An Understanding between Rivals Chapter 2
Author: Vampire Gurl a.k.a. Stormy
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the character of the Harry Potter series. However, the characters of Terena, Kendera, Faith, and William are mine.
Rating: I will say PG-13 for now. Rating could go up. I am not sure yet.
Summary: Harry gets a tape that will change his life. He finds out more about his mother and her friends along with a certain blond hair Slytherin boy. Will Contain Slash, mainly HP/DM and Original characters. Don't like? Do not read. It is that simple.
Spoilers: All the books
Authors note: Please review if you like this fic. Tell me if I should continue, or any constructive criticism is strongly welcomed, however flames are not and will be used to roast marshmallows! Also, if anyone is interested in being a beta for me please tell me.
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"Harry… Harry… HARRY!"
"What? Huh? What's goin' on?" mumbled a sleeping Harry.
"My, that took a while there. I've been calling your name for five minutes," said Ron. "You slept in too late. If you don't hurry you'll miss the rest of breakfast."
"Ok, Ron. You go on head of me. I'll be down in a sec." mumbled a more wake Harry.
"See ya then, Harry." Then Ron left the dorm and headed down to breakfast.
The reason why Harry slept in was that he could not fall asleep. He kept thinking back to the video, and the fact that his mother's maid of honor was a Malfoy. As he was walking downstairs to the Great Hall, he kept thinking on how he would learn more about Terena Malfoy. He could always owl Remus and see if he knew something, but that could take a while. He wanted, no needed to know now, and there was probably only one person in the school who would know anything. Draco Malfoy. As Harry entered the Great Hall for breakfast, he finally made the decision to confront Malfoy after Potions. Harry hoped that everything would work out.
Unfortunately for Harry, Potions was his first class that morning. He ignored the questions of his friends about what happened last night. He did not hear anything that Professor Snape was teaching that day. He kept running scenarios in his head about after class, along with what he was going to say. All of these scenarios came out with horrible endings. However, Harry noticed that Draco that Draco was not picking fights with anyone this year. He had yet to pick on Ron, Hermione or himself. Another thing that Harry noticed was the lack insults that Malfoy said. So far this year, he never once insulted Harry or his friends.
The class ended too so for Harry's liking. Harry rushed out of the class and waited outside. He told Ron and Hermione that he would meet up with them at Herbology. Draco was the last person out of the classroom. He stayed to talk to Snape about something that Harry really did not care about. Once Harry was sure, that no one was around. He lightly tapped Draco on the shoulder and said, "Draco may I talk to you for a sec?"
Draco just gave Harry a funny look for a few moments, then shrugged. "Sure, I guess." Harry led Draco to a near by hallway.
"So, what up Potter? This isn't about yesterday is it?"
"What? Oh! When you said sorry? No, but I am confused on that. I actually forgot about it and have another question for you."
"Well, spill it Potter. I don't have all day."
"So, you know anything about a Terena Malfoy?"
"What? "How do you know about her! What is this, some perverted joke?" screamed Draco. "How dare you bring her up! You don't know anything. Anything!" Draco then abruptly turned around and ran away.
Okay, Harry thought. What was that all about? If Harry paid enough attention to Draco's face. He may have noticed the watery eyes of his enemy. However, Harry was not that observant. So, Harry went on his way to Herbology, still thinking why Malfoy had such an unexpected outburst.
The rest of the day flew by for Harry. He arrived late for Herbology, and Professor Spout either did not notice or cared. In Charms, they reviewed some disarming charms. In History, Harry fell asleep and was waken by Hermione. Harry looked around to the Slytherin side of the class and saw no sign of Draco. In Divination, Professor Trelawney predicated his timely and gruesome death. In Defense against the Dark Arts, Professor Marcellus was teaching about Vampires, an quiet interesting topic, and Professor Marcellus made it all the more fun. Harry again noticed that Draco was not in class.
