Title: The Grey Side
Chapter Title: Associating With the Malfoys'
Author: Angelus' Childe93
Beta: DarkSiren929
Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue
A/N: See I'm good this time it didn't take me forever to update. The poll in the last chapter will be open until chapter five so please review on it because for every hit I get that doesn't review I'm taking it that they don't want Sirius in the story. Also this chapter is longer and I updated twice in one week. Go Me! Now don't expect another update in a while lol.
"Are you sure that you are ready to do this Harry?" Lucius asked just before they entered the Leaky Cauldron and from there Diagon Alley. Harry gave a slight nod showing that he was ready to get this show on the road. They filed into the pub in single file with Lucius in the lead, followed by Narcissa and Draco. Harry was in the back of the line and as they all walked in all heads turned, but upon seeing Lucius everyone went back to what they had been doing, after all it wouldn't do to get on the wrong side of the Dark Lords right hand. Turns out he had everyone more worried and awe inspired than Voldie could ever hope to.
However as the four left through the back door, some people saw that the fourth person was slightly familiar, however not one person could place him because even if they did guess right not one of them would ever suspect him of associating with the Malfoys!
The Malfoys had successfully made it into the Alley without being addressed, which Harry was eternally grateful for. He didn't know how he would react if someone saw him. Should he act like nothing had changed, should he ignore them, act imperial or just tell them how it was? He knew he looked different from when the wizarding world had last seen him and if they looked closely at the platinum band that surrounded an emerald of the highest quality they would see just how much. You see the ring had the inscription: I wish you the best of luck my sons Lucius. Harry was almost in tears when Lucius gave it to him and he saw that Draco had one just like it. Apparently Draco got his on the first day of school. This showed Harry just how much he meant to the Malfoys. They had unofficially adopted him you see and the ring was proof of that. He also walked and talked differently, he seemed older, wiser, and more mature than he had been before. I guess you could say that since the Malfoys has taken him in he'd become a whole different person. The Malfoys looked at him as being part of the family, except Draco who looked at him as boyfriend maybe even husband material, but either way he was now essentially a Malfoy.
Draco noticing Harry's look asked, "What are you smiling about? Happy to be back in the wizarding world?" Draco was smiling too.
Harry turned around to face Draco, smirked and wrapped his right arm around Draco's shoulders whilst they walked towards the nearest shop.
"Ah, I was only thinking about how much things have changes these last months."
"Yeah I know what you mean. People will think the world has collapsed or something when they discover that their hot, 16 year old saviour is associating with the evil Malfoys!"
Lucius came up behind his two sons, leant down and whispered in their ears.
"No, no my sons, the Malfoys are not evil. We are just awfully spiteful. If it weren't for the fact that we have blond hair people would think we were bloodsucking vampires, although they might think you have been bitten Harry, since you, the pure hearted Gryffindor are associating with us dark creatures. You have also changed much this summer, because of my darling Narcissa's good nursing and Draco's beauty advice you have grown 5 inches, and become rather good looking."
Draco laughed loudly and earned many curious looks. There were few people that could say that they had seen a Malfoy show human emotions, not to mention laugh.
"No, please don't bite me you bloodsucking creature; I'm too beautiful to be eaten!"
Narcissa had heard her son and began to giggle, Lucius noted this and snorted in amusement. Draco started to laugh because his usually dead serious parents looked like two teenagers and Harry started to laugh because he was so happy and amused at Draco's vanity.
So basically the whole Malfoy family stood in the middle of a crowded street laughing their asses off.
Most of the people around them stopped and looked at them with wide eyes. What could possible be so amusing? Had they come up with a master plan to gain infinite power? And who was the black haired boy who was leaning on Malfoy Junior for support? He was very familiar.
Lucius regained control first and noticed the crowd that they had attracted.
"Come now sons, what does it say you need to buy on your school list?"
Draco pulled himself together and fished out his note from Hogwarts.
"We need ten books, two duelling robes in our house colour, and a whole lot of nasty potion ingredients. And of course I need new robes, school supplies, dress robes and new clothes on the whole. I suggest Harry gets the same, he really needs a new style of clothes".
