Sorry this took so long to post. I had a bit of writer's block. The good news is I've already started working on the next chapter.

Draco was up bright and early the next morning. The sun was barely up when he climbed out of bed. He immediately went to the shed out back. While Harry and Remus had been talking to the Potters, Draco had been out here making wolfsbane. During their thorough cleaning of the house, the elves had even cleaned the shed. It was not Draco's ideal potions lab but it would do until he got to Hogwarts.

It did not take him long to finish the potion. Now it had to simmer for 2 days and then it would be ready for Remus for the week before the full moon. It would make housing him easier since he could not stay in the basement once Pettigrew was there. He would have to ask Remus if he was ready for his old friend yet.
When Draco went back inside Dobby popped in with breakfast for him. He was halfway through his breakfast when Petunia got up. She seemed surprised that he was eating. Before she could even sit down Dobby popped in with her breakfast.

"Enjoy your breakfast, Petunia," Draco said.

Petunia just stood there with a dumbfounded look on her face.

"It's okay Petunia. That was just my house elf Dobby. You will get used to him and magic." The night before everyone had eaten in their rooms. He was sure Petunia did not know Dobby had made dinner. She was likely too preoccupied with thoughts of Lily.

Petunia finally sat down and dug in. She and Draco ate their breakfast in silence. Just as Draco finished Hedwig flew in bringing letters. He had one from Pansy, Blaise and Sev, his mum had letters from Sev and his Aunt Andi and Harry had a letter from Hermione. Draco directed Hedwig to her perch and made sure to give her fresh water and some owl treats before settling down to read his letters.

Dearest Draco,

I am so glad to hear that you are still safe. Your father is still hounding all of us for information. I have told him absolutely nothing. I have told him I have written you but received no response. He believes I fear for you as I worry about what your mother is capable of.

As if, I would ever fear your mum. The beautiful owl you keep sending your letters with is very discrete. She never shows herself unless I am by myself so even my parents do not know I have heard from you.

I wish I could see you before we leave for school but I understand that it will not be possible. I am just glad you are safe and I would not dream of compromising your safety.

Stay in touch and let me know that you remain safe. If I hear anything from your father how will I tell you, if you do not write me first. I will see you on September 1.

Love,

Pansy

Draco could not say he was surprised. Pansy always was a good liar. He still was not sure how she would feel about his new views. He would not be giving anything away when he wrote to her.

Draco,

Have I told you lately that I hate your father because I really do. He seems convinced that one of us must have a clue to your whereabouts. He feels that you would trick your mum into letting you write your friends so you could get word to him so he could come rescue you from her clutches.

I am so glad you and your mum left him Draco. He is a right bastard. I feel that this will be good for you in the long run. I will continue to keep you informed of any of Lucius' plans. I figure if your smart little owl doesn't show up then I will write to your godfather and he can pass the message on.

Be careful Dray. When your father finds out that you will not be siding with him, he is going to be pissed.

I will see you on the train,

Blaise

Now that was more like it. He was positive he could trust Blaise. Maybe he could talk Harry and Remus into letting Blaise visit Starlight Den. He knew there was no way Harry would let Blaise come here until he had spent some time getting to know Blaise.

Dear Draco,

I am pleased to hear that you and your mother are as safe as you can be given the circumstances. Your father is still on the warpath and will likely try something on September 1.

I feel that you should come up with a plan to prevent him from taking you from the train. Once at Hogwarts all you would have to do if he showed up is state that you do not wish to leave with him, that you are currently staying with your mother and that her consent is needed for you to leave the school.

Please pass along my gratitude to your friend,

Severus

Now that was a first. He had not gotten Sev to even mention Harry let alone thank him. It was a definite start. He knew that with Lily's help they might be able to get Sev to see Harry as more than James' son.

By the time he had written them all back, the rest of the house was awake. His mother told him that Andromeda had invited them over for dinner tonight and that she had accepted. She was going to bring Dudley too as she felt Petunia needed some alone time to talk to Lily.

She had also gotten Harry's approval to invite Severus over. He felt they would need to make sure that Petunia and Dudley had other plans that day, as it would be bad enough that he, Harry and his mum would be there to see Sev's reaction to Lily.

Harry's letter from Hermione stated that she had already asked her parents if she could go over at some point before school had started and they had said yes. They had wasted no time in getting his mum to send a letter to the Grangers asking if Hermione could stay over for a few days.

When Remus came back over for lunch, Draco asked him if he was ready for Wormtail.

"Yes I am. I finished securing the place this morning. When would you like to get him?" Remus replied.

