Title: Friends
Series: Lies in Redemption 2/?
Author: Althea
Feedback: wicca_healer@hotmail.com or FF.net
Rating: PG-13 this part R eventually providing I can write the smut
Pairing: Harry/Lucius
Summary: Can two enemies find redemption in each other? Or will they be forever alone with the burden of others expectations.
Warnings: AR, Slash(Yaoi), possible OOC including dark!Dumbledore
Spoilers: All five books
Author's Note: Will be multi-parter will try to get at least one chapter out a week. Sorry will work as fast as I can but I have RL concerns as well. A two year old son, husband who works full time and goes to school and school myself. Will definitely finish this though I don't know how many parts it will be. Archiving: Beloved Enemies, FF.net, all others just let me know so I can brag to my friends.
Dear Father,
I have good news to impart to you. I have made great progress in the task which you and our good friend have set for me. I was made aware of some facts which will benefit us a great deal. It seems the young serpent is starting to see the true colors of the deceiver. We have come to a truce of sorts. Please advise on how much I should share with him on the real state of affairs.
On another note, how are you doing? It was very good to see you. I am pleased that you were able to have your name cleared. Everyone should know that you didn't do anything. How are you doing with mother gone? I know it must be rough. I miss her very much, but at least she is not suffering any longer. I only wish we knew what had caused her illness. Please write back soon. I miss you father. I will do my best to make you proud of me this year.
Your Loving Son, Draco
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Dear Draco,
I was very pleased to hear from you. I am doing well as are our friends. The star has found a way to light the darkness. Do not inform our young serpent of the star's existence yet. Or of the true nature of the serpents connections. Instead, gain his trust; we need for him to understand the nature of his existence. Tell him of the betrayal that the deceiver has perpetrated against all of our world. Show him the lies and the truth. Hopefully, he will believe that the deceiver is capable of all he has done. Perhaps invite him to come and stay for Christmas. I know it will be hard to obtain permission for such an activity but I will come up with a way. By that time, I would like you to have gained his trust enough so that we can reveal the star's presence. The star will no doubt be able to sway our young serpent to seeing things as they are. The deceiver still does not know about the star or that we know of his involvement with the flower's cutting.
Please take care of yourself. You always make me proud my dragon. Be careful while amongst the enemy.
Love Always, Father
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Draco received his father's letter at breakfast the following day. Malfoy owls were the fastest around. As he read over the letter, he devised a plan to become friends with Harry. He only hoped that the weasel didn't get in the way. He may want to be friends with Harry, he may even be able to be nice to Hermione, but the weasel was out of the question. He is the reason that Draco's first attempt at friendship with Harry failed, as well as being a very jealous and somewhat shallow friend. People always assumed that Draco was shallow. He was actually a very loyal friend, but most couldn't get past the fact that he was in Slytherin. They always assumed he was a one dimensional evil git. He had few friends it was true, and he had made it his mission to torment Gryffindors; but that was what was expected of him. He couldn't be friends with everyone, he had an image to maintain and most people simply weren't trust-worthy enough. Gryffindors just made it easy, they wanted to be his enemy.
He decided to put his plan into action during Potions. Slytherin had it with Gryffindor first this morning. He would pair with Harry and start to win his friendship. He had to prove to Harry that he could trust Draco and his father. The deceiver must not find out about it. If anyone knew what Draco did, they would never believe it; but somehow he had to succeed. Potions was his best option. Severus would overlook his talking to Harry, so it wouldn't get back to the wrong people. After all, he knew what was at stake if Draco failed. He decided to head down to the dungeons. He was too anxious to eat anyway.
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As the class arrived, Draco watched for Harry. He finally saw Harry trailing behind his friends. As the three Gryffindors reached the door to the potions classroom, Draco motioned for Harry to wait behind.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ron asked scathingly.
"It doesn't concern you Weasel. I need to talk to Harry for a minute. Alone."
"It's okay, Ron. You and Hermione should go into Potions. We'll be in shortly. Don't worry, Malfoy won't risk killing me in the hall," Harry reassured.
As Hermione drug Ron into the Potions classroom, Harry turned to Draco and waited to hear what he had to say. He was a little nervous. True, they had decided to try being friends; but that didn't mean he was sure of Draco's intentions. Something in him wanted to believe him, but he also didn't want to be stupid. Just because he had doubts about Dumbledore didn't mean he should join the enemy. Of course, he also hoped that by getting to know Draco, he might discover why he had feelings for Lucius. If Draco was telling the truth, perhaps he could figure out where his obsession with the older blonde came from.
