"Snape, I just thought of something." Harry said sitting on one of the desks in Snape's classroom. This was the time Snape was supposed to be teaching Harry new skills that Dumbledore wanted him to learn. Dumbledore had not slowed down in the least about his worries of the dark after Voldemort fell. Silence was still a threat. After finding out Harry was Silence Snape refused to keep training him 'I will not waste my time teaching you things you already know how to do. I have more important things I could use my time for.' So that brought Harry to where he was now. Sitting around bored in Snape's classroom. Harry had to keep going to keep the charade that he was training. The old man however was starting to act more suspicious and cautious around Harry.
"How amazing." Snape drawled. "Took you what, two hours?" he asked looking at the clock and back to Harry with a raised eyebrow.
"You don't respect me." Harry mumbled.
"I used to if that's any consolation." Harry sighed heavily with a forlorn expression. Snape went back to work grading essays brought in by third years earlier that day.
"Don't you even want to know what I thought of?"
"Of course, yes. Please I'm simply dying to know." Snape replied sarcastically.
"I could hurt you you know." Harry informed him.
"Yes, however if you were going to you would have done something already. If there's one thing I've learned about Silence he doesn't hold back. But what are you wanting to tell me?"
"Does the whole order know?"
"Know what?"
"About what Dumbledore was going to do to me. I noticed you weren't surprised and assumed he'd told you. Who else knows?" Harry asked again.
"I'm not sure about everyone who knows. Who in particular would you like to know about?"
"Ron and Hermione?" Harry asked. All three of them had been inducted into the order earlier that year.
"I'm not sure about them." Snape responded. Harry nodded.
"Is there anyway you could find out? Give them a detention or something and read their minds?"
"Really Potter have me spy on your friends?"
"Yes. And what about Remus, does he know?" Harry asked.
"No, Dumbledore wouldn't have the werewolf told. He thinks he wouldn't agree with what he's doing and would tell you."
"Okay. But can you check Ron and Hermione?"
"Of course. I do as my Lord orders."
"Oh sure you do." Harry agreed, sarcasm dripping from his voice. Snape just once again went back to grading his papers. Harry sighed this was so bloody boring.
"Hi," Harry said plopping down next to Blaise in the Slytherin common room.
"Hello." Blaise said looking at Harry dressed in his Silence disguise. "What do you want?"
"And why do you assume I necessarily want something?" Silence asked acting offended.
"Because you don't like me and therefore it goes to prove that you would not choose to talk to me with out having a reason."
"All right have you seen Draco?" Harry asked.
"Not since his father came by around an hour ago. Why? He go missing?" Blaise joked. Harry glared at him and stood.
"Tell him I'm looking for him if you see him."
"Of course." Blaise said saluting him. Harry walked out of the room and passed Seamus in the hallway.
"I have no idea how you can stand that bastard." Harry announced.
"Yes well, you just let him rile you up. And he enjoys it so much he wont stop as long as it works." Harry glared at Seamus and he just grinned.
"Retard." Harry grumbled walking away down the hall.
"I don't think he likes me." Blaise commented hanging out of the entrance to the Slytherin common room.
"Whatever would have given you that idea?" Seamus asked turning to him.
"Just a hunch." Seamus laughed and grabbed Blaise dragging him the rest of the way into his house common room and into a chair by the fire where Seamus proceeded to snog him senseless.
The day passed and Harry didn't see Draco again at all. He reluctantly slept in his bed in the Gryffindor common room for the first time since Draco had found out who he was. He decided that Dumbledore was trying to get students to sleep together. The beds were far too huge for anything else.
The next morning Harry was not in a good mood. He'd slept badly and Seamus was prancing around happily with new hickys lining his neck. Luckily for him he noticed the pissed off Harry and was able to dodge him before he had any jinxes or curses thrown his way.
Harry walked down to breakfast a scowl plastered to his face. Most of the students who normally shouted greeting to him as he walked into any room they also occupied were quite that morning after seeing the look on Harry's face leading him to believe he was doing a marvelous job at being pissed off.
Harry searched the Slytherin table as soon as he sat down but Draco was nowhere to be seen. Harry kept a constant watch on the Great hall doors not even really acknowledging when Hermione and Ron sat down next to him.
Eventually breakfast ended and a tug on his arm from Ron led Harry to realize that and follow his friends down into the dungeons and to the Potions classroom. Draco was sitting in his normal spot talking very quietly with Professor Snape. Harry's expression and overall being relaxed greatly at seeing him, the slight fear he had had that Draco was hurt finally abating.
