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Harry Potter and Gaining Momentum	By : Ryanaven Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 12970 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Harry
was, as of right now, lying on a couch in Albus�s office. It was supposed to
happen any minute now. Albus had already cast a pain relieving charm on him and
took the wards from him. Harry told him that it was just a little pain, and
that he should be able to keep the wards stable, but Albus argued and told him
it was better safe than sorry.

Harry
began to feel a tingly burning feeling on his back. Out of instinct, he
automatically sat up to not to put pressure on the area. Albus looked up from some
work he was going over and stood up behind his desk.

�It�s
going to be on my back,� Harry said trying to slip into his mind games so he
could push the pain away.

�No,
Harry, don�t. I don�t want you getting stuck if they pain is too much. You�ll have
to stay alert,� Dumbledore said as he saw Harry�s emerald orbs start to glaze
over.

The
pain was becoming more intense and Harry started to grit his teeth. Flames.

�Dear
boy, if you want to scream, do so. It does not make you less of a man,� he said
trying to reason with the boy who was no sitting straight up on the couch and
arching his back. Dumbledore waved his wand and stripped Harry of his shirt to
get rid of any discomfort.

Harry
glared at Albus for his nakedness, but said nothing in fear that he might cry
out. The pain was fast approaching that of the Cruciatus and Harry was now
gripping the cushions so hard that the bones in his hands hurt. The pain was throbbing
and dull, but nagging. As soon as Harry thought the pain was going to start subsiding,
it hit again with full force at a ten fold. He threw himself on the ground on
knees and clenched his jaw so hard that his teeth felt like they may crush one
another at anytime. He dug in fingers into the hearth rug under him as the fire
traveled up his back. He was vaguely aware of Albus sucking in a quick breath
as he watched with fascination and horror.

Harry
was starting et oet out a strangled cry, but caught himself, he was totally
aware of his surrounds, but cared not. The flesh on his back was melting away,
peeling off as the fire started at the small of his back and moved up as the
flames licked and tore at his skin, or so that�s what it felt like was
happening. Fawks started trilling loudly as Harry cried out once, and then
pushed the pain back down his throat where it had escaped from.

It
had been close to eight minutes now, and Harry was starting to feel the
exhaustion of the pain, and not having the wards. He began to get dizzy. He
became vaguely aware that Albus was trying to talk to him in soothing tones.
Then the final stage happened, or what he hopped was the final stage. Thorns
seemed to be entwining around his spinal cord with such ferocity that he felt
he would be crippled. The pain was too much. He let the black nothingness engulf
him taking him out of his pain, and into a slumber of unconsciousness.

***

Harry
woke feeling very odd. The pain was no more and he was again buzzing with
magic. He had the wards back, but why? He became aware of voices around him.
Hermione and Ron were having a debate over something. Both his hands were entwined
with others. The first was the familiar Draco�s, soft but firm, but whose did
the other belong to? He pried his eyes open to see flaming red hair, Ginny. He
gave her hand a squeeze in thanks as she looked down at him and smiled.

�Hello
sleepy head,� she said in a soft soothing tone. He smiled at her while
squeezing Draco�s hand too.

�Merlin
Harry, you had us all scared stiff,� Draco said as he brushed back hair out of
Harry�s face.

�How
long have I been out? And why did Albus give the wards back so early?� he asked
confused. Better safe than sorry does not mean giving an unconscious boy wards.

�What
do you mean? You�ve been carrying the wards all day,� Hermione said.

�No,
Albus took them before the potion took effect. He didn�t want anything to
happen while I was in pain. Better safe than sorry, he told me,� Harry conveyed
to them.

�I�ll
get Madam Pomfrey,� Ron said standing. He wanted to call out to Ron so he
wouldn�t get her yet, but his throat was still too sore to yell. Seeing the
discomfort in his face, Neville handed him a glass of water.

