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The Purr-Fect Solution
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Title: The Purr-Fect Solution
Author: Harrysexmagick
Rating:* R to be safe
Word Count: 4212
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction set in the Harry Potter universe – all recognizable characters and settings are the property of J. K. Rowling and her associates. No copyright infringement is intended. No profit is made from this work. Please observe your local laws with regards to the age-limit and content of this work
Warnings No real sex but implied, One paragraph of implied strong Pedophillia (Not by Harry, Draco or Snape) ,explicit injury to a person by a cat.
Challenge hd_500 (Recipient, keywords, and dialogue): written for lomonaaeren
Keywords: cat, solution, cauldron
Dialogue: "This takes forever."
Challenge Slythindor100 Challenge #85 to use 10 of the 15 words allure x, matinee, jade x, mountain, bottle x, wax x, hot x, drenched x, mouth x, parsimony, word x, butterscotch x, marshmallow x, dictionary x table x (I used 12)
Challenge hp_creatures. green, yellow, wand & book which all came at the last minute.
Summary: Draco’s daughter just wants someone else, along with Dobby to play with; Harry Potter who has been missing from the Wizading World just wants to return, but needs to feel things out first; Draco and Snape just want to finish a Potion; and the New Dark Lord, Mistress Umbridge just wants the Blood Traitors brat.
Beta Acknowledgement: my LJ Sister mon_ami_runa & newly adopted LJ Sister auroraprimavera for their love patience and ideas
Author’s Note: lomonaaeren I hope you like this. As soon as I saw keyword cat , a plotbunny was born. I had to tweak the line of dialog just a bit to make it sound right. Thanks to enchanted_jae for getting me started writing Annalise. Mutatio Bestia Latin for change beast
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Blonde curls bounced as the little girl skipped towards the door.
Draco held the jade bottle up to catch the rays of sunlight that came in thru the window. The liquid in it sparkled green and yellow.
“Careful,” Snape said, “watch your pressure on the bulb; steady your hand, now add half a drop.”
“Daddy, will you…”
There was an explosion and the room came alive in a display of colours. Draco and his Godfather were covered in glittery goo.
The little girl clapped her hands. “Ooooh! Pretty colours! Uncle Severus and Daddy look all sparkly.” The tiny voice giggled. “I was going to ask you if you wanted to play with me, but I guess not.”
“Annalise, what have I told you…”
The little girl’s bottom lip started to tremble.
Snape went to his God Niece and got down on his knees in front of her. “Daddy’s just upset that his robe doesn’t match the pretty glittery goo.”
“Severus.” Draco said firmly. He looked down at his daughter. “I just don’t want you to get hurt. Uncle and I make some nasty things in here sometimes, and the cauldron is always hot .
Annalise nodded.
Blond curls bounced as the little girl skipped out of the room.
“I feel sorry for her, she really has no one to play with except Dobby, and I’m working all the time, Draco said sighing heavily.
“You’re the best healer at St. Mungos’ for a reason. The new Healing Potions you have come up with…..
“I know Severus, I just wish I were a better father.”
“You are a better father than Lucius was in my book, at least and that puts you infinitely ahead of the game,” Snape said. “Now let’s peel this off you before it settles too much.”
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It had been six years since Harry Potter had defeated Voldemort. Six years since Harry Potter had disappeared from the Wizarding World. Six years of post war nightmares, six years of being wand shocked, of loveless shagging of Muggle blokes and a few wizards, of loneliness, of not using magic, of trying to forget. Problem was he couldn’t forget. He was Harry Potter Savior of the Wizarding World.
‘Maybe it’s time I returned’ Harry thought as he sat at the tiny one-seater table in the bedsit, ‘but not like this. I need to feel things out first. Then he’d decide whether to stay or not.
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Snape patted his Godson on the back. “I knew you could do it Draco. Now the potion just needs to settle itself in darkness and total quiet…
“It has been quiet these past few days hasn’t it?” Draco mentioned with a hint of apprehensiveness in his voice.
“Dobby must be entertaining Annalise….”
“No, because at least once a day, Dobby comes to me and tells me Missus Lise do not play fair, no something’s not….
Draco last words were drowned out by a loud crack as he Apparated out of the lab. The potion shook and settled into a gob of wax. Snape sighed and Apparated after his Godson
“Not Butterscotch, Harry, Master Harry Potter” Draco heard Dobby say, and at the mention of Harry’s name the blond froze outside his daughter’s bedroom.
Harry Potter, Draco hadn’t heard that name for well Harry had been missing for six years.
His thoughts were interrupted by a crack announced Snape’s presence Draco put his finger to his lips.
“See Butterscotchlikes marshmallows,” Annalise giggled.
“Butterscotch not likes; Harry Potter likes!” Dobby said with arms crossed.
“If you’re not going to play with me and Butterscotch…”
Dobby jumped on the bed and grabbed the cat and Apparated out just as Draco and Snape opened the door.
Annalise ran past them “Butterscotch! Dobby!” she cried blonde curls flying everywhere.
Draco turned and ran after his daughter, “Well so much for quiet,” he yelled back at his Godfather.
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Draco finally caught up with Dobby and his daughter in the garden.
Annalise ran into his arms crying “D-Dobby’s afraid you going to hurt B-B-Butterscotch”
“Not Butterscotch, Harry Potter! Draco will hurt Harry Potter!”
“D-Dobby’s going to l-leave with him Daddy, please don’t hurt him he’s m-m-mine, Butterscotch is mine he pl-pl-plays with me he…”
”I’m not going to hurting anyone, but will someone please tell what’s going on.”
Annalise went to stand protectively in front of Dobby still crying and sniffling.
“I promise…”
The cat stiffened in Dobby’s arms when it heard the Slytherin promise, but if things suddenly turned bad he could always make a run for it. Although there was still Annalise and after all, he did want to see how this turned out.
… I won’t hurt anyone sweetie.”
