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Harry walked up the stairs out onto the empty stage. He was early to the set-up for their concert
that night in London. He always liked to be early. He stood where his microphone would be and
felt rather than heard as Draco came to stand behind him.

�It�s odd
isn�t it?� Draco asked softly so that his voice would not carry. �That we�re famous for something that doesn�t
cause pain.�

�A bit,�
Harry agreed with a whisper.

Their
manager came up to them, gushing smile in place, �Guess what? We�re sold out!�

�Good,�
Harry smiled. �It�s the last show in the
tour too.�

�I�m off to
make sure they have the mixing equipment and everything else,� Belle gave a
cheery wave and was off once more.

Harry and
Draco sat on stage, legs dangling over the edge. Harry flipped open his notebook and together
the two bent over his latest edit of the lyrics for their next album. Belle watched them from the shadows, a sad
smile in place. Even though the two enjoyed
what they did they rarely allowed anyone close to them. Belle was the only one who had any idea what
they had been through and they still kept her in the dark. Draco turned to look over his shoulder at
her, giving a soft reassuring smile.

�Come on
Green Eyes,� Draco used Harry�s shoulder to push himself to his feet. �It�s time to get into costume.�

Draco
pushed Harry in front of him into their dressing room. He tossed Harry a pair of black leather
pants, pulling on a pair of gray ones for himself.

�Let�s go
all out tonight,� Harry smirked at Draco in the mirror.

�You�re
on,� Draco laughed.

Harry took
out a dark blue tank top and put it on.
He handed Draco a white one.

�Sit down,�
Draco commanded imperiously. �I�m doing
your hair, can�t have you messing it up.�

Harry
subjected himself to Draco�s ministrations.
The blond used plenty of gel to get Harry�s hair styled in careful
spikes, allowing his lightning bolt scar to be visible. Most of the Muggles thought it was a make-up
effect. Draco and Harry never corrected
their assumptions. Draco slicked his
hair back like he used to when they were in school. He threw Harry a devious smirk.

�Make-up
time,� Draco patted Harry�s shoulder.
�That means you stay put!�

Draco
applied the liquid black eye liner under Harry�s eyes to make them seem even
bigger than they were. Under his own
eyes Draco did the same. He powered both
his own and Harry�s face and forehead to avoid sweating under the bright lights
on stage. He took placed a silver cuff
on Harry�s upper arm and allowed Harry to place the black leather one on his
own arm, their ritual before every show.

�Let�s take
our places,� Harry stood up at last.

On stage
the lighting was down low as the band assembled. The stage went dark as soon as the music
started. Harry and Draco went on stage
before their mics.

�Must be something they're hiding, Must be
reasons that no one will dare to tell

Must be something inside me, But I don't think so anymore

It's hurting again now, And I don't need friends when I have foes like you

It's hurting again now, It's killing me to be here all alone

Go away it's all the same, There's more for me,� Harry began on the first
line and then Draco joined him, the stage lights slowly coming up.

�As the world falls away, and I
can't find a reason

As the world turns to grey

It's killing me unwillingly and I am just the same as you,� Harry�s voice
was full of pain as he sang the next stanza but the crowd loved it all the
same.

�Must be something confided, Must
be someway to feel the pain and heal again

Pain and pleasure, inviting, I don't think so anymore

It's hurting again now, And I don't need pills

When I have drugs like you. It's hurting again now

It's killing me to be here all alone. Go away

It's all the same, There's more for me,� Draco and Harry sang at each
other, ignoring the crowd in favor for the bitter memories.

�As the world falls away, and I
can't find a reason

As the world turns to grey, It's killing me unwillingly and I am just afraid

As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason

As the world turns to grey, you're killing me unwillingly and I am just the
same as you

as you!,� Draco screamed the last line to the crowd as Harry turned his
back and strutted to the other side of the stage.

�I'm just like you, just not a
fool, I'm just like you, just not as cool

I'm just like you, Just not a fool, I'm just like you...

