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Of Shield and Sheath	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 17446 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Title: Of Shield and sheath
Pairing: future DracoxHarry
Summary: A foolhardy Dumbledore attempts to change fate, he gains more and less then he bargained for. Creature fic. Future Mpreg.
A/N: Warning to Slytherin style intimidation...

Chapter 20- A year ends and Summer begins

“Of all the… Rowena help me but I don’t know whether to be proud of you or to ground you from the greenhouses and the conservatory all summer!”

Harry staggered into the breakfast room at Tomle Chase, “Will someone please explain what happened? Yesterday is a bit foggy…”

“Apparently, my grandson realised that you had never returned from your Defence exam and instead of informing a professor like an intelligent student, he convinced your friends to rescue you instead.”

“Dad would have understood.” Neville sulked.

His grandmother deflated after that.

“So, our creepy Defence teacher kidnapped me?” Harry said as he crumpled into a chair.

“You really shouldn’t be out of bed.” Neville blurted out.

“I’m not an invalid. Besides, it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been unwell and out of bed.” Harry said nonchalantly.

“Your odious relatives I take it?” Neville’s Gran grumbled.

Harry flinched, “Yes…”

“Unfortunately, Rufus informed me that the blood wards did do what Albus said they did. However,”

Harry shrunk in his chair.

“Do let me finish, you do not need to spend the entire summer. I will have you fetched before your birthday. Since yours and Neville’s are practically the same day we will celebrate them together.”

Harry perked up, “A real birthday?”

“While your pureblood friends will unlikely to visit, I am sure that Ms Granger and perhaps, Mr Thomas would visit between then and when I arrange to have you fetched.” She smirked, “Your Uncle Severus and I had a nice talk about your Muggle guardians. He and Andromeda will be visiting them this morning and Remus is going to escort you to Surrey by train. I have no real experience with the Muggle World, so I have arranged with Remus to drop you off and retrieve you.”

Harry was a bit nervous about riding the train to Surrey with Remus but they had been writing sporadic since the beginning of term.

XooooooX

Neville didn’t see the point of returning to Hogwarts…

He was already home after all but after three days, Harry was declared well enough to return to school and they were returned by house elf.

Dean and Neville were quite protective of Harry who at first politely allowed them to dote on and then eventually began hitting them were spells they didn’t recognise.

Blaise looked like a strong wind would blow him over but he was a Slytherin and wary of showing weakness so he refused Draco’s offer to brace him.

Exams were not over of course but the end of term hadn’t dawned yet either.

Neville made sure that Harry slept properly and took his potions but he was more obsessed with Harry’s health after Harry was kidnapped right under his nose.

Neville hadn’t expected to be cornered by his cousin Oliver and the rest of the Quidditch team who demanded an explanation why they had been absent since none of the staff would answer their questions.

Neville had been told that the truth needed to be kept to as few persons as however, he sensed that he could trust the Quidditch team.

Oliver and Fred’s reactions were to conjure furniture and blast it the bits while George disappeared probably to go brew. Just where the witch members of the team had disappeared to Neville wasn’t quite sure but the news had been shared with Mischief and Mayhem’s brother Percy who had just finished their exams and he had gone a bit of a rampage invoking the strictest interpretation of Hogwarts’ rules to cope.

Thanks to Seamus and Theo who were on the fringes of their group allowed them to catch up with the others in regards to the revision classes, although the better notes came from Theo, no doubt because he took his schooling seriously.

XooooooX

Remus hadn’t expected to be included in Andromeda and Severus’ conversation with the Dursleys.

He had scented old blood as they neared the front door of Number Four and stiffened.

Andromeda frowned at him, “What is it Lupin?”

“Old blood…”

“Not surprised but we should see if we can find evidence beyond Harry’s body to prove the abuse…” Andromeda muttered under her breath as Severus loudly rapped at the door.

It was open by a very round tow-headed boy who was eating a large slice of cake with his grubby fingers. “We’re not buying nothing.”

Severus gave him that smile he had previously saved for misbehaving Gryffindors who ended up in real detention. “I’m not selling anything, go tell your mother that the Snape boy is here.”

The boy blinked stupidly at him before yelling, “Mum the Snape boy is here!”

“What? Come away from the door! Run upstairs!” the sound of running could be heard.

Petunia who hadn’t managed to loose her plainness or her horselike neck was trying to hide her overly large blob of a son behind her. “Dumbledore promised that he would keep the freaks away if we kept him here!”

