Somewhere

I can't make my mind up whether the recent titles are creatively artistic or just crap... oh well
Well I'm waiting to dry off from my shower so that i can put my corset on ready for college and I was bored so you can have the next chapter
This is the last one that i had pre-written so there could be a bit of a gap between this one and the next one just to forewarn you all
Other than that enjoy and on with the show


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“What the hell is he doing here?” Ron growled when he saw Draco.

“He’s going to be training with us, so play nice,” Harry said from where he stood next to Draco.

“What do you mean training with us?! Harry he’s the enemy!”

He’d told Ron and Hermione to meet him in the training room that night, knowing full well that all hell would break loose when they got there and found Draco. Surprisingly enough, he’d been right.

“Ron, don’t,” he warned, fearful of another display like before.

“What’s the matter? Did you get tired of kneeling at the feet of that slimy bastard?” Ron said, glaring at the blonde, who was turning paler by the minute.

“Ron,” he growled as he saw Draco tense, memories obviously flooding back.

“Why don’t you just crawl back to your ‘master’?” he spat, emphasising the last word.

It was the last straw and Draco fled through the open door that led to Severus’ quarters, locking himself in the bathroom as emotions washed over him and he retched in the toilet.

“RON!” he shouted, his anger finally getting the better of him as a nearby glass in Severus’ rooms exploded.

Suddenly Ron found himself pinned to the spot by raw power, unable to speak or move. At the feel of that uncontrolled magic Severus came running into the room from where he’d been trying to coax Draco out of the bathroom. Grasping hold of Harry’s shoulders he looked into anger filled eyes.

“Harry, listen to me. You have to control yourself. This isn’t helping the situation. You need to calm down,” he said, gently stroking his lover’s cheek with his hand.

“Sev?” he said, as if coming out of a trance.

“Yes Harry, it’s me. Now calm down, this needs to be resolved and Draco needs your help.”

Forcing himself to take a deep breath he felt his magic start to dissipate and Ron found that he could move once again. Turning, Harry completely ignored the redhead and strode into Severus’ quarters, stopping outside the bathroom.

“Draco, let me in,” he said quietly.

When there was no answer he waited a few minutes until he heard the lock turn. Grasping the handle, he opened the door and moved to sit next to the other wizard where he was leant against the bath, knees drawn up to his chest. Quietly, he wrapped an arm around him and pulled him against his body, offering his comfort and support, waiting for Draco to break the silence.

“I’m sorry,” he finally said.

“Why are you sorry? It’s Ron’s fault,” he said, summoning a washcloth with a flick of his wrist.

“I thought they’d accept me like you did,” he whispered, accepting the cloth to dry his face.

“It’s just strange to them is all. Ron’s never dealt well with change and we’ve hated each other for years. I’m more used to it I suppose, I mean look who I fell in love with. I think you could throw pretty much anything at me now and I’d most likely be able to handle it,” he said with a chuckle.

“I suppose. It’s just that everything he said… it brought it all back,” he said quietly, rubbing his wrists.

“I know and I know it’s hard but it does get better, I promise. You’re never going to have to go back to that and you’ll never have to go through what I did. Me and Severus will always be here for you if you need us, ok?”

“I guess you’re right. Should we try this again?” he asked.

“Yeah, might as well. I think I scared Ron shitless anyway. He’s just lucky he didn’t pull his wand on you like he did with Sev or I’d have had him pinned to the floor again,” he said with a smile, getting up and pulling Draco to his feet.

“He didn’t?!” Draco asked with a shocked look on his face.

“Oh yes, he certainly did,” he laughed as they walked back into the training room to confront Ron and Hermione, Severus stood nearby should he need to intervene.

“Harry,” he said.

“It’s alright Sev. Now are we going to do this the easy way or the hard way?” he asked, glaring at Ron.

“What’s he doing here?” the redhead said in a less than civil tone.

“I told you already, Draco is going to be training with us.”

“I think, perhaps, that I should explain,” Draco said quietly.

“Go ahead Ferret,” Ron growled.

“Don’t push me Ron,” Harry said in an icy tone.

