Can it get any worse? : Chapter 13-A week later

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~mind speaking~

/Books/

#Flashback#

Remus was lounging on the sofa with Sirius' head in his lap as his mate slept peacefully. He had finally got him to calm down about Lucinda and James. Remus was getting worried about his mate, thinking about James and Lucinda had made him remember his past and more precisely his family which was not such a good thing. Everyone who knew the Black family even remotely was aware that Sirius was the black sheep of the family. Moreover, he had talked with Snape some time ago and what he had learned made him more and more worried.

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They had met three days ago in a bar called La Fée in muggle London to avoid being recognized. Severus arrived first and ordered iced tea, Remus arrived five minutes later and ordered coffee. When both had the drink they ordered in front of him, Severus cast a privacy charm.

"Why did you call me here Lupin" he sneered looking less than pleased.

"I am sorry if I disturbed you but you are the only potions' master I know and I need your help." Remus answered calmly.

"I suppose it is about the mutt?" Severus hissed.

"Yes it is about Sirius, his state has been getting worse. At first I thought it was because he was separated from Harry, but then he had the same behaviour around Harry. Then after the last full moon I smelt that his blood was laced with something else, I would like for you to look at it." Remus said producing a black bottle.

"I don't know why I didn't smell it before, and maybe it has nothing to do with it but I want to make sure of it" he added.

"And what make you think I will help you?" Severus hissed.

"You don't need to be so aggressive or play innocent Severus. We both know that you care about Sirius and even if we agreed to not rush you don't you think it is time to..." Remus didn't finish as he was cut but a furious Snape

"I already told you it was impossible Lupin, I do not want and I will not submit" Severus growled. Getting up Remus pushed the bottle toward him along with some muggle money.

"And we won't force you Severus but you still answered my call today, and I know you can't ignore the fact that one of your mates might die if you don't do anything." And with that he left leaving behind a royally pissed Severus.

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Two days later meaning yesterday, he received the visit of Fred and George who only added to his anxiety

'We are worried about Harry, Dumbledore along with some people from the order are planning to kill Harry and steal his magic' They had told him with no preamble.

He had been shocked beyond words. Of course he hadn't told Sirius yet, he didn't want him to totally lose it and kill them. He himself was hard pressed not to do just that. Looking at his pocket watch he sighed.

"Sirius wake up, we have to meet with Severus and Harry" he whispered gently ruffling his mate's hair. Sirius started to stir and opened an eye.

"Remy?" he said sleepily.

Another thing that worried Remus was the nickname Sirius gave him. Sirius had never shortened his name not even when he wanted to tease him.

"Yes Sirius, get up now, we have to go remember?"

At those words Sirius stood up and started grinning.

"How could I forget? Today we're meeting with Harry and Sev. Do I have to act mad around him again Remy? Why doesn't he come home to us?" Sirius whined.

"You have to give him time Sirius, I am sure he'll come around." They had both realized Severus was their mate after being reunited again when Sirius escaped. They had been so shocked to not have felt it until now. Sirius was sure it was Dumbledore's doing and now that Remus had heard what the twins had said, he was hard pressed to believe him.

"We should go now" Remus urged.

As they sneaked out of the house and into Hogwarts Remus hoped that Severus had found something. Severus had left his door open with an illusion to make it seem shut. As they entered the room and shut the door behind them, they were met with a furious and somewhat distressed Severus.

"I know that you are unhappy to see us but you don't have to show it so much you know." Remus said lightly hiding the pain he felt at being rejected by his mate. Severus glared at him.

"That b***! That old stupid manipulating goat! I will kill him, I will destroy him." Severus started ranting surprising them both.

"Wow" said Remus, "I have never heard you swear so much Sev- I mean Snape, what happened" he said cocking his head to the side.

"I took a look at what you gave me and had the results just minutes ago" he hissed and Remus felt dread fill his inside, this couldn't be good.

"I see" he said simply and turned to Sirius.

"Sirius I thought you wanted to sleep some more before we go to Gringotts?" he asked his mate already dozing off on the sofa.

"You can use my room Black, but do not under any circumstances touch anything. Is that clear?" Snape said pointing at a door next to Draco's room. Sirius nodded sluggishly and left the living room. When Remus and Severus were alone they sat on the couch and Remus motioned for Severus to begin.

"Before I tell you anything, you have to know that people use potions in medication because it can last longer than a spell without the need to be maintained by a magical source. Of course the effect doesn't last forever, some potions only work for an hour, but there are potions which effects last years they are not countered. Each potion leave a trace in the blood for some time before being eliminated by the body." Severus explained and Remus nodded not liking where this was going.

