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Harry had dreams over the course of the summer. They were the same nearly every time that he had them. Harry wasn't really scared by them. He just figured it was something left over from living with his Aunt and Uncle. It was more of a puzzle to him than anything else. The fact that he was never able to enter the room that he was walking towards.
"Harry! Your breakfast is getting cold. You'd better come downstairs now!" Severus called from the kitchen. Harry knew that if he didn't get downstairs soon, his father would send his Patronus after him to herd him downstairs. He had had it happen quite a bit over the summer. His school work was long over. Each lesson was completed to the exacting standards of his father. Each essay was completed to O.W.L standards.
"Coming!" Harry yelled as he jumped out of his bed. He had been up for hours. Had even dressed for the day but had laid back down to think of the dream. Harry dashed out of his room and down the steps just outside his door. He had the only room the top floor. It was a small villa they lived in. Harry had been to Spinner's End a few times when Severus had to put in a appearance there when someone showed up. House Elves were living there and making it seem like he lived there. They walked a fine line in keeping Harry's life a secret. No one could suspect that Severus was the one raising Harry until the time was right. Harry didn't know when that was going to be. Severus just kept telling him that they would know when the time is right.
"It may be summer but you are not lying in bed all day long."
"I wasn't. I was thinking." Harry looked at his father and his face told Harry that he didn't believe him. Harry sighed. "I was thinking about my form."
"I see. What about it?"
"James was a Stag. You've told me his Patronus was as well. Mom's Patronus was a doe. Then there is you. Your Patronus is a doe as well but your form is that of a raven."
"That's because I became a Animagus to hide. Ravens hide very well. Deer can't hide as well. Your father became a Animagus to help keep Remus in line. Your form is of some medium sized four legged beast. You need to concentrate to finish forming all the way. That is what we are going to work on."
"How long did it take James to learn?"
"Three years but he also worked on it all the time. You've been working on it for five years but you were much younger when you started and less driven than him. You are still very powerful in taking this short of time to learn."
"Will we work on it today?"
"Yes. After breakfast. Then at lunch I have to meet with Dumbledore. He wants to talk about who he is going to hire as a Defense teacher. I think he is leaning towards Moody."
"Mad-Eye? Why?"
"He is also concerned with how things are progressing. And there is something else that is happening this year at school. I will tell you when I have confirmed it is happening."
"Draco wants me to come over. You've been putting him off all summer. I haven't seen him at all."
"Harry, I don't think Malfoy Manor is safe right now. There is too much chance of someone arriving. I've told you no."
"What if I invited him here? I could write to him and have him Floo here."
"Harry." Severus's tone was one that usually scared the students who he taught but Harry was lonely and hadn't seen anyone all summer. It was only a week until the World Cup and Harry was going to be going to it but he wanted company now.
"I trust him and so do you. We can put an Unbreakable Vow on him. Make him swear he will never tell. I need someone that I can be around and trust with everything."
Severus looked at his son. He was just turned fourteen. Only three more years until he was a man in Wizarding culture. Harry showed a maturity that most wizards didn't get until they were in their twenties. It was time to let Harry start growing and making his own choices. He had taught the boy everything that he could. Harry could defend himself and with Remus's help could cast a Patronus charm.
"You can go to Malfoy Manor and retrieve Draco. Have his father Apparate you both to the village on the other side of the forest. I will retrieve you from there. After you..." Severus did not need to finish his statement. Harry shoveled down the rest of his food. He jumped up from his seat and hugged his father before he dashed to the fireplace. Thirty seconds later, he was falling out of the fireplace in Malfoy Manor.
"Master Harry. Please stay here, I will go fetch Young Master Malfoy." Dobby rushed out of the room and closed the door behind him. Harry was in the guest waiting area. Harry knew that once Draco and Mr. Malfoy knew that he was here, they would fetch him and hide him away. It was not safe here.
Just a minute later the door opened again.
"I am sorry to bother, Mistress but I could not find either of the Master Malfoys. I dared not let him wait any longer."
"It's fine, Dobby. Harry, please come with me. I will let Lucius and Draco know that you are here." Narcissa Malfoy waved her arm for Harry to walk in front of her. "How long will you be staying?"
"Not long I am afraid. After last year and with the Ministry trying to force me to go with them. Father doesn't trust me staying here. He knows that you would protect me but he doesn't want to chance someone seeing me here."
"Understandable. Then why are you here?"
"Father is allowing me to take Draco back to the house."
