New years From Sète

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New years From Sète



Chapter 2: Family Bonding.



As Lucius Malfoy walked into Harry and Draco's villa, he knew neither wizard had woken yet. He had not more than taken two steps inside when Kreecher popped into view in front of him.



"How can Kreecher be helping master Malfoy this morning"? Kreecher asked.



"I take it my two sons have not woken as of yet"? Lucius enquired.



"No master Malfoy sir, Kreecher can be waking them though". Kreecher said as he looked toward the stairs leading up to their bedroom.



"No Kreecher, please allow me. I told them both to get some sleep, and that we had work to do this morning. If you would, please have some tea and coffee ready in the sitting room. I shall only be a moment waking them". Lucius said with a devilish smirk. He then proceeded to make his way upstairs to the two young wizards bedroom.



'Ah, just as I thought'! Lucius said to himself as he retrieved his wand and aimed it over the two sleeping men’s heads. He paused for a moment to take in the sight; Draco lying sprawled over Harry with his head resting on Harry's shoulder. At this, Lucius let out an evil grin, and waved his wand. He conjured a large bucket over their heads, which in turn tilted, and doused both Harry and Draco with ice-cold water.



Both young men set bolt upright, and started to flail around, spluttering loud obscenities. Finally, Harry caught his breath and yelled. "What in the name of bloody hell is happening"!



Draco made his eyes open, and quickly looked towards the door, only to see the back of someone leaving who had long flowing blond hair trailing behind them. "Father! I will kill you"! After his remark, all he could hear was laughter trailing off down their staircase.



Harry finally found his glasses, shoved them on his nose, and leapt from the freezing bed. He wrapped his arms around himself as a shiver ran up his spine. "Remind me to change the locks"! Harry growled as he grabbed his wand and cast a drying charm on Draco, then himself. "Damnit, it's only 6:30 in the morning"!



"I fully intend on having a word with father about this as soon as we're dressed". Draco expounded. He grabbed his wand, dried the bed, and cast warming charms on both he and Harry.



They then preceded to get dressed, and made their way downstairs. When they entered the sitting room, they saw that Lucius was already seated. As Draco started to make his complaint to his father, he froze, and his jaw dropped.



"Master Potter and master Malfoy; please be seated. Kreecher will be serving you your tea and coffee". Kreecher said as he began to fill two cups with coffee.



"Kreecher, where on earth did you get that"? Draco surprisingly enquired.



"Kreecher be given these by master Malfoy senior yesterday evening, and was told to be wearing them from now on". Kreecher explained with a slight smirk. Well at least it was a smirk for an elf.



Harry wiped his eyes under his glasses, looked the wizened old elf over, and saw that Kreecher was wearing a miniature black butlers uniform. When he looked at the left breast, it had the Potter-Malfoy crest embroidered on it. The very same one that the two young wizards had just shown Lucius, and Narcissa, only one day earlier. "Well, er, you look really good Kreecher". Harry finally blurted out.



Kreecher grabbed a lapel of his black jacket in each hand, gave them a sharp tug, then bowed regally to both young wizards, and Lucius. "If masters be needing anything else, please let Kreecher know". Kreecher said as he walked back to the kitchen with his nose slightly in the air.



Before Harry or Draco could say anything, Lucius bellowed out a laugh. "Now gentlemen, you have a dignified house elf"!



"I hope you only purchased one of those as we'll never be able to put up with his arrogance". Harry muttered out as he took his seat, and took a drink of his coffee.



"Now Harry, son, where would there have been any fun in that"! Lucius chortled. "We purchased seven of them, one for each day, from the best wizarding seamstress in France".



Harry then sighed and dropped his head in his hands. "Well, I guess he does deserve it, being a war hero and all, but he'll be insufferable now. Where was his locket, may I ask"?



"Oh that, well I took it upon myself to take it to a jewelers to have it repaired and shined. I also gave them two pictures to mount inside it, one of Regulus, and one showing the two of you. You know, he thinks of you two as he did Regulus do you not"?



"Yes, I have been brought to think that. The problem is, he already thinks he's more important than any other elf. I guess, in a way he is, as all the house elves in Britain look up to him now like they do Dobby". Draco replied as he stared at the kitchen door where the elf disappeared, still with a gobsmacked expression on his face.