"Now seems as good a time as any. Dobby."

"Master Draco called Dobby?"

"Do you remember the rat we told you about?"

"Yes Master Draco. He is the bad man that hurt Harry Potter's parents," the elf said nodding his head.

"Well we are ready for you to retrieve him," Draco told him and before he could give him any reminders about not being seen or to be careful Dobby was gone.

"That could have gone better Dray," Harry stated. "You probably should have reminded him before you told him we were ready for him to pick up Pettigrew."

"I know. I forget how much he likes you."

When Dobby did not immediately pop back in they felt he must have remembered his warnings. The conversation then drifted to Dudley's school supplies.

"Any idea how we are going to get them Harry?" Draco asked.

"Obviously you, your mum and I can't go but I figured Remus could take them and maybe we could talk your aunt and Tonks into going too just to be safe."

"If you don't mind me asking how is mum going to buy me any of my school things when we don't have any money?" Dudley asked.

Draco watched as Harry left the room and came back with his money pouch, which he deposited in Dudley's lap.

"Easy Dudley. I will give you the money. I will not take no for an answer," Harry said before either Dudley or Petunia could object. "Right now you don't have any money as you left Uncle Vernon and you told him he could keep everything but what you brought with you and Dudley. That means until you can figure something out I will take care of you. I have plenty of money and it is what my mother would have wanted. Right mum?"

"Absolutely Harry," his mother replied.

"There is plenty there for your all of your first year needs plus an owl, cat or toad if you want one. I would like you to get some robes made up Aunt Petunia so that it is not obvious you are a muggle. There are people out there who would hurt you for that. I'm sure Cissy would let you borrow a set for the day of the trip."

"Of course I will Harry."

"Oh and while you are there I would like you to get an owl for Draco and Hermione. No objecting Dray. Right now, the two of you are just as broke as my aunt and Dudley. You guys are my family and I will take care of you."

Draco shook his head as Harry glared at him and Remus snickered. He knew there was no point in arguing. He decided that if Harry was going to be taking care of everyone then he could take care of Remus too since he found the situation so amusing.
"Don't forget Moony, Harry. He could use some new robes too and I know you consider him part of the family," Draco said with a smirk.

"You're right Dray how could I forget. You heard him Moony. While you are out buy yourself some new robes. Dad would want you to. Right dad?"

"He's got you Moony. He is right. I am so proud of you right now Harry. You are doing exactly as I would have."

Before Remus could protest or attempt to put up any defense, Dobby popped back in.

"It is done Master Draco. When the boy went out to play with his siblings, he left the rat in his room. Dobby took the rat and put him in the basement of Starlight Den as Dobby was instructed. He begged Dobby to release him and he tried to change back several times."

"Good job Dobby."

"Thank you Master Draco." The little elf bowed and popped out of the room.

"When Hedwig gets back we will have to send a letter to Madam Bones so we can meet with her now that we have Wormtail secure," Remus said.

Hedwig returned shortly after lunch with a reply from the Grangers. They were hoping Narcissa would be willing to have Hermione over for the next 3 days as they are leaving for a dental conference tomorrow and Hermione really does not want to go. The letter stated that Hermione was already packed and they could come get her at their convenience.

"What do you think boys? Would you mind having Hermione over for a few days while her parents are away?" Narcissa asked.

"Not at all mother," Draco replied with a smile.

"Of course not Cissy. You know that if I could I would see Hermione every day," Harry answered excitedly.

With those two comments, his mother replied that they would be overjoyed to have Hermione over for a few days and would be over shortly before five to pick her up.

They sent Hedwig with Link so he could bring her closer to the Granger's while they had Dobby go to Andromeda's to see if she was all right with them bringing Hermione.

They decided that Remus, Narcissa and Draco would go to get Hermione. Draco could tell Harry wanted to go but they felt it would be better if he stayed with Petunia and Dudley. The only reason he and Remus were going was because Hermione did not really know his mum and had never met Remus so they felt having Draco there would put her at ease. Remus was going to apparate Draco back to Starlight Den while his mum brought Hermione. From there the elves would bring them back to Moonbeam Bungalow.

Link and Dobby brought them close to the park where Draco and Harry would normally meet Hermione. From there it was a short walk to Hermione's house.

When they arrived, Hermione immediately dragged Draco up to her room to be sure she had not forgotten anything she would need. Draco made her put some things back. She was only going for a few days plus she was trying to bring all her school books which as Draco pointed out was silly as he and Harry both had a set at the Bungalow.

