Translucent Moonlight
By: Grey Wolf
Disclaimer: Drake Cerberus is mine. The rest belongs to J.K. Rowling. This is a shameless peace of fan fiction and in no way and I gonna receive money for this, why would I? I'd be lucking if I get a review, one from Damien doesn't count. Anyway this is about an exchange wizard for South Africa, cause that's where I'm from so deal. This might get Yaoi-ish I don't know yet. Um what else? Can't think of… oh wait! This is my first Harry Potter fanfic. Okay then, enjoy =^-^=
Note: Okay I have a pic of Drake but you're gonna have to a: Email me or B: review me and ask for the pic. Then you have to grovel before the great and powerful Grey Wolf (that's me) and I will consider it. Not!!! Just ask for the pic okay?
Drake and Teardrop
Harry's 15th birthday had come and gone without the Dursleys even noticing, not that they had ever noticed but still it would hurt them to care even a little, I mean Harry had almost died!! The summer holidays were finally over and Harry was once again back on platform 9 and ¾ waiting to board the train. He was heavily relieved to be returning to Hogwarts especially since you-know-who had been resurrected. In fact Harry had been jumpy all summer and longed, more than ever to return to the safety that Dumbledore provided.
"Hey Harry who do you think is our new Defense against the Dark arts teacher?" Ron asks as he board the train. He was holding out Pigwidgeon's cage which Hermione took and placed next to Hedwig's. The snow white owl didn't look too happy about this but only tucked her head under her wing and went to sleep.
"As long as it isn't Snape I wouldn't mind who it was." Hermione answered after a moment's though. It was silent in the compartment as they all sat there thinking.
"Maybe they'll let professor Lupin come teach us again." Harry said hopefully. Sirius, Harry's godfather was hiding with Remus, or rather Moony at the moment and Harry had revised many letters from both of them.
"We can only hope." Hermione.
"Hey Harry what is he wearing?" Ron asks pointing at a person heading to the train.
Harry and Hermione both come to the window to see what Ron is on about. There on the platform racing to the train is a 15 year old boy with brown hair that looked like he just got up, with a length that would surely make Mrs. Weasley frown. He's hair wasn't the only thing that made him stand out. He was wearing ¾ creamy-brown cargo pants and a tight black T-shirt that read 'I'm only wearing black till they make something darker'. He also wore a bead-choker (a/n: don't ask these are really popular here) and several bead-armbands. He was wearing a drymac (a/n: a raincoat type jacket thing) which was zipped down so the words on his chest were visible and which sleeves where pulled up but not much else. There was also a bulge that showed that he was caring something in the jacket. The boy's strange clothes (a/n: we're talking about England remember??) was not the only thing that set him apart from everyone on the platform but the fact that he was tanned.
Now the boy was no bronze beach god, but he didn't have that sickly pale skin that the English had. He was sun-kissed but not overly so. He was quite aware that there was eyes on him for he looked up and smiled at the three giving them a wave and coming up to their window.
"Howz it? Can I sit with you?" He asks cheerfully. They could tell by his accent that he was not European and not American, though he had a pleasing voice.
"Sure." Harry answers before thinking and the boy smiles happily.
"Thanx, I was worried that I wouldn't make friends, but guess I was wrong." And with that he left for the nearest entrance.
"He seems nice, a little strange, but nice." Hermione
"He must be the new exchange student dad told me about, something with showing support for Dumbledore or something." Rod added as they sit back to wait for the wild-haired, emerald green eyed kid.
The wild haired kid or Drake Cerberus for that was his name, happily made his way to the door, pushing his trolley as he went. He was glad that he had met three nice people to sit with. He was absolutely bursting with joy and he wasn't even aware that he had talked to the famous Harry Potter.
Drake was so preoccupied that he didn't see the other boy until their trolleys collided and the both fell backwards. Drake shook his head and jumped to his feet helping the other boy up. The boy had a small build and sleek blond hair.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't see you. You're not hurt are you? I don't want to cause an international incident. My dad told me to be careful, I'm so sorry." Drake said worried. "I'm fine. International you said? You're that exchange student aren't you?" Draco Malfoy asks as he regards the other boy, he didn't really have to ask because you could see the boy wasn't British. "Yes I am. My name's Drake Cerberus" Drake said as he stuck out his hand "Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." Malfoy said shaking Drake's hand. He regarded Drake for a moment and then saw the bundle in Drake's jacket move. Drake noticed too and pulled out a wolf pup and held it up
"Are you alright? I forgot about you. Well you don't look hurt." He says and holds the pup in his arm, stroking it's head lovingly. When he's eyes fix on Malfoy again he saw that the boy's mouth was hanging open. "Is that a real wolf?" Malfoy asks after a moment. "Yes, her name is Teardrop. My sister named her, she's only a baby. I got her for my birthday, she thinks I'm her mommy." Drake answers as Teardrop opens her eyes and look at Draco with her orangey-brown eyes. She was a beautiful little wolf, with grey, white, black and brown fur. (A/n: don't say it's imposable, I have a poster of a wolf like this)
She regards Malfoy for a moment then yawns, showing her little fangs and settles down to sleep again. "I thinks she like's you." Drake says smiling as he tucks her back into his jacket. Malfoy regards him again and decides he like what he seen. "Why don't you sit with me and my friends on the train?" He asks but Drake shakes his head. "I'm sorry Draco but I'm already sitting with someone, I'll see you later?" Drake asks hopefully. "Yes, see you later." Draco says and with that Drake boards the train to join Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"Oi, who was that then?" Crabbe asks as he and Goyle shows up on the scene. To his surprise Malfoy's face contorts in anger.
