An Understanding between Rivals Chapter 12
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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Everyone moved back to the bed and peered over to look at her. Terena's eye's fluttered, and slowly opened. Terena screamed. Everyone else screamed in surprise and stepped back.
"Don't do that!" Terena said.
"Do what?" Tonks asked.
"Lean over a person like that! That is the last thing I need to see when I wake up, a thousand faces just staring at me. It is just creepy!"
Everyone muttered their apologies.
"Nice to see you again, sister." Lucius said from his seat at the side of her bed.
"It's nice to be back I might add. What have you been up to?" Terena said to her twin.
"I have missed you." Lucius stated simply. He then helped his sister to sit up in the back. Once that was accomplished, he then hugged his sister who returned the hug.
"Same here bro. Now, how long have I been gone?"
"You have been missing for around eleven years now." Remus stated.
"I have to get out of this bed!" Terena bellowed.
"I am very sorry but you can not, at least not yet. The potion must run its course through your body first. That will take the rest of the night and till noon tomorrow." Snape voiced.
"You stink Sev!" Terena said jokingly, along with showing him a mock pout. That pout disappeared when a chuckle emanated from her mouth.
"Now who is here. Don't be shy and say hi! It's not that hard!" Terena said as she looked around the room.
"Yo Terena!" said Tonks. "It's great to have you back."
"Thanks Tonks!"
"Hey Terry. Never scare us like that again." Faith said.
"Faith! Hey! How are you girl!"
"Getting by." Faith replied.
"It is nice to have you back Terena." Remus Uttered.
"Same goes for me." William said
"Hey you too."
"Auntie." Draco said in a small timid voice.
"Draconis?" Terena said. "Come closer so I can see you."
Draco walked closer to the bed as did Harry.
"Wow." Terena stated as she saw them. "You have grown so much Draco. You too, Harry."
"How did you know it was me?" asked a very surprised Harry.
"It was easy, your eyes are just like Lily's and you walk and stand just like her. You may look like your dad, but you act like your mother."
"Really?" Harry said shocked to say the least.
"Yes. I knew Lily very well."
"Auntie?" Draco said again, with tears in his eyes. Terena said nothing. She only opened her arms as an invite to Draco. Draco wrapped his arms around his godmother, and buried his head in her shoulder. Terena just hugged Draco back and rubbed his back in a soothing motion.
"I've missed you." Draco said as he lifted his head up.
"I have missed you too Draco." Terena said honestly.
"I hate to shove everyone out of this room, but it is late and all of us need to go to bed." Dumbledore said.
Everyone started to file out of the room.
"We'll come by tomorrow to see you ok Terena?" Harry said.
"I'll look forward to it."
Harry and Draco walked out of the room. Once they were out of earshot of any of the adults, Draco turned to Harry.
"Let's go to the Room of Requirement. I need to talk to you." Draco said to Harry.
"Sure Draco." Harry said.
Once they were safely inside the Room of Requirement, Draco collapsed on the couch.
"This does not make any sense!" Draco said as he pulled his hair.
"What doesn't?" Harry question.
"The whole thing with Terena. The Draught of the Living Dead does not last eleven years! The effects wear off at the most six months after being given the potion if I remember correctly. That means that the person, who gave it to her in the first place, kept going back to give her more. I mean, what no one saw any of this at the hospital. And the hospital, I have this nagging feeling in my gut that's telling me that she was not there at the hospital for the eleven years. Maybe she was transferred around. I don't know!" cried Draco as he buried his head in his hands.
Harry sat down next to Draco and put a comforting arm around him.
"It's ok Draco. We will figure this out. I promise you."
"Thanks Harry." Draco smiled. Harry looked around and at his feet was a rather large book.
"I love this room." Harry said as he picked up the book, which was entitled Rare and Uncommon Potions.
"Here," Harry said as he handed the book over to Draco. "Lets look up some information of the Draught of the Living Dead shall we?"
"Yes, we shall." Draco replied as he took a hold of the book. He opened it up and started to search the pages. After half an hour, Draco shook Harry, who had fallen into a light sleep from the waiting.
"I found it." Draco said.
"Great, now read it." Yawned Harry.
Draco began to read:
The Draught of the Living Dead
The ingredients of this potion are powered root of asphodel and an infusion of wormwood. Mixed together these two ingredients form a very powerful sleeping potion. So powerful that it has been named the Draught of the Living Dead. When given a high enough dosage, the potion has been known to mimic the attributes of death itself. It slows the heartbeat and breath down so the for the first few minutes, no one can tell that there is a heartbeat or breath at all. After the first half-hour to an hour, the breathing and heart beat return to the normal pace of someone in a deep sleep. The effects of the draught can last anywhere from 8 hours to 6 months.
"That explains something at least." Draco said after he finished reading the passage.
"Like what?" Harry said as he rubbed his eyes.
"Someone had to keep on going back and giving the draught to her." Draco said as he yawned.
"We'll figure the rest out soon enough."
"True." Draco said as he lay down on the floor and rested the book to the side.
"We can ask her first thing tomorrow after classed." Harry stated as he lay down next to the blond boy.
"Alright. First thing tomorrow then." Draco confirmed.
Silence then fell upon them as they stared out the window to the sky as they stayed on the floor. Harry stared into the dark, clouded sky for not fathomable amount of time. He stopped when he started to yawn again. It was then that he realized how late it really was. He turned towards Draco to tell him this, and that they should return to their respective dorms. However, he noticed that Draco was sound asleep. Harry would have woken him up if only Draco did not look so adorable in his sleep.
Harry had neither the energy nor desire to wake Draco up or get up to his own dorm for that matter. Harry placed a gentle kiss on Draco's forehead before he laid his head down on Draco's shoulder and let the sleep overcome him. That is how they stayed throughout the night.
During the night, they had apparently unconsciously cuddled together in their sleep. Harry still had his head on Draco's shoulder, his arm was thrown around Draco, and his hand rested on Draco's chest. Draco's head was tilted to the side so that it rested on top of Harry's head. The blonde's arms where wrapped around Harry's waist in a possessive but still caring gesture. That is how they were like when the two of them woke up the next day.
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ARG! I finished that essay paper for essay, but I think it affected my muse because I don't know what to write. I know what I want to happen I just can't get there. EVIL SCHOOL!!! Hopefully the vacation and reviews will help me to get over this little writer's block thing. Please Review it will help my muse because she like them!