Borderline | By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 21275 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 6 |
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Title: Borderline
Pairing: HarryxDraco, SeamusxGeorge, BlaisexNeville, TheoxLuna, DeanxPavarti; implied RonxHermione and BillxFleur
Fandom: HP
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Summary: Non-Epilogue compliant post-Battle of Hogwarts fic. WWW Partner Harry Potter is attacked by unknown persons and left for dead. He creates a portkey to take himself, Andromeda and Teddy to a place of Safety. Single parent Draco Malfoy is living quietly out of the politics of the Post-Second Wizarding war. Together can they give each other the happiness they've been missing?
Chapter 19The Daily Prophet had gone insane after his appearance in public…No one but Rita Skeeter believed it was anything more then a farce; created by a farce or a glamour. She printed that she had been made aware of the news of Harry’s relationship with one Draco Malfoy but was to sit on the news until Harry made a move that was her cue to announce it.They had written to all his ‘friends’…Ron had claimed that it was proof that Harry had been a fake all along…Luna wrote in The Quibbler that she was quite pleased to see Harry so happyDean and Pavarti had written a letter for Luna saying that Harry and Draco were a very romantic story and that it was proof that the horror of the Second Wizarding War was passing.Blaise and Theo had even sent Luna letters expressing their acceptance of Draco’s relationship and how they were moving past the War themselves.Neville and Seamus, the true Leaders of the DA and the Hogwarts’ resistance were also found with letters printed in The Quibbler, not The Daily Prophet.Letters to Ginny were of course magically directed to Draco…Draco had written a letter presumably from her to The Quibbler signed a former girlfriend. It had claimed that contrary to public opinion that her relationship to Harry had fizzled out because Harry was in love with someone else. She had taken it badly of course but she was resigned to the truth now…XooooooXHarry had planned to have Teddy’s first birthday party in early April but he’d wanted more of Remus’ old students to attend so he’d waited until after NEWT exams to host the party. Draco unlike Harry had taken his NEWT exams with the other ‘Eighth Year students’ like Hermione, Dean and Pavarti.Theo and Blaise had taken theirs on time due to their being at Beauxbatons so they were living in the Adult world by comparison.They sent portkey invitations to Harry and Draco’s friends especially Dean and Pavarti as well as Bill and Fleur because they had kids the same age as Teddy, Scorpius and Vivi.Today was May first and Teddy had been a year old for almost a month.Since Luna and Dean had terrible memories of their captivity at Malfoy Manor, the birthday party was held at the ‘Honey House’ in FranceLuna provided extremely adorable and gentle unicorn foals for the babies to crawl all over as ‘entertainment’ and well as giving Teddy a stuffed unicorn with real hair for it’s mane and tail.Neville gave Draco plants that could be used for making potions to treat childhood illnesses and troubles such as teething. As well as an edible finger paint set…Blaise gave Teddy toy broomstick much to Harry and Draco’s bemusement.Dean offered to paint his shared nursery; since Scorpius refused to be parted from Teddy, Vivi had moved into Teddy’s old nursery, and had give Teddy a sketchbook of possible designs.George for some inexplicable reason gave him a teal pigmy puff as a gift.Andromeda gave him a teal crocheted blanket with the Orion constellation.He was called Teddy in honour of her deceased spouse Ted Tonks but his Gringotts’ registered name was Thabit Remus Lupin. Thabit was a star in the Orion constellation and it meant ‘the endurer’ in Arabic. That was the same language that had given her Uncle Alphard his name that meant ‘the solitary one’.After the boys were tired of playing with the unicorn foals, or distracted from them by the arrival of the birthday cake.They sang happy birthday and then gave the babies pieces first, to their surprise no sooner had all of the adults taken a slice of cake, then Teddy smashed a piece in Scorpius’ face.Scorpius was a bit younger but he returned the gesture.Baby Parisa was accidentally was hit with cake and she retaliated with prejudice.Vicki and Vivi were too small to do much more then smear their own selves with