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In the Dark, A Zabini/ Grindelwald fanfic	By : blaisegellert Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 1326 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Neither Blaise nor Gellert realized how much the accelerated magical analysis had drained them until they nearly fell into one another when standing to leave Snape's office.
"I'll carry the pensieve for you," Severus said grudgingly.
"I don't want it being dropped.
"We can handle a pensieve," Gellert protested but Severus scooped it up with no comment and led the way out of the dungeon.
"Sabra and Geo said they'd be in the library when you two were ready. Your elf has already taken your belongings away," he said as he headed in the direction of said library.
"Why? Is there something worth reading in there," Gellert asked and Blaise nodded.
"The restricted section is decent."
In fact that's where Blaise's parents and Bramble were to be found when the three reached the library.
"Well how did it go," Sabra asked, standing with a warm smile.
"Are you two boys ready to go home?"
"For sure," Gellert said with an eager smile.
The concept of home sounded restful and right now they could do with some rest. He could've believed himself out of practice, and perhaps that was the case, but the actual working of the spells had come naturally to him with no hesitation. He and Blaise could do so much more together, though, and the work had gone so rapidly, but it had taken more energy than the two had noticed at the time.
"What's wrong, Severus," Sabra asked, obviously noting the man's expression was more dour than usual.
Severus shrugged.
"Perhaps nothing and perhaps Voldemort mistrusts me because my mental shields are so good. If he assumes I'm hiding something, there could be...difficulties."
"Oh dear! What are you going to do," Sabra asked and he shrugged again.
"I shall begin by speaking to Albus I suppose. Then if necessary we can brainstorm the situation with everyone else."
Sabra nodded, looking, at least for her somewhat sympathetic.
"Come on then, boys. We are to use the flu in the headmaster's office to get home unnoticed."
Gellert and Blaise followed along behind the rest of the family, Severus trailing them, likely to speak to Albus on the matter of the spectral analysis results.
The headmaster was alone in his office, and he greeted them all warmly as he lead the way over to the flu in the far corner of the room. Severus presented Geo with the pensieve before he stepped through.
"You'll want to carry this. Those two nearly fell down when leaving my office," he informed.
"The work obviously drained them and I don't want the pensieve being dropped in transit."
"We could've levitated the bloody pensieve," Gellert grumbled.
"If being tired made me that ill equipped to handle magical items properly, they'd have taken me down decades before they actually did."
//Yeah, but those are our precious thoughts and we're taking no chances,// Nightshade thought to Blaise and Gellert.
//And in case I forgot to say earlier, don't either of you Tel a fuckin' soul about me. I don't want people knowing I'm special. Got it?//
Gellert merely shrugged at the bird, and taking Blaise's hand walked into the flu behind Geo Zabini. They emerged into Geo's study, Bramble and Sabra on their heals.
Blaise had planned to give Gellert the grand home tour as soon as they arrived, but at this point he just wanted to sit down. His hand still in Gellert's from the trip through the flu, he headed over to the sofa against the far wall. They sank down onto it together, leaning back into the cushions.
"Are the two of you alright," Sabra asked, a motherly expression of concern crossing her face as she dusted off her robes.
It was that sight that reminded Blaise that he and Gellert hadn't even bothered to dust themselves off after exiting the flu. They were so drained they'd entirely forgotten. As both found it very important to maintain their good looks, that was really saying something.
"We may have exerted ourselves a bit," Gellert admitted.
"That series of spells could easily take an entire day. Though Blaise and I have discovered that we work far faster when our efforts are combined, completing that entire exercise in less than four hours was impressive even for us."
He gave a faint chuckle.
"Apparently at a slight cost."
"So anything we can do for you," Geo asked amiably.

"Perhaps something to replenish us," Gellert suggested, lifting his head slightly from where it rested beside Blaise's on the back of the sofa.
He looked at Bramble, giving the elf a slight smile.
"Bramble will make the both of you some restorative soup and he can probably whip up some of the butterbeer with energy that Gellert Grindelwald likes so much though the ingredients may differ slightly as Bramble must work with what he has here on short notice," the elf concluded in a slightly apologetic tone.
"Wonderful," Gellert said giving him a winning smile.
"And just call me Gellert if you like. I'm never formal with friends."
The words felt foreign leaving his tongue as he'd had so few actual friends in his life. Was it appropriate to think of the elf as a friend? Well he was part of the Zabini family and so he supposed it was fitting though his exposure to elves was extremely minimal.
Bramble hesitated, then gave a slight smile and nod to match before vanishing with a crack, presumably to the kitchen.
"So where is the rest of the family," Gellert asked curiously as he gave way to his exhaustion and rested his head back on the sofa.
"Oh they will be here and there," Sabra said vaguely.
"They won't want to risk being seen," Geo clarified.
"Because they're protecting us," Sabra supplied as she wandered over to sit at Geo's desk in the spare chair.
"And good protectors are basically invisible else what's the point," Geo concluded their shared explanation as he followed his wife and sank down into the large nearly round office chair behind his desk.
"Ah home sweet home, how I have missed thee," he happily intoned.
"So they're using the disillusionment charm," Gellert asked and Geo spun in his chair to grin over at him.
