A/N:
OMR! Its so good to see you guys like this fanfic so much! I am just so happy! I am sorry though to say that I probably wont put up chapter 11 for a long LONG time because as I told you guys before, I have exams and school coming up! I will miss you a like hell! Thank you for all the support!
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Teddy and Timothy hadn't talked for days after that. Lewis and Jenna always sat with him although Jenna was mostly studying with Felicia. Lewis tried his best to cheer him up. April 7th came by as Teddy turned 12. He woke up in the morning to see Lewis' grinning face looking at him.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" he shouted holding up a small package.
"You didn't have to Lewis!" he said taking it from him.
"Aw come on! What are friends for?" he said smiling. It was a small goggle. It fit perfectly on his head. "Its for rainy days in the Quidditch pitch. Comes along with a charm to give clearer vision." He turned it over to look at two small silver letters TL.
"I am not even played Quidditch properly before and you are already buying me all these stuff!" he said shaking his head.
"We both know you are going to do well. You are a seeker in and out!" Lewis said grinning. Teddy climbed down from his bed and walked to the washroom when Lewis yelled, "And you might want to go to the Headmistress' Office." Before he could ask why, Lewis had climbed down the stairs to the Common Room.
He got ready and walked down to the common room where he was greeted with a chorus of birthday wishes from his friends. Jenna hugged him as she handed him a small handmade card.
"Thanks for the cardJenna" he said smiling reading through the card.
"Whats that Jenna?" Felicia asked.
"It's a muggle thing, to give these hard parchments to the person whose birthday they are celebrating. My parents and friends back in my hometown do it so I asked my mum to buy me one for Teddy!" Felicia nodded.
Timothy was sitting on the couch and turned to look at him as he heard his voice. They both stood looking at one another for a moment. Everyone else stood by, waiting to see what was going to happen. Timothy was the first to talk.
"Well, I don't want what happened earlier to interfere with your joy on this day. Happy Birthday…" he smiled.
"Thanks…" said Teddy smiling back as everyone looked at them.
"Boys…" Jenna said disbelievingly, shaking her head.
"You guys have any idea why Lewis told me to go to the Headmistress' Office?" he asked looking at everyone.
Everyone was suddenly stiff, while Felicia tried hard to keep her face straight. "Why don't you go find yourself?" she said finally.
Teddy looked at them with his eyebrows raised. He walked to the door and got outside the Common Room. He could hear sounds of laughter coming from the room as he got outside. He made a beeline to the Headmistress' Office to see a stone gargoyle stand guard to the entrance. Just then Professor Longbottom came along and saw him.
"Oh Teddy! I remember H-… Well I presume you don't know the password or do you?" he asked winking.
"I-I don't Professor…" he said stumbling to which Professor Longbottom laughed.
"I forgot that you have a part of your father's honesty in you…" he said turning to the gargoyle.
"Piertotem Locomotor…" he said to the gargoyle. It started moving as it stepped aside to show a spiral stone staircase which started moving upwards.
"Quick, climb the steps before they go up" Professor Longbottom said as he climbed up the steps. Teddy followed him. It soon stopped moving. He climbed out to face a small door. Professor Longbottom entered before him and pushed it open. It was a circular room with many windows. There were many portraits on the walls of old wizened witches and wizards. There was a desk in the front behind which Professor Mcgonagall stood. Behind her there was a large portrait of her. All the portraits currently seemed to be sleeping.
"Ah Ne-Professor Longbottom, are the arrangements ready?" she asked looking at Teddy.
"Yes, Professor. They are ready." They both were looking at each other, silently conversing with their looks.
"Well we better be going. Mr Lupin, would you mind waiting here for some time?"
"Not at all Professor."
"Well that's good. Do take a seat while you wait." He sat on the chair before the desk, looking around him in awe. Professor Mcgonagall and Professor Longbottom left. He stood looking around him when the portrait of an old wizard with half-moon spectacles peered under his glasses at him.
"Well isn't it the young Mr Lupin himself?" Teddy got startled as he heard the voice when he looked around him for the source.
"Up here young man." He looked at the portrait to see the wizard smiling at him.
"You are Professor Dumbledore aren't you?" he asked curiously.
"The very same.." the wizard said smiling. "You look a lot like your mother although I can see you are more like your father at heart." Teddy smiled at the wizard.
"Your first name is Albus isn't it? My godfather, Harry named his second son after you, Albus Severus Potter…"
The wizard smiled at him when a voice came, "He named his son what?" It was