Title: Flip Side

Author: CuriousDreamWeaver

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Summary: Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter are one of a kind. Maybe. Alternate worlds are meant to stay separate but not everything turns out the way they're supposed to. How much trouble can two Draco Malfoys and two Harry Potters get into? Especially when someone decides to up the ante and make things a whole lot worse for them all. Slash, het. HP/DM, HP/DM, RW/HG and more.

Warnings: There will be slash, mostly from the HP/DM department, um, violence in later chapters, and maybe a few lime scenes (very mild though).

Pairings: HP/DM, RW/HG, JP/LE, LM/NM, SB/RL/SS

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters in it. J. K. Rowling does and she's more the richer for it.

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Flip Side

Chapter Seven: Has anyone seen our children?

"What did you say?" Lucius Archard Beltane Henry Malfoy drawled as he looked at his younger brother incredulously. He felt his blood go cold as he searched Severus' face for any sign that would tell him that Severus was lying.

"Your daughter is missing, Luc." Severus repeated from the fireplace, his expression pinched with worry.

"C'est impossible!1 No, you're mistaken Sev. Draco is completely safe." Lucius shook his head emphatically in denial. He felt dizzy and his chest felt like it was about to explode, it was as if the air had been sucked out of the room. He was currently in his office at Malfoy Manor, and it was just as well, considering that he had the sudden urge to scream and rip apart everything in sight.

Severus looked at his brother with sympathy in his eyes. He knew what he was feeling. Dee was the daughter he never had and she was missing. Macnair hadn't been able to provide answers yet but it was only a matter of time before the teenager cracked and they would have something to go by. In the meantime, he would have to make sure that Lucius didn't kill the boy.

"It's the truth, Luc. I cannot say otherwise, you know that as well as I do. She's missing.

Lucius leapt to his feet, his large leather armchair thrown backwards by the sheer force. "THEN WHERE IS SHE IF SHE'S NOT WITH YOU?" Lucius' roar shook the room as his power manifested itself, the shining corona of silvery blue power threaded through the air and crackled.

"Calme vous-meme2!" Severus barked out in French, the language of their childhood coming to the surface, as he tried to calm his brother down. He changed his tone when Lucius' eyes cleared with rationality for a moment, continuing in a softer tone. "Luc, we need you to come down here now. Not as a father, but as the Minister of Magic. It's urgent and you cannot let your anger be your guide. We have the boy responsible for-

"You have the boy who took my Draco away?" Lucius' eyes narrowed into slits as he felt the rage burn through his veins.

Severus cursed under his breath and hissed. "Luc, please, you are not making this any easier. Get some control man!

"Ce n'est pas votre fille qui est abstante3!" Lucius snapped. Behind him, his set of crystal snifters exploded spectacularly.

Black eyes snapping with anger, Severus replied just as loudly and angrily. "Elle est ma niece et la personne la plus etroite a un enfant que je reclamerai jamais4!" He was lucky his lovers had left to call James and Lily Potter in the Headmaster's office. He knew they would have been very upset by the sheer amount of Shadow magic he was leaking into the air.

The two brothers glared at each other, their chests heaving with pent up anger at the situation. Their heated words echoed angrily around Lucius' large office.

"What's going on in here?" A tall woman strode into the room, her soft yellow robes swirling around her. She paused as she noticed Lucius' stance and her brother-in-laws angry face in the fireplace. She raised a delicate brow and made her way to her husband's side. "Will you please tell me why you two are yelling at each other in French?

"Sev has just told me that Draco has gone missing.

All the colour drained from Narcissa's face and she hissed. Huge white wings exploded from the back of her robes and ripped the fabric to pieces. "What do you mean Ômissing'?

In addition to her huge white wings, her clothing shimmered and transformed into a deep violet tunic that brushed the ground. Silver and gold cords wrapped around her waist and hips as a whirlwind of white and silver, her own magical aura, danced around her5. Her eyes blazed with parental outrage and she took a step towards the fireplace and glared at Severus who had instinctively drawn away from the furious woman despite the fact there was no way she could hurt him at the moment. "Tell me, where is she?" The soft hiss was like a gunshot in the silent room.

