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The Snake and the Eagle	By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 7386 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Title: The Snake and the Eagle
Pairing: Future AdrianxBlaise
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: I don't own HP franchise. If I did there would have been slash.
Summary: A bird may love a snake but where would they live? The only child of famous Veela model Gabriella Baianchessi, Blaise Zabini grows up mostly unloved, limited social interactions and distrustful of people and promises. Adrian Pucey grows up the pampered only child of neutral Slytherins, Lord and Lady Pucey. Blaise's mother expects him to bond to the elder Greengrass heiress Daphne and become consort to the future Lady Greengrass. So her prospective grandchildren might be titled. Adrian's parents wish for him to bond to the beautiful Giselle Goyle. However, Blaise was born Veela therefore only one person can satisfy him and ground his magic. Will Blaise be able to open his heart and learn to trust or will he become an emotionless shell trapped in a loveless relationship?

Chapter 46

September 8, 1996

Family Dinner

While Blaise had been aware of another Zabini in Slytherin last year, he hadn’t reached out to his probable cousin then. That was because he had been torn between his heart and his respect for Adrian’s precieved duty to bond to Giselle at the time. Also because his attempt to reach out to his father’s family had been rebuffed at a young age.

He would have invited Caterina and her bonded to dinner earlier but between her stressful pregnancy with quadruplets and rushed bonding as well as his own pregnancy, it seemed wiser to wait.

While he was aware that both Caterina and Jacob were essentially tutored rather than attending classes like himself due to smaller number of pregnancies in their respective years, he had invited them to dinner.

Jacob apparently had a lighter schedule despite being a NEWT student because he had tested out of some subjects such as Herbology due to his previous instruction at Durmstrang being ahead of Hogwarts. Being a OWL student, Caterina couldn’t exactly drop classes just yet.

Luckily a majority of the pregnant fifth years were expected to all have given birth by October so they could return to brewing rather than merely having lectures.

With the likely exceptions of the witches whose pregnancies were likely sired by other witches…

Blaise wasn’t a cook, that wasn’t a skill he had cultivated but he was eager to meet his cousin and hoped she really would come.

Adrian kneaded his shoulders, “She’ll come. You did provide blood for her when she underwent surgery to deliver her own babies. She at least owes you thanks for that. You don’t have to follow her sire’s dictates, she can be as involved in our children’s lives as you want.”

Blaise was grateful to the Lilithian, without her they wouldn’t be bonded…

Being bonded to Adrian was a dream that he had dare not dream…

Abry and Enzo were sleeping in baskets near the hearth but not so near as to be unsafe with a one-way privacy charm that would keep their conversations from waking their boys but allow Blaise to hear them if they woke.

A bell-like charm informed them of a presence outside their apartments, since his cousin was a Slytherin she had access to the common room but the apartment they shared was near the kitchens behind a statue of giant raven. Blaise had an apartment near Slytherin to be close to Draco, Blaise wasn’t a prefect or Head Boy so he wouldn’t have a private apartment of his own.

You would think that such a door guard would be closer to Ravenclaw Tower but Hogwarts was a queer place.

Sometimes portraits moved from year to year, after all sometimes walls were doors or vice versa and the trick steps changed almost on a whim.

Adrian went to let Caterina and her bonded in while Blaise oversaw the setting of the first course.

Blaise was surprised at how much his cousin’s bonded looked like Harry’s godfather Sirius Black, who unsurprisingly hadn’t been quite as awful as the Ministry tried to paint him.

They were polite but uneasy as they all introduced one another properly.

“I probably should say thank you,” Caterina blurted out.

“No matter my mother’s thoughtlessness or your father’s indignation, we’re still blood.”

“Thank you… Healer Andromeda said that without your blood we might have lost Mirian and Alison.” His cousin’s bondmate mumbled.

“And me…” Caterina said shyly.

“We couldn’t have that, we hadn’t even gotten to know each other…” Blaise said kindly.

“How are they? Mirian and Alison?”

“Growing slowly… Healer Andromeda still spends time at St. Mungos to quicken their growth.” His cousin-in-law offered gruffly. “Yet, we’ll probably have Joff and Loren sooner. They seemed to have been greedy…”

“You must miss them terribly…” Blaise said hugging himself, “We just have Abry and Enzo, but I feel like such a terrible papa when I leave them with Adrian even though I know he takes good care of them.”

“Your education is important, it’s no trouble to watch them when I don’t have practice. Due to my being a young father, the Cannons are rather accommodating but given how many grandchildren the Lilithian ensured for that family…” Adrian shrugged.

After all, his childhood best friend was bonded to a Weasley-Prewett…

The four of them sat down and a pair of Pucey elves appeared with soup and salad as starters.

“So, is it Morgan or Black?” Adrian asked in an attempt to make conversation with their older guest.

“Morgan.” The wizard said sharply.

Caterina touched his arm frowning.

“Black is my sire and yes he was helpful in fast-tracking our bonding contract but I don’t actually know him. We don’t actually have much of a relationship.” The Ravenclaw shrugged.

“Mr. Sirius has been very kind, he’s brought gifts for Loren, Alison, Mirian and Joff… he even welcomed me to the family.” Caterina said shyly.

“He’s looked after my friend and his bonded as well as their boys. I’m sure that he’ll do right by yours.” Blaise said kindly.

If Morgan didn’t have a gentle look when he looked at Caterina, Blaise might have worried for her. He seemed to have that pureblood concept about restraining one’s emotions in public…

“Do you at least have pictures? I’m not close enough kin so I doubt they would let me visit…” Blaise asked quietly after they finished their meal. “I hope I didn’t overstep.”

Surprisingly, it was Morgan who pulled out an album of pictures, “Here.”

Blaise accepted them gingerly, as if he were half afraid that Morgan would change his mind. “Grazie molto…” [Many thanks]

Morgan muttered, “Ne spomenavaĭ.” [Don’t mention it.]

Blaise grinned as he paged through the pictures of his cousin’s babies, “They are adorable…”

“I’m sure that yours are too…”

Adrian smirked, “Here.” Handing the shy witch the album full of pictures he took when he was home.

Adrian preferred to let his godmother Marsail watch Abry and Enzo when Blaise had class and he had quidditch practice for the Cannons.

The two cousins curled up on the settee exclaiming over the photos while Adrian and Morgan watched over from flanking armchairs.

While Adrian was unsure if the brooding Ravenclaw would ever be interested in friendship, at least Morgan was willing to silently watch as the two cousins bonded over their children…

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