Once upon a December
Harold walked to a train station with Hedwig on his shoulder. He walked up to the train counter to get a ticket. A man was stamming some papers for people who got tickets. "One ticket to Paris please." The man stopped stamming the papers and looked at Harold. "Exit visa."
The man held out his hand for the exit visa, Harold looked at the man weirdly. "Oh… Exit visa?" The man shook his head at Harold and got mad. "No exit visa, No ticket!" The ticket man slammed his window shut. Harold and an older woman backed up a little Hedwig flew off Harold's shoulder for a minute then went back on Harold's shoulder. "Humph!"
The older woman tapped Harold on his left shoulder since Hedwig was on his right shoulder. "Psst. See Draco. He can help." Harold turns around to look at the older woman. "Where can I find him?" Harold bends down a little so he can hear the older woman. "At the old palace. But you didn't hear it from me." Harold stood back up right and nodded his head. The older woman looked behind her then turned back to Harold. "Oh."
The older woman moved her left hand to get Harold to move. "Go! Go! Go!" Harold was playing with Hedwig's right foot thinking about what the older woman told him. "Hmm. Draco?" Draco and Blasie were at the theater trying to find a man to be Prince Harry. A man was on stage acting like Prince Harry. "Nice, nice. Very nice." Draco looked at Blasie who was by him. "Oy…" Then Draco looked down at papers with some names on them. "Ok. Um...Thank you. Thank you next please."
The man who was on stage walked off then an older man walked on stage wearing a fur coat. "Grandpa it's me, Harry." Blasie hit his head on the table while Draco just looked up at the stage. "Oh brother."
Draco and Blaise walked out of the theater, Blaise started to walk down the stairs of the theater while Draco was locking the theater door. Blaise was at the bottom waiting for Draco. Blaise threw his hands up in the air. "That's it Draco. Game over." Draco was walking down the stairs looking at his papers, Blaise turned around and looked at the papers in his hands then started to throw them on the ground. "Our last kopek is gone for this flea-infested theater." Draco opened his bag and put his papers in the bag while looking at Blaise. Blasie turns to Draco to show him the last paper in his hands. "And still no boy to pretend to be Harry."
Draco walked up to Blaise and put his arm over Blaise's shoulder. "We'll find him, Blaise. He's here somewhere right under our noses." Draco opens his bag to grab the music box and throws it up into the air and catches it. "Don't forget. One look at this jewelry box and the emperor will think we've brought the real Harry." Darco and Blaise turn to the street where Harold was talking to a man. "I'm looking for the- excuse me-." Draco hit Harold on his shoulder when he walked by. "And before he catches on we'll be off spending the 10 million rubles."
Harold looked where the man was pointing at. "No no there's no one living there. Go on." Harold had found the old palace but all the doors were bored up. Hedwig flew in a little opened so she could get in. Harold ran up to the bordes trying to find Hedwig. "Hedwig!" Harold moved his hat from his eyes so he could see. "Hedwig! Hedwig, where are you?!" Harold then grabbed the board then tried to pull the boards down so he could get inside, when he pulled the broeds he fell backwards and fell down on his butt.
Draco and Blaise were in a room of the palace eating when Harold fell down. Blaise had his foot in a chair standing up while Draco was sitting down. Draco stopped eating when Harold fell down outside and turned to look at Blaise. "Did you hear something?" Blasie turned his head to look at Draco and shook his head. "Hmm? No." Draco put his bottle down then got up from his chair.
Harold walked inside the palace looking around. "Hello." He took off his scaf and hat. "Anybody home?" Hedwig flew up some stairs going after Harold was already up the stairs and walked into a room. The room that Harold walked in had a table with plates on it. Hedwig flew under the table as Harold blew on a plate and picked it up. He looked at the plate then it showed him as a little boy being picked up by his father James. Harold shook his head and put the plate back down on the table. "Hmm."
