Smallville Fan Fiction / Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction ❯ Savin Me ❯ Chapter 2

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter 2

It had been several weeks since their plane had landed in Metropolis. Several weeks, and yet everything was still going crazy. Even with all the protections and precautions that Dumbledore had put into motion in case of his death, Severus was still trying to cope with the fact that he had not one but two sixteen year olds. To make matters worse, they wouldn’t be considered legal adults until their eighteenth birthdays. At least in the muggle world.

A few good things had come from coming half way across the world. After they had left the city, Severus had found a small three bedroom home that was perfect for the three of them. It was in a much smaller town called Smallville. When Harry had first saw it, he remarked that it reminded him of Surrey. Of course the ebony haired teen still wasn’t talking very much. But he was slowly adapting to the fact that no one here expecting anything from him. For one, no one here had a clue to the war in England and Severus was bound and determined to keep it that way.

Harry and Draco were a lot happier in the states then they had been in England, but the horrorstruck expression on Draco’s face when he realized that he would have to attend Muggle school still brought a chuckle to Severus. As expected, Harry and Draco were enrolled in Smallville High.

After a few placement tests, it was decided that Harry would be placed in 12th grade, despite only being sixteen. Draco on the other hand only tested in at the 11th grade level, and Severus wouldn’t force the issue.

And so our story continues…

“Uncle Severus, you must do something with that girl.” Draco scowled, before storming into the small house.

Not needing to know which girl he was talking about, Severus sighed and rubbed at his forehead. He could feel a migraine coming on.

“What has Ms. Sullivan done today?” He asked, his tone soft and silky.

“Chloe wants to do an exposé on Harry and I. Can you believe it? She wants to divulge our secrets to the whole school.” Draco shouted, tears of worry and fear pricking the backs of his eyes.

“Calm down Draco. Ms. Sullivan is a wonderful computer hacker, but she’ll never find anything about either of you. I promise.” Severus replied, brushing a soothing hand through Draco’s silken mop.

“Maybe…maybe we should do an interview with her.” Harry suggested quietly from where he was hiding in the shadows.

“Are you nuts?” Draco screeched, about ready to throw a pillow at the timid teen.

“Hmm. It has possibilities.” Severus pondered the idea.

“Listen to me Draco, if we give Chloe what she wants, then maybe she won’t dig deep into our backgrounds.” Harry replied earnestly, hope shining out of his shadowed green eyes.

“Fine. But mark my words, that girl is trouble!” Draco scowled, realizing at last that he had been outmaneuvered.

“That is a very good idea Harry. Now why don’t you call her and arrange this interview before she starts digging to deep.” Severus suggested, stirring the small teen to the telephone in the kitchen.

“All right,” was all Harry replied before slipping away.

“Now Draco, enough with the dramatics. Don’t you think that this interview would be good for Harry? It will be away for him to control his past. Don’t let your personal feelings for Ms. Sullivan make you do something you’re going to regret.” Severus lectured the frozen
blonde.

“I understand,” came the subdued response. Severus went and sat in his favorite chair, facing the loveseat the teens had claimed as their own.

“I’m not telling you what to do, I only wish you’d let this happen for Harry’s sake. It’s important to him.” Severus sighed and grasped Draco’s hand tightly. “I know I haven’t said it lately, but I’m proud of you, and I know your parents would be too.”

Tears were streaming down Draco’s face as he realized that he would have to tell Chloe something about his birthparents.

“Chloe said that we could meet her at the Talon later this evening. That way we could hang out after she asked us some questions.” Harry stated, silently coming to sit beside his friend.

“What are we going to tell her Harry? How can we tell her that our parents are dead because of the whims of a madman?” Draco asked, slightly hysterical.

“We can’t Draco. Calm down for a moment and think. These people are muggles. We can’t tell them anything about the magical world. But don’t worry, I’ve already thought of a background for both of us,” Harry assured the elder teen. Reaching over, he wrapped his arms around the trembling form of one Draco Malfoy. “It’s going to be okay,” He whispered, “ I promise.”

