Chapter 1
The Beginning
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Harry Potter walked the grounds surrounded the Gryffindor Castle. He was so glad that it was the official start of the weekend, which meant he didn't have to wear his "Higher Then Thou" robes, and he could wear a pair of jeans and a shirt with sneakers. How he missed sneakers throughout the week. It was Saturday mourning, around 10, the sun beaming down on him as he walked lazily through the fields. He ventured toward the lake and sat down at his favorite spot.
He breathed in the fresh air and smiled at the peace that was surrounding him. He didn't have to worry about being kidnapped, or fighting Princesses off of him. He sometimes wondered if they were completely stupid. Didn't he make it clear that he was gay? But then again, so had Draco and he still had girls surrounded him wherever he went.
"Harry!" A male voice called from behind him. He stood and turned to see his two best friends. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They knew each other since they were babies, and when they grew up, their friendship never wavered.
"Hey guys!" Harry replied with a big smile gracing his handsome face. The wind blew soft torrents of air through his mass of black hair, that completely had a mind of it's own.
"You are looking good without those glasses Harry. Thank god you finally asked Poppy to fix your eyesight." Hermione said giving her best friend a hug. He hugged her back and pulled Ron into it so they were all hugging each other.
"Thanks, 'Mione. What time is Draco coming?" Harry asked as he let go of his friends and blew his fringes out of his face.
"Um, your mother actually asked us to get you. It seems that they have arrived before schedule. You know how Draco is always eager to start of the weekend." Ron said with a small smile and a wink to Hermione who snorted and nodded her head.
Harry raised an eyebrow at his friends' antics but decided to dismiss it. "Come on, I want to see Draco, I have talked to him for the whole week, can you believe that?" Harry said walking a little too fast towards the Castle.
"Told you that it's starting. I give them 3 more weeks, and they will officially be a couple." Hermione whispered to Ron. Ron rolled his eyes but smiled anyway.
"Yeah I guess so. Wait till we tell Queen Lily and King James." Ron said. They smiled and ran to catch up with their friend.
When they arrived in the Castle, past the guards, and walked down the long corridors till they got to the "Meeting Room", Harry all but ran into the room, his face in a bright smile that lit up his face.
Draco was sitting down in a chair, talking to Harry's mother, when the door opened and Harry came in. Draco smiled at his friend and stood up.
"Hey Harry!" Draco said, grinning also. Harry fake scowled and crossed his arms over his chest.
"I don't see you for a week, and the only thing you have to say for yourself is 'Hey Harry'? Nice to know I was missed." Harry replied jokingly. Draco snorted but walked over to Harry and threw his arms around the slightly shorter boy. Harry hugged him back and it was a few seconds before either of them parted.
"Hello Harry! How was your lessons this week?" King Lucius said, clapping a hand on Harry's shoulders.
"Oh, it's going great sir. Soon I might be able to beat Draco." Harry said with a smile at the taller and older man. Draco snorted and Harry rolled his eyes.
"Harry, why don't you and your friends go to your room, and talk?" Harry looked at his Father with a raised eyebrow and cocked his head.
"Something you're not telling me Father?" Harry questioned, noticing the way his Father averted eye contact.
"Of course not Harry. But wouldn't you like to show your friends the new shipment of pranks from your godfather?"
Harry knew his Father was keeping something from him, but he played the good little son, and nodded his head with a smile. "Sure. Come on guys." He walked out of the room, and his friends followed.
When they finally got to his room Harry was scowling. "Harry, you know your Father will eventually tell you what's wrong." Ron pointed out as he spotted the big box sitting on a table. He picked it up and sat on Harry's bed, opening the box while Hermione helped and Draco watched Harry pace.
"But I already know what he's trying to keep from me. It's ridiculous really, I mean, Tom Riddle wants me and him to wed, so he can have more power over the lands." Harry replied, as he stopped pacing and leaned against the fireplace stationed at the wall facing his bed.
"Tom Riddle? He wants to marry you? Over my dead body." Draco muttered. The last part was whispered but Hermione and Draco heard it anyway.
"Yeah. I overheard them talking about it. It appears that he has been trying to persuade my parents since I was 13." Harry said. He shook his head and gave a small smile. "But forget all of that, I want to hear what you have been up to for the past week Draco."
Draco smiled as he noticed Ron and Hermione purposely occupying themselves with the box full of pranks, laughing quietly to themselves so Harry and himself could have an uninterrupted talk. He rolled his eyes and them playfully when the looked up at him, and then he turned his attention to Harry.