�Thanks
Nev,�
he said in a scratchy voice. Neville just nodded in return, not wanting Harry
to speak.

�Why
did you use the Heritage Potion?� Luna finally asked. Harry looked over behind
Draco to see her standing behind him, one hand os shs shoulder showing support.

�Curiosity, and Albus was hoping that it would solve some
mysteries about why I was becoming so powerful and why Hogwarts listened to
me,� Harry explained.

�Come
in Harry,� Dumbledore said before he even had a chance to knock on the door. He
walked in and took a seat in one of the comfy chairs.

The
look on the Headmaster�ce wce was not one of pleasure, but of grief and graveness.

�What�s
happened?� Harry asked cautiously not sure if he even wanted to know.

�Three muggle primary school were
attacked this morning. Over three thousand children were lost, and there are
still attacks springing up all over the country. I�m not sure what spurred the
attacks, but there was one wall unaffected at the third school. The wall said
�my dedication to Potter�,� Dumbledore said shaking his head. �I know he�s just
trying to break you, make you feel guilty for not being able to help those children,
but what you have to understand Harry, is that this is the way he works. He
likes to feed off people�s emotions, that�s why he
relishes the fact that no one will say his name out of fear,� Albus explained.
Harry sat numb, saying nothing.

�There�s
more,� Professor McGonagall prompted gravely. Albus again took the lead.

�Narcissa
Malfoy has gone to the ministry and asked for help. She claims that Lucius put
her under the Imperius and that she was just able to get away. Because Sirius
was your Godfather, and you have proved his innocence, she is claiming custody
of you because she was the next in relation to Sirius. Your vaults at Gringotts
have been frozen until a custody hearing is set up. Tonks has agreed to fight
for your custody but the chances that she gets her way are very small. Narcissa
has been given the Malfoy estate, and the fortune back, and is now claiming
yours as rightfully hers due to you being in her family via Sirius�s relationship
to you,� Dumbledore said. Harry just heard his whole world falling to the
ground around him.

�What
are the chances that this is all Voldemort�s doing?� he asked in a small voice.

�Very, very high. He has developed a potion that the Vertiserum cannot break. No one will ever know the truth,
and thus, she is within her legal rights,� Albus said shaking his head. �I�ll
help you in anyway you can, but I must warn you that all the conditions fit
exactly as they should for her to win the case. Our only chance is that the
judge overseeing the custody hearing is not blind and deaf of the ways of
Voldemort.�

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�And
Draco?� he prompted.

�He
will have to return home. He is no longer under my custody,� Albus whispered.

�What
if we told the new Minister of Magic about the prophecy, will that increase my chances
of winning the hearing and being able to preside with Tonks as my magical
guardian?� he asked.

�Harry,
I don�t think you understand. She is not only your magical guardian, but your
only guardian. Because your aunt and uncle weren�t actually pointed out as your
guardian, Narcissia is the only one that can claim it
respectfully,� Albus said. �This means when you leave here, you�ll be returning
to the Malfoy manner for the Holiday. She has already
requested you attend a Christmas party at the manner.�

�As
for revealing the prophecy, it will be a great risk, but it may work. If it
doesn�t, then we risk the fact that Voldemort may find out,� he finished. Tears
were starting to stain his cheeks. His whole world, everything he�d worked for,
and that the Headmaster has worked for was crashing down around him in blurred
movements.

�Will
the Weasleys be loosing the money I gave them from the Black Family Trust?�
Harry asked dreading the answer.

�No,
what�s gone is gone, she cannot have it back. The Potter trust will also be
under the Malfoy�s control should this take place. You will be left with
nothing as far as money. It will all be added to the Malfoy vault which, as I
said, is back in her control,� Dumbledore said.

�Do
you think the Goblins will resort to bribery? If I give them a percentage of
what is in my vaults, will they let me transfer the money into someone else�s
vault?� he asked carefully.

