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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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After Lucius' attempted rape of Harry Narcissa felt that her future son-in-law had had enough trauma and talked Severus into postponing the talk with the boys. They had gone to Diagon Alley two days ago and met up with the Weasley's, Hermione and Neville so the kids could go school shopping and now it was the August 30th, Luna was at her father's for the night, and the boys would be catching the school train in the morning.

"He deserves to know Narcissa," Severus said as they stood outside the dining room talking, "We've had this discussion before, and we both agreed that this is for the best."

"I know," Narcissa sighed, "I just can't help but feel that he shouldn't have to worry about it; don't you think he has enough on his plate?"

"I don't think Harry would forgive us easily if we kept this information from him," Severus countered, "I put it off so that he could enjoy his summer, but I need to leave after dinner and Harry needs to know what he is up against; I have a feeling that Dumbledore is going to try and use this information to get Harry to listen to him again and drive a wedge between him and Draco."

"Very well," Narcissa agreed, "We will talk to them after dinner." Severus bowed his head slightly and then opened the door to the dining room to allow Narcissa to enter the room before him. Harry and Draco were already seated at the table, discussing Quidditch tactics and arguing good-naturedly over the upcoming school season.

"Slytherin hasn't won a match against us in five years," Harry said, "What makes you think this year will be any different?"

"Okay boys," Narcissa spoke up before Draco could reply, "You know my rule; no Quidditch talk at the dinner table."

"Or the breakfast table, lunch table and any other time she would have to listen to it," Draco teased, "Mother hates Quidditch talk, although she enjoys watching the matches. So Mother, what are you going to do once we're gone?"

"I will be managing your father's businesses," Narcissa replied, "Which may take some time to get in order and I will also be changing the wards around the manor so that the Dark Lord and his followers can't use it any longer, but I think I will spend most of my time in the realm; once the Dark Lord realizes that Lucius is truly missing and that I am not loyal to him he will most likely target me. That reminds me," she fixed both boys with a hard stare, "you two stay out of trouble this year; Molly has told me about some of the trouble you've gotten into in the past Harry-no wandering around the Forbidden Forest and no using the Marauder's Map to go to Hogsmeade; I really should have you leave it here, but it may be helpful if Dumbledore attempts anything."

"I'll be careful, but I can't make any promises," Harry said, "After all, most of the danger I faced came from school itself-I had three teachers try to kill me, even though Remus couldn't control himself at the time, one teacher tried to erase my memory, and last year Umbridge scarred me for life." He absently rubbed at the scars from the blood quill he had been forced to use in detention.

"Yes, well I don't believe you will have that sort of problem this year," Severus said, "In fact, I'm sure you will enjoy the new Defense teachers."

"Teachers?" Draco questioned and Severus nodded.

"Yes, we will have two Defense teachers this year," Severus confirmed, "One will handle teaching you about dangerous creatures-"

"Which means we won't miss Magical Creatures," Draco muttered and Harry elbowed him sharply.

"-and the other will go over curses and spells," Severus continued, "however you will have to wait until school starts to find out more."

"It's Bill and Charlie, right?" Harry asked, "I wondered why they were home; they don't normally get to come home too often." He turned to Draco, "Bill is a curse breaker for Gringotts and Charlie is a dragon tamer; he's usually in Romania, but he was here a couple years ago for the first task of the Tri-wizard tournament."

"This should be interesting at least," Draco said, "Maybe we can start a dueling club again."

"Why? So you can try to cheat?" Harry questioned, "How surprised were you when I actually spoke to the snake?" Draco glared at him and refused to answer, focusing instead on his dinner.

The rest of the meal passed quietly, but as they were standing up to leave Severus stopped them.

"Narcissa and I want to talk to you before you go upstairs," he said, "We're going to the blue study." He swept out of the room with Narcissa by his side, leaving the two boys to follow. Once they were all sitting down-Narcissa and Severus in separate chairs and Harry sitting on the arm of Draco's chair-Severus got right to the point.

"Do you remember a few weeks ago when Dumbledore attacked you Harry?" Severus began, "He said that the scar and the ability to speak parseltongue were not the only marks the Dark Lord left on you."

"I remember," Harry frowned, "You found out what he meant?"

"Yes," Severus nodded, "I have been doing research ever since that afternoon, and-put together with some other conversations I have overheard-I know what he was referring to. Have you ever heard of a horcrux?" Harry frowned again and shook his head, but Draco paled visibly upon hearing the word.

