Duel Enrollment | By : Blackkitten23 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 61760 -:- Recommendations : 5 -:- Currently Reading : 32 |
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or make a profit off my stories |
(I'm thinking)
"I'm speaking"
Pairing: Yaoi M/M, Harem – top Harry x bottoms Draco / Tom (TMR) / Cedric
Last Time:
After buttoning up his sleeve he moved his papers aside revealing a textbook on modern potions and did some studying of his own …
XXXXXXXXXX
“you’ll have your masters sooner than you think” Sophia said with a smile as she, Silvia and Severus settled near a bubbling cauldron that basked in the moonlight that poured through the skylights of the twins home. This was a routine for the three potion lovers. They each preferred just sitting back and chatting over a meal or a cauldron. As a first date they tried going to a restaurant, but it was too stuffy so they agreed to just relax at a casual dinner. Severus decided to cook since it was his foolish idea to try a restaurant.
It was definitely more them and they learned a good deal about each other. Sadly they shared rather painful pasts. The abuse Severus made to endure as a child at the hands of his father was similar to the twins’ bloody childhood. Unlike Severus Silvia and Sophia didn’t have a muggle father.
Instead they had two magical parents who were murdered by relatives that were terribly old fashioned and a bit insane. The twins were cut out of their mother and taken away all because their parents tried to leave the families lifestyle and start fresh. When the twins finally opened their eyes their fate was sealed. The pretty orange eyes were seen as a curse and the relatives treated them as such. It wasn’t until they were ten they were saved and it was thanks to the very relatives who tormented them. Their uncle became furious at someone for not believing his insane disillusions and tried to kill the bystander in public. The uncle was taken to Australia’s magical prison where he broke down ranting those who opposed his family’s greatness like the ‘cursed trash in the cellar’ … that comment prompted an investigation that ended with the girls being found and saved …
“perhaps … it would be nice to complete that … I received a floo call from Narcissa just bfore I came here. Apparently Draco is sick again” Severus may have issue’s with Lucius, but he wasn’t going to ignore a child in need.
Silvia raised an eyebrow “he was sick just last month, right?”
“correct … I’ve done some research and I think this isn’t just a reoccurring cold. Draco has had this sickness monthly for six months and it progresses each time” Severus explained.
“you think it’s the Cyclic disease” Sophia deduced.
Severus sighed “unfortunately yes, which means it will get worse with each moon cycle for about a year until he dies. The UK doesn’t have a cure for it because it’s a potion that needs runes ”
“that’s not good … good thing we just brewed some things for St. Pearl and have extra on stock” Silvia exclaimed as she hopped up and raced over to the shelves filled with potion vials and pulled out one of the vials with a green potion and another with a clear potion “use the clear one to make sure this is a Cyclic disease. Wouldn’t want to give him the wrong cure”
“indeed … especially since the Cyclic cure is fatal to anyone who doesn’t need it” Severus remarked with an amused smirk at the subtle quiz. Normally he’d take offense, but the twins were very clever at hiding it and never sounded condescending … no wonder they make great teachers. Severus reached for the potions only for the potions to be moved out of reach … these women would make great Slytherins as well “in exchange for what?”
Sophia blushed lightly as she got a mischievous glance from her sister “well …” she leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
Severus’s eyes widened ever so slightly, but then smiled softly “you could’ve just asked for that” he said and leaned over to kiss Sophia and soon after kissed Silvia …
XXXXXXXXXX
“Narcissa how is Draco?” Severus asked after he flooed into the Malfoy Manor.
The concerned mother frowned “he’s a little worse than when I floo called you last night”
“I see … don’t worry, we’ll get this under control” Severus said in his usual calm tone.
Narcissa smiled a hopeful smile and lead Severus up the stairs, but the potion master noticed Lucius holding a book as they walked passed the office. Something about that made Narcissa twitch in barely concealed rage “Draco is right in his room … excuse me”
Severus nodded as he walked towards the room, but paused when Narcissa slipped into the office (that was interesting … maybe) he let a bat tattoo sneak out of his buttoned sleeve a flutter stealthily into the office before slipping into Draco’s room and sat next to the bed with a flushed feverish child shifted to look up at him “hello Draco, how are you?” he asked. In the back of hs mind he could feel his bat trying to transmit what it’s witnessing to him, but he raised his mental shields in order to focus on the boy in front of him.
“not good” Draco whispered weakly before seemingly drifting off to sleep.
