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Nobody Tell	By : GryffindorToy Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 20197 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the Potterverse. However, I do like to play in it!

A/N: So� I shall try not to resurrect any other dead character. Lol. Yes� Sirius Black will make no appearance, nor will Narcissa Malfoy. Anyway. On with the story!

Chapter Fifteen (My God! Is it that far already?)

*XV*

�Lucius!� Severus yelled in frustration. The man rarely yelled, but when he did� well� it was effective. That is, unless you are Lucius Malfoy.

�Severus, lower your voice. Do you want all of the students to know that an active Death Eater is residing in their school?� Lucius said calmly.

�So� you are continuing in your duties to the Dark Lord?� Severus asked, narrowing his eyes.

�Of course. Were I to cease, he would surely find a way to harm Draco,� Lucius replied, �And I do not want the only heir to the Malfoy name and fortune to die.�

�Is that all he is to you? A way to continue your precious name?� Severus hissed.

�You and I both know that that is not the case. Draco is my son. I care for him as any father does,� Lucius said, waving a dismissive hand at the man.

�So, does this mean that you are a spy?� Severus asked.

�Heavens no! I don�t have quite the courage that you do, Severus. Nor am I as accomplished at Occlumency,� Lucius said.

�That�s a lie and you know it,� Severus snarled, �You can hide your true thoughts and memories as well as I can.�

Lucius smirked. �Perhaps, but that doesn�t change the fact that I do not wish to risk my life by becoming a spy.�

�Coward�� Severus thought. �I still am not sure if you are sincere in your admissions to Harry and Draco. However, you may be certain that, should I find that you were not, you will pay. Dearly.�

Lucius quirked an eyebrow at him. �My, my, Severus� have you grown a soft spot for the Boy-Who-Lived? The �ignorant dunderhead� that you so often complained about?�

Severus scoffed and turned away from him. �Hardly. I merely do not wish you to harm the only hope that the wizarding world has of survival.�

�Of course. How sill of me to suggest it,� Lucius said, �However, I don�t think that somebody who is relying solely on one fragile teenage boy to save our world has the right to throw the word �coward� around. Have a good day, Severus.�

Lucius left the office without a backwards glance, leaving Severus to fume in private.

x

Harry and Draco spent the rest of the day dodging practically everybody in the school. They had realized after lunch with Lucius that their peers were split into two groups: people who were accepting of their relationship, and people who were not. So far, Ernie MacMillan had accosted Draco and demanded that he take whatever spell he had on Harry off, Susan Bones, along with several other girls, had cornered them and attempted to ask the most embarrassing personal questions anyone could think of, Filch had rudely informed them that he�d better not catch them doing anything indecent in the hallways, and a few Slytherins had nearly tossed Harry out of a window when Draco wasn�t looking, claiming that he had �tainted� Draco somehow.

Finally, they had found a nice quiet spot to sit at the back of the library and they nearly collapsed.

�Thank Merlin! No way anybody will find us back here,� Harry said.

�We might as well do some of our homework while we�re in the library,� Draco said.

�I don�t want to. Besides, we left all of our things in your room,� Harry countered, �Can�t we just sit and relax for a while?�

Draco grinned at him. �I would think you�d be used to all of this attention.�

�Well, I�m not,� Harry said, �I spend my summers in the muggle world, at the Burrow, or at Grimmauld�s Place. And when I did go to Diagon Alley, I was always with the Weasleys or somebody, so nobody really bothered me. The only place I really get any attention is here, or on the few occasions when someone catches me alone.�

�I see�� Draco said, unsure of what else could be said, �Well, then. What can we do in a library besides homework?�

Harry blinked at the sudden, and rather obvious change of subject. �Er� I don�t know. We don�t have to stay here. We could always go back up to your room or go down to the lake.�

Draco�s eyes brightened. �It�s still warm outside, you know. We could go swimming��

Harry blushed. �Um� I suppose, that would be nice��

�Let�s go!� Draco said, grinning madly as he pulled Harry up and proceeded to drag him outside.

�Wait! My swim shorts are in the dorms! Shouldn�t I go change?� Harry asked. That would give him the chance to take his glamour potion� which he hadn�t taken the past two days.

�We�re wizards, Harry. We�ll just transfigure our clothes,� Draco said, finally coming to a halt by the lake.

He pulled out his wand and with two definite flicks, both he and Harry were clad only in swim shorts. Harry turned away quickly, not wanting to see his reaction. Draco was still grinning until he looked up and saw Harry. He gasped at the faded scars littering the small Gryffindor�s back and felt an immediate wave of rage heat his blood. If Harry�s fat, muggle uncle ever woke up, he swore he�d kill the man!

Harry blushed deeply and crossed his arms over his chest defensively. �I- haven�t taken my glamour potion, yet�� he explained feebly.

Draco growled and pulled Harry into a possessive embrace, transfiguring their clothes back before anybody saw. He doubted that Harry would want the entire school to know about his abused past. He had seen the bruises, that night when he�d bumped into him at the coffee house, but he hadn�t known about the scars.

