Exceeding Expectations

Broken Curse/Questions Answered

Chapter 5: Broken Curse/Questions Answered

"Cissa, what is going on?" Severus asked looking at his husband with worry. "I'm scanning right now, I...Well it looks like Severus you are most definitely worthy of Harry. You just broke a curse that was placed on him by... What!? No way!" Cissa glared as she yelled to her son. "Draco Lucius Malfoy get up here right NOW!" Walking back to Harry, she gave him a hug and said, "I am so sorry for what my son did." Looking worried Harry asked his aunt. "Cissy, what's wrong?" Still holding Harry Cissa told him. "Draco placed a dark curse on you, it looks like three years ago. It causes your soulmate to hate you, unless you prove yourself worthy to them." As she was saying this with such anger in her voice, Draco walked into the room and was pushed up against the wall.

Severus holding his godson to the wall yelled. "You could have killed Harry, with the stunt you pulled." Worried Draco looked at Harry "wait, what are you talking about?" Draco asked looking away from Harry and at his mother. "Did you or didn't you place the Dark Soul Curse on Harry three years ago?" Cissa asked looking sternly at her son, who had gone pale at what was going on. "I did, it was after he almost got caught at hogsmead." Draco said sounding scared and worried about Harry. "Why, would you cast such a curse?" Severus asked still glaring at Draco for nearly killing both Harry and him.

"I'm sorry, Harry and I weren't on good terms then. I mean everyone knew this; we couldn't be in the same room without dueling." Draco said now looking more worried that something wrong happened to Severus and Harry. "Well lucky for you Severus broke the curse when he accepted Harry as his soulmate fully." Cissa said still giving her son a stern look. "I don't want you to ever use that spell again, friend or foe is that understood?" Cissa said finally taking pity on her son and gave him a hug as he nodded.

All Harry could do was watch the scene unfold, still very weak from all the events of the day. "I don't understand why this is such a big deal, he's cursed me tons and I him. So, I don't get why you are all upset." Harry finally said feeling very drowsy. "If I couldn't get over my prejudice against you and you died knowing I was your soulmate I would have died as well, not just because of my vow but because I lost my mate." Severus explained walking back to Harry propping him up better on the bed. "Oh, well yeah let's not do that curse again okay." Harry said pulling Severus onto the bed and laying his head on Severus's chest feeling more at home. Severus looked down at his chest looking shocked at how comfortable Harry looked in his arms. "Harry, how can you be comfortable?" Severus asked but didn't get a reply as Harry was already asleep.

"He has to be tired; we've hat to wake him up twice before his body was ready." Cissa said as she turned and looked at her son. "As punishment for casting the spell, you get to tell Bella and Tom what you did and that you are sorry. You will also tell them you will never cast a spell like that again." She said feeling a little guilty but new this was the only way her son would learn. "What! Mum, please don't make me tell them." Draco said looking like he was going to pass out. "You need to learn, and this will help you. Seeing as you could have also killed your cousin as well as your uncle." Cissa said not wishing to do this to him. "Okay, I'm so going to die, I hope you know this." Draco said sounding close to tears.

"Bella won't kill you, and she won't let Tom either." Severus said trying to reassure his godson. "Not with me nearly killing their son." Draco said getting scared again. "You know how many times, each of them has tried to kill Harry? Also, all three of you didn't know who Harry truly was." Severus said smirking as he saw Draco relax a bit.

Draco walked back downstairs and sat down his Aunt and Uncle to tell them what he did. "I'm only forgiving you, because we both have no room to judge." Tom said after Draco squeaked out what he had done. "Yeah, what Tom said, we've tried to kill our son so many times in his life we really can't hold grudges. I do agree with my sister no more using spells like that enemy or not." Bella said looking at Draco giving him a small smile.