"See? Being all tired out isn't draining your wits in the slightest! I knew Blaise chose well!"
At this, Blaise's own head popped up from where it rested on the back of the sofa as he straightened to stare at his father.
"You did?"
"Well...I mean the man thing was really weird for me," Geo backpedaled a little.
"But I've never seen you laugh the way Gellert makes you laugh. When I saw that at dinner last night I really understood."
"You did."
Blaise was pleased to have his father so on board, but it was honestly a bit shocking as well, because he and Gellert weren't exactly conventional and it had happened so fast. Of course for them it was only right and natural. Still Blaise hadn't expected others to adjust so quickly, though Kereston seemed to have done rather nicely with how she accepted them as a couple and even saw how well they could work together.
"It was just like that with me and your mum. Sabra was all stuffy and stuck up, looking down her nose at everyone and everything before I made her dance and laugh. When I saw Gellert having the same effect on you, I knew he was your Sabra, Son."
"Only I'm not a girl," Gellert said, giving a chuckle of amusement and mild incredulity at Geo's reasoning without bothering to lift his head again to do so.
"You're blonde and you bring Blaise out of his shell like nothing else ever has, so that's enough to work for me in this particular instance. Deal with it," Geo said firmly, grinning cheerfully over at Grindelwald.
Gellert laughed again.
"Works for me. I'll take it, Daddeo."
Geo chuckled. Bramble was back then with a silver serving tray that held two bowls of steaming herbal smelling broth with flecks of ham floating on the surface. A plate of crackers rested on the tray between the bowls.
"Oh that reminds me," Geo said, grinning at the elf as he placed the tray on the low coffee table in front of the sofa.
"Gellert...If you need anything...anything at all EVER from the kitchen do not hesitate to ask Bramble...No matter what time of day or night it happens to be, ask him rather than daring to venture into the kitchen to get it for yourself. If you go into his kitchen he becomes very upset and offended."
"Of course," Gellert nodded hastily as he straightened on the sofa to take one of the bowls of soup.
"As a guest I'd never presume."
Sabra laughed softly and shook her head.
"Oh no. It has nothing to do with being a guest. He hates it to a palpable degree if ANYONE goes into his kitchen, and I do mean ANYONE."
She winked then stage whispered, "We're frightened of him too."
Bramble gave an incredulous frown as he apparated out.
"Not to mention I hardly think you're a guest at this point," Geo assured and Gellert found himself blushing, uncertain exactly as to what the words indicated but feeling oddly touched by them nonetheless.
"Well...Thank you,Sir."
Geo grinned.
"And I was rather liking Daddeo."
Gellert grinned back.
"Good."
The broth smelled delicious and he found himself ingesting it far faster than he'd intended. Blaise must have required sustenance as much, for his bowl was empty around the same time as Gellert's own.
"I suppose it's likely obvious, but I see no need to return to Hogwarts when term begins in the fall," Blaise said, regarding his parents as he spoke.
"It'd simply be a waste of time. They have nothing left to teach me and I can accomplish so much more with Gellert."
Sabra laughed.
"Oh I don't think so! Geo and I have put far too much effort into keeping this family safe and out from under the radar for you to ruin it when it matters most!
"How is it ruining anything if I stop attending Hogwarts? I've excelled in every class and I honestly do feel it has nothing left to offer me. I was merely cooling my heals there until Voldemort died and it was safer to travel, but now with Gellert here, I literally have better things to do," Blaise exclaimed, indignant that his parents were actually trying to ruin the next year for him.
"Your mother and I were apart for a year too, you know," Geo supplied soothingly.
"We met in our sixth year and as I was attending Durmstrang we had to wait to be together as well."
"So you're doing this to be petty," Blaise demanded.
"Because the two of you couldn't be together right away, you can't stand for us to have the luxury you didn't?"
"Of course not," Geo said with a calm shake of his head.
"I'm just saying that we relate."
"Well I'd rather be with Gellert and have you not relating at all if it's all the same."
"Well it isn't all the same, because you are returning to Hogwarts in the fall," Sabra snapped.
"People will wonder why you didn't return, especially after the dementor incident. We can't have anyone looking at us or wondering and we've done a bloody good job of accomplishing that feat so far!"
"I already explained my theory on the dementors knowing my name. I told you they could probably extract it from my mind," Blaise said, frustrated.
Sabra nodded.
"And it's a good sounding theory, but we can't know if it is true or not so we're being safe."
"I'm of age, you know," Blaise reminded them darkly.
"I could just leave."
"And then we'll cut your bank ties and be sick with worry about you as a result," Sabra said tightly.
"Blaise we give you everything and we don't ask much. Please be good on this matter for Mummy and Daddy."
Blaise blinked incredulously and let out an exasperated sigh as both his parents stared him down.
"Gellert can even remain here with us rather than returning to Wolfgang's if he prefers," Sabra coaxed.
"Would you like that,Gellert?"
"I...Why yes Mam I would if it is no trouble," Gellert said.
"Ah I'd enjoy the company," Geo said expansively.
"Besides I bet you have tons of interesting stories."
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In the Dark, A Zabini/ Grindelwald fanfic