Chapter 7 Grimmauld Place
Disappointed! :( no reviews for the last chapter! I was tempted to not update for a while but I decided against it. I'm trying to update this story as quickly a possible... I'm still writing this story so it isn't finished! :/ anyway on with the chapter...
DISCLAIMER: Harry Potter doesn't belong to me, if it did, Harry and Draco would have ended up together. It all belongs to the stunning Joanne Kathleen Rowling!
WARNING: This is a slash story and does contain adult content.
Chapter 7
The weeks progressed and it was now a week before Christmas. Sasha was sat in the library doing some potions work when she noticed Hermione and Ron sat a few tables up. She packed her stuff and nervously walked over to the table. The two Gryffindor's looked up at her.
"Guys... I'm really sorry about what Draco said and we had a big fight over it and he just wanted things to be normal... Look what I am trying to say is that it sucks not being your friend and Ron you were wrong about Slytherins not been able to be friends with Gryffindors. I'm really sorry and I hope you can forgive me... Just try not to make be choose between you guys and Draco... He is childish but he's started to mean a lot to me." he finished looking fidgety.
"You got into a fight?" asked Hermione curiously.
"Yeah it was his fault and he shouldn't have said those things about Harry Potter..." she finished.
"I can't believe your friends with that git though!" Ron blurted out but at Hermione's nudge he coughed. "I mean are you and Malfoy... Together?" Hermione nudged him again and Sasha chuckled blushing a little.
"Well..."
"Oh no..." groaned Ron.
"No no! Draco and I are not together..." she sighed.
"You like him don't you?" Hermione asked.
"Look I really don't want to talk about this..." she paused thinking that she was actually Harry Potter. "I shouldn't..." Sasha frowned. Hermione nodded.
"What are you doing for Christmas then? Are you going to your family?"
"Err no... I don't have a family... I'm probably going to stay here." she said with a fake smile. Usually Harry would spend Christmas with the Weasley's but this year he was alone. "What about you?"
"I'm going with Ron to his family..."
"And the order?" Hermione's jaw dropped.
"Don't worry... I'm part of it." she grinned. Hermione's eyes widened.
"Oh! Well yeah, we're going to be with part of the order too." she said brightly.
"Anyway I'm going to go find Draco..." Ron made a gagging sound and Sasha glared at him. She got up and made her way to the dungeons, when she passed Snape's room she heard her friend's voice so she stepped in and saw him sat glumly arguing with Snape.
"Miss. Portte... May I help you?" he asked with a sneer. How was it that Harry Potter always managed to get professor Snape to hate him?
"Err I just came for..."
"Sasha!" Draco exclaimed his face lightening up.
"Hey Drake..." she said sitting next to him."What's up?"
"I hexed Pansy..." he sighed.
"Why?" Sasha asked in surprise.
"She's kinda jealous... Our families want us to get married but she thinks you're... err my girlfriend..." he said rather uncomfortably.
"Oh well I'm not and it's not if we're gonna get married now is it?" she grinned. Draco nodded but Sasha caught a flicker of emotion in his eyes. "Anyway what happened?"
"I overheard her planning to spike your drink with a powder that would make you strip in front of the whole school..."
"SHE WHAT!?" Sasha exclaimed in shock.
"It's ok... She won't do such thing I promise." Draco smiled. Sasha nodded and hugged the taller boy.
"Sev... Can I go now?"
"Your parents are expecting you for Christmas." Draco froze. Snape put an arm around Draco's shoulders and lead him to sit down.
"Drake... What's wrong?" asked Sasha slightly frantically. Draco just looked at Snape.
"But he's there..."
"I know and I expect you will be..." Snape said answering a unasked question. Draco began to tremble but ran out before he broke down. Sasha began to chase after him but a voice stopped her. The words made her chest tighten and her emerald eyes widen.
"Not so fast Mr. Potter..." she snapped he head round trying to regain composure.
"Err sorry sir?" she asked with feign confusion on her face.
"Take a seat..." he said and Sasha slowly and hesitantly complied. Snape muttered a silence charm and a locking charm. "So Harry Potter... It seems you are pretty much alive?"
