Chapter Three

Back at Severous's mansion, Lucious was pacing the floor of Severous's bedroom combing his hands through his hair, saying his thoughts out loud.

"What if Draco goes home and tells his Mum?"

"What will she say? Oh, fuck she will kill me."

Severous, still naked stopped in the middle of his bedroom and in the way of Lucious. Lucious looked Severous in the eye and collapsed against his naked chest and Lucious sobbed long and hard. Severous put his arms around Lucious.

"Ssshhh… baby, it's okay…" said Severous stroking Lucious's back to soothe him "ssshhh…"

"Sev," said Lucious looking up at Severous. "Draco is going to be scarred for life, do you realise that? He saw me, his Father, and you, his Godfather fucking. Do you realise what that is going to do to him?"

"Look," said Severous. "Draco isn't that stupid. He will not go home and tell his Mum. If he doesn't come home before he comes to Hogwarts, I will contact Professor Trelawney for you and ask where he has gone, okay?" Lucious gave a loud sob and smiled weakly. "And I know he is going to hate me for the rest of his life but he is at School next week so I will keep an eye on him." Lucious smiled.

"Okay." He said. Lucious pulled his boxers back on and went downstairs into the hall and Severous followed, leaning over the banister, looking at Lucious dreamily. Lucious put the rest of his clothes back on, humming a little tune. Lucious looked up at Severous and smiled.

"Can I have a bit of Floo powder? I need to get Draco something from Knockturn Alley." Severous sighed.

"Are you obsessed with Draco?"

"No! I love him, he's my only son and child."

"Yeah, okay, you can borrow some Floo powder."

"Thanks." Severous walked into the study with Lucious following behind. Before Severous picked up the little pot that contained the powder, Lucious held him up against a wall and kissed Severous passionately. Lucious broke away, looking at Severous.

"Bye Severous. See you tomorrow. Same time?" Severous nodded and smiled. Lucious grabbed some Floo powder and threw it into the blazing fire in the study. The flames turned purple and Lucious shouted "Knockturn Alley."

Lucious quickly nodded at Severous and Severous nodded back at Lucious. The flames embraced him at Lucious made his way to Knockturn alley.

Harry glided through the white fluffy clouds, and flew close behind Draco, Draco leading Harry to his home.

Harry had never felt so free before. His Aunt and Uncle hadn't really let Harry go out during the Summer, and anyway, Harry was too busy with all the chores his Aunt and Uncle and given him, along with his Homework that he had to do in secret. Harry never dreamed he would be let out to go on his broomstick. It was a new experience for him and it felt exiting and exhilarating.

"Hey, Harry?" Draco said, emerging from a cloud

"Yeah?"

"Why did you ask Dudley if he wanted to come with us?" Draco asked?

"Just thought it would be a new experience for him, that's all. Mind you…" added Harry grinning, "He'd probably fall off the bloody broom!"

Draco laughed out loud, his bright blonde hair, billowing in the wind.

"You know what Harry?" said Draco after a while.

"What?" Harry said.

"I reckon I have underestimated you." Draco said smiling faintly.

"What makes you say that?" asked Harry, cautiously.

"Oh, I dunno really. I used to hate the guts out of you Harry… I really did, but over the summer, I really have matured. I feel as if I have." Draco replied. Harry nodded.

The boys, laughing and joking, made their way towards Draco's mansion.

Suddenly, the mansion came into view, after they had flown for a good forty five minutes. Looking down, Harry could see that it had big black gates, which were probably bewitched so nobody could get in, no matter how hard they tried. There was a gravel drive, with neat boarders with different sorts of pretty flowers. It had around three floors, and the house was wide. Harry could see that there were lots of windows, so there were obviously lots of rooms.

Harry and Draco flew downwards and stopped at the second floor of Draco's mansion. Draco stayed close to the wall, hidden, Harry doing the same. Draco flew around the back of the mansion and Harry looked at the garden. Gardeners were sitting there on chairs… making their wands do things such as cutting down the boarders, mowing the lawn, and planting new, beautiful flowers. Draco flew over a small white wall, which was his bedroom balcony. He landed and brushed himself down. Harry followed, doing the same as Draco. Harry looked around. The floor was light brown tiles, and indented into the wall were two small trees in large cream pots either side of the door. There was a small, circular, white, French table with two chairs, also white and French. Before you walked into the indent, there were two Slytherin snakes on either side of the wall.

