Chapter 4: A lot of explaining to do.
That afternoon both Harry and Draco received a letter from their head of houses to meet them that afternoon in the headmaster's office.
Reluctantly they went. The professors where already there when they arrived, waiting outside the portrait.
"chocolate and muffins" Professor Snape said. Go figure. Harry tried to surpass a laugh at Snape's words, it was funny hearing him say it.
Snape eyes him and said. "Any problem, Mr. Potter?"
"No sir." Was the answer.
They went up the stairs and the door swung open.
They all sat down after an invitation from the headmaster.
"Now Minevra told me that there was a reason behind this. So I ask. Why are we here?" the headmaster asked.
"Sir, those two students have passed notes during my class." She began
"And?" Dumbledore ask and invited to continue. She couldn't have invited them here for this alone.
"The one that I read had some explicit contents." Since she couldn't tell them herself she passed the note to the headmaster and Snape and they read it. The headmaster blinked several times. The certainly didn't expect this. Snape didn't appear disturbed like the other two but said "Not on my desk, find somewhere else." Draco read between the lines. His godfather was accepting him for who he was and his new relationship, whatever it was with Harry. He was glad. Severus was more a father to him then Lucius ever was.
Dumbledore coughed then said. "Minevra what the students do is their affair, but you can't be close minded. If you caught normal students with passing normal notes, How much detention would you give them?"
"A week sir."
"Then make it two for the rather private content that they could have discussed elsewhere," he eyed them and they blushed and lowered their heads. "And that's it."
Severus then remembered something. "What problem where you talking about?" he asked them.
"Um, sir you know that I don't want to be a death eater but my father will make sure that I will be one. My mother also disagrees but she can't do anything and I'm worried that if I flee he'll hurt her." Draco answered n a lowered voice not unlike his proud voice which he called 'hallway voice' since he used it only in the hallways.
"Ah well. We'll help you won't we. You could join the order and take your mother with you into hiding." The headmaster suggested with that glint in the eye that spoke volumes. He knew that Draco wasn't like his father.
Draco nodded then they were dismissed.
"Harry, I heard of this order but what does it do exactly?"
"It fights death eaters and helps people." He answered.
"Oh, okay."
"Hey want to try that desk idea. I kind of like it."
"Yes lets. What about the ancient runes professor's desk. I'm good in it but it's boring."
"What are we waiting for?" he grinned a Cheshire cat grin, grabbed Draco's him and dragged him to the class room. Let's just say that Draco's bottom polished the desk quite nicely that day.