Unexpected Love

|14| - Going Back to Hogwarts – January – Hogwarts

After New Year's, Severus, Blaise, Lucius, Draco and Harry all went back to Hogwarts so Blaise, Draco and Harry could finish out the year and graduate. Lucius had accompanied them and stayed at the castle after promising Harry and Draco that he would. Narcissa stayed at the Manor with the twins visiting as often as possible.

Because Albus had been arrested, and Minerva was still slightly against Harry and the Slytherins, the board of Governors, on Lucius' insistence, named Severus the new Headmaster of Hogwarts. His first order of business when they returned to the school was to ask Harry if he still wanted to be re-sorted. The green-eyed honorary Slytherin jumped at the chance and, at the first feast of the new year, he was sorted into the house he should have been sorted into in the first place: Slytherin.

Blaise officially moved into Severus' quarters, which remained the same quarters he had as a professor when he declined new quarters after being appointed Headmaster. Lucius also officially moved into the castle and into Draco and Harry's room. The rest of the Slytherins welcomed him, and the relationship he had with Draco and Harry, with open arms.

The rest of the school also accepted everything that had happened, congratulating Harry and Draco on their fine catch. Everyone knew what had happened over Christmas break and supported Harry, Draco and Lucius in any and every way they could. No one could believe that the Gryffindors and their previous Headmaster could do something so heinous to their Saviour.

Time passed by, Draco, Harry and Blaise continued to get excellent grades, especially in Potions which Severus was still teaching, and everyone seemed to be content. Narcissa wrote to them regularly, telling them of all the things happening at home. In one of her letters, she mentioned she may move out of the Manor and into a house with Fred and George. Lucius wouldn't have this and wrote her back, insisting the twins move into the Manor. He gave the three of them their own wing.

The other Slytherins became more friendly with them, though they had always supported Harry, Draco and Blaise, and started hanging out with the three of them when they weren't with their older lovers, and sometimes when they were. Slytherin became the large family they always claimed to be.

Harry became extremely close with Pansy Parkinson and they could be seen together at any given time. When Harry wasn't with either Draco or Lucius, he was with Pansy. They were known to play pranks occasionally, and were always laughing or planning something new. In a way, Pansy had replaced Hermione, but she was a different kind of friend all together, a better friend. One who never judged Harry for the choices he made, but supported him no matter what. It was Pansy that Harry talked to when he was feeling insecure about his relationship with Lucius and Draco. It was Pansy who made him realize he was being silly and had nothing to worry about.

By Valentine's Day, which was a Thursday, both 'couples' decided they wanted to have a huge family get-together and went home to the Manor to spend the day with Narcissa and the twins. Pansy accompanied them alone, but happy to be included. She had become an honorary member of the family when she defended Harry at every turn since they had returned to school.

Fred and George were there as well, with Narcissa, and Blaise and Severus stayed at the Manor with them instead of going to Snape Manor for the extended weekend they had taken. School was 'closed' until Monday. Harry basked in the glow of having his family surround him and had never felt more loved. That night, Lucius, Draco and Harry made love slowly in front of the fire after everyone else had gone to bed.

They returned to the castle once more and life went on. Pansy and Harry got even closer, which would have been cause for concern if Harry had even been the tiniest bit straight. Luckily for Draco and Lucius, Harry was as gay as they come. Pansy was quite happy about this if only for the reason that she knew Draco and Lucius would disembowel her should she and Harry ever engage in anything close to sexual.

As more time passed, Narcissa's letters became even happier. The twins were talking of bonding and the whole family encouraged her to accept. She finally acquiesced and a bonding was planned for Easter break. Once more, Blaise, Severus, Harry, Draco, Lucius and Pansy went to the Manor for the event.

What was left of the Weasley family was also in attendance. Arthur, Charlie, Bill and his wife Fleur, and even Percy, were all invited. The five of them smiled and congratulated the twins and Narcissa and wished them happiness. Molly, Ron and Ginny, as well as the other offenders, were never mentioned.

The bonding went off without a hitch and Narcissa, Fred and George were married happily. Everyone stayed the weekend at the Manor, even though the newly-weds had left for their honeymoon in Barbados after the reception.

Harry was a little wary around the Weasleys for the first few hours, but when Arthur pulled him aside and told him he would always consider Harry a son, no matter what, Harry smiled, began to cry, then loosened up a little. He eventually accepted that the rest of the Weasleys in attendance felt the same way, other then Fred and George whom he already knew accepted him no matter what, and settled down to catch up with his estranged 'family'.

Bill and Fleur told him of their own wedding and how they were expecting their first child. He congratulated them and hugged Fleur, wishing he could one day have a child as well. Percy had actually lightened up since the last time Harry had seen him and was much easier to get along with. They joked for a while about stupid, insignificant things. Charlie had come all the way from Romania for the bonding with the hope that he could re-connect with Harry. While he was there he met Pansy and instantly fell in love.

At the end of the weekend, everyone returned to the castle, or their homes, and went about their everyday business. Harry was happy that the rest of the Weasleys, at least the ones that mattered, didn't hold anything against him. He was also happy that Pansy and Charlie had hit it off. It was almost like it made Pansy even more part of the family because she was dating his 'older brother'. Draco, Lucius, Severus and Blaise found this all amusing and took the piss out of her at every chance. She swore that one day, she would get them back for it.

