All is fair in the game called love | By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 29070 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 8 |
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Author's note: Alright, I decided to post this second chapter now as well. From now on, this story will be updated every two weeks to ensure I have enough time to edit my typos (if there are still left, then please excuse me)
Thanks to the following reviewers: Morbid_And_Sexy; unneeded and Zipchic (indeed I'll try and remove as many mistakes as I can spot in this story. The version on fanfiction will be edited this summer as well)
Chapter 2: Some startling revelations
Draco found himself standing in front of the gargoyle that hid the passage to Dumbledore's office. In his happy rush he had forgotten that he didn't know the password. He knew it had to be some kind of sweet, but the question was: what kind of sweet?
Draco decided to name all the sweets he knew of.
"Chocolate frogs?" Nothing.
"Lemon drops?" Still nothing.
"Peppermint stick?" Dumbledore was after all known to like Muggle sweets.
The gargoyle still didn't budge.
"O, come on! Bubblegum?" Draco asked frustrated.
"Mister Malfoy! What are you doing here, young man?" The Charms professor's voice, Flitwick, startled Draco and he turned quickly to Flitwick.
Flitwick stood behind him with a bundle of papers in his right hand and he was looking with a curious look on his face at the young man before him.
"Good afternoon, professor Flitwick." Draco greeted him and he held the book closer to his chest. "I need to speak with professor Snape and professor Dumbledore, sir. I have found something interesting in one of the library books and I have a few questions."
"Is it important?" Flitwick asked and he eyed the book.
"You could say that, sir." Draco answered carefully.
The professor looked at him and sighed. "Very well. You can come with me. I have to deliver some papers to the Headmaster." Flitwick walked past him and said to the gargoyle: "Acid drops."
The statue stepped aside and revealed a moving staircase. Flitwick and Draco stepped on the stairs and they began to move in circles to the top.
"Acid drops?" Draco couldn't resist to ask. What kind of sweet was that?
The professor smiled. "A Muggle sweet. It's supposed to taste really sour."
Why Dumbledore would like such a thing, Draco would never understand. But then again, he had never understood a thing the Headmaster did.
Meanwhile, in Dumbledore's office, five men were arguing. Well, only three of them were arguing. The other two were merely listening. These two were Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy. The other three were Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black.
At the moment they were having a discussion about the place where Harry Potter was currently staying.
"I'm sorry, Sirius, but I can't let you go picking up Harry so soon in this summer." Dumbledore said and the twinkle in his blue eyes was fading.
"And why not? He's my godson, damn it! I have the right to let him stay with me. In case you have forgotten, James and Lily have named me and Remus as his legal guardians if something should happen to them." Sirius said angry and his hands formed fists. "And since I have now a place to live in, Harry should come living with me. Not with those vile Muggles who are mistreating him!"
"Sirius, my boy, it's too dangerous. Harry needs those wards for his protection. Your house is not safe enough. Besides, the Ministry is still looking for you. I don't think Harry would like to spend the rest of his summer locked up in a dark house." Albus tried to reason.
"Albus, honestly, do you really think Harry would care if he has to spend his summer indoors when he has the chance to spend time with his godfather? I'm certain Harry would jump at the chance to be with his godfather again. Especially after what happened at the Ministry." Remus spoke softly when it appeared Sirius was too baffled to say something. "Besides, Harry is safe enough in Sirius' home. After all, it's the home quarter of the Order and you're the secretkeeper. And the Black House has some extremely powerful protection spells too. I doubt that Harry would be in any danger."
"I've promised Harry that he could come live with me if I found a place and I won't break my promise." Sirius said and his eyes lit up with fire. "You said Harry needs the wards for his protection, but what if he needs to be protected from those Muggles instead?"
"Now, now, dear boy, I'm certain that Harry is safe with his family." Albus said, trying to calm Sirius down.
"You haven't heard what Harry told about them, Albus. They sure as hell aren't treating him fine. Haven't you noticed how small and thin Harry is? Do you think that's normal? He isn't safe with them. I won't let Harry staying with them. God knows what could happen to him. I want my godson back, Albus, and I won't take no for an answer." Sirius said stubbornly. "Besides, I'm capable enough to protect Harry."
"But Sirius…" Dumbledore was about to argue again, when he was interrupted by Lucius.