�Goblins
are greedy, but they are greedy legally. I don�t think they will agree,
especially since the next largest line of vaults belongs to the Malfoys. I�m sorry,� he said.

Harry,
now thoroughly depressed sat in thought for a moment. Why had his parents given
him a godfather, but no godmother? That could have fixed everything. He wanted
to be mad at their attempt to keep him safe, but at the same time found it hard
to mean ill at a dead person. He sighed in exasperation.

�All
because of no godmother,� he muttered. Professor McGonagall sat up at this.

�Excuse
me?� she asked somewhat distractedly while looking at Albus.

�I�m
sorry, I mean, this could have all been avoided if my parents would have
appointed a godmother for me,� he said somewhat embarrassed.

�But
they did Harry,� Albus said giving him a confused look, �Sirius never told you?�

�What?
No, he never told me, who is it?� he asked perking up a bit.

�Well,
it wouldn�t matter, she�s somewhat unavailable,� McGonagall said stiffly as if
she didn�t want to pursue the subject.

�Well,
are you going to tell me or avoid the question until I have a chance to ask
Remus?� he asked annoyed. He was beginning to feel like it was his fifth year
again and he was being kept in the dark.

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�Alice
Longbottom, she and your mother were very close. They
were in the same year in school and both joined the order together, not to
mention carried children at the same time,� Albus enlightened him.

Harry
had still not yet told Draco about his mother�s stunt, which was hopefully
going to come tonight, if they got away.

�Where
have you been?� Hermione asked as he walked into the room and took his seat at
the station next to Hermione.

�Speaking with Draco. We�ve been trying to get time together
for days, but something always comes up. We�re meeting tonight finally, well,
that is, if nothing comes up,� he said wryly. She just snorted.

�Today
we will be working on a light version of polyjuice
potion,� Snape said as he walked in the room and up to his desk before turning
around to face the class. �It will take approximately two weeks to have the
desired effect. Instead of lasting an hour, as does usual, it will last for
only ten minutes. Cauldrons out, the ingredients and instructions are on the
board,� he said sitting back down and retrieving a book from his drawers.

The
rest of the class proceeded in this fashion. Snape didn�t usually walk around
in this class; most of the students were good enough to not have to worry about
blowing anything up.

�So
where are you meeting him?� Hermione asked as they made their way out of the
potions lab.

�Sorry,
no can tell,� he teased.

�What?
Are you not telling me because I�m a prefect and where you�re meeting isn�t
allowed, or is it after curfew?� she asked putting her chin in the air.

/spa/span>�Not
telling,� he reminded her as he walked faster down the corridor to meet Ron in
the entrance Hall where he just got back from Care of Magical Creatures.

�What�s
wrong?� Ron asked Hermione, who must have had a look of dejection on her face.

�I�m
meeting Draco tonight and won�t tell her where or when. She�s a bit miffed
about it,� Harry stated walking into the Great Hall for lunch.

�So
then when and where are you meeting him?� Ron asked. He hadn�t been exactly
happy about finding out there was romance between the two of them, but didn�t
argue due to Harry�s recent display of power. It was intimidating.

�If
I�m not telling her, I think its safe to assume you�re not finding out either,�
he said sitting down on one of the benches and putting a small club sandwich on
his plate.

�Fine,
have it your way. But if you go missing, don�t expect us to come and find you,
after all, we won�t know when or where,� Ron said with a grin. Harry just
rolled his eyes.

�So
have you found anything out about the rune?� Harry asked looking at Hermione as
he took a bit of his sandwich.

�No,
Neville, Luna and I have looked in every book that is in the Hogwarts library
that would even be related to Runes, nothing,� she confirmed taking a sip of
her pumpkin juice.

�I
still haven�t seen it yet,� Ron said put out.

�Pining
away at seeing me with my shirt off?� Harry said teasingly, but none-the-less
effectively changing the subject at Ron�s grimace and glare. Harry just
laughed.

