Good chapter. I'm sure Lucius has something nasty in mind, and I hope that Draco and Harry are able to anticipate and counter it. I smiled at the image of Lucius going spare over Harry's announcement, though. Serves him right.
My heart aches for Harry in this chapter. He's stepping so far outside of his comfort level, and it's clear that he's terrified. It will be hard, but I think it will be good for him in the end. Ron is going to flip out over Draco, and Hermione is going to freak out over Metamorphosis. I don't see why it is necessary to tell her about that, he's doing much better about not losing himself to it now that Draco knows, so I could totally see that Metamorphosis could remain his and Draco's secret. But Harry seems to think that he should tell her, and it's going to be hard on them both. I do think he needs to be honest with them about how the way they treat him makes him feel, and to stop trying to be what they expect him to be just to make them happy or not cause waves. He needs to stand up to them and their assuming that they know what is best for them. So it will be good for him to do so, cathartic. He could do that without telling them about Metamorphosis, though. But it may be better for him to be completely honest, I don't know.
I was glad to see Draco handle Blaise and Pansy as well as he did. I'm sure they would be causing him more trouble otherwise, or if things weren't as crazy as they are at the moment.
Loving Narcissa here, too. It is clear that she does love her son and she is doing what she can to support him.
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My heart aches for Harry in this chapter. He's stepping so far outside of his comfort level, and it's clear that he's terrified. It will be hard, but I think it will be good for him in the end. Ron is going to flip out over Draco, and Hermione is going to freak out over Metamorphosis. I don't see why it is necessary to tell her about that, he's doing much better about not losing himself to it now that Draco knows, so I could totally see that Metamorphosis could remain his and Draco's secret. But Harry seems to think that he should tell her, and it's going to be hard on them both. I do think he needs to be honest with them about how the way they treat him makes him feel, and to stop trying to be what they expect him to be just to make them happy or not cause waves. He needs to stand up to them and their assuming that they know what is best for them. So it will be good for him to do so, cathartic. He could do that without telling them about Metamorphosis, though. But it may be better for him to be completely honest, I don't know.
I was glad to see Draco handle Blaise and Pansy as well as he did. I'm sure they would be causing him more trouble otherwise, or if things weren't as crazy as they are at the moment.
Loving Narcissa here, too. It is clear that she does love her son and she is doing what she can to support him.
I love this story.