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Description Draco walked into his home with Severus walking in behind him. He saw his mother sitting in a chair reading, she looked up at them with surprise.

"Draco? What are you doing back from school? Severus how good to see you again." Narcissa said walking over and hugging the man, then looked back to Draco and saw some dark bruises on his face.

"Draco? Sweetie what happened to your face?" She asked softly, Draco hung his head in shame, which somewhat worried her.

Draco was about to speak when Severus cut him off.

"Where's Lucius? We have something we need to discuss with you?" He said placing his hands gently on Draco's shoulders.

She nodded but kept her eyes on her son.

"No." Draco suddenly said which made Severus look down at him.

"What was that?" he asked the young Malfoy softly.

"I want to tell him. I think I remember what happened now. I want to tell father in private...you explain it to my mother." Draco said softly.

Severus got a feeling of uncertainty, he was starting to think that Draco didn't even know that his father would be furious, and this worried him. Draco wouldn't even know what he was going to be in for, but he nodded upon agreeing with himself that at least he would be able to hear Draco if he needed help.

"Very well. Narcissa come with me." He said.

She nodded and followed him into the dinning room while Draco wandered up to his father's study, and that's exactly where he found him.

"Father?" Draco asked softly.

Lucius jumped slight and turned around.

"Draco what are you doing out of school?" He he asked. "I-I have something to tell you father..." Draco said softly.

Lucius eyed his son carefully and noticed the bruises on his son's face.

"What happened to your face Draco?" Lucius asked. "Father...a few nights ago...I was down by the lake...and evidently...Roman Pryers had gotten onto school grounds...it was a full moon that night and he was transformed...I ran and tried to get away from him...but he caught me...and...he bit me...Professor Snape did everything he could to try and stop it but...I was bleeding badly so he had to focus on that first. And it was too late to stop the change...I-I'm a werewolf father..." Draco said as tears started to come from his eyes.

Lucius' eyes suddenly flashed with anger and he walked forward and backhanded Draco across the face sharply making him let out a yelp of pain.

"How could you let this happen!" Lucius yelled in fury.

Draco looked up from where he had fallen to the floor.

"I-I'm sorry father...I didn't mean for it to bite..." Draco sobbed.

"You're sorry? YOU'RE SORRY!" Lucius screamed and raised his cane high above his head and brought it down on Draco's back right on the deep gashes so hard it almost broke in two.

"Ahhh! Stop! You're hurting me!" Draco sobbed in hysteria.

"You want me to stop!" Lucius growled and was about to bring the cane down again when someone caught it.

Lucius looked up and saw Severus standing there gripping the cane in a strong grip with an angry snarl on his face.

"How dare you. I never thought you'd sink so low as to beating your son when he comes begging for help. You once long ago made me his god father, and as Draco's god father I refuse to watch you treat him like this anymore. Sometimes I think I'm the only one who cares about him." Severus said.

Lucius snarled in anger and yanked the cane away from Severus' grasp and Draco looked up at Severus with tears in his eyes.

"Well Severus if you care for him so much...you can have him." Lucius sneered.

Draco's eyes widened in terror. "W-What?" He squeaked.

Lucius smirked. "That's right...as of this minute...I'm disowning you."

Draco's eyes widened in shock. "N-No...Please father don't leave me." Draco said pitifully.

Lucius looked at Severus and pointed towards the door as if he didn't know where it was.

"Out. And take the little wolf whore with you." Lucius said.

Something inside Severus snapped and he suddenly swung his fist as hard as he could hitting the long blond haired man in the face, his fist connecting with Lucius' nose making a cracking sound indicating that he had broken it.

Lucius glared viciously at Severus and drew his wand but the other wizard beat him to it and shouted 'Expelliarmus!' effectively disarming Lucius of his wand.

"If you ever come near Draco again...Merlin, I swear I will kill you." Severus said and pulled Draco up by wrapping an arm around his left arm and pulling him to his feet.

Draco had fallen silent and just before Severus was about to apparate away Lucius spoke.

"Fine but if he comes anywhere near here again...I will kill him. He is no longer my son, I don't want a filthy werewolf inside my home." he said as he saw all the blood drain from Draco's face as he turned deathly pale.

"Duly noted." Severus snapped with ice in his voice and then he wrapped his hands around Draco's shoulders and apparated out of the Malfoy's Mansion.

~Hogwarts~

Severus and Draco walked into Professor Dumbledore's Office and the old wizard looked up at them from his desk.

"Back so soon?" Dumbledore asked.