"I don't understand sir?"
"Don't fool with me boy! Finite incantatum!" he snapped at Sasha and her glamours fell revealing Harry Potter. Harry thought he saw a brief smile on his professor's face. "Although it is actually great to have you back..." Harry almost laughed, Snape was not being sarcastic! "I think I deserve an explanation." Harry sighed and began to reveal his secret. When he had finished Snape considered him for a moment.
"What did you retrieve from vault 009? I am certainly not stupid and I went over my memory more than you know!" he spoke.
"The book of Emerald souls... I am the master of Esmeralda Almas..." Harry said. Snape's jaw fell open.
"The dark lord..."
"Wants it... I know. I had a dream about the book ... Then about Voldemort..." Snape flinched. "...torturing Ragnok for it and so I had to find it. I've already mastered it and I've been going to the room of requirements with Blaise every night to train. To be honest... Now I'm just waiting for Voldemort." Harry finished with a smirk. Snape shook his head in disbelief.
"So Zabini knows?"
"Yes..."
"Since when?"
"Err the second night?" Harry said sheepishly. Snape sneered.
"How predictable. But I'm glad you're alive and... Your mother would be proud of you." Snape admitted truthfully. Harry nodded, shocked but proud. "But what is it you're trying to do with Draco? He is my godson! If it's part of your scheme then... If this is revenge for the past years I will-" Harry cut him off.
"...No professor... I hope when Draco does find out who I am, he'll still want to be friends." Snape glared but nodded, they both knew that it wasn't possible.
"Very well... Off you go then Mr. Potter." Harry muttered the glamour spell and shuddered as he felt Sasha appear. Sasha turned to leave when something caught her attention.
"Sir?" she asked.
"Yes?"
"How did you figure out?" Snape paused for a moment but then smiled.
"Your eyes... You have Lily's eyes..." he smiled. Harry knew he shouldn't push further by asking how well the potions master actually knew his mother so he left the room and headed for her rooms. When she reached them she found Draco sat on the couch looking terrified. Sasha walked up to the boy and took a seat by his feet.
"What's wrong love?"
"I... I can't say..." he breathed.
"Come on..." suddenly there was a knock at the door. Sasha gave a last fleeting glance at the blonde before telling the person to come in. Hermione and Ron jumped in grinning. Draco looked at them and walked off to his room. Hermione's gaze followed the blond boy curiously.
"Guess what?" exclaimed Ron.
"What?" smiled Sasha.
"I spoke to my mum and she invited you over for the Christmas holidays!" He grinned. Sasha felt her heart leap... Her eyes suddenly welled up with images tears and she jumped wrapping her arms around the two.
"Thank you so much... You actually have no idea how much this means to me..." gasped Sasha trying hard to hold in her tears.
"For the orders safety were not going to my house..."
"Where are we going then?"
"You'll have to find out!" Hermione grinned. Sasha frowned thinking of Grimmauld Place. Harry Potter hadn't been there since Sirius' death.
"Okay..." she grinned back.
XxxX
The last day before the Christmas holidays finally came and Sasha and Draco had hardly had time to speak to each other since their last encounter because of Christmas shopping and packing. Sasha was sat reading a book when she felt the sofa dip as someone sat next to her. She looked up to see Draco sat next to her... He was smiling but Sasha could see behind It, was a troubled and terrified expression.
"Draco..." he cut her off.
"I want to give you this... It's your present... I don't think I'll get a chance to send it off during the holidays." Sasha took the parcel wrapped in red wrapping paper and was going to ask why but the boy spoke again. "We haven't spoken a lot this week..."
"Yeah I know... We've been so busy and thank you." she smiled. He nodded.
"I... I really love you Sasha and I just want you to know that if anything happens..."
"Draco... What do you mean by that?"
"I don't know... I can't say... All I can say is that I can tell that something is gonna happen and I'm scared... You'll always be my Sash no matter what."
"Yes and we are gonna stick together for everything that happens... Until..." Sasha paused sadly.
