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Firework	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 29682 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 12
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Chapter List
- 13
- 14
- 15
Title: Firework
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: LuciusxSeverus, mentions of past/unrequited NarcissaxRegulus, one-sided HarryxDraco?, mentions of TedxAndromeda
Summary: A little AU after the First Task for all his apparent forgiveness of Ron for abandoning him, he's incapable of forgetting. The Triwizard Tournament forced Harry to grow up and changed the way he looked and things as well as what he focused on. Complete AU from the day of the Third Task. Harry doesn't want to participate in the Tournament; he has said he has no wish to win. What happens when he refuses to search for the Triwizard Cup?
A/N: The title is in reference to the song by Katy Perry. If fit the story so well when it came on the radio after I took a dinner break while writing. Prior to that song playing this fic had no name. Its just a random story idea that I couldn't shake but it seems to be shaping into a nice storyline.

Chapter 14- Steps in the right direction
Lucius was arranging with his army of lawyers under the leadership of his cousin Sancus to remove Harry from the care of the Dursleys. Between the boy's true ancestry as revealed by the Parentis Divenus potion and the memories the boy had shared with Ted it should be easy for to prove that the Dursleys were unfit to care for their saviour.
It took Severus a few days to get over the shock of seeing Lily listed as his sister…
He ordered a pensieve the moment he could breathe again.
Painstakingly, Severus copied every memory he had of Lily, the good and the bad. He knew Harry would like Lily dislike being coddled and decided Harry at fifteen could handle the same good and bad memories referring to James.
He hoped Harry would be grateful for them. He'd heard from Pomfrey that Harry'd been very happy when he'd received the photo album from Hagrid. Who knew Lily better then he did besides James?

XoooooX
Lucius was sick and tired of all the dithering over the Dark Lord.
So he made an appointment with Madam Bones.
After Andromeda's elopement and dismissal as Head Girl Amelia Bones had replaced her. They had gotten alone nominally well. Now it was time to use that connection.
Amelia Meissa Bones was Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and a member of the Council of Magical Law.
As much as he disliked the Dark Lord, Pettigrew and Black- whose 'crimes' were of no comparison they both deserved fair trials.
He was announced.
Lucius made his way into Amelia's Office.
"Lord Malfoy, what can I do for you?"
Lucius took a seat in a comfortable care opposite her, "Now Amelia, we've worked together before. I am only coming to ask that you put pressure on the Council to try the Dark Lord. I didn't turn him over to be locked up without trial. I delivered Pettigrew to you as well. Now since that rat of a man isn't dead I think it would be in the Ministry's best interest to have Black's case finally tried. Crouch obviously made a mistake. Yet he's not been punished for sneaking his son out of Azkaban. By removing his son he is responsible legally for the assault on former Auror Moody, his kidnapping and the murder of Cedric Diggory. As well as the assaults on Triwizard Champions Delacour and Krum. If the Beauxbatons healer wasn't present she might have died. Crouch in the guise of Mad-eye froze a Veela. They are very sensitive to cold and the shock nearly killed her. For the sake of decency I think your Department should act."
Amelia sighed, "Lucius you really need to calm down a bit. One Lord Crouch is missing, presumed dead. With the crimes He-Who, "
"Either call him by his moniker or his title, he's been captured and with all your restraints I'm sure is quite powerless." Lucius chided.
"We tested him with the parentus divinus portion. His true name is Tom Marvolo Riddle born to one Merope Gaunt, who apparently married a Muggle. Since we've found no record of a magic within the Riddle family. Our squib contacts in Muggle Law Enforcement told us that the Riddles were found died but with no sign of foul play except that they looked frightened. Morin Gaunt was accused of the crime by the Ministry due to his wand being used but it is entirely probable that Tom did it himself."
"He opened the Chamber of Secrets and enjoyed bragging about how he used the Basilisk within to petrify students and finally did in that snivelling Ravenclaw. Rubeus Hagrid was accused by Riddle himself but his involvement was not proven. In retaliation for the death of a child Hagrid was expelled and his wand snapped." Lucius added.
