Author: Phew okay this is were you realize, I do take my time with the writing but I'm not a quitter...Summer wings will be finished but I figured, you would want the main story finished first. And I plan to do all 7 bks So I'm not rushing it. I love the reviews and those who are sticking with it!

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"Why did you do all this for me?" he asked. "I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.'
You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing."
― E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

Please, take me there,

to the wild wood,

were demons run,

and angels fall,

take me there,

to the wild.

wood~Lefie

Chapter Crown

Future: Blacks Home

Draco stared at himself in the mirror, nothing had changed. The scar across his throat still looked pretty nasty considering it had happen a year ago. The silver still seemed dulled, dark at the weight of horror they had seen. He turned those same eyes to his wrist, he had slit it about 60 seconds ago he felt lethargic. Death wasn't something that came easy; it wasn't romantic or fantastical as it would seem written in a gothic novel. It was dirty and took time, if he had used a muggle gun it probably would have been over already. Even a quick wave of his wand could do him in, but maybe the goal he acknowledged wasn't actually death but the feeling of floating. Reality would fold and bend and for once he would actually be in control.

Sighing he let it bleed sixty seconds longer, before grabbing his wand off the toilet. Muttering the healing spell, he jerked around when the door slammed open.

"The fuck malfoy!" Potter eyes went from the wand to Draco's writs in seconds. "M…Malfoy." "Don't…I'm not interested Potter." Pushing past the confused hero, Draco finished pulling his shirt on. He reached the end of the hallway before potter gained his senses back, and caught with him. "Why, malfoy?" Draco ignored him and continued to the kitchen, the rest of the order were out living their cover lives. "MALFOY ANSWER ME!" Slamming cabinet door in frustration, Draco turned towards him, "Answer…. WITH WHAT POTTER…YOU SAW THE BLOOD, YOU SAW! SO WHY IS THE MIGHTY HERO CONFUSED!" Draco's magic lashed out causing the lamp on the wall to explode. Harry unafraid walked deeper into the kitchen. "Why are you…" he paused searching for a way to say it. Draco scoffed plopping into a chair "Why, because it passes time….something to do, when cleaning is done and the food prepared."

His eyes wouldn't meet Potters, "It's something to do when the memories bleed into my conscious mind and suck all the joy out of an average day." Potter slipping into the chair across from sighed, "Draco, when you decided to side with us and proclaimed in front Voldemort (don't flinch)you knew that you would have to deal with all the pressure later. You also that even though we defeated hi, the first time, that you wouldn't be scot free anyway. House arrest is the luckiest sentence you could have gotten." Draco leaned into the back of the chair his hair falling in front of his face. "I'm nothing more than a vaunted house elf…I was raised to own and control and to make money. Even though I did not fallow my father in his belief in Voldemort, I have never lost the identity of a Malfoy it was and is everything that makes me who I am." He finally lifted his head to look at Potter, "I understand that you can't grip these ideals, but a family with history and the feeling of knowing who you are and what you are meant to be, cannot simply be pushed aside or forgotten, Potter."

PAST: Aaagh Snape!

"So Miss Norris is now paralyzed, hanging from a rope upside down, and Potter your saying that you just happen to be caught in the area." Harry groaned it just wasn't his day, from nearly getting caught by the scrooge of Hogwarts to owing a ghost a favor. Even the celebration that literally was a dead bore nothing had gone right. Squirming, he avoided Snapes probing eyes and kept them trained on ingredients of brains on the wall. "Potter!" "Uh, yes sir!" Snape, rolled his eyes leaning his thin 6'2 frame in half his nose barely touching Harry's, "If I find that you have anything to do with this matter I will give you so many detentions that you will have to stay in Hogwarts twelve years before their through, do you understand." Harry squeaked "yes." Snape stared at him for a minute before un-bending and walking behind his desk, he waved towards the door causing it to pop open, "Good, now leave." Harry didn't need to be told twice he booked it all back to the slithering commons room.

Shh slytherins sleeping

Draco sat in front of the fire playing chess with Ron, who grinned when he finally gained a check mate. Making the score 3-2, three being Draco and two being Ron. They both looked up when Harry entered, slamming the portrait door behind him. Throwing his bag into the love seat, he jumped on to the couch sighing allowing his body to fully relax. Draco and Ron bother glanced over, coming to a mutual decision the stood. Draco as usual was the first to talk, "So how was the interrogation?"

Harry rolled over to face them, "It was horrible, Snape was his usual scary self he asked all the obvious questions and as long as I didn't directly face him. I could keep my fearful trembling to myself." Ron laughed, "I have to tell you I was surprised myself, but even when everyone else showed up I was still trying to hold in my laughter at the way Miss Noris looked." Draco rolled his eyes, "Oh! So it had nothing to do with the fact that Hermione had her elbow digging into your stomach." "OY, don't be telling all mate." Harry laughed, but then he grew serious, "I guess there is another mystery to solve." Draco and Ron just stared at him, "Pssh, hahaha Ron did you hear him, "I guess there is another mystery to solve", he sounded like some cartoon character." Draco wiped a tear from his eyes, standing he leaned forward and messed up Harry's wild mane (Hey!). "I don't know about you super hero but I'm hitting the sack and I'll live the life threatening adventure to you."

They both watch Draco walk towards to dorms area his figure disappearing into the lowly lit hall. "Ron." Ron turned towards harry, "hmm?" Harry, his eyes still on Draco spoke, "No matter what it is, we won't involve Draco." "Wha…Why?" Harry jerked his head towards him, his green eyes intense," No matter what I won't let what happen last year happen ever again."

Ron his face solemn nodded, he remembered the near manic way Harry had used his magic searching for Draco, when he had been grabbed by one of the challenges. Only Hermione had been able to drag him back so they could finish. Harry had even refused to rest after everything while Draco remained unconscious. Many believed Ron to be dull which he probably would have been, but living in the Slytherin dorm had awakened certain awareness in side of him. At twelve he could already tell that Draco and Harry had a bond that if anyone attempted to break it would instead find them destroyed by it. "If he finds out mate it won't be from me." Harry nodding at this jumped and headed towards the dorm fallowed by Ron.

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