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Harry Potter and the Goblin King	By : GeminiFaerie Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 29138 -:- Recommendations : 5 -:- Currently Reading : 14
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"You mentioned that you have something you wanted to discuss with me as well?" Narcissa inquired as the teens left the room.

"Yes," Severus nodded, "I wanted to warn you that Albus has decided that it is his duty to over-throw you and take over this realm-for the greater good, of course. So far he hasn't been able to get through the barrier, but he has set me to watching Harry and Draco to see if I can detect a weakness in the barrier that he would be able to exploit; so far he is unaware of the fact that I am freely able to come and go from the realm."

"He has been trying to breach the wards for years now," Narcissa said dismissively, "The protective wards around this realm were reinforced by Merlin himself, and I doubt Albus has the power to break through; he's not nearly as powerful as he would have everyone believe."

"No," Severus agreed, "but he is clever and has no qualms about using other people to get what he wants; he has proven that time and again over the years. He seems to believe that Harry, especially, is his own personal pawn; things may have been different if I had truly known how he was being treated by his relatives, but Dumbledore assured me Harry was being treated like a treasured son." He sighed and shook his head, "I really should have known better, especially after he sent me back to my parents' house every summer, and manipulated me into spying for him; I want to make sure that he doesn't have the opportunity to manipulate Harry in that way anymore."

"Well, now that Harry is of age and betrothed to Draco, Dumbledore really has no control over him," Narcissa pointed out, "He can stay here except for when he's at school so that Dumbledore won't be able to harass him, and during the school year he will have his friends to back him up."

"Don't think Dumbledore has given up yet," Severus warned, "He told me today that he knows Harry is simply under the influence of your family and that he will "see sense again" once he can get him alone at school; it's only a matter of time before he summons Harry to his office once school begins, and I have no idea what he plans to do next-it seems he doesn't trust me as much as he once did. I imagine he will try to get to Harry through the two youngest Weasley's; he knows of the ancient feud between your families and will use it to convince Ronald that Draco is untrustworthy and thereby cause problems between Harry and Draco."

"Well, you will simply have to assign Harry detention as often as possible," Narcissa smiled, "or hold him back for remedial potions as Draco said you did last year; it must have worked since he passed his exam with an 'O'."

"I was actually attempting to teach him Occlumency," Severus admitted, "however I may not have put forth a good effort…perhaps things will go smoother this year. So, where is Lucius? I haven't seen him since I've been here and he wasn't with you earlier."

"Lucius is in the dungeon," Narcissa informed him, "he was so angry about Harry being here and being unable to turn him over to the Dark Lord that he broke an oath he made to Draco…" She filled Severus in on the events that had happened since Harry showed up in the realm, ending with the trip to Gringotts; "…and then we took a Muggle cab to Harry's relatives, and you know the rest."

"I can't believe you're going to trade Lucius so that you can bring that damn mutt back," Severus shook his head in disgust, "and now that I've cleared his name, I suppose I'll be expected to help?"

"It would be nice," Narcissa said, "I'm sure Harry would appreciate it if you and Sirius could be on better terms, and helping to bring him back from beyond the veil might help your relationship. I'm not entirely sure what the ritual entails because it has been a while since I read the book, so we will need to read it before September 23rd."

"I'll read through it for you," Severus offered, "You know I enjoy reading about obscure rituals; is the book in the main library?"

"No, it's in the family library down the hall from my rooms," Narcissa replied, "If you could read up on the ritual it would be a big help-then I would be able to focus on getting Harry settled in and getting the realm back under control since I have to take over the labyrinth now; I dread having to set up challenges for petitioners." She gave a little shudder at the thought.

"Not too many people actually have the power to call on you though, do they?" Severus asked, "Only someone who has the potential to be your true love can call on you and-even if he is being unreasonable right now-you still have Lucius, and Draco has Harry."

"Yes," Narcissa nodded, "but with Lucius being banished I'm not sure how that will work; it's been so long since I've had to worry about it that I will need to read up on the laws of the realm as well. I never should have allowed Lucius to completely take over ruling the kingdom; it's one of my biggest regrets, and I will make sure that Harry and Draco both are taught how to rule once they are married." She glanced over at the clock on the mantle and stood up, "If you'll excuse me for a moment, I need to contact Molly Weasley for Harry; it seems that he was supposed to go on a cruise with the Weasley's before Dumbledore interfered and I promised I would see if it's still possible for us to join them."

"Of course," Severus stood up as well, "If you don't mind I'll go look into that ritual for bringing the mutt-I guess I should start calling him Sirius-back."

"That will be fine," Narcissa agreed, "I'll meet you in the study in after I speak to Molly." Severus nodded his agreement and then swept out of the room with his robes billowing behind him, leaving Narcissa to firecall Molly.

