AN- Once again my apologies to all of my readers if any of you are still reading this. It was not my intention to go on a year long hiatus and I hope the long chapter makes up for it at least a little. As always I own nothing you recognize. This story is as previously stated as well going to be a Harry/Draco pairing in the long run if you don't like it please stop reading you have been warned.
Happy Reading.
Severus tiredly kept a close eye on his new ward as he lay motionless on the bed, he would twitch once in a while as his body replaced blood with venom. His already pale skin became almost as white as snow and his complexion smoothed out to an almost marble like pristine surface.
The rat's nest of hair on the teen's head that had once been so reminiscent of James Potter was now like raven colored silk, framed out around his head on the pillow.
Eventually his need for sleep got the better of him and Severus leaned his head back against the chair, he told himself he was only going to close his eyes for a moment.
Harry woke up already aware that he wasn't in his own bed. The sheets were too luxurious to be in a students dorm. He kept his eyes shut, breathing in and was surprised at the strength of the smells that flooded his senses. Two stood out more than any other one of spices and earth the other a softer sweeter smell like lilacs almost.
Slowly what had happened to him came back and Harry opened his eyes, he thought for sure Knott was going to finish him off. That had actually been what he'd been hoping for he hadn't even defended himself. The room around him was dark and he recognized it as Severus' room, the thing that confused him was that even though the fire was barely more than a spark, he could see everything as if he were outside in the daylight.
Sitting up, Harry looked around catching sight of Draco asleep on the couch shivering with his blanket on the floor, he remembered vaguely Draco stumbling upon him in the hall, He rose quietly from the bed slipping past a sleeping Severus, he put more wood on the fire and picked Draco's blanket up leaning over him to cover him up when he caught whiff of something far more tantalizing than the sweet lilac smell coming from the blond as his mouth began to water. This smell was tangy, coppery and impossible to ignore.
He leaned in closer and closer still until his nose was almost touching the blonds neck and inhaled deeply, the smell sending his body into a frenzy, his mouth watered and he became more aroused than he had ever been just by the scent of Draco's blood, Harry could only imagine what the taste must be like.
Draco slowly woke up then tensed up in surprise when he saw Harry over him. "Harry?" he asked surprised and stayed where he was.
During his transformation Harry's eyes had also changed, becoming more of an aqua around the pupil and a deep forest around the edges but as Draco's heart rate increased pumping his blood faster the green practically vanished replaced with obsidian darkness. His lips curled back as he inhaled again scraping his fangs along Draco's throat gently enough that they didn't break the surface. All sense of his human nature beginning to vanish.
Draco stared at him nervously then smiled softly and turned his head to the side. "Go ahead love, take a drink," he said softly.
Any shred of humanity left within the brunette's mind disappeared as the pale throat was offered to him willingly and he leaned further in his body pressing against the blonde's as he sank his fangs in taking his first feeding. Instinctively venom was administered to calm his victim and numb the pain felt as he drank the metallic fluid.
A low growl emerged from deep in his chest in appreciation which quickly turned to one of anger as he was yanked away by a now wide awake Severus who used all of his strength to pitch Harry back onto the bed using a spell to keep him there. "What the hell are you doing!?" He raged to both teens but mainly Draco who wasn't a fledgling vampire and should still have his senses about him to know better.
Draco looked up at his uncle slightly nervous. "He was hovering over me and he looked hungry. I would have pushed him off so he didn't take too much." he said and crossed his arms.
"Oh really?" Severus scoffed. "You would have pushed him off?" He picked Draco up and pinned him against the wall. "Go ahead push me away." He challenged his godson. While Harry watched them his eyes narrowed, torn between wanting to rescue what was his and respecting his Sire.
Draco narrowed his eyes then pulled his wand out and shot a blasting curse at him. "I know how to protect myself," he snapped angrily.
Severus staggered a little but not nearly enough that it would have persuaded him to leave Draco alone, that didn't mean he'd taken kindly to being cursed by a student, his godson for that matter. "You wanted me to save him and I did," He snarled. "Now stay away from him and get back to your dorm."
Draco stared at his uncle hurt then narrowed his eyes and looked away. "Fine. Just stay away from me." he snapped angrily and kicked at his uncle wanting to be let go.
Severus nodded and stepped away trying to keep the hurt from his eyes, He wanted nothing more than to protect his godson even if this is what it required to do so. Harry was dangerous and had claimed Draco as his first feeding which was a big possession thing in the dark world where vampires belonged.
Draco stared at his godfather still hurt then quickly moved away from Severus and ran from the room towards the library. He couldn't believe his uncle would take him from the person he knew he had a crush on. He had been the reason Severus had saved him in the first place.
"What did you do to me?" Harry asked once Draco was gone and he began to regain some of his humanity slowly. "I was dying and I didn't even have to kill myself to get there."
Severus blinked at him in surprise, his new ward had better masking abilities than most of his Slytherin's. He never would've guessed there were thoughts of suicide brewing in his mind. "Were those your plans?" He asked in shock.
"I wanted to get it out of the way before the twins came back so there wouldn't be any chance of them seeing me." Harry nodded his eyes back to the odd mix of greens, his voice velvety and soft.
"Why didn't you ever say anything?" Severus asked quietly taking the spell, holding Harry to the confines of the bed, off so he could at least roam about the room.
"I knew you'd stop me." Harry replied as if it were obvious with a sigh. "Doesn't matter now though does it?"
Severus frowned. "I am sorry Harry, not for saving you, but for not seeing what you were truly going through behind the mask you wore for everyone to believe."
Harry nodded and smiled weakly. "You are going to teach me now, right?" He questioned. He'd been asking the truth about vampires for months and Severus kept telling him a vampire's secrets were just that. Secrets.
"Of course." Severus nodded ruffling Harry's hair playfully. "And you better pay attention."
"Will I be able to go back to my classes when the holiday is over or will I lose it every time I smell human?" Harry asked, pulling away, roaming about the room looking at everything that he could now see with so much more clarity. It was perfect vision times a million.
"We will see how you are doing when that time comes." Severus nodded with a sigh.
Draco sighed as he pulled down another book, then sadly sat down and started to half halfheartedly read it. Blaise smiled as he walked into the library. He had come back a bit early as his mother had decided to go off and get married. He smirked and walked over to Draco, gently hugging him from behind. "Hello gorgeous." he murmured in Draco's ear.
