Draco's Companion

A/N- Alrrrighty, we've got another one coming up tonight. wooo. I've just got a couple things to say and then we can get on with it.

Lovemeplease: Yes, if I was going to write about every year this story would be like waaaay long. So I decided against it.

WeasleyWench: haha Yea, ol' Voldie is quick. It only took Lucius like 4 years, it took Voldemort less than an hour.

Shadowama: As for Harry being fine. Yes, he lived in captivity for 3 years, and was never made angry or scared. As soon as he gets in the open it *may* change things...I can't really answer your reveiw fully, because you have hit something that is going to come in the future. I'll give you a hint. What happens when Voldemort gets mad? And I said everytime I write a new chapter I will post one. I'm about 4 chapters ahead of my postings and I would like it to stay that way:P


Okay okay, on with it!!

Chapter Eight: Departing

Once they were safely inside their Manor Lucius turned to them.

"You boys did very good tonight. I wish you would have been quicker with the dark, it was obviously a set up." He said, sounding quite cocky. "You definately made me proud. Made me look very good in front of our Lord." he smirked and walked away.
Narcissa was standing silently by the door.

Harry's face was expressionless, but as soon as Draco smiled Harry followed suit.

"So what do you think of our mission?" Draco asked

"Well, I just don't know what we are supposed to be listening for." Harry replied.

"I guess if anything of importance comes up then we will just have to record it." Draco said.

Narcissa stepped forward, she was walking through the room. Her back was perfectly straight, and her chin perfectly leveled.

"Do you know, mom?" Draco asked her

Narcissa paused, opened her mouth to say something. She thought better of it and shut her mouth quickly, shook her head 'No' and ducked from the room.

Draco's eyebrows clenched together, he turned back to Harry. "Well. I dont know. Weird.." he said more to himself and started away.

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Narcissa had gone to Diagon Alley the next day and picked up everything the boys would need. She didn't take Draco because Draco didn't want to go anywhere without Harry, and Harry couldn't go. So they stayed home. She came back at dusk, loaded down with bags. She called a house elf, who took the bags from her to their room and told their house elf Dobby to fetch the rest of the things and take them up as well.

Draco and Harry were outside when she returned. They were trying to get the best out of their last couple days at home. Harry was finding it hard to believe that in four days he would be on his way away from Malfoy Manor for the first time in more then four years. He was scared.

Harry was just opening his mouth to ask Draco something when their house elf Dobby appeared in front of them. "Mistress Narcissa wants young men inside." he said and was gone, accompanied by a large Crack!

Harry and Draco looked at each other and shrugged. They walked silently back towards the Manor.

They entered their room and noticed all of the bags, two trunks with their names printed on them with gold letters, and two owls. The owls, to their great liking, were identical. One was named Hedwig and the other was named Hermes. Harry took Hedwig, and Draco took Hermes.

The rest of their days at home were filled with anguish. Harry didn't want to leave, and in this way Lucius knew he was right. This boy was afraid of others.

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That was when Lucius decided to talk to the boys. Really talk to them. The evening before their departure he called them into the family room and they sat on chairs that were beside each other, with a table seperating them.

Lucius cleared his throat. Which was something he never did, because he was never uncomfortable enough to do it.

"I need to talk to you boys about your...togetherness." Lucius started slowly.

Harry and Draco were both giving him looks that said they had no idea what he was talking about.

"After our meeting with the Lord something was brought to my attention. He actually pointed it out. You boys spend to much time together. Even your movements are alike. Now I know you havent had much of a choice, but when you go to school tommorow I want you to try and find different friends, new friends."

Draco's face fell. Harry didn't know what to do. Draco was all he had.

"Now don't think I'm banning you from each other, I just want you to try and make new friends two." He said, trying to sound reassuring. "You might not be able to spend so much time together at school. You can't share a bed, and you can't rely solely on each other all the time. You need to be independant. I have to warn you against each other. You show too much interest in each other and other students may make fun of you for it. Just find some girls to befriend. Now I know this might seem a little bit confusing, but I also have to warn you against other people. I'm still encouraging you to find more friends, but don't tell them too much. Only tell them what they need to know."

