Comfortable Liar

You'd always had some sorry excuse...

And explaining to me like I was some kind of a fool...

The next morning Draco had a little bit of a harder time to get Harry to come down to the great hall, not that he blamed Harry after the episode that happened yesterday. But after some persuading on his part they both went down to the great hall where most of the professors were already eating breakfast. Black and Lupin were both not present he noticed but didn't comment on it as he and Harry talked quietly, Harry had a lot of questions on some of the books he had read.

After breakfast Harry asked to go outside seeing as they had been cooped in the castle for two days, so Draco decided to show him the lake. They walked down there in comfortable silence but as soon as they got there the blonde remembered that they had wanted to talk to Dumbledore.

"Come on Harry I'll show you the lake later we have to go to the headmaster's office." He grabbed Harry's hand.

"Why? We've been there everyday since we have gotten here." Harry pointed out but let himself be lead back into the school.

"Point taken, but remember we were going to see Dumbledore about you not remembering anything you've learned in the past five years?"

"Oh yeah." He nodded and they made their way up to the headmaster's office to which they were both now very familiar with. Draco knocked and waited for the old headmaster to give the ok, when he did they both entered.

"What brings you two here?" Dumbledore asked as they sat down.

"Sir how is Harry going to go to his classes if he doesn't remember anything?" Draco took charged and asked.

Dumbledore stayed quiet for a moment his face thoughtful. "Well school will start in a few days' times until then it would be good for you to review with Harry all the basics. And Harry until you get your memories back you will attend classes regularly." They both nodded but the blonde had one more question.

"Where will Harry be staying? Gryffindor or Slytherin with me?" Harry turned to stare at Draco who was gazing at the headmaster.

"Well I will say that's up to Harry." Both Draco and Dumbledore turned to stare at him. "Which would you rather be in Gryffindor or Slytherin Harry?"

"Slytherin." Harry answered at once. He wouldn't remember anyone from the house he was suppose to be in and Draco he knew, so felt better having the blonde around.

'You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on your way to greatness, no doubt about that- no? Well if you're sure- better be GRYFFINDOR!'

"Harry?" Draco's voice broke through the haze that had consumed his brain as the words had come into his mind as soon as he had spoken the word 'slytherin'.

"The sorting hat wanted me in Slytherin." He turned to Draco whose eyes widen as Harry spoke.

"But you're in Gryffindor." Draco pointed out.

"It told me that I could have been great and slytherin would have helped me." Harry said slowly and turned to Dumbledore for support. He was still a bit confused, the words been said so clearly it was almost like hearing them from someone speaking right next to him.

"That's right Harry, in your second year you told me about the sorting hat strongly wanting to put you in Slytherin house, but you asked not to be and were placed in Gryffindor."

"You remembered that?" Draco asked still looking at Harry who turned to him and nodded. "Did you remember anything else?" He asked cautiously.

Harry shook his head. "No it was just after I said the word 'slytherin' the words just came to me."

"Oh." Draco said quietly and dropped his gaze.

Dumbledore stared at both students before him with an odd twinkle in his eyes before he cleared his throat. "Have all your questions been answered?"

"What about his wand and other school supplies." Draco asked absentmindedly.

"That reminds me." Dumbledore opened one of the drawers of his desk and pulled a out a rectangular box which he handed to Harry. "We found your wand near your relative's house. As well as your trunk."

"How, you said that the house burned down."

"Yes but the magic around your school things and wand protected it." The headmaster smiled gently at Harry who nodded and opened the box, looking at his wand.

"Any more questions boys?" Dumbledore asked and they shook their heads.

"Good day then gentlemen." Draco and Harry nodded and left the office.

Harry looked at Draco for the fifth time since they left the headmaster's office. The blonde hadn't said anything since leaving and wouldn't meet his gaze either, Harry thought it had something to do with him remembering his sorting. In truth he was lost in his thoughts as well, he could have been in slytherin yet he was in gryffindor. Why would he give up the chance to be with Draco, then he remembered that Draco had told him that in their first year the two of them hadn't gotten along. That got Harry thinking to how they ended up together in the first place but before he could voice his thoughts Draco spoke.

"Why didn't you want to be placed in Slytherin house?" Draco asked Harry turning to stare at him for the first time since they left the headmaster's office.

