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The Power Of Love	By : Marblez Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 5431 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Moving In.

"Oh no…" Kai turned his head towards the girl on his right arm when he heard her gasp those two words, her grip on his arm going from gentle to brutally tight. She also stopped walking forcing Kai and Ken to stop too. The students leaving the station behind them grumbled and walked around them, bumping shoulders with them on purpose.

"What's wrong?" Kai asked, concerned as Dominique began to shake.

"The lake…I'd forgotten about the lake…" Dominique mumbled.

"What about it?" Ken asked confused. Hagrid answered his question in his loud booming voice, addressing all of the first years gathered on the jetty,

"Right, no more'n four to a boat!"

"We're crossing the lake in those? They can't be safe!" Ken gasped, as did many of the other muggle borns. Dominique's entire body was shaking now against Kai's side, her fingers digging into his arm.

"I can't…I can't cross it…I can't go in a boat…I can't…" she mumbled pathetically, turning her head and pressing her face into Kai's shoulder, "I can't…" Soon the three were the only ones still on the jetty, the others were all waiting in the boats. Jason, Jeremy and Fred were sat in one near the front of the fleet of boats with a tiny boy called Alistair.

"Everyone in?" Hagrid asked loudly.

"No," Ken called out, watching Kai holding the trembling Dominique gently.

"Hey that's Dominique!" Fred gasped as Hagrid left the boat he had climbed into and walked up to the three, crouching down slightly so he didn't tower over them quite so much,

"What's up?"

"I don't really know," Kai answered, "But she won't move and she's shaking like a leaf in a breeze."

"Little Lass? What's wrong?" Hagrid asked gently.

"I-I nearly drowned when I was little and I can't…water…I can't go on water…haven't since…can't even go in swimming pools…I can't…" Dominique whimpered, her face still pressed into Kai's shoulder.

"Oh is that all? Well then you and your two friends here can catch one of the carriages up to the castle and meet us there," Hagrid said cheerfully, rising easily to his full height once more, "Go back onto the station and leave by the other exit. You'll find the carriages there."

"Thank you," Dominique said quietly, looking up at the friendly half giant.

"Off you go then, we'll see you at the main doors to the school," Hagrid smiled down at them and went back to the boats, "You there, little girl on her own. You'll have to come share my boat." The little girl he spoke to jumped slightly and looked terrified as she changed boats.

Ken and Dominique guided Kai back onto the station and then out of the other exit, finding a horseless carriage waiting for them. They giggled as they helped Kai up into it, the blind boy giggling a little himself as he stumbled slightly and only just landed on one of the seats.

"Everyone's going to make fun of me now," Dominique said sadly as they rode on the carriage, worrying every time they came to a bend in the track, thinking that the magic wouldn't work and the carriage would go into the trees lining the track. Little did they know it wasn't magic pulling the carriage but a Thestral.

"No they wont," Ken said, putting his arm around her.

"We wont let them. You can't help being afraid of water Dominique," Kai said reassuringly, "Anyway they'll be far too busy making fun of me to remember your panic attack."

"If you're willing to defend me I'm not going to stand aside while they make fun of you Kai," Dominique said bravely, "And I won't let them make fun of your accent either," this was said to Ken who smiled shyly at her. "We can defend each other, as a team."

"As a team," Ken echoed, "I like that. I like having friends."

"Didn't you have friends before?" Dominique asked with a frown.

"No, my Da didn't like me having friends," Ken mumbled.

"Well you've got some now," Dominique smiled brightly. But then all conversation ceased as the two saw for the first time the wonderful castle that would be there home for nearly a year.

"What's wrong? You've gone quiet?" Kai asked, thoroughly confused.

"Sorry Kai, it's just we can see the school now and it's wonderful," Dominique answered, her voice soft.

"Oh," Kai said quietly, wishing more than anything that he could see it, could see what had made his friends go so quiet all of a sudden. He didn't say anything though, none of them did until the carriage came to a stop. He heard them jump down easily, "Er guys? A little help?"

"Sorry Kai!" Dominique gasped. Neither she nor Ken could believe they'd forgotten. Together they helped him down from the carriage and then together they began walking up to the main entrance to the castle, finding the rest of the first years and Hagrid waiting for them.

"There you three are. Right," Hagrid said calmly before lifting up his giant fist and knocking three loud times on the castle door. The doors swung open slowly and revealed a familiar face to some of the first years.

"Hello mum!" Jeremy called out loudly, earning a slightly laugh from the nervous first years. "Fancy meeting you here!"

"That's enough of that Jeremy," Hermione said with a small smile, "I am Professor Weasley, the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. Follow me please, quietly." They did, walking along the corridors of their school, looking with wide eyes at the paintings which greeted them as they passed. The noise level grew as they finally came to a halt beside a large set of doors. "Now it is my duty to welcome you all to Hogwarts. The start of term banquet will begin once you have all been sorted into your houses. Whilst you are at Hogwarts your house will be like your family, you will eat with your house and share dormitories with your housemates and each house has a common room for you to spend your free time in. Now can anyone tell me the names of the houses?"

