Disclaimer: see chapter 1
Chapter 2: A new look and attitude.
Draco's look had changed in the few minutes after he had been told of his heritage. He now sported black hair like Harry's but kept his blue eyes. His face now looked kinder and he was shorter and a bit more tanned.
Harry turned to him and jumped. "Bloody hell you look different."
"I do?" Draco was confused.
"Don't you two ever pay attention? Dumbledore told you the spell would wear off when you found out your true heritage and its worn off. Now to Gringotts, we have a lot to do." Remus said simply and led the way taking Tonks hand in his.
"Hey Remus!" Harry yelled as they ran after him. "Is there something going on between you two?"
Remus just smiled. Both Draco and Harry were amazed at how much gold was in the vault when it was opened.
"You have this much money?" Draco stared in awe. For an orphan kid Harry apparently was very wealthy.
"Most of its from the WWW. I own a third of the company so I get a third of the profits. Apparently the shop is doing well." Harry filled a bag with money as did Draco and Remus.
"Come on we need to get some of this money converted into Muggle money so we can get you some real clothes." Remus said as he looked at Harry's outfit.
Tonks laughed at him. "So says the man with the patched up old clothes."
They spent a few hours shopping and enjoying themselves before Remus said the dreded words. "Well we better get you guys home." He was a bit depressed himself. He was beginning to get attached to Draco who was loosening up a bit.
"Can we eat first? I'm starved." Draco asked looking hopeful.
"Great idea little brother and then Remus can tell me how long him and Tonks have been dating." Harry said making Remus blush.
"You know old man you aren't too bad even for a werewolf. I thought you werewolf murderous creature from what Snape said. And Harry if you call me little one more time I'll kill you with my bare hands."
"Snape just doesn't like me cause I was your father's friend and James beat him at everything except in a greasy hair competition. Now for some food. And I am not old!"
"He finally agrees with me! Go Draco!" Tonks clapped her hands at Draco achieving what she had been trying to get Remus to say for months.
They ate and the boys were portkeyed home with Tonks and Remus apperating with their stuff not far behind. It was already 8 and the Dursleys were ticked. Tonks and Remus said their goodbyes and Remus promised to try and get them out of there as soon as possible before apperating back to Order Headquarters.
Vernon was turning purple with rage. "You go off for hours, come back late, haven't finished your chores, and expect me to have another one of you in the house! Fine but you will have no meals for a week to pay for this. The both of you!" With that Vernon slammed the boy's bedroom door.
"No meals for a week? That's inhumane!" Draco stated in disbeilief.
"Don't let him hear you say that or it'll be longer. We'll be fine. You get used to it after a while, the constant lack of food and the verbal abuse and the hard work. Not that they feed me much when I am fed." Harry stated as he continued writing a letter.
"What are you writing?" Draco asked sitting on the bottom bunk bed.
"A letter to Ron and Hermione. They always send me food during these no food or less than military ration times. I never starve. I won't tell them everything about you just enough so they'll double the portions. Sirius-" he broke off. "They always send lots of stuff especially on my birthday. Hey here's hoping we can escape to the Weasley's this summer."
"They seem like good friends. I never had any friends. I was always jealous of you three. You have the perfect friendship."
"No we don't. Ron and Hermione fought for half of third year and me and Ron fought for a while in fourth. We have our disagreements and stuff but we are there when we really need each other. I don't know if Ron will accept you real fast but Hermione will. She likes to find people to bug. Please don't ever mention SPEW though. I think she's forgot for a bit. Hey we better get to sleep if we want to be able to do our chores tomorrow." Harry yawned.
"I claim top bunk." Draco said as he jumped to the top bunk and settled under the covers.
"Fine with me little brother. Just let me send these letters and I'll turn out the light." He handed Hedwig the letters and whispered to her before going to turn out the light.
"Didn't I tell you not to call me that?"
"I think that this summer will be better with a brother. Night.
"Night." *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* The next morning Harry woke on time. He got up and got dressed before he remembered to wake Draco.
"What are we up so early for?" Draco asked as he fell off the top bed and groaned in pain.
"Tonight you're sleeping on the bottom so you won't make so much noise in the morning. If you want food you better get up. The Dursleys wake in thirty minutes and will make us start working right away so get up." Harry went to the window and looked out just in time to see four owls approaching.
"Food has arrived. Get off your bum and help me unload this food. We have to get it stashed before the Dursleys wake."
Draco made his way over and untied Errol. "Is this owl dead?" he asked as he looked at the unconscious owl.
"Nah Errol is usually here for a few days for recovery. Just put him in Hedwig's cage and he'll survive." Harry said as he pet Hedwig before moving to the unknown owl.
"This one is a school owl. What's it doing here? And what is in this package?"
That would be Hagrid's rock cakes. Beware they are not edible." Harry looked at the letter tied to the last package and read it to himself before smiling.
"Apparently Remus found Molly packing food for us and decided to send a few goodies to us so that we can have some fun. WWW supplies." Draco read the letter noticing something at the bottom. He read it aloud. "Use the mirror to contact us. Its faster.' What does that mean?"
