Draco frowned before swearing and dropping the file back on Harry’s desk. “Fuck. Do you think that’s what they’re doing with the children? Trying to use their magic to help Squibs?”

“Surely that’s too noble?” Harry said. If that's what the Natural Order were doing it just seemed so tame.  Like it was a good cause that they were going about in the complete fucking wrong way.

“Their intention was never evil.”

Harry’s head flew up to see the Wraith twins leaning in the doorway. Dahlia gave him a weak smile before walking into the room and continuing. “We gathered that from Farrant They genuinely could be working towards helping people and the magical community. They just don’t care how they get the results.”

It terrified Harry to think that this group had always been there just under the surface, biding their time through the two wizarding wars.

“They’re a deontological group,” Dash added, rubbing a hand over his face.

Both twins looked even more disheveled than usual. Dahlia’s curly hair was even bushier than Hermione’s had been at Hogwarts, and Dash looked like he was about to pass out. Even their dark skin looked pale and drained. Harry wasn’t surprised, because he thought they had both been working all day without a break.

According to Cho, Dahlia hadn’t left her lab, and Dash had been entering people's minds left and right. He had also been fantastic on the field mission. Harry wasn’t sure they’d have been successful without him. He’d discovered Hektor’s presence and been able to predict each of the Natural Order’s moves.

“Isn’t it teleological?” Draco frowned. “Consequences, not actions.”

Dash waved his hand at Draco and hummed. “That’s what I meant.”

Draco nodded. “Very Utilitarian,” his frown deepened as he seemed to notice the state of the Wraith twins. “You two need to go home, since it’s nearly midnight. You both look like shit.”

“Cauldron, whatever else, you’re black,” Dahlia shrugged, a crooked smile on her face. Harry thought that wasn’t the exact phrase. “You need to go home too.”

“I’m fine, you can’t tell me what to do,” Draco said, propping his chin on his hand.

“You do look like shit,” Harry said.

Draco flipped him off. “You can’t tell me what to do, Junior Auror, I’m two ranks above you.”

“Alright, Sir,” Harry drawled, noting the way Draco’s mouth quirked. He’d file that away for another time.

“Leave us out of your kinky games,” Dahlia groaned.

Harry ducked his head awkwardly.

“What?” Dahlia said, smirking at them both innocently. “We have eyes.”

“You have a mind reader,” Harry deadpanned.

“That too,” Dahlia said, smiling fondly up at her brother.

Dash winked at Harry and leaned his elbow on Dahlia’s shoulder.

“Go home and stop being a pain in my arse,” Draco said, waving his hand dismissively at them.

“Only if you go home too,” Dash said, fixing his heavy gaze on Draco, who scowled.

“I’ll get him home,” Harry said, blushing as everyone’s eyes fell on him.

Dahlia snorted. “Of course you will, sleep well boys,” she laughed, leering at them before walking out. Dash glanced between the two of them and winked again before following his sister.

“I need better employees,” Draco muttered.

“You didn’t have to drop me home, Harry,” Draco said, sending Harry a look as he climbed out of the floo. “I’m not a baby.”

Harry rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged. “I know, I just-”

“Have a saving people thing?” Draco said, grabbing Harry’s shirt and giving him a soft kiss. “I know, but I’m not something for you to save. If this ,” he gestured between the two of them, “is going to be a thing, then I need you to treat me as an equal. Someone who can look after himself.”

There was a furrow between Harry’s brows that Draco wanted to smooth away, but he didn’t. He needed Harry to understand this. He wasn’t something to be babied or coddled. He didn’t want or like—and never had—Harry Potter, The Saviour.

“I know, and I don’t think of you that way,” Harry said slowly. “It’s just…” He trailed off, and Draco waited for him to find the words. “I just struggle with seeing the people I care about in pain,” Harry said finally.

Draco squeezed his hand. “I know.” He’d worried earlier that Harry would snap at Astoria, but thankfully Harry had kept his mouth shut.

Merlin, after that encounter Draco needed a glass of wine or maybe a bottle. He was trying to keep his head and stay calm in the face of everything.

“Astoria’s got fiester with age,” Draco sighed, wandering through to the kitchen and letting Harry follow him. When they had first married, Astoria  had been silent. In fact, she had had the personality of a brick wall during their relationship. He presumed it had something to do with the shit nature of their relationship. So Draco was happy for her that she had finally come into her own. He just wished he could be happy for her with her still in France.

“Has she always been that fit, too?” Harry asked. Draco tried to swat him, but Harry ducked out of the way laughing. “What! Come on, she’s stunning! Should I be jealous?”

Draco rolled his eyes and pulled down a glass before turning for the open  bottle of red in the fridge.. “Even if you didn’t have a rather spectacular cock, there would be no need to be jealous because I only like men.”

Harry laughed. Draco considered offering Harry a glass because a large part of him desperately wanted Harry to stay, but the rational part of him knew he had to send Harry home. He couldn’t and wouldn’t be dependent on him. Draco would just wait until Harry was gone to pour himself a glass. He liked to think he still had the manners he had been taught. He was looking forward to opening that delightful bottle of red.

“It would be like me being jealous of you spending time with Ginny Weasley,” Draco continued. Harry snorted and Draco raised his eyebrows. “You were meant to marry her, right?”

Harry scoffed. “Only according to the Prophet . Say that to Ginny, and she’d punch you.”

Draco remembered the glare on Ginny Weasley’s face everytime she had seen him and winced. “I don’t think she needs an excuse to punch me.”