“not yet Draco” Severus said as he gently shook the little boy awake and placed the vial of the clear potion at the boy’s lips “we’re going to try something different this time. Drink this and spit it back out for me” the young boy did as told with Severus’s help and the potion that was spat back into the vial was now white … it was the Cyclic disease “ok … good boy, I have something that may be a better option for you. Drink this” he helped Draco sit up and drink the green potion for just that disease before tucking the boy into bed.
“I don’t recall you being good with kids before. You seemed to prefer seeing them suffer” Lucius sneered as he entered the room with his wife who shoot her husband a harsh glare.
The potion master scoffed “as I recall you also enjoyed making the occasional Hufflepuff cry … Draco was given a potion different from the usual fever reducing potion. It should help a great deal. I will return tomorrow to check on him, but I expect a vast improvement by then. I can see myself out” he said as he stood to leave.
“thank you Severus” Narcissa said gratefully as she took the seat next to the bed and fussed over her son. Lucius didn’t even look up as Severus walked pout into the hall. No one saw him pick up his sneaky bat either …
The bat flattened against his skin and he finally let the memories enter his mind …
Memory
“what in Merlin’s name are you doing Lucius? Get that thing out of here and focus on your sick child” Narcissa snapped as the bat moved into the shadows to avoid being seen.
Lucius sighed in irritation and put the book on his desk “the Dark Lord gave us this to look after-”
“all the more reason to get rid of it or are you hoping the bastard returns?” she asked haughtily.
“Merlin no!” the Malfoy Lord yelled “I refuse to let that monster near my family if I can help it, but what if he does return and this was gone? You know what could happen to us, to Draco. Until I’m sure the Dark Lord will not return it stays” he said as he put the book back on the shelf.
Narcissa scowled “fine … I suppose we can’t take any chances … if you feel this way why are you so distant with Severus? I don’t believe he’s an actual Death Eater if he takes such good care of Draco”
“if he was a spy then he played part very well, but I despise Dumbledore just as much or even more so than the Dark Lord and I won’t attempt to reconnect with Severus if he’s working for that manipulative old fool … it hurt to deny him the right to be Draco’s godfather, but it can’t happen” Lucius said sternly.
The dark haired witch sighed in exhaustion “it’s too late to reverse the godfather title now unless your cousin vanishes and if you’re worried about appearances that can’t happen … lets just go and check on Draco”
Memory Over
Severus stopped in front of the floo in a slightly stunned daze. Lucius was less loyal than he thought … was he putting on a show before or did he realize how he truly felt when he had a family to protect? In the long run it didn’t matter. Now he knew where his friend stood and as far as the godfather subject goes he already was one to Julian so he was fine. Besides he doubted he could afford the lifestyle Draco was used to. It was tempting to tell Lucius and Narcissa everything, but he was not sure how they’d react to the horcruxes … if they even believed him they might try to destroy them it would be bad for the person’s soul … he decided to wait. In the long run it will be funny to see their faces when Harry Potter never arrives at Hogwarts …
(a book given to them by the Dark Lord) Severus mused. Could it be a horcrux? He pondered the notion as he flooed to Hogwarts. If that was the case then he had to stop at Brian’s to get Julian’s orb tomorrow before visiting again …
XXXXXXXXXX
Brian smiled as Julian looked excitedly at the dragons in the valley of the reservation. As promised he took his son to several fun places including “that learner one with black scales is a Horntail. They’re tough and have a nasty temper”
“wicked” Julian exclaimed excitedly as he held onto his Daddy who was holding him up so he see over the rail and watch the large ferocious creatures tend to their nests a safe distance away “Daddy what are those?”
The headmaster looked up to see where Julian was looking at and was surprised to see a 30 foot long creature with a serpent like body with no legs, a bird like head with a sharp beak, strong bird like wings and covered in dark blue feather like scales “an Occamy and an unusually large one … that’s odd. These guys are supposed to be on the other side of the reservation”
Julian pouted as he tried to recall what his Daddy taught him about animals “the dragon’s tiny cousin, right? They can spit fire just like a dragon, but they swim and shrink too”
“very good Julian! I think ice cream is in order” Brian said with a smile as his son beamed happily. They went to the food stand nearby and Julian was set down so he could see the menu of ice cream flavors set low for kids “what would you like?” he asked. It’s rare that he eats treats like this. Brian actually spends most of the time cooking his own meals and hiding lots of vegetables to surprise people … he will never tell Harry there’s cauliflower in the Mac & Cheese recipe … this was a fun change that will be a rare treat. Can’t go giving children bad habits …
“ummmmm … honeycomb sounds nice” Julian smiled and pointed to the option.
Brian grinned “excellent choice … I’ll get a chocolate. Do you want a waffle cone, waffle bowl or a plastic bowl?”