As Harry and Severus talked about what it meant to be a vampire and discussed myths versus truth a growl resonated out of Harry's chest, for some reason he felt threatened. He looked around the room in confusion and concentrated on the feeling, trying to figure out what was going on.
Draco turned then smiled. "Hey Blaise. I thought you were supposed to be in Switzerland with your mother," he said then stood and hugged his friend.
Blaise chuckled and kissed Draco's neck just a bit. "She got married so I got to come back here," he teased.
"There is something not right." Harry finally blurted, interrupting what Severus was explaining about sunlight. "I feel... " He paused he wasn't exactly sure what he felt.
Severus raised an eyebrow. "What? What is it?"
Harry shook his head, getting up, ignoring the fact that all he wore was a pair of worn out jeans and bolted out of the room following his gut feeling.
Draco rolled his eyes and gently pushed Blaise off. "Stop, Blaise you know I can't see you like that." he said softly.
Blaise sighed then gently kissed Draco's cheek. "Well, then lets just use each other for sexual tension." he said playfully.
Harry strolled into the library like he owned the place and stepped between Draco and Blaise with a sneer. "I'm pretty sure he told you no." He smirked.
Blaise frowned and raised an eyebrow. "Draco why is Scar head speaking to me like he is one of the betters?" he asked
Draco narrowed his eyes. "First of all, Blaise say something like that again and I'll kick your ass the muggle way. Second off all, Harry, what does this have to do with you?" he asked. "He's always like this, it's part of our friendship."
"Not anymore it isn't." Harry replied looking at Draco with the most intoxicating stormy eyes. "You belong to me." He murmured, his voice like silk, wrapping around the blond. Severus rushed in. "Harry there you are," He announced seeing Blaise there. "I need your help come on."
Harry grimaced unable to ignore a direct order given by his Sire and moved away with a wink back at Draco and a glare at Blaise.
Draco stared confused then looked away when he saw his uncle. "Harry I don't belong to anyone. I'll see you around school." he said then stood and moved to leave.
Blaise narrowed his eyes at Harry. "He isn't yours, if he is anyone's he's mine," he said firmly.
Harry moved away from Severus long enough to place his cold fingers to where his bite was just barely visible. "Don't be so sure." He leaned in to whisper in the blond's ear before allowing Severus to lead him away, back to the dungeon.
Draco frowned and touched where the bite was, then went to try and find all the books he could about vampires and feeding. Blaise growled slightly. Who did that boy think he was?
Severus placed Harry in his apartments, creating a new bedroom for him, spelling the room so that Harry couldn't leave it, afraid of what he would do to Blaise. Normally a fledglings first feeding took place on a victim who would die anyway or a servant who already belonged to the fledgling or Sire to avoid this problem. As his first feeding Harry now saw Draco as his possession and Blaise was lucky to still have his limbs.
Harry scowled at Severus, unhappy with being taken away from Draco and essentially grounded.
"I'll be in my room Sire." He excused himself politely.
Draco sighed sadly and took all the books down to the Slytherin common room, avoiding Blaise so he didn't have to worry about Harry. He sighed again and started to read, then shook his head and looked away pushing the book back. He couldn't understand why his uncle had been so angry.
Severus began the next day with giving Harry the potion he himself took to take away the blood lust. It helped immensely in dulling the taste for blood as well as allowing the vampire to eat normal food with more ease.
Harry hated it and didn't take as well to it as Severus had hoped, finally after a few days when Harry had begun to refuse to take it all together and had hidden himself away in his room with a temper from hell, Severus headed for Knockturn Alley fearing for the safety of the students if he didn't do something.
Draco smiled when he saw his uncle leave, then headed quickly upstairs and easily got into his uncle's room. He moved to Harry's door and gently knocked on it. "Harry?" he called.
Harry waved the door open with wandless magic, staying in the chair in the dark corner where he'd been reading. The room itself was so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face with mortal sight. "Enter at your own risk." He warned choosing not to breathe knowing he wasn't exactly safe at the moment.
Draco frowned and quickly cast a light above him that followed him into the room. "Are you alright Harry?" he asked softly.
The young Vampire hissed at the light, hiding behind his book, blinking rapidly as he adjusted to the light and lowered the book. "A warning would have been nice, Vampire, remember? Freak of nature allergic to light." He hissed irritably.
Draco frowned. "But it's the light my uncle uses." he said confused. "Did I not do it right?" he asked, then quickly put it out.
"Severus also takes a potion to make him more human," Harry retorted conjuring a black light to make it easier for Draco to see. "Aren't you supposed to be staying away from me or something?"
Draco blushed slightly. "I wanted to talk to you about the first feeding thing." he said quietly. "What is going to happen with me and you for that?" he asked.
"Nothing if Sire continues to torture me." Harry sighed laying the book to the side lounging in his chair in silk pajama bottoms and nothing more, he looked Draco over, his eyes glowing in the black light, the dark circles clearly visible beneath them. "Hasn't the smart little Slytherin done his research?" he smirked, his fangs glowing neon white.
Draco rolled his eyes. "I have already and I'm sorry for not coming sooner. I'm not speaking to my uncle. That's not what I meant by the way. I mean does this mean you won't let me see anyone at all?" he asked
"That's what I meant when I told you, you are mine." Harry replied leaning forward. "Not that that has stopped Zabini from trying though has it?" He challenged.
Draco winced then sighed. "Zabini has been wanting to get in my pants for years. I don't like him like that though, I see him as a dorky perverted brother. But Harry you have to decide then, if I'm yours, are you mine?" he asked.
Harry at that moment chuckled and made the mistake of inhaling, his mouth immediately flooded with venom and his eyes darkened instantly, a rumble formed in his chest as he fought with himself to keep from attacking the blond. He hadn't fed or had the potion in two or three days, he couldn't remember.
Draco stepped back and stared at Harry. "You can fight this Harry you don't have to feed on me," he said softly.
With a shudder the fledgling continued to hold himself back, unable to take his eyes off of Draco, he wanted to do more than feed, that he was certain of, but he didn't trust himself to not go overboard and hurt the blond. "Why did you save me?" He gritted out as an attempt at a distraction as his Sire had taught him.