"All right you two, have your coffee and get woken up; we want to get that house razed before daylight. Even though the wards will hide what we do from the street, any smoke can be seen that rises in the air for a good distance here. The last thing we need is a muggle fire brigade showing up". Lucius explained as he took another sip of his tea.



"That reminds me father, if you ever pull a stunt like that again".... Draco started but clamped his mouth shut when he saw his fathers glare.



"I think what my fiancé was going to say, was something about locks being changed". Harry finished for Draco.



"Locks, smocks, get ready, we have a lot of work to do. I have contractors who will be here at noon. They will be billing you two of course". Lucius stated as he took his last sip of tea, stood, and began to make his way to the back door.



Harry looked at Draco with a groan, and began to gulp what was left of his coffee. "Come on my dragon, I will need your help".



Draco finished his coffee, stood, and followed Harry out the back door. "Yea, yea, I'm coming. You and your idea for a pool".



When Harry and Draco found Lucius, he was at the front of the bungalow, looking at it with a sneer on his face. "Good God, I will be so glad to see this eyesore gone. However, I am having some trouble removing the last ward on the place. The owner didn't take them all down like he should, and now I have been unable to reach him to get him to do it. I think after he was paid, he took off as far away from here as he could get".



"My guess is that he had someone else to do them, and never told Harry, or you about it". Draco said as he walked up to his father.



"Well, let me see what I can do with them, shall I". Harry said as he walked in front of Draco and Lucius.



"Harry, I doubt if I could do it, neither you or my son could". Lucius said as he placed his wand back inside his cane.



"Ah, that may be, but I'll give it a try". Harry said with a smirk. He then turned and cast a spell to reveal what type of ward it was. "Hmm, it looks to be a blood ward, but no matter". Harry then calmed himself, aimed the elder wand at the dwelling, and cast the strongest ward-breaking spell he knew.



Lucius and Draco watched in awe as the house seemed to suck in on itself, it walls bowing inwards, the stucco cracking all over, and a reddish aura started to pull itself from the ground to the roof. Once the aura reached the top of the roof, it gave a rather loud "bang", and the walls suddenly shot outwards like a spring. The ward had been lifted, but Harry had unforeseen the danger in what happened, as every window shattered, shooting glass daggers at the himself, Draco, and Lucius. Before the glass projectiles could reach them though, Harry quickly gave the wand a quick flick, casting a shield in front of them, and around the house. When the glass shards hit the shield, they turned to pure white sand, and slid off its face onto the ground.



"Oops"! Harry said as he turned around to check on Draco and Lucius. Both had their arms up in front of their face, and had kneeled down to the ground behind him. "Is everyone ok"?



Both Draco and Lucius stood up and looked around for any other damage. Harry collapsed the shield, and looked back at the two. "You both ok, you never said"?



"Uh, yea, I'm ok, and I think father is too. Harry, how on earth did you do that"? Draco enquired as he started to look at Harry to see if he had been cut.



Harry gave a small grin and held up the wand that he used. "Uh, I had a little help".



Lucius looked at the wand and his jaw dropped again. Finally, it hit him how he looked, and clamped it shut with a loud 'clack'. "Is that the wand I think it is"?



"What do you mean father, Harry only has one wand, he gave mine back just after the war". Draco said as he took a closer look at the wand.



"That is the "Deathstick", is it not, the " Wand of Destiny"? Lucius asked with a tremble in his voice. "But how..."?



"What do you mean by Deathstick"? Draco asked as he watched his father tremble as he looked upon the wand.



"This wand, my dear dragon, is what is known as the "Deathstick", or the "Elder Wand"". Harry said as he watched if Draco would catch on.



Finally, in what seemed like several minutes, Draco's jaw dropped, and he reached forward to touch the wand. "This was Dumbledore's wand, the one that I once had control of. How did you get it back, as I thought you had destroyed it"?



"No, I never destroyed it. I placed it back inside Dumbledore's tomb, and hid it with several spells. I'm still it's master, and will be until I die, or unless someone wins it in a duel. That, I don't intend to ever let happen". Harry said as he let Draco take it in his hand to look it over.