"Harry, thanks for waiting. I wanted to ask if you would work with me in potions?"
"Well, Ron and Hermione will probably work together so I don't see why not. We should go in. Snape may not punish you, but he will gladly see me in detention for the rest of my life."
As they walked in, the Gryffindors all stared in confusion as to why Harry would be heading to a seat next to Malfoy. The Slytherins were not doing much better. They were wondering if Potter was trying to pull something on Draco. Professor Snape watched all the students for their reactions. The first moment when you react to something can be very telling. For in that moment, most people don't have the ability to hide their true thoughts, and if someone knows what to look for that can reveal a great deal about the person. Harry took a seat next to Draco and they both prepared for the lesson, as all other eyes in the room were on them.
"Bloody Hell, Harry! What are you doing sitting next to Malfoy?" yelled Ron.
"Mr.Weasley, 25 points from Gryffindor for language. Everyone sit down now!" Snape said. "The instructions are on the board. Get to work! This is a simple potion, even Longbottom would have been able to complete it."
As they set about to brew the potion, Draco was watching Harry closely to see if he was comfortable working with him. Harry suspected there was something that Draco wished to say. He waited patiently for the him to speak. Draco decided to start slow. He wanted to see what Harry thought about their agreement so far.
"Harry, I need to ask you a question. If I am going to know whether it's worth it to tell you what I know, I need to know if you are sorry you decided to try friendship. I know that it will take time before you trust me, but I also need to know whether there is a chance you will."
"Draco, if you had asked me a year ago, I would have said that I could never trust you. Everything you stand for is what I am against. Now I'm not so sure. I thought that Dumbledore would never lie to me. He did though, and I don't think he has told me the whole story yet. I would have said that you and your family wanted me dead and he was trying to protect me, but that doesn't seem to be the whole truth. There is something he doesn't want me to know. I'm not sorry I took your hand. I'm not sorry we are friends. I'm not sorry that I want to trust you. What I am sorry about is that I didn't take your hand the first time."
Draco was speechless for a moment. He had hoped that Harry would still want talk but he never could have dreamed that Harry really might want to be friends. He had to prove to Harry that he was worth the effort. He had to make Harry see the truth. Their world depended on it.
"Thanks Harry. We should talk. We have to be careful. If Dumbledore suspects we're friends, he will try to make trouble for us. He can't do too much to me, but he can make life hard for you. No one will stop him. He's the greatest wizard in an age at least. Everyone thinks he is great. We should meet. The prefects bathroom, tonight midnight. The password is 'lemon burst'. I've already taken steps to ensure that no one can spy in there by magical or non magical means."
"Sure, I'll meet you there."
The rest of potions class passed without incidence. The entire class wondered at the lack of hostility between the two rivals. Snape hoped that Harry was less rash then his father. James Potter was far too impulsive and never thought things through. Hopefully Harry had inherited some of his mother's cool headedness.
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Later that night, after dinner, Harry and his friends were in the Gryffindor common room finishing up their homework. Hermione was helping Ron with Potions, he had barely gotten into the class and was only taking it because he was thinking of becoming an Auror and needed it. Harry was upset with his friends for their lack of trust in him. Just because he worked with Draco in Potions, didn't mean he had betrayed them. Why couldn't they understand that?
"Harry, what were you thinking sitting with Malfoy in Potions? That git could've poisoned you. He probably tried!" said Ron as his face turned as red as his hair.
"It's ok Ron. Draco has offered a truce. We are going to try to be friends eventually."
"Harry, are you sure that's a good idea? I mean this is Malfoy. He isn't exactly known for keeping his word. He hates us. Remember last year?" asked Hermione.
"Look guys, it's fine. He and I have talked and there are some things we are working through together. A lot of things are different now. I know you don't see it as much because you have each other, but something odd is going on. I need to figure out what and Malfoy is helping me. I really do believe he is telling the truth. I'm usually a good judge of character right? So just trust me."
"Harry, that's insane! Malfoy stands for everything we're against! He's probably a Death Eater!" said Ron.
"That's enough, Ron! This isn't your decision to make! You are my friend, he is my friend now. If you don't want to be friends then fine but you don't get the right to tell me who my friends are. Draco is willing to risk a lot. I realize I'm risking a lot too, but if I didn't it wouldn't exactly be fair. Now drop it!"
