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"No," he whispered, "what have you done?"

Theodore said nothing and only smiled softly.

A huge amount of magic was emitted from their clasped hands. Harry only had time to look at the guy in front of him before disappearing.

Theodore looked down and saw a small black fox that was unconscious. He picked it up and pressed it against his chest. A smile lit up his face.

The fox was unconscious for a short time. Theo had only taken a few steps before he woke up. Nott noticed and raised Harry to eye level.

“Well, hello, little nogitsune,” the guy greeted his mate with a predatory smile.

Harry stared straight into the Slytherin's eyes. He knew how to contact a person in this form, so he immediately began to transfer his thoughts to the guy who was holding him.

You got me. And we cannot avoid the consolidation of communication. But if you use me for your own purposes, I will find all those who are close to you. I'll make them suffer and die slowly..

He was about to continue his threats when Theo interrupted him.

"I'll help you with that," he said calmly. He watched the fox's confusion with a smile.

You did not understand me!? I said that I would torture your loved ones and kill them.

“ I understood perfectly. And I will help you if you are going to do it,” - the guy said in a completely even tone “I knew what I was going for when I decided to connect my life with nogitsune.”

Speaking of which. How did you find out about our connection!? And how did you find a way to form and secure it!?

The fox asked angrily. As far as he knew, it must be difficult for his partner to find such information.

"It was easy, but I won't tell you." Nott smirked and flicked his nose. Harry immediately bit his finger, but the boy did not react to it.

Fox just got mad about it. It shouldn't have been easy! In addition, there were rarely cases when the partners of the creatures themselves began the formation of a connection - most often it was started by people with the inheritance of creatures or just creatures. Harry didn't mean to shape it at all - a lie. He thought about the connection in difficult moments, but did not dare to do it. Maybe after the war, and that's not a fact. He was afraid to do it.

“The curfew has already arrived, it’s time to quickly return to the living room. We don't want to get caught, do we?” Nott smiled again. That smile made Harry feel a little uncomfortable.

The Slytherin calmly walked into the living room. Surprisingly, they were not caught. Theodore walked into the Slytherin common room, where no one paid any attention to them. But in the dormitory it was different. All of Knott's neighbors were there and of course they noticed Harry being pressed against his chest.

“Where did you get it, Nott?” Malfoy asked first. The rest just watched.

“I don’t think it’s any of your business,” the dark-haired boy replied coldly.

“Make sure he doesn’t shit anywhere,” the blond said in a contemptuous tone.

“He won't do it.”

No, I will. I'm going to put some shit on his face and his beautiful hair on purpose. Which he takes such good care of.

Laughing wickedly, Harry thought. Nott just chuckled. The fox lifted his head and looked at the young man; he had no idea that he could hear him without eye contact. This only made Potter more worried.

Theodore went to his bed, which was the farthest. She stood near the window and opened a view of the Black Lake. The bed itself was almost indistinguishable from the beds in Gryffindor, only the canopy was dark green. The guy put the fox on the bed while he began to change into pajamas. Harry sat comfortably on one of the two cushions that were closer to the wall. Theo only looked inquiringly, but said nothing. Harry, on the other hand, had something to say.

I'm not a fucking street dog to sleep on the floor. If you throw me out of bed at night, you will regret it.

Again, Theo said nothing to that. Harry took it as an agreement. He didn't go to bed until the other guy lay down, closing the canopy behind him, and cast a silencing spell. The fox moved to the Slytherin's chest, pressing on it with his paws and, looking into his eyes, said:

Let me use my magic in front of you. You must say it!

Harry growled. Theo only smiled at that and touched the fox's head, stroking it. The Nogitsune growled only harder, but that didn't bother the guy.

“I allow my partner Harrison James Potter to use his own and ordinary magic around me, as long as he does not harm me.”

That was enough for Harry. He returned to his original place. Having conjured protection around him, he fell asleep. Nott just looked at him and then turned away, pulling out a book to read.

***

It was already morning, and all Knott's neighbors began to gather, as did Theodore himself. Only Harry continued to sleep innocently, curled up on the pillow.

“Hey, get up, sleepyhead,” Theo said, stroking the soft fur.

Now I'm a fucking animal who definitely doesn't have to go to class. So why the hell am I supposed to wake up?

Knowing that he would be heard, Harry didn't even try to open his eyes or change his position.

“Probably because in the first week of the formation of communication, we must not depart from each other at a distance of 15 meters. And if we don’t, we will die,” the dark-haired guy said as a matter of course.

The Nogitsune immediately opened his eyes. How could he forget about it? He still wanted to live. So he got up and immediately fell back.

I don't have the strength to walk so you will carry me.

Even mentally, his tone sounded so that it was impossible to refuse. So Theodore nodded and continued to gather himself up while the fox stretched out on the pillow. Gathering himself, he raised his nogitsune, which, as if by chance, hit him in the face with its tail. Nott just snorted at that.

Now Harry could look around and realize that there was no one in the dormitory. The Slytherin left the room when he found himself in the common room, where he met the girls who were talking peacefully. They were Pansy Parkinson, Daphne Greengrass and Tracey Davis. They squealed with joy when they saw a black little fox with green eyes.

"Merlin, what a cutie he is," Tracy said, reaching out her hand to touch. But she failed to do this - Nott moved away.

"Better not do it," Theo said unemotionally, but then smiled. “ He likes to bite.”

 There was a disappointed sigh, but nothing more was said. They all went to the Great Hall together. Harry slept peacefully in Theodore's arms. As long as he was surrounded by protection, he didn't worry too much about being touched. The girls were talking quietly, but Theodore was silent.

