Chapter 4 Of Truths And Secrets
~ outside speaking is Severus
* outside speaking is Draco
^ outside speaking is Harry
- outside speaking is Lucius
no symbol outside speaking is Ethan
"Okay, Harry you have to promise that you'll listen to everything we say and try to keep an open mind. Now for our safety I have just bound you to your chair so you wont curse us but you can still speak. I will not just be speaking to you as there are other conversations to be had as well so I am going to do at least most of them at once."
Harry sighed. He figured everyone's calm demeanor was due to the potion because they were definitely an unlikely group to be spending time together.
^ "Okay, I agree but only if you all promise not to curse me in this meeting either and nothing said in this meeting will leave except to the people in this meeting unless I say so. Deal?"^
Everyone agreed, though Draco sat with a look of confusion on his face due to the on-goings.
Ethan turned in his seat "Severus, how is Lucius?"
~ "He was worried about you and will probably be angry if he doesn't hear from you by tonight."~
* "Wait, why was Father worried? Ethan were you hurt? Are you okay?"*
"Yes, Draco, I was hurt but I am fine now. Harry and Severus healed me last night. And actually Lucius should probably be here for this. Bromley, go fetch Lucius and only Lucius and bring him here."
* "Why only my father? Well, besides the fact that yours obviously can't come here, but you didn't even send a message for him. Are you not speaking to him again?"*
"Yes Draco I am not speaking to my father. I am quite angry with him. He let his anger get the better of him and because of that he forgot to shut me out. As a result I was pretty badly injured. Had it not been for Harry and Severus I might have died."
Lucius walked in to hear Ethan's last sentence and growled. He strode over and embraced Ethan, then sat in the chair that Severus had conjured next to Ethan. Severus then handed him a vial of calming draught which he drank without question.
"Hello Lucius. We have already decided we will all stay seated until the end of the discussion and there will be no curses. All that is said is also confidential. Harry I am going to release you but the promise is held over you as well."
Harry just sat there, his facial expression was still gobsmacked at not only see Lucius show affection but to Ethan none the less, but he had enough sense to nod his agreement.
- "Hello Harry. I thank you sincerely for helping to save my and Severus' godson."- Harry's expression just became more gobsmacked. Lucius turned Ethan - "Your father is really upset. He feels absolutely horrible about what happens and wants to apologize to you. He asked me to please ask you to talk with him even though I told him it was your choice and you would do so when you wished to."-
~ "Yes, Harry, Lucius and I are Ethan's godparents."~ Both Severus and Draco smirked at Harry's expression.
^ "But… but I thought to have two godparents they… they have to be together!"^ he blurted. He then turned a shade of deep red and everyone chuckled. Lucius then got up went over and sat down in Severus' lap with a smile. Harry turned whiter than a ghost and almost passed out. Ethan handed Harry a vial of calming potion which Harry gratefully swigged down.
"Okay, well I guess I'll start explaining. Lucius and Severus are my godparents and for all intensive purposes they are legally my guardians and Draco is then legally my brother. It has been so for about a year now. I live at Malfoy Manor with them though Severus is not always there and we sometimes stay at his manor. My parents were killed personally by Voldemort shortly after he came back, but they were evil so it was okay. Now what I say next will sound contradictory but I will explain so please be patient. I do have a father because I had had three godfathers but one adopted me as a true son but no one can know because I will be sent away."
Ethan took a deep breath "My father is now Voldemort…ah, bugger. Somebody enervate him."
Severus pointed his wand at Harry and muttered ~"Enervate."~
"Good. Harry, you alright?"
Harry groaned and looked at Ethan as the pieces fell into place.
^ "No I'm not alright. I just found out a guy who I wanted to be friends with is the son of Voldemort. Of course I'm not alright. And you Snape! You're a traitor!"^
~ "Now Harry you promised to listen to everything that was to be said and we are not done yet. So take a breath because there is much you don't know."~
"Harry please don't make me restrain you because you need to know this information and you will hear it. Now, where was I? Ah, yes. Voldemort still does evil things but he is not completely evil." he waved a hand to cast a silencing spell on Harry before he could protest "Yes, yes I know he tried to kill you numerous time Harry but that was not solely his fault. He and you both had spells placed on you quite some time ago. The spells were placed by Dumbledore. Voldemort's was to make him want to kill you at any cost, though he did not know it was due to a spell because he didn't believe that there was anyone strong enough to put such a spell on him. I was able to finally destroy that spell yesterday before I came to school which is why I was unable to block what he was doing on my own hence how I was injured. He marked me too but in a different way than his followers or you. Though it is more similar to yours. We can feel each others emotions and hear each others thoughts I can block my mind from him completely and he can block his mind from me, though I can get into his mind if I really wanted to but he can't do so to me unless I am weak. A big difference between me and you Harry is: when you get the visions you may feel partial pain and only to crucio but I can feel almost any curse he uses. But you know that because of what you saw last night. He is not a cruel man, at least not always especially now since I lifted the curse from him. He does his best to keep me from harm, though sometimes his emotions get the best of him and he forgets to shield me, but he is learning. He wishes to meet you on friendly terms and no harm will come to you. You are safe from him his followers and us in this room. Dumbledore placed the spells because you are the one he is afraid of and he wanted you gone. Now, about the spell on you. The spell on you restricts you magic severely. I will remove it for you. You will still have full control of your magic, but before I do." Ethan turned to Severus who handed him a vial of Veritaserum and he poured three drops on his tongue before handing the vial back to Severus. After a moment his eyes glazed over.
~ "Ethan, was everything you just said the truth and the whole truth?"~
"Yes." Ethan then undid the silencing spell then unbound Harry's magic.
^ "Why did you tell me all that and why did you help unbind my magic?"^
"Because you needed to know and because that magic is rightfully yours…and because I like you." Everyone gaped at Ethan. Severus shut his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.
~ "Alright you three have class. Go. Here Ethan take the antidote before you leave. I will see you all later. Ethan don't forget to talk to you father."~ The three got up and left for their next class.
A/n: I know this is short as some of my chapters (maybe most) will be. Others will be longer. I just wanted to break things into sections. Please review.