Harry found himself relaxing in Dobby’s grip. There was tenderness in Malfoy, a tone he had never heard in Draco’s voice voice before, and he wriggled free of Dobby’s grasp and jumped down on the soft earth.
Dobby whispered “Harry Potter, No!” but when he tried to pick up the cat, the brown bedraggled animal hissed and made a very calculated swipe with claws sheathed. Passing Annalise, he rubbed against her leg and then padded over to Draco. Draco bent down and held out his hand. Harry bumped his hand and put his scruffy head under it. ‘Mmmm, Harry thought ‘Draco sure knew how to scratch ears, I wonder what else…’ Harry purred, his green eyes sparkled, and he blinked at Dobby as he peeked out from behind Annalise, then the House-Elf’s ears perked up and he smiled.
Snape watched the whole thing while leaning against the French doors that led into the garden arms folded. “So, the savior has decided to return,” he said to himself as he pushed away from door jam and walked out into the garden.
“Okay first thing first where did he come from and…
“Uncle Severus, Daddy’s going to let me keep Butterscotch!”
“I didn’t say that. What I said was I want to…”
Annalise’s bottom lip started to tremble and Dobby’s ears drooped.
“Really,” Snape said as he raised an eyebrow and looked at Dobby who crossed his arms and said “Mmmh.”
“Where did he come from,” Draco asked. Harry who was now back in Annalise arms was washing marshmallow from his whiskers.
“The other night when it was raining and and you told me not to bother you I didn’t, remember I didn’t bother you or Uncle Severus, Daddy Dobby and I were playing, because you said not to bother you, and I didn’t I was good, and I didn’t bother you We were playing a Wizarding word game and I heard him crying at the window He was drenched and scared and lonely and hungry and I didn’t want to bother you because you said not to bother you…”
“So that’s where my cream went.” Draco said.
Annalise took a breath “….and I didn’t think you would let me keep him, I would have asked you but you said not to bother you and I didn’t I didn’t bother you, Daddy You are going to let me keep him I didn’t bother you so can i keep him, please please? I will be really good and take good care of him and can I keep him, please Daddy pleaseee . . .
“Yes Draco, I think this disheveled little beast would make a fine playmate for Annalise. She can brush him everyday and try to do something with that fur, it’s a bloody mess. You’re a mess… Butterscotch Is it,” Snape asked dryly as he ruffled the top of Harry’s head.
A low growl emitted from Harry’s throat.
“Not so rough, Uncle Severus.”
“Oh I’m sure the little beast can take that and a lot more, can’t you Butterscotch Snape said as onyx eyes met intense green ones. In that moment Harry knew that Snape knew, and it was all he could do to score his ex-Potion Professor but Harry did hiss and with claws sheathed struck Snapes hand. Those green eyes said ‘Mess with me and I’ll climb your robe with you in it like a pair of cheap curtains’
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“You can keep Butterscotch….”
Annalise ran to Draco crushing Harry between them. Harry found he didn’t mind so much as Draco was warm and smelled of vanilla and just enough smoke to keep the vanilla from being feminine. Harry purred loudly the sound reverberated between them.
“I think he likes you Daddy,” Annalise giggled.
“Yes Draco, the little beast seems to like you. It probably won’t be long before he’s sleeping in your bed,” Snape said sardonically.
How Harry wanted to use Snape’s leg as a scratching post right about now.
“As I was saying, you can keep Butterscotch, but he’s your responsibility. Dobby can help, but you have to keep his sandbox clean, feed and give him water, you’re almost seven now. Also, when your Uncle and I are working in the lab, unless it’s an emergency, and we talked about what constitutes an emergency…
“What if something’s wrong with Butterscotch?”
Draco sighed, “Yes dear, if something’s wrong with Butterscotch that too counts as an emergency, but other that what we discussed, you don’t disturb Daddy and Uncle Severus, all right?”
Harry had fallen asleep and was purring loudly lulled by the sound of Draco’s heart when he was suddenly woken up by Annalise jumping up and down and screaming, “Thank you Daddy. He was wrenched away from Draco’s warmth and carried away.
“Well I think you found a solution to Annalise’s coming down to the lab. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to see Butterscotch.” Severus said, then quietly added, “Though we might have another problem.”
“Severus, is there something you’re not telling me”
“Well if you must know,” Snape paused considering the possible implications of his words “I’ve never really liked cats”
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Over next few weeks Harry avoided Snape whenever he could, he played with Annalise and Dobby, and when Annalise took her nap, he would spend time alone with Dobby in the garden and Dobby would tell what he had missed. Ron and Hermione’s wedding. How Draco had hexed, and then divorced Pansy when she had become abusive to Annalise.
As Dobby told him more about Teddy whom he had abandoned, Harry’s little cat body vibrated with purrs of frustration and anger. His eyes blinked as tears collected on his whiskers only to drip onto Dobby’s hand.
At night he would stay with Annalise again until she fell asleep, then he would slink into Draco’s bed and curl up on his chest for a while. He stayed there until the Midnight Crazies hit and he would race around the Manor. Up and down the staircase, from room to room out in the garden dancing and playing trying to catch moonbeams. He would keep this up until he was exhausted, then he’d pad quietly up the stairs and check on Annalise. Sometimes he’s stay with her and sometimes he’d go to sleep in Draco’s bed. Both had become accustomed to Harry and enjoyed waking up with the soft brown fur-ball on their pillow or next to them.
Harry found cat hiding places in the lab so he could hear what Snape and Draco talked about, but Snape still seemed a bit reserved. Then one day when Draco left the lab to get something, Snape called out “I know you’re here somewhere Potter. I just can’t see you.”
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“Why can’t we take Butterscotch,” Annalise sniffed
“We’ll bring him some Butterscotch Ice Cream, Draco said.
“With marshmallows?” Annalise squealed.
“Yes with marshmallows,” Draco sighed.
Annalise clapped her hands then kissed Harry on the nose. “Daddy and I are going to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, and I’m going to bring you home some Butterscotch Ice cream with marshmallows.