cake so it turned into a huge sticky mess that had the parents laughing once they got over their shock.Harry was a month from giving birth so Draco and Andromeda washed Teddy and Scorpius.Elves were sent after baby bathtubs for Parisa, Vicki and Vivi.So Bill and Fleur each took a sticky baby girl to wash, leaving Pavarti to clean up her daughter.Once the babies were all washed up and dressed in clean clothes, they were laid down on a warded baby blanket beneath a leafy tree for shade with an elf to watch.Leaving their still chuckling parents to reconnect.It wasn’t much a birthday party aside from the cake and the presents but well it wasn’t like they’d been to a baby birthday party before. As long as the babies had fun, that was the important thing right?XooooooXThe day after Teddy’s birthday party was the First Anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts.They’d decided to take only Teddy and had been forced to leave Scorpius in the care of Narcissa who was not pleased.They flooed into the Headmistress’ office an hour early...Revision lessons were cancelled for the day in honour of the dead.It was only Harry’s second public appearance since he was pregnant and he was obviously very pregnant.McGonagall frowned, “Andromeda please escort Draco and your grandson out of my Tower. I would like to speak to Harry privately.”Andromeda scowled at her, “Don’t be too long.”Draco was extremely nervous about leaving Harry behind.Harry smirked, “I’m the Saviour of the Bloody Wizarding World, I’ll be fine.”McGonagall didn’t speak until the door outside the tower closed.“Harry James Potter! What in the world are you doing married to Draco Malfoy of all people? He let Death Eaters into Hogwarts!”Harry glared at her, “Voldemort threatened to kill his mother if he didn’t do as he was told. He was forced under penalty of death or pain to do a lot of things against his will from torture his fellow Death Eaters and learning Occlumency to being raped. Most of his ‘crimes’ were done when he was being threatened. He was just a boy in the beginning with no support, if Bill Weasley forgave him for his part in his being scarred by Greyback what right do you have to say anything?”“He,” McGonagall protested.“is my bonded, the sire of my boys. We’re parenting three babies already, one of which is mine. He isn’t completely innocent but trust me he’s more then paid for his supposed crimes. We’re both starting over, his father is dead and I put much of the blame on him. He didn’t have to go back to Voldemort to doom his family.” Harry said harshly. “If my friends have accepted Draco in my life then why won’t you?”McGonagall flinched, “What about Ron and Hermione?”Harry shrugged, “They abandoned me. They refused to accept that I didn’t love Ginny and that I didn’t want her. I passed out after she kissed me at the end of the Battle of Hogwarts. I dodged every attempt afterwards to rekindle a dead relationship; it fizzled out soon after Dumbledore’s death. I didn’t really feel much when she kissed me the day of Bill’s wedding. Ron blew up at me for stringing her along. My personal life is my business. I’m here for Severus, Remus, Tonks, Fred and Colin. The latter I should have been kinder too, regret is a terrible thing.”“Why Severus?” the Headmistress frowned.“Because he loved my mother and he saved my life many times over, he’s always been there as a surly guardian angel. If it weren’t for him I wouldn’t have won. Now if you’ll excuse me, my irritatingly adoring Public awaits.” Harry turned on his heel and left.He heard the door to McGonagall’s office close behind him and he was surprised to meet Dean, Luna and Pavarti, the later had Parisa in her arms. Neville was meeting them outside with Blaise and was going to stick to him like glue.Seamus was coming with George, while Bill and Fleur were coming with Vicki and Vivi.It was going to make things tense but Bill was a certified Cursebreaker and Fleur was a protective Veela.They made their way to the huge oak front doors of Hogwarts, where true to their word Seamus, and Bill were waiting with Neville, Blaise and Theo.Theo and Neville were on alert, a by-product of their Auror training no doubt.Luna skipped up and took Theo’s non-dominant arm beaming at him.With his entourage in tow, they found George and Fleur with a baby apiece holding a large group of seats for them.On the other side were Arthur, Molly, Ron and Hermione.Charlie, Viktor and the Weasley grandparents joined Harry’s group surprisingly enough.Which sent the ‘press’ into excited muttering…McGonagall was still stiff and she refused to look at Harry.The crowd was still taking seats when Kingsley took the conjured stage.