Both men shrank away from the pure blooded Veela as she snarled in anger. Narcissa was hard to anger, and usually, the only time she was ever truly angry was when something happened to someone she loved. And if that happened, well, come Hell or high water, she would hunt down the person who had wronged her loved one.

Severus swallowed and glared over her shoulder at his brother who was laughing silently at him despite the seriousness of the situation. "Cissa, I'm afraid to tell you that we don't know." He braced himself for the inevitable explosion. He was not disappointed.

Behind her, a huge glass vase exploded, the books flew off the shelves as she looked at him incredulously before anger made her expression forbidding. "I'm sorry, I thought I heard you say you didn't know where she was." Her tone was polite, as though she expected him to change his answer to suit her.

"I did. We have no idea where she is." Severus had to be careful. Dee hadn't gotten her temper from her father. No, she had inherited her incredibly destructive displays of temper from her mother. It was offset by her incredible control over said temper that she had inherited from her father. Of course, Severus had only ever heard of his niece being truly angry once and he never wanted to again. They had never been able to repair the West Wing playroom in Malfoy Manor; the residual magic had bled into every fibre of the room and would not let go. He shuddered as he remembered exactly why she had been so angry and pushed away the memory, but he couldn't stop the incredible sense of foreboding that reared it's ugly head.

Narcissa's eyes widened and she shook her head in denial. "How could she just go missing? Hogwarts is one of the most protected places on Earth! I should know, I strengthened and modified most of the current wards and protective shields around it!

"She was involved in an incident with another Sixth Year named Macnair and his cronies. Apparently, Macnair threw something at her just before she disappeared." Severus' face darkened at the mention of the foolish Sixth Year.

"You didn't say she disappeared! I thought you said she was just missing!" Narcissa cried, her wings flapping in alarm. "And what kind of object? My wards prevent unapproved portkeys from being activated on school grounds!

Severus made a vain attempt to soothe her, even though he knew she wouldn't take comfort in anything he said until she was holding her daughter again. "I merely meant that Macnair has managed to transport her to an unknown location." Severus put in before she could so anything else.

"So you don't know where she is? She could be lost somewhere, anywhere! She could be in the middle of the ocean for all we know! She can't swim!" An even more horrifying thought occurred to her and she bit back a sob of fear. "What if Death Eaters have her?" Narcissa moaned as she pressed her face into her hands. Dee was her child, her only child, and she loved her like no other.

"Don't say that Cissa." Lucius whispered. "Don't say that. She'll be fine." He wrapped his arms around his wife tightly as she pressed her face into her Claimed's shoulder and his tone turned comforting. "I'm sure she's safe, wherever she is.

"If it makes you feel any better," Severus added, "where ever she is, J.P is with her.

Severus' comment comforted both parents, surprisingly. While Lucius was not fond of J.P, if only because he was dating his only daughter, he knew that he would protect Dee with everything he had, even his life if it came down to it. Together, Dee and J.P had an incredible magical partnership. Their knowledge of each other made them almost unbeatable in partner duelling, and as a romantic couple, their relationship went beyond the bonds of love.

"Yes, it does make me feel better. He will look after her while we cannot." Narcissa murmured. She straightened and brushed her hair back over her shoulder. She gave Severus a nod. "We will be there as soon as we can." Her eyes darkened. "And if that boy knows what is good for him, he will tell us exactly what we need to know.

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James Potter was not a patient man. Nor was he a calm man. He was a man of action, a man who liked to do things rather than think about them. Which was why he had rushed over to Hogwarts from the Ministry as soon as Sirius and Remus had contacted him. He hadn't even asked for permission to leave duty, he had simply found the nearest Apparating Chamber and Apparated to Hogsmeade in a burst of flames.