"Okay, I can get your books and potion ingredients, your mother can help you with the rest. What do you say we meet at the Leaky Cauldron, 3 pm for lunch?"
"Sounds good Lucius." Said Harry and dragged Draco with him to Gringotts to get some money.
"What do you think your doing Harry?" Narcissa asked.
"I need too get some money out of Gringotts so that I can pay for everything."
"Oh no you don't, I refuse to let you pay for your school supplies, you live with us and are a member of the Malfoy family. We're going to pay for everything you need, it's not like we going to go bankrupt". Narcissa said with a smile and Harry hugged her, giving his thanks.
"But I still want to get some money. You can never have too much money on you, besides there is no chance of me going bankrupt either."
"Well you sound like a Malfoy, but we'll see if you've got the amount of money to spend like one!" Said Draco playfully.
"Oh you will see rich boy." Harry teased back.
During their verbal exchange they had arrived at Gringotts. Harry got his key out of his pocket and laid it gently on the counter before politely saying "Excuse me, but I would like to withdraw some money from my vault."
The Goblin picked up the key before locking eyes with Harry and saying "Name?"
"Harry Potter" was the reply he received.
The Goblin looked him up and down, before nodding to himself.
"Welcome back Mr Potter, I trust you are alright." With that he looked from the Malfoys to Harry.
"Yes, thank you, I've never been better."
After a minute the Goblin behind the counter called another Goblin over.
"Very well, Haveen will show you to your vault."
The ride down to Harry's vault was just like he remembered it, fast and revolving. And the vault was full of the Potter's goods.
Draco took one look inside the door and turned around to Harry.
"Welcome to the family rich boy."
The three Malfoys walked down the street to the nearest robe shop to get Draco and Harry's duelling robes. The duelling robes were for the new duelling class; now that Voldemort was back Dumbledore felt that it was necessary with such a class. And Harry and Draco looked forward to it.
"I'm so glad I'm not in Gryffindor, red really doesn't become me. You should be a Slytherin, Harry. You really look good in green."
"Yeah I know that's what the hat said too."
"WHAT?"
"Oh I haven't told you? The Sorting Hat wanted to put me in Slytherin but I asked it to put me anywhere but there so I ended up in Gryffindor. I'm starting to regret it now though. You think Dumbledore would let me change house?"
"Okay... You always seem to surprise me. Slytherin eh, well I should have seen it. But I don't think Dumbledore will let you change, Harry Potter the Silver boy doesn't sound as good as Harry Potter the Golden boy."
"Come on now my Slytherin's, let's get you some fine robes."
They walked into the shop and Narcissa called for the owner. She nearly came running when she heard Mrs. Malfoy's voice.
"Mrs. Malfoy, what brings you here? New dress robes again?" She asked hopefully.
"No, nothing for me today. Draco and Harry need two new duelling robes in their house colour, three new sets of dress robes and some everyday robes."
The owner looked curiously around the shop to get a look at this Harry person. She saw him with his back to her talking to Draco Malfoy.
"Harry? A nephew, I presume?"
Harry had heard their conversation and turned around with a grin to answer her question himself.
"I wouldn't say that!"
"But whom..." She looked at him strangely, before Harry lifted his hair aside to show the famous scar with a smirk.
"Oh dear God...HARRY POTTER!"
The owner screamed at the top of her lungs, and stumbled backwards only to fall down onto a nearby stool. Harry just shook his head and grimaced.
"What in Salazar's name was that for, are you trying to make me deaf?"
"Now, now Harry darling, you just startled her" Narcissa said calmly trying to hide her ever present smile, while Draco just tumbled over in hysterical laugher, holding his hand over his stomach.
"Yeah, yeah, but she didn't need to shout so bloody loud. And Draco dear, GET YOUR ASS OF THE FLOOR BEFORE I MAKE YOU DEAF!"
Draco got off the floor though he still couldn't suppress his laugher. Harry looked at him deadly serious.
"Draco, you know that floor you've been rolling on for a good 2 minutes now, right?"