"Harry, you can't do this! Yes you have a right to your own friends, but with Malfoy it isn't that simple. He wants people like me dead. Besides, when did he become 'Draco'? You've always called him Malfoy. He isn't like other people, he's been brainwashed his whole life. You can't trust him!" retorted Hermione.
"No, end of discussion. You don't have all the facts. I don't either but I will. I'll see you later. I'm going for a walk," Harry said as he grabbed his cloak and map and headed out the portrait hole. He headed straight for the Prefects bath. He was a little early, but no one would see him with the cloak on.
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At Malfoy Manor, Lucius was meeting with some of his allies to let them know of Draco's progress with Harry. In addition to Lucius; Bellatrix Lestrange, Severus Snape, Tom Riddle, and the newest addition to their ranks were there. Tom hoped that Draco would succeed in showing Harry what kind of man Dumbledore was. He hated the impression Harry had of him, but had never been able to find a way to show Harry what had happened. By the time he found Harry, Dumbledore had already bewitched the boy and he feared there was no hope. Now, well maybe things were looking up after all.
"Lucius, so you say that Harry started doubting Dumbledore on his own?" Tom asked. He was a handsome man of sixty-nine. He had wavy salt and pepper hair, deep emerald eyes and was one of the most attractive men in the world. He actually looked a great deal like Harry might one day look.
"Well, that is what Draco has said. That is what provided the opening for him to talk to Harry in the first place. I advised him to provide as much information to Harry without revealing to much. Including the existence of our new friend," he replied nodding toward the newcomer.
"I wish I could tell him of my existence now," the man said sullenly. "I know it would only make things difficult, but what if he doubts who I am? What if he doesn't believe us?"
"Don't worry. We are all depending on this. Draco is a smart boy. He will know how soon to reveal each piece of information," Tom told the man soothingly. "I think your connection to him should be revealed first. If he trusts you then it may help to make way for the truth about me and his parents deaths that much easier for him. I will not have him hurt. If I have to take open action against Dumbledore I will. I hesitated before. I won't do that again."
"Calm down, Tom. We are going to protect him. I promise you. Dumbledore is an arrogant fool. He thinks that if he treats the boy well but sends him to misery every summer, he will have Harry's loyalty. Harry is too smart for that. He sees that Dumbledore has the power to protect him, yet doesn't. Dumbledore doesn't realize that Harry isn't as Gryffindor as he would like. After all, if he was then it would be a moot point. Harry would be loyal and brave and never realize how he was being manipulated. He has too much of his mother in him though. He doesn't like feeling trapped. It doesn't hurt that he feels that they treat him like an adult when they want something from him, and a child when they want to control him. No one with his life could be a child in the way they want. They're just too blind to see. He desperately wants to prove himself. To be his own person not just 'The Boy Who Lived' or a carbon copy of James potter," Snape said. He felt that five years of watching the boy had given him some insight into who he was, even if he couldn't show it.
"We must tread carefully. If he doesn't believe us he could make things very difficult. He could use all of the information he gains against us. We should keep our eyes and ears open until we know of his intentions. He has been under the deceiver's control his whole life," Bella said cautiously.
"You're right of course. I know you are. I just can't help but get a little excited. After all this time, I might be able to actually have Harry see 'ME' and not Dumbledore's version of me. I have missed him so much over the years. It is so hard knowing what he thinks of me, yet him never knowing the truth. To think that he believes I could have harmed Lily or anyone important to her. That I could have tried to kill him...."
"Don't worry. If he sees the truth he will have to believe. We have the pensieve account of it. That can't be faked. Yes he has seen others and they have all been true, but think of what he has seen. The vague and somewhat biased impression of the trials. Not really the most revealing memory he could have seen. I suspect that was intentional. To further cement the boy's trust," replied the man.
"Yes, we will show him many things this winter. Once Draco has become friends with him, and he is set to come here for Christmas, we can plan how to reveal to him all that has been a lie in his life," said Lucius. He also wished to discover the meaning behind his attraction to the boy. The last time he saw him, he believed that his dreams could never be, but now so many things had changed. They had a chance to show Harry who they really were. He held no hope for what lie in his dreams, dreams of loving Harry. He did hold the hope that Harry might one day count them as friends. He held onto that hope. He knew someone as young as Harry could never love him, but the chance to be close to his obsession was more than enough. He didn't want to have to be enemies any longer, he wanted so much more. He could live with friends.
