When once is not enough

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"Harry?" A hand shook Harry awake. He clenched up slightly and stay curled in a ball. He hugged his little black dog tight. He looked up finally and looked at Draco. "Hiya Harry! Morning!"

"M-morning." Harry said shyly and sat up slightly, clutching the blanket close to him.

Draco tilted his head slightly. "You ok Harry?"

Harry nodded and sat up. "I-I am good. You?"

"I am ok. Did you see this?" He bounced off the bed and went over to the broom. He climbed on it and held onto the stick. As he got settled the broom rose into the air and flew in circles. Harry watched in amazement and smiled as he heard Draco giggle. The broom landed back in the circle and Draco got off. "I have never been able to ride a broom indoors before. It's fun!"

"You've ridden a broom before?" Harry asked in slight amazement.

"Yeah. Haven't you?"

"Never." Harry said. He twisted his hand in his lap. "I thought brooms could only be used for sweeping."

"Sweeping? Like houselves do?"

"I-I don't know." Harry said uncertainly. "Like I used to do."

"You had to clean! That's not a wizard's job! I was always taught that the only thing a wizard should have to do is learn his magic and learn the rules."

"Rules?"

"Yeah, like how after we start going to school we can't do magic outside of school until we're over 17. And how we cannot do magic in front of muggles."

"O-ok." Harry said quietly. He had never heard these rules. Perhaps there was a lot he needed to learn. How was he ever going to learn. He grew up with these "muggles", perhaps there was no place for him in this magical world.

"But don't worry, I know how to get around that." Draco said with a small glint in his eyes. "My daddy taught me everything I need to know in case something happens to me."

"Like what?" Harry asked, wondering.

Draco smiled. "Too much to teach you right now." Draco stuck out his tongue in a playful manner.

Harry threw the stuffed dog at Draco. "Prat."

Draco caught it and threw it back. Harry smiled and watched it land on the bed. Harry giggled. "Good throw."

Draco went over to the door and walked out, looking somewhat solemn. Harry tilted his head slightly. He hoped he had not make him mad. He ran over to the boy and put a hand on his shoulder. "You ok Draco?"

Draco turned around and looked at Harry in the eyes. "I don't know Harry. I miss my parents."

"It's ok Draco, they'll probably come back soon." Harry reached forward and took his hand gently into his own. "And until then, I am here for you."

Draco closed his eyes tightly and when he opened them Harry noticed tears in his eyes. He wondered if he had done something wrong, but Draco then said, "Thank you Harry, I appreciate it." Then he squeezed Harry's hand. "And I am here for you."

Harry grinned widely. "Let's go get Tatsu up!"

Draco smiled lightly and nodded, but didn't let go of Harry's hand. Harry took advantage of this by pulling Draco with him to Tatsu's room. He didn't even knock, just opened the door. "Tatsu, Tatsu!" Harry jumped onto his bed and cuddled into him. Draco giggled and jumped on the other side. Tatsu rolled over under the blanket. "I's sleepy time." He grumbled.

"But Tatsu, the sun is shining! It's time to wake up!" Harry laughed and tried to pull the covers off the man, but Tatsu held the blanket over his face.

"Harry, why don't you and Draco go ask Via for breakfast. I'll be down in a bit." Harry sighed and then grabbed Draco's arm, pulling him.

"Fine, we'll go." Draco cringed at this, but Harry did not notice.

A couple of hours later Tatsu pointed to the chess piece Harry was holding. "It can either move there…" He pointed to the square in front of the pawn, "or there." He pointed to the one on the direct other side. Harry looked down at the board. "Which would be better?"

"It's too early in the game to tell really." Tatsu said simply.

"O-ok." Harry nodded and moved the piece to the left.

Draco grinned and moved his pawn in front of the bishop forward.

After a few of more pieces moved, Harry was sure he would lose the game. He didn't have a clue what he was doing and it was obvious Draco did. Within a few more moves, Draco grinned evily. "Check."

Harry looked down, but then he saw a move he could make. His king was behind the Queen and if he moved the Queen forward 2 spaces, it would not only block the bishop, but also if he used the bishop to take the Queen, his rook could take his King.

Harry played his move and Draco did things as Harry had planned. He was amazed when he got to say, "Checkmate?"

Draco and Tatsu both seemed somewhat surprised. Tatsu clapped Harry on the back. "Good job Harry!"

"You lied to me Harry!" Draco said, looking somewhat hurt. "You said you never played before."

