Familiar

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Deaths_Mistress…Harry ravishing Draco and then having little creaturelings…don’t worry that’s exactly what I have in mind. Hopefully not too long for the ravishing now!

Imbar…Hhhhmmm a feathered snake is a good idea and it would work well with his creature blood. But unfortunately I decided one thing long ago, Harry’s animagus form will not resemble either the cat demon blood or the Draco blood…so sorry no snakes and no cats. Now the blood I haven’t told you yet. I might use that one .

WeasleyWench… Yay! You’re the first person whose told me they read all the chapters straight through. I love that, it makes you feel great to know someone was interested enough to read all of it. The memory is extremely important, it marks the transition point of my story, so there is a little bit more to go before then, its mainly relationship stuff so I think you’ll be happy. And don’t worry I haven’t been able to do much reading lately, I’ll definitely be reading the rest of your story. I’ve got so much work, I’m basically just signing on, seeing who has updated and marking it down for later. I had the majority of this chapter written or there wouldn’t have been an update today.

Heksy…I GOT MEADE FOR MY WRITING, woooo. I am happily drunk and my plot bunnies are skipping about in a frenzy, they so love your presents.

Coyote…Don’t worry hun I’ll be getting back to the Hermione stuff soon. Sorry if you thought the Dumbledore stuff was a bit abrupt, I thought it was better that way. I tried to hint what he was like to get everybody thinking…he’s not done yet though, that’s the tip of the iceberg.

V.M…Didja have a good holiday? You keep telling me I’m evil so I suppose it makes sense for you to hate me (lol). I don’t like cliffies when I’m reading either, but I’ve found that some scenes just don’t work if you try to carry them on past a certain point. So I apologise but I cant say I’ll not be using cliffies in the future.


Thanks to everyone else who reviewed, you all bring a smile to my face and make me type all the faster.

Hope ya like…

Chapter 22 Remedial Potions

Draco was worried now.

Harry was looking at him strangely.

Almost predatory…his eyes were shining with an intensity Draco had never seen in a human before. Harry took a step forward and he took one back.

Harry made him nervous.

Harry backed him up against the sink, his arms on either side blocking him in. His body was as far away from Harry’s as he could possibly get it, which wasn’t very far considering Harry’s body was pressing into his. He could feel the heat of Harry’s skin through their robes. He wanted to run his hands over Harry’s back and press himself against the other man, he wanted Harry’s scent on his body…that made him even more nervous.

Which was really stupid, five minutes ago he’d been looking for Harry intending to do the same thing and corner the brunette.

So what had changed now…was it the fact that he wasn’t in control. No, every fantasy he’d had about the other man had involved him being dominated, giving up the control he’d always had.

Harry was watching him now with a small smile on his lips, how he wanted to kiss those lips.
‘I love watching you think.’ Harry purred as he inched his face closer. ‘When you drop your masks…’ he went on, rubbing his hands up and down Draco’s sides, making him shiver…‘your eyes cloud over, you worry your bottom lip and you shake your head…slowly from side…’ Harry kissed one cheek, ‘to side.’ And then he kissed the other, his neck arching gracefully like a snake. Draco was speechless, his thoughts silenced.

Harry passed his lips close to Draco’s and sighed softly, his breath tickling…teasing. Draco reflexively brought his hands up to Harry’s shoulders, grasping the soft robes he wore. Harry pressed his hips forward slightly causing Draco to gasp and throw his head back, exposing his throat to Harry’s gaze.

Harry couldn’t resist.

He leant forward and lightly ran his lips over Draco’s creamy white skin. He smiled to himself when Draco’s breath hitched. He trailed kisses up Draco’s neck to his ear, parted his lips…inched his tongue past them to touch…to taste Draco’s skin.

By then Draco’s fears were gone, all thoughts were gone in fact. There was nothing left bar Harry’s heat and his warm wet tongue lapping at the lobe of his ear. He turned his head to catch Harry’s lips. Harry seemed to know what he wanted, the brunette shifted slightly, tucked a strand of blonde hair behind Draco’s ear…traced his jaw line with his fingers, he then brought his other hand up and…kissed him.

It was a slight brush of the lips first. They shared a glance, making sure it was ok with the other before tilting their heads and coming together again. It only took Harry a moment to plunder Draco’s mouth and dominate the kiss. Draco happily tilted his head and opened himself to Harry’s questing tongue. He surrendered completely, he didn’t protest as Harrys hands dipped slightly to rest on his arse, he didn’t protest when Harry ground their hips together…he just gasped. He didn’t protest when Harry lifted him so that he was resting on the sink and parted his legs further. He welcomed Harry’s touch…

The sounds of students passing broke them apart, heading to the last class of the day. They were both breathing heavily, Draco partially resting on the edge of the sink, his legs parted…Harry between them with his shirt un-tucked.

‘We better go.’ Harry mumbled looking down. Draco could only nod.
‘Listen…’Harry said suddenly. ‘I’ve got Snape after dinner, ‘remedial potions’…’
Draco knew by the way he said it that there was more to it than that, he also knew somehow that Harry would explain it all to him. ‘Usually done by ten…will you meet me on the seventh floor. Room of Requirement, where you caught the DA in fifth year.’ Draco nodded, still unable to speak. Harry’s smile was enough to make him melt, he wanted to kiss him again. ‘We have a lot to talk about.’