"A horcrux is very dark magic," Draco said, "It's an object that is used to hold part of a person's soul so that if they suffer a life-threatening injury they won't die; in order to create one you have to rip your soul apart…commit murder."

"That's terrible!" Harry said, "And Voldemort did this?"

"Yes," Severus confirmed, "He created six horcruxes-or I should say he intentionally created six horcruxes, and a seventh horcrux was created by accident; it happened on the night of you parent's deaths Harry." Fathomless black eyes met confused green as Severus waited for Harry to make the connection, but he didn't get the chance.

"No," Draco said, pulling a startled Harry off the arm of the chair and into his lap, "You're wrong Severus; he can't be a horcrux! If he's a horcrux that means that the Dark Lord won't die as long as Harry lives! I won't let you kill him!"

"What?" Harry cried, "I'm a horcrux?" He frowned thoughtfully for a moment, "So that's why I can sometimes see what Voldemort's doing and feel his emotions…he doesn't know about it though, does he?"

"No," Severus shook his head, "If he knew you held a part of his soul within you he would not try to kill you; he would most likely imprison you to keep his soul safe. As for killing Harry, I have no intention of allowing that to happen." He frowned at his godson who had the grace to blush, "I have been looking into ways of destroying the soul without actually damaging the vessel, and I think I may be able to create a potion, but I will need to do a lot more research. I don't want you boys to worry, but I felt that you needed to be informed in case Dumbledore tries to use the information against you."

"Now that you are considered an adult by the ministry he may try to have you help him hunt down the other horcruxes," Narcissa said, "You can, of course make your own decisions-at least until we bring Sirius back-but I don't want you to do it; I don't trust Dumbledore to keep you safe."

"I have no intention of going anywhere with him," Harry assured her, "but if I have an opportunity to get rid of one of those things, isn't it my responsibility-"

"No," Draco interrupted, "We're only sixteen so it isn't your responsibility to do anything, except maybe tell an adult what you find out. Dumbledore already tried to kill you once and he might try it again. I really don't think you should even go to his office by yourself."

"I agree," Narcissa said, "And I also thought of something else;" she pulled out a piece of parchment and held it out to Harry, "I had our solicitor draw this up and passed it on to Nagnok who read it and approved everything in it; this is a betrothal contract which would allow you and Draco to have your own rooms in the school. Since you have been declared and adult by the ministry you can sign this yourself, and it will remain valid even when Sirius comes back."

"Okay," Harry agreed as he read through the contract; it basically said that he and Draco would share equally in all of their properties, but that Harry would be able to name the heir to the Potter and Peverell fortunes while Draco would name the heir to the Malfoy fortune and choose the successor in the goblin realm, and they would have to agree on the heir to the Black fortunes. "I don't see any problem with this, and we can make changes before we actually bond if we need to, right?"

"That's correct," Narcissa replied, smiling as Harry signed the parchment, "And now Dumbledore will have less of a chance to try and get you alone." She took the contract back from Harry and duplicated it with a charm, handing the copy back to him; "When you tell the headmaster that you want your own rooms, just show him this."

"I would recommend showing it to Minerva first," Severus suggested, "She may not like it either, but Minerva is a stickler for the rules and she will support you in making sure that Albus doesn't try to forbid you from sharing the room." The boys nodded and Harry slid off of Draco's lap to perch on the arm of the chair again.

"Good," Narcissa said, "Now, are you boys packed for tomorrow? We have to leave early so we can use the portal to get to Severus' house and then Floo to the platform, and I'm not going to let Tillie pack for you this time."

"I have a few more things to pack," Harry said and Draco nodded his agreement as they stood up, "What time are we leaving?"

"We need to be up by six," Narcissa replied, "That's just to make sure we have enough time for everything; also six o'clock here will be about nine o'clock there, so we should have just enough time to get ready. Why don't you boys go finish packing?" The boys agreed and stepped up to give Narcissa a kiss on the cheek before heading upstairs to finish packing their belongings.

The next morning wasn't nearly as rushed as Harry was used to from when he was staying with the Weasley's; only having two students to worry about made things a lot simpler, Harry noted as the got ready to leave. It only took them an hour to eat breakfast and finish getting ready, so now they were already at Severus' house and it was ten a.m.

"You're sure you have everything?" Narcissa asked and Harry and Draco nodded, "Very well, but I won't be sending anything to the school for you; if you forgot anything it will just have to wait until you come back for the equinox."

