Familiars Love

Chapter 24

Severus Snape sat in front of the small table in his personal kitchen. The steam wafting off the warm cup of cinnamon tea resting before him. His gaze was focused on the paper sitting on the table, eyes carefully taking in each word as his mind struggled to find the solution to his newest problem. It was only seven forty-three; he still had an hour until he had to appear at the Great Hall for breakfast. The sudden bellowing of his name had him turning to look in the direction of his sitting room. His eyes closed as the bellow was repeated, rising and picking up his cup he headed towards the door, knowing what awaited him. His gaze fell upon the figure clothed entirely in black, pale hair catching the firelight as cold eyes shifted to look at him.

"Good morning Lucius," Severus murmured, moving across the room to sit down in the chair next to the blazing fire.

"It is not a good morning, have you seen the Daily Prophet? My son was bound to the Mage of Hogwarts and the Boy-Who-Lived. Do you know what this means Severus? Do you know what this means?" Lucius Malfoy roared, cane thumping against the floor with every word.

"It's not the end of the world Lucius," Severus said, sipping carefully at the warm tea.

"Not the end of the world! Do you have any idea what the Dark Lord wants me to do! My son became bait as soon as he found out that they had been bonded! We all know that Jackson and Potter are going to die. When they do he'll kill my son. So I'll give you two options Severus; find a way to break the bond or I'll tell my Lord exactly what you've been doing." Lucius hissed, moving forward in a threatening manner. Severus sat back in his chair, black eyes widening as he sucked in a deep breath. The tea sloshed over the brim of the cup, splattering against the floor and the fabric of the chair he was sitting in.

"The bond can't be broke Lucius, the familiar bond lasts forever. Besides their magic essences have already begun to merge, there's nothing we can do now." He murmured, frowning as he dabbed futilely at the spilled tea.

"I don't care, I suggest you figure something out." Lucius snarled, placing his hands on the chair arms and pushing his face closer to Severus. "And I suggest you do it soon." Swirling around he stormed into the shadows and vanished, leaving a stunned Severus sitting quietly in the shadowed room. Severus swallowed and let his head drop back against the chair wondering where Lucius had disappeared to and what he was going to do.

Meda swung blindly at the individual who was poking her in the back persistently. Groaning, she pulled her face from the pillow and rolled over, glaring at Draco who was looming over her.

"What?" She muttered, peering up at him, eyes taking in the black trousers and navy sweater the blonde was wearing. Running a hand over her eyes, she grabbed the hem of Draco's sweater and tugged gently, pulling him down to sit on the bed.

"We've all got class in an hour, if you and Harry want breakfast you've got to get up now," Draco murmured, fingers carding through the soft white hair.

"I don't have class. I never handed in my class choices so I wasn't included on the program lists." Meda grumbled, cuddling into Draco's form and relaxing beneath the caressing fingers.

"Guess again. Severus brought your schedule by last night." Draco murmured, smiling as Meda whimpered and pulled the pillow over her face. "He also said Dumbledores agreed to let you and Harry remain in Slytherin house, not to mention you both have the same class schedules as mine. Now get up." Draco stated, pulling the pillow from Meda's hands and whacking Harry with it, knocking him off his pedestal, before leaving the room. Harry whimpered, after shifting to his human form, both Meda and Harry rolled over and padding towards the bathroom, both grimacing at the cold bite of stone on their bare feet. It may have been early but they weren't prepared to let Draco go anywhere without them. Meda's fingers twisted the taps, adjusting the water so it was the perfect temperature. While Harry was brushing his teeth in the other room. She winced as she stepped under the water, feeling the soft sting of the drops. Their minds began to race as they both thought of everything that had happened yesterday. The Gryffindors were fine with both of them being bound to Draco, but they didn't think the rest of the world would be so lenient. Sighing Andromeda climbed out of the shower and began to prepare for her first official day back. Meda stepped out of the bathroom and pulled on a pair of slacks, ran her fingers through her hair, met Harry at the door, then made their way downstairs.