By the end of May, Harry was getting a little nervous about the end of the year. He was still unsure about where his relationship with his two lovers would be once he graduated. Actually, he was scared they wouldn't want him anymore, no matter how much they insisted that wasn't true. Sure, the three of them had talked briefly about Harry moving in, and fought about it as well (he still remembered the fight they'd had way back in the beginning of their relationship), but Harry was insecure and needed solid planning before he would actually believe they intended to keep him around for the rest of their lives. Lucius noticed this and encouraged his young lover to make plans to move all of his possessions into the Manor. He also encouraged Harry to 'officially' change his address to Malfoy Manor on his Gringott's vault paperwork and every other place that kept a record of a person's address. Draco also helped by giving Harry the task of redecorating a wing of the Manor for Severus and Blaise to stay when they came to visit for long periods of time. He felt that if he gave Harry something to do, have him stake a claim on part of their home, that he would be more likely to realize they wanted him there for the rest of their lives.

The only problem was that Harry still wasn't convinced. Lucius and Draco both noticed this, as did Pansy, Blaise and Severus, and they all set out to fix it. It was Lucius that came up with the perfect idea. It was something he had planned to do anyhow, but hadn't quite gotten around to it yet. He enlisted the help of Severus, Blaise and Pansy, and began to plan the most romantic proposal known to man. Even Draco wasn't in on the plan, it would be a surprise to him as well.

By now Narcissa and the twins were back from their honeymoon and Narcissa was constantly writing to Harry for his advice on how to redecorate the Manor. This made him feel better as well, knowing Narcissa insisted it was his house as much as any Malfoy's. Pansy, of course, told him he was being stupid and that if Draco and Lucius were ever going to get rid of him, they would have done it already. That ended that train of thought for a while, considering Harry didn't want to get on Pansy's bad side and she threatened bodily harm if he brought it up, or thought it, again.

And so it went. Grades stayed up, laughs were had, love was made, engagements announced (Pansy and Charlie's), and time went by once more. By June, Harry had all but forgotten his worries about his future with the two blonds and couldn't have been happier. He knew his friends and lover were planning something behind his and Draco's backs, as did Draco, but neither of them worried over it. The only thing left to worry about was his NEWTs, and he had those in the bag.

The four of them, Pansy, Blaise, Draco and Harry, studied hard for their tests. They were all nervous when they sat the NEWTs, but all were confident that they had passed with flying colours. They wouldn't get their results until the middle of the summer, but none of them worried that they wouldn't be able to find work. In fact, they all had plans.

Pansy was going to marry Charlie soon after they all graduated. The two of them had decided to live in England instead of Romania so they could be closer to their families. It had actually been Charlie's idea. Pansy had been perfectly alright with moving to Romania, but Charlie had pulled some strings to get a job back in England and insisted they live there instead. Pansy was overjoyed that she wouldn't have to leave Harry and the rest of them and cried for hours on Harry's shoulder when she got the news from her fiancé.

Blaise was planning on getting his Masters in Potions so he could take over Severus' position. As Headmaster, though Severus was currently still teaching the subject, he had enough on his plate without having to teach every day. Blaise had always loved Potions and decided teaching would be fun, at least for a while. He figured it would give him a chance to stay at the castle with Severus and still work, even though Severus told him it wasn't necessary for him to have a job. They both had more than enough money between the two of them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives without the added income of Blaise working.

Lucius was still on the board of Governors and had his little side businesses, but didn't plan to really work other than that. He had given up his position at the Ministry when he was released from Azkaban back in '96 and never wanted to go back. Draco had always planned on being a man of leisure, and didn't want a job. After all, between the Malfoy, Potter and Black fortunes, he would never have to work again. Harry was right there with him on the job front, though he did want to open a foundation or charity of some sort with some of his inheritance. Both of his lovers supported his decision and helped him organize his plans.

Narcissa was appointed the head of Harry's various foundations to give her something to do. She was to organize everything and take care of the things Harry didn't need to approve. Everything else would be run by him before becoming final, but other than that, Narcissa had full control over Harry's non-profit organizations.

The twins would carry on with their joke shop, though they had branched out and opened more stores. One in Hogsmeade and others in various countries. Arthur was very proud of his twin sons and told anyone who would listen that he was their father.

As for the other Weasleys, they went on with every day life. About a week before Graduation, Harry got news that his captors and everyone else involved was given the Kiss. He was somewhat relived but also a little sad that they had all met that particular end. Though they had hurt him, he would never wish harm on anyone, no matter what they did to him or those he loved. The Weasleys briefly grieved for those they had lost, then moved on. After all, Ginny, Molly and Ron had gotten what they deserved.

After Albus had received his 'punishment', Minerva finally came to her senses and apologized profusely to everyone involved. Harry accepted her apology warily, but everyone else still didn't trust her. Perhaps she had somehow been under Dumbledore's influence, even from Azkaban. No one would ever know.

The students were all given the week before graduation, after all the exams, to relax and enjoy themselves. Severus had decided that everyone had been through enough and deserved the time off. As the day drew nearer, the corridors buzzed with excitement. Another group of students would be leaving the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, never to return, and another group would be coming in to replace them. The next generation of wizards and witches would be let out into the world to work, live and do good.

As preparations for the End of Year feast and the Graduation Ceremony were taking place, Harry, Lucius and Draco were making plans for their lives together. Severus and Blaise, when Severus wasn't overseeing the preparations, were also planning their future, though in different ways. Blaise was getting ready to sit for his Masters and Severus was busy showing Blaise the ropes when it came to teaching the insipid brats, year after year. He also showed him ropes of another kind, which Blaise liked immensely. Pansy was constantly owling the caterer, the florist, the gown maker, and various other places in order to plan her wedding. Harry was more than happy to help her plan, hoping that one day he would have a wedding for her to help him plan.

Finally, it was the day before they would graduate. Everyone was nervous and excited at the same time. They all had their futures planned, or so they thought, though things change over time. But at the moment, everyone was happy, for the most part, and a new chapter in their lives was about to begin.