“I’ve never wanted to serve that egotistical bastard and I don’t want to kneel to anyone. I was however going to be handed over to him at the end of this year once I’d graduated, gift wrapped and sealed with a bow, as his new ‘pet’. My own father spent the summer beating me into submission so that I would be able to please my new ‘master’ and so that he could gain favour. I couldn’t take it though, so last night, rather than go back to that, I tried to kill myself. Harry found me though and between him and Severus they managed to save me. I’m never going back to that and I’m turning my back on most of my housemates in the last two years, even though I know that as soon as they find out they’ll probably try to kill me and anyone that comes with me. They’ve been brainwashed and unlike the younger years they’re too stuck in their ways to change. There are a few thought that want nothing to do with any of this anymore. I want to help you and I want to be able to live my life free, like I’ve never been able to up to this point,” he said, never once breaking eye contact with them so that they could see the sincerity of his words.

He wanted these people to accept him, wanted to be their friends, but even so, it shocked him when Hermione walked over and hugged him.

“You’re welcome here, Malfoy. Don’t mind Ron, he’s an idiot,” she said with a smile.

“Thank you and you can call me Draco,” he said quietly.

“Then call me Hermione.”

“Why do you keep picking up stray snakes Harry?” Ron sighed.

“I guess it’s just in my nature,” he laughed.

“Yeah, I guess it is. Welcome to the family Malfoy,” he said, offering his hand.

“You can call me Draco as well you know,” he said with a smile as he shook the offered hand.

“You can call me Ron then. Just for the record though Ferret, I still think you’re a twit,” he grinned.

“That’s alright Weasel, I’m like mould, I’ll grow on you slowly,” he smiled, making Ron laugh.

“Ok enough of the petty banter, who wants to beat me up,” Harry asked innocently, a blindfold in one hand and a staff in the other.

“Pick me, pick me!” shouted Ron childishly, jumping up and down with his hand in the air.

“Ermmm… what’s going on?” Draco asked Hermione.

“You’ll soon see,” she sighed, sitting in the corner of the room on some cushions, Draco joining her.

“Ah, my arch nemesis, we meet again,” Harry said in a bad accent as he threw a staff at Ron.

“You will not escape me this time Immortal Moth. You have insulted my family… and my dog,” Ron said, imitating a badly dubbed martial arts film, his lips still moving even after he was finished speaking.

“The Grasshopper should learn that the Immortal Moth is not called so for no reason,” he said, laughing loudly as he tied the blindfold in place, getting himself into the guard position.

Clearing his mind he focused on the sounds around him, listening hard in the now eerily quiet room. He could hear four people breathing, could tell where each person was and who it was just by the way that they breathed. It had surprised him the first time that he realised that he could distinguish and track Ron in the room just from his breathing, but now it was invaluable. A slight noise caught his attention and he moved his head in that direction. Feeling a tingle at his back he spun round, whipping his staff out to where he knew Severus’ throat would be.

“Back boy. This is between Ron and me. You can beat me later,” he smiled as he heard the low growl he got in reply.

The noise caught his attention again and this time it was followed by footsteps as Ron rushed him, Harry stepping aside as he felt the air shift, bringing his staff up to parry the blow, feeling wood hit wood as the sound resonated around the room. In one swift move, he brought his staff down and around, knocking Ron from his feet with a thud.

“Ow,” came a mumble.

Pushing up the blindfold he saw Ron sat on the floor rubbing his backside.

“I am victorious, undefeated!” he cried, waving his staff in the air.

“Now it’s my turn,” came a low growl from behind him, Harry turning to see Severus with a staff in hand.

“Bugger.”

“Bugger indeed.”

“Wait, hang on a second, I’ve just had a brilliant idea,” he grinned. Running over to one of the racks he plucked up another blindfold, going over to Severus and tying it over the man’s eyes, trailing his fingers down the side of the pale neck, making the other man shiver.

“Harry, what are you doing?”

“Now we can both play in the dark my lover,” he purred, pulling his own blindfold back into place.

“Do they do this every time?” Draco whispered as the two men attacked each other.

“It’s ok you don’t need to whisper when it’s those two fighting. Ron and Harry act like that a lot of the time, but this is the first time I’ve seen Harry and Severus fight like this,” Hermione said.

“Thank you,” he said, looking at her.

“What for?” she asked with a puzzled expression.

“Giving me a chance. I know I’ve said and done some horrible things over the last six years and I truly regret it. I don’t think I could ever truly make up for it and all I can really do is say that I’m sorry.”

“Everyone deserves a second chance Draco,” she smiled.

