So Much for No Strings Attached

Chapter 5 A Meeting in Hogsmeade

'I have no idea what you are talking about,' Harry said pride getting in the way. 'Nothing has happened,' Harry lied. 'The question is why do you think something has happened?' Harry asked easily turning it around on his lover. 'Why dear Lucius do you actually care about me? What happened to your Pure-Blood upbringing now?' Harry mocked.

Lucius just rolled Harry over and pulled the young man over to him fixing him with that piercing silver gaze that made any walls of Harry's crumble into a million tiny little pieces. He sighed knowing that his lover would get it out of him one way or another. Harry resolved that he'd give Lucius answers to the questions he needed his way rather than any other way.

'I was betrayed,' Harry sighed. 'I had told my so called friends,' Harry said scorn lacing his words, 'that I was taking advantage of the quiet common room to figure out the egg..

Lucius' eyebrows shot up at this remark about his friendship with the Mudblood and the blood traitor. According to Draco the famous Golden Trio were inseparable and their friendship unshakable. Lucius had heard enough of Draco's jealous remarks that Harry had chosen the Weasel over Draco enough. However, according to Harry things weren't as golden as the papers made out.

'So called?' queried Lucius.

'Yeah,' Harry said bitterly.

'So the Golden Trio not so golden,' smirked Lucius.

Harry growled, 'fool's gold,' he muttered darkly.

'Who was the fool?' questioned Lucius. 'You? The Weasley?' questioned Lucius hopefully. 'The Mudblood?'

'Me,' Harry admitted.

'You?' asked Lucius.

Lucius couldn't deny that he was surprised at this. From what Lucius knew of the Harry Potter he had seen the boy who lived was far more Slytherin than anyone had ever suspected. The idea that someone had pulled something on him was shocking but apparently they had betrayed him in some way or another. Lucius doubted it was anything small for Harry to be distraught enough to let all his walls crumble.

'I can't see the Weasel having the brains to pull something over on you,' sneered Lucius.

'If Dumbledore,' Harry said the name with a hatred that surprised Lucius, 'was the one who orchestrated the whole thing?' questioned Harry.

'That would explain a great deal,' Lucius admitted. 'So what has our dearly esteemed headmaster done this time?' smirked the Malfoy Lord obviously meaning the opposite of what he said. 'Is it enough to convince the sheep to turn against him?' questioned Lucius hopefully.