A/N: Sorry this is taking me so long, but I just got back from VB camp. So anyway thanks for reviewing, here chapter… think 8
By midnight everyone was in bed, even Sirius. Torri lay in bed wide awake. Her hands were folded behind her head and her eyes were squeezed shut. There was a loud clap of thunder and the brunette jumped. "Stupid storm."
She rolled over and turned on her light. Torri reached down and picked up her vampire book. As she read she almost forgot about the raging storm outside. Suddenly there was a gigantic clap of thunder.
The light flickered for a moment before it turned off. The heater sitting in the corner thundered to a stop. Torri cursed and slipped under the covers. Outside there was a flash of lightning illuminating the room with ghostly light. In the corner she could have sworn she saw someone.
The witch squeezed her eyes shut and took deep breaths, but she kept seeing the figure in her minds eyes. She tossed violently and opened her eyes again. The shadows around her seemed to writhe in the light of the storm. She heard thunder split the sky and the room was once again lit up. She bolted upright in bed and ran to the door in tears.
The door was flung open in time to another bolt of lightning. Torri glanced behind her shoulder and saw the figure again. She ran down the hall. Go away! Leave me alone, please let it be morning! She thought as tears trailed down her cheeks. She ran right into something and jumped.
"Torri!" It was Hermione, thank goodness. "Torri what's wrong you're shaking!"
"Cold, storm, couldn't sleep." Torri choked out. There was another loud burst of thunder and the two girls clung to each other for dear life. As they made their way down the hall, bumping into a few tables and nearly tripping, they saw someone. Torri froze as the figure started to walk toward them.
Lightning lit the room again and emerald green eyes flashed. Torri shrieked again. "Torri?"
"Harry!" Torri cried, "Moine it's just Harry."
"Jesus Christ Harry!" Hermione yelled. She jumped at the thunder, Torri clung to Harry like a rabbit.
"Is someone scared?" Harry teased gently.
"No." Torri scuffed. "I'm cold…." She didn't miss Harry's smile. Suddenly a new noise floated through the air. "What was that?"
It was beautiful haunting. Violin. Torri thought, her mind surprisingly blank. "It's a violin."
"Who would play violin in this storm?" Hermione asked. "Look let's just go to Draco's room."
Torri nodded. Hermione grabbed Harry's other arm and together they moved down the hall to Draco's room. As they got closer, the music got louder, as did the thunder. Finally they reached the wood door, and Harry hesitated before knocking on the door. Draco didn't hear. Harry tried to open the door, but it was locked.
"Draco!" He shouted pounding on the black haired boy's room. "Open the door! Draco!"
Torri looked behind her and saw the shadows writhing again. She shut her eyes and opened them desperately. The shadows still moved. Thunder split the pitch black sky and the shadows seemed to move again. The door flung open to reveal Draco, his back to them starring out the window. His fingers skillfully working the violin.
The music came to an abrupt halt when Draco swung around to see them. "What are you-" He was cut off when Torri wimpered. Lightning flashed through the sky again and Draco was light up with an inhuman light. She ran over to him and buried her face in his shoulder.
"Make it stop! Make the lights come back, please…" She whispered, shaking. Draco carefully wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. Harry came up from behind her and carefully brushed her hair away from her face.
"Make what stop? Torri it's alright it'll be ok." Harry murmured.
"Play for us." Torri whispered. "Make the shadows go away."
Draco passed her over to Harry and picked up his violin, Hermione ran over to Harry and Torri. When Draco started to play he forgot everything, even Torri and Harry. The music was beautiful, quick and dark. He wasn't trying to banish the dark with light, he was trying to replace it, with his own darkness.
Torri fell onto her knees her eyes fixed on Draco. "The shadows…Are moving…"
Harry looked around and was shocked to find their own shadow's becoming distorted. Hermione gasped, she knelt down next to Torri and grabbed the girls hand for comfort.
