Authors Note: Seems a lot of people would like me to post the last chapter of this story now, so they can know who Harry ends up with. Not going to happen people! But a lot of you want warnings so here they are:
Harry/Ginny ship WARNING
Harry/Blaise ship WARNING
Harry/Luna ship WARNING
Harry/Draco Slash WARNING
Harry? Slash WARNING (Not saying who yet!)
I will warn you at the start of any chapter of the ships/slash coming up. But it's going to ruin the surprises.
Chapter 11 - Weekend
Harry didn't feel the need to get out of bed anytime soon after Ron had left for Saturday morning Quidditch practice. Harry was slightly missing being able to fly but he was enjoying the rare luxury of a sleep in. His Saturday detention with McGonagall didn't start till 10am. He didn't even have to worry about missing breakfast. Dobby and Winky would bring him food at anytime Harry felt like it. But the peace was not to last. A quiet bing had him sitting up and grabbing the marauders map from his bedside table.
Remus Lupin had just yesterday replied to Harry's letter asking for as much detail about the map as Remus could remember. Harry was interested in the charms that had made the map but had also learned from Remus that there were a number of other functions the map processed that Harry had not discovered, one of them being a proximity alarm. When the selected individuals approached the map's location, the map would give a coded bing. Harry had immediately added Malfoy, Dumbledore and Snape to the activated alarm. Harry was lucky he did because heading into Gryffindor Tower this morning were two dots labelled Albus Dumbledore and Draco Malfoy.
"Arseholes!" Harry exclaimed. He grabbed some clothes and thankfully with the practice at changing quickly from his years at the Dursleys, he was dressed in mere seconds. The Headmaster and Malfoy had passed the portrait of the fat lady and were now in the Common Room heading for the stairs. Harry shrunk his trunk. Tucked it into his pocket with the map and grabbed his broom. He heard the footsteps on the stairs as he opened the window and dropped out into a free fall. He was almost to the ground when he tucked his firebolt under him and flew around the edge of the tower mere inches from the wall. From above Harry heard a loud scream of frustration that was unmistakably Malfoy's. Keeping this close to the walls meant that Harry would be unobserved from the window he had just exited.
In the tower above as the blond head boy proceeded to trash the Gryffindors Sixth Year boy's dormitory in frustration, the Headmaster stared out of the open window wondering how his quarry had escaped again. The Headmaster had been sure the boy was still in Gryffindor Tower and had brought Draco Malfoy here to confront Harry after Snape had seen the Headmaster about Draco being unable to find Harry Potter in the castle at all during the previous week. Dumbledore had asked his staff about Harry's absence but they reported that Harry had attended all of his lessons on time. Minerva McGonagall, who was obviously still miffed with the Headmaster, had taken great delight in telling the staff meeting of Harry's improvement in his work. A fact ready supported by Professor Flitwick. McGonagall then reported that the detentions that she had assigned Harry Potter had helped as she counselled him on his grief from the previous year. She had steadfastly refused to surrender the detentions to another. She insisted the boy was at a very critical point in their counselling and could not be disrupted from the sessions for any reason whatsoever. As the Head of Gryffindor house it was her right to do this, much to the Headmasters displeasure.
"Harry?" Ron said as he spotted his friend flying towards him on the Quidditch pitch. "What are you doing here?"
"Dumbledore brought Malfoy into Gryffindor tower!" Harry complained.
"NO! He wouldn't!" Ron exclaimed.
"He did" Harry told his friend seriously, "but I got out the window before they entered the dorm. Malfoy didn't sound happy!"
"So now what?" Ron asked.
"Well," Harry said, as he pulled out the map and checked it. The tower was empty as Dumbledore and Malfoys dots were in the hospital wing. "As much as I'd love to stay out here and fly, I think it is best I get back to the tower before the Headmaster or the Slytherins can find a way of blocking my return. I could use some help in getting through the castle."
"Right!" said Ron as he signalled his team to land. "Okay everyone, we're going to be running interference for Harry. Hogshead formation up the stairs, everyone keep tight and get the chaser… sorry I mean seeker through! Let's go."
Harry hidden under his invisibility cloak right behind Ron in the middle of the formation had to laugh as the Quidditch team cut a path straight through the other students in the castle. The Slytherins were indeed trying to set up some sort of ambush but they were unprepared when confronted with a flying wedge of Gryffindors moving at speed. They were swept aside and Harry was soon back through the portrait of the Fat Lady.
What he and Ron discovered in their dorm did not please them one bit. Malfoy had practically destroyed the room and everything in it. Ron was furious but Harry got him to calm down long enough to get Ron to send for the head boy and girl. They soon entered and were equally shocked at the destruction. Dean, Seamus and Neville had by this time gotten there as well.
"Does anyone know who did this?" the Ravenclaw head boy asked.
"It was Malfoy!" Harry replied to the gasp of his friends, "I saw the Headmaster let him into the dorm just before I left." Harry replied.
"You left?" the head boy asked surprised.
"I am avoiding Malfoy at the moment in order to keep the peace." Harry shrugged.
"So you didn't actually see Malfoy do it?" the head girl asked.
Harry and Hermione had to grab Ron before he did something stupid. He was furious that Malfoy might get away with this.
"No, I didn't actually see him do it." Harry admitted much as he would have liked to have lied here it was best he didn't.
"Well without actual proof…" the head girl said but Hermione cut her off.
"There is more proof!" she said, "See here, where the culprit punched the mirror. They cut themselves and left a bit of blood."
"I don't see how that will help." the head boy said.
