It's me again. I don't own Harry Potter and I'm making no money out of
this. I just write for stress relief.
New friendships.
"Come in"
Harry entered the room and saw Draco sitting on the bed propped up with pillows eating soup while Mrs. Weasley watched him carefully.
"Hello Harry dear, what brings you here?" asked Molly.
"May I talk with Draco for a few minutes Mrs. Weasley?"
"Ok, now that Draco is done eating I guess it's alright, just don't tire him too much."
"I'll be good." Harry smiled at the matriarch of the Weasley clan. She had quite a temper and he had no intention of getting on her bad side. She left the room and Harry turned to Draco.
"I know what happened to you Draco, I'm ready to believe that you were just a victim like so many others. I know first hand of the evils of Voldemort's forces. I've seen your father in action so I wouldn't put something like this pass him."
Draco was watching Harry and had tears in his eyes. He couldn't believe that his rival was giving him a chance after all he had done.
"Harry, I promise you that the Draco you knew all those years is gone. I can finally be me. My dad was a bastard and he knew that I wouldn't follow him in his dark path so he used methods which would guarantee that I would obey all his orders and force me to act like he thought a proper Malfoy should. Don't get me wrong I'm proud to be a pureblood but I don't believe that killing everyone is going to change the world. I think Voldemort has a few screws loose. "
Harry looked into Draco's eyes and could see that he was telling the truth, he also found that Draco was quite a beautiful boy with silver colored eyes, a color he had never seen before. "What am I thinking about, since when do I find Malfoy beautiful?" he though.
"I have something for you. Call it a peace offering if you want." Harry handed him the basket in which the Kitdel was sleeping. Draco took the basket and looked up at Harry.
"Well open it" Harry watched as Draco slowly opened the top of the basket, he saw the blond boy's face light up when he saw the sleeping kitten.
"Oh my!" Was all that Draco could say when he took the cat out of the basket. Then he saw the three tails. "A Kitdel!" He chocked out. "You got me a Kitdel, OH Merlin! Thank you so much Harry." When he looked up Harry could see that he had tears running down his face. Harry sat on the bed next to Draco.
"Don't cry, please don't cry." But Draco couldn't stop.
"My father always refused to get me a pet, he claimed that none was good enough for a Malfoy." Draco was now sobbing with the pain of everything that happened to him.
"I'm scared Harry, I don't know where to turn or what to do anymore." His sobs were getting stronger.
Harry didn't know what to do, so he placed his arms around the smaller boy and let him cry on his shoulder. "Shhh Draco, it's ok, we'll be here to help you." He softly rubbed circles on Draco's back soothing the distraught boy. Draco placed his arms around Harry's waist. He felt safe for the first time in a long time.
They didn't notice Severus and Sirius looking at them from the door. Both men didn't know what to think. Somehow they knew that this could be a friendship that could become much more. They looked at one another and decided to leave them alone to talk.
After Draco had gotten himself back under control he sat back and looked up shyly at Harry.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be, you obviously needed a good cry. I'm your friend now. Anytime you want to talk just let me know. When you feel better come and join us in the game room. I'll properly introduce you to the others. Do you know how to pay wizards chess?"
"Yes, I'm pretty good, why?"
"Maybe you'll be the one to finally beat Ron he's pretty much the school champion." Harry snickered at this. He had never been able to win a game against Ron.
"Yeah I heard about the game he played on a giant chess board in your first year."
"Yes it was pretty wicket, although at the time we were playing for our lives." Harry thought back at his first year when things seemed to be pretty easy compared to now. "Would you like some books to pass the time while your in bed?"
Sure, I'll have to redo all my homework. I'm not going back for it at Malfoy Manor. My mom better be enjoying herself now because when I turn eighteen she will be thrown out since I'm the Malfoy heir and my father never disowned me, everything comes to me.
Harry laughed at the mental picture of seeing Narcissa surrounded by luggage not knowing what happened and Draco slamming the front door in her face. "Well Draco you still have two years before that happens, this is my godfather's house and it's very safe. I can always ask him if you can stay with us during the holidays when Hogwarts is closed. What do you think?"
