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The Phoenix Rises	By : greenwizard11 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 44621 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Sirius was thrilled to have everyone at Grimmauld Place
for Christmas.� He had the entire place
cleaned up and festively decorated by Christmas Eve.� Harry seemed to be in a better mood as well,
which was a relief for everyone.

Christmas morning went well, except for one thing.� Molly sent a sweater to Percy as usual, but �this year he had
returned it.� Molly stood in the kitchen
over the stove, tears streaming down her cheeks.� Fred and George tried to comfort her, but
soon gave up and left the task to Remus.�

Eventually Molly calmed down and the kids came for
breakfast.� �Here�s the plan,� James
addressed them.� �First we�re going to
visit Arthur in St. Mungo�s.� Then everyone is invited to Malfoy Manor for
Christmas dinner.�

�Is it safe?� Hermione asked, remembering that Harry hadn�t
been allowed to go there over the summer.

James nodded.�
�Yes, it�s safe.� Lucius is fairly
certain he won�t have any visitors over the Holidays.�

�Well then if we�re invited we should go,� Molly said, trying
to sound more sure about it than she felt.�
They were giving Lucius a chance for James� sake, but there was too much
bad history to be forgotten easily.�

Their visit with Arthur was short and sweet.� The Healers still hadn�t quite figured out
how to get his wounds to close and stop bleeding.� The apprentice Healer had talked him into
trying muggle stitches, which hadn�t worked well at all.�

Molly was livid when she found out, and everyone slipped
away while she yelled at her husband.�
Molly could be quite scary when she was angry.

Once everyone had wandered back they said their goodbyes
and headed for Malfoy Manor.� Lucius had
arranged for Portkeys to take them straight to the
Manor gates.� Even though Lucius was
pretty sure his Floo wasn�t being watched, he still
wanted to be cautious.�

James led the way to the large oak doors and rand the
doorbell.� Everyone else stared up at the
place in awe.� A house elf answered the
door and led them to the dining room.�
�This place is massive,� Fred commented as he and the others looked
around while they walked.�

Lucius and Draco were waiting at the table which was
laden with delicious smelling food.�
�You�re just in time,� Lucius smiled.

�Where�s Narcissa?� James
asked, not seeing the blonde woman.

�She umm� decided to stay up in her room,� Lucius
answered, blushing slightly.

Narcissa may
have been all right with James staying there, but a house full of people she
wasn�t used to consorting with was a bit more than she could handle.

James sighed and took the seat next to Lucius.� Draco motioned for Harry, Hermione, and Ron
to sit by him.�

�How are you?� Draco asked Harry, glad to be able to talk
to him again.

�All right I guess,� Harry answered sullenly.� �This hasn�t exactly been my best year at
school.�

Draco frowned.�
�I�m sorry.� It�s really unfair
how Umbridge has been treating you.� The Slytherins hate
her too though.�

For the next few hours the room was filled with the
clinking of utensils on plates and the soft murmur of conversation.� Lucius was surprised to find that it wasn�t
hard to be polite and friendly with everyone.�
Now that he was happy whatever had compelled him to be so nasty was
gone.� He liked having everyone there,
and he didn�t want them to leave.

�Ugh, I�m too full to move,� Sirius groaned as he sat
back in his chair.�

�Then don�t,� Lucius said.

Sirius raised an eyebrow at his cousin-in-law.� �What are you saying?�

�I�m saying maybe you should all stay the night.�

The room suddenly went quiet and everyone stared at
Lucius.� He couldn�t help but blush a
little.� �I mean it.� We have plenty of space for everyone.�

James took Lucius� hand. �I�ll stay if Harry will.�

Harry shrugged.�
�Yeah, I�ll stay too.�� He was
having such a good time with Draco that he didn�t want to leave anyway.

One by one the others decided to stay as well.� Lucius was on top of the world as he sent
house elves to make up beds for everyone.�
Then he had them set up chairs in the parlor so everyone could go there
to have drinks and relax after dinner.

James headed to the kitchen to make up a batch of his
special eggnog.�

�If you�re making what I think you are, make some for the
children too,� Molly called out after him.

James returned with two bowls of eggnog floating behind
him; one red and one green.� �The red stuff
is my own special blend,� he explained.�
�And the green stuff is for the children.� Harry, you can have some of the red stuff if
you want.�

�Draco, you may have some too,� Lucius said as he poured
himself a glass.

Harry got himself a glass of red eggnog, not sure why
Molly wanted a separate bowl for the children.�
How different could his dad�s mix really be?

His question was answered when he took a big gulp and
started to choke.� �What�s in this?� he
asked when he could finally breathe again.

�One part traditional eggnog, two parts spiced rum,�
James smiled as he took a big swig.

Remus chuckled.�
�It just wouldn�t be Christmas without your dad getting completely
smashed.�

Less than an hour later James was completely smashed, and he and Sirius were dancing in the
middle of the room singing Christmas Carols.�
Remus sat with Molly who was guarding the red eggnog in vain.� Each of the younger Weasleys had managed to
sneak at least one glass.

Harry had never had anything stronger than butter beer
before and the alcohol hit him hard.� He
sipped the rest of his glass and eventually the room was spinning.� He stopped drinking

Draco seemed to be more used to stronger stuff and when
Harry tried to stand up the blonde was able to catch him when he almost fell.

�Thanks,� Harry mumbled.

�No problem,� Draco nodded.� �Are you all right?�

Harry nodded. �I think I just need to lie down.�

Draco held Harry steady and helped him up the
stairs.� Without even really thinking
about it he took Harry to his bedroom.

Harry was too drunk to notice anything but the comfy
looking bed Draco helped him into.�
�Better?� Draco asked.

Harry grunted and nodded.�
For the first time in a long time he was completely relaxed.� He kind of liked the feeling.� He was only barely aware of Draco crawling
into bed next to him.

�You�ll never guess what happened before I left school,�
Harry blurted out with a wide grin.

�What?� Draco asked as he made himself comfortable.

�Cho kissed me!� Harry shouted with glee.� �It was my first kiss.�

�Oh,� Draco sighed.�
He suddenly hated Cho more than he had the day he saw her talking to
Harry in the hall.� �Do you like her?�

Harry nodded.�
�She�s so pretty.� I wanted to ask
her to the ball last year.� Well I did,
but Cedric asked her first.� But now I
think she likes me.�

Draco suddenly felt like crying.� Then abruptly he rolled over on top of Harry
and kissed him hard.� The kiss lasted
several seconds before Draco sat up and waited for Harry�s
reaction.

Harry�s eyes were wide as he stared up at Draco in
shock.� �Harry, I like you,� Draco
blurted out and then he held his breath as he anticipated Harry�s
reply.

Harry remained quiet for several minutes, a thoughtful
look on his face.� Then, just as he went
to open his mouth to speak, his eyes rolled back in his head and he was out
cold.�

Draco whimpered in frustration.� He had finally confessed his feelings to
Harry but hadn�t gotten any response.�
Draco wondered if Harry would even remember anything in the
morning.� With a deep sigh Draco curled
up on the other side of the bed and went to sleep.
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