“waffle bowl please!” Julian exclaimed politely making his Daddy chuckle. Once Brian had their treats they sat down at a picnic table nearby to eat. Julian paused in mid scoop and looked up again “Daddy … the Occamy is flying closer” he said having a little trouble saying ‘Occamy’ correctly since he was still young.
“so it is” Brian commented as he turned on the bench and leaned back against the picnic table to get a good view of the Occamy flying over head as he licked his ice cream from the cone “Julian … what do you say we try moving to another table?”
Julian popped some of his ice cream in his mouth and tilted his head curiously “that’s ok Daddy … is it because the Occamy is getting close?”
“not exactly. The place is warded so we’re safe here, but I want to see something … lets move over to that table” Brian said as he picked up Julian’s ice cream bowl.
The pair settled at a picnic table that was right at the edge of the wards separating humans from fire breathing dragons. It was also right next to some trees that were on the other side of the wards. As the two wizards ate the flying serpent flew down lower. It shrank and landed in the landed in the tree closest to them. Julian watched in fascination as the Occamy slither down the tree trunk and it seemed to be looking for something though it couldn’t see through the barrier made by the wards. It kept glancing around the area where the little boy was, but couldn’t lock on to what it was. The little boy ate the ice cream as he watched the now smaller creature try to get closer to the barrier.
“Daddy what is it looking for?” Julian asked as he finished his ice cream and started nibbling at the waffle bowl.
Brian chuckled as he finished his ice cream cone “I think I know … Julian this is the one and only time I want you to do this, ok?” Julian nodded well aware of the seriousness in his Daddy’s tone “put your hand through the wards and try to pet the Occamy” he said as tossed their trash away in a nearby bin.
The little boy hoped off the bench and walked up to the rail that was set to show where the wards end. As far as protection goes the wards are strong, but for emergencies they aren’t designed to keep people in just keep them from falling out of the wards and to signal for help if someone breaches the wards. In fact, Brian expected a team of trainers to appear to help the second that tiny hand reached passed the rail.
Julian felt his hand pass through an invisible wall of something that felt like water and reached out to the creature. The Occamy fluttered up to the tiny hand and shrank down even more to fit in the hand. A giggle escaped the little boy as the occamy slithered in and out between each finger as if exploring and succeeding in ticking Julian at the same time.
As expected a group of witches and wizards appeared and Brian went over to them “it’s alright. My son seems to have found himself a familiar”
The witch, who seemed be the leader of the group, gasped “I never heard of an occamy bonding with anyone … they tend to be even more stubborn than dragons. Familiars are allowed inside the wards, but you would have to leave and come in through the entrance” she said.
“very well, it’s actually getting late for us anyway. Does this occamy have a name or family?” Brian asked as he son was still holding the occamy.
“actually occamies don’t use names to identify themselves … it makes it tricky for me to know who‘s talking to who even with parseltongue, but this guy is different from the others that live around here. He is the biggest we’ve seen by far, but has been no trouble. I think he came here a month ago … yeah, just appeared for no reason as if he was waiting for someone. This would explain a lot” one member of the group said with an amused smile.
Brian chuckled, it just so happens the magical biddings were removed just over a month ago. When all that magic was freed the occamy must’ve finally been able to locate Julian “yes … lets go Julian. We’ll meet your new friend outside”
Julian pouted, but slowly pulled his hand back into the wards forcing the occamy to let go. He immediately felt a little guilty when the occamy cried out sadly and flew in circles before growing to it’s full size and taking to the sky. For some reason Julian felt the occamy was worried about him “Daddy we need to hurry … he’s worried”
“we’ll apparate ahead of you to get people out of range should your familiar think you’re in trouble” the leader of the trainers said before they silently apparated away. it’s no surprise really. Occamies can be very violent when their eggs are threatened so it stands to reason that the one bonded to one would be protected with just as much ferocity …
“lets go then” Brian grinned as he easily scooped up his son and took off for the entrance. He didn’t want to apparate because that might just piss off the occamy even more. After all, wouldn’t anyone be pissed if they suddenly felt their bonded vanish even if they did reappear only half a mile away?
In no time at all the headmaster made it to the reservation gate where everyone was moving out of the way. The occamy, who never once stopped following tem from its path through the sky, landed gracefully in the wide open space in front of the park. A burst of fire made everyone to stay away as it looked for its bonded. Its solid dark blue eyes narrowed in on the little boy in Brian’s arm and it hissed dangerously at Brian.
‘let my human go’ it threateningly as it slithered closer.
