Misguided Intentions

"Harry. Harry wake up, it's Yule morning!" Draco said actually awake early and to Harry's ears, way too cheerily.

"Oi, stop tha'...I don' wanna get up yet Dray..." Harry said groaning from underneath his duvet as Draco was now prodding him.

"Oh come on Harry, it even snowed! And come look they even put up a tree last night for us, with presents!" Draco said trying to pull the duvet off Harry now.

That got Harry's attention finally and he peeked from round the duvet. "Presents? We really have presents? From who?" he said skeptically.

"Everyone! A bunch of owls arrived this morning from oh..well just everyone. Do hurry there's even hot cocoa and eggnog out!" Draco said with a grin and padded out to the kitchen in his pyjama's and bare feet. Luckily the Harroby's had warming spells on the floor for it was in the minus's atleast and the steampipes could take sometimes a while to work.

Harry sat up and gave another small groan, wiping the sleep from his eyes and stretching. *I wonder what Ron and Hermione are doing this Yule....probably they're both back at the Burrow with the Weasley's having a great time....* Harry's thoughts spoke softly inside his head. As he heard some laughter coming from the kitchen now from Alemni, Aelana and Draco, he pushed those thoughts back and padded out himself to the kitchen.

Draco was sitting at the table with a cup of hot cocoa smiling and talking to the Harroby's, though when Aelana spotted Harry finally come in she got up and poured him a cup of cocoa as well.

"Morning Harry, didn't think you were ever getting up. Draco's been up for hours now helping decorate the tree." she said putting the cup down next to the now seated Harry and sat back down herself.

"Oh really? That was nice of you Draco." Harry said still a bit groggily while blowing on his cocoa and looking at Draco.

Draco gave him a tiny glare at first but turned it back into a grin and shrugged. "Well, I always helped decorate the house back home with my mother, so I wanted to help that's all." he said.

Harry actually stared at Draco now, the thought of the Malfoy's actually getting into the Yule spirit was almost more then he could believe. "You...help decorate...I mean...your family actually does decorate?" Harry said in a half mocking surprized tone of voice.

Draco just rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Dont be such a stupid git Harry, yes we do decorate. Just because father is a...er...just because of my father's business doesn't mean my mum doesn't like the holidays. It's the one time of the year my father actually is not so bad. Shame it only comes once a year." Draco said actually a bit wistfully now.

Harry did feel a bit bad now. "Err...sorry Dray, didn't know. Hey you said something bout presents right?" he said looking round the kitchen as if the presents were hiding somewhere in there.

"Well they aren't in here Harry, why dont you two try out in the lounge eh? Been a few owls actually this morning, you might find a few surprizes." Alemni said smiling at both boys.

As the boy's headed out the lounge with their cups of cocoa, Aelana and Alemni passed a look between them and smiled. They knew of course Draco's true parentage, and having brief dealings with the child form of Lucius Malfoy, as well as Lucius's father in the past, he knew what the Malfoy's could really be like. It was nice to see that perhaps one Malfoy might be able to break free of the evils and rigidness of the Malfoy namesake. Then they took up their own cups of cocoa and followed the children into the lounge where Harry was staring at both the tree and the presents.

"Well Merry Yule boys!" Aelana said laughing as she noticed Harry. "Well go on then, dont you want to open your gifts?" she said nudging Harry towards the tree and sat down next to Alemni who had just sat down on the sofa.

"Err...yeah sure!" Harry said recovering finally. It's not that there were alot of presents, but the fact that he and Draco had them, and how nice the tree did look, is what really surprized him. He hadn't expected any of this, and the fact it was from strangers really made him feel a bit shy.

Draco and Harry began to sort out who's gift was who's and in the end each of the boys had 6 gifts apiece infront of them. Looking at the tags it was clear then who'd sent the gifts, and Harry realized that he hadn't posted his gifts off yet at all.

"Oh no Draco! We didn't owl the presents to everyone! They'll think we forgot them!" Harry said groaning and looking at Draco worriedly.

