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Is it true. Not everyone can tolerate it. 

The next day, Harry woke up the earliest. He found himself sleeping the whole time cuddling with Theo. The fox quietly got out and went to the toilet, it was easy with his magic half restored, but difficulties always found him. But not at this time. Having gone about his business and returning, he saw a hand hanging from the bed of a familiar blond. He just couldn't stop himself from biting.
The fifth year boys were woken up by the delightful shrieks of Malfoy, who was rubbing his arm.

“Your rat is completely wild!” shouted the guy. "She'll bite me again, he won't be so alive anymore."

Just try it

“Just try it,” Nott growled, stroking the “rat” on the belly. Harry didn't even notice, he was laughing with all his might. He had long wanted to cause some kind of dirty trick to the blonde. And his reaction is just fine, he could enjoy this expression forever.

Malfoy didn't answer. It was the first time he had seen such emotion on Nott's face. He never got into conflicts and rarely spoke at all. The guy spent all his free time reading books and never paid attention to what was happening around him. And such an open display of irritation and anger shocked the blond, as well as the rest of the roommates.

Then they all gathered in a more relaxed atmosphere and did not mention what happened in the morning. But that doesn't mean they just forgot about it. They all went to the Great Hall together. Nott followed behind until a Gryffindor caught his attention. It was Neville Longbottom. He lured them into one of the many passages.

"I need to talk to Harry," the boy said in a serious tone, looking defiantly at Nott. Theodore was even a little surprised by this behavior of a quiet-looking Gryffindor. But he didn't show it.

I told him everything, Nev, so there's no need. He's not going anywhere, no matter how much we want him to.

“All right,” Neville muttered, then continued, “Toad got angry and is now completely off on the students.
Harry smiled sharply, a predatory smile. Even in this form, that smile made me shudder.

Everything goes according to plan. Two days.

Neville just nodded and abruptly his posture and gaze changed, turning from a confident and serious guy into a timid and quiet boy who left, looking uncertainly in different directions. Here Theo even raised an eyebrow and smirked. "It's not just Slytherins who wear masks", he thought. Harry noticed Nott's expression.

Oh, this is just the beginning! You will like what you see. Enjoy the show from the front row!

Harry laughed. Theo waited until the foxes calmed down before heading into the hall. But there was a smile on the boy's lips. This year will be interesting, the Slytherin thought.

Indeed, this year is interesting. Theo was interested in what should happen in two days, but there was no point in asking Harry, he either did not answer, or easily changed the subject.

So two days passed, Harry could not move away from Theodore anywhere and vice versa. They found a compromise in cohabitation with each other. The morning of that day was calm, at the tables the students were quietly talking among themselves over breakfast. But everything changed after the owls brought letters and newspapers with them.All the chaos was caused by only one newspaper - "Daily Prophet"

Chaos reigned in the Great Hall. The students were talking loudly, turning their eyes to Umbridge. But not only the students looked at the pink toad, but the professors too, while she sipped her tea. Outwardly, Umbridge did not betray her anxiety, but inside she was seething with anger and fear. She looked with disgust at the photo that was on the front page of the newspaper.

She was there and the student was writing something on parchment. At first glance, it seems normal - the usual punishment. Until the image moved to the student's hand, which was bleeding from the words carved into it. And then there was an article by Rita Skeeter.

“HOGWARTS STUDENTS TORTURED BY A MINISTRY EMPLOYEE!?”

Yes, yes, my dear readers, it didn’t seem to you. I wouldn't believe it either if I heard that Senior Undersecretary of Magic Dolores Umbridge, the current defense professor, is torturing children with the Blood Pen. It didn’t seem to you, it was the Blood Pen that the Ministry itself banned. But unfortunately it's true. I have all the evidence of this terrible crime.

The other day, I received information that at Hogwarts School, a teacher is using a prohibited item to harm children. And it was not someone, but a professor sent from the ministry!!!

At first I did not even believe it, because there was no evidence. Until a few days ago they sent me these photos. They show Dolores Umbridge herself and a student. It would seem nothing unusual - just a punishment, but it's not.It turned out that the boy from the third year of Hufflepuff writes with the Blood Quill! The photo shows how Dolores Umbridge enjoys torturing a child! Which is just outrageous!
And this is not the only case! Another two dozen students were injured! How did the Ministry let this happen!? Did the current Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, know about his deputy's sadistic tendencies!? Why is Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore absent when there is such chaos at the school!?

Children are sacred in our world, they are our future generation. We need to protect them and prevent such cases. Therefore, this problem needs to be solved!

But the saddest thing is that this is just the beginning my dears. Look for more details about Hogwarts school and its trials on the verge of life and death in the next prophet!