�Has
Defense gotten any better?� Hermione asked. She and Ron had it together, but he
had to take it at a different time due to scheduling. He assumed that�s the
reason Neville had it with him also. They also meet everyday now due to the
ministry admitting Voldemort�s return.

�Actually,
yes, she even complemented me on my dueling. Though she took points for leaving
her class, or so she thinks I did,� he said grinning. He had told them about
using his animagus form to slip out on her shoulder without her even noticing; Hermione
thought it was reckless, while Ron thought it was brilliant. He couldn�t hide
the fact that he was an animagus because Snape blurted it out in front of them
in Dumbledore�s office.

�Do
you think she was just trying to put you in place the first time because you
were late?� Hermione explored in reasoning.

�Yes,
though I still don�t understand why she would do that, I was with Dumbledore
and she knew. She even knew he was giving me the wards,� he said rolling his
eyes at the teachers attempt to humiliate him. Dumbledore had later told him he
woke up in the hospital wing with the wards because they fought Dumbledore off
seeking out Harry while he was in pain. This was also the assumed reason Albus
was passed out. It was easier for the transfer of the wards while the
Headmaster was unconscious and not fighting. Harry could not give them back
now, Hogwarts just wouldn�t have it.

�Well,
at least you get recognition in one class,� Hermione said sarcastically no
doubt thinking of Snape.

�Fine
by me, the less attention the better. I don�t want anyone finding out that I�m
carrying the wards, or that I can do �Will magic� though I still don�t see the
difference between that and wandless magic, I mean, not really,� he said.

�What
is the difference?� Ron asked for the second time. Harry just rolled his eyes
while he let Hermione answer, yet again.

�Wandless
magic is magic that has an incantation, but it doesn�t necessarily have to be
said out loud because you aim with your mind and execute with your hand. You
still have to say the incantation in your head to get the desired effect. �Will
magic� is when you just will something to happen. There is no specific
incantation needed, it just does what you want it to because focus is so
strong. Usually only people with supremely strong minds can achieve it. Very
difficult,� Hermione summed up.

�Well,
I�m sure that Dumbledore could do it,� Ron said looking at her oddly.

�Maybe
a small amount, like controlling something like a small flame or shaping
something like a drop of water, but he wouldn�t be able to heal, or transfigure
with it. It�s almost impossible,� she said matter-of-factly.

�So,
if Harry had the killing cures coming at him, would he be able to will it to
veer off course?� he asked skeptically.

�Well,
he�d have to be really powerful to do that, but you know Harry, full of
surprises that one,� she said glancing Harry before she rolled her eyes like
she was annoyed by it. Harry just snorted while Ron looked confused.

�I
need to get to Defense early, I�ll see you two after classes,� Harry said
standing.

�You
still have ten minutes mate, stick around,� Ron said furrowing his brow.

�I
can�t, I want to test that theory with Professor Moon,� he said throwing his
bag over his shoulder.

�What
theory?� Ron asked.

�You�re
going to have her throw curses at you to see if you can make them veer off
course?� Hermione asked in awe.

�Ron
suggested it,� Harry said lightly as hde ode off out of the Hall. He looked
back to see Hermione glaring at Ron. Ron looked oblivious.

***

�Hello
Harry,� Professor Moon said as he walked into class.

�Afternoon
Professor,� he said making his way to the front and setting his bag down.

�You�re
here early. What do I owe thee,� she said grinning at him. He didn�t especially
like that grin. Over the past few days he�d been getting it a lot, it made him
uncomfortable, but he tried not to let on that he noticed it.

�There
was a theory at lunch that I may be able to make curses veer off by using will
magic, I was wondering if you�d be willing to throw a few curses at me so I can
find out,� he asked.

�Sure,
front and center,� she said striding out from behind her desk and taking a
dueling position. Harry just stood there until she finally looked ready. He
nodded to her to tell her to start anytime and she muttered under her breath.
His shirt robes and shirt were ripped off.

