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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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The next few days were crazy.� Everyone was focused on the baby, but James
and Lucius appreciated the help.� James
was exhausted and spent a lot of the time sleeping.� Lucius spent hours in a rocking chair by the
bed gazing down in amazement at his newborn son, Julian Balthezar Malfoy.�

The evening before the kids were supposed to go back to
school James was up in the boys� room helping Harry pack.� Draco was spending time with his baby
brother, and the Weasley kids were out playing Quidditch.

�You�re going to have to pick one you know,� James blurted
out as he handed Harry his socks.

Harry took the socks giving his father a confused look.� �What are you talking about?� he asked.

�Ginny and Draco,� James answered.� �I see the way you look at them.� Well, I see the way you look at Ginny, and
the way Draco looks at you.� But you
shape shifted into Draco.�

�The choice is easy.�
I�m not gay.�

James raised an eyebrow.�
�I just want to know one thing.�
Are you saying that because you�re really not,
or because you don�t think you should be?�

Harry opened his mouth to say something, but he was
speechless.� He honestly didn�t know the
answer.� �I�m the �Chosen One�.�

James nodded.� �That
answers that question.� Tell me, why is
what everyone else thinks or expects so important?�

Harry couldn�t answer that question either.� He�d spent most of his school career trying
to ignore nasty looks and rumors.

James pulled Harry to sit on the bed with him.� �Harry, I know I haven�t really been a good
father, but listen carefully to what I�m about to tell you.� True love is a special and rare thing.� But contrary to what fairy tales would have
us believe, it�s not instant or easy.�

�So you don�t believe in love at first sight?�

James shook his head.�
�No.� I believe in lust at first
sight�.� Harry, what people call �love at
first sight� is physical attraction.�
Physical attraction is important in a relationship, but it�s not
everything.�

�Why do you love Lucius?� Harry asked curiously.

James shrugged.�
�Honestly, I have no idea.� It
started out as a curious attraction.�
Then we started to like each other.�
Now we�re engaged and have a baby.�

�But Draco�s going to be my step-brother.� You can�t honestly say there�s nothing wrong
with that.�

James shrugged.� �It�s
not illegal.� If he makes you happy then
I�m happy.�

Harry sighed and turned his head to stare out the
window.� He certainly had a lot to think
about.� If only life were simple.

The morning the kids were to return to school Dumbledore had
a temporary Floo connection made between the Weasleys� home and Professor
McGonagall�s office.� They all agreed it
would be the quickest and safest way to transport them.�

James and Lucius were going to go back, but they couldn�t
take the baby through the Floo.� They
would have to take the Knight Bus to Hogsmeade.�
They saw the kids off, and then went to pack everything up.�

Harry hoped Hermione would be in a better mood, and at first
it seemed that she was.� She raced over
to greet them and asked about the baby.�
Harry showed her a few pictures, which she cooed over.� But as soon as Lavender showed up Hermione
stormed off in a huff again.

Harry�s next private lesson was later that evening.� Dumbledore showed him a memory collected from
Professor Slughorn.� The only problem was
that it had been tampered with.� Harry
suddenly understood why Dumbledore wanted Slughorn to come back, and why he�d
used Harry to lure the retired Professor back.�

Harry�s next task was to get the original memory from
Slughorn.� He hoped that it wouldn�t be
too hard since Slughorn seemed to really like him.� The problem was how best to approach
him.�

Harry tried after the next class, but Slughorn only got
upset and ushered him out of the room.�
Harry quickly found out that it wasn�t going to be as easy as he
anticipated.� He tried asking his friends
for ideas, but none of them had any.�
Hermione�s only idea was to search the library for information on
Horcruxes.�

Harry and Draco went to visit their fathers and brother on
Saturday morning.� James and Lucius were
settling in, and were missing all the help they�d� had over Christmas.� Harry missed his brother, and was only too
happy to give Julian his morning feeding.