“Oh did he?” Severus drawled, “Such a pity that he couldn’t keep it, we’ve come to offer a compromise. You allow him to sleep here for two weeks after my friend here,” he gestured at Remus, “delivers him from King’s Cross Station and we’ll see about having his friends keep him mostly out of your house. In two weeks, he will be taken for the rest of the year and will not return until next July. If you ignore him, we will do our best to find a way to have him permanently removed from your house.”

“You really want that freak?” Petunia spat.

Severus’ eyes darkened and Remus growled, Andromeda and Severus fingered their wands.

“I suggest Mrs Durlsey that you refrain from insulting that boy. You see,” she said with false sweetness, “I am what you would call a doctor.”

Petunia flinched.

“I know everything you’ve done to that boy, I read it from his flesh.” Andromeda purred. “I am from a very Dark family but I prefer to treat women and help them have babies. My sister, she was born touched you might say and is currently in prison for torture and murder. Now I have been very good about keeping my… my psychologist husband called them ‘sociopath tendancies’ from spilling blood. However,”

she paused to tap her wand on her wrist, “your treatment of a boy I delivered, makes it very difficult to control myself. You might say I have imagined what it might be like to make you suffer as you have made that boy suffer. It is only the knowledge that if I were to shed your blood, my daughter would have to arrest me that keeps me from doing to.”

Petunia swallowed trembling.

“If I find one new scar, one bruise or even a broken bone when Remus retrieves him; and I will be checking throughly, I will rethink my restraint.” Andromeda smirked. “You will allow Harry to spend time with his friends and you will see to it that he is allowed to leave the house won’t you?”

Petunia nodded, her fist pressed to her mouth.

“As Harry’s true guardian and aunt, I will take recompense if you allow your husband or your son to hurt him. I believe that we have a bargin?” Andromeda drawled.

Petunia whispered a shaky ‘yes’.

Andromeda leaned in to whisper, “If you think I am frightening, you haven’t see Remus’ fangs. I suggest that you are polite when he arrives with Harry, you wouldn’t want to see them. If his eyes are gold, you might not live to see another sunrise.” Then she backed away, “If you breathe a word of this to Dumbledore, Harry will remain much longer during the summer and our revenge will be pleasurable.”

With that said, both warning and ultimatums as well as a bargain struck, the three left a still trembling and understandably frightened Petunia to sag to her knees in the still open doorway.

Severus parted from them long enough to oblivitate the Order spy he found so that she could not report their presence to her master.

That complete, the three of them apparated back to Tomle Chase to inform Augusta as to their ‘conversation’ with the Muggle woman.

XooooooX

Harry’s group minus Ron who stalked off after realising there was no room in their compartment.

The Gryffindor Quidditch team plus Percy claimed the benches leaving the floor for Harry and his friends: Neville, Draco, Dean, Hermione, Seamus, Blaise and Theo.

Percy had used some wizarding space charms and conjured cushions for them to make it more comfortable.

His friends were still overprotective but they had simmered, no one was insisted on personally escorting him back to Surrey. Likely, because Neville already informed them that an adult would be doing so…

He was met on the Platform by Remus, Andromeda surprisingly was there for Neville.

Harry was practically attacked by a heavyset redheaded woman who pinched his cheeks and crowed to the tiny fireheaded miniature version of herself, who could only be her daughter that ‘wasn’t Harry Potter the most adorable thing!’

The woman was not surprisingly Percy, Mayhem, Mischief and Ron’s mother. She ignored the twins, hugged Ron and asked how Percy’s year as a Gryffindor prefect was.

Harry tried to back away only to be pulled back into their circle.

“Ron has told me what a wonderful friend you are and I would be ever so pleased if you would visit us for the summer and spend the month of August.”

“I’m afraid that Harry already has plans.” Andromeda sniffed.

“Oh? With who?”

“With me.” Neville said stubbornly. “Gran said I could invite all my friends who live in the Muggle World: Dean, Harry and Hermione.”

“He doesn’t have to stay the whole time.” Mrs Weasley scoffed.

“He’s coming for my birthday and Gran has permission from his Muggle guardians to take him school shopping as well as see that he makes it to and from Kings Cross safely.” Neville retorted.

Harry’s ears twitched when Mrs Weasley mumbled about an interfering old woman.

