It All Comes Tumbling Down

It all comes Tumbling down

For all the information please see the prologue.

Notes: PLEASE REVIEW! I crave feedback

libldyjean- all your questions will be answered

~thoughts~

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Chapter One- A Bright New Day

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Harry Potter, 21 year old now Man-Who-Saved-The-Wizarding-World, stood in front of his home. He was addressing the press for the first time since the Dark Lord fell a year ago. Harry sighed. He had tried to get away from it all but was pushed to clear two innocent men’s names.

~Now or never I suppose.~ He thought and turned to face the audience of the media. He smiled and the questions started flying. He held up his hands and there was silence

“Ladies and gentlemen I’d like to thank you all for meeting me here today. I’m sorry I have put off meeting with you all for so long. But there was much that needed to be done before I met you. As you all know a year ago I defeated the dark lord. But, as many of you do NOT know, I did not work alone. If it wasn’t for their help and expertise I would not be here today.

“When you first hear about them you will be shocked because I was when I first found out about them. But I have always had complete faith in them. Because my mentor, Albus Dumbledore, trusted them.” Harry paused here and pulled out a letter from his pocket.

“Nine months after Albus Dumbledore was murdered,”

//Flashback//

~Books, Books, Books. God the old man did have a lot of books.~ Harry thought as he shuffled through Albus Dumbledore’s personal desk at his home. Harry leaned back in his chair and looked thoughtfully at the ceiling. ~Albus has been dead for nine months. it took me this long to gain the courage to come to his office and look for clues. And I‘ve gotten no where yet that you very much. ~

Since Dumbledore’s death Harry, Hermione and Ron have been looking for clues to find the remaining Horcuxes, with no luck. Finally, after much begging, pleading, and shoving Harry went face to face with the man’s portrait and asked him. The portrait had led him here.

Harry leaned back in the chair and spotted a jar on the desk in front of him. He smiled. ~The old man did have a pension for muggle candy. I guess I’ll indulge once, for his memory. ~ He opened the jar and spotted peppermints, ~I’m amazed Albus never had a cavity. ~ Harry thought taking a piece. Under the piece he spotted a bit of parchment. He pulled it out and found it was a letter, addressed to him.

With shaking hands Harry opened the letter. He gasped as he read the inside.

~Harry,

If you’re reading this then my plan has worked and I am dead. I made sure my picture self lead you here. Because here you will find all the answers you are looking for.

First off I would just like to say that I am sorry for the pain and the hurt I have caused you. I wanted nothing more then your well being and if I have damaged you in anyway, I apologize. I only wished to guide you.

Second: It is not your fault I am dead. It was a plan I knew from the beginning would result in my death. I know I promised to keep you informed of anything that concerned you, but I feared that if I told you, you would not believe me.

And finally there is something you need to know, before you go and defeat Voldemort, Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape are innocent.

I can imagine you just choked on your peppermint. That’s alright, take a minute. Feel better? Okay. Yes you were correct in reading I said ‘Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape are innocent’ there’s no mistaking that.

Now you’re wondering why? If I were to write the many reasons down I would go on for hours but you don’t have that time. Instead dig in the bottom right hand drawer of my desk and you will find a box. In that box are the memories you need to prove everything to yourself and to the order.

I leave you now Harry with words I read in a muggle comic book- “With great power, comes great responsibility”. You are almost at that time where you will need to face you’re enemy. Do not stop until you are SURE you can beat him.

My only regret is that I’m not there to help you.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore. ~

//End flashback//

“The memories I found that day lead me to the proof that Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape are indeed innocent as Albus said. I found the two men and, after many hexes and much negotiation they agreed to help me. Now, I know you all will be doubtful but don’t take out your doubt on them. Believe me. And if need be they have sworn statements under truth potion on record at the ministry of magic. The Minister, Hermione Granger, herself witnessed it, along with the Head of the Order of the Phoenix, Remus Lupin, as well as Minerva McGonagall and Ronald Weasley. If you need anymore proof then that, they we can’t change your mind.

“With that said I would like to welcome the two men that helped me save our world to the stage. Now I know you all have question but they will do that at another time. Right now I just want to introduce them in a new light. Please welcome Severus Snape, Master of Potions and Expert on Succubus.” Harry said stepping to the side. Severus came out of the shadows; scowl the same permanent fixture on his face. Harry smiled. “And Draco Malfoy, Head of the Unspeakable Department in the Ministry of Magic and new, hopefully irreplaceable, Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher at Hogwarts.” From where Severus had stepped out from stepped Draco Malfoy, His custom long blonde hair cut short and spiked up.

After the applause settled Harry smiled at the crowd.

“Thank you all for coming out and hearing my story. But before we go I have one last announcement to make.” Harry looked at Draco and Draco came to stand next to Harry, “I wish to invite you all to my bonding ceremony with Draco in a year. I love this man with all my heart and I don’t care who knows it or believes it. Thank you, and have a nice day.” On that note Harry, Draco, and Severus walked off stage as the crowd screamed questions at them.

