A Father's Love

Chapter 13: End of Summer

Draco sat up as Harry said those few words again, "Voldermort is coming."

"What do you mean?"

"He's coming, gaining power. I can feel it, and I know it's him. He will attack soon I know he will. I can feel his anger, his evil… everything running through me like hot melted iron." Harry closed his eyes as he relaxed down onto the bed. "I must return to Hogwarts tomorrow. I must keep training against him…"

"How?"

"Dumbeldore." Harry yawned out before falling asleep. Draco was wakeful but managed to fall asleep an hour later listening to Harry's even breathing.

The next morning, Draco woke to the now typical Harry and Severus fight. A tray being smashed against a wall, and then it all stopped. Draco went about his business and walked himself down to the dinning room. Halfway done with his meal, Severus joined him and silently ate a breakfast also.

"Harry has left, we will join him later today. Get packed." Severus said before leaving the room. Draco smirked into his teacup.

~~**~~Hogwarts~~**~~

Harry's calling had left him having to get away in quiet a hurry. Leaving behind most of his personal possessions, he was received by empty corridors, and peeves. Peeves, was torturing the portraits by entering one and zooming in and out of the world of paint, only to exit another portrait. Harry not sure what to do, went in search of Dumbeldore, after nearly ten minutes of searching the castle, Harry had seen no glimpse of the man. Peeves continued darting in and out of the portraits and taunting Harry. The summer vacation had an eerie effect on the castle, and many hallways were dark and abandoned. Teachers had left to spend time with family, and it seemed the house elves were only there to keep the place from rotting. Then Harry saw him. The old man, was standing examining an undecorated piece of wall that should have a portrait covering it.

"Good of you to come so quickly Harry." The man said pushing a hand against the wall and gestured for Harry to do the same. When Harry reached the wall, placing his hand flat against it as Dumbeldore had done, the two were carried to the Headmasters office.

"Sir, I can feel Voldermort growing stronger, he will be back in a year or so."

"So I thought, well, I am afraid we must start you on some extra training. You will spend your time here, with every evening off, so we do not overdo anything. And of course you will have traditional holidays to rest if you choose. Minerva and Remus will be back shortly to help with your training. Severus and I can handle the rest."

"I will have to fight him then?" Harry asked hoping that Dumbeldore would say it was all a joke, and that Harry could go home. But instead the old man slowly nodded his head. "Very well, I want two things. First I want a room where Draco and I can live, with a password that no one else knows, and if the time comes, I want you to marry us with or without parental permission."

"Harry… what can you possibly expect from an old man like me?"

"A room, and a wedding." Harry replied coolly, insides shaking and trembling in a frightful fury.

"Very well, I believe we can have your old room password protected." Albus said before disappearing from site. Harry exited the room, down into the dungeons, where he found the room he first remembered from his first summer. The snake on the ceiling, hissing out as usual 'welcome sacred one'. It would add an 's' when Draco arrived. Harry set up quickly had the two twin size beds exchanged for one larger one. He placed an order for a large and delicious dinner and set off for a flight around the grounds before a new lesson with Dumbeldore.

Draco and Severus arrived at the castle not too long after lunch Harry was in with Dumbeldore. Severus managed to avoid all remnants of Remus and himself. Retiring to his room to work on some of the work he had avoided, Severus passed out onto the floor.

Draco found the room that he and Harry would share and was quiet delighted to see the changes that had been made. The old posters and books, and assorted things all reminded him of the happy part of his childhood, and now on the brink of manhood, he was indeed in love. 

End Chappy 12

::hides behind small warrior children:: Please don't kill me for taking so long. I am really really sorry. Just been a lot of avoiding going on. gomen minna-san!!