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Familiar	By : Vittani Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 65690 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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A/N�In the first book a character called �Moon� was sorted, the version I have gave no indication as to the characters sex or house and since I cant remember the character being mentioned afterwards�in this Moon will be a girl and a slytherin, Dahlia Moon. Going with a flower theme. Also I�m pretty sure Daphne Greengrass is in Harry�s year, if not then bear with me, I needed a few slytherin girls.

I need to start skipping some time or this story will never get finished. At the moment we are only in about the third week of school. So this chapter will cover about a week in total. The next couple of chapters will do the same, they may even skip more time. The next normal chapter will be set around Halloween, that�s when everything begins to kick off. But there are still certain things that need to happen before then.

I�m hoping that the events will seem linked and not just random. I would prefer not to do it but this is necessary. This story is already miles longer than I originally intended, my imagination just keeps running away with me. I didn�t expect to be so ambitious with my first fic and I�m hoping I pull it off.

Anyway on to the review replies.

Sheree�It seems I keep cocking up in my review replies. When I said I don�t like reviewers who don�t leave a reason for their dislike, I didn�t mean you. I remember you saying you wanted more interactions between Harry and other people not just Krai. I�m glad that you are still reading this. I think I probably was harsher than I intended to be. I re-read my reply and tried to understand it from your perspective. My only defence is that I was less used to criticism then and didn�t really know what to think. Hopefully I am better at that now. Contrary to a few comments people have made I do like criticism it helps me to be a better writer. Unfortunately there wasn�t anything I could really do about your comments at the time. It was necessary to develop the relationship with Krai, because when Harry got back to school other people would be making demands on his time. The isolation was also necessary for Harry�s training. There are a lot of characters to consider now and I hope that I�m doing better with the speed of this. The summer did last longer than I expected, the same goes for the first weeks of school. That�s why its so necessary to do this chapter now. When this is finished I will go back over the earlier chapters and hopefully make it better. I�m glad you liked the relationship between Draco, Blaise and Pansy. I had fun writing it.

SneakyFox�The war is definitely on! I am glad everyone seems to like the speech Harry made. It was important to get it right, it kind of cements Harry�s role as a leader. I love Neville as well and I think Pansy is a great character. Both of them have a lot of potential in fics. I actually have an idea for a Harry/Neville fic I�ve started writing.

Lacyrlelic�thank you so much for the recommendation. I haven�t read it, so I�ll definitely check it out. I don�t mind ff.net, I just find that sometimes the authors cut all of the interesting things out. However I have found some that are darker than the ones on aff

Bri�I understand completely, I hate coming across a fic, reading the summer and then realising it isn�t finished and hasn�t been updated since 2005 or something. I cant believe that your calling this an epic saga, that is very high praise and I hope that I don�t disappoint you with the ending. As I�ve said before I will never leave a story unfinished, even if I�m forced to abandon something by some random event I will still come back and finish it when I can. I like the idea of Draco being pregnant too, I think he�d be a nightmare! I can see a lot of demands made of our Harry and quite a few threats of no sex ever again. Poor Harry.

Tui�Hey it wont let me get your email address, just says unavailable, so can you put your email in the text of a review for me. Even if that�s all it says and I�ll gladly add you. I�m really glad you are liking this. As I said this is my first fic and I�e wanted to be a writer for ages but I wasn�t sure I could do it. I love Harry Potter but I confess to preferring fan fiction because of the diversity and the possibility of slash, which unfortunately will never occur in the books.

Thankyou�s go out to my other reviewers: Weasley Wench, Jan and Thrnbrooke.

And thank you to everyone who is still reading this, I know its really long and unpolished so I�m glad that there are still people reading this.

Chapter 32: The Passing of Time part 1

23/09�The Slytherin Common Room

�Ok Pansy, Blaise. What have you been able to find out?� Draco asked them the moment they knew the room was secure. They didn�t have long; they had to make it quick.

�The girls are pretty much open to persuasion. Out of all of them Millicent seems the most likely to stick with the Dark Lord.

