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Chapter Twelve
Careful What You Wish For
By Coco Bebo aka EternusCaries
Chapter Twelve
When Severus returned to the school he was not exactly surprised that Albus was waiting for him in his room, just too tired to care why. Passing up the Headmaster, Severus poured himself a glass of brandy before sitting down in front of the fireplace.
“Is there something I can do for you Sir?” Severus could only ignore the other man for so long.
“I'm just here to make sure you are alright my dear boy.”
Severus of course knew that wasn't the entire case, sure Albus was here to make sure Severus came back in one piece, but he was also there to hear first hand what had happened at the meeting.
“The information I have for you is pretty much useless, if you acted on it then I could no longer be your spy.”
Albus nodded before sitting down the chair opposite of Severus, “I would still like to know, if it truly is something impossible to act on then I will keep it to myself.”
“If you act on this information I would immediately be outed...but it is up to you sir. Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zabini were inducted into the Death Eaters tonight and given a mission. They were told to gather as much information about Hogwarts as possible so they could successfully get the Death Eaters into the school by the end of the year.”
Severus didn't have to look over at Albus to tell that the other man was disturbed. No one was ready for how quickly the war was escalating, now children were getting involved and it was going to up the risk more for everyone.
“Thank you Severus, I of course will not act on this, I can see now how serious this is...we will have to hold a meeting soon with the rest of the Order.”
Severus nodded and said nothing we Albus stood up and left. Severus continued to sip on his brandy, looking into the fire as he tried to remember how he had ever gotten himself in this situation.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Harry arrived back to the head boy's room he refused to panic at Draco's absence. He knew at this point that Draco wouldn't go back to his father so he forced himself to calm down and wait for him to get back. Lying down on his bed he let his eyes flutter close, falling into a light sleep as he thought about Draco and how exactly he could move their relationship on to the next level.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Narcissa watched as her son left, Albus sitting behind the desk smiling happily as the reunion. Once the door shut Narcissa turned back to Albus and smiled back at him.
“Thank you Albus, for allowing me to speak with my son.”
“Nonsense Mrs. Malfoy.”
“Please Albus, call me Narcissa, besides Malfoy will not be my name for much longer.”
“Of course, Narcissa it was my pleasure to let Draco see he isn't alone in his struggle. I believe that both of you can and will be a role model for any other child that wishes to leave the path that Voldemort is trying to lead them on.”
Narcissa seemed to think about this for a moment before nodding, “You are right Albus, I hate to think of any other child, wife, or husband stuck in a situation they are not comfortable with. I would hate to think of any child Draco's age being forced into a situation they do not agree with.”
Standing up Albus smiled happily as he walked over to a cabinet, opening it and pulling out a piece of thick parchment, “I'm very happy you agree Narcissa, not only that but I believe you would be an amazing addition to the staff of Hogwarts.”
Handing the parchment over to her, she noticed that it was an application for employment and looked up at Albus with confusion, “but what could I possibly teach that you don't already have someone for?”
“There are quite a few things available Narcissa, sadly I doubt you are qualified enough to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. But you could help teach flying lessons or help Poppy down in the clinic, she could always use an extra hand for brewing a potion or treating injuries.”
Narcissa looked for a moment like she didn't know what to say before taking her handkerchief and dabbing her eyes again, “you would honestly let me work here?”
Albus nodded softly before handing her a quill with some ink, “not only that Narcissa but I would encourage you to stay here as most of our staff does. You could be here during the school year and even the holiday breaks if your wish.”
“And all of this for nothing in return? You wouldn't force me to tell the ministry about Lucius?” Narcissa's hand was shaking when she picked the quill up and Albus put his own on top of hers to try and steady it.
“My dear Narcissa, I would never dream of forcing you to do anything, I would hope that after a few months here after school starts that you will see just what affect this war is having on our children and maybe then you will be ready to help us take the first small step in fighting back.”
Narcissa stared at him for a moment before filling the sheet of paper out, trying to figure out just how she had gotten from the wife of one of the Dark Lord's most trusted followers to just another person who was under Albus Dumbledore's thumb. “I'm very talented in making healing potion's sir and I even have just a little experience in mending bones and other maladies.”