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Later on after Severus had dropped them off in front of the Talon, they had barely walked in before Chloe latched on to them and led them to a secluded corner. Sitting around a table, she smiled and introduced them to the others.

“Guys, this is Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. They started school earlier this week, but I know we haven’t gotten to know them very well. That’s why I’m planning on writing an article about them…you know to sort of introduce them to the school,” Chloe stated, grinning broadly as Harry and Draco sat stiffly on the edge of their chairs.

“I’m Clark. Clark Kent. Welcome to Smallville,” A dark haired, blue eyed Adonis introduced himself. After shaking their hands, he turned to the dark haired girl beside him. “ This is Lana Lang, She’s a senior like the rest of us… I mean except for you Draco.” A faint blush appeared on his face as he realized his blunder. Clearing his throat, he pointed to the African American sitting next to Lana, “This is Pete Ross. He works with Chloe at the Torch.”

After the greetings had been issued, Chloe turned to the European teens with a look of giddy excitement. “:How did you want to start this interview?” She asked, clutching her notebook and pen tightly.

“I guess we could start by telling you why we moved here to Smallville, Kansas, If you like..” Harry responded shyly, a pale pink flush highlighting his waxen skin tone.

“That would be great,” Chloe decreed, shushing her friends and focusing on the Brits.

“I guess I’ll start first. My name is Harry James Potter. I’m sixteen and at this moment in time, I live with my guardian, Severus Snape.. Before moving to Smallville, I lived in a small town in England called Surrey. My maternal aunt and uncle had custody of me, but due to circumstances beyond their control Uncle Severus gained control of me, at least until I turn sev..I mean eighteen.” Harry bit down on his lip nervously and pushed his hand through his hair. Getting that out wasn’t exactly the easiest of tasks and he still wasn’t sure what else he should tell them.

“Why did you move here to Smallville?” Chloe asked when it became obvious that Harry was lost in his own thoughts.

“After Draco’s parents were killed in an accident, Uncle Severus approached me with the idea of starting over. Somewhere without the memories that haunted both of us. I jumped at the thought of moving away… Draco on the other hand wasn’t so sure. Uncle Severus con…I mean he grabbed an Atlas of the United States and we picked the first state that called to us. Metropolis is famous, but we didn’t want to stay in the city. Finding the town of Smallville was a blessing. We’ve finally found a place where we all could fit in.” Harry spoke quietly, squeezing Draco’s hands gently.

A reflective silence fell over the group and no one seemed brave enough to break it. Just as Harry was starting to twitch, Chloe jumped in.

“Okay, Draco is there anything that you’d like to add?” Chloe asked briskly, making sure she had wrote down everything that Harry had written.

“Only that I think that giving you this interview was a mistake. Harry and I don’t want to be splashed all over the cover of your little paper. We’ve had enough hardship in our lives. We just want to be alone…can’t you please respect our wishes?” He asked, not knowing that his grey eyes sparkled with unshed tears.

“Oh Draco, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to push you. I just wanted you to realize that everyone here is willing to meet you and maybe become friends,” Chloe replied, a little stricken. She couldn’t help but notice how very good looking the Malfoy Heir looked.

“If there’s no more questions., do you mind if I get us something to drink?” Harry asked politely, before getting to his feet and going to the bar. Draco started after him but couldn’t think of an excuse to follow him.

“Are you and Harry in a relationship?” Clark couldn’t help but ask, mentally crossing his fingers for a negative response.

“No, Harry’s not my boyfriend. There was a time when I thought that I wanted him to be, but I guess that was just foolish thinking on my part,” Draco replied quietly, never taking his eyes from the wispy figure at the bar.

“So wait a second, do you mean that your gay? And Harry is too?” Lana asked shrilly, darting a shocked look around the room.

“No I’m not gay. If anything I suppose you could callme Bisexual,” Draco drawled, making up his mind that he despised Lana.

“And Harry?” Clark blurted out, unable to help himself.