“I would like to thank you all for coming to the First Anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. Please join me in a moment of silence for our fallen friends and family who could not be here with us today.”Everyone but the babies presents took the moment of silence to heart.Kingsley spoke about his membership in the Order of the Phoenix and how he’d gotten to know people like Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin and Fred Weasley. How the world was the poorer for their loss but that they had families who would take up their will to live. They had fought so they could all be free.Then he called out, “I would like to invite Harry Potter to speak.”Harry kissed Draco’s cheek and accepted Neville’s help getting up before taking Teddy from Draco.Neville and Theo followed him, keeping an eye on him to be sure he didn’t stumble.Harry sighed, “I’m not much for speeches. I was Remus’ student, a teammate of Fred’s and an investor in the shop he built with George. I didn’t know Tonks very long but I grew to like her. This is their son Teddy; he was not even a month old when they died. He is my godson, I’m glad that I survived the war even though I never expected to. I went into the Forbidden Forest expecting to die. But I’m here like all of you; I’ve put the war behind me. It’s over. I’m going to live for myself now, I have a family and I’m going to make sure to make Remus and Tonks proud of their son. He’s going to have the sort of loving family that I never had. The last thing I will say is that without Lily Evans-Potter and Severus Snape we would never have won. I owe them both my life and I’m going to live so that they will both be as proud of me as I believe my father would be.”There was a mixture of astonishment and clapping.Except for Hermione who was scowling and Ron whose arms were folded defiantly.McGonagall was called up to speak by Kingsley before they were dismissed.Harry hugged his friends and grinned tickling Parisa.“Well well if it isn’t the traitor.” Ron snarled.Harry stiffened.“You dumped Longbottom for a snake?”“Hello Ron.” Harry said stiffly without even looking up, “Neville and I have never been more then friends. Besides, I’m married now and Neville’s in a relationship.”“After everything Malfoy’s done, how can you be married to him?” Hermione asked curiously, hurt very apparent in her face.Harry glanced at her, “After all the years we were friends, how could you dump me just because I didn’t love Ginny?”“Why couldn’t you? Ginny is a nice girl…” Hermione frowned.Harry snorted, “Ginny is not nice. Ginny is a slut; everyone but you and Ron saw it. She went from guy to guy. Poor Dean even got mixed up in it. She slept through much of the Hogwarts’ Resistance, well the guys anyway. Neville was one of the few blokes too smart to do that.”“As much as I appreciate the sentiment, I only didn’t sleep with Ginny because I was dating Luna at the time and I’m not a cheat. Just because Luna wasn’t there, didn’t give me the right to cheat on her. Besides, they were friends and she was your ex, I was offended that she would proposition me.” Neville shrugged leaning into Blaise.Blaise glared at Ron.Ron scowled at him, “Who are you?”“He was a Slytherin remember? He came to St. Mungos’ when Fleur was giving birth, Zabini said that he took his Seventh Year at Beauxbatons. Like Nott didn’t graduate from Hogwarts, Zabini didn’t either.” Hermione offered.“You shacked up with a snake too?” Ron snarled at Luna.“Oh be quiet Ron.” Luna snapped. “Blaise and Theo never took the Mark, they weren’t even in the country during the war. Theo left Britain after his father’s arrest in the Department of Mysteries, he and his brother transferred to Beauxbatons. You really think that the Aurors would have let him into training if he’d been a Death Eater?”Draco flinched.Harry laced their fingers together.“He’s probably bewitched you with some sort of charm or potion.” Hermione said sagely.“He took us in when Andromeda’s house was burned down.” Harry said sternly. “I cashed in my life debts for sanctuary.”“The slimy git probably burned it down himself. Why is he out of prison? He should have been Kissed or locked up for life.” Ron hissed.“Kingsley is convinced he had nothing to do with it.” Neville shrugged.“Do you really think this sort of behaviour is going to get you unsuspended?” Theo sniffed.