Albus nodded as he took the filled out parchment and put it in his files, “then welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you are now the second in command of the hospital wing, I do believe that you and Poppy will get along splendidly!”
Narcissa stood up, still trying to shake the surreal feeling of the world around her, “thank you so much Albus...I...if you would very much like to go ahead and settle in whatever room you would have me in.”
“Of course, you must be very tired and you'll want to settle in. I believe that there is a room that is just down the hall from the medical wing that is open, if you want to you can swing by and say hello to Poppy, she is usually brewing some kind of potion during this time.”
Nodding again Narcissa patted her pocket to make sure that he luggage was still in there before going to the door, “thank you again Albus, this is really more than I deserve I'm afraid.”
“Nonsense Narcissa, everyone deserves a second chance.”
And with that Narcissa was walking down the stairs and toward her new home for who knew how long.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Draco finally made it back to the room he shared with Harry it was 10pm. When he opened the door he was only slightly surprised that the Gryffindor was already sound asleep on top of his covers and snoring. Closing the door silently behind him he walked over to his own bed, putting on his pajamas quickly before laying down.
The day for him at least had been incredibly long, he went from broke to slightly less broke, from being completely isolated from his family to his mom coming to visit him and make sure he was alright.
Closing his eyes he couldn't help but let his mind drift over to Harry. He had tried to make Draco feel as comfortable as possible ever since learning of Draco's decision. He hadn't pressured Draco once to become a spy or to spill every dirty little secret the Malfoy's had. Harry seemed to genuinely want to be Draco's friend. He seemed to genuinely want to make Draco happy and help him make the transition.
Smiling as he felt the first tug of sleep he found himself thinking of how Harry looked when he smiled, how his face brightened up and his eyes seemed to shine with something that Draco couldn't quite name, but it looked nice on the other boy. Draco couldn't deny that the boy was...well good looking and right when he started to really think about how much he was starting to like Harry he fell asleep, thinking of the boy who lived.
END OF CHAPTER
By Coco Bebo aka EternusCaries
Chapter Twelve
When Severus returned to the school he was not exactly surprised that Albus was waiting for him in his room, just too tired to care why. Passing up the Headmaster, Severus poured himself a glass of brandy before sitting down in front of the fireplace.
“Is there something I can do for you Sir?” Severus could only ignore the other man for so long.
“I'm just here to make sure you are alright my dear boy.”
Severus of course knew that wasn't the entire case, sure Albus was here to make sure Severus came back in one piece, but he was also there to hear first hand what had happened at the meeting.
“The information I have for you is pretty much useless, if you acted on it then I could no longer be your spy.”
Albus nodded before sitting down the chair opposite of Severus, “I would still like to know, if it truly is something impossible to act on then I will keep it to myself.”
“If you act on this information I would immediately be outed...but it is up to you sir. Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zabini were inducted into the Death Eaters tonight and given a mission. They were told to gather as much information about Hogwarts as possible so they could successfully get the Death Eaters into the school by the end of the year.”
Severus didn't have to look over at Albus to tell that the other man was disturbed. No one was ready for how quickly the war was escalating, now children were getting involved and it was going to up the risk more for everyone.
“Thank you Severus, I of course will not act on this, I can see now how serious this is...we will have to hold a meeting soon with the rest of the Order.”
Severus nodded and said nothing we Albus stood up and left. Severus continued to sip on his brandy, looking into the fire as he tried to remember how he had ever gotten himself in this situation.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Harry arrived back to the head boy's room he refused to panic at Draco's absence. He knew at this point that Draco wouldn't go back to his father so he forced himself to calm down and wait for him to get back. Lying down on his bed he let his eyes flutter close, falling into a light sleep as he thought about Draco and how exactly he could move their relationship on to the next level.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Narcissa watched as her son left, Albus sitting behind the desk smiling happily as the reunion. Once the door shut Narcissa turned back to Albus and smiled back at him.
“Thank you Albus, for allowing me to speak with my son.”
“Nonsense Mrs. Malfoy.”