Draco stood up and moved away from Harry, starting to pace as he always did when he got nervous. "I'd rather not say," he said quietly.
"You should have just let me die." Harry watched Draco's every move as his blood pumped at the exertion of pacing. "He was doing me a favor in killing me, not that he knew that."
Draco froze, then turned and narrowed his eyes at Harry. "You selfish asshole. You think that you being gone would be better for anyone else?" he snapped angrily.
"That would be where the selfish part comes in wouldn't it?" Harry snapped right back. "I was at the time under the impression the only people who cared about me were Fred and George and I'm tearing their family apart by existing!" He snarled.
Draco narrowed his eyes. "Ever thought that the reason they are being torn apart is because those younger children have been using you since the minute you met them? The twins are the only ones who aren't using you and aren't total morons," he snapped. "Besides that's not true. I care about you, why the hell would I have saved you if I didn't?"
Harry smirked, that was what he'd wanted to know though his hands were still clenched on the arms of the chair and though he was no closer to relaxing he did at least know why Draco had saved him. "So is my would-be murderer worried as to how I'm still alive?"
Draco smirked. "Yes, he's also wondering why I've been hexing him whenever I see him." he said absentmindedly.
"How sweet of you." Harry rolled his eyes. "He better count himself lucky I haven't been allowed out of this blasted apartment. I'll worse than hex him." he huffed firing himself up again.
Draco shook his head then sighed and walked over. He gently touched Harry's arm. "Will you just calm down for once?" he asked.
Harry flinched at Draco's close proximity and looked away to still refusing to allow himself to attack the blond like he wanted to so terribly. "Draco, the only time I've fed on blood was you and I've not had that potion in days." He warned through his gritted teeth.
Draco smirked. "Then feed on me again." he teased.
"You know you don't make things easy for me." Harry bit out loosening his hold on the arm rests, leaning closer to inhale deeply. "Sire wouldn't be happy." He murmured losing himself.
Draco tensed slightly. "I don't care if he's happy. I have the right to donate, just swear you will stop when I tell you." he said firmly.
"Light," Harry nodded. "Bright light at this point would send me scurrying into the closest dark corner if there are any problems." He promised not truly trusting himself.
Draco nodded then pulled off his shirt and leaned his head to the side. "Then feed." he said softly. He gently moved his hair back as well to give Harry the best access.
Reaching out to grab the blond, Harry pulled Draco into his lap, leaning back in his chair, his hands roamed Draco's bare skins as he bit into his neck, injecting the venom and drinking deeply, licking greedily at the crimson deliciousness, a low rumble resembling a purr resonating in his chest again.
Draco shivered and moaned slightly at the feel, giving into the lustful feelings he had been hiding for months then ground into Harry. "Not much more." he warned.
Harry forced himself to stop the venom, beginning to heal the wounds as soon as he pulled away. "Severus is coming down the hall." he murmured his senses heightened even more by the feeding. "He's going to know you're here." He warned leaning his head against Draco's shoulder.
Draco bit his lip then stayed close to Harry. "I don't care. He doesn't have any right to keep me from you. I'm yours," he said simply, though he still was unsure what that meant.
"Yes, But I'm his ward, he's my Sire." Harry sighed. "If he gives me an order I have no choice but to obey it," he kissed Draco's shoulder as the door to the apartment opened and closed as Severus entered. "Harry!" He asked when he came in and Harry's sensitive hearing picked up on it like he was as close as Draco. "I'm in my room." He replied just as quietly.
Draco sighed softly then moved from Harry's lap and pulled on his shirt. "I should go," he said quietly, not wanting to see his uncle after everything that had happened.
"Stay?" Harry asked giving Draco the smoldering eyes and velvet voice, pouting on top of it for good measure.
After staring at Harry for a minute, nearly melting when he saw the face Draco sighed and nodded his head. "Alright." he said relenting.
Severus put away his potions ingredients humming to calm himself. He could already smell Draco and could tell fresh blood had been spilled. What he couldn't decide upon was how to handle it.
"He knows you're here already, calm down." Harry smiled patting his knee for Draco to come back to his lap invitingly.
Draco sighed and slid into Harry's lap. "No I told him not to come near me after the first feeding and he pushed me against the wall. I knew the risk when I allowed you to feed and he treated me like I was a child." he whispered.
"It's more than that though," the newly educated fledgling explained. "It wasn't just the feeding part that worried him. It was the other things that go along with the feeding."
Draco frowned and stared at him curiously. "You mean the venom?" he asked confused.
"See this is what he was afraid of. You didn't know that by being my first you were agreeing to be mine forever." Harry began. "And Vampires are sexual creatures by nature, it is nothing but fear of my Sire that keeps me from throwing you on the bed and having my way with you." he admitted honestly, hoping Draco would get the severity of his actions and why Severus had treated him as he had.
Draco froze then slowly pulled away and stared at him confused. "So even if you didn't love me nor want me, I couldn't go out and find someone else to fall in love with?" he asked softly.
"Now do you understand why he panicked?" Harry asked kissing Draco softly fighting his hormones rather than his thirst this time. "But if I didn't want you I'd release you."
Draco frowned confused at the kiss and at Harry. "I understand, but he didn't need to do what he did. I still knew what I was doing, if you took too much I could have gotten you off." he whispered.
"Is that what I need to do to get you in bed? Take too much blood?" Harry questioned his mind in the gutter at Draco's last statement.
Draco turned then giggled till he was full out laughing while leaning against Harry, unable to contain himself. After a minute he smiled and slowly kissed Harry's neck. "No, that would just take the right kind of bite." he teased.
"Are the two of you decent?" Severus asked with a grimace, ready to go in to speak to them finally. "I do not want to see any pale exposed flesh" he shuddered. Harry laughed hiding his face in Draco's shoulder as he waved the door open. Severus stepped in closing it swiftly behind him. "So my requests have been disobeyed again I see." He sighed.
Draco winced and kept his eyes down, not looking at his uncle and not saying anything, not sure of what to say. He nervously glanced at his uncle, then to Harry before he looked down again. "I won't apologize for this," he said quietly.
"You can't keep him from me and you know it." Harry looked to Severus. "He is mine, like it or not."
Severus nodded sitting on the edge of the bed. "Draco, how exactly did you walk in here and not get mauled?" He questioned curiously.
