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'Thoughts'
"Speech"
Text being read from book or letters
Chapter 16
Harry woke up snuggled between his mates with Sev and Luc's wings draped over him. Harry smiled lazily before noticing that Hedwig was sitting on the bedside table with a letter in her mouth. Harry sat up, leaning over Sev to pull out some owl treats and fed them to her whilst taking the letter addressed to him.
Hey Potter,
Look, I've given it some thought and I agree with you that we should be friends but I have something I need to say first. I handled your rejection in first year badly. I need to know that you are serious about this before we become friends. Meet me in Hogsmeade for lunch at the Three broomsticks at 12:30, alone. If I know dad and Uncle Sev (which I do), they'll want to come and I think this is a matter for us to sort out on our own, wouldn't you agree?
Looking forward to our chat.
Draco Malfoy
Harry reread the letter three times, worrying his lower lip as he read it. Draco had a fair point but he also didn't think his mates were going to let him go on his own seeing as he had just completed the claiming stage. The fact that Draco wanted it to be between told Harry that the boy had clearly grown up in the last few months, a lot. Just as Harry decided that it was best to be honest with his mates, Sev snatched the letter from out of his hand.
"Give it back please Sev." Harry asked, reaching for the letter.
"No. I want to know who and what has your undivided attention first thing after a mind-blowing night like last night. Your attention should be on us. No one else." Sev replied, holding the letter further out of Harry's reach.
"I am thinking of you, which is why I need that letter back." Harry reasoned
"Oh really?" Luc interjected. "And how can you be thinking of us while reading a letter?"
"I can be thinking of you because it is from your son and he has requested a meet between just him and myself this afternoon for lunch." Harry answered whilst still reaching for the letter.
Sev looked at Harry with such intensity that Harry froze where he was, worried that they would prevent him from going.
Sev looked at Harry, looking for signs that he was doing this for any other reason other than for them; looking for signs that that could cause his precious sub more pain. Sev then flicked his eyes over to the letter in his hand, reading it, searching for signs of deception within his Godson's handwriting or words, finding none. He then flicked his eyes back to his sub who hadn't moved from his position above him.
"Why do you want to go Harry?" Sev asked curiously.
"So we can live in peace with your families, so that you guys have nothing to concern yourselves with when Draco comes over and so that you guys don't have to sacrifice anything for me." Harry answered honestly.
Sev sat there, pondering on Harry's reply before replying with "Then you can go. But I expect you here as soon as you and Draco are finished talking. Do you understand?"
"Of course Sev." Harry replied, showering Sev with kisses. "Thank you."
Harry jumped out of bed and practically skipped to the bathroom to shower.
"Why are you letting him go Sev? He should be with us, especially so soon after the claiming. His scent hasn't changed yet and we don't want anyone thinking that he hasn't been claimed yet." Luc fretted
"I know Luc but we can wrap him in our scent and hopefully that will last until he gets home in which case we can wrap him in our scent again until the claimed scent comes through. Plus, if I didn't agree to let him go then he would have gone behind out back anyway. Trust me on that." Snape reasoned, getting up and getting dressed. "Come on. It's breakfast time."
Snape and Luc got up and got dressed, deciding to shower later. They caught up with Harry in the dining room where they had cereal for breakfast and went into the library to each do their own thing. Sev was researching new safe and painless ways to collect unicorn and dragon blood for his potions using Hogwarts's unicorns and dragons, Luc was pleasure reading and Harry was working on his holiday homework. Harry was just finishing his last essay when Luc and Sev put their books down and started nuzzling him.
"Sev, Luc….what are you doing?" Harry asked, blushing.
"We are scenting you precious." Sev replied.
"Why?" Harry confusedly asked.
"So people know that you are a claimed submissive." Luc replied shamelessly.
"But I thought as soon as we had completed the bond that my scent would change." Harry speculated.
"It does. It just takes a couple of days for the submissive's scent to change. The body has to create a completely new scent based off of the sub's mates which means it's different for each sub." Sev explained patiently.
"Oh…." Harry sounded.
"Oh indeed." Sev and Luc acknowledged.
Once 12:25pm came around, Harry gave each Luc and Sev a kiss in the lobby and disapperated to meet with Draco.