Draco grinned back him with a smug look on his face. "Dont worry, I already sent them off by return owls while you were sleeping Harry. Figured you wouldn't get up in time and the owls were here anyway dropping our gifts off. Aelana helped wrap them for me and I wrote the tags. By now everyone's probably opened them allready, we're the only one's running late on Yule morning I bet!" he said smacking Harry on the arm now as if saying it was all his fault.

Harry was relieved, and mildly but pleasantly surprized at Draco. He hadn't expected him to remember the gifts not only needed wrapping but sending, and yet here Draco had done both! Suddenly Harry's morning began to look a bit brighter, and he gazed down to see who now had sent what.

"How bout we open the ones from the same people together?" Harry said taking up a package from James first and showing it to Draco.

"Sounds good to me, that's James's right?" Draco said searching his presents to find the one from James.

They opened the gifts just like that, each one opening the same persons at the same time. When they were done, only 1 present remained...from the Harroby's. Suddenly both Harry and Draco realized they didn't have a gift for them in return and both felt a bit guilty.

As if the Harroby's sensed this Aelana smiled at them and said, "No boys, we dont need anything from you. We know this was all unexpected and you only had a small amount of money to spend on your friends, please dont think anything of it allright? We're glad to have you here this holiday, that's good enough for us. It's nice having children round the house again actually, our children spend the holidays usually with their families."

Harry and Draco smiled at them both and got up to give them both hugs. "Thanks for having us here too. I've never been able to leave Hogwart's during the Yule hols, this is just wondrful for me!" Harry said beaming.

"Well just enjoy the time you both have then. Now finish unwrapping your presents whilst I get some more cocoa. Anyone else want more?" Aelana said and Harry and Draco handed her their now empty mugs.

When they finished unwrapping everything they had quite a few nice gifts from everyone. James had sent Harry a Golden Snitch of his very own. and for Draco he sent over a "Quidditch Through the Ages" book which Draco actually had never owned before.

Remus and Severus together sent them really cool looking potion vials, Peter sent over some muggle books he thought they'd like, Lily had sent them each really nice pullovers in red and gold, and Sirius had sent them each broom cleaning kits for their Cleansweeps. The Harroby's had given them each photograph albums so that later on they could if possible, take back to their own time memories of their time here in the past. Over all the gifts were just perfect and Harry and Draco loved each and every one of them.

By the time Aelana got back with the cocoa everything had been neatly set aside and once again they thanked the Harroby's for their gifts. Alemni turned on the telly and for bout the next hour or so they watched as the muggles celebrated what they called 'Christmas' with various programmes on the BBC1. Finally it was time for supper and they all headed merrily into the kitchen.

The rest of the day went smoothly as well. At some point the Harroby's took them outside as some muggle 'carolers' came to the house singing songs and the boys got a glimpse into what it was like to live muggle style after Aelana invited in her friends for afternoon tea and cocoa.

Harry made friends with two of the local boys Michael and Mark who was part of the carolers group and also their ages. They went to a local state school down near Towcester Rd, and seemed nice enough so the boys felt allright being round them. In the end while the parents were having tea, the boys headed outdoors and had a quick snowball fight, then started to work on building a snow fortress.

"Snow's perfect for building one of these today. If it hadn't snowed it wouldn't have been packable." Mike as he wanted to be called said.

"Yeah, couple days ago we built a fort and it collapsed an hour later cause the snow was old." Mark said putting some more snow 'bricks' on the sides where the walls would be.

"This is great, we've never built a snow fortress before right Draco?" Harry said grinning.

"What? You've never built one? What planet are you from? I thought everyone's had to have built a snow fortress atleast once!" Mark said half surprized. To him it was almost unheard of that the boys hadn't even built one.

"Er well...we just dont get the chance often that's all. We got to school in Scotland and they dont really give us time to build fortresses." Harry said with a sigh.

"Oh I see, well sorry bout that mate. They're really fun though, you'll see!" Mike said grinning and easing the tension a bit.

"Well come on then, we dont have all day to build this thing. The sun will be going down in a bit." Draco said glancing up at the sky and the boys realized that Draco was right.

