(Chapter seven. Disclaimer I do not own any characters except for Zacharias, and Hadrian. The rest belong to J.K Rowling. Hope you all enjoy where my story is going, I'm soon bringing it to an end.)
It was noon when Zacharias and Blaise joined Draco and Hadrian for a lunch of sandwiches. They came into the kitchen looking sheepish , not sure what to say, but when they looked at the pair with their knowing approving smiles, they walked in and sat smiling as well.
"What a group we are," Draco said giving the newcomers ham and cheese sandwiches and tea. "Four people who found their Mates, all four friends."
"Yes well it wouldn't be so with out you Lille." Zacharias said ruffling Hadrian's hair playfully.
"Yes thank you for finally getting him to come to me." Blaise said taking Zacharias's hand giving it a gentle squeeze. They ate lunch together smiling and talking. Blaise planned to stay longer with Zacharias, but today was the day that Hadrian and Draco were scheduled to leave. They would see the other dragons have lunch and then it would be the end of Hadrian's super fun super happy trip.
"How about we go see the dragons, before you start kissing and stuff." Hadrian said in mock disgust, the others laughed and Zacharias spelled up the dirty dishes and everything they were no longer using. It cleared the table of everything except tea.
"Well finish up your tea everyone we don't want to make Lille angry."
The Antipodean Opaleye was magnificent. It was huge compared to little Hadrian. Its head bigger than his whole body. This female that they were visiting was beautiful, and Hadrian couldn't help staring. Her scales where like pearls, and her eyes were just color, orbs of color. No whites, no pupils.
He was awed when it spoke to him first.
"Word travels fast with Dragons little Parsel mouth." She spoke so clearly and with a voice that sounded ancient. She brought her body down so she was laying so she could meet eyes with Hadrian on the other side of the fence and spell barrier.
"They say you under stand Dragon speak, Do you hear me?"
"I hear you lady Dragon." Hadrian walked straight to the fence, getting as close as he could with the barrier stopping him. He was completely absorbed with her.
"My name is Haewynn. Tell them that. What a silly name they gave me! Bright eyes they call me? How disrespectful!" The great dragon huffed and turned away from the child so he wouldn't fear when the flames hiccupped accidentally out of her. Draco jumped scared for Hadrian, but the child shooed them back. He knew everything was fine.
"She want's you to stop calling her Bright eyes. She feels it is disrespectful, her name is Haewynn."
"Tell her we are all very sorry. We can't possibly know the Dragons true name's though. We do not speak a language they understand." Zacharias said bowing to the dragon. Hadrian smiled and turned back to Haewynn. She was watching him patiently.
"My friends are sorry. They meant no disrespect, but they couldn't know your name. They aren't parsel mouths."
"They know now." The dragon said. She scooted closer to Hadrian, and close as they could get.
"It is so fascinating that you can actually hear me. I wonder if the other Parsel mouths could do this too. Perhaps they would have know if they didn't fear us so much."
"Maybe Haewynn, but I'm not afraid I can talk to you for today." Hadrian motioned to his friends and Mate.
"The tall one that you see daily, he is Zacharias. His Mate is Blaise, and that Blonde is Draco Malfoy, he is my Mate."
"I can smell it on you. The Mate bond is such old magic, magic that is so tangible to us Dragons. We smell so much magic. Just like I can smell the broken disarray of your Magic child." The dragon spoke softly and Hadrian knew what she was speaking of. Of how he broke, and was in a sense reborn. Draco could sense Hadrian hurting slightly. He went to the child kneeling besides him.
"Hello Haewynn. I am Draco Lucius Malfoy, and I'd thank you to not upset my Mate." Draco said kindly with a little bow to the Dragon who gave a huffing smoke puff, Hadrian heard as a laugh. Draco watched the Dragon carefully.
"Its okay Draco, she isn't hurting me. I hurt my self with memories. She is only stating truths."
"He thinks I want to hurt you doesn't he?" Haewynn asked eyeing Draco. "Tell him not to worry. I only chomp Humans in self defense, And never would I hurt someone such as yourself. You are to precious to Dragons. Someone who actually understands a Dragon is a friend."
"Thank you Haewynn, My name is Hadrian, but not long ago I was Harry James Potter. You know my magic is Broken, because I broke. Slowly though we heal, and I will be one with both of me."
"You could be one with your self now. I smell your magic. You think it is to broken, but I see it. Every moment you spend in company of your Mate, and friends who love you your magic Heals. It is you who fears losing these new memories of Hadrian when you fully become Harry that stops you from merging this very moment." Hadrian gasped not knowing she would see his fears.
His fear that when he was completely Harry again he would forget Hadrian, and break again. He didn't know if the healing he had done would be enough to cope with all the horrors of being Harry Potter.
"She knows that I am Harry. She knows how broken my magic is- I mean was. She says I could be of one mind and one body again. That I don't because I'm afraid."