"I just wish we didn't have to take the Floo," Harry commented, "Flooing and port keying-I hate 'em both! Too bad we can't apparate…don't you get some sort of diplomatic immunity for that?"

"I don't need diplomatic immunity, as I am of age," Narcissa replied with a smile, "and besides-you can't apparate to Platform 9 ¾; there are anti-apparition wards in place just like Hogwarts. That reminds me; can I hold your rings?" Harry and Draco both took off their engagement rings and handed them to Narcissa who waved her wand and said an incantation before handing them back. "I have turned them into portkeys so if you are ever in danger simply touch the crest on the ring and say "Sev" and the rings will bring you back here; just don't tell Severus what the activation word is or he may decide to kill me." Harry and Draco grinned at this as they replaced their rings, and then it was time to go.

On September first there were so many families travelling to Platform 9 ¾ that only a few were able to use the Floo, and each group had a five minute window to step through; their time-slot was at 10:05, so it was time to go. Draco went through first so that he was able to catch a stumbling Harry, and Narcissa came through behind them, making Harry marvel at how they didn't have any ashes on their clothing.

"It's a charm," Draco informed him, "which I will be certain to cast for you the next time we have to Floo anywhere; I don't see how you're such a mess!" The brunette was somehow covered in ashes from head-to-toe; even the youngest wizarding children that came out of the fireplace after them weren't as thoroughly covered.

"The fireplaces are out to get me," Harry responded glumly as a laughing Narcissa cast a few cleansing charms on him until he skin and clothing were completely spotless.

"There you go Harry," she smiled, "Good as new! Now, I suppose you two are eager to get on the train and find your friends, and I right?"

"We do need to board soon so that we can get a good compartment," Draco replied, "but you know I will miss you Mother; I worry about you being there alone with Father."

"You needn't worry about me," Narcissa replied as she gave her son a hug, "I have no intention of going near him until you two come back for the ceremony." She gave Draco a kiss on the forehead and then pulled Harry into an equally warm hug. "Now, you two promised to stay out of trouble and you had better keep that promise! Draco darling, you'll have to keep a close eye on Harry if his past years at school are anything to go by."

"Hey!" Harry cried indignantly, "It's not like I go looking for trouble; it just kind of finds me. Well, I guess I might have intentionally put myself in danger last year, but I was trying to save Sirius; you can't expect me to sit idly by when people I love are in danger!"

"No, but we can expect you to get help," Draco retorted, "and by help I mean an experienced adult-not a bunch of your friends who learned all of their spells from you." Harry blushed muttering; "I'll bet they know more than the students who didn't come to my defense training." Draco and Narcissa both laughed at this, causing Harry to pout.

"I'm sure you're right Harry dear," Narcissa consoled him, "however, teachers would have probably been more helpful and-what's more-you would have stayed safe at the school while they investigated the trouble at the ministry." Draco was watching Harry's face carefully so he saw the flash of rebellion at that, but Narcissa missed it completely as she was looking at her watch. "Well boys, the train leaves in half an hour; you had better get on board so that you don't have to rush. Owl me by the end of the week?"

"Of course Mother," Draco replied and Harry rapidly agreed as they both leaned in to kiss her cheek good-bye; "We'll see you in a few weeks." With a final wave Harry and Draco carried their trunks and their owls over to the train, walking until they found two empty compartments across from one another at the back.

"I'll save one and you save the other," Harry suggested," Then once some of our friends get here we can move to sit together."

"That sounds like a plan," Draco nodded, "I need to talk to Pansy, Blaise and Theo anyway; I haven't dared to owl them over the summer because I don't know how loyal their parents are to "Tommy", so I should probably speak to them alone." He gave his fiancé a quick kiss on the lips, ignoring the startled gasps from the other students in the train corridor, before the boy's headed to separate compartments to wait for their friends.

About five minutes later Pansy's head poked into the compartment and she scowled at Harry before quickly retreating without saying a word, although Harry caught sight of Blaise's amused grin behind her as the dark-haired boy gave him a nod before the compartment door closed. Seconds later he heard Pansy squeal as she obviously located Draco, but he didn't have time to focus on that as Neville and Luna entered his compartment at the same time and the three traded greetings. A few minutes later Ron, Hermione and Ginny appeared, and everyone arranged themselves to get comfortable.

"I have to tell you guys something really important," Harry said once the train started moving, "but I don't know if the train is the right place, because Dumbledore can't know that I have this information and-" he snapped his mouth shut as the compartment door opened to reveal Pansy once again, and the Slytherin girl walked inside until she was directly in front of Harry.