"Until you leave..." finished Draco taking the girls hand. "You will explain won't you?"
"You'll find out everything about me when the time is right love." she smiled resting her head on Draco's shoulder. There was a sudden knock on the door and they both could hear familiar squabbling. "That's my queue..." Sasha stood. Draco got up as well and wrapped his arms around her waist as she wrapped hers around his neck. Sasha got feel a wetness on her shoulders. She pulled away and looked at the boy who had tears streaming down his face. "Draco! I'll only be gone for a week! It's okay!" she whispered cupping Draco's face in her hands.
"I know... Can I kiss you Sasha?" he asked. Sasha's eyes widened in uncertainty but she slowly nodded after another tear splashed onto her thumb. Draco closed the distance between them and Sasha automatically shut her eyes. The kiss was beautiful... Like nothing she had ever experienced before. It held passion, fear, worry and love. It felt like the first and last kiss Sasha was ever gonna get. Draco claimed her with just one kiss. Made her feel everything. They pulled apart reluctantly and looked into each other's eyes, resting their foreheads together. There was a scuffle from across the room. They looked up to see Hermione, Ron and Blaise stood there. The latter one frowning slightly and the other two looking rather uncomfortable. "Bye my princess..." Draco whispered pressing a kiss to her forehead and then he walked off. Sasha, blushing hardly, walked over to the trio with her stuff.
"Err hi guys." he looked at Blaise who was glaring at her. "Let's go!" she said quickly grabbing Hermione and Ron's hand.
"No. Sasha, I would like a word with you!" Blaise hissed pulling Sasha up across the room into her own room. He shut the door muttered a silencing spell and a locking spell. "WHAT the fuck do you think you're playing at Potter! Stop screwing Draco over! Once he finds out you're you, you're both going to get hurt, and I don't give a fuck if you are because it would have all been your fault! I saw that kiss... The way Draco looked at you! He cares about you... He is in fucking love with you and your just fucking messing with him! You better back off Potter! I was fine being friends with you but if you intend to hurt my best friend... I will not accept that! Got it?" Blaise finished. Sasha nodded as a tear fell.
"I umm... I tried... But..." Blaise sighed and wrapped her in a hug.
"I worry about you too you know? Even though you're Potter. It's just me and Draco have been friends since birth and I don't want to see him hurt. Just be careful around him Harry."
"Ok... I will be." she smiled. "Anyway bye... I'll see you in two weeks... Don't forget my gifts!" she grinned cheekily trying hard to recover from Blaise's words. Blaise chuckled and squeezed her tighter kissing the top of her head whispering a 'sorry'.
"Strange thing is... I'm gonna miss you." he grimaced.
"Oh you love me!" teased Sasha winking then leaving the room to follow her best friends out to leave.
XxxX
They stood in front of Grimmauld Place. Sasha sighed. She hadn't been here since Sirius died.
"It really is big..." she commented and didn't realise the strange looks she was getting from the adults and Hermione. "Come on then!" she exclaimed determinant yet nervously. She followed Ron as he opened the door and she stepped in.
"Stop right there!" boomed a voice. Sasha turned and saw all the adults frowning at her.
"Can you see this place?" Tonks asked, then realisation struck Sasha... Grimmauled Place was under the fidelus charm... And Sasha Portte wasn't supposed to know. She let out a small gasp.
"Of course she can see it! This girl has been here before! Who are you!?" Moody growled.
"Alastor... I showed this girl the location of this place." sneered Snape. Sasha let out a sigh of relief and looked towards the ground.
"YOU fool!" Moody spat.
"DUMBLEDORE told me to." Snape sneered and stormed off into the house. He walked past Sasha glaring at her menacingly.
"Come on..." Hermione smiled pushing her forward gently. Sasha gulped and complied. As soon as they stepped in, Ginny, Ron and Hermione were engulfed in hugs from Molly Weasley. Sasha stared at them longing for that affection.
"Hello deary." smiled Molly.
"Hello Ma'am... My name is Sasha Portte. It is a pleasure to meet you and thank you for inviting me." Sasha said nervously. Molly grinned and pulled her into a tight embrace. Sasha relaxed in at the contact and sighed.