Draco looked from Harry to the floor dumbstruck, "Yeah...?"
"I'm just thinking where all those shoes which have been walking upon it have been; the muggle world, in a dogs mouth, in mud, in some slimy old..." Harry didn't get to finish as Draco threw his robes at him with a disgusted look on his face.
"Burn it, burn it!" he was saying whilst trying to get rid of non-existent dirt.
Harry laid the robe on a chair and walked over to the still confused owner, while saying; "I knew that would shut you up, sometimes you're too vain for your own good Draco".
Narcissa also went over to the lady, "She seems to be in shock, what should we do?"
Harry looked around the shop; there was nobody there except them and the owner.
"Well we need our robes today so I say we wake her up. I know a good spell that will kind of hypnotize her and wake her up so we can just tell her what we want. She will do it right away and we will be out of here quickly. No one gets hurt and everybody does exactly what they were supposed to. The spell will wear out after a couple of minutes and she will just keep up with what she was doing the minute the spell broke thinking she just zoned out for a minute. See? Perfect!"
"Sounds good to me" Draco said whilst Narcissa nodded in agreement.
Harry turned with a wicked smirk towards the lady, still in shock, and cast the spell.
"Eveneva servi"
A blue light, with suspicious likeness to the Imperious curse shot out from his wand and right to the lady's heart. She sat there for a second before straightening and blinking up at Harry who stood over her and said in an emotional voice, "Yes?"
Harry looked pleased with himself and addressed to waiting lady, "You where just going to get us our robes. We need four duelling robes, two red and golden, two green and silver, three sets of dress robes; black, dark blue and dark green, and some everyday robes; black, green, dark green, silver blue and dark blue with silver edges on the first set and golden on the other."
"Of course" said the owner and stood up to get them their robes. Harry turned to his family, smirking.
"See, worked like clockwork!"
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A few minutes after found them dangerously near the ice cream parlour. After Draco had gotten his vanilla flavoured ice cream he asked Harry where he had learned the spell.
"When I'm staying with the Dursleys' I don't usually have much to do so I often sneak some books from Hogwarts back with me. So before I ran away this summer I was reading this book I had gotten from the restricted section about spell and curses, I think the name was '103 Ways To Get What You Want', it was highly interesting. That was where I learned it, but don't tell anybody, I'm highly suspicious it's some kind of illegal charm. I don't get it, why do Dumbledore keep Dark Art books at England's foremost light school? Does he really want to make more people like Voldemort? It's so ironic that the Dark Lord learnt his first Dark Art spell at Hogwarts, a light school, with the great Albus Dumbledore as a teacher!"
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After the Malfoy trio (Narcissa, Harry and Draco) had bought all the necessary school supplies and spent nearly an hour drooling over the new Lightning broom (only Harry and Draco, Narcissa liked to keep her feet on the ground) they left for Leaky Cauldron to meet up with Lucius. Well I said they left, it was more like Narcissa dragged Draco and Harry out of the store when the clock struck 3 pm.
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When they walked into the pub they saw Lucius sitting at a table for four, school books and potion ingredients by his side.
"Hey Dad, did you get everything we need?" asked Draco smiling while sitting down between his mother and Harry. Harry sat down between Draco and Lucius, and Narcissa between Draco and her husband.
Lucius gave his blond son a look and leant towards him and said in a low voice.
"Try to be more formal Draco, people can hear us here and I don't want them to start talking. We were a bit to public before in the street, people have given me strange looks all day".
Draco nodded his understanding, but couldn't let the golden opportunity to tease his after slip.
"They were probably starring at you because they knew you were the father of a beautiful young man named Draco" he said grinning.
Lucius just shook his head bemused and gave Harry the 'so sorry about my son, but they didn't have any medicine for it' look. He then took out the books and showed them to his sons.
"Here they are; two sets of ten school books and also some extra books I got especially for you. They're mostly curse, jinx, charms and spell books. Thought you might like them, some of them are really good to know if you want to prank some one".
"But Father, you've never given me permission to doing pranks before!"
