"Dumbledore." Harry whispered stumbling into the headmaster's office at near five in the morning.
"Harry you finally got back did you?" the headmaster asked turning away from the window he was staring out of. His face wore a very grave expression, "I believe I told you not to leave." Dumbledore said sitting at his desk and motioning to Harry to take the seat across form him.
"But your wrong aren't you? All you said was that I couldn't go with you this time." Harry countered.
"I said to stay here."
"Yes, but you weren't really expecting us to stay in your office the entire night though were you?" Harry asked resting his head on the back of the chair.
"Well what happened? Obviously you didn't die." Dumbledore remarked.
"Good thing you noticed that." Harry said smiling lightly. "Voldemort is dead."
"What?! How did you manage that?" Dumbledore exclaimed,
"It was actually a lot easier then expected. With all of the Death Eaters who were at the ministry not there no one was even guarding him or in my way at all. A bit anti-climatic really."
"Were you able to spot Silence? He was not at the ministry raid."
"What? But I saw him in my vision? Are you sure?"
"Yes." Dumbledore said looking over his glasses to look at Harry, "we were looking most closely for a Death Eater captured that we didn't recognize, we found none."
"Damn. How bad was the damage?" Harry asked curiously.
"And why do you think I would tell you?" Dumbledore asked.
"You have been recently."
"Yes but how do I know I can trust you? You didn't do as I said, what else do you disobey me about?"
"Oh come on Headmaster," Harry said rolling his eyes, "you sound like some old TV Shows mom." Dumbledore looked over his glasses at Harry.
"Indeed. Well it went off amazingly well for our side. The ministry were already readying for an attack when we got there. It seems that Lucius Malfoy warned them about the ambush."
"You've got to be kidding. Isn't he right up in Voldemort's inner circle?" Harry asked amazed, "why would he ever help our side?"
"Very good question." Dumbledore said looking at Harry questioningly. "You have no ideas why he might have done this?"
"No, am I supposed to?" Harry asked curious.
"I was simply wondering is all."
"Of course." Harry said smiling,"Well if that's all?" Harry asked getting up.
"There was a casualty that might be bad for our side."
"Might? Who was it?"
"Fudge, he was hit by a curse meant for Lucius. Bellatrix Lestrage was able to send the killing curse to him but unfortunately it missed and hit the minister." Dumbledore informed Harry.
"Do we know who is going to be running for minister in his place?" Harry asked.
"No, we probably will know by the end of the week." Dumbledore said. "I hope in the future you will not run off and do your own things Harry. We would not know what to do without you. Please remember how important you are to us."
"Of course headmaster." Harry said regretfully walking out of Dumbledore office.
"There is more to this then he is saying Fawks." Dumbledore said stroking the fiery plumage of his phoenix, "I shall have to keep a closer eye on the young man."
Harry walked up to Gryffindor tower and saw that no one was in the common room. He walked to his dorms and the clock was blinking 8:03, only 27 minutes left of breakfast. Harry sighed and quickly changed and rushed down to the great hall. He walked into the great hall and to his table to be attacked by Hermione.
"Oh Harry! I was so worried. Ron told us what you did (Ron cringed at Harry's glare) and I was so worried you were going to die." Hermione sobbed hugging him hard. "if you ever do something so stupid again without telling me I will kill you!" Hermione shouted changing attitudes so fast Harry wasn't sure how to react.
"I'm sorry Hermione." Harry tried, "I just thought I would be able to get to Voldemort with all of his big shot Death Eaters gone."
"And now you should know better," Hermione remarked, "how are you alive?"
"It was actually really easy. Once I killed Voldemort all I had to do was…"
"You actually killed him?" Dean asked amazed.
"Well of course I did." Harry scuffed, "I said I was going after him."
"Yes but none of us accentually thought you could." Ron said most of the others sitting around him nodded their consent. Seamus only looked at Harry critically, not voicing his opinion in any way. Harry noticed and raised his eyebrow at the Irish boy.
"Well it's nice to know you all have so much faith in me." Harry smiled looking around the students. "Has the post come yet?" he asked.
"Everything but the paper." Hermione said looking towards the ceiling. "It has been late for some reason this morning." Hermione was just finished saying as the sound of twenty or so owls coming inswept threw the hall and papers were distributed to all who had subscriptions including Hermione. Hermione opened it and stared down in shock.