About twenty minutes later Narcissa had purchased room on the cruise ship for herself, Luna and the boys and settled the details with Molly, who said that they would be rejoining the cruise tomorrow morning; she had also contacted Augusta Longbottom and received permission for Neville to join them-he would be arriving in the realm after breakfast-and informed Luna's father that the girl would be going on the cruise with them. After some thought, Narcissa decided that she would let the boys sleep for the rest of the evening and go shopping for Harry so that they could also join the cruise the following day; the cruise was for two weeks and catered exclusively to wizards, so they could apparate on at any time.

Once Narcissa had arranged the cruise details she went to meet Severus in the study; he was sitting at the desk and Luna was sitting on a chair near him; the girl was talking about snuffleflies and obviously wearing on Severus' nerves.

"Luna dear, what are you doing up?" Narcissa asked, taking the other chair in front of the desk, "Shouldn't you be getting some sleep?"

"I'm not tired," Luna replied cheerfully, "I was able to take a nap while Harry was making his way through the labyrinth; are we going on the cruise tomorrow Aunt Cissa?"

"Yes," Narcissa confirmed, "We will leave after breakfast tomorrow, so I am going to let the boys sleep tonight; since you're up anyway, would you like to go to Diagon Alley and help me Harry some new clothes? I'm certain he doesn't have much in the way of decent clothing."

"Oh, I love shopping," Luna said dreamily, "I've been meaning to buy more purple clothing-it seems to calm the blibbering humdingers."

"Wonderful; why don't you go change clothes and then you can meet me back down here when you're done." Luna nodded her agreement and skipped out of the room.

"I don't know how you do it," Severus commented once he was sure Luna was gone, "Lovegood can drive me insane after just a few moments of conversation; blibbering humdinger's, snuffleflies and cinnadoms indeed." He scowled into the cup of tea he'd had a goblin bring to him.

"You just have to get used to her," Narcissa replied, amused, "Sometimes I actually start to believe that those creatures are real and Luna has some sort of second sight that allows her to see them." She gave a small laugh before changing the subject, "Were you able to find the book?"

"Yes," Severus nodded, holding up a small black book that had the title ("Obscure Rituals and the Blackest Magic") written in blood-red script, "and I found some rather disturbing information while I was reading through it; you know it has information on different types of obscure rituals, including some that involve the darkest of magic?" Narcissa nodded and he continued, "Well, I came across a word that I would have discounted previously, if not for something Albus said earlier-when he was mocking Harry he mentioned that the scar wasn't the only thing the Dark Lord gave him."

"I remember," Narcissa said quietly, "You're starting to scare me Severus; what did the book say?"

"It mentions horcruxes," Severus said softly, looking at the table, "In Harry and Draco's second year Lucius slipped a book to the youngest Weasley, one that allowed the Dark Lord's memory to possess her-"

"And the Chamber of Secrets was opened," Narcissa interrupted impatiently, "I remember; stop procrastinating and just tell me!"

"The diary-which was destroyed by Harry-was a horcrux," Severus said, "It was an object that contained a piece of the Dark Lord's soul, which was destroyed along with the diary. I remember hearing Albus talking to himself a few months ago, and he mentioned something about the Dark Lord creating six and that the seventh must have been an accident; I think he was saying that the Dark Lord intentionally created six horcruxes, and that a seventh, accidental horcrux was created that night in Godric's Hollow." Narcissa let out a horrified gasp and Severus nodded, "Yes; I believe Harry was the seventh horcrux- he has a connection to the Dark Lord, and has seen into his mind by accident numerous times, but it gets worse."

"How could it get worse?" Narcissa demanded, "Harry is carrying around a piece of the Dark Lord's soul; no wonder he has all those nightmares! Draco overheard Harry talking to his friends about the dreams," she said to Severus' questioning look and he nodded his understanding.

"Well, you asked how it could get worse?" he continued, "When I overheard Albus talking to himself about this he was muttering, and I quote: "They all have to be destroyed; poor Harry, but it really is for the greater good-I must make sure he is ready when the time comes for the final sacrifice." I wasn't sure what he meant at the time, but now I'm sure of it-Albus intends for Harry to die in the final battle; I believe he thinks that is the only way to completely destroy the Dark Lord. It seems that all this time he had me swear to protect Harry just so that he could be sacrificed when Dumbledore thought the time was right."

"No!" Narcissa cried, "It can't be true; there must be some way to free Harry from the horcrux without destroying him! Please, Severus, tell me there's another way?" Her face was ashen at the thought of Harry's death; he was such a sweet boy, and his loss would surely destroy Draco.