"I found traces of a lot of potions in Black's bloodstream. There were the non-harmful ones such as the calming drought you must have given him some days ago, and nutritive potions. But I also found several potions I can't recognize which must have been administered by a member of the order since they are the only ones that come close to him besides you. Which mean that they have been feeding him potions unbeknownst to us and I can't find what they are destined to do to him" Severus said frustrated.

"But maybe they are not harmful?" Remus whispered earning him a glare from the potions' master.

"Open your eyes Lupin! I f they were for his sake there would be no need to hide them. Besides, after seeing what they fed Potter do you think they wouldn't do it for anyone else? Maybe we are all under the effects of some kind of potions and we don't even know it!" Severus snapped gripping his knees.

Remus was more than a little shocked. How could he had not thought about that. Harry had been under potions since his birth, if they could do that to an innocent newborn child, how could they not do it again to keep others under their control. Finally he understood why Severus was so distressed. They were powerless against what they didn't know, and if Severus a renowned potions' master couldn't name the potions then they couldn't find a cure. But then he saw a solution.

"Maybe we can ask for the same ritual as Harry's" he said turning to his mate.

"There is a possibility that that ritual is reserved for the Potter family only, and if that is not the case what makes you think that they will help us? If it was a goblin intervention we were asking for, that would have been easier, expensive but easier. That dragon only leave for to protect the Potter family and I know you don't want to ask Potter as it will worry him" Severus said, sounding bitter. He was surprised when Remus grabbed his hand and brought it to his mouth for a kiss making relax and tense at once.

"But we can still ask them. I don't want to give up before trying. We could wait until Harry has had the time to adjust properly before asking but I am afraid that the more we wait, the more damage there will be, especially for Sirius." Remus said squeezing on Severus hand trying to comfort his mate. Severus unconsciously soaked in the warmth from his mate but then pulled his hand free as he realized what he was doing making Remus sigh.

For Harry and Draco, the week was passed learning about each other, having the less contact together and avoiding sensible subjects such as Diggory. They spent their days in their room chatting and reading as much as they could and Harry would meet Arcane in his dreams every night and lounge quietly on the grass with the dragon. Seven days later the sexual tension between them was high but they were able to control it every day that passed, Harry became more and more nervous about his future meeting with Rayn. What if he wasn't good enough for his ancestor? Then what? Draco, sensing his mate rising anxiety tried his best to distract him with chess games, but today was the meeting day and Harry was a bundle of nerves and nothing Draco did helped calmed his mate.

"Harry you need to calm down, everything will be alright, I'm sure" he said wrapping his hands around Harry's shoulders. They had become more accustomed to physical contact without Draco being uncomfortable and Harry flinching away. Instead he immediately leaned against Draco and sighed.

"I don't know Draco, what if he doesn't like me? What if I am not strong enough? What if I am too much of a freak for them?" Harry said and Draco growled.

"You are not a freak Harry Potter!" Harry had told him about what he had suffered at the hands of his relatives and Draco had been horrified. Children were precious to the wizarding community, to hear that there were people out there who would treat their nephew like that, it made him nauseous.

"Listen Harry, we went there once already and you've seen how he is. If he hated you I am sure you would have felt it. After all everyone felt the distaste he has for your father." At the mention of his father Harry tensed a little but didn't say anything. They were interrupted by a house elf apparating in.

"Thinky is sorry to disturb, but Thinky be send to tell yous that it is time to go" Thinky said and Draco squeezed Harry's shoulders one last time before leading him toward the lounge.

There, was a furious Snape with a happy Sirius and Remus who looked grave.

"Harry!" yelled Sirius jumping into his godson's arms. "I missed you so much pup." he whispered hugging him.

"I missed you too Padfoot" Harry said smiling.

"Since we are all here, shall we go?" Severus said.

"Hermione isn't coming this time? You don't have to come with us you know?" Harry asked wary of an angry Snape.

"Miss Granger has classes to attend, and I will not let you go alone, I gave my word to protect you both and right now you are the most vulnerable " was the curt answer. Harry nodded and used the invisibility cloak to hide Draco and himself while the other used disillusionment charms.

"Let's go then" he said.

Gringotts was as imposing as ever Harry thought as they entered the bank and made their way to Grunick's office. Once they were sure that no one was in sight, they became visible again and knocked before entering knowing that the goblin was waiting for them.

"Welcome" he said as he smiled at them, "I am happy to see that you are well" he said motioning for them to sit which they did.

"I am fine thank you" Harry said with an easy smile "I would like to take care of all the matters regarding my titles before going to see the vault please" Harry said.