Harry blinked his green eyes and yawned then he touched the little girl’s face with a soft paw.
“See Daddy I told you Butterscotch understands.”
Snape looked up from the large book he war reading, The Complete Potion Dictionary and groaned, “That infernal beast understands anything to do with food”
“Play with Butterscotch, Uncle Snape,” Annalise said as she ran to take Draco’s hand
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After Draco and Annalise had left for Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, Harry found a nice pile of Parchments that Draco had been previously working on and lay down. He was having cat dreams of fish, heavy cream, and warm spaces that smelled of smoky vanilla when he was suddenly wretched awake. Someone had grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and that some-one was Snape.
Harry yowled, hissed, and spit. His legs were flaying in all directions. Somehow, he managed to rake Snape’s hand, who instantly dropped him on the carpet. Harry made a dash for the doorway but found the door closed.
“You infernal beast!” Snape yelled, holding his bleeding hand “you’ll pay for that!” Snape pulled his wand out of his pocket and performed a healing charm and cleansing charm. Although the blood was gone and the wound healed, the burn and sting on the scratch lingered.
Harry stood there ears plastered against his skull, hissing tail flicking from side to side, his little body arched and ready to spring. Snape pointed his wand and Harry sprang out of the way repeatedly. Then it occurred to Harry that Snape was trying to tire him out so he dove under the couch, making sure that Snape saw him.
Snape got on his hands and knees and looked under the sofa. Harry was actually growing accustomed to seeing Snape on his hands and knees, then an image assaulted his little cat brain and he shook his head.
Harry had dove out the back of the sofa and was on the back, ready to spring on Snape’s back, when he hit with a bright light
“Mutatio Bestia”
The cat yowled in more frustration than pain.
“It’s a spell that comes in handy when confronting an un registered Animagus. You should have done your homework, Potter but, as usual…”
“Mrrrr…fuck you!”
Harry lay there naked until Snape threw him a coverlet that had been on the leather sofa for Butterscotch.
“Now you’re going to tell me what your’re doing here Butterscotch,? Snape asked enunciating the name Butterscotch. Or, I’ll be willing to bet that you’re an unregistered Animagus.”
“I don’t know.”
That was the truth in part. He didn’t know why he had chosen Malfoy Manor and not The Burrow.
“Fine have it your way Potter, but I will not see my God-niece hurt. There is another spell they will cause you to remain in your Animagus form until you die. All thoughts and memories of Harry Potter will be gone. You will have no memory of your friends or family. After all, isn’t that why you disappeared, to forget?”
Snape raised his wand, but before he could cast the Spell, was thrust back against the bookcase and landed very unceremoniously on his arse.
Dobby stood in front of Harry arms crossed. “You will not harm Harry Potter!”
There was a loud crack and Annalise’s giggle could be heard.
“Thank you Dobby,” Harry said hugging him. Then he turned to Snape. “We’ll talk later unless you want your Godniece to find a naked man in the library,” Harry then inhaled deeply. He felt his bones and muscles getting smaller. The brown fur seemed pour over his body like soft liquid. Then Butterscotch went over to Snape and jumped into his lap.
Annalise ran to the library and throwing open the door squealed, “Daddy, Uncle Severus is playing with Dobby and Butterscotch.”
Draco looked at his Godfather and raised a suspicious eyebrow.
“Dobby play with Catty Kit and Professor who make Potions,” the House-Elf said cheerfully
“Uncle Severus, do you want to feed Butterscotch his ice cream,” Annalise asked.
Snape raised an eyebrow “No really, that is quite all right. You go ahead.”
As Annalise took Butterscotch from her Uncle, Harry licked Snape’s nose. He then wriggled free from the little witch’s grip, and landed on the floor where he preceded to lick his privates.
Snape grabbed his wand, and preformed several Scourgify spells as Harry stood up shaking his back leg and twitching his tail. He then followed Annalise out of the library.
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The next few weeks that passed were uneventful and Draco found himself missing Butterscotch when he wasn’t around. Harry avoided Snape whenever he could but would glare at Snape through half closed eyes from the safety of Draco or Annalise’s laps.
“I just don’t bloody understand! What is the allure with that Merlin Forsaken beast,” Snape would say.
Draco knew what the allure was for Annalise, but as for himself, he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. However it wouldn’t be long before Draco found out exactly what that allure was.
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The rogue Death Eater knew that this could very possibly be a suicide mission, but if he was successful in taking the Malfoy’s pup then his Mistress would reward him. Perhaps by letting him have her while the Blood-Traitor Malfoy watched. Mistress Umbridge had followers, but not quite yet, of the magnitude that Voldemort had once had. Not yet he thought, not yet. The lights were off in the Manor and the grounds as well. He closed his eyes, held up his hands, and inhaled holding his breath. He could ‘feel’ the wards, strong and uncompromising. Exhaling he turned his hand over and closed it into a fist. The magick slammed into him, knocking him backwards.
Harry’s ears twitched, his tail swishing from side to side as sat on Draco’s chest. His cat brain screamed ‘wards failed, intruder.’
A black hooded figure slowly, almost painfully, stood and walked towards the door and using his wand whispered “Alohomora”
A low growl emanated from Harry’s chest his ears lay plastered against his skull as he crouched puffed tail swishing even more. His cat brain screamed again ‘Wake Draco. ‘Wake Snape.’
Harry kneed unsheathed claws on Draco’s chest. He licked his face with his sandpaper tongue. Nothing he tried worked.
‘Fuck,’ Harry thought as he felt himself growing. Harry shook Draco “Malfoy! Wake up, Malfoy!”
“Po-Potter what the…”
“ Shhh the wards have failed, there’s…”
“Of course the Wards failed, you’re here,!” Draco yelled reaching for his wand.
Harry sniffed the air, some of Butterscotch’s talents still present. “It’s not me, besides I’ve been here. It’s a Death Eater.”
Naked, Draco jumped out of bed and for a moment their eyes locked. What do you mean you’ve been here.
“We haven’t got time for this, Malfoy.