TBC
Series: Lies in Redemption 2/?
Author: Althea
Feedback: wicca_healer@hotmail.com or FF.net
Rating: PG-13 this part R eventually providing I can write the smut
Pairing: Harry/Lucius
Summary: Can two enemies find redemption in each other? Or will they be forever alone with the burden of others expectations.
Warnings: AR, Slash(Yaoi), possible OOC including dark!Dumbledore
Spoilers: All five books
Author's Note: Will be multi-parter will try to get at least one chapter out a week. Sorry will work as fast as I can but I have RL concerns as well. A two year old son, husband who works full time and goes to school and school myself. Will definitely finish this though I don't know how many parts it will be. Archiving: Beloved Enemies, FF.net, all others just let me know so I can brag to my friends.
Dear Father,
I have good news to impart to you. I have made great progress in the task which you and our good friend have set for me. I was made aware of some facts which will benefit us a great deal. It seems the young serpent is starting to see the true colors of the deceiver. We have come to a truce of sorts. Please advise on how much I should share with him on the real state of affairs.
On another note, how are you doing? It was very good to see you. I am pleased that you were able to have your name cleared. Everyone should know that you didn't do anything. How are you doing with mother gone? I know it must be rough. I miss her very much, but at least she is not suffering any longer. I only wish we knew what had caused her illness. Please write back soon. I miss you father. I will do my best to make you proud of me this year.
Your Loving Son, Draco
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Dear Draco,
I was very pleased to hear from you. I am doing well as are our friends. The star has found a way to light the darkness. Do not inform our young serpent of the star's existence yet. Or of the true nature of the serpents connections. Instead, gain his trust; we need for him to understand the nature of his existence. Tell him of the betrayal that the deceiver has perpetrated against all of our world. Show him the lies and the truth. Hopefully, he will believe that the deceiver is capable of all he has done. Perhaps invite him to come and stay for Christmas. I know it will be hard to obtain permission for such an activity but I will come up with a way. By that time, I would like you to have gained his trust enough so that we can reveal the star's presence. The star will no doubt be able to sway our young serpent to seeing things as they are. The deceiver still does not know about the star or that we know of his involvement with the flower's cutting.
Please take care of yourself. You always make me proud my dragon. Be careful while amongst the enemy.
Love Always, Father
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Draco received his father's letter at breakfast the following day. Malfoy owls were the fastest around. As he read over the letter, he devised a plan to become friends with Harry. He only hoped that the weasel didn't get in the way. He may want to be friends with Harry, he may even be able to be nice to Hermione, but the weasel was out of the question. He is the reason that Draco's first attempt at friendship with Harry failed, as well as being a very jealous and somewhat shallow friend. People always assumed that Draco was shallow. He was actually a very loyal friend, but most couldn't get past the fact that he was in Slytherin. They always assumed he was a one dimensional evil git. He had few friends it was true, and he had made it his mission to torment Gryffindors; but that was what was expected of him. He couldn't be friends with everyone, he had an image to maintain and most people simply weren't trust-worthy enough. Gryffindors just made it easy, they wanted to be his enemy.
He decided to put his plan into action during Potions. Slytherin had it with Gryffindor first this morning. He would pair with Harry and start to win his friendship. He had to prove to Harry that he could trust Draco and his father. The deceiver must not find out about it. If anyone knew what Draco did, they would never believe it; but somehow he had to succeed. Potions was his best option. Severus would overlook his talking to Harry, so it wouldn't get back to the wrong people. After all, he knew what was at stake if Draco failed. He decided to head down to the dungeons. He was too anxious to eat anyway.
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As the class arrived, Draco watched for Harry. He finally saw Harry trailing behind his friends. As the three Gryffindors reached the door to the potions classroom, Draco motioned for Harry to wait behind.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ron asked scathingly.
"It doesn't concern you Weasel. I need to talk to Harry for a minute. Alone."
"It's okay, Ron. You and Hermione should go into Potions. We'll be in shortly. Don't worry, Malfoy won't risk killing me in the hall," Harry reassured.
As Hermione drug Ron into the Potions classroom, Harry turned to Draco and waited to hear what he had to say. He was a little nervous. True, they had decided to try being friends; but that didn't mean he was sure of Draco's intentions. Something in him wanted to believe him, but he also didn't want to be stupid. Just because he had doubts about Dumbledore didn't mean he should join the enemy. Of course, he also hoped that by getting to know Draco, he might discover why he had feelings for Lucius. If Draco was telling the truth, perhaps he could figure out where his obsession with the older blonde came from.