"That is correct Draco, but you didn't have Harry by your side before. Did you honestly think I would let you do pranks together with those morons Crabbe and Goyle? They're just like their fathers, incompetent of doing anything but eat. They would rather give you green hair instead of Harry's trio, and no Malfoy is going around with green hair. Besides, since Harry is the son of a great prankster. I don't think I could keep you two away from it, so I decided it would be better if I gave you some good books instead. Are you complaining Draco?"
Draco and Harry smirked at each other.
"By no means Father, thank you".
"Yes thank you Lucius. I take it you did this so that we would be nice to our donor and not play any pranks on him?" Harry asked as innocent as anybody with a catlike grin on their face can.
Lucius looked offended at first, but then started packing the books away losing the fight for his smile.
"As a mater of fact I was. You're not half as dumb as you look"
"Hey I resent that!"
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The party left the pub to a more suitable place to eat their dinner; they ended up at Diagon Alleys finest restaurant.
The owner of the restaurant quickly recognized the Malfoys, one of his most important guests and nearly ran to them, ready to do whatever they wanted. He noticed they were four today and that he was out of tables for four.
Oh my God! What do I do? Mr Malfoy is looking at me, impatiently it seems. Aha, there over by the window is a family of four eating lunch, I can throw them away, after all everybody has to make sacrifices sometimes. The Malfoys need a table for crying out loud!
The slightly hysterical owner ran towards the occupied table and asked them to leave, the Malfoys needed their table. They looked at him like he was insane, but left nevertheless, not before throwing a nasty glare at the four Malfoys who had made them leave their lovely lunch though.
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The restaurant owner smiled sweetly at them and grabbed the closest waiter.
"Now listen, and listen carefully, those four by the window are highly important guests. The three blond ones are the Malfoy family. The boy with the black hair I don't know, but he might just be some important family's son. Anyway I want you to give them what ever they want with no questions, and always be around for them to call you if they need anything. I don't want any of them angered, is that clear? They're very important guests of mine. Oh and do try to find out who the black haired kid is, but don't make it look like you're actually looking. Now run over there and give them their menus." ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
The newly informed waiter came with the menus, trying to get a look at the fourth company of the Malfoys. He looked familiar somehow, but she couldn't place the face and the company of the kid together.
Their food came and all four Malfoys ate and drank without much talk. No respectable pureblood wizard family talked while eating, not in the public at least. Harry was pleased with his choice, the goose and mushroom sauce was delicious. The food at this place was all in all fantastic, he had never been at a place like this before. It was a bit snobbish and the waiter always seemed to look at him, but a nice place even though. The owner obviously knew and cherished the Malfoy's money. He had after thrown out some people so that they could sit. Harry found that extremely funny, he should throw his money around some more. It would be worth all they money he used just to get proper service and respect from people.
Harry looked over at Draco sipping his glass of red wine. Oh how he wanted to spend his time with him at Hogwarts. But Draco was in Slytherin and Harry in Gryffindor. There was so little time for them to be together, their lessons ran over each other. But if Harry was in Slytherin or Draco in Gryffindor then they could be together and spend their time pranking others. No, forget about Draco being in Gryffindor, he would never survive, but Harry could surely be in Slytherin, the hat said it, the hat was always right. The hat had also said in his second year that he should be in Slytherin. Did he think the same now? Yes surely he would, Harry had after all changed sides. Not over to the dark side mind you, but to the grey side. He was more Slytherin now than ever, surely the hat would put him in Slytherin if he tried it on one more time! It was not like he had anything to lose, what would that be? His so called best friends who didn't really give a damn about him, Harry, only the Harry Potter, the Golden Boy? He wouldn't associate with them either way, Gryffindor or Slytherin. He Didn't want to be friends with people who lied to him. Or should he be afraid about losing the headmasters trust, the same man who used him as a tool and manipulated him through out the years? Could he live without Albus Dumbledore's blessing? Hell yes! He didn't need any of them, he had the Malfoys.
¤¤Blasted Gryffindorks¤¤.
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He called for the waiter to refill his own red wine glass. While she filled his glass he lifted his hair away from his face in an irritated manner. Missing the big eyes of the waiter as he was deep in thought.