"Where is my son?" The deep roar echoed around the small room, flashes of fire sparked and danced across the man's taut frame. He stalked up and down the length of the room as he glared at the boy in front of him, his dark eyes flashing with barely suppressed rage. He didn't even notice the carpet turning to ash under his feet.

Macnair had never seen a lion in real life, but he had a feeling that James Potter could very well turn himself into one and crush his bones with a single snap of his jaws. "I don't know." The boy sobbed as he struggled against the invisible ropes that bound him to his chair. Macnair bowed his head and wept in terror as he heard something explode near him. It was only due to the Headmaster's limiting circle that prevented James from incinerating him in anger.

"What do you mean you don't know? You had bloody well tell me what I want to know." James spat.

"I wasn't told anything! I swear!" Macnair moaned softly.

James let out another roar of anger and it must have been too much for the boy, for his eyes rolled back in his head and he slumped forward.

James stared at him incredulously. He leant forward, wincing slightly as the limiting circle sucked at his magic, and poked his shoulder. When he didn't get a reaction, James stepped back and rubbed at the bridge of his nose. The idiot had fainted. He had fainted. Now what was he supposed to do? His frustration manifested itself as a burning corona of magic and he glowered angrily at his captive.

The door behind him opened and closed quietly. "You're not going to get any answers out of him like that, Potter.

"What-" James let out a yelp of surprise as he was suddenly doused with freezing cold water. He dropped to his knees and began shaking immediately as his body desperately tried to create more heat for itself. He hissed out a rather rude expletive and muttered a quick heating spell. Steam filled the air as he dried himself. He spun around and glared at the tall blonde who was leaning against the closed door with a mocking grin on his face. "What do you want, Malfoy?

"I want what you want. To get our children back.

James' sneer disappeared and he looked at the floor as he clenched his fists. "He doesn't know anything. I've tried everything.

"You've scared the living daylights out of him. He's too scared to tell you anything." Lucius replied with a condescending sneer.

"I was only trying to get information out of him." James muttered defensively.

"He can't help us if he's a gibbering wreck. Now he's bloody unconscious. That's a big help.

"And you could do better?" James asked hissed.

"Of course I could.

"Forgive me if I don't believe you." The brunette retorted with a raised eyebrow. "Whenever anything happens to Dee you tend to become a violent maniac.

"I do not." Lucius snapped, even though he knew the other man was right.

"Yes you do. When Dee fell off her horse when she first started riding, you pitched a fit and almost cast a Glacialis Casus6 on the poor mare. If Dee hadn't crash tackled you, it would have been a big frozen mess.

"That was because the horse threw her." Lucius replied stiffly, knowing where this was leading. "And she didn't crash tackle me, as you so crudely put it. She merely gained my attention in an effective manner.

James rolled his eyes. "You overreacted." He pointed out.

"I did not. It was an evil horse.

"An evil horse.

The flat tone made Lucius bristle. "Shut up Potter. You're not exactly one to talk. You're as trigger happy as an hyper active blast ended skrewt!

"You-" James almost threw himself at the taller man when Lily walked into the room and waved her hand. Vines shot out of the ground and twined tightly around James. He struggled with a growl but quickly stopped when they only tightened. He idly entertained the thought of incinerating them, but quickly discarded the idea. The last time he had done that, Lily hadn't spoken to him for two weeks, not to mention that she deliberately made sure his salad was able to bite back. Literally and painfully.

Remus and Sirius followed her into the room with sheepish expressions on their faces as they watched James struggled with the vines. Lucius seemed to be quite happy as he continued to douse him every time he set off a spark. He and Severus shared a smirk when the dark haired man swept into the room after the Headmaster.

"Sorry, James set the tapestries on fire and we had to put them out." Remus said apologetically as he carefully started to extract his friend from his predicament. Sirius was quietly snickering behind his back and James scowled darkly at him.

"Shut up Padfoot. You'd be a bit pissed off if it was your son who'd gone missing.

Sirius instantly sobered and looked quite guilty. "Sorry, Prongs.

