The Truth Behind the name and the lies Pt 4

by KusanoSaku

An abused boy finds out he's a wizard and a hero; his tormented mind rebels. One person sees through the misconceptions to the real Harry and treats him the way he deserves. How does this change them both and those around them?

5. Chapter 5 Morning after the riot

Title: Truth behind the name and the lies pt.4
Pairing: DracoxHarry, OliverxPercy, twincest, growing RemusxSeverus,
Fandom: HP
Notes: An abused boy finds out he's a wizard and a hero; his tormented mind rebels. One person sees through the misconceptions to the real Harry and treats him the way he deserves. How does this change them both and those around them
Pairings: DracoxHarry, twincest, OliverxPercy, RemusxSeverus, BlaisexCharlie, future BillxFleur, Stalker Ginny! Implied Seamus and Colin *hides* new pairing coming in chapter 17?

Chapter 5- Morning After the riot

Lucius awoke early and set his house elves to make Breakfast.

He bathed and dressed before knocking on Severus and Remus' door.

Remus opened it after a minute, "Sevy is still asleep. It took sometime to get him to relax."

"I'm sure you managed somehow. I'm going to take you back to the Manor and then Apparate to the Ministry. Surely, Minister Bones can find some use for me."

Remus nodded, "Blaisé seems quite attached to Charlie, I worry how he'll take being separated so soon."

Lucius chuckled, "Didn't Severus tell you? Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year. Dragons will be involved at some point. Whose name do you think is on the top of the list of Keepers bringing them? I saw Mr. Weasley's signature on some of the documents myself."

Remus bit his lip, "The Triwizard Tournament? Lucius! The competition is highly dangerous. People have died! I read Hogwarts, A history. I remember Hagrid and his obsession with dangerous creatures. What is the Ministry thinking reviving such a thing?"

"It was Fudge's idea. It was already too far planned for Madam Bones' to cancel. Be on your guard. We thought that the Quidditch cup would be safe and there was a riot. Death Eaters appearing from the shadows and causing massive panic."

Remus nodded, "I'll keep a close eye on him. I wish we could just floo to the castle and not have them take the train tomorrow. I swear last night scared more years off my life and seeing Crouch pointing a Wand threateningly at Harry was difficult for me as well as Sevy."

Lucius nodded, "Wouldn't have taken it well if I'd seen a wand pointed at Draco in that manner. With an event like the Tournament after the World Cup fiasco perhaps, Madam Bones can arrange for extra protection for Hogwarts. I'll see what I can do."

'I'll wake up Severus. He'll need serious coffee."

Lucius smiled, "Already put the House elves to making breakfast."

Remus shut the door, returning to their bed, "Sevy, wake up. I know you're tired but we have to take the children back to back home. They'll be taking the train tomorrow."

Severus protested sleepily.

"Come on love. Have to get ready to go back to school and be Professors again."

"I had your rooms changed. You're living with me. Though your office will be far from our rooms."

Remus kissed him, "So I get to spend the entire school year sharing your bed? I'm glad. I like being able to hold you and keep you warm."

Severus blushed, "Remus! You like more then that. I know you. You're a wolf…" he often teased his lover calling him a wolf, especially when Remy was in a very touchy feely mood.

"The sooner we take the children to Kings Cross, the sooner we can go enjoy your bed at the castle. Surely, you want that. We already back our things, we can have Dobby take them over."

"Remy!"

Remus kissed him, "Let's get dressed so you can have coffee."

XoooooX

Charlie woke reluctantly to the smell of coffee, he was in a strange room but the warmth in his arms was familiar. He looked down to see a boy with dark skin, short curly hair and a gentle sleepy smile. He chuckled to himself, Blaisé…the youth was beautiful.

Blaisé snuggled into Charlie's warmth in his sleep.

Charlie lay a large warm pale hand on Blaisé's dark cheek and kissed him, he didn't want to go back to work. He worried about the boy; Blaisé had been practically attached to him since they met. He'd hate to mar such perfection with sadness.