"Stop." Torri whispered. Draco dropped the violin wearily. "I want to go to sleep. I don't want to see that man again….He was in my room…A ghost…with silver hair…"
"You'll stay here, with us." Harry said holding her tightly. "Hermione you stay too."
"Where will I sleep?" She asked.
"Bed." Draco said. "Harry bring Torri over here."
Harry lifted Torri as if she weighed nothing and laid her down on a pillow. She was shaking and didn't look at all peaceful. Harry sat down and gathered her into his lap. Her head rested on Harry's chest, his hair wrapped around her like a blanket. Hermione with surprising ease curled her head into Harry's shoulder and fell asleep a little ball. Draco lay down next to Torri and rested his head in her lap.
Draco woke up first. Beautiful sun light streamed into the room illuminating the bodies of his lovers with an angelic light and Hermione as well. They were friends…Good friends.
Hermione woke up as Draco rolled off the bed. "Draco?"
"Morning bushy."
"Bushy?" Hermioen asked quirking an eyebrow.
"It suits you."
Hermione smiled and looked over at Torri and Harry. "Oh god. I slept in the same bed with you guys…."
Draco shrugged. "Don't worry about it."
Hermione looked at him totally shocked. "But…"
"It was just…comfort…cuddling. It's a very slytherin thing to do. Sometimes I find Milly curled up with anyone by the fire. We're a big group of cuddle bunnies."
"Slytherin's cuddle?" Hermione asked. She slipped out of bed and stretched.
"All the time. Most of us have really sucky home situations so…We're kind of like a big family. Most of our behavior is just an act, a defense mechanism. At Hogwarts we all get shoved into little…boxes. No one has their own personality, just the one they're shoved into."
Hermione cast a glance at her sleeping friend. "Just like Harry."
"Dumbledore's a fool. A fool to think Harry's happy. To believe he can just tell him that either he kills Voldemort or no one will. I'm not going to let Harry be Dumbledore's fool!"
Hermioen reached over and laid a hand on the fuming boy's shoulder. "None of us will. Harry's not without allies. Dumbledore almost let Sirius be killed by Bellatrix Black. Harry'll never trust him again, not after that. I was there! If he hadn't taken that one step to the left he would have fallen through the veil."
"That explains it." Draco whispered. "Let's not talk about this anymore." He managed a small smiled. "Or I might break something."
"Not talk about what?" Harry asked groggily.
"How sexy you are." Draco said winking at him. Harry went bright red, Hermion laughed at that. "Now as I can't eat you for breakfast I'm getting something to eat, who wants to come with? We can bring Torri breakfast in bed."
Harry gently laid her down on the pillows and followed Draco and Hermione down the stairs.
Draco was playing his violin again, Hermione had gone upstairs to work on school stuff, and Torri was talking with her dad. Harry was sitting on the couch with Sirius. "Sirius?"
"Hm.."
"Last night during the storm…Torri was…She wasn't herself. She kept screaming."
Sirius looked over at his godson. "Screaming?"
"She was really…scared. Scared on something. I thought it was the storm at first, but then…Sirius she kept talking about the shadows, how they were moving. I thought she was seeing things at first. But I saw them to. When Draco started to play the violin the shadows kind of…were drawn to him. But then they…Moved to Torri. She said something about seeing a man in her room. A ghost, a silver ghost."
"Harry…If shadows are moving this is very serious. You said she saw a man?"
Harry nodded. "A ghost I think."
Sirius heaved a sigh. "Can I have a hug?" Harry smiled and crawled over to his godfather. He settled in Sirius' arms like a child and the father he never had. "I'll talk to Daniel, but was Torri scared of the dark or the storm?"
"Both I think." Harry echoed softly. "We were seeing things right? Shadows don't move."
"Some people can wield the shadow's make them move. The Sabriel's are a very dark and ancient family. Powers such as shadow manipulation are very prone to show up in their family. Daniel is so powerful not only because of his family ties or magic, but partly because he's a fire manipulator. He rarely uses the power now though. I doubt he ever will again."
