Disclaimer: Not mine, except for Adrian.

A/N: Well this is coming to a close guys, I'm thinking one, maybe two more chapters at the most. Don't worry though, I've already started work on book two!

R/R

Chapter 19: On the Train

This was it, exams were over and now everyone in Hogwarts was sitting on the Express listening to the familiar rattle of the tracks as the train bore them home for the summer.

"You think Dad's still mad?" Adrian Malfoy whispered to his twin brother, his voice shaking slightly. The two blonde haired twins were currently seated in what was known as the 'Slytherin Compartment' along with Blaise, Theo and surprisingly the Weasley twins. Since the four men had made peace with one another, George and Fred rarely left their sides, perfering their new friends over their housemates. Sadly, this had been the twins final year at Hogwarts and now they were moving to Diagon Alley to finish work on their joke shop. Despite the brief time the four had spent together a firm bond had been formed, especially between Draco and Fred. Geroge had little doubt that his twin would be keeping in contact with the Handsom Malfoy twin.

"No, he wasn't even mad at you Adrian" Draco reassured, wrapping his arm around the smaller teen's body and pulling him against him.

"He was just worried, you were in the hopsital wing again" He added, "But now that he knows what happened and everything he's probably really proud of you" He murmured, glancing around the compartment to see what everyone was up to. Fred and George were involved in a serious discussion about their upcoming products line, the first official products being sold by Weasley Wizarding Wheezes. Theo and Blaise were involvoed in a rather loud and violent game of wizarding chess, and kept cursing at one another and the peices on the board. Adrian was hunched over, staring unseelingly at the book he was reading though he occaisonally asked his twin the same question, he was truely worried that their father was mad at him. And himself? Draco was sitting by the window pretending to watch scenery while really admiring Fred's reflection in the glass. If anyone had told him mere months ago that he would develope a firm friendship with a Weasley he would have hospitalized them. Then, if the same idiot person had told him he would not only develope a friendship but a crush, he would have killed the idiot. Now, he was in that exact position, friends with what had been an enemy, crushing badly and hoping that Fred felt the same.

Adrian sighed, glancing at Draco whom was studiously studying the glass window. He knew his constant questioning was bothering his twin, but he was scared. Lucius had been livid when he had been called to the Hospital Wing, yet again. He had even threatened to pull Adrian out of school and keep him at the manor where he could 'remain safe and have an eye kept on him'. Thankfully he had been talked out of that decision by himself, Draco and Narcissa, but it had been the last conversation he had had with the angry Malfoy Head and he was not looking forward to what would happen once he was home. He knew how worried his parents were about him, but he was so bloody proud of himself. He, Adrian Malfoy, had fought back. For the first time in his life he had actually fought back. He knew that it was hard to ask Lucius to be proud of him for that, but he wished his Dad had been proud instead of worried and scared. Instead of even talking to Adrian he had immediately called the family healer and Adrian had been thoroughly checked out before being healed and given a clean bill of health. It was embaressing and degrading to have his parents react like that. If it had been Dray, Lucius wouldn't have even come to the school. He would have flood Uncle Sev made sure everything was okay, yelled about the Weasley family and then perhaps, grudgingly tell his son not to do it again. Why did he have to be so different?

HP/AM

Further down the train, one Harry Potter was fidgiting nervously as he looked into the faces of his two supposed best friends. He wasn't sure if they were that anymore since he was positive Ron was about to disown him or something from the fierce glare the red head was sending his way.

"Harry" Hermione's voice broke him from his thoughts and he glanced up to see the bushy haired female looking at him with cool brown eyes.

"Yea 'Mione?" He asked, cringing at how weak his own voice sounded.

"Are you really friends with that git?" Ron inturrupted the girl, his tone biting harshly into Harry's ears.

"I dunno Ron" Harry said softly, "I'm not his enemy" He murmured, were he and Adrian friends? He wasn't sure, he knew he wanted to be friends with the boy, but he also knew he had a long way to go in earning Adrian's trust back.

