Chapter 7: Back To Hogwarts

"This is WWN Wake Up Flight, we're on the phone with none other then Dragon Malfoy, who is currently on his way to school. Hello Dragon, How are you?" The radio host asked, getting quite the surprise this morning when Dragon had called in.

"I'm doing great, never better. Sorry about the background noise I'm currently in the car on the way to the station. How are you?"

"That's okay, I'm great, curious on why you called. You sounded excited, you had something special to announce to our listeners."

"Well, I'm excited, I don't think my fans will be. I finalized a very important decision last night that has been bothering me for a good week, since the annual Malfoy barbaque. I'm sorry to announce that I am retiring of sorts from the music business. I will be releasing CD's and performing at certain places, however they will be on my own time, and the concerts will not be as announced as they were this summer, nor as extensive."

"What brought on this decision?" Alec the announcer asked.

"I had a taste of what's to come this summer. I saw, while on tour, how big I could become if I tried, and I could not think of being able to do that on top of going to school and maintaining a relationship while being the child I am. I only had a chance to act my age once this summer and that was during the twins birthday in America. It made me realize that I missed that, that I should hold on to that before I really have to become an adult. However, there is a high chance that I'll take it up after I graduate Hogwarts."

"That's a very wise decision to finish school, not many people in your position would do such a thing."

"That's becuase they like the fame and money. I already have both of those things so I'm pursuing that which I don't have, and that which I want to keep, my family and an education. Everyone will always know every little detail about me, that's never going to change. So, why not be a positive role model instead of a bad one?"

"Well parents might argue that you've already set bad examples, become a bad role model."

"Yes, well I have done some terrible and irresponsible things in the past, but at least I own up on the fact that what I did was wrong, instead of those people that commit to being role models, do irresponsible things and then either deny it, or blame it on someone else."

"Well, we won't keep you longer, it sounds like you've reached the station. From all of us here at Morning Flight, we wish Mat and yourself the best of luck at school this year, and extra luck to Mat on his O.W.Ls."

"Mat and I thank you. I'll talk to you later Alec." Dragon said, before hanging his cellphone up. Alec went on to take calls from disappointed and supporting fans. Dragon had to go through that earlier when he called up the muggle radio stations. Harry decided to help Dragon out by maintaining his offical website, Noah had made for him, posting a letter about Dragon's retirement last night, but that the website would stay so that Dragon and his fans could keep in contact. He promised Dragon would recieve and read all emails and post whenever he had a chance. Dragon, Mat, and the rest of Dragon's family got out of the car, gathered Mat, Dragon, and Tiger's trunks, though Tigers stuff was shrunk and placed in Dragon and Mat's trunks.

"See you at school tonight. No getting in trouble on the train this year please, let's break this bad record you, seem to have a knack for that."

"We'll try hard not to." Dragon hugged all his siblings.

"Your godfather will be on the train along with your grandfather."

"I swear! Severus, his name is Severus or Sev. Why can't either of you call each other by your proper names, not Snape, Potter, your godfather, and your dad. That's like me saying Oh night Mrs. Snape, hello cousin. It's ridiculous."

"Take that up with your godfather, not me. He started it the first day of the first year I went to Hogwarts, and he's the only one that can fix it. Now get on the train before you are both late and miss it."

"I don't see why we have to take the train, when you go to Hogwarts right after we leave anyways. Why can't we just go with you, that way the stupid getting into trouble on the train curse breaks itself, because WE WON'T BE ON THE TRAIN!"

"On now. Don't fight with your dad." Draco said, hugging Dragon.

"Fine, Fine, this is me...Getting on the train...Being bossed around by my parents, if Death Eaters were to attack the train and I was to be killed how would you feel knowing the last words you said to me were, don't fight with your dad."

"Train. Now. Go. We will dicuss this after the feast." Draco said, while Harry pushed the stroller containing Madison, Hailey, and Shane, while holding Audrey in a carrier on his front, and left the station to wait in the car. Draco had the stroller containing Rupert, Alyssa and Michael while holding Elizabeth in the carrier on his front. Dragon nodded his head before getting onto the train, Mat had already found a compartment for them. Placing his trunk in the overhead compartment, Dragon kissed Mat's forehead. 'I need to think things over alone, somewhere.' Dragon thought.

"Go, I think I saw Severus heading towards the Head boy and girl's compartment."

"How did you-"

"Please, we've been together a year, I know when you need time to yourself. That and you look a little let down, like someone kicked your puppy."

"What's a puppy?" Dragon asked confused, his head was too clogged to think straight.