“I have to get Annalise,” Draco said grabbing his robe.
“I’ll get Snape, then we’ll take care of the Death Eater. You see to your daughter, and Draco be careful.”
Draco threw Harry another robe “You too, and rest assured Harry, we will talk later.”
Harry waited until Draco was out of the room, then he let the liquid softness wash over him as he made his way to the second floor and Snape’s bedroom.
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The black robed figure reached the pink door and tried the knob. The door opened and he slipped inside.
Harry was half way up the second floor staircase when he stopped and opened his mouth. His lips curled back and he snarled as the intruders’ rancid scent washed through him. Spinning around he flew down the steps.
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Dobby was asleep in the other bed. He knew that house elf was of no threat to him asleep as he as he walked over to the pink bed. A black leather gloved hand reached out and brushed blond curls out of the way, small lips smiled. He wanted to kiss those lips. To hell with what his Mistress wanted, he may not even get to have her. Well he would have her now. He bent down to kiss those innocent sweet lips.
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Fear ice-cold gripped Draco’s heart as he saw his daughter’s bedroom door open. It took every degree of control not to rush in. Every sense in his very being screamed now but Draco made his way with wand at the ready agonizingly slow towards his daughters room. That was when a brown blur shot past him and into the room.and in the next second he heard a blood-curdling yowl. It sounded like it came from something that belonged in the Forbidden Forest. Draco heard a man’s voice screaming and ran to his daughter’s room.
Butterscotch was attached to the black hooded man’s face, clawing and spitting, blood mixed with a more solid matter was spraying the mans robe, Harry and Annalise’s pink coverlet.
Annalise jumped up, ran to Draco screaming “Daddy! The bad man’s hurting Butterscotch!”
Despite what was happening, Draco could not but help to smile at his daughter’s comment. Butterscotch wasn’t the one literally getting his face clawed off.
Bloody hands grabbed brown fur and wretched Butterscotch away throwing him against the wall. The man now reached one-eyed for his wand and Draco saw the Dark Mark on his arm under the shredded robe
“Avada Kedavra” Draco yelled out, uncompromisingly.
Annalise ran to the motionless mass of brown fur. “Sweetie go and wake your Uncle.”
“Butterscotch I’ll be fine, go,” Draco said, trying to keep the fear out of his voice.
Dobby had since woken up and was with Draco.
“Dobby stay with Butterscotch, I have to find… just stay with Butterscotch.”
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“You cannot leave Harry Potter. Dobby has to watch Butterscotch,” the house elf said nervously.
Harry hugged Dobby. “I have to Dobby, especially now, I…”
“Potter, there you are! What are you doing there covered in blood?” Draco asked annoyed.
Dobby straightened up “Dobby told Master Malfoy, Harry Potter is Butterscotch.”
Draco reached for Harry’s hand and forcing it open to find an eye in his palm.
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“Uncle Severus, hurry! Butterscotch is hurt!”
Harry and Draco looked at each other. “We’ll talk later Potter,” Draco said.” Make no mistake about that. Now do it!”
Harry felt more pain in his Animagus form, but seeing Annalise’s eyes light up made up for it.
“Butterscotch! You’re all right! She scooped Harry up. Harry hissed slightly but refused to scratch her despite the pain.
“Dear, why don’t you let your Uncle take care of Butte…”
”I taught Potions, not Care of Magickal Creatures,” Snape commented dryly.
“Please look at Har - er - Butterscotch,” Draco said looking directly into his Godfather’s eyes.
Dobby looked from one wizard to the other. “Dobby go too.”
In that moment Snape realized that his Godson knew that the mangy brown ball of fur was Harry Potter, and he said “honey, why don’t you let me take a look at Butterscotch and….
Harry swiped at Snape hand and hissed.
“Cursed beast!”
“You’re not even scratched,” Draco said, “he could have done a lot worse believe me,” Draco mused as he reached for Butterscotch. A low growl, which quickly turned into a purr, rumbled through the brown cat’s body. “Severus stay with Annalise’s I’ll take care of him.”
“I wanna come too! Pleaaase Daddy, pl-pleaaase. I wa-wanna to go w-w-with Butterscotch.”
Still holding Harry, Draco bent down and looked at his daughter. He lifted his daughter’s chin and looked into blue, stormy gray eyes. The rain had begun to fall from them.
“Pr-Promise that Butterscotch will b-be okay?”
“I promise promise, that Butterscotch will be okay”
Harry looked up at Draco and for the very first time, since he had ever met the blond Slytherin, he believed him and licked his nose.
Draco glared down at Harry and tried to sneer, but was unsuccessful as a genuine smile spread across his lips. Harry wanted to change at that moment and kiss those lips, but instead he put a soft paw up to Annalise’s face, and licked her tears away.
Dobby also knew then that he could trust Malfoy. “Dobby stay with Missus Lise.”
“I’ll come with you,” Snape said
“That won’t be necessary Severus, stay here with my Annalise and Dobby. I know what potions I’ll need.” Draco and his Godfather suddenly had an understanding as Draco got to his feet. Holding Harry tight, Draco walked out of the room.
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Some time later curls bounced as the little girl ran towards the door.
“This potion has an extremely pungent odor, if it were to come in contact with the skin before it settles you have to be very….”
“Daddy! Harry, Dobby and me…”
“Snape was standing just a bit too close when Draco jumped slightly.
“Ewwww Uncle Severus smelly.”
Draco tried not to laugh but was unsuccessful. “W-What is it honey?” Draco asked laughing, which only enraged his Godfather more.
“Harry, Dobby and me were playing hide and seek, a Muggle game, and I found Dobby. But just when I thought I found Harry, he turned into Butterscotch and is hiding somewhere. I can’t find him.”
Draco took his daughter’s hand and led her out of the room. “Let Daddy try and find Harry. I’ll call him. Harry always comes for your Daddy, sweetheart.”
Snape groaned, “I’ll finish up here and try and get the smell out but I have a feeling that this will take forever.”
