The Silver Snakes

Chapter 25 - Preparing for the Tournament and a Surprise.

Harry and Draco had now been bonded for 3 months, and it had been 2 and a half months since they went on the raid and they had loved every second of it. They were never able to be too far apart from one another, they always wanted to touch one another, they could feel the others emotions and they knew that nothing was going to come between them.

Harry had been thinking more on his love life since he began dating Draco and he knew that he did not have that much experience. Before Draco he had only ever kissed one girl and it was a quick one when she was crying, that was not a real kiss. Draco was Harry's first everything, his first kiss, his first touch and his first making of love. And it was very special to Harry.

Draco had also confided to Harry that he had got a lot of first from Harry as well. Draco had dates before but that was all they were, dates. Draco and his father had said that Draco had to keep up appearances to the people when at parties and therefore had to come with a girl. Lucius had no problems with Draco being gay, as he was bonded to James Potter, but he did want Draco to be around the girls of other families until he had found his bonded. Draco told Harry that he had never kissed anyone, though there were a few times that girls got too excited, Harry was also his first touch and his first making of love.

Harry and his side had been happen to hear in the paper that their plan to make the light panic was working perfectly. Two weeks after the raid in Diagon Alley Dumbledore had went to see Harry. Harry Riddle had noticed then that Dumbledore only came to him at his old home when there was trouble, but stayed away all of the other times. However Dumbledore got a shock when he went into the home this time, as there was no Harry Potter to be found. When the Dursley's were asked where Harry was they answered with 'I don't know', claiming that the boy left months ago and did not return.

This story was all in the Daily Prophet, saying that the light did not know where Harry Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived was. They did not know if he ran away, if he was kidnapped or even if he was killed. Another thing that came from this was that Dumbledore was being looked down upon from those in the light that were beginning to change, questioning why Harry was not more guarded and how could they let the boy disappear.

This caused great joy for Harry and the dark.

In 2 weeks time it was the Triwizard Tournament, and Harry was preparing for it. During school all of his teachers and his friends were helping him prepare for the upcoming events. The tournament is meant for those above his year, Harry is in the 5th year but they are recommended in 6th year, only those put forward by their headmaster are allowed to participate. Igor, who is the headmaster, knew that the Dark Lord wanted his son to be in the tournament as it would make great practice in battling and honing skills, Igor did what his master told him to do.

Harry and all his friends had decided to stay at the school for the whole weekdays, including the nights as well, but returned home during the week. When Harry was at home he was mostly with his fathers, with Draco or training for the tasks.

It was during one of these that Harry and his family got the surprise of their lives.

Harry was practicing the pain curse, Crucio. Harry seemed to have a hand at the dark arts not having trouble in producing any of them, he had passed all of his other lessons including the wand less and the parsel-magic spells as well. The only thing that the boy had not been taught were the unforgivable curses.

"Father, the tournament is in two weeks, will I be able to learn these in that time? And will I even need to know these for the tournament?" Harry asked his father, he was sure that unforgivable spells were not allowed in the tournament.

 "Harry these are not for the tournament, you need to practice these now as the attack on Hogwarts is only a short month after the tournament, this will give us enough time to take the ministry and prepare a plan for Hogwarts." Tom explained, his son was just like him in many aspects, including his stubbornness and his attitude.