¤¤What to do, what to do? I can't just simply go to Dumbledore asking for him to resort me, which would be suspicious. But how can I be resorted then? Maybe if all the students where to be resorted, then it would not seem suspicious, me changing houses. They must realise I would change after all I have been through. No one can stay innocent forever. Yes that's it, the whole school have to be resorted, but who could I make that happen? Lucius, wasn't he a school governor? Surely they could make such a decision. Lucius is a highly respected and feared man, he could manage to get the other ten goveners' to sign. Yea that should work, I'll ask Lucius right away, without Draco knowing it. I'd like it to be a surprise¤¤.
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While Harry was thinking about his issues, the waiter sneaked into the owner's office.
"Mr. Peery, Mr. Peery!" she said eagerly.
"Yes, yes, what is it?"
"It's the boy with the Malfoys, Mr. Peery!"
"Yes Cayra, what about the other boy?"
Geese, why must I always get such thick waiters? This will take hours. Mr. Peery, the owner thought, annoyed.
"The boy sitting with the Malfoys, Mr. Peery, the one with black hair".
"Yes?"
Here we go again, wonder if I will get home before dark?
"The boy with the Malfoys Mr. Peery, the one with the black hair, I think it's Harry Potter!"
No, I will nev...
"What?" he asked, not believing his ears.
"The boy with black ha…". Mr. Peery cut her off.
"Yes, yes I heard you the first time. Harry Potter you say? Hmmm, now why would he be associating with the Malfoys? Wasn't he supposed to have disappeared?"
"Disappeared from his home he did, a couple of months ago. He looks very different now though, older. Yes, he looks older Mr. Peery!"
"Yes, interesting. Cayra go back to them and keep an eye on Mr. Potter will you, and be discreet Cayra".
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Harry looked up from his glass and caught Lucius's eye. Harry hinted to him that he wanted to talk to him.
Lucius rose, and so did Harry. Narcissa looked at her husband questioningly.
"We are just going to discuss some things. We will be back shortly". And then they walked outside and stopped in a dark corner between the restaurant and another building. Lucius waited for Harry to begin. ¨
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Harry faced Lucius in the dark and said what he had been thinking about.
"Lucius you may know by now that I like your son very much and would like to be his friend, but there is a problem".
Lucius nodded letting Harry continue.
"I want to spend time with Draco, but since we are in different houses it is almost impossible. One of us needs to change houses, and you and I both know that that can't be Draco. So I was thinking I could be resorted, after all, the sorting hat wanted me to be in Slytherin in the first place. I have asked it again and it still wants me in Slytherin. So, if I get resorted I will end up in Slytherin no doubt."
Lucius nodded, "Yes I understand that, but how are you going to be resorted? If I'm correct, nobody has ever been resorted."
Harry had the answer for that to.
"Yes, you're right. I can't just go to Dumbledore asking to be resorted, that would be too suspicious. So I need you to do something for me. You are a school governor right? Yes, I need you to get the other ten governors to sign a note saying every student from year fourth and fifth year should be resorted.
The reason you will say is because kids at that age are starting to change and should have a chance to get into a new house, if they have changed much. I myself am in fifth. You must also say that it's only fair after all, no one will be sad. If they like the house they were in then they haven't changed and will not be placed in a new house, but if they have, then they will be put in a new house where they will fit in better. It's a win-win case".
Lucius smiled at Harry, amusement shining in his eyes.
"I will see what I can do Harry, but it's a good plan so the chances are high."
Harry beamed at him.
"Thank you Lucius. Oh and don't say anything to Draco, I want it to be a surprise."
Lucius held out his hand to Harry, looking serious.
"It's a deal Mr. Potter, and if I may say so, how dreadfully Slytherin of you!"
Harry took his hand with the same serious face, but on the inside grinning madly.
"Thank you Mr. Malfoy, it's a pleasure doing business with you".
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They walked up again to Narcissa and Draco, never noticing Cayra, their waiter, hiding behind a box full of paper with a wizard camera in her hands.
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TBC.