In his shadow

Chapter 17. Pictures and Dumbleduck

Draco POV

I was sitting in the big hall, Neville next to me.
He was silently chatting with Luna, who was sitting in Pansy's lap showing off her mating mark. 

Pansy had not waited long before marking, and Luna didn't seem to mind, cuddling into her Alpha.
When the owls came flying into the hall, I recognized a certain white owl that was a second away of landing in my plate. I grabbed the swollen letter from her leg, giving her a piece of bacon and Neville began to pet the owl. 

I opened Harry's letter and began to read it through. It was pleasing to find out that Harry had found a sport he liked.
My little Harry, my cheerleader. That sounded great!
There were pictures of him and his new friends. He seemed to have a lot of fun with a boy called Alek, and I dare to say I was jealous until I found out that he was an Omega too.
I had to hide the photo of Harry and his cheer group, those leggings in combination with his body should be illegal. Nobody was allowed to see him like this, besides me!

The by far best picture was the last one. Harry was sitting in his room in the schools uniform, the giant bear I send him behind him.
He first smiled into the camera, then wrapped the bear's arms around himself. And the bear was wearing one of my old sweaters!
I had to rearrange myself, so that the others wouldn't find out how turned on I was by these innocent pictures. 

Harry had also send me one half of a snitch and he had the other. It would fly when the two pieces were put together. I put it around my neck, thinking about what I gift I should make him next?
Maybe a luxurious muscle suiting oil, or a nice bunch of bath bombs?
"Neville, does Harry like to bathe?" I asked him absent-minded. 

"Who is this so-called Harry?" I heard a voice behind me. Shit.
"Dumbledore sir, I don't think my private life is your concern." I told him, closing my letter quickly.
"I am sorry Mister Malfoy, you can be assured that it was not my intention to spy on you." the headmaster said in his grandfather voice.
Not spy on me my ass! 

"I came here to inform you that Omegas are not to sit on the bench. You, as a pureblood, should know that."
"And since when is my Omega your concern?"
"Since you still haven't mated him until now, he is not your Omega." I stood up, to be at the same height as him.
"Professor Dumbledore, the private life of your students is not your concern. I decide when I mate, I decide if Neville sits on the bench or not. Be sure that if this will happen again, not only my father will hear about this, but the Ministry will too." 

Dumbfounded he left me alone again, so I could eat my breakfast alone. Neville seemed uncomfortable, and I could not tell of if it was because of Dumbledore or something else.
Suddenly he gave Luna a short hand signal, and she nodded, getting out a little phial, giving it to him.
I grabbed his arm, feeling how hot he was. And it dawned at me. 

"Neville, you go back to our dorm. You are not going to school today. If anyone asks, just lie." I am not making him go to school in heat.
Harry once told me how horrible it was, and as long as his mate was not here to help him, it was better if he wasn't around people. 

"Goyle, you got room for me?" I asked my Beta friend.
 "Course, but I think I will have to stay in Blaise's room. Vince is giving him a 'hard time'. We have to punish him in a really special way."
"Don't need details, Greg. Luna's ears are too innocent for your dirty talk!" Pansy threw in, and we rolled our eyes.
 "Who mated the second they had the chance to?" I asked her. Before she could respond, Luna had stuffed her with another spoon full of egg.
"You need to eat, Pansy!" Luna said, grabbing another spoon. The Alpha calmed down immediately, nodding at her and pulling her Omega closer.
 "You are right. I need to protect my Omega from these assholes I call friends!"
I gave her a fake-hurt look.

"Let's stop this and come back to a more serious matter." Blaise threw in, petting Vince. I nodded, looking at him.
"What can we do against Dumbledore? I can't stand it how he treats Omegas. Next year my little sister will start school. And I don't want her to be raped and hurt in this place of 'safety'. And I am sure that not all of the Omegas here mated willingly, especially not the Gryffindor's." he whispered, causing Luna to shiver and flee into Pansy's arms.
 I gave them another nod. 

"You are right. I am sure if we don't do anything, nobody will. Dumbledore is more focused on enforcing rules on innocent students than on winning the war. What would you suggest to do?"

A/N: Sorry that it took so long to update again! I got braces last Thursday (I know, getting braces at 16....), and my main concern now was finding a way to eat without dying, and keeping my grades up.
That is also why this chapter is kinda short.

To today's question:

If you were a fruit, which one would you be and why? 

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