As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason

As the world turns to grey, It's killing me unwillingly and I am just afraid

As the world falls away, and I can't find a reason

As the world turns to grey, you're killing me unwillingly and I am just the
same as you

I'm just like you, just not a fool, I'm just like you...,� Harry picked out
a member in the front row, Draco doing the same, singing to them with a mixture
of sadness, regret and anger. And as
always the crowd loved it and applauded when the song was over, they did not
applaud long though, the band did not give them the choice as they started
immediately into the next song.

�There's a pain that
sleeps inside

It sleeps with just one eye

And awakens the moment that you leave

Though I try to look away

The pain it still remains

Only leaving when you're next to me,� Draco began the next song, the lyrics
written by both of them. He kept Harry
within his line of sight as he also sang to the crowd.

�Do you know, that everytime
you're near

Everybody else seems far away

So can you come and make them disappear

Make them disappear and we can stay,� Draco crooned the next bit as he
moved closer to Harry so that only half the stage was between them now, still
looking out at the crowd and their happy faces.

�So I stand and look around

Distracted by the sounds

Of everyone and everything I see

And I search through every face

Without a single trace, of the person

The person that I need,� Harry came in and Draco fell silent watching both
Harry and the crowd.

�Do you know, that everytime you're near

Everybody else seems far away

So can you come and make them disappear

Make them disappear and we can stay,� Harry turned to Draco as he sang the
next lines, Tommy, playing his guitar, came up beside Harry, joining in on the
chorus.

�Can you make them disappear?

Make them disappear

There's a pain that sleeps inside

Sleeps with just one eye

And awakens, the moment that you leave

And I search through every face

Without a single trace, of the person

The person that I need,� Harry and Draco sang from one microphone stand
while Tommy and Leslie�s voices flowed through the speakers below Harry and
Draco�s.

�Do you know, that everytime you're near

Everybody else seems far away

So can you come and make them disappear

Make them disappear and we can stay,� The last line the music faded away as
Harry and Draco finished the song.

It was
after that next song, as the band began the start up of the next song that both
Harry and Draco noticed the people sitting in the sixth row. They looked at one another and knew that the
next song was perfect considering who was in their audience that night.

�Satan, you know where
I lie

Gently I go, into that good night

All our lives get complicated

Search for pleasures, overrated

Never armed our souls

For what the future would hold

When we were innocent...innocent,� Harry began the next song, looking at
the people in the sixth row, his voice angry.

�Angels! Lend me your might!

Forfeit all my lives

To get just one right

All those colors long since faded

All our smiles all confiscated

Never were we told

We'd be bought and sold

When we were innocent

Yeah!,� Draco joined him on the next stanza, his voice full of grief rather
than anger.

�Yeah! This prayer, is for me tonight

This far downdown that line

and still ain't got it right

And while confessions not yet stated

Our next sin is contemplated

Never did we know

What the future would hold

Or that we'd be bought and sold

No!

We were innocent...innocent

When we were innocent...,� Harry and Draco finished the song with strained
whispers, both remembering times from the past when they had been innocent;
that was long ago though, separated by betrayals and deaths.

Harry
signaled to the band that he wanted to do one of their unreleased songs. When the music started up Draco gave Harry an
approving smile before they both began to sing, �It seems like every day�s the same, and I�m left to discover on my own

It seems like everything is gray, and there�s no color to behold

They say it�s over and I�m fine again, yeah, Try to stay sober feels like I�m
dying here

And I am aware now of how, everything�s gonna be fine one day

Too late, I�m in hell I am prepared now, , seems everyone�s gonna be fine

One day too late, just as well

I feel the dream in me expire, and there�s no one left to blame it on

I hear you label me a liar, �cause I can�t seem to get this through

You say it�s over, I can sigh again, yeah, Why try to stay sober when I�m dying
here

And I am aware now of how, everything�s gonna be fine one day

Too late, I�m in hell, I am prepared now, seems everyone�s gonna be fine

One day too late; just as well

And I�m not scared now. I must assure you,

you�re never gonna get away And I�m not scared now.