Harry gave a hopeless shrug. "I don't know." He added.

"I cannot believe Hogwarts Golden Boy was almost sorted into slytherin... Weasley and Granger would have hit the roof!" He seemed to be talking to himself but not too quietly as Harry heard him.

"Granger and Weasley?"

"Your best friends." Draco said offhandedly.

The blonde had been so stunned to find out that Harry could have been sorted into his house and he along with the rest of the school believed Harry was a Gryffindor through and through. Harry must of kept it a secret only telling Dumbledore for if anyone else knew it surely would have gotten out by now. But why wasn't he in Slytherin if the sorting hat strongly wanted him in there? Why had Harry asked to be in another house? Well he wouldn't be getting the answers from Harry that was for sure.

"Earth to Draco!" A hand appeared in front of him.

"What?"

"I've been calling you forever, what have you been thinking about?" Harry asked him.

"Nothing." He answered to quickly.

Harry snorted and muttered. "Really?" Audibly he asked. "Why do you call my best friend Granger and Weasley... I'm assuming that's their last name right."

"Yeah." It was Draco's turn to mutter now not particularly liking the subject they were discussing. He had already lied enough to Harry, he didn't want to add more to it.

Harry stopped walking and faced Draco who had also stopped walking. "And am I right in assuming that you don't get along with them either?"

"Yes." Draco answered quietly.

"And they don't know about us being together either?" Harry asked steadily.

Again Draco nodded his head. "Yea." He waited for Harry's reaction and he got one.

Harry threw his hands up and without saying anything walked away, not knowing where he was going but just wanting to get away. Quickly Draco catched up with him. Once he did the blonde caught Harry's arm and stopped him from walking any further.

"What's wrong?"

"Why does everyone hate the idea of me and you dating so much... I mean they should be happy for us right?" Harry asked logically.

"We're from two different worlds Harry. I'm a slytherin and you're a gryffindor, our houses have never gotten along and probably never will."

"I understand that but why can't we at least tell my godfather or friends. I mean if they love me they should understand."

"You saw how your godfather reacted to me... Do you honestly think he'll take the news of us being together very happily?"

Harry remained quiet and bowed his head. Draco wrapped his arms around Harry and embraced him. "I'm sorry but one day they'll accept us." He told Harry softly.

"Promise?" Harry raised his green eyes to stare at Draco's gray ones.

"Promise."

Draco held Harry until they heard someone approaching from behind them and turned around to see Remus and the huge black dog also known as Sirius Black walking their way. Remus stopped in front of the two and Sirius changed back into his human form. All of them stood there for a moment in an awkward pause.

"Harry I wanted to know if would could talk. We didn't have the best introduction yesterday and I want to correct it." Sirius said looking at his godson.

Harry opened his mouth to turn him down when he remembered what Draco had told him about him and his godfather getting along really well. "Ok." He said simply.

"Alone." Sirius added sparing a look to Draco, who remained quiet.

"But-" Harry started to say but Draco finally spoke up.

"Go ahead Harry. I still have to finish some of my homework and when you come back we'll start to revise." He said and with a final nod left going down the stairs heading towards the dungeons.

Harry watched Draco leave feeling oddly sad, it wasn't like Draco was leaving him for good. He was just going to spend sometime with his godfather, Harry turned back to the two men and watched as his godfather changed into a dog again.

They didn't walk far before they reached a portrait of an old man standing with a cane. After the password was said all three of them entered with Sirius turning back into a human. Harry felt bad for his godfather always having to hide, it wasn't fair that he had to go into hiding when he had done nothing wrong. Harry turned his attention away from Sirius to the room they were looked in, it like a smaller version of the slytherin common room only it was in the color was red not green and off to the side was a kitchen table which explained why they weren't in the great hall for breakfast.

"Do you want anything to drink Harry?" Remus asked as they sat down on the couch in front of the unlit fireplace.

Harry shook his head. It really was awkward that he knew this people but didn't know them. It seemed that Sirius and Remus were as ill at ease as he for they didn't say anything for awhile.

"So how come you can change into a dog?" Harry asked Sirius.