It means," he searched through his trunk, "if we want to talk to him all we do is call him through this." Harry showed Draco the mirror that Sirius had given him. "My god father and dad used to use this to talk when they had separate detentions. All you do is say whoever has the counterpart's name and they answer through their mirror. Watch." Harry looked at the mirror and stated 'Remus Lupin'.
The mirror flashed for a moment before Remus' face appeared in it. "What can I do for ya? Please make it quick though I have a meeting in 5 minutes." Remus said.
"I'm just showing Draco how it works. Hey Remus when your in the meeting ask Dumbledore if Draco is going to change houses and be enrolled under Potter."
"Will do. Anything else?" Remus began making his way towards the meeting room.
"Yeah." Draco thought of something. "Are you and Tonks dating."
Remus smiled. "I have to go my meeting is starting." With that he deactivated the mirror.
"Notice how he always changes the topic or ends the conversation when we bring that up. So what chores do we have to do today? You mentioned chores." Draco smiled thinking that they'd get the answer one day.
Harry glanced at his clock.
"First we eat enough in five minutes to last us till 'dinner' then we make the Dursleys breakfast and work on re-landscaping the back garden. By the time we finish that and get a shower Aunt Petunia will have more chores for us to do. Usually about four o'clock they'll let me go for a walk until dinner time. That's the best time to talk to Remus or Tonks. On the way home I am usually stopped by Mrs. Figg, a squib who lives down the street. In case of emergency you can go to her house because she can contact the Order."
"The order?" Draco asked confused as he bit into a pumpkin pasty.
"remind me to explain that to you later right now we have to start our chores. If you want a shower before we start you'd best hurry. The Dursleys will be up in a few." With that Harry hurried downstairs to start the dursleys' breakfast.
Draco came down about two minutes before the Dursleys entered the kitchen.
"You're barley getting up boy! You worthless- go work on the yard before I let you stay in the broom closet. Ungrateful little brat. Just wait till Marge sees this tomorrow." Vernon began to rant.
Harry froze with the bacon dangling over Dudly's plate. Dudly tried to grab it but Harry whirled around to face his uncle. "Aunt Margo's coming?" he paled visibly.
"Yes. She'll be here tomorrow and you know the rules. You can explain them to your dear brother or I can lock you in that broom closet till she leaves your choice."
Draco torn between laughing at Dudly trying to reach the bacon and fear of something that terrified the boy who lived so much. He had never even seen him this afraid during the Triwizard Tournament.
Harry finally finished serving Dudly his breakfast before muttering that they would be working on the garden and dragging Draco out the door.
After they got outside, Draco decided to find out what was so terrifying. "Harry what is wrong? What are you so scared of?"
Draco's look had changed in the few minutes after he had been told of his heritage. He now sported black hair like Harry's but kept his blue eyes. His face now looked kinder and he was shorter and a bit more tanned.
Harry turned to him and jumped. "Bloody hell you look different."
"I do?" Draco was confused.
"Don't you two ever pay attention? Dumbledore told you the spell would wear off when you found out your true heritage and its worn off. Now to Gringotts, we have a lot to do." Remus said simply and led the way taking Tonks hand in his.
"Hey Remus!" Harry yelled as they ran after him. "Is there something going on between you two?"
Remus just smiled. Both Draco and Harry were amazed at how much gold was in the vault when it was opened.
"You have this much money?" Draco stared in awe. For an orphan kid Harry apparently was very wealthy.
"Most of its from the WWW. I own a third of the company so I get a third of the profits. Apparently the shop is doing well." Harry filled a bag with money as did Draco and Remus.
"Come on we need to get some of this money converted into Muggle money so we can get you some real clothes." Remus said as he looked at Harry's outfit.
Tonks laughed at him. "So says the man with the patched up old clothes."
They spent a few hours shopping and enjoying themselves before Remus said the dreded words. "Well we better get you guys home." He was a bit depressed himself. He was beginning to get attached to Draco who was loosening up a bit.
"Can we eat first? I'm starved." Draco asked looking hopeful.
"Great idea little brother and then Remus can tell me how long him and Tonks have been dating." Harry said making Remus blush.
"You know old man you aren't too bad even for a werewolf. I thought you werewolf murderous creature from what Snape said. And Harry if you call me little one more time I'll kill you with my bare hands."
"Snape just doesn't like me cause I was your father's friend and James beat him at everything except in a greasy hair competition. Now for some food. And I am not old!"
"He finally agrees with me! Go Draco!" Tonks clapped her hands at Draco achieving what she had been trying to get Remus to say for months.
They ate and the boys were portkeyed home with Tonks and Remus apperating with their stuff not far behind. It was already 8 and the Dursleys were ticked. Tonks and Remus said their goodbyes and Remus promised to try and get them out of there as soon as possible before apperating back to Order Headquarters.
Vernon was turning purple with rage. "You go off for hours, come back late, haven't finished your chores, and expect me to have another one of you in the house! Fine but you will have no meals for a week to pay for this. The both of you!" With that Vernon slammed the boy's bedroom door.
"No meals for a week? That's inhumane!" Draco stated in disbeilief.
