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Malfoy in the Iron Mask
By: Telpe Nar Roccar
PROLOGUE
Twins were born during the winter to Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black Malfoy. The two boys both had pale skin and white-blonde hair. One had light blue eyes and the other had stormy gray eyes. The blue-eyed one was named Darien Lucius Malfoy and the gray-eyed one was named Draco Aradne Malfoy. Obviously, Lucius Malfoy favored Darien more so than Draco.
This became more apparent as the boys got older. If Draco, who was somewhat kind albeit more daring than his havoc-wreaking arrogant twin, so much as said the wrong thing, his father would punish him horribly. At first it was with work, but then he just resorted to beating him or tying him up and having Darien beat him.
Both played Quidditch, Draco being better than Darien. Darien enjoyed playing Quidditch just as much as his twin. That along with Potions were probably two of the very short list the two had in common. But even Darien could not deny that his brother was a better Seeker than he. Lucius was very reluctant at accepting the fact that Darien wasn't perfect; however, he did not beat Draco when he defeated Darien at Quidditch, he simply went and got Darien private training. When trainer after trainer said that Draco had inborn natural talent and skill as a Seeker and that no amount of private tutelage could give Darien the ability to defeat him, Lucius forbid Draco from playing. It crushed Draco, but he did not speak up-he did not want to be beaten over a simple game. He was nine years old at the time.
Lucius had been teaching both Darien and Draco about the Dark Arts since they were five. Draco was ten when first his father, then Darien would punish him using Dark Curses. Draco would lie on the cold stone floor in the dungeons for hours; sometimes crying, sometimes not, until his mother came to help him to his room. She would give him a potion to take away the pain and then leave. IT\t was the most Lucius would allow her to do. Narcissa loved Draco, so more often than not she would send a house elf up with food and the occasional dreamless sleep potion.
Darien and Draco approached the age of eleven, as well as the acceptance letters from Hogwarts that Lucius was sure would come. Both were aware of Hogwarts and the fact that they were Malfoys-all of their ancestors had been in Slytherin and most had been Dark Wizards or Witches. Darien and his friends Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson were looking forward to bullying the students in the other houses around. Draco and his friend Blaise Zambini were also looking forward to Hogwarts-but they were more interested in getting on the Quidditch team in their second year and couldn't care less about the other students.
Crabbe, Goyle, Parkinson, and Zambini received their letters. Their parents were very proud. Only one letter came to Malfoy Manor-and it was addressed to Draco. Lucius, who was sure a mistake had been made concerning Darien, went to visit Headmaster Albus Dumbledore the very next day. The Headmaster merely told him that Darien had been accepted into Durmstrang and Draco into Hogwarts. He also said that Darien could not come to Hogwarts since he had been accepted into Durmstrang. Nothing could change that.
Lucius Malfoy came home in a rage. No son of his would go to Durmstrang! Lord Voldemort expected his boys to go to Hogwarts for "spying purposes." And Darien, being Lucius' favorite, would. He would send Darien in Draco's place to Hogwarts. When Lord Voldemort rose to power once again, he would want the more powerful of the two in Hogwarts as a spy against Dumbledore. Lucius thought that Darien, being the favorite, was also the more powerful and resolved that Darien should and would go in Draco's place under Draco's name. Seeing as they were twins, nobody would know the difference.
Draco, however, would not go to Durmstrang because someone might notice the switch and what Lucius had done and go tell Dumbledore. That would not be good, so it would not be risked.
Leaving Draco with his mother at the Manor, Lucius took Darien to get his school things at Diagon Alley. He dropped "Draco" off at Madam Malkin's Robes to get school robes and headed to Knockturn Alley. From an old, shady Dark Arts store called Ancient Artifacts, Lucius Malfoy purchased an iron mask. It was charmed to form to the person that wore it. It was also cursed so that the person wearing it could not get it off in any way, shape, or form, be it Magical or-Merlin forbid-Muggle.
Once they were back at Malfoy Manor, Lucius dragged Draco to the dungeons. Darien and Narcissa followed behind, wondering what Lucius could possibly be up to. They watched: Darien with glee and Narcissa with horror.
As soon as Draco saw what Lucius had bought, he began to struggle. Petrifying his son, Lucius forced the mask on his son's head. After it formed to his face, he locked it one. Throwing his eleven year old son bodily into a magic enforced cell, he took off the Petrifying Charm and locked Draco in.
A few moments later, Narcissa left in shock. Darien stood by, waiting for his father. Lucius Malfoy turned to Darien and said, "As soon as you step out of these dungeons, boy, you will respond to the name Draco Malfoy and *only* to that name. Is that understood?"
"Draco" nodded.
"Excellent," Lucius said with a smirk towards the real Draco in the cell.
At the top of the stairs, Lucius opened the door and said, "After you, *Draco*." Darien-er, Draco- walked ahead of his father out of the dungeons. Draco threw himself at the cell bars, only to be thrown back into the stone wall by magic and knocked unconscious.
*~*~*
While Darien posed as his brother at Hogwarts, Narcissa taught the real Draco everything his brother was learning. The real Draco excelled at Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Charms. He was okay in Transfiguration and Astronomy and didn't like Care of Magical Creatures or Herbology.
Try as she might, Narcissa couldn't get the iron mask off. Lucius was hardly ever seen; busy with some "task for his Lord" as his put it. Draco soon accepted the fact that he was stuck in the mask, but that didn't mean he had to like it.