“What Harry is is unknown. If he wants you to know, believe me you will,” Draco smirked, rising to take his cup of tea from the BWL.

“Is everything okay?” Harry asked as the rest of the table turned and stared at him.

Clark blinked and shook his head. “ I’m sorry Harry, my mind went blank. Please, sit down.” After Harry sat, he asked, “Did you finish that Chemistry assignment from yesterday?”

Harry couldn’t help but feel a thrill of pleasure at being able to talk to the guy who had been haunting his dreams since starting at Smallville High.

“Yes I did. It was unbelievably tough. But my Uncle was able to help me figure it out. Everything seems so different over here,” Harry replied, smiling slightly.

“Well if you did get it right, do you think I could come over and study with you? Finals are coming up and I have to admit that Chemistry is not my best subject,” Clark remarked ruefully, running his fingers through his hair.

“It’s not a problem with me, but I should clear it with my Uncle first,” Harry answered softly.

“That’s fine, and if he doesn’t want me in your house, maybe you could come out to the farm with me,” Clark offered in a rush, not caring how all his friends eyebrows just shot up and that they were staring at him as if he had just grown another head.

“That would be nice too. I love animals,” Harry replied a little wistfully.

“Then you really do have to come out to the farm, and not just because of the Homework assignment,” Clark insisted, reaching over and grasping Harry’s hand lightly.

But it must not have been light enough, because as soon as his hand clasped around Harry’s, Harry jerked his hand back and bolted from the table. Without stopping he raced outside the Talon.

Looking over at where Draco had been sitting, Clark turned back to the others. “What just happened?” He asked, completely bewildered.

“I don’t know Clark, but I’m going to find out,” Chloe responded, a determined gleam lighting her eyes.

“Maybe the little stuck up prick just doesn’t like you,” Lana replied sullenly, glaring at the spot where Harry had sat.

“Lana! What’s wrong with you?” Clark demanded, shocked to hear Lana talk that way.

“It’s nothing. I just don’t trust him, that’s all,” Lana shrugged, turning a smile on Clark.

“Whatever’s going on, we’ll figure it out, we always do,” Chloe stated, grinning slightly at the thought of a new mystery.

“Just don’t publish anything without talking to them first, okay?” Clark sighed, before heading for the door. He had just found someone that interested him, but bolted at the touch of his hand.
How ironic was that?

Turning everything over in his mind, he couldn’t help but realize that Harry had been traumatized in the recent past. And that Harry seemed at least a little interested in himself.

“You can run, Harry Potter, but you can’t hide,” He murmured aloud before heading home.

Unknown to Clark, someone else heard that boast. Someone who was very interested in whoever had caught Clark’s attention so securely.

Oh yes, life is about to get very interesting.

TBC

Now someone asked me why this had to be a Clark/Lex/Harry pairing and not just a Clark/Harry. Well as I mentioned in the last chapter, this is a challenge request. Therefore I have to follow as close to the challenge as I can, right?

Here’s the original challenge, just so you know.

Random Dispatcher wrote this in her Forum

“I would love to see a well written CLexarry (Clark/Lex/Harry). I'm thinking a seventh year fic. Maybe Harry's destroyed all the horcruxes but was injured while doing so. He comes to Smallville to convalesce - maybe with Snape and Draco accompanying him (their part in Dumbledore's death being dealt with already - Draco didn't do it and Snape was following orders from the already dying Dumbles). Snape would be caring for Harry with Potions and such and Draco would be there for companionship and his own protection, of course. I figure Harry'd be the same age as Clark (but not necessarily) and maybe they wind up as highschool seniors together (again not necessarily but it would be convienent) and Harry becomes a bridge between Lex and Clark eventually creating a nice threesome. The threesome will eventually be the downfall of Voldie (the power he knows not and all that rot - Clark's strength, Lex's brains and Harry's magic).

Would love to see a believable crossover - let me know if you take up the challenge!”

I’m trying to work out the kinks, and I hope this lives up to her expectations.

But for now, Good night guys!

Later
Christy
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