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Just four weeks ago, before Draco had met Harry, at this time of the night, he'd be eating his favorite dish as his butler massage his shoulders. He'd have Pansy by his side, and they would chatter about countless stuff. Mostly gossips that Pansy had gathered.

But now, four weeks later , it's the same time of the night, when he's supposed to have his dinner and a massage from his butler, but there's no Pansy... and no butler... and no massage... and no dinner. Why? Because he's locked in a cell. A high secured prison that his father purposely  made for those who thinks they know better than the king.

And that's exactly the reason why Draco got thrown in his cell.

"He's no monster, mother!" It was a slip of a tongue. Sure, it was the message that he was trying to convey, but he didn't mean to phrase it so bluntly. He was frustrated.

That morning Draco learned that the word about Harry Potter being in the ocean spreaded like wide fire throughout the whole kingdom. Now everything's on lock down, and they're planning to attack the merpeople before they attack them. 

"You don't even know if they'll attack us for sure!" Draco had protested. No one paid any attention to him.

"We'll have the element of surprise on our side," his father had said.

"And it's very stupid." That got him sent to prison.

He couldn't care less about his father, but his mother didn't believe him either, and that's what made Draco seriously frustrated. They're probably on war right now, the sirens and merpeople, and Draco doesn't know where Harry's at. 

Feeling hopeless, Draco could only crumple down like a piece of paper.

Then he felt a piece of pebble hit his arm. 

Draco looked up.

Pansy was there at the front of his cell, gates opened and keys at hand. Draco felt so relieved, that he rushed to Pansy's side, squeezing her into a tight hug.

"But how?" That's when Draco saw his butler. His butler, a half siren (Merperson who forcefully got turned into a siren, one of Lucius' many failed experiments.) whom got pale orange hair, pale skin dotted with freckles, and a gray tail with a streak of faded orange at the bottom... Ronald Weasley.

He used to be so much brighter. Vibrant and shinning. Draco remembers when  Ron first came into the kingdom. He was unconscious and was locked inside a cage. They put him in their clinic, and when the red head got out, he looks too different from what he used to be. Also claiming that he has no memory of his past self. Seeing that he's no use anymore, he now works for Draco to have some sort of purpose.

Back to the present.

"What's he doing here?" Draco asked.

"I may or may not threatened him with his life," Pansy answered with a grin. 

"You did?"

"No," Pansy admitted, "Actually, he was the one who found me and said that we should find you. We must go, the whole kingdom's in shambles."

"What?! Why?" Draco asked, bewildered. Then the whole place suddenly shook as if something had hit them. All three flinched.

"How did the fight get here?" Draco asked again.

"The plan backfired. The merpeople are too powerful," Ron answered.

"The sirens retreated, but they still chased us even back here!" Pansy finished, "Specially that merwolf! He's  big trouble."

There was a roar, so deafening and loud that the whole place trembled.

"He's big trouble alright," Draco agreed.

"Let's get out of here before we get buried alive!" Ron said.

They swam out of the prison with no clear destination in mind. Once outside, it is true that Hogwarts is almost in shambles. The merwolf is doing much damage than their city could take. The sirens are falling back, but the merpeople are still at it... Or that's what they thought.

At a closer look, Draco could tell that the merpeople are pulling the merwolf back. With ropes tied on it's snout and arms, but it would always break apart.

"Again!" A red haired mermaid commanded. The merpeople are quick to obey. Judging by her looks, Draco could tell that she was the commander. She suddenly looked at their direction, and Draco froze on the spot. But then he realized she wasn't looking at him, she was looking at his butler.

"Let's hide here," Pansy said, pulling the two boys so they could all hide behind a rock.

"I think we must do something," said Ron.

"Do you have a death wish?" Pansy questioned, "A prince, a maiden and a butler, none of those can really fight, can they?"

"You rather see our kingdom destroyed then?" Ron countered.

"No, look," Draco butted in, "They're trying to tame him down," he finished, pointing at the merwolf and merpeople.

"It's not intentional, this attack," Draco said, "It just got way too out of hand." Both Pansy and Ron had listened and they can clearly see that the prince is right.

"We need something to calm that merwolf down... Any ideas?" No one had an idea. "You're both useless."

Then a horde of fishes appeared. All different kinds and colors. Shinning and brilliant, it's an obvious work of a merperson. They didn't do any harm to the city, they just covered the merwolf whole (with the merwolf struggling at first), spun around him a few times, the light gradually getting brighter, seconds later he turned back to himself, unconscious. Then the fishes just swam away.

It's quite a transformation, almost as if they've seen a show.

Then a merman with long black hair and blue streaks, caught the unconscious merwolf in his arms. He looks like royalty. Probably the king of the merpeople.

"That's Sirius Black," Ron spoke, "Wait, how do I know who Sirius Black is?"

Both Pansy and Draco doesn't have the heart to explain to the half siren how so, so they both just ignored him, feeling a tiny bit sorry.

Sirius stomped his trident to the ground and it shoot out magical beams out of it's tip. It got everyone's attention from both sides.

