Chapter 16: Questioned, Kissed and Kissed?

The next day Harry showed up at breakfast and was humming some, he had a new obsession thanks to Tom Columbian coffee. Sipping it he licked his lips and looked up when Hermione sat next to him eyes demanding, "Good morning Mione, sleep well?" he asked before sipping his coffee again, he would be leaving around eleven with Lucius for London.

"Not so well, I was concerned about you, where were you yesterday?" Hermione asked calmly if he had turned she had a vial of poison which she was willing to slip in his drink.

"Hmm, I'm actually sure," Harry said tapping his nails on the table, "It was really dark but smelled nice," when Seamus sat down and grinned at him he blinked, "What is it?"

"So people believe you were having crazy hate sex-" Seamus started and Harry choked on his coffee, smacking his back he asked, "Are you alright?"

"That is what people thought I was doing yesterday?" Harry asked blinking at Seamus, getting a nod he tilted his head, "Well if I was then damn my memory sucks, but as far as I know I was simply being stared at for hours on end," that made Seamus and Dean break out laughing while Neville sat down and asked with his eyes a question, "I'm alright Nev promise."

"So what was the point?" Hermione asked carefully, she knew that people were waiting for her to tell them whether or not Harry was a threat.

"I'm not sure, trying to break me or something?" Harry said shrugging before sipping his coffee, "Wanted to make me feel frightened or something, how am I suppose to know I didn't ask why I was being stared at."

"And are you really going back to that dark room today?" Seamus asked getting a nod he chuckled, "So what no complaints?"

"They feed me and give me coffee while murmuring to themselves, I'm good with that," Harry said rolling his eyes before seeing Hermione blinking at him, "What?"

"You're willing to be in the same room as that man alone?" Hermione asked voice low.

"Um…yeah," Harry said before blinking, "Odd isn't it," then he sipped his coffee again and glanced a Seamus, "If I come back tonight and seem even odder I want you to knock some sense into my thick skull deal?" getting a nod he turned and smiled at Hermione, "See every things handled."

Lucius waited until exactly eleven before walking down and saying, "Mr. Potter come with me," and he lead the teen off, Harry acted a bit confused but he knew already what he teen was allowing everyone to believe and once they were to an appration point he smirked lightly, "Ready?'

"Yeah," Harry smiled as he was pulled close and they apparated away to London.

While they were away Seamus, Dean and Neville sat in the sitting room with Tom and Severus, the two adults were grading papers while the students were doing homework. "I bet he gets Harry drunk," Neville said which made Seamus roll his eyes, "What it's Lucius Malfoy, he's known for his love of wine and Harry is a light weight."

"He refused wine last night, sipped it but went right to coffee," Tom said which made Dean and Neville glance at him in confusion, "What?"

"What did you two do last night?" Neville asked carefully, he had not been informed.

"Went to dinner, came back her and spent time in my room drinking coffee and discussing work," Tom said easily before sipping his own cup of coffee, Harry had gotten him addicted to the taste of coffee and he could not help but like a cup or two a day.

When Harry did come back he was laughing and Lucius was helping him into the suite, Harry's friends were already gone since it was after curfew but Tom and Severus were still there. Spotting them Harry grinned some, "Hey did you know the Tower of London is haunted?" Harry asked getting two nods he turned back to Lucius, "Thanks for taking me out today was great," getting a nod he turned and started towards his room before pausing at the door, "Seamus you in there?"

Popping his head out Seamus grinned, "Yes."

"Good," Harry said and walked right in humming softly to himself again.

Five minutes later they all heard Seamus scream, "He did what!" and Seamus went to the door and glared at Lucius, "You son of a-" yet Harry grabbed the back of his hair and pulled him back in to the room before he could say anything else.

"What was that about?" Severus asked blinking at the door.

"I kissed Harry and he must have told Seamus," Lucius said before saying, "Well it's been a long night, good night guys," and he went in his room. Leaving behind a pale Severus and a slightly annoyed Tom, he closed his eyes and thought back to how he ended up getting a kiss from the teen. It had been an accident really, he had meant to kiss Harry later in their night but the teen had stumbled on the tower stairs and he caught him. Those brilliant green eyes had looked up and he smiled brightly and thanked him but then a small girl ran past knocking them closer and their lips had touched, Lucius could not pass up the chance and had kissed him before chuckling at his dumbfounded face.

Harry was thinking about the kiss as well, he was a bit annoyed that the man had kissed him and then made a joke about how he could not pass up a golden opportunity to see if he tasted like coffee. However, he could not stay angry at the man since his lips still tingled from the accidental kiss, after calming Seamus down and getting his word not to say or do anything about it he was left alone. Curling into bed he decided to ignore the kiss and act as if it had not affected him, yet when a knock hit his door he got up and answered only to have Tom draw him close and kiss him.

"Good night," Tom said before going to his own room, he would not let Lucius have one up on him.