"Gryffindor," Jason called out.

"Hufflepuff," a tall girl said.

"Ravenclaw," Emily said calmly.

"Slytherin," a boy with jet black hair and a sour expression said.

"Well done. Now each house has a noble history and each continues to produce outstanding witches and wizards. Throughout your school year you will be able to earn house points for your house with good behaviour and good work. But remember bad behaviour and rule breaking will have points taken away. At the end of the year the house with the most points is awarded the House Cup, a great honour," Hermione smiled down at there nervous faces, "Now you have a few moments to smarten yourselves up, the ceremony will take place in front of the whole school. I will be back in a few moments to take you through." Hermione disappeared into the Great Hall and most of the children, the nervous looking ones especially began to smooth down their robes and straighten their ties.

"Do I look alright?" Kai asked Dominique.

"You look fine," she reassured him, "I would ask how I looked but I have a feeling you wouldn't be much help with sorting out my hair." He knew she didn't mean any harm and joined in her quiet laughter. "Fred, you need to sort out your tie," she called out suddenly to her cousin.

"Yes mum," he snapped back at her but doing as she said.

"Here Ken, let me," Dominique said suddenly, letting go of Kai's arm briefly to reach around him to the other boy. He guessed she was sorting out his tie or the way his cloak was fastened.

"Thanks," he mumbled quietly, "Never was any good at ties." So it had been his tie she'd fixed. They both took his arms again just as he heard the doors open again and Hermione returned, her shoes clicking on the floor.

"Alright, form a line in pairs please and follow me. Jeremy, sort your tie out," Hermione said as an after thought and some of the kids laughed as her son grumbled, sorting out the tie as she'd ordered. Ken let go of Kai's arm, letting Dominique be the one to guide him into the hall which had suddenly fallen silent.

They walked down between the middle two tables, most of them not looking at any of the older students watching them eagerly as they passed. Teddy gave them the thumbs up as they passed, Jason returning it as he walked on past. The group finally came to a halt before the raised teachers deck, before which was a simple wooden stool and an old and battered looking hat.

"It's a hat," Ken said confused.

"It's the sorting hat, magic," Dominique told him quietly as Hermione walked up to stand beside the stool, opening a scroll of parchment. "It used to sing a song each year but it hasn't since the war. People have asked it why but it never answers."

"When I call your name you will come and sit on the stool. I will place the sorting hat on your head and it will choose the right house for each of you," Hermione said, picking up the hat gently. "Ambrose, Julian."

A chubby little boy with blond curls stumbled nervously up to the stool, sitting on it as he visibly gulped in breaths of air. There was a moment's pause and then the house shouted loudly for all to hear,

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

The table on the right cheered and clapped loudly and Julian hurried over to sit at it. Most of the first years followed him with their eyes until he was sat down being greeted by other members of his new house.

"Baker, Irene."

"RAVENCLAW!"

This time it was the table the second from the right that cheered. 'Bamber, Melody' was also sorted into Ravenclaw and sat down next to Irene as quickly as she could manage. 'Banks, Cody' joined Julian at the Hufflepuff table, walking much calmer than all of those who had gone before him. Apparently he wasn't at all nervous in front of a huge crowd.

"Broadshaw, William."

This turned out to be the sour face boy with jet-black hair that had answered Hermione earlier. He glared at the first years in his way until they moved and only then did he walk up and sit on the stool.

"Miserable sod," Jeremy mumbled.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"No surprise there," Jason mumbled as William strolled to the table on the left of the hall. There were no loud cheers, just a few greetings for the new boy in their house. Most of the first years couldn't help but think they were a bit of a miserable looking house. 'Brody, Adam' shouldered his way through the group and it wasn't a surprise to see him follow William into Slytherin. 'Bray, John' was another Hufflepuff and 'Caine, Malcolm' was another Ravenclaw.

It was noticed by everyone that none of the first years had been sorted into Gryffindor yet and the murmurs coming from the second to right table showed that Gryffindor weren't happy about that fact.

"Collins, Joel."

"SLYTHERIN!"

'Dyson, Kitty' went to Slytherin too and 'Elgin, Lillian' to Hufflepuff. As 'Flack, Yvonne' was sorted into Slytherin it wasn't murmurs from the Gryffindor table, it was outright talking and shouting, where were the new Gryffindors?

"Flynn, Kenneth."

"Oh," Ken mumbled, startled by his name being called. He was shaking as he walked up and sat on the stool. The hat fell down right over his eyes and he couldn't help but wince slightly at the light pressure on his bruised cheekbone. It seemed like hours that he sat there waiting for the hats decision,

"GRYFFINDOR!"