‘I’ll see you tonight.’ Harry said, smiling like an idiot as he backed towards the door.

Now Draco couldn’t allow that, a Malfoy always had to have the last word. Draco couldn’t help but laugh as he pushed past Harry and whispered in his ear.

‘You’d better not be late.’ As the door closed in front of him, Harry was in no doubt that Draco meant that. He started walking to charms, happy that he’d left his familiar with Ron while he popped to the loo, he could keep the moment to himself for now.

He may be happy over that but he was ecstatic over what had just happened, he was one step closer to Draco accepting him as his mate. Now, he just had to tell him everything.

***

It occurred to him later as he was walking towards the dungeons that from the moment Krai had told him that Draco was his mate…that he hadn’t questioned it, denied it or anything. That just proved to him that what he felt for Draco was strong. This wasn’t some trick or foolish idea, no this was real. Draco was his mate.

Charms for once had been absolute hell he’d wanted nothing more than to get out of the class and get to ‘remedial potions’.

Which was odd in itself.

Another odd thing was that he and Ron had been sat by themselves during charms, Hermione had been sat with Lavender and Parvati. He realised then that she had been sat with them during breakfast that morning and had gone off with them for break as well.

What the hell was going on?


***

One thing that Snape knew was that no one and he meant no one liked spending any extra time with him. Not even his Slytherins. So when he opened the door and found Harry Potter stood outside with a big smile on his face, Snape thought he’d slipped into a parallel universe somehow. Maybe some stupid students potion had blown up and sent him spiralling into another dimension. Snape shook his head, he’d obviously drunk a little too much fire whiskey at Dinner.

‘Potter!’ He barked satisfied as the boy jumped. ‘Get in here.’
‘Now Potter, we know that we are both here because the headmaster wants me to teach you occlumency and we both know that you have a pronounced ineptitude for anything academic.’ Harry just stared at him unable to believe what he was hearing. He’d been hoping for a nice Snape but he guessed that wasn’t happening. ‘Tell me Potter have you even been attempting to empty that already pretty empty head of yours before bed?’

Harry gritted his teeth and repeated in his head ‘Snape is under imperio.’ ‘Snape is under imperio.’
‘No Sir.’ Snape gave him an evil smirk. ‘Really Potter and how many dreams of the dark lord have you had?’

Harry thought back. ‘Just the one Sir, just before the start of term I was staying at the burrow and saw his attack on Beauxbatons.’ The moment Harry said it he realised how odd that was, he’d usually have a dream a night, or at least he had before his birthday. He’d had one each night he stayed in the Leaky Cauldron before his birthday and apart from the one at the Burrow hadn’t had another one. He looked up at Snape to see the man staring at him. He was still staring at Snape when he heard the other shout ‘Legilimens’.

Harry didn’t even have time to defend himself. But Harry didn’t feel anything, no rush of memories or even a vague fluttering at the edge of his thoughts.

He wasn’t even doing anything. A moment later, Snape lowered his wand.

He was smiling.

Only a slight smile but it was still a smile. ‘Very good Potter. I don’t know what you’ve done, but your mind is a fortified Keep.’ That last bit although not phrased as one was clearly a question and Harry took it as one.

‘I have no idea Professor. I don’t know what happened. If I’m honest I didn’t even realise that I hadn’t had a dream or vision for ages.’
‘What other things were on your mind Potter, for you not to notice that?’
Harry thought for a minute, he couldn’t tell Snape about his familiar, not yet anyway not until the Professor broke the spell.
‘I’d rather not answer that Professor.’ Snape just looked at him for a moment.
‘Very well Harry, as you don’t seem to need any occlumency lessons. You are free to go. But come back next week. We need to make sure this isn’t a fluke. So empty your mind each night.’
‘Yes sir.’ Harry was almost to the door when he stopped and turned. ‘Sir?’
‘Yes Harry?’ Harry almost smiled, he hadn’t imagined it then. ‘I’m sorry!’

Harry didn’t understand if this Snape would know what he meant, but the man gave him a half smile and a nod. Harry understood and nodded back, he was as good as forgiven.
‘Harry.’ Snapes voice stopped him.
‘Yes Professor?’ Snape motioned for him to step back into the room.
‘Dumbledore doesn’t want me to tell you this, but I think you need to know.’
‘Sir?’
‘The Dark Lord is looking for you.’
Harry laughed. ‘That’s nothing new Professor.’
‘No Harry.’ He’d never seen Snape’s expression so serious. ‘You went to Diagon Alley on your own in the summer didn’t you?’ Harry nodded. ‘Many death eaters saw you, Voldemort took the image out of their minds. He wants to find you Harry.’
‘Did he know it was me?’ That was something he needed to know, if his worst enemy didn’t recognise him, then how much impact was he really having on peoples lives.
‘I don’t know.’
‘You don’t know?’
‘He just ordered us to find you, he didn’t say your name or anything else. Just said “find him”, the thing is Harry…’
‘The next time you go to the Death eaters you’ll have to tell him.’
‘Yes.’ Harry thought for a moment.
‘Obviously if he knows who I am then he’ll know I’m here and will be expecting a report. If he doesn’t know its me then you cant keep it from him in case someone else tells him.’ Snape nodded. ‘Did anyone see you talking to me in Flourish and Blotts?’
‘No.’
‘Well that’s something at least.’ He looked up at Snape and smiled. ‘Thank you Sir. I think that’s the first time I’ve ever been told something when I needed to know it.’
‘You’re welcome Harry.’
Harry knew then and there that liking the new Snape would not be a problem, he just hoped that when this was all over, he’d be able to get to know the man.