"Mother and father will be here by tomorrow." Severus said quietly to Lucius.

The blond man nodded and sighed deeply. "Is Mother Lucinda bringing anyone?

"She said she will talk to her clan. I'm sure they will be able to help us. They are rather fond of Dee. She is the Heir to Slytherin after all, one of their greatest allies when he was alive.

"I see. We can only hope for the best." Lucius murmured back.

"Where's Narcissa? I thought she was coming with you." Severus murmured curiously.

"She said she had some people to contact first." Lucius replied with a shrug.

"You don't think she contacted her family, do you? Because if she did, it'll only be a matter of time before we have a full scale war on our hands.

Lucius blanched when he realised that Severus was right. Narcissa was from a royal line of Veelas. As soon as it became known that one of the heirs to the throne had been kidnapped, there would be trouble. A lot of trouble.

"Where's my daughter?" Lucius gulped and turned frightened eyes towards the doors as a familiar voice sounded through the room. Everyone flinched at the anger they heard and turned towards the door apprehensively. Narcissa's temper was legendary.

"Narcissa's here." Severus said dryly as he stepped back into the shadows along the wall and cast a wary eye towards the door. He did not want to be near her when she exploded.

"Great." Lucius muttered as he moved to intercept his wife before she killed their only link to where Dee and J.P. could possibly be.

A moment later, Narcissa stepped into the room, her face set in a cold scowl. "Why is he unconscious?" Her eyes narrowed and she turned back to face her husband.

"I didn't do it, Potter did." Lucius raised his hands in a placating manner and pointed at the aforementioned man.

"Traitor." James shot the other man a glare before muttering what might have been a rather creative insult, before answering her. "I might have been a little too scary for him." James replied with a shrug and another glare in Lucius' direction.

"Might? Well, make sure it doesn't happen again. I want to question him." Narcissa replied. She turned towards Macnair and waved a hand. The boy let out a loud gasp and straightened.

"Where is my daughter?" Almost instantly, Narcissa transformed into her Veelan form. Her large blue eyes blazed with anger and a visible aura of white engulfed her. A moment later, two huge white wings ripped out of the back of her robes and she bore down on Macnair who shrieked like a girl and tried desperately to get out of the chair to which he was bound. The burning corona of power around Narcissa was terrifying. "Where is she? Where is my daughter?

"Cissa, I don't think you're making things better." Severus observed as Macnair's eyes started to roll in terror.

"You!

Severus let out an undignified squeak and tumbled backwards as Narcissa whirled to face him. He ducked behind Remus and peeked at her from over his shoulder. He whacked Sirius over the head when the larger man laughed at him and then scowled at Remus when he noticed the shaking of his shoulders and soft sniggers. He straightened and stepped away from his lovers, casting dark glances in their direction.

"Er, hello Cissa." When she glared, he moved back behind Remus and Sirius with a small yelp that he tried to turn into a cough.

"How dare you try to hide? Face me like a man!

"I'm not stupid, I don't want to die." Severus muttered. He had thought she had calmed down in Lucius' office, but apparently he was wrong. Damn, she always managed to lull him into a false sense of security before exploding at him.

"Why didn't you stop it? For all we know she could be dead! You're supposed to protect her!" Narcissa snarled, advancing on him as her wings fluttered in response to her emotions. She started to glow again and Severus quickly averted his eyes. It was painful to look at, especially when one was more accustomed to the dark as he was. He was relieved to notice that Remus and Sirius had also backed away from the enraged blonde.

"I-

"Mrs. Malfoy, it wasn't Severus's fault." Albus said quietly. "According to the Court, there was no way he could have stopped it in time.

"What happened exactly?" Lucius asked patiently.

"Perhaps it would be better if I showed you." Albus gestured to a large bowl that sat on his table. "I had the Court put their memories into this Pensieve. Mr. Malfoy, if you would?

"Of course." Lucius stepped up to the bowl and held his hands over it. He pursed his lips slightly in concentration and splayed his fingers. A soft hum filled the air as a large sphere appeared in the middle of the room. Images flashed across the surface of it and they all watched the scene replayed for them. When it was over, everyone was silent, not quite sure how to react to what they had just seen.