"I'd like that, but my godfather might have something to say about it, he probably will apply for custody now that Narcissa as proven that she's an unfit mother."
"Professor Snape knows that this place is well protected, and he is part of the order of phoenix and spends lots of timer here, so I think he just might agree. Besides I'd like company of someone my age when the others go back to the Burrow."
"Alright you ask your godfather if it's ok and I'll ask mine, deal?"
Harry smiled at Draco and told him he would let him know later what Sirius decided. He was pretty sure he could sweet talk them into agreeing.
"Draco tomorrow is my birthday; I'll just give them the puppy dog eyes and see if it works." Harry was laughing and passed a hand in his hair and Draco saw his earring.
"Harry, since when do you have an earring?"
"Since this afternoon, my godfather couldn't say no since he has his own body piercing."
"I've never seen him with an earring." Draco was thinking of the man he had seen a few times since the morning."
"That's because it's not his ear that's pierced." Harry chuckled at the puzzled expression on Draco's face. "He and his boyfriend Remus got their nipples pierced when they were sixteen, they said it was because they couldn't get married and wear rings like a normal couple."
"That's cool, but I would prefer to have my thong pierced, I think that would be awesome. Maybe you could take me to the place where you got yours done."
"Sure if we can escape this place I'll take you, but I think you have to be sixteen to get it done without a parent's consent."
"Well I'll be sixteen in three weeks, so maybe I can have it done before we go back to school."
"So were almost the same age, I'm just a little older that you are. I never knew. Well we can probably use my invisibility cloak to slip out one afternoon but be ready to be punished if we get caught." "That's ok; we can always say were going to our rooms to do our summer homework and ask not to be disturbed while we're working. Then we can use your cloak to sneak out."
They boys kept on making plans for their escape, until Poppy came in to examine Draco to see how well he was healing. She had never seen someone heal so quickly. It was like he had not received a severe beating that very morning.
Harry left reminding Draco to come and see them in the game room once he was able to get out of bed. He smiled at Draco and softly closed the door.
New friendships.
"Come in"
Harry entered the room and saw Draco sitting on the bed propped up with pillows eating soup while Mrs. Weasley watched him carefully.
"Hello Harry dear, what brings you here?" asked Molly.
"May I talk with Draco for a few minutes Mrs. Weasley?"
"Ok, now that Draco is done eating I guess it's alright, just don't tire him too much."
"I'll be good." Harry smiled at the matriarch of the Weasley clan. She had quite a temper and he had no intention of getting on her bad side. She left the room and Harry turned to Draco.
"I know what happened to you Draco, I'm ready to believe that you were just a victim like so many others. I know first hand of the evils of Voldemort's forces. I've seen your father in action so I wouldn't put something like this pass him."
Draco was watching Harry and had tears in his eyes. He couldn't believe that his rival was giving him a chance after all he had done.
"Harry, I promise you that the Draco you knew all those years is gone. I can finally be me. My dad was a bastard and he knew that I wouldn't follow him in his dark path so he used methods which would guarantee that I would obey all his orders and force me to act like he thought a proper Malfoy should. Don't get me wrong I'm proud to be a pureblood but I don't believe that killing everyone is going to change the world. I think Voldemort has a few screws loose. "
Harry looked into Draco's eyes and could see that he was telling the truth, he also found that Draco was quite a beautiful boy with silver colored eyes, a color he had never seen before. "What am I thinking about, since when do I find Malfoy beautiful?" he though.
"I have something for you. Call it a peace offering if you want." Harry handed him the basket in which the Kitdel was sleeping. Draco took the basket and looked up at Harry.
"Well open it" Harry watched as Draco slowly opened the top of the basket, he saw the blond boy's face light up when he saw the sleeping kitten.
"Oh my!" Was all that Draco could say when he took the cat out of the basket. Then he saw the three tails. "A Kitdel!" He chocked out. "You got me a Kitdel, OH Merlin! Thank you so much Harry." When he looked up Harry could see that he had tears running down his face. Harry sat on the bed next to Draco.