"You jumped on board the arrest of Hagrid and you knew he was innocent?" Amelia asked incensed.
Lucius winced, "I don't like mentioning but I was under the imperious at the time. Most of the time I didn't even know I had what I'd been given. I was given instructions, very clear ones that kicked in, if legislation was proposed the granted protections to Muggles that I was to slip something into the cauldron of the youngest member of their family. When the Chamber was opened and the students were attacked I was to insist the school be closed to protect the students and that Hagrid be arrested. It was all ingenious planning. How Riddle knew that the legislation was going to be proposed was brilliance. Once the basilisk was killed and young Weasley was rescued, Severus realized that I'd been acting odd. He's a skilled Legilimens and an Occlumens; he found the Imperious and removed it enough to free my memories. That is why I know what I did. I am sorry that any children were injured. Ms. Clearwater's blood is as pure as mine so her petrifaction was no doubt an accident. Since Ms. Weasley was neither true Parseltongue nor a relative of Slytherin's she could not completely control the snake. I am grateful that unlike the last time it was opened that no one died."
"I will insist that you deliver me those memories. Perhaps, Hagrid's expulsion can be rescinded. I will have Pettigrew interviewed with Veritaserum and examined by a mind healer. He bears the Dark Mark."
"Black does not. He maybe an obnoxious homophobic, two-faced git but he would not have betrayed his best friend and cousin to the Dark Lord. He hated his family even more for supporting the Dark Lord and allowing his brother to join their ranks. He liked his brother but felt he was took much like Orion their father. Regulus like Narcissa had no ability to make any decisions on their own. They were ruled by their family or at least by Lady Walpurga. He would never have joined the Dark Lord, not only out of his own beliefs, but also to spite his parents and revenge his brother." Lucius shrugged.
Amelia nodded, "I always thought it was odd. I tried to fight it, the decision to have him imprisoned without trial. Seriously he was as bad as Moody when it came to going after Dark Wizards. He was a godparent; to participate in a child's Wiccaning is both an honour and a responsibility. I was part of Susan's and the magic wouldn't let me ever hurt her. I would never want to but still, the magic that binds us is nearly as strong as the bond between parent and child."
"Sometimes one can overrule that bond." Lucius said sadly. Narcissa had never wanted a child despite her duty as the Malfoy consort to carry them. Then again she'd been pregnant when news came from Grimmauld that Regulus was dead. He always blamed the shock from preventing the bond between parent and child from forming.
Bellatrix had forced her way into Draco's Wiccaning, he hadn't wanted it but Narcissa was too prostrate with grief to stand up to Bella. As if she could have prior. Almost anyone would have been better then mad Bellatrix Lestrange. "My apologies I was wool-gathering." Lucius apologized, "Now how can I help?"
"I can't see how you can." Amelia shrugged.
"We've got Sirius warded inside a Black family property. He's willing to turn himself in if he's granted a trial to prove his innocence. With the capture of Pettigrew and Pettigrew's revelation as a Death Eater, he should have a strong case." Lucius said feeling a trifle pompous.
"I'll see that Pettigrew is officially arrested soon. I want Sirius to turn himself in. I don't want him captured. Fudge was threatening to have him Kissed, if Sirius is innocent he'll be shown in a bad light. Especially since he didn't disagree with sending Sirius Black to Azkaban without trial."
Lucius leaned over, "Perhaps, it's time for a new Minister for Magic. Someone honourable. Crouch was a Ravenclaw and Fudge is a useless excuse for a Gryffindor." A grin teased his mask, "Maybe what the Wizarding World needs in a Hufflepuff."
Amelia looked stunned, "That would be a great honour. I'm a decent politician but I've never actively sought that office."
"More is the pity. For I know that Rufus Scrimgour is planning to run against Fudge in the next election."
"Perhaps I should have. Especially considering the mess Fudge has created. Not that Bartimus Sr. didn't make mistakes..." Amelia said thoughtfully.