"If you ever hurt him in anyway," she began, but Harry held up a hand to stop her.

"Yes, yes," he sighed, "You'll kill me, torture me, make sure I can never use my cock again, etc., etc.; I heard it all when Hermione was threatening Draco, and I assume the same threats apply to me. Well, I have no intention of hurting Draco; we've moved on from the past and this engagement is as real to me as it is to him. Satisfied?" Pansy glared at him for a moment before nodding and extending her hand.

"Very well," she said, "If you are engaged to my best friend I suppose we should start getting along; call me Pansy."

"Harry," he replied, shaking her hand, "and you know Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Neville and Luna."

"Of course," Pansy nodded, "and this is Blaise," she gestured to the dark-haired boy who appeared behind her, "and that's Theo." Standing behind Blaise was a studious looking boy who gave Harry and his friends a curt nod before returning to the other compartment. "Draco wanted me to ask you to come join us Harry; at some point I imagine we should mingle and get to know one another, but these compartments really aren't big enough."

"I'll go with Harry so he isn't alone with the snakes," Ginny offered eagerly, "Is Blaise seeing anyone?"

"That's okay Gin," Harry replied, "I don't have a problem with snakes; after all, I can speak their language." Hermione frowned at the joke about being a Parselmouth, but Pansy laughed.

"You're alright Potter," she said, "Or rather, Harry. You coming then?"

"Yeah, give me just a second," Harry replied before turning back to his friends, "After dinner tonight let's meet up in the Room of Requirement so I can tell you guys what I found out this summer, okay?"

"I can't believe you're ditching us," Ron scowled, "You spent all summer with Draco, and we only got to see you for a week! Can't you even go one train ride without him?" Harry flushed guiltily; he really wanted to see Draco, maybe it was just because they were still fairly new, but he didn't want to abandon his friends.

"You stop trying to make him feel guilty this instant Ronald Weasley!" Hermione chastised, "Harry and Draco are still getting to know one another and Harry also needs to get to know Draco's friends; Draco spent two weeks on that cruise getting to know us and you can't begrudge Harry time spent with his fiancé!" She glared at the redhead who ducked his head in shame and then turned to Harry; "Go on Harry; we-everyone except Ron that is-understand you want to be with Draco right now. We'll see you later, alright?"

"Thanks 'Mione," Harry smiled and went to join his boyfriend.

"Took you long enough," Draco greeted when Harry entered the compartment, "I thought you were just going to ignore me now that we're headed back to school." He gave Harry a sharp look and the brunette rolled his eyes before walking over to sit next to him.

"Stop being so dramatic," he said, "I just had to deal with a slight jealousy issue from Ron." He frowned as something occurred to him, "He's not going to be happy when he finds out I won't be staying in the dorms; I just hope it's not a repeat of fourth year, or fifth year-I can see my housemates getting mad at me for moving out."

"Does that mean you don't want to get our own chambers?" Draco questioned, "Would you rather stay with the rest of the lions?"

"No," Harry shook his head, "I don't want my friends to be mad at me, but they'll get over it; I don't think I'd be able to sleep without you if I tried." He flashed a smile at the blonde which Draco returned before pulling a protesting Harry into his lap. "Draco! I told you about doing stuff like this in public!"

"We're not in public," Draco replied smoothly, "We're sitting with our friends."

"With your friends," Harry clarified, "I don't really know them yet." He tried to push away from Draco but the blonde merely tightened his grip and placed a kiss against Harry's neck where he had left a fresh love bite that morning.

"All that squirming is making me hard," Draco whispered in his ear, shifting Harry so that he could feel the blonde's erection through their clothes, "If you don't sit still I'll just have to kick everyone out so that we can take care of it; of course, then they'll all know what we're up to-"

"Fine!" Harry huffed, giving in with ill-grace, "You are an obnoxious snake."

"Well, we know who the bottom is in this relationship," Blaise smirked, causing Harry to turn bright red. "Ow!" He rubbed his cheek where he had been hit by Draco's stinging hex.

"I'm the only one who has the right to talk about his bottom," Draco said calmly, making Harry blush even more, "Try anything with Harry and a stinging hex will be the least of your problems." He glared at his friends, especially Pansy who simply rolled her eyes. At that moment the compartment door opened to reveal Crabbe and Goyle, Draco's former lackeys.