Harold then walked up to a vase by the counter with Hedwig flying behind him, He bent down to get a better look at the vase. "This place…. It's…. It's like a memory from a dream." The vase was white with bears on top and swans in the middle. Harold looked up at the mirror behind the vase.
Dancing bears,
Painted wings.
He moved away from the vase and started to walk forward.
Things i almost remember
He went through an open door and walked to what used to be the throne room.
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
He walked down one of the set of stairs and looked around
Someone holds me safe and warm
He looked up at the big painting and then stood by another set of stairs that led down to the dance floor.
Horses prance through a silver storm
He then took off his jacket then looked at all the paintings of dancing people.
Figures dancing gracefully.
He took off his gloves last and started walking down the stairs.
Across my memory.
Then the paintings of the dances started to glow, Ghosts of the dancers started to dance in the air then they danced on the throne room floor. Just like 10 years ago before they all died. Harold bowed to two of the dances on his left side and right side. Hedwig flew up on the stair rile watching what was going on. Harold got down the stairs and started to dance around the ghost.
Someone holds me safe and warm
Harold hugs himself while dancing. The big painting of his family started to glow then James, Lily, Hermione, Pasny, Luna, and Scorpius ghosts came out.
Horses prance through a silver storm.
Hermione, Pansy, and Luna came up to him and touched his hands. Hermione put a necklace around Harold's neck.
Figures dancing gracefully
Harold spain around and he was then wearing a red shirt and white pants.
Across my memory
He started to dance with the male dancers.
Far away, long ago
The first dancer spun Harold around then he went to another dancer.
Glowing dimmer as an amber.
Then Harold went to one more dancer.
Things my heart
James, Lily and Scorpius were walking up to Harold while the other dancers stopped dancing and bowed to the family.
Used to know
Things it yearns to remember
The third dancer spun Harold around. James walked up to Harold to dance with him. Haruld looked up at James and started to dance with his father.
And a song
The people stopped dancing and watched Harold and his father dance then he started to fade away around them.
Someone sings
James bent down and kissed Harold on his forehead then stepped back from Harold.
One upon a December
Harold bows to his father then bends down to the floor. Draco and Blaise went to the throne room that Harold was in. "Hey! What are you doing in here?" Harold looked up at them then got up and started to run up the stairs that he just came from. Draco and Blaise run down the stairs trying to catch up to Harold. "Hey!"
Hedwig was flying around and trilling at Harold to hurry up. Harold turned around and saw them coming. "Hey!" Harold stopped at the big painting Draco was behind him. "Stop! Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop stop." Darco finally caught up to Harold. "Hold on a mintue. Hold on!"
Harold turned around and looked at Darco. "Now how did you get in h-here?" Draco stopped talking and looked at Harold then looked at the big painting behind Haorld and noticed that Harolld looked like Prince Harry in the painting.
Blasie came behind Draco with his hands on his knees and his head bent down breathing. "Blasie, do you see what I see?" Blaise shook his head while still breathing hard. "Hm. No." Draco turned around and pulled Blaise up and next to him to look at Harold. Then Blaise gasped and nodded his head. "Oh, yes. Yes!"
Draco saw Hedwig on the floor and bent down to pick her up. "An owl." Harold moved his arms a little. "Are you Draco?" Draco hands Hedwig to Blaise and pat her on the head. "Cute." then turned around and started to walk to Harold. "Perhaps. That all depends on who's looking for him." Harold started to walk to Draco as he was walking up the stairs.
"My name is Harold. I need travel papers." He leans towards Draco and whispers to him. "They say you're the man to see, even though I can't tell you who said that." Draco started to circle Harold while looking at him. "Hmm."
Harold turned around and looked at Draco and crossed his arms. "And- what-hey. Why are you circling me? What were you a vulture in another life?"
Draco held up his arms then walked back to Blaise. "I'm sorry, Narold." Harold put his right arm up to Draco. "It's it's Harold." Draco put his arms back up a little. "Harold. It's just."
