Disclaimer: HP and Co. belong to J.K. Rowling, Siri and Ori are mine however =]
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, Its mainly a set up for future chapters with a bit of family fluff between Harry, Draco and the boys.
R/R!
Chapter 3: Devious Plots
Jamie Weasley walked slowly down the familiar hallway towards the library. Her light red, slightly frizzy hair bounced as she walked, her arms wrapped around a large, slightly worn out book. She sighed, a small smile appearing on her face as she entered her most favorite place in the entire world. Like her mother, she was a major bookworm and loved all things book related. Sitting down in comfortable chair, she carefully opened the book, her eyes immediately drawn to the written word. She liked coming to the library early in the morning, especially since she was the only one here, except for the librarian of course. Shockingly, Madame Pince was still the feared librarian of Hogwarts., guarding the books with a fierce tenacity that Jamie appreciated but most students hated.
It was a Saturday, so Jamie had the entire day to spend in the library, enjoying the quiet that the large, comforting room offered. What she did no expect, however, was for a small group of first years to come bustling in. Her eyes narrowed in annoyance as the small group settled at a table not far from her own, all of them chattering quietly, pieces of parchment rustling and quills scratching as they began their homework. She was even more surprised to see that the group consisted of two Slytherins and a Hufflepuff, what a weird combination. She narrowed her eyes further when she realized two of the boys were those Potter-Malfoy twins that she had heard so much about. She knew her parents had once been really good friends with Harry Potter, but they had had a falling out when he had married 'the spawn of Satan' as her father called Draco Malfoy. Since the couple had gotten together, at least according to her mother, the two groups had been on the outs with one another and were no longer friends. She knew her grandmother wasn't fond of the Malfoys and had been petitioning for years to try and get Harry Potter to come live with them so she could take care of him. She didn't really understand why, Harry Potter seemed like a capable man from the pictures she'd seen in the paper and his biographies, but her family must know something that she didn't. Sighing, she tried to force her attention back to Hogwarts: A History instead of focusing on the group of first years.
"Isn't that a Weasley?" Ori murmured, carefully dipping his eagle feather quill into his ink pot and beginning his Charms essay.
"Yea, Jamie Weasley" Michael said, his mother made sure he knew pretty much everyone who had ties to a pureblood family, and despite Hermione Granger-Weasley being a mudblood, the Weasley family was pureblood, so therefore he knew there names and positions in the family.
"Ah, the Weasley family is always causing problems for our Dad" Siri murmured, starting his own Potions essay.
"Really?" Michael asked, looking curious. Ori, sensing an oppertunity to get out of doing homework, turned his attention to his friend.
"Oh yea, the Weasley matriarch kept trying to get our Dad's rights as an adult revoked and trying to get custody of him" Ori explained, his eyes gleaming.
Jamie placed her book down, looking intently at the group of boys, curious about the story the one twin was telling. She had no idea her family had been so involved in the affairs of the Potter-Malfoys. She frowned, knowing her grandmother must have had a good reason for behaving in such a manner because she would never cause those kind of problems without a reason. She nodded her head, mentally justifying her family's behaviour as she looked at the twins, frowning. Maybe there was something wrong with Harry Potter-Malfoy, if her grandmother thought he needed to be looked after then he probably did. Nodding her head, she carefully closed her book and set off into the stacks, intent on doing some research on getting an adult declared incompetent, maybe she could help her family out. Grinning, she hummed under her breath as she looked over different book titles, carefully selecting ones that looked like they could help.
MOA
Siri grinned happily, sitting down in the Hufflepuff Common Room, his Herbology text in his lap. He felt so much better then he had the week previous when he and Ori had been fighting. Having his twin back on his side made him feel loads better, it just felt like the world was back in balance.
"Feeling better?" Kevin asked, sitting down next to Siri and grinning. He was happy to see the little first year smiling, he had been so depressed when he'd first shown up at the school, and the tall, light haired teen had decided to do all he could to cheer up the younger boy.
"Yea" Siri grinned, his green eyes twinkling as he looked up at Kevin. "Me 'n Ori made up" He said.
"That's great" Kevin said, giving the pre-teen a quick hug, "I'm glad to hear that Siri" He said with a grin. He was relieved, he knew twins were close, but watching how depressed the young boy had become had really worried him. He was glad to know that they were friends again, no longer fighting over something as petty as house placement. He hated the whole house rivalries thing, it just caused issues, like families nearly breaking up.
"Thanks Kevin" Siri said, letting his head rest against the older teen's side, "Can you look at my Potions' essay?" He asked curiously, "I don't want to get a bad grade on it" The blond haired boy said with a shy smile.
