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Slithering, a sequel. Part 70
Title: Slithering, a sequel - 70
Author: twisted_miracle
Team: death eaters
Word count: 100x5 for deluge, total of 10 drabbles
Characters/pairings: Harry/Draco
Rating: Rated PG-13 today, NC-17 overall
Challenge: deluge
Disclaimer: They aren't mine, they belong to the clever Scottish lady. I just bend them and love them. Please don't smack me for playing. It isn't like I am going to earn any money from this!
Author's note: Comments are love!
Summary: Now that Draco has left, the sisters are doing the talking.
Author's 2nd Note: This is a sequel to "Slither In," which starts here: http://dracoharry100.livejournal.com/286839.html
and ends here: http://dracoharry100.livejournal.com/460335.html
Author's third note: I have mapped out the rest of this plot! I finally know how this is going to go, though I haven't the slightest idea how many 100w segments it will take. But I have a detailed outline that extends all the way to the ending. My point is, the end of this arc is coming. Expect it... July?
Sequel "Slithering"
part 1: http://dracoharry100.livejournal.com/1207586.html
Part 69: https://dracoharry100.dreamwidth.org/285818.html#cutid1
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The floo flared and then calmed, leaving Harry alone with Andromeda and Draco’s mother. He’d no idea what to say. Frankly, he was so stunned, he barely knew what he felt.
No, that wasn’t true, he realized. He knew exactly how he felt. Sad. He was suddenly, immeasurably sad. Draco insisted Harry couldn’t be in love with him. Maybe Draco was right about that, but whatever this feeling technically was, Draco had ripped it and stomped on it and…
Andromeda and her sister were fighting. Harry felt like sobbing out loud and begging Andromeda for comfort, but instead, he listened.
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“I simply do not understand how you cannot see the value in Harry joining our family, even if only briefly,” Narcissa was saying, and Harry felt a shock down his spine. Silent, he sank into the couch cushions, hoping if neither sister looked at him, they would forget he was there and let him hear everything his ex-boyfriend’s apparently crazy mother was thinking. Could Draco be right?
Narcissa seemed oblivious to Harry’s thoughts. She also seemed unaware of her sister’s feelings. Harry could see Andromeda starting to bristle. Narcissa — and she had seemed so sweet on Christmas Eve! — continued nonetheless.
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“Andi,” Narcissa continued, “I was thrilled when I learned the boys were dating. Not with the poor way Draco treated Harry, of course, but I was nonetheless excited. For many reasons. I was excited to see Draco shaking up his own self-awareness. I’ve known he was gay for so long, but feared he would never break from his father’s noxious beliefs and have the courage to date actual boys.”
Andromeda and Harry waited, so Narcissa continued, still ignoring Harry. “I also hoped Lucius would hear about the relationship. I want him to understand that he no longer controls Draco’s future.”
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“Lucius needs to see,” Narcissa continued, “his position has been superseded. I am the adult at the Manor now. My word is Malfoy law, not his. And as I wrote Draco, I will not choose a bride for him. His spouse is his decision. And no matter whom Draco eventually chooses, I will give my blessing as long as he or she is kind, smart, and loves Draco as he deserves to be loved: fully and enthusiastically. That would never have happened before Lucius was incarcerated, but I thought that by dating Harry, Draco was showing me that he understood.”
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“How did you know Draco liked boys?” Andromeda asked, sounding reluctant.
“I used somnum loqui. The one that loosens a sleeper’s tongue?”
“That…” Andromeda seemed to be choosing her words with tremendous care. “...didn’t feel like a violation?”
Narcissa dismissed this with a wave of one hand. “You’re a mother,” she said. “You never once violated Dora’s privacy in order to keep her safe? Never read her diary? Never did a blood spell to track her location? Never researched a friend’s father to make sure he wasn’t a pervert before your precious baby slept at someone else’s house?”
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Andromeda hummed, an annoyed little sound, but didn’t challenge her sister. And Harry realized... she looked somewhat pink.
“I should admit, to be fully honest, I also hoped dating Harry would enhance Draco’s social status.”
“That wasn’t your primary reason?” Andromeda asked, sounding like she again felt on solid ground.
“I do not believe so,” Narcissa said. She shrugged. “I’d no expectation that the relationship would last. When I told Draco he was much too young to marry, I meant it. You and Ted were an exception, darling. Hardly anyone can well choose their whole future at such an age.”
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“My goal, more than social status, more than anything, is for Draco to understand our new footing. His new circumstances.
