Entwined lives

The months went by and the house became more and more relaxed. Harry and Draco became more a part of each other with every passing day and night. Ron and Avril became closer and embarked on a new phase of their physical relationship. Remus made real peace with Avril and the two had a sort of shaky friendship, much like the one between Ron and Draco.

The 30th of July dawned bright and early for the inhabitants of the Burrow. Harry stirred at the knocking from Avril on his bedroom door. He looked quickly to check that he and his lover were well covered. "Come in." He called sleepily.

Avril poked her head around the door. "We're leaving in about an hour, hour and a half. You two want breakfast? I'll make it while you wake up properly." She said pointedly while Draco burried his head into the pillow. Harry nodded and she exited the room, closing the door behind her. Harry looked down at his sleepy lover and began to nuzzle his neck. Draco moaned and rolled onto his back. Harry climbed on top of him, stradling his hips and lent down to capture his lips in his own. Draco swam into the land of the waking and tangled his fingers in Harry's as he kissed him. Draco's tongue licked at Harry's lips, begging to be allowed entrance. Harry obliged by opening his lips and Draco's tongue dipped into his mouth, exploring the caverns that had become so familiar to him.

They pulled away from each other. "I want to be woken like that every morning from now on." Draco said as Harry smiled at him. "Did you gat that article finished for the Daily Prophet last night? You were up late."

"Yeah, I finished it. I know it was late but you know what it's like when you're working to a deadline. At least working for the Prophet I can work from home. No pointing and staring and scared whispers. Anyway what about your budding career for the world of professional Quidditch?"

"I have practice in two weeks time. We start training for the world cup qualifiers."

"Ludo Baggman keeps trying to get me to join a team you know? He sends owl after owl about how it would boost British morale to have a hero playing for them."

"And?"

"I keep telling him that I don't want to be in the spotlight anymore. All I want is a semi-quiet existence in obscurity. With you taking all the limelight."

Draco kissed him softly. He remembered all the times he had taken the piss out of Potter because he was hardly out of the papers. Present day, he knew that Harry would rather die than go back to that. "I know my love."

"We should get up and get ready. She said that she's making us breakfast. Has she always been so maternal?"

"No. I remember a time when she relied on house elves to do everything. She couldn't even boil water. After we broke up I guess she must have learnt. I guess she must have had alot of time on her hands after she got rid of the baby."

"What baby?" Harry paused halfway between getting out of bed and pulling on his trousers.

"I got her pregnant then told her I was gay. She decided not to keep the baby. Don't look so shocked, it wasn't the first child she got rid of. She was seeing a married man before she met me. She got pregnant and got rid of that one too."

"I didn't think she believed in abortion." Harry said and continued dressing.

Draco pulled on his jeans and then his shirt. "She did what she had to do right there and then to survive. First time she was twelve and the second time she was seventeen. Could you have handled a baby at those ages?"

Harry pulled on his trainers and they made their way to the door. "I guess not. It just caught me by surprise. Now lets go eat and then shop in Diagon Alley." He said as he kissed Draco and they exited the room.

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"That was a great day." Avril said as they started to make their way back to the Leaky Cauldron. They were all laden down with more bags than they knew what to do with.

"Well at least now we can all stop worrying about what to get you two for your birthday." Ron joked. They all joked and laughed as they made their way down the street. They tried to pass through a huge crowd but they got seperated from each other. Harry and Avril were segregated from Ron and Draco, the twins falling behind their lovers. All at once Draco and Ron heard the curse stupefy yelled twice and the crowd scream. They fought against the crowd to the point where the yells had come from but all they found were Avril and Harry's shopping bags and a small glistening of two blood pools on the floor. Draco fell to his knees as the feeling of the other half of his soul being missing from him hit him.

Remus came running from the Leaky Cauldron and escorted Draco and Ron inside where they called the Minister for Magic. Who else could want the Potter twins but a follower of Lord Voldemort?