"Call me Molly dear and it no problem whatsoever!" she beamed. She then turned to the other three. "Urrm kids we have a guest... Well not exactly a guest, but they are upstairs in a coma and it will be a shock when you find out so come sit down and we'll explain." they all walked into the main room and took a seat. "Well Sirius is alive and upstairs." she said and there were gasps from two Gryffindor girls. Ron's eyes widened and Sasha almost fainted. Her heart was throbbing and tears were slowly forming. Her head was pounding. The room suddenly felt hot and stuffy and Sasha tried to let out a scream but to her nothing came out. She screamed and screamed so loud that all of the order members and stormed into the room. Molly ran to Sasha. "Sasha! Sasha! Are you ok?" Sasha let out a long breath.
"Y... Yes I'm fine... D... Did you say Sirius? As in Sirius Black?" she said her lip trembling.
"I did... And he's innocent... I promise you." Sasha looked at Snape who was now staring intently at the ground. Without removing her gaze she nodded but then stopped.
"He killed my aunt! How is that innocent?" she fumed trying to play along.
"That was Peter Pettigrew dear... I know it's hard for you accept but i will start from the beginning..." she began the tale of Sirius Black and though Harry had heard it before, he listened intently... Relishing his 'other' mothers voice. Enjoying the tone, calmness and music. When she had finished. Sasha let her shoulders sag. She let her betrayed eyes look at Snape. At least he could have warned her.
"Miss. Portte... May I speak to you alone?" Snape asked. She glared but nodded. They both stepped out and walked to the kitchen. Once they were in and silencing charms were cast. Sasha rounded on her potions professor.
"What the FUCK?! You could have had the decency to tell me that my godfather was FUCKING alive!" she yelled her own knee buckling. She collapsed to her knees and sobbed. She felt a hesitant arm wrap around her and lead her to a seat.
"Harry... I'm sorry... I swore and unbreakable vow... I couldn't say anything." he sighed.
"Dumbledore doesn't trust you?"
"No. It was the werewolf." Sasha nodded
"What happened?"
"We were wrong about the veil... Black has being floating around in between life and death. Dementors infiltrated the Department of mysteries. To them the veil seemed like a lot of souls so they began the kiss. The kiss destroyed them leaving black liquid behind and Black, along with some others were thrown out. None of them have awoken yet and it's not looking good." he finished softly. The veil was destroyed then?
"Can I see him?" she asked and Snape got up and led her out up to the room that belonged to Sirius Black. Sasha ran her hand across the door handle trembling. Snape held out his arm for her and they both stepped in. There in the large room with various pictures on the wall, several muggle ones but on one wall, there were pictures of Sirius and his friends in Hogwarts. She sighed contently as she found one of Lily Evans, Sirius Black and James Potter in what looked like their sixth year standing on the platform. Her eyes travelled to the bed and she gasped. There... On the bed looking pale was Sirius Black. She stumbled forward to the seat next her godfather and sat down in a slump. She stared at his lithe form. Bony, pale but peaceful. She placed her hand in his and let her tears fall.
"Sirius! Oh Sirius. I'm so Sorry! Please wake up. I need you right now!" she sobbed for five minutes until she heard a gasp. Sasha turned to see Snape with wide eyes. She followed the man's gaze and found that he was looking at Sirius and his mouth was moving. She laughed and jumped up. Suddenly the door was open and in ran Poppy, Dumbledore, Molly, Arthur, Lupin, Hermione, Ron and Ginny. At the sight their eyes widened and Poppy set to work.
"Eeey..."
"What was that? Come on say it louder Padfoot!" said Lupin.
"Rryyy!" Lupin was confused. "Ha... Harry." he struggled. Hermione, Ginny, Molly and Poppy burst into hysterical tears. Ron began quietly sobbing as did Lupin. They took a seat. Sasha stared unable to help the tears running down her face. She went over to Hermione and wrapped her into a huge hug as they both cried. Cried for Sirius. Cried for Harry. Cried for everyone.
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