A/N: Thanks for the wonderful reviews I have been recieving lately. 8 reviews for the last chapter! I will try and get everything explained within the story. I am not sure how long this is going to be but last chapter was kind of a bonding part between Draco and Harry, if you're wondering why they might be so close while reading this chapter.


Betrayals and Secrets

Chapter Four

Harry's Birthday Part 1


Draco found himself waking up the next day in an unfamiliar bed. Startled, his eyes snapped open and surrounded the area. He then felt something snuggled up close to him, and turned to look at his right. There was Harry, sleeping soundly beside him, a small smile on his face and he had Draco's hand in his.

The blond smiled. Harry had comforted him. That was something nobody had ever done for him before. Harry made him feel loved, even if just by one person. He made sure that he would be returning the favor. Someday.

He had felt something when he kissed Harry. A connection, as if some sort of bond had formed. But what had it been? He knew he loved Harry, more than anything, even if Harry didn't love him in return, he'd still watch and protect from afar.

Harry stirred and groaned next to him. Draco avoided looking at Harry as he got up, but then felt a pair of hands, obviously Harry's, wrapping themselves around his waist. Draco then felt Harry's head resting on his shoulder. "Hey, are you OK now?" Harry whispered. "You were pretty beat up last night…"

Draco looked at him painfully and forced a small grin. "I'm fine." He grabbed one of Harry's hands and held it, not wanting to let go in the least. Harry sighed and whispered in his ear. "You can talk, you know. I'm here, everything will be confidiential, between us- even Snape won't know about it."

"Really?" Draco asked, hopefully.

Harry nodded and smiled, brushing a few strands of hair out of Draco's eyes. "You bet."

"What day is today, do you know?" Draco asked.

Harry looked at the calendar and his eyes widened. "Oh my god, so much has been going on I almost forgot…"

"Forgot what?" Draco queried.

"Today's my birthday," Harry replied, looking out the window of the room.

"You don't sound happy," Draco stated.

"An understatement, Draco," Harry replied. "I hate my birthday- it's the worst day ever."

"Come now, it can't be that bad," Draco said, wrapping a hand around Harry's waist.

"At the Dursleys, they never really cared it was my birthday. I never got a real birthday party, and the only people that really cared up until now were Hermione and Hagrid," Harry replied. "I could always count on them- we always corresponded."

Draco nodded, taking this new information in. Any he had on Harry would be good to get to know him better. (A/N: Nyah, you all thought he was going to sell him to Voldemort! Hehehehehe!)

It was quiet for a while, before Harry broke the silence and tension. "Dray, do you have something you want to ask me? You look kind of tense."

The blond nodded and worded carefully. "Okay, tell me what the hell was Weasel's problem and why he hit you? What happened so that he would betray and treat you like shit?"

Okay, maybe he didn't word his sentences that carefully. (A/N: Lol)

"Well…" Harry sighed. "It actually began at the beginning of sixth year. I'm not sure if you noticed but Ron was not always around us. Hermione and myself, I mean. He was usually goofing off with Seamus or snogging Brown in a dark corridor. Something like that. He thought that I had put him in too much danger when we went to save Sirius in our fifth year, and decided it was better if he had stayed away from me all together, and if Hermione wasn't going to go along with him, he'd abandon her too."

"But they volunteered!" Draco exclaimed. "They're just stupid, I guess."

Harry smiled weakly. "I guess…"

Draco raised an eyebrow. "That still doesn't explain why the rest of them hate you. They glared at you with a passion, from the way I saw it earlier."

Harry nodded. "Well, when Ron told Mrs. Weasley what happened, she bloody well freaked and wouldn't her family go anywhere near me, even the oldest like Bill and Charlie who can defend themselves if need be. But what she doesn't know is that Ginny and I are still friends. We secretly correspond under names Red and Spark." (A/N: Heh, original I know. LOL. Not. XD)

Draco looked shocked at the supposedly Golden Boy of Hogwarts. "Harry Potter, you little sneak!" he exclaimed, causing Harry to laugh. "That's so… well… Slytherin of you."

Harry smirked. "Well, no wonder the Hat wanted me there."

Draco gaped at him. "Really? Oh, it would have been so bloody hilarious to see the look on Weasley's face if you had been sorted into Slytherin! Even on Uncle Sev's-" when Harry looked like he was about to burst out laughing, Draco hurriedly said, "Yeah, I call him that, tell everyone-" he couldn't finish because Harry had outwardly burst out laughing.