"Sure thing" Kevin said, accepting the carefully rolled up piece of parchment and unfurling it. Siri grinned, moving away from Kevin slightly to bend over his Herbology essay while the older teen read over his work for him. He wanted to get all his homework done so he had tomorrow free since his parents were supposedly coming to visit the school. His Dad was good friends with Headmistress McGonagall and was stopping by to visit, which meant he wanted to be able to see his parents in person, not through Professor Bones' floo.
"Why so anxious to get your work done?" Kevin asked curiously, mildly surprised to see how hard the first year was working.
"My parents are coming to school tomorrow to see Professor McGonagall tomorrow" Siri explained, "Ori and I want to see them and spend time with them without having a whole bunch of school work hanging over there heads" Siri explained, putting the finishing touches on Herbology essay with a small smile.
"Oh sounds like fun, not many parents visit the school" Kevin murmured, smiling lightly.
"Why not?" Siri asked, looking at Kevin curiously.
"I don't really know, it's not against the school rules, I suppose it's not exactly easy to come to the school, especially for students who's parents are muggles or muggleborns" Kevin said with a small shrug.
"I guess that makes sense" Siri said, he was glad his parents didn't have a difficult time coming to the school, even though his Daddy was in a wheelchair. He knew the meeting would be taking place in a special room set up by the Headmistress with direct floo access so that Harry didn't have a problem moving about.
"Well I hope you have fun with them" Kevin said with a grin, handing back Siri's essay. "Its really good" He murmured, "I circled some spelling errors but beyond that, its fine" The prefect said, giving the little boy a squeeze.
"Thanks Kevin" Siri said, quickly correcting his errors and rolling the parchment up and sliding it into his bag.
"I'm gonna get going alright?" Kevin said, "I need to meet the team on the Quidditch pitch, our first game is next week" Kevin was a beater for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
"Bye Kevin" Siri waved, yawning lightly and fisting his eyes tiredly. It had been a long day, even though it was only just past dinner time, he was worn out.
MOA
Harry grinned happily as Draco stepped out of the pre-arranged floo connection into a family room at Hogwarts.
"Hello Harry, Draco" Minerva McGonagall, Headmistress of the school, said, smiling at the pair from her comfortable chair where she had been waiting for the couple.
"Hello Professor" Harry said with a grin, letting Draco settle him on the couch opposite the Professor.
"Headmistress" Draco said, inclining his head as he settled himself next to his husband.
"Thank you for letting us come see the boys today, we were just so concerned about their argument last week that we wanted to make sure everything was alright in person" Harry said, his cheeks darkening lightly as he looked at his old head of house.
"I don't blame you" Minerva said, offering both men a cup of tea. "The boys will be up just as soon as they eat breakfast" She added with a small smile.
"Thank you Professor" Draco said, "We really appreciate this"
"Its no problem" Minerva said, setting out an all too familiar plate of ginger newts. "Biscuit?" She said, offering out the plate.
"Thanks" Harry said, accepting the treat along with a cup of steaming tea.
"I just ate" Draco said, shaking his head lightly, eyeing the newts warily, though he accept the tea graciously.
A knock on the door signified that the boys were outside. Rising, Mcgonagall opened the door, repressing a grin as the pair of blonds bolted past her and straight towards their parents.
McGonagall laughed softly, watching the two boys contently for a moment before slipping out of the room, she'd come back in a little while to speak with Harry and Draco, catch up and all that.
Both Siri and Ori threw themselves at their parents, Siri immediately going into Draco's arms while Ori did the same with Harry. Both parents grinned, hugging the boys tight.
"Missed you boys" Harry said, pressing a kiss to Ori's soft, blond hair. Draco nodded, cuddling Siri against him, "A lot" Harry added with a grin, looking at the twins happily.
"We missed you too" Ori said, hugging his Dad before settling on the couch next to Harry, a happy smile on his face. Siri was still pressed against Draco enjoying being around his family once again.
"I'm glad you two are getting along again" Draco said, "We were pretty worried" He admitted.
"I'm glad we are too" Siri said with a small sigh, peeking out from Draco's shirt and rubbing a hand over his face as he settled down next to Ori while Draco poured them both a cup of tea.
"What are you two doing here anyway?" Ori asked curiously, it didn't seem like parents came to visit the school or their children very often.
"We wanted to make sure you two were okay" Harry admitted softly, "We were really worried, you two have never fought like that before" The raven-haired man said with a small, slightly awkward smile.
"And we wanted to know how school was going for you two as well, and classes" Draco added, pressing a kiss to Ori's head.
"I'm doing good. Hufflepuff is a really nice house" Siri said, "A prefect, Kevin, helps me with homework, he's really nice" Siri said with a grin.
"That's fantastic" Draco murmured, "I've never seen the Hufflepuff Common Room" He mused, while Harry looked thoughtful.
"Me neither actually, I don't even know where it is" He said, frowning.