The last decent Minister for Magic that they'd had was Millicent Bagnold.
"So I'll trust you to see to the trials for Pettigrew and the Dark Lord. The sooner that it is dealt with the sooner we'll turn Black over. He is like I told you is locked in his home Baskerville Hall." Lucius stood and smoothed the wrinkles out of his robes.
Amelia showed him out.
As custodian of Severus' Wizengamot and Board of Governors' seats, Lucius headed to the Department of Magical Children.
He was greeted politely but with an air of suspicion, "Lord Malfoy."
"I'm here on behalf of Lord Prince. Would Lady Greengrass be available?"
"I shall see." The secretary said stiffly.
He was a bit annoyed but nevertheless he waited politely.
The secretary returned presently, "She shall see you."
Lucius made his way into the Office of the Head of the Department.
"Lucius."
"Aurora." Lucius said as he stopped before her desk, his hands resting atop the snake head of his cane.
Aurora Greengrass glared at him over the rim of her silver framed reading glasses, "What is this nonsense?" she asked tapping the dry quill on the parchment that bore Harry's recently brought to light genealogy.
Lucius said cordially, "It was a shock to Severus as well. Young Harry Potter is just as utterly stunned. Begging your pardon my Lady but who decided that Albus Dumbledore was Potter's Magical Guardian?
Aurora replied stiffly, "The Chief Warlock himself."
"With or without checking the Potters' wills?"
"I don't know. Those wills were never properly filled with the Ministry following their murders. He claimed he was the executor but no one has seen the wills."
"So his placement of Harry with non-blood relations was arbitrary and unsanctioned?"
"Most shamefully true. Eltanin Rosier, my predecessor was removed during the Death Eater trials when it came out that he was Marked. I was appointed in his place but during the interim there were children who were lost or misplaced. Harry was placed and we were not informed as is custom and law. Dumbledore not only placed Potter without authorization, he also sealed both wills and the record of Potter's location."
"What is standard procedure for dealing with orphaned magical children." Lucius asked curiously.
"We review the parents' wills to verify their wishes. We also locate the closest blood relations and the godparents if names are known. Normally we place the child with the persons named in the wills but we usually have the Estate managed by the nearest blood relative. In the Potters' case, Lily was the surviving parent having died last. Therefore it would be her will that would be consulted and followed with regards to placement of her son. "
Lucius nodded, pleased, "Lily Potter may have liked Sirius Black but I doubt she'd have wanted him to look after her son. Especially in light of what happened when Black attempted to watch his cousin's daughter."
Lady Aurora leaned over conspiratorially, "What happened?"
"He left his broom out where a two year old Dora Tonks could get a hold of it. She tried to fly it and ended up with a concussion and a broken arm. He was responsible for her for less then an hour. It was an emergency, Healer Andromeda Tonks had been called into St. Mungos on her day off. Her husband wasn't going to be home for at least an hour. Ted Tonks showed up to find his daughter crying and his cousin-in-law a clueless wreak."
Aurora winced, "Not a person I would trust with a child."
"I am certain Lily heard of that incident and would be against Sirius being Harry's primary guardian or caregiver. She would have chosen Severus or Remus. Lily and Severus were always close; perhaps they subconsciously knew they were siblings. They were teasingly called a couple in school. When James started courting Lily, Severus was accused of being in love with her. It used to make him sick. He claimed that he saw her as like a sister."
"What is Lord Prince's wish?"
"He wants Harry to be legally his ward but since he wishes to honour both James' wishes to a point and because Harry already has a parental relationship with a family friend of both his parents. Severus believes sight unseen that Harry's parents would have deemed Remus Lupin as one of his guardians especially if something happened to them. Lily wouldn't have trusted Sirius as a sole guardian but perhaps if he had shared custody…"
"Would Healer Tonks confirm this story?"
Lucius nodded, "Both Healer Tonks would I'm sure. They warned Severus not to consider letting Sirius have Harry before we knew that Harry was Severus' blood nephew. At the time they were strongly for Remus gaining custody. Something that Severus is still in favour of. He and Harry have a tenuous relationship. Severus knows that it can't be rectified overnight and is willing to allow Remus to stand as a father figure and work on a uncle-nephew relationship with Harry."
