lucius, in his gray night robes, sighed. "I see you have been drawing again. What was it this time?" It was a sore spot on both father and son, Draco's ambition to become an artist. "Dragons? Swords? Muggles playing on computers?"

Draco's lips quirked into a grin. "I don't know, to tell the truth. I think they are all wielders of magic…" He stopped in mid-shrug. Draco's gray eyes widened. "Wait a second. You know what computers are?"

Lucius smiled slightly. "Well, er, yes." He looked embarrassed. "It's a bit of a skeleton in the closet, but the Malfoy men tend to be intrigued by Muggle technology." Lucius chuckled to himself. "My father was one of the few who hated it. But, that's not the point." He waved it off. "To keep you having a fit when you get to Hogwarts, I want to inform you about some new things at the school."

Draco adjusted himself. "Go on."

Lucius smiled. "There will be computers at Hogwarts."

Draco would have paid anything to see the look on his own face. "What?"

"Several partners and I have created a computer compatible to magic. The schools of magic are the testers for the beta. Here." Lucius handed Draco a rectangular shape in wrapping paper. "For your 'coming in.'"

Draco opened the gift to reveal a black- "Oh dear Hades." He gasped as he stared at the laptop.

"Another feature is called the Weave," Lucius added, "the wizard's version of-"

"The World Wide Web. Father, I have a few Muggle items of my own." Draco took out the CD player. "So what's the data traveling on?"

"Ley lines. If you aren't in or near one, you can use your wand. Just shove it into the socket." Lucius said, smirking. "What do you listen to?"

"Blind Guardian, bubblegum J-pop, normal J-pop, classical, and various other musical genres." Draco answered briskly. "What's next, Lucius Malfoy? Leaving the Death Eaters?"

Lucius rolled his eyes. "Hell no. This is something that is completely separate from the Dark Lord. In this business, none of us know about the others' names or faces. We only know the others by aura, Draco. Speaking of Death Eaters," Lucius looked at Draco with cold gray eyes, "Are you joining me in service to the Dark Lord?"

Draco shook his head. "You, of all people, should know that answer." His own gray eyes looked into Lucius's. Draco willed them into the jewel-tones of a Black Phoenix. "No. However," Draco smiled, "I will remain neutral in this war. Take it, or leave it. A Black Phoenix is loyal to no human."

Lucius nodded. "I understand. I don't approve," Lucius's eyes narrowed, "but I understand. Your mother's blood showed in you, making you a Black Phoenix." He smiled wistfully. "You would have made one hell of a Death Eater."

*

Draco walked outside and took a breath of night air. "Tout est perdu fors l'honneur." Draco whispered to himself.

"All is lost save honor? Oh why Ferret, I didn't know you knew French."

Draco smiled slightly. "Qui va là?"

Harry came out of the shadows, smiling in such a way to reveal his teeth. "The annoying vamp."

Draco's pale eyebrows shot up. "You know francais?"

Harry laughed and bowed gracefully from the waist. "Remember, Magus is not a normal creature of the night. He can not charm with his eyes, nor can I. Instead, we are polyglots. We can speak almost any language like it was our first."

Draco blinked. "I didn't know that."

Harry's green eyes glowed with mischief. "Still, the speech of animals is far from Magus's grasp, and I still can only speak to reptiles." He laughed in soft musical tones that seemed to say that the owner thought the darkness was amusing and no more.

"Not just snakes anymore?"

Harry shook his head. "Nyet. I can understand any scaled creature. So how are you?"

Draco gave his friend the cliff notes on the recent events. "Things are becoming strange. I should be able to use the Corona, but I'm unable to even feel it around my hands. It's like my power is blocked."

Harry sighed. "Same there. It took a lot to teleport here." He took a gasp of air. "It winded me."

Draco laughed. "I thought you didn't need breath."

Harry laughed. "To talk and use spells, you need it, trust me. And, also, I'm part human. I still need to breathe."

Draco sighed. "I presume the Order is still running amok?" Draco had eavesdropped on Harry, and had learnt of the Order of the Phoenix during the Christmas break.

Harry made a low hiss. "As long as the Eaters of Death live, the Order will be alive. You, of all people, should know that."

Draco smirked and stepped into Harry, making the two boys almost nose-to-nose. "I do not involve myself with the affairs of mere humans unless veela are in danger. You, of all people, should know that-"

Draco was cut off by Harry's lips, which pressed against him. The shock was shot with a brief pain, and suddenly Draco felt Harry suckling his low lip. An erotic thrill followed the path of the pain, although it lingered for much longer.

Harry broke the kiss and then licked Draco's lip. He took a step back and smiled, his fangs dark at the tips. "Sorry about that, Draco."

"Y-you're gay!"

Harry burst out laughing. "Not exactly, delicious dragon. I am attracted by both men and women, Draco." He licked his fangs. "Your blood is quite delicious."

Draco touched his lips. His lower lip was stinging with pain, but the pain was mixed with a sweet creamy warmth. "Oookayyy…"

Harry chuckled. "Maybe one of these days I'll bleed you. It does hurt for a second, but…" Harry smiled carnally. "Yes, I have been bit by my own."

Draco shook his head, still trying to clear his head. "I can't believe it. I just found out about my family liking Muggle technology, you bit me, and I find out that you're bisexual. I must be dreaming."

Harry shook his head. "See you at Hogwarts." With that, the Boy-Who-Lived walked into the shadows and back to his vampire father.

A/N: I'm so sorry that these are so short!