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Meet Me Halfway	By : windy Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Lucius Views: 22384 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 8
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and properties don’t belong to me but JK Rowling. The story contains spoiler from Philosopher Stone to Deathly Hallows. I don't make money from writing this fiction

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Disclaimer: Harry Potter and properties are owned by JK Rowling. I don't make money from writing this fanfiction. The story contains spoiler of all Harry Potter series especially the Deathly Hallows. This chapter is betaed by Danyealle. I want to say thanks for her help.

Meet Me Halfway

Chapter VI

A brown delivery owl landed in front of Harry, carrying a parcel with it. He fed the owl bacon before it flew. It was the same one that brought him gift from Lucius a week ago. Cautiously, he opened the wrapping and discovered a small leather box with Harry James Potter written on it in golden ink. Hoping that Lucius didn't send him something weird, he quickly opened the box and found eyeglasses inside. The eyeglasses had rectangular lens with a half frame made of gold. There was card next to it.

"Unbreakable charm, water resistant, and night vision," he read the information there. "Made by Galliano Optical, Rome." Harry gulped. It sounded very expensive and high class. It was then he saw another note. "For my princess," he muttered. Argh! Why the hell Lucius kept calling him that?

However, he didn't have time to complain about it because Ron and Hermione would be showing up anytime now and, if they saw the gift, they would start firing question after question.

"Hey mate! Why did you get up so early today?" Ron complained as soon as he was seated.

Hermione frowned at the redhead. "It was you who woke up late, Ron," she admonished him.

"It's too early," Ron grumbled.

Hermione shot him dark glare before turning her attention at Harry. "Does this has something to do with your meeting yesterday with Dumbledore?" she asked, perceptive as always.

"You're right," he admitted. "I've been thinking about it and I think I should tell both of you about what really happen."

Ron and Hermione leaned forward.

"But not now, tonight I guess."

Hermione nodded. "Yes. The Great Hall isn't really a place for conversation," she agreed.

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That night, they went to Room of Requirement. Harry wished for a place where they could talk comfortably.

"So, what is it?" Ron asked eagerly once they all sat down.

He took a deep breath and said. "It's about Voldemort…"

Ron and Hermione became serious at that.

"Dumbledore showed me, Sirius, and Remus his memories about Voldemort. His actual name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, a bastard son of Merope Gaunt and a muggle, Tom Riddle."

"What?" Ron exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yeah," Harry nodded. "Merope Gaunt is descendent of Salazar Slytherin. That's the reason why Voldemort has his Parseltongoue ability. However, the Gaunts were really poor and a bit deranged. She used love potion to get the muggle but, once he found out, the muggle ran away, leaving the pregnant Merope."

"That's unbelievable!" Ron said. "How could he do that?"

"She gave birth to Voldemort and left her son in the orphanage, dying a few moments later. Voldemort grew up there before entering Hogwarts, where he became the best student and it's also where he started recruiting his followers."

"That-that's…" Ron was speechless.

"Well, you all know that Voldemort tried to kill me and failed. For years, people thought that he is dead but then," Harry swallowed heavily, "he came back. And all of that because of his Horcruxes…"

Hermione frowned. "Horcrux? I never heard of those before."

"What is Horcrux?" Ron asked, confused.

"Horcrux…is a vessel that contains a part of soul. If someone creates a Horcrux then he can't die as long as his Horcrux exists."

Hermione gasped loudly. Her face paled. "So you meant that Voldemort has created a Horcrux?"

He nodded grimly. "Yes. And not a Horcrux but Horcruxes. Six of them in fact."

"But-but he can't die then!" Ron exploded, confirming the worst.

"We have to destroy those Horcruxes first," he explained. "So far we've destroyed four out of six. Remember the diary?"

"That was a Horcrux?" Hermione asked.

"Yes. The diary, the locket of Slytherin, the Gaunt ring, and the cup of Hufflepuff," he said. "Dumbledore suspects that the other two are Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem and Nagini, Voldemort's snake."

"Wait, wait," Ron interrupted. "Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup and Ravenclaw's diadem. What are those?"

