Okay I have some good news. I've passed my driving practical test lol, third time lucky eh, but that doesn't mean it'll affect any of my stories, the reason the update has been so slow is that I'm suffering from writers block and my idea bank is empty, thanks for all the people who reviewed for my last chapter and here's the next one for you, I hope you like it.
"Normal Talking"
"Beast Talking"
"Spectral Servants Talking"
'Normal Thinking'
'Beast Thinking'
'Spectral Thinking'
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Harry propped his arms up over the edge of the bath and lay his head on them, panting slightly after swimming several laps of the giant tub, he sighed as he thought of his Aunt and Cousin stuck at Godric's hollow with his Uncle, then as if suddenly remembering them he jerked backwards and fell into the tub with a resounding splash, when he resurfaced spluttering he gasped in horror
"Dammit, I left Lily and Sirius behind, Remus too," he groaned and slammed his right hand down on the edge of the bath to which he heard a crack and a spike of pain lanced up his arm, he winced and looked at his hand, he noted the immediate swelling and redness to the skin and deduced that he had broken it, sighing he got out of the tub and loosely holding a towel around his waist he stepped out of the bathroom and headed to where Madam Malkin had placed his clothes
He quickly pulled on the boxers and managed to put the trousers on before he decided to sort his hand out, heading back to the bathroom he found a medicine cabinet with a ready supply of bandages and splints that he used to expertly wrap his hand up tightly, he then returned to the drawing room and pulled his white shirt on, leaving the top three buttons open he loosely placed the tie around his neck
"I wonder how long I've got left, I can't have been that long in the bath," he mused, "I might as well read if I'm going to be waiting for a while," he sighed, heading over to the bookcase he gasped in amazement as to the range of books there were, pulling out one marked, "How to tame the beast within us all," by an unknown author, he moved to the comfy chair by the fire and began to read
He had managed to read through the first three chapters before someone knocked on the door causing him to jump in fright before remembering where he was, when he opened the door he was met with a small elf-like creature that bowed low to the floor at the sight of him
"Dobby has come to tell you that dinner is ready and you are to follow Dobby to the dining room Master Potter, sir," the elf squeaked happily, gesturing for Harry to follow him down the hall
As they walked Harry did up a few more buttons on his shirt and pulled a jacket over the top wincing slightly as it brushed against his broken hand, he had just managed to cover the bandages thoroughly when Dobby suddenly stopped outside a large pair of silver doors with swirling green patterns inlaid in snake-like designs around the edges of it, Harry looked at the door in amazement not registering when Dobby announced his presence and clicked his fingers
The doors slowly creaked open and Harry's eyes moved from the intricate designs to see what lay beyond the door, and his eyes widened in shock as he saw a long table with a seat at either end covered in different types of food, he caught a movement at the other end of the table and his eyes flickered to see a large shape rise in the shadows and start to move towards him, the figure paused just outside the reach of the light and bowed
"Welcome to my home, I hope everything is to your satisfaction in your room?" a smooth voice replied, with a slightly husky note to it as if it hasn't spoken in some time, Harry, remembering his manners, bowed back
"Thank you, the room is more than adequate," he said standing back up with a smile, he tilted his head to one side slightly as he seemed to consider something
"I'm sorry to ask but may I ask for your name?" he thought it would be courteous of him to ask the beast himself for a name since he had asked for his own only hours previously, the beast seemed to smile as he answered
"Of course, it's only polite since I know yours, my name is Draco Malfoy, would you care to join me for dinner?" he asked politely to which Harry nodded and headed over to the table which on closer inspection was not as long as it first appeared but still seemed to be covered with food
As Harry watched he caught a glimpse of Draco in the light and his eyes widened again in slight shock, he was easily six feet tall standing proudly and although he looked mostly like a man there was a long soft looking silver tail trailing along the floor behind him, and a pair of small pointed silvery ears stood proudly from the top of his head, apart from that there seemed to be nothing the matter with him, nothing to call him a monster at least
Taking a seat at the table they both began to eat in silence, before Draco, feeling slightly nervous at the silence, decided to strike a conversation with Harry
"So, Harry, what was your life like before you came here?" he asked tentatively, not sure whether he should ask or not, Harry froze in the act of raising a fork to his mouth, lowering it again he frowned at his plate for a second before answering
"It was alright I suppose, but as I'd never lived anywhere else I can't really compare it to anyone else's life, however I must say I enjoy it much more here than I did there," he said, raising his head and smiling happily at Draco who was grateful for the shadows down his end of the table as they disguised his blush from Harry
"How about you Draco? What's your life like here?" Harry asked innocently, Draco froze and his grip tightened on the utensils in his hands, he forced himself to relax, it was expected, he had asked about Harry's life it was only logical that he would ask the same back, he let out a small breath before answering
"It's lonely, apart from the spectres there's only ever me here, no animals visit or people," he sighed, not looking at Harry, twisting his fork through his food, his appetite suddenly gone
"Oh, I'm sorry, well there's me here now, maybe you won't be as lonely," Draco glanced up and caught the most sincere and heartfelt smile he had ever seen being directed at him, he instantly smiled back, unable to prevent himself
"I'm sure I won't be Harry, so how's the food?" he asked looking back to his own untouched food, suddenly thinking there was something else he wanted, but he knew he wouldn't get it
"It's delicious, the best I've ever had, thank you Draco, for inviting me down to dinner, and keeping me here," he seemed to add as an afterthought, Draco looked up sharply to see a small blush adorning Harry's face across the brim of his nose and gave a small chuckle to which Harry mock glared at him across the table
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After dinner Harry stood from the table and excused himself, but as he reached for the door he was halted by Draco's voice
"What happened to you hand?"
