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Chapter 6

It was, of course, their luck that right at that moment, as their minds began to race at the possibilities, the front door opened and Potter walked in.

Severus and Draco's expressions darkened. They'd been worrying for naught. Potter was perfectly fine. Potter looked up in surprise when he saw them. "Snape. Malfoy."

Severus folded his arms and Draco huffed and walked back into the bedroom. Potter cocked his head in confusion and looked at Severus.

"Mr. Potter. You don't seem to have been living here for the past week."

Potter just shrugged and headed towards the stairs. "Work."

Severus bristled. Well if the brat wanted to act like that, that was perfectly fine. Severus wouldn't be wasting his concerns over him again.

The green envelope lay forgotten on the ground.

Draco woke up the next morning still angry. Bloody Potter making us feel sorry for him. Wasting my time. I hate Gryffindors.

He grumbled as he got up for work and headed towards the kitchen. The sight before him made him stop in his tracks.

Pansy and the Weaselette were in his kitchen. Together. Cooking.

Draco blinked. Had he woken up in an alternate universe?

Pansy turned to see Draco standing there in confusion. "Draco."

Draco frowned, "Pansy." He turned to see the Weaselette look at him coolly, a practically neutral expression on her face. She turned and murmured something to Pansy before heading for the stairs up to Potter's rooms.

"What are you doing here Pansy?" Draco asked once the redhead was securely up the stairs.

Pansy raised a perfectly shaped black eyebrow. "Where else would I be?"

Draco scowled at Pansy. "What the fuck does that mean?"

Both of Pansy's eyebrows rose. She unfolded her arms and leaned against the counter. "You don't know?"

Draco's scowl deepened. "What the fuck is going on Pansy? What are you doing here?"

Pansy's face lost all its humor and she looked at Draco for a moment, her face blank. "Harry's been in the hospital for four days. I'm making him soup."

It was Draco's turn to raise both his eyebrows. "What? Hospital? Why are YOU making him soup? You know how to make soup?"

Pansy glared, "Of course. I'm not completely uninformed Draco." Pansy's eyebrows furrowed. "You don't know? I'm Harry's secretary."

Draco's eyebrows rose even higher, "Secretary? Why would an Auror need a secretary?"

Pansy cocked her head and raised an eyebrow. "For living with him you don't really know all that much about Harry do you? He's the Deputy Head of the department Draco. Believe me. Without me? He'd be so lost." Pansy smiled and flipped her hair boastfully.

Draco's eyes widened. Potter was the Deputy Head of the Auror department? Why hadn't they heard about this?

"Since when?"

Pansy raised an eyebrow. "Almost six months now."

Draco gripped the chair. I hate this Potter Puzzle.

Pansy's face turned serious. "Harry was on an assignment for three days. He came back in terrible shape. They just let him out of the hospital. Blaise is up there helping him shower, Ginny's probably checking on him, and I'm making him soup."

Draco's eyebrows shot up again. "Blaise is here!"

Pansy looked at Draco funny as she turned to stir her soup. "Yes. Why is that a surprise? Ginny's here."

Draco squeezed his eyes shut. "Pansy none of this is making any sense to me."

Pansy turned to look at Draco in complete astonishment for a moment before her face blanked again. "Draco…Blaise is married to Ginny."

Draco promptly fainted.

Draco blinked slowly as the world came into focus again. Severus was hovering over him on the right side and Pansy on the left

"…didn't know he didn't know Professor. I thought he just didn't come to the wedding because he didn't approve. That's what Blaise thinks at least."

Draco moaned as he sat up. "Blaise is married. To the Weaselette."

Pansy's face darken. "Don't call her that!" she snapped.

Draco looked at Pansy in surprise.

"Pansy?"

Draco and Severus looked up to see Potter walking into the kitchen, leaning slightly on Blaise with Ginny on his other side, her arm around his waist.

Pansy stood up, a smile lighting her face, "Harry." She walked over to him and gave him a once over with her eyes.

Harry chuckled, "I'm fine Mum."

Pansy 'hmphed' and crossed her arms. "My tally is up to 17 Potter."

Harry ducked his head in embarrassment.

Pansy sighed, "You're going to kill me with all this worrying."

Harry smiled, "Losing your beauty sleep?"