“Please Albus, call me Narcissa, besides Malfoy will not be my name for much longer.”
“Of course, Narcissa it was my pleasure to let Draco see he isn't alone in his struggle. I believe that both of you can and will be a role model for any other child that wishes to leave the path that Voldemort is trying to lead them on.”
Narcissa seemed to think about this for a moment before nodding, “You are right Albus, I hate to think of any other child, wife, or husband stuck in a situation they are not comfortable with. I would hate to think of any child Draco's age being forced into a situation they do not agree with.”
Standing up Albus smiled happily as he walked over to a cabinet, opening it and pulling out a piece of thick parchment, “I'm very happy you agree Narcissa, not only that but I believe you would be an amazing addition to the staff of Hogwarts.”
Handing the parchment over to her, she noticed that it was an application for employment and looked up at Albus with confusion, “but what could I possibly teach that you don't already have someone for?”
“There are quite a few things available Narcissa, sadly I doubt you are qualified enough to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. But you could help teach flying lessons or help Poppy down in the clinic, she could always use an extra hand for brewing a potion or treating injuries.”
Narcissa looked for a moment like she didn't know what to say before taking her handkerchief and dabbing her eyes again, “you would honestly let me work here?”
Albus nodded softly before handing her a quill with some ink, “not only that Narcissa but I would encourage you to stay here as most of our staff does. You could be here during the school year and even the holiday breaks if your wish.”
“And all of this for nothing in return? You wouldn't force me to tell the ministry about Lucius?” Narcissa's hand was shaking when she picked the quill up and Albus put his own on top of hers to try and steady it.
“My dear Narcissa, I would never dream of forcing you to do anything, I would hope that after a few months here after school starts that you will see just what affect this war is having on our children and maybe then you will be ready to help us take the first small step in fighting back.”
Narcissa stared at him for a moment before filling the sheet of paper out, trying to figure out just how she had gotten from the wife of one of the Dark Lord's most trusted followers to just another person who was under Albus Dumbledore's thumb. “I'm very talented in making healing potion's sir and I even have just a little experience in mending bones and other maladies.”
Albus nodded as he took the filled out parchment and put it in his files, “then welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you are now the second in command of the hospital wing, I do believe that you and Poppy will get along splendidly!”
Narcissa stood up, still trying to shake the surreal feeling of the world around her, “thank you so much Albus...I...if you would very much like to go ahead and settle in whatever room you would have me in.”
“Of course, you must be very tired and you'll want to settle in. I believe that there is a room that is just down the hall from the medical wing that is open, if you want to you can swing by and say hello to Poppy, she is usually brewing some kind of potion during this time.”
Nodding again Narcissa patted her pocket to make sure that he luggage was still in there before going to the door, “thank you again Albus, this is really more than I deserve I'm afraid.”
“Nonsense Narcissa, everyone deserves a second chance.”
And with that Narcissa was walking down the stairs and toward her new home for who knew how long.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When Draco finally made it back to the room he shared with Harry it was 10pm. When he opened the door he was only slightly surprised that the Gryffindor was already sound asleep on top of his covers and snoring. Closing the door silently behind him he walked over to his own bed, putting on his pajamas quickly before laying down.
The day for him at least had been incredibly long, he went from broke to slightly less broke, from being completely isolated from his family to his mom coming to visit him and make sure he was alright.
Closing his eyes he couldn't help but let his mind drift over to Harry. He had tried to make Draco feel as comfortable as possible ever since learning of Draco's decision. He hadn't pressured Draco once to become a spy or to spill every dirty little secret the Malfoy's had. Harry seemed to genuinely want to be Draco's friend. He seemed to genuinely want to make Draco happy and help him make the transition.
Smiling as he felt the first tug of sleep he found himself thinking of how Harry looked when he smiled, how his face brightened up and his eyes seemed to shine with something that Draco couldn't quite name, but it looked nice on the other boy. Draco couldn't deny that the boy was...well good looking and right when he started to really think about how much he was starting to like Harry he fell asleep, thinking of the boy who lived.
END OF CHAPTER