"Amante del drago." Blaisé mumbled sleepily.

Charlie kissed him lightly, "What's that love?"

Blaisé's eyes opened slowly, "You're still here."

"You said something…"

Blaisé blushed, "Oh…was it, Amante del drago?"

"Yes. What does it mean?"

"Dragon lover. It's Italian."

Charlie chuckled, holding him close as he played with Blaisé's soft hair. "I guess, I need something to call you." he kissed him, "How about Frumos un întuneric?"

Blaisé didn't understand the words, but his heart guessed their intent. "It sounds nice…what does it mean?"

"Beautiful dark one." Charlie said with a smile, "It suits you."

"Don't want to go back to school. I want to stay with you. I waited for you." it hurt seeing his friends happy and in love while he was alone.

"I know love. I don't want to make you go but you need to. I promise I'll come see you. I'm supposed to be at Hogwarts starting in November but I don't know if I will be able to make you wait that long. I'll owl you often. If I can get away, I'll come see you before November. You trust me right?"

Blaisé looked into those impossibly blue eyes, and saw no lie. He couldn't smell one either, "You'll come see me?"

"As often as I can." Charlie kissed him, running his hand down Blaisé's back.

Blaisé's eyes widened, a moan escaping his lips. They'd hugged, shared a few kisses and held hands the day before but that was new. The light caress went straight to his groin and he gulped at the sensation. There was a knock at the door and he whimpered. His body was reacting to his mate's touch and the signal to couple. He knew about his own species and how they could come in sexual maturity before humans as well as the close proximity of their mate. He had been in the pre-stages of a breeding cycle last winter and the meeting of his mate was ensuring he would have his first true breeding cycle this winter.

"Just a minute." Charlie called out, Blaisé's reaction to his touch worried him, 'Blaisé, are you alright?"

Blaisé nodded, "Never been better. I have you." he cupped Charlie's cheek, shifting their positions so Charlie was straddling him, "You want me. I'm yours." he belonged to his mate and wouldn't have it any other way.

Charlie nearly drowned into obsidian eyes, before realizing what his young mate meant "Blaisé, wait." surely, they were moving too fast.

Blaisé's eyes filled with panic, had he done something wrong?

Charlie kissed his forehead, "How old are you?'

Blaisé pulled him down for a kiss, "By Veela standards, old enough."

"Blaisé love, that is not an answer."

Blaisé looked away, "Fourteen, but I'll be fifteen just before Christmas. I'm only three months younger then Hermione."

Charlie blinked, "I thought you were at least sixteen." not that it would make much of a difference.

"Witches marry at fourteen sometimes. It shouldn't be a problem."

"Blaisé, I'm twenty-one."

Blaisé looked up at him, "I'm yours. Why should it matter?"

Charlie kissed him, "Hush now. I don't want to rush things."

Blaisé said quietly, "How much do you know about Veela?"

Charlie scratched his head, "Nothing much, they're usually female so they never really interested me. Their allure wouldn't affect me but yours might."

Blaisé bit his lip; "I would only use it with your consent, only to increase your pleasure."

Charlie chuckled, "We aren't ready for that step yet."

Blaisé stammered, "But you touched me. You gave me a signal you wanted me."

Charlie started, "I did? How?"

Blaisé blushed, using his shaking hand to run his hand down Charlie's back. "Just because I appear human doesn't mean I'm not sexually stimulated the same way." he said stammering. This was his mate but he was still nervous discussing this."

Charlie turned as red as his hair, "Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that. How else shouldn't I touch you if making you think that I want you like that?"

Blaisé gulped, "You mean, you don't want me?" what had he done wrong? Was he not enough?

Charlie shook his head, "Blaisé, Frumos un întuneric, I spent the night holding you remember? I came over because I missed you. How could you think I don't want you?"

"But…"

Charlie kissed him, "Hush now. All I meant was we aren't ready. I want to get to know you better first."