He
looked at her thoroughly offended but narrowed his eyes at her. No sooner did
another curse hit him, but this time it had been more effective making his
hands clap to his sides and him fall on his front stiff as a board. If his
chest was smaller his face would have been thoroughly smashed. Thank god for
Quidditch, he though.

He
heard her coming closer and then take in a sharp
breath. He assumed it was due to his tattoos. He inwardly groaned at this.

�Finite
Incantatum,� she said backing up and sitting on her
desk. He glared at her as he waved his hand and repaired his shirt and robes
before slipping them back on.

�Does
anyone know that?� she asked motioning to his back.

�A
few choice people,� he said defiantly.

�You
do know any pureblooded which would die to get their hands on you right?� she
said as if it were everyday conversation. �Your looks and talent would only
come in a close second.�

�No,
I didn�t know that,� he said harshly as he slipped his robes back over his
head.

�Just
letting you know,� she said as she walked around deskdesk and sat down in her
chair. �What�s the blue rune?�

�We
don�t know, haven�t been able to find it yet,� he was now annoyed.

�No
idea at all?� she asked trying to sound like she wasn�t prying, though Harry
could tell she was.

�No,�
he answered shortly. She dropped the topic.

�Any
plans for tonight? If not we can continue this lesson,� she asked. Harry though
he saw something like hope flicker across her eyes, but thought better of it.

�Yes,
actually, I�m meeting someone to study. I can probably get him to throw curses
at me. If not, I�ll just go down to the Slytherin common room,� he said. She
laughed at his humor.

�I
don�t think they all hate you,� she said politely as if she didn�t want to let
the cat out of the bag.

�All
but the one I�m dating,� he said casually. She looked up shocked for a moment
and looked like he wanted to peruse the subject, but students started to file
in. Harry was eternally grateful.

�Come
in early tomorrow, we�ll try again,� she said as she stood to meet the class.
Harry groaned, the hoped her methods of trying to hex and jinx him wouldn�t
involve stripping him.

The
class was dueling, but she didn�t let Harry participate due to the duel with
Professor Snape. Instead, after the small lecture, he got to sit at her desk
and work on any other homework (though he really didn�t have to do it) or read
while she instructed the class on dueling.

�Transfiguration
next,� Hermione announced as she meet her outside the defense room. It was the
only class they all had together this term. Harry was grateful in a way. He was
sure Ron would do the whole jealous thing if he had to do participate in class
while Harry sat behind the professor�s desk and did nothing the whole class.

They
made their way a little ways down the corridor and entered the class room.
Unlike other days, there was nothing sitting on everyone�s desk. There was
usually some sort of prop they�d be changing into a different object.

The
class filed in while Harry, Hermione, and Ron all took seats next to one
another. Draco took a seat across from Harry at the next table and grinned. He
was obviously excited at the prospect of finally getting to meet that evening.

�Today
we will not be transfiguring anything, we will be conjuring. This is usually
taught in charms because it is a branch of magic used both in charms and
transfiguration, but due to the number of first years this year, I have gladly
taken the topic for Professor Flitwick,� Professor
McGonagall announced once everyone was seated.

�To
conjure, you simply concentrate on the item you want to appear then flick your
wand as if there�s water on the end of it and say �costruire�,�
she said flicking her wand as she said and producing a feather. �It takes a lot
of concentration at first, but as you get the hang of it, it will become
easier,� she said. �We�ll start off with feathers, you may begin,� she said as
she started pacing around the room. Harry had gotten his book about �Will
Magic� back out and started reading it again. As she approached, she looked at
him sternly before clearing her throat.

�Mr.
Potter,� she said trying not to gain the attention of the rest of the class,
though those around him looked up at her.

�Yes
Professor,� he asked closing his book, but keeping a finger in it to mark his
place.

�Why
are you not participating?� she asked irritated.

