The Sacrifice

Harry smiled at finding an empty compartment. He really didn’t want to have to sit with who he once thought were his friends, the two hadn’t written him all summer. He knew they hadn’t really even wanted to be his friends in the first place. He should have seen it when the first thing Ron had asked was to see his scar.

Harry looked up when he heard the door open and smiled at his dorm mate Seamus Finnigan. He and Seamus had never really been friends, but he had decided this year to get to know people better.

“Hey Harry, how was your summer?” Seamus asked as he sat next to him on the seat. Harry felt a little uncomfortable as the Irishman was sitting a little too close for comfort, but just figured he was trying to be friendly.

Harry knew the Prophet had published an announcement about his wedding, but didn’t know if Seamus had read it. “It was………eventful.” Harry said as he looked at his classmate.

“That’s right, you got married. How is that going for you?” Harry was shocked when the boy next to him seemed to move even closer. He tried to move over a little, but ran into the wall.

“It’s ok.” He really didn’t like Seamus asking him all these questions.

“Had I known you played for my team I would have asked you out before you tied yourself down to Malfoy.” He said as he began stroking Harry’s thigh and moving up higher making Harry extremely uncomfortable. “Well there is still the possibility of having a side relationship. Of course you will have to keep Malfoy from finding out. I hear part of the Black contract is that if the second spouse is caught cheating they are exiled from the wizarding world.”

Harry paled at the thought of what Seamus was suggesting. He would NEVER cheat on his husband. He was furious at the man for even suggesting it. He had been so caught up with that though he had missed what Seamus had said about the contract. Maybe if he had he would have been saved a lot of pain later.

Anyways, Harry just glared at his classmate, “You see this?” He asked holding up his left hand showing off the ring. “This shows I am bound to one person. I will not now or ever cheat on him.” He said as he stood and stormed from the compartment.

Deciding to see if he could find someone he trusted he set off down the corridor. He walked almost to the back and was surprised when he heard someone talking to him.

“Potter, you really shouldn’t wander around unprotected. The Slytherins would love to catch you vulnerable like this.” He spun and was shocked to see Pansy Parkinson talking to him.

“But you wouldn’t do anything to him seeing as he is almost one of us now.” Draco said as he poked his head out of a compartment.

“Draco, have you gone nuts? This is Potter we are talking about.” Pansy said shocked her best friend would stick up for the other boy.

“You mean Potter-Malfoy now Pansy.” Draco said as he lifted Harry’s left hand to show off the ring. “He and father bonded this summer after father caught mother with someone else.”

“About time he got rid of the bitch.” Pansy said, then turning to Harry she continued, “Guess Draco’s right. You are practically one of us now. None of us would want Lucius after us for hurting you.” She said with a smirk. “Come on you can sit with us.”

She then led Harry into a compartment with the rest of the 7th year Slytherins. “That is my boyfriend Blaise, that is Theo and his girlfriend Millicent, Millie for short, and Vince and Greg. Guys this is Harry Potter-Malfoy. It seems Lucius does know how to keep a secret.”

Harry just looked at them all with a confused look. “How could you not know? It was in the Prophet.”

“Like we read that crap.” Blaise said as Pansy sat next to him. “Now maybe you can answer a question for us. Have you figured out who our Draco is dating?”

Harry just smirked at them. He had slipped Padfoot into Draco’s room and as a dog Padfoot was able to find where Draco hid all the love letters from his significant other. Though the two hadn’t told anyone, why give up perfectly good blackmail material. “Wouldn’t you like to know?” Harry said trying not to smile.

“How did you find out?” Draco asked looking scandalized.

Harry just looked at him. “Never try to hide something from a Marauder, they have ways of finding certain things.”

“You know a Marauder?” Vince asked. “We found one of their journals and the pranks they played were hysterical. Here see for yourself.” He said as he handed Harry an old and tattered leather bound book.

Harry took it and stared in shock and the name written in gold on the front. ‘Prongs’

“Where did you get this?” He asked staring at his dad’s journal.

“Snape had it and we took it when he had left us in his office once.” Greg said extremely proud of himself.