"But father, How are we supposed to make other friends if we are barely saying anything about ourselves? People will want to know about our past." Draco pointed out.

Harry was just agreeing.

"Just tell them what they need to know. Nothing more. You may leave now." He said, suddenly agitated.

The boys stood and walked out of the room together.

Later that night, while they were laying in Harry's bed Draco looked at him and said "You know that we aren't going to follow those directions right?"

"Which directions?" Harry asked sleepily, feeling very content in Draco's small but strong arms.

"We will be spending all of our time together, I have to sleep in your bed with you. I have been for years, I'm not going to change that. Your Mine! We aren't going to try and find 'girls to befriend'. We have each other and thats good enough! I need you Harry." Draco said.

Harry could detect a bit of jelousy in his voice. Draco pulled Harry tighter in his arms and placed a kiss on his head. "Mine!" Draco insisted, and then they fell into a peaceful sleep.

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Harry and Draco sat alone in a compartment on the Hogwarts express. Narcissa and Lucius did not accompany them to the Platform. Harry was scared. All these people were fawning over him, paying attention to him. Too much attention.

At one point he was lost in a crowd of ten. People were in his face, asking him questions. They wanted to see his scar, and the girls who were only eleven years old were already trying to impress him. He was disgusted, but he was scared. He didn't want to be rude to these people. They were just curious about him. He searched for Draco with frantic eyes. He finally sought him out and Draco came pushing over. He stood protectively in front of Harry.

"Get away from him!" He yelled at the pushy fans. "Leave him alone, and get away. Never speak to him again!!" He said angrily.
He grabbed Harry by the hand and pulled him away, leading into an empty compartment.

To say the least, the crowd was shocked. Why had Draco Malfoy just come and screamed at them all? And taken Harry Potter with him?

Draco sat with Harry right beside him, if you were just walking past and happened to look inside their compartment it would look like their clothes were sewn together.

Draco was stroking Harry's hand affectionately, Harry was calming.

"What happens if we don't get sorted together? What happens if we have to spend all out time apart?" Harry asked timidly
Draco shook his head. "That won't happen." He said seriously. "I won't let it."

"But your dad said...He said we should stay apart as often as we can. And Mr. Snape works here, so he will probably be checking in." Harry pointed out.

"Don't you worry about it. I'll figure something out."

They were rudely interupted by a girl with hideously bushy hair, beside her was a redhead.

"So it's true!" the girl squealed. Her buck teeth obvious when she opened her mouth. "Harry Potter really is here!"

Harry began nodding his head when Draco stood up. He put his hands on his hips and stuck his face towards the bucktooth and the redhead.

"He isn't here for you to gawk at. Go away."

"I know you." The redhead spoke. "Your a Malfoy." Draco, if possible, straightened even more.

"Thats right. I don't need to ask your name." Draco said with a sneer that would have made his father proud. "Your a Weasely." he said. His eyes trailing from the red hair, down to the tatty robes.

Harry just sat behind him. The bucktoothed girl looked back at him, then looked at Draco. She didn't know what was so great about this Draco Malfoy.

"I'm Hermione Granger," she said, "I'm new here." She offered her hand to Draco. He was about to take it when he heard her say that.

"New where?" He asked curiously. There was something in her tone..

Hermione raised her arms and swirled. She looked rather stupid, Draco decided. "Here! To this whole world!" she said excitedly.

Draco almost pushed her away. Instead, he backed into the the
comparment quickly and slammed the door in her face.

She stood on the other side, her face was pure shock. Weasley grabbed her by the arm, gave Draco a scathing look, and pulled Granger away.

"Well, we won't be friends with her." Draco told Harry.

Harry looked at him curiously. He must have missed something.

"She's a mudblood."


A/N-:O hahaha