An Understanding between Rivals Chapter 10
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. I must say that this story is for entertainment purposes only. I make no profit.
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
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Harry went up to the Gryffindor tower as Draco headed towards the Slytherin dungeons. Draco's mind wondered back to earlier when he told his father about his long, lost twin.
Draco and William went to Diagon Ally and Draco floo'ed to Malfoy Manor. William has decided that it would be best to stay behind, and leave Draco alone to tell his father the news.
"Father!" Draco cried as he entered the large, elegant, and exquisite living room. The high ceiling was enchanted, much like the one at Hogwarts, but it could also be changed to any typed of sky theme. It could be raining outside, and the ceiling could be showing a bright sunny day, if they wished. The sofa, loveseat and matching armchairs made from Dragon-hide. They where black in color with a silver trim along with the tables. A large window was to the left had a view of the beautiful hills and forests in the distance. The curtain where made from a silk like material. Technically, they are two curtains place together, black and green. The tie back for the curtain was silver.
"Father!" Draco cried again. "Where are you?"
"I'm coming Draco." Said Lucius coolly as he walked into the living room. He looked at his son with a worried expression on his face. He was shocked at what he was. Clearly, on his son's face where tear streaks. Draco never cried, and this worried severely.
"What's wrong, Draco?" asked Lucius. "Why have you been crying?"
Draco just nodded his head.
"Why where you crying?" inquired a concerned Lucius. He led his son over to the sofa and Draco took the seat. Lucius then kneeled down before his son and took his hands in his. I'll kill who ever hurt my son! Lucius vowed silently in his mind.
"I saw Terena today Dad." Said Draco. He raised his head and looked up at his father's confused expression.
"What did you just say Draconis?" questioned a disbelieving Lucius.
"I saw Auntie Terry, Daddy." Draco snuffled. His voiced sounded like a lost, little child. "I know that it's hard to believe but I did."
"Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes. She is in a coma in a muggle hospital. I believe that she was given the Draught of the Living Dead. It explains everything. I would never lie about something like this." Draco told his Father. Draco did not notice the tears that again started to fall from his eyes. He did notice the tears of his father however. Lucius sat down on the sofa next to his son and hugged him close. Draco wrapped his arms around his daddy and they just sat there together for some time.
The only thing that Lucius was thinking about was the fact that his sister was alive. He kicked and ridiculed himself for not looking for her and just excepting her death. However, how was he supposed to know? He felt her pain, the pain was so intense and horrible. It was pure torture and agony when he experienced it. He thought that there could be no possible way that anyone could survive that kind of pain. Nevertheless, he still had hope. That hope was crushed the day the Auror came. He regained his composure and looked down at his son.
"Draco, dry you tears. I'm going to change. Then we can we will go to see her."
"Okay Daddy."
When the memory ended, he had reached the dungeons. He strolled into the common room and went straight to his bed. He ignored his roommate and through himself onto his bed. His eyes drifted shut and he fell asleep. What he dreamt of was not a dream, but a memory from a long time ago.
"Auntie!" cried a much younger Draco. "Auntie Terry, where are you?"
"I'm right here Draco. I haven't gone anywhere yet." Called Terena who walking into the living room from the kitchen that was off to the right.
"Terry!' exclaimed Draco as he wrapped himself around the legs of his godmother. Terena bent down and picked him up.
"Are you ready dear?"
"Ya! We goin' to da movies, right?" asked Draco
"That's right dear."
"Can Daddy come?"
"Draco, I am very busy today and I can not." Lucius said who had just walked out of his study. "I promise though, that I will go next time."
"Really?" asked Draco as his eyes widened and he looked towards his daddy with big puppy dog eyes. Lucius chuckled lightly, and took his son from the arms of his twin sister.
"Yes. Next week Terry and I are taking you to the zoo."
"What's a zoo?" inquired Draco.
"You remember Draco, the place that has all the animals." Terena explained
"Really, you're comin' daddy?" asked Draco with his big puppy dog eyes again.
"Yup." Answered Lucius
"Promise?" asked Draco
"Yes, I promise."
"Yippee!" Laughed Draco as he hugged his father.
"Come on Draco, we are goin to be late for the movie." Terena said as she took Draco into her arms, and took him to the movies.
Terena returned to the Manor with a sleeping Draco in her arms. He had fallen asleep on the way home, and she did not have the heart to awaken him. As she walked into the living room, she noticed her brother asleep on the sofa in the living room. Smiling to herself, she laid Draco down, next to his father. Lucius then wrapped his arms around his son, and Draco cuddled up to his Dad. Terena's smile widened as she saw her brother and his son. She took a blanket, threw it over them, and let them sleep.
Draco jolted awake when none other then Blaise Zambini roughly shook his shoulders. Blaise told Draco that dinner was going to beginning soon. Grumbling he got out of bed but smiled when he remembered the dream or more precisely, the memory he had while he was asleep. He could not wait until Terena was awakened from her coma like sleep.
Earlier in the Gryffindor Tower, Harry had decided that he wanted to talk to his friends. When he had entered the common room however, Hermione and Ron started to bombard him with questions.
"Where were you all day?"
"What is going on with you lately?"
"We were looking for you!"
"Why have you been ignoring us?
"Where did you go?"
"When where you going to come back?"
"Will you two please SHUT UP!" yelled Harry as he interrupted them.
"Before you start up again, can I just say that I need to talk to you two in private?"
"Okay" They mumbled.
Harry led them up to the boy's dorm. He walked into the room and locked the door. He then put a silencing charm around the room.