"I haven't." Harry pouted, feeling he had hurt his friend.

Draco raised an eye. "Really?"

"Really."

"Oh." Draco nodded and bit his lip. "Well, we'll have to play later. I might win still then."

"Boys, we should go shopping." Tatsu said, changing the subject at seeing Harry's pained expression.

"Shopping?" He asked quietly. "What for?"

"Well, tomorrow is Draco's birthday."

Harry looked at Draco excitedly. "Really?"

Harry got up and went over to Tatsu whispering something in his ear. Tatsu nodded with a smile. "Sure Harry."

Harry's eyes sparkled and he giggled as he climbed off his lap. Draco tilted his head, but neither Harry nor Tatsu shared what was said.

"So shall we go shopping?"

Harry and Draco both nodded excitedly. "Can we go to Honeydukes?" Draco asked.

Tatsu nodded. "Of course."

Draco grinned and grabbed Harry's hand. "Come on, let's go."

Tatsu came over and grabbed both boys hands, and all three of them appeared in Hogsmeade. Tatsu let go of their hands as Harry gaped, looking around. Draco smiled and pulled Harry towards the shop that was well-known to him. He pulled him over to a rack with a ton of candy that didn't look familiar to Harry. Harry read the names of items.

"Jelly Slugs

102 in stock

Cost: 6 Knuts

Drooble's Best Gum

87 in stock

Cost: 19 Knuts

Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans

184 in stock

Cost: 1 Sickle a Pack

(55 Beans per package)

Toothflossing Stringmints

37 in stock

Cost: 21 Knuts.

What are these Draco?"

Draco grinned. "Great candy Harry. You should try the Bertie Bott's beans. They are great. My favorite is the fish flavored beans."

Harry tilted his head. "They're really every flavor?"

"Yep!" Draco smiled. Tatsu walked up behind him. "You want me to buy some for you?"

"Really?" Draco asked excitedly.

"Yep. Though there is one other place I would like to go while we are here. But first, let me buy you both some candy. What would you like Harry?"

"I-I don't need anything." Harry said shyly, looking down.

"Pick something Harry. Everything here is good. If you need me to recommend something, I like the Blood lollipops and licorice wands."

Harry tilted his head. "Blood lollipops?" He stuck out his tongue in disgust. "Eww."

Tatsu laughed. "They're not as bad as they sound, but you might like the licorice wands better."

Harry nodded. "I-If you want, I'll have one of those."

Tatsu nodded. "Sure. Let me go pay for those."

Draco and Harry continued to look around the store while Tatsu paid. When he was done, he handed the bag to Draco, who carried his treats with pride. As they walked Harry watched all the shops and he was almost certain this is where they were the other night, but now it was daytime. There were a lot of people around, and an owl screeched from above them. Harry cringed slightly at the loud noise. Draco looked up. "Magical Menagerie, huh?"

Tatsu nodded. "For your birthday Draco, I decided I am going to get you a pet you may take to school. You can get an owl, a cat, or a toad. And also, Harry, I know it's about two months before your birthday, but since we're here, I would like you to pick out a pet as your gift too."

Harry tilted his head. The place that they walked into was loud and a little dirty. Draco pointed at an owl, showing Harry. "Look at that owl Harry. Wouldn't you like that one?" The owl was brown with a white chest. Harry shrugged. "Did he say cats?"

Harry now wondered if he could find that kitten he had seen the other day. Draco nodded. "Yep. Cats are a good companion to have. They have many magical abilities that can help you with your own."

"Really?" Harry was slightly surprised. He turned and looked at Tatsu. "I think I know what I want."

Tatsu tilted his head and looked at Harry. "What do you want?"

"I-I saw a kitten outside the mansion yesterday." Harry said and looked down. "I-I think I'd like to see if I can find it and have it as my pet."

Tatsu laughed lightly and put a hand around Harry. "Alright Harry." He touched Draco's shoulder. "Have you decided on anything?"

Draco shook his head and walked around the counter to look at some of the creatures near the back. He tilted his head and tapped on the woman's shoulder who worked there. "Excuse me, do you have any more owls?"

The lady looked at him like he was crazy. "No. The only reason I have that bugger…" She pointed to the owl above them. "is because someone traded it to me for a cat. If you want it, it's only a galleon."

Draco looked up at the owl and then looked over at Tatsu. "Is that ok Tatsu?"

"If that is what you'd like Draco, then that is what I shall get you."