And I�m not scared now. No�

I am aware now of how, everything�s gonna be fine one day

Too late, I�m in hell, I am prepared now

seems everyone�s gonna be fine, One day too late, just as well

I am prepared now, seems everything�s gonna be fine for me

For me; for myself. For me, for me, for
myself

For me, for me, for myself, I am prepared now for myself

I am prepared now, and I am fine again,� They finished out the song and disappeared
from the stage.

Belle
followed after them, stopping them by placing a hand on each of their
shoulders, �What�s wrong?�

�Some old
friends we know were out in the crowd,� Draco told her. �The sixth row, invite them back please. It�s the man all in black with the big nose
and the people with him.�

Belle
frowned but went off to do as Draco asked.

�Are you
sure you want to see them Dray?� Harry asked tentatively.

�I wish
they�d just leave us alone Green Eyes, but we might as well see them now rather
than deal with all the damn owls they�re sure to send to us,� Draco replied
heading to their private lounge.

Harry sat
in the giant overstuffed lounge chair and held out his hand for the glass of
brandy Draco offered. The blond took his
place on the arm of Harry�s chair, sipping his own drink conservatively as
Belle ushered their guests into the room.

�It�s all
right love,� Draco said without getting up.
�You can go. Just keep everyone
else out.�

Belle
nodded and left. Harry sat back; drink
in hand as he looked at the motley group of people from his past standing
around.

�Take a
seat where you can find one,� Harry gestured with a hand. �The brandy�s off limits though. Dray and I paid a mint for it.�

�What do
you two think you�re doing here?� Minerva McGonagall was the first to
speak. �Leaving without a word to
anyone, what were we to think? We
thought you were dead for a while.�

�We
probably should have left note,� Draco�s fingers played through Harry�s
hair. �Or we could have sent a note
later on when we got settled.�

�We didn�t,
what�s done is done,� Harry said.

�Why did
you leave Harry?� Hermione�s tone was plaintive.

�Maybe
because I was sick of it all Hermione,� Harry snapped at her. �Ever think of that? All of you got what you wanted. The only person who even believed that I
needed to confront Voldemort is sitting right here,� He put a hand on Draco�s
knee. �The rest of you tried to keep me
away from the field, or tried to manipulate me and it cost people their lives. So sorry I didn�t want to stick around and
see what else you planned to use me for.�

�Let�s not
forget all the conversations we overheard under that Cloak,� Draco glared at
all those assembled before them. �Like
Granger and McGonagall discussing how unstable Harry was, how the son of Death
Eater Lucius Malfoy was sure to turn him over to Voldemort. Or the lovely chats Weasley and Granger had
about how attention starved Harry was and how maybe by getting the Weasel into
bed with him would fix it all.�

Minerva,
Hermione and Ron all paled at Draco�s words.
Severus Snape was sneering at the three of them.

�I do have
to admit that Severus was at least honest about everything,� Harry went
on. �All those times he tried to douse
Draco or I with Veritaserum, he didn�t hide that he�d attempted to do so after
he realized it hadn�t worked. And he was
always honest about how he disliked my being with Draco. At least I can say that about him.�

�But Harry
we care about you,� Hermione said desperately. �We only wanted what was best for you.�

�You wanted
what was best for the Boy Who Lived,� Harry disagreed. �You forgot all about Harry, all about me.�

Draco stood
from his position, slamming his empty glass down on the table, �The lot of you
never gave a damn about him! I was the
one who comforted him after his nightmares, who helped train with him so that
he would be able to go against Voldemort.
I�m the one who gave up my life just like Harry had too in order to give
you people what you wanted.�

�You didn�t
do half as much as Harry did Malfoy,� Ron snarled.

