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Second Time Around	By : gypsysue Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 16156 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 13
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"We forgot about wands," Remus said as they finished up the children's shopping.
"Indeed," Severus replied, "we will have to contact Cornelius and Amelia and have a group of Aurors to escort them. Are we done?" With nods from the others, all three went back to the Leaky Cauldron and Flooed back to Potter Manor.
The trio found the children still sitting around the table with hot chocolate and cookies, and Severus, Lucius and Remus had to stifle a laugh at the sight of Dobby plastered to Harry's right side while Draco was plastered to his left. All the while Harry sat happily munching on a cookie and smiling at his companions.
"We shall let you deal with this, Severus," Lucius said, and dragged Remus from the room, chuckling at the sight on his friend's face.
Severus was grumbling under his breath about death to blondes when he took a seat at the head of the table, and all the children turned to look at him. "Well, it seems we have a little problem. You all need wands and in order to get them, you must go to Ollivander's. We have to figure out a way to get you there and back safely, so Lucius is talking to," Severus was cut off by the flash of Fawkes entering the room.
The bird trilled softly to Harry, who smiled in return, "of course, why didn't I think of that." Harry smacked himself in the forehead, which caused Draco to grab his hand and then rub the spot he hit. Harry just smiled at him, before turning back to Severus. "You could get the Auror's to stand guard out the front of the store, if it makes you feel better, but Fawkes said he can flash us in, two at a time to get our wands and then bring us straight back here. No travel in between."
Severus smiled at them and reached over to run his hands through Fawkes feathers, "very good idea, indeed," he said before getting up, "I shall be back, you lot split into pairs and be ready when I return."
Hermione looked at Harry and Draco for a second, wondering if she could go with them as a third or if she should partner with Neville, when Pansy tapped her on the shoulder, "will you go with me?" the girl asked. Hermione thought about it for a second and then decided that if they were going to be friends they had to start somewhere, so she agreed. The others paired up quickly, and it wasn't long before the first two set off.
It was a smiling bunch of children that set off home, just before the family sat down for supper. The family now consisted of, the Granger's, who had moved in a month ago, after their house had been attacked. The wards had held up wonderfully and no damage was done, but once they were outside the property line there was no protection. Narcissa had insisted that they move in for her peace of mind. Whether the attack was done by Dumbledore or Death Eaters, no one was too sure, but they had their suspicions. Lucius and Narcissa, Severus, Remus, Sirius, Draco and Harry.
It had become habit for all of them to spend the weekends together, while the Malfoy's only spent time at their Manor during the week, to get some work done. Draco on the other hand was an almost permanent part of Potter Manor as the two now refused to sleep apart.
The night of the 31st of August found Harry and Draco curled up in bed, nervous about the next day. The fact that Sirius and Severus would be riding the train with them, as new instructors, helped a little, but Harry was also wondering about Dobby and Fawkes. "The rules say we can only have a toad, owl or cat," Harry said, causing Fawkes to trill loudly. "Really," Harry answered, "I didn't know that."
"What did he say Harry?" Draco asked.
"He said that familiars are allowed, because it puts a strain on the bond if they are not together. He also said that Dobby is allowed to come since I am head of my family and as such am entitled to a room of my own and my elf. They don't tell you that in Hogwarts a History."
"Does that mean we won't be able to share a bed at Hogwarts?" Draco asked as he held Harry a little bit tighter. Fawkes trilled again, causing Harry to smile.
"Fawkes says that we can, but in order to do so we have to tell everyone that I'm your mate, and since we grew up together, the bond has already started so it would be painful and cruel to separate us. Or something like that." Harry chuckled at the look of relief on Draco's face. "It wouldn't matter anyway Draco, Dobby would just pop you in and out."
"Let's get some sleep, we can talk about whether we are telling or popping tomorrow, with the family," Draco said before cuddling up in to Harry. The two boys snuggled in, and it wasn't long before both were sound asleep.
The following morning, Harry and Draco woke to an excited Hermione jumping up and down on their bed. "Mione, could you not do that, I have to pee," Harry groaned and shoved her slightly so he could get up to use the bathroom.
"Sorry Harry, but we go to Hogwarts today, I'm just so excited."
"We can see that," Draco mumbled as he too got out of bed, annoyed that the warmth and comfort of his mate was gone.
Harry and Draco got ready for the day and made it down to breakfast where Hermione and the others were waiting for them.
"We were wondering," Harry started, after everyone had eaten, "what we should do about the bond. Draco and I don't want to sleep apart, well really we can't anymore, and Fawkes said that since I'm the Head of the Potter line, that I get my own room and can have Dobby with me. Also that Draco can stay with me, but in order to do that we have to tell about the bond."
Lucius chuckled slightly, "you can stay in the same room without Dumbledore finding out about the bond. Professor Flitwick is your advisor, since Dumbledore is banned from any contact with you, so he is the only one that has to know. Since I take it you will all be in the same house," he paused and looked around the table as the children all nodded, "then the private room will be in that house."