"It's by the kitchens" Siri said, "It's really nice" He added, "And comfy"
"How are you doing Ori?" Draco asked curiously.
"Good, I really like Slytherin and all my classes, but Herbology class kind of sucks" Ori murmured, causing Draco to chuckle.
"I was never a big fan of Herbology either, too much dirt" The blond said, shuddering playfully.
Ori nodded, grinning at his Father contently, finally someone who understood his issues with dirt.
"You two are ridiculous, you're both fine with getting dirty playing Quidditch, but heaven forbid it's for school work" Harry said, while Siri giggled.
"Are not" Draco retorted, "I can wear gloves for Quidditch anyway, I have no desire to get dirt under my fingernails, especially for the sake of some bloody plant"
"You're such a ponce Dray" Harry said, chuckling. Siri and Ori grinned, watching their parents playfully bicker was exactly like being back home.
"What's so funny?" Harry asked, tickling Ori's sides lightly, smiling as his normally composed son dissolved into giggles.
"You two" Siri said, trying to get away from Draco who was now tickling him as well.
"What's so funny about us?" Draco asked, touching his fingers lightly to Siri's sides, the boy squirming wildly to get away from his Father.
"Just how you tease one another, its like being back home" Ori said, his breath coming out in little gasps as he composed himself.
"I'm glad we're so amusing" Harry said dryly, though his green eyes sparkled playfully.
The small family continued to chat and goof around for a few more hours. Finally the boys had to head down to dinner and Draco and Harry had to head home.
"Bye Daddy" Siri said, hugging Harry tightly before hugging Draco as well.
"Bye" Ori said, hugging both his parents as well. Professor McGonagall had returned to open the floo connection as well as escort the boys down to dinner.
"Bye Professor, thank you for letting us visit the boys" Harry said while Draco scooped him up after they had said their goodbyes.
"No problem Harry, Draco, they're good boys" McGonagall said waving the two men off, closing the floo connection as soon as the fire had returned to its normal colour.
"Thanks Professor" Ori said, Siri was sniffling lightly, though both of the twins were smiling from seeing the visit.
"Lets go to dinner" McGonagall said with a small smile, knowing the boys would be a bit down for a day or two after seeing their parents.
The twins felt a lot better after seeing their parents and working things out even more. It had been nice to forget about the drama of school and have some family time.
"That was nice" Siri said, rubbing his eyes once or twice before following McGonagall from the room.
"Yupp" Ori murmured, "Don't worry, it'll be Yule before we know it and we'll get to see everyone" He said, wrapping a reassuring arm around his twin.
"I know" Siri said, still looking a bit sad, "I know"
MOA
Draco sighed, setting Harry down on the couch, a small grin on his face.
"That was nice" He murmured lightly, "Seeing the twins and what not" The blond said with as small smile.
"It was, I think I miss them more then ever now though" Harry said, brushing a tear from his cheek. He adored his sons and he couldn't believe how much he missed them when they were gone.
"Me too" Draco admitted softly, brushing the tear off of Harry's cheek.
"I can't believe how far off Yule is" Harry grumbled, shaking his head and leaning back on the couch.
"It'll pass quickly, we have lots to do before they get home" Draco said lightly, trying to cheer his husband up.
The floo flared to life as Lucius and Narcissa stepped through, immediately making themselves comfortable on the spare couch.
"How was seeing the boys" Narcissa asked as Mipsy came and served tea and scones. The blonde woman accepted a delicate cup of tea, examining the scones curiously before opting not to take one.
"It was good, they're doing much better now" Draco said, taking a scone and thanking Mipsy with a nod.
"It's a relief to know that they're getting along once again, it's unnatural for them to be at odds with one another like that" Lucius said, sipping his own tea.
"I know, I was so worried" Harry murmured softly, "I was tempted to pull them out of school" He admitted, "Not that it would really help with anything"
"No, but its always difficult to know you're children are suffering without you and there's nothing you can really do" Narcissa reassured, "They would have worked things out, and they did, it just took some time and a nudge in the right direction. No matter what those boys love one another and I doubt they could really stay mad at one another for a long time" She said, looking thoughtful.
"I know" Harry murmured, "I was just worried"
"As were we" Lucius said, "Having the boys fighting like that upsets us all" He said, shaking his head.
"I just can't believe we have to wait till Yule to see them again" Draco said, giving Harry's hand a squeeze.
"The time will fly by" Narcissa murmured, "And then they'll be home again, wreaking havoc" She said with a small smile.
"Is it sad that I'm excited for that?" Harry murmured, "I can't wait till they come home"
"Its a bit sad, wait until they blow up the green house again, then you'll be praying for them to go back to school" Lucius teased.
"It'll be great to have them home, even if they do destroy things" Draco said with a small grin.
"You say that now..." Narcissa teased, taking another sip of her tea.