The cheering was ridiculously loud as the first new Gryffindor walked to the table, sitting alone for now as he watched the ceremony continue. 'Gibbs, Nathaniel' was sorted in Ravenclaw and 'Green, Imogene' went to Hufflepuff.

It was while 'Kent, Jennifer' was being sorted that a sudden thought hit Kai. How was he going to find the stool? The hat decided on Ravenclaw for the trembling girl and the next person was called but still Kai hadn't figured out how he would find the stool. Stupidly he'd left his stick in his bag which was now with his trunk. 'Kent, Arthur' was sorted into Hufflepuff and then it was Ivy's turn.

"Leeds, Ivy."

The pretty girl walked happily up to the stool as sat on it, smiling as the hat was placed onto her head. It took only a few moments to decide where to place her,

"GRYFFINDOR!"

She skipped over to sit beside Ken, still only the second new Gryffindor.

"Malfoy-Smith, Kai."

It was absolutely silent now, Kai was sure of that. The only thing he could hear was his own breathing. He bit his lip and turned his head to where he knew Dominique was stood, still holding his arm,

"Can you help me to the stool?"

"Sure," he couldn't see it but she smiled brightly at him. She led him up to the stool and placed his hand down on it so he could feel where it was. He thanked her and she stepped back as the hat was placed on his head. It didn't matter that it slipped over his eyes. He jumped slightly when he heard a voice in his head,

Another Malfoy, not as corrupted as your father was at this age.

'He's not like that any more.'

I know and you know and your professors know but some of your fellow students do not. You must remember to be careful.

'Thank you for the warning but they'll all tease me for being blind anyway.'

Being blind will not hinder someone as strong as you are. You have true power and skill within your sole. Now the question comes of where to place you. Where indeed? You are very loyal, especially to your father and your siblings. Loyalty is the true trait of a Hufflepuff. But you have brains and wit, the traits of a Ravenclaw. Gryffindor is a possibility for I see true bravery and courage within you. But you can be cunning too in order to get things done and that is what makes a Slytherin a Slytherin. You are a difficult, the most difficult I've had so far today.

'I'm sorry, I don't mean to be difficult. I will be happy wherever you place me…well maybe not in Slytherin but if you think that is where I should go I will go there without question.'

Such polite manners in one so young. It makes a change from "Can yah hurry up coz loads of people are starin' at me?"

Kai couldn't help but laugh at the hats impression of a chav.

Well I think I shall have to place you in the house that will best help you learn and help you to be all you can be and that house is…

"GRYFFINDOR!"

There was no cheering as Dominique helped him down from the stool and to Ken who jumped up to meet them half way, just a hushed silence as everyone took in the fact that a Malfoy had just been made a Gryffindor.

"Huh-hmm," Hermione cleared her throat loudly to draw attention back to her as she continued, "Mallard, Alexa."

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

There was cheering this time and there was cheering as 'May, Heather' was sorted in Gryffindor. 'Nelson, Victor' became a Slytherin and 'Pierce, Natalie' was sorted extremely quickly into Hufflepuff.

"Potter, Jason."

Jason walked up to the stool calmly and sat, folding his arms as the hat was placed on his head. He too jumped slightly when the hat spoke inside his head,

How very much like your father you are Mr Potter.

'Excuse me?! Did you just talk?'

Yes I did. Now I remember as if it was yesterday your father begging with me not to put him into Slytherin. What if I put his son in it? What do you think he'd do?

'I think he'd rip you into little pieces.'

Jason was sure the hat laughed inside his head.

You will not go in Slytherin. I already know where I shall place you, you are much easier to place than some others, namely your twin Mr Malfoy-Smith.

'Why isn't he a Slytherin like his father?'

For the same reason you are not because of that same father. You both belong in the house of your other father, the one you are so like. You will be a…

"GRYFFINDOR!"

There was a mad amount of cheering as Jason bounded down to the Gryffindor table, sitting on the opposite side of the table from Kai, giving Teddy a thumbs up once more.

"Protler, Emily."

Emily adjusted her glasses slightly before she walked up and sat on the stool, waiting calmly for the hat to be placed on her head. Only her clenched hands gave away her nerves.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

After Emily was seated 'Rutherford, Victoria' became a Ravenclaw. 'Sanders, Evan' became a Hufflepuff and 'Scarlett, Genevieve' was sorted into Slytherin. It took the hat quite a while so sort poor 'Staples, Tommy' into Ravenclaw and he looked incredibly grateful when he was eventually let off of the school.

"Smith, Cora."

She was the tiniest eleven year old Jason had ever seen and he told everyone near him just as much. One of the elder pupils suggested maybe she had dwarf blood in her family; not suggesting it was a bad thing of course, just suggesting it.

"GRYFFINDOR!"