"You are very wise Haewynn, but without a guarantee that I can have both life memories, I don't know if I'll never be unafraid." Hadrian said quietly. Draco squeezed the boys hand gently, he may not understand Parsel tongue , or what ever form of dragon speech this was, but he knew Hadrian. He knew this fear he had. He could feel it.
"If I guarantied it for you, would you make the merger? Would you become what you were meant to be?" Haewynn asked in a calm motherly voice. "Because I can guarantee you will not lose anything if you do. You will have everything you have now and more."
Hadrian thought of her questions. Her answers. Everything she said made him wonder about becoming Harry again, but a better Harry. A healing Harry instead of the breaking one he knew he had been.
Just thinking about it made him less afraid. The child genuinely believed the Dragons reassurances that he wouldn't lose anything. The very thoughts seemed to encourage his magic to act on its own. Everyone could feel the changing in the air, and the heat of Hadrian's magic rising.
"Hadrian?" Draco asked worried. It was a struggle to hold the boys had with the heat rising so much, almost burning Draco's skin. He could guess what was happening, and he knew this time would be big. With all the strength he had he pulled Hadrian to him holding him close.
Haewynn stepped back and growled a warning to the others.
The magic was getting ready to break through the barrier that it had placed itself behind, and it was going to make one powerful blast. Haewynn knew that most of it would be stopped from hitting her because of the barrier around her enclosure, but even then the blast would surely knock her down with a bad sting if she didn't step back more. The others would surely feel worse if they were not careful.
Hadrian was shaking violently His little body to small to hold so much magic that was thrashing against a barrier of its own creation trying to break free. As it thrashed so did Hadrian, along with Draco who tried his hardest to keep hold of his Mate. The magic was heating uncomfortably so, and every time it waved out slightly they both called out in pain.
Zacharias wanted to help them, Blaise as well, but Blaise knew that the magic was getting ready to break free, he knew a blast was coming that could, and would break a few bones if they weren't careful.
"Come on we need to move back!" Blaise had to call over the wind that picked up suddenly blowing trees around harshly. He had to pull on his Mate's hand a few times, but eventually he gave and they ran back some feet away, as far as they could with the other Dragon enclosures.
"It'll be okay Hadrian." Draco said, the only quiet spot seeming to be right beside Hadrian. In the midst of all the racket his magic was causing. Hadrian's eyes were wide, but unseeing the things around him. He was to deep in remembering.
And he did remember, he remembered everything. Every death, every pain, every single event in his life as Harry. Having it replay he could see that there were good times he forgot in the mountain of suffering that seemed to be all he could see. It had clouded him because there was simply to much torment and hurt for there to actually be much good, but he was wrong.
He could see that if he hadn't listened to his Uncle all those years ago he could have been happy with himself. He could have found out that it was okay to be gay. He wouldn't have trapped himself in a marriage that wasn't about love between a husband and wife, but more like need between a mother and hurting child.
Hadrian remembered so much of him self, but he could look at his life through different eyes. Eyes that allowed him to stay strong, because behind those eyes were memories of Hadrian, and of Draco his Mate.
Draco watched as the boys scars raised to the surface. With the scars came age, and he watched in the span of minutes a life time of Harry Potters appearances. He saw the real Harry now, one unmasked by glamour's. He saw every bit of pain torture and scars, and Draco still couldn't think of a more beautiful person.
In his arms was a almost man, and the clothes the child had been wearing were ripping by the growth. Draco spelled them away keeping Hadrian close and shielding all the man's important bits as best he could while feeling like he was next to a inferno, and being zapped by little waves of magic. It was coming to an end.
Haewynn gave a warning roar just before Hadrian's magic fully broke free, and she dove for cover behind a boulder in her enclosure.
Blaise saw the pure green magic break from the man and knew they didn't get nearly far enough away. Zacharias barely had time to shield Blaise before the blast hit them sending them both flying.
And Draco who was holding on, closed his eyes when he saw the beginning of the blast. He held on wondering if he should let go so Hadrian wouldn't get knocked around with him, but he just couldn't let go. Not for the life of him, and then the magic broke free, and he held tight.
And it zapped through his being, like a stinging energizing wave. The magic recognized him as a Mate, and didn't cause a blow back like Zacharias and Blaise experienced. The wave pushed out far, and then sped back to its user sending a jolt through the man that snapped his eyes open with a gasp.
"Hadrian? I mean Harry?" Draco asked a hand cupping his loves cheek. Harry stared around panicked for a second and then grabbed on to Draco with all he had, and cried, and cried.
"It's okay love. Hush now its okay." He soothed stroking the mans long-ish unruly hair. He couldn't help but smile. He hadn't realized how much he missed looking at this man. He would miss him as a child, but this was how he fell in love with him, as a man, and how he hoped they'd be together.
"Draco. Oh sweet Merlin, I remember everything. Thank Merlin." He halfway sobbed with relief that he remembered all of Hadrian, of himself really. They were his light among all the darkness in his mind. Draco was his light to lead him through the rest.
"Are the others okay?" Harry asked sitting up, but quickly huddled back to Draco. He was completely naked… and cold. "Can I get some clothes?"