�With her parents being inner circle that doesn�t really come as much of a shock.� Blaise interrupted.

Shooting him a glare Pansy continued. �Daphne and Dahlia will go wherever the other does.�

�They are in a relationship, correct?� Draco asked thinking.

�Yes. If we can talk Daphne round Dahlia will follow.�

�See what you can do about that. You�ve been her friend for years Pansy, if anyone can do it you can. For now don�t make any overtures towards Millicent. We may be able to get her through her boyfriend.� He turned an enquiring gaze to Blaise.

�No chance. Theo is a devout follower of the Dark Lord, there�s no doubt of it. He has that same fervour in his eyes that his parents have. There�s no way we can change his mind.�

�Very well, assume Millicent is a lost cause also. We don�t need either of them figuring anything out. I know she�s your friend Pansy but we can�t risk you or our new opinions being exposed. Concentrate on the other two.� He waited a moment. �What about Crabbe and Goyle?�

Blaise hesitated. �As far as I can tell they�re still devoted to the Dark Lord. But they�re followers; they may be just following your lead. Very little independent thought goes on in their minds.�

�Even the weak minded understand the concept of loyalty Blaise. All that remains to be seen is whether they feel they owe me their loyalty or their parents.� He sighed. �For now make no overtures to them. It�s too dangerous with Theo being in the same dorm anyway. For now we will wait and watch. Pansy, be careful with the girls. Don�t give any hint of what you are doing to Millicent. Be subtle in your dealings with the girls. You�ll have to time this carefully. We can�t have them figuring this out before we�re ready for them to do so.�

They quickly went over the rest of their plans. Yesterday Pansy had talked with Potter. She couldn�t join them in their lessons; they needed her to cover for Draco and Blaise in the dorms.

Blaise was a good spy but he couldn�t fool Pansy. The girl could sift out a needle sized piece of truth from a haystack of bullshit. They trusted her to keep their backs covered and in return they would teach her all they had learned under Harry.

Pansy hesitated before asking her next question. �Is Pot-Harry aware of who he actually is?�

Draco was quiet for a moment, thinking. �I�m not sure, I think he knows some things but I don�t think he realises how important he is yet.�

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25/09�Remedial Potions

Harry Potter barely dodged the curse. Snape was relentless, not letting up for a moment to let Harry catch his breath, but pressing his advantage to defeat him. A few minutes later and Harry�s wand was lodged firmly in Snape�s hand. Harry was on his knees, breathing heavily.

Krai slid up to him and hissed reassuringly.

That was very good Master. In time you will be able to defeat him.

I doubt it. Harry replied.

�What did he say Potter?� Snape asked, after watching the two silently stare at each other for a while.

�He said that I was very good and that in time I would be able to defeat you, but I don�t think I agree.�

Snape smiled. �No he�s right. The powers there, there�s force behind your attacks. You just need to work on stamina and speed. But whilst refining your technique try to think.�

�Sir?�

�What do you do after you�ve successfully blocked a spell from me?� Not giving him chance to answer Snape pressed on. �You step forward, trying to gain ground.�

�And that�s wrong?�

�Yes. In swordplay doing so is more likely to get you killed. You leave yourself open to attack; you should press your advantage under a barrage of your own attacks, not after your opponents. It�s the same with magic, there�s no point gaining ground in a duel, the further a spell has to travel the less powerful it is and it�s more likely you�ll be able to dodge it. Only close with the enemy when they are distracted or you are certain of victory. When you�ve blocked an attack, you should immediately move, change position. I picked up on this weakness after only a few minutes. In a duel for my life I would send a curse at you, a low level one so that I didn�t waste too much power and follow it up immediately with a more powerful curse. You focus on blocking the first curse without paying attention to your surroundings. Even as you block that curse you should be looking past it, to the next attack. If you remain focused on that one attack the other will catch you out.�

Harry nodded slightly; he could see the sense in that.