“My Gran is a member of the Wizengamot and a member of the Board of Governors’ Founders Council. She has every right to decide to treat Muggle-raised students with kindness and compassion allowing them to better integrate themselves into our Society.” He firmly removed Mrs Weasley’s hand from Harry’s arm, hugged him and then gently nudged him towards Remus. “I’ll see you when Mr Lupin brings you to the Chase.”

“I can’t believe anyone got you out of your cave Lupin.” Mrs Weasley snorted.

“I would have emerged for Harry, it was only a matter of time. My grandfather saw to it that I received proper Mind Healing after James and Lily died.” Remus said with pained eyes.

Andromeda saw to it that Draco was delivered into his mother Lyra’s care and Seamus to his mother Niamh while Remus escorted Harry, Hermione and Dean out to the Muggle part of the station before leaving with Neville.

Harry was surprised when Remus introduced himself to Dean’s stepfather who had come with just his elder stepsister because his mother was unwell and to Hermione’s parents.

He took the three adults aside leaving Harry and Hermione with Dean and his sister.

Leaving Harry quite annoyed.

XooooooX

“My name is Remus Lupin and I am a friend of Harry’s birth parents. It came to a member of the Board of Governors’ attention that Harry is being severely abused by his current guardians.”

“Oh dear!” Mrs Granger gasped.

“Unfortunately, we have been unable to get Harry out of their custody. I know that it might inconvience you but Harry and your children as such good friends…”

Mr Granger slid an arm around his wife’s shoulders, “How can we help?”

“I believe that you two are dentists?”

“Yes,” the two Grangers nodded.

“This makes you what,” Remus paused to gesture at the Muggles around them, “call mandatory reporters…”

“Of course, what can we do?”

“I am unsure of where you live exactly…” Remus frowned.

“We’re from Finchley but we work in London.” Mr Granger offered.

“I work at Heathrow but we live in West Ham.” Mr Thomas added.

“Harry’s relatives live in Surrey at Number Four Privet Drive, off Magnolia Street. If you could find ways to to have your children visit him and keep him out of the House as much as possible for the two weeks he is there, we would be ever so grateful.”

“If we find evidence or have concerns,” Mr Granger frowned.

“Of course, you can write me care of the post office in Godric’s Hollow, Somerset. I keep a box there.” Remus winced.

“Does this place upset you?” Mrs Granger asked quietly.

“His father and I were good friends, I have been staying with my grandfather after I finished my schooling. Unfortunately, my grandfather lives in the same village that Harry’s parents were murdered in. I have been saving up for my own place, but my health has been poor and my grandfather has a large house.” Remus shrugged.

“Are you quite alright?” Mrs Granger appeared worried.

“It is an old complaint, similar to lupus, sometimes my body attacks itself and I find myself quite ill.” Remus admitted reluctantly.

“Oh you poor dear! Yet you have come to look after Harry…”

“James was very important to me, we were like family. If I had been healthier, I would have asked to have custody but between their murder and my illness, it was impossible. I have been on new… medication and have recently reconnected with Harry. I am grateful that he doesn’t resent my absence from his life.” Remus said sadly.

Like Severus, Remus couldn’t look at Harry and not see what could have been. In another life, Harry could have been his child…

A pact made, the three parents promised to keep in touch and find ways to keep Harry out of Number Four as much as possible.

Remus felt guilty about involving them in their subversion of Dumbledore’s edict but they could not allow Harry to remain in the Dursleys care any longer than necessary.

XooooooX

Remus and the parents returned, collecting their charges with Dean clasping Harry’s shoulder and promising to call him soon.

After which, they slipped out of Kings Cross to get some food and then purchased tickets to Surrey.

Just before they reached Number Four, Harry was slipped a phone and an envelope.

“What is this?”

“A cellphone. It won’t work in a magical environment but it should work there. I programmed my pager as an emergency contact. Keep it hidden and safe, only call if you feel that you might need a healer. When you hear from Hermione or Dean, you can save their numbers. This doesn’t have a lot to talking time, it’s meant mostly for emergencies. Just in case Amaryllis won’t get to us fast enough. We plan to only let you stay here for two weeks.”

Remus hugged him and set his trunk on the doorstep. “Be safe pup.”

Remus only stayed long enough to speak to a shaking Aunt Petunia.

Then Harry was quietly ordered to go to his room.

Two weeks felt like such a terribly long time when he knew that the Dursleys were likely going to be horrible to him…

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
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