A loud ‘thwack’ drew their attention to the other side of the room where Severus had knocked Harry’s staff from his hands, catching him in the stomach and driving the wide from his lungs.

“Oof,” he said as he fell to his knees.

Tugging off his blindfold, Severus was at Harry’s side in a heartbeat, checking him over and pulling the material away from his eyes.

“Are you ok?” he asked.

“No,” Harry squeaked, shaking his head in pain.

“What happened?”

“I tripped and… fell onto the staff. I think…. I might have… broke a rib,” he forced out from between gritted teeth.

“Come on, we’ll take you to the hospital wing, I’m all out of bone healer,” he said, wrapping his arm around Harry’s waist.

As he stood up slowly, Harry gritted his teeth and inhaled sharply, immediately regretting it as pain lanced through his side. How the hell had he ended up like this?!

“Merlin’s balls!” he gasped.

“Draco, in the bathroom above the sink you will find a pain relief potion. Would you fetch it please?”

“Yeah, hang on,” the blonde said, scrambling to his feet to fetch the potion. Running into the bathroom he opened the cabinet above the sink and rummaged around inside, reading over the spidery writing on the labels, until finally he found the right bottle and snatching it up he take it back to Severus in the training room.

“Here,” he said, handing it to his godfather who uncorked it with his teeth.

“Thank you Draco. Drink this Harry and then we’ll go through the floo,” he said, putting the bottle to the smaller man’s lips who drank it down.

“Gack! God that’s awful. I blame you for this you know.”

“Why?” he asked with a raised brow, moving slowly towards his quarters.

“I don’t know, I just do,” he pouted as the pain slowly ebbed away to an ache.

“Ok then, at least we have that sorted.”

“Are you guys gonna meet me there?” he shouted over his shoulder at the others.

“Yeah, we’ll see you in a minute,” Ron said.

“I’ll come with you. I shouldn’t let anyone see us together just yet,” Draco said, following behind Harry and Severus.

“Ok, we’ll see you soon then,” Hermione shouted.


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R&R my lovelies!!

severus: stop whoring yourself you shouted at Ewan McGregor last night for doing that
isis: yeah but i'm not selling myself, i'm asking nicely so XP to you
severus: how very childish
isis: but you still love me
severus: that matter is still debatable
isis: no hot and sexy harry sex for you then
severus: b.. but.. but..!
isis: nu-uh don't work like that boy-o XD does ya love me?
severus: *sigh* yes oh great and wonderful author i love you
harry: *whisper* push over
severus: *whisper* do you ever wanna get laid again?
harry: ......
isis: well.... do you?
harry: I LOVE YOU!! XD
isis: hehehe round my little finger XD

Anyway reviews

ladyroo88 -- FRUIT!! *falls on it like a top heavy giraffe* nomnomnomnomnom omg i want fruit so much right now! i know poor sev! *huggles him* tis ok no more sev torture for a long time now

mis -- nope no hints XD ehehehe lol it's a nice person though really under appreciatted in the real thing

Dragonsnurse -- *blink blink* O_o *blink blink* gah! *faints* ........... *some time later* .......... ok i'm back! omg the thought of sev singing me to sleep! gah! if velvet had a voice it would be Alan Rickman!! oh my *fans herself* and a cello! actually he has sent me off to sleep before because i've fallen asleep to the bell before... yeah that was good nights sleep lol XD yeah I thought it would be a bit stereotypical to make harry have the nightmare so I decided that I'd have a bit of sev torture [sorry sweetie] but it works as it shows his vunerable side without being unrealistic... i think

kunitsu -- theres still time for the sweet stuff in front of draco yet XD

ZN18 -- wow! glad you liked it that much to take the time to read it though!

vyator -- ehehehe that was what i was aiming for XD lol you have to help me with my problem next week! yeah joe had a great time bless him... i should really put him back on my shelf

Werewolf Mistress -- mwahahahahahahahahaha! not telling you'll have to wait and see who suffers at the hands of my killing spree! ehehehe XD

Slowly Dissappearing -- wanna bet?

DTDY -- wasn't it just? it was another spur of the minit ad-lib thing but it really works :D

DefiantThrallXxX -- weelllllll.....

shi -- yeah I'm glad i went with it being sev's dream now and not harry's :) cried? oh noes!! :( don't worry draco gets some fluffies later

ok well i'm now strapped into my corset and sitting like this now is rather uncomfortable but luckily i'm done
so enjoy my luvers