The Lost Heir

Snippets of life

"Hogwarts is boring,"Hadrian said as he threw himself onto the sofa in front of the fire in the Slytherin common room.

Draco rolled his eyes, "Your just mad you can't come and go as you please."

"Well it was nice,"Hadrian said wistfully.

"But unneeded,"Draco said giving his bonded a glare, "You promised me a year with no interruptions. The only reason you needed to leave before was to build alliances and your army."

Hadrian sighed. He did promise Draco an uninterrupted year and he had meant it when he said it, he just didn't know it was going to be so boring staying at a school and only doing school work. The only silver lining was that he was able to spend everyday with Draco and not have to worry about them being separated because they had to go back to school. They also had their own dorm, thanks to their bonded status, not that they kept their activities strictly to their dorms. Draco had a lot of fantasies it turned out and Hadrian was his willing slave to fulfill all of them.

"I know,"Hadrian told Draco, "It's just weird not having other things to do."

"Well,"Draco drawled, "I suppose you could take this weekend to go cause havoc somewhere."

Hadrian sat up quickly and looked at Draco hopefully, "Really?"

"You must be back by Sunday night and bring me back a present,"Draco told him.

"I will! Merlin I love you. Let's go to our room,"Hadrian said standing quickly and pulling Draco up with him.

"The potions classroom is empty,"Draco said as he followed Hadrian easily.

"Potions classroom it is."

Blaise and Daphne shared a look as they left the room.

"They better not on my desk,"Blaise said with a shiver, "It's bad enough they ruined that couch."

"I think their goal is the teachers desk,"Daphne said with a giggle.

"Thank Merlin for that,"Blaise mumbled getting back to his homework.

Daphne laughed again before trying to get back to her work with her mind miles away. It took her months to truly laugh again. To find humor in life. To find the ability to be happy again. Daphne spent most of her summer on the Island Hadrian had sent her too, other then a brief stunt at the bonding and the following weekend at Blaise manor. Hadrian arrived the night before school was set to start with a new trunk, full of everything she would need, and an option of not going back to school. She almost took it but she knew it wouldn't help. Being alone all those months it helped her work through the devastation and anger she felt from Theos death but it was also lonely.

Daphne twisted the ring that sat on her ring finger, the Nott bonding ring that had been given to her by Lord Nott when he visited her near the end of her stay. Theo was his only child, the heir to the Nott line and without him the line was set to end with Lord Nott but he wouldn't have that. Daphne had been given the Nott heirship with promises of help in anyway she needed. It broke her heart all over again but it also helped heal that final part of her heart that she had thought would never heal. Daphne knew she would never marry, her parents had nearly disowned her when she announced it and only Marvolos influence had stopped them. Astoria was now Heir Greengrass and would be responsible for marrying a second son and carrying on the family name. Daphne had no thoughts on that, her decision had been made and was final. Theo was it for her.

"Are you going to sign the contract?"Daphne asked Blaise as she shook herself from her thoughts.

Antony had sent an official contract at the beginning of the year and asked for a response by Christmas.