Draco walked in then smiled. "I had the light on then he switched it to the black light and he just restrained himself. I offered and he agreed." he said simply
"And he just stopped feeding without killing you?" Severus raised an eyebrow finding it hard to believe even if he was sitting there looking at them.
Draco blushed. "I told him not to take much more when I felt weak and he stopped. He even gave me a back up plan if it didn't work." he said softly then looked to his uncle confused. "Why?"
"When a vampire doesn't feed every day its hard to control themselves when they do feed particularly fledglings, they typically have no control." Severus shrugged. "Harry you can begin attending classes after holiday if you feel ready. Have a good evening boys." He smiled standing and slipping out of the room closing the door behind him.
Draco turned and smiled at Harry. "I knew I could trust you," he said quietly, not sure if he should have said that or not.
"Well what good would it do me to kill you?" Harry asked raising an eyebrow curiously with a smirk. "Now about that right kind of bite..." he teased
Draco blushed and stood up, then shook his head. "Harry I-I don't want it to happen like this. I think I should go," he said quietly.
Harry nodded picking his book back up, "If it happens with Blaise I will castrate him." He warned quietly not looking up from the book. "Have a good evening Draco."
Draco nodded and smiled then moved over and kissed Harry's cheek. "Night owner." he teased playfully then headed out to get some rest.
"Not spending the night?" Severus asked reading the paper in front of the fire, he looked up at Draco when he came out.
Draco looked up then smiled weakly. "I don't want him to be just a one night stand or a quick lay when he needs me. I-I want him to love me the way I love him," he whispered.
Severus sighed wishing he didn't have to be the bearer of bad news, "Dray you know that may never happen don't you?" He bit his lip. "It's highly possible he may have a mate but until he matures he's going to get it where he can, even if it's not with you."
Draco nodded and looked down. "I know. I read all the books in the library. I just I don't want him to know how I feel yet, but I want him to know who I really am before I even consider sharing his bed." he said softly.
"That's a very mature decision Draco, I'm proud of you." Severus nodded before going back to his paper. "Goodnight son."
Draco walked over then gently hugged his uncle from behind. "I'm sorry for what I said." he said quietly.
"I'm sorry I was so harsh with you." Severus smiled ruffling Draco's hair. "Go get some sleep and try to keep Blaise on his best behavior. Harry is nearly insufferable down here you know." He teased.
Draco laughed and kissed Severus's temple. "Night uncle Severus. Sweet dreams." he said softly, then headed downstairs to get some rest himself.
After he heard Draco leave, Harry put his book aside crawling into bed. He hadn't slept in as long as it had been since he'd taken the potion and it was starting to get to him. Now he felt a little more at ease and was asleep in no time at all.
The holiday continued to drone on for Harry who found he needed very little sleep and spent the rest of his time in his room reading, Severus tried multiple times to engage him in other activities such as potions or gardening but to no avail. The fledgling preferred solitude and stewed in his depression alone.
After that first visit Harry had even begun to refuse Draco's company slipping further into the dark world he'd created for himself. Finally Severus broke down, writing a letter to the twins hoping they would be able to cheer the teen up. He wasn't sure if they'd get the letter or not but anything was worth a shot.
The twins replied almost as soon as they'd received the letter, it seemed, thanking Severus for alerting them as well as sending a letter for Harry. The teen wouldn't even open it and simply set it aside going back to his potions journal with a shrug.
"Harry you've got to get up and do something!" Severus admonished with a sigh. "It's not good for you to coop up in here day in and day out in the dark. I made you a potion to help with the light and I've allowed you to have real blood instead of the synthetic stuff, what more do I need to do?" he asked at his wits end.
"You've done enough as it is... Sire." Harry replied spitefully. His time alone gave him more than enough time to think about the fact that he would live forever, be seventeen forever, watching the people he loved die over and over as if he hadn't had enough of that in his young life. What was the point in socializing when he'd only be hurt as he lost everyone other than Severus, whom he would share eternity with.
Severus ran his fingers through his hair in frustration leaving the room to work on his lesson plans distractedly. Something would have to change or he'd have hell on his hands when school began again.
Draco pursed his lips as he headed down the hall, reading through an extremely old potions book from his personal library at home then headed towards his uncle's rooms and knocked on the door, wanting to ask him about any potions made specifically for vampires.
"Come in Draco," Severus called tiredly closing his lesson plans, they obviously weren't going to get done anytime soon.
Draco walked in then closed the book and smiled at his uncle. "I wanted to ask you about any attempts at making a cure for vampires. I was researching it and I think if we could find an antivenom for the venom that replaces the blood, the heart will be able to replace the blood through the body," he said softly.
"Its been attempted several times." Severus nodded. "But that practice have been outlawed by the ministry because of the dangers of the potion itself as well as the questionable ethics of bringing the 'dead' back to living status." he explained. "Why are you researching this?"
Draco blushed and looked down. "Harry. I think I know why he's depressed and I want to give him hope of being normal I guess. I mean I don't think he's abnormal but with everything that happened in his life don't you think he'd like just a hope?" he asked shyly.
"He was depressed before this Draco," Severus sighed, he knew Draco was aware Harry had wanted to die but the blond didn't know the severity of it. "He'd planned to kill himself the day after his attack anyway, he was coming down here to say his goodbyes," he admitted.
Draco froze then looked down, heart broken and nodded his head. "Maybe I can help him out of it. Uncle Severus I can't lose him. It already hurts so much to see him like this." he whispered and sat down.
"If you can get him to talk to you you're more than welcome to try and get him out of it." Severus shook his head. "But he won't even read his letter from the Weasley twins." He warned.
Draco frowned and stood up and walked to Harry's room, not even knocking before he walked in, then crossed his arms. "Read it," he said firmly.
With a shout of pain at the sudden burst of light into the otherwise pitch black room Harry clenched his eyes shut. "What the hell?" he snapped. "What is it you don't understand about light being painful?"
Draco crossed his arms and left the door open. "What is it you don't understand about light being less painful if you actually listened to your Sire. Are you just plain stupid?" he snapped.
Harry waved his hand, shutting the door with a resounding bang and spelled it so Draco couldn't open it again without warning. "If I'm so damned stupid why do you keep forcing yourself to spend time with me?" He asked with a snarl.