"Don't let him hear you say that or it'll be longer. We'll be fine. You get used to it after a while, the constant lack of food and the verbal abuse and the hard work. Not that they feed me much when I am fed." Harry stated as he continued writing a letter.
"What are you writing?" Draco asked sitting on the bottom bunk bed.
"A letter to Ron and Hermione. They always send me food during these no food or less than military ration times. I never starve. I won't tell them everything about you just enough so they'll double the portions. Sirius-" he broke off. "They always send lots of stuff especially on my birthday. Hey here's hoping we can escape to the Weasley's this summer."
"They seem like good friends. I never had any friends. I was always jealous of you three. You have the perfect friendship."
"No we don't. Ron and Hermione fought for half of third year and me and Ron fought for a while in fourth. We have our disagreements and stuff but we are there when we really need each other. I don't know if Ron will accept you real fast but Hermione will. She likes to find people to bug. Please don't ever mention SPEW though. I think she's forgot for a bit. Hey we better get to sleep if we want to be able to do our chores tomorrow." Harry yawned.
"I claim top bunk." Draco said as he jumped to the top bunk and settled under the covers.
"Fine with me little brother. Just let me send these letters and I'll turn out the light." He handed Hedwig the letters and whispered to her before going to turn out the light.
"Didn't I tell you not to call me that?"
"I think that this summer will be better with a brother. Night.
"Night." *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* The next morning Harry woke on time. He got up and got dressed before he remembered to wake Draco.
"What are we up so early for?" Draco asked as he fell off the top bed and groaned in pain.
"Tonight you're sleeping on the bottom so you won't make so much noise in the morning. If you want food you better get up. The Dursleys wake in thirty minutes and will make us start working right away so get up." Harry went to the window and looked out just in time to see four owls approaching.
"Food has arrived. Get off your bum and help me unload this food. We have to get it stashed before the Dursleys wake."
Draco made his way over and untied Errol. "Is this owl dead?" he asked as he looked at the unconscious owl.
"Nah Errol is usually here for a few days for recovery. Just put him in Hedwig's cage and he'll survive." Harry said as he pet Hedwig before moving to the unknown owl.
"This one is a school owl. What's it doing here? And what is in this package?"
That would be Hagrid's rock cakes. Beware they are not edible." Harry looked at the letter tied to the last package and read it to himself before smiling.
"Apparently Remus found Molly packing food for us and decided to send a few goodies to us so that we can have some fun. WWW supplies." Draco read the letter noticing something at the bottom. He read it aloud. "Use the mirror to contact us. Its faster.' What does that mean?"
It means," he searched through his trunk, "if we want to talk to him all we do is call him through this." Harry showed Draco the mirror that Sirius had given him. "My god father and dad used to use this to talk when they had separate detentions. All you do is say whoever has the counterpart's name and they answer through their mirror. Watch." Harry looked at the mirror and stated 'Remus Lupin'.
The mirror flashed for a moment before Remus' face appeared in it. "What can I do for ya? Please make it quick though I have a meeting in 5 minutes." Remus said.
"I'm just showing Draco how it works. Hey Remus when your in the meeting ask Dumbledore if Draco is going to change houses and be enrolled under Potter."
"Will do. Anything else?" Remus began making his way towards the meeting room.
"Yeah." Draco thought of something. "Are you and Tonks dating."
Remus smiled. "I have to go my meeting is starting." With that he deactivated the mirror.
"Notice how he always changes the topic or ends the conversation when we bring that up. So what chores do we have to do today? You mentioned chores." Draco smiled thinking that they'd get the answer one day.
Harry glanced at his clock.
"First we eat enough in five minutes to last us till 'dinner' then we make the Dursleys breakfast and work on re-landscaping the back garden. By the time we finish that and get a shower Aunt Petunia will have more chores for us to do. Usually about four o'clock they'll let me go for a walk until dinner time. That's the best time to talk to Remus or Tonks. On the way home I am usually stopped by Mrs. Figg, a squib who lives down the street. In case of emergency you can go to her house because she can contact the Order."
"The order?" Draco asked confused as he bit into a pumpkin pasty.
"remind me to explain that to you later right now we have to start our chores. If you want a shower before we start you'd best hurry. The Dursleys will be up in a few." With that Harry hurried downstairs to start the dursleys' breakfast.
Draco came down about two minutes before the Dursleys entered the kitchen.
"You're barley getting up boy! You worthless- go work on the yard before I let you stay in the broom closet. Ungrateful little brat. Just wait till Marge sees this tomorrow." Vernon began to rant.
Harry froze with the bacon dangling over Dudly's plate. Dudly tried to grab it but Harry whirled around to face his uncle. "Aunt Margo's coming?" he paled visibly.
"Yes. She'll be here tomorrow and you know the rules. You can explain them to your dear brother or I can lock you in that broom closet till she leaves your choice."
Draco torn between laughing at Dudly trying to reach the bacon and fear of something that terrified the boy who lived so much. He had never even seen him this afraid during the Triwizard Tournament.
Harry finally finished serving Dudly his breakfast before muttering that they would be working on the garden and dragging Draco out the door.
After they got outside, Draco decided to find out what was so terrifying. "Harry what is wrong? What are you so scared of?"