Chapter Six

The next day, Harry and Draco told Severus that Hermione and Ginny wanted to see Tom. They were apparated to Malfoy Manor by Severus and went to where Tom was. The girls felt slightly nervous, but they knew that Harry and Draco wouldn't let them get hurt.

Harry knocked on the door of Lucius's office and waited to be let in.

"Guys, you know he won't hurt you, right? Because if he does, there'll be hell to pay." Harry said, walking towards the girls. They nodded. "And besides, there will be consequences if you break a Wizards Oath. Everybody knows that."

The door opened and a death eater they knew as Rabastan Lestrange came out. He led them in and took his place at the table.

Hermione and Ginny didn't know what to expect of the Dark Lord, so they stood close to Harry and Draco.

"Hello Tom. I hope you don't mind that we brought some visitors today?" Harry asked cooly while sitting down in a char. Draco sat beside him and motioned for the girls to sit down as well.

"Not at all, Harry. Are these your friends?" A cloaked figure replied. Harry nodded.

"Hermione, Ginny this is Tom. Tom, show your face." Draco instructed.

When Tom pulled his hood off, Hermione and Ginny had the same reactions as Harry and Draco. They thought that the newly grown 'nose' was absolutely hideous. No wonder he wanted to get his young body back.

"Um, h-hello, Sir." Hermione stuttered. Tom looked surprised at being addressed in such a way. He was usually called a monster or a bastard.

"Hello, Miss. Granger. Miss. Weasley. How are you?" He responded. Tom laughed inwardly at the expression on the girls faces. They probably weren't expecting him to be so nice.

Harry cleared his throat. "So, Tom, me and Draco told the girls about our truce, and they're okay with it. Also, we wanted to discuss some things with you. Like how we're going to get your old younger body back."

Tom thought for a moment. "Severus? Do you know any type of potion for this?" He asked. Severus nodded.

"Yes, my lord. I've been doing some research about it, and it turns out that there is one." The potions master answered. "There are many steps for it, though."

"Me and Harry can collect the ingredients while you do some more research on it to make sure it's safe. Okay, Severus?" Draco asked his godfather. Severus nodded.

"We should go back to school now. I have classes to teach." Tom nodded and Severus apparated his students back to Hogwarts.

When they landed, Hermione rushed off to get ready for class. Ginny followed her, leaving Severus, Draco and Harry alone. The boys had a free period, so they went back to the ROR together. Severus went off to the dungeons to prepare for his class.

When the boys entered their desired room, they both found something to do. Harry sat on a sofa with a sketchbook and a quill. Draco had his homework laid out on a desk. They sat in silence for a while before Draco decided to see what Harry was doing. He got up from the desk and walked over to where his mate was sitting. Harry noticed and snapped his sketchbook shut.

"What are you drawing, Harry?" Draco asked as she sat down.

"Nothing."

The blonde sighed and snatched the book, ignoring the annoyed hiss from his lover. He opened it to a random page, and blushed at what he saw. It was a sketch of him smiling. Harry had captured all of the details on his face and covered the rest of the page with mini hearts.

Draco grinned. "Aw, you drew me! I'm touched." He handed the book back to Harry and drew him in for a hug. Harry scowled but didn't pull away from Draco.

They spent the rest of their free period talking. Draco helped Harry on his potions homework, and the Gryffindor drew another portrait of Draco. They shared one last kiss before heading their separate ways for class.

***

Ronald was trudging down the corridors with a deadly look on his face. I hate Potter! He thought. Harry always got what he wanted, and was loved by everyone. Ronald was just his sidekick.

"Mr. Weasley? Can I talk to you for a minute?"

Ron looked up to see Dumbledore standing before him.

"Sure?"

The pair walked towards the Headmaster's office and entered it. Dumbledore motioned for Ronald to sit down.

"So, Ronald. It has come to my attention that you and Harry have had a falling out of sorts. Am I correct?" The old wizard asked.

Ron nodded, wondering why Dumbledore was talking to him about this. Harry was his favorite student after all.

"I have a task for you. I want you to..."