Harry sat next to Hermione and Ron pretending to be paying attention to there conversation adding the agreeing or disagreeing noises he was supposed to be providing at different intervals. When Snape finally stood away from Draco and started class Harry watched Draco trying to force the blonde to look back at him so Harry could find out where he had been.
"Today we will be working in pairs. Turn to the person next to you. They are your partner for today." Harry looked down at Ron and Hermione. There was three people at their table. Were they all going to work together?
"Mr. Potter, up here. You will be working with Mr. Malfoy." Harry groaned as was expected from him at having to work with Draco and moved all of his supplies to the front of the class. Harry, after setting up, went to the back of the classroom and got the ingredients they were going to be using that day.
"Where were you yesterday?" Harry asked Draco as soon as he had the chance without anyone possibly hearing.
"My father came and I had to go with him yesterday. Blaise said he told you." Draco said adding one of the many different items into their cauldron.
"Yes well he never said you weren't going to be back all night." Harry grumbled chopping as Draco had instructed him to.
"I didn't realize how long I was going to be. I was expecting to be back earlier. Father had Mother and I parading around with him for the cameras to show off what a happy family we were. You're the one who has him running for Minister in case you forgot."
"Yes well I never realized that would take away from time I got to spend with you." Harry pouted.
"Don't worry the election is next week. Then I'll be here all the time as normal."
"Your going to be gone until next week?" Harry asked horrified.
"Its not the end of the world." Harry made a face saying clearly that Draco didn't know what he was talking about, "Now you know how I feel when I couldn't see you ever before I found out who Silence was."
"That's not the same. I had to do that. I was under orders from Voldemort not to tell you who I was."
"And you followed his orders so well. Well except I doubt he ever ordered you to kill him, that was probably an order you gave yourself."
"Do you want to have a fight? Because if you keep with what you're saying I'm going to get very pissed off!" Harry growled stirring their potion as Draco dumped the correct amount of whatever ingredient he had into their cauldron.
"Of course not. Besides I'm to sexy for you to stay mad at me long." Draco said flirtatiously. Harry glared at Draco for a moment, its not like he could actually counter that remark.
The days dragged on for Harry. He was without Draco most of the time and was only able to attack the blonde in between classes and sometimes before or after lunch. Draco left the school after dinner every night and didn't get back till sometime during breakfast every morning. It was driving Harry crazy.
Snape was able to give Hermione and Ron detention for 'flirting during class', or so he said. Harry was anxious to find out whether either of them knew anything about what Dumbledore was planning on doing to him. He had to wait a few nights however as he didn't have his training with Snape until Thursday again for that week.
After that the election was to happen the next day and Draco would be back at the castle all of the time. Of course with Draco gone there was nothing really exciting for Harry to do. He watched Lucius's campaign to make sure he was doing well and Thursday snuck up on him rather quickly.
"Well, do they know?" Harry asked walking into Snape's classroom. He was slightly hesitant to know the answer. They had been his friends for so many years and he didn't like the thought of having to kill them, well possibly he wouldn't have to take that step right away.
"Ms. Granger knows. Dumbledore didn't tell Ron, or allow Ms. Granger to because they think he is more loyal to you then anyone else."
"Hermione knows?" Harry asked confused, "didn't tell Ron? I was expecting it the other way around." Harry sat on the desk he normally occupied during their 'training' thinking for a few moments before hopping down, "can I go? I have to check something. No one will probably notice and if they do just say you were giving me a night off because I couldn't function because I was so tired or something." Harry said walking out of the room.
"I don't know why you bothered to ask." Snape commented to the closing door. "You've already left anyway."
"But it helps make you think you're kind of in charge doesn't it?" Harry's voice asked echoing around Snape's classroom.
Harry walked calmly into the Gryffindor common room throwing everyone off to the fact that he had nearly sprinted the entire way there from Snape's classroom.
"Ron," Harry called to the redhead playing chess near the fire. Harry jerked his head towards the stairs and Ron nodded. Harry only had to wait a few minutes before Ron was sitting on his bed facing Harry.
"What ya want?" Ron asked hanging over the side of his bed and coming up with a magazine that he had hidden under it.
"How's your relationship with Hermione going?" Ron looked up at Harry surprised.
"You mean I haven't told you. Shit I thought I did." Ron said taking Harry's confused expression as answer that he hadn't. "You see I've been seeing Hanna Abbot for the past couple weeks. Hermione I, well I don't know. She isn't how I thought she was. She became really bitchy, always saying shit about you too. And you're my best mate man. There's no room for my girl not liking you, even if it is Hermione. But what did you do to make her so mad at you?" Harry looked at Ron skeptically for a few minutes before nodding.
"There might be bit of information concerning me that she was told about and did not approve." Ron looked at Harry confused.
"Speak English man."