There was cheering as the little girl rushed to the table welcoming her. 'Tomlinson, Aaron' was welcomed to Ravenclaw and 'Townsend, Robyn' was welcomed to Gryffindor. 'Walliams, Samantha' literally shoved the Weasley bunch out of her way as she went up to the stool.

"I thought your mum said that Slytherin's weren't that bad," Dominique said quietly to Jeremy, still rubbing her arm after being shoved out of the way.

"She lied," Jeremy muttered.

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Never would have guessed that," Fred muttered angrily as the girl pushed them once more to get to the Slytherin table. 'Waverly, Laura' became a Ravenclaw and then it was the turn of the Weasleys,

"Weasley, Dominique."

Dominique walked up to the stool, sweeping her skirt under her bum before she sat down. The hat was placed on her head and settled quite perfectly. Ken wasn't the only one to think that the girl could look perfect in a potato sack.

Yet another Weasley to grace these halls, the first of the new flock. Now where to place you. Why should we break from tradition? You will be your best in…

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Dominique stood, brushed down her skirt and only then did she walked to the table clapping loudly for her. Instead of sitting beside Jason as he motioned for her to do she sat in the seat on the other side of Kai, a seat that until now had been deliberately left empty.

"Weasley, Fred."

Fred accept a good luck hand slap from his cousin before walking up to the stool, dropping down onto it. He looked at his Aunt expectantly until she put the hat on his head.

Another troublemaker, so like your father and your uncle. But so different also, your mother has had an influence on you just as much as they have. You will be an interesting one to watch grow up. Especially if you grow up in…

"GRYFFINDOR!"

Frowning slightly at what the hat had said Fred walked and sat next to Jason.

"Weasley, Jeremy."

"Hello mum," Jeremy said quietly as he reached the stool.

"Behave," Hermione said even more quietly than her son had spoken, "And sit down." He did smiling out at everyone looking at him as the hat dropped on his head none too gently and covered his eyes.

So you are the Professors son. That's a lot to live up to.

'I'm not worried.'

You're also the eldest of eight.

'I just told you I'm not worried.'

Ok so you're not worried.

'Are you making fun of me?'

Would I do that?

'Apparently yes. Now hurry up and sort me.'

Or what you'll tell your mum on me? But no, I'll be serious now, that's enough fun to last me for a while. Teachers kids are always good. Sorting you is actually incredibly easy, there is no where else that I could put you other than…

"GRYFFINDOR!"

'You'll get yours one day evil hat.'

The hat was laughing as Hermione took it off her sons head, revealing his annoyed expression to the hall. He turned to his mum as he stood up, glaring at her,

"That hat is evil."

He walked away as she fought not to laugh.

"Velvet, Carly."

Of the final three students waiting to be sorted the girl who approached was the only nice one left, the other two appeared to be making fun of the bows on the top of her long socks, and the his bunches her blond curls were in. She looked like a doll.

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

She clapped her hands happily before jumping up off the stool and running to the table cheering for her. It came as no real surprise when 'Yates, Dana' and 'York, Megan' were sorted into Slytherin.

Now that the Sorting Ceremony had been completed Hermione magicked the stool away and carried the hat to a table at the side of the hall, setting it down carefully as the Headmistress stood in the centre of the teachers table.

"Welcome to another year at Hogwarts. Now I just have a few quick announcements to make. We have a new teacher joining our staff this year. Professor Potter will be teaching our flying classes and of course refereeing all of our up and coming Quidditch matches," there was slightly mad applause as Harry stood from his seat and nodded to the students. "I would like to remind everyone that the Forbidden Forest is named so for a reason. You are forbidden from entering without a teacher present. Everything else can wait. Now is time for food."

She clapped her hands quietly before her and food magically appeared on the tables before the students. The noise level rose almost immediately and everyone began to tuck into the delicious feast before them, everyone except Kai.

"What is there to eat?" he asked Ken quietly.

"Everything you could ever imagine," the muggle born boy breathed in wonder, still looking around wide-eyed.

"Is there some chicken and a salad? You know, finger food?" Kai asked.

"Um yeah, oh sorry. Do you want me to get some for you?" Ken asked, suddenly realising why Kai was asking him and why Kai wasn't eating.

"If you could," Kai said, thankful that his new friend had finally realising what he needed. Ken quickly filled his friends plate with salad and chicken legs and some other bits of food he could eat with his fingers. He watched as Kai carefully picked up each thing with his fingers, biting into them carefully to discover what it was before he tucked in. There was excited chatter as everyone ate their dinner and once everyone was full of the delicious food the plates cleared before their eyes and amazing puddings replaced them.

"I can't eat any more…" Ivy moaned, holding her stomach whilst looking at the tower of ice cream scoops, yup, tower of ice cream scoops.