"The little animal Paris Hilton carries everywhere."

"Argh! Whose this Paris Hilton?" Dragon said annoyed before leaving the compartment, Mat went back to reading his Defense book and finishing some of his homework. Dragon had literally walked the length of the train and back at least twice already.

"Mr. Malfoy, will you stop that inncessant pacing?" Snape said, walking out of the compartment.

"Sorry sir." Dragon said, head bowed.

"Come on in Mr. Malfoy." Snape said, opening the compartment door a little wider. "It's only Professor Malfoy and I, and I swear we don't bite."

"The headmaster, riding the train?"

"Yes, well someone had to keep an eye on you didn't they? Plus, unlike the old coot as everyone's come to call him, I have prepared the welcome feast ahead of time. Are you coming in or are you determined to become the aisles permanent statue?" Dragon walked into the compartment, noticingLucius reading some muggle novel. He quickly put it down and held his arms out, Dragon got into them and just cried.

"What's wrong Drag?" Severus asked, going from headmaster to concerned Godfather very quickly.

"I was just...joking around with...Harry...Death Eaters...Funny." Dragon said between sobs.

"What? Harry was attacked by Death Eaters, and you think that's funny?" Lucius asked, shocked.

"No." Dragon took a few breaths to calm himself. "I was joking around with dad, and said that how would he feel...if...if...the train was attacked by Death Eaters...And the last thing he said to me was don't fight with your dad."

"Let me guess, now one or both of your parents are mad or upset?" Severus said filling in the blanks, it was hard enough understanding the boy when he was crying and stuttering. Dragon nodded his head.

"Well that isn't something to joke about Dragon, you should know that. What if something really had happened to you, and the last thing your parents heard from you wasn't that you love them and would see them later, but that they should feel guilty for sending you on a train to a school in which they knew you were safe, and would have fun. Then hear that something had actually happened to you, they would feel terrible about what they had done." Lucius said, looking down at his grandson.

"I don't...I don't...Want to go...back...to..to..A-Azkaban." Dragon said, crying even harder.

"Dragon, I'm sure your parents wouldn't do that to you, especially after last year. If you want, I'll talk to them before they talk to you okay?" Severus asked, kneeling infront of Dragon placing his hands comfortingly on Dragon's knees to balance himself.

"Please." For most of the trip, Dragon sat curled into his grandfather's lap either sleeping or crying. He really was afraid he'd get into trouble.

"Professor? Is Dragon in there perhaps?" Mat called from the other side of the door. Severus got up and opened the door.

"He's here. I think he'll finally be glad to see you, why don't you wake him up and take him back to your compartment?" Lucius said, moving out from under Dragon carefully while Mat walked over.

"Babe, come on it's time to wake up we're almost at Hogwarts and you need to get on your school robes." Mat said, brushing a few strands of Dragon's hair behind his ear. "Come on babe, Tiger's here too."

"Huh?" Dragon asked groggily opening his eyes a bit. "W-where?"

"On the train, come on." Mat held out his hand, holding Tiger in his other arm. Dragon took the offered hand, willingly being dragged down the aisle and towards the compartment that contained their stuff.

"Think summer had an effect on him?" Lucius said feeling sorry for Dragon.

"Looks like it, he did just finish touring yesterday. Mat and Tiger stayed home the last two weeks to get everything and pack for him. You know what, I'll postpone classes. We'll have them start on Tuesday instead of tomorrow."

"That is a wonderful idea."

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"Dragon, robes then sleep." Mat said, placing Tiger in the carrier before holding Dragon's robes open for him so all he had to do was slid his arms in and button it up, before putting on his own robes. "I swear, you're going to fall asleep in your dinner. I'm glad now that you've decided to retire, I couldn't deal with being married to someone who went into acoma after every tour."

"Ha ha, you should be a comedian." Dragon said, laying down on the bench containing his son,taking his son's extra pillow out of the baby bag before placing it under his head. With in an instant Dragon was alseep again.

"I swear Tiger, he's either very sick, very tired, or just wants to beat the world's longest non-accidental coma record. Let's feed you before we get to Hogwarts huh?" Mat said, feeding Tiger before burping and changing him. About half an hour later they arrived at the Hogsmeade station. "Dragon, get up before I pour freezing cold ice water down your pants." Mat said, gathering all of Tiger's and his stuff before taking his wand out and pointing it at Dragon. "One...Two. Oh good, you're up." Dragon jumped out of his seat before Mat could get to three and picked up his and Mat's trunks.

