Harry stared at the ceiling. He had been stuck in bed for three days. It kind of reminded him of being locked in his cupboard. He used to make up games with the spiders that lived in the corner of the room. There were no spiders in the infirmary but he had something even better. His fiancé hadn't left his side. Even when he threw up everywhere, Draco was there to hold his hair back.
"Darling, I brought you some pudding!" Draco carried a tray in and set it on his bed. He picked up the bowl and started hand feeding it to him. He knew he could probably do it himself but it was nice to be taken care of by everyone. Mummy Malfoy had brushed his hair for him this morning and Papa Siri had even braided it! He was being greedy, Harry thought with a sigh.
"Do you not like the pudding, my heart? I can get you something else!" Draco was already halfway to the door when he stopped him.
"The pudding is perfect, Draco! I'm just worried I'm being a burden." Harry muttered the last part, feeling embarrassed. He had been sick plenty of times before and he hadn't acted like such a baby!
"Harry, I love you. You know that right? I live for you. I'd kill for you. I want to take care of you. In sickness and in health, yeah?" Harry fanned his face at Draco's words. It was so romantic!
"I love you too." He whispered back and Draco gave him a giant smile.
"Good." He sat back down and continued to feed him pudding.
"I'm going to shower real quick but Tonks and Diggory should be by, okay?" Draco kissed his forehead before walking away. Harry knew he probably had fifteen minutes before Draco returned. Besides going to class, they were joined at the hip.
"Wotcher Harry! How are you feeling?" Cedric and Tonks strolled through the door. She had Porkchop wrapped around her neck like a scarf and he was hissing loudly.
"Two legs! Where is my speaker? Is he hurt? Why has he gone away? Why won't you answer me? Have you taken him from me? I will eat you whole!" The snake had unhinged his jaw when Harry finally managed to intervene.
"Pork! I'm right here! I've just been sick so Tonks said she'd watch you." His jaw snapped close and he threw himself off the girl's shoulders. He landed on the ground with a loud thud and slithered over to him.
"Speaker! I've been worried sick! The girl can't understand a word I'm saying! I thought you were injured and I couldn't get to you!" His hisses were wobbly like he was about to cry.
"Don't be upset, Porkchop! I didn't want you to get sick!" He wrapped around his torso and Harry hugged his friend tightly.
"I'm not going to lie, Harry. I definitely thought your snake was going to eat my hand off." Tonks said, swinging her feet back and forth.
"He was just worried, Tonks. He won't hurt you." Cedric ignored them both and said "you need to get better quickly, Harry. Draco is an absolute nightmare. He's been in a foul mood and I'm pretty sure he made multiple people cry."
"He's just worried about me. I'm sure he didn't mean too." Cedric didn't look convinced and Tonks added in "someone asked him how you were doing and he told them it was "it was none of their business. Maybe they should be more concerned about their atrocious eyebrows."" At that moment, the door swung open to reveal Draco.
"I'm back, my love. Tonks, thank you for stopping by. Diggory, go away. Your face is giving me a headache."
Ginny Weasley glared at the group of girls in front of her.
"All I'm saying is Malfoy is too possessive! He acts like he owns Harry Potter. That's like four red flags right there. Not to mention he won't let anyone close to him. I bet he got him sick on purpose just so he can spend even more time with him!" Romilda Vane just couldn't seem to get the memo that Harry Potter was off limits. Ginny had struggled as well but she hadn't started horrid rumors about the other boys!
"Oi! You leave Malfoy alone. He loves Harry and there's nothing wrong about it!" She defended her President. Sure he was a bit of a wanker but he did treat Harry well and that's all she wanted. Harry Potter was an incredibly sweet person who didn't deserve all of the horrible things that had happened in his life. She was determined to help shoulder some of his troubles and knew her fellow club members felt the same way. He was always there for them so she would happily defend him.
"Gosh Weasley. You're so pathetic. You couldn't stand against Malfoy so you just joined him? Some Gryffindor you are!" She got in the other girl's face.
"Just because you have some weird obsession with him doesn't mean he'd ever be interested in you. No offense Vane but Harry could have anyone in Hogwarts and you'd be his last choice." The other girl flushed red and gave her sneer.
"Well maybe if Malfoy wasn't so up his arse, he'd be willing to look at other people." Ginny scoffed and said "don't be stupid! Harry literally gave Malfoy his Dad's wedding ring. Obviously the feelings are mutual." Vane just scowled at her.
"Well it's because Malfoy had him tricked. I know I could be a better partner than that Death Eater in training." A crowd was forming around them as the two girls continued to fight.
"Don't call Malfoy that! If you're going to call him anything, it should be the Boy-Who-Lived's future husband." It was like running into a brick wall! This girl was refusing to see sense. All this trouble she was trying to start would just hurt Harry's feelings! If she cared about him at all she would have realized that.
"Don't be ridiculous! There's no way Malfoy is going to manage to keep Harry Potter's attention that long! I bet they don't even make it to fourth year!" It was dead quiet before Malfoy's voice rang out.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear that. What did you just say?"