"Harry, thanks for waiting. I wanted to ask if you would work with me in potions?"
"Well, Ron and Hermione will probably work together so I don't see why not. We should go in. Snape may not punish you, but he will gladly see me in detention for the rest of my life."
As they walked in, the Gryffindors all stared in confusion as to why Harry would be heading to a seat next to Malfoy. The Slytherins were not doing much better. They were wondering if Potter was trying to pull something on Draco. Professor Snape watched all the students for their reactions. The first moment when you react to something can be very telling. For in that moment, most people don't have the ability to hide their true thoughts, and if someone knows what to look for that can reveal a great deal about the person. Harry took a seat next to Draco and they both prepared for the lesson, as all other eyes in the room were on them.
"Bloody Hell, Harry! What are you doing sitting next to Malfoy?" yelled Ron.
"Mr.Weasley, 25 points from Gryffindor for language. Everyone sit down now!" Snape said. "The instructions are on the board. Get to work! This is a simple potion, even Longbottom would have been able to complete it."
As they set about to brew the potion, Draco was watching Harry closely to see if he was comfortable working with him. Harry suspected there was something that Draco wished to say. He waited patiently for the him to speak. Draco decided to start slow. He wanted to see what Harry thought about their agreement so far.
"Harry, I need to ask you a question. If I am going to know whether it's worth it to tell you what I know, I need to know if you are sorry you decided to try friendship. I know that it will take time before you trust me, but I also need to know whether there is a chance you will."
"Draco, if you had asked me a year ago, I would have said that I could never trust you. Everything you stand for is what I am against. Now I'm not so sure. I thought that Dumbledore would never lie to me. He did though, and I don't think he has told me the whole story yet. I would have said that you and your family wanted me dead and he was trying to protect me, but that doesn't seem to be the whole truth. There is something he doesn't want me to know. I'm not sorry I took your hand. I'm not sorry we are friends. I'm not sorry that I want to trust you. What I am sorry about is that I didn't take your hand the first time."
Draco was speechless for a moment. He had hoped that Harry would still want talk but he never could have dreamed that Harry really might want to be friends. He had to prove to Harry that he was worth the effort. He had to make Harry see the truth. Their world depended on it.
"Thanks Harry. We should talk. We have to be careful. If Dumbledore suspects we're friends, he will try to make trouble for us. He can't do too much to me, but he can make life hard for you. No one will stop him. He's the greatest wizard in an age at least. Everyone thinks he is great. We should meet. The prefects bathroom, tonight midnight. The password is 'lemon burst'. I've already taken steps to ensure that no one can spy in there by magical or non magical means."
"Sure, I'll meet you there."
The rest of potions class passed without incidence. The entire class wondered at the lack of hostility between the two rivals. Snape hoped that Harry was less rash then his father. James Potter was far too impulsive and never thought things through. Hopefully Harry had inherited some of his mother's cool headedness.
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Later that night, after dinner, Harry and his friends were in the Gryffindor common room finishing up their homework. Hermione was helping Ron with Potions, he had barely gotten into the class and was only taking it because he was thinking of becoming an Auror and needed it. Harry was upset with his friends for their lack of trust in him. Just because he worked with Draco in Potions, didn't mean he had betrayed them. Why couldn't they understand that?
"Harry, what were you thinking sitting with Malfoy in Potions? That git could've poisoned you. He probably tried!" said Ron as his face turned as red as his hair.
"It's ok Ron. Draco has offered a truce. We are going to try to be friends eventually."
"Harry, are you sure that's a good idea? I mean this is Malfoy. He isn't exactly known for keeping his word. He hates us. Remember last year?" asked Hermione.
"Look guys, it's fine. He and I have talked and there are some things we are working through together. A lot of things are different now. I know you don't see it as much because you have each other, but something odd is going on. I need to figure out what and Malfoy is helping me. I really do believe he is telling the truth. I'm usually a good judge of character right? So just trust me."
"Harry, that's insane! Malfoy stands for everything we're against! He's probably a Death Eater!" said Ron.
"That's enough, Ron! This isn't your decision to make! You are my friend, he is my friend now. If you don't want to be friends then fine but you don't get the right to tell me who my friends are. Draco is willing to risk a lot. I realize I'm risking a lot too, but if I didn't it wouldn't exactly be fair. Now drop it!"