And that broke the ice as Sirius leaned in to tell the story of how he became a dog along with his dad to help Remus. Harry took the fact that Remus was a warewolf very calmly ("Well seeing as there is actually magic, I'm kind of believing in everything right now... pretty soon I'm expecting to see the Easter bunny.") . From then on Harry asked about his parents and how he had ended up finding out that Sirius was his godfather. They talked well over into lunch time and Harry decided to stay for dinner. Harry found himself having a great time with his godfather and Remus, it just felt familiar and both of them had a great sense of humor though you could see it was Remus who kept Sirius tamed. It wasn't until he looked down at his watch did he notice that it was really late.

Both men walked him back, Sirius of course back in his dog form and they still talked, Remus was telling him about a time when his dad made his mum mad and ended up waking up with certain womanly assets, which sent Harry into a fit and even Sirius was laughing... well as good as a dog could. In no time at all they reached the slytherin entry way and Harry turned to Remus.

"We have to talk more, I have a dozen stories Harry." Remus smiled as he took Harry into a hug. "And we're really happy that you're ok, you don't how worry we were about you." He said seriously.

Harry nodded and bent down to pet Sirius' head who ducked and licked Harry's face. "Aw get off Snuffles." Sirius barked and Harry stood up again.

"Goodnight Har."

"'Night Remus." Harry said and entered the common room. It wasn't until he was going up the stairs that he realized he called his godfather Snuffles, he didn't know why he said it but it seemed to be familiar. So shrugging it off he went up to his room hoping to find Draco in there.

He did find Draco in there, on the bed with his legs propped up and a book on his lap. The blonde looked up for a second before going back to his book, Harry gave him a perplexed look and took off his shoes before getting on the bed. Still Draco ignored him and he wondered what had he done to make Draco mad.

"Draco are you mad at me?" Harry asked.

"No." Came the short reply.

"Then why are you acting like it?" He said.

Draco turned to him. "I'm not mad, stop asking."

Harry glared at him and stood up from the bed. "Whatever." He left the room slamming the door behind him.

Draco put the book down and stared at the door, truth was he wasn't mad but he was feeling something. Jealous... no, no. Yes he was, he didn't like that Harry had spent the whole day with Black and Lupin what if they spoke bad of him or something. But the way Harry came back, it looked like they didn't even speak about him, had Harry forgotten about him that easily?

Some where in the back of his mind he knew he was being stupid and that he should go apologize to Harry for being so cold towards him. Draco told that part of him to shut-up but he got up anyways and made his way down stairs where he found Harry on the couch. Draco walked right in front of him and stared down at Harry, they were quiet until Harry finally looked up.

"What?" He snapped, his arms crossed over his chest.

"I'm sorry." Oh boy if someone would have told Draco that one day he would be saying those words to Harry he would have punched them before walking off laughing. But now it was different he actually wanted Harry, stupidly falling in love with the gryffindor.

"You know you have some issues you know that right?" One minute Draco was mad the next he was apologizing to him, it was getting bloody confusing.

"I'm sorry Harry it's that you were gone for the whole day and I don't know I got jealous or something." Draco muttered looking at the floor, he hated admitting it to Harry but it was the only way he would be forgiven.

"I was only with Sirius, didn't you tell me to get to know him?"

"Yeah but you know me, very protective."

"Very jealous." Harry corrected.

"Am I forgiven?" Draco asked hopefully.

Harry looked away not meeting his eyes, but his face soften. Draco smiled slightly and bent to pick Harry up, throwing him over his shoulder. Harry gave a cry of surprise as he found himself being carried up the stairs.

"Put me down Draco."

"Nope, you were gone all day and I missed you this is payback." Draco smacked Harry's arse and laughed when he heard the boy shout.

The days went by quickly, most of the staff doing last minute things for the new school year, Harry was being re-taught the basics which he mastered in no time much to his delight and Draco's as well. He also spent more time with Sirius and Remus who he became more and more comfortable with, the day before the students were to arrive though they told him that they would be leaving.

"Why? Can't you just stay here?" Harry asked. Both men had soon become the parents he didn't have and told him really funny stories, Remus even taught him a few hexes and spells that would help him if he needed to defend himself.

"Sorry Harry but it's too risky for me to be around the students, and we have to go back to Grimmauld Place anyways." Sirius said.

