Brothers
Chapter 6: Caught
Draco and Harry finished their chores quickly and slipped out of the house by 11:30. They quickly made their way to the park to meet their new friends.
They made it just as the group got there as well. It was one of those odd coincidences that happen all the time. The boys had decided that morning that they would take the group to the apartment so they could spend more time with them.
"Hey we want to show you guys something." Draco said as he waved to the group.
The group looked at him and shrugged.
"Follow us." Harry said as he began to lead the way to an alley.
The group arrived at the alley and looked around. "There is nothing cool about this place." Tom stated simply.
"Yet. You know how we are magical? Well," Draco closed his eyes and muttered the password.
"Our own secret place. Time travels slower inside. One minute outside is the same as one hour inside."
"This way we can spend a bit more time with each other." Harry commented.
Harry opened the door and ushered the others in closing the door after the last person was in.
"Welcome to our home. If you are hungry there is a fully stocked kitchen over there, there is a library off to that side, a sitting room is through the right hand door and the other two rooms are our bedrooms. Make yourselves at home." Draco pointed everything out before heading to the sitting room.
"Anyone up for a game of exploding snap?" Harry asked.
The group was having such a good time that they failed to notice the man enter the room. "Just what possessed you two to leave the house when you are perfectly aware that the most evil person on the planet is out to kill you!"
Everyone jumped at the shout from the door. Harry and Draco turned and lost all color on their face.
"Do you know how worried we were when you weren't in the Dursleys house? Dumbledore is ticked at you two and you had better have a good excuse for leaving the one place you are protected besides Hogwarts. Both of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Causing everyone this much worry. I promised Sirius that if anything ever happened to him I would watch over you and what do you do you delibratly disobey the strict orders you were given. You know an order member is supposed to know where you are at all times!" Remus stopped for a breath.
"And then you gave your family Skiving Snack boxes! You're lucky the ministry didn't find out."
"Hey we had good reason for that! Marge said Draco wasn't wanted and that we were both delinquent children. And then Uncle Vernon ripped up our OWL results. That was the best grade I had ever gotten and he ripped it up." Harry refused to go down without a fight.
Someone cleared their throat. "Excuse us but we best be leaving." Judy said before slipping out of the room with the others. Mellisa stayed behind.
"I'm sorry about the outburst but do you know how worried I was. I've lost almost everyone I care about and I didn't want to lose you two as well." Remus sat down in one of the chairs. It wasn't until then that he noticed the young girl staring at him.
"Oh hi. I hope I didn't frighten you. I'm sort of these two's guardian." Remus sounded as nice as usual.
The boys looked shamed. Finally Draco spoke. "These were the first friends I've ever had. They didn't care about who my parents were or what my bloodline was. They accepted me. I just wanted to see them again." Draco said this so quietly that it didn't seem like he meant for anyone to hear it.
Remus heard it anyway. "Look Draco, I don't mean to sound harsh but you two boys are the only link I still have to my friends. Peter is still alive but he betrayed us too badly. James is dead, and Sirius is dead as well now so you are all I have left. Its bad enough I'm not allowed to care for you myself but I have to have knowledge of when you are mistreated. When you show up missing when I do come to pick you up it unsettles me."
Draco still seemed sad.
"You will make more friends now that you can be yourself. Remus stood up. "Lets get you guys back so you can pack. You'll be at the new Headquarters for the rest of the summer."
"Alright. Look forward to seeing you on the train the first of September Mellisa. You can join us for the ride." Draco offered a bit cheerier knowing that one of their new friends would be going to Hogwarts.
Draco and Harry finished their chores quickly and slipped out of the house by 11:30. They quickly made their way to the park to meet their new friends.
They made it just as the group got there as well. It was one of those odd coincidences that happen all the time. The boys had decided that morning that they would take the group to the apartment so they could spend more time with them.
"Hey we want to show you guys something." Draco said as he waved to the group.
The group looked at him and shrugged.
"Follow us." Harry said as he began to lead the way to an alley.
The group arrived at the alley and looked around. "There is nothing cool about this place." Tom stated simply.
"Yet. You know how we are magical? Well," Draco closed his eyes and muttered the password.
"Our own secret place. Time travels slower inside. One minute outside is the same as one hour inside."
"This way we can spend a bit more time with each other." Harry commented.
Harry opened the door and ushered the others in closing the door after the last person was in.
"Welcome to our home. If you are hungry there is a fully stocked kitchen over there, there is a library off to that side, a sitting room is through the right hand door and the other two rooms are our bedrooms. Make yourselves at home." Draco pointed everything out before heading to the sitting room.
"Anyone up for a game of exploding snap?" Harry asked.
The group was having such a good time that they failed to notice the man enter the room. "Just what possessed you two to leave the house when you are perfectly aware that the most evil person on the planet is out to kill you!"
Everyone jumped at the shout from the door. Harry and Draco turned and lost all color on their face.
"Do you know how worried we were when you weren't in the Dursleys house? Dumbledore is ticked at you two and you had better have a good excuse for leaving the one place you are protected besides Hogwarts. Both of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Causing everyone this much worry. I promised Sirius that if anything ever happened to him I would watch over you and what do you do you delibratly disobey the strict orders you were given. You know an order member is supposed to know where you are at all times!" Remus stopped for a breath.
"And then you gave your family Skiving Snack boxes! You're lucky the ministry didn't find out."
"Hey we had good reason for that! Marge said Draco wasn't wanted and that we were both delinquent children. And then Uncle Vernon ripped up our OWL results. That was the best grade I had ever gotten and he ripped it up." Harry refused to go down without a fight.
Someone cleared their throat. "Excuse us but we best be leaving." Judy said before slipping out of the room with the others. Mellisa stayed behind.
"I'm sorry about the outburst but do you know how worried I was. I've lost almost everyone I care about and I didn't want to lose you two as well." Remus sat down in one of the chairs. It wasn't until then that he noticed the young girl staring at him.
"Oh hi. I hope I didn't frighten you. I'm sort of these two's guardian." Remus sounded as nice as usual.
The boys looked shamed. Finally Draco spoke. "These were the first friends I've ever had. They didn't care about who my parents were or what my bloodline was. They accepted me. I just wanted to see them again." Draco said this so quietly that it didn't seem like he meant for anyone to hear it.
Remus heard it anyway. "Look Draco, I don't mean to sound harsh but you two boys are the only link I still have to my friends. Peter is still alive but he betrayed us too badly. James is dead, and Sirius is dead as well now so you are all I have left. Its bad enough I'm not allowed to care for you myself but I have to have knowledge of when you are mistreated. When you show up missing when I do come to pick you up it unsettles me."
Draco still seemed sad.
"You will make more friends now that you can be yourself. Remus stood up. "Lets get you guys back so you can pack. You'll be at the new Headquarters for the rest of the summer."
"Alright. Look forward to seeing you on the train the first of September Mellisa. You can join us for the ride." Draco offered a bit cheerier knowing that one of their new friends would be going to Hogwarts.