“In her mind she has an excuse,” Harry shrugged.

Draco paused and tapped his fingers against the counter. He supposed it was about time this came up. “I am…sorry about that. It was distasteful of me.”

“Distasteful?” Harry snorted. “You lied to get me to shag you. I didn’t want to be a part of what you made me a part of.”

Draco glanced around the kitchen, his eyes lingering on the bottle of wine he desperately wanted. “I know, and it was shitty of me. I’m not trying to excuse it, and I know I hurt you, but I’d always had a thing for you, and I never loved Astoria, and so when the moment presented itself I took it. I thought I was going to be stuck in a loveless marriage for the rest of my life. However, I know you’d specifically refused to shag a married man and I lied, so I’m sorry.”

Harry didn’t say anything for a while and Draco really considered offering him a glass of wine just to break the silence. “You didn’t hurt me, but you did fuck me off. I didn’t think I’d ever forgive you for it, but then I got to know you and realised you’re not the utter arsehole I thought you were.”

“Utter arsehole?” Draco said.

Harry grinned and tucked his fingers in Draco’s belt loops, pulling Draco closer. “Thank you though,” Harry’s lips were on Draco’s neck, which  Draco arched to give him more access. “The apology means a lot.”

Harry’s mouth was wet against Draco’s jaw as it moved along, nipping and sucking until Harry reached Draco’s mouth and kissed him. Draco let himself get lost in Harry’s mouth, let himself give in to this distraction. He’d still send Harry home afterward, but he wanted this now. He wanted what Harry was willing to offer him.

“Distract me,” Draco whispered, and it was a plea that he hoped Harry would grant.

“Draco,” Harry started, pulling back ever so slightly, his brows furrowed.

“I don’t need saving Harry, and I don’t want you to wrap me up in a blanket,” Draco said, grazing his teeth along on Harry’s neck, liking the way Harry moaned. “I’m a grown fucking man, and I just want distracting,” Draco kissed Harry again. He was tired of reminding Harry that he was an adult who could make his own decisions. He understood Harry’s saving thing, but Draco didn’t want it.

omg omg omg i’ve said before how amazing the reaction to the Wraith twins is like !!!!!! i do not have words to describe how happy it makes me that people love my OC’s so much I’m just here like ??? But yes I have some head canons I can share with you about my darling twins

The twins are the pureblood children of Alexandria and Daldus Wraith, who were huge supporters of the Voldemort, but were not part of his inner circle. Daldus was marked but it was his wife that encouraged him to do so

Alexandria was extremely power hungry and pushed her children to achieve greatness meaning they were both tutored full time as soon as possible

These tutorials also included learning and mastering the Dark Arts from a young age because Alexandria believed only the weak shied away from them

Daldus was Alexandria’s puppet

Daldus spent a lot of time promising Voldemort that he would be able to utilise Dash’s natural legilimency talents when Voldemort returned. Voldemort tortured Daldus when someone suggested that Dash was more powerful at legilimency than Voldemort at the tender age of 15

Legilimency runs through Alexandria’s side of the family because she was a very strong legilimens herself

Dahlia was extremely sought after as a pureblood wife because of her good looks, but wizards disliked her natural exuberance and wild tendencies. She refused to be the pretty, silent daughter Daldus wanted and began inventing when she was very young

Dahlia has ADHD and can only focus when she is in her lab playing with dark artifacts and devices that require all of her attention or she risks losing her finger.

Dash again was sought after for his good looks but his personality scared people as did the fact that when he was younger he had less control of dipping in and out of peoples minds - there were rumours he was psychic

Dash

Dahlia was sorted first and happily accepted Ravenclaw even if she had been told by her parents she should choose Slytherin. Dash went second and was a Hat Stall as he sat there arguing about how he had to go with Dahlia, and the hat refused because he was clearly a fucking Hufflepuff

Neither of the twins were very popular at Hogwarts and aside from a couple of friends kept themselves to themselves. Dahlia could have been more popular but she sided with her brother.

Dash often forgot what he had heard people say out loud and what was a private thought

Dash’s hair is naturally deep brown like his mother’s but after she died during his sixth year at Hogwarts he dyed it midnight blue and has kept it that way since - the year after the battle occurred

Alexandria and Daldus both died during the battle fighting on Voldemort’s side

Dash and Dahlia spent one year separated in foster homes, but reunited once they turned 17 when they moved out as they became Wizarding adults and had full access to their families bank accounts

Despite being such a powerful Legilimens and Occulems Dash isn’t the strongest of wizards magically. If he doesn’t care about the subject then he puts no effort into it and because of this his Hogwarts grades were extremely average at best

Dahlia, in contrast, is a fucking genius. A GENIUS. She aced Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, Dark Arts

It was Draco who employed them straight out of Hogwarts. Pansy had told him about these nutty twins who terrified everyone and Draco was curious. Draco was the only one in the Dark Arts branch at this point and when he spotted these two twins, defiant and bold, and just as lost as he was he demanded Croaker hire them instantly

The three quickly became firm friends and Draco often thinks of them as not just his teammates but the younger siblings he never had, and because of this he is extremely protective of them

In turn, the Wraiths have accepted Draco into their family and will do anything for him

Sorry I got so carried away with this Wraith Twin backstory, but I really love these kids and they mean a lot to me!!! If anyone wants to find out more about the Wraiths well you’ll just have to read All Missing Things ( Can Be Found ) ;)