“It’s Neville’s fault.” Ron said petulantly.“Really?” Theo said dryly. “I was there. I pulled him off. You started it and you threw the first punch. He only defended himself you coward.”“Coward! You’re the one who wasn’t in Britain when the war broke out!” Ron glared.“Our father was a Death Eater, my Gryffindor brother and I talked about it after his arrest. We decided that we didn’t want to deal with the drama of his arrest, I took an oath not to take the Mark and I got myself named Lord Nott. Then we moved to France, I heard through channels what Draco went through and I’m extremely glad I wasn’t there.” Theo shrugged. “Ned and I never agreed with father’s politics. We’d rather die then take the Mark. When father escaped he found he had no home and no money, he was useless to the cause other then that of a shield.” Theo shrugged.“Shows what you Slytherins think of family.” Ron snorted.“Either I’m a coward for not fighting on your side or I’m a traitor because I didn’t stand by my father. One just can’t win with you can they? As long as my conscience is appeased I don’t see why I should care what opinion your puny mind has. Given Granger’s supposed brains I’m appalled at how narrow-minded she is. What sort of friends are Gryffindors if they turn on you because they don’t approve of your refusal to accept their chosen Bondmate for you? I may have been a lone wolf of a Slytherin but like Blaise I knew her for what she was. Honestly, what sort of friends would want her for their friend’s bonded?”“What do you think my sister was snake?” Ron growled.“I didn’t graduate from Hogwarts and I spent my last two years at Beauxbatons. I don’t see myself as a Slytherin anymore. I don’t see any point in ridiculous rivalries.” Theo shrugged. “Your irritating little sister was nothing more then an obsessed fan girl who know very little about the real Harry Potter. A foolish little girl who believed whoring herself was the best way to attract Potter’s attention. I may have been a loner in school but I knew that Potter had eyes for only one person in school.”Granger frowned, “Who was that?”“Draco who else?” Theo snorted. “They kept getting pulled together by something, there was always something between them. Watching them in the air was like watching birds of prey dancing a courtship. If Voldy never returned, I always thought they would end up together. It seemed I was right; they did even if he had. Even a war couldn’t keep them apart.”“I think it’s sick the Bloody Saviour of the Wizarding World whoring himself to a Death Eater.” Ron spat.“Well it’s better then being a brainless gorm! You only accepted Kingsley’s offer to be an Auror because he said you didn’t need to sit your N.E.W.T. exams. You only came with us in the beginning to get out of Seventh Year and those ruddy exams didn’t you? I wonder if you could pass any exam or write an essay without Hermione! George is your brother! Where have you been? It’s been me helping him rebuild his and Fred’s dream! Seamus and I have been helping him recover from the emotional loss of his twin. Where were you? Your mother paid more attention trying to comfort Ginny when I refused to start dating her again then she did helping George.”“Bill’s been there too.” George protested. “Our Weasley grandparents and dad as well…Charlie writes…”“You’re the closest in age to George and you weren’t there.” Harry said crossing his arms over the top of his very pronounced bump.Hermione had the audacity to look jealous…“What about Percy?” Ron snorted.George flinched, “Percy can’t look at me. He thinks he got Fred killed. I told him he didn’t but he can’t look at me without seeing Fred…”“I’m ashamed that’s true…” Percy admitted with a pronounced winceGeorge sighed, “I don’t blame you.”“I’m seeing a Mind Healer to deal with my guilt. Oliver’s helped a lot too…” Percy said in a tight voice.“Why would Oliver be around you?” Ron sneered.“Because we’re friends.” Oliver glared.Ron snorted, “Friends? Since when?”Oliver sniffed, “Since our sorting. We’re both descendents of Black witches Callidora and Cedrella. We were sorted into Gryffindor together and met on the train. We may not have mixed as openly at Hogwarts as you and Harry but we often studied together. I didn’t approve of his treatment of Harry and I told himself but I didn’t kill our friendship because I loved him. I didn’t turn my back on him when he seemed to become a different person. I waited for him to come to his senses and accepted his apology easily. Something even Fred did from what I heard, if Fred accepted Percy back into the family I believe he would have accepted Harry’s relationship. Even George has and we know how important Fred’s opinions have always been to him.”