This is the end of Rita's article. On the next page, there were about twenty or more photographs of the wounds received from the Blood Pen. Everyone was alarmed and loudly discussed this edition of the Daily Prophet. Harry enjoyed this chaos, he absorbed it, lost in space from the delightful feeling. But most of all, he liked the fear of the pink toad, which is felt more strongly than the others. He heard a low laugh, which grew louder and louder. The laughter was cold and insane. That laugh belonged to Theo. All the Slytherins looked at him in confusion.

“Salazar, this is a really great show,” he said with a laugh.

"What you.."

Before the senior could finish speaking, a DMLE patrol, led by Amelia Bones, entered the Great Hall.

“Arrest Dolores Umbridge,” the woman ordered.Members of the patrol approached the woman in pink.

"You have no right! the woman screamed, resisting."

"We have all the evidence to arrest you. Just try to say you didn't do it," Amelia Bones said, looking at the woman with mild disgust. She had never liked her and was glad to find an excuse to get rid of her.

"Actually," Umbridge paused as if resisting, but then said sharply, "It's true that I used the Blood Quill on those little rats that didn't have the proper respect for me."

The whole hall fell silent at these words, and the woman, meanwhile, continued.

“I loved watching these creatures suffer. Especially those Mudbloods who are unworthy of life."

"Okay, that's enough," Bones ordered as she recovered from her mild shock. "Shut her up. And we will go to the Ministry. Children who have been punished, approach the rest of the patrol and show your wounds."

The Weasley twins went first, oddly enough, and the others followed them to show their inscriptions. In the middle of this process, Cornelius Fudge burst into the Great Hall with the words:

“You have no right to arrest my deputy! Amelia Bones would you please let Dolores Umbridge go."

"We have every reason not to do this. And you, Cornelius, will not be able to prevent this, despite your post as Minister."

Those words only infuriated the Minister of Magic. He began to violently resist this, shouting and waving his arms. While he was doing this, at the Slytherin table, the fox that had moved onto the table couldn't stop laughing. Oh, he loved seeing the Minister of Magic confirm Rita Skeeter's guesses. The dark-haired boy also couldn't hide his slightly insane laugh. But no one paid any attention to them, everyone was carried away by Fudge's skirmish with Bones.

Their argument did not last long, Amelia Bones quickly put the Minister in his place. Finally, having collected all the evidence and arrested Umbridge, they were about to leave, but Headmaster Albus Dumbledore suddenly appeared at the door. Everyone was silent, waiting to see what would happen next.

“Hello Amelia, Cornelius,” the old man nodded to two people.

"Hello Albus," they both greeted.“Before you start, Headmaster of Hogwarts"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, you are also coming with us to testify, as well as explaining the reasons why you were absent and did not notice that children were being tortured at your school,” the woman said in a strict tone.

“Of course,” the old man answered as if nothing had happened. But attentive people may notice that Dumbledore clenched his hands into fists. Few have noticed this, but those who need it have noticed. They tried to hide their smiles.

When everyone finally left, the Great Hall literally exploded. Everyone was noisy, from students to teachers. After a few minutes, McGonagall tried to calm everyone, but this attempt was unsuccessful. Classes have been canceled until a new schedule is made or a new Defense teacher is found. Joyful students hurried, finishing their breakfast, so that they could rest all day later.

The fox and his “master” quietly left while the others were still noisily discussing what had happened.

"Merlin, you're wonderful ," Nott said, a smirk on his face. "How did you manage to get Skeeter to write this?"

It so happened that we found compromising evidence on her in the fourth year, but did not use it until that moment. It would be strange if Rita Skeeter suddenly subsided. So I let her write all this nonsense about me.

"That was delicious," Theo said, stroking the nogitsune's head.

Oh, the wonderful of this situation is that it's just the beginning.

It sounded very ominous. And then a creepy smile appeared on Harry's muzzle.

Stop.Before we go to the library, I want to have some important things brought to me from Gryffindor Tower.

"Okay, so what should I do?"
 
Harry didn't answer that question, only bit the boy's finger so hard that he bled profusely. Theodore didn't even make a sound and stared blankly as his own blood dripped onto the stone. He just waited. And so Harry licked his blood from his finger, and then healed. After that, he jumped off his hands and began to trace something in blood using his magic. A few minutes later, at the place where there was a small pool of blood, a magic circle appeared with a hexagram inside. There were some other inscriptions and symbols, but Theo did not have time to see them, because Harry put his black paw inside the circle and it lit up. After the circle stopped glowing, it disappeared.

Theo lifted Harry back into his arms and waited, he didn't know what. And it was not long in coming. From the corner appeared the top of her head, the redhead that belonged to Ginny Weasley.