"Can I ask what it is made of"? Draco asked, as Lucius looked on with interest.



"Well, according to legend, it is elder with a Thestral's tail hair in its core. My great, many times over, uncle was said to have been given it by death itself. Like the grim reaper I suppose. It's more likely that he made the wand, or had someone make it. My other great uncle made the "Resurrection Stone", and my great grandfather made the "Cloak of Invisibility" that I still own and use. The Resurrection Stone was passed down, and wound up belonging to Marvolo Gaunt, Voldemort’s grandfather. Voldemort stole the stone, not knowing what it was, from him. Now that, I did destroy, as it was just to dangerous to leave about".



"Why was it dangerous"? Lucius enquired as he took the wand from Draco to inspect it.



"Could you imagine calling up armies of something similar to inferi? If Voldemort had of known about its power, he could have used it, or any other dark wizard". Harry explained, accepting the wand back from Lucius.



"Well, at least you still have the two most powerful of the three in your possession. I would still consider you the master of death by having only the two". Lucius said as he clearly admired the power that Harry wielded.



"Yes, well, I may end up sealing the wand back up after all this is over with the ministry. If someone caught wind that I had it, they would want to fight me for it. It's not worth worrying about my safety over it, and living in fear that someone out there would murder me to get it". Harry explained. "Now, about leveling this dump, shall I"?



"Er, you can destroy that whole house"? Draco asked.



"I'll give it a go. Let's see what I can do with the wand. I just hope it wont leave me too weak afterwards". Harry said as he cast another shield that engulfed the houses perimeter. Next, Harry aimed the wand at the cloudy sky above and gave it a circular wave. A bright white stream of magic shot towards the clouds, and a small tornado developed. Harry guided the end of the circling wind down on top of the house.



First, the tile roof began to disintegrate, and be pulled it into the swirling air. The walls began to tremble, and be pulled apart while being sucked into the swirl. After about five minutes, the entire house had left its foundation, and was twisting about in mid air. Harry gave the elder wand another wave, and the tornado went two miles out to sea, and immediately ceased, dropping its contents into the water. He then collapsed the shield, and proceeded to collapse himself.



"Harry"! Draco yelled while running the short distance to his mate. He quickly kneeled down, and brought Harry's head into his lap. "Harry, are you all right"?



"Harry's eyes fluttered open, and looked up at Draco, then over at Lucius. "Uh, I guess I kinda over did it". He then ventured to set up, and his head swam.



"Here son, I'll levitate him to the house". Lucius said as he started to draw his wand.



"No father, I've got it". Draco quickly spoke as he placed an arm under Harry's knees, and one around his back. He then lifted him up off the ground, and walked quickly to his parent’s villa.



As soon as they were inside, Lucius led them to the sitting room where Draco lay Harry down on the couch. Lucius then opened a large cabinet in the corner, withdrew a box, and handed it over to Harry.



"What's this Lucius"? Harry asked as he opened the lid. "Candy"?



"No, it is Belgium chocolate. Now, eat about six pieces, and it will help to revive you. You also should rest for the rest of this day". Lucius explained.



"What? No, I can't! I was going to slip into London tonight". Harry said, and lay back on the couch.



"What have you got up your sleeve for tonight may I ask"? Draco asked from where he now sat beside Harry, his right eyebrow rose in question.



"Oh well, er, I had something to do at that auror house we got stuck with in Scotland, and something to do in Knockturn Alley". Harry quickly said and closed his eyes.



"Harry, you are lucky that Narcissa did not here you". Lucius stated. "Now tell us what you have planned". Lucius finished and cast a silencing spell on the room.



Harry groaned at having to reveal what he was planning. "Well you see sir, since it's the first of the year, I was going to rig that auror building to blow up at twelve midnight on the thirty-first. I figured I would give them a little present to help move things along. The thing at Knockturn Alley, I'm not too proud about, so I'd rather not say, but just do it".



"All right, but is this "thing" you said at Knockturn Alley dangerous"? Lucius asked.



"Well no, it's just embarrassing to be honest". Harry explained, and turned his head to hide his blush.



