WARNING- Slight Corporal Punishment. No real details or anything but don't read if it bothers you. If there are many complaints, it can always be changed. That's the great part of FanFiction.
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Draco always loved Diagon Alley. He loved the smells and the people; he wouldn't be surprised if his first home was an apartment right in the centre of the town. Although if his mother had her way- he would be living in their home for the rest of his life, with wife and all. She always argued that there was enough room for another two families.
Although Draco loved getting new custom sized robes, he hated going with his mother. After they measured him and bought three new school robes, a traveling cloak for outside, and a pair of winter boots for when it snowed, he still had to wait around another hour until his mother was done with her shopping. Draco never understood how someone could be so obsessed with robes, let alone shoes.
As he sat on the bench with all his bags, he looked out the window and saw Ginny, the youngest of the Weasleys. Apparently though, she was alone and looked rather confused and worried. I guess with all their children, they have trouble-keeping track.
Draco looked up to see his mother go back into the change room. He estimated he still had another 30 mins before she would be done so he snuck out of the shop and walked straight over to Ginny.
"Hey Weasley, your mother forget about you? Can't be surprised, she has so many children to keep track of, it's no wonder she's trying to get rid of you."
"Leave me alone, Malfoy."
"Isn't that your mother over there?"
Ginny looked over to her left where Draco was pointing, and saw a red headed woman walking into Knockturn Alley.
"Well aren't you going to follow her?"
Ginny squinted but could only see the top of the lady's head. It could have been her mother, she wasn't sure, it was to busy to tell. Draco rolled his eyes.
"What you're to afraid to follow her, so much for Gryffindor's bravery. Ha." He said.
"Fine, I'll go and see." She retorted.
Ginny began walking towards the lady, perhaps she would make it before the stranger walked into Knockturn Alley. She began weaving through the mass of people, while Draco followed behind her, to see how far she will go. Ginny stopped at the end of the dark forbidding lane.
"Well, was it her?" asked Draco.
"I don't know, I didn't get close enough. She turned into that store up ahead there."
"Shame. You planning on going in, or you going to stand here like a coward and wait?"
"Why don't you go first if you're so interested?"
"Because I know where my mother is."
Ginny sighed and slowly walked forwards. She was going to go to the store, look through the window quickly and run out. As she approached the door to the shop, the door opened and revealed that the stranger they were following was actually a stranger, and not her mother. Right at this moment of realisation, Draco pushed Ginny through the door and closed it quickly. At this point he began to run back out before anyone noticed where he went.
Right while he was rounding a slight turn in the alley, a hand grabbed him from an alley and pulled him back. He began to struggle and flail. He tried to scream but a hand was covering his mouth. He couldn't see anything because the alley was very dark and disturbing. The perpetrator casted a body binding curse to stop his arms and legs from kicking and swinging.
He continued to try and scream, but his mouth was still covered by a hand. The stranger lifted the tip of his wand, which was now casting a light glow. The light revealed the fear in Draco's eyes, until he realised that it was Severus Snape who was holding him hostage in the alley.
Severus's face portrayed no emotion at all. Draco wasn't sure if this situation was actually better or worse than before. Snape said, in his monotone voice, "And I thought you might have actually gotten it through your thick skull by now, to stay out of trouble. You really do amaze me sometimes."
Draco wasn't entirely sure what his godfather saw. He might think that he was trying to sneak into Knockturn Alley alone. Snape continued to say, "You're very lucky I've already informed Hagrid that Ms. Weasley was lured into the Alley. From what I've heard, he will be reuniting her with her mother, I wonder how her parents will take it." He really was good at occlumens.
Draco never thought about her parents. Her father also worked at the ministry, something about muggle investigation. Draco didn't know what to say or do. Actually he really couldn't do anything because he was still tied up.
"Enlighten me Draco, what were you doing with Ms. Weasley, in a forbidden Alley, without either your parents, and you better word this wisely."
Draco couldn't say anything; he didn't actually have a good reason to be there other then he was bored waiting around for his mother. Severus must of realised the boy wasn't going to actually answer him so he grabbed the boys cheeks with one hand and forced him to look into his eyes. At this point, he invaded the boys mind to get the real answer.
Snape's expression began to darken, and Draco's heart began to beat rapidly. He's only seen his face this angry after certain Death Eater meetings, and once while arguing with his father, Lucius. He felt himself slightly quiver.