A bit later the boys were called off by their parents before they could finish the fort. "Awe come on mum we're not done yet just a bit longer?" Mark called back sullenly.

"No Mark we have to go. I"m sure if you want you can come back tomorrow, if that's allright with you Aelana?" Mark's mum Sara said.

Aelana nodded. "Sure! You're both welcome back tomorrow. Shall we say round noon then? I'll give them both supper as well, it's no trouble at all." she said nodding towards Mike's mum as well, her name was Margeret, and both mothers nodded back.

"Well that's allright with me. Come boys let's get a move on, your father's are waiting for their dinners too!" Margeret said and with final waves from everyone the boy's and their mum's headed off.

"They're nice, I'm glad they came." Harry said back inside the house now.

"Yes they are, but please take those snow drenched clothes off right away out in the den. It's my own fault, I forgot to snowproof you're trousers and I dont want you catching colds now. I've put a warming spell up in the den with a fresh change of clothes so off with you." Aelana said sternly and the boys had no choice but to obey her.

"Yikes, remind me not to get her angry anytime soon!" Harry said with a chuckle as both boys were changing.

Draco nodded and grinned. "Yeah, but I bet her kids really love her alot. I wish my parents were like the Harroby's." he said wistfully.

"Draco, not that I wouldn't love to change you're father while we were here but..." Harry started.

Draco cut him off though, "Yeah I know, some things just will never change. My father will always be a selfish, annoying, evil prat I guess." he said shrugging.

"Well atleast you're not like that Draco." Harry said.

"I still could be though. He doesn't care that Voldemort's gone, he's still looking into ways to keep the deatheaters going, I know it. If I dont agree to joining his little 'group'..well...you saw what happens when people say no to my father..." Draco said and shivered as he remembered how scared Severus was on the train.

Harry walked over and put a hand on Draco's shoulder. "No Draco, dont even think bout that. You're stronger than the Severus of this time, you can fight back in our time. You might have been like that once, but you aren't now and that's all that matters." he said looking Draco in the eyes sincerely.

Draco sighed, somehow it really felt good hearing that from Harry. "Thanks Harry. I'm almost glad in a way all this happened to us I guess, I'm getting to see a side of you and Gryffindor's I never thought existed. And I'm finally realizing just how horrid my father truely was...and is. I just hope you're right and that when we get back I can fight him...."

"Draco...I know this is going to sound strange but...I promise you that I'll help you out if you want me to. I wont let you become what your father wants of you, not after getting to know you like I do now." Harry said softly.

"You...you promise?" Draco said searching Harry's eyes as if it were a lifeline thrown to him.

Harry nodded back, "I promise...cross my heart and hope to die even type of promise. You're my friend now Draco, that's what friends are for." Harry said and stepped in and gave Draco a hug.

Draco was a bit surprized at this, Harry had never given him a hug or any type of 'affection' before, and he found he very much liked this. He hugged Harry back as well, and a not so tiny part of him wished that it would always be like this...just the two of them.

"Are you boys done yet? Dinner's almost ready!" Aelana called out from the kitchen and the boys broke apart quickly.

"Er...yeah we're ready, just coming now!" Harry called back though he still had his eyes on Draco's.

Draco looked back at him and smiled, "Thanks, I guess I needed that. Let's head into dinner allright? Building that fortress thing made me positively starving!"

Harry chuckled, "Anytime, and me too! I think we're having gammon and beef that Aelana got yesterday in the marketplace, cant wait!" And with saying that both boys headed back into the kitchen for dinner.

Harry had been right, there was a nice sized gammon on the table dressed with pineapples and cherries ontop, along with a small side of beef, gravy, courgettes, aubergines, bubble and squeak, and some calabrese. It wasn't exactly your 'traditional' dinners but overall the boys were peckish enough where it all looked delicious. Soon everyone was taking seconds and in Alemni's case, even thirds.

"Goodness if I'd known you were all that hungry I'd have made more!" Aelana said with a chuckle as she started to clear the table of the empty plates.