"Now in answer to your many question, one I have been with Draco and Professor Marcellus all day. Two, we where in muggle London, checking up on some friends of my mothers. Three, I have not been ignoring you. I have just had other stuff on my mind. Plus, you two never made an effort to find me. I was not THAT hard to find. Four, I did not know when I was coming back. Does that answer your questions?"
"SINCE WHEN DID YOU START CALLING MALFOY DRACO? AND WHEN DID YOU START HANGING OUT WITH HIM? WE HATE HIM!" Ron bellowed.
"Since I got to know him better" Harry said calmly.
"HUH?" Ron stated
"Grrrr. I meant what I just said. Recently I have gotten to know Draco better then before and I can say that I understand him now."
"Are you saying that you are friends with Draco Malfoy?" Hermione asked.
"Yes I am." Harry stated without any hesitation. "And as my friends you two should respect my decision."
"Yeah, okay harry. As long as you know what your doing. You got my support." Hermione stated. Ron silently agreed.
"Yeah, I am. Thanks you guys, I am going to go down for dinner now. See you later."
Harry went down to the great hall to eat dinner. He noticed Draco was already there and was finishing up his dinner. Harry caught Draco's eye as Draco finished off the last sip of his pumpkin juice. Draco nodded his head before he got up and left the Hall. Harry finished his food about 15 minute later. That is also when Hermione and Ron came by. Hermione and Ron both smiled at Harry as he left the Great Hall.
Once Harry left the Hall, he headed towards the lake. As he reached the Lake, he saw a familiar blond head. Draco was leaning against a tree near the shore. He was starting at the horizon. He walked up to Draco and stood next to him.
"The sunset is so beautiful tonight." Draco said
"Yes it is. Everything is so peaceful." Harry said in a clam and relaxed voice as he sat down on the grass.
"I'll agree with you on that." Said Draco as he sat down next to Harry. I remember when I was little. My father, Terena and I would always sit outside on the porch and watch the sunset." Draco smiled as he closed his eyes.
"That's a wonderful memory Draco."
"After we lost Terena, my father would not watch it anymore. He said it reminded him too much of Terena. The pain, for him especially was still so raw I guess. Before I came to Hogwarts, I used to sit by my window and watch the sun set by myself. I stopped once I came here though. No windows in the dungeons."
"Draco, how about for rest of our time today, we don't talk about anything sad. Okay? Terena is alive, she is breathing and she is here. She is fine Draco and she will be awake this time tomorrow."
"I guess your right. Oh, I should tell you the dream I had. I took a nap before dinner. Draco then proceeded to tell Harry about his zoo memory.
"That's so cool and sweet Draco. I only got to go to the zoo once. And I accidentally set a snake on my cousin Dudley."
"Hahaha, Heeheehee, Oh that's rich!" Draco laughed hysterically. "Heeheehee."
"What's so funny?"
"Heeheehee. The heeheehee, The Golden Boy of Gryffindor, the savior of the Wizarding world, the heeheehee, the Boy -Who- Lived, The opposite of all things Slytherin, heeheehee, set a SNAKE on his cousin! Heeheehe." Draco was now laughing now more hysterically then before.
"I guess that is pretty funny, but not as strange as the sorting hat wanting to sort me into Slytherin."
"Hahaha, That explains so much!" Draco said. Once he controlled his laughing he asked Harry, "Why then were you put into Gryffindor?"
"Well, Ron told me that all evil wizards were placed in Slytherin. He also said that you where a Malfoy and they were as evil as they come. I wanted to fit in, and I did not want to be seen as evil. So I told the sorting hat to not put me in Slytherin."
Draco's face turned serious and he looked directly into Harry's eyes. "You don't believe that anymore do you?"
Harry stared back at Draco with an honest expression. "No, I don't. How could I? I never got to know you before."
"Slytherins are not evil, we are just misunderstood."
"I know that now." Harry stated softly. Somehow, they had gotten closer to each other. Now their faces were only a few centimeters apart. It was like the time in the Room of Requirement. Except they were outside, without any clocks. Harry saw the moonlight that shone off Draco's hair. Draco was breathing a little irregularly. Harry's mind went back to that day in the Room of Requirement and the dream and the peck of a kiss. Before he knew what he was doing, he was closing the distance between them. When he finally noticed this, he also noticed that Draco was also moving closer. Harry closed his eyes and told his brain to take a hike. He just followed his heart.
As their lips came together, a feeling of pure ecstasy and completeness came over him. He heard a moan but did not know where it came from. He felt Draco buried a hand in his hair. Harry placed a hand on the base of Draco's neck and placed the other on his waist. They stayed like that for a very long time. They would have stayed longer but they were still human and they still had to breathe. They pulled apart, a bit recently and Draco touched his forehead to Harry's Harry opened his eyes and saw Draco smiling and staring back at him. Harry offered Draco a little shy smile in return. He took Draco's hand in his own and squeezed lightly.
Before they could even talk about what just happened, Professor Dumbledore came out to the lake. They were startled and jumped back a little but not too far. Harry felt Draco hold his hand a little tighter. Harry smiled to himself at this.
"Harry, Draco. I believe that it is passed curfew." The headmaster said.
"Yes sir." They said together,
"Well, off to your dorms you two. There are classes tomorrow.:
"Yes sir." They said together again.
Harry and Draco got up and headed back to Hogwarts. Professor Dumbledore's eyes twinkled behind his half moon speculates.
"It is about time." He muttered to himself. "It is about time."
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That is it for now. As always, review. The next update may be a little late. I have a huge report due in English and I have to start working on that. That me what you think, It always helps my muse.