"Torri's dad can start fires!" Harry gasped. "Can Torri?"
"I don't know. She might have her own gift and she might not. The shadows might be related to the figure and not Torri. Or maybe even Draco. In the past even Malfoy's have been known to have such gifts."
"Do you have one?" Harry asked, in a curious child like voice. "The Blacks are an old family right?"
"We are. And we have more in common with the Sabriel's then any other pure blood family. It's been hundreds of years since any gift of that kind has been found in any other family then the Sabriels. At least in England. This is more common in America, French and Ireland are also prone to these gifts. Russia is actually the biggest producer of special gifts. I don't believe I have a gift. But sadly you never know. There's a chance I do as I'm the last Black. But it probably won't manifest itself."
"So the gifts are in people and they only manifest sometimes?" Harry asked.
"Right, if the gift doesn't approve of the owner it won't manifest itself. Or if it's not properly stimulated. Matters of the heart do that the best. Fear, or even hate. Draco and his Violin might actually awake something deep in Torri, a hate, a fear, or love. Violin's are powerful in the right hands."
Harry sighed. "This is so confusing."
"I know. Harry…I just want to tell you, the order is meeting here again, on Friday night."
"Tomorrow?" Harry whispered his eyes as wide as tea saucers. "No! Sirius you can't let them back into this house! I won't-Dumbledore almost killed you! He doesn't give a damn about any of us! The others are fine…As long as those…Weasels aren't here." Harry spat out the last phrase.
"I swore myself into the order Harry. There's no backing down now."
"Fine, but if they hurt anyone I love again." His eyes flashed violently. "They will pay. Dumbledore's already screwed in my book."
"He won't make you do anything, Harry. But promise me you won't do anything without telling me first. Even if it's go after Voldemort yourself. I won't stop you if you think you can defeat him, or even if you think it's the best plan. I won't stop you. I just want the chance to say good bye. Talk to you. Promise me Harry."
Harry looked away form his godfather. Not wanting to make a promise and break it. I won't stop you. The words echoed in Harry's head. I'll keep this promise. Because I can't do this alone. that's what Dumbledore wants. "I promise Sirius."
Sirius hugged him tightly as it started to rain outside. "Want to rent a movie tonight? I feel like I owe you."
"Yes…I've always wanted to see the exorcist."
Sirius laughed warmly. "James loved scary movies. But your not James are you? Your Harry."
Harry nearly cried. He buried his face in Sirius' chest. Someone gets it! Someone understand me! I love you Sirius.
"I love you to Harry."
At eight pm the entire household was sitting in the living room ready to watch the exorcist. Torri was snuggled between Harry and Draco, Hermione was clinging tightly to Draco. Remus was cuddling Oreo and Sirius was popping the video in the VCR. He dashed back to the couch and plopped down next to Harry. Bill and Daniel were lounging the lounge chairs.
Torri screamed at every single jumped scene. Half way into the movie she was asleep on Draco's shoulder. Harry and Sirius were chanting to the devil, and Draco was running a snide commentary.
When they come to the scene where Regan started to shake violently in the bed everyone who was conscious in the room was laughing.
"I didn't know you could do that with a bed!" Daniel laughed.
"Jesus someone is desperate," Harry said rolling his eyes. Draco laughed.
"I'd like to try that." Everyone looked at Draco like he was crazy. "I'm just kidding! God."
When the girls head started to spin around Draco was looking at the screen oddly. "Erm…."
"Hugh?" Hermione asked.
"What deranged mind made this up?" Bill giggled. "When the devil posses you I didn't know that happened.
"Ask Sirius." Remus joked. "I'm sure he knows."
Sirius whistled innocently. A few minutes later they had reached the part where Regan was floating in front of the priests.
"Is one of them a wizard?" Draco giggled. "I think I can see a wire!"
