Chapter 18: Back to the Beginning
"Chastity, do you have a piano?" Dragon asked, entering the manor with Mat, still worried about what would happen between Harry and Draco.
"Yeah, upstairs and to your left I think, should be four doors in. If not then it's to your right four doors in. I'm still getting use to the house, sorry."
"It's okay." Dragon said, going up the stairs, Mat made to follow him but Chastity held him back.
"He needs some time to himself right now. Why don't you help me make some Chocolate Chip cookies? My sister is coming in tonight and their Dragon's favorite." Chastity smiled, trying to cheer Mat up a bit.
"That sounds great, then you can help me figure out what it's like to be a first time parent." Mat followed Chastity to the kitchens. Dragon opened the fourth door, quickly walked into the room, and sat down at the piano. 'Let's get into my parents frame of minds. If I'm making a song for them, I have to think like them.' Dragon thought, pulling out two pieces of paper again, one for the music and one for the lyrics. Before starting to play the piano.
"I, played the fool today, and I, just dream of vanishing into the crowd, longing for home again. Home, is a feeling I buried in you... I'm alright, I'm alright, it only hurts... when I breathe... and I can't ask for things to be still again. No, I can't ask if I, could walk through the world in your eyes, longing for home again, home is a feeling I buried in you..."
"I'm alright, I'm alright. It only hurts when I breathe... I'm alright, I'm alright, it only hurts when I breathe, my window through which nothing hides, and everything sees. I'm counting the signs, and cursing the miles inbetween... Home...Home, is a feeling I buried in you, that I buried in you... I'm alright,I'm alright, it only hurts when I breathe. I'm alright, I'm alright, it only hurts when I breathe Yeah, it only hurts when I breathe, when I breathe... Oh it only hurts when I breathe."
"That's very pretty Dragon, now what would you be doing singing such a song though?" Severus asked, walking into the room. "Shouldn't you be singing something like, I kick people's butts for fun or something along those lines?"
"Uncle Sev, I made it for my parents. I kick people's butts for fun, what kind of crazy song is that?" Dragon said, smiling and rolling his eyes. "You're just crazy."
"If you say so, why don't you go get cleaned up? Chastity's sister is visiting, she's never been to England before, and has never met Chastity before. I believe she said that her step-father her name was Serenity, but I'm not positive."
"Is this going to be like another their name is different then their personality."
"Well, I wouldn't know now would I, never having met the girl before. However, she is not a witch or magical creature, so xney on the Agic May."
"Ok ok, no magic. I'll inform Mat of that also."
"He can't do wandless magic, but he has been informed." With that Severus left the room.
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Draco stepped into the manor for the first time in three months. 'It feels so good to be home.' Draco thought, taking a deep breath. Harry stepped around him and into the manor before taking off into the kitchen. "Oh no you don't, not right now." Draco said, placing his hand on Harry's arm.
"Draco I have to go prepare dinner." Harry said, but made no intention to move.
"What you have to do can wait. I'm not going to yell at you Harry, I'm not going to start a fight, I know that I have to gain everything back. I have to gain your trust, your love, your respect all back. So I'm going to start off simple, easy, and work from there. Harry Potter, will you be my friend?" Draco asked, holding his hand out like he had in their first year. Harry thought things over for a minute, wondering how this could fix everything, but he knew he had trusted Draco at one time, he had trusted him with his life, and that he had to trust him once more. Harry took Draco's hand and shook it. Draco's nervous half smile turned into a full grin.
"I'll be your best friend Draco Malfoy. Now, go shower, I believe you still remember were the bathroom is, dinner will be ready shortly." Harry chuckled at the mere thought of starting back as friends and going from there when they were married, but he was willing to give anything a try to get back to at least a margin of what they had. Once Draco was done showering and changing, he made his way towards the dining room.
"I don't want to wreck anything, but erm, sleeping arragements?" Draco didn't want to make Harry uncomfortable, and was willing to sleep on the couch if need be, but he did prefer his bed, as it was his manor.
"I'll sleep in the guest room tonight, you can have the bed. I still have a lesson plan to write out for the substitute, I'll be out of school until the trial and settlementare over and done with." To say that conversation was awkward was an understatement, after the sleeping situation was figured out, not another word was spoken. That night, Draco went into the master bedroom, changed into his black silk boxers, and climbed into his big, soft, warm bed. Harry had already retired to the guestroom, a blue folder in hand, with an owl on his shoulder. Draco had been sleeping for a few hours before he felt eyes on him. Draco jolted awake, confused about his surroundings for a minute, before his eyes focused on an upset Harry.
"W-what ou in 'ere?" Draco asked groggily, he noticed Harry shifting uncomfortable.