Snape gave him a moment to catch his breath before they resumed duelling. The problem was that trying to think made him even slower in his reactions and he was down and out much faster than he had been the last time.

�You�re learning Harry.� Harry smiled despite himself; he still found it strange hearing his name coming from Snape�s lips. He was too used to being called �Potter� or �insolent brat� or any other derogatory term. But he�d have to get used to it. Although Snape was still playing a role everywhere bar his rooms, the changes in his manner were evident whenever Harry stepped into the room.

Harry had been worried for Snape. The man was acting however he wanted in his room because he felt safe but after Krai had told him of Dumbledore�s spying he had feared that his Professor would be found out.

He had told his worries to the man earlier that night and had been relieved to find his fears baseless. While the wards on student accommodations and classrooms allowed teachers to come and go whenever they wished, the wards on the accommodations of the Professor�s did not. Even though it made him happy that Snape was relatively safe from Dumbledore�s spying when in his rooms, it worried him that Dumbledore had so much access to the school. It made things even more difficult.

They couldn�t risk Dumbledore finding out about their small resistance. It explained how Dumbledore had always seemed to know about things before being told. But it couldn�t explain every incident. Harry knew there were such things as monitoring spells; he had researched them last year for a class. They were a fairly recent invention, only being created in the last decade or so. They could monitor any place, as long as boundaries were specified. The only thing that couldn�t be directly monitored was a person.

Meaning Dumbledore couldn�t place a monitoring spell on Harry and hear everything he said throughout the day. He would only be able to monitor him in the specific locations in which the spells existed. There couldn�t be too many of them because such spells would interfere with a building�s wards. If he was Dumbledore, he would have placed them in each of the four common rooms and selected dormitories. One in the Great hall�which could be the reason why the teachers seemed to know of an impending fight before the first punch or hex was even thrown. He remembered thinking about Professor McGonagall�s ability to sense trouble in first year. The other�s he would place in the main corridors.

Harry visibly started when he realised the implications of that. If Dumbledore had monitoring spells in the dorms then he had heard everything they had said there. He knew about Krai, He knew they were on to him. And he knew exactly who was against him. How often had they spoken of the DA in those dorms? Too often to count. And since the events of fifth year Dumbledore had known exactly who was a member.

Krai saw the distress on his Master�s face and asked him what was wrong.

He knows doesn�t he? He knows everything.

Knows what Master?

Dumbledore knows about you, he knows about the DA. He could stop us at any moment. Harry paused thinking. But if he knows why hasn�t he done anything yet?

He knows some things Master but not everything� Krai hesitated. He does know about me. He has known almost since the first day.

Why didn�t you tell me? Harry asked angrily. You could have�

Could have stayed at the Manor. Krai interrupted. You would have left me behind. And what good would that be to you Master. I need to be with you. It is the job of a familiar to be with their Master. To guide them until such time as they no longer needed it.

But you�re in danger here. Harry exclaimed.

We are all in danger Master. You most of all. Dumbledore wants you under his control.

Why? Why does he want me?

You are powerful Master, more powerful than you realise. And something about your creature blood intrigues him. It makes you even more valuable to his plans.

Being Draco? That�s why he wants me. What�s so special about that? I mean I know you said it was rare, you said something about Merlin. What�s going on?

I can�t tell you Master. You wouldn�t believe me. You�d deny it. Maybe even refuse it and that would be disastrous.

Harry was almost ready to yell out loud. He knew Krai meant well, the snake was more of a friend now than a teacher. He offered advice when needed but most of all companionship. But Harry was sick and tired of people knowing more about his life than he did. Dumbledore had done it and now Krai did it. He knew there was a difference in intent, he could feel it. But that didn�t matter. He had a right to control his own life and damn it if he hadn�t thought he was.

