𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍'𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐂𝐘

Chapter 11

As usual Harry's third year started out pretty quiet; except for the odd dementor trying to make its way unto the grounds; regardless Harry was pretty happy with his life. His younger brother had been sorted in the same house that he was in and his sister from his family from the past was now attending school for a few years in his own time. He sat at the Slytherin table thinking about the things that had gone on during the summer and the one thing that came to mind was then events that took place around Draco

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Both Salazar and Helga had felt the loneliness of the young wizard so both of them had decided to give him a family when ever he returned back to their time. One day about a week after the four young boys had returned to the past the two Founders came up to Draco to speak to him.

Salazar seemed a bit nervous and was fidgeting a bit while Helga was looking a bit pale. Their behavior surprised Draco since they had always appeared self assured and confident to him.

Salazar cleared his throat before speaking. "Well Draco do you remember they other day when Helga and I wanted to talk to you?"

Draco nodded and waited for Salazar to continue.

"Well...Helga and I have a proposal for you..." Helga cut in. "What Salazar is trying to say is that we would like to adopt you so you would become one of our children."

Draco sat with his mouth wide open in shock. He looked at both of the Founders with questioning eyes. When Helga smiled at him he smiled back and stood up to give her a hug.

"I would be honored to be your son. You have shown me more love in the small amount of time that we have known each other then all my years with my real parents." Helga held on to Draco as she heard a bit of sniffling coming from where he was hiding his head on her shoulder. "Now...now love, it will be ok. We will be able to protect you and already love you like one of our own."

Draco looked up at his future mother's face. The smile he gave her was worth a thousand words. Salazar hugged both of them and when everyone had gotten their composure back they went into the great hall and announced their decision of adopting Draco and his approval.

The next few days had been spent in planning the adoption ceremony that would be held in Slytherin Major. Harry stood beside his love when both Founders took their vows and gave Draco their blood. Godric and Rowena became his godparents with Sirius and Remus becoming honorary uncles. Harry couldn't remember ever seeing Draco smile as much as he did those few days. The blond boy took pleasure in calling Salazar 'dad' and Helga 'mum'. Salazar's four daughters quickly accepted their new brother and soon the four of them would dote on their big brother who returned their affection.

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Draco was now a real Slytherin; just the other day as he went to the kitchen with Harry and house elf had called him Lord Slytherin. Draco had beamed at the title; not because it gave him new status but because it meant that he now had a loving family that waited for him to come home.

September would have been a boring month except for defense class where the teacher was none other than one of his godfathers Remus Lupin; care of magical creatures would now be taught by Hagrid. Once in a while Sirius would come and help teach a DADA class making learning fun; he also replaced Remus when certain time of months would come around. Harry loved the class and was actually learning new things that had not been taught to him at the Founder's time. In most of his other lessons the syllabus was still pretty much the same as in his adoptive parent's time with the exception of a few spells which made the lessons pretty easy and boring for him and now that Draco had been thought a lot of what Harry had learned he too was finding the lessons to be less than exciting.