Chapter 3
Harry was busy playing with draco's long blond hair so he didn't notice when the adults left the room.
Severus paced in the hallway. " What are we supposed to do with him?" Snape asked as Minerva McGonagall entered the area. Lucius was conflicted, as much as he would have liked to pass the child off to his master who had finally gotten some of his sanity back he couldn't.
" What's this I've heard about Mr. Potter injured." Minerva was impatient, why the didn't contact her imedeantly was beyond her. She was his head of house and hated the thought of one of her lions hurt. " Well?" Madame pomfrey ran a hand across her face.
" It's rather more complicated than that Minie."
" Then you'd better start." She crossed her arms sourly.
" Draco felt his mate in danger this morning, so we left for gringotts to try to find his mate with the blood test. " Narcissa took hold of her husband's hand before continuing. " Soon after we arrived his mate with a portkey letter appeared on the steps."
" On the steps? Why would the letter leave them there? What does this have to do with Harry Potter?"
" We believe he was rerouted to the steps because there was a muggle who had portkeyed with him. " Lucius interupted her. " The muggle was attacking him so we quickly aprehanded and arested the muggle. And brought the healers to Harry."
" Harry? " McGonagall's eyes darkened with fury. " I told the headmaster what I thought of those wretched people from the beginning, but he refused to .... " She visibly calmed herself. " What are his injuries.?"
" He had five broken ribs one of which pierced his left lung, broken and dislocated ankle, a concussion and small skull fracture, and two shattered wings. "
" Wings? A creature inheritance then."
" That's not even all of it, but it's all we could find out before he reverted."
" Well. That's one good thing then." They stared at her with worried looks.
" It's not as you think Minerva," she turned to Severus. " The boy is a four year old."
" But surely he felt safe here at Hogwarts. "
" With the dark lord after him and that old fool letting him just waltz into trouble. "
" Who is his magical gaurdian? " Narcissa asked McGonagall.
" Dumbledore." Severus replied.
" We need someone to gain custody rights, someone who can protect him. From both Dumbledore and Voldemort. Someone who can get the boy to trust them."
" I shall need to speak with you all in private at a later date. Until then I suggest we leave him here and keep a close watch on him. " The others agreed that more action would have to wait. " We should take him to the great Hall for some food."
.............meanwhile inside the infirmary
Harry was as Draco observed a very strange child. He was quiet and shy, he also had never played or heard of any games even the muggle ones like hide and seek.
Luna and Neville had an easier time occupying Harry,( Draco couldn't even try to call him just Potter anymore) as Luna was apparently good with children, but Harry had refused to leave Draco. Harry was currently sitting in draco's lap as neville was telling him all about different plants while Luna created images of them with magic.
Harry was fascinated by the screaming plants and eating plants and all the different flowers. His Draco would tell him about potions you could put some in. There was a pritty flower now that Luna made, Harry could tell it wasn't real because it floated around and flowers don't do that, so he reached out and touched it. There was a flash of light and the pritty flower fell real to the ground. Harry picked it up and put it in a very shocked draco's hair.
" How is that even possible?" Neville stared in wonder at the flower.
" Maybe he conjured it from somewhere?" Draco mused. While Luna was watching Harry.
" But it doesn't exist anymore! We only have records of it or artificial versions and this one is real you can tell by the blue on the tips of the leaves. "
" Madame pomfrey said something about accidental magic."
" Still.."
" The wengeral that lives in your tie thinks you spend too much time in the mirror." Said Luna.
Harry's tail which had stayed tucked between his legs was starting to come out. Luna smiled at him.
" It also says that Wednesday was too cold for him and Harry needs a familiar."
" Maybe Hermione would have ideas. We should go to see them the feast should still be on" Neville said while Draco was still trying to figure out what a wengeral was.
" Sooner is better than later. " Said Luna. " The temyzeps say if we hurry you can watch the show" Luna wispered to Harry.
........
It was decided that Harry was going to sit with Luna, she was the one he trusted most aside from Draco, but draco's parents were going to be with him. As they got closer to the noisy great Hall Harry tucked himself behind Luna out of veiw. When they reached the doors Harry let Luna pick him up, and he hid his face in her sholdiar with his wings tight against him.
Silence fell over the great Hall and Harry could feel people looking at him. Panicking he wished he was invisible, and heard gasps.
Luna was not surprised when Harry turned invisible as a kinda filtpixie had told her to expect it. She made her way over to the ravenclaw table and sat down.
Rumbles of gossip spread around as for why the malfoys were here and why Snape Minerva and madame pomfrey had come in together while Minerva and madame pomfrey were close it was unusual to see them with the grumpy potions master.
The ravenclaws stared at Luna curiously, as Luna seamed to lift something they couldn't see onto her lap. But Luna was know for doing and saying odd things.