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Chapter Eleven
Careful What You Wish For
By Coco Bebo aka EternusCaries
Chapter Eleven
Draco read and reread the letter that had been pushed under his door just moments ago. His mom was on his side? He just finished reading the letter one last time when sparks flew from the fireplace and the head of Albus Dumbledore appeared in the flames. Looking around he sighed, the old coot probably wanted to talk to Harry and Harry had been gone for the last hour or so.
Putting the letter aside Draco walked over to the fireplace, “hello Sir, Harry isn't here right, is there something you want me to tell him?”
“No, that will be just fine Draco. I actually wanted to talk to you, would you mind coming up to my office? It seems I have a special visitor for you.”
Draco's mind started to reel with ideas of who it could be. He hardly managed it could be good news, in fact he was almost immediately sure his very angry father was up there right now waiting to speak with Draco about what was right and what was wrong.
“Of course Sir, I'll be up in just a few seconds.” Draco hated how his voice sounded so unsure but Dumbledore didn't say anything about it, just nodded and disappeared from the fireplace.
Groaning softly Draco walked back over to the letter his mom had sent, placing it safely in the draw of his desk before sealing it with a spell. Going over to the mirror and doing a couple of charms to make his clothes look fresh and his hair look kept, if it was his father up there he wasn't going to show any weakness.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry sat on the edge of a window in the owlery, the sky was a dark purplish blue, the moon peaking out and the breeze just the right temperature to still be refreshing. When Harry first walked into the gigantic room he had expected it to be humid and vibrating with the hoots of numerous owls. But instead there were 5 owls in total, Hedwig included. It was easy apparently for Harry to forget that it wasn't the school year, even if he was rooming with Draco.
He had sent his letter to Ron with Hedwig about an hour ago and had been enjoying the silent almost night ever since. It was a great night to do some soul searching and that was exactly what Harry was doing.
He had come to the conclusion that he did in fact find Draco attractive, but couldn't quite take the next step and admit that hew as bisexual or homosexual. He did know however that he liked Draco, more than he ever thought was possible. But once they had stopped fighting constantly Harry realized that they had a lot in common.
The real question was now that he knew this bit of information what was he supposed to do with it? Telling Draco about it was a laughable idea, he liked the other boy and even thought of him as a friend but Harry felt that telling Draco would hinder their new found relationship. The only thing that he kept coming back to was just to be subtle about it. Continue being Draco's friend and drop little hints here and there for Draco to pick up on.
Groaning and stretching as he stood up he figured it was about time to be getting back to their rooms. Looking up at the sky again Harry couldn't believe how clear all of the stars looked, the moon inching it's way to the center. Smiling softly as he turned around he couldn't help but feel that everything was going to work out for the best.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Severus almost couldn't take the brutal punishment that the Dark Lord had picked for Lucius. Cruciatus after cruciatus hit him as he writhed on the floor. The Dark Lord was none too pleased to hear that Draco was in fact hidden away at Hogwarts and that Lucius' wife had also left him and therefore the Dark Lord's cause.
“She could ruin everything I have worked on at the Ministry!” The Dark Lord's voice was almost too sibilant for Severus to understand and he knew that it was going to get much worse for Lucius before it got better.
“I was going to use your son as an insider in Hogwarts! I thought I could trust your family Lucius! But it turns out that they are nothing but worthless rats!” Another wave of his wand and Lucius' back arched up high enough that Severus was afraid that it was going to break. Part of him wanted to interject but he was rather glad that it wasn't him on the floor this night and wasn't ready to change the situation.
It stopped on it's own eventually and Severus was ready with a potion for Lucius to drink, the Dark Lord liked to torture the people who disappointed him but after wards he liked them lucid enough to understand what he was saying. Giving the vial to Lucius, Severus stepped back and waited for the Dark Lord to continue.
“Do you all see what failure brings? The next time you don't succeed Lucius you will be dead! But, no matter how hard that meddlesome old bastard tries to foil my plans I always have a back up. Even though I can't use Draco now there are plenty of other honest Slytherin students who would love to take his place. Pansy and Blaise please come forward.