Draco narrowed his eyes. "Because just because you're stupid about some things doesn't mean you aren't completely idiotic. You are ignoring your family and hurting those who care about you. You really want to do that?" he asked.
"What if I do?" Harry demanded. "Why is it any of your concern what I do or don't do with my existence? You've spent the past five years of it making it worse." he shook his head almost wishing he could cry, if only to relieve some of the pressure in his head. "Why now all of a sudden have you decided to give a shit?"
Draco narrowed his eyes. "I gave a shit the entire time. I was the only one who knew you never wanted to do any of those things with the stupid other two. I aggravated you because that was the only time I saw real emotion come from you!" he snapped.
"So you wanted to see emotion?" Harry scoffed. "The Ice Prince of Slytherin himself was a pompous ass because he wanted to see me take off my mask" He shook his head. "Unbelievable."
Draco stared at him hurt. "It was better then seeing you in pain every day. It was far better then seeing your longing and knowing I couldn't fill it." he snapped bitterly. "You only care about what happens to you now, maybe you should think about how much you're hurting your sire or your brothers."
"The brothers' I was writing to before you barged in here blinding me and yelling at me?" Harry asked quietly holding up the muggle notebook he had been writing in.
Draco frowned and looked away. "My uncle said you hadn't opened the letter yet." he said softly.
"I opened it after he walked out." Harry shook his head. "I'm trying to come to grips with this honestly I am but its taking time." he sighed as he calmed his temper.
Draco looked down then leaned against the wall. "I am trying to come up with a cure." he said softly.
"I don't need a cure." Harry shook his head with a sad smile. "I need the assurance that I'm not going to be alone forever."
"Harry the headmaster wishes to see you." Severus called from the other room softly.
"Damn that bastard to hell." Harry hissed his temper raising again. "He lives to torture me I swear it he does."
Draco smiled weakly then kissed Harry's cheek. "I'm sorry for being an ass and you will find your mate." he said softly.
Harry nodded grabbing Draco kissing him on the lips with a bit more force before whispering in his ear. "Kindly remind your roommate to keep his hands off of you or I will take them from him."
Draco laughed and smiled at Harry. "He will never do that." he warned.
"We shall see about that." Harry smirked letting go of the blonde, he took the potion to help with the light sensitivity and pulled on his robes. Once dressed he opened the door gesturing for Draco to precede him out.
Draco headed out then smiled at Harry. "I'll be in the library if you want to come after." he offered.
Harry looked to his sire for permission with a small smile when the potions master nodded. He headed up to the Headmaster's office with a grimace and knocked on the door not thrilled about being there.
Dumbledore opened the door and smiled in his fake grandfatherly way. "Hello harry my boy." he said sweetly
"Sir," Harry nodded politely not making direct eye contact with the man. "Professor Snape mentioned that you wanted to see me."
Dumbledore nodded and frowned. "I was actually hoping to talk to you about how much time you spend with Professor Snape. You can not go to him for every little problem you have, you're distracting him and pulling him from his work." he said softly.
"I haven't really been spending any time with him sir." Harry replied innocently. "I was taken to him with an injury and since then I've been spending my time reading and studying for when classes begin again."
Dumbledore shook his head. "You should have gone to see Pomfrey not Severus. Now I am forbidding you from staying in the potion masters room any longer." he said firmly.
"I didn't go to see him on purpose to begin with." Harry replied trying to remain calm. "I told you I was taken to him after I was attacked in the hallway."
Dumbledore narrowed his eyes. "Harry I will not stand for lying in these halls. You were not attacked." he said firmly.
"Oh no, That's right I forgot. I often imagine that I'm bleeding to death." Harry scoffed. "Will there be anything further sir?"
Dumbledore shook his head then frowned. "I have noticed you speaking more and more to the Malfoy boy. You must remember you can not be associated with such dark people Harry. We don't want him to taint you." he said firmly then dismissed Him with a wave of his hand.
Harry left wondering how the old fool new he'd been speaking to Draco at all when they'd never left the dungeon but figured he was being spied on long before then, and just to piss the old man off he decided to take Draco up on his offer to join him in the library after a bit of a stroll to stretch his legs from being cooped up for so long.
In the mean time after not receiving a response from Harry the twins had returned to the castle early only to find Harry's room empty. "Where do you think he could be?" Fred voiced to his twin.
George pursed his lips. "My guess is library or down by the lake. You take the library I'll take the lake?" he asked.
Draco frowned and started writing down notes on a potion that someone had started then pursed his lips, adding a small note to ask Harry what potions ingredients were bad for him now.
"Yea," Fred sighed not liking the idea of Harry wandering around on his own. "I don't know why he isn't wearing his necklace." He chewed his lip worried about the teen. "Signal if you find him."
George nodded and smiled. "I will." he promised then headed outside to the lake to try and find Harry.
Fred nodded heading for the library finding it empty aside from Malfoy, "Oi, Malfoy." He called strolling over to the blonde. "Where's Harry?"
Draco turned then smiled. "not sure. Last I heard from him he was going to talk to the headmaster. I invited him down though." he said softly.
Fred looked at the blond suspiciously not sure he trusted him. "You're sure you don't know anything else?" He questioned.
Draco bit his lip then looked away. "No. He should be the one to talk to you two." he said quietly and closed up his things.
Fred reached out his hand placing it on Draco's shoulder. "Look Malfoy, I'm not trying to be an ass or anything I just know you two haven't gotten along the greatest in the past, I'm worried about him."
Draco looked away sadly. "I already know. I am too." he whispered.
Harry entered the library walking over removing Fred's hand from Draco's shoulder sitting next to the blond. "You are too what?" He questioned while Fred touched his necklace to call for George with a hurt expression at Harry's new found closeness to Draco.
Draco smiled softly. "Your the smart Slytherin, figure it out." he teased.
George quickly ported to his brother then gently hugged Harry. "hello little brother." he said playfully.
Harry grinned hugging George back as well as Fred before settling back down with Draco keeping the blond close to him. "What are you guys doing back?" He asked. "It's not even Christmas for another three days."
George raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you read the letter? We couldn't wait to get away from those jerks back home." he said softly.
Draco smiled and opened his books back up, starting to take notes while leaning against Harry.