Everything he had done over the last week or two had been his decision. Taking lessons from Snape was the only thing Krai had suggested he do. And he couldn�t fault the idea he had been thinking about it himself. But then Krai lets this bombshell slip! More secrets, more hidden truths. He couldn�t believe this. He had never before been angry with Krai, he had been a little upset over the creature bloods thing and when he found out that the snake had been writing letters to Draco. But when Draco had forgiven the snake so had he. After all he�d got them together much quicker than they ever would have on their own.

But this! He�d had enough of being played with, manipulated. He didn�t care anymore whether it was for his own good or not. He had had enough.

Krai.

Yes Master the snake replied hesitantly.

I want you to go.

Master?

I want you to leave me alone!

Krai hesitated only a moment before bowing his head and slithering away towards the door, his polished scales flashing all sorts of colours in the light. It reminded Harry forcibly of the first day they�d met. How he�d seen that flash of colour, that hint of a lightning bolt in his pattern and had known somehow how important that moment was. Now, he didn�t see that bolt of lightning and it brought a sick feeling to his stomach.

Krai paused at the door. His head winding back to face Harry.

The Room of Requirement is safe.

And with that the snake was gone. Harry felt almost heartsick, as if some vital part of himself had left him. But his anger was still there, burning hotly in his chest and he couldn�t forgive Krai�not yet anyway.

He sat in silence for a while before finally moving, to be met with the gaze of his professor. He had forgotten Snape was in the room. Snape didn�t ask him any questions; he just motioned for Harry to leave.

The walk back to Gryffindor Tower was quiet and lonely. It was moments like these, when the corridors were silent and empty of students that he could really talk with Krai. The snake had to remain hidden throughout most of the day and communicating with him was always a risk they didn�t take, in case Harry somehow slipped.

Walking through those corridors he missed the voice in his mind and the heavy weight of the snake�s body on his shoulders. He missed him, but he couldn�t forgive him�not yet.

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28/09�A Meeting

It had been several days since Harry had told Krai to leave, he hadn�t seen the snake since.

That night he had been expecting to find him curled up asleep in his bed or to see him the next morning at the breakfast table, eating the bits of food Ron offered him. Ron had asked him where Krai was, Harry hadn�t known what to tell him.

It had been three days since he had seen Krai, it worried him that the snake wasn�t coming to the Great Hall to get his food. The snake had always complained about it not being safe enough to hunt properly.

If Krai had lived in the wild he would eat small mammals, snakes, lizards, fish, squid or eels. After a successful hunt he would most likely not eat for a few days. It wasn�t necessary for a snake to hunt every day.

But as Krai was a familiar and using magic daily, often to stay undetected, he had to eat more often. The constant use of magic had made him use more physical energy than a normal snake and he needed to eat more to replenish that energy level. Because of that his metabolism had changed, enabling him to digest food and absorb nutrients on a much quicker level.

It was unsafe for him to go out hunting as often as he needed to. So Harry and Ron took turns feeding Krai little bits of meat at every meal. If Krai wasn�t coming to the Great Hall, he had to be outside.

Harry knew Krai wouldn�t draw attention by slipping in and out of the castle as often as he needed to do. He would either severely restrict his feedings to nights, when it was easier to slip away undetected. He found it better to hunt at night, it was in his nature. But he was used to feeds throughout the day now. Would it affect him, having to change those patterns? It had only been a few weeks, so maybe not.

Or he would have moved out of the castle all together and be living in an abandoned burrow somewhere near the lake. That one seemed more likely. It made Harry even more worried than he had been.

Krai may be a large snake, a snake with venom but there were things out there on the grounds that were more dangerous than a snake. The thestrals for one. Harry often saw them on the grounds at night, hunting for birds and other things.

There were other creatures too. Who knew what lurked in the Forbidden Forest, did the Acromantula ever venture outside it. And there were Hagrid�s creatures, not to mention the more mundane threats like hawks and other birds of prey that might go for a snake.

He looked down at his untouched breakfast, he didn�t like what Krai had done. But hadn�t Harry done it himself over the years, it wasn�t the same thing but he had kept quiet about hearing the voices in the wall during second year. Only telling Ron and Hermione. And what about the Dursley�s? He had kept that secret from people as well. Until recently when he had decided it was necessary to reveal it. Was Krai doing anything different?