"You mean right over there?" Harry asked.
"Yeah!"
By the end Hermione felt like throwing up. Harry was totally hysterical with laughter, Daniel was laughing at Draco, Bill was asleep, and Sirius was hungry.
"Oreo?" Remus asked, leaning over so his lips brushed hers.
"Yes love?"
"I'm Horny." The werewolf said in a very cute pouty voice. Daniel fell off the chair laughing Sirius fell of the couch in shcok. Harry winced.
"I so didn't need to hear that!" Harry yelled. Hermione moaned and excused herself. Draco was wearing a huge goofy smile.
"Me too!"
Daniel laughed harder Sirius joined him. Bill woke up.
"Toads?" He mumbled groggily. "G'night." He stumbled up to bed.
"I'm glad Torri's asleep too!" Daniel cackled. "Oh yeah, Draco slash Harry are you and Torri having sex? Cause if you are I want to know!"
Draco and Harry went bright red.
"No really! If you are I demand to know your using protection! If she gets pregnant I'm going to murder you both!"
"No!" The two boys chorused. Draco rolled his eyes. "I don't just fuck people right after I get with them! I'm still a virgin you know!"
"Me to!" Harry yelled. "Sirius how old were you when you got laid?"
"Fourteen!" Sirius gigged. "Maybe I should have waited longer, but it was a really hot Ravenclaw! Course she never spoke to me again cause I told everyone about it, but it was hot!"
"No it wasn't!" Remus scoffed. "You were fifteen and it was with James when you were both drunk that summer, he thought you were a girl!"
Sirius cackled wildly. "Ah ha! See How do you know Remus?"
"Cause you cheated on me with your best friend!" The werewolf growled. "I'm still pissed about that."
Harry nearly passed out. "Can you get a room!"
"Yes, Remmie I want to get a room." Oreo purred.
"Away we go my love!" Remus shouted carrying her out of the room.
Sirius and Daniel were still laughing. "Good times old friend good times." Sirius cackled.
"So…Draco…Still horny?" Harry asked. He crawled over to his lover.
"Yes in fact I am." Draco purred in Harry's ebony locks. Harry cuddled to Draco and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Daniel and Sirius looked over at them. "Since when were you two together?" Sirius asked.
"Um…We're not just both into Torri." Draco said bright red.
Sirius grinned. "You two are so cute together!"
Daniel sighed. "Torri you are one twisted girl."
"I heard that!" She moaned groggily. "Did I miss something…." She trailed off when she saw Harry and Draco.
"Night, baby." Daniel said giving Torri a kiss on the cheek. "I'll see you and your harem in the morning."
"Night guys." Sirius said stretching. "Get some sleep tonight, and please don't…Do anything on my couch!"
"Night Siri! We won't!" Harry called after him. Torri cuddled over to Harry. "Torri, why were you scared last night?"
Torri went bright red. She looked around nervously. "I'm scared of the dark. Not bad…Ok bad, but I can sleep in the dark. I really don't like thunder and lighting much either. When you put the two of them together…I'm sorry for last night I guess I just broke down."
"Don't be sorry." Draco said silkily. "We just need to understand. Lot's of people are scared of the dark."
"It's alright Torri." Harry whispered. "We'll always be here for you."
She nodded and curled into Harry's shoulder. Draco leaned over and planted a kiss on her cheek. She smiled a little and fell into sleep. Harry kissed Draco good night and joined her. The Slytherin smiled at his lovers and brushed an errant strand of hair from Harry's face. Beautiful. Both of you. And your all mine. He grinned evil before shifting his position so he was leaning on Harry as well. Mine.
A/N: Ok no Order meeting this chapter! Cliffie! But luckily I have new inspirtation for Violin so it will continue quickly now. Next chapter is some major Dumbledore bashing, so if anyone's interested . Thanks all my faithful reviews! gives everyone a cookie.