�That�s
something we can agree on Weasley,� Draco smirked at the redhead�s stunned
expression. �When he was younger Harry
never had the choice to step away from facing Voldemort, it wasn�t until he got
older that he really and truly decided to kill the bastard. On the other hand I didn�t make my choice
until much later, and it wasn�t thrust upon me like it was with Harry, I didn�t
have the entire weight of the Wizarding World resting on my shoulders, Harry
did. I was just the one who had Harry�s
welfare resting on my shoulders since the lot of you never did anything
productive to actually help him when we were older. You�re right Weasley, I didn�t do half as
much as Harry.�

�It�s over
now though,� Minerva looked between the two.
�You can both come back.�

�Too little
too late for that Professor,� Harry stared coldly at her.

�Is this
your choice Draco?� Severus Snape interrupted whatever else Harry might have
said.

�It is,�
Draco inclined his head to the Potions Master.

�Well at
least I can see that he has done some good for you,� Severus admitted. �You look better than you did.�

�I feel
better than I did,� Draco said.

�The rest
of you get out, except Severus if he wants to stay,� Harry added. �I don�t want to see the rest of you.�

�Harry you
can�t mean that,� Hermione begged.
�You�re our friend.�

�Perhaps
once,� Harry shook his head. �But you
killed that, both of you did. Maybe
someday, if you work at it you�ll be able to be my friends again, but not now.�

Hermione
slowly began to cry. Ron looked lost and
Minerva looked sad. The Head of
Gryffindor House ushered the two former best friends of Harry Potter from the
room.

�I take it
you�re the new Headmaster?� Harry looked over at Severus.

�How did
you know that Potter?� Severus asked looking a bit surprised.

�Albus
trusted you more than McGonagall,� Harry explained his guess. �Coupled with the fact that he was annoyed
with how she was handling the situation in regards to myself and Draco you just
seemed like the next best candidate.�

�Yes well
good use of logic Potter,� Severus said.

�Call me
Harry,� Harry offered.

�Harry
then,� Severus finally sat on the couch.
�How are you two fairing?�

�I won�t deny
it, I do miss the Wizarding World,� Harry sighed.

�I miss it
too,� Draco agreed. �But what is there
left for us, to be shut away at Malfoy Manor or surrounded by cameras and
reporters wherever we go, that�s not a life.�

�And that�s
different from the life you have now?� Severus seemed to find it amusing.

�It�s very
different,� Harry argued. �For one we
can disguise ourselves much easier among Muggles. And they mostly care about when our next
album is coming out. They�re much easier
to manipulate or turn away than wizards and witches. Plus we�re famous for our own music, not for
killing people.�

�You do
have one thing left to you in the Wizarding World,� Severus told them.

�What, to
run for Minister of Magic?� Draco drawled.
�That sounds so appealing I could vomit.�

�You could
always teach,� Severus went on as though Draco has said nothing. �I will need someone to teach Potions and be
head of Slytherin House. And of course,
as always, the Defense position is open as will be the position for head of
Gryffindor House once Minerva retires at the end of next term.�

�Who will
take Transfigurations then?� Harry asked.

�Nymphadora
Tonks has accepted the position,� Severus answered. �As you know Sprout and Flitwick are still
with us. Hagrid has made a nearly full
recovery and will remain as Care of Magical Creatures Professor for the younger
years while Grubbly-Planks will take fourth year and up. Trewlawny left the school but Arabella Figg
took her place. Naturally Binns is still
with us, Filch and Mrs. Norris the Second still roam the halls and Madame Pince
still guards the Library. Oliver Wood is
the Flying Coach and Quidditch referee.
Poppy is still the Mediwitch, Seamus Finnegan is the new Muggle Studies
Professor and Charlie Weasley is our Ancient Runes Professor.�

�We�ll have
to think about it,� Draco said firmly.
�We have music careers.�

�If we
wanted to we could work it out,� Harry frowned thinking. �We could record the albums over Christmas
break and release them shortly thereafter and tour over the summer.�

�You have
learned how to use your brain Harry,� Severus nodded in approval.