Hermione rolled her eyes. "They're the magical artifacts that belonged to the founder of Hogwarts, Ron. Like the Gryffindor Sword Harry once used. When are you guys going to read Hogwarts. A History?" she asked, exasperated.

"How about never?" Ron countered. "We have you. You're like a walking and talking book. So, why should I read Hogwarts. A History?"

Hermione glared at the redhead. "Because, for once, it might save your life!" she snapped angrily. Then she turned to Harry. "And if we destroy all of the Horcruxes then Voldemort can be killed, isn't that right?"

"Yeah," he confirmed.

"Then we should start researching," she concluded. "We have to find out Ravenclaw diadem whereabouts."

"Thanks, guys," he said sincerely.

"Don't worry, mate," Ron chirped. "We're going to help you. Even if that mean staying at the library." The redhead grimaced at that.

"Ron!" Hermione huffed.

Harry laughed at his best friends antics. At least, even in dark times, he knew that he had friends who would support him to the end.

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"Harry, are those new eyeglasses?" Hermione asked when she spotted him the next day.

"Uhm, yeah." He flushed. After internal debate, he finally chose to wear the eyeglasses. Besides that, his old ones really needed to be replaced.

She nodded. "That's good. It's about time actually." Hermione didn't hide her distaste at all. The people responsible for Harry's ugly eyeglasses and rags he called clothes were the Dursleys, Harry's so called family. Oh, she would love to have a word or two with them. The pig tail or swiveling tongue were nothing compared to what she would do to Harry's good for nothing family.

Harry was relieved that Hermione didn't ask anything. She was too smart for his liking sometimes.

"Hi, Harry!" Ginny came to greet him. Dean tagged behind her. "I saw the Quidditch tryout announcement you put in the common room. I'm going to try for Chaser." She said.

"You're great," he said, having witnessed her performance many times before. "And we got so many applicants this year."

"Well, half of them actually want to see you Harry," Hermione commented.

"What?"

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Harry, you're a very attractive young man. You're also the Boy Who Lived. The Chosen One. It isn't any wonder why people are attracted to you."

Ginny snickered at his expression. "Harry, you're priceless. Surely you can see that you got many admirers here."

"And, also, it truly helps that you grew taller thirty centimeters the last summer." Hermione said again.

"I'm tall too. Taller than Harry even," Ron interrupted.

Ignoring her brother, Ginny said. "So, expect to see them at tryout this Saturday."

Harry wanted to groan. He truly hoped that, from his so called admirers, no one would behave like Romilda Vane did. Harry could turn into Mad Eye Moody if he had to be suspicious about everything now.

Saturday finally came and Ginny's prediction came true. The field was full of people. Half of them even weren't Gryffindor students. Fortunately, he managed to kick them out. For Chaser, he got Katie Bell, Demelza Robbins and Ginny. Jimmy Peakes and Ritchie Coote became Beaters and the Keeper fell to Ron. There was one boy named Cormac McLaggen who almost beat Ron but he failed on his last catch. That was good because Harry didn't like McLaggen's snobbish attitude.

The next day, he went to Malfoy's townhouse for his Occlumency lesson. Lucius smirked at him when he saw Harry wearing the new eyeglasses but the man didn't say anything about it.

"Welcome, Princess," the evil incarnate said instead.

"Could you stop using that nickname?" he snapped angrily.

Lucius merely smirked in amusement. Urgh! Harry wanted to punch the Malfoy patriarch now.

"Legilimens."

The sudden intrusion surprised him and he couldn't stop Lucius from reading his mind. "What was that?" he said. "You should warn me first."

Lucius raised his eyebrow. "Really," he drawled. "Do you suppose the Dark Lord will warn you before he read your mind? Asking for your permission perhaps?" the man sarcastically said.

Harry flushed at this. Lucius was right. Voldemort certainly wouldn't ask for permission. He had to be ready anytime he was in close range with Voldemort. The lesson continued and after it Lucius took Harry to his bed. He kind of expected it now and didn't waste time to protest but chose to enjoy the moment.

They had lunch after that. Harry was going to leave when Lucius said suddenly. "The Dark Lord is planning something."

Harry looked at him in alarm. Was this a warning?

"It's for the best that you find and destroy all the Horcruxes as soon as you can, Princess."

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