Harold poked Draco on the chest a little. "Harold." Draco put his left arm down and his right arm was pointing to the big painting. "It's just that you look an awful a lot like. Umm…" Harold turned around a little bit to look at the painting then back to Draco. Draco moved a little bit to look at Blasie. "Never mind. Um, now you said something about travel papers."
Draco pulled Blasie to them. "Uh, yes. I'd like to go to Paris." Harold turned around and walked to the painting then turned around to look at them. Draco got a little excited when he heard that Harold wanted to go to Paris. "You'd like to go to Paris?" Draco turned around a little and saw Blasie playing with Hedwig. "Who is this here?" Hedwig turns her head and pecks Blaise on his cheek. "Oh look! Oh, oh she loves me." Blaise turned around to look at Draco, Draco patted Blaise on his arm. "Nice owl."
Then Darco turned back to Harold. "Um, now, let me ask you uh, something, Harold. Was it-there's a last name that goes with that?" Harold put his left hand on his forehead. "Well actually this is gonna sound crazy. I don't know my last name. I was found wandering around when I was 8 years old."
Draco nodded his head with his hand on his chin. "And, uh, before that before you were 8?" Harold put his hand on his hand again and turned a little. "Look, look I know it's strange, but I don't remember." He turns back to look at Draco and Balise. "I have very few memories of my past."
Draco turns to his left to look at Balise. "Hmm, that's…That's perfect." Draco turned back to look at Harold and Harold was playing with his pendant. "Well I do have one clue, however, and that is Pairs." "Pairs?" Draco looked at Harold and Harold nodded his head not looking up from his pendant. "Right. So can-so can you two help me or not?" Draco turned to look at Blasie who had Hedwig on his right arm. "Blaise, Blaise, tickets." Draco turned back around to look at Harold with his right hand behind his back.
"Uh sure we would like to. Um, in fact oddly enough we're going to Paris ourselves." Blasie pulled out four tickets from his jacket and handed them to Draco. Harold gasped at Draco when he saw the four tickets. Draco looked at the four tickets but noticed he had a fourth one he threw the fourth one on the ground. "Uh and I've got-well this one is-but I got three tickets here." Draco waved them in front of Harold while trying to grab one of the tickets from Draco.
"Unfortunately the third one is for him." Draco pointed at the painting "Harry." Harold looked at the painting one last time. "Oh." Then Harold was pulled away by Draco and Blasie with Hedwig flying behind them. "We are going to reunite the Grand Duke Harry with his Grandfather." Draco and Blasie started to look Harold over. Draco had a finger on his chin thinking. "You do kind of resemble him." Harold turns to look at Blaise then looks at Draco. "The same green eyes." Blasie said, looking at Harold's eyes. "The Potter eyes." Draco pointed at Blaise then Blaise pointed out about Harold's smile. "James's smile." Draco grabs Harold's chin and turns his head back towards him. "Lily's chin."
"Oh and look." Blaise finishes by grabbing Harold's hands, "he even has the grandfather's hands." They stop walking for a minute. Harold quickly pulls his hand from Blaise. They walked up to another painting of the Emperor and young Harry. "Are you trying to tell me that I am Harry?"
Draco looked at Harold when they stopped at the painting. "All I'm trying to say is," starts Draco briskly, "Is that I've seen thousands of boys all over the country, and not one of them looks as much as his highness as you. Just look at the portrait!" Draco says pointing to the painting.
Harold looked at Draco and Blaise then poked Draco in the chest. "I knew you were crazy from the start," Harold dealers. "But now I'm thinking that you are both mad." Harold starts to walk away from them but then Draco runs in front of him. "Why? You don't remember what happened to you." Draco points to the portrait and then looks at Harold and Blaise starts to walk to them. Trying to help Draco to convince Harold that he could be Harry.
"No one knows what happened to him." Draco and Blaise lead Harold back to the portrait. "Have you ever thought about the possibility?" Blasie gave Hedwig back to Harold, Harold hugged Blasie to his chest and started to pet her on the head. "That I could be royalty?" Draco and Blaise nodded their heads while all three of them looked up at the portrait. "Mm-hmm." Draco and Blaise were smiling, Harold was starting to believe them. "Well I don't know. It's kind of hard to think of yourself as a Duke, when you're sleeping on a damp floor." Draco moved his hand down to pet Hedwig but Hedwig moved her head because she doesn't like Draco.