Draco was waiting for Harry at the doors into the Three Broomsticks.
"Malfoy." Harry Mentioned cautiously. Without his mates there, he suddenly thought this might not be such a great idea.
"Potter." Malfoy replied equally cautious.
"Shall we head in?" Harry asked.
"We shall." Malfoy replied.
They walked in together. Everyone stopped to look at the pair. The silence was deafening and before Harry could stop himself, he shouted out "What? You've never seen a couple of friends hang out before. Mind your own business."
He then grabbed Malfoy's arm and dragged him to one of the corner booths, signaling to Rosmerta for his usual drink.
"So Malfoy, what did you want to talk about?" Harry asked once the conversation started up around them.
"I just wanted to see if you were serious about being friends. Judging by the fact that you are still unclaimed and smelling of my father and godfather, I'd say you are, especially after that display. If that is the case, you might as well call me Draco."
"I am Draco. I love your father and godfather. I kind of even feel protective of you. It's hard to explain though so you might as well call me Harry." Harry explained. "Although, we completed the bond last night. I'm actually surprised they let me out to be honest. Then again, your godfather probably know he wouldn't have been able to stop me."
"True that." Draco chuckled. "I have to say though, I'm surprised you feel protective of me. Why do you think that is?"
"I think it is because you are a son to my mates therefore it makes you my son as well, in a roundabout way…" Harry speculated thoughtfully with a smile on his face. "And as much as that should creep me out, I can't bring myself to feel anything but pride and love. I'm happy with the way that things have turned out. I'm happy to be your friend though."
"It may also have something to with the fact that I am a submissive Vampire as well." Draco added. "So seeing as you are my father's sub, you probably instinctively feel the need to protect me as my mother would regardless of who my mother really is."
"You're a sub as well? "Harry asked, wide-eyed.
"Yeah. I thought you could tell by my scent." Draco replied.
"Sorry, but all I'm smelling at the moment is my mates." Harry apologized as Rosmerta brought over their drinks and food.
They ate in the first comfortable silence Harry could remember ever having with Draco. As Harry finished his meal he gave a contented sigh, happy with how everything had turned out.
"Do you know who your mate is?" Harry asked conversationally.
"Not yet. I do know that he is my age though and that he is a Gryffindor. His birthday is the same day as yours as well." Draco replied, with a frown on his face. He noticed Harry's knowing glint in his eyes. "Do you know who he is? Please, tell me."
"How do you know it's a guy?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow, smirking.
"I think I'd know my sexual preference thanks." Draco quipped back.
After giving it some thought and seeing Draco's desperate face, Harry answered with "I'll only tell you if you promise to keep it to yourself and let him approach you."
"I promise." Draco begged.
"It's Neville Longbottom. And before you judge, he's a great guy. He'll treat you right and be a great dom. The kind you need to help you relax." Harry informed his son-in-law, smiling. "Come home with me and we can help you. After all, your mum is a witch and you need blood which we have a house full of."
"But, I've never been to Uncle Sev's manor. Only his flat in London." Draco murmured.
"That's fine. You can come with me. I know where it is. The question is whether or not you want to come with us." Harry questioned.
"Of course I do. I need to know how to be a sub and you know Neville better than anyone." Draco replied.
"Come along then." Harry threw done a few galleons for the meal and headed out with Draco trailing behind him.
Harry held out his hand for Draco to take. After a little speculation, Draco put his hand in Harry's and before Draco could say 'quidditch', Harry had apperated them into the front garden of a manor that could rival their own. As Harry went to let go, Draco held onto Harry's hand and moved closer.
"You okay Draco?" Harry asked concerned.
"Yea…..not really. Can I just hold onto you for a bit? I don't really like new places." Draco enquired.
"That's fine Draco. We are family now. Nothing is going to happen to you here." Harry smiled.
Harry then led Draco into the manor and around the property.
Sev and Luc felt the wards shudder a couple of hours after Harry had left, announcing that Harry had returned home with a guest. As the rushed to greet Harry, they noticed that their guest was none other than Draco Malfoy. Draco was clinging to Harry as if his life depended on it; as if the past 6-7 years had never happened and they had been the best of friends throughout the last few years. Sev and Luc decided to stay in the shadows to see how the 2 got along and to see what Harry was going to do. As they followed Harry showing Draco around, Sev noticed that Draco was a Submissive Vampire. Luc looked at Luc with a questioning look on his face. Luc just shrugged saying he hadn't realized it before now either.