Once Hermione was sure she had everything, Draco helped her bring her things downstairs. The Granger's gave her some spending money and told her to keep in touch and to behave.

All in all, it was a rather quick trip. Draco laughed when Hermione told him she did not like apparating. He told her that it was slightly different when you were the one doing the apparating and not just being taken along for the ride.

She was fascinated when she met Dobby and Link. She probably would have asked them tons of questions if Draco had let her. The moment they got back to the Bungalow the elves popped out off to take care of Harry's properties.

After Hermione had settled in and met Petunia, Dudley, and the Potters, everyone but Petunia got ready to go to dinner at the Tonks'.

Dinner turned out to be an interesting affair. Draco was relieved that Harry did not have any outbursts at meeting Tonks. He knew he felt some of them same guilt as with Remus with Tonks. However, Remus' forgiveness seemed to have the done the trick.

What was most shocking was when Tonks' boyfriend showed up. Draco was just as shocked as Harry was. It had never occurred to them that Tonks might have dated someone before Remus. Even more surprising was that Tonks' boyfriend was none other than Charlie Weasley.

Draco was again relieved that Harry held it together. It was his first interaction with a Weasley and Draco had been worried how Harry was going to do. It probably helped that he had not been close to Charlie last time around. Harry had only met Charlie a few times while Draco had never met him at all.

Other than that, they mostly caught up with each other or got to know one another. Draco found out that aurors had searched his Aunt's place looking for any sign of Draco or his mum. From what Tonks had heard, Lucius was mighty upset that the search had turned up nothing. He was getting extremely frustrated that Narcissa and Draco had disappeared without a trace.

After dinner, Andromeda wrote Madam Bones to let her know that they had Pettigrew and would like to set a time for Narcissa, Draco, Harry and herself to meet with her to discuss Sirius' options. Draco knew the meeting would be at Remus' as that was where Pettigrew was and he knew Harry would feel safer having Remus there.

When they got back home, Petunia was already in bed but Lily seemed happy so Draco assumed that their talk had gone well. Draco was glad for that, as hopefully it would help to keep Petunia's relationship with Harry strong.

Before they went to bed, Harry and Draco gave Hermione the book on occlumency. They figured that by the time she left here the whole thing would be read. As soon as they were sure she could occlude her mind, they planned to let her in on some things. Even at 11 Hermione was a talented witch. They knew she would be a big help to them in figuring out how to get the ring.

They all went to bed early as tomorrow was going to be a long day for most of them. Dudley and Petunia were going shopping for Dudley's school things. Andromeda and Tonks had agreed to go along too as an added precaution. When Hermione heard, she asked if she too could go, as she would like to get a few more books with her spending money. Remus was going to make sure Dudley, Petunia and Hermione got back safely. Draco figured tomorrow while everyone was out he would surprise Sev and bring him to reconnect with an old friend.

Draco was once again the first one out of bed the next morning. After he had checked on the wolfsbane, he had a quiet breakfast. He thought about what a busy day yesterday had been. Things went rather smoothly considering all they had done.

They were lucky Remus had been with them at his Aunt's house. He knew that Tonks had known about his and his mum's situation. Andromeda had told his mum she was going to explain things to her husband and daughter. Narcissa made her promise to leave Harry's involvement out of it. The less people that knew they were with Harry the better.

Charlie showing up was difficult but as Remus had been there, he and Tonks had assumed that Remus had brought Harry and that Harry only knew him and his mum slightly. If any of it got back to Dumbledore Remus might be in trouble but Dumbledore would have no clue of his friendship with Draco.

Lucius was another concern. Draco felt his father would be a thorn in his side. He knew his mum could not divorce Lucius right now, as she had no access to funds. She would also need Sirius to sign off on her returning to being a Black as he was the head of the house. Draco figured that would be easy enough from what Harry had told him about Sirius. The only problem being that he doubted Sirius would be able to do so before he had to go to school.

Draco knew he would have to figure out a way to keep out of his father's clutches until he arrived at Hogwarts. He would talk to Sev before school started about getting Dumbledore's help. Dumbledore may not be his favorite person but he would be helpful in this situation.

By that time, the house had started to stir and get ready for the day. It took a while being there was only one bathroom but they did save time since Dobby made breakfast.

Once Petunia, Dudley, Hermione and Remus had left, Draco sat down to talk to Harry.

"I was thinking today might be a good day to bring Sev over and let him speak with your mum."

Harry nodded though he looked grim. "You're probably right. Who knows when the Bungalow will be this empty again. I cannot say I am looking forward to meeting Professor Snape for a second time but now is a good time. Have you given any thought as to how you will get him?"