�We�re going back up to my room,� Draco said.

Once the door was safely closed, Draco turned to Harry, who flinched slightly at the anger in his eyes.

Draco sighed, running a hand through his hair. �I�m not mad at you. But� why didn�t you ever tell me before?�

�Er� you- didn�t ask?� he offered.

�Okay� well, what are they all from?� Draco asked.

�Well� a lot of them are from burns, and a few are from various corners of furniture I was thrown against or when he hit me with that- metal, clippie side of his belt�� Harry said, �And some are things that I did on my own, like falling or getting caught on fences.�

Draco took a deep breath. �Burns? What did he burn you with?�

�If- I burnt the food� or there just happened to be a hot pan around- he�d� throw it at me�� Harry said, looking down at the floor.

Draco growled again, feeling his rage grow with every word.

�I�m sorry�� Harry said softly.

Draco sighed again, and pulled Harry into his arms. �Don�t be. I�m just- upset. But not with you. Why didn�t you tell Sev about all of that?�

�I don�t know� I guess compared to the rape it didn�t seem like a big deal,� Harry said, chuckling weakly.

Draco shook his head at the boy�s attempt at humor. �You�re going to have to tell Sev.�

�I know��

�Actually, I heard the entire thing,� Severus said from his place in the doorway, �You should learn to lock the door and put up silencing spells if you�re going to have a private conversation.�

�Did you need something?� Draco asked, �Or were you just so bored that you decided to come and spy on us?�

�Actually, I wanted to inform Harry that I have just finished collecting his aunt and cousin�s statements,� Severus said, giving Harry a little half-smile.

�What?� Harry asked, �Does that mean��

�Yes. They are going to testify, in court, against your uncle,� Severus finished, �Surprisingly, your aunt was more than happy to offer her assistance. Your cousin, however, required a little more- persuasion.�

�Sev! You didn�t use magic on him, did you?� Draco asked, �Because you know that it is illegal to use magic to gather information in muggle proceedings��

�Yes, I know,� Severus said, waving his hand impatiently, �No, I did not use magic. I simply informed him of the legal consequences should he withhold information from the court and he was more than willing to testify- truthfully- in your defense, Harry. Said something about a �res-sling scholarship�. Whatever that is��

�It�s wrestling, and it�s a muggle spectator sport,� Harry supplied, grinning, �And thank you. That takes a lot off of my mind.�

�I�m sure it does,� Severus said, �I will see you- both of you?- tomorrow after dinner to go over their statements. And to officially record the events that you just informed Draco about.�

�Of course,� Harry said, smiling brightly.

Before he left, Severus turned back to Harry. �Just as a side note� continued use of a glamour- especially in potion form- can lead to serious health risks. I would advise you to refrain from taking any more. Unless you want your liver to fail and your hair to fall out.�

The door shut behind him and Harry gaped after him in shock. �How the hell did he know?�

�He�s a Potions Master. It�s his job to know, I guess,� Draco replied, �And I agree. Even if there were no health risks, I would want you to stop.�

�Why?� Harry whispered, turning to look into Draco�s ice-blue eyes, �It�s� ugly��

�That may be so� but you are not,� Draco said, framing his face in his hands, �I want to know all of you, Harry, and those scars are a part of you. Besides� there aren�t as many as you think, and most of them are faded beyond the point of being noticeable. You shouldn�t worry so much about them. You�re beautiful, and I�ll never let you forget that.�

Harry smiled when Draco kissed his nose tenderly. �And you- are a sap.�

Draco laughed. �Only sometimes, and only when it comes to you.�

�What do we do now? I think I sufficiently killed the swimming idea,� Harry said.

�Why don�t we just lounge around here? Do our homework, maybe?� Draco said, raising his eyebrows.

Harry sighed. �Fine. Hermione. We�ll do homework. Bloody slave-driver��

Draco grinned, pulling out his Potions book, parchment, and quill and setting about the latest ridiculously long essay that Sev had assigned them. �I don�t know why he wants three feet� all of the information could easily be summarized in one. Not only would it make him seem a little less evil, but it would save him from being forced to read two extra pages of absolute bull-shit and dribble!�

*xv*

Harry laughed in triumph and literally threw his quill across the room �I�m done! Finished!�

�That�s nice, but some of us are still working�� Draco said moodily.

�You�re still working?� Harry whined.

�Yes, some of us like to put some effort into our work,� Draco drawled.

Harry looked over his shoulder and scoffed. �It�s no better than what I wrote. You just write too slow.�

�Pardon me for wanting my essays to be legible,� Draco said.

Harry laughed. �Actually, mine are perfectly legible. You just write like a girl.�

Draco narrowed his eyes at him playfully. �Do you really want to start the girl thing again?�

�I won last time, didn�t I?� Harry said, imitating his exact tone.