They all entered the hall, no one paid any attention to them - everyone was engrossed in trying to wake up. The girls separated from them. Theodore sat down, with the senior to his left and Blaise Zabini to his right. Malfoy sat opposite him, with Crabbe and Goyle at his sides. They formally greeted each other and began to eat breakfast. Harry lay dozing on his knees until he was disturbed. He glared at the boy.

What do you want?

Theodore only nodded at the sandwich in his hands. The Nogitsune took the hint.

I don't want to now. Take some sandwiches with you. I think you know how to conjure a box and a stasis spell.

Harry said irritably. Nott just nodded at that. Five minutes later he finished his breakfast and put the box of sandwiches in his bag. Harry was picked up again, he didn't resist. Even though he felt like a soft toy, he liked it. But he will never say it.

They went to Transfiguration, now everyone was looking at them. But Theodore calmly continued to walk, to the Transfiguration office, as usual, not paying attention to anyone. Harry liked it. He liked that his partner put a huge dick on anything and everything. But then again, he won't say that.

Transfiguration was double and, as usual, Gryffindor with Slytherin.

Just a great combination. Probably, the teachers are waiting for a massacre. Especially the director, he definitely wants to sit in the front row and watch this, smiling innocently. Saying “They will do just fine on their own - I believe in it”

Harry always thought that about double lessons with Slytherin. Of course, he wanted to sometimes push for it, but he had reasons not to do it. First, those he cares about might suffer, which is simply unthinkable. Second, he didn't want to do it, encouraging the director - also a pretty good reason.

All the Slytherins were there, but a few Gryffindors were late. Hermione was one of them, surprisingly. She was never late, except when physically unable to. Theo carried him to the last desk, which is odd considering he always sat in the middle of the row. But then he understood his reason when Hermione ran into the classroom and sat on the first desk of another row.

You are such a bastard. You know it?

He asked, looking at Theo from the table. He just grinned. So he knows. They and Hermione were separated by only 10 meters, but it would be difficult to get to her. They both knew it. Blaise sat down next to Nott and their lesson began.

McGonagall asked Theodore about the black fox lounging imposingly on his desk.

"He's my familiar," was all the Slytherin said.

Verbose, as always.

But McGonagall was enough for her to fall behind and continue the lesson. But it caught the attention of the rest of the students, especially the two Gryffindors. Neville and Hermione turned to look at him. They were both frowning, but Harry didn't care. As soon as he saw their glances, his tail wagged faintly in joy. They noticed it and smiled, but his partner noticed it too. Theo pulled him to himself, hiding from the two Gryffindors, while smiling predatory. Hermione and Neville just rolled over and turned away. The curly-haired girl crumpled the parchment on which she wrote. If Zabini noticed all this, then he decided not to say anything. Theo released him to the desk, while Harry managed to bite Knott's finger.

This went on all day. The teachers asked him about the fox, and the Slytherin simply replied that he was his familiar and they continued their lessons. Until Hermione cornered them. Theodore held the fox in his hands and looked down at the angry girl. His face remained expressionless and he didn't say anything, waiting for the girl to start the conversation first. She did just that.

"If you hurt Harry and make him suffer, I will find ways to hurt you without harming Harry.Trust me, I'll do it," she whispered viciously, pointing her wand at Theo's throat.

He just smiled wickedly. And then slowly, with irritation, he began to speak:

"Granger, I don't repeat what I say twice. But I'll do you a favor. I'm not going to hurt Harry.”

“Yeah, then, what was it at Transfiguration?”

By the way, what was that?

"That's to make you understand that now he belongs entirely to me, and you have no right to interfere in this," Nott explained calmly. At the end, he smiled wickedly.

Both Harry and Hermione were both silent, they knew it was true. The girl took a step back and removed her wand, but did not leave.

Let me talk to her. I need it.

Even in his thoughts, the tone was icy. Nott obeyed and handed Harry over to Hermione.

“Just a warning, you won’t be able to hide anything.” After saying that, he stepped back a couple of steps.

The girl nodded at this. She let out a sigh as she felt Harry in her arms.

“Harry, we were so worried when we realized you were gone.

I know Mion, it happened unexpectedly.

The girl glared at the boy behind them. Theodore paid no attention to her, he only looked at the nogitsune in her hands.

“We understand. It's not something you can control.” She smiled weakly at him.

Tell everyone not to worry too much. I seem to be relatively safe.

Harry said angrily.

“Are our plans still in place?” After ending her anxiety, she moved on to a serious topic.

Yes. Continue in the same spirit. Umbridge I have almost eliminated, there are still a few weeks left, but she will not disturb much. As for the director...

He stopped and turned to look at Nott, who was looking at him. Their eyes met. After a few seconds, the Nogitsune turned to the girl, who was also looking at the Slytherin.

He is not yet at school. That's all. We will discuss everything later.

Hermione returned the fox to Theodore's hands. She turned around and left. The dark-haired guy went to the common room.

We need to talk when we get there. I have a lot of plans that you didn't fit into.

I got it.

What!? You could talk to me like that all the time, but you decided to torture me!? Of course, I knew that you were a specifically finished person ..

No. I've been trying to contact you all day, but I couldn't. Just now.

1. But this does not change my words that you are a finished person.

I agree with it.

Harry looked at him in surprise. Theo looked at him, laughing with the reaction. Not everyone recognizes this. But Nott said it so calmly, as if he had come to terms with it from birth.

They returned to the living room. Theodore sat down at the table to do his homework. Well, more accurately, he was going to only pretend to be. Fox stood in front of him.

Since I can't get rid of you. Then you should know what you subscribed to, forming a connection ...