"I-I can't sleep well without you." Harry said, knowing he sounded lame. Draco gave a sleepy smile before pulling the covers back and moving over to allow Harry to climb in. Draco wrapped his arm around Harry's waist, pulling the smaller boy closer to him. "I've missed you." Harry whispered, closing his eyes and feeling safe.
"I've missed you too Harry." Draco whispered before falling back to sleep.
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"Chastity?" Serenity asked, putting her suitcases down when the front door of the manor opened. "Oh Gosh! Look at where you live!" Serenity stepped into the house and looked around. "Are these two yours? You're so young!"
"Hi Serenity, no these two are my cousin and his boyfriend. I guess Dragon would actually be your what, step-cousin then? I do have a son, Capucius, but he's upstairs sleeping. This is my husband Severus. It's nice to finally meet you." Chastity hugged Serenity, while Severus picked her bags up.
"Hello Serenity, I'm Dragon Potter-Malfoy, your step cousin. It's such a pleasure to meet you, this is my boyfriend Mat Mcguire, we're just visiting for a day or two."
"I've heard of you! You're that singer, the radio had your song playing for months! Everyone is waiting to hear if you'll make a CD? Well are you?" Serenity asked, hugging Dragon enthusiatically.
"Well, I have thought about it, but I'm not quite sure. Really though?"
"Yeah! Ok, well I'm really jet lagged, is there a place I can crash for a few hours?"
"Yeah, let me show you." Severus said, carrying her suitcases up to her room.
"Isn't serenity suppose to mean calm?" Mat asked turning to Dragon.
"Yeah, and Chastity was suppose to mean pure, but obviously they took on the opposite personality of the meaning of their names." Dragon said, kissing Mat before going outside into the garden.
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Harry snuggled into the warmth that was wrapped around his body the next morning, before realization settled in, quickly Harry jumped out of bed and took the blankets with him even though he was fully clothed. "Harry, blanket hog." Draco said, before pulling the bed sheet over himself. Harry watched Draco sleep, wrapped in the blanket, 'he looks like an angel.' Harry thought. He couldn't deny that he wasn't still in love with Draco, that he wasn't still attracted to Draco, but he knew that it could never go back to what their relationship had been and that upset him more then anything. 'It could be even better.' Harry reminded himself of Chastity's and Severus' words. 'I hope so.' Harry went across the hall and into the guestroom to take a shower and get dressed for the day.
"Why did you leave this morning?" Draco asked, sitting down at the breakfast table and picking up the Daily Prophet.
"I had to take a shower, and I wanted to see if the substitute sent anything. I told her to keep me posted on the student's behavior. Plus, I didn't want to disturb your sleep."
"I wouldn't have minded. An owl came this morning, William will be here in a few hours, the settlemet has been settled. He just wants to run it by you and the Mcguires. I already owled the Mcguires, they should be here soon."
"Thank you. I still love you." Harry said, looking down at his bowl of oatmeal.
"I know, I still love you too. Always and forever." Draco smiled, knowing that Harry would look up at him at those words. They were the last words in his wedding vowels. When Harry finally looked up, he knew that though things may be different, they were definitely going to turn out for the best.
"Harry were..Oh, Mr. Malfoy, it's so nice to finally meet you? Um, see you again perhaps?" Liza asked, walking into the dining room.
"It's nice to finally meet you. I am terribly sorry for anything that you might have heard or witnessed while you were here. The lawyer should be here very shortly, can I get you something? Tea, coffee, toast?"
"Tea would be great thank you." Liza said, sitting down next to Harry, her husband across from her. "He's a very sweet person, no wonder you fell in love with him."
"Thank you Liza." Harry said, smiling at her. "Ah, William glad you could join us."
"Well, let's get this underway huh? We have come to the agreement that Melissa's child would inhert all of Melissa's inheritance, however she is willing to give the Mcguires fifty percent of her inheritance because of the adoption, and out of that fifty, it gets split twenty five to the parents of Mat because of what she put them through and twenty-five to Mat because and I quote, he was put through mad crazy stuff, that he didn't deserve to be put through. This inheritance includes seven of the fourteen Black houses. All of which have been paid for and up kept, along wtih 135 million Galleons, making the Mcguires the fourth riches families in the wizarding world after the adoption."
"What adoption?" Luis asked, looking between the lawyer and Harry. Draco came back in with the tea, placing the cups in front of the intended people.
"Mat and Dragon have decided they would like to adopt Melissa's unborn child. They already have a plan, they are in the process of asking for their own rooms, there is a day care that they are going to enroll the child into, Dragon has lined a job up with the Weasley twins at their joke shop. I believe there was also talk of him trying to start a music career, chances are that will go far, he's been recieveing offers from hundreds of record labels, just not to his knowledge. It's all very well planned out, and they were going to tell you I believe either today or tomorrow, I said I would sign for one parent if one of you would sign as the other."