"It was fantastic Aelana, thank you! I dont remember having such a great Yule dinner!" Harry said leaning back in his chair totally filled up now.

"Yes thank you, it was wondrful. I'm stuffed!" Draco said lounging back as well.

"Too full for afters then boys?" Alemni grinned then after they put away the last of the empty plates.

"Afters? Heck I always have room for that!" Harry said grinning back.

"Good because Alemni makes a smashing pudding that I think you'll really enjoy." Aelana said nodding at her husband now.

Alemni went over to the cooker and pulled out a covered dish and put it on the table. Uncovering it the boys saw type of cake made of chocolate with nuts and cherries and sauce. Alemni poured in something that looked like red wine and turning down the lights a bit lit a match igniting the cake for a moment. The flames shot up in a bluish red colour and it was truely a lovely a work of art.

"Yule Flambe a la Alemni!" Aelana beamed. "Always was the kids favourite, hope you boys enjoy it too." she said then put the flames out and turned the lights back up.

"Oh I'm sure we will!" Harry said gladly, and dove right in when Alemni cut them all slices. "Mmm...yup it's delicious Alemni!"

"I agree, it's great, can I have seconds?" Draco said as he quickly finished up his first slice.

Harry and Draco ended up having 3 slices in total of the flambed cake, then they all went out into the lounge and watched yet another muggle 'Christmas' show on the telly. At round 10 pm everyone decided to finally call it a night, so Harry and Draco said goodnight to the Harroby's and taking up their presents headed into their room.

"It was really great of the guys and Lily to send us this stuff. We'll have to thank them proper when we get back to school. I wonder though if we'll be able to take all this stuff back with us when we get home? Or even if it would be a good idea too, it might be noticeable..." Harry said thoughtfully as he started to get into his pyjama's.

"I'm not going to worry bout it right now Harry. At the rate we're going we'll never get home anyway." Draco said getting into his pyjama's as well.

Harry looked up at Draco sharply then. "Draco? Dont you want to go home though? I mean, dont you even miss it a little bit?" he said.

Draco shook his head. "To be honest Harry I dont. It's not like I had friends back in our own time, and I certainly dont consider Crabbe and Goyle friends by any means. I mean, yeah I'd like to go home I suppose a bit but...there's just so much more here then there is in our own time for me. I wouldn't have to deal with my father if I didn't go back..." Draco said grabbing up his toothbrush and headed for the loo.

Harry quickly got his toothbrush as well and followed Draco out. "Allright that's true enough, but we dont belong here Draco you know that...we have to fix whatever we have to and go back. That's just the way it is." he said looking over at Draco.

"I suppose you're missing Granger and Weasley that's why you want to go back." Draco said a hint of his old sarcasm in his voice now as he started to brush his teeth.

"Yes I do miss them, but that's not the point. We have to go back Draco, we dont have a choice." Harry said and began to brush his own teeth.

Draco finished up brushing his teeth before responding. "No we dont Harry, we do have a choice. And if it comes down to it, I dont know if I want to go back. There's nothing there for me but the fact I'm doomed into a life I dont want any longer." he said not giving Harry even a chance to respond and headed back to the room.

Harry came in a moment later closing the door behind him, and put his toothbrush away. Draco was sitting down on the bed a thoughtful look on his face and Harry sat down on the bed next to him. "Listen Dray, I know you dont really want to go back, in a way I dont either....but...this isn't where we belong. We've got a life back home to follow, staying here doesn't do us any good."

"Maybe you're right, I dont know anymore. Somehow though the more I think bout it, the less I want to go home. I dont have to be someone else here, I can be me..well...not 'me' as in Draco Malfoy but...well you know what I mean. And I like us being friends Harry, I like it alot. And I like our school friends, even if things have to be the way they are in the future...atleast for now they're still good people." he said sighing.

"I know, it's hard on me when I think bout what's going to happen in 2 years from now...but if I keep thinking bout it I'll just go crazy. You know what? Let's not even worry bout it right now. It's Yule and it's supposed to be a festive occasion, let's not get homesick tonight allright?" Harry said getting up now and going over to his wardrobe.

