Hm...you know I just changed my profile to tell you lot I was probably abandoning this fic and what do I do? I get the urge to write this chapter. I warn you though, it's a boring chapter...this whole story isn't exactly very exciting though. Nothing happens in this, just talking really...if you have any ideas then I'd like to hear them otherwise I really would like to forget all about this story...

So anyway yeah. If you are reading my other stories...I dunno when I'll update them. I've written (with a pen mind you, a PEN - I never write my stories with pen, pencil every blue moon yes but never a pen) about two sides of A4 for Potter brothers and about a page for my Charmed xover...

So anyway, don't expect anything major from this chapter, it's boring but hey it's better than nothing...or at least that's my opinion. You don't have to review but it's nice if you do.

Thias and Lyssia woke up the next morning but made no move to leave the bed they were sharing. They heard movement around them and knew the other Gryffindors were getting ready for classes. They didn't move at all while their classmates got ready however when they heard the last person leave the room they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Sitting up they both got changed out of their pyjamas. Lyssia found her uniform and handed Thias his borrowed pyjamas back after she was dressed. Thias nodded with a weal smile and took his things before getting changed himself. Lyssia went into the bathroom and washed before emerging and grabbing Thias' hair brush that lay on his bed side table.

Once they were both dressed they made a silent agreement that they would go to breakfast before looking for their father who, they had no doubt, would be in Draco's rooms along with their little brother.

At the great hall they silently made their way over to the Gryffindor table and sat down not making eye contact with anyone and not speaking a word. They ate their fill before finally bringing their eyes up to look around the hall searching. At the head teacher's table they found Draco Malfoy looking at them quite blatantly staring and yet seemingly not bothered. When Draco noticed both twins were looking at him he made a point of standing up and walking out of the hall using the same exit the students would have used rather than the teacher's door. Without looking behind him Draco knew the twins were following.

Once down at his rooms Draco muttered the password and held open the portrait for the twins to walk through. The twins gave him a wide eyed look before tentatively stepping into the rooms.

Inside the twins were met with a familiar site despite the different location. Their father was sat in a chair with one arm around his leg that was brought up to his chest whilst the other leg was on the floor. Reese had a book in his hand and the twins could tell from the cover that it was a book in German. Nearby Lucas was led out on the floor also reading a book. The only thing different about the picture was that Aaron was lead next to Lucas who was reading aloud to his friend and that these were quite obviously Draco's rooms since Reese had lots of light colours rather than woods in his house.

"Daddy." Lyssia whispered breaking the silence first after grabbing her brother's hand for reassurance. Reese looked up and his sapphire eyes widened considerably. Reese's now frozen hands dropped the book but didn't move from their position at all. The twins gripped each other's hands tighter and Lyssia felt tears well up in her eyes.

"Daddy we're sorry!"

"We're really really sorry." Their apology was answered by a small gasp and Reese blinked causing one tear to fall from his eye. That was all it took for the twins to wrench their hands free of each other and dive towards their father literally throwing themselves onto him. Reese caught them and held them tightly as they babbled their apologies.

"We're really sorry Daddy! We know why you did it now and we're really sorry. You didn't want to remember because it was horrible. It's okay that you wanted to forget, you aren't him anymore you're our Daddy and we're really really sorry!"

"We love you daddy. We'll never be horrible to you again. We're sorry! Don't be sad Daddy! Mummy'll forgive you too! She will, she'll understand! Thank you for telling us, we understand now. We're sorry."

"I thought you'd hate me after all that I told you...I lied to all of you...why are you saying sorry?"

"Daddy we'd never hate you! You're the best Daddy in the world. Harry told us why you did it...um why he did it...thought of doing it." The twins pulled back from hugging their father and shared confused looks before Thias continued talking seeing the look of understanding on Reese's face.

"He said that you...he always wanted to be normal and that he hated what he'd had to do so he understood that you did all you could to get away from it all." Reese nodded and pulled his children to him again for a tight hug and gave the twins a kiss on the foreheads. They stayed silent for a while before Lyssia pulled back and looked questioningly at Reese.