Just when Harry and Draco were about to enter the Library, Severus cleared his throat. Harry and Draco turned. Harry had a huge smile on his face whilst Draco looked like he was ready to duck for cover at a moment's notice. Harry whispered into Draco's ear before running at Severus. Severus just caught his sub in his arms and gave him a kiss.
"Did you have fun precious?" Sev asked affectionately.
"Of course. Draco and I had a nice little chat." Harry replied vaguely.
"I'm sure you did, though I doubt it was a little chat seeing as you were gone for 2 and a half hours." Sev half joked and half scolded.
"Sorry, we just had a lot to talk about and then Draco mentioned that he was a Submissive Vamp as well so I thought it might be better for him to be here with us." Harry apologized whilst cuddling Luc. Luc started nuzzling Harry's neck, letting Harry know that, if Luc was angry with him, he was forgiven.
"You continue to surprise me Harry." Sev said whilst opening his arms for Draco. "Welcome to our sanctuary Draco. Come give us a hug."
Draco looked at them skeptically but after checking with Harry, Draco walked over and gave Sev and Luc a hug before attaching himself to Harry again. Sev just gave Luc a look before showing Draco where he would sleep whenever he was here.
"Dinner is at 6 tonight. Be there." Sev informed before leaving the 2 kiddies in Draco's room.
Once they were far enough away from Draco's room, Sev turned to Luc and asked "What the hell is going on Luc? Why is Draco clinging to our mate like a lifeline?"
"I know as much as you Sev. Something must have happened after I left. I knew he was a submissive Vampire and I was trying to help him through it. It's why I wasn't here. But this is something new." Luc explained.
"Let's hope Harry can help him." Sev said, looking back before continuing into the dungeons to brew some blood replenishment potions.
Harry helped Draco set up his room once Draco came back with all of his stuff.
"Draco, what happened out there?" Harry asked once they finished setting up Draco's room.
"I told you, new places make me uneasy." Draco skirted
"There was more to it than that Dray. You can tell me. We're family now. I want you to be safe and happy." Harry persuaded as he sat on Draco's bed.
Draco scrutinized Harry's face, looking for signs of deceit, finding none but love and acceptance as he patted the bed next to him. Draco walked over, sighing. Draco sat on the bed collecting his thoughts before saying anything, Harry letting him work it out in his head first.
"You know how after you came into your inheritance, dad and Uncle Sev came to collect you?" Draco started. Harry nodded. "Well, Yaxley started hanging around since dad left and he isn't as understanding of magical creatures as mum was before he started coming around. After he came around, mum started despising me more and more. I think I was a reminder of how her parents wanted her life to turn out as opposed to what she wanted. She told me that now that dad had found his sub, the marriage was void and she no longer wanted a creature in her house. She wanted to be with the man of her dreams. So she kicked me out last week, the day after I got your letter." Draco had tears running down his face. "Since she kicked me out and told me she didn't want anything to do with me, I've been on the street with all these Dominates chasing me and trying to claim me. Thankfully none have succeeded but a couple came close so now I'm on edge around everyone. I finally managed to scab some parchment and ink from someone in Diagon alley last night and so I wrote to you. I could use a friend right now."
"Draco, you can stay with us. We won't kick you out. You're family." Harry murmured soothingly.
"Didn't mean anything to my mother." Draco remarked snidely.
"It means everything to us Dray. You can be son from now on then." Harry comforted, pulling Draco to his chest. "But I'll be a parental friend. Which means I'm better than your mum."
Draco chuckled at Harry's attempt to cheer him up. "I'd like that." Draco replied.
"Good. Now make yourself presentable young man. It's almost dinner time." Harry said smiling, pushing Draco towards the bathroom.
After a quick change and 5 minutes in the bathroom, Draco was ready for dinner and feeling and looking significantly better. On their way down to dinner, Harry and Draco joked around with each other, lightening the mood, hoping that Severus and Lucius wouldn't notice Draco's situation and his proximity to Harry.