“You know, Harry, looking at you and your mate. I realized one important thing" - she made a theatrical pause, and then smirked and continued. "You are both just finished. Really, you are perfect for each other."

After that, she laughed. Harry and Theo both snorted at the same time. The Nogitsune jumped into the hands of the girl and she caught him. He looked into her eyes and mentally said:

And who says it? Whore of the whole school? Yes, that's exactly what she is.

Ginny pouted, but then smiled wickedly.

"Oh, yes, it is. All this was said by a whore that slept with half the school."

Then they both laughed. Theo looked at them with an indifferent face and said nothing. After laughing, the red-haired girl suddenly became serious.

"So what do you need?"

My bag with things and headphones.

The girl touched her earring, then turned back to Harry.

"Neville will be here soon. And Harry, if there's no change in plans, we'll see you in a week." She blew him a kiss and disappeared.

A minute later, Neville appeared with a small black bag. Without saying a word, the chubbier boy hung it around Harry's neck. Then he held out a fist with something to Theo, who looked at him in bewilderment, but also pulled his hand. He immediately felt something heavy on his arm, pulling him closer, he stared at the strange device.

"What is it?"

"Harry will explain if necessary," Neville replied without even looking at him. His attention was riveted on the fox. " Just in case, I put the F-453E in the bag. See you in a week."

Thanks Neville.

Without another word, the boy left.

"What is the F-453E and this thing in my hand? "Theodore asked, looking at the fox.

Harry just rolled his emerald eyes and replied.

F-453E is a rare magical plant that only grows in Australia. But Neville was able to grow it here in England. This plant is also known as Metarad Otori or Slow Dying. At the right dose, you won't die, but any of your limbs can fall off. It doesn't hurt, you just suddenly wake up and realize you don't have a penis. That's it.It's most likely meant for you. Hope I can try it.

Harry said with a wicked grin. Nott shuddered a little at the thought that he might suddenly wake up and see his own cock on the pillow. But then he smiled a little manic smile.

“I like your friends more and more, Potter."

I also like them - they are beautiful and terrible at the same time. Simply the best of its kind.
So what you hold in your hand is headphones and a player. I designed this myself. You just stick them in your ears, press the big button, imagine what kind of music you would like to hear. And that's it, she plays. I use this often in class. Try.

Theo looked at the device in disbelief, but decided to give it a try anyway. Harry moved to his shoulders and now Nott holds the headphones and the player with both hands. Sticking them into his ears, he pressed a large button and imagined something calm. The music played right away. It was just a melody without words.

"Hmm, not bad."

Looking at the player, he saw the inscription Memories-leadwave glowing white. By pressing the big button again, the song turned off. Taking out the headphones, he put them in his bag and went to the library with Harry on his shoulders.

They sat there until the evening, and then went to the hostels. Entering the Common Room, they did not look at anyone, but simply immediately went to the bedroom, in which there was no one. Having done all the procedures, Theo went to bed and began to read a book, and Harry settled next to him on the pillow. Everything was quiet until the nogitsune spoke.

Get out your headphones, put one in my ear. If you want, you can stick the second one for yourself, they magically stretch, so it will be convenient. But I urgently need calm music.

Nott didn't say anything, but summoning his bag, he took out his headphones. Gently sticking one earpiece into the fox's ear, and the second one to himself, he pressed a large button, thinking about a calm song. The same song that was playing in the corridor began to play. Theo began to read the book again, and Harry continued to lie only already almost lying on the guy.

The music was really calm, there were no sharp sounds in it, only smooth melodies. The songs changed one after another, bringing peace and tranquility. Sometimes the dark-haired guy stroked the fox. The same did not notice anything - too calmed by the music, Harry used to respond to gentle strokes with a quiet purr, not characteristic of a fox.

But then Harry interrupted their quiet evening, so that he abruptly stood up and began to do something. A few seconds later, a box lay in front of the fox.

I need your help.

"What should I do?" - Putting away his book and turning off the music, the guy asked.

Get out the parchment and pen. I need to write a letter to Remus and Sirius. I think they should be awake by now if they haven't been partying all night.

“Wake up, but aren’t they in England,” the Slytherin asked, catching the summoned parchment and quill. He knew who Harry was talking about and thought he knew their approximate location.

First write a letter, and then I will explain what and how. You can’t hide anything from you anyway, I really feel how our connection is getting stronger. And I don't even know how to react to it.

"Nothing, just deal with it," Theodore answered lightly.

Harry just snorted at that. He began to dictate to the dark-haired guy what exactly he should write down. The letter was long and took a lot of time. When Theo saw the address where the letter was to be sent, he involuntarily frowned.

"Japan. What should they do there?" Nott asked the nogitsune.

