In his shadow

Draco POV (1st September)

"Back straight, face straight, move fast." Father repeated before we entered platform 9 ¾ and I followed him through the magical wall. 

And we were hit by the changes Dumbledore had enforced, now that the war had really started. "Mr. Malfoy! We have reserved a compartment for you, and an Omega will be there shortly to satisfy your every need."
A helper told me tearing me away from my father, who gave me a look, saying 'Touch that poor child and I will rip off your balls and shove them deep down your ass'. 

I did not need another Omega, Harry satisfied my every need. 

By the way, I needed to send Harry this week's present when I was at Hogwarts. The helper walked me through a renewed version of the Hogwarts express. The Omega compartment was missing completely, and the others had been made a lot bigger, like little suites.
The helper put away my trunk (of what I would have been perfectly capable myself!) and I sat down on one seat, stretching my legs.
After lazing around a little, I realized how I had to look for the poor Omega who would enter this room shortly, with all my limbs stretched from me, shirt not really tucked into my pants. They must be thinking the worst, so I should maybe make it as comfortable as possible for them, rather than just wasting my time. 

I checked around the room, finding some blankets (most likely meant for me), and a pillow, so I made a small nest on the ground, because the seats would have been too small, and the carpet looked comfy.
Just when I was about to take some chocolate out I heard a knock on the compartment door, and I brown headed boy entered. 

I recognized him immediately: Neville Longbottom, Harry's best friend. 

"Hello, Mister Malfoy. I will be your assigned Omega today, ready to fulfil all your desires." the poor boy said, stumbling over the words, and twisting his hands.
I went over to him, grabbing his hands. 

"It's okay, Neville. Just sit down in the nest and we can talk." And his eyes grew wide. Why?
"N...nest? Already?" Oh my god! How stupid had I been!
"The bunch of blankets on the ground, Neville, it's not an actual nest. Besides, don't  only Omegas build them?" I asked, helping him snuggle into the sheets. He nodded, looking at me. 

"Yes, but some Alphas do it to speed up the process, you know..." Omegas, when they are ready to mate, start building nests, and it seemed he did not understand me right.
"Neville, tell me a bit how you found yourself in this unfortunate situation." I asked him, giving him some chocolate.
He started to nibble on the edge while talking to me. 

"They called us some weeks ago, asking us if we were mated already, and I told them no, but that I am getting courted. They asked if the Alpha was English, and I said no. They told that the courting couldn't count and that I needed to find an Alpha that goes to or went to Hogwarts, or I won't be able to take my NEWT's. And we need to do these things, like catering to Alphas until one of them wants us."
The poor boy! He broke down a big piece of chocolate and munched it down like he just saw a dementor. 

"I'm damaged goods, already promised to another, so nobody will want me. Guess I will have to take this year twice, or thrice..." I sat next to him on the ground and hugged him from behind. The whole thing had nothing sexual, more like a big brother comforting his younger one.
"Draco, do you know if Harry is okay? He told me you were courting him, so maybe you know more than I do." he muttered. 

"Not much. He just started school, they are most likely still on the ship. He misses you." I let Neville go, who just curled up in his nest and gave me a scared look.
I knew he was scared of Alphas, so I tried to suppress my pheromones. I could not imagine being in the same situation then this poor boy.
Knowing he will be on the mercy of random Alphas, and when he is going into heat, how will it be then?
Suddenly, a light went on in my brain. 

"You know what, Neville? If you help me explain this whole thing to Harry, I will take over the role of your Alpha. We will NOT mate, we will sleep in different beds, we will basically just put on a show to fool the school. What do you say?" I suggested to him. 

His eyes became filled with hope and his head bobbed up and down quickly, and it will be funny to explain this to Harry, I hope he will understand.
Suddenly, his eyes became dark again. 

"But won't people start to question us, when I don't bear your mark?" he asked, turning his head, and I had to give this point to him.
But after looking at my pants for some time I got an idea. I grabbed my belt (it wasn't an expensive one) and shrunk it until it would fit around his neck, making him put it on. 

"We will just say I am really possessive. If someone tells you to take it off, tell them I ordered you to never open it. I will put my act up, if you put up yours." I explained to him.
"And I will buy you a prettier collar this week."
"I will ask my suitor to send me one. So I feel like he is the one possessive over me. As long as I am allowed to..." he replied, scared I felt offended.
I chuckled.
"Of course you can ask your suitor. Now, stop shaking, Neville, I don't want anything from you, aside maybe friendship." He nodded. 

"Now tell me, is Harry a bear or a dog kind of boy?" Holding up a teddy bear and a plush dog.

A/N: Hey peoples! Sorry, I took so long to update again, school was a pain in the ass, but now I am (finally !) free! #Christmasholidays! 

To the question:

What are you going to get your friends and family for Christmas (or one of the other celebrations happening in the next days)?

MeineKeime