Harry just opened the book and stared at the script instantly noticing it was a lot different from his own. The handwriting was large and messy and his was small and neat.

“So do you know who that is? What about Moony, Padfoot, or Wormtail?” Vince asked.

“Yeah I know who they are.” Harry said as a tear rolled down his cheek. This was the closest he ever came to having anything of his fathers. “Do you mind if I keep this?” He really wanted to read what his father had written.

“Sure, all the Slytherins here have read it. I bet the marauders were slyths. Their pranks seemed very cunning.” Draco said. They had all idolized the marauders and had used many of their ideas to decide what they would throw into the Gryffindor’s, mainly Harry’s, cauldrons during potions.

“Actually they were Gryffindors and you had two at your house a good part of the summer.” Harry said as he wiped the tears from his face.

Draco thought back to who had stayed at his house this summer, “Oh No Way! Well I could see one, but not the other. Which ones are they?” Draco asked marveling in the fact that his idols had stayed with them and he hadn’t known it.

“Padfoot is my godfather and Moony is the other one. Wormtail was Peter Pettegrew.” Harry said as another tear fell.

“Wait your godfather is Sirius Black, what is Moony and Prong’s real names?” Pansy asked remembering hearing that Sirius Black was Harry’s godfather. That must have been why Harry had married Lucius. Sirius must have named Harry his heir and Harry fell into the Black contract. Lucius probably got to choose between them and picked Harry. She could see why too.

“Moony is Padfoot’s lover, Remus Lupin.” Harry said before he was interrupted.

“PROFESSOR LUPIN!” The others yelled in shock.

“Yeah and Prongs was James Potter.” Harry said as another tear fell. There were times when he really wished his parents were still here.

“Merlin Harry, we are so sorry.” Pansy said as she hugged the boy. She didn’t want to think what it would have been like without her parents. Sure her father was in Azkaban, but her mother was home and loved her dearly. To grow up with out her would have been awful.

“S’ok you kind of get used to it after a while. It was a relief to find out the two hadn’t been killed because my dad was driving drunk like my aunt and uncle had told me.” The others just stared in shock. Harry had been lied to about how his parents had died. Surely there were some things they didn’t know about him.

The rest of the train ride was spent getting to know their new friend and crying over what little he told them about his past. Growing up in a cupboard surly explained his height, or lack there of.

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Finally Draco couldn’t hold back anymore, “Harry what did father do that made you hold out on him?” He watched as his friend blushed and the rest of his friends laughed.

“So that was why he was snogging you on the platform. I almost died of a heart attack when I saw Lucius acting, no offence, human.” Millie said while laughing.

“Think back to what he said to your mother yesterday.” Harry told Draco.

“All he told her was that he had found her replacement.” He was shocked when the girls both gasped and was glad to see the guys just as lost as he was.

“You had better not allow him anything until he apologizes.” Pansy said, she would be furious if Blaise ever saw her only as a replacement for something.

“He won’t even let him touch him when they are in private. Father slept on the couch last night.” Draco said looking at Pansy in shock. “What was so bad about what he said?”

“How would you feel if the person you were seeing was only with you as a replacement for someone they had been seeing?” Pansy said as though she was talking to a small child.

“You hold out as long as you need Harry.” Draco said, He hadn’t thought of it that way. He sure wasn’t going to be the one to help his father with this one.

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Lucius looked up as he got off the train and tried to find his husband. He wanted to have a little time with him before they reached the school. Maybe he could find out what he did wrong.

Seeing his son he decided to see if Harry was with him. Walking over he was relieved to see Harry was in fact with him.

“Harry would you please join me in a carriage.” Maybe he could just apologize and Harry would think it was for what he had done. Not being able to touch his husband was driving him crazy.

“Of course.” Harry said as he took the offered hand.

He was shocked when they got into the carriage and he was pulled into his husband’s lap.

“Harry, I am sorry I hurt you.” Lucius said as he held his husband.

“And what is it you are sorry for exactly?” Harry asked looking into his husband’s eyes. Seeing hesitation Harry got off the lap and sat across from the man.

“Wrong answer.” Was all Lucius was told before they reached Hogwarts.