Draco smiled. "Of course. He should not be at Hogwarts yet so I figured I would have Dobby take me over to his house in Spinner's End. From there I will have Dobby bring us back to the boundary of your property where I will explain things to him. Once he understands I will have Dobby get you so you can let him in."

"Sounds like you've given this some thought. Be careful Dray. You know Lucius is looking for you and it could be dangerous."

"I've thought of that too. Lucius would never go to Sev's house; he would make Sev go to him. I am not even positive Lucius knows where Sev's place is. Moreover, I will not be defenseless. I will have Dobby and my wand. However I promise to be careful."

Once Draco had let his mother know of his plans, he got ready and had Dobby bring him to Sev's. He had Dobby drop him off in Sev's backyard. He went into the house calling for his godfather.

When Severus came into the room, he had an astonished look on his face. Draco smirked. "Surprised to see me Sev?"

"How did you get here?" Severus asked.

"A house elf brought me to your backyard and I proceeded to let myself in. It is good to see you Sev."

"It is good to see you too Draco. However, it is not safe here. You must leave at once. Your father is so desperate to find you that he checks in with all of us regularly and may show up unannounced."

"Lucius has actually been here?"

"Yes several times. I do not want him to know I am in contact with you so you best leave now."

"I would like you to come with me Sev. Mother would like to see you and I would like you to meet the friend that has helped us escape. In addition, I have a couple of surprises for you and today may be the only day we can have this meeting. Will you come with me?"

Draco watched as Severus thought about this for moment. "I can do that. Just give me a moment to send a note to Dumbledore to let him know I won't be available for the day."

It did not take Severus long and Dobby quickly brought them back to the Bungalow.

"Where are we Draco and what is going on?"

"I'm not sure of our exact location. I just know that we are completely safe for the moment. Now as you know my mother and I left Lucius. What you don't know is that mother's accomplice, the one who stunned Lucius, was me."

Draco waited a minute while what he said sunk in.

"You are telling me that you properly stunned Lucius?"

"Yes."

"How is that possible?"

"Because I am 23 Sev. I found a potion in one of the books at the Manor that would act as a fast moving poison. It was supposed to kill me. Instead of doing that I woke up in my 11 year old body as did my friend."

"I know of the potion you speak of," Severus responded after a moment's thought. Its name has been lost but I have heard of it. Normally it would bring on a fast death as those who take it are wishing for death. The goal of the potion is to bring you where you most want to be. If that is death then that is where it will bring you. However, if you are thinking of anything else when the potion kicks in it will bring to the place in your memories."

Draco was speechless. He knew his last thoughts had been on the day he met Harry so that explains why the potion had brought him back to the night before. For Harry to be here too meant that he was thinking about the same day. They had gotten incredibly lucky.

"I was brought back to the night before I met my friend. I was thinking about how different things would have been if we had been friends back then instead of waiting until it was too late to defeat the Dark Lord."

"The Dark Lord was back?" Severus asked.

"It was horrible Sev. Most everyone that would have stood against him was dead."

They both sat in silence for a few minutes. Draco was chasing the memories away while he figured Sev was trying to make sense of what Draco had told him.

"How is it you believe me Sev? Even my mum had a hard time believing what we told her was real?"

"It's quite simple Draco. I have always been able to tell when you lie. In addition, you keep making eye contact with me, which means you are not trying to occlude your thoughts from me. Now who is this friend of yours Draco and why are you trying to hide home from me?"

Draco sighed this was the tricky part. He really hoped Sev would give Harry a chance.

"I haven't told you who he was because you didn't get along with his father. I was worried you'd judge him based on your feelings for his father rather than him which is what you did the last time."

"Who is he Draco?"

"Harry Potter."

Once again, Sev looked shocked. Draco was pretty sure whoever Sev thought was helping him Harry was the last person he would have suspected.

"I will give him a chance Draco. I won't make any promises and at Hogwarts I will have an image to maintain but I will try for your sake."

Draco smiled. That was all he could ask for. He called Dobby and had Dobby get Harry.

After a tense meeting between Sev and Harry, they brought Sev to the Bungalow. He was shocked to find out that Petunia and Dudley were here and really couldn't wait to see the look on Dumbledore's face when he realized they were no longer on Privet Drive.

They brought him out back to the shed first to have him check the Wolfsbane potion. Sev was sure it had been done correctly.

Draco warned Sev before they went into the house that there was a surprise waiting for him. He knew that Sev was going to like this surprise. From what Harry had told him about the memories Sev had left him, getting forgiveness from Lily would be the best thing they could give Sev.