Turning he looked to where Draco stood right behind him staring intently at the bandage covering the hand reaching for the door, with a jerk he yanked the sleeve further over the bandage and hid his hand behind his back
"N . . . nothing . . . I'm just clumsy that's all," he stuttered nervously, taking a step back until he pressed against the door itself
"Don't try to hide it from me Harry, you may as well let me see it," Draco said quietly, with a hint of warning lacing his voice, with a gulp Harry shook his head and with his left hand he felt behind him for the door handle
"N...n...no t...t...thank you for your concern though, b...but it's perfectly all right," he said quickly, and when Draco growled and took another step forward he twisted the door handle and ran from the room
An angry roar was heard from the dining room and soon the sound of footsteps could be heard following him at a quicker pace than he was running, so thinking quickly he approached the banister and leaped off, rolling as he landed on the floor below and then running into through the nearest door and closing it behind him
As he sat there panting, he listened intently as the sounds of Draco's footsteps thudded onto the floor outside and paused, Harry held his breath as the silence extended before he heard the footsteps move his way, he heard them pause slightly to the right and then the sound of a door being smashed open sounded and he jumped slightly
He heard a growl of anger and then the footsteps moved in his direction, his breath hitched in his throat as he heard Draco slowly turn the handle of the door, but as soon as he flung it open Harry had jumped between his feet and jumped off the next banister onto the ground floor
"Dammit Harry, I'm not going to hurt you!" he yelled as he twisted gracefully and turned to see the large door open as Harry ran towards it, he paused briefly in the door way and turned, rain flew in from the door along with a strong wind sending Harry's hair flying in all directions as he looked up at Draco, his eyes glazed in fear as if it wasn't Draco he was seeing but someone else
Then almost as suddenly as he had stopped he was gone, running from the house and out the castle grounds, back into the forest that was now even more unsafe
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Victor rode his chestnut mare through the forest at a breakneck speed as he raced to find the castle Vernon had mentioned, he was livid he had told Harry he wasn't to leave the house and yet still the boy refused to listen to him
Pausing briefly at a crossroad he yelled angrily in frustration as he realised he'd just gone around in a circle, with another growl he set off at a trot in an attempt to see if there was a hidden path he had missed in his rush
He was halfway down the road when he heard a loud crashing sound ahead of him, so swinging off his horse he tied the panting mare to a tree branch and then slowly stepped forward to investigate
The noise got louder from the trees to his right when suddenly Harry burst out of the tree line at a fast speed, so fast he tripped and fell to the ground at Victor's feet
Victor looked at him in shock for a second, thinking that was the last thing he expected but then smirked as he realised that Harry had all but delivered himself directly to his feet, leaning down he grabbed tightly onto Harry's wrists, scaring the boy out of his rest
"No, let me go, let me go!" he yelled frantically, twisting in Victors grasp but Victor only tightened his hold until Harry whimpered as his right hand cracked under the pressure, looking up with pain filled eyes he gasped as he saw who was in front of him
"V...Victor?" he whispered fearfully, then with a yank he tried to free himself again but to no avail, as Victor, having seen the bandage on his right hand, squeezed it mercilessly until it snapped again under the added pressure, Harry whimpered from the pain and froze
"Good boy, now tell me, WHY did you disobey my direct orders to NOT leave Godric Hollow!" Victor growled, yanking Harry to his feet
Harry didn't answer, just stared at his feet in defeat, and as the silence stretched between the two Victor growled again in annoyance
"ANSWER ME DAMMIT!!" he said shaking Harry forcefully, who whimpered in pain as his hand was crushed even more, the bones grinding against each other under Victor's harsh grip
"Please let me go Victor, you're hurting me," he said quietly, Victor snarled and threw Harry's hand from his grasp, upon which Harry cradled it to his chest with a small wince, but Victor grabbed his shirt and yanked him forwards into a ruthless kiss, Harry was too stunned to respond and stood gasping wide eyed when Victor pulled back
"Don't forget who you belong to Potter, you're mine and mine alone, last night should have proven that to you," he growled, Harry blinked as he snapped out of his shock, and with a small cry he jerked backwards out of Victor's grasp
"I'm no-one's property Krum, especially not to a sick, twisted monster like you," he growled with a sudden surge of anger, but it was short lived when Victor slammed him against the tree behind him by his throat
"Want to rephrase that Potter, I will not be denied what I want," Victor snarled before lunging forwards again and forcefully kissing Harry who whimpered under the painful pressure, his uninjured hand coming up to push helplessly at Victor's chest in an attempt to dislodge him, when Victor released his bruised and bleeding lips Harry whimpered in pain
His eyes were scrunched shut as tightly as possible in the hopes that Victor would stop there, but like last time he seemed to want to go further, and as Victor's hand moved down to Harry's waistline a blind panic set over him, immediately thrashing out with both hands he screamed in terror, lashing out with his foot he caught Victor between the legs, managing to escape briefly so he ran around the tree back into the forest, he had perhaps run a few metres when he ran into someone else