Severus spun the boy around and pressed him against the cold brick wall. Draco could feel the dampness of the stone against his cheek. At this point, Severus raised his wand and sliced it across the air. Draco was confused as to what he was doing until he felt a stinging pain underneath his robes, across his bottom. He realised in horror that his godfather was spanking him with magic.
He began to shift and wiggle, but Severus had one arm pressing into his back, to keep him standing against the wall and he was still in the bind. He bit down on his lip to keep from yelling. Although it wasn't uncommon to hear screaming in Knockturn Alley, he didn't want to draw any more attention to the situation. No one would notice them in the black dead end, if he kept quiet.
As the stinging continued, he began to sob quietly into the brick. By the time Severus was finished, Draco was practically crying against the wall. Snape turned him around and removed the binding.
"Do you know what kind of trouble you could of gotten Ms. Weasley and yourself in? What if it wasn't me who pulled you into this alley? You are not old enough to go wandering here alone. Especially while dragging younger ladies with you."
Draco was nodding through tears.
"I hope you understand why I had to punish you."
Draco nodded again.
"Tell me why then."
"Because I went into a forbidden alley way and could of gotten myself or Ginny killed or badly hurt and I was here without permission and you care about me and you don't want me to do it again."
Snape was shocked with the last thing the boy said. Draco smirked when he saw his godfather's reaction, before it quickly faded. Severus pulled the boy into a hug and patted him on the back.
"You'll be just fine Draco." He whispered to the boy.
He then held his godson out an arms length away and made sure no damage was done. He then transfigured something in his pocket, into a Handkerchief to wipe his face with and waited for the boy to straighten himself out.
"I think you've been punished enough, we won't have to tell your parents the full story. We better get back though before your mother has a heart attack."
They walked back to the store, when they arrived Narcissa was about to enter complete hysterics. As she saw Draco walking down the street, being led by Severus Snape, she nearly ran at him. She pulled him into a deadening hug, kissing his cheeks. He would of said to stop it in any other situation, except it was entirely his fault and probably deserved it.
"Oh Severus thank you very much." She then pulled him into a hug. "Where did you find him?"
"He was over at Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop. I saw him in the window while passing by and didn't see either you or Lucius with him so I assumed something was wrong."
"Thank you very much, I better inform Lucius that we found him." She sent him a quick flying memo. His father snatched a few of them from work, assuming it might come in useful at home. "Please join us for lunch Severus, we would greatly appreciate it."
"Yes we would, after rescuing our son." Snape and Draco turned around to see Lucius standing behind them with his cane. "It's the least I could do for a friend."
Snape agreed to a quick lunch before he had to return home. They made their way over to Gabby's Tea Room. It offered food worthy of his parents, yet still had something Draco could enjoy. It was also where all the important witches and wizards came to socialize about other happenings in the community, which is how it got it's name Gabby's Tea Room. They decided to take a seat out on that patio; it was Draco's favourite spot since he could watch all the witches and wizards walk by.
After they all ordered their meals and drinks were served, the adults began to talk about boring stuff like schooling, politics and magic stuff. Draco was more interested in the family exiting the Magical Menagerie. It appeared to be the Parkinson's and Pansy was holding a black kitten.
His parents must have also noticed because as they walked closer to the patio, the conversation stopped. The Parkinsons also froze, after noticing the presence of the Malfoys.
"Good evening. I see you've acquired a new cat, how adorable." Remarked Narcissa, in a slightly sarcastic tone.
"Oh yes, it shall keep Pansy company over the summer and through the school year. Cats are good company you know, or perhaps you don't." Replied Mrs. Parkinson, in an even more arrogant tone.
Draco continued to stare at Pansy while her cheeks began to turn slightly pink. Her eyes looked a bit misty, and a little puffier in the light. She began to look down at her shoes, using her bangs to block her face.
"Do you have a name yet for the kitten?" Draco asked Pansy timidly, while his parents began to almost bicker. Draco noticed that Snape was now paying attention to him.
"I was thinking Aphrodite. Dite for short."
"That's a very nice name."
"Thanks."
Pansy looked up to see her parents still talking, if you could call it that, and Pansy reached over and placed something in Draco's hand. It was a note with PRIVATE written across it. Pansy gave a half smile and walked off with her parents. Draco tucked the note into his pocket.