***

He still had a good hour before he was supposed to meet Draco so Harry ran up to Gryffindor tower to tell Ron and Krai what had happened. When he got there he noticed that Hermione was again sitting with Lavender and Parvati. She didn’t even look at him, whereas before she’d scold him for being out so late, bully him into doing his homework or ask him how his ‘remedial potions’ went.

He shook his head, they had to figure out what was going on there and soon.

He took Ron and Krai up to the boys dorms and told them all that had happened and about his realisation that he hadn’t had a single vision since the one at the burrow.

I wondered when you would realise Master.

You knew?

Yes

Why didn’t you say anything?

It was one less worry from your mind, I wanted you to enjoy life without that worry. Now that you’ve remembered it you’ll worry that one day it will all come back.

You made it possible didn’t you? Somehow you did it.

You are a snake Harry you naturally have a strong mind…

You mean because I’m really a Slytherin?

Yes but your bloodline also.

Wait a minute Dumbledore isn’t a Slytherin.

No Master he isn’t but not all snakes are out in the open. You yourself are hiding.

You mean Dumbledore should have been in Slytherin like me?

No Master, I believe that the hat chooses not only by traits but by destinies as well.

Dumbledore was destined to be the light sides leader, even though he’s a bastard.

Yes but you are to be its hero…its ru… Krai paused. To prove that not all snakes are bad. Harry paused for a moment, thinking.

What did you do?

Nothing really Master, there are other ways to strengthen your mind. Have you noticed that we only speak mind to mind now?

Yes.

Well that is all I have done. Speaking to me this way not only strengthens our mind connection but our separate minds as well. Voldemort cannot reach your mind now.

Then how did I get the vision of Beauxbatons?

That’s just it Harry it was a vision. Nothing more than that. You can have a vision without it having anything to do with Voldemort, although those are much rarer.

They lapsed into silence after that. Harry and Ron played a game of exploding snap while Harry waited for it to get closer to ten. At quarter to he made his excuses and left. He wanted to get there before Draco did.

***

Krai watched his Master go with thinly veiled amusement. His Master couldn’t hide anything from him. When Harry had come back from the bathroom earlier that day, he had smelled the Malfoy boy on his Master. And he knew from the ‘excited’ smell his Master sported now, that he was going to see the blonde.

Krai understood his Master’s need to keep this to himself. He also knew that Harry would tell him when he came back.

Krai didn’t worry for his Master, he was strong. He didn’t have to follow him.

Now that they had gotten settled in to the school and he had met his Master’s mate, friends and seen some of his enemies, they could return to training. This weekend he would ask his Master to perform the animagus ritual and they could find out what animal he was.




A/N…How many of you hated Snape for his ‘remedial potions lesson’ and how many of you want to take a swing at me for writing it that way. Then again, how many of you forgot about the lesson completely?

But anyway it needed to be done.

I hadn’t intended them getting together until the weekend, but there was too much going on there and it seemed to fit here better. Which was much better than when I started this fic, they weren’t gonna get together til Christmas, they were gonna be friends first, but the more I write about Harry the more I knew he wouldn’t have the patience to wait that long.

What do you think…Do you like the new Snape? He’s getting closer and closer to breaking away from Dumbledore’s control, but he has to be careful Dumbledore might just figure this all out.

Not long till the final book or the next film! R U getting excited yet? Or do you just not care?

This is now your last say in the matter of Harry’s animagus form. I keep changing my own mind over what to do, I want something unusual…I don’t like clichés. My mind keeps coming back to this one animal more and more and it would play well with my plot bunnies, might also rip few of them to shreds, ya never know. But I can still be influenced in this.

As always if you’ve read, please review as well.

Also if you have any recommendations for me, let me know.

Now onto my…


RECOMMENDATION

Hiss Me Harry

By LdDurham

http://hp.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600008344


I know most of you here on AFF have probably already read this but I’ll recommend it anyway. Our little Harry has a little ‘accident’.

Our poor boy is dismayed to find that he now sports a cute little black tail and ears. Harry’s a kitty. He purrrrrrrrssss…and gets all soft and dreamy over catnip.

Draco Malfoy wants a new pet and guess who’s absolutely purrrrrrrrfect for the role.

Love this fic.

I can’t find the words to describe it…except purrrrrrfect .


Fun n sexy, with a cute kitty Harry and a pet owner Draco. What more could you want?