The stranger wrapped arms around his shoulders in an attempt to calm him, which it did slightly when he realised that the stranger wasn't doing anything else, but before he could look at them twigs snapping announced the arrival of Victor and the stranger moved Harry behind him protectively
"Keep your eyes closed Harry, I don't want to scare you," a voice whispered in his ear as he was released, with a small gasp he recognised Draco's voice and unwillingly opened his eyes
Victor stood opposite them, a slightly pained expression on his face as he glared at Harry
"You'll pay for that Potter, and you know how," he hissed darkly, Harry gave a small whimper and took a step back in fear as the previous night repeated itself in his mind
"You won't be going anywhere near him," Draco growled in response, as he felt his anger rise at the person before him for hurting Harry he felt his curse take effect, his fangs lengthened and claws formed from his nails, the slight fur on his body thickened and lengthened as his body structure also widened as his muscles expanded
The result was a creature the size of a bear, but built like a wolf with fox-like features, covered with silvery grey fur and sporting a pair of glinting, molten silver eyes, Victor eeped in fear but withdrew his wand from his pocket; he pointed it directly at Draco with a slightly shaking hand
"So you're the beast that held him captive I'm guessing, no wonder he was running away," he sneered shakily, without warning he swung his wand and a blast of blue light shot at Draco, who leaped aside easily dodging it, the ball heading straight for Harry who had been stood directly behind Draco, but he flung his arms up in defence and it was deflected by a sudden green shield that surrounded Harry protectively
It rebounded directly towards Victor who cursed and dodged to the side, frowning he sent another stunner towards Draco before sending another directly behind it at Harry, Draco growled and dodged to the side again while the one sent at Harry was again stopped by the strange green shield and sent back towards Victor
Draco glanced to where Harry still stood, and noticed he had moved to his knees and was curling in on himself in an attempt to ignore what was going on, while the green shield pulsed more strongly around him, then turning his gaze back to Victor he growled when he noticed he was missing, a sharp gasp alerted him back to Harry who was now suddenly being held by the throat, his feet dangling just above the ground, the green shield gone and with Victor sneering angrily at him
"What day is it? Answer me Potter?" he growled, but unfortunately the grip he had on Harry's throat was too strong to allow an answer, it was another voice that answered
"It's July 31st, Harry's birthday and the day he comes into his inheritance, unfortunately for you," the voice chuckled, out from behind the tree in front of him emerged a man with long black hair and a smirk on his face, another male beside him with slightly shorter light brown hair than his companion
"Shit," Victor swore as Harry at that moment seemed to glow red causing his hand to steam slightly, quickly releasing him he looked at his burning hand and Harry's gasping form, then turning his gaze to look at Draco, who had reverted back to his normal form, he scowled darkly
"Well I won't let you have it, it's mine," he mumbled, confusing everyone, then so fast that none of them could have stopped it he reached into his boot, removed a small hunting knife and kneeling he slammed it into Harry's abdomen
Harry was broken out of his shock when he felt the knife slam into him and gave a small cry of pain, his head rose with a sharp snap to stare fearfully at Victor who was smirking into his face
"W...why?" he gasped through the pain
"Apparently you were pregnant, I thought I'd do the act of removing it myself, be thankful," he chuckled before removing his hand from the knife and standing, wiping his hand on his trousers he turned and calmly walked away, Draco rushed to Harry's side as he fell sideways, catching him by the shoulders he looked up to where the two men still stood glaring at Victors retreating back
"Whoever you are help me? I don't know what to do," Draco said to them, snapping both their gazes back to Harry's weakening form, they nodded and rushed over
"Hold on Harry, you'll be okay just relax," the black haired one said soothingly as he knelt next to Harry's head, Harry's bright green eyes, now dull and hazy with pain focused onto him blearily, a spark of recognition lighting briefly in them
"Si...Si...Sirius? Is that you?" he whispered weakly, Sirius only nodded and held his hand while Remus moved Draco aside slightly
"Siri, I've called Lily and James, they say they're on their way, the best we can do now is to remove the knife and stem the flow of blood until they get here," Remus whispered, Sirius again just nodded too busy with keeping eye contact with Harry to do much else, Remus caught the nod and looked at Draco
"I'm going to need your shirt, when I remove the knife you'll need to quickly press it against the wound, press down on it but not too hard, just enough pressure to stem the flow, you alright with that?" he asked the pale boy
Draco glanced up at him briefly then back to Harry's face, his ears low as he stared at the pale face of the boy who had given him a reason to keep going, even if he'd only known him for one day, taking a deep breath he nodded
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Well thanks for reading so far the next chapter will be up soon and thanks for the reviews guys you were fantastic