Harry was not sure how he was looking forward to today. He at least had mixed classes all day. He would be able to see his friends. He still had no idea how they would react when they learned he would be playing for Slytherin. He hoped they would understand. It was not simply his love for the game. It was also not wanting to become a dad. He knew his husband would keep to his word. He would not use protection when Harry had to finally go to bed with him. With his luck he would get pregnant at the drop of a hat. Male pregnancies usually took time. But Harry had never had luck. Harry would likely be pregnant the moment his husband took time. It would be the Gods way of once again laughing in his face and reminding him that life was never fair, at least not for him that was for sure.
Harry woke to an empty bed and slipped into the bathroom. When he got out of the shower and again found clothes waiting for him when he got out. He was not sure why his husband cared. He would be in his school robes. But he was not in the mood for an argument over clothes. He had bigger battles for him to fight. Harry dressed, admitting he looked decent in the clothes. His husband had made sure they were perfectly tailored to fit him. The only thing he really wished to rid himself of had been the rings but he knew he could not. Once the binding had been completed it actually became impossible for Harry to remove them. Not until Lucius died. And he had a feeling he would likely be the first to go no matter how much older Lucius was then him.
Harry found his husband in the sitting room with breakfast. Some how he was not surprised. Eating down here would keep him from Blaise. Or from the lions. He wondered how often his husband would insist on meals here. He took his place across from Lucius at the table.
He smirked at him. "Decided that Goyle's animal magnetism might be too over powering for me to resist? I promised my beloved husband to keep my distance."
Lucius was not at all humoured. "This has nothing to do with HIM. I just wanted a nice romantic breakfast with my husband before his first class."
Harry could see from his schedule he had double potions that morning. But it was definitely an excuse. His husband did not want just his company. He had decided he could not keep enough of an eye on his husband from the head table. Harry smiled inwardly as he realized he was really getting under the man's skin. He loved it. He thought that it might take more time. He definitely was pleased he could give his husband a taste of his own medicine.
Lucius grabbed him before he left. "You will be having diner down here as well. We will eat all meals but lunch down here till you prove your manners little one."
Harry tried to pull away from him. "Why don't you just ask the headmaster to let me eat with you t the head table? Then you could even feed me if you wanted."
Lucius pulled him in for a long harsh kiss. "Don't think that I have not considered it my little love. You don't learn quick and I will seriously consider it."
Looking at his husband he knew Lucius was not kidding. And he knew it was possible. Teacher's spouses could sit at the head table. There had been none during Harry's days. But George had heard in the days when Charlie and Bill were students there had been. Madam Pomfrey was a widow and her husband used to. The only reason Harry was not already was the fact that he was a student and had a place to sit. A spouse would normally not have had any other place to sit. Lucius finally let him go and h had never been so happy to get to potions class.
He was not so happy when he found out that he was going to be paired with Draco. He had no doubt why. He knew his husband was behind it. He shared a look with Blaise who was paired with Hermione behind him. Actually he shared a look with them both. Hermione sent a genuine smile at him and Harry was reassured.
Draco got him started on the most basic task. "Father said it was because he wanted you to uphold the Malfoy name. But I have a feeling it was for other reasons."
Harry shrugged. "It has to be because Malfoys have to be top of the class. You know Goyle was not smart enough to continue. What else could he be worried about?"
Draco laughed. "Tom told me to tell you that try out are this weekend. He was hoping to talk to you at breakfast. He is practically salivating you will be playing."
Harry shrugged and he was pulled into quidditch talk with his stepson as odd as a term that still seemed to be for him. Harry and Draco managed a perfect potion and Harry saw the shock in Severus' face when he had to give Harry a perfect mark in his class. Harry had an E every year but this was new. Severus could not deny for what ever reason Harry wad Draco were paired together they made a good team. And he thought it would likely be good. Not only for marks. Harry would be a Malfoy for many years to come and it would be good for Harry ad Draco if they were able to become friends with each other.
Harry joined the snakes for lunch but he had a free period. He was not sure how his old friends would react but he headed their way. He needed some sense of normalcy back in his life. Draco was growing on him and Blaise was cool but he wanted his old friends as well.
Hermione hugged him. "We missed you so much. I can't believe what your dads did to you. You know this changes nothing for us."
Ginny hugged him as well. "You know we are cool with you, eve if you have gone snake. You can still come hang our with us in Gryffindor."
Ron shook his head. "That is if you have not gone full traitor on us and you have joined the Snakes quidditch team for us."
Harry went white in the face and that was answer enough for Ron. He could see that Ron looked ready to rip him apart. And some others like Seamus and Dean. Katie did not seem bothered and Ginny and Hermione had not left his side. He had known this would not go down well with some but he had hoped at least Ro would remember how long they had been friends. But Ron's friendship had always been fickle at best. Neville, the girls and Katie seemed the only ones not ready to hex him.
Ron snarled at him. "You can go and sit with your dam new friends. We do not need traitors like you hanging around us. You are Malfoy scum like the ferret."
Hermione tried to stop Harry but Harry shook his head. "I have to go. I was supposed to meet my husband before DADA this afternoon."
Never in a hundred years had Harry thought he would use his husband as an excuse. But right now he needed to get out of there. He was having a hard enough time. Being married to Lucius, having to get used to a new house and try and settle into his new life was a nightmare enough. He needed all of his energy just to put up with his husband without having one of his best friends turn on him like this.
Lucius looked up surprised when he came into the class. "So anxious to see me little love that you needed a snog before class?"
Harry drew away from him. "I decided you were less stomach churning then the lovely reception I got from my old house. I am sure you'll be happy to hear."
Harry pulled away from his husband and slumped down into a desk. He did not care to watch his husband gloat. He was sure he would be over the moon about this. He wanted Harry to be miserable. He wanted to destroy his life. And he had just succeeded at another step.