"Yes I read it." Harry sighed dramatically teasing Draco, "I was even in the process of replying before someone interrupted me. I just figured you guys would stick it out till time to come back." He shrugged making himself comfortable playing with Draco's hair. "I've got loads to tell you when we are back in our rooms."
Fred watched the two calculatingly wondering what was going on. It didn't seem romantic but it didn't seem casual either.
Draco rolled his eyes and looked up at Harry. "You do realize if you mess up my hair you fix it." he warned playfully.
George smirked and sat down next to Draco. "Are you two together?" he asked.
"No," Harry shook his head. "He's mine back off." he then added looking to make sure there was space between George and Draco, Fred looked at them even more confused. "You aren't together. But he's yours?"
"Exactly." Harry nodded continuing to run his fingers through the blond's hair.
Draco rolled his eyes then sighed and motioned for the two to see what he was reading. George frowned and looked down then glanced at Harry curiously then smirked and kissed Draco's cheek to see his reaction.
Draco wrinkled his nose and rubbed the kiss off. "George don't do that." he snapped.
Harry snarled as a low growl rose in his throat and his eyes darkened. Fred looked at Harry in shock at what he'd seen in his mouth. He knew his friend had looked different but he figured it was the depression. This was beyond comprehension. "Don't touch him." Harry hissed.
George smirked. "So when were you going to tell us?" he asked sweetly then winced when Draco hexed him to be covered in pimples.
"Weren't you listening?" Harry snapped. "I just told you I had a lot to tell you."
Fred tried to be nonchalant as he backed away to sit a few feet away. He knew his mother was a dunce but when you spent your entire life being taught to fear something it didn't just go out the window right away.
Draco frowned and glanced at Fred, before he smiled weakly and slid a book over to him. "Read this." he said softly. He knew that Fred had had a crush on Harry and knew they would probably end up in bed together but he didn't want to get Harry mad at him by saying no.
Fred nodded taking the book with a soft smile. "Thanks Mal... Draco." He corrected. "I'm going to go on back to the dorm I think." He whispered.
Harry had his mask firmly in place trying to pretend it didn't bother him that his best friend was terrified of him now.
Draco nodded then smiled. "if you have questions my doors always open." he promised then looked at Harry, worried about him.
Fred again nodded and stood leaving quietly while Harry absentmindedly continued to play with Draco's hair while gazing out the window with the same blank expression he'd worn through the beginning of the school year before he'd been sorted into Slytherin.
George frowned at the expression then moved over and gently touched his brother's head. "Stop." he said softly.
Harry jumped slightly being jarred from his thoughts. "What?" He asked confused. "What am I doing?"
George pouted. "Your acting like a zombie." he said softly. "I hate it when you get that look on your face."
"Sorry," Harry murmured. "I promise I won't eat your brains or anything." He forced a smile on his face. "I only want your blood."
George laughed and kissed Harry's cheek. "And I will donate any time you want." he teased.
Draco looked away, his mask going firmly into place. He didn't want to have anyone donate but him but he didn't have a choice in that either.
"Thanks," Harry chuckled. "But Draco more or less has that covered for right now." He winked at the blond.
Draco grinned fully and nodded his head. "I've agreed to donate for whenever he needs. I was his first." he explained.
George nodded his head. "That explains a lot. You know Fred is jealous out of his mind yes?" he asked.
"Fred is terrified of me." Harry pouted. "But what do you mean that explains a lot?"
George shrugged. "I heard that the vampires first donor is his mate. So he's your mate right?" he asked. "Fred may be terrified but he is also more attracted to you then anything."
"No, Not necessarily." Harry shook his head. "I won't know my mate until I mature." He rolled his eyes. "A vampire is just extremely possessive of his first donor." George stared. "How old is Severus?" he asked curiously.
"In his late forties." Harry replied raising a brow as he fixed Draco's hair from where he'd been playing with it. "Why?"
George stared curiously. "I thought he was your sire. I figured he would be like hundreds of years old." he mused.
Draco rolled his eyes. "Try reading up again."
"A vampire reaches maturity within about five to ten years of their creation and can sire a new fledgeling anytime after the first three years after changing." Harry recited from memory. "Severus also has a mate."
Draco stared curiously. "Who's Uncle Sev's mate?" he asked cutely.
George looked at Harry more curiously. "Why isn't he with his mate?"
"I can't tell you here." Harry replied softly. "If we go back to my room I will." He promised. "I have to get my things from Sire's room first though."
George smiled. "Call Dobby to." he teased.
Draco winced then looked away. "Is he okay?" he asked softly.
"Draco what I have to say to you will involve a vow of secrecy." Harry warned calling Dobby to take his things back to the marauder's common room and to let Severus know why. "You too George." He warned. "I can't risk this information getting out."
Draco rolled his eyes then raised his wand. "I Draco Malfoy do solemnly swear on my life and magic that anything told to me by one Harry potter shall never be revealed unless given express permission by Harry potter." he said then moved back to his book.
George smiled and said the same thing though substituting his name for Draco's. "So shall we go to the den?" he asked.
Harry shook his head. "My room has every privacy ward in the book and some not in the book. We will be safer there to talk about it." he stood reaching for Draco's hand.
Draco smiled and picked up his things then stood up and took Harry's hand though stared at him curiously.
George smirked and followed Harry towards the marauder's den. "Harry how do you find your mate when its time?" he asked.
"According to Severus, when the time is right and I am ready for my mate I'll just know." Harry shrugged. "He said it's a feeling like nothing else in the world." He stopped chatting with the snake painting for a moment in parsaltongue.
Draco rolled his eyes. "Excuse me sir, may we go in and talk?" he asked sweetly.
George chuckled. "That happens a lot." he said softly.
Harry turned with a pout. "Fred thinks it's sexy when I talk to snakes." He retorted sticking his tongue out as he opened the door letting the other two go in first.
Draco laughed. "Harry I think it's sexy beyond belief when you do that but I'm curious." he said with a cute pout.
Harry chuckled closing the door behind them leading the way to his room. "George would you like to go ask Fred if he'd care to join us?" He suggested using his magical signature to open his door he walked in flopping down on the bed with a content sigh.
Draco smiled and sat off to the side with a content smile.
George nodded and headed up to Fred's room then knocked. "Fred." he called.
Harry propped himself up on his elbow gesturing for Draco to come closer by crooking his finger at him.