"What is it Hermione?" Ron asked looking over her shoulder. "Holy shit." He whispered, "You made the paper again mate." Ron said to Harry,
"Is that why you all are surprised?" Ginny asked sitting back, "well it was kind of to be expected wasn't it?" she asked
"That's not what is surprising." Hermione said handing the paper to Harry and pointing to the bottom of the paper.
Minister dies in Death Eater attack
Yesterday evening the ministry was ambushed by a flock of no less then fifty Death eaters the casualties would have been severe, however personnel was warned by Lucius Malfoy, the man accused of being the right hand man of He-Who-Must-Not-be-Named himself. With Mister Malfoy's help we were able to save most of the people in the building. The Death Eaters were throw a very powerful freezing jinx that Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrage was able to over throw and in the battle she through the first and only blow that would permanently cripple any at the ministry. The Killing Curse hit Minister Fudge.
Article continued on page 3
"Malfoy's father did what?" Ron asked puling the paper out of Harry's hands where he had read the article to al of them. Harry let Ron take it and looked over to the Slytherin table and saw Blaise lean over Draco and whisper something to the blonde. Harry's eyes flashed and he got up and walked over to the Slytherin table. He pushed Blaise away and sat in the spot he had left.
"What the hell do you want Potter?" Draco sneered at him.
"It seems we're on the same side now. I was wondering if you would be willing to go for some form of a truce."
"Potter, just because my father had a falter in his better judgment does not mean I will as well. On top of that I do not make friends simply on a whim. Give me a reason to be your friend and I will see what I can do." Draco said turning from him and back to his breakfast.
"Merlin you're sexy." Harry breathed into Draco ear, "alright Malfoy." Harry grinned standing he glared at Blaise who scooted back down next to Draco, "I know you'll want to be my friend soon." Harry walked back to the Gryffindor table and Blaise looked at Draco,
"What the hell was that?"
"I have no idea." Blaise nodded and moved closer to Draco still, "you know if you keep acting like this Silence is going to get very angry with you." Draco said as Blaise slipped an arm around his shoulders.
"I know. But he's so bloody attractive when he's mad." Draco couldn't help but laugh lightly at that.
"Yes, and he is mine, if you try anything with him I will be more then angry with you." Draco said pushing Blaise off of him and getting up. "Come, classes are to start soon."
"What are you doing Potter?" Draco asked as Harry sat next to him in Potions.
"Nothing." Harry grinned at him pulling out his supplies. "But tell me what I should be doing and I could work on it." Harry whispered leaning into Draco so he was the only one to hear him.
"I swear Potter, get away from me." Draco growled pushing Harry back into his seat.
"Of course." Harry grinned. Snape walked into the class and chatter died down. Harry watched him as he stood in the front of the classroom skeptically. How would he deal with the spy? Dumbledore must know that Silence was still at large, or Voldemort's death would have been cause for a celebration and no school for the day at least.
"Potter why are you daydreaming during my lecture? Are you to special to that you feel there is no need to pay attention?" Snape hissed at him.
"I'm sorry Professor I was distracted."
"I'm sure. Ten points form Gryffindor and you have detention tonight at eight."
"Of course." Harry sighed and tried to pay attention to the rest of the lecture. After only five minutes Harry was bored out of his mind. He looked over at Draco who was engrossed in the lecture and a smirk played on the corner of his mouth.
"Don't even think about it." Draco hissed as he saw Harry's hand slip off of the table, still scribbling furiously down what Snape was saying.
"You're boring." Harry sighed his hand moving back into view.
"Harry what are you doing with Malfoy?" Ron asked as they walked out of Potions.
"Don't worry about it Ron." Harry said smiling at his best friend. "I'm just trying to get some inter house cooperation. Go being friends with everyone and all that stuff."
"I'm sure." Ron said skeptically. Seamus was walking behind them slightly trying not to let them know he was listening to there conversation.
"Hey Seamus," Harry said slowing down and throwing an arm around the Irish boy, "can I talk to you for a second?"
"Sure Harry." Seamus said looking at him carefully.
"But we have class in ten minutes!" Hermione cried.
"Don't worry." Harry grinned at her and pushed Seamus into an empty classroom. He shut the door and turned to Seamus looking at him closely. "What do you know?"
"Good god Harry do you want everyone to know who you are?" Draco sighed as he was pulled into an alcove and shoved against the wall as Harry planted kisses along his neck.