Severus wasn't too shocked when the kids stepped forward, he had known how dedicated Pansy Parkinson was to the cause but had always hoped that Zabini would wise up before it was too late.
“Yes my Lord.” Pansy apparently spoke for both of them as they bowed after her greeting.
“You are aware that your friend has decided to turn against us and now I must ask both of you for a favor.”
“Draco Malfoy is no friend of ours Sir, we will show him once school starts what happens to blood traitors.” Zabini spoke up this time and Severus had to repress a shudder at how cold the boy's voice sounded.
“Never use my last name with his again! I will have no muggle lover in my home! Let him ruin the surname Black the rest of the way.” Lucius voice was raw and hoarse but the anger he carried could not be ignored.
“Never mind that Lucius! And you better remember that you don't speak unless you are spoken to! Now, Pansy and Blaise, I had a mission for Draco to carry out, but since he is no longer an option I am leaving it to both of you.”
“Anything for you master.” Pansy and Blaise spoke in almost perfect unison and Severus couldn't figure out what was so eery about the two children.
“Good, your mission is to infiltrate Hogwarts, to find every secret passageway in and out. I want you to find out how to get my followers in the school so we can finally overtake it and capture Harry Potter!”
Severus was not surprised when the Dark Lord turned to him and smiled his weird almost toothless smile, “and you Severus, you will help these children every way you can!”
Severus nodded, “of course my Lord, it will be my pleasure to help you finally take over Hogwarts, it is in dire need of new management.”
Voldemort laughed loudly before sending the children away again, “now is the time to prepare ourselves my faithful followers, for before this year is out Hogwarts will be mine!”
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Draco reached the office he almost didn't believe what he saw. Dumbledore was talking quite animatedly with the last person he expected to see.
“Mother...why are you here?” Draco refused to believe that it was his voice that had cracked and before he knew it his mother was up and across the room, hugging Draco tightly.
“Oh, my dear Draco! I am so sorry that you have been dragged into all of this. Your father is a sorry
excuse for a man!”
Draco hugged his mom back and wondered why his vision was blurring so rapidly, “please mom, it's alright, I know that he isn't like he used to be.”
Narcissa pulled away from her son and brushed his hair back some, “it is alright, because if you are a Black then so I am. I no longer want the last name of a man who is incapable of showing emotion for anyone other than that...that....nasty thing he calls Lord.”
Draco smiled and squeezed his mom's hand, “that's good to hear, besides he has destroyed the name Malfoy so thoroughly that even I couldn't redeem it later on. I also have access to the Black family vaults now so we won't be as poor as father would have liked us to be.”
Narcissa turned toward Dumbledore and then back to Draco, “Potter actually let you have access to the vaults? I...I thought it would take longer for him to not judge you for what your father is.”
Draco just shrugged and led his mom back to the chair for her to sit down, “it turns out we were wrong about a lot of things...”
Dumbledore smiled happily as he watched them, he knew that eventually Draco and Narcissa would move from neutral to good, he just hoped it was in time.
“So what are you going to do now mom? Where are you going to go?”
Narcissa smiled softly as she glanced at Dumbledore, “well, I can't stay here because I'm not a staff member or a student, but I have a lovely little shack in Hogsmead that I'll be safe at...but Draco I must insist that you stay here at Hogwarts, if your father finds you outside he will drag you back to the Manor kicking and screaming.”
Draco paused for a moment wanting nothing more than to argue with his mother but then he sighed and nodded, “of course mom, I will stay here but you have to promise that if you get into trouble that you will come here immediately.”
Narcissa patted Draco's hand, “of course dear, Albus has told me that I am allowed on grounds any time that I need to come here.”
Dumbledore stood up and motioned for Draco to sit down with his mom, “please, feel free to use my office for as long as you want. I'm sure you have much to say to your mother and that she has a lot to say to you. I will give you the privacy you need.” Before either of them could object Dumbledore was out of the office, the door quietly shut behind him.
