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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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Things didn�t go as Lucius planned when he popped the
question either.� He sat James down on
the bed and told him that he loved him and wanted to get married.

James was quiet for a few minutes.� �Is this just because of the baby?�

Lucius frowned.� �No,
not entirely anyway.� James, I�ve been
thinking about this a lot these past few weeks.�
I hated having to be separated from you.�
I hate having to sneak around.� If
you�ll recall, I publicly switched sides last night before I knew about the
baby.� I won�t be able to spy for you any
more, but I just couldn�t.�

James let out a deep sigh.�
�I hated being apart too.� And
honestly, it�s a bit of a relief that you switched sides.� We won�t have your good information any more,
but now I won�t have to worry every time you go to a Death Eater meeting.� I just��
I need to think about this.� I�m
going to go visit Sirius.�

Lucius tried to be patient, but James was taking a long time
to think about it.� But whether they were
getting married or not it was agreed that Lucius and his family needed to be
moved for their own protection.�

Lucius moved ahead with the divorce.� Draco was given the choice of which parent he
wanted to live with, and while he loved his mother, he chose to be moved to Grimmauld
Place with his father.� The day after the last day of term they
headed back to Malfoy Manor to pack their things.�

Narcissa was leaving too.�
Even though Lucius was divorcing her, she was still in danger.� So she was moving to a small cottage in the
South of France.� She and Lucius sat down
and discussed the matter, and that was the house she wanted.�

Draco sat in the dining room having lunch with his
mother.� Packing up his things and
leaving was harder than he�d thought it would be.� �Mother, are you really okay with this?� he
asked.

Narcissa gave her son a soft smile.� �Yes, I am.�
I care for your father, but Draco, our marriage was arranged by our
parents.� I want him to be happy, and if
this makes him happy then so be it.�
Don�t worry, he�s not shafting me.�
This is going to be a civil and fair divorce.�

Her words made Draco feel a little better.� �Will I still get to se you?�

Narcissa nodded.� �Of
course you will sweetheart, although we may have to settle for writing back and
forth for a little while�� Don�t worry,
it�ll all work out.�

Draco nodded and finished his sandwich.� Then he went back to putting his entire life
into trunks and bags.� He�d wanted
change, but now that he�d gotten it, it didn�t seem all that great.� ��

Harry didn�t go back to Privet Drive,
and he couldn�t possibly be more thrilled.�
It had been agreed that it would be better for him to stay at Grimmauld
Place with his father and potential step family.

He wasn�t getting a vacation though.� After what had happened at the Ministry, it
was also decided that Harry needed to be properly trained.� He�d proved that no matter how much they
tried to protect him, he was determined to fight.�

The first step was for Harry to learn Occlumency.� James and Severus decided to work together on
that project.� James had a very short
temper, and Severus was being kept busy.�
Ever since Voldemort had been discovered at the Ministry he�d been much
more active.

James tried to keep his patience with Harry, but it wasn�t
easy.� All of a sudden he was being treated
like a porcelain doll on top of being miserable.� He did eventually accept Lucius� proposal.

Since James was the one stuck in the house instead of Sirius
he spent a lot of time making things the way he wanted them.� Sirius didn�t mind.� Keeping James happy meant keeping the
peace.� The only bad part was that James
was always hot and kept the place very cool.�

Sirius and Severus also spent the summer working on their
friendship.� Everyone but James was
surprised at how well they were getting along.�
Sirius spent quite a lot of time at Severus� home at Spinner�s End.

�So, when did you become so interested in potions?� Severus
asked one afternoon while Sirius was there assisting him.

�Since an angry pregnant man moved into my house,� Sirius
grinned.� �There are too many objects lying
around that can be turned into weapons.�

Severus chuckled.� �I
see�� Well, I certainly don�t mind the
assistance.� Actually, I�m in the mood
for a cup of tea if you don�t mind.�

�Not at all,� Sirius said as he headed to the kitchen.

Severus was currently working on a male fertility
potion.� Ever since he�d found out James
was pregnant the idea fascinated him.� He
went with James to see a midwife who specialized in male pregnancy and he asked
a lot of questions about how it worked.�
Then he put his vast knowledge to use to create a potion that would allow
any wizard to conceive who wanted to.� He
wasn�t sure why it was so important to him.

He worked quietly until Sirius came back and set the tea
tray on the edge of the table.� �Thank
you Sirius,� he said as he stirred the potion counterclockwise seven times.

�Welcome,� Sirius said.�
He took his cup and put a few sugar cubes into the hot liquid and went
to take a seat.� �Do you think you got it
right this time?�

Severus nodded.� �I�m
fairly certain I have it right.�� He put
his stirring soon down on the tray next to the tea spoon and took one cube of
sugar for his tea.

�So how are you going to test it?� Sirius asked, taking a
sip from his cup.

�I haven�t figured that out yet,� Severus admitted.� He found himself watching Sirius while he
reached for a spoon to stir his tea.�
Then he went to join Sirius by the fireplace. �Would you like to be a
guinea pig?�

Sirius shook his head.�
�No, I think not.� I�d like to
have an heir, but I don�t want to be a single parent, especially not now.�

Severus shrugged and continued to sip his tea.� He couldn�t blame Sirius.� He didn�t want to test it on himself for the
same reason.� He was destined to be alone
and unloved.

The two men sat in silence for a while.� Severus could tell Sirius wanted to say
something, but he remained quiet for a long time.

Sirius did want to say something, but he wasn�t sure how to
approach the subject.� He and Severus
might have become friends, but it was new territory for both of them.� He didn�t want to ruin it.

�If you want to ask me something, just come out with it,�
Severus said bluntly at last.�

Sirius bit his lip.�
�I was just thinking about something.�
We�re two bachelors who haven�t had any companionship in a long time��

�So you want to have sex?� Severus raised his eyebrow.

Sirius blushed a deep crimson.� �Something along those lines, yes.� You are direct aren�t you?�

Severus shrugged.� �I
don�t see any reason to dance around the subject.� You�re correct, we are both single adults,
and we should be discussing this as such.�

Sirius sighed.� �I was
afraid that you�d be upset with me.�

�I don�t see why.�
You�re not the only one with needs.�
I�ve been thinking about it myself, but didn�t know if you�d be
attracted to me.� Attraction is part of
it you know.�

Sirius shrugged.� �I
know I used to tease you a lot, but that was me being childish.� James had a long talk with me about
that.� You�re really not all that bad
looking.�

�Thanks�.� Severus sighed.

�No- I didn�t mean��
Sirius growled softly.� �Why does
this have to be so hard?� James and
Lucius didn�t sit and discuss things.�
They just� you know��

�I do know�.� Severus nodded.� �I walked in on it.� Though they did discuss things afterwards
quite extensively.� But we�re not them.�

Sirius frowned.� �No,
we�re not.� We have a long, volatile
history.� I�m sorry, this was a bad
idea.�

Severus reached out and gently took the other wizard�s
hand.� �No, it wasn�t.� I think it�s a good idea, as long as we don�t
lose our heads.� I still have a job to
do.�

�Of course,� Sirius nodded.�
�I think we can handle it.�

�All right then,� Severus said as he downed the rest of his
tea.� He got up and headed to the stairs,
turning around at the bottom.� �Are you coming?�

***

A/N:� Yes, I do know I�m
evil.� I wouldn�t have it any other
way.� You can probably guess what�s going
to happen though.� The clues are all
there.�

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