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Caution Pushed Aside for Love

By: SandyJean
folder Harry Potter › Slash - Male/Male › Bill/Charlie
Rating: Adult ++
Chapters: 14
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
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Insults Trade for Injury

Disclaimer: Not mine, obviously

AN: sorry about the shortness. 10 reviews equals new chapter tomorrow night!

Chapter 12: Insults Trade for Injury

Albus Dumbledore called the Great Hall to attention for the first time in a week, “I would like to thank you all for being patient with us. We’ve had a student go missing a week ago today. While we have not given up the search; we have decided to restart classes.”

Gasps & whispers broke out throughout the Great Hall. Dumbledore gave it a couple minutes before calling everyone’s attention back, “For your safety, some new rules are being implemented:

1.) No leaving the castle. For herbology, you will be escorted to the greenhouses by a teacher.

2.) No one is allowed outside the common rooms after nine in the evening until seven in the morning without a teacher escort.

3.) For the time being, Care of Magical Creatures will be cancelled.

Anybody with questions, concerns, or information regarding Draco Malfoy &/or his whereabouts please be in contact with Professor Snape. Perfects please lead your classmates back to their common rooms. Your head of house will be there shortly to answer any questions or concerns that you may have. Thank you. That is all.”

With that, everyone got up & made their ways towards the nearest exit. While that was going on, one student made his way towards the head table.

Harry stopped in front of Professor Snape’s seat @ the head table. “May I please speak with you, sir?” Harry asked quietly with his head down.

“Follow me, Potter,” & with that Snape was up & off towards the closest exit. Harry followed as quickly as he could. Snape made his way quickly to his office, once there he opened the door & looked expectantly @ Harry. Harry shuffled his way past his professor & into the small office. Harry sat down on the rickety wooden chair while Snape sat in the first-rate chair on the other side of the desk.

“Sir, do you know why Draco would have run off?” Harry asked tentatively.

“What makes you think Draco ran off?” Snape asked with an air of curiosity.

“I know Draco. He’s one of my best friends now. He would have kept himself safe on the grounds unless something happened to make him run off into the Forbidden Forest. So I ask again, do you know why Draco would have run off?” Harry said with authority.

“Mr. Potter! Don’t speak of things of which you do not know!” Snape roared.

“Of things I do not know????? What such things? Things like my love for you? Things like my love for Fred? Things like your love for the both of us? What things, Severus???” Harry was standing by the end of his tirade.

Severus stood tall & stalked around the desk. He then pulled Harry into his arms & moved in to kiss him, but Harry quickly turned his head. Severus then pushed Harry away & walked back around the desk & through the door hidden behind his chair to his personal chambers.

Harry’s body wracked with tears. “I’ve lost him,” he sobbed to what he thought was an empty room.

***

Madame Pomfrey was working hard after she was brought a new patient. She couldn’t believe what she was seeing. Such a well put together young man with so many self-inflicted wounds covering his body.

“What could have happened to such a child?” she asked herself softly.

“I pushed him away. That’s what happened,” came Charlie’s voice out of the shadows.

“Charlie, you don’t need to hide. I know more than you think. Fred was, well is, confused by what happened between you & Draco,” Madame Pomfrey said in a calming voice while healing Draco.

“How can I be falling for Draco after everything Bill did? But I still love Bill. I just don’t know what to do.”

“Go with your heart. Your head may try to rationalize everything. Your heart knows what you want.”

“But what if my heart is confused by what it wants?”

“Charlie, there is no easy answer to this one. I can’t tell you what to do & your family can’t either. Tell Draco what you’re feeling. Try dating, instead of jumping into a relationship while your heart sorts through everything. Okay, hun?”

“Thanks Poppy. I don’t know what I’d do without your kind words,” Charlie smiled while he took a hold of Draco’s hand.
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