"Allright, deal. For tonight...let's even say the rest of the hols we wont talk bout it. It's just going to be upsetting anyway and I dont want to be upset, we've got a fort to finish tomorrow!" Draco said cheering up at that thought as Harry came back over to the bed now and sat back down next to Draco.

"Here, maybe this will cheer you up even more. Happy Yule Draco." Harry said softly and handed Draco a small green box tied with a silver bow.

"Oh...Harry..." Draco said softly, then in a flash he was up and searching through his wardrobe as well. Seconds later he came back over to the bed and sat down and handed Harry a small red coloured box with a golden bow. "Happy Yule to you too Harry." he said smiling.

"Draco..." he said with a half sigh.

"Let's open them together allright?" Draco said and Harry nodded, and together they both opened their gifts to each other.

"Oh Harry!" Draco said at practically the time Harry said, "Draco I...Oh!"

Each boy had gotten the other rings, Harry's of course being the silvered serpent, and Draco's gift to Harry had been a golden lion with red jewelled eyes that was roaring showing off it's prowess. It was almost as if each boy had been reading the other's minds when they'd picked their gifts out, and each of them loved the rings.

"Draco it's beautiful! I love it thank you!" Harry said smiling over at Draco.

"Mine's lovely too Harry, thank you. Oh heck, it's perfect!" Draco said smiling back and this time he hugged Harry now.

Both boys gazed down at the rings before each of them realized something was written on the inside of the bands. As they read each inscription both boys didn't know what to say. Harry's band read, "To Harry - Friends Forever. Love Draco.", and Draco's band oddly enough said, "To Draco - Friends Forever. Love Harry." Yet again, each boy had been reading the other's minds when they had their inscriptions made.

"Draco?" Harry said softly as he reread the inscription then.

"Harry?" Draco said back just as softly and looked up at Harry.

Harry looked up at Draco then and a strange feeling began to creep up into him. He smiled at Draco, and somehow he just knew this was the way things were supposed to be. "How'd you know?" he said.

"I didn't really...I guess I just hoped that...I have for awhile now actually...I just couldn't tell you..." Draco said quietly.

"I wish I could say I knew sooner....but...well...I just knew when I had them write that in that it was right. Sorry I've taken so long to realize it..." Harry said.

Draco didn't say anything but he leaned over and took the ring from Harry's fingers. He put his ring in Harry's right hand and held up Harry's left hand, then put his left hand up as well. Looking into Harry's eyes Harry instinctively knew what Draco was doing, and he found it was something he very much wanted.

Draco took Harry's ring and slid it onto Harry's third finger, Harry doing the same thing. When they were finished Draco took Harry's fingers and clasped them within his own, holding them gently. "This is what I've wanted for weeks now Harry...you're mine you know, I wont let you go. Peter doesn't deserve you Harry...I do..." he said softly.

"I never wanted Peter like that...I know that now...I"m so stupid that I didn't see it...I"m so sorry Draco..." Harry said with a catch in his throat.

"No, dont be Harry, it's not your fault. I should have told you sooner, I was afraid. We've hated each other so long, so many years...I never thought I could feel this way about you, or that you could ever feel this way for me. I wished so hard Harry...every night for weeks now I've wished on all the falling stars I could find that you'd be mine...will you be mine Harry? Now and forever?" Draco said leaning in closer to Harry now.

Harry looked deep into Draco's eyes and saw how much Draco needed to hear him say that back. "Yes Draco, always. Now and forever. I'll always be yours....and you'll always be mine?"

Draco smiled though he didn't respond, instead he leaned in and very gently brushed Harry's lips with his own. "Always Harry....always..." he whispered and then kissed Harry's lips for real this time.

Harry's head swirled with emotions, this kiss was unlike anything he'd ever given or received in his life. If the kiss with Peter had felt so right, this was pure ambrosia, something only the gods could have produced. Sparks of intensity filled his lips, his mind and his body. Stirrings he didn't even know he could have rose to the surface, heating him with pure desire.