"None of your damn business. Come on" Malfoy says loudly and they board the train too, Malfoy's head full of thoughts of Drake.
Drake sticks his head into Harry's compartment and smiles at them "Still okay if I sit with you guys?" He asks nervously. When they agree he drags his trunk in and they help him put it out of the way. He sits down and takes Teardrop out of his jacket and hold out a cage containing a grayish owl to Ron "Can you put Moonface next to your owls please?" he asks and sits down with Teardrop on his lap.
"Well now, I think I should introduce myself, shouldn't I? I'm Drake Cerberus, this is Teardrop and that's Moonface." He says "We're all South African so forgive us if we act weird." He adds and then yelps as Teardrop bites his finger "Sorry, she's hungry" he says as he pulls out a bottle of milk and starts feeding her.
"I'm Hermione Granger, that's Ron Weasley and that's Harry Potter." When Hermione said Harry's name Drake pulled the bottle away from Teardrop's mouth and pointed it at Harry. "You're THE Harry Potter?! What an… what's the word?... honor…I…" And then he pauses for a moment. "I'm sorry, I know what it must be like, being mugged by every wizard for you're autograph or to shake your hand or being stared at, I'm sorry for overreacting. Dad told me not to, 'Just leave the poor boy in peace he didn't ask to be famous' he said." Drake said and gave Teardrop, who had nibbled at him again, back her bottle.
Harry thought that Drake's father was a very smart person but Hermione was the one who voiced this opinion and this made Drake laugh, "I hope so, I hate to think an idiot was the South African head of the ministry of magic. See that's why I'm here. My father is a big Dumbledore supporter and he said it was ludicrous that your ministry didn't believe you about Voldemort, I mean a person died! Anyway he sent me here to show that he trusted Dumbledore. I hear America and Russia are sending students too but I haven't met them. I met a girl from Australia but she's only a second year."
They continued talking about all kinds of stuff . Rod was very disappointed when he heard that lions don't walk around in the streets and that they actually had normal towns and cities. Drake found all their misconceptions funny and they quickly became quite fond of him.
Halfway thru the train ride, which turned out to be Drake's first, Ron's older twin brothers; Fred and George (a/n: I hoped I worked it out right that, they had still one year to go). When they saw they both came up to him and shook his hands.
"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!" George exclaims. "Yes we couldn't have done it better." Fred adds. Harry, Ron and Hermione all looks shocked at Drake. "What on Earth did you do?" Ron asks. "He ramped Malfoy with his trolley and sent him falling on his ass." Fred answered. Drake turns a little red and muttered that it was an accident but the wins kept praising him.
"He said it was an accident, have your poverty made you deaf?" Malfoy asks behind them "I see you have met our famous Harry Potter, I hope they didn't have a too big an influence on you, you have so much… potential." Malfoy continues, his cold gray eyes fixed on Drake with a strange sort of hunger.
"Sod off Malfoy or have you forgotten the last time you where on this train?" George says and glares at Malfoy dangerously, his wand in his hand. At these words Draco seems to scare and he looks back at Drake "We'll talk later Drake." He says a is about to leave when Teardrop lifts herself from Drake's lap and with a mighty leap, jumps into Malfoy's arms and reaches up with her head to lick his face. Drake smiles and stands up and retrieves his wolf pup. "I told you she likes you." He takes Teardrop from Malfoy. Malfoy glares at everyone in the compartment and then leaves.
"That wolf of yours is barking." Rod says as Drake sits down again
"Wolves can't bark." Drake answers confused.
"He means Teardrop is mad if she likes Malfoy. He's a real git." Harry explains
"But he was so nice." Drake says and the all fall over in anime style
"Trust me, Draco Malfoy is everything but nice, you'll soon find out for yourself." Fred says and offers him a toffee but luckily Harry, Ron and Hermione all yell don't and Drake is saved from the twins toffees.
And as the Hogwarts express runs through the countryside they sit talking and merrily eating sweets, all worries of Voldemort forgotten and all looking forward to the school year ahead. If only they knew.
To be continued…