"There you are Draco," Crabbe said, "Oh good; you caught Potter! Can we have some fun with him before we turn him over to the Dark Lord?"

"No," Draco replied stonily, "Harry is mine, and I will not be handing him over to the Dark Lord, or anyone else. I do not support the Dark Lord-who will hereafter be referred to as Tom, since that is his true name-and I will not do anything in his service. You two can return to you parents and tell them that I do not serve their lord."

"Then you're on Dumbledore's side?" Goyle questioned, "You're so stupid Draco; the Dark Lord will kill that old fool soon enough; and to think he was actually going to give the task to you!"

"Huh, killing Dumbles," Draco mused, "Harry, can I-"

"No," Harry glared at him, "You will not join Tommy so that you can kill Dumbledore; we'll take care of him soon enough, and I don't want my fiancé walking around with that ugly tattoo on his arm."

"Spoil sport," Draco pouted for a moment before turning his attention back to his former goons, "To answer your question, I am not supporting Dumbledore either; I support Harry, and together we shall overcome both Tommy and Dumbles so that we can take over and rule the wizarding world."

"Um, Dray?" Harry asked hesitantly, "When did we decide to tackle the project of world domination?"

"Hm? Oh! I decided it last night," Draco replied, "I was thinking about our situation, and our friends, and realized that together we can easily conquer and control the world. Don't worry Lion, we'll discuss the plan in detail later; we'll just worry about one think at a time. Which reminds me;" he looked at the boys hulking in the doorway once more, "I have no further use for you if you serve the Dark Lord, so you may leave." Crabbe and Goyle glared at everyone for a moment before turning and shuffling away.

"Well, that was fun," Pansy said cheerfully, "Now, about your plans for world domination; we'll need to come up with a name for the group, as well as code names for the key members, costume design, decide on masks and a symbol-"

"We are not conquering the world!" Harry interrupted, "I simply want to defeat Voldie so he'll stop killing people and take away Dumble's power so that he can't manipulate and take advantage of people any longer; once that's done I just want to live a normal, peaceful life." Pansy pouted and Theo-who had apparently been jotting down ideas-also looked let down, at least until Draco spoke up again.

"Don't worry," he said confidentially, "I'll work on him; he'll come around soon. Now, I was thinking that we should have a place where our groups can meet up and talk in secret; any ideas?"

"The Room of Requirement," Harry responded promptly, "I already asked the gang to meet me there after dinner, so you guys should come as well; if you're going to ally yourselves with us you deserve to know the truth." Draco opened his mouth to protest but Harry shook his head, "I won't be like Dumbles and keep information from people in the pretense of protecting them; if you think everyone in this compartment is trustworthy bring them with you after dinner." Draco agreed, and they changed the topic to lighter matters, such as homework and their activities over summer break until they arrived at Hogsmeade Station. When it came time to get in the carriages Harry had a quick word with Draco and they climbed into a carriage with Ron, Hermione, and Pansy, while Theo, Blaise, Neville, Luna and Ginny shared another carriage.

"Why don't we all sit together at the welcome feast?" Ron suggested as they were discussing when would be the best time to show Dumbledore their solidarity.

"Because that would just confuse the first years," Hermione explained patiently, "I was thinking more like at breakfast."

"People show up at random times for breakfast," Draco pointed out, "No, dinner tomorrow night would probably be best; either that or you could join us at our table for dessert."

"I have a better idea," Harry said, "You're always saying we have enough power to do anything, right?" Draco nodded and Harry continued, "Well, after the sorting why don't you and I combine our magic to create another table? We can make it big enough to fit…fifteen people? Just in case others want to join us."

"You could get into a lot of trouble for that," Hermione frowned, "but…I don't think that it's actually against the rules, so Dumbledore can't really punish you…" She trailed off in thought for a moment before smiling, "I think that should work out very well, but make the table big enough for twenty if you can."

"Okay," Harry agreed, turning to Draco, "What do you think?"

"I think Dumbles will be shocked," Draco smirked, "Not only at our show of solidarity , but also at the power we're going to use. We don't want to show House favoritism though, so we should have a black tablecloth with-"

"No, black is too depressing," Pansy interrupted, earning a glare from Draco, "Make it silver with gold embroidery that way it will pay tribute to both of our Houses; if anyone from other Houses want to sit with us they will just have to deal with it."

"But Luna is a Ravenclaw," Hermione pointed out, "and she'll be sitting with us; why don't we have the embroidery showing eagles?"