Title: The Purr-Fect Solution
Author: Harrysexmagick
Rating:* R to be safe
Word Count: 4212
Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction set in the Harry Potter universe – all recognizable characters and settings are the property of J. K. Rowling and her associates. No copyright infringement is intended. No profit is made from this work. Please observe your local laws with regards to the age-limit and content of this work
Warnings No real sex but implied, One paragraph of implied strong Pedophillia (Not by Harry, Draco or Snape) ,explicit injury to a person by a cat.
Challenge hd_500 (Recipient, keywords, and dialogue): written for lomonaaeren
Keywords: cat, solution, cauldron
Dialogue: "This takes forever."
Challenge Slythindor100 Challenge #85 to use 10 of the 15 words allure x, matinee, jade x, mountain, bottle x, wax x, hot x, drenched x, mouth x, parsimony, word x, butterscotch x, marshmallow x, dictionary x table x (I used 12)
Challenge hp_creatures. green, yellow, wand & book which all came at the last minute.
Summary: Draco’s daughter just wants someone else, along with Dobby to play with; Harry Potter who has been missing from the Wizading World just wants to return, but needs to feel things out first; Draco and Snape just want to finish a Potion; and the New Dark Lord, Mistress Umbridge just wants the Blood Traitors brat.
Beta Acknowledgement: my LJ Sister mon_ami_runa & newly adopted LJ Sister auroraprimavera for their love patience and ideas
Author’s Note: lomonaaeren I hope you like this. As soon as I saw keyword cat , a plotbunny was born. I had to tweak the line of dialog just a bit to make it sound right. Thanks to enchanted_jae for getting me started writing Annalise. Mutatio Bestia Latin for change beast
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Blonde curls bounced as the little girl skipped towards the door.
Draco held the jade bottle up to catch the rays of sunlight that came in thru the window. The liquid in it sparkled green and yellow.
“Careful,” Snape said, “watch your pressure on the bulb; steady your hand, now add half a drop.”
“Daddy, will you…”
There was an explosion and the room came alive in a display of colours. Draco and his Godfather were covered in glittery goo.
The little girl clapped her hands. “Ooooh! Pretty colours! Uncle Severus and Daddy look all sparkly.” The tiny voice giggled. “I was going to ask you if you wanted to play with me, but I guess not.”
“Annalise, what have I told you…”
The little girl’s bottom lip started to tremble.
Snape went to his God Niece and got down on his knees in front of her. “Daddy’s just upset that his robe doesn’t match the pretty glittery goo.”
“Severus.” Draco said firmly. He looked down at his daughter. “I just don’t want you to get hurt. Uncle and I make some nasty things in here sometimes, and the cauldron is always hot .
Annalise nodded.
Blond curls bounced as the little girl skipped out of the room.
“I feel sorry for her, she really has no one to play with except Dobby, and I’m working all the time, Draco said sighing heavily.
“You’re the best healer at St. Mungos’ for a reason. The new Healing Potions you have come up with…..
“I know Severus, I just wish I were a better father.”
“You are a better father than Lucius was in my book, at least and that puts you infinitely ahead of the game,” Snape said. “Now let’s peel this off you before it settles too much.”
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It had been six years since Harry Potter had defeated Voldemort. Six years since Harry Potter had disappeared from the Wizarding World. Six years of post war nightmares, six years of being wand shocked, of loveless shagging of Muggle blokes and a few wizards, of loneliness, of not using magic, of trying to forget. Problem was he couldn’t forget. He was Harry Potter Savior of the Wizarding World.
‘Maybe it’s time I returned’ Harry thought as he sat at the tiny one-seater table in the bedsit, ‘but not like this. I need to feel things out first. Then he’d decide whether to stay or not.
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Snape patted his Godson on the back. “I knew you could do it Draco. Now the potion just needs to settle itself in darkness and total quiet…
“It has been quiet these past few days hasn’t it?” Draco mentioned with a hint of apprehensiveness in his voice.
“Dobby must be entertaining Annalise….”
“No, because at least once a day, Dobby comes to me and tells me Missus Lise do not play fair, no something’s not….
Draco last words were drowned out by a loud crack as he Apparated out of the lab. The potion shook and settled into a gob of wax. Snape sighed and Apparated after his Godson
“Not Butterscotch, Harry, Master Harry Potter” Draco heard Dobby say, and at the mention of Harry’s name the blond froze outside his daughter’s bedroom.
Harry Potter, Draco hadn’t heard that name for well Harry had been missing for six years.
His thoughts were interrupted by a crack announced Snape’s presence Draco put his finger to his lips.
“See Butterscotchlikes marshmallows,” Annalise giggled.
“Butterscotch not likes; Harry Potter likes!” Dobby said with arms crossed.
“If you’re not going to play with me and Butterscotch…”
Dobby jumped on the bed and grabbed the cat and Apparated out just as Draco and Snape opened the door.
Annalise ran past them “Butterscotch! Dobby!” she cried blonde curls flying everywhere.
Draco turned and ran after his daughter, “Well so much for quiet,” he yelled back at his Godfather.
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Draco finally caught up with Dobby and his daughter in the garden.
Annalise ran into his arms crying “D-Dobby’s afraid you going to hurt B-B-Butterscotch”
“Not Butterscotch, Harry Potter! Draco will hurt Harry Potter!”
“D-Dobby’s going to l-leave with him Daddy, please don’t hurt him he’s m-m-mine, Butterscotch is mine he pl-pl-plays with me he…”
”I’m not going to hurting anyone, but will someone please tell what’s going on.”
Annalise went to stand protectively in front of Dobby still crying and sniffling.
“I promise…”
The cat stiffened in Dobby’s arms when it heard the Slytherin promise, but if things suddenly turned bad he could always make a run for it. Although there was still Annalise and after all, he did want to see how this turned out.
… I won’t hurt anyone sweetie.”