"You know of Silence right?" Harry asked. Ron nodded.
"Of course I do. I know all of the Lord Voldemort crap. Have to if I want to know what you're talking about half of the time." Ron grinned.
"I'm Silence." Ron gaped at Harry, opening and closing his mouth but no sound came out.
"What?" he asked finally.
"I realized about a week ago that Dumbledore was acting odd around me and I found out he was going to have me killed for murdering Voldemort. So I asked Snape to see if you and Hermione knew, and Hermione did. She was willing to go along with it and not tell you because Dumbledore, without knowing for sure that it was true, convinced Hermione that I was Silence."
"But it is true?" Ron said confused. "You killed all of those people?"
"Yes, but I had to. It was part of my plan to destroy Voldemort."
"Then why is Silence still around? Why couldn't he die with Voldemort?"
"Because he hasn't finished what he set out to do yet." Harry looked at Ron hoping he could understand his weak explanation. Ron looked back at Harry obviously not understanding. "Ron have you even noticed how Dumbledore is with the students?" Harry asked. "Not around students he likes but around the ones he's not so sure of?" Ron shook his head. "He manipulates them. Not obviously, but there are little things he does to try and force them into doing as he wants them too."
"Harry I really don't understand what you're getting at. How does Dumbledore have to do with you still playing Silence?"
"Because I have to get rid of Dumbledore. Not kill him," Harry said after seeing Ron's stricken look, "but release him of his credibility, his position over all of the children at Hogwarts."
"How?"
"Once Lucius is in office as Minister it will be only to easy. I haven't really told anyone how I'm going to be doing anything because Dumbledore is able to pick up on things if he knows what to look for."
"So that's why your nice to Malfoy and don't care that his dad is going to be made Minister they're both on your side huh?" Ron grinned, "are you in charge of them and stuff. I heard Silence was right up there with Voldemort."
"Yup, all of his Death Eaters now do as I say." Harry grinned.
"They must love that."
"Well as none of them know who I am, so they don't really mind." Ron laughed.
"I want to be there when you tell Malfoy. I can't wait to see his expression."
"He actually knows already."
"Is he okay with it?" Ron asked confused.
"You could say that." Harry grinned thinking about Draco. "He really seems to like knowing who I am well enough." Ron nodded.
"All right then."
"Silence," Seamus called walking into the dorm room, "Draco is here tonight if you want to see him." Seamus said taking his shirt off to change not noticing Ron sitting in the room as well.
"Why would Harry want to see Malfoy?" Ron asked. Seamus stopped with a different shirt halfway on turning to see Ron and Harry sitting in their dorm room.
"Oh shit, Harry please don't hurt me." Seamus said bracing himself for the pain he was certain Harry was going to inflict upon him.
"Its all right Seamus I just finished telling Ron who I was. You can relax." Harry said. "Next time you slip however you might want to run. Why did you call me Silence any way? You know no one knows I'm him." Seamus shrugged sheepishly pulling his shirt on all of the rest of the way.
"Why would Harry hurt you? And once again why would Harry want to see Malfoy?" Ron asked Seamus.
"Because I hurt people so they learn not to do idiotic things. Don't worry Ron your not one of my followers I wont really do anything to you. You know how to not talk about certain things unlike others." Harry said looking pointedly at Seamus.
"And about Malfoy?" Ron asked slightly hesitant as if he was unsure about if he did or didn't want to know.
"Malfoy's been my lover for the past few months." Harry told him walking out of the room. Didn't want to know. Definitly. Ron thought with a shudder.
Silence more or less went flying into the Slytherin common room and tackled Draco attaching his lips to the Slytherin who was sitting near one of the tables scattered around the room trying to work on his homework.
Draco's arms flew around Harry as he accepted the kiss and returned it with as much vigor as the Gryffindor. Harry grabbed a handful off Draco's shirt lifting him up and pushing Draco down the hall towards his dorm room never once letting go of Draco's lips.
"Looks like there happy to see each other." Blaise commented to Seamus who walked in not far behind Harry.
"Wonderful observation there Sparky." Blaise turned to Seamus to see the Irish boy grinning.
"You're going to pay for that comment." Blaise informed him.
"I look forward to it." Seamus said as Blaise attacked Seamus kissing him roughly on the couch.
A/N: I was actually planning on having more this chapter but I figured I'dlet you guys have something to read. And, it can fit in with the next chapter too. Sorry that this took so long to get up. I've been planning on typing this chapter for a while but my keyboard is going bezurk. I finally just did it and this took over twice as long as normal to type, I hate typing so I hope you all a happy. Next chapter hopefully wont take to long as I know already what I want to happen so, yeah for me!
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(2/21/05)