“I am in charge. I won’t push a bride on him. Love matters in marriage. His father’s rules no longer apply. He should seek happiness. And that dating literally the most eligible bachelor in the entire world is a wonderful choice, if Harry is even still interested.”
Harry felt his stomach swoop, but he tried to ignore it.
“And if he doesn’t understand?” Andromeda said.
“Then I hope you will help,” Narcissa snapped. “Since apparently he’s moving in with you.”
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“You’ll thank me when you see his marks,” Andromeda said.
Narcissa sighed. “I am sure you are right. I miss him so when he’s away, but he is quite the wrong age to be permanently under my roof. I know you will take good care of him. And this way he can develop a relationship with little Edward.”
“We call the baby Teddy,” Andromeda said, and Harry heard the love in her voice.
“Isn’t that right, Harry?”
Harry almost made a distressed little meep, but restrained himself in time. “Yeah,” he said instead. Both sisters turned and looked at him.
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“I did not forget you were there, Harry,” Narcissa said. “I chose to be completely frank with both you, and Andromeda. I trust you, Harry, and hope you and Draco can find ways to enjoy one another’s company again. If not, I hope you will at least cease to antagonize one another and make one another unhappy.”
Narcissa turned to Andromeda again. “I should go. I will direct the house-elves to assist Draco with packing.”
She stood, then turned to Harry. “I want you to know I meant everything I said. No matter how foolish, harsh, or unexpected it seemed.”
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Andromeda stood as well. “Harry is perfectly capable of integrating all of this,” she told her sister. She even seemed to believe it. Harry stood, too, mostly so as not to be the only one sitting. But he was taller than both of them, and immediately realized standing up helped him feel more in control.
Narcissa nodded at Andromeda, then at him, and then flooed away before he could do anything other than nod back once.
“I hope that… deluge of information was not overwhelming,” Andromeda said. Harry could only stare.
She waited, so he searched for the right words.
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Continued: https://dracoharry100.dreamwidth.org/289959.html#cutid1
Author: twisted_miracle
Team: death eaters
Word count: 100x5 for deluge, total of 10 drabbles
Characters/pairings: Harry/Draco
Rating: Rated PG-13 today, NC-17 overall
Challenge: deluge
Disclaimer: They aren't mine, they belong to the clever Scottish lady. I just bend them and love them. Please don't smack me for playing. It isn't like I am going to earn any money from this!
Author's note: Comments are love!
Summary: Now that Draco has left, the sisters are doing the talking.
Author's 2nd Note: This is a sequel to "Slither In," which starts here: http://dracoharry100.livejournal.com/286839.html
and ends here: http://dracoharry100.livejournal.com/460335.html
Author's third note: I have mapped out the rest of this plot! I finally know how this is going to go, though I haven't the slightest idea how many 100w segments it will take. But I have a detailed outline that extends all the way to the ending. My point is, the end of this arc is coming. Expect it... July?
Sequel "Slithering"
part 1: http://dracoharry100.livejournal.com/1207586.html
Part 69: https://dracoharry100.dreamwidth.org/285818.html#cutid1
The floo flared and then calmed, leaving Harry alone with Andromeda and Draco’s mother. He’d no idea what to say. Frankly, he was so stunned, he barely knew what he felt.
No, that wasn’t true, he realized. He knew exactly how he felt. Sad. He was suddenly, immeasurably sad. Draco insisted Harry couldn’t be in love with him. Maybe Draco was right about that, but whatever this feeling technically was, Draco had ripped it and stomped on it and…
Andromeda and her sister were fighting. Harry felt like sobbing out loud and begging Andromeda for comfort, but instead, he listened.
“I simply do not understand how you cannot see the value in Harry joining our family, even if only briefly,” Narcissa was saying, and Harry felt a shock down his spine. Silent, he sank into the couch cushions, hoping if neither sister looked at him, they would forget he was there and let him hear everything his ex-boyfriend’s apparently crazy mother was thinking. Could Draco be right?
Narcissa seemed oblivious to Harry’s thoughts. She also seemed unaware of her sister’s feelings. Harry could see Andromeda starting to bristle. Narcissa — and she had seemed so sweet on Christmas Eve! — continued nonetheless.
“Andi,” Narcissa continued, “I was thrilled when I learned the boys were dating. Not with the poor way Draco treated Harry, of course, but I was nonetheless excited. For many reasons. I was excited to see Draco shaking up his own self-awareness. I’ve known he was gay for so long, but feared he would never break from his father’s noxious beliefs and have the courage to date actual boys.”