"Of course" Grunick said opening a drawer and taking out files. "First; the Potter fortune. You are the sole heir with no relatives alive so in your absence all the proprieties have been sealed until now. You have Potter Manor, the house in Godric's Hollow, summer residences in France, in in Spain, and in Italia; the addresses along with the passwords. Also, the Potter family own parts in the Daily Prophet, Witch weekly, Ollivanders Wand Shop, Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, Flourish and Blotts, Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, and some others in Knockturn Alley.' Grunick said handing over the files to Harry who was quite shocked.

"As for the families it is a little more complicated. Due to the Ministry and Dumbledore meddling, the Founders proprieties were sealed and the keys are in the Ministry's hands. Of course they can't enter as the wards won't let them in but they are still trying to" Grunick said with a sneer.

"I don't have any knowledge about the Emrys, and the Le Fay as Lord Reima is the one who takes care of everything with the help of King Ragnok. Only the two have access to the files. As for the Black family, it is the duty of the previous Lord to tell his successor about everything. This leave the house of De La Tour, the previous Lord, Raphael De La Tour, your Grand uncle, is the one in charge of everything. As their account is in France, I have no knowledge of it. You will have to talk to him." Grunick stated startling Harry.

"If he is alive why is the ring here? Why was I made the heir? And why did the ring accept me as the new lord?" Harry asked confused.

"Lord De La Tour cared very much for your mother as he had no child of his own, as her seventeenth birthday present he sworn on his magic that any child she had would become his heir even if he had children later on. When she died he was devastated. He never appeared in public again. He is now married and has two sons your age. As for the Lord Ring, it appeared in Gringotts some years ago; we don't know how or why and no matter how many times we tried to return it would come back so we kept it. But be assured we informed Lord De La Tour of you right after your visit." Grunick answered.

"Why didn't you tell him about me before? I mean, if you tried to return the ring that means that you met him right?" Harry asked his voice full of pain.

"I am sorry Harry, but I was sworn to secrecy by James about your true parentage, and I had to swear an unbreakable oath to never tell your grand-uncle that you existed. I could only tell him once he wasn't Lord anymore as James thought he could gain the title once you turned seventeen and would have nothing to fear then." Grunick said remorsefully.

Harry was trembling with the effort to not curse something. How could a single man inflict so much pain even after his death? Had he never thought of what would happen to his son should anything happen to him? Was he nothing but a unwanted, despised but useful tool for his father? It hurt more than Harry thought it would after learning the truth last week. It felt like his heart was being gripped and pulled out of his chest. Shaking his head Harry looked through the papers feeling Draco's hand run circles on his thigh. He smiled softly and willed himself to calm down.

As he looked at the files Harry was shocked to see that his family had invested in more than just some others in Knockturn Alley. In fact all the businesses they owned was in Knockturn Alley and they had parts in Borgin and Burkes, Mr. Mulpepper's Apothecary, Potage's Cauldron Shop, and the list went on.

"Is it alright if I take these files with me? I would like to study them and visit the shop before deciding on anything." Harry said looking up.

"Of course" Grunick nodded graciously as he got up motioning for them to follow him. "Master Reima has been most impatient to see you again, we should not make him wait any longer." he said smiling almost fondly making Harry wonder how close they really were.

They made their way to the Draconem vault in silence and along the way Harry remarked that Remus was holding tight onto an excited Sirius as if he was afraid he would disappear at any minute and Snape was looking at with an undecipherable expression.

'What is going on?' he thought confused by the sight.

As they arrived to the vault Harry was met by a smiling Reima who looked just as out of place as usual.

"It is so good to see you Harry you look better than last time" he said his eyes shining.

"It is good to see you too" Harry said smiling.

"And it is good to see you as well." Reima said smiling at Draco, Remus, Sirius and Severus who answered in kind.

"Now I will need to be alone with Harry in order to proceed with the test, of course it will be forbidden for him to talk to you about it. It will take us about four hours so you can wait for him here or in Grunick's office until we are done" Reima said addressing all of them at once.

They all nodded and Harry squeezed on Draco's hand before letting go and walked to Reima who held his hand and after nodding at them disappeared with him.

"The Draconem vault doesn't have a door, Reima apparates those who are to pass the test directly inside the vault and if they are deemed worthy, they are keyed into Gringotts' wards and are allowed to apparate into their vault at any time" Grunick explained to the gobsmacked wizards.

"I recommend that we wait for them in my office, there are some things I wish to discuss with you" he added shaking them out of their shock. They looked at each other and then nodded, Draco more reluctant than the others.

"I assure you heir Malfoy that it is life threatening matters for Lord Potter as well as for all of us." Grunick said his tone grave.

TO BE CONTINUED

AN: soooooo I AM so sorry for the late update but my computer crashed and it's hard to do without it. Hope you enjoyed it and please review