As Harry stared down at the innocent face of the week old
baby a million different emotions hit him at once.� The future of the wizarding world rested on
his shoulders.� He had to get that memory
from Slughorn.� He had to make the world
a safe place for his baby brother.�

�Dad, do you know anything about Horcruxes?� he asked suddenly.

�Funny you should ask,� James said and he started digging
through a desk drawer.� He pulled out a
binder full of notes.� �You remember the
research Dumbledore asked me to do over the summer?�

Harry nodded.

James set the binder on the desk.� �I didn�t find much about how to make them,
but there�s lots on how to destroy them.�
Dumbledore told me to give you my notes whenever you came to ask.�

�How did he know I�d come ask you?�

James shrugged.� �How
does he know anything?�

When Julian finished eating Draco took him to burp him.� Harry couldn�t help but think that Draco
looked good holding a baby.� He also
couldn�t help remembering what his dad had said to him.� There was just one problem.� What if it didn�t work out?� Their fathers were getting married and they
shared a brother.� If things ended badly
they�d still have to see each other.�

A few minutes later Julian started to fuss and James took
him back.� Harry grabbed the notes and
ushered Draco out into the hall.� �Draco,
I just thought of something.� You want me
to go out with you so badly, but have you ever considered what would happen if
it didn�t work out?�

Draco nodded.� �Then
we�ll exchange pleasantries on the holidays.��
He moved forward to pin Harry against the wall, their noses nearly touching.� �But what if it does work out?� Harry, please, give me one date.� We can go out on the next Hogsmeade
weekend.� Just give me a chance, and then
I�ll leave you alone if you want me to.�

Harry stood speechless.�
Draco�s closeness was making his breath come in short gasps.� �I� well��
Would one date really hurt?� �All
right, one date,� he agreed.� Draco was
very persuasive.

Next Saturday the sixth years had their first Apparation
lesson.� The tables were moved out of the
Great Hall and the anti-Apparation ward was lifted on the room.� The students gathered to listen to a Ministry
official who had come to teach the lesson.�
James stood in a corner to watch the lesson.� Part of him wanted to cheer Harry on, and the
other part wanted to watch a room full of students all fall down at the same
time.�

The students were separated and each was given a wooden hoop
that was set on the floor five feet in front of them.� The instructor talked about the three D�s; Destination, Determination, and Deliberation.� Then he went through it with them step by
step to have them try it.� As expected,
they either leapt into the hoop, or fell over.�
James covered his face with his hands and his whole body shook with silent
laughter.�

McGonagall shot him a dirty look.� �Is there a reason for you being here?� she
asked.

James nodded, keeping his face covered until he got his
laughter under control.� Then he wiped
the tears from his eyes.�
�Entertainment,� he mumbled.�

McGonagall frowned, but didn�t say anything else.� The lesson continued for an hour.� Harry was having trouble concentrating; there
were just too many things going on for him to be able to empty his mind
completely.� But on the very last attempt
he felt the familiar tightening feeling, and before he knew it he�d landed on
top of Hermione.� Hermione shrieked and
pushed him off, glaring daggers at him.

�Sorry,� Harry said as he got to his feet.

�Very good!� the instructor clapped excitedly.� �You missed the target, but it�s a
start.� That�s the end of the lesson for
today.� See you all next week.�

�Why did you land on me?� Hermione hissed at Harry as they
left the Great Hall.

�I said I was sorry�.� Harry shrugged.� �I didn�t do it on purpose.� To be honest, I was wishing you and Ron would
make up.�

Hermione huffed and walked away.� Harry sighed and headed back to Gryffindor
Tower.� Draco was right behind him.� �That was impressive,� the blond smiled.� �I don�t think anyone has ever done it on the
first lesson.�

Harry shrugged.� He
was too upset about his best friends being at each other�s throats to really be
proud of himself.� Draco ran his fingers
through Harry�s hair.� �They�ll come to
their senses eventually.�

Harry gave Draco a soft smile.� He loved that Draco knew what was bothering
him without him having to say anything.�
Maybe the two of them going out wasn�t such a crazy idea after all.

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