The roaring howl of a dragon made Harry whip around. It sounded eerily like a laugh. She growled out more.
" Haewynn. It isn't funny. Humans don't find it acceptable to leave 'it' all hanging out!" Harry shouted at the still chuckling dragon. Draco laughed as well ecstatic to have the man back. With a waive of his wand he summoned a pair of his clothes for Harry.
"Thank you." He said dressing quickly. Blaise whistled and Zacharias stared horrified at his Mate.
"I'm so glad that you're back Harry." Draco said and then his kissed him. Something he had been wanting to do for a very, very long time. When Harry returned the kiss it was like they were bonded together by a thick silver cord. Magic pulsing between them.
'This is how we were always meant to be. Forget anything my uncle said. This is right' Harry's voice whispered through Draco's mind. It sent a shiver down his spine.
'Yes it is.' Draco replied excitedly. They pulled apart and even though they couldn't hear each others thoughts that feeling of a Magic tie to each other was still there. Harry realized that this is how love was supposed to feel like. This was what was healthy. It was like flying on a broom stick for the first time. All that rush of emotions that filled his chest and made him giddy.
Harry pulled Draco in for another kiss, and Blaise hooted at them. Haewynn chortled in her dragon way interrupting them.
'It is a shame to interrupt your joyous return, however I would like to say the your clothing is gaping' hurriedly Harry zipped up his pants. How he forgot in the first place was beyond him, but everyone was laughing.
'Thank you Haewynn. For everything. Do you know what I'm going to do for you?'
'You are going to help here, and get everyone their proper names. There is nothing a dragon hates more than being miss identified it is disrespectful the things these witched and wizards call us.' She gave an indignant manner. Harry smiled.
'Yes I plan to help any dragon I can.'
"So Zacharias?"
"Yes Lille?" Zacharias said, but then he coughed changing his mind. "I mean Harry?"
"You can call me Lille still Zacharias. I just need you to arrange a port key. The ministry must be informed that I am not dead."
Draco pulled Harry to his feet and Blaise accompanied them back to the house after a goodbye to Haewynn. Draco smiled glad to have the man back.
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The Ministry was Pandemonium when Harry appeared through a fire. The port key that had taken Harry and Draco brought them to Number 12, Grimmauld Place. Kreature threw and absolute tantrum when he saw Harry. Even though Kreature wasn't a slaved House elf all he knew how to do was work so Harry hired him with pay and a spare room instead of a cupboard. Grimmauld place didn't have anyone else under the name than Harry Potter and one Kreature house elf so he had the place all to himself. When He saw Harry appear with Draco in the dinning room he smashed the plate he was eating off of and stomped around demanding Harry to disappear again.
"I love you too Kreature." Harry mumbled moving to the fire place in the sitting room taking a bit of Floo powder. "Ministry of Magic!" He shouted stepping through the green flames. Draco followed after elbows tucked in tightly at his side. He nearly stumbled walking out, but Harry caught him.
People near the fire places where the first to see Harry. It was like a domino affect. The closest stopped dead in their tracks mouths agape. Then it followed to every person in the hall stopping to see what everyone was looking at. It took three seconds before the room was erupting in screams and shouts. Everyone calling out Harry's name. One woman fainted.
"Silence!" Harry bellowed his wand touching his throat to amplify the sound throughout the room. Might as well have a press conference while on the way to get his life back. Draco placed his hand in Harry's for comfort.
"I am back! Five years ago I suffered a mental break and my magic tired to save me." There where reporters in the rooms their quills moving across floating notepads by themselves.
"It changed me into a child and sent me all the way to Edinburgh. I had no recollection of being a wizard or being Harry Potter. For five years I was living a happy life filled with love from the nuns at the orphanage. It was a child hood I had never got to experience. That is part of the reason I broke down. It didn't help that my Wife of the time cheated on me with another." Harry drew a shallow shaky breath. Draco squeezed his hand gently lending him strength through their bond.
"While you all thought that I was dead and didn't bother to find a reason for my disappearance of try and locate me, one man bothered. Draco Malfoy found me in Edinburgh. He brought me from the orphanage and helped me through remembering." Draco kept his head high and gaze strong. He was after all the head of the Malfoy family. One that's influences were in high standing with the right people now instead of death eaters and the likes.
"I am alive, and I'm here to make it official. That's all have a great day." The room erupted into questions. Draco's favorites would have to be: 'Why do you have a Scottish lit now?' and 'Why so Slytherin?' Even though he didn't really know what that last one was supposed to mean. Harry ignored them all though walking had in had with Draco to find the Minister. People where to stunned to stop them. They even cleared a little path.
"I feel like were going to have a nice day." Harry said smiling down at the shorter Draco who smiled right back. Camera's were flashing. It was probably the first time in many years they found a picture of Harry smiling so genuinely.
"Definitely." Draco agreed.
(Well this took forever to get out. So sorry about that. It might be the end for this story or I might do a follow up chapter. We'll just see how it goes. Hope you've enjoyed the story!)