"Are you sure you'll be alright, my love?" Harry just kissed his cheek.
"I'm just going to take a nap, Draco. It'll be boring just watching me sleep. All I'm asking is for you to just take a nice relaxing walk. I'd hate for you to get sick because we've been living in each other's pocket." With his pretty green eyes boring into his, he had no choice but to agree.
"I'll be back after my walk, I swear!" Draco promised and kissed the back of his lover's hand.
"I'll be right here." Harry yawned and snuggled deeper under the covers. Draco was going to get this dumb walk over with and get back to Harry quickly. He was doing a brisk jog when he saw a crowd of students. Curious, he wandered over and felt his temper flare after hearing the blasphemy from the Gryffindor girl.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear that. What did you just say?" The students parted before him as he stalked up to Vane, Ginny at his side. The girl had guts, he'd give her that. She stood taller and repeated what she said.
"That's what I thought. I don't know if you truly believe what you're saying or if you're just stupid. Judging by your last name, I'm inclined to think you're stupid. You have no right to even speak Harry's name, let alone think he'd ever look at you twice." The girl just glared at him and said "Everyone thinks it's weird how clingy you are! What, afraid Harry's going to find someone better?" He ground his teeth together and tried breathing through his nose. How dare this little rodent try and steal away his beloved? Harry was his most precious person, his soulmate!
"I hate to break it to you girl, but I'm the best there is. Harry and I were meant to be together. It's Fate." He knew it in his heart. There would be no path for him to walk except for the one beside Harry.
"Don't make me laugh! We all know you don't really love Harry, you're probably just using him to forward your Dark agenda." His fragile hold on his rage snapped and he lost control. He dragged his nails down the girl's cheek before he could blink. She gave a screech and shoved him away. She didn't have a chance to get too far because Ginny Weasley was on her in a matter of seconds. She was slamming her fists into Vane's face, her face twisted up in rage. Her friends joined in and Draco wasn't about to let those idiots gang up on his club member. It was his responsibility as Club President to watch out for his fellow members.
Sirius sneered at the drab Muggle neighborhood. He almost wished Bellatrix was there with him. Sure, she might have done some muggle hunting but it would have added some life to the boring community. The houses were all the same, like someone had just copy and pasted them down the block.
"Keep your head, Sirius." Sev warned and he nodded his acknowledgment. He wouldn't hurt the woman too much. Well nothing they could prove in court. Lucius was gathering his lawyers so it was up to him, Sev and Cissy to confront Lily's sister about her treatment of Harry.
"Here it is. Number Twelve, the woman was rude last time so be on guard." Cissy said as she knocked. The door opened to reveal a large boy with blonde hair and what looked like the beginning of a heart condition. Merlin, what was the woman feeding her son?
"What do you want?" He narrowed his eyes at the brat and Sev answered before he could.
"We're here to see Petunia Evans, is she home?" The pig in a wig just shouted out behind him "mum, it's for you!" before stomping upstairs. Petunia had a smile on her face as she went to greet them. It dropped as soon as she realized who they were.
"You!" She spat out, her eyes never leaving Severus's.
"Hello Tuney, aren't you going to invite us in?" His teeth were bared as he twirled his wand. She glared at them but led them to her sitting room. It was tacky in a non magical way. There were no moving photos or color of any sort. How bland, he sniffed.
"What do you want?" Her back was stiff as she sat down on the chair.
"I've come to talk to you about Harry. He's sick and I was curious as to why he never got his shots." Sirius made his voice cold, like his Mother when she used to deal with unsavory people.
"I never had the time. He always got better anyway so what does it matter?" You can't kill the wench, he chanted to himself as he tried to control his anger.
"What do you mean? I'm assuming your son had his shots so why would Harry be any different?" Cissy asked the other woman, her fingers drumming on the arm of the couch.
"Because my son is not a freak." Her voice was filled with disgust as she spat out the last word. He clamped his hand on Severus's thigh so he couldn't jump up and curse the muggle woman.
"Tuney, you better not say that word in my presence again." Sev threatened her.
"It's the truth, Snape! His freakishness always healed him so there was no use in getting the boy his shots. The little freak barely deserved to be around normal people as it was. He was lucky for everything we gave him."
"Gave him? You didn't give him anything but a lot of trauma we're trying to work through!" Sirius barked out, his hands curled into fists. Petunia just gave a cold laugh.
"The freak deserved every minute of it. It's his own fault he couldn't control his freakishness. I can't count how many times he nearly destroyed his cupboard with it." She froze as soon as she said the words and Madame Bones voice rang out in the silence.
"I think I've heard enough." She dropped the disillusionment charm and walked away from the corner she had been standing in.
"Hello Mrs. Dursley. My name is Madame Bones and I am the Head of the Magical Law Enforcement Department." He had never seen someone pale so quickly.
"Wait just a mome-" Amelia silenced the woman and bound her to her chair.
"Now where is the cupboard she was speaking about?"