"I can!" Jason said excitedly, helping himself to a large amount of chocolate ice cream and drizzling the thick chocolate sauce over it. Kai asked Ken to get him a slice of cake and tucked in to the most delicious chocolate cake he had ever had. He'd been finished for a few moments when McGonagall spoke once again,

"Now that we have all finished I would like to just say one final welcome and then bid you all goodnight. Prefects, please take responsibility of the first years of your houses."

The students all seemed to move at once, the older ones heading for the door. Kai found himself being pulled out of his seat by a very excited Ken. He had no idea where he was going, could only follow his new friend through what seemed to be a complete maze. He suddenly realised that he'd have to get someone to lead him to every one of his lesson and that made him both sad and embarrassed, it would take him years to learn his way around the castle.

"This is the entrance to Gryffindor Tower," the prefect leading them said as Ken stopped, Kai coming to a halt a few seconds after him.

"Password?" a female voice asked slowly.

"What was that?" Kai asked Ken quietly.

"The doors a painting of a lady and she's talking," Ken sounded a little shocked to say the least.

"You have three choices of an answer, chosen by Professor Weasley and Professor Potter. Moony, Padfoot or Prongs. Don't ask me what they mean, no one knows," the prefect said clearly. There was creaking sound and Ken informed Kai that the painting had swung open to reveal a doorway.

"I do," Jason said quietly.

"What are they then?" Fred asked.

"The three good Marauders," he said as they followed the prefect into the round room he informed them was the Gryffindor Common room. "Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and my grandfather, James Potter."

"Oooh," Fred and Jeremy said loudly.

"Girls dormitories are up those stairs to your left, boys to your right. The bathrooms are clearly marked. No boys in the girls rooms, no girls in the boys rooms. If you wish to mingle do it in the common room," the Prefect said calmly, "Now I suggest you all go and get settled in before lights out."

"When's that?" Jason asked loudly.

"9:30."

"What? That's well early!" Most of the students complained, "My mum let's me stay up till midnight at home!", "I'm not going to be that early!", "That's for little kids, we aren't little!"

"The lights go out at 9:30 and the teachers do regular checks on the hallways to make sure there are no students out of their beds. I didn't say you had to sleep at 9:30." Kai was sure that there must have been a twinkle in the prefects eye as he said this. Many of the new students laughed and then began to move again, heading up to their dormitories.

"Ken. Before we go up can I ask you a favour?" Kai asked quietly, pulling on the other boys arm as he made to walk again. Ken stopped and Kai felt him turn to face him. "I'm going to need someone to get me everywhere until I get my bearings and in a place like this that could take a long time. Do you mind…do you mind helping me around?"

"Course not!" Ken said and Kai could hear the grin in his voice. "Now shall we go and find out where we'll be living for the rest of term?"

"Yes. Lead on," Kai smiled as he spoke and allowed himself to be pulled along, now by the hand instead of the arm. Ken's fingers twined with his as he was guided up the winding staircase.

"Here we are, it says first years on the door," Ken said, "And I think it's there in Braille too but I don't know Braille." He guided Kai's hands to the sheet and watched as Kai's fingers ghosted across the little bumps. "Is it?"

"Yes, it says First Year Boys," Kai told him, bringing back his hand as Ken opened the door. They entered slowly; Ken shutting the door behind them and in an instant Kai knew who were there roommates. Jason, Jeremy and Fred, all of who were chatting loudly as they settled in. "Which is my bed?"

"Er, this one I guess," Ken said, putting the other boys hand on the nearest bedpost. Of the two free beds in the room it was the one nearest the door that was apparently Kai's as the trunk was unfamiliar and Ken spied his on the other side of the next bed along. There was an old fashioned stove in the middle of the round room with a fireguard surrounding it.

"Thank you. I guess there are five beds in here then," Kai said quietly, searching with his hands for his bag which he found on his pillow. Opening it he brought out his cane and unfolded it quickly, tapping his way around the bed. On corner was touching the round wall and he rested his hand against it for a few moments. "Does anyone object to me working out the layout?"

"What do you mean?" Fred asked.

"I need to familiarise myself with the room," Kai said quietly, following the wall along with his hand, his cane tapping on the floor in front. He felt the wall change into the door under his hand and he traced the handle before moving on. His cane hit the corner post of a bed. "Whose bed is this one?"

"Mine," Jason said calmly as the other two made noises of understanding, seeing what Kai meant by mapping out the room.

"Ok, my bed first on the left of the door, Jason's bed first on the right," Kai mumbled to himself, continuing to feel his way around the room.

"Hey watch out for the stove," Jeremy said worriedly as Kai made his way around Jason's bed, the one that was closest to the stove. The cane whacked loudly against the fireguard.

"Stove in the middle of the room," Kai told himself as he continued. The four other boys had stopped whatever they were doing and were all sat watching him. They watched as he tried to go around the stove but met the corned of another bed, "Who's is this?"