"Oh Dee..." Narcissa whispered as tears misted her eyes. Lucius quickly walked over to her and held her tightly as she pressed her face into his chest. "Oh Lucius, our baby girl...

"She's fine. Draco is a resilient girl." Lucius murmured, though if he was trying to comfort her or himself, he wasn't sure.

"At least J.P. is with her." Narcissa murmured.

"J.P. will keep her safe." Lily said confidently even though her face was pale with apprehension.

"My son had better be safe you little piece of filth, or I will kill you." James snarled at Macnair. "Tell me where he is!

Macnair trembled and ducked his head. He sorely regretted his actions, but he didn't know anything that could help them. He had only been told to give her the small artefact, nothing else.

Macnair really did love Dee; he loved her personality and physical beauty. He would never really hurt her, he just wanted her to notice him like she noticed J.P. Ever since he had first seen her he knew that she would be the only one for him.

His father had approached him during the Christmas break, telling him that if he wanted to catch Dee's attention, all he had to do was give her the artefact. It would make her think of him in the same way she thought of J.P. In his desperation, Macnair had believed him. He just thought that it would make her his, he hadn't suspected that it would do anything else. He should have known better, his father never did anything without a reason, not to mention that he was a Dark Mage, one who hated Lucius Malfoy.

"I don't know." He whispered.

"I'm not sure if it's as simple as that." Albus looked tired, very tired, as he sat in his chair.

"What do you mean, Albus?" Lily murmured.

"If that object was what I think it is, then we might be in for a very long wait.

"What do you think it is?

"A World Turner.

"World Turner?" The adults all gasped and paled as they realised just how bad the situation really was. The blood left Macnair's face and he stared at the Headmaster in horror.

"Yes, that's the only thing I know of that could be described like that.

"How will we get them back?" Narcissa whimpered.

Lucius ground his teeth together in frustration. As powerful as he was, there was no way he would be able to create a World Turner.

"There has to be a way!" James barked.

"Yes, every spell or item has a way to reverse the effects. Surely a World Turner is the same." Lily replied quietly, hopefully.

"We can only hope. Miss Granger and Mr. Zabini are already going through the library as we speak, as are the other professors as classes have been cancelled.

He paused and shook his head. "Though I cannot tell you that I am very confident in finding a way to bring them back. No one has ever returned from a spin with a World Turner. They best we can do is find a way to track down what world they were sent to. And that will take a very, very long time.

"But surely there has to be a way to narrow it down!

"There is, but I don't know if Mr. Macnair will cooperate with us.

As one, everyone turned to the hapless boy tied down in his chair.

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Meanwhile...

His thin lips drew back from his teeth in a vicious smile, as Voldemort lowered the missive he had been reading.

"Well, well, well. This certainly makes things more interesting." He hissed softly.

By his knee, Nagini hissed wordlessly back in response.

"Yes, I'm quite sure I can turn this to my advantage. Having one Draco Malfoy under my command may be to my advantage, but to have two? I couldn't ask for more." He laughed, the soft, sinister sound reverberating around the dimly lit room.

"Master? What are your orders?" Peter Pettigrew whispered. He grovelled at his master's feet and shivered at the way his laugh echoed around them.

"We shall wait." He stroked a hand down Nagini's scaly head thoughtfully. "Already, He whispers to me of her power. I will have that power under my command, and I refuse to make a mistake so early in the game.

"Yes, my lord." Pettigrew replied as he shuffled backwards, back into the shadows. He didn't know who He was, but he had a feeling he didn't want to know. For a while now, a month perhaps, Lord Voldemort had seemed to become darker, even more sinister than he already was. He had begun using spells, wandless magic, that Pettigrew had never even heard of. From the reactions of the Death Eaters, it was obvious they hadn't either. Whatever was happening to their Dark Lord, whatever was affecting him, did not bode well to the rest of the world, both Wizarding and Muggle.