Lucius had a sudden thought and cleared his throat gently, "Excuse us would you, I need to speak to Severus privately. He lead Severus to the office he used at Potter Manor and sat down, "Severus, I was just thinking about the houses, since Harry, Hermione and Neville were in Gryffindor before, and Luna is supposed to be in Ravenclaw next year, won't it unbalance the houses?"
Severus scratched his chin, thoughtfully, "I never considered that, but we still don't know if they will end up in Slytherin. Hermione could end up in Ravenclaw, Harry has the potential too as well, but will likely follow Draco, unless Hermione is alone in Ravenclaw then Harry will have to choose between the two, and you know Draco will throw a fit if he is not in Harry's house. I guess we will just have to wait and see, I'm sure it will balance itself out. Maybe a few of the Slytherin's from the alternate time line will go to Gryffindor and we can laugh at the irony."
It wasn't long after that the group apparated to Platform 9 and ¾ and what a sight they were. Harry Black Potter stood tall and proud with Dobby on one side, Draco on the other and a Phoenix on his shoulder, when a loud hoot filled the air and a beautiful snowy white owl soared down to land on Harry's other shoulder. All the adults who had seen the memories of Harry's past were stock still staring at the bird they recognised as Hedwig, Harry's faithful companion from the other time line.
Harry jerked slightly and looked at the owl now on his shoulder and smiled slightly, "well hello there beautiful, are you lost?" He absently stroked her chest while looking around to see if anyone had lost an owl. Dobby tugged on his shirt to get his attention and he looked down at his friend. But before Dobby could say anything, Harry's attention was again caught by the owl who started to make noise, that to others sounded like pyee pyee, but Harry heard words. I'm your owl, I waited for you to get me from that shop I was in, but you never came, so I came to find you." She made a sharp clicking noise at the end and nipped at his ear in displeasure at him not coming to find her in the first place.
Harry was shocked that this was happening, he had no idea what he was suppose to do. He looked at Fawkes who was watching the snowy owl with interest. "Two birds?" Harry questioned. Sirius, who had finally snapped out of his funk, stepped in, "I don't see why you can't have two birds, I'm sure Fawkes would be happy to not have to deliver your mail, unless it's an emergency." Fawkes made a gesture that if he were human would amount to a shrug, while Hedwig hooted.
"What do you think I should name her?" Harry asked. The adults all spoke at once saying the same thing, "Hedwig," which caused the children to giggle and the grown ups to blush slightly.
"Well I guess your name is Hedwig, do you like that?" Hedwig nodded her head at Harry and said, "yes that will be a fine name." "Okay then I guess I have two birds and an elf going to Hogwarts with me," he turned to look at Severus, "I wont get into trouble will I?"
"Of course not, every student is entitled to a owl, cat or toad," he replied, "Fawkes and Dobby don't count, since Fawkes is a familiar and Dobby is the personal elf of a Lord."
"Time to board the train," Narcissa said as she leaned down to hug her boys, while the other kids said goodbye to their parents. Then there was a mad scramble for the train to find a compartment. Dobby taking care of all of their luggage.
The train ride was pretty quiet, most of the time was spent reading, until they were interrupted by a red headed boy that tried to force his way into their compartment. Draco stood quickly, putting himself between Harry and the intruder. "What do you want?" he asked a little harshly. Harry giggled softly at his tone as did Hermione and Pansy, while Blaise and Neville stood with Draco and scowled at the red head.
"I heard Harry Potter was on the train and I wanted to meet him," the boy blurted out, which abruptly stopped Harry's laughter and his scowl matched his mates.
"I have no wish to meet people who only what to meet Harry Potter and not just Harry. You should leave." Harry responded and then turned to look out the window. He had never been so grateful for his real friends as he was at this moment. His family had told him that people would want to talk to him and be his friend just because of who he was, but he never understood why. To be famous for surviving the night your parents where murdered, was not something he was proud of.
The young boy turned as red as his hair and glanced around the room one more time before turning and leaving the compartment. Harry sighed when the door slid shut, "it's only going to get worse, isn't it?" he asked.
Draco sat down next to Harry and pulled him into a hug trying to relieve the tension and sadness in his mate. "Well, it doesn't matter what they think, because you know you have us and we love you for just being you." Draco stated with an air of importance, which he knew would make Harry laugh and he was right, Harry chuckled and then curled into Draco's embrace.
"Thanks, Draco," Harry murmured softly and then placed a kiss on Draco's check, causing the blonde to blush and smile.
Harry spent the rest of the train ride tucked into Draco's side, worrying about how everyone else was going to react to him. He hadn't liked the look in the red headed boys eyes, when he looked at Harry, it was almost like a hunger.