"I'm sure there is," Severus said comfortingly, "We just have to find it; your library and mine have numerous books on the dark arts, and I haven't even finished reading the section on horcruxes in this book yet-there is a list of related title at the end of this section as well which I shall attempt to locate. I know Albus doesn't intend for Harry to face the Dark Lord until after his seventeenth birthday, so we still have time for research; once we bring back that damn mutt-Sirius-then we can have access to the Black Library as well. The only question is when should we tell Harry?"

"Must we tell him?" Narcissa asked, looking distressed, "He's so young, and it would only upset him and Draco; why can't we just look into it ourselves and tell him after we find a solution?" Severus met her gaze solemnly as he replied;

"I understand you wish to protect him, but Albus has been keeping things from him ever since he started school-not to mention it seems that the Dursley's have lied to him about his parents and magic his entire life," Severus said, "If I've noticed anything over the years, it's that Harry resents being kept in the dark; if we don't tell him and then he finds out on his own, he will resent us for it and may never trust us again. I am still trying to earn his trust after I treated him so poorly for the last five years; I don't want to mess this up."

"I suppose you're right," Narcissa conceded with a sigh, "Let's let him enjoy the cruise at least, and I'll tell him when we get back; no sense in worrying him when he is supposed to be enjoying himself."

"That should be fine," Severus nodded, "I'll be able to do research while you are gone, and I may even have a solution by the time you get back; how long is the cruise for?"

"It's a two week cruise," Narcissa responded, "but it started July 28th, so we'll only be gone for ten days; we'll join the cruise sometime after breakfast tomorrow-Draco will need time to pack of course, so it may be closer to lunch time before we leave."

"Will the boys be sharing a room?" Severus inquired, "They just got betrothed today-or yesterday- and they have been fighting for most of the past five years."

"They can share a room if they want, or Harry can stay with one of the Weasley's-I believe he was originally supposed to room with Ronald," Narcissa said, "Harry is already sharing Draco's room here though, so it won't be a big deal if they share a room on the cruise as well; I just hope Sirius doesn't cause any problems between the boys when we bring him back." She frowned for a moment before shaking her head, "I'll just have to deal with that if it happens. What did you find out about the ritual?"

"Well, the ritual calls for five people in addition to the ones being swapped," Severus informed her, "The two people making the exchange each need an anchor so that they will be able to come back to this realm; it needs to be someone close to them, but someone with blood ties would work best, which means you would anchor Draco and I would be able to anchor Harry. Then we need one additional person to actually say the incantation."

"I can do it," Luna chirped as she skipped back into the room, "I like incantations; they're like magical songs."

"We'll see," Narcissa said, "We still have about two months before we can do the ritual. Now Luna, are you ready to go? And must you really wear that?" The young blonde girl was wearing a bright pink dress and yellow tights underneath a lime green robe with flashing purple hearts, purple ballet flats, and orange earrings that were shaped like suns and actually glowed.

"This will keep the blibbering humdingers happy and scare away the wrackspurts," Luna replied, "I know we don't need the distraction."

"Very well," Narcissa sighed in resignation, "We'll be back in a few hours Severus; feel free to make yourself at home, and you are welcome to visit Lucius if you like."

"I may just do that," Severus said, "If you don't mind I may stay the night and see you off in the morning."

"You know you're more than welcome to stay here as long as you like," Narcissa smiled as she stood up, "We always keep your room free. Just leave me a note if you do decide to leave before I return." She walked around the desk to give Severus a kiss on the cheek before taking Luna by the hand and apparating to Diagon Alley.

Narcissa and Luna returned two hours later, laden down with shopping bags and exhausted from their shopping excursion. Well, Narcissa was exhausted, what with trying to keep the flighty girl from wandering off on her own, shopping for Harry, and avoiding questions from some of Lucius' suspicious Death Eater contacts that were wandering through Diagon Alley. After the action-filled day she'd had-she was still slightly shaken from her time at the ministry-Narcissa was looking forward to going to bed early.

"Go ahead and take your bags upstairs Luna," Narcissa said, "and then I would recommend getting some sleep; Neville will be here just after breakfast so we should be leaving for the cruise soon after."

"Okay Aunt Cissa," Luna agreed, "I'll go to bed after I pack my suitcase. Good night!" She kissed her aunt on the cheek, gathered her packages, and headed upstairs, humming the whole way. After Luna had gone Narcissa banished the remaining bags up to Draco's room so that the boys would see them when they got up, and then headed back to the small study where she had left Severus, only to find it empty. Narcissa opened a viewing window into the dungeons and saw that Severus was visiting with Lucius, and the two men were arguing; Lucius was apparently trying to convince Severus to let him out and Severus was refusing. Shaking her head in sorrow Narcissa gazed at her misguided husband for a moment before closing the viewing window. She left a note on the desk in the study to let Severus know she had returned and to inform him that breakfast would be served at seven, and then headed to the room she used to sleep in when she was younger-she didn't care to sleep in the master bedroom without Lucius-where she fell asleep at once.
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