"What's Grimmauld Place?"

"Where the Order of the Phoenix headquarter is."

"And that is?" Harry asked putting his cup of tea to his lips before swallowing.

"Nothing you have to worry yourself about." Remus said carefully and then changed the subject which Harry did notice but let it go. Though he didn't like the fact that he felt something important was being kept from him.

The next day he and Draco, who had come unenthusiastically, to see Remus and Sirius off. Both of them promised to write a lot and see him again. Draco tried to get him to study a bit more but he soon found out that Harry was to nervous with the whole school coming back tonight.

"You have nothing to worry about Harry." Draco reassured him. They were in the slytherin common room, enjoying the last few hours they had it to themselves before the others came.

"Easy for you to say, you have memories." Harry said biting his nails, a little habit Draco noticed that he did when he was nervous.

"And you have me. Don't worry I won't let anyone talk about you or hurt you." Harry felt a little better after Draco said that to him.

Too soon for his liking it was time for him to shower and get ready for the welcoming feast. Draco already had their uniforms laid out on the bed for them and he stared at them while Draco took his shower. Harry took off his bathrobe after he dried off and changed into clean boxers, followed by the black pants. He was about to pick up the shirt when the bathroom door opened and Draco stepped out towel wrapped around his waist another drying his hair.

"Still not dressed?" The blonde asked as he took in Harry's appearance.

"Can you blame me? I'm so sick of people staring at me and now I'll get a room full." He said throwing the shirt on.

"Yeah well that's the price you pay for being famous." Draco said teasingly as he stole a kiss from Harry.

"Oh thank you so much for comforting me my darling." Harry smile sarcastically while fixing his tie in the mirror.

Draco came up from behind and wrapped his arms around his waist. "You're welcome sweetie." He placed a kiss on Harry's cheek, who rolled his eyes and moved out of his hold.

"How do I look?" Harry asked standing in front of Draco who looked at him in the slytherin outfit.

"You look much better in green and sliver then in red and gold, if I do say so myself." He said and moved to the bed to put on his own uniform.

"And how long is this welcoming feast going to last?" Harry asked sitting on the bed as he watched Draco dress.

"A couple of hours. Firstly the new first years get sorted and then we have the feast, Dumbledore's going to say a few words and then we come back here."

"Easier said then done." Harry muttered running a hand through his hair.

"It will be easy love, you'll see." Draco captured Harry's lips into a kiss. "Now come on, it's show time." He smiled.

"Yay!" Harry grabbed Draco's hand and together they walked out of the slytherin common room.

Sooner then Harry would have liked they were in the great hall and four tables were there that weren't this morning, Dumbledore and all the professors minus Hagrid and McGonagall were there as well. Draco grabbed Harry's elbow and guided him to the farthest left table that was by the wall. They sat down and Draco explained the tables.

"This is slytherin table, the one next to us is gryffindor then hufflepuff and the farthest right one is ravenclaw." He said as the doors opened and students of all ages flocked in. "We always eat with out houses." Draco added quietly.

Harry nodded but kept his head bowed, he didn't want to face the school yet. Dumbledore told him that he was famous and would get attention and he didn't want it, all he wanted was his memories back. But now that they were back he couldn't help wondering if he would see his friends, Ron and Hermione or as Draco liked to call them Weasley and Granger.

Chatter was every where and many students were sitting down at slytherin table all wearing the same uniform as him and Harry didn't miss the stares as they sat down. Harry looked to Draco who was staring at everyone with a cool expression a smirk firmly in place. If only he could feel that calm.

"Hey Draco how come you weren't on the train?" A boy with dark hair and looked to be about Harry's age sat down opposite of Draco.

"I've been here for a week Blaise."

"Oh why and whose that? New student?" The boy named Blaise asked as he stared at the boy next to Draco.

Harry choose that moment to look up and watched as Blaise's eyes widen. "Potter?!" He exclaimed and everyone who had heard him turned around to stare at Harry who blushed and tried to ignore the stares.

Everything seemed to stop as they stared at him before picking up again but only this time they were all whispering and pointing at Harry. He wished the ground would just open up and swallow him whole, if it got away from the stares. Or better yet be in his room with Draco, why did they have to come to the feast anyways. He soon saved by the arrival of Hagrid and the first year.