"Well, you can put a drop of the blood on some parchment and cast the parentus spell, can't you. That will show who the person's parents are as well as the name of the culprit." Hermione said.
"Oh yes! That's very clever. I didn't think of that." The head boy replied.
Ron grabbed Hermoine in a hug and swung her around the room. "You're the most brilliant witch in the whole world Hermione!" he said as he laughed. But he suddenly stopped and blushed red. Hermione was also blushing as they quickly separated.
"And you two called me clueless!" Harry told his friends.
Meanwhile the head boy had gotten a drop of blood off a broken piece of the mirror and placed it on a blank sheet of parchment. A muttered spell and the blood ran out to display the names Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black over the name Draco Malfoy.
"You were right." The head boy said, "It was Draco Malfoy. I will report this to the Headmaster."
"It would be better to report it to Professor McGonagall. She is head of house and Deputy Headmistress." Harry suggested.
Luckily the head boy agreed without argument and he and the head girl departed to fulfil their duty. It did not take long before Professor McGonagall swept into the room to find the boys picking up pieces of their personal property trying to salvage what they could.
"Oh my!" she exclaimed.
"Professor this is inexcusable!" Harry said, "It's one thing for Malfoy to come after me but is entirely a different thing for him to destroy my friends things! And even more so that he did it with the Headmaster's duplicity." Harry told her angrily.
"Mr Potter, rest assured I will deal with this situation most directly." McGonagall replied.
"Professor I request permission to take my dorm mates into Hogsmead today to replace their things at my cost. This happened because of me and it wouldn't be fair for them to be out of pocket because of it." Harry told his head of house.
The other boys objected but Harry silenced them. "No, I have more money than I can ever spend. So let me do this. It is the least I can do after the support you guys have given me in this. I won't take no for an answer! Ron that goes double for you!"
Ron was still shaking his head but Harry took him aside and whispered into his ear so others couldn't hear. Ron suddenly grinned and nodded his agreement.
"Very well Mister Potter if I can find you an escort I will permit this trip to replace what was destroyed." Professor McGonagall agreed.
"Might I suggest you ask Madam Hooch, Professor?" Harry suggested, "I was going to talk to her about a donation of some new Quidditch equipment to the school. The old stuff is pretty ratty and needs to be replaced. As I am not on the team at the moment, it can't be seen as inappropriate."
"I am sure Professor Hooch will jump at the chance, Harry. Thank you but you will need more than Professor Hooch to escort you." McGonagall replied smiling.
"You might try the Headmasters Office at the moment Professor. I am sure you will find a couple of people with experience guarding me there!" Harry said.
"How do you know…" McGonagall asked but stopped when Harry raised his eyebrow and smiled. "Never mind, I remember, son, godson and partner!"
Harry smirked. "As we will be getting all the boys dress robes perhaps the Hermione and Ginny could accompany us to help us choose? Guys are hopeless at that sort of thing!" Harry said.
McGonagall huffed and replied, "Very well they may accompany you. Now I best go before you talk me into the rest of the school going. Meet your escort at the school gates in 15 minutes!" McGonagall replied as she hurried out the door.
"Alright!" Seamus said.
"You go ahead guys. I'll meet you at the gates!" Harry replied as he grabbed his broom and made for the window. But when he tried to exit he was pushed back into the room. Frowning he examined the window frame carefully. He drew his wand and muttered a spell and the whole frame lit up in a soft blue.
"Damn him!" Harry exclaimed.
"What? What's wrong?" Ron asked from behind.
"Oh! Ron, someone has warded the window!" Hermione said.
"One guess who!" Harry said sarcastically. Harry started muttering spells as his wand wavered at the window. The window glowered brighter. "Bugger, it's not a simple ward. He's tied it into the school's wards." Harry said.
Hermione's eyes widened in surprise at Harry's actions. He was using some very advanced spells to detect the nature of the wards on the window. She had no idea Harry knew those spells. Her eye's widened further when Harry began to draw complex runes with his wand that glowed brightly. Harry had never taken ancient runes as a subject, yet here he was using runic magic as naturally as a summoning spell. When Harry stopped obviously in defeat at being unable to overcome the wards, Hermione spoke. "Harry where did you learn to do all that?"
"What? Oh! I read a book on wards over the summer." Harry replied seeing the surprise on his friends face. "Don't look at me like that Ron. I was interested in how the wards at Privit Drive kept me safe from Voldemort. Anyhow it had the detection spells in there."
"Where did you get it? Ward magics are tightly controlled by the Ministry, Harry!" Hermione replied.
"Oh! I err… sort of borrowed it from Siri… From the library at headquarters last time I was there! Just some light reading, you know!" Harry said wanting Hermione to drop this. Luckily Ron decided to comment.
"You know," Ron said to Hermione, "you're been a very bad influence on him!" Ron then laughed as did Harry but Hermione didn't look pleased.
"Well it's just a pity I haven't been as bad a influence on you Ronald Weasley!" she huffed.
Ron grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close and with a wicked grin replied, "Oh but you have Hermione!" he said. Hermione's jaw dropped in surprise. When Ron realised what he had done he blushed bright red but didn't release Hermione. Hermione was also blushing but did not struggle to be free.
Harry laughed out loud and said, "About time! Well I am going to try the fifth year's dorm window. I bet the old coot only thought to do this one!" Harry left his friends alone as he walked out of his dorm and into the fifth year's dorm.
"Hi Colin!" Harry said to the boy lying on his bed, as he walked towards the window, "I'm just passing through!" he said as he opened the window and jumped out.