Wait? Charlie wanted to wait? This…no, he'd gotten a taste and he wanted more. "Charlie…"

Charlie wound a bit of his mate's hair around a finger, "Please tell me what other actions would make you think I wanted you like that. I don't want to upset you by denying you after giving you the impression I want you."

Blaisé closed his eyes, trying hard not to feel rejected. "Touching my wings…or where my wings emerge from my body…my spine…just above my arse at the base of my spine where my tail would be. My sensitive areas are very avian; I am highly protective of both my flock and my mate. I can also get hormonal if I'm exposed to too much light. I'll be more protective of you when I start nesting." he blushed, turning away.

Charlie let all of what Blaisé said sink in; there was so much he had to remember not to touch. He couldn't give his beloved mixed signals; he could see how upset Blaisé was. He'd only wanted to calm and reassure him that he cared; not to signal he wanted sex. Blaisé was fourteen after all. He finally processed the last of what Blaisé said "Wait. Nesting?"

Blaisé nodded slowly, but not looking at Charlie. "I am capable of having young naturally."

"How is that possible?"

Blaisé bit his lip, "I'm not exactly male."

Charlie tilted his head, "You look male to me."

Blaisé clenched his fists, "I am but I'm not." it was true; he just kept it to himself. In truth, only Draco had ever seen him naked but that was years ago. He bathed alone so they wouldn't see. "I couldn't be with just anyone, because they couldn't handle me."

Charlie gently held Blaisé's chin, turning his mate to look at him, "Talk to me. Why are you so upset about this?"

Blaisé couldn't look him in the eyes, "There really is no such thing as a Male Veela. We're attracted to males and we bear young but we share traits of both genders. Though my sperm would be capable of fertilizing, we have no desire for females."

"How do you bear young?"

Blaisé whispered, "Same as a Dragon…I…lay eggs. A female Veela can nurse their young, a male cannot." this was his mate; Charlie would understand and accept this. He had to…

Charlie stared at him for a second, "You…lay eggs…how do you fertilize them?"

Blaisé looked at him, "By having sex. My body stores semen for almost two weeks if I lay an egg during that time it is fertilized before it exits my body. I identify being male because I do. I was raised that way and I was sorted that way. I don't let my fellow Slytherins see me naked because I'm so different."

Charlie was about to speak when there was a knock on the door.

"Blaisé, we need to go. It sounds like they want to go."

Charlie kissed him lightly, "You trust me?"

Blaisé nodded slowly, "You're my mate."

"For life?"

"Most Veela are flirts but monogamous. I am yours, have been since I first saw you. I was wait for you. Not all Veela find their mate before their first Heat or Breeding Cycle."

Charlie smiled, "You're beautiful to me. You have to change…will you show me what you mean by different."

Blaisé gulped, "Yes. I just don't want you to not want me because of it."

"I knew I liked Dragons more then anything but I was only attracted to males sexually. You have a lot in common with Dragons. It seems like you are perfect for me."

Blaisé hugged him, 'I'm just worried I could lose you. We are rather jealous of our mates and prefer them close."

Charlie kissed him, "Show me?" then he moved to sit beside Blaisé.

Blaisé stood slowly, undressing baring the lighter skin of his flat masculine-like chest, turning slightly so Charlie could see his back. Then he reached for his sleeping pants, "Below my waist is very different. Remember my teste is internal, not like yours."

"It's okay, we'll have to hurry. They sound impatient."

"If I take too long you can just Apparate me to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters." Blaisé teased as he shyly turned away to remove his pants and boxers, his penis wasn't fully erect so not all of it was visible. You could see about half or it, most of it was coiled beneath skin flaps that partially resembled vaginal lips, which they were. He had the ability to lay eggs, eggs that his body expelled after fertilization.

Charlie took the vision that was Blaisé, he licked his lips, "Oh Blaisé, you're beautiful…"

Blaisé shifted his weight nervously. "You really think so?"

Charlie pulled him into his arms, careful to hold him where it wouldn't make the teen more sexually excited. "Yes, I can handle it. You should dress, alright?"