"But sure, yeah I guess every lonely boy would hope he was a prince." The portrait was Harry as a little boy with his grandfather Albus. "And somewhere there is one little boy is." Blaise had his hand on Harold and Draco turned away from the portrait and looked at his watch.
Draco then turns to look back at Blaise and Harold. "After all, the name Harry means he will rule again." Draco went over to Blaise and Harold, and grabbed Blaise by the arm. "Really wish we could help but the third ticket is for the Grand Duke Harry." Draco and Blaise started to walk away from the portrait leaving Harold there. "Good luck." Draco and Blaise were walking down the stairs. Darco was smiling while Blaise threw his arms up in the air not knowing what Draco was thinking. "Why didn't you tell him about our brilliant plan?" Draco put his hands in his pants still walking down the stairs. "All he wants to do is go to Paris." They turn to walk down some more stairs to where they first meet Harold. "Why give away a third of the reward money,"
They stopped and Draco looked at his watch again. "I'm telling you we're walking away too soon." Draco tugged on his vest then pulled Blaise on his arm to slow him down. "Not to worry, I got it under control." Blasie looked at Draco like he was crazy. "All right, walk a little slower." They started to walk slower. Harold was still at the portrait looking at it with Hedwig on his right shoulder. "Hmm." Harold touched the bottom of the portrait then pulled his hand back. "Hmm."
Harold then turns away from the portrait and runs to catch up to Draco and Blaise. Draco had his left hand up counting down and smiling while Blaise was wondering what was Draco doing. "3…2…1" Draco and Blasie smiled when they heard Harold calling for Draco. "Draco!" They were still walking down some stairs when Draco did a fist pump with his right hand and Blasie put both of his hands together. "Right in the palm in our hand."
Harold finally made it to the stars where Draco and Blaise were walking down. "Draco wait!" Draco and Blaise turn around to look at Harold. "Did you call me?" Harold started walking down the stairs toward them waving his arms around. "If I don't remember who I am. Then who's to say I'm not a prince or a Duke or whatever he is right?" Blasie nodded his head while Draco crossed his arms. "Mm-hmm. Go on." Harlod was almost to them. "Yeah and if I'm not Harry, the Emopor will certainly know right away, and it's all just an honest mistake." Harold crossed his arms looking at them. "Sounds plausible."
Blaise went up to Harold and put his arm around Harlod's shoulders. "But if you are the prince, then you'll finally know who you are and have your family back." Draco smiled and pointed at them. "You know-You know. He's right. Either way it gets you to Paris." Harold held out his left hand for Draco to shake. "Right." Darou put his right hand into Harold's left hand and shook Harold's hand.
Harold shook Draco's hand a little hard which made Draco pull his hand away from Harold's. "Ow! Mmm." Draco was looking at his right hand and walked a little more away from Harold and Blaise. Blaise raises his hands towards Harold smiling at him. "May I present His Royal Highness, The Grand Duke Harry." Harold bent down to look at Hedwig who was on the floor next to them. "Hedwig, we are going to Paris." Draco and Blaise started to walk away from Harold and Draco turned to look at Harold. "Uh, the owl stays."
Harold stood back up and looked at Draco and crossed his arms. "What are you talking about? The owl goes." Draco shook his head at Harold with his hands on his hips. "No, the owl does not go." Harold rolled his eyes and walked past Draco with Hedwig flying behind him. "I say she's going." Draco and Blasie started to follow Harold with Hedwig flying behind them. "I'm allergic to owls.
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I'm sorry I haven't written for a while. I've been busy and really haven't had time to be on FanFiction but I'm trying to finish my stories before I start on any new ones. And I posted my stories on Archive of Our Own too. My username is Mickeyangel1992.