"Severus wishes to take control of Lily and James' estate?"
"Of course. He believes that he has no chance of having a heir of his own and at present considers Harry to be Heir to the Houses of Black, Potter and Prince." Lucius said pleasantly, it was against the Malfoy code to divorce and he had not the grounds to procure an annulment. He worried an annulment would be the last straw for Narcissa, while he could not love her, he was actually fond of her. She'd always been more of a sister then a lover or even a partner. He did not begrudge Andromeda's happiness and after he got over his irritation at being jilted and saw how happy they- Ted and Andromeda were together he set out to help them without his father or Annie's mother knowing. If Sirius hadn't run off and his betrothal to Narcissa destroyed he might have had a chance to choose his own Bondmate. If only he'd thought to slip Severus a male pregnancy potion while he was between betrothals. However, it would have been unseemly to impregnate Severus at so young an age.
"It would be a shame is a wizard of his intelligence failed to have a child."
Lucius smirked, "Oh I refuse to let Lord Prince pass to the Veil without issue. I'll see to it that he bonds to a pureblood and so his mother's indiscretion might be forgiven. Since his sister was bonded to Lord James of the House of Potter, Harry should not be treated as a Halfblood. His blood was redeemed pure by his Halfblood and not Muggleborn mother Bonding to a pureblood. Likewise if Harry Bonds to a pureblood, the taint of his grandmother conceiving the children of a Muggleborn will be cleansed. If Harry's children bond to purebloods then the bloodlines will be completely restored to their former status as purebloods."
Aurora Greengrass sneered, "A fact that I am also aware of. I shall need assistance. Until the Chief Warlock is deposed and a new one appointed the Wills cannot be unsealed. Nor can I transfer custody of Harry Potter to either Remus or Severus."
Lucius restrained a grown, "It shall be done." Then his eyes widened, "Did the Ministry or did it not declare that only of age persons could compete in the Triwizard Tournament?"
Aurora's eyes narrowed, "They did. Why?"
"They declared despite Harry's age that he was bound by magical contract?"
"True."
"Likewise they declared that he was capable of consenting and entering though it was expressively forbidden for underage persons to enter. An underage person cannot enter a magical contract without the express consent of their guardian, which by your own admission was ignored. His rights to be interviewed are considered restricted, he was not to be interviewed without consent of a guardian who is to be present to and vet all questions. Likewise are they allowed to preview articles to be released. None of which were followed, the guardian also has to sign a consent form allowing the Daily Prophet to interview the child."
Aurora smirked, "Are you saying that indirectly that the Ministry declared Harry to be of age?"
"So it seems. I will make polite inquiries as to whether a consent form was ever signed granting an interview."
"I was curious, my daughter Daphne mentioned seeing Harry on Hogsmeade Weekends. Who signed his permission ship? It wasn't signed at the beginning of their Third Year because his shadows Granger and Ronald Weasley visited on the first Hogsmeade Weekend without him."
"I heard about that from Severus. Harry turned a permission slip signed by a 'Padfoot'. Deputy Headmistress McGonagall refused to accept it because she believed it was to be signed by his Muggle guardians. However if the Chief Warlock can assume the rights of Harry's Magical Guardian it should have been him signing. However it wasn't his signature. In fact it was shown at the first Staff Meeting following Harry's handing it over to Minerva. She refused to accept it claiming that such a person wasn't authorized to be his guardian, that a real permission slip would bare a true and verifiable name. Severus saw the signature and grumbled that it was someone who was highly irresponsible and not to be trusted outside the school. He thought that Potter would embarrass the school. He was still sore about Harry's head appearing in Hogsmeade and Draco returning in slight hysterics after an unexplainable incident in Hogsmeade. Dumbledore overruled them both and declared the note genuine as well as legal."