For the third time that day, Sev seemed dumbfounded. He stared at the portrait in shock. Draco watched as his mum erected a silencing spell and then they all went to her room to give Sev some privacy.

By the time they went back out Sev was gone. Lily told them that she and Sev had a nice conversation and that he would be in touch. She confided that he needed some time alone after their conversation.

Hermione, Remus, Petunia and Dudley returned shortly before dinner. Hermione had picked out her owl. It was a snowy one just like Harry's. She had named her Athena after the Greek goddess of wisdom. The surprising part was she had also purchased Crookshanks. She told them she was planning on bring Crookshanks to school with her and leaving Athena with her parents so they could write her whenever they wanted.

Dudley had picked out a little gray calico kitten, which he had named Dionysus. He had gotten the name from Hermione who while explaining her choice of Athena had mentioned Dionysus' name, as he was the Greek god of wine.

Draco's owl was an eagle owl similar to the one he had last time. Draco decided to keep the god theme going by naming his owl Mercury. Draco felt this was a perfect name as Mercury was the Roman god of the messengers.

Overall, it was a good day and once again, everyone turned in early. Draco, Harry and Narcissa had to be up early as they had heard back from Madam Bones and she would be meeting them tomorrow at Starlight Den.

The following morning Narcissa, Draco and Harry left before anyone else had risen. They enjoyed a delicious breakfast of pancakes, bacon and eggs before Madam Bones arrived. Draco and Harry had stayed in the kitchen while Remus, Narcissa and Madam Bones had talked.

It was not long before his mum called for him. Draco was honest with Madam Bones. He informed her he did not like the choices his father made and he did not want to be raised in that household. He explained that the stunner came from him but that it was a burst of accidental magic after seeing his father hit his mother.

Madam Bones seemed satisfied with his answers. She told Draco and his mum that she would have the charges of kidnapping dropped. Draco had then gone back into the kitchen to wait with Harry.

Harry had to go out to speak with Madam Bones a short time later. When Harry arrived back in the kitchen, Harry told him that Madam Bones wanted to make sure he understood what was going on. She had informed him that he would not be allowed to visit Sirius until his innocence was proven but that Sirius would be transferred into a Ministry holding cell until the time of the trial. She told Harry he could, however, write to Sirius.

She had been down to see Pettigrew and felt that the best place for him was where he was until trial. She promised them that she would let them know when the trial date was as soon as she found out.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing at home. Draco was relieved. He felt that things were going smoothly. He couldn't wait to hear back from his friends as he was sure his father would be livid when he found out Draco was no longer under his thumb.

Remus had stayed for dinner. Draco could get used to this. Normal family dinners where people talked to one another and one could be relaxed. He did not have to worry about his father showing up and ruining things.

After dinner, Draco went out and got a goblet full of the wolfsbane potion from the shed. He stopped Remus on his way out and explained to him what it was. To say Remus looked shocked was an understatement. Draco assured him that it had been brewed properly. He explained that Severus had taught him last time around and he had even had Sev check it while he had been here the day before.

That night Draco had the most peaceful sleep he had had since returning to his 11-year-old body. Of course, he should have known the peace would not last.

The next morning Link had brought over several letters from Dumbledore for Petunia. In all of them, he was urging her to return to Privet Drive. He had even threatened to have Dudley removed from her care if she did not return with Harry.

It had taken several hours for them to calm Petunia down. Harry was livid. Draco could not blame him. They just had to hang on and wait for Sirius. With Sirius' backing there was nothing Dumbledore could do.

Remus had promised to visit Sirius as soon as Madam Bones allowed and see what kind of shape he was in. If he was up to it, Remus was going to have him sign paperwork stating that Petunia had his full support in Harry's current living arrangements.

Remus too would side with Petunia. He would make sure that nothing happened to Harry or Dudley. He made sure that Petunia understood that Dumbledore had no power here, he was bluffing.

That night after dinner, Remus brought Hermione home. They had let her keep the book on occlumency and figured by the time term started she would have the basics mastered.

Once Hermione left, Draco went to the loft to write his friends. He did not change how he wrote to Pansy at all. He wrote a long letter about nothing of importance.

With Blaise though he told him outright what was going on. That he had spoken with Madam Bones and that the charges would be dropped. He then explained that he might have a way for them to meet but he would not be able to give him any advanced notice. He told him to be ready. He sent Pansy's letter off with Hedwig but sent Blaise's letter off with Mercury. He stared at the sky until he could longer see them before going into bed.