Harry found himself relaxing in Dobby’s grip. There was tenderness in Malfoy, a tone he had never heard in Draco’s voice voice before, and he wriggled free of Dobby’s grasp and jumped down on the soft earth.
Dobby whispered “Harry Potter, No!” but when he tried to pick up the cat, the brown bedraggled animal hissed and made a very calculated swipe with claws sheathed. Passing Annalise, he rubbed against her leg and then padded over to Draco. Draco bent down and held out his hand. Harry bumped his hand and put his scruffy head under it. ‘Mmmm, Harry thought ‘Draco sure knew how to scratch ears, I wonder what else…’ Harry purred, his green eyes sparkled, and he blinked at Dobby as he peeked out from behind Annalise, then the House-Elf’s ears perked up and he smiled.
Snape watched the whole thing while leaning against the French doors that led into the garden arms folded. “So, the savior has decided to return,” he said to himself as he pushed away from door jam and walked out into the garden.
“Okay first thing first where did he come from and…
“Uncle Severus, Daddy’s going to let me keep Butterscotch!”
“I didn’t say that. What I said was I want to…”
Annalise’s bottom lip started to tremble and Dobby’s ears drooped.
“Really,” Snape said as he raised an eyebrow and looked at Dobby who crossed his arms and said “Mmmh.”
“Where did he come from,” Draco asked. Harry who was now back in Annalise arms was washing marshmallow from his whiskers.
“The other night when it was raining and and you told me not to bother you I didn’t, remember I didn’t bother you or Uncle Severus, Daddy Dobby and I were playing, because you said not to bother you, and I didn’t I was good, and I didn’t bother you We were playing a Wizarding word game and I heard him crying at the window He was drenched and scared and lonely and hungry and I didn’t want to bother you because you said not to bother you…”
“So that’s where my cream went.” Draco said.
Annalise took a breath “….and I didn’t think you would let me keep him, I would have asked you but you said not to bother you and I didn’t I didn’t bother you, Daddy You are going to let me keep him I didn’t bother you so can i keep him, please please? I will be really good and take good care of him and can I keep him, please Daddy pleaseee . . .
“Yes Draco, I think this disheveled little beast would make a fine playmate for Annalise. She can brush him everyday and try to do something with that fur, it’s a bloody mess. You’re a mess… Butterscotch Is it,” Snape asked dryly as he ruffled the top of Harry’s head.
A low growl emitted from Harry’s throat.
“Not so rough, Uncle Severus.”
“Oh I’m sure the little beast can take that and a lot more, can’t you Butterscotch Snape said as onyx eyes met intense green ones. In that moment Harry knew that Snape knew, and it was all he could do to score his ex-Potion Professor but Harry did hiss and with claws sheathed struck Snapes hand. Those green eyes said ‘Mess with me and I’ll climb your robe with you in it like a pair of cheap curtains’
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“You can keep Butterscotch….”
Annalise ran to Draco crushing Harry between them. Harry found he didn’t mind so much as Draco was warm and smelled of vanilla and just enough smoke to keep the vanilla from being feminine. Harry purred loudly the sound reverberated between them.
“I think he likes you Daddy,” Annalise giggled.
“Yes Draco, the little beast seems to like you. It probably won’t be long before he’s sleeping in your bed,” Snape said sardonically.
How Harry wanted to use Snape’s leg as a scratching post right about now.
“As I was saying, you can keep Butterscotch, but he’s your responsibility. Dobby can help, but you have to keep his sandbox clean, feed and give him water, you’re almost seven now. Also, when your Uncle and I are working in the lab, unless it’s an emergency, and we talked about what constitutes an emergency…
“What if something’s wrong with Butterscotch?”
Draco sighed, “Yes dear, if something’s wrong with Butterscotch that too counts as an emergency, but other that what we discussed, you don’t disturb Daddy and Uncle Severus, all right?”
Harry had fallen asleep and was purring loudly lulled by the sound of Draco’s heart when he was suddenly woken up by Annalise jumping up and down and screaming, “Thank you Daddy. He was wrenched away from Draco’s warmth and carried away.
“Well I think you found a solution to Annalise’s coming down to the lab. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to see Butterscotch.” Severus said, then quietly added, “Though we might have another problem.”
“Severus, is there something you’re not telling me”
“Well if you must know,” Snape paused considering the possible implications of his words “I’ve never really liked cats”
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Over next few weeks Harry avoided Snape whenever he could, he played with Annalise and Dobby, and when Annalise took her nap, he would spend time alone with Dobby in the garden and Dobby would tell what he had missed. Ron and Hermione’s wedding. How Draco had hexed, and then divorced Pansy when she had become abusive to Annalise.
As Dobby told him more about Teddy whom he had abandoned, Harry’s little cat body vibrated with purrs of frustration and anger. His eyes blinked as tears collected on his whiskers only to drip onto Dobby’s hand.
At night he would stay with Annalise again until she fell asleep, then he would slink into Draco’s bed and curl up on his chest for a while. He stayed there until the Midnight Crazies hit and he would race around the Manor. Up and down the staircase, from room to room out in the garden dancing and playing trying to catch moonbeams. He would keep this up until he was exhausted, then he’d pad quietly up the stairs and check on Annalise. Sometimes he’s stay with her and sometimes he’d go to sleep in Draco’s bed. Both had become accustomed to Harry and enjoyed waking up with the soft brown fur-ball on their pillow or next to them.
Harry found cat hiding places in the lab so he could hear what Snape and Draco talked about, but Snape still seemed a bit reserved. Then one day when Draco left the lab to get something, Snape called out “I know you’re here somewhere Potter. I just can’t see you.”
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“Why can’t we take Butterscotch,” Annalise sniffed
“We’ll bring him some Butterscotch Ice Cream, Draco said.
“With marshmallows?” Annalise squealed.
“Yes with marshmallows,” Draco sighed.
Annalise clapped her hands then kissed Harry on the nose. “Daddy and I are going to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, and I’m going to bring you home some Butterscotch Ice cream with marshmallows.