"Not just yet." Harry mumbled attacking Draco's lips with his own.
"Well then stop being so bloody, ah fuck," he shouted as Harry slipped his hand down Draco's pants. Draco laced his fingers in Harry's hair and groaned as Harry ran his fingers teasingly around his growing erection. Harry moved away from Draco's mouth kissing down his neck sucking at his pulse point. He pulled his hand out of Draco's trousers and unzipped them slowly, teasingly. Once he had them undone he slipped his hand around them and grabbed Draco's arse, pulling Draco closer to him so that there erections brushed against one another. Harry pulled way from Draco and grinned before dropping down to his knees and taking Draco full in his mouth.
"Oh shit!" Draco shouted grabbing Harry's hair and shoving himself further into Harry's mouth.
"Do you know what happened to Draco?" Blaise asked sounding to close to there hiding spot Harry pulled back.
"Don't even think about it." Draco growled shoving himself back into Harry's mouth.
"Why would I know where he was?" Seamus answered barely heard over Draco's moaning.
"What was that?" Blaise asked sounding closer to still to where they were hidden. Harry pulled away quickly.
"Be quiet." He whispered.
"You didn't put a silencing charm?" Draco hissed,
"More adventurous this way." Harry smiled sheepishly at him. Draco glared at him and as Harry opened his mouth to say something else Draco shoved himself back into the Gryffindor.
"Hurry up then." Draco pulled out his wand and placed a silencing charm.
"Do you think there's anything behind here?" Blaise asked probably Seamus.
"Damn it Potter." Draco growled, he pushed his head out from behind the tapestry and glared at the two boys standing there. "What do you want?" he seethed
"What are you doing in there Malfoy?" Seamus asked reaching out to pull the tapestry aside.
"Don't you dare Finnegan." He growled, "Do you need something?" he asked Blaise.
"Why aren't you at lunch?" he asked.
"I'm busy." He said his voice raising abnormally high. There was the sound of someone cursing soon after. "Go to the Great Hall and I'll meat you there eventually." He snapped going back behind the tapestry. "Planning on sitting down there all day?" Draco asked looking at Harry who was sprawled on the ground.
"I can't believe you kicked me."
"I'm sure." Draco said moving back in front of Harry, "continue." He ordered waving his hand to Harry, who happily went back to work.
"Have fun?" Blaise asked as Draco walked into the hall.
"Fuck off." Draco snapped sitting down and pilling food onto his plate. Blaise laughed and watched the door watching to see who else walked in. "he's going down to the kitchens to eat." Draco whispered to him.
"I wasn't looking for him." Blaise said looking around the hall and back to the food placed in fornt of him on the table.
"Sure you weren't." Draco smirked.
"Come on already." Silence said walking down to the Slytherin common room. "We don't have all day." He snapped to the boy walking behind him.
"Well you don't have to run down there. It's not like it's going to disappear," The boy shoot back. Silence stopped and turned around grabbing the collar of the boy's shirt.
"We only have so long you can be down there." He growled, he turned around still hanging on to the boy and pulled him along behind him.
"I can be down there? What about you?"
"I've stayed down there for over two weeks now. No one's noticed have they?" he walked to the Slytherin common room and banged on the door. He wasn't about to say the password in front of the other boy.
"What are you...? Oh hello, come in." a fifth year said seeing Silence.
"So you were coming down here tonight. Sure took your time about it didn't you?" Draco asked standing from where he had been playing chess with Blaise.
"Sorry, I had a bit of business to attend to." Harry said motioning to the boy behind him.
"Seamus?" Draco asked looking at the Irish boy, "what did you bring him down here for?"
"Well, with Voldemort dead I can move my plan along now can't I?" Silence asked walking over to Draco and wrapping his arms around the blonde kissing him thoroughly. Silence sat in one of the chairs littered around the room and brought Draco with him onto his lap running his hands on the blonde.
"Is that all your planning on doing?" Blaise asked looking over at the two. "You might want to go to your room before you get to carried away." He suggested turning to Seamus,
"Wouldn't want to put on a free show would you." Seamus asked grinning at Blaise. Draco flipped them off and pulled out Silence's hold, "and make sure you have a silencing charm this time." He called to them as they rushed to the Slytherin dormitories.
Blaise burst out laughing Seamus right along with him and ended up sprawled across the Irish boy's lap.
"So sorry Finnegan." He said getting off the other boy grinning.
(1/9/05)