Harry Potter's Real Family

Memories - Chapter 1

Fanart is not mine and nothing to do with the plot. (Just thought it was cute)
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Harry Potter stood at the towering gate of Malfoy Manor wearing his new muggle dark navy suit, a plain white shirt, a pair of black dress shoes and a black coat over the top. He new he wanted to look his best for the momentous occasion that is visiting the extremely rich, prim and proper Malfoys. Harry laughed darkly at the though of the internal ridicule and judgement he might of gotten if he had turned up in the cloths he used to wear a few years ago. That included a variety of Duddlys old cloths and the cheap supermarket cloths he would buy on occasion.

He looked up at the daunting but strangely beautiful mansion which he might have once been able to call home.
However, because of lies and deceit, he grew up without love, a proper home or a family. Instead, he grew up with constant psychological, verbal and physical abuse from he people who were supposed to be his family.

His small form inched closer to the gate and reached forward with his shaking hand to open the gate. He pushed it foward and it opened. Gasping in relief, as he knew the Malfoy had blood wards.
This he been the ultimate test.
It proved everything.
It proved he was, in fact, a Malfoy.

The war as over and he wanted to meet his family properly. To fix his mistakes, to forgive and to be forgiven.
Everyone knew what the Malfoys had done and who they sided with in the end- Voldemort. But what they don't know is why.
Harry found out that the Malfoy-yes the Malfoy's-were is biological family when he watched Severus Snape's memories during the battle of Hogwarts.
It showed that his family didn't have a choice and, if they could have, would have never returned to the Dark Lords side.

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Lucius Malfoy barged into Spinners End, trying to find his friend.

"Lucy, what happened?" Severus came out of his potions lab, hastily, startled by the scared look upon his comrades face.
He turned toward Severus suddenly," I'm sorry, I don't even know why I'm here." The black haired man lead his friend to the leather sofa and sat down.

"Severus, its just....what if he comes back? I've been going over it in my head for days. What if he's not dead? What if he comes back and take his revenge out on Draco? I don't think I could handle losing another child, he's all I have Severus. My Little Dragon."

He spoke for a few more minutes, uninterrupted, and by the end of his rant, Lucius was shaking and sobbing silently. Snape saw and understood his friends distress and tried to help him he best he could.

"Here's what your going to do. You are going to gather yourself, go home and be there for your family. The dark lord is gone. Forever? I don't know. But for now you have nothing to worry about. Protect your family and forget about the Dark Lord. Be there for Draco.
If...V...V-voldemort comes back, we will deal wit hit then. Go home and be happy. Restore your family name and fix your mistakes. It's all we can do now."
He looks at the blonde man and gave him a slight smile. The other man attempted to compose himself by wiping the tears from his face and straighten out his robes.

"Thank you, brother." Severus face lights up at the statement.

His brother in all but blood.

"Your welcome...brother."

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"He's returning, isn't he?" Lucius asks the positions master during his sons fourth year of Hogwarts.
"Yes. We fear he will be returned to his full form by the end of this year. I'm sorry Lucius."

"What do I do? I can't return to him. I wont. I don't want my son dragged into his grandfathers and my mistakes."

"You have to return."

Startled, Lucius head shoot to Severus "What?"

"If you don't, you will be on the run for ever and we all know that you would be caught and killed"

"I know." Lucius sighed, and after a while of silence he stood and left, ready to face his family's fate, whether good or bad.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~end of memories~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As he began waking up the path, toward the huge oak doors of Malfoy Manor, his mind kept swirling.
Thinking about all those memories: Lucius-no, his father- being coerced into jogging the Death eaters; Lucius scared to death about the return of Voldemort; him fearing for the life of his son; Draco promising to keep his family safe; promising to kill Dumbledore when he knew he never could; feeling like a failure and knowing that it could mean the death of his family, his mother, his father.

Harry mind was churning, as well as his stomach.
How were they going the react to Harry-Bloody-Potter confessing that he's not actually a Potter, but their long lost son?
How was Draco going to feel when he finds out he has a brother, let alone a brother who was his rival at school - his 'arch nemesis'?

He had no clue.

But he hoped they could except him and maybe, just maybe, they could be the family he new they would have been once upon a time.

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Hi, I really enjoyed writing the first chapter and hope you enjoyed. I am exited to find out what happens and see how the react, seeing as I'm not even sure myself.

Comment if you enjoyed and want more.
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