After classes were done, Harry went to the Gryffindor common room. He made a decision, since he did not get much information out of Malfoy, he may as well send Remus an owl to get some info. Also, Harry made another decision to apologize to Draco for bring up that topic. I should do that after I do my homework. Thought Harry, as he pulled out his books and parchments from his bag.
After two hours of tiresome homework, Harry was finished. As he was about to pull out some parchment to write a letter to Lupin, he got an owl himself. The owl flew into the room, through the window and landed on the desk. The owl took off again after Harry took the parchment from the owl. Harry opened the letter and read it.
Harry Potter,
I apologize for my outburst earlier this morning. It was uncalled for. It was just that you took me by surprise when you ask me about Terena. No one as even said her name in the longest time. If you want to hear my story, then meet me at the lake. I will be there at 8:00.
Draco Malfoy
Harry noticed that it was already 7:45. Without warning to his roommates, he grabbed his cloak along with the note and ran out of the common room. Ron, Hermione, and a few other Gryffindor gave Harry an odd look as he rushed out of the room.
When Harry reached the lake it was 8:05. He saw Draco sitting near the edge of the water. The moon bounced off his platinum blond hair and illuminating the clear surface of the water. Draco had his back to Harry and his face was tilted up towards the crescent moon. The light wind caused some of the platinum hair to fall around his face.
"Um, Draco? I'm here. I got the letter." Harry said as he showed Draco the parchment.
"Good. First, before I tell you my story how did you find her name?"
Harry thought for a few moments. He was debating whether to tell Malfoy about it. He figured thought that if he wanted Malfoy to tell him the truth, he would have to tell the truth too.
"I got the video of my parents wedding. It turns out that a women name Terena Malfoy was my mother's maid of honor."
"That doesn't surprise." Draco said more to himself then the Harry.
"What was that?"
"Nothing. Where to start? I guess the beginning is the best place. Terena Malfoy was my aunt and my godmother."
"Is that why you said sorry to me before?" interrupted Harry.
"Yes, that's why I said it. I cared for her very much. She was a pureblood but she loved Muggles too. She actually believed that we could live together peacefully. She was very important to me. She babysat me all the time. She was the one who taught me to fly. She said that I should be my own person not just what my father wanted me to be. She taught me that it was it was ok just to be myself, not what everyone wanted me to be. When my parents were away, which happened quiet often, she would take me to muggle zoos and amusement parks. I loved it when she took me out. My favorite was the muggle movies though. She was more of a mother to me then my own." Draco paused to take in a shaky breath, trying to control his emotions.
Harry was dumbfounded to say the least. He had learned more about Draco in the past five minutes then the past five years, but one thing was nagging him.
"Draco, what happened to her? You don't have to tell me."
"I… I'm not quite sure. She was a secret Auror, a little like the muggle private investigators. She left one day and never came back. It wasn't unusual for her to leave, so I wasn't worried, but I usually heard from her in a month. So, when three months past without her contacting me I knew something was wrong. It was 6 months after she disappeared that an Auror came to my doorstep. He explained everything. How she was really a secret Auror who only was called on very important cases. They were tracking a rather evil deatheater. They followed him into a house in the Muggle City of London. It turned out to be a set-up. Once they were deep in the house, the deatheater set it on fire. They tried to get out of the house but they heard a baby cry. My godmother went to save the baby, which was on the second floor. She got it and threw it into the arms of the Auror, who was telling me this story. She was about to jump out too, but a pair of hand pulled her back into the house. Then the house started to collapse when the Muggle firefighters and ambulance came. They hear her scream just has the house fell. Everyone there was digging through the wreckage but they never…. They never found her b…body. I was only seven, and she was my world. "
By the end of his speech Draco was emotionally drained. As he was saying all of this, he was reliving every detail and every emotion. He tried to keep on the mask that he had created the day after he found all this out but he could not. Saying this out-loud made him feel like his younger counterpart. He just wanted to run to his room, wrap the blankets around him tightly, cuddle a pillow to him, and cry his little seven- year old heart out.
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That is it for this chapter. Hope you like it and please review!