***

Harry was walking out of the charms classroom when he heard something around the corner. He rushed over to see his ex-best friend standing over Luna Lovegood. She had a bloody nose and a big bruise on her forehead.

"Watch where you're going, Loony!" The redhead snarled. He raised his hand to hit her again, but Harry stopped him.

"What are you doing, Ronald?!" He growled. He bared his fangs at Ron while slapping his hand away. Ron backed away in fear when he saw Harry's claws.

"P-piss off, Potter! And Don't touch me!" He spat, narrowing his eyes.

"Mr. Potter? Mr. Weasley? What's going on here? And why is Miss. Lovegood on the ground?" Came a voice behind them. Severus was walking towards them. Before Ron could talk, Harry spoke up.

"I found Ronald hurting Luna, so I stopped him, Professor." Harry said, mustering up the most innocent look he could manage. It worked, because Severus told Ron to meet him in his office and walked off.

"I hate you Potter!" Ronald shouted before stalking off.

Harry sighed and ran his hand through his hair. Ron had always been jealous of him. He was about to go to lunch when he felt someone pull him back by the waist. He recognized that smell and smiled. Draco.

Draco pulled him into a corner and began whispering something to him.

"Harry, I talked with Severus, and he said that we could tell everyone about our relationship soon. What do you think?" He asked. Harry perked up.

"As soon as possible! It's been so hard staying away from you! And besides. I was thinking, since we're trying to get rid of Dumbledore, we should do something he never managed to do." Draco raised an eyebrow.

"And that is?"

Harry grinned. "Unite the houses! And maybe because of our relationship, it could show everyone it doesn't matter what house you're from."

Draco thought for a moment before answering. "It could work! And I'm sure Hermione would be happy to do it, since she's all about that type of stuff." He grinned as well. "So, should we tell everyone else about us today?" Harry nodded.

"Also, Draco, once Tom gets his old body back, should she go back to Hogwarts? I mean, we could say he's a transfer student from a different school." He asked. Tom could help them get rid of Dumbledore.

"That's a good idea." The two discussed further about how they were gonna knock Dumbledore off his high horse. Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them. Luna was listening to their whole conversation! She sighed, the same misty look in her eyes.

"Oh, are you talking about Tom Riddle? Can I meet him? And I can help you get rid of Dumbledore! I knew he was up to no good. The nargles told me!"

Harry and Draco froze. Harry forgot Luna was there! But then again, it might have been a good thing Luna heard their conversation. Not many people knew it, but she was a very powerful witch. She was stronger than most people.

"Um, we-we'll have to ask. You should get to the hospital wing, Luna. Ronald hurt you." Harry said.

"Excuse me? What did Weasley do?" Draco hissed. He looked angry.

"Oh, it's nothing Draco. But thank you for caring! You're such a nice Slytherin!" Luna laughed while patting his arm.

"Hush. Don't let the world know."

Harry and Draco left Luna to go to the Great Hall. They paused outside the doors and took each other's hand. They were ready.

The doors opened, and all conversations stopped when Harry and Draco stepped in. There were whispers when they noticed the two boys were holding hands. Hermione and Ginny just gave their friends thumbs ups.

Harry went with Draco to the Slytherin table and sat down next to his mate. He was uncomfortable with the looks some Slytherins gave him, but all his nerves went away when Draco wrapped an arm around him. Everyone gasped when Hermione and Ginny made their way to the Slytherin table and began talking with Pansy and Blaise. Was this really happening?!

"Are you okay, Harry?" Draco asked, tilting the Gryffindor's head up to look at him. Harry smiled.

"I'm okay." He gave Draco a sweet kiss before digging into his food. Everyone's attention was focused on the two soulmates now, and they were watching their every move. Draco saw Harry tense up, so he glared at everyone around them telling them to back off.

Apparently, some people didn't get the hint, because Theodore Nott slid over to Harry and began flirting with him. This made Draco furious. He wrapped his arm around Harry and pulled him away from Theodore.

"Piss off, Nott!" He snapped. Harry grinned. He loved it when Draco got all protective of him. It made him feel warm inside.