"Stupid blonde git. First the twins and now he's stealing my best mate" Ron ranted, a dangerous gleam in his eye.

"He's not stealing anyone Ron" Harry protested, "I'll always be your best mate" He reassured, though he wasn't sure if that was true anymore. Ron's behaviour was really starting to freak him out.

Hermione sighed, "We're just worried Harry. He is a Malfoy after all" She said, her own voice soft.

"He's probably befriending you so his Dad can kill you Harry. Everyone knows the Malfoy's were huge supporters of You-Know-Who. Malfoy Senior is probably just waiting to get revenge on you, since you killed his boss and all" Ron added, looking extremely pleased with himself.

Harry snorted. Ron seemed to think everything came down to good versus evil, light and dark. Harry knew the world didn't work that way. Look at Sirus, he came from one of the darkest families know to wizarding kind, yet he was 'light' so to speak. Or Remus, he was a werewolf, a dark creature, but like Sirius, he was 'light'.

"Sure Ron" Harry finally muttered, he knew better then to argue 'shades of grey' with Ronald Weasley, it just wasn't worth the effort.

HP/AM

The scarlet train pulled into a familiar King's Cross Station. On the platform parents and young children milled about waiting for the students to get off the train. Some families, like the Weasleys and Potters were loud and vocal, laughing and seeming to have a good time. Others like the Malfoys, Zabinis and Notts were far more reserved, standing a bit away from the crowds and patiently waiting for their own children to get off the train. It wouldn't do to see the Heads of the most prominent pureblood families galavanting about and behaving like well, Sirius Black.

As the train finally rolled to a stop and the doors opened, loud shouts filled the air.

"Susan over here!"

"Seamus!"

"Welcome Home"

The din on the platform reached higher and higher as more and more students fled the confines of the train, eager to begin their summers and see their families.

"Mum" Harry's voice rang out as he was caught up in a hug by the red haired woman.

"Harry darling" She kissed his forhead, smiling softly.

"Dad" Harry laughed as James pulled him into a bear hug and soon the black haired teen was pounced on by his two godfathers, all four men laughing and enjoying the moment while Lily looked on, giggling.

Molly Weasley watched the train anxiously, carefully keeping track of her children. Ron, Fred, George and Ginny all disembarked at seperate times and in seperate places though it was easy to spot the two red-headed Weasley parents. Grinning, hugs and kisses were exchanged the latter by Molly on her four struggling children.

"Eww Mum" Ron groaned, scrubbing his check with the back of his hand, his face nearly matching his hair in colour.

"Oh Ronnie, I missed you" Molly said, hugging her youngest son again. Despite everything that had happened this year, she still missed her children, though Ginny and Ron most of all. She tried not to show to much favoritism, but it was hard, especially with her youngest son and only daughter.

"Father" Draco greeted the man, extending his hand as Adrian hovered anxiously behind him.

"Draconis" Lucius smiled, taking the hand and carefully pulling his son into a quick, but tight hug.

"Adrian?" Lucius looked at the anxious teen standing behind his twin and sighed, he knew he was responsible for Adrian's current behaviour. Instead of explaining anything, he gently released Draco and moved towards his youngest son.

"Adrian its fine" He murmured, pulling the boy into a tight hug. He hadn't meant to freak out on the boy, but he was so damn worried about him. Both him and Cissa worried about their youngest child, it was a constant, gnawing fear in his gut, if anything happened to Adrian... He couldn't even think about it.

"D-Dad?" Adrian squeaked, his pent up fears suddenly coming to the forfront and he buried his face into his father's chest, trying desperatly not to cry. No one seemed to notice or care at this unseemly display, it seemed when Adrian's was concerned the entire family forgot their usual coldness that they displayed to the world and instead graced those lucky enough to see with a real glimps of what the Malfoy family was like. A loving, caring, overprotective group that would do anything for the young man currently crushed to Lucius' chest.