Title: Reforging old bonds
Pairing: future drarry, implied Remus x Severus
Fandom: Harry Potter
Summery: Harry grows up as Remus and Severus' son, spending school hours at Hecate's school for young witches and wizards. Despite the slight difference in their ages his guardians arrange play dates with both the Malfoy heir, Draco who is Severus' other godson and the Longbottom heir, Neville.
Chapter 14
Unlike their first match, later Quidditch matches were quite bland...
The more Harry flew the more he fell in love with the game...
Harry's first exams as a Hogwarts' student came and went.
Now it was nearly Solstice and Uncle Lucius' birthday…
Harry felt torn, while Ron had slacked off on the Anti-Slytherin comments- to his face anyway, he felt growing distance between himself and his childhood friends.
In the classes that they shared with Slytherin, Harry found himself as usual on the Gryffindor side sitting between Ron and Hermione.
Now it was Solstice they had gone back to their families, given that for the most part that their dads were the last of their family that didn't mean that they didn't get to spend some time with other blood family.
They ate dinner the night before Solstice with the Burbage-Princes, so they spent time with 'Nono Rel and Cici Hope, Aunt Faith, Aunt Connie, Aunt Irma and Aunt Charity.
Breakfast was when Paddy, their great-grandfather Lyall arrived full of fun and presents but lunch was spent with Draco, Aunt Cissy and Uncle Lucius whose birthday was on Solstice.
It was a Burbage tradition to have new pajamas on Solstice eve so they always received new ones from Cici.
Gifts from their dads, aunts, uncles, 'cousins' and honorary grandparents all magically appeared under the Malfoy Yule tree along with special presents. It was the Malfoys' tree because that was where they slept.
Harry sometimes thought that he was a bit too old for presents from Wōden but his sisters were still very much into it.
Artemis and Nemia still insisted on leaving carrots for Wōden's eight-legged horse Sleipnir as well as spiced cider and moon cookies for Wōden.
Solstice had been a night that Harry was both looking forward to and dreading…
It had long been tradition that Harry slept in Draco's room and he was worried that he would have to sleep alone on Solstice.
The girls were already asleep when Draco and Harry flooed back from the Parkinsons' Yule Ball.
Draco gave him a smile, "I'm so glad you're here."
Then they headed up to Draco's bedroom, changing into their pajamas and slipping to Draco's hand carved dragon bed.
Harry gave in and snuggled up to his friend, the older boy throwing an arm around him.
"Happy Solstice." Draco murmured in his ear.
Harry echoed his friend softly.
He was so worried about losing his childhood playmate as a friend, it seemed that Draco held no grudge and that meant a lot…
XooooooX
Draco felt a lot happier that Solstice than he had much of the first term, Harry still wanted to be close to him despite Granger and Weasley's silent bullying.
Harry deserved better but it was the younger wizard's choice who were his friends and had his best interests at heart…
Draco hoped that Harry would realise that Granger and Weasley weren't really his friends, rather they seemed more like watch dogs who kept their childhood friends away from him.
It hurt to see Harry directed away from himself, Blaise and even Theo…
Most times Harry didn't even notice it was happening but everyone else did…
It had upset the others dreadfully and had made Blaise cry more than once.
Blaise would be here tomorrow, hopefully Harry could convince him that they were still his friends…
What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?