Draco searched in his pocket, and he pulled out several large silver keys on a chunky silver chain. He inserted a chunky key in the lock, with a green emerald shaped snake at the top of key. The lock clicked, and Draco took out the key and turned the silver handle of the white doors with large glass panels and the doors opened Draco walked in, Harry following nervously behind him.

Draco clapped his hands loudly three times and the three lamps came on, dotted around the room. It was still dim inside the room, despite the lights, but it was enough to see with. Draco walked across to the right hand corner of the door where there was a long sliver owl stand with a smart black owl inside. It was asleep under its wing. Draco opened the cage and put his hand in and he stroked the owl fondly. The owl woke up and nibbled Draco's finger. Draco smiled and he closed the cage back up and he carefully placed the owl cage on the floor by his wooden trunk.

Harry walked on Draco's fluffy dark green carpet in the large circular room. He sat on Draco's bed, which was in the middle of the room against the wall and was also circular and had dark green sheets. The quilt and pillow case were also dark green and they had the Slytherin emblem on. There was a small pale green circular rug on the floor. Harry looked at the walls and they were painted pale green – the same colour as the rug on the floor. There was a picture above Draco's bed in a picture frame, which was of the Slytherin serpent. Next to the bed was a circular pine bedside table, which was moulded to shape Draco's room. The bedside table has three drawers and a lamp on top along with a book. On the wall on the left of the bed were three curvy silver shelves, which had all of Draco's School books on, along with a second lamp. On the left corner of the door was a big pine wardrobe, which was curved to mould into the shape of the circular room. On top of the wardrobe, was the third lamp. Opposite the bed was Draco's Hogwarts trunk and on the wall above it was a circular mirror. Above the door was a silver curtain pole and dark green curtains hung off it, billowed in the wind.

Harry, now sat on the bed, was gazing around the circular room in awe and said 'Draco, it's really nice.'

"Thanks." Said Draco, who was now blitzing around the room, putting things neatly into his Hogwarts trunk. Harry couldn't get his head around the fact that he was in his worst enemy's bedroom, sitting on his bed.

"You done yet?" asked Harry.

"Nearly," said Draco, hunting in his bedside table for a photo album. He found it, and he put it into his trunk. He sat on the bed and gazed around the room, making sure he had everything. Draco nodded. He had. Draco walked over to his trunk and he bolted it up, and he made sure it was secure.

"Harry, do you think I should leave my Mum a note?" Asked Draco.

"Um… if you want, but whatever you do Draco, do not say my name in it. Your family would go mad if they knew you're staying with me! Also, don't forget my Uncle. He dosen't want a grown up wizard banging on the door. Two young wizards are bad enough in his book!" Draco laughed.

"Okay, I won't mention your name, but I will write Mum a note." Harry nodded, and lay down on Draco's bed, relaxed. Draco perched on his bed and was looking in his bedside table for some parchment and some ink. He found some and he pulled them both out gently, and placed them on top of his bedside table. He looked for his peacock feather quill and he took it out. Draco unscrewed the top of his ink carefully and dipped his quill in. He placed the quill on the paper and he scrawled the following note: -

"Mum,

Please don't worry about me. I am at my friend's house and I will be going to Hogwarts from there. If you need me send, our eagle. He will know where I am. Please tell Dad not to worry. I will not say anything. He will know what I mean.

Love Draco."

"There!" Draco said, looking at his note from a distance. He put the top back on the ink and put the ink and the quill back into his drawer. He closed the drawer and he walked over to his mirror. He put the parchment against the mirror, and it automatically stuck, as if magnetic. Draco got his wand out of his back pocket and chanted an enchantment so the trunk would turn invisible, would go feather light and would follow his broom back to Harry's house. Draco searched around for the handle of his now invisible trunk and he attached some multicoloured string so he could at least see where his trunk was. He pulled his trunk outside onto the balcony and he locked the doors with the chunky silver key.

"Let's go!" said Harry and Draco nodded back at him. They both mounted their brooms and flew all the way back to Harry's Uncle's house, Draco's trunk following behind them.