"You're positive that they have thought this through?" Luis asked, going through all the problems raising a kid would bring.
"Positive, Dragon knows all about how hard it is to raise a child, he's been through it with the twins, Alyssa, the triplets, and now Rupert. "
"Where is Rupert?" Liza asked, looking around the room.
"He is currently being checked over at St. Mungos, he had a small heart murmur and they're working on fixing the problem. Unfortunately we could not be with him right now with the trial and then the meeting today, but I am going to pick him up right after we are done here. Getting back to the adoption, everything is planned to a T, all of them will have a great life, they will never be in need." Harry explained. "I have the papers in a folder upstairs if you would like to sign them now and surprise the boys."
"That would be great. If you could get that while we settle this, we can get this over quicker and get you to Rupert." Luis said, taking the papers from the lawyer and signing them. Harry came back a few minutes later and Liza signed the adoption forms, the whole thing was over in half an hour.
"Harry, I'm going to go call that cousin and introduce him to Dragon. I'll meet up wtih you at St. Mungos afterwards." Draco said, getting up and hugging Harry.
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Draco and his cousin Ralphie floo'd into the living room of Snape Manor. "Oh gosh! Where did you come from?" Serenity asked, jumping at the loud bang the two made.
"Oh they came in the back door, that's my father Draco, he's your cousin also, and um well, I don't know who the other one is. Father this is Chastity's step-sister Serenity."
"Nice to meet you. This is Ralphie, Dragon's cousin. Dragon, if you and Mat will come with us to the music room, we have two great things to tell you! I kissed your finger Big Mac boy." Draco said, to convince Dragon it was really him and not some imposter. Dragon smiled, took Mat's hand, and ran towards the room. Once inside, they all took their seats, Dragon and Mat infront of the piano, while Draco conjured chairs for him and Ralphie.
"Dragon, Ralphie here is a music executive. One of the big shots in the music world, he signs both wizards and muggles. Mostly he's extremely well known here because the wizards he signs become well known in both worlds. You've had record offers for months, we haven't told you because we wanted you to make your own choice. Plus, we wanted you to sign with a family member that we know would listen to you, not orther executives, not fans, no one but you. No matter what that contract says, if you want out tell him and you're out. However, he wants to make signing you legit, so he needs to hear you sing. Hence why we asked you to come in here." Draco said, smiling. Dragon's smile got huge before be began to paly and sing.
"Drink down your Gin and Kerosene, and come spit on bridges with me, just to keep us warm. Light a match to leave, me be.Light a match to leave me.. be...I keep my jealousy close, 'cause it's all mine. And if you say this makes you happy, then I'm not the only one lying. Keep quiet, nothing comes as easy as you.Can I lay in your bed all day? I'll be your best kept secret and your biggest mistake. The hand behind this pen relives a failure every day.Keep quiet, nothing comes as easy as you.Can I lay in your bed all day? I'll be your best kept secret and your biggest mistake.The hand behind this pen relives a failure every day."
"And I keep my jealousy close, 'cause it's all mine. And if you say this makes you happy, then I'm not the only one lying. Drink down your Gin and Kerosene, and come spit off bridges with me, just to keep us warm. Light a match to leave me be.Light a match to leave me.. Keep quiet, nothing comes as easy as you. Can I lay in your bed all day? I'll be your best kept secret and your biggest mistake. The hand behind this pen relives a failure every day.Keep quiet, nothing comes as easy as you.Can I lay in your bed all day? I'll be your best kept secret and your biggest mistake.The hand behind this pen relives a failure every day."
"So wear me like a locket around your throat. I'll weigh you down. I'll watch you choke. You look so good in blue.You look so good in blue.So wear me like a locket around your throat. I'll weigh you down. I'll watch you choke. You look so good in blue.You look so good in blue.So wear me like a locket around your throat. I'll weigh you down. I'll watch you choke. You look so good in blue.You look so good in blue. Keep quiet, nothing comes as easy as you. Can I lay in your bed all day? You look so good in blue.You look so good in blue."
"Little morbid there, but you definitely have talent. Then again, I already knew that as did half the world." Ralphie said, taking the contract out of his briefcase.
"Yeah I know, ever since that Charity concert, they've been playing the song I sang there and at the club. I was told by Chastity's sister." Dragon said in response to Draco's confused look.
"Go on sign." Mat said, handing Dragon the pen.
"Are you sure? I know this doesn't just effect my life, it effects yours also." Dragon faced Mat, looking into his brown eyes.
"I'm positive, sign away." Dragon signed his name before handing everything back to his cousin.
"By the way, I believe this is yours." Draco handed the adoption papers to Dragon, who looked a little upset. Mat looked down at the paper, his smile getting huge, beforehe jumped out of his seat.