"You know, as his legal guardians, Black and Lupin have the right to take care of Harry." Lucius studied his finger nails and continued: "There are a few things I'm curious about."
"And what are you curious about?" Albus asked, trying to stay patient.
"First of all, these wards you are speaking of – I assume these are bloodwards?"
"Yes, they are." Albus answered carefully. He didn't like the direction this conversation was going.
"And for the wards to be effective, there needs to be love. Correct?"
Dumbledore nodded once.
"From what I just have heard, there seems to be very little love between Harry and his family. So the wards don't have any effect. This reason for Black not allowing to take Harry can already be throw out the window, it seems." Lucius smiled blandly.
The Headmaster wanted to protest, but Lucius held his hand up.
"I'm not done yet. Second thing. A week ago, I was looking through some old cases and one of them was of Black. I noticed something strange. You see, Black was arrested for betraying the Potters and for murdering Pettigrew and thirteen Muggles. Normally, every other convicted man would have gotten a trial. They would have been given Veritaserum at the very least. But not Black. He was sent straight to Azkaban without even a trial. Even you, Dumbledore, hasn't defend him. He was a member of your precious Order and you just turned your back on him when he needed someone to help him? How odd." Lucius said in a deadly soft voice. The men in the room, except for Snape, had gone white.
"Because I still have power in the Ministry, I can get Black free from all his crimes. O dear, another reason to keep Harry from Black has disappeared." Lucius smirked. "And I'm still not finished. If Black and Lupin are really the boy's legal guardians, why didn't you give the boy to them after his parents died? Even when Black was arrested the day after, Lupin was still the boy's second guardian, so you should have given Harry to him. After all, Lupin knew the boy better than his Muggle relatives. Why give Harry to people who barely knew him, instead of given him to his legal guardian? Tell me, Dumbledore, have the goblins read the Potters' will out loud when they died? I'm certain that there would have been useful information written in that will. For example: the place where Harry should go if his parents passed away."
Silence followed his speech.
"Well, Albus. Has Harry heard the will of his parents?" Lucius asked in a soft voice. "I mean, the boy will turn sixteen soon. Surely he has heard his parents' will when he first entered our world."
Dumbledore didn't answer and didn't look at his visitors.
"Are you telling me that Harry hasn't heard his parents' will yet? Fuck, Albus! Even if you were trying to protect him while he was a child, you could at least let the will be heard when he was eleven! Harry deserves to know that!" Sirius was definitely furious now. "And you knew the wards wouldn't work, and yet you still send him back, every fucking bloody summer? Are you trying to kill him? And why didn't you gave Harry to Remus when I was gone? You could have hide them if you were concerned about Harry's protection. Harry would have been a lot more happier living with Remus! At least then he wouldn't have been so ignorant about his past! And don't give me that crap about that Remus is a werewolf and that he couldn't have taken care of Harry. That's bullshit! Remus was the only legal guardian he had left and you've stolen a perfect, happy childhood from my godson, just because what you thought you did, was best! I can't believe you!" Sirius sprang up.
"Sirius, you don't understand…" Dumbledore began, but again he was interrupted.
"No, you don't understand! I'm sick of your meddling with other people's lives! If you know what good is for you, you'll stay away from my godson! Because so help me Merlin, if you don't stay away, I will rip you to pieces! No one hurts my godson and you, Headmaster, have hurt him enough! Be glad I don't kill you now. I'm going to pick up Harry now and if you try to interfere, there will be some serious consequences!" Sirius turned to the other men. "Come on, Moony, let's go pick up our godson."
Remus nodded grimly and stood up. The two men took their coats and walked to the door.
"Excuse me, gentlemen, but would you mind if we come with you?" Lucius asked, inwardly grinning at the stunned face of Dumbledore. "I would like to properly introduce myself to your godson and ask for forgiveness. And it will be much easier for you, if I come with you, so that nobody would try to arrest you. If you like, I can ask for your freedom at the Ministry today, so there won't be any problems."
"Euhm, that's very generous of you, Mister Malfoy. I think we would like that, don't we, Sirius?" Remus asked his best friend.