Harry blinked his green eyes and yawned then he touched the little girl’s face with a soft paw.
“See Daddy I told you Butterscotch understands.”
Snape looked up from the large book he war reading, The Complete Potion Dictionary and groaned, “That infernal beast understands anything to do with food”
“Play with Butterscotch, Uncle Snape,” Annalise said as she ran to take Draco’s hand
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After Draco and Annalise had left for Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, Harry found a nice pile of Parchments that Draco had been previously working on and lay down. He was having cat dreams of fish, heavy cream, and warm spaces that smelled of smoky vanilla when he was suddenly wretched awake. Someone had grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and that some-one was Snape.
Harry yowled, hissed, and spit. His legs were flaying in all directions. Somehow, he managed to rake Snape’s hand, who instantly dropped him on the carpet. Harry made a dash for the doorway but found the door closed.
“You infernal beast!” Snape yelled, holding his bleeding hand “you’ll pay for that!” Snape pulled his wand out of his pocket and performed a healing charm and cleansing charm. Although the blood was gone and the wound healed, the burn and sting on the scratch lingered.
Harry stood there ears plastered against his skull, hissing tail flicking from side to side, his little body arched and ready to spring. Snape pointed his wand and Harry sprang out of the way repeatedly. Then it occurred to Harry that Snape was trying to tire him out so he dove under the couch, making sure that Snape saw him.
Snape got on his hands and knees and looked under the sofa. Harry was actually growing accustomed to seeing Snape on his hands and knees, then an image assaulted his little cat brain and he shook his head.
Harry had dove out the back of the sofa and was on the back, ready to spring on Snape’s back, when he hit with a bright light
“Mutatio Bestia”
The cat yowled in more frustration than pain.
“It’s a spell that comes in handy when confronting an un registered Animagus. You should have done your homework, Potter but, as usual…”
“Mrrrr…fuck you!”
Harry lay there naked until Snape threw him a coverlet that had been on the leather sofa for Butterscotch.
“Now you’re going to tell me what your’re doing here Butterscotch,? Snape asked enunciating the name Butterscotch. Or, I’ll be willing to bet that you’re an unregistered Animagus.”
“I don’t know.”
That was the truth in part. He didn’t know why he had chosen Malfoy Manor and not The Burrow.
“Fine have it your way Potter, but I will not see my God-niece hurt. There is another spell they will cause you to remain in your Animagus form until you die. All thoughts and memories of Harry Potter will be gone. You will have no memory of your friends or family. After all, isn’t that why you disappeared, to forget?”
Snape raised his wand, but before he could cast the Spell, was thrust back against the bookcase and landed very unceremoniously on his arse.
Dobby stood in front of Harry arms crossed. “You will not harm Harry Potter!”
There was a loud crack and Annalise’s giggle could be heard.
“Thank you Dobby,” Harry said hugging him. Then he turned to Snape. “We’ll talk later unless you want your Godniece to find a naked man in the library,” Harry then inhaled deeply. He felt his bones and muscles getting smaller. The brown fur seemed pour over his body like soft liquid. Then Butterscotch went over to Snape and jumped into his lap.
Annalise ran to the library and throwing open the door squealed, “Daddy, Uncle Severus is playing with Dobby and Butterscotch.”
Draco looked at his Godfather and raised a suspicious eyebrow.
“Dobby play with Catty Kit and Professor who make Potions,” the House-Elf said cheerfully
“Uncle Severus, do you want to feed Butterscotch his ice cream,” Annalise asked.
Snape raised an eyebrow “No really, that is quite all right. You go ahead.”
As Annalise took Butterscotch from her Uncle, Harry licked Snape’s nose. He then wriggled free from the little witch’s grip, and landed on the floor where he preceded to lick his privates.
Snape grabbed his wand, and preformed several Scourgify spells as Harry stood up shaking his back leg and twitching his tail. He then followed Annalise out of the library.
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The next few weeks that passed were uneventful and Draco found himself missing Butterscotch when he wasn’t around. Harry avoided Snape whenever he could but would glare at Snape through half closed eyes from the safety of Draco or Annalise’s laps.
“I just don’t bloody understand! What is the allure with that Merlin Forsaken beast,” Snape would say.
Draco knew what the allure was for Annalise, but as for himself, he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. However it wouldn’t be long before Draco found out exactly what that allure was.
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The rogue Death Eater knew that this could very possibly be a suicide mission, but if he was successful in taking the Malfoy’s pup then his Mistress would reward him. Perhaps by letting him have her while the Blood-Traitor Malfoy watched. Mistress Umbridge had followers, but not quite yet, of the magnitude that Voldemort had once had. Not yet he thought, not yet. The lights were off in the Manor and the grounds as well. He closed his eyes, held up his hands, and inhaled holding his breath. He could ‘feel’ the wards, strong and uncompromising. Exhaling he turned his hand over and closed it into a fist. The magick slammed into him, knocking him backwards.
Harry’s ears twitched, his tail swishing from side to side as sat on Draco’s chest. His cat brain screamed ‘wards failed, intruder.’
A black hooded figure slowly, almost painfully, stood and walked towards the door and using his wand whispered “Alohomora”
A low growl emanated from Harry’s chest his ears lay plastered against his skull as he crouched puffed tail swishing even more. His cat brain screamed again ‘Wake Draco. ‘Wake Snape.’
Harry kneed unsheathed claws on Draco’s chest. He licked his face with his sandpaper tongue. Nothing he tried worked.
‘Fuck,’ Harry thought as he felt himself growing. Harry shook Draco “Malfoy! Wake up, Malfoy!”
“Po-Potter what the…”
“ Shhh the wards have failed, there’s…”
“Of course the Wards failed, you’re here,!” Draco yelled reaching for his wand.
Harry sniffed the air, some of Butterscotch’s talents still present. “It’s not me, besides I’ve been here. It’s a Death Eater.”
Naked, Draco jumped out of bed and for a moment their eyes locked. What do you mean you’ve been here.
“We haven’t got time for this, Malfoy.
