Chapter 8:

The next week was hectic for Draco. Between spending time with both his fathers and getting to know them, then planning on finding out as much information about who told Dumbledore where they were hiding those years ago and trying to find out why he was such a threat to the man, he had no time to himself. When he wasn't with his fathers doing those other things, he was in classes or in bed thinking.

His thoughts at night always went out towards Harry, his mate. The other boy had not been seen in Severus' classes all week and he was starting to worry for his Uncle. The man looked tired and worn, and he had noticed that he hadn't been attending meals in the Great Hall.

One morning Draco was walking by himself as he was heading towards the astronomy tower and came to a halt outside of the door. He thought he heard someone quietly crying on the other side and slowly began to open it. He peaked in through the crack and began to feel dizzy, before he saw who it was he instinctively knew.

"Are you alright?" He asked making the other boy jump from the floor.

"No. Why would you care anyway Malfoy? Just want to rub it in that you are the son of James Potter and I'm the son of the dungeon bat?" Harry snapped

"No. I wouldn't do that. So you finally accept that Severus is your dad?" Draco slowly walked inch by inch over to Harry, hoping he wouldn't be pushed away.

"I really had no choice once I found out who my other parent is. He sat me down and told me everything." Harry's head was hung, so he was looking at the floor. Draco managed to make it over and sit next to him on the ledge.

"If you don't mind telling me, who is your other Father? No one would tell me." Draco had been trying to find out the whole week but everyone was tight lipped about it.

"I still don't know why you would care. We have never liked each other. I hate you in fact, always so spoiled and act as though you can get what ever you want." Harry was looking him in the eyes now and Draco saw the distain the other boy had for him.

"I never hated you." He whispered making Harry laugh. Draco stood up and headed for the door. "Don't believe me. I only retaliated against you when you started on me. If you don't remember, I tried to make friends with you but you acted out against me." His hand went to push the door open but was shocked when he heard Harry tell him to wait.

"Why would you not hate me? Ron told me when we saw you on the train the first time that your family always hated the Potters. That your father, well the one you grew up with, was one of the ones that got my parents killed." Harry was looking right into Draco's eyes and he knew Harry believed everything he was told.

"NO….My god all I heard Growing up was how great you were. How your dad was so proud of you and how much he loved you. At the time I thought they were talking about James but now I know they were talking about Severus. I was so excited to finally meet you. Then when you basically told me you would never be friends with me it hurt. I tried to always be nice and talk to you when you were alone but you always brushed me off and never said a word. Then I found out about all this, among other stuff, and I had hoped that we could be friends again." Draco started walking back over to Harry with hope flowing around his heart.

"Again? That's right James said that we were friends when we were younger. I don't know if we can be that now. There has been so much that has happened, I don't know if I can do that." Draco felt like his heart was being ripped out of his body. He shook his head trying to tell himself he was not being rejected. Harry knew nothing about being his mate so he wasn't being rejected.

"I…Alright." Draco couldn't make himself talk. It felt like something took refuge inside of his mouth and prevented him from speaking. Blinking his eyes to hide that he wanted to cry, he quickly fled from the tower and ran down to the dungeons.

Just when he was about to enter his Common Room he felt a hand on his arm, pulling him around. He was about to tell who ever it was to let him the hell go, until he caught his Uncle's eyes on him.

"Severus!" Draco said before breaking down in the other mans arms. He felt him self being lifted off the floor and being carried in the direction of the guest rooms. He knew his Uncle was brining him to his fathers, so he relaxed a little in the mans arms, continuing to cry.

"What is wrong with my son?" He heard one of his fathers asked and slowly looked up to see James walking swiftly over to him and Severus.

"I found him rushing around the school and caught him right before he went into his Common Room. The moment he realized it was me he broke down and I don't know what is wrong, but I thought it would be easier for him here." Severus placed him on the couch next to his father and turned to leave.

"No. Don't go." Draco called out, relief passing across his face as he saw his Uncle turn back around.

"What is wrong son?" Remus asked, kneeling on the floor in front of him.

"Harry just rejected my friendship, but it felt like he was rejecting me as a mate. My heart hurts and I don't know what is wrong." He heard Remus gasp next to him and quickly left the room. He wanted to know where his dad was going but he didn't want to move from the spot he was in.

"Harry doesn't know of the mate stuff does he?" James asked as he rubbed Draco's head.

"No. I don't think so. Unless someone told him." Draco replied, curling his body into himself.

"Stay here and rest. I'll be right back." Draco nodded his head and turned to look at Severus. The man was looking to the floor acting like he wasn't even in the room.

"Uncle Sev. Are you alright. I thought you would be happy that Harry has excepted you as his dad." Draco asked as he felt sharp pains shoot around his body. He didn't care how much pain he was in, he hated seeing his Uncle this way.

"He accepted that I gave birth to him but not me as a parent. He doesn't want anything to do with me and has chosen to live with his other father during breaks. I have accepted this and am happy that he….that he wants something to do with his other father." Draco could here the strain in his Uncles voice and knew he was trying not to break down.

"I'm so sorry. Who is his other father. Maybe we can talk him into having Harry spend time with you?" Draco asked holding his breath as a really painful shock went down his chest.

"Are you alright Draco. God how stupid can Potter be. Here drink this." Severus handed him a potion and Draco downed it with out question. The pains became less painful but they were still very much there.

"Thank you. It helped a little. So who is his other father?" Draco wasn't going to give up until he found out, why wasn't anyone telling him.

"Fine. Since you seem to be on a one man mission to find out. It is Sirius Black." Draco felt his mouth hang open as he watched Severus' head hang down.

"But..I thought he hated you?" Draco asked knowing of the stories his father told him about their time in school.

"Yes he did a very good job of hiding that we were ever lovers. As you know I was friends with your father, Lucius, Growing up and his father was friends with Sirius' family. I met him at one of the many functions that your Grandfather threw. We had a immediate dislike for one another and it continued into school. Especially once he became friends with James and he was showing off for him.

"In seventh year we got stuck in a class room together when Lucius thought it would be funny to jinx the door shut. We were locked in that room for three days. We ended up getting really bored buy the first night and started talking, found out we actually could get along. By the time we got out we knew almost everything about each other and he proceeded to pester me for weeks after.

"He cornered me late one night and told me he couldn't stop thinking about me and we ended up getting together in secret, god forbid if his friends found anything out. After James went missing the first time he was so upset I wanted to comfort him and I was going to tell him about being pregnant but he threw it in my face that I probably had something to do with it.

"Which I did, but no one knew that Lucius and I helped James go into hiding. So he told me he never should have started anything with me, that he never actually loved me and he was using me for a good side fuck. He told me to get lost or die and never contact him again. So I did as he wished. Now he has told Harry that I kept him from him and Harry hates me for it."

"Why don't you tell Harry the truth. Show him your memories, let him know that it was Sirius' fault you never told him?" Draco couldn't understand why Severus wouldn't do that.

"Because he is comfortable with Black. He has known him as a parental figure his whole life and I don't want to take something so constant from him. Get some rest now Draco you will need it. You need to let Harry know about being your mate, if you don't I'll make sure Remus does." Draco swallowed thickly, knowing that Severus wasn't lying.

He dreaded the moment where he had to tell Harry, and he really did reject being his mate. He knew it would kill him, he couldn't stop thinking about him and wanting to be near him. He wanted nothing more than to have what James and Remus had but he knew it would never happen. Maybe it was time to see what he could do about denouncing Harry as a mate and try to find another one.