Blaisé nodded, 'Okay." it made him almost giddy with happiness as he dressed. Charlie was the most perfect mate he could ask for.

XoooooX

Draco woke Harry, "Adder, wake up. We have to go home, we're riding the train tomorrow."

Harry mumbled, "Don't wanna. Wanna stay in bed with you."

"We only paid for one night love."

'Don't care."

"If you get up now, we can take a nap later." Draco chuckled.

"Mean it?" Harry asked quietly.

Draco kissed his nose, "Come on. I smell coffee. That means it's time to get up."

Harry sighed, "Okay."

They dressed in comfortable clothes; they'd change into their uniforms when they arrived at the Manor most likely. It didn't take them long to head for the dining room to eat.

Harry was still sleepy as he clung to Draco's shirt.

XoooooX

When they exited his room, Charlie's arm was around his shoulders, but didn't touch the area where his wings sprouted.

"About time. We're running behind already." Lucius said with a sight glare.

Blaisé smiled, "He was a gentleman. Charlie spent the night to calm me."

"You two should have hurried. We knocked twice."

Charlie nodded, "I'm sorry. We were talking. We needed to be sure this wasn't just a summer thing. We had to discuss things." he shifted nervously, "If at some point I wanted to officially court Blaisé, who would I have to ask?"

"I would say his mother but she is usually off traveling and unreachable. I suppose you could ask me." his eyes narrowed slightly.

"I know there is quite a difference in our ages, but I would like to court him. I can't imagine being with anyone else."

Lucius turned to Blaisé, "Is this what you want?"

Blaisé beamed, "More then anything."

"Alright. You may court Blaisé."

Charlie lifted Blaisé's chin, "Let's get you home so you can make the train tomorrow. I'll only be away from you for a short while. I promise to be there soon. I'll have to come scout a place for an encampment in the Forbidden Forest."

Blaisé looked into those impossibly blue eyes, "I'll be waiting."

"Not for long Frumos un întuneric." he held Blaisé close, "Not for long."

"We need to go. Are we Apparating or do I need to get a Portkey."

"If I Apparate Charlie to the Manor quickly, he can then Apparate Blaisé there."

"Very well."

Remus Apparated Charlie out of the tent and to the edge of the Manor's property, just outside the Anti-Apparation wards.

Charlie memorized the place before Apparating back to Blaisé. He returned to the tent, pulling Blaisé close, "We can go."

Blaisé looked up at him, grabbing onto his mate's shirt as Charlie held him tightly.

They Apparated out; Blaisé with Charlie, Harry with Severus, Draco with Lucius and Remus took Hermione.

They arrived at the Manor about seven, Lucius was planning on staying long enough to see Narcissa, let her know he was home and kiss her goodbye for the day.

Narcissa was running down the hallway when they entered the Manor, her hair undone, no make up and the tie on her dressing gown was crooked. "I've been so worried. So worried..." She flung her arms around Lucius' neck, and the Daily Prophet fell out of her limp hand onto the ground.

Looking down, Harry saw the headline: SCENES OF TERROR AT THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP complete with a twinkling black-and-white photograph of the Dark Mark over the treetops. He shivered.

"You're all right," Narcissa muttered distractedly, releasing Lucius and staring around at them all with red eyes, "You're alive…oh boys…" And to everybody's surprise, she seized Harry, Draco, Blaisé and pulled them both into such a tight hug that their heads banged together. "We were finally happy, then those dreadful people came out of the shadows."

Remus smiled hugging Severus, "Lucius and Sevy, heard the commotion and guessed the situation. We sent the children to go to safety, they decided to help the Ministry."

Lucius shifted nervously, "I may have been the one to break the spells the Death Eaters were using on the Muggle family and slow their descent enough to keep them from being truly injured. By the time they had hit the ground, I realized the Death Eaters were cowards. Someone shot up the Dark Mark probably in their support and the Death Eaters ran."

Narcissa's eyes shone with happiness, "You fought with the Ministry? You wonderful man." she kissed him.

