Chapter 5:

Draco sat on the couch, frozen, as he heard the pop loudly ring though out the house. He was scared, trying to figure out what that loud noise was. He heard people talking in the kitchen and he wanted so badly to know who was there. He felt safe with Severus and he didn't want to be taken away. When he looked up he saw the tall figure of Lucius coming into the room and tried to bury himself further into the couch cushions.

"Draco?" He heard another voice ask, when he looked up he thought the person standing in front of him was Harry, but he looked so different than the eleven year old he remembered. His eyes locked with those of the other boys and he watched as a smile broke out on that beautiful face.

"Ha..arry?" The other boy smiled before he ran to the couch, pulling Draco up into his arms. Draco quickly shoved the other boy off and scurried to the corner.

"Draco, what's wrong?" Harry sounded dejected while he watch Draco shake.

"Potter, so glad you could come. As you can see we have some work to do. He needs to learn magic once again and he needs the protection of the school. We do not know who he has been with all these years but we do not need him to go back." Severus said as he watched both boys reaction. Harry slowly looked up into Severus eyes, nodding his head.

"Yes Professor. Anything for Draco. I have been so worried about him."

"Then why did you stop visiting him?" Lucius growled from his seat. Harry dropped his head down in shame and looked at his feet.

"When I got to Hogwarts people were telling me all these stories, all different ones. Then they came to the one about Draco, telling me all about the Malfoy's, things you have done. Then I had met you, and I hated you from the start Lucius, you know that. I asked more questions about your family, so I knew what to expect. Then I heard the one about Draco. I just knew that he was your son. So I slowly pulled away from him." Tears were streaming down Harry's face by the time he was done talking.

"So you just slowly pull your self away from another abused boy, one that thought you loved him. When you could have told me or anyone that he was alive? Severus we do not need him here, he can't help us." Lucius growled as he moved closer to Harry, looking ready to kill.

Harry tried to move over to Draco, he wanted so badly to talk to him. As he came closer, he reached his arm out and gently touched his shoulder. Draco moved quickly away from the other boy, looking into his eyes with hatred.

"How, how could you leave me there? I thought you loved me? I lov-" Draco stopped short of what he was going to stay then realization dawned in his eyes as he turned to Lucius. "Your, you're my father?" Lucius nodded his head in return and smiled before Draco turned on Harry again.

"You knew my father, my parents, and left me there? HOW COULD YOU? I HATE YOU." Harry tried moving towards him once again to try to calm him down. "Get, get away frr….rom me. I want nothing, nothing to do with you. Pll…ease leave me alone." Suddenly Harry was thrown back across the room and into the opposite wall. He slid down and stayed there, staring at Draco, with tears running down his face.

Severus quickly pulled the boy up and into the kitchen, he didn't think this would be the outcome when he had requested the boy to come into his home. He could see how much Harry cared for Draco, just from his eyes and he had hoped this would have helped.

"You need to tell me about your time with Draco, you knew he was a wizard even though he didn't do any magic, how?" Severus asked

"He could do little bouts of it. Just like in there, when his emotions were running high. He did things he couldn't explain in front of me, told me of some things he did at home and was beaten for. Even though he suppressed it, it was still there. Merlin I wish he could forgive me. I know I did a horrible thing not letting anyone know he was alive. I didn't think he was that bad off living there, he never told me everything, just he hated it at home. He said he lived with his uncle, who he looked a lot alike, so I thought the Malfoy's were just trying to play the sympathy card and lied about not knowing where he was. I love him Snape." Severus stood in the kitchen watching Harry talk, seeing how this was effecting him. He knew that he loved Draco but he didn't think Draco would forgive, at least not right now.

"Harry, I'm sorry. I don't think it is the best idea for you to be here. We are going to try to get him ready to attend the school when it starts and I think with you here it will just be to hard for him to heal." Harry shook his head in agreement.

"I understand. I'll go to Ron's for the rest of the holiday's. I hope you all can forgive me." Harry walked over to the floo, glancing back over towards the living room before stepping in side.

Severus walked back into the living room and just stood by the entryway to listen to the family in the small room.

"Draco, are you alright?" Lucius ask moving closer to his son. Draco looked up into his eyes, opening and closing his mouth, deciding on what to say.

"Your, you're my father?"

"Yes I am. I have missed you so much my little Dragon." Lucius placed his hand on Draco shoulder and was shocked when the boy threw his arms around him.

"I have a father." Draco said as he hugged the man.

Severus let them sit there like that for a couple minutes before he walked all the way into the room to talk. They needed to get Draco to start his training and they only had a couple of weeks to do this in. They would have to work day and night, while taking it slow for the young boy.

"I'm glad you now know this Draco, but we need to get you started on your training. I know I seem to be rushing this but we should get you ready to start classes in a couple weeks time."

"I'm afraid." Draco replied.