"It will be all right then if Draco goes with you. I do not wish to see you hurt, or possibly taken by someone from the ministry, to pay their respects to you, so to speak". Lucius stated as a direct order.



"Yes sir, he can come. I guess it's wise to have him with me now". Harry said, and rolled over to take a long nap.



0-0



At precisely 10:00 PM that evening, two people flooed into a back office inside Gringotts bank. One elegantly walked out of the hearth, and the other stumbled. They then made their way through the back of the bank to the rear entrance, where they stepped out into the rear alley.



"OK Harry, where to from here"? Draco enquired as he was already nervous about being back.



"Well, we'll apparate to Scotland to take care of the house first. It'll have to be side-along since you don't know where it's at, so grab on and let's go". Harry said as he looked around for anyone who might have noticed them.



Draco grabbed Harry's arm, and before Harry could apparate them, Draco spoke up. "Why go there first? We're already here at Diagon Alley, so Knockturn Alley is just a short piece away". Draco enquired.



"Well, I don't want to lug this full backpack with me into Knockturn Alley; I'd rather get this over with first. Hang on, here we go". Harry said as he gave the elder wand a flick, turned on his heel, and disapparated.



The two young wizards apparated just outside the old two-story manor house, and Harry quickly started dropping any wards that would hinder them. He then gave Draco his invisibility cloak, and had him to wear it to follow him inside. Once inside, Harry made it quickly through the attic, both floors, and the cellar. In each he placed several of the stolen muggle explosive devices that he had stolen. These were different than the others however, in that these had timers on them, so they could be set to go off in several days time. He showed Draco what he was doing so he would learn, and then both made their way back outside. Once there, Harry finally dropped all the wards, and cast several spells upon the building so the ministry or the bank could not detect that the wards had fallen. He left it in plain view to the muggles in the town nearby.



"Harry, why did you drop all the wards"? Draco asked.



"Well first, I wanted to ensure that it was completely destroyed, and that no wards would stop it. Second, I want the muggles to see it, and most likely show up before anyone from the wizarding world does. One spell I used will alert the auror’s and the bank when it explodes. They will think that someone is just breaking into it. I want the ministry, who now hardly has anyone working, to be seen by the muggles, so the mayhem will cause a ton of extra work while they try to obliviate everyone". Harry explained with a huge toothy grin.



"That's just evil Harry, plain Slytherin. Now, let's head to Knockturn Alley, and get this night over with". Draco said as he started to take Harry's arm.



"No Draco, when we get back to the bank, I will let you inside, and you go back home. I don't want to take a chance that you will be caught in Knockturn Alley. Since I know where I'm going, and have an open appointment for tonight, I wont be long, and semi-safe". Harry said as Draco took hold of his arm, and with a crack, they disapparated.



When Harry and Draco apparated back behind Gringotts, Draco couldn't hold it back any longer. "Harry, why can't I come with you, I have the cloak"?



"It's too dangerous Draco. Wear the cloak inside so nobody can see you and floo back. I'll see you within the hour". Harry said as he held the door open.



Draco stepped inside, but he was not about to leave Harry to go it alone. As soon as he heard Harry's footsteps walk away outside, he slipped back outside, and proceeded to follow Harry, while under the cloak, into Knockturn Alley. When Harry reached his destination, and went inside, Draco let out a loud gasp.



"No no no no no! Not there of all places, surely not"! Draco said under his breath. He then backed up under a tattered awning as it started to pour the rain.



It had not taken one hour, but two, and Draco was highly pissed off. It was bloody cold out, and he blew his warm breath across his hands to warm them. Finally, the door opened, and a young blond woman, with hardly anything on, was escorting Harry to the door! At this, Draco's blood began to boil. When the door closed, and Harry stepped off the stoop, Draco grabbed him by the shoulder, and pulled him under the cloak. When he was underneath, Harry put the elder wand against his throat from being surprised.



"First, get that wand from under my chin! Second, I want to know what the FUCK you were doing in a brothel"! Draco growled.



"Well you see, er.." Harry stuttered out.



"I don't want to hear it right now! I'm cold, wet, and I'm taking you home"! Draco almost shouted as he grabbed Harry's arm, and practically dragged him back to the bank.









Thanks again for the reviews! One more chapter to go.



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