In a way yes. The secrets Harry had kept from people had no personal bearing on their lives, only his, but the things Krai refused to tell him, they were about him. He had a right to know them.

He may not like it, but he knew Krai. He knew the snake must have a reason; he wouldn�t have done it without one. He missed Krai, the last few days had been so quiet. He felt bad about sending the snake away and even worse when he realised that even though Krai had no doubt been upset at his words, the snake had still offered advice. Telling him the ROR was still safe to use, that somehow Dumbledore didn�t know what was going on in there.

He desperately wanted the snake�s advice. Should they continue speaking of things in the dorms? Not things that mattered, but other things, so that Dumbledore didn�t realise they were onto him and act. Or would it be safer to only plan in the ROR and meet Dumbledore�s attack when it came? He didn�t know. And Ron was no help. He hadn�t been able to talk to Draco about it either. He and Blaise had been unable to sneak away and get to last nights DA meeting.

They�d only managed a few moments together the last few days. The teachers had started patrolling the corridors more thoroughly, making it harder for him to get to the Slytherin common room and there were rumours that spells were to be placed on the entrances to the common rooms, to prevent students going out or coming in after curfew. Especially those of other houses. The spell was set to the different curfew times for each year. Seventh years being allowed out until ten. Something must have happened recently, something that had set the teachers and Dumbledore on edge. How else could these sudden measures be explained?

All this had made him realise how much Krai had actually done for him. He hadn�t realised how much of a role Krai played in his and Draco�s relationship. With the slight link to Draco�s mind that Krai had, the snake could find him anywhere. It took Harry much longer when acting on his instincts and once he did find his mate, there were often hoards of students around. They were forced to insult each other before hurrying off to their classes.

They had managed few moments alone since Krai had gone. And those that they had were brief stolen moments, enough time for a peck to the lips or a minutes forceful raping of mouths before a hasty retreat and smouldering looks cast over shoulders. It was harder much harder and Harry often found himself treading a razor thin temper. And he didn�t like it.

Draco wasn�t any better. He was just as frustrated and angry. He was finding the need to act like the bastard of old much easier and had often took his frustrations out on Ron, snapping off a cutting remark before chagrin would soften his features. This mood was dangerous. Luckily none of those incidents had been around people Harry couldn�t put off with vague explanations.

He had to go and find Krai, it just wasn�t right with him gone. Nothing was. He would go down to the lake tonight and find his familiar.

The post owls broke him out of his thoughts. He didn�t get letters, but he always made a point of spending a few minutes fussing over Hedwig whenever she flew in. So it was a complete surprise when Hedwig arrived with a letter. Even though he was curious he spent some time with Hedwig first. This was an owl�s time for sleeping and he was happy Hedwig cared enough for him to come and check in before she went off to the Owlery.

Once she was gone Harry tuned to his letter. Who could be writing to him? It could be Hagrid he supposed but the man�s writing was an untidy scrawl, this was neat and curly. He knew he had seen it before but he couldn�t think where. He broke the seal. Read the letter and thought�

Shit, looks like finding Krai will have to wait.

A/N�So what did you think? What did you think of the estrangement between Harry and Krai? I didn�t want to do it but it was necessary.

On a happier note, I went to see the OotP film last night and WOW, I loved it. It�s my favourite book and I was worried the film would be crap but it exceeded my expectations.

Sorry I had to put that in, what did you think of the film?

Urgh, and the waits almost over for the last book. I�m gonna try and get the next chapter out before its release. N I�ll try and get the next one out as soon as possible afterwards but I�m expecting people to be a little bit busy for a few days. Unless it bores me which I highly doubt I�ll have it read in about nine hrs, that�s all it took for the sixth and I�ll be desperate to talk to somebody about it. So there will probably be a lot of A/Ns in there with spoilers but I�ll warn you if there is.

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