Chapter 4: Potty training

A/N: here's a late Christmas prezzie for you all an extra chapter. Again sorry about the wait.

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It was surprisingly easy to get the Dursley's to agree to allow the Malfoy's to stay, Harry may have not wanted to be paid but the Dursley's weren't going to stick their nose up at more money even if it did come from one of those kind. Getting Draco to agree to helping with some of the chores however was not quite so easy.

"No way Potter! I am not getting covered in dirt, it's bad enough that I have to stay in this rat's dump I am not making it worse!"

Harry who was busy trying to prune some roses in the front yard, could only look heavenwards as if to ask 'Why me?'

"Come on Malfoy, It's not that hard. I know you know how to garden, it's just like Herbology – just in this case the plants don't attack you... mostly"

"I don't care. I refuse to do something so plebeian. That's what house-elves are for."

"Malfoy if you don't remember I'm the one helping you not the other way round! If your not gonna help me maybe I should just go and tell Dumbledore who I've got staying with me!" ranted Harry.

It was bad enough he had Malfoy staying as it was, not to mention the comments he'd made about Harry's room – couldn't Harry's relatives afford a proper bed! And that there was no way he was sleeping in that pigsty, it didn't even had silk sheets! Of course Harry pointing out that he was free to change it if he wanted, but them both being underage might be a problem, kinda shut Draco up. Currently they were all out the front, he and Draco were arguing by the window rose bushes and Lucius was…wait where was Lucius.

"Look Potter. Just cause I had to sink so low as to accept help from you doesn't mean you can…!"

"Where's Lucius?" interrupted Harry, who was already scanning the area trying to see if he could see the little head of blonde.

"What?... Lucius what…?"

"I said where's Lucius?"

"What do you mean where's Lucius! If you've lost him Potter I'll..!"

"Oh shut up and help me look for him he can't have gone far." With that said they split up each moving to different areas of the yard shouting for the little boy. It was then they heard the whimpering coming from round the side of the house. Exchanging a frightened look which would be heavily denied by both later on they rushed toward the sound.

Rounding the corner Draco was shocked to see Lucius standing in front of this whale lookalike with tears and snot rolling down his face. It became apparent why the boy was crying the minute Draco bothered to listen to what the whale-correction boy was saying.

"Oh look it's a mini freak. You lost your parents brat – bet they got rid of ya ha. Who'd want to keep a freak like you! Ha look boys' the little shits peed his pants!"

It was true, sure enough the front of Lucius's trousers had a wet patch forming on them. Draco didn't know who this thing was but nobody picked on a Malfoy. Just as he was opening his mouth to verbally mutilate this muggle, Potter interrupted. Actually now that Draco thought about it he'd never seen Potter that pissed, not even when he'd made that crack about his dog-father last year.

"Dudley! What the hell do you think you're doing! Leave him alone! You wouldn't want me to use any of those things I learned at school would you Dudley. Cause I'd be more then happy to. Just give me an excuse Dudley."

Whatever the case Potter's threat seemed to work (or that could have been that Potter looked about to commit murder), the whale had gone white as a sheet, mumbling something about murderers and big hairy giants, stumbling away holding his bottom, why he was doing that Draco didn't know – probably some muggle custom. Whatever the case the fat blob was leaving and his couple of friends were following.

Looking back at Lucius Draco was surprised to see Potter already on his knees hugging the kid. Didn't he care that he was getting snot and Merlin-knows what else on his clothes!

"Shh…Shh. It's ok Lucius, he's gone. It's ok…"mumbled Harry to the scared little blonde in his arms. Merlin he'd been so scared when he'd come round the corner and seen Dudley yelling at the kid. Surprising really considering he'd only known the kid for a couple of days but the quiet boy was nothing like he imagined Lucius Malfoy to be like.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to run off. Please don't punish me. I promise not to do it again. I'm sorry." Sniffed Lucius, Oh he was so in for it now, no way would he get out of this unpunished, he'd been a complete disgrace. He wouldn't be surprised if his father didn't jump out from some where and disown him. He disserved to be hit for this. He'd wet his pants for crying out loud! Malfoy's did not wet there pants! But he'd been so scared, and that boy'd been so big. But Harry didn't seem that angry. Why wasn't he angry?

"Shh Lucius, it's ok. I know you're sorry, it's ok. Come on why don't we take you inside and get cleaned up hmm?"

"But...I peed my pants, I don't dis...disserve help. Mother says I..I have to stay like this so I...I'll learn not to be a dis…disgrace."

This however seemed to be the wrong thing to say, cause now Harry looked really mad. Maybe he would get smacked after all.

Harry, finally noticing that he was scaring the little boy in his arms, tried to calm down, but Christ not even the Dursley's had being that bad! Admittedly that hadn't being far off but they'd at least let him clean himself up after an accident. Oh great now he was getting angry again and scaring Lucius.

Forcing himself to calm down, he'd think about the implications of this conversion later, Harry rushed to assure Lucius that it was ok, these things happened, it was normal, they'd go upstairs and get him cleaned up. Oh course during all this Draco wasn't being much help. He was standing there looking shocked as if trying to say to Harry 'why are you touching something that's just done that!'

It'd be just like Malfoy to not comfort a child when they were scared.

"Well Malfoy, come on help me clean up Lucius."

"What! I'm not touching that, he just…he just…"

"Just had an accident. And if that's how you feel fine! You can finish pruning the roses. Come on Lucius lets get you cleaned up." So saying Harry picked up the four year old and carried him round to the front of the house, leaving his yearmate staring in shock at the spot they'd just been.

The sound of the front door closing seemed to awaken Draco from his stupor. What in Merlin's name had just happened here! First potter and he were arguing and then the whale came in and … did Potter say he was to finish the garden! He was not! A Malfoy did not do something so common! …But Potter had taken care of Lucius, it's not like he himself had known what to do. Maybe he should finish the garden? It's not like he was doing it cause Potter said, its just he wanted something to do. Yes that was it! And thinking about it he'd rather be down here that up there doing what Potter was! So really he'd got the better deal. There! It had nothing to do with Potter he just didn't want to deal with that job.

Having assured himself of his motives Draco Malfoy set to work, for the first time in his life actually doing plebeian work outside of class. Life was certainly taking some strange turns lately.

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