Chapter 2
Draco Malfoy had been worried for weeks. He knew his mate was out there somewhere. His father had told him weeks ago that the flashes of a dark room and sudden pain was a result of his mate coming into an early creatureinheritance. They were to leave the next morning for gringotts and try to find them. There were few reasons why a wizard or witch would go I to a creature Inheritance early. None of them were good. Draco woke up screaming in pain. His parents appeared with a house elf and hurried to his side.
Lucious forced a pain reliving draught down his son's throat and waited until it had taken affect to try talking to Draco.
" Is it your mate?" Draco wordlessly nodded still recovering.
" I need to find them now! They're in danger. " Draco watched his parents hopefully and after spelling on a change of clothes on Draco who could care less at the moment, they apperated to Diagon Ally.
They were just climbing the steps when out of nowhere two people appeared on the ground in front of them.
The first one continued his intent and broke the second's let with a jerk of the foot between his hands. The other didn't even make a sound. It was clear that the larger and older male was a muggle and the younger was a wizard so the malfoys wasted no time apprehending the man and calling the Aurors. Draco knew the small wizard on the ground was his mate and he fell to his knees in front of him. In spite of his injuries he was beautiful. Glittering blue and green and gold feathers adorned his hair and one wing while the other looked like a dragons it was midnight black and the scales along the top shines in the sunlight.
Healers rushed forward from the bank and surrounding area. And Draco was thankful that the witches and wizards had the decency to help the injured boy.
The healers made Draco stand back as they worked to see if he could be moved. Draco felt his mother grab his hand. He looked at his mate, the broken wings and he noticed for the first time an owl cage several feet away. The brid was frantic. Draco went over to the poor thing and opened the cage carefully helping it out while avoiding the snapping beak. Draco finally got a good look at the bird and realized whose it was.
He looked from his mate to the bird." What is it Draco?" His mother asked.
He swalloed before answering " This my mate's owl. it's Potter's bird. Harry Potter is my mate."
One of the healers currently looking through a diagnostic spell overheard the Malfoy. She turned to them.
" We are taking him to st. Mungo's, if you're his mate it will be helpful for you to be there. "
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Once they got to the hospital draco stayed in the room. He watched as they cast healing spells and wispered anxiously to each other. they transfered Potter, to Hogwarts. Because madame pomfrey knew his history better.When he heard a crack he looked up anxiously. His father put a hand on his shoulder.
" They are just resetting his bones. " He told him. Draco tried to calm down.
"He's waking! Seditave!!" One of the nurses cried before everyone in the room was blown away from the bed.
" Someone get professor Snape! " madam pompfrey yelled.
The whole room was thrown into chaos by the swirl of Harry's magic. A small glow enveloped him.
" What's happening!" Draco yelled.
" He's inverting, his magic is reverting his body back to when he last felt completely safe. Normally I would count this as a good thing, but with everything thats happened Potter mayl a few years. " Just as madam pomfrey said Harry began changing while his creature featured stayed we all watched as Harry grew shorter and worryingly thinner. By the time Snape had entered he looked as he did in our first year at Hogwarts.
" Snape! Can you stop this?" Madame pomfrey said as she watched him continue to age backwards.
" Why?" Draco asked.
" Because child, if Harry reverts much further he will be a danger to himself. If you take the magic of a 15 year old wizard and put it in the body of a ten year old he won't be able to control it." Snape stepped to the bed but after several attempts was unable to get within a foot of Harry. " I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do. " He stood with the rest of us as Harry got smaller and smaller. We waited several minutes before approaching after he had stopped glowing.
He was tiny, and though his clothes shrank to fit him they still looked big on the small boy. Harry opened his eyes and stared at the celling puzzled. Madam pompfrey cast a diagnostic spell. Harry sat up and touched his wings in amazement, they had healed as he had reverted. He was petting the feathers of his right wing when he noticed the people in the room.
Immediately he froze. Madam pomfrey took a step towards him, and Harry pulled the covers over himself. She turned to is and ushered us a little further from the bed. She sighed before speaking.
" At the moment, Harry is four years old. It puts a lot of doubt in those relatives of his, and Dumbledore for placing him there. Harry should return to his former self when his magic deams that his is in a safe environment. It could take hours or months, there's no way to tell. But as of now Harry is showing all the signs of neglect and several signs of recent abuse. Tread carefully if you are going to interact with him. He will have a lot of accidental magic. " When we turned back to the bed Harry was gone. I dropped to the floor and saw him curled up under the bed. His wings were wrapped around him and he hid his face in his knees.
"Found him. He's under the bed." Draco sighed releaved.
Professor Snape bent down and reached his hand under the bed.
" Ah!" He shouted before retracting his hand, it was red and blistered as if burned. I rolled my eyes.
" You can't just grab a child like that Severus!" Narcissa scolded him.
She crouched down so she could see Harry beneith the bed.
" Harry dear, my name is Narcissa. Can you come out so we can talk to you?" Harry turned away from her, his tail curled around him. " Would you like some food honey?" He looked up at her and you could see the hunger in his eyes.
The door to the infirmary burst open and Luna lovegood entered with bread and cheese min her arms, Neville longbottom trailed behind her.
" Luna now is not a good time," Snape snapped at her. Luna simple walked past him and held out the bread and cheese to Draco.
" For Harry,." She said.
" Why'd you give it to me?" Draco asked. She tilted her head and took it back. She slowly crawled to the bed without letting to food touch the ground.
" Hi," she said quietly, and unlike with Narcissa he turned slightly towards her. " I snuck some food up here. " He eyes the food hungerly. " Do you want it?" Harry hesitated then crawled towards her inch by inch. As soon as he had the food he started back to the corner.
"I love your wings," she mused casually. Harry watched her as he ate. " Are your feathers soft? " She asked. He paused and then nodded pushing back a feather in his hair. Harry had eaten it all and was now licking his fingers. Luna smiled at him. " They must be. I wonder what they feel like." Her eyes light up " do you think they sparkle in the light?!" She wispered excitedly. Harry looked at his wings and back at Luna. " If you come out and let the grown ups see you then we can see if they sparkle!" He glanced at Narcissa before looking at Luna, who held her hand out for him. He shook his head and backed away, before wispering.
" Grown ups are mean. They hurt. You have to hide. " Luna smiled at him gently.
" But Harry these grown ups are nice, they just want to make sure you're okay. " He looked at her confused before he saw the loving smile in Narcissa's face. She looked at him. "Just in case, I promise to help you hide again if they try to hurt you." At that Harry nodded and slowly made his way to Luna. He grabbed her hand and she helped him stand up.
Harry hid behind Luna, Luna was nice and gave him food. Luna sat facing Harry and blocking his veiw of the rest of the room.
" Look Harry, both your wings sparkle!" Luna wispered. Harry looked at his wings and smiled brightly. He guided Luna's hand to his right and then left wings so she could feel them. Luna pouted playfully.
" Now I wish I had wings like you handsome. Wana meet my friend neville?" Harry looked up nervously before nodding. Luna turned and introduced everyone in the room he avoided the gaze of the adults but shyly smiled at Draco and Neville.
Neville approached first. " Hi, harry, man your just adorable. " Harry looked down blushing and held his tail. Draco sat down near Harry and held his hand out to him.
" I'm Draco, " he said. Harry looked up and moved towards him. Then with out any warning dashed up to Draco and hugged him. The little four year old had he face in draco's neck.
" You smell nice" Harry told him, and it was draco's turm to blush.