"Well, let's see, I saw Susan Bones on Monday, that girl was all over me…."
Harry scowled at that but let Draco continue his story, slowly in his head he was plotting ways to prank the living daylights out of Susan.
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"What are we going to do about this James?" Narcissa Malfoy asked.
"I have no idea Cissa. But we have to make sure that Tom stops trying to court Harry. Harry is already promised to Draco, we all know that." James replied, he sighed and rubbed his temples.
"What we need to do is make sure that Draco and Harry get together soon. Harry's already 16 and Draco is turning 17 in another month. I would like that to be our deadline for this." Lucius said with a sigh.
"According to Ron and Hermione, Harry has been noticing his crush on Draco. They said that he is always eager to see him, and when he shows up there is always a huge smile on his face. We saw what happened when he came in here a half hour ago." Lily said with a small smile on her face as she thought of how her son looked when he saw Draco.
"Pansy and Blaise have also reported that Draco talks about Harry non stop. Draco already senses that Harry was promised to him, but we already knew that he liked him. They were meant for each other, that's why they were bound to each other from the beginning. Sybil had her prophecy when we were pregnant." Narcissa said as she looked at her friend.
"So by Draco's birthday they should be together. But that still doesn't solve the problem about Tom. He has an obsession with Harry. No doubt he will try something." James said with a scowl on his face as he stared into the blazing fire in the fireplace.
"Well how about we have Albus come? I'm sure he can give us some insight on Riddle. Since he is a high Wizard, maybe he can put some protective spells on Harry. Draco too, being that when we tell Riddle about their bind, it won't be too pretty. He might try and get rid of Draco." Lucius suggested.
"That could work. But knowing how busy and well-needed Albus is, it might take a few months before he can get over here. He has a lot of things to do." Lily replied.
"Yeah but it just might work. As long as we have the protective shields, the better everything is for us. Now how about we call Ron and Hermione away from Harry and Draco and leave them alone for a while?" Narcissa asked with a gleam in her ice blue eyes.
"I like the way you think Cissa. I like the way you think." James replied with a smile as he stood and motioned for the others to do so too.
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"Master, you called me?" Peter Pettigrew called to Tom Riddle who was sitting in his Throne room in the Riddle Castle.
"Peter, I want you to tell the guards and carriages to be ready tomorrow. I plan to visit Gryffindor, and try and win claim on my soon to be husband. I refuse to let anyone get in my way of claiming Prince Harry Potter, for myself." Tom explained, crossing his legs and glaring at the man in front of him.
"Yes sir. I will make sure that you have your desired items ready by tomorrow."
"That will be enough Peter, you may go." Peter left the Throne room, and Tom smiled evilly. He got up and swept through the Castle, heading to his room, glaring at the maids and guards that he passed. Once he made it to his room he opened up the secret compartment in his closet behind his robes.
He smiled as the lights in the compartment automatically switched on and he gazed at the pictures gracing his walls; All pictures of his beautiful one. His desired.
Pictures of Harry Potter when he was a child, to when he turned 12, to pictures of him at his 14th birthday party; Pictures of him by the lake, pictures of him with his friends. Tom sneered as he looked at the blonde haired Prince from Slytherin, looking at hisHarry with a look of love, and longing.
"Over my dead body Prince Draco. I have staked claim on Harry, you will not ever touch him intimately." Tom sneered. He traced one picture of Harry sleeping in his room, and he closed his compartment. He had to be ready for tomorrow, where he will meet his one and only.
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Draco watched as Harry was slightly dosing off on the bed that they were lying on. They had been talking for about an hour, alone in Harry's bedroom, because Ron and Hermione were needed for something. Draco sensed that it was because they had t work on bringing their relationship to the next level, and he knew it would be the hardest part. Wondering if Harry felt the same way about him. He traced Harry's cheekbones and smiled as Harry moved closer to the touch as he slept. Draco placed a ghost of a kiss on the raven-haired boy's lips, and soon he too fell into a deep slumber. Not knowing that Harry noticed the kiss, and was inwardly smiling as he moved closer to his friend's body and drifted back off to sleep.
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A/N: How did you guys like this chapter? Or this story in General? Please give me feedback; I'm working hard on this one, trying to give a new angle to the Harry Potter loves Draco Malfoy stories. Hope you guys liked it, please review, PEACE!