A knock at the door was heard. "Come in?" Harry and Draco said in unison, though Harry was trying unsuccessfully to bite back giggles. Draco grinned. He hadn't seen Harry this happy since… well, ever.

Lily poked her head through the crack of the door. "Hello, boys. Everything going all right in here?" she asked.

"Um, fine, Mrs. Potter," Draco replied.

"Yeah, mum, we're fine," Harry stated. "The first one I'm telling is Sirius," he whispered to Draco, who snickered.

"Oh that's gonna be hilarious. I can't wait to see Sirius' face!"

Lily raised an eyebrow at the two boys who were supposedly in deep conversation. She had sensed for a while that something was happening between the two boys, and she wondered if it was something more than just friendship. Either way, she'd love her son no matter what. Speaking of which…

"Oh, and Harry, happy 17th birthday," Lily said. "I'm really sorry that I couldn't be there for your sweet 16. Or… any other birthday for that matter."

"Mum, you don't have to apologize," Harry said. "If anything, the old coot Dumbledore has to apologize for keeping my MOTHER a secret from me. Only four people know I HATE being left in the dark and lied to. They are Sirius, Remus, Hermione and Ginny. Well, and now you two. I think we can make this work, mum."

"You know what, Harry? I think we can too." Lily smiled at her son, her baby, with tears glittering in her eyes.

If anyone could see James Potter up in heaven, he'd be smiling at his wife, son, and possibly his son-in-law. At a future date, of course.

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Sirius walked into the kitchen to find Remus making toast. He walked quietly over to his lover and wrapped his arms around Remus' waist, causing the werewolf to nearly jump out of his skin. He moaned as Sirius placed tiny kisses on his neck.

"Sirius, you scared the hell out of me," Remus sighed, knowing it was Sirius because that was just the kind of thing that he did. For living, he might add.

The dog animagus grinned wildly. "Well, I succeeded at one thing today. Oh, it's Harry's 17th birthday and I'm planning him a surprise party. Obviously the Weasleys and most others will not be attending because of the fact that they betrayed him but…"

Remus nodded. "Point made. Well, let's get to it, shall we? Let's make it a surprise for Lily, too. Not tell her what we're doing."

Sirius nodded. "Always Moony who thinks up the good ideas."

Remus smiled and pressed his lips onto Sirius', for once not caring if they were interrupted.

About an hour later the other occupants of the house walked in. Harry, Draco, Lily and Severus in that order. (A/N: Just so you know, Dumbledore has NO idea that Lily revealed herself to her son, so its gonna be a shocker) Everyone sat in a seat at the rather large table. Sirius sat in the middle on the right, Remus on Sirius' right, and Harry next to Remus on his right. Lily sat next to Harry on his right and then Severus and finally Draco. Since Sirius and Remus all ready ate, a House Elf served them food. (A/N: Not Kreacher. I claim all rights to this House-Elf)

"Can Cally get anything else for guests?" the house elf asked.

"I think that will be enough, Cally," Remus replied and the House elf disapparated with a POP.

Everyone began eating in silence. Sirius and Remus sent looks to each other all the time and Sirius every once in a while turned his gaze to Harry, who was in deep conversation with Draco. Lily was surprisingly getting along with Snape very well and they were talking animatedly. Everyone was in deep conversation and then Hermione and Ginny walked into the kitchen, grinning at Harry.

"Hello, Harry!" Ginny squealed. Harry got up from his seat and gave her a big hug, which she fully returned. But then the Weasleys came in and Mrs. Weasley shrieked.

"Ginny Weasley, get away from him right this instant!"

"NO, Mum! I can take care of myself!" Ginny yelled. To prove it, she actually asked Harry and the others to make space so that she could sit beside Harry and Hermione on his other side. In other words, the Weasleys having to sit across from them.

"Ginerva Molly Weasley, you get away from that freak right now!" Mrs. Weasley screeched, and Harry winced. Draco noticed this and was about to yell at the idiodic woman, when it was too late. Someone else had taken his spotlight.

"How dare you call my Harry that!" Lily yelled at Mrs. Weasley. "He's seventeen- he's seen more than you and your pathetic family- no offence, Ginny- put together! I suggest you think logically before you DARE insult my son. If James were here, you'd get a worse punishment than just yelling."

"I could fill in his place, Lily," Sirius growled through gritted teeth. "Nobody calls my Harry a freak."

Ginny smiled at the others before glaring at her mother. "You don't know him, mum! He's not what you think- just SHUT UP AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!"


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