"Harry, you can't do this! Yes you have a right to your own friends, but with Malfoy it isn't that simple. He wants people like me dead. Besides, when did he become 'Draco'? You've always called him Malfoy. He isn't like other people, he's been brainwashed his whole life. You can't trust him!" retorted Hermione.
"No, end of discussion. You don't have all the facts. I don't either but I will. I'll see you later. I'm going for a walk," Harry said as he grabbed his cloak and map and headed out the portrait hole. He headed straight for the Prefects bath. He was a little early, but no one would see him with the cloak on.
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At Malfoy Manor, Lucius was meeting with some of his allies to let them know of Draco's progress with Harry. In addition to Lucius; Bellatrix Lestrange, Severus Snape, Tom Riddle, and the newest addition to their ranks were there. Tom hoped that Draco would succeed in showing Harry what kind of man Dumbledore was. He hated the impression Harry had of him, but had never been able to find a way to show Harry what had happened. By the time he found Harry, Dumbledore had already bewitched the boy and he feared there was no hope. Now, well maybe things were looking up after all.
"Lucius, so you say that Harry started doubting Dumbledore on his own?" Tom asked. He was a handsome man of sixty-nine. He had wavy salt and pepper hair, deep emerald eyes and was one of the most attractive men in the world. He actually looked a great deal like Harry might one day look.
"Well, that is what Draco has said. That is what provided the opening for him to talk to Harry in the first place. I advised him to provide as much information to Harry without revealing to much. Including the existence of our new friend," he replied nodding toward the newcomer.
"I wish I could tell him of my existence now," the man said sullenly. "I know it would only make things difficult, but what if he doubts who I am? What if he doesn't believe us?"
"Don't worry. We are all depending on this. Draco is a smart boy. He will know how soon to reveal each piece of information," Tom told the man soothingly. "I think your connection to him should be revealed first. If he trusts you then it may help to make way for the truth about me and his parents deaths that much easier for him. I will not have him hurt. If I have to take open action against Dumbledore I will. I hesitated before. I won't do that again."
"Calm down, Tom. We are going to protect him. I promise you. Dumbledore is an arrogant fool. He thinks that if he treats the boy well but sends him to misery every summer, he will have Harry's loyalty. Harry is too smart for that. He sees that Dumbledore has the power to protect him, yet doesn't. Dumbledore doesn't realize that Harry isn't as Gryffindor as he would like. After all, if he was then it would be a moot point. Harry would be loyal and brave and never realize how he was being manipulated. He has too much of his mother in him though. He doesn't like feeling trapped. It doesn't hurt that he feels that they treat him like an adult when they want something from him, and a child when they want to control him. No one with his life could be a child in the way they want. They're just too blind to see. He desperately wants to prove himself. To be his own person not just 'The Boy Who Lived' or a carbon copy of James potter," Snape said. He felt that five years of watching the boy had given him some insight into who he was, even if he couldn't show it.
"We must tread carefully. If he doesn't believe us he could make things very difficult. He could use all of the information he gains against us. We should keep our eyes and ears open until we know of his intentions. He has been under the deceiver's control his whole life," Bella said cautiously.
"You're right of course. I know you are. I just can't help but get a little excited. After all this time, I might be able to actually have Harry see 'ME' and not Dumbledore's version of me. I have missed him so much over the years. It is so hard knowing what he thinks of me, yet him never knowing the truth. To think that he believes I could have harmed Lily or anyone important to her. That I could have tried to kill him...."
"Don't worry. If he sees the truth he will have to believe. We have the pensieve account of it. That can't be faked. Yes he has seen others and they have all been true, but think of what he has seen. The vague and somewhat biased impression of the trials. Not really the most revealing memory he could have seen. I suspect that was intentional. To further cement the boy's trust," replied the man.
"Yes, we will show him many things this winter. Once Draco has become friends with him, and he is set to come here for Christmas, we can plan how to reveal to him all that has been a lie in his life," said Lucius. He also wished to discover the meaning behind his attraction to the boy. The last time he saw him, he believed that his dreams could never be, but now so many things had changed. They had a chance to show Harry who they really were. He held no hope for what lie in his dreams, dreams of loving Harry. He did hold the hope that Harry might one day count them as friends. He held onto that hope. He knew someone as young as Harry could never love him, but the chance to be close to his obsession was more than enough. He didn't want to have to be enemies any longer, he wanted so much more. He could live with friends.
TBC