�You were lucky�� Draco said, setting his quill down, �There. I�m finished, as well. It only took me a few more minutes than you, and my penmanship is infinitely better. Yet another verification of Slytherin�s superiority.�

Harry scoffed and rolled his eyes. �Femininity, maybe��

Draco raised an eyebrow. �I�ll choose to ignore that.�

�Do what you want. Doesn�t change the facts,� Harry said, grinning.

�So what now? I don�t really want to go back out there, but- well, it�s a bit boring here,� Draco said, jumping onto the bed and falling back gracefully.

Harry watched this with an amused expression.

�What?� Draco asked, noticing the laughter lighting his eyes, �What�s so funny?�

�Pretty much everything you do reminds me of a cat,� Harry answered, chuckling.

�A cat? Are you serious?� Draco said, �I�m nothing like those flee ridden creatures.�

Harry joined him on the bed and laid on his side, propping himself up on his elbow. �Oh yes, you are. You move like a cat� all fluid grace. I bet you even fall gracefully.�

�Of course. It�s all about breeding, you know. Malfoys are bred to always remain composed and graceful,� Draco said, �I may not like Lucius very much, but I�m willing to acknowledge that he has taught me some things that are pretty useful.�

�But that�s not all� even your expressions,� Harry continued, �That little smirk that says that you know more than you�re letting on. The content look you get when you�re sleeping. Even your eyes remind me of a cat.�

�My eyes? What about my eyes?�

�To most people, they don�t give anything away. A person has to know you pretty well before they can identify the emotions that show in your eyes. Sometimes it�s faint, but other times your eyes are beautiful and full of emotions,� Harry said, smiling and reaching out to brush his fingers against his cheek, �And other times� when you put on your mask, they�re cold and utterly emotionless. It�s a bit off-putting.�

�How is that different from any other animal? I don�t think I�ve ever seen an animal show emotion in their eyes,� Draco said, still skeptical.

�That�s not true. It�s easy to see emotions in a dog�s eyes. Whether they�re happy or sad, nice or mean� but with cats, unless you know the cat, they�re eyes just seem- unreadable,� Harry replied.

Draco shrugged, sitting up. �Okay. So I have some cat-like qualities. Whatever.�

�It�s not a bad thing,� Harry said, grinning, �It�s kind of�� sexy.�

Draco smirked at the admission. �Are you trying to seduce me, Harry Potter?�

He blushed. �I- no� I just- I didn�t mean- I only meant- sod off��

Draco laughed. �We still don�t have anything to do.�

�We could always go talk to Lucius?� Harry suggested, smirking.

�No,� Draco said, �I don�t want to deal with him twice in one day, thanks.�

Harry rolled his eyes and was about to suggest that they go for a walk on the grounds when there was a timid knock at the door. He got up to answer it and had to bite back a growl at the person standing there.

�Ginny,� he said through clenched teeth, �Did you want something?�

She kept her eyes on the ground and sniffled a bit. �I just wanted to say� that I�m sorry.�

He gaped at her. That was not what he�d been expecting.

�I know you�re probably still furious and I�ll understand if you never forgive me, but� I wanted to tell you that. I�m really sorry. For the way I acted last night. I don�t know why I said those things. I knew that you were gay, right?� She looked up at him and he saw the tears shimmering in her eyes. She gave a weak laugh. �I guess I just still hoped� but that�s no excuse. I don�t know what was wrong with me. I just- exploded. I don�t even know where it came from. I�m really, really sorry, Harry. You�re like a brother to me, and I don�t want to lose you� I�m sorry��

He grinned and pulled her into a tight embrace. �Of course I forgive you. Don�t be stupid. The school would have found out sooner or later, anyway. And� I kind of expected you to be upset about me and Draco.�

She pulled back and wiped her eyes. �Thank you.�

�What changed your mind?� Harry asked, pushing her into the room.

�It was actually Draco�s father. He�s really protective of you. Both of you,� she said, �He talked to me and then� well� Mum.�

Harry laughed.

�Yeah. You know that tone she gets when she�s really disappointed? I hate that tone�� she laughed, �She told me how stupid and childish I was acting. Then she told me that if I really loved you, I�d just- be happy that you�re happy. And she was right. I am happy for you Harry.�

Draco watched the whole scene unfold with a small smile on his face. He really hadn�t wanted to come between Harry and the people he loved. He was glad that Ginny had come to her senses. However� he couldn�t help but think that something was wrong. Something was out of place�

�Draco?� Harry said, waving his hand in front of the blonde�s face.

�Hmm? What?� Draco said, coming out of his thoughts.

�Ginny just left. I asked you if you wanted to go for a walk around the lake,� Harry repeated, tapping his foot impatiently.

Draco grinned. �Sure. Let�s go.�

Ginny watched them walk out of the castle and drew the Invisibility Cloak around her, following them onto the grounds�

*XV*

Hahaha! There you go! More effing conflict! I do love a good conflict. Or in this story�s case, SEVERAL! [Insert evil cackle] lol. Please review� and I shall reward you with another stunning addition to this ever-more complicated story!!!!! ;) Smooches!
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