"So Potter's magical guardian in the presence of witnesses acknowledged someone else as Potter's guardian who had the authority to sign a Hogsmeade permission slip. Only persons capable of custody, those who claim children as wards or heirs can do so. So he declared Harry someone's responsibility? Interesting. Who is this 'Padfoot'?"
"Severus told me it was Black, Sirius Black."
"A person who had he been granted a true trial would not have be allowed to receive custody of the Potter heir. Had the wills not be sealed, they would have been consulted. Since at the time Potter was believed to have no close blood relatives he would have been either subjected to a parentus divinus potions or he would be remanded to the custody of another named guardian in his parents' wills. If none were available he would more likely be remained to the closest relations. It is frowned on to place a magical child with Muggle relations, they don't understand our ways nor do they have the ability to teach a child to control their magic so they don't expose us. It was against both mine and Rosier's consciences to ever place a child with Muggle relations. However, ignoring Lily Evan's supposed relative we would have searched for James' closest and most responsible relation. As both James and Harry were at James' death the last of the Potters, we would have turned to his Black relations. At the time of James' death his uncle Pollux was old and enfeebled. His far older cousin disliked him and had little to do with him following her son's running away to stay with him. Amelia's father Alphard was already dead, she would have been a fine guardian if she wasn't a hit wizard. The youngest child of Pollux Black, Cygnus died prior to Harry's birth having barely lived past his Aunt Odoratia. Andromeda is the elder of Cygnus' line and as a female she can't truly inherit in her family. Despite her being disowned by her Aunt, Andromeda could have received custody had she wished to. Regulus was already past to the Veil, otherwise he might have been granted custody."
Lucius was thoughtful, "So Andromeda might have been guardian to Harry all along? Somehow I don't see Severus having a problem with that. If she refused then they would have bypassed Bellatrix since she was a confirmed Death Eater sentenced to life in Azkaban and then would have asked Narcissa which would have put Harry under my authority"
Why? Because Bonded witches legally had no authority except what was granted by their wizard Bondmate. Bonded wizards had more autonomy. Witches who bounded to one another were legally granted the same autonomist status as wizard bonded couples. Unless one was from a titled pureblood line that was entailed upon the female like such as that of the Greengrass, Bones or Lovegood family. Some families such as the Abbots were entailed upon neither line. Families such as the Blacks, Potters and Malfoys were entailed upon the male line so only males could inherit.
"True as a last recourse I might have placed Potter with you. However you were have been subjected to more periodic unscheduled home visits then perhaps Andromeda Tonks might have been."
"Due to my reluctant status as a Death Eater I suppose."
"Indeed." Aura said giving him a penetrating look.
Lucius didn't flinch and met her stare head on, silently replying with one of his own.
"It seems that he has been already deemed as an adult. However even as an adult, we both know that until they are bonded all heirs and heiresses fall under the authority of their Head of House and not their guardian." Aurora said mischief sparkling in her eyes.
Or was it Slytherin cunning?
"Thereby bypassing Dumbledore's Authority. It was in the rules that an underage person couldn't win the Tournament by ascribing half the victory to Harry Potter they declared him of age."
Lucius found he didn't care which it was as long as he benefited and anything that benefited Severus benefited him. Being bonded to Harry's legitimate Head of House was in his best interest and he was determined to be Bonded to Severus by any means save by eliminated his reluctant spouse by unnatural means or by imperioing Severus. Since Severus was a natural and very talented Occlumens that would be nigh impossible. He was weak against the Imperious curse anyway and had always been a poor caster. Any person with sufficient will could throw him off.
Of age persons had some autonomy how much depended on one's Head of House or the Head of their Family. Some like the Blacks under Walpurga had little to no autonomy. His father chose his future Bondmate, his career, where they would live, how much money he would have at his disposal and if Abraxus had managed to choose Draco's gender it would not have surprised a teenaged Lucius. He had no autonomy, not truly until both his father and the Dark Lord died. Then he could turn his attention to things he cared about. He focused on Education and healing, trying to fight to have courses re-added to the curriculum and to fund potions and charms research by Healers.