�You
saw me conjure a chair yesterday ma�am, I didn�t think it would be necessary
for me to conjure a feather, I�m sorry,� he said waving his hand vaguely and
conjuring a beautiful phoenix feather. Hermione picked it up fascinated and
started turning it around in her fingers.

�Yes,
well, I expect you to push yourself,� she said as she flicked her wand and
produced a list of items that he had to conjure. He nodded and put away his
book. She walked away satisfied.

�Harry,
do you think you can conjure all this?� Hermione whispered looking at the list.
He just shrugged and took the list back starting from the second object, due to
the first being a feather. The second was a goblet. He waved his hand again and
produced a jewel encrusted goblet. Hermione gasped but he ignored her. Not
getting rid of the feather or goblet, he went on to the third item which was an
apple. He waved his hand and produced a shiny redle ole of perfect size. He too
put that aside before moving on to the next.

By
the end of class he had made his way through to the end the list of fifty
items. There were perfect artifacts all around him. He had yet to notice that
the class was staring at him intently as he produced yet another object which
was a chair, well, some would probably call it a thrown. Finally the last was a
table. Not knowing if he could produce it with his hand or not, he took out his
wand and walked around his desk to have more room. Yet, he still did not take
notice of the class following him with their gaze.

Holding
his wand above his head to get a clear shot, he flicked it and muttered the
incantation producing a moderately sized cherry wood table. It didn�t look
fancy like the rest of his things, just shiny. He wasn�t too thrilled at this.
Deciding to try some �will magic� he raised his hand to the table and closed
his eyes.

He
willed the table to have legs like that of a lions, with claws at the feet of
the table. He then willed the table top to be trimmed in small lion heads and
finally willed the table to be animated so it could be moved without having to
cast any spells on it. He opened his eyes to see just that. There were still
strands of gold around the table, but they were receding to his hand. Happy, he
took his seat beside Hermione, who for once had abandoned her leslonglong ago
to watch him also, and started messaging his temple. He was beginning to get a
headache from the intense concentration of will magic.

�Thirty
points to Gryffindore for Potter�s excellent conjuring,� McGonagall said as she
finally approached him. As she did, the table scurried out of her way and she
gave a very uncharacteristic squeal of fright. �Did you animate it?� she asked
confused.

�Just
the legs so it was easier to move, and would move on it�s own for you,� he said
shrugging, �I wouldn�t want to lug around that thing,� he said nodding to the
table. She seemed to understand because she gave a curt nod and released the
class for the day.

�Harry,
that was great!� Hermione gushed as soon as the level of sound in the room
rose.

�Mr.
Potter, please stay after class,� the professor said over the noise. Harry
sighed hopping that he wasn�t going to get accused of being a show off, or
asked to do something extra. He approached her desk as soon as the class was
out the door.

�Yes
Professor?� he asked settling his bag more comfortably on his shoulder.

�How
did you do all that?� she said motioning to the conjured items.

�I�ve
mastered Occlumency ma�am. You�d be surprised how much concentration you can
achieve with it,� he said looking back at his items.

�Well,
you�ve just conjured all the items for the whole semester. We were going to be
working on an item a week,� she said as if thinking of something. �What was the
gold stringy thing you did?� she asked boring into his eyes with her own.

�It�s
called �will magic�. It�s hard to explain what it is. I�d say ask Hermione if
you want a good definition,� he said flustered.

�That�s
quite alright Mr. Potter, I know what it is. Does Albus know you can do that?�
she asked peering over her glasses.

�Yes
ma�am, he�s the one who pointed out what it was the first time I used it,�
Harry explained not really seeing where this was going.

�From
now on, in this class, you will be using will magic to complete all your
transfigurations. It would be a great feat to do this. It wouldn�t be wise to
use a wand with it, I�m not sure what would happen if you conjured whole items
using will magic, with your wand, especially after I heard what you did to
Professor Snape,� she said disapprovingly.

�Yes
ma�am,� he answered as she released him from class.
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