"You know how you didn't speak at all...was that because you really didn't want to talk or couldn't because you can talk now..." Reese sighed and lowered his gaze feeling ashamed but knew he had to answer honestly because otherwise his children would be hurt further by his lies.

"In the final battle I...you use words to cast spells. I can do spells without a wand and without words but with both the spells can be stronger and perfectly accurate. Because I had to use so many different spells to fight I used lots of different words and it was in effect my words that killed Voldemort. I managed to get into my head that words could kill, words could hurt. Then after the final battle the world wanted me to still be their saviour and get rid of all the death eaters for them. My best friends and I got into this huge argument about how it was my duty to help but I didn't want to. I got so angry at them. I yelled words that weren't even spells but all the same my magic responded and the room we were in...I left after that, my friends and I had been hurt. I decided that I wouldn't speak after that. Magic takes a lot of concentration and power to work without a wand so I had no worries about that but I knew if I used words and yelled things or said things my magic would respond so I stayed silent, never spoke after I left.

"Sometimes I'd really want to speak so badly especially when I first met your mother. Sometimes I wanted to tell her I loved her, sometimes that I hated her for sending me to all these different counsellors but even when I opened my mouth to I'd remember why I chose not to speak in the first place. I eventually forgot how to speak and never even contemplated speaking because I feared so much that even opening my mouth terrified me.

"Then Lucas was born and there were complications..." Harry stumbled slightly bon the word and swallowed a few times to get his voice back. "Your mother said she really wished she had heard me talk once and then despite everything I managed to whisper her name. After that it took a lot but I started to whisper things. Whispering wasn't the same as speaking, it doesn't really hold much emotion and therefore it didn't scare me as much. I don't know how I managed this for you two...well for you lot. It took a lot but I've managed it. It still scares me somewhat but I know I'm not making spells so it doesn't bother me."

"Okay." Lyssia seemed satisfied but Thias' curiosity seemed to have been peeked by something.

"Dad, how come you look like that and not like the Harry Potter in the painting? Did they paint him wrong?" Reese gave a small laugh but it sounded slightly pitiful.

"No...The painting is how I should look. I wear a glamour...It changed my appearance. I recast it every morning."

"But you said spells bother you..."

"Yes I know...Glamours are something I can do without really thinking about it though...Besides...I knew everyone would be looking for me when I left so I had to do something, scared or not. So I did and then I met Noelle and I didn't want to lose that so I kept my appearance like this. I'm sorry I've lied for so long but I guess I wanted so desperately for this to be the truth and forget my past."

"Can we see what you really look like?" Thias asked and both he and Lyssia turned pleading eyes on their father. Reese winced when he saw the looks and also that Lucas had joined in. Reese winced again, he had no doubts that Lucas knew what was going on even if he didn't let on or didn't seem bothered by any of it. Reese looked over to the other people in the room. Draco was sat on the sofa opposite Reese and hadn't taken his silver gaze off the family. Aaron was looking curious from his position next to Lucas.

"I don't know what I look like without my glamour." Harry whispered all the while staring at Draco. Draco could quite plainly see the fear in blue eyes, it would be hard not to. If Reese removed the glamour he really would be Harry Potter again. Things could be going a little too fast. Reese was emotionally unstable anyway just from having to retell what had happened to his children last night. Draco really didn't want to think what could happen if Reese let down his glamour and actually looked like the Wizarding world's Saviour.

Reese took a few deep breaths and shut his eyes trying to hold back all the fear, anxiety and fizzling panic inside him. When he opened his eyes however he looked at each of the people in the room as he spoke quite clearly and, whilst in a quiet voice, in a tone that would not be argued with or disobeyed.