Draco smiled and walked over curiously then crawled onto the bed seductively. "yes?" he asked playfully.
"Wanted to see if You'd come when I fingered you." Harry laughed a true laugh which wasn't often heard, before sitting up and pulling Draco into running his nose gently along the blond's neck.
Draco shivered an pushed himself flush against Harry. "Feed if you need to feed, you know you don't have to ask from me." he whispered.
"Oh I know," Harry teased still smelling the tantalizing scent that was Draco, "I'll get to that part in a moment."
Draco shivered at the feeling then relaxed against Harry waiting for the bite. "Then what are you planning on doing till then?" he asked softly.
"Nuzzling." Harry replied simply continuing to do so holding Draco close to him.
Draco shivered and moved as close to Harry as he could. "and why would you do such a thing?" he asked softly.
"Why not?" Harry breathed his cool breath on Draco's neck before biting without warning, the bite wasn't hard enough to feed more of a playful gesture.
Harry sighed knowing he wasn't being fair. "I know it's not polite to play with your food." He teased playfully brushing Draco's hair back to sink his fangs in. The blood Severus brought him just wasn't the same. Draco was so far, Harry's favorite flavor
"It's open George." Fred answered distractedly barely looking up from the book Draco had given him to read.
George raised an eyebrow as he walked in. "Fred my brother my love my other half what in the world are you reading so fervently?" he asked sweetly.
"Vampire book Draco gave me." Fred replied still not looking up his eyes being the only thing moving as he read through the book as quickly as his brain would absorb the information.
George chuckled and slid onto the bed with his brother then pulled him close. "Well now is it fear or interest that drives you?" he teased.
Fred finally looked at his twin. "Both." He replied honestly. "What did you need?"
George chuckled. "Harry sent me to get you." he said simply.
"Harry did? Why?" Fred asked jealously. "Doesn't he have dear Draco with him already?"
Draco moaned loudly as the venom hit him then shivered and started to gently wiggle against Harry.
George rolled his eyes. "Fred, Draco isn't Harry's mate. He's his first feed. They aren't together." he said softly.
"So Draco is his possession not his lover?" Fred asked flipping back a few pages in the book.
Draco shivered and moaned softly. "Because it teases in more ways then one." he whispered.
George nodded his head and smiled. "On the nose brother of mine. Shall we go see the two?" he asked.
.Fred nodded with a small smile. "He's learned control by now though right?" He asked nervously standing and stretching.
George chuckled. "Yes he has. So far from what I've heard Draco is the only one who he has fed on." he replied
Fred led the way over to Harry's room knocking softly before opening the door and stopping mouth agape at the sight before him, Draco practically straddling Harry while the vampire sucked at his neck.
Harry heard them but didn't plan on stopping until Draco told him enough. In his current state of mind he didn't particularly care what was thought of him or what he was.
Draco shivered again then gently touched Harry's head. "Enough." he whispered weakly.
George shivered as the sight went strait to his groin. "Well that's not something I ever thought I'd see." he teased.
Harry stopped immediately pulling away licking his lips but continued to hold the blond knowing the loss of blood made him a little nauseous. "Are you okay?" He asked softly.
Fred continued staring dumbfounded before finally finding his voice. "So how often do you guys do that?" He asked in a hoarse whisper. "I'd like season tickets."
Draco nodded and shivered. "in my bag, potion for my stomach please." he asked quietly.
George shivered then smirked. "I will agree with that, I'd also request tickets for if you ever take off those clothes." he said with a lustful look in his eyes.
Harry summoned Draco's bag as well as a blood replenishment handing them both to Draco while sticking his tongue out at the twins. "Get in here you two." He coaxed waving the door shut.
Draco blushed and swallowed the potions down easily then slowly slid away from Harry. "If you two even try to catch me sleeping with someone, be it harry or anyone else then I'll hex your balls blue." he warned.
George smirked. "Why hex, I'll let you play." he teased.
"What do you mean rather it be me?" Harry asked getting possessive again. "It damn well better be me." he huffed already pouting because Draco had moved out of his arms.
Draco sighed then turned to Harry with a blank look on his face. "I'm not a one night stand." he said quietly.
George frowned at sudden change of feeling then quickly moved forward. "So Harry what was it you wanted to tell us?" he asked.
"I never said you were." Harry frowned at Draco folding his legs up under him hugging a pillow to his chest. Mentally it was his way of folding in on himself, protecting himself even. "Yeah," He nodded to Fred and George." I was saying Severus does have a mate."
Draco winced, understanding the look then gently started to pull on his arms wanting to cuddle up with him instead of the pillow.
George stared curiously. "Who?" he asked.
Harry opened his arms releasing the pillow allowing Draco to lean back against him, Fred sat at the foot of the bed not feeling as put out as he had originally but was still jealous and a little fearful.
"Sirius." He replied knowing what their reactions would be.
Draco frowned. "Sirius black? But Harry didn't he fall through the veil?" he asked curiously.
George frowned and looked down slightly put out then stared at Harry. "So how does Severus deal with his sexual desires? i red that Vampires were pretty much promiscuous till they were fully mated."
"Sirius and Severus are fully mated." Harry replied biting his lip. "Severus just doesn't know that Sirius is still alive." He whispered while Fred frowned in concern.
"Harry love, I know you miss him. We all do but you can't make yourself believe in a fantasy that isn't true. It's not healthy."
Draco frowned then turned to Harry and turned till he was facing him. "Harry how do you know Sirius is still alive?" he asked softly.
George frowned. "Draco he isn't alive." he said softly
"Yes," Harry argued. "He is. I know because I helped him plan his fake death. He was tired of being cooped up with the order of the bloody chickens and wanted his freedom back so we faked his death."
Draco frowned then stared at Harry, just watching him for a minute. "Harry why haven't you told your sire yet?" he asked softly.
"Sirius asked me not to." Harry murmured barely above a whisper. "He said he'd be back soon he's got a disguise and a new identity until Pettigrew can be captured and his name cleared."
Fred stood up suddenly looking at Harry. "Stop it!" He demanded. "I don't know where you created this fantasy world from but Sirius is not coming back! He is dead."
