Not Everybody\'s What They Seem To Be

Chapter 3






 

Chapter 3

Draco sat in his room reading the third book of The
Lord of the Rings series. Harry had been asleep for an hour and he needed
to be woken up or he would keep the Slytherin awake all night. Carefully, he
walked out of the room to find Sirius going into the adjoining room.

Curiously, he peeked through the halfway shut door.
Sirius was just looking at Harry. The older wizard knelt next to the bed and
placed little kisses all over the raven haired boy’s face.

“Sev?” Harry called out in his dream. Draco
was about to giggle, until he saw the rage settle on the ex-convict’s face.

“James, get up.” Sirius shook a shoulder. He glared
at the awakening boy, but slowly it faded as Harry mewled in protest. He always
did that in sleep or sex.

Draco was kind of scared. In his concern for Harry,
he had forgotten to write to his godfather. Quickly, but quietly, he walked
into his bedroom and pulled out a piece of parchment and quill.

~Dear Uncle Sev,

I have a problem. Sirius is acting awfully strange
around Harry. I would say around both, Harry and I, but he’s never been with me
in the same room alone. It’s kind of weird. He always gets a glint in his eye,
and he took us to see the movie, Scream. I think he
realized the effect it would have on Harry. I need your advice.

Love,

Draco

P.S. Isn’t Harry’s father named James?

P.P.S. What time are you picking me up Friday?~

Now, all he had to do was wait
for his godfather’s answer.

***

Severus workworking on a potion when Draco’s large
eagle owl, Legolas, flew into his office and dropped a letter on his desk for
him. It was strange that his godson was writing him after only being gone for
twys. ys. Something must have happened.
He abandoned the sleeping draft for Poppy immediately opened the letter.

He scanned the contents and bit his bottom lip. It
didn’t sound good, but it didn’t sound bad either. Why on Earth did he want to
know Harry’s father’s name, and why didn’t he ask the Gryffindor himself?

Slowly, he replied to his godson. He didn’t want to
say anything too judgemental without all of the facts.

After he sent it off, he cleaned out the ruined
potion and began to work on another. Something was nagging at his conscience,
but he couldn’t figure out what it was.

***

The blonde was in the living room playing a game of
wizard’s chess Har Harry and winning spectacularly when Legolas showed with
the reply from his godfather.

Draco waited for the owl to drop the letter in his
lap. “I wrote Uncle Sev to find out what time he was going to pick me up
Friday, so I could be ready.” He smiled to his friend and read the letter.

~Draco,

You’re an odd one of sorts. I hate Black and never
would have sent you there if you had felt uncomfortable. If you still feel that
way Friday, then you don’t have to go back.

However, I think he has problems from Azkaban, so
don’t be too biased even if he is a smelly canine. I don’t think this letter is
too judgemental.

I will be coming to get you around 11:30. In accordance to your other
postscript, his father’s name was James, why?

Severus~

Draco snorted. Too judgemental?
Now, that was funny. Then, he realized that Sirius had called Harry, James. He
knew better now, than to leave the two alone together. Who knows what Sirius
might do?

***

The next few days went by quickly. They had gone to
the park for a picnic. Draco was reading again, when a mud fight between the
two had broken out. Needless to say, Draco had joined in. It was rather tiring,
so they packed up and left.

They went out to eat that night, and Draco noticed
the same glint in Harry’s godfather’s eyes when Harry sat beside the Slytherin.

The rest of the time, they sat around the house and
talked or went to Diagon Alley shopping. Ss has had paid for a whole new
wardrobe for Harry. Draco was thankful, because the rags his friend had made
him look like he was ten.

Now, they were sitting on the front porch, waiting
for Severus. When the potion’s master had arrived, the two older men were
glaring, while the two younger men were looking awkward.

“You’d better stay out of trouble,” Harry smirked
at Draco. “You can’t pull any pranks without me.” He smiled and gave the blonde
a hug.

Draco didn’t blush but hugged him back. Harry was a
very emotional. He always had been since the last battle. He watched his
godfather study Sirius. It was clear by the confusion he had on his face, that
he wasn’t sure about leaving his student with Black. Even if
it was for only a weekend.

“You too,” Draco and Severus put the small bag in
the carriage and they left, but not before the professor commented.

“If you need anything, we’ll be at the school. Anything at all.” Severus looked directly at the emerald
eyed man.

Sirius stood behind him and put his hands on Harry’s
shoulders and answered. “We have everything we need right here, thanks.” He
gently led Harry inside, as the carriage pulled away.

End of Chapter 3

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