"What you see does not leave this room. No-one else will see me and I certainly do not want to see myself. I'm not Harry Potter...not anymore." Draco let a small smile grace his lips and he nodded his affirmative and agreement with Reese's rules. The twins nodded slowly whilst the smaller boys nodded their heads really fast looking nervous and excited. Harry took another calming breath and raised his had. Feeling his magic as usual Harry concentrated on removing the charms he was wearing. Slowly, very reluctantly since the magic was so used to being there and had been firmly in place for years having only needed reinforcing, the magic fell away and everyone in the room took in the new looks.

Reese still had the same body and the same figure. None of his features changed much except that his nose became a little smaller and his cheekbones a little more defined. The most noticeable changed however was the messy black hair that had replaced brown. The black was so dark it almost looked like it was a devoid of any light. When Harry opened his eyes everyone saw bright emerald green that shone brightly with so many different emotions they were hard to read. And on his forehead a very pale, nearly faded, lightning bolt scar appeared.

Draco rose to his feet and walked over to them. No-one had said a word only stared in awe at Reese and though only thirty seconds had gone by Draco could see that Reese, or Harry, was getting more nervous and panicky by the minute. Once over by Reese Draco stood next to the arm of the chair and leaned down to give Reese a light kiss on the cheek which stunned the man into shock and froze all his limbs. Draco leaned his lips next to Reese's ear to whisper something that was meant to be overheard by everyone else as well whilst seeming private.

"You are stunning, now put back on your charms and calm down." Reese didn't move much at all but his magic was working to comply with Draco's commands and as Reese fell his magic quickly reconstruct his glamours he turned his wide eyes to Draco even as his eyes and hair changed colour. Draco pulled back slightly and smirked.

"Much better. Hot chocolate? Or did you want something to eat since you missed breakfast? There are secrecy wards around my quarters and I can have a house elf bring up some of your favourite foods quite simply because I don't have any food in my chambers and I'm probably the worst cook on the planet anyway." Everything was said quickly and Reese found himself nodding having not really heard what Draco was saying. Draco didn't move for a few seconds because he was waiting for the inevitable moment when Reese's brain would catch up with him and comprehension would dawn.

Draco felt his smirk widen as suddenly Reese jumped where he was sat and turned stunned but awe filled eyes on the blond. When Reese met silver eyes he felt his nerves and all his other emotions melt away leaving only immense gratitude, relief and affection. Unable to show that affection in any other way Reese smiled brightly at Draco and hugged his children to him once more feeling a warmth swell in his chest.

"Thank you."

"Thank you for what?" Draco feigned innocence and confusion. "You haven't told me what you like to eat or whether you want a drink."

"I'd love hot chocolate and some fruit wouldn't go amiss for breakfast." Reese laughed and smiled feeling all his muscles relax and relax. Draco offered him a wide knowing smirk before heading towards the kitchen snapping his fingers for a house elf.

Even though the twins had eaten their breakfast they decided to sit with Reese, Lucas and the Malfoy's whilst the others ate. Draco sat at one end of the magically enlarged table whilst Reese sat the other end each at the head positions at the table. The twins then sat next to each other on one side with the younger boys on the other side.

"Daddy? When's your real birthday?" Reese who was currently chewing on a piece or pineapple winced and quickly swallowed.

"July 31st."

"Oh...but your pretend birthday is June 30th right?" Thias clarified. Reese nodded slowly.

"But I think of my birthday as June 30th. I'm not becoming Harry Potter again. I've changed everything I was as Harry Potter is now Reese Tylere and it's not the same." The twins nodded their heads understanding their fathers' reasons to wanting to forget his past but they still weren't able to just leave the subject alone.

"So how old are you really? Are you thirty six?"

"No...I'm the same age as Draco."

"So how old is that?" Reese put down his fork and put his hands on his lap looking from one twin to the other.

"Ask Draco." Surprisingly the twins obliged and turned their eyes to Draco.

"Draco..." They said in slow voices that rose slowly in pitch to become imploring. "How old are you?" Draco gave a smirk to Reese before returning his gaze to the twins.

"Thirty." The twins turned back to Reese who sent Draco a withering look.

"So you're thirty." Reese sighed but shook his head.