Draco took his hand from Harry's then and wrapped his arm round Harry's waist, pulling him closer into the kiss. Draco knew this was where he belonged and nowhere's else. This was the wish he had made and prayed on for so long, Harry was now his, and he was never going to let him go again. Noone, not Peter, not anyone would ever take his Harry away from him.

Despite the fact neither of the boys had never been sexual with anyone girl or boy before didn't seem to affect them. They just knew what they wanted, they knew that this wasn't lust or anything like that, this was just pure primal love. Instinct. Tenderness mixed with raw passion. That slice of heaven on earth that only two people truely in love could experience.

Harry didn't even realize that Draco had drawn him down onto the bed pillows, both of them were too reluctant to break their kisses to even think. All he knew was that both of them needed this, and he didn't even need to ask where to touch Draco's body, his hands just seemed to find the right places.

Draco's mind was of the same opinions. His hands just knew where to touch Harry in the places that would make him shiver just as Harry was doing to him. As their passion grew the boys only broke apart long enough to take off their pyjama tops and resume their kisses.

Draco loved the way Harry seemed to be taking command of him. He loved how Harry knew just where to kiss him, not just on his lips but now on his neck, ears, shoulders, everywhere that Harry could reach. He groaned as he felt Harry's hands and lips on his bare skin, it was just so right, so perfect.

As the evening wore on neither boy even knew when they had gone past the stage of just holding, touching, caressing and kissing each other. However Harry did realize something and now had gotten out of bed, almost as a shock to Draco, and stood there looking down at him, passion deep in his eyes.

"Draco?" Harry said in a husky whisper then.

"Yes Harry?" he said back still a bit stunned at Harry's sudden leaving of him.

"Draco I...are you sure this is what you want....because if you're not...I..." Harry started to say.

Draco looked up at Harry, he knew what Harry was trying to say and nodded slowly. "I want you more than anything in the world Harry....please....in every way...."

Harry gave a small groan and that seemed to break down whatever reserves he had left. Removing the rest of his pyjama's, then Draco's as well, he lay back down next to Draco in the bed drawing him into a long kissing embrace. That quickly gave way to a need, a hunger even that both of them knew they had to fill, they needed this too much now not to.

It was a long time later when they finally lay side by side with each other, Draco's head on Harry's chest, satisfied and more then content. What they had just done was beyond perfect to them, in fact there were no words to describe it. It was love in it's most basic and purest form, just simply magic.

"Are you allright?" Harry said softly and brushed a strand of Draco's sweated hair from his eyes lovingly.

Draco smiled back and nodded. "More than allright. You're...wondrful...you know that?" he said lovingly.

Harry chuckled, "You're not so bad yourself there. You happy?"

"Mm...I dont think happiness quite covers it....over the moon is better." Draco said with a small chuckle.

Harry grinned and leaned down and kissed the top of Draco's head. "We should get some sleep though, it's probably pretty late and we have alot to do tomorrow." he said and made a move to get up.

Draco wasn't going to take that however and pulled him back. "Oh no you dont, you're not leaving my side tonight Harry James Potter. Not tonight, or any night if I can help it...till we get back to school that is...and we'll have to work on that when we do get back..." Draco said coyly.

Harry gave a quiet laugh. "As if I'm going to complain on that my dragon? Not likely....I meant what I wrote Draco...I do love you..." he said settling back down on the pillows again with Draco firmly wrapped against him.

"I know Harry...I love you too..." Draco said back yawning now and snuggled into the warmth of his new lovers body. "Night Harry...sweet dreams...."

"Since they'll be of you, I know they'll be...night Dray..." Harry said yawning now as well and finally the night air was silent with only the sounds of the two sleeping boys.

As they slept, each one dreaming of the other, they were unknowing of the fact that somewhere deep in Hogwarts 19 years into the future, the Mirror of Wrongdoings was glowing brightly, then dimmed out and no longer were there any reflections in the mirror. Only a grey swirling mist that showed that there had ever been a reflection at all remained. And the school's headmaster Albus Dumbledore awoke from a deep sleep with a start, and he knew that somehow things were never going to be the same again.

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