I'll explain only after you put the letter in the box and drip your blood on it. You don't need much, one drop is enough.

Theodore did as Harry said and put the letter in the box. He held out his finger to the fox, to which the fox rolled his eyes as far as possible in his form. But he still bit the guy, and blood flowed from the finger. Nott smiled and dripped his blood onto the box, which immediately glowed faintly red.

Masochist.

The guy said nothing to this, only with a sly smile again extended his finger to the fox. At this, Harry decided not to roll his eyes, but simply lick the wound and heal it. Theo watched with satisfaction as his finger was being treated.

"And now I'm very curious, why do Remus Lupine and Sirius Black, who are supposedly in England, according to my information, live in Japan?"

Stop, where did you get the data and why do you need it?

Raising his head, the fox asked. Theo smirked, but replied:

“When I found out who my couple was, of course, I started collecting information about you. It’s just that it’s very difficult, everyone knows about your false personality, but no one is real,” the guy said a little annoyed. But there was a glint of delight in his eyes.

Oh, you flatter me. How nice to know that even a person with such a surname could not find out anything about me.

It sounded so sweetly sweet that the dark-haired boy just rolled his eyes.

"Well, I'm still waiting."

Harry slowly, pronouncing each word said:

Ah, okay. Your informants were not mistaken Sirius Black and Remus Lupine are currently in England.

The fox deliberately paused to see the confusion on the guy's face, which he immediately hid.

But these are illusion dolls that I created using their biomaterials. They are capable of everything that ordinary wizards are capable of, except that Remus and Sirius can control them, no matter how far away they are. And they are in Japan.

" Why Japan?" Nott asked. Honestly, he wants to know more about illusion dolls, but he knows for sure that he will not be answered this question.

My relatives live there.

Harry replied nonchalantly. With a smirk on his muzzle, he watched the emotions change on Theodore's face. But he quickly pulled himself together and hid most of his emotions. But understanding remained on his face.

“Relatives who are related to your heritage.” That was not a question, but a statement. It took Nott a moment to think. "Remus and Sirius know about you. How did it happen?"

The fox began to enthusiastically tell Theo about his family.

This is an absolutely wonderful story! It all started on the Hogwarts Express in my third year. The three of us: me, Ron and Hermione were in the compartment with Remus. Then the Dementors attacked us. One went into our compartment. And before Lupin could do anything, I ate the Dementor.

"Did you eat a dementor?" Theo asked slowly, speaking each word. What he didn't expect was that his mate ate a Dementor.

Oh yeah! You have no idea how delicious they are! From them directly breathes horror, sadness and hopelessness, and they taste the same! I would like to eat one more! Nobody else has that taste.

Nott just chuckled at Harry's enthusiasm for talking about what one of the scariest and most dangerous creatures in England tasted like.

“Okay, I figured out that Dementors are a delicacy. But what happened next?"

I ate the Dementor so quickly that no one even had time to do anything. Ron's tantrums began to roll in, but Remus quickly knocked him out. He helped Hermione and me correct Ron's memories and come up with an excuse for all of us. So we started the conversation.
Remus knew who I was from the start. He helped me in many ways. Only he made me truly understand that fighting with myself will not lead to anything good. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be where I am today. Every full moon he taught me what he knew. I got all the basic information about myself from him. I owe my life to him and Hermione.

“Wait, every full moon? But how is this possible if he cannot control his form?" the guy asked calmly.

Who said he can't control her? Just Snape's rumors and hints, or did the director "accidentally" let it slip? Pf, crap. He lives perfectly in harmony with his wolf, and what he showed is necessary for prying eyes.
With Sirius it was different. He found out about me when I ate half a dozen Dementors while attacking him. Unable to contain my partial transformation, I began to eat them. He was in awe for a long time, but Remus saved the situation. He talked to him almost all night. And Sirius understood. From that moment I lived with them.

"Okay, but how did they end up in Japan?"

The fox's face changed abruptly from cheerful to serious.

Here they had no freedom, no.And I really wanted them to be happy and safe. In the summer before my fourth year, Hermione, Luna, and I had to persuade them for a long time to go to my relatives while I was at school. They were so reluctant to let me go, but I found a compromise.

By the end of the story, Harry was sad. But this did not last long, and he immediately cheered up.

This ends the stories. Turn on the songs again, I want to continue listening to music.

Theo did just that. He pressed the big button and the music started playing again. To the quiet sound of the violin, the nogitsune fell asleep, pressed against Nott's cheek. Theo turned to face the black fox and looked at him tenderly. Listening to music, he fell asleep in this position.

***
Theo woke up with a weight on his body. There was little to see in the darkness, so he did not understand what it was. Until Knott moved and felt his neck in the grip of sharp teeth.