He was expected to raise Draco just as he had been, however he'd refused proposals from Lord Parkinson and Mr. Bulstrode to betroth either of their daughters to Draco. He was grateful that Draco had the opportunity he never had, to choose his own path…
Aurora interrupted his musing...
"Yes. I believe I can arrange for the necessary paperwork and bypass the chief warlock. I'll need at least six signatures from members of the Council of Magical Law. Crouch has been declared dead by Gringotts. I shall have to see whom they appoint in his stead. Perhaps they should consider thee Lord Malfoy."
Lucius barely restrained himself from gaping, "Me? Why?"
"Because you would be one of the few Slytherins capable of winning both enough support and retaining enough honour to be worthy of it."
The next thing Lucius knew he was standing outside Lady Aurora Greengrass' office.
He had been abruptly dismissed by magic.
Something he wasn't used to but he remembered her imperious manner. She'd been two years behind them of them- meaning himself and Andromeda of course, in Slytherin. Aurora Greengrass had been Demeter Lovegood's elder sister. The Greengrass and the Lovegood family estates were entailed upon the female, so it was less complicated for heiresses of those lines to bond. Other less complicated options were for second sons to bond to such a line provided that the Head of the Family agreed to it.
Aurora was prefect two years after them, Amelia Bones replaced Andromeda when Annie ran away to be Bonded to Ted in Scamander and broke a contract. Demeter who was a Ravenclaw prefect in the same year as Aurora was Head Girl two years after them.
Lucius decided that he'd visit Hogwarts and inform Severus of his progress. Any excuse to see the prickly Potions Master.

XoooooX
Harry stared at his Ancient Runes Homework.
It was still hard to fathom, the Dursleys weren't related to him at all. So why was he placed there? How could Aunt Petunia not know that his mother wasn't her sister? If it was true why hadn't they sent him off to some orphanage to grow up in care? They'd threatened often enough to send him to the most under budgeted Orphanage. Marge told them many times over that given the useless qualities of his parents and that he was attending 'St. Brutus' Academy for Incurably Criminal Boys' she feared that she'd be contacted to learn that they'd been murdered in their beds.
He wasn't a killer…
Not in the normal sense anyway, Quirrell just happened and he'd had no control of it. As for the diary well it was trying to kill Ginny and it was a memory of a person rather then a truly living person. Cedric hadn't been his fault exactly; he'd been trying to protect him. Whoever thought a fourteen-year-old boy could magically stand up to a full-grown wizard was arrogance personified or a fool. How could anyone believe that someone like him was the defeater of Lord Voldemort?
A hand lightly touched his shoulder.

XoooooX
Draco gently squeezed his shoulder, "Hey…"
Harry nodded, and swallowing, silently cursing as a flush crept up his neck. "Oh, hi."
"Ancient Runes again?"
Harry sighed, "I already finished my homework so I'm making vocabulary lists."
Draco tapped one 'word', "Harry, that's vocabulary from the third year of instruction not second."
Harry tapped the word and muttered a weak erasing spell to avoid having to scratch it out or recopy the list. Adding it to his third year list of vocabulary instead.
Draco was surprised, he remembered Uncle Sev complaining about Potter's messy essays. "When did you learn that one?"
Harry blushed, "I was spending so much time with Hermione last year during the Triwizard tournament. We studied together and I heard her use it. I asked her what it was and she told me. I've been using it ever since. She also helped me learn to write a proper essay. She thought I was just being lazy until I confessed I hadn't learned. I went to the local parish's elementary and I was practically invisible. I was ignored by the teachers, Dudley was so loud in class that when we were instructed about how to write an essay I didn't hear."
Draco stared at him, "Harry…the whole truth please."
"I missed a lot of school." He turned back to his homework and ignored the Slytherin. He was not discussing his sorry excuse for a childhood with a spoilt princeling.
Draco scowled at Harry's back, he had felt something like a wall go up between them again. He was far from happy about it. Somehow he had to get Harry to talk to him…

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
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