Draco watched Harry before he smiled and nodded his head, it sounded real to him but when Fred stood up he tensed up and stood. "Fred when have you ever known Harry to lie about anything?" he asked coldly, giving George a glare that clearly said stay out of it.
George frowned and crossed his arms. "Malfoy you can not encourage this." he snapped.
"You're both as bad as bloody Dumbledore." Harry snarled. "Both of you get out." He told the twins curling in on himself again dealing with hurt the only way he knew how. By shutting himself off to the world around him.
"Why? Because we care about you enough to want to help you with your delusions? " Fred asked folding his arms.
Draco growled protectively. "If Harry says its true then you bloody well know its true. He has never once lied to you two now leave." he snapped, his magic flaring up around him slightly.
George frowned and crossed his arms. "I want proof this isn't some bloody hoax." he snapped. "Some delusion he got when he was turned by the bat below."
Fred threw up his arms in irritation storming out the door without another word, his bedroom door slammed shut a moment later. Harry sighed staring blankly at the wall in front of the bed using a trick he'd learned at home when Vernon was screaming at him. He basically just shut down letting everything dull and numb till he felt and heard nothing.
George growled and turned, following after his brother, but going into his own room and slamming it shut as well, starting to pace inside.
Draco watched Harry a moment then walked over and curled close to him. "Please don't do that." he whispered.
"Oh, Hi Dray." Harry smiled dumbly coming back slightly. "Could you get me the mirror out of the top dresser drawer? It's on top of my black boxers."
Draco nodded and went over to the dresser then pulled out the mirror and brought it back. "Do you want me to leave as well?" he asked quietly.
"Not if you don't want to." Harry shook his head holding up the mirror. "Sirius!" He called.
Sirius groaned and lifted his mirror from under his pillow then smiled sleepily. "Yes pup?" he asked.
Draco stared in surprise. "You have a two way mirror?" he asked.
Harry gave looked at Draco with a raised eyebrow showing him that he was obviously talking to Sirius in the mirror. "Paddy, I want you to come home now." He pouted.
Sirius sighed and was instantly awake as he sat up, showing he wasn't wearing a shirt. "I can't pup, not with that rat still on the run. They will lock me up and I want to be there for you, not in a jail cell." he said softly, wishing he was there holding his godson.
"Sire needs you too." Harry whispered hoping Sirius took his change better than Fred had.
Sirius froze then stared at Harry worried, and slightly angry. "The reason you have been turned is?" he asked softly.
Harry's lip trembled and he would've started crying if he'd had the ability. He had to put the mirror to the side a moment to compose himself. Sirius hated him too.
Sirius winced. "Harry I'm not angry with you, I'm angry that you have been turned." he called worried. "I would never want something like this on you."
Harry pulled Draco close to him since he couldn't reach his pillow and picked the mirror back up. "Would you prefer me dead or like this?" He asked his godfather softly.
Sirius narrowed his eyes. "Who tried to kill you? I'll murder them." he growled lowly, getting protective of his cub. He then stared surprised when he recognized Draco. "Why are you spooning Ferret?"
Draco blushed and cuddled sleepily into Harry, a bit hurt by the nickname.
"Theodore Knott." Harry replied. "The ferret is your cousin you know," He reminded. "And my first donor. Get used to it he's not going anywhere."
Sirius tensed visibly then growled. "Pup what if we did for you what we did for me, then we both came back. We can be who ever we like." he said softly. "hello cousin, nice to see you again."
Draco blushed and waved sleepily then curled against Harry and closed his eyes.
"I just want you to come back Paddy." Harry sighed. "I just don't think catching Pettigrew is going to be enough with the way the old man is trying to control everything now." he tried to come up with a plan while covering Draco up.
Sirius watched Harry before he nodded and smiled. "Alright cub. Then we need to find a new way of clearing me. Maybe we can get a hearing and veritaserum." he said softly.
"I can see who I can talk to that would be willing to give you a chance without you getting the kiss as soon as you show your face." Harry replied thoughtfully. "If they didn't think I was making things up for attention too anyway."
Sirius frowned and stared curiously. "Too?" he asked
"The twins." Harry nodded with a frown. "They think I'm living in a fantasy world to hide my grief at losing you. They don't believe me that you're alive." He shrugged. "What if I could find someone who witnessed what happened that day and get the memory to prove your innocence?" He changed the subject abruptly
Sirius chuckled. 'That would make our lives much much easier. If that witness came forward and contested the findings they would have to give me a court date." he said softly then smiled at Harry. "My cub they will apologize when they see me."
"That's not the point, if they were really my friends they should have believed me to begin with." Harry shook his head. "But I will do everything I can to find someone who isn't afraid of Dumbledore to come forward." he promised his godfather. "I want you home."
Sirius smiled at his godson. "In the meantime, I'll go to the goblins and get a full disguise as well as square away my banking then come back as someone else alright?" he asked softly.
"Only if you think it's safe." Harry nodded biting his lip. "I don't want you getting caught before I can clear you."
Sirius chuckled. "Pup I'll be here for a while longer." he promised then gently kissed the mirror. "I love you pup. You should try and get a little rest now. I will send you an owl tomorrow okay?" he asked.
"Okay Paddy," Harry yawned. "Be safe and I'll let you know what I can find." he smiled.
Sirius nodded and smiled. "Sweet dreams little one. if you need me I'll have the mirror." he promised.
Harry deactivated the mirror putting it in his nightstand nuzzling Draco's neck to wake him. "Draco, Wake up Dove." He coaxed.
Draco slowly blinked his eyes open then stared at Harry with a sleepy but sweet smile. "yeah?" he asked quietly.
"Are you sleeping here with me tonight?" Harry chuckled at the sleepy headed blond. "Or do you want to go back to your room?"
Draco pouted sleepily. 'Does the second require me to stand?" he asked tiredly.
"If you want to sleep in your own bed I will carry you." Harry offered. "But you are welcome to stay."
Draco bit his lip and watched Harry a moment then leaned up and kissed Harry's lips sleepily. "Here." he whispered and cuddled close.
Harry wriggled out of his clothes down to his boxers before wrapping his arms protectively around Draco with a sad sigh. He was still going to lose them eventually. All of them, Fred and George even Sirius would eventually leave him if Sev didn't change him. But all things considered it could be worse he could have to spend all of his natural life alone as it was it would only be the immortal portion he spent that way.
