Story Title: The Grey Side

Author: Usako08

Chapter Title: Ring Around A Rosie A Pocket Full Of Possies Attichu Attichu We All Fall Down

Beta Reader: DarkSiren929

Oh and fifespace as far as I can tell you were the 100th reviewer so contact me and I'll write you a one-shot for either Christmas or New Years, depending on what I can get around too. Oh and you can choose the pairing as well if you want. Dray to the Ned I know that you got into contact with me before about what you wanted but I can't actually find that info so if you read this would you mind resending it, cause like I said I lost all my files and I saved your idea to a word doc before I deleted the e-mail to free up some space.

A/N: Okay I got a review from a person in the last chapter that said they were uncomfortable with the fact that I mentioned rape in such a forthright manner. She and I discussed this and the only reason I'm mentioning it is that I want to apologize if anyone else feels the same way and to reassure all of you as I have reassured her that I WILL NOT go into explicit detail on this issue and that the mention in the previous chapter will likely not be brought up again outside of this chapter and is only in this chapter because the conversation is continued on in this chapter.

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"Now Draco I know that the Malfoys and Weasleys don't get along but that was no excuse for treating her as you did and you Harry. All I can say is that
I'm extremely disappointed in you, the Weasleys took you into their home and treated you like family when they didn't have to and this is how you repay
them?" Here Dumbledore shook his head to show his disapproval. "Well I won't have it, you will apologise to Miss Weasley this instant or I swear you won't
like what I come up with."

Harry finally fed up with Dumbledore, stood up and advanced right up into Dumbledore's face and said one simple thing "No. I'd like to see you make me."
He then turned to leave, with Draco at his heels.

"I didn't want to do this Harry. I really didn't. However I'm afraid that if you don't do as I say then I swear that I'll have you sent back to those muggles and I think we both know you don't want that. Perhaps next time I'll get them to do more than rape you!"

This Chapter

Draco gasped. He couldn't believe what he'd just heard. That Harry had been… He couldn't even finish the thought, it was too disturbing. That something like that could happen to Harry, the strongest person he knew, was unbelievable. He slowly turned around to face Dumbledore.

Harry had turned back to Dumbledore as he began to speak and was now staring at him in utter disbelief. How could he say that with Draco in the room? Draco who he knew he could trust and who would stand by him no matter what. He could tell since Draco was glaring at Dumbledore as if he wished him dead, and lets face it he did.

"Do you really think that, that will work Professor?" Harry spit out, saying Professor as if it were an extreme profanity. "It may have worked when I was fourteen, but never again. I'm stronger than them now and I know that I've done nothing wrong. And even if I wasn't strong enough to stop it by myself, you seem to be forgetting that I have a new family now. One that supports me no matter what. A family that could ruin you with one word. The Malfoy's took me in and have treated me like family, they support my decisions and listen to me when I have a problem. I'm like a son to Lucius and Narcissa, if something happened to me I know that they'd avenge me. After all they are Malfoys' and Slytherins and an insult like that would never be ignored. So try all the mind games you want because they wont work and I certainly wont apologise to the Weasleys. After all the only reason they took me in was because you were paying them money from my vaults. Money which I have since gotten back. You're just lucky that I'm not pressing charges against them." With that said Harry turned around and walked out the door, relieved that someone who he could trust now knew his secret and that he'd finally told Dumbledore where to go.

Draco and Harry walked calmly back to their room in the Dungeons, Draco shooting Harry worried glances every once in awhile. However he did it discretely so that no-one would notice that anything was wrong with the boy. Indeed, if Draco hadn't of gotten to know Harry as well as he had over the holidays he probably wouldn't have even noticed that something was wrong and he had made it his job to know everything that went on with his beloved enemy in the previous years. Draco was slightly lost in his thoughts at that point and so was surprised to hear hissing coming from Harry. It seemed that while he had been thinking they had reached the entrance to their room, the entrance only Harry could use since he'd set the password in Parseltongue.

Draco elegantly scurried through the entrance as the portrait hole started to close, making it into the room just in time. Harry was nowhere to be seen in the living room however and Draco was a bit worried about this. Normally Harry would have waited for him, since he hadn't that must mean that something was very wrong with him. It seemed like the talk with Dumbledore may have upset him more than Draco had thought possible. But Harry always seemed to be so in control of his emotions that even with all his practice it was hard to tell when something was wrong. All Draco could do was try and be there for him if he wanted to talk and be glad that he trusted his family to look after him if something should go wrong. Not that it would, since Harry would never go back to those horrid muggles. He'd have his father make sure of it. First however he should try and find Harry.

Draco looked in their small kitchen first, not finding Harry there he then headed toward his and Harry's room. A place where they could both relax and be themselves without having to worry about the expectations of others. Draco found Harry lying face down on the bed that they had transfigured, head buried in the pillow and music blaring. Obviously he was trying to distract himself from what had happened earlier. However Draco knew that, that wouldn't do him any good and so was determined to get him to at least talk to him about something. Even if it was just the barest of details he knew that it would help the other boy.

"Hey," Draco said softly as he walked towards the bed, placing a supportive hand on Harry's back before moving to sit on the edge of the bed. "Do you want to talk about it? You don't have to but just remember I'm here if you need me. Even if you don't want to talk, if you just need someone to hold you or distract you. Although I do think it would be better for you to talk to me about it." While Draco said this he laid down on the bed and gathered Harry into his arms. The other boy didn't resist and he took that as a good sign. Especially when Harry snuggled into him seemingly wanting the comfort that Draco was offering.

"I don't know if I wanna talk about it again. I saw a shrink after it happened and that helped me heaps. I guess that after everything that has happened I just didn't want to believe that Dumbledore was responsible for that as well. I can't help but wonder what else he got my family to do to me, you know? Anyway I think the fact that you're willing to hold me, still be near me is enough. I've never really had that support you know? Not even with Siri. I could always tell that he wanted to be able to give me that support but at the same time he never really got the chance to before… Well yea, just you being here is enough." After Harry finished his little speech he buried his head into Draco's neck, nuzzling him.

Draco was glad that he could comfort Harry but he still thought that his parents needed to know what happened, however that was for a later time. When Harry didn't need his support as much as he did. He could tell that he was emotionally drained at the moment and that the best thing for him would be to stay right here and just relax. Screw classes, they weren't important at the moment, not when Harry was like this. Besides he knew that Blaise or Hermione would take notes for them. Both knew that they wouldn't skip classes unless something was wrong. With that though Draco curled Harry into him further and got more comfortable on the bed, preparing himself for a day of rest.

Soon both boys fell asleep unaware of the events that they would soon put into motion, Slytherin looking over the two young boys that reminded him so much of himself and the man who he had once had the fortune to love. He only hoped that this time things would turn out for the best. He would do all he could to make sure that they did. The first thing that needed to be done however was to wake the other founders from their deep slumber, then they could get rid of Dumbledore. But for now, he would look over his self appointed charges while they slept peacefully.

Okay so it was another short chapter, however I promised an update and this is what I could think of so please enjoy. Also it seemed a lot longer when I wrote it in my book at school. Please review and tell me what you think. Also this is the unbetaed version so all mistakes are mine.

Usako08