"Mine. And you won't get around the stove that way, my trunk will be in the way," Jeremy supplied the information happily. Kai followed Jeremy's bed till it met the wall like he had his own and Jason's, then doubled back on himself and went around the stove the other way as Jeremy had advised.

"You don't have to be quiet you know, I can do this with you all talking," Kai said as he followed the other side of Jeremy's bed to the wall, "Not to mention it's rude to stare so much." By the time he'd finished speaking his cane had hit the next bed. He'd noticed on his way round that the beds didn't seem to be organised in a symmetrical way, they seemed to be all over the place and that was not going to make it easy for Kai to learn the layout. "Whose bed is this?"

"Mine," Fred said cheerfully, "Well technically your cane is on my trunk but keep going and…now it's my bed." Kai laughed softly and continued round the bed until he found the wall again. Fred's bed had two corners against the wall but unlike Jeremy's, which had both the corners at the head of the bed against the wall, his were the corners of one side. He followed the wall around once more until his shins and toes hit a trunk.

"Oh I'm sorry!" Ken gasped.

"It wasn't your fault," Kai laughed, "I was just bringing my cane round that way but my feet found it first. Happens all the time. So this is yours then?"

"Yes it is," Ken said, sitting back on the bed he had begun to rise from, going to aide Kai should he need it. But he didn't need it, he was already making his way around the last bed in the room, "I'm next to you. And I am sorry it was mine you walked into."

"How'd you get the shiner?" Jeremy asked suddenly, just as Kai found the wall once again after going all the way round Ken's.

"I fell," Ken mumbled. Kai stopped, his hand resting on the wall and a frown marring his face. He was sure Ken had said earlier that he'd walked into a door. Why would his story have changed?

"You should go to the Hospital Wing, they'll get rid of it for you," Fred said, trying to be helpful. Kai found his bed and sat down.

"No, it's ok. I'll just wait it out," Ken blushed deeply.

"Ok, just trying to help," Fred shrugged.

"Guess we'd better into our pyjama's and sort all our stuff out. Gotta find out where my mum packed everything," Jeremy said, getting up from his bed flung open his trunk, "Ooook, so where are my pyjama's?"

"I don't wear pyjama's," Jason shrugged.

"But it'll be freezing," Kai pointed out, "This is a castle made of stone and I can hear the wind coming in through a crack in the window."

"I can't hear anything," Jeremy said with a frown.

"I can hear better than you, it comes with being blind," Kai explained easily. Ken had risen and opened his own trunk, pulling out a long sleeved grey t-shirt, faded after too many washes and a pair of black pyjama bottoms, the hems falling down at the heel. Kai couldn't see any of this of course but the other three could and frowned to one another as Ken began to change hurriedly, his back to them.

"Must have been one nasty fall Ken," Jeremy commented, sounding as calm as he could, "You've got bruises all up your back too."

"You have?" Kai's head spun to where Ken was getting changed.

"It was…quite a fall," Ken mumbled, hurrying to pull his top down. "S-so your mum's the Deputy Head, what's that like?" He turned, trying to smile at Jeremy as the other boy changed into his own brand new pyjama's.

"Annoying, she's gonna be keeping such a close eye on me it'll be ridiculous," Jeremy laughed loudly, "And I bet she won't give me any points."

"Are you going to deserve any?" Fred teased and soon found a pillow in his face, thrown very accurately by his cousin. He threw it back and thus started the pillow fight. Kai listened to the three fighting with their pillows, listened as they dragged Ken into their game. All four were laughing when none other than Harry opened the door.

"Lights out in ten minutes boys," he said smiling around at the faces. His gaze lingered on Kai's for a moment, taking in how much like his father he looked when he smiled and laughed, how handsome he was going to grow up to be.

"We aren't going to sleep yet dad," Jason said calmly.

"Oh I know, I remember my first night here. I barely got any sleep. We stayed up talking till midnight and even after that I couldn't sleep. So have your fun tonight but sleep at lights out tomorrow," Harry smiled at them once more, "Ten minutes."

"You're dad is well cool Jason," Jeremy said.

"That's your da?" Ken asked surprised.

"And his," Jason nodded to Kai.

"Huh?" Ken asked in shock. "Your dad's Professor Potter?"

"Yes," Kai sighed, "But I live with my other dad. They're divorced."

"Other dad?" Ken asked in shock, "Then you're adopted."

"No. Wizards can bear children," Jason said slowly.

"WHAT?!"

"Don't worry, it's a pureblood thing," Jeremy said, "So you can't get pregnant. We all can, slightly worrying thing actually. Good thing I like girls." Fred agreed with that. "Anyway back to the original thing, they're twins and Professor Potter is their dad."

"Well…ok. Your mums the Deputy Head and your da is the Flying Professor," Ken looked from Jeremy to Jason to Kai. Finally he turned to Fred, "Any Professors in your family?"