McGonagall was also there with what Draco told him was the sorting hat, it was a rather old hat all patched and frayed. Harry was wondering when they were going to start calling the new students when the hat opened its mouth and started to sing.

Harry gasped and turned to Draco. "You didn't tell me it sang." He said as he listened to the hat sing about the four houses of Hogwarts.

"Sorry minor detail." Draco whispered back.

"Maybe to you." Harry retorted back and paid attention to the rest of the song.

After it was done singing the hall erupted into applause, and Harry followed in suit slowly. Why was he amazed at a singing hat he didn't know I mean after seeing his godfather turn into a dog what else could surprise him. Prof. McGonagall unrolled the parchment in her hands and started calling students one by one.

"Aza, Christina" A little girl with brown hair came up to the stool and had the hat placed on her. A few moments later the hat yelled out. "RAVENCLAW!" The farthest right table clapped loudly for their student. Almost twenty minutes later the last student was sorted into slytherin, everyone in the house clapping loudly for their new addition. The headmaster stood up with a smile staring at all the students with proud.

"Welcome back to another year at Hogwarts! A few notices before we start the feat though First years should note that the Forbidden Forest is off limits. And everyone should note that Flinch the caretaker has added all Weasley's Wizard Wheezes products to the list of banned items." He paused and shared a smile with the other students, some of them laughing outright.

"Now as some of you seen Harry Potter is not sitting at the gryffindor table but at slytherin. The reason for this is that he has amnesia-" The others gasped and turned to stare at Harry. "And will be staying with Draco Malfoy. I'm sure the slytherins will be very courteous to him as well as the rest of the school." Again the headmaster paused and smiled again. "Let the feast begin." He clapped his hands once and food appeared on the tables.

Chatter started up and Harry could speculate what everyone was talking about, it wasn't hard to guess as people kept looking back at him or whispering and pointing, he thought this all very rude but couldn't do anything about it. A nudge to his ribs got his attention.

He turned to stare at Draco. "Eat." Was all he said, filling his own plate. With a sigh Harry reached for chicken legs, mash potatoes and bread.

He was biting into his chicken when he looked up to see the boy named Blaise staring at him, Harry put the fork down. "Can I help you or are you going to stare at me while I eat? Cause let me tell you it's bloody annoying." Harry smirked.

"You're spending too much time with me." Draco shook his head smirking himself before going back to his food.

"You really can't remember anything?" The dark haired slytherin asked.

Harry so badly wanted to make a snide remark but didn't think it best to snap at one of the people he would be living with so instead he picked up his fork. "Yes." And went back to eating.

The feast went on quietly for Harry, mostly speaking to Draco but otherwise just listening to conversation around him. The others around him kept asking him how he lost his memories and why he was with Draco but he ignored those questions as it wasn't their business. But Harry swore if one more person gave him a look he would scream. Finally it was time for them to go back to the dorms, since it was Wednesday and tomorrow they would have classes bright an early.

As Harry and Draco walked out though he heard a girl call out his name, but to his surprise Draco grabbed his hand before he had the chance to look back and pushed through the crowd. Again he heard his name being called.

"Draco stop!" He said loudly and turned around to see who was calling his names.

Harry came to face a brown-haired girl and close by was a redheaded boy. A memory deep inside him stirred as he gazed at them, and with a jolt he realized they were the same two people who he had dreamed about.

The brunette threw her arms around him before Harry could react. "We're so happy you're ok." She said and pulled away tears shinning in her eyes. "I'm Hermione." She added sadly looking at Harry as if waiting to be recognized.

"I'm Ron. You probably don't remember but we're your best mates." He said awkwardly.

They were Ron and Hermione... But Draco had told him that he didn't know the brown-haired girl or the boy with red hair from his dream. Harry turned to Draco who was glaring at Ron before staring at Harry who had his eyes narrowed at him. The blonde looked away guiltily.

"You lied." He hissed before leaving all three of them there.

A/n- Karma baby!!! Draco should know what goes around comes around. Ok so one of his lies have come to the surface, now how will he convince to forgive him this time... Hmm I know ;-) Will the slytherins accept Harry? Will Harry get his memories back?

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