‘I’m fine. This is my Daddy’ Julian hissed in parseltongue as they went into the same clearing where Brian set Julian down to see the occamy.
‘Daddy? Yes … I can smell a bond of blood. Very well, he can live’ the winged serpent hissed happily as it coiled around Julian and spent a few moments nuzzling the boy as if he was a precious egg ‘my little human … I’ve been wanting to meet you for a long time’ the occamy purred and shrank down to wrap itself snuggly around Julian’s neck earning a giggle from the little boy as its forked tongue tickled the little ear.
Brian chuckled at the display as some people cooed … finding a familiar is always an important moment for a wizard or witch “ready to go home you two?”
“yes Daddy” Julian said and was yet again lifted up into his Daddy’s strong arms.
‘yes, I must approve of my human’s shelter’ the smaller occamy chirped.
‘what should I call you? Do you have a name?’ Julian hissed as he petted the soft feather like scales.
‘ah yes, humans like to give each other titles. I don’t have one, but I’m yours now so you can give me one’ the occamy exclaimed happily.
‘ok’ Julian paused to think as his Daddy headed to the floo in town to take them home. The scales under his fingertips got him thinking. Scales are harder than stone and Aster wears jewelry that had pretty gemstones in it so that’s a place to consider “Daddy, are there any blue stones?”
Brian hummed in thought “there’s Aquamarine, Sapphire, Quartz … oh, and Tanzanite … and Spinel … that’s all the ones I know” he said as he stopped in front of a public floo.
“Tanzanite?” Julian mulled over the sound of the name ‘how about that?’ Julian asked accidently slipping into parseltongue. Aster has helped him control that, but he slips up still … no surprise really, he is only four years old …
‘I like it!’ the very dark blue occamy hissed. When the flames of the floo transported them back to the tree house home Tanzanite flew up into the air and took a few laps around the place without changing his size before settling back onto Julian’s shoulders ‘I approve’
Julian smiled “he approves”
The headmaster laughed “excellent … you know, we should set up a spot for him in your room and perhaps a place to perch”
Those green eyes sparkled in excitement “ok Daddy!”
XXXXXXXXXX
Severus resisted the urge to roll is eyes as Dumbledore went through the announcements for the day during the staff meeting. Finally the meeting ended and Severus managed to get to the floo in his living quarters to go to Gringotts and then appeared in Brian’s living room where both Julian and Brian were relaxing “hey Brian, Julian, I think I found- … why do you have an occamy on your head?” he asked when he spotted the winged serpent on the little boy’s head.
“he’s Tanzanite, Julian’s familiar” Brian chuckled as the currently tiny occamy flew around Julian’s head.
“really? An eventful trip to the zoo I take it. Congratulations Julian!” Severus gently ruffled the boy’s hair earning a giggle from the boy and a hiss from the occamy “and hello to you too Tanzanite” Severus smirked as the creature grew a little and wrapped itself around Julian’s neck “Julian I need to use your soul orb for a moment. I think I found a piece of the soul, but I need it to be sure”
Julian pouted, but Tanzanite flew up into the air so he could give Severus the chain holding the glass orb “take care of him Uncle Sev”
“I will, I promise” Severus said firmly and hugged Julian before flooing away with the orb hidden in his pocket. In no time at all he appeared in the Malfoy Manor.
Narcissa was there again to meet him “Draco is so much better, thank you!”
“you are welcome” Severus said and followed Narcissa up to the boy’s room. He looked over Draco who was happily playing with his toys. When the Lady Malfoy stepped out to check on an owl carrying a letter that flew passed the window and presumably up to the owl roost Severus stepped into the office quickly. He pulled out the orb and pressed it against the old brown book he saw before. The runes hummed for a second meaning it did indeed pull out a soul piece. After hiding the orb in his pocket he examined the book. There was nothing actually written in the book, but there was a faded inscription of someone’s initials …
T.M.R … this might be the clue he needed …
While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.
All works displayed here, whether pictorial or literary, are the property of their owners and not Adult-FanFiction.org. Opinions stated in profiles of users may not reflect the opinions or views of Adult-FanFiction.org or any of its owners, agents, or related entities.
Website Domain ©2002-2017 by Apollo. PHP scripting, CSS style sheets, Database layout & Original artwork ©2005-2017 C. Kennington. Restructured Database & Forum skins ©2007-2017 J. Salva. Images, coding, and any other potentially liftable content may not be used without express written permission from their respective creator(s). Thank you for visiting!
Powered by Fiction Portal 2.0
Modifications © Manta2g, DemonGoddess
Site Owner - Apollo