Lucius blushed, "Narcissa, I should go. I want to see if Minister Bones needs me."

"Go ahead. I'm so proud of you. I'll see you when you get home. I'll have your favorite meal ready around eight."

Lucius left quickly.

Narcissa took a moment to compose herself, "You were later then I had previously expected."

"Because someone decided to spend the morning bonding." Draco teased.

Narcissa took in the body language between Blaisé and the man who was practically holding him. She clapped her hands, "Oh Blaisé. Is this him? Is this your mate?"

Blaisé blushed, "Charlie Weasley. He works as a Dragon Keeper for a Preserve."

Narcissa fixed her eyes on Charlie, "You know what he is then?"

Charlie nodded.

"You know how he differs from most boys?"

Charlie smiled, "I've seen him naked. I know. I hugged him too. I don't mind, in fact, I find it exotic and he is beautiful."

"Did he tell you if he is injured he only sees me or Severus?"

Charlie shook his head, "We didn't have time to discuss that. I promise to respect that. He was forced to reveal himself to the ministry during the riot. The Ministry's reaction was to Apparate to the location where the Mark was cast and flood the area with Stunners. Blaisé's wings appeared as he knocked his friends to the ground, his wings protected them. The event unnerved him so much that I couldn't leave him so I spent the night holding him."

Narcissa looked Charlie over, "You seem decent enough. I've met Percy, he's a hard-working lad and his Oliver is quite polite. I adore Fred and George; they are so sweet. Fred is protective of George, they must be very close."

Draco, Harry, Blaisé and Hermione looked at each other. It wasn't their place to tell Draco's mother that Fred and George were lovers.

Blaisé said quietly, "He wants to wait and get to know me first because of our age differences."

Narcissa asked, "Age difference?"

"It would seem that I am seven years older."

"Merlin, you do realize that since you acknowledge him as your mate you."

Blaisé interrupted her, "Narcissa. Please. We're doing it Charlie's way." he was afraid if he pushed too hard, he'd lose his mate."

"But."

"Narcissa, I love you like a mother but if I am capable of reproduction you know I'm considered an adult. Let me do it this way."

Charlie was confused, "Blaisé let her tell me. Please Frumos un întuneric."

"But…"

"I can't be a good mate if I don't understand everything. If waiting can hurt you, I want to know."

Narcissa giggled, "You're so sweet."

"I have permission from Lucius to court him."

Narcissa led them to the Drawing room, "The others don't have to stay. It's up to Blaisé, if you aren't comfortable then they can go make sure they are properly packed for term."

Blaisé sat in Charlie's lap, "I…um…"

Draco shrugged, "I already know. One of the reasons I wouldn't abandon a friendship with him is because I am one of the few who knows about him."

"Does this have something to do with Blaisé being a Veela?" Hermione asked curious.

Narcissa nodded.

"I looked them up in the library, almost nothing is known about them. Some scholars claim there is no such thing. I know Blaisé so that isn't true. The female Veela we meet during the riot didn't like Blaisé at all." Hermione was a very curious witch…

Blaisé chewed on his lip, "They don't like me because I'm different. A true Veela is female; her mate is either another Veela or a wizard. Most Veela are true hermaphrodites. Part of their gestation they are male and produce sperm, which is stored. Then they switch gender during gestation, when they go into heat or enter breeding season if they do not have a wizard mate then they self-fertilize. This occurs to single Veela or Veelas who mate other Veela. We are primarily monogamous, cleaving to one mate- which exceptions like my mother who has had seven husbands. The thought of being with anyone but Charlie fills me with dread."

"If that is the difference between me and a Female Veela, what is the difference between say you and Harry?"

Blaisé felt Charlie squeeze his hand and looked at him.

"You don't have to tell her. I'm the only one who has to know." Charlie said quietly.

Blaisé almost wasn't going to tell them but it was possible he could go into true heat this winter. If he did, he would need help. "I…"

Charlie shushed him, "I can tell them."