Harry and Draco arrived just in time for dinner, smiling, much to Severus' chagrin. It wasn't long into dinner that Sev decided to see what was going on.
"So Draco, What's happened? You are clinging to our mate like he is your saving grace."
"Severus." Harry scolded. "Draco is our guest. Why would you ask him such a thing?"
"Harry, we are just concerned." Luc responded. "Draco? Are you going to answer Severus?"
"No, he isn't. He's told me and that is enough. Leave him alone." Harry defended, standing up. "And I don't appreciate the tone you both have towards our son."
Harry stormed out of the room with his unfinished dinner left behind. Sev and Luc just stared after their mate before flicking their eyes back to Draco.
"Draco? What is going on?" Sev asked cautiously.
"Harry has become my mother for lack of a better way of putting it." Draco said before getting up to follow Harry out of the room.
"What? Luc I think you need to return to your manor and find out what is going on." Sev responded.
"I agree. I'll be back soon." Luc said, wiping his mouth, kissing his alpha on the cheek and disapperating. Sev got up and waited in the lobby for Lucius to return. Luc had been gone not 10 minutes before he was back in the lobby with a chest held in his hand.
"What happened?" Sev asked concerned.
"Yaxley has made his move is what happened." Luc answered.
"Oh…..that explains a lot. I'm guessing she doesn't want anything to do with Draco then?" Sev asked.
"Nope. So I've grabbed our stuff and brought it over." Luc said.
"We better go see how their doing then." Sev assumed. Luc just nodded in agreement.
Harry and Draco were in just laying on Harry's bed in Harry's room, Draco with his head on Harry's stomach looking up at the underside of the canopy above the bed.
"It's okay Draco. I'll make sure Sev and Luc come around. They're just jealous that I'm more concerned with you at the moment." Harry said suddenly breaking the silence.
"I know. But I can't help thinking they might not want me here." Draco fretted.
"I don't care if they want you here or not. I want you here which means you are staying." Harry stated confidently, playing with Draco's hair (which had also grown out to just below his shoulders). They stayed like that until they heard a knock at the door. Draco went to move but stopped at Harry's shake of the head. "You're safe here. You can stay where you are."
The knock came again, louder this time.
"What?" Harry snapped at the door.
The door opened to reveal a worried looking Luc and a resolved looking Sev.
"Harry, we need talk to Draco privately." Sev stated assertively.
"No. If Draco wants me to stay then I am staying." Harry asserted.
"Draco, would you like Harry to stay?" Luc asked
"Yes." Draco whispered.
"Very well. Draco, we're sorry. We didn't realize what Narcissa did. I didn't even think she was capable of shutting her son off like that. We love you and you are welcome to live with us for as long as you want." Luc said.
"I'm sorry for being jealous. You have to realize that we've only just gotten Harry and we weren't ready to share him yet. But it looks like we have to now." Sev apologized.
"It's okay. I thought mum would still love me but I guess not." Draco replied. The strokes of Harry playing with his hair was keeping him calm which he found the most surprising out of the whole thing.
Harry just sat there smiling. He had kept this family together from one of the oddest situations. He was quite proud of himself, his mates and his son-in-law. Luc and Sev sandwiched Harry in the middle which meant that Draco had to turn onto his side to face the bottom of the bed so Harry could keep playing with his hair, but he would take what he could and he hugged Harry's legs as he drifted off to sleep.
Sev watched Harry's face as he comforted Draco. The look of peace on his face was one that he had seen only once before in his life and that was Luc's face when Narcissa gave birth to Draco. The look of a parent accepting their child, completely at peace with it. He heard Draco's breathing drift off signaling that he was asleep. Guess that meant they would all be sleeping in Harry's bed tonight. Sev Kissed Harry's cheek before extending the bed so that the four of them would fit comfortably on the bed. Lucius then picked his up and placed him between himself and Harry right before Harry, Luc and Sev drifted off to sleep for the night.
Authors Note: -
Thank you to those that have stayed with me after so long and please excuse any mistakes that maybe in the text. The story hasn't been abandoned. Life has just been hectic which means I haven't been able to write as much as I wanted to but I am hoping to get a chapter up more regularly now with Uni exams over for the year.
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