Title: Something Magical
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,300, ~20,000 (overall)
Warnings: Angst, violence.
Summary: An unwelcome visitor to Harry's home over the summer leads to something much more.
Notes: For allthingsmagical, it's her idea and she asked me to write it so I am. And Sirius' partner choice is dedicated to silenceberry.

Chapter Ten:

Draco had withdrawn from his house and the school, keeping the company of his closest friends as the Christmas Holidays drew nearer. He didn't want to spend them at Hogwarts but if he didn't he'd be around Harry and Draco wouldn't be able to control himself. Blaise, the friend that he was, was staying behind with Draco claiming that his mother's new beau had a tendency to scream during sex which had made the summer uncomfortable.

Seeing Pansy, Theo, Vince and Greg off outside the Castle doors as they made their way down to the station to catch the train, was harder than Draco imagined and when he caught sight of Harry staring at him he whirled around and went back inside, Blaise on his heels.

The Christmas holidays at Hogwarts were hard for Draco. It was his first Christmas without either of his parents, he wasn't allowed to visit his father in Azkaban because of his condition. His pregnancy caused other issues and he knew that he had to explain to Harry that he wasn't dying, it was just a matter of how.

It was Christmas Eve before Draco sent off his letter to Harry, along with a gift for him, new flying gloves, some of Honeyduke's finest chocolates for Sirius and a rare potions ingredient for Uncle Sev. He watched the owl wing her way across the sky, his heart in his throat as he hoped he was doing the right thing. When he couldn't make out the owl any more he turned from the Owlery window to smile at Blaise, linking their arms as they meandered down to the Slytherin common room.

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Harry was angry at Sirius for grounding him. He had no idea how his dad had found out that he had left the Burrow but he had and now Harry was being punished. Sitting in the kitchen on Christmas Eve, with dad and Snape was awkward and uncomfortable so when an owl tapped on the window Harry jumped up to receive it.

He brought it over to Sirius who enlarged the parcels before going and setting them under the tree. Harry found that there was an extra letter for him, that wasn't attached to the box that had his name on it, shouting goodnight to his dad Harry went to his room where he opened the letter.

Harry,

I need you to understand that I'm not dying. My friends were overly careful about the words they chose and I'm going to live a long life, hopefully.
I know that they were only protecting me when they said what they did and I'm sorry that you got caught up in it however; I cannot be sorry for what happened afterwards even if I do regret it ending the way it did.
I have to tell you this in person and I hope when you get back we can talk, until then, know that I am fine and that I do love you. I never stopped loving you Harry, no matter how much you hurt me.

Happy Christmas.

Yours,
Draco.

Frowning Harry read over the letter again, before placing it on his bedside table and lying back with his arms crossed beneath his head. He needed to think, and he'd send back a reply to Draco tomorrow. For now his mind was a mess and if Draco wasn't dying or ill what was making his stomach round and protrude like it was?

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Christmas break was over quite fast after the Christmas feast and once all other students had come back to Hogwarts Draco clung more and more to Blaise, as he got bigger and less stable. Blaise often had his arm around Draco steadying him, keeping him out of the way of swinging bags and falling books, wayward wands too. None of the Slytherins commented about it but the rest of the school had rumours that Draco and Blaise were a couple, that they had gotten together over the holidays because of mistletoe. They were both aware of the rumours but did nothing to stop them.

Draco had received a letter from Harry on Christmas Day and a parcel full of chocolate frogs, the letter said that on the first Saturday after returning he'd meet with Draco in the Charms classroom. Draco had gone full of anticipation about finally telling Harry what was going on, Blaise had walked him to the classroom and waited outside for him.

Draco had waited over two hours and Harry had never shown up. When he eventually left the classroom Blaise had shook his head indicating that Harry hadn't appeared in the corridor.

Swallowing passed the lump in his throat, wiping away hot tears and nursing a broken heart Draco turned into his friends embrace, taking comfort from the other boy.

Neither were aware of Harry, who was watching them from under his invisibility cloak seeing his fears confirmed. Draco didn't love him, he'd moved on and into the arms of Blaise fucking Zabini.

Harry turned and left them, taking off his cloak once he was at the Entrance hall contemplating whether to go to dinner or visit Hagrid. The two Slytherins came down the steps behind him their footsteps making him turn.

Draco glared at him coldly before stalking off to the dungeons, only to turn around when he noticed that Blaise wasn't beside him. The blond watched as Blaise took a step towards the Gryffindor who sneered "you hurt him again Potter and I'll rip you limb from limb."

"Before or after I kill Voldemort?"

"Perhaps I'll pray that he kills you first. At least then I know it'll be painful beyond your imagination."

"Fucker!" Harry lashed out and punched Blaise, seeing with satisfaction that he went down hard. Blaise, ignoring his bloody nose, swiped his leg and forced Harry's out from under him before crawling over the Gryffindor and punching him back. A crowd had gathered and they rolled on the ground, kicking and punching until Draco and Weasley ran over "Stop! Stop! Blaise, please." Draco cried, whilst Weasley tried to calm Harry and hit Blaise at the same time.

Blaise yanked himself away from Harry and let Draco pull him back but when one of Weasley's fists thundered through the air passed the dark Slytherin and smashed into Draco's side.

The blond went down in a heap his hands cradling his belly as he gasped in pain and shock.

"What is going on?" Draco had never been so glad to see Severus before.

"Please" he whimpered which caused Severus to glance at him in shock before he swiftly knelt down next to Draco. "Can you walk?"

"I don't want to" tears fell and he was aware of the humiliation and laughing of the crowd.

"Why does the ferret get special treatment it was just a hit on the side, honestly he's such a girl" Weasley jeered.

"You can Draco, let Blaise help you up and the four of you. You too Mister Weasley, my office now, Miss Parkinson would you be so kind as to inform Madam Pomfrey that she needs to come to my office for Draco."

"Yes sir," Pansy ran off and Blaise and Severus helped Draco to the Potion Master's office, Weasley and Potter trailing behind.

Madam Pomfrey was waiting in the office when they got there, she immediately fussed over Draco as Weasley commented again "you'd think she'd care for the bleeding ones first, honestly mate."

Harry hadn't said anything and watched Draco and Madam Pomfrey, frowning when she pressed against his stomach and centred her wand waving around his midriff. "I'd like to have you stay overnight, Draco, just to be on the safe side. Miss Parkinson is outside and she'll walk with you up to the Hospital Wing."

Nodding the blond thanked her before brushing passed the Gryffindors and whispering to Blaise "everything's alright."

Smiling Blaise watched his best friend leave before letting himself be healed and given a detention.