Secrets withheld

Chapter eleven – Back to school

Harry had been forced to move back into his parents flat that day, it was worse than he remembered. Without him to tidy up after his parents the place was a complete and utter mess.

His and Will's room still held all of his brothers belongs, it seemed untouched and Harry wasn't looking forward to clearing it out, which no doubt he would have to do.

He had chosen to try and ignore his parents as much as possible, however he still did as he was told to avoid heated arguments however Harry's life was about to get a whole lot easier because today he was going to college. Draco was arriving in half an hour to pick him up.

Harry was showered and dressed in faded blue jeans and a deep blood t-shirt. He had attempted to comb his hair but it still stuck up at every angle it could.

When the blonde showed up Harry had been taking out the trash. Lily wasn't back from her night at work and James was still passed out in his bedroom so Harry had taken the chance to tidy up a little bit. He hadn't wanted Draco seeing the complete mess that he had to live in.

"Hey babe, what you doing?"

"Taking out the rubbish."

"Ready to go?"

"Yep just let me go and get my bag."

Harry picked up his bag and shut the door with a soft click so not to wake James from his slumber.

"How is it, being back at your parents place."

"The usual, I haven't really spoken to them much to be honest." Harry paused as they reached the tiny car park next to the flats. It was hardly ever used, cars left there for over a day were generally trashed. Sitting there was a silver BMW convertible that if were honest did not look like it belonged in the neighbourhood that Harry lived in.

"Is that your car?" Harry asked ogling at the car in front of him.

"Yep, past my test a few days ago." Draco said proudly unlocking the door with a push of one button.

"Wow, it's amazing, are you driving me to college?" Harry asked hopefully.

"Well how else did you expect to get there, it's a two hour walk from here, Har?"

"I thought we'd be taking the train to tell the truth. I sort of arranged to meet Ron and Hermione at the station so they could meet you."

Draco raised an amused eyebrow. "We'll pick them up on the way, now get in otherwise were going to be late."

Harry was smiling from ear to ear as he placed a soft kiss on Draco's lips and got into the passenger seat, putting his seatbelt on. The blonde got in and started the engine.

Once they had arrived at the station where a red haired boy and a bushy haired girl were waiting outside. They both looked like fish out of water when they saw Harry get out of the car and go over to greet them.

"Harry, that car is bloody amazing, who's your friend?" Ron said in complete awe.

"This is Draco, the guy from the restaurant."

"Oh right, I remember." Hermione said watching Draco carefully.

"Are you telling me that Draco Malfoy is going to drive us to college that is way cool?"

"Yep and that's not all, but I'll fill you in, in the car."

Once everyone was in the car and belted in Harry set about explaining what had happened over the summer and the fact that Draco Malfoy was now is boyfriend.

"But please don't tell anyone, there is so much for us to lose, even each other."

There was silence, Ron and Hermione seemed to stunned to form words let alone sentences. It was finally Hermione to break the silence, speaking for both Ron and herself.

"Don't worry Harry; if it means tat much to you, we won't say anything but I still don't understand why."

"My father," Draco said before Harry could." He thinks that the idea of homosexuality is wrong; he'd disown me if he ever found out. I care for Harry; I don't want to lose him because of my idiotic family."

This was followed by silence, which nobody cared to break. Harry couldn't stand awkward and uncomfortable silences so he turned on the radio on which just so happened to be playing Harry's favourite band, Green Day.

Just before they reached college Harry began to speak to his two best friends. "Now while we're at college us four are just good friends, Draco and I aren't dating if you're asked for some weird reason. I'm sorry to have to say this and put you in this position but it has to be done."

Ron and Hermione nodded in agreement to this as Draco parked the car in the college car park.

Their first day was a sort of blur after that. The four of them were thankfully placed in the same form group; they were shown around the place, given numerous leaflets, their timetables and ID cards, by the end of the day their heads were buzzing with new information.

Hermione had been intrigued by the huge library crammed with thousands of books, Ron was more interested in the café, The Lions Den and Harry and Draco didn't really pay much attention to any of it. They were so busy concentrating on each other, or more to the point, trying to keep their hands off of each other.

Draco dropped Hermione and Ron off first before driving Harry back to his parents place. Harry wanted to invite Draco in but he wasn't sure what mood his parents were in and decided against it.

They sat in the car for at least half an hour, which was given over to kissing. By the time they said farewell it was almost half five.

Harry worked his way up the stairs toward his 'home'; he didn't even to reach his floor before he heard his mothers screams and his father's shouts. They were having another of their arguments; Harry was used to these by now and trudged down to his door.

As far as he could tell they were arguing about something Lily had done wrong, Harry sighed letting himself in. He was completely ignored as he edged around his parents. However before he got to his room James said something that made Harry freeze in shock.

"How can I stand this, your pregnant with another mans child."

"You never cared about my work before, why start now?"

"Because you're pregnant Lily that changes everything."

"You didn't care when it was Will."

"That was different, Will has only just died and now you're pregnant again."

"It wasn't intentional, these things happen in my line of work."

"Then maybe you should get a proper job rather than prostitution."

"It's a steady income and it keeps this flat doesn't it, what do you care any way, you never did before."

"That was before we almost lost Harry as well, he's right Lily, we are bad parents and that has to stop, otherwise we will lose him."

Lily had nothing to say to that, she took a jacket and marched out of the flat slamming the door as she went. James then turned to Harry who had been stood watching.

"I'm sorry, if you would like you can go and live with your godparents, I know you were happy there, happier than you are here."

"Your making an effort for me, the least I can do is stay and see if it works out."

"You're a good boy Harry, I don't understand how but you are, you deserve more than this and one day you will have that, I even hear you bagged a Malfoy to be you boyfriend."

Harry smiled, he may not have been completely happy, but at least his parents were making an effort to make it better, little did he know that in the months to come things were only going to get harder not easier.

Hope you liked this, I know you didn't want Harry to go back to Lily and James but he had to because I have a plot that I have to follow. You will see what I mean later on. Review.

They are seventeen by the way, I'm just starting college and I'm sixteen however I am almost seventten. I'm basing Harry and draco's college on mine bu I am changing all the names of th places.

Any enough babbling out of me. Don't forget to review. SS xxxxxx