Draco nodded and watched as the lady who owned the shop brought out her wand and lowered the cage to Draco. He held it close to him with a smile. He then looked at the storekeeper. "What is it's name."

"It doesn't have one." She replied briskly. She looked at Tatsu expectantly. He went forward and laid a galleon on the counter. She smiled. "But I will tell you, it's a male, so give it a name worthy of one." She grabbed the galleon and put it into her pocket. "Do you need anything else?"

Tatsu shook his head. "That will be all, thank you."

He walked outside and then turned to face the boys. "Shall we head home now?"

The boys nodded. Tatsu took their hands. When they appeared back at the mansion, Draco wanted to rush right to his room. Harry smiled and followed him, watching him place the owl on the side table near Harry's bed. Harry laughed. "So the owl will stay in the room with us?"

"Yes!" Draco said excitedly. "He's my pet." Suddenly he frowned. "Is that ok?"

Harry nodded. "Sure. What are ya gonna name him?"

"I'm not sure." Draco poked a finger in the cage and watched the owl screech. "Perhaps Screech." Draco giggled. "What do you think?"

"Screech sounds good." Harry said with a smile. He poked a finger into the cage to hear the screech again. He ran his fingers along the cage lightly. The owls eyes watched. Harry had never seen an owl in real life before. It was beautiful.

The next dat Harry stood in the kitchen baking, doing something he'd done nearly every year for Dudley's birthday. The kitchen was a little hot, but nothing he wasn't used to. He heard the timer go off and smiled. "At last, it's done." He smiled and walked over to the oven and pulled out a chocolate cake. He ran to the living room where Tatsu sat reading.

"Is it done Harry?" Tatsu asked, looking up, causing the hood of the cloak to shift around his face.

Harry nodded. "Just needs frosting."

"Alright." Tatsu grinned. He got up and walked into the kitchen. He went to the fridge and pulled out a new jar of green frosting. "Here you are then. Once it's cool, put this on and we shall celebrate like a family."

Harry nodded happily. He was so glad he asked Tatsu to do this. Harry had always loved baking. He looked up. "Is Draco still in the room?"

Tatsu nodded. "Yep. I told him to stay there til I came and got him. He's probably riding that broom. I probably should tell him his broom is here as well."

Harry tilted his head. "His broom?"

"Yep. It's in the room I had set aside for him. All of his items are in there."

"All?" Harry asked, his eyes shifting slightly.

"Yes."

"His parents aren't coming for his birthday then? Draco was hoping they might."

Tatsu coughed slightly. "I know that they aren't. Sadly they didn't want Draco to get false hope that he might be going home."

"He won't be going home?" Harry struggled a bit to comprehend this. "But they're his family."

Tatsu knelt down and put a hand on Harry's shoulder. He was unsure of what to say. How could he explain to Harry that not all families were meant to stay together? Moreso, how could he do that without making Harry feel bad about his own situation? "He will be staying here with us Harry. Do you really want him to leave?"

"No, but…"

"But what Harry? If he goes he won't come back. Just let him stay here and be happy like he is now."

Harry shrugged and nodded, seeing his point somewhat. "Alright." But all he could think was that Draco was not happy. He wanted to go home. Why didn't his parents want him to be home, with them?

Tatsu nodded and put a hand near the cake. "The cake is cool now Harry. Do you want to put the frosting on?"

Harry nodded and looked down. He wondered if eventually Tatsu wouldn't want him here and would drop him off somewhere. Maybe even back at the Dursley's. What if he decided bringing Harry here was a mistake?

A little while later Tatsu had gotten Draco to come down and Via had brought them warm food. The cake sat in the middle of the table. It was plain green and frosted smoothly. Draco looked at the cake in amazement. "Harry made that?" He sounded surprised.

Harry nodded and laughed. "Yep. It wasn't hard."

Draco shrugged, but kept looking at it as he ate his food. As soon as Draco was done eating, Tatsu lifted his wand and 11 flames came out of it and floated above the cake. "Blow them out Draco and make a wish."

Draco nodded and blew. They all went out in one swift blow. Harry smiled and watched. "Yay! Happy Birthday Draco!" He leaned over and kissed Draco on the cheek.

Draco blushed. "Thank you Harry."

"Of course Draco." Harry smiled with a huge grin. For once in his life, he made someone's day on their birthday. And he felt proud for doing so.

A/N: So what do you think? I think I found my timeline. June 5th is Draco's birthday. And they don't start school until September 1st. I am not sure how many chapters I am going to have before school starts, but hopefully they will all keep your interest.