"Yes! They signed it!" Mat said, while jumping before he went over to Dragon and kissed him. "We're going to be parents." Dragon quickly looked down at the paper and noticed both sets of signatures. He quickly looked back up at Mat and kissed him passionately.
"I think we'll leave you two alone." Draco said, getting up and walking out the room, Ralphie right behind him.
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"How's he doing?" Draco asked, walking into Rupert's hospital room. Due to the amount of press that wanted to get a picture of the newest Potter, the nurses decided to set Rupert up with his own private room.
"He's better, they're just checking over the tests and then he should be able to come home." Harry was standing next to Rupert's bed, running a finger down his small arm, never taking his eyes off his son.
"Hey babe, I told you I would see you again when I got better. Now it's your turn, I should have been here while you were sick, but now you have to get all the way better. Your dad and I love you." Rupert cooed a little, before opening his brown eyes.
"He has your dad's eyes Har, and your hair. He's absolutely beautiful." Draco kept his eyes on his son, afraid to look up. He knew Harry was looking at him, and he didn't want him to stop.
"After Oliver and Vincent's trial, I'm going on a small vacation. Would you like to come with me?" Harry asked, walking over to Draco and tilting his head up.
"I would love to, but why would you want to go on a vacation with me? Wouldn't you rather take some time to get away from me, from the children." Draco asked, trying to turn his head away.
"No, I would love to take a vacation with my husband. To fix what's gone wrong. I love you Draco, no one and nothing is going to come between us, we just have to get back to some semblance of normalicy. I was told by a few smart people that even though we can't go back to the way we were, we can start something new and make it better then what was broken." Harry said, holding Draco's face in his hands. "No matter what happens, happened, or will happen I will always love you." To Draco's utter shock, Harry had leaned up and kissed him, before holding him close.
"Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Potter, Rupert's been discharged, you can take him home." The nurse popped her head into the room, before handing Harry the papers and moving on to her next patient. Draco picked up his son, craddled him in his arms, and kissed his forehead before leaving for Malfoy Manor.
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D/N: Strangles Kime You said you were going to take a break! A well needed break did you not? Kime: Cough, sputter,choke...Nods head D: Then why the hell did you write this chapter? You spent your break writing a chapter, one! Anyways, that's right, you guessed it, Kime is now offically off her break...Not that she was really on one to begin with, though she did get to talk to Danny and Andrew and now has a great boyfriend. The songs used in this chapter are Breathe by Melissa Etheridge, and Nobody puts baby in the corner by Fall Out Boy. Anyways, just to let you all know what to expect in future chapters,
--Trial for Oliver and Vince
--Dragon and Mat's new room..and of course Quidditch and Classes
--The vacation
--Harry and Draco work on their relationship (Trust me, there will be no getting together until at least the middle or end of the next year! Which means no more babies for a good long while, unless of course people start yelling or Kime changes her mind).
--James/Snape friendliness!
--The birth of Mel's child and Mel's death (Already wrote)
--Maybe more babies, but not for who you expect.
--Christmas
--Summer Vacation.
(That means there are aboutten chapters left of this story, leaving it at 28 chapters or more. If Kime goes off on some crazy scheme then there will be more. If you have spotted a plot line that has not been listed, please Email Me or Kime so we can put it in..You can email me at Kime's address lol.) On with the reviews!
Sarahamanda: Glad you enjoyed the movie and the chapter :).
Heather: No one can figure out what Kime has up in that head of hers, that's what makes her Kime. Plus, it's ONE scary place, I mean it HAS to be...right?
Bitcake: Yes WHOO HOO Draco was claimed Innocent Dances around. Draco: Yes I know it's all Kime's fault, therefore I don't hold anyone accountable but Kime..And I'm glad you think McDonalds is a good choice. Kime: Ok, Ok, I got it pictures of the wedding and the twins, and just a bunch of pictures in general. I know. That's because the conversation between James and Harry wasn't important at all. Just random conversation. Mat: Huh..Yeah sure. Is totally lost. Let's go take over the world, I'll stop by Orlando first and pick up Spongebob and then make our way up to you. James: Mwah right back at ya babe. Sev: I would never! You will not call me Sevvie and I will not BE your Sevvie woman! Going back to the movie for a minute, Kime and her sister had to pervert it! Not that it wasn't already. However, the scene where I havemy wand poking Crouch Jr. in the cheek and he darts his tongue out, Kime decided that that meant that Crouch wanted to 'Lick my magic wand.' I swear, it's nothing but a gutter up in that head of hers. First she said that Moaning Myrtle is sight raping Harry, then the Harry must have had a secret fling with Cedric cause really? What guy throws themselves ontop of another guy, espeically when they weren't really the best of friends, and then the wand thing. And yes Hitting is good Slaps you over the head See? Oliver: Dies.