"Man you two are slow." Dragon teased, half way down the aisle by now. Once they got off the train, they placed their trunks with the pile of other trunks to be taken to the castle before finding a carriage. Once they got into the Great Hall they were surprised to see Severus and Lucius had beat them all. Severus was seated in the Head Master's chair, Chastity on his right and Draco on his left. The sorting was over fairly quickly, Severus took a deep breath and stood up.

"Since I know you all will not pay attention to me because your stomachs are demanding food, and as is tradition the speech will be held till the end." Severus clapped his hands together like the old 'fool' did and the food appeared on the table. "Draco, I wanted to inform you that Dragon spent the whole train ride with Lucius and I, crying himself to sleep the whole time because he's afraid that Potter and yourself are going to send him to Azkaban again. He's petrified of the idea actually, and he is quite sorry, for the first hour of the train ride all he did was walk up and down the aisle because he couldn't get out of the train."

"I'll be easy on him then, thank you Sev."

"You're welcome, now if you'll excuse me, I have a speech to give." Severus finished up his dinner and stood up again. "Now that we have all enjoyed our food and drink, I have a few announcements to make. First off, in case some of you students were wondering where Albus Dumbledore is, he retired at the end of last year. I'm Headmaster Severus Snape, welcome first years to Hogwarts. I trust that you all read over the letter that was sent to you along with your Hogwarts acceptance letter and the materials list. I will repeat the fact that anyone who causes serious injury to another student will only be given three chances throughout all seven years here at Hogwarts. Anyone who breaks any of the following school rules will be severly punished, and I'm not talking cleaning the trophy room without magic punished, I'm talking detention with Filch punished. The school rules are as followed, the Forbidden Forest at the edge of the school ground is so called because it is FORBIDDEN to all students. Anyone showing support for the dark arts, dark lords, etc. will be expelled immediately, that means your wand is taken away. Mr. Flich and myself remind you that no magic is to be performed in the corridors between classes, as are a bunch of other things, if you want to know what they are there is a list posted on Mr. Filches office door, and I suggest you all at least look over it. I will however mention that EVERY Weasley Wizarding Wheezes product is on that list. Quidditch tryouts start the second week of the semester, I suggest you get in touch with your Quidditch Captin or check your common room bulletin boards for what day and time your try outs take place. My last and final announcement before you follow your Prefects to your common rooms has to do with tomorrow's classes, they have been postponed until Tuesday. Now, off to bed." Severus said, releasing the students from the Great Hall. Dragon got up with his fellow classmates before doubling back claiming to have forgotten his cloak.

"Come on, let's go have that talk." Draco said, wrapping his arm around Dragon's shoulders. "It's just a talk nothing else." Dragon nodded before letting himself be led towards the Dungeons.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think before I spoke. I shouldn't have said what I said, it wasn't right of me." Dragon said, walking into Draco's office.

"What if something had actually happened to you Dragon? Your dad and I wouldn't be able to live with ourselves had something happened. Harry was seriously ready to pull you off the train by the time I got back to the car and it took me an hour to calm him down and reassure him that my father and Severus wouldn't let anything happen to you. It's not me you should be apologizing to."

"I should be apologizing to both of you, where's dad?" Dragon asked, hugging Draco.

"Putting the kids to sleep, why don't you go help him? The password to the rooms is D-E-M-A-M-H-S-R-A. It's the order in which you children were born. The password to your and Mat's room I believe Mat has as TM, obivously for Tiger Malfoy. I have a few things to work out for tomorrow, and you might want to thank Sev, he gave everyone the day off so you could sleep. He said you were practically in acoma on your way to Hogwarts."

"I will, I better go find dad." Dragon kissed Draco's cheek before going towards Harry and Draco's rooms. "Dad, are you in here?" Dragon whispered not wanting to wake those that were sleeping.

"Yeah, I'm in here." He heard Harry call from the girls nursery.

"Dad, I wanted to apologize for what I said this morning, it wasn't right of me and I'm sorry. Death Eater attacks are nothing to joke about and I'm sorry."

"I was absolutely worried to death about you." Harry pulled Dragon into a tight hug. " I forgive you. Now go sleep, Merlin knows you need it." Harry kissed Dragon's forehead, before sending him off to bed tapping his butt like he did when Dragon was younger to get him off to bed quicker.

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"Are you doing better?" Mat asked, looking up from the television when Dragon entered the room.

"Yeah, I'm sorry for how I acted today. I sort of joked about being attacked by Death Eaters to my parents before getting on the train, and it was a stupid thing to do. I was afraid that they'd send me back to Azkaban, I didn't and still don't want to go back to Azkaban."