Malfoy in the Iron Mask
By: Telpe Nar Roccar
PROLOGUE
Twins were born during the winter to Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black Malfoy. The two boys both had pale skin and white-blonde hair. One had light blue eyes and the other had stormy gray eyes. The blue-eyed one was named Darien Lucius Malfoy and the gray-eyed one was named Draco Aradne Malfoy. Obviously, Lucius Malfoy favored Darien more so than Draco.
This became more apparent as the boys got older. If Draco, who was somewhat kind albeit more daring than his havoc-wreaking arrogant twin, so much as said the wrong thing, his father would punish him horribly. At first it was with work, but then he just resorted to beating him or tying him up and having Darien beat him.
Both played Quidditch, Draco being better than Darien. Darien enjoyed playing Quidditch just as much as his twin. That along with Potions were probably two of the very short list the two had in common. But even Darien could not deny that his brother was a better Seeker than he. Lucius was very reluctant at accepting the fact that Darien wasn't perfect; however, he did not beat Draco when he defeated Darien at Quidditch, he simply went and got Darien private training. When trainer after trainer said that Draco had inborn natural talent and skill as a Seeker and that no amount of private tutelage could give Darien the ability to defeat him, Lucius forbid Draco from playing. It crushed Draco, but he did not speak up-he did not want to be beaten over a simple game. He was nine years old at the time.
Lucius had been teaching both Darien and Draco about the Dark Arts since they were five. Draco was ten when first his father, then Darien would punish him using Dark Curses. Draco would lie on the cold stone floor in the dungeons for hours; sometimes crying, sometimes not, until his mother came to help him to his room. She would give him a potion to take away the pain and then leave. IT\t was the most Lucius would allow her to do. Narcissa loved Draco, so more often than not she would send a house elf up with food and the occasional dreamless sleep potion.
Darien and Draco approached the age of eleven, as well as the acceptance letters from Hogwarts that Lucius was sure would come. Both were aware of Hogwarts and the fact that they were Malfoys-all of their ancestors had been in Slytherin and most had been Dark Wizards or Witches. Darien and his friends Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, and Pansy Parkinson were looking forward to bullying the students in the other houses around. Draco and his friend Blaise Zambini were also looking forward to Hogwarts-but they were more interested in getting on the Quidditch team in their second year and couldn't care less about the other students.
Crabbe, Goyle, Parkinson, and Zambini received their letters. Their parents were very proud. Only one letter came to Malfoy Manor-and it was addressed to Draco. Lucius, who was sure a mistake had been made concerning Darien, went to visit Headmaster Albus Dumbledore the very next day. The Headmaster merely told him that Darien had been accepted into Durmstrang and Draco into Hogwarts. He also said that Darien could not come to Hogwarts since he had been accepted into Durmstrang. Nothing could change that.
Lucius Malfoy came home in a rage. No son of his would go to Durmstrang! Lord Voldemort expected his boys to go to Hogwarts for "spying purposes." And Darien, being Lucius' favorite, would. He would send Darien in Draco's place to Hogwarts. When Lord Voldemort rose to power once again, he would want the more powerful of the two in Hogwarts as a spy against Dumbledore. Lucius thought that Darien, being the favorite, was also the more powerful and resolved that Darien should and would go in Draco's place under Draco's name. Seeing as they were twins, nobody would know the difference.
Draco, however, would not go to Durmstrang because someone might notice the switch and what Lucius had done and go tell Dumbledore. That would not be good, so it would not be risked.
Leaving Draco with his mother at the Manor, Lucius took Darien to get his school things at Diagon Alley. He dropped "Draco" off at Madam Malkin's Robes to get school robes and headed to Knockturn Alley. From an old, shady Dark Arts store called Ancient Artifacts, Lucius Malfoy purchased an iron mask. It was charmed to form to the person that wore it. It was also cursed so that the person wearing it could not get it off in any way, shape, or form, be it Magical or-Merlin forbid-Muggle.
Once they were back at Malfoy Manor, Lucius dragged Draco to the dungeons. Darien and Narcissa followed behind, wondering what Lucius could possibly be up to. They watched: Darien with glee and Narcissa with horror.
As soon as Draco saw what Lucius had bought, he began to struggle. Petrifying his son, Lucius forced the mask on his son's head. After it formed to his face, he locked it one. Throwing his eleven year old son bodily into a magic enforced cell, he took off the Petrifying Charm and locked Draco in.
A few moments later, Narcissa left in shock. Darien stood by, waiting for his father. Lucius Malfoy turned to Darien and said, "As soon as you step out of these dungeons, boy, you will respond to the name Draco Malfoy and *only* to that name. Is that understood?"
"Draco" nodded.
"Excellent," Lucius said with a smirk towards the real Draco in the cell.
At the top of the stairs, Lucius opened the door and said, "After you, *Draco*." Darien-er, Draco- walked ahead of his father out of the dungeons. Draco threw himself at the cell bars, only to be thrown back into the stone wall by magic and knocked unconscious.
*~*~*
While Darien posed as his brother at Hogwarts, Narcissa taught the real Draco everything his brother was learning. The real Draco excelled at Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Charms. He was okay in Transfiguration and Astronomy and didn't like Care of Magical Creatures or Herbology.
Try as she might, Narcissa couldn't get the iron mask off. Lucius was hardly ever seen; busy with some "task for his Lord" as his put it. Draco soon accepted the fact that he was stuck in the mask, but that didn't mean he had to like it.