"No. But my dad owns a chain of joke shops that became so popular six years ago they out bought Zonko's," Fred explained with a grin, "Ever heard of Weasleys Wizard Wheezes?"

"No," Ken shook his head.

"You will do," Jeremy and Fred reassured him at the same time. The door opened once more and Harry leaned in again, waving his wand at the lights. They went out immediately.

"See you at breakfast boys."

"Night dad."

"Night Professor Potter."

The other four boys fumbled around slightly to finish changing now that the lights were out but Kai was fine, changing into his pyjamas once he found them. For the next hour and a half he simply sat on his bed, his cane and dark glasses resting on his trunk beside the bed and listened to the other four boys in the room talking about anything and everything. Kai didn't join in much, he preferred to just listen. IT was unsurprising when he was the first to lie down and fall asleep at 11pm.

Draco had gotten a letter from Kai the morning of the move, telling him of everything that had happened on the first two days of school, of how he was sharing a dorm room with Jason, Jeremy Weasley and Fred Weasley, of the last boy in the dorm room who was quickly becoming his best friend Ken Flynn, of his first lessons, of how nice all the teachers were being, of Dominique being the kindest soul he had ever met…it was a long letter but Draco was glad of it. He had been worried Kai would be alienated because of his disability.

"Nippy!" Kian cried happily from the flats living room. Draco left his room, tucking the letter into his jeans pocket. He laughed when he found the little house elf being hugged to death by Kian who for once was chatting non-stop. "We're moving today and we're getting our own rooms and we'll be able to play and we're going to have the big manor and we're going to live with grandfather and we're going to have fun and we're…"

"Kian," Draco said softly, "I'm sure Nippy has lots to do. He's here to help us move. So why don't you let him go and do what he needs to and you can talk to Nippy once we're settled in."

"Ok," Kian let go of the house elf who gave a little bow and moved through the flat, clicking his fingers at things and making them disappear. Kian gasped, "Where'd it go?"

"To the Manor," Draco picked his youngest up in his arms, grunting slightly, "You're getting heavy little man." Kian giggled. Elly walked into the living room, her favourite Barbie doll held tightly in her hands. She said hello to Nippy who returned the greeting with a bow.

"Daddy, can I go and see Madeline? I want to say goodbye," she asked, looking up at him, "I want to give her Ella, to remember me by." Ella was the Barbie doll, dressed in a pale green dress, her hair in a huge ponytail done by Elly. Her shoes were missing, Draco was sure she'd had shoes when he'd bought Elly the doll for Christmas last year.

"Alright. Don't be too long though," Draco said.

"Thank you daddy," Elly rushed out of the flat, heading to the lift. Madeline lived two floors up and the two girls had been best friends since pre-school, spending as much time in each other's flats as in their own. A thought suddenly crossed Draco's mind and he called out for Nippy,

"Yes sir?"

"Don't send the beds or the kitchen appliances. Or the sofa. They belong to the landlord," he said quickly. The house elf nodded, bowed and went back to work.

"How are we getting to the Manor dad?" Jamie asked from where he lay on the sofa, staring at where the TV had once been. Nippy had already sent the TV on.

"Feet off," Draco pointed to the shoes resting on the sofa. Jamie huffed and moved his feet so they dangled over the side of the sofa. "And it's up to you and Elly and Kian. We can either take the Knight Bus as we normally do or we can let Nippy take us. It does not matter either way. Father is expecting us today but not at any specific time."

"We could go with Nippy? Like our stuff is going?" Jamie asked.

"Yes," Draco nodded.

"I don't want to go with Nippy," Kian said quietly from Draco's shoulder, "Looks scary. I want to go by the bus."

"Then we'll go by the bus," Draco said soothingly to him.

"I want to go with Nippy! It looks exciting!" Jamie protested unhappily, "I'm not going by the bus just because he's being a baby!"

"I'm not a baby!" Kian cried unhappily.

"Jamie apologise to Kian," Draco scolded.

"No! He is being a baby! Just like always" Jamie snapped, jumping up from the sofa, "I want to with Nippy! I never get to do what I want because of him or Elly or Kai! It's not fair!"

"If you keep acting like you are the only place you'll be going is your room, either here or at the Manor and you'll be grounded," Draco scolded once more. "Now apologise to Kian and then maybe we can sort it out so that you travel with Nippy whilst Kian, Elly and I take the Knight bus. But only if your behaviour greatly improves. Apologise to Kian."

"I'm sorry Kian," Jamie mumbled, making it obvious the only reason he was doing so was to get his own way.

"Apology accepted," Kian mumbled, pressing his face into Draco's shoulder. Jamie stormed off to his room to watch Nippy sending their things on their way. "Daddy? Will daddy know where to come find me now?"

"Of course he will, I've sent him a letter with our new address and instructions if he decides to travel there the muggle way," Draco told his son reassuringly. "You'll still be spending just as much time with him and John as you do now."