END OF CHAPTER
By Coco Bebo aka EternusCaries
Chapter Eleven
Draco read and reread the letter that had been pushed under his door just moments ago. His mom was on his side? He just finished reading the letter one last time when sparks flew from the fireplace and the head of Albus Dumbledore appeared in the flames. Looking around he sighed, the old coot probably wanted to talk to Harry and Harry had been gone for the last hour or so.
Putting the letter aside Draco walked over to the fireplace, “hello Sir, Harry isn't here right, is there something you want me to tell him?”
“No, that will be just fine Draco. I actually wanted to talk to you, would you mind coming up to my office? It seems I have a special visitor for you.”
Draco's mind started to reel with ideas of who it could be. He hardly managed it could be good news, in fact he was almost immediately sure his very angry father was up there right now waiting to speak with Draco about what was right and what was wrong.
“Of course Sir, I'll be up in just a few seconds.” Draco hated how his voice sounded so unsure but Dumbledore didn't say anything about it, just nodded and disappeared from the fireplace.
Groaning softly Draco walked back over to the letter his mom had sent, placing it safely in the draw of his desk before sealing it with a spell. Going over to the mirror and doing a couple of charms to make his clothes look fresh and his hair look kept, if it was his father up there he wasn't going to show any weakness.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry sat on the edge of a window in the owlery, the sky was a dark purplish blue, the moon peaking out and the breeze just the right temperature to still be refreshing. When Harry first walked into the gigantic room he had expected it to be humid and vibrating with the hoots of numerous owls. But instead there were 5 owls in total, Hedwig included. It was easy apparently for Harry to forget that it wasn't the school year, even if he was rooming with Draco.
He had sent his letter to Ron with Hedwig about an hour ago and had been enjoying the silent almost night ever since. It was a great night to do some soul searching and that was exactly what Harry was doing.
He had come to the conclusion that he did in fact find Draco attractive, but couldn't quite take the next step and admit that hew as bisexual or homosexual. He did know however that he liked Draco, more than he ever thought was possible. But once they had stopped fighting constantly Harry realized that they had a lot in common.
The real question was now that he knew this bit of information what was he supposed to do with it? Telling Draco about it was a laughable idea, he liked the other boy and even thought of him as a friend but Harry felt that telling Draco would hinder their new found relationship. The only thing that he kept coming back to was just to be subtle about it. Continue being Draco's friend and drop little hints here and there for Draco to pick up on.
Groaning and stretching as he stood up he figured it was about time to be getting back to their rooms. Looking up at the sky again Harry couldn't believe how clear all of the stars looked, the moon inching it's way to the center. Smiling softly as he turned around he couldn't help but feel that everything was going to work out for the best.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Severus almost couldn't take the brutal punishment that the Dark Lord had picked for Lucius. Cruciatus after cruciatus hit him as he writhed on the floor. The Dark Lord was none too pleased to hear that Draco was in fact hidden away at Hogwarts and that Lucius' wife had also left him and therefore the Dark Lord's cause.
“She could ruin everything I have worked on at the Ministry!” The Dark Lord's voice was almost too sibilant for Severus to understand and he knew that it was going to get much worse for Lucius before it got better.
“I was going to use your son as an insider in Hogwarts! I thought I could trust your family Lucius! But it turns out that they are nothing but worthless rats!” Another wave of his wand and Lucius' back arched up high enough that Severus was afraid that it was going to break. Part of him wanted to interject but he was rather glad that it wasn't him on the floor this night and wasn't ready to change the situation.
It stopped on it's own eventually and Severus was ready with a potion for Lucius to drink, the Dark Lord liked to torture the people who disappointed him but after wards he liked them lucid enough to understand what he was saying. Giving the vial to Lucius, Severus stepped back and waited for the Dark Lord to continue.
“Do you all see what failure brings? The next time you don't succeed Lucius you will be dead! But, no matter how hard that meddlesome old bastard tries to foil my plans I always have a back up. Even though I can't use Draco now there are plenty of other honest Slytherin students who would love to take his place. Pansy and Blaise please come forward.