“I have to get Annalise,” Draco said grabbing his robe.
“I’ll get Snape, then we’ll take care of the Death Eater. You see to your daughter, and Draco be careful.”
Draco threw Harry another robe “You too, and rest assured Harry, we will talk later.”
Harry waited until Draco was out of the room, then he let the liquid softness wash over him as he made his way to the second floor and Snape’s bedroom.
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The black robed figure reached the pink door and tried the knob. The door opened and he slipped inside.
Harry was half way up the second floor staircase when he stopped and opened his mouth. His lips curled back and he snarled as the intruders’ rancid scent washed through him. Spinning around he flew down the steps.
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Dobby was asleep in the other bed. He knew that house elf was of no threat to him asleep as he as he walked over to the pink bed. A black leather gloved hand reached out and brushed blond curls out of the way, small lips smiled. He wanted to kiss those lips. To hell with what his Mistress wanted, he may not even get to have her. Well he would have her now. He bent down to kiss those innocent sweet lips.
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Fear ice-cold gripped Draco’s heart as he saw his daughter’s bedroom door open. It took every degree of control not to rush in. Every sense in his very being screamed now but Draco made his way with wand at the ready agonizingly slow towards his daughters room. That was when a brown blur shot past him and into the room.and in the next second he heard a blood-curdling yowl. It sounded like it came from something that belonged in the Forbidden Forest. Draco heard a man’s voice screaming and ran to his daughter’s room.
Butterscotch was attached to the black hooded man’s face, clawing and spitting, blood mixed with a more solid matter was spraying the mans robe, Harry and Annalise’s pink coverlet.
Annalise jumped up, ran to Draco screaming “Daddy! The bad man’s hurting Butterscotch!”
Despite what was happening, Draco could not but help to smile at his daughter’s comment. Butterscotch wasn’t the one literally getting his face clawed off.
Bloody hands grabbed brown fur and wretched Butterscotch away throwing him against the wall. The man now reached one-eyed for his wand and Draco saw the Dark Mark on his arm under the shredded robe
“Avada Kedavra” Draco yelled out, uncompromisingly.
Annalise ran to the motionless mass of brown fur. “Sweetie go and wake your Uncle.”
“Butterscotch I’ll be fine, go,” Draco said, trying to keep the fear out of his voice.
Dobby had since woken up and was with Draco.
“Dobby stay with Butterscotch, I have to find… just stay with Butterscotch.”
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“You cannot leave Harry Potter. Dobby has to watch Butterscotch,” the house elf said nervously.
Harry hugged Dobby. “I have to Dobby, especially now, I…”
“Potter, there you are! What are you doing there covered in blood?” Draco asked annoyed.
Dobby straightened up “Dobby told Master Malfoy, Harry Potter is Butterscotch.”
Draco reached for Harry’s hand and forcing it open to find an eye in his palm.
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“Uncle Severus, hurry! Butterscotch is hurt!”
Harry and Draco looked at each other. “We’ll talk later Potter,” Draco said.” Make no mistake about that. Now do it!”
Harry felt more pain in his Animagus form, but seeing Annalise’s eyes light up made up for it.
“Butterscotch! You’re all right! She scooped Harry up. Harry hissed slightly but refused to scratch her despite the pain.
“Dear, why don’t you let your Uncle take care of Butte…”
”I taught Potions, not Care of Magickal Creatures,” Snape commented dryly.
“Please look at Har - er - Butterscotch,” Draco said looking directly into his Godfather’s eyes.
Dobby looked from one wizard to the other. “Dobby go too.”
In that moment Snape realized that his Godson knew that the mangy brown ball of fur was Harry Potter, and he said “honey, why don’t you let me take a look at Butterscotch and….
Harry swiped at Snape hand and hissed.
“Cursed beast!”
“You’re not even scratched,” Draco said, “he could have done a lot worse believe me,” Draco mused as he reached for Butterscotch. A low growl, which quickly turned into a purr, rumbled through the brown cat’s body. “Severus stay with Annalise’s I’ll take care of him.”
“I wanna come too! Pleaaase Daddy, pl-pleaaase. I wa-wanna to go w-w-with Butterscotch.”
Still holding Harry, Draco bent down and looked at his daughter. He lifted his daughter’s chin and looked into blue, stormy gray eyes. The rain had begun to fall from them.
“Pr-Promise that Butterscotch will b-be okay?”
“I promise promise, that Butterscotch will be okay”
Harry looked up at Draco and for the very first time, since he had ever met the blond Slytherin, he believed him and licked his nose.
Draco glared down at Harry and tried to sneer, but was unsuccessful as a genuine smile spread across his lips. Harry wanted to change at that moment and kiss those lips, but instead he put a soft paw up to Annalise’s face, and licked her tears away.
Dobby also knew then that he could trust Malfoy. “Dobby stay with Missus Lise.”
“I’ll come with you,” Snape said
“That won’t be necessary Severus, stay here with my Annalise and Dobby. I know what potions I’ll need.” Draco and his Godfather suddenly had an understanding as Draco got to his feet. Holding Harry tight, Draco walked out of the room.
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Some time later curls bounced as the little girl ran towards the door.
“This potion has an extremely pungent odor, if it were to come in contact with the skin before it settles you have to be very….”
“Daddy! Harry, Dobby and me…”
“Snape was standing just a bit too close when Draco jumped slightly.
“Ewwww Uncle Severus smelly.”
Draco tried not to laugh but was unsuccessful. “W-What is it honey?” Draco asked laughing, which only enraged his Godfather more.
“Harry, Dobby and me were playing hide and seek, a Muggle game, and I found Dobby. But just when I thought I found Harry, he turned into Butterscotch and is hiding somewhere. I can’t find him.”
Draco took his daughter’s hand and led her out of the room. “Let Daddy try and find Harry. I’ll call him. Harry always comes for your Daddy, sweetheart.”
Snape groaned, “I’ll finish up here and try and get the smell out but I have a feeling that this will take forever.”