"Well, I can't believe I'm saying this, but it seems as if you're more trustworthy than Dumbledore, Malfoy. I don't see why you can't come with us. That is, if you won't try to kill my godson." Sirius added in a light voice.
Lucius shook his head amused. "Please, call me Lucius. And no, I won't try to kill your godson. He's far too interesting to kill him."
"Hm, well, you can call me Sirius and him Remus, if we stick to the first name policy." Sirius said with a slight smile.
"Very well. Come on, Severus." Lucius said and stood up.
"What, me? Why should I come? I don't have any interest in seeing Potter yet, thank you. I see him enough during the school year." Snape said, slightly disgusted.
"I'm sure Harry feels the same way about you. I don't want him to die from shock when he sees your face." Sirius sneered.
Before Snape could reply, Lucius interrupted the two men.
"Be that as it may, Severus can provide nutrious potions, if the boy needs them." Lucius said calmly.
"Fine!" Sirius spat. "But if greasy git over there tries to insult my godson, his body parts will be used in potions."
"I'll say it again, Black. Potter looks so much like his father, that insults won't have any desired effect. He only gets more arrogant." Snape sneered.
"Son of a bitch! I kill you!" Sirius tried to lunge at Snape, but Remus took a hold of him.
"Sirius, calm down! He isn't worth it! Harry won't like it if you end up in prison again if you kill his professor." Remus said, struggling with Sirius.
Sirius stopped trying to attack. "Fine, but only for Harry."
"Of course. Only for Harry. Come on, now." Remus said smiling.
Just when Remus went to open the door, the door opened and revealed two men: Flitwick and Draco Malfoy.
"Draco, what are you doing here?" Lucius asked, hiding his surprise.
Flitwick nodded at the men and walked towards the Headmaster.
"I just discovered something interesting in a book and I had a few questions, but it seems as if I came on a bad moment?" Draco looked curiously at the men gathered before him. He wondered where his father and Severus were going, together with Black and Lupin. "Good afternoon, Mister Black and professor Lupin."
"Hello Draco." Remus smiled.
"Malfoy." Black nodded.
"If I may ask, where are you going to, father?" Draco asked politely.
"Severus, Sirius, Remus and I are going to pick up Harry, Draco. Then we are going to visit Gringotts and the Ministry." Lucius answered.
Harry? They were going to pick up Harry?
"I'm sorry to bother you, but is it possible for me to come along with you?" Draco asked, hiding his excitement and hope.
Black frowned. "Euhm, is there a reason? I seem to remember that you and Harry don't get along very well."
A very light blush colored Draco's cheekbones. "Yes, well, euhm." He cleared his throat. "I want to talk with Harry and apologize for my past behaviour. But if you don't want me to come, I suppose I can wait till September."
"I don't see why he can't come too, Padfoot. After all, the Malfoys are now a part of the Order too. Harry will eventually meet them when he's going to stay at your house. Maybe this will give him a chance to warm up to them." Lupin said to the big surprise of Draco.
Black sighed. "Very well, he can come too. But if Harry's going to get angry, I'll say it's your fault. I don't fancy facing his temper. It's even worse than Lily's. And that's saying something."
Lupin smiled. "All right. I will take the blame."
Black turned to Draco. "You heard it, you can come. If that's all right wilt your father of course."
Lucius nodded. "I don't see any problems with you coming too."
Draco smiled. "Thank you father, Mister Black, professor Lupin. And of course Severus."
Severus grumbled, but said nothing.
"Hey, Draco, you can call me Sirius and him Remus. We're too young to be called mister. And kid? If Harry gets angry, stay out of his reach. I don't fancy seeing the hospital today." Sirius said with a grimace.
"Okay." Draco nodded.
"What's wrong, Black? Scared of a fifteen year old boy who can't even use magic yet?" Severus mocked.
"I hope you're the one who receives Harry's anger, Snivellus. I like to see how you would look like when Harry's done with you." Sirius answered without any mockery.
"All right, stop it, you two!" Remus growled. "Come on, we have to get Harry."
The men nodded and began to walk out of the office to the gates to apparate.
AN2: I hope I managed to get all the typos out of this one ^^;
I also hope you enjoyed this second chapter. I know it isn't very exciting yet, but that can't be helped unfortunately.
Please leave behind your thoughts!
Love and cuddles
Melissa
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