"Good," Kian said shortly before he began to wriggle, he wanted to get down. Draco set him on his feet just as the front door opened and Elly walked in, her eyes a little puffy and red. She was missing the Barbie doll. "You ok?" Kian asked worriedly, distressed as a tear rolled down Elly's cheek.

"Yes, I'm just going to miss Madeline s all," the little girl explained.

"Are you going with Jamie or us?" Kian asked, looking up at his big sister.

"Huh?" Elly asked.

"Elly's going to come with us Kian," Draco said, "I don't think she'd like to go with Jamie and Nippy."

"Like our things?" Elly asked, sounding shocked. Kian nodded, "No thank you. I'd rather go by the bus…that is how you're right?" Kian nodded once more, "Good. I'll go by the bus too. I don't want to disappear. I might not come back properly! Remember that episode of Star Trek?"

"That was the teledort," Kian said, remembering and nodding in agreement. Draco had to hide a smile. They'd first watched Star Trek because it was the only thing on, now his two youngest were a little bit addicted to it. "Dangerous. We'll go by the bus. That's safer."

"Yes," Elly agreed. Together the two went further into the flat to see how Nippy was coming along and now Draco could smile to himself. All of his children were one of a kind, that was for sure.

It took Nippy only half an hour to send all of their things to the Manor and Draco knew that the other house elves in his fathers employ would already be sorting the things out into the correct rooms, under Lucius' watchful eye no doubt.

"If Master Jamie would take my hand we will be on our way," Nippy said with a final bow to Draco. Jamie reluctantly took the elf's hand.

"Behave when you get to the Manor Jamie," Draco warned.

"I will."

"Promise."

"I promise."

Draco nodded to Nippy who clicked his little fingers and both he and Jamie disappeared with a little pop. Kian gasped, clutching at Draco's leg fearfully. Taking one final look around the flat that had been his home for so many years Draco ushered his youngest children out into the hall and locked the door behind them. It was Elly who pushed the button in the lift for the last time, Kian was too busy clutching Draco's leg and saying goodbye to everything they passed,

"Goodbye lift doors, goodbye dinging bell, goodbye dirty floor, goodbye buttons, goodbye…"

They left the lift when it reached the ground floor, stopping on their way out of the building to hand the keys in to the landlord. Draco lied his way through the kind old mans questions, 'Where's young Jamie?' and 'I didn't see you move your things out, did you have any trouble?' and then they were out of the building. Draco wasn't the only one who was a little bit tearful as they walked down the road.

"Call the bus daddy," Elly said, sounding a little bit more like her usual self. Draco smiled at her and drew his wand, holding it out into the road. It took only a few moments for the Knight Bus to arrive at it's usual reckless speed. Kian clapped happily as it stopped before them.

The two children rush on board as Draco got their tickets, following them at a more sedate pace. They were sat on the same bed, already clutching the bedposts, ready for the wild ride to begin. Draco sat on the same bed, crossing his legs Indian style and holding onto one of the remaining bedposts. The bus took off and turned sharply, making the two children laugh with delight as the bed was flung around on the bed. They giggled as the bus weaved in between the slow moving muggle cars.

"Where are your other boys then?" the conductor asked, having gotten quite used to the family travelling by the bus to the Manor.

"Kai's at Hogwarts now and Jamie went to the Manor by house elf this time. I'm afraid this may be our last trip like this, we are moving into my old home today," Draco explained, his grip tightening as they sped round a sharp corner, the bus feeling like it was going to tip over.

"Ah," the conductor nodded in understanding, "Well don't be a stranger to the Knight Bus, we don't just have to take you to Malfoy Manor you know. We go anywhere." Draco smiled at the friendly young man,

"I know. And we won't be strangers. My children love riding on this bus."

"I can see that."

Seven stops later they were at the Manor. Kian and Elly bid a cheerful farewell to the conductor, the driver and the ever chatting talking head before jumping down onto the pavement outside the Manor.

"We're home," Draco said, "This is our new home."

Ely and Kian screamed in excitement and took off at a run, heading for the front door. The Knight Bus zoomed off behind Draco as he followed them at a slower pace, the gates to the Manor's drive gliding shut behind him. The door opened before his children even reached it, Lucius greeting them with open arms. Draco winced as his father was knocked to the floor by the hugs he received from Kian and Elly. That would no doubt have hurt him but he didn't show it on his face, just hugged his grandchildren tightly.

"Father," Draco greeted, stepping into his home and closing the front door behind him. Jamie was there, sat on the grand staircase, eating a bar of chocolate. Draco helped his father to his feet and hugged him gently, feeling Lucius lean on him slightly. They were silent for a few moments and then Lucius spoke,

"Welcome home my son. Welcome home."

A/N There we go, another chapter done. And what a long chapter! (Long for me anyway). Next chapter – 'Trouble'.
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