Muse

AN- is sooo sorry it's taken me so long to get this chapter done. Once it was done I sent it off not sure it would get looked at. I hope you enjoy it. And I hope to get the next chapter underway shortly. There is a time lapse in this chapter.

Chapter 13

Three months have gone by. Little was thought about when Lucius visited for that weekend, until a week before they graduated that is.


“Mother, whatever are you doing here?” Draco questioned as he held the door open to their rooms.


“Hello Draco dear. I wanted to invite you to the villa. Meet your new stepfather and such. I've not seen you since Christmas dear I'm sure much has happened.”


“A short visit is acceptable yes. I shall check my schedule and see when it is fie sable for a visit.” His tone clipped but pleasant all the while.


“Thank you dear,. Now that, that is taken care of, care to show me around the place you and your god father have been residing in?” she requested politely.


“As you wish mother. This is our sitting room to the left is the kitchen and dining and the three doors that way would be the two bedrooms and the shared bath in the middle.” he said giving as clipped a description as he could.


“A shared bathroom my word how ever is your godfather cooping with all your beauty products dear?” she laughed softly.


“Coping just fine Narcissa. How is the wee little one coming along. Healthy yes?” Severus said snidely.


“Yes we are healthy and thriving dear Severus. I was told your novel is coming along quiet nicely. Your fans ever dreaming of the smut you write up.” She said snidely and not at all surprisingly so.


“Yes very much so.” a happy voice said coming up behind Severus. “His fans are ever wanting of his... smut as you put it lady Malfoy. Oh sorry it's not Malfoy anymore. What is your husbands name? Dray never informed me of his name.” Harry said in his best imitation of Severus as he spoke to his best friends mum.


“Mr. Potter, My Husbands name is of no concern to you. But you may call me Mrs Weller if you so choose.”


“The wee one will be known as Weller.. hmm well dray you have a Weller for a sibling on the way.” Harry said with a cheerful tone knowing full well he was irritating the woman.


“Draco dear I think I shall let you enjoy the last week of school. Call me a week after the happy day dear. We'll set up a time for you to visit. I'd like for you to meet him before your sibling arrives. As I'd like you there for the... happy occasion.” she said giving him her best smile.


“I shall mother. Now go have a restful trip back to the villa. I will entrust that my lover and I call and make plans for the visit.”


“Yo...your lover?” she gasped. Never had she heard those words from or about her son. Sure he had one offs but never a lover...


“Yes mother my lover. You shall meet him when I meet yours.” he said his eyes narrowing.


“I, I see dear. I look forward to the call.” with that she nodded politely to the others then swiftly fled the rooms her son had been staying in.


“Well that was pleasant.” Harry groused. Looking around at the others he wanted to cheer everyone up. “Can we go into town Sev?” Harry asked meekly looking up through his fringe.


“Sure brat go get what you need.” Severus said ruffling his young lovers hair. Looking over at his godson he knew he wasn't in a right state of mind. “Draco?”


“I'm fine Sev. I wasn't expecting her visit. I should have... she would want to make sure I knew the man who spawned my sibling. I can't believe she was so foolish. I knew they were unhappy, their marriage of convince. I told myself I would never do that. I would never subject myself to a life time of unhappiness just for money.”


“And you won't Draco. You may be a spoiled brat. But you could never marry with out your heart playing a part in it... your far to passionate for your parents good. If your grandfather had, had the chance he'd have signed you away like he had your father. Good rid den's to the rubbish he was.” Severus said pulling Draco closer to him. “You will be a happy married man when the time comes. Despite the bad example you have been shown my dear boy. You are as close to a son I will ever have and I would have never allowed you to end up like them. Come join your brother and I in a shopping trip to keep my love happy as he looks around at things he won't buy...” Severus chuckled. Harry liked to go shopping to look and touch and smell things but he would never spend his fathers money.


“Ready.”Harry chirped skipping into the room frowning at the tears he found on Draco's cheeks. “Dray?” he questioned as he moved closer to the other. Looking up into his eyes he blinked and lifted his good hand up to wipe a stray tear away.”Dray why are you crying?” he asked starting to feel teary eyed himself not used to his friend and brother like this...”Rejoice dear brother of my heart. For our time here is almost at an end and we will live with our loves.” harry said his eyes lighting up trying to cheer the other up some.


“It's fine I'm fine. Let us go on this shopping trip and I'll buy you something yeah.. that sounds like fun.” Draco said putting on a smirk for his friend.


Nodding his head slightly Harry went to walk next to the other as the three left for a bit of shopping.