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“Well that was overly dramatic Harry.” Draco said as walked into the house and sat on his favorite chair in front of the fire.

“You told me to say it as quickly as possible to get it over with. You’re lucky you got me to do the speech at all, I about pissed myself I was so nervous.” Harry said sitting next to Draco. Severus followed them in and sat on his favorite chair across from them.

“Be that as it may your need for dramatics once again never ceases to amaze me.” He commented. Harry smiled as he walked over to the fire.

“Why thank you Severus, you know your opinion always matters to me.” Harry responded, voice dripping with sarcasm. Severus smirked.

“Insolent brat.”

“Snarky Git.”

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(Six months later)

Harry sat at his desk. He was going over paper work needed for his and Draco’s bonding ceremony in July.

~If I knew getting bloody married would cause so much paper work I’d have eloped.~ Harry thought throwing down papers. He turned his chair to face the window behind him. He picked this room as his office because it gave him a view of all his land.

Once he left Hogwarts he used some the money his parents left him to rebuild his house. It had only taken a month to build but when you throw two million gallons at a project that only costs about 50,000 they tend to work a bit faster.

During the war Severus had come to him in need of a place to live when school was out. His house had been destroyed by Death Eaters after Severus was discovered having been in an ongoing relationship with an order member, and a man at that. The dark lord saw homosexuality as a sign of weakness and took immediate action So with his place as a spy compromised and no place else left to go, Harry took him in.

Draco came to him not more then two months later. His mother had been killed and his house had been turned into a new lair for the dark lord when Draco refused to leave his position of neutrality and come to take his father’s place. The fact that they were using Draco’s house as a new base was the key bit of information that led to the downfall of the dark lord.

Harry was brought from his memories when he sensed a familiar magically signature come close to his door. With out turning around he said.

“Come in Severus.” The door opened.

“I swear your channeling Albus when you do that.” Severus said.

“I haven’t the foggiest idea what you’re talking about. Harry said in mock innocence. Severus snorted.

“That’s the biggest load of crap I’ve ever heard, and you forget I knew Lucius Malfoy, the queen of crap.” Severus sat himself in a chair across from Harry. Severus sighed and looked at his hands. Harry quirked his head to the side, a thoughtful look on his face.

“When are you leaving?” Harry asked. Severus’s head snapped up.

“How did you?”

“I know you. You try so hard to keep people out but I know when something’s bothering you. Now tell me.”

“I’m going to Italy for a year, maybe two. There’s a colony of Succubi there that I want to see. I need to know there are more out there.” Severus said.

“When do you leave?” Harry asked again.

“Beginning of August, the day after your wedding.” Severus said.

“Good cause I don’t know what I would have done if you weren’t going to help me through this madness. And you would have been the one to tell Draco that you wouldn’t be at his wedding.”

“I think not. I told him he couldn’t have something once and I still have the scar from the book he hurled at me on my side.” Harry laughed. He stopped short and grasped the desk as the room spun briefly. Severus stood up and went to Harry’s side. Harry looked at Severus, his eyes flashed a blue so clear it was like staring into the ocean. Severus gasped. “Harry are you alright?” Harry shook his head and smiled at Severus.

“I’m fine, just a bit tired. Draco’s been flooing in every night this month. He says with the wedding only six months away and we can’t have sex for a month before it he wants to get as much practice time in as humanly possible.” Harry said standing up. Severus was still looking at him with a strange expression. “I’m fine really. Now help me with this damn seating chart.”

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(5 ½ months later)

“Come on Draco just a little bit?” Harry asked.

“No! we have to conserve our magical energy until the wedding night. You never wanted sex this bad before, and we’ve gone weeks with out doing it while I’m teaching, why the sudden interest now?” Draco asked. They were packing their bags for their two week cruise that they would take the day after their wedding.

“I don’t know. Over the past five months I’ve wanted sex more and more, I can’t explain it.”

“Oh believe me I remember. My desk at school will never be looked at the same again. By the way Peeves is no where to be found in the castle after you scared him off.”

“Good, that bloody specter almost ruined it.” Harry grumbled. Draco looked at Harry. No matter how hard Draco tried he couldn’t pin-point what had changed in Harry. But whatever it was it was seriously troubling him. Harry was agitated more, barely slept, and when he did sleep it was only when Draco was right next to him. Draco shook his head, it was probably pre-bonding gitters.

“Harry, why don’t you sleep some? Maybe you’ll feel better.” Harry nodded and climbed into their bed, where he promptly fell asleep.

~Everything will be back to normal once the bonding is over.~ Draco thought to himself.

TBC!

I know I’m evil I waited to long but was it worth the wait? Don’t worry more to come soon.