�Is this
what you want Green Eyes?� Draco asked softly.

�It does
have its appeal,� Harry said. �You have
to admit that Dray. We don�t have to
leave behind the Wizarding World.�

�And I can
promise you that no reporters will be on the grounds without your knowledge,�
Severus decided to sweeten the offer.
�You know where I stand on the issue of rude reporters. The students will of course not be allowed to
take any pictures of you, if any turn up in magazine rags they will be
punished.�

�Or we
could just put on charms so that the pictures are all grainy of us unless the
pictures our taken with our approval,� Harry suggested.

�There is
that,� Severus agreed.

�I�ll go if
you do Harry,� Draco finally said.
�We�ll have to work things out with Wright though.�

�I don�t
think that will be a problem,� Harry smirked.
�We can always threaten to go under our own label. Our contract only extends until now
anyway. We could just save ourselves the
hassle and have Belle run things for us.�

�I like the
way you think,� Draco smiled. �I�ve told
you that right?�

�A time or
two,� Harry stood and strode to the door.
�I�ll call Belle in and we�ll arrange things.�

Surprisingly
Severus was the one to suggest the name for their new venture. Their label would be called Serpentine Paths, in honor of all the
twists fate had brought to them. Belle
was pleased with the idea, she promised to get right on setting up the company
and talking to the band members to see if they wished to remain part of Savior.

�When
McGonagall retires we�ll join your staff,� Harry told the new Headmaster. �I suggest not saying anything until she�s
already retired.�

�Naturally,
I�m a Slytherin,� Severus snorted. �That
means that I use my brain constantly, unlike some of your former friends from
Gryffindor.�

The rest of
their informal meeting was completed rather quickly after Belle left. Draco and Harry promised to keep in touch
with Severus. Once he had left they
quickly changed out of their costumes and took off their make-up. As always with his cunning Draco took them
out through the front of the concert hall and their car pulled up to the curb
before any of their die hard fans knew that the two main singers of Savior had been among them.

The
collapsed into bed and fell asleep. The
next morning their phone was ringing so loudly that Harry rolled out of bed
onto the phone.

�Don�t even
laugh,� Harry scowled at the blond who was trying to hold back. �Hello?� Harry answered the phone.

�Harry is
that you, this is Gary,� Gary
Wright said. �I hear that you�re
breaking off to form your own record label.
I know that our contact is up but I was hoping to renew it.�

�We don�t
want to be musicians full time Gary,�
Harry pushed the button for the speaker phone.
�Draco and I have decided that we want to do other things with our time
besides just tour and make new CDs.�

�Like
what?� Gary sounded confused.

�We were
offered teaching jobs at our old boarding school,� Draco leaned over Harry�s
shoulder. �They aren�t a big
establishment and while it�s true we were glad to get away when we did we want
to go back.�

�But I�m
sure we could work something out,� Gary
said.

�Perhaps Serpentine Paths could be associated
with Wright Records,� Draco suggested.
�But we need to break away a bit Gary,
have a bit more freedom as to when we�ll record and tour.�

�Well I�ll
take what I can get from you two,� Gary
acquiesced. �You two are sellers. I�ll meet with Belle and help to set up your
new label. And any other groups that
come my way that don�t want to do music full-time I just might throw your
way. It would certainly help out Wright
Records.�

�We�d be
happy to take the part-timers,� Harry was smiling now. �I�m glad that we�re still on good terms.�

�Are you
kidding?� Gary laughed. �There�s just something about you two, I just
can�t get mad about it. I�ll talk to you
later boys, enjoy your new label and time off from touring.�

�Thanks
again Gary,� Harry said.

Harry
turned to his lover and music partner, �That went better than I expected.�

�Definitely,�
Draco got out of bed and padded naked toward the bathroom. �Join me?�

�Love to,�
Harry smirked at the blond and moved quickly to the bathroom.
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