"You're getting too complicated," Draco scowled, "It's just a tablecloth, therefore it will be silver and gold, with a simple vine design on it. End of discussion." They had just arrived at the castle, so Draco exited the carriage, pulling Harry with him before the girls could argue. He stopped just before they reached the steps of the school and pressed a kiss to Harry's lips. "What about food for our table?" he asked the brunette and Harry grinned.

"I'll call Dobby," he replied, "He won't mind getting us food at all." As if to prove his point, Dobby popped up in front of them bowing.

"Master Harry wanted Dobby? What can Dobby be doing for Harry Potter?" Dobby squeaked.

"Dobby! I'm glad to see you," Harry said, "After the sorting my friends and I will be creating a new table; can you make sure we have food on it?"

"Yes sir, Harry Potter sir!" Draco squeaked excitedly, "Dobby is taking care of Harry Potter and friends! Dobby is getting started right away!" With another bow Dobby popped off to the kitchens and Harry and Draco shared a laugh as they entered the castle. As they came to the entrance of the Great Hall Draco pulled Harry to him for one last kiss, ignoring the gasps around them, and they headed to their separate tables to await the sorting.

Throughout the Sorting Ceremony Harry was aware of Dumbledore's suspicious glare, but he ignored it in favor of exchanging greetings with Seamus and Dean, whom he hadn't talked to all summer. When the Sorting was over Gryffindor and Slytherin each had nine new students, Ravenclaw had six, and Hufflepuff had eight. Dumbledore gave his normal speech-which Harry turned out as usual-until he introduced the elder Weasley brothers which brought on a lot of applause, and then Harry looked across the hall-strange how he and Draco had always sat across from each other at meals, even in first year-and the blonde gave an almost imperceptible nod. Both boys stood up and walked around the tables, wand drawn and Harry saw Dumbledore stop McGonagall when she started to stand up; not doubt the headmaster thought they were about to get into a fight, but how wrong he was!

During his time in the goblin realm Narcissa and Severus had been teaching the boys more in-depth about how magic works; if you wish it hard enough you can make it happen, spells and incantations just make it easier for you to impose your will. Harry and Draco both had enough power that they could shape things according to their will without the use of a spell, and that's exactly what they did. The walked to the foot of their tables and faced each other with wands raised; at the same time each boy pointed his wand at the other-and moments later a table and chairs formed between them. The boys had agreed on the tablecloth but did not discuss the table itself, so the result was a table made half of black oak and half of cherry wood, and half of the chairs were also cherry wood while the rest were black oak.

The boys locked glances and laughed before moving to stand together and turning to address the hall.

"Harry and I would like to announce our engagement," Draco said, "We haven't chosen a date yet, but we have exchanged rings, and per wizarding law we are officially engaged, with the documents signed. Since Harry and I have put aside out differences and therefore we would like to offer this table as a place where friends and relatives can sit together without worrying about being accused of betraying their House; unfortunately the table is only big enough to sit thirty students" the boys had decided to make the table bigger so that it could sit more people, "but we welcome anyone who would like to sit here." As Draco finished speaking Harry took his hand and lead him around so that they were sitting side-by-side in the middle of the table, directly facing the staff table and Dumbledore, who looked dumbstruck at their actions, while a previously disapproving McGonagall looked on approvingly. As the boys sat food appeared on the table, and they were joined by their friends; Seamus, Dean, and the Creevey brothers also joined them from the Gryffindor table, while Astoria Greengrass was the only other Slytherin to join them, and she made sure to sit next to Pansy; Padma and Parvati Patil also joined them after a moment's hesitation, followed by Cho Chang from Ravenclaw and Justin Finch-Fletchy and Zacharias Smith from Hufflepuff. They still had about ten seats empty, but the boys felt that it was a good start.

As dinner progressed Harry happened to look up and catch Dumbledore's eye; the headmaster was furious, the twinkle in his eye vanished as he listened to McGonagall.

"She just finished telling him that what we did isn't against the rules," Draco whispered in his ear, "and she also said that she will have a house elf get a suite of rooms ready for us." Harry looked at him questioningly and Draco smirked, holding up one end of an extendable ear. "The twins gave me a few products, in the interest of protecting their financial backer, of course." Harry laughed softly and shook his head, feeling very pleased with himself as dessert appeared and he found a large serving of treacle tart on his plate. New Marauders'-which is what Harry had dubbed his group in his mind-1 and Dumbledore Zero. This was looking to be a good year.
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