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WARNING: Slash, rape, abuse…..I think that's about

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"Speech"

Chapter 7

Harry woke up to silence in his room. He got up (after tying his hair up) and looked around his room. He was alone. Sev and Luc would be around somewhere, but Harry was grateful to them for giving him his space. He had gotten angry over a book, a book that was written by someone that didn't know Vampires from a bar of soap. How Harry missed school….

'Wait, now that Voldemort's gone, I should see if I can complete my seventh year at Hogwarts. Decide what (if anything) I can be.' Harry thought to himself. 'I should probably talk to Sev and Luc about it first. Wait, what am I thinking? I don't have to ask them permission. I'll TELL them I'm going back and leave no room for debates.'

Harry nodded to himself as he undressed to have a shower, glad that he had sorted something out.

After Harry finished his shower (getting dressed in a green shirt that hugged his toned chest well and tight black leather pants as a sign of independence included) Harry found his mates waiting for him in the dining room, ready to eat.

"Glad you could join us precious." Sev greeted Harry. Lucius sent Severus a glare that the latter ignored.

"Your welcome. It's only lunchtime." Harry retorted, sitting in his seat.

As Harry sat down, his plate filled with food that Harry hadn't seen since Hogwarts. Harry ate until he thought he was going to explode. But he hadn't made much of a dint into his food.

"Are you not hungry my Sweet?" Lucius asked gently. Harry quickly snapped to attention.

"Are you now going to force feed me as well? Fatten me up so I won't leave you no matter how bad you treat me." Harry snapped. After all, it wasn't his fault that his stomach was so small. That had to do with how he was treated previously.

"No my Sweet. It's just that I'm concerned. You haven't really eaten that much off your plate since you got here." Luc answered, frustration and concern lacing his voice lightly.

"Oh really? If you were so concerned about me, where were you while I was beaten and raped repeatedly? Where were you when I needed somewhere to be other than where I was? Where were you when I had someone trying to kill me? Oh, that's right. NO WHERE NEAR ME!" Harry got up forcefully slamming his fists on the table before turning to walk out. "Oh, and by the way, I've already decided to go back to Hogwarts to finish my schooling so I can then get a job should I want one."

"You will not. You haven't asked us and you are still in the stages of courting. You are to remain here until otherwise instructed." Severus dictated, still eating, seemingly unfazed by what was going on around him.

"I am an adult now. I don't need you to tell me what I can or can't do!" Harry screamed outraged that he was now ordered to remain here until the courting was over.

"Regardless, the wards will not permit you to leave until I say so." Severus said bored. "Now, have you finished yelling or do you have other things you'd like to get off your chest?"

"Now that you brought it up. Yeah, I have another bone to pick with you. Why do you care? Neither of you cared before. When I could have used the both of you, neither of you were there." Harry pressed.

"Because we didn't know you were our mate. Simple as that. If we knew before, maybe the outcome would have been different, but it's not. We can't change the past. I care because it is my job, as Alpha, to care for my Sub. Luc cares because, as Beta, it's his job to care for his Sub as well. We care because it is our duty to love you. If it wasn't, we'd still love you because you need someone to love you as unconditionally as we do. And ontop of that you need someone to keep you out of trouble and protect you, which of course, only we can provide. If you don't like it, tough luck precious, because that is the way it is and you are stuck with us until you die." Sev answered letting out his frustrations for the first time in decades. Severus then stood to walk straight up to Harry, making Harry look up at him. "You better get used to having Luc and I around because we aren't going anywhere. We love you and if you don't accept that then you are going to be stuck here a long time." He then walked out of the room.

"Breathe my Sweet. He's just annoyed at your behaviour. Vampires are big on Sub's knowing their place within the clan. They don't take too kindly at being challenged by their Sub." Lucius offered to Harry's hyperventilating lungs.

"And what is my place within the clan?" Harry asked after his breathing calmed down. Having Severus show his emotions was something that Harry thought he would never see and he never wanted to be on the Alpha's bad side. Ever.

"You hold the most power yet have the most demanding job." Luc answered carefully. "Both Sev and I would do anything to make sure you don't ever get hurt again and you could use that to your advantage. But as a Sub you are also scrutinized the most. You must never go against us in public. It would bring shame, embarrassment and possibly banishment on all of us. It also means that you are to be the most behaved in the society around you."

"Well, I think that those that want to 'scrutinize' as you put it, can go die because I don't need them judging me on how I react to something. Especially when they don't even know what I'm like." Harry stated.

"My Sweet, it's the way everything is. And neither you nor I can change that." Lucius sighed.

"I'm going outside. Don't follow me." Harry informed Lucius. He wasn't really mad at them he guessed. He was just testing them. He knew that deep down, his mates loved him. It was just that they needed to know that he needed his space as well as time together.

Severus was pacing his office. 'He has some nerve trying to TELL me what he's doing instead of asking. He needs to learn his place before I lock him up for good.' Sev thought to himself. 'Doesn't he understand that it's because we care that we act the way we do?'

Severus was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear Lucius come in.

"He'll be fine Sev. You'll see. Although, I must admit that I found it highly amusing watching you lose your temper back in the dining room." Lucius bated playfully, leaning against the doorframe.

Severus turned to look at the offending person. "What are you doing in here Luc?"

"Well, technically I'm not in your office, am I Sev?" Luc answered playfully.

Severus walked up to Lucius and pulled him into his office. "Now you are."

"Only because you pulled me into it. Do you want something?" Luc asked.

"Yeah. For Harry to get over his aggressive stage just as quickly as the passive stage." Sev sighed.

"He'll get over it quicker. He's never been Normal Sev. You'll see." Luc kissed Sev's forehead before walking out. Severus just continued pacing before he finally sat down at his desk to write a letter to Remus Lupin, explain Harry's 'predicament'.

Harry sat swinging on the swing again; letting his thoughts get the better of him. Carrying him away from where he currently was to better memories. Times when he and his friends could talk about everything and anything. They had hardly spoken to him all summer. For all he knew Ron and Hermione could have gotten married by now. He'd better get to sending them something soon. They hadn't even wished him a Happy Birthday. It'd been a few days now.

Harry sighed. What was one to do? Before he knew it, it was dark and cold. Harry walked inside and went to his room.

"Lass." Harry called.

"Yes Master Potter?" Lass answered.

"Again, call me Harry and can I please get some dinner? I'm hungry." Harry asked.

"Sure Master Harry." Lass popped away and was back within a matter of minutes. She came back to Harry fast asleep on his bed.

A/N:- Sorry about the wait. Just been a little bit busy. I hope to get the next chapter up soon. Until then, keep reviewing and tell me what you wouldn't mind in the story…..