Andromeda and Harry waited, so Narcissa continued, still ignoring Harry. “I also hoped Lucius would hear about the relationship. I want him to understand that he no longer controls Draco’s future.”
“Lucius needs to see,” Narcissa continued, “his position has been superseded. I am the adult at the Manor now. My word is Malfoy law, not his. And as I wrote Draco, I will not choose a bride for him. His spouse is his decision. And no matter whom Draco eventually chooses, I will give my blessing as long as he or she is kind, smart, and loves Draco as he deserves to be loved: fully and enthusiastically. That would never have happened before Lucius was incarcerated, but I thought that by dating Harry, Draco was showing me that he understood.”
“How did you know Draco liked boys?” Andromeda asked, sounding reluctant.
“I used somnum loqui. The one that loosens a sleeper’s tongue?”
“That…” Andromeda seemed to be choosing her words with tremendous care. “...didn’t feel like a violation?”
Narcissa dismissed this with a wave of one hand. “You’re a mother,” she said. “You never once violated Dora’s privacy in order to keep her safe? Never read her diary? Never did a blood spell to track her location? Never researched a friend’s father to make sure he wasn’t a pervert before your precious baby slept at someone else’s house?”
Andromeda hummed, an annoyed little sound, but didn’t challenge her sister. And Harry realized... she looked somewhat pink.
“I should admit, to be fully honest, I also hoped dating Harry would enhance Draco’s social status.”
“That wasn’t your primary reason?” Andromeda asked, sounding like she again felt on solid ground.
“I do not believe so,” Narcissa said. She shrugged. “I’d no expectation that the relationship would last. When I told Draco he was much too young to marry, I meant it. You and Ted were an exception, darling. Hardly anyone can well choose their whole future at such an age.”
“My goal, more than social status, more than anything, is for Draco to understand our new footing. His new circumstances.
“I am in charge. I won’t push a bride on him. Love matters in marriage. His father’s rules no longer apply. He should seek happiness. And that dating literally the most eligible bachelor in the entire world is a wonderful choice, if Harry is even still interested.”
Harry felt his stomach swoop, but he tried to ignore it.
“And if he doesn’t understand?” Andromeda said.
“Then I hope you will help,” Narcissa snapped. “Since apparently he’s moving in with you.”
“You’ll thank me when you see his marks,” Andromeda said.
Narcissa sighed. “I am sure you are right. I miss him so when he’s away, but he is quite the wrong age to be permanently under my roof. I know you will take good care of him. And this way he can develop a relationship with little Edward.”
“We call the baby Teddy,” Andromeda said, and Harry heard the love in her voice.
“Isn’t that right, Harry?”
Harry almost made a distressed little meep, but restrained himself in time. “Yeah,” he said instead. Both sisters turned and looked at him.
“I did not forget you were there, Harry,” Narcissa said. “I chose to be completely frank with both you, and Andromeda. I trust you, Harry, and hope you and Draco can find ways to enjoy one another’s company again. If not, I hope you will at least cease to antagonize one another and make one another unhappy.”
Narcissa turned to Andromeda again. “I should go. I will direct the house-elves to assist Draco with packing.”
She stood, then turned to Harry. “I want you to know I meant everything I said. No matter how foolish, harsh, or unexpected it seemed.”
Andromeda stood as well. “Harry is perfectly capable of integrating all of this,” she told her sister. She even seemed to believe it. Harry stood, too, mostly so as not to be the only one sitting. But he was taller than both of them, and immediately realized standing up helped him feel more in control.
Narcissa nodded at Andromeda, then at him, and then flooed away before he could do anything other than nod back once.
“I hope that… deluge of information was not overwhelming,” Andromeda said. Harry could only stare.
She waited, so he searched for the right words.
Continued: https://dracoharry100.dreamwidth.org/289959.html#cutid1
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What Narcissa doesn't understand is that HER word doesn't matter either. Draco is of age, he can tell her to go stuff it and do what he wants. Yes, you probably think that being of age doesn't mean being an adult, but with those parents, Draco would do well to break all contact with them. Someone needs to tell him that all of this manipulation is not healthy. The poor guy needs therapy with the way both of his parents fucked up.
And Harry, well he does as well probably. What does Andromeda expect? That he is able to just see that all of this will miraculously explain the fucked up way Draco is functioning? In Harry's place, I would pack and leave this country, travel and see that I find myself first before coming back. And it would not matter that I have a godson. Harry is what 17 or 18? when he comes bakc in 4 years he is only 22 and that baby is at least of an age that a bond actually makes sense for a young adult.
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