"Enough!" Sirius said, "It's over... The true king, the rightful ruler, Harry Potter is back!" he announced, raising the trident.

The merpeople rejoiced and cheered. Faces evident with joy. While the sirens cower in fear, some even with anger.

Draco on the other hand, felt his heart skip a beat. It's official. Harry is with them. He doesn't know how they found Harry, but he just hopes that they're treating him well and that he's safe.

"If he really is here then where is he?!" A siren shouted. It got a loud agreement from the other sirens. The merpeople doesn't look pleased.

"That idiot!" Pansy said, "What if Harry Potter does show up?! If we can't handle a berserk merwolf then what chance do we have against a monster?!"

Draco quickly glared at her. He wanted to defend Harry, tell her that he's no monster, but that would give them away, so he just continued on glaring. Pansy didn't even knew what made the prince so angry. 

"You're right," Ron agreed. Draco also glared at him. Both his of friends shared confused looks.

"Stop feeding us lies!" Another siren chimed in.

"We're not lying," said Siruis, "If you want to see him so much then why don't you go see for yourself?"

Everyone was at the edge of their tail. Even the merpeople doesn't know what their current king is talking about. Draco can feel his heart beating so fast, that it might actually leap out of his chest.

"Is he actually here?" Draco hasn't meant to say that out loud. He sounded desperate, as if he's been yearning to meet the latter, and it sounded so awfully obvious that Pansy's getting a lot of mixed signals, but she remained silent anyways.

From the group of merpeople, a particular someone swam out to reveal himself, gaining gasps from both parties. The sirens were quick to back away, some already hiding in fear. The merpeople on the other hand, wanted to get closer, filled with curiosity and what not, for he was different. So unique. He's unlike any of them had ever seen.

Draco knew him all too well. "Harry," he whispered to himself.

He's got legs and all, but he looks more fish than human now. Webbed fingers his feet looking more like flippers, gills on his neck, fins on his back, and his green eyes seems to shine like crystals without his glasses. He doesn't seem to care about the attention though, as if he's more interested at looking for a particular blond siren.

"Is that really Harry Potter?" Pansy asked, disbelief.

"He's... Less hairy. Unlike what we imagined at all," Ron added.

They both turned to Draco, waiting for his comment, but the prince looks out of it.

"He's actually here," is what he only said.

"We're not here to fight," said Sirius, "We will leave peacefully with Harry. No one harmed, no one hurt, but if a single siren attacks... Then we are sure as hell to fight back."

When no one uttered a word, the merpeople slowly left, leaving the sirens on their own. Peacefully, just as promised. Draco's eyes remained on Harry, as he watch him swim away beside Sirius and the still unconscious merwolf on the latter's arms. He's resisting every part of his body to go after him.

'Keep your cool. Don't make a scene,' Draco keeps on telling himself. 'Don't make a scene... Don't do anything stupid...'

His father did the absolute opposite.

"NO!!" A spear was thrown directly at Harry's direction, but Sirius was quick to deflect it with his own trident.

There were gasps and murmurs from both species, but what really struck out the most, is Lucius Malfoy's appearance carrying weapons in both of his hands.

"Oh no," was the only thing that Draco could say.

"You attacked our home, and brought in a deadly monster that could possibly end us all!" Lucius spit out.

"Stop blabbering nonsense, Lucius! Harry's no monster!" defended Sirius. His glare on the siren king was so intense that it could possibly burn a hole through his skull. "Stop feeding lies to your kind!!"

"No!" Lucius violently disagreed, "It's all planned, isn't it? Clearly, your intention all along was to take us down when we least expect it, don't you?"

"What are you even talking about?"

Lucius ignored Sirius. "We were just unprepared, but that's a different case now..."

Slowly, sirens appeared everywhere, surrounding the merpeople, leaving them trapped. Also, these are no ordinary sirens, they're in their predator form, much stronger, faster and bloodthirsty than their usual selves. The merpeople gathered closer together, preparing to defend. Sirius clutched Remus close in his chest, while Harry just looks scared. This is not how he planned to meet Draco.

Sirens are beautiful creatures, but once they're in their predator form; sharp teeth and sharp nails, they look downright terrifying, as if they've turned into a whole new species.

That's how Harry first met Draco, and he was barely recognizable.

"Attack," Lucius commanded.

The sirens growled. Scratching the surface as they head towards their prey. They vastly outnumber the merpeople. They're getting closer, and closer!

"As soon as we start hitting each other, you swim away like hell, understand?" Sirius whispered to Harry.

"What?" Harry asked, suddenly realizing what his godfather is asking him to do, "No! I'm not leaving you!"

"Yes you are."

"Sirius!"

"Harry," Sirius said, sternly, "Take Remus with you. Be safe."

Sirius handed Remus to Harry, and Harry accepted him with teary eyes.

"Sirius, please," Harry said. You'll die. 

"It's okay," Sirius comfortingly smiled, "I'll make sure to protect everyone."

Harry just hopes that he'll protect himself too.

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