"Lucius disowned him, Draco explained what had happened and he disowned him, as did his mother." Severus explained giving Draco's shoulder's a gentle squeeze for reassurance. Dumbledore was silent as a grave expression crossed his features.

Draco had a few tears coming from the corners of his eyes as he hung his head sadly.

"Headmaster...I'd be willing to be his guardian...I am technically his god father...I feel it better he be with someone who knows him well." Severus stated looking down at Draco.

"Severus that is not my call to make you'll have to talk with child services for that matter. But I assume it'll be alright, if his father claims he no longer wants him." Dumbledore said.

Draco let out a small sob and Severus wrapped an arm around him carefully. "I'll take mr. Malfoy down to the great hall for dinner after I redress his injuries." He said.

Dumbledore nodded and he led Draco up to his chambers and closed the door quietly while Draco started to cry again.

"He doesn't want me..." Draco sobbed. Severus felt his heart give a painful jerk as he watched his favorite student sob hysterically, he walked over to him and grabbed hold of his chin.

"Draco...Draco listen to me." Severus said as the young Malfoy's gray-blue eyes met his.

"You...do not need him. Think about it Draco all he has ever done for you is cause you pain and sorrow. Remember that time after school break you came back to me completely bloody and beaten to a pulp? Do you remember how much he had hurt you then? Or that time he allowed your aunt to torture you with the cruciatis curse as a punishment for sneaking out late? I look back and I can remember all those horrible things he has done to you. Draco has he ever once said that he loves you?" Severus asked with severe sympathy in his voice.

Draco shook his head sadly.

"Draco you don't need him in your life. Your father is not a good man. He is a violent man with a cruel history and record. Please Draco let me help you, I want to be there for you. I want to be able to take care of you and give you the love you've needed all your life instead of the beatings you've gotten instead of it. Will you let me?" He asked softly.

Draco stopped for a second but nodded his head. Severus nodded and pulled Draco into an embrace, then he helped Draco remove his clothes so he could change the bandages on the young man's body.

Once he was done he got him back into his robes and then Draco got up off the bed and Severus stood in front of him and looked at him with his dark eyes.

"It'll be alright...we'll get through this." Severus said.

Draco gave a slow nod and then followed Snape down to the great hall and to the Slytherin table where he sat beside Pansy who was sitting across from Crabbe and Goyle.

Pansy looked at Draco with a wide smile. "Draco where have you been?" She cried.

"With Professor Snape." Draco said watching as the potions master left the great hall.

"Oh." She said softly as she watched him grab for the chicken legs on the table. "Well I've got to get to studying." She finely said and walked off.

~Gryffindor Table~

Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting at their table, they were almost the only ones sitting there since everyone else had either gone to study or to hang out in the hallway. Harry looked up when he saw Luna sit beside him since she had been the only one sitting at her table for the same reasons.

"Hello Harry." She said in her soft voice.

"Oh hello Luna. How are you tonight?" he asked.

"Fine, and you?" She asked.

Harry nodded. "I'm good."

Hermione looked up at Luna and smiled sweetly then looked back down at her book she had been reading, then she looked at Ron who was still shoveling food into his mouth, she glared at Ron in disgust and grabbed the heavy text book she had been reading and smacked him on top of the head with it.

"Ow!" Ron cried.

"Will you stop EATING!" She shouted in disgust.

Ron glared at her. "I'm hungry!" He whined.

Harry rolled his eyes and Luna smiled.

"Hm...things sure have been quiet around here without mr. Malfoy causing trouble...I wonder where hes at anyway." Luna said in thought. Harry looked at her.

"Didn't we tell you...I thought we told you what Dumbledore told us...it must have been Neville and Ginny that we told. I don't know how we forgot you though." Harry said embarrassed.

"It's quite alright Harry. So where is he?" Luna asked cocking her head to the side.

"Well three nights ago a werewolf who works with Fenrir Greyback came to the school and he caught hold of Draco and it had been a full moon that night and Draco had gotten bit by him. He's been with Professor Snape which is why he's been missing classes lately and why Lupin's been teaching potions." Harry said.

"Oh that's too bad." She said with sorrow in her voice.

"Yeah but who cares where he's at hes a git he is." Ron said with a mouthful of food causing Hermione to smack him on the head with the book again.

"It's not funny Ron!" She snapped, then she stopped when she saw across the room Snape was walking in with Draco.

"H-Harry...there he is." She said softly.

Harry looked over his shoulder and sure enough there was Professor Snape and Draco.

"Blimey, just when things were getting peaceful the git comes back." Ron muttered which caused Hermione to smack him again. "Ow! Will you stop hitting me with that book!" Ron whined.
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