"Yes, I will finally have my vengeance." Voldemort whispered as he felt Pettigrew leave the room. His red eyes flashed in the darkness and he laughed again.

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1 That's impossible!

2 Calm yourself

3 It's not your daughter who is missing

4 She's my niece and the closest person to a child I will ever claim

5 Yes, I do realise that veelas in canon HP are rather unattractive to look at. In my Dee and J.P.'s universe, veelas are descended from a race of beings called Draconians (cough Escaflowne rip off cough) who were a race of beings that were angelic in appearance and well known for their intelligence and powers of divination. I'll mention it later on, no worries. LOL

6 Roughly, it means Ôviolent ice death

Sorry there wasn't any Draco or Harry, Dee or J.P. in this chapter, but I wanted to introduce their parents and stuff. Hope you still liked it!

I really want to thank my beta lilypurewhite! She's the best and she makes everything so nice and neat and grammatically correct! LOL Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. huggles

Now, time to thank all my lovely reviewers!

Tsuyuno: LOL Yes, I totally understand you situation! I usually sneak on and read stuff when I'm s'pposed to be studying. LOL Yeah, eventually you get really tired of being nice when all this bad stuff happens to you. I mean, I know I'd get a little pissed off! LOL Thanks for the review! And don't worry, there will be more slashiness in a chapter or so! Go H/D!

Squifi: Thanks for the compliments! I'm glad that you liked how I made the info into a Ôconversation' rather than just a big info thingy. blushes You're so nice! huggles LOL I really want to show how even though the two Dracos and Harrys are the same people, they're still different due to their upbringing and all that. The two worlds were interesting to think up, though honestly, the credit should go mostly to my brother. He's an incredibly creative and intelligent (though I would never say that to his face) person. He helpled me think up stuff. He's so nice to me! huggles her brother and ignores his vain attempts to escape LOL The breakfast is next chapter! Thanks for the review!

ScaryAnna: I hope my pathetic vocabulary and grammatical skills didn't offend you in this chapter! Normally, I'd ask someone to go over it and tell me what they think, but the person I usually ask is currently unavailable so I had to make do. Hopefully it wasn't too atrocious! LOL But I'm glad you liked it. I so love a French Draco! LOL Thanks for the compliments! I really appreciate it and thanks for your review!

Brenna8: LOL Yeah, the punch was kinda fun to write... Though admittedly, I did it cuz I was tired of having Harry get all depressed in most fics. See, I reckon he's the kind of person, if given a physical outlet, would tend to relax a bit more. But that's just my opinion. LOL Thanks for the review!

Mon2: blushes That's so nice of you to say! huggles Thanks so much, that means a lot to me! Mm kay, about the boy/girl thing, well, there's a reason for that. It'll pop up quite a bit later though, I'm afraid, a few more chapters at least. As you can guess, it's got something to do with Voldie from Draco's world rather than Dee's. Thanks for the review and kind comments!

Roslyn Drycof: I'm glad you like this! I love writing it and it's so nice to know that people are enjoying it! LOL Yes, there will be some slashy goodness popping up soon enough. I'd rather go through it slowly and in character, rather than just hurling them into a relationship. Though, admittedly, I quite enjoy some fics that do that... LOL Thanks for the review!

Mara202: Thanks for the review!

Lucidity: LOL Yeah, if I had been J.P., I too would have smacked Harry for that! Then again, with my girliness, it prolly would have had no effect... LOL But thanks for the review! I really appreciate it!

thrnbrooke: Thanks for the review! LOL Yes, Dee and J.P. are going to be nudging them along. Those two are the cutest couple! I just adore H/D! LOL As you can tell. LOL But yeah, there will be slashy goodness coming soon! No worries!

Thanks for reviewing everyone! I really appreciate the effort it took to review and it means a lot to me that you did it. I really hope you enjoyed reading this chapter! R&R if you want! I'll update as soon as I can.

Take care, savvy?

DW