"Don't cry, please don't cry." But Draco couldn't stop.
"My father always refused to get me a pet, he claimed that none was good enough for a Malfoy." Draco was now sobbing with the pain of everything that happened to him.
"I'm scared Harry, I don't know where to turn or what to do anymore." His sobs were getting stronger.
Harry didn't know what to do, so he placed his arms around the smaller boy and let him cry on his shoulder. "Shhh Draco, it's ok, we'll be here to help you." He softly rubbed circles on Draco's back soothing the distraught boy. Draco placed his arms around Harry's waist. He felt safe for the first time in a long time.
They didn't notice Severus and Sirius looking at them from the door. Both men didn't know what to think. Somehow they knew that this could be a friendship that could become much more. They looked at one another and decided to leave them alone to talk.
After Draco had gotten himself back under control he sat back and looked up shyly at Harry.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be, you obviously needed a good cry. I'm your friend now. Anytime you want to talk just let me know. When you feel better come and join us in the game room. I'll properly introduce you to the others. Do you know how to pay wizards chess?"
"Yes, I'm pretty good, why?"
"Maybe you'll be the one to finally beat Ron he's pretty much the school champion." Harry snickered at this. He had never been able to win a game against Ron.
"Yeah I heard about the game he played on a giant chess board in your first year."
"Yes it was pretty wicket, although at the time we were playing for our lives." Harry thought back at his first year when things seemed to be pretty easy compared to now. "Would you like some books to pass the time while your in bed?"
Sure, I'll have to redo all my homework. I'm not going back for it at Malfoy Manor. My mom better be enjoying herself now because when I turn eighteen she will be thrown out since I'm the Malfoy heir and my father never disowned me, everything comes to me.
Harry laughed at the mental picture of seeing Narcissa surrounded by luggage not knowing what happened and Draco slamming the front door in her face. "Well Draco you still have two years before that happens, this is my godfather's house and it's very safe. I can always ask him if you can stay with us during the holidays when Hogwarts is closed. What do you think?"
"I'd like that, but my godfather might have something to say about it, he probably will apply for custody now that Narcissa as proven that she's an unfit mother."
"Professor Snape knows that this place is well protected, and he is part of the order of phoenix and spends lots of timer here, so I think he just might agree. Besides I'd like company of someone my age when the others go back to the Burrow."
"Alright you ask your godfather if it's ok and I'll ask mine, deal?"
Harry smiled at Draco and told him he would let him know later what Sirius decided. He was pretty sure he could sweet talk them into agreeing.
"Draco tomorrow is my birthday; I'll just give them the puppy dog eyes and see if it works." Harry was laughing and passed a hand in his hair and Draco saw his earring.
"Harry, since when do you have an earring?"
"Since this afternoon, my godfather couldn't say no since he has his own body piercing."
"I've never seen him with an earring." Draco was thinking of the man he had seen a few times since the morning."
"That's because it's not his ear that's pierced." Harry chuckled at the puzzled expression on Draco's face. "He and his boyfriend Remus got their nipples pierced when they were sixteen, they said it was because they couldn't get married and wear rings like a normal couple."
"That's cool, but I would prefer to have my thong pierced, I think that would be awesome. Maybe you could take me to the place where you got yours done."
"Sure if we can escape this place I'll take you, but I think you have to be sixteen to get it done without a parent's consent."
"Well I'll be sixteen in three weeks, so maybe I can have it done before we go back to school."
"So were almost the same age, I'm just a little older that you are. I never knew. Well we can probably use my invisibility cloak to slip out one afternoon but be ready to be punished if we get caught." "That's ok; we can always say were going to our rooms to do our summer homework and ask not to be disturbed while we're working. Then we can use your cloak to sneak out."
They boys kept on making plans for their escape, until Poppy came in to examine Draco to see how well he was healing. She had never seen someone heal so quickly. It was like he had not received a severe beating that very morning.
Harry left reminding Draco to come and see them in the game room once he was able to get out of bed. He smiled at Draco and softly closed the door.