As the train pulled to a stop, Dobby shrunk and lightened all their trunks for them so the kids could carry them for themselves, something their parents had told them to do to avoid any interference by Dumbledore. Since Draco didn't bring any pets, Hedwig decided to ride on his shoulder, while Fawkes stayed perched on Harry's and Dobby refused to leave his side.
They heard a booming voice call out for the first years and made their way down the path following what could only be described as a giant. "That must be Hagrid," Draco whispered, "remember everyone telling us about him. He is the Grounds Keeper at Hogwarts."
"I remember," Harry whispered back, "he is very big, but he seems nice enough." Draco nodded but added, "remember what Dad said, he is very loyal to Dumbledore, so be careful what you say to him." Harry nodded and squeezed Draco's hand that he was holding. He was very nervous and glad that he had Draco to help calm him. It was one of the best things, Harry had decided, about being mated to a Veela, Draco loved Harry, not the power or the myth, just the boy. And he would be loyal and trustworthy to Harry through his whole life, without any ulterior motive.
They made their way to boats that were bobbing in the water, and Harry looked at Draco and sighed. "Why would they make us take boats in this weather, it's freezing." Fawkes trilled softly for a few moments, and Harry responded with a "ohhhhhhhh."
"What did he say Harry?" Draco always got annoyed when Harry spoke to animals, since he couldn't understand them yet. He hoped that after their bond was complete, that animal speech would be one of the abilities that they shared, since he knew that Veela and their mates, if strong enough, often shared their abilities with each other, to keep the pair safer and make them stronger.
"He said that it was to create an impression and that we would fully understand why when we saw it." Just as Harry had finished commenting, they rounded the bend and the castle came into view, and they knew it was true. It was a breathtaking sight, and the chatter increased as everyone commented on how truly beautiful it was, or how magnificent.
Everything passed in a blur and the sights and sounds around them became intense. Harry only came back to himself as they were lead into the hall to be sorted, and it was only because he felt a pair of eyes watch him intently. It made him extremely uncomfortable and he was afraid to look up, but he did and he squeezed tightly to Draco's hand as he felt something push at his mind. Fawkes trilled loudly and flapped, and Dobby brought up a shield around them. Professor Flitwick made his way quickly down to the boys, while Severus and Sirius sat at the head table, trying not to move, knowing that in the school, Flitwick needed to act.
"What happened Harry?" he asked, as he stood just outside the barrier Dobby had created.
"I don't know sir, it felt like someone was trying to force their way into my brain, it hurt so much, but dad already told me no one would be able to do that mind reading thing, Legi-something or other, because of the bonds I have with Fawkes, Dobby and Draco." He neglected to mention that the Goblins had made sure the children's minds were safe from prying.
Flitwick turned and glared at the headmaster, who pretended to be looking around the room, as if to find a perpetrator, before calling Severus and Sirius down to join him. "Severus, he is going to need a pain reliever potion, I think, it seems, 'someone' is trying to use legilimency on him." He said it loud enough to be heard around the hall and the gasps of shock were almost deafening.
Severus pulled a bottle out of his pocket and passed through the barrier without issues to hand it to Harry and watched him closely as he drunk it, the colour slowly returning to his face. "Well let's hope that the person responsible isn't stupid enough to try it again," Severus sneered and added, "right Headmaster."
"Quite right, Severus my boy," the Headmaster agreed, all the while seething on the inside. He should have remembered that Fawkes could block his masters thoughts.
Once the excitement died down the sorting started, with the hat singing a song about hope and change, and then names were called. Harry only listened for his friends, so was shocked when Draco started with a surprise squeak when some who were thought to be Slytherin, were sorted into Gryffindor, like Crabbe and Goyle, and one went into Hufflepuff.
"What does that mean?" Draco asked, a confused look on his face. Harry just shrugged his shoulders and turned back to the sorting, and clapped when Hermione went to Slytherin. Neville followed suit, much to the headmaster's surprise, followed by Draco and Pansy. Then Harry was called, and he clutched Dobby's hand as he went to the stool, since everyone was staring at him and whispering his name.
"Just ignore the silly children, Master Harry," Dobby said and moved to the side and Professor McGonagall gestured for Harry to take a seat. He slid on to the stool and the hat was placed on his head, covering his eyes, which made Harry sigh with relief as his view of the hall disappeared.
"Nervous, Lord Black- Potter?" the hat asked and Harry shook his head slightly.
"No Sir, I just don't like to be stared at, I don't think anyone in their right mind would like everyone staring and talking about them."
"Too right, Harry," the hat replied. "Now let's see here, hrmm yes, very interesting, you would do will in all the houses Harry, but I can see where your heart lies, so it better be...
SLYTHERIN." There was silence in the Great Hall as Harry Potter was placed in Slytherin, for all of a second before Harry's friends clapped and cheered as he jumped off the stool and made his way to the table. Sirius and Severus had large smiles on their faces as they clapped softly themselves.
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