"And see who he is?"
"Yes, Ma'am. I am afraid that Father will put him under and Unbreakable Vow. Father agrees that I need to form allegiances of my own and choose those who I will have stand with me."
"And what of Miss Granger and Mister Weasley?"
"We fear what Voldemort would do to Hermione to get her cooperation if they ever even thought that she knew. Same with Ron. To them he would be a Blood-traitor. There are very dark ways of breaking a Unbreakable Vow."
"And you would put Draco at this danger?" Narcissa asked with a smile on her face.
"It is his choice. He is the one who chose to befriend a young Muggle on the play ground even though he knew that it would be the wrong choice for his image that he was putting out."
"Harry, it will take Draco and his father several minutes for them to get here. I want to have a word with you." Narcissa opened a door to a room that Harry had never been inside of. Harry looked around. It was a sitting room of some sorts. "How is your Godfather going?"
"He is doing well. Remus has convinced him to get some form of counseling. He finally has his house affairs in order. The house at Grimmauld Place is finally cleaned up to his liking."
"That is good. I shall have to call upon my cousin soon."
"Cousin?" Harry asked with surprise all over his face.
"Draco has never told you? Well I am a Black. I am Narcissa Black-Malfoy. I wish now that I had had the courage when I was younger to do like Sirius did. His mother kicked him out when he was not out of school. He went to live with your grandmother and grandfather. I have something for you. When your parents were killed the Death Eaters sacked the house. This was taken as a prize and given to Lucius. I think that it is time it was given to you." Narcissa picked up a ring from a table in the middle of the room. She handed it to Harry. Harry knew what it was. It was the Potter Family ring. Worn by the patriarch of the family. Which now was him.
"Thank you."
"You are welcome. Lucius never comes in here. It is my personal space in the Manor. I think we should dead out now. They are probably looking for us." She opened the door and there stood Draco.
"There you are! Come on I have so much that I want to show you! We got some new books in."
"Draco, I can't stay. You can come with me though. If one of your parents agrees to Apparate us to a secure location."
"Secure location?" Lucius said coming up behind them in the hall.
"Yes. Draco is going to spend the day at Harry's house."
"Your father has allowed this?" Lucius queried with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, Sir. Draco would be asked to take an Unbreakable Vow to hide both where I live and who I live with."
"Yes!" Draco said. Lucius smiled down at his son.
"Fine then. Where am I to take you?"
Harry told him the name of the town and Lucius nodded. He held out both his hands and the boys gripped one each. Harry closed his eyes and held his breath. It was only a few seconds and they were there. Lucius looked around.
"This doesn't seem very secure."
"This is just a way point. Father is going to get us from here."
"Lucius, Draco!" Severus called out from the trees. Draco turned to look at Harry while Harry stared at his father in shock. "Fine day we are having!"
"All the better for secrets!" Lucius answered back. He smiled and shook Severus's hand when he got close enough.
"Uncle?" Draco asked. He finally pulled his eyes away from Harry to look at Severus.
"I am sorry for all the cloak and dagger but Harry just could not wait to see Draco."
"Its fine. I think that Narcissa is at home having fits of laughter."
"You knew?" Harry asked Lucius. Lucius just nodded.
"I didn't think that you would recognize me. I was the old man that watched over you. That's why you never really saw him that much unless he was watching you. Your father trusted me above all else with his secret. I've long been under an Unbreakable Vow."
Harry looked at his father sharply.
"He was my ace in the hole as it were. I could trust him to protect you if I couldn't. I've always told you that when it came to your protection that I would be very strict."
"Why the ruse then?" Draco asked.
"In case someone was listening in. One never knows who or what is in a house. Even one as protected as the Manor. We have no one ever enter our house so it is safer."
"We best be going. Draco, Harry please?" Severus held out his hands. Each boy took a hand and held it. They closed their eyes and in a few seconds they were at Harry's house.
The day blurred by as Harry showed Draco around the small house and the larger grounds. The gardens were extensive. Severus grew nearly all his ingredients on his own, preferring not to buy anything that he did not have to. Later that night after dinner, Harry and Draco spent a few hours on their brooms.
When it was time for Draco to leave, Harry stayed at the house while Severus flooed him home. Now that all was revealed between the two families it would be much easier for Draco to come over to Harry's and spend the day.
It took a while for Harry to go to bed that night. He didn't want to go to sleep, afraid of his dreams but also he was too hyper to sleep. It was only a week until the World Cup and Harry couldn't wait.