Pansy smiled and flipped her hair over her shoulder, "How am I to entice those Aurors into spilling their secrets now?"

Harry laughed as he leant just a bit more on Blaise. His eyes turned to see Draco and Severus on the ground. He frowned and said, "Malfoy. Snape. Are you alright?"

Severus rose to glare at Potter. "You did not inform us you were injured."

Potter shrugged, "Didn't really get a chance last night, now did I?."

Draco looked over at Blaise to find him glaring at him. Blaise had been one of his friends. One of the closest. What was he doing at Potter's side, holding him up like they were bosom buddies?

Ginny opened her mouth for the first time, her voice cold and hard, "If you'll excuse us Professor, Malfoy, Mum is expecting Blaise, Harry and me."

Pansy patted Harry's cheek, "Now Harry, take your potions like a good boy."

Harry laughed and pecked Pansy on the cheek saying "Yes Mum."

Pansy smiled and leaned in, "Don't worry. I'll take care of these idiots."

Harry pulled back and then threw his head back and laughed. Blaise and Ginny looked at him in confusion as he smiled at his secretary and said, "Oh Pansy, what would I do without you?"

Pansy smirked, "Not much."

Harry chuckled and Blaise and Ginny led him away through the Floo.

Pansy watched them leave before turning around slowly, rage lining her face. Her brown eyes were hard and she folded her arms stiffly over her chest.

Draco gulped. They were in for it now.

Pansy opened her mouth to hiss, "Sit down."

Severus raised an eyebrow at his former student and opened his mouth to retort, "Miss Parkinson, do you really think I will obey orders from you?"

Draco winced. Severus didn't know who he was baiting.

Pansy turned her glare on Severus, "I don't care who you are Professor. You will sit down. And you will listen. I have had enough of this."

Severus glared at the chit of a girl but sat anyway. He wouldn't admit it, but he was curious to see what she was going to say.

Pansy hissed out through her clenched teeth, "You two are beyond the pale. I let Harry go home alone last night because he promised to take his potions. Draco's a Healer. I presumed he'd know that Harry was hurt and make sure he takes his potions. I come this morning to check on him and find him nearly having a seizure in his bed because he hadn't taken his potion!"

Draco paled and winced.

"I don't know what the fuck is wrong with the two of you. The least you could do for Harry, after all he's done for you, is make sure he doesn't bloody die in his fucking bed!"

Draco frowned and Severus's expression darkened. "I was unaware that Potter has done anything momentous for us Miss Parkinson. He's the Boy-Who-Lived. The Man-Who-Vanquished-He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." Severus sneered like something disgusting was in his mouth, "But that hardly means I have to treat him like royalty. We happen to inhabit the same house because of an unfortunate contract. That hardly makes Draco or me responsible for him."

Pansy's jaw dropped and she stared at the two men in complete shock. "You don't know."

Draco growled, "What don't we know."

"That the reason that Harry is an Auror is so that the two of you can roam free."

Draco and Severus turned in surprise at the new voice.

Striding in from the parlor, a green envelope in hand, was none other than Lucius Malfoy.

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Note: I got a question about how the contract works and thought I'd answer it here so everyone understood it:

Think of the contract this way: There's no sexual infidelity clause, but since these contracts are a bit tricky (old magic and all) Severus and Harry have to be considered, by the general public to be truly married. What's real and how they are perceived makes all the difference. It doesn't matter that those close to them know the truth. General perception must be that they are married. Otherwise what's the point of the contract? It's simply a legal binding then. No, the point is that they can have lovers and they never actually have to be together, but the general public (ie. if they weren't famous and all, neighbors that you don't speak to but know who you are kind of thing) must consider them a couple (hence the cohabitation). It's all about how they are perceived. That's why the contract would be made in the first place no? To make sure that the Snape and Potter lines are seen as one?

Take for example the common idea/plot (not necessarily in my story) that Lucius is gay but married Narcissa bc he's a)a pureblood and b)he's betrothed to her. To the general public they are Lord and Lady Malfoy, but those who know them well may know that they each have lovers on the side. But, neither of them is ever going to display those lovers to the public because they don't want to tarnish the Malfoy name. Similarly, Harry and Severus can't do that here, but more so because they have a old magic contract binding them.

Hope that made it a bit clearer?