“Are you whoring yourself to Oliver?” Ron sneered.Percy flinched.Oliver snarled, “I don’t know why that would be your business, the nature of our relationship is private. Now I would prefer if you turned your acidic tongue to yourself. I believe you’ve enjoyed too many acid pops to know when to curb your tongue. If I’d arrived at Hogwarts sooner then perhaps Fred would be here because Percy and I would have partnered up instead. We don’t have time for what-ifs; it’s about living in the present. Now if you’ll excuse us, we have an appointment at Fred’s grave.”Oliver led Percy away, his arm around the former Head Boy’s shoulder.“Percy and Oliver? That’s just sick…” Ron spat.“For a pureblood you’re even more narrow-minded then I am.” Draco said coolly before joining Theo, Blaise and Harry’s friends on their walk.There was an island in the Black Lake that held the graves of those who fell defending Hogwarts. They were going to leave flowers on Severus’ grave as well as others like Fred and Colin.After that they would return to their respective residences…Harry, Draco, Teddy and Andromeda to Malfoy Manor…Oliver and Percy to their apartment wherever it was…Dean and Pavarti to their Hogwarts’ apartment…George and Seamus to the shop…Blaise and Neville would of course return to the Manor as well since Neville was still Harry’s official bodyguard.Harry was about a month from giving birth via caesarean delivery and his standing to argue with Ron and Hermione would make him tire sooner…
What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
BAFan:
Chapter 3- I'm pretty sure I fixed those? I'm not sure why I typed 'marrow' instead of 'morrow'. My reasoning while part of my plot might not be plausible enough for all readers so it's alright if you don't quite get it or even agree.
Chapter 10- Are you feeling sorry for Ginny or Vivi? I don't see drarry treated Vivi like a prisoner, she would be treated with the same equality as Teddy and Scorpius. Henry? Harry is a traditionally nickname for Henry [See Prince Harry of England] it's not my favourite choice for Harry's legal name but it fits with James and Charles/Charlus right? All three are technically British Royal names. I think I fixed the with in/within error in this chapter.
staar - Here is the reaction chapter? I hope you enjoy it because I wrote it due to your comment last chapter. Ron alienated a lot of family this chapter thanks to his mouth. He'll end up with serious issues because he's turned the entirety of his old dormitory against him. He doesn't have any real friends now that he's dumped Harry and he's pissed off his brothers.
delia cerrano - It's perfectly fine to mourn Severus, he died the way he planned to saving Harry's life. He also managed to continue his family line so the Prince blood didn't perish with him. Harry has more then just Potter and Black likely, he can divy out his own inheritances to their children as needed. since Bill and Fleur are Vivi's godparents it is possible that they'll leave her something as well. With Draco released with no charges, his entire estate is relatively intacted as well. Their total net worth together is likely astronomical, having a big family won't be difficult moneywise. If anything balancing all of those children when drarry is so young and they have so many, that will be the difficult part. I don't see this drarry as being the type to let any child go without in any sense. Luna/Dean? Did you mean Luna/Theo or Pavarti/Dean? I plan on having the other couples serve as godparents to their future kids? Since Harry was Teddy's 'legal guardian' and Teddy needed to be protected magically he had Luna and Neville stand in as godparents; George and Seamus were Scorpius' and Bill/Fleur will be Vivi's. Dean, Pavarti and Theo as well as Percy, Oliver and Charlie are options for Harry's soon-to-be-born Jaimie and Orion. Their godparents weren't revealed in Flashpoint or Baiting of Rose yet so it's still flexible...
Riceflower - You didn't miss anything and it wasn't a mistype thought I do make those on occasion. Harry's legally registered name with Gringotts in this story is Henry because Harry is a common nickname of it. He's always been called Harry, but it's not the name on his birth certificate.
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