Blaisé closed his eyes, "If you want."

"Blaisé is a blend of avian and human characteristics. He procreates like a bird."

Hermione gaped, "He lays eggs?"

Blaisé hid his face in his mate's shirt, "I haven't yet. I…have reached maturity. Physical at least. I can lay eggs and they would be fertilized. I would have to carry them around with me to keep them to temperature. They have to stay about the same temperature as humans' natural equilibrium."

"I thought you were a boy."

"Common misnomer. I am flat-cheated, I have a teste and a phallus; that is what makes me considered male though I can lay eggs."

"You only have one teste?"

Blaisé nodded, still not looking at them. "I have only one ovary like other Veela."

"How many eggs would you lay?"

"No more then three, most often two. No guarantee that both will survive to maturity."

"You can become a parent at fourteen?"

Blaisé bit his lip, "My first heating cycle will occur this winter. I probably won't lay my first egg until I'm fifteen. It will be an uncomfortable experience, something like labor. Only different, it doesn't take long for my body to create the egg but it takes time for it to adjust to lay it."

Draco nodded, "That is why you are the eagle."

Blaisé chewed on his lip, 'Probably. Though I think Ahren's raven is more because he flies, he does resemble a bird of prey."

Hermione turned pink; "Blaisé!" so what if she spent last night sleeping with the snitch Viktor gave her beneath her pillow?

"Just because I was distracted by handsome here, doesn't mean I didn't hear." Blaisé teased.

"Hush you. Charlie doesn't look like an arrow to me."

Blaisé coughed, "Seers talk with a shadow on their tongue. You can't always take what they say literally. Prophecies are flexible things, only given weight when believed."

"But they fit…"

"You're the philosopher. You aren't supposed to believe it." Blaisé protested.

Harry was so confused, "Blaisé, I don't get it."

Blaisé sighed, "You remember my wings?"

Harry nodded.

"Well, Veelas are like magical birds who have the ability to look like people."

"You are a person."

"Of course I am, I spend more time in a human form because I'm half Wizard." he tried to laugh, "We can pretend that it's my feathery problem right?"

Charlie gaped, "It's not a problem. It's endearing. I've overseen many dragons lay eggs since I started work in the Preserve. I understand the dynamics of it and the dangers."

"Then you know about egg binding?"

Blaisé whined, "Narcissa."

Charlie nodded, "I know of it."

"Then you know whether you sleep with him or not, he will lay an egg or two and he will try to see them to term. It will be his natural instinct. Too much stress and he can't lay the egg when it is ready. If he doesn't eat properly, he won't have the energy to lay it."

"Is that what you didn't want to burden me with, Blaisé? Blaisé look at me."

Blaisé looked up at his mate, "Yes." he whispered, he didn't want Charlie to feel obligated to sleep with him. He wanted Charlie to desire him…

"I'm around Dragons, I've watched them mate and lay eggs. Didn't you realize I knew about egg binding?"

Blaisé sighed, "I didn't want to worry you."

"Frumos un întuneric, I care for you. Of course I'd worry. We're trained to prepare for such things when females go into heat and the males fight for the right to mount her."

Blaisé's obsidian eyes shimmered, "You're too good to me." he would deny he reacted like this later but Charlie was for more accepting then he would dare have hoped.

Severus and Remus had sat there listening, and Remus was learning more about Veela then he ever wanted to know.

Narcissa checked her timepiece, "Oh…I barely have time to get ready. You should go change into your change and bathe before lunch. There are plenty of house elves to see to baths for all of us."

Hermione and Harry were grateful for magic, Muggle dwellings ran out of hot water easily…

Charlie kissed Blaise, "Come on. Let's get you ready for Hogwarts."

Blaise blushed; did this mean…they were going to bathe together?

They all separated to rooms they had stayed in before, house elves had good hearing and they all found baths ready and waiting at their preferred temperature.

After all, a good house elf is an unseen one who caters to your needs and Malfoy house elves prided themselves on being good house elves.