SF552014: Ok hi everyone. Sorry these chapters are so short but I'm trying to get the information out there so you can try and guess where this is going. The next few chapters will be longer I promise but these had to be alittle short so I could add suspense. Hermione will be making her appearance in either the next chapter or the one after that. I'm not going to tell you anything about her until she makes her grand appearance.

Chapter 3

New Clothing, Strange Happenings

It had been two weeks since Abixis had come to Hogwarts as a body guard for Draco and the incident with Potter. Some of the teachers had begun to protested, Abixis being in Draco's shadow all the time. They believed Draco was using him to cheat in class or plot how to weaken Hogwarts defenses. Dumbledore knew the boy wasn't cheating. Draco was one of the top students before Abixis had come around. The aging wizard made half hearted arguments against the accusations against the boys.

The teachers thought it would be better if Abixis wasn't in Draco's shadow and instead attended Hogwarts as a student and attended all of Draco's classes. That way he could be protected but they could watch Abixis at the same time.

Dumbledore agreed to this plan course of action. He himself wanted to watch the boy and make sure he didn't fall into Voldemort's clutches. He was too good an ally and too powerful wizard at that.

Tomorrow was Monday the first day of school for Abixis. Dumbledore had however said that he, Draco, and a teacher were to go and pick up Abixis's new robes. Draco wasn't happy about the fact that he might have to spend his day of with a teacher. He wouldn't mind entirely if Sev was the ones that went with him since that was his godfather but with his current luck he'd get McGonagall.

'Speak of the devil and she dothes appear!' Draco thought as the Transfiguration teacher appeared closely followed by Dumbledore and Mad-Eye- Moody. Abixis stood to Draco's left staring blankly at the approaching three. Abixis had not spoken a word during his time at Hogwarts. It was just another reason that the teachers wanted him out of Draco's shadow. They knew the young man was capable of speech yet he never spoke.

Draco turned his attention from his silent guard to the approaching teachers. 'Dumbledore can't be thinking of sending Mad-Eye Moody with us to Diagon Alley! Mad-Eye obviously doesn't like or trust Abixis! Then again that's probably why Dumbledore wishes to send Mad-Eye with us.' Draco heaved a sigh, which was unnoticed by all but Abixis, and prepared himself for the long day ahead.

"Ah! Draco, Abixis! Good to see you boys! Now Alastor here will be joining you to Diagon Alley-" he was cut off by Draco.

"Professor Dumbledore don't you think it unnecessary to send us with a guard when Abixis is my guard?" asked the blonde Slytherin.

"Moody is only there to make sure that everything goes swimmingly with the robe order," Neither Draco nor Abixis believed the old coot. Draco didn't comment however. Dumbledore more than likely wanted Moody to examine Abixis since it was not very often the dark haired young man was out of a shadow. "Now we should enter my office so you all can floo to the Leaky Cauldron."

Five minutes later the three were in Diagon Alley picking up Abixis's robes. They then headed toward one of the many books stores and went to collect Abixis's school books. Draco lost himself in thought as Moody harassed the book clerk and then later walked out and around Diagon Alley.

If the Dark Lord was after him personally thee would be little chance that he could avoid him forever and if he couldn't avoid him then he'd be dead or a death eater. They were basically the same. The fact that the Dark Lord was planning something with half finished potions made everything ten times worst. Half finished potions had man different effects on people. Depending on the potions they could be stronger than intended or they could disfigure the drinker, drive them insane, kill them, the possibilities are limitless.

Draco was so deep in thought he didn't notice that Moody and Abixis had stopped walking. Draco walked straight into Abixis's back. The large guard didn't so much as sway. Draco's blood began to rush through his veins quicker than normal. This was the closest he'd been to the dark haired young man since they'd met. To his own horror, Draco felt his cheeks begin to heat.

Hastily Draco stepped back. Luckily Abixis was not facing him, instead he was staring straight head he had an air of caution around him and Moody. Draco peeked around Abixis, a head of them was a …snake?

The snake, however, was odd. Unlike other snakes it's eyes were silver misty color and it's body was the same as well, it was also grey in some spots too. The snake simply stared at them for a few moments. No one around them seemed to notice that there was a large snake, at least 10 long, right in front of them; under for some since people were actually stepping over the creature as well.

Moody discreetly slid his hand up his sleeve without disturbing his clothing in an attempt to get his want, however the snake had other thoughts. In a second the snake had wound itself up and launched itself at Moody's arm. It never made contact as a shield was placed between it and it's target.

The snake hit the shield with enough force to cause the shield to bend inward. Instead of breaking like Draco expected it to the shield flung the snake back in the direction it had lunged from. What was surprising though, was that instead of the snake smacking into people, it simply passed through three people before finally disappearing in a puff of smoke. Again no one seemed to notice, even those that the snake had passed through, simply shivered as if it was cold.

A few moments later Mood gave a cough/grunt before speaking, "We need to return to Dumbledore. I smell trouble," he stated before turning and making his way back toward the Leaky Cauldron. Abixis waiting until Draco had turned and was walking away before following. The three wizards were completely unaware of a pair of silver eyes watching their retreating backs.

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