"Not yet. I will be in July though." The twins nodded their understanding.

"So how old were you when you had us?" Reese blanched looking obviously very uncomfortable despite the twins having not noticed.

"Eighteen."

"How old was Mummy?"

"Noelle was..." Reese frowned trying to remember before wincing slightly. "I'd rather not say. What's with these questions?"

"Well...we feel like there are lots and lots to you we don't know and..."

"...we want to make sure we know all of you because you're our Daddy." Reese groaned and put his face in his hands for a moment before looking up at his children will slightly dull eyes.

"There isn't that much of me you don't know and what you don't know isn't stuff I want to talk about or even want to know myself."

"But daddy..."

"I think perhaps you should drop this for now you two. A lot has happened and perhaps it's time to just take a break from all the information. You might be happy knowing about your fathers past but sometimes people don't want to relive what happened to them years ago. I'm sure Reese will tell you when he's ready but now really isn't the time." Draco intervened and Reese gave a weak smile of appreciation which was accepted with a nod of the head.

"Now, what should we do today?"

"OH! Can we show Daddy how good we can ride a broom please!"

"Yeah! And can we show Daddy our new potion?"

"How about we look at the potion first then if that's okay with Draco?" Reese suggested in a quiet voice since his throat was sore from all the talking earlier. Draco nodded.

"No problem and perhaps Aaron and Lucas would like to have a go at riding a broom as well. I can give you all some riding lessons, you included Reese." Reese laughed gently but shook his head in amusement.

"That sounds fun. I always did love riding." Draco smirked having found something Reese wasn't afraid of remembering and something obviously enjoyable for him.

After checking out the potion the twins had made Reese found himself being dragged out to the Quidditch pitch by Lucas and Aaron. Both the younger boys had one of Reese's hands each and were skipping in front of Reese whilst pleading with him to walk faster. Every time they told him to go faster Reese would just smirk at them and slow down a tad making the pair very annoyed but they still didn't let go of his hands.

"So what do people normally do in the holidays where some families come to Hogwarts?"

"Well usually the children can show their parents around class and show them the spells they've been working on so long as they only work on the spells in specific classrooms. Teachers that stay here over Christmas take it in turns to monitor the two classrooms where children are allowed to practise their spells in front of their parents. They have to be monitored of course in case something goes wrong and then the teacher can reverse it.

"Since not that many families come here during holidays, preferring to have their children home instead, it's really no bother to have everyone dine in the main hall and for everyone to do as they like. Of course there is a rota where teachers working over the holidays watch different areas of the school and house elves guard parts of the school we don't want people wandering off into. Hogwarts is a big place and we can't exactly provide maps because most people wouldn't bother with a map. Of course sometimes house elves act as guides. We can pretty much do as we like."

"So, you work during the holidays even with Lucas?"

"I'll have to work part of the holiday yes, but because I have Lucas I get Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year completely free and then of course Lucas can do as he likes because a house elf will watch over him. It's not like its full time work anyway. Just an odd hour here and there, there aren't that many people to watch. Not many people stay over the holidays."

"Oh. Well a lot has changed over the years...and some things haven't changed at all." Draco gave Reese a slightly sad but understanding look before giving a reassuring smile.

"Not everything has changed. Everyone can relax now and we no longer feel the need to wear masks and hide things away. Our time of pride won't end for a while and we are very proud of Hogwarts so why not show it off hm?" Reese scanned over the sincerity and meaning behind Draco's words before smiling and feeling his shoulders relax once more.

"Then can I expect you to start showing off your Quidditch skills?" Draco smirked playfully.

"Oh so you admit to me having skills now eh?" Reese laughed and shook his head in exasperation before finally allowing Lucas and Aaron to pull him along faster eventually causing them all to run down to the stadium. Draco, however, didn't start running he merely watched with a bright smile.

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Told you it wasn't exciting. Just 7pages of boring talking, worrying and smiling...what! That's all they really do! Talk, worry and smile...oh or smirk I guess.

Gemxxx