Severus wasn't too shocked when the kids stepped forward, he had known how dedicated Pansy Parkinson was to the cause but had always hoped that Zabini would wise up before it was too late.
“Yes my Lord.” Pansy apparently spoke for both of them as they bowed after her greeting.
“You are aware that your friend has decided to turn against us and now I must ask both of you for a favor.”
“Draco Malfoy is no friend of ours Sir, we will show him once school starts what happens to blood traitors.” Zabini spoke up this time and Severus had to repress a shudder at how cold the boy's voice sounded.
“Never use my last name with his again! I will have no muggle lover in my home! Let him ruin the surname Black the rest of the way.” Lucius voice was raw and hoarse but the anger he carried could not be ignored.
“Never mind that Lucius! And you better remember that you don't speak unless you are spoken to! Now, Pansy and Blaise, I had a mission for Draco to carry out, but since he is no longer an option I am leaving it to both of you.”
“Anything for you master.” Pansy and Blaise spoke in almost perfect unison and Severus couldn't figure out what was so eery about the two children.
“Good, your mission is to infiltrate Hogwarts, to find every secret passageway in and out. I want you to find out how to get my followers in the school so we can finally overtake it and capture Harry Potter!”
Severus was not surprised when the Dark Lord turned to him and smiled his weird almost toothless smile, “and you Severus, you will help these children every way you can!”
Severus nodded, “of course my Lord, it will be my pleasure to help you finally take over Hogwarts, it is in dire need of new management.”
Voldemort laughed loudly before sending the children away again, “now is the time to prepare ourselves my faithful followers, for before this year is out Hogwarts will be mine!”
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Draco reached the office he almost didn't believe what he saw. Dumbledore was talking quite animatedly with the last person he expected to see.
“Mother...why are you here?” Draco refused to believe that it was his voice that had cracked and before he knew it his mother was up and across the room, hugging Draco tightly.
“Oh, my dear Draco! I am so sorry that you have been dragged into all of this. Your father is a sorry
excuse for a man!”
Draco hugged his mom back and wondered why his vision was blurring so rapidly, “please mom, it's alright, I know that he isn't like he used to be.”
Narcissa pulled away from her son and brushed his hair back some, “it is alright, because if you are a Black then so I am. I no longer want the last name of a man who is incapable of showing emotion for anyone other than that...that....nasty thing he calls Lord.”
Draco smiled and squeezed his mom's hand, “that's good to hear, besides he has destroyed the name Malfoy so thoroughly that even I couldn't redeem it later on. I also have access to the Black family vaults now so we won't be as poor as father would have liked us to be.”
Narcissa turned toward Dumbledore and then back to Draco, “Potter actually let you have access to the vaults? I...I thought it would take longer for him to not judge you for what your father is.”
Draco just shrugged and led his mom back to the chair for her to sit down, “it turns out we were wrong about a lot of things...”
Dumbledore smiled happily as he watched them, he knew that eventually Draco and Narcissa would move from neutral to good, he just hoped it was in time.
“So what are you going to do now mom? Where are you going to go?”
Narcissa smiled softly as she glanced at Dumbledore, “well, I can't stay here because I'm not a staff member or a student, but I have a lovely little shack in Hogsmead that I'll be safe at...but Draco I must insist that you stay here at Hogwarts, if your father finds you outside he will drag you back to the Manor kicking and screaming.”
Draco paused for a moment wanting nothing more than to argue with his mother but then he sighed and nodded, “of course mom, I will stay here but you have to promise that if you get into trouble that you will come here immediately.”
Narcissa patted Draco's hand, “of course dear, Albus has told me that I am allowed on grounds any time that I need to come here.”
Dumbledore stood up and motioned for Draco to sit down with his mom, “please, feel free to use my office for as long as you want. I'm sure you have much to say to your mother and that she has a lot to say to you. I will give you the privacy you need.” Before either of them could object Dumbledore was out of the office, the door quietly shut behind him.
END OF CHAPTER