"Babe, you're right that wasn't the smartest thing to joke about, but I'm sure your parents wouldn't send you back to Azkaban after everything that's happened." Mat said, pulled Dragon down onto the couch with him.

"Sev cancelled classes tomorrow so I could sleep. However, and I've been kicking myself for this, while we were in America, you had a birthday! We didn't celebrate it, you didn't bring it up, but I think that's why you were mad at me that one night. It wasn't all because it seemed like I said you were a bad father, it's because I forgot your birthday. Your 16th birthday, which is a big deal! You're legal now! So tomorrow, I'm going to make that up to you. Come on though, let's go to bed early for once." Dragon said laughing while looking at the time, it was currently nine.

The next morning, Dragon woke up early and went into the kitchen part of their rooms, he pulled out a bunch of fruit, cutting it into eatable pieces. He made toast and omlets, made freshly squeezed orange juice and arranged everything nicely on the plate and tray. He asked Dobby to go pick a few flowers before filling a glass of water and placing it infront of the plate of food and between the plate and the glass of juice. He placed the card against the glass. Once Dobby was back with the flowers he placed them in the glass of water, arranging them nicely before going back into the bedroom. "Morning sleepy head."

"Good morning, is that for me?" Mat asked, looking at the tray in Dragon's hands.

"Yep, Happy belated birthday. I'm soooooo sorry I forgot." Dragon kissed Mat while placing the tray across his lap. "Eat up, I'll go take care of Tiger. Then we can spend the day doing whatever you want, I swear." Dragon quickly went to take care of his son and bring him into the room. Once Tiger was fed, changed, and clothed, Dragon came back and saw that Mat had gotten up but had yet to get changed.

"I decided I wanted to spend the day with you, on the couch out there, doing nothing but rotting our minds out with television on our last free day before I have to study for O.W.L.s."

"That's it? That's all you want to do?"

"Yes, because starting tomorrow, you both will see little of me unless you spend all your time studying in the library."

"Okay then, let's go." Dragon took Mat's hand in his and pulled him towards the couch.

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A/n: Yeah I know lame chapter, but I forgot Mat's birthday! I also didn't know how else to start Mat and Dragon at School. Anyways, it should start getting interesting from here on out.

Orlin: Glad you enjoyed the chapter. Chastity: I don't need sympathy Orlin. Mat and Dragon: Thanks.

Heather: Chastity: Yep, I'm feeling better :). Glad you enjoyed this chapter. I never get tired of hearing people say they enjoy the chapters :). However, if you want me to start writing crappy chapters I'll try, it's just I thought the story was crap when I started, but it gained a fan base, so who knows.

Bitcake: You're welcome. lol I've noticed you enjoy procrastinating. OH, Danny and Andrew are thinking of adopting another little one. lol, skipping over songs, you're silly. Kime: School, and finding a job, but hey I'm always logged on to the internet even when I'm not infront of the computer or in class so ha ha the blames all on you! Yes everyone's mind changes daily but ADD is Attention Dephecite Disorder it's where you can't pay attention not because your mind changes but because you lose interest in things within seconds. It doesn't count because you don't drop the 0 from 6/6/06 or you'd be living sometime before the year 100. Why should 616 actually be considered the evil number? Glad you enjoyedDragon's explanation of my parents and 'parents'. Glad you enjoyed the chapter.James: Hello, no not out of the closet though I'm so glad you want to see me come out of a closet that I'm not in...She had me in handcuffs, but ha ha jokes on her because she's in them now. Teachs her to keep me locked in those things. Chastity: Of course he's my hubby. Mat: (Runs away from you)...Sure you were. We all know of the evil sex ideas running through your head about me.

Adrianna: Okay, Dragon is about 5'6 and he's 15 years old. Mat is 5'1 and is 16 years old. Mat will always be shorter then Dragon. Mat: (blushes) Thank you. Dragon: Thank you, who do you need to talk to about what? Sev: Who said I didn't, just because Kime and Dragon whom write the story think I didn't doesn't mean I didn't...I walked him to the Floo remember? It doesn't take that long? Notice the gap between when Chastity's father left and Dragon was talking to Chastity, and when I walked Dragon to the Floo and came quickly back to comfort Chastity? What do you think I did between the huge Dragon's talking to Chastity gap? Chastity: Thank you. Kime: You're welcome, I'm glad you like your name too. Yeah when I re-read them, I noticed that some of the words ran together, but it was fine when I read it before I posted it, it was quite weird. We all love you too.

Sarahamanda: I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter, I'm also glad that you won at Scene it.