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Later that night once the three were back and had all been fed dinner they were all in their respective rooms relaxing.

“Sev?” harry said sitting up in bed looking towards the bedroom door.


“Hm”


“Do you hear singing?” harry asked tilting his head.


“It's Draco.” Severus said not deterring from what he was writing.


“Draco sings?” harry asked quixotically.


“When he's stressed or depressed he sings luv. You've never heard him?” he said briefly looking up.


“No, well in the shower but everyone sings in the shower... I've heard him play the piano before when he was upset over something but never sing.. he always looks at me funny when I start singing. He thinks my music is pointless at times but he never tells me to shut up but he sounds so much better.” Harry said jumping off the bed and moving towards the door.


“I'd leave him be Harry.” Severus said not looking up at his young lover.


“What, it won't bug him if I stand there and listen...” harry trailed off. “Just for a second.” he said softly walking out of the room and towards his friends room to listen at the cracked door.


Biting his lip harry was surprised that he didn't know his longest closest friend sang. And that he was good.. listening to the words he felt sad. He knew Draco had issues with his parents and that he tended to get stressed out when around them or talked to them. They had very specific plans for Draco that he didn't' exactly fallow.. he didn't want to some day run the family business or some such rot. Draco just wanted to be happy to have his family happy for him in whatever he did.


He never thought he'd get that.. they had their own ideals and he didn't fall to it..


knocking on the door harry pushed the door open a little wider. “Dray?” he asked softly.


“Ha, Harry didn't see you there..” Draco said his eyes wide in surprise, he'd let his guard down enough for that before they saddened.


“Why didn't you tell me you sang dray?” harry asked with a small smile.


“I, don't sing. I do however listen when you bellow lovely drivel from you lips.” He smirked.


“Dray...” he said frowning at the other..


“What, look I'm sorry I'm a prat. You don't sing lovely drivel you sing that terribly but you have a great voice that I'm sure if you tried could get that tall bloke in there to cream over.” he said smiling.


“You are a prat. But I love you dear brother mine anyway. Regardless of all that. Are you okay...?”


“I'm fine. Or I will be with that man you call da shows up!”


“Remy will be here shortly you know that.. will you be living with him when we graduate from here? I know your father wants you to go to university and Remy will more than support that but do you know what your plans are?”


“I'm living with him.. I don't know about university yet I think I want to take a year off and find me with out fathers influence ya know.. and living with him and getting a job will help and I can't wait.


“I'll be moving in with Sev. I figured I'd do uni from home. Take some on line courses and such.. I just cant start up so soon. And I want to be with him. So I'll give it some time. I can't wait for grad night!” harry said exasperated. Severus refused to even talk to harry about having sex until he was graduated from school.


“Oh, I take it you plan to lock him in the bedroom and not let him out till he completely buggers you senseless I take it.” Draco chuckled smirking at his frustrated friend.


“Of course...” Harry grinned. Walking back to the door he gave a small smile. “Things will work out dray don't worry. You have another family that loves you.” with that he walked back to the room he shared with his love.

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“Are you both packed up? I don't want to hear half way home that you've left something.” Severus groused as he zipped up his own set of bags. It's amazing the amount one collected in a few short months..


“Yes love we have everything packed up. We've been doing this for 7 years luv.” Harry said with a chuckle.


“Yes well you won't be coming back unlike the past. You won't even be going home..”


“Yes we will be. My home is with you as dray's is with Remy Sev. Now stop with the brooding and help dray he has more things than I.” harry said effectively brightening his loves day with that small affirmation on his living status.


bending down slightly Severus pressed his lips against his young lovers.


“I love you my muse.”


smiling shyly harry looked up into the dark eyes of his love. “And I you.”


“Oh... kay love birds it's time to head over for the ceremony..” Draco called out chuckling at the other two.


Pulling away from the other Harry smiled. “Are you actually all packed dray?” Harry said in a shocked voice as he moved to stand by his friend.


“Yes he's all packed and ready to go.. I don't know where we'll store his things when we leave never have I seen a young man have so much...” Remus exclaimed coming up behind Draco and pecking a small kiss to the younger males cheek.


“Let us go our grad nights await us dear friend. Let our lovers find their own way. We must hurry.” Draco said laughing as he turned to leave.


Laughing himself Harry followed waiving at the older men as they left.


“This is going to be a long night isn't it?” Severus said watching the sway of his loves hips as he walked out the door.


Remus chose wisely not to respond to the comment.

~TBC~

well i hope you liked it. hope everyone has a good day filled with lovely reading
as always
lost in a thought.