Theodore rolled his eyes, but left them alone for the rest of the meal. Eventually, the rest of the great hall returned to their conversations, but there were still people watching Harry and Draco. When lunch ended, people began peppering them with questions.

Colin Creevly rushed up to the front and began snapping photos of Harry and Draco. It got really annoying, because Harry growled at him after a few pictures. Colin ran off after that. Luna skipped up to them with a notebook and quill.

"This is Luna Lovegood representing the Quibbler. Can I know how you two became a couple? You were rivals, after all." She asked, holding out a fake microphone. Harry laughed.

"Well, we're soulmates!" Harry said excitedly. Draco smirked at the shocked faces. Who would've thought that Gryffindor's Golden Boy and Slytherin's Ice Prince would be soulmates?

"So after we found that out, we decided to get to know each other, and then Draco confessed his feelings to me." Harry continued. Luna nodded and scribbled random figures on her notebook.

"Can you tell me how you figured out that you were soulmates?" The frown of Harry's face told her that he didn't want to talk about it. "Alright then, thank you!" Luna chirped before skipping off.

"Harry. Draco. The headmaster wants to see you in his office." Professor McGonagall said.

"Okay. Thank you professor." Draco said. Once everyone had gone away, the boys made their way to Dumbledore's office. McGonagall didn't give them the password, so they had to spit out ten minutes of candy names before they found the right password. They were both in bad moods when they entered.

"He'd better be here after all of that!" Harry seethed. Draco nodded. They found Dumbledore at his desk, waiting patiently.

"Ah, Harry. Mr. Malfoy. Have a seat. How are you?" He smiled. Harry and Draco didn't sit. They just glared at the old wizard.

"What do you want, Dumbledore?" Harry sneered.

"My my, Harry. Are you alright? I simply wanted to talk!" Dumbledore exclaimed.

"Just like how you wanted to talk to my parents and then killed them?!" Harry shouted. The portraits around the office gasped. Then, they started demanding for proof and that Harry was lying.

Dumbledore looked around helplessly for a moment before talking.

"Where did you hear that, Harry? I'm shocked you would think that!" Draco rolled his eyes.

"Oh, shut it, you bastard! You killed Harry's parents! Don't try to deny it!" He said, his voice raising.

"Twenty points from Slytherin! Do not speak to your elders like that!" The headmaster rose from his seat. "I called you here to discuss how we could defeat Voldemort as quickly as possible."

Harry glared at him. "I'm not doing anything else for you!" He yelled before stomping out of the office with Draco following behind him.

When they were out of Dumbledore's office, Harry ran a hand through his hair and sighed, making a few Ravenclaw witched giggle, but shut up with one look from Draco. He led his mate to the ROR and sat down. They decided to skip the rest of their classes, because why not?

Harry climbed into Draco's arms and started purring when the blonde scratched behind his ears. Draco laughed when the Gryffindor pressed against him for more. But sadly, they couldn't stay like that forever. They had to plan getting Tom's old body back.

"Professor Snape gave me a list of the ingredients for the potion. He said we should start collecting them right away, since the potion itself takes some time to brew." Harry said. Draco nodded.

"Can I see the list?"

Harry pulled a piece of paper out of the pockets of his robes. It had five ingredients.

Draco started to read. "Let's see... the main ingredients are unicorn blood and snake venom. I'm assuming that means Nagini. The other three are acromantula venom, a phoenix feather and a dragon claw. Hm. The last two might be hard to find." Harry thought for a moment.

"I got it! Charlie, one of Ginny's brothers, is a dragonologist! We could ask him to bring us a dragon claw and say it's for a class potion." He said. Draco nodded.

"That would work. And doesn't Dumbledore have a phoenix? We could 'borrow' one of his feathers!" The two boys smiled at each other. This was all coming together.

Dinner was basically a repeat of Lunch. Except this time, Draco, Pansy and Blaise sat at the Gryffindor table. Some more people came up to them and asked them some questions, and Ronald made a few disgusted noises now and then. They decided to ignore that.

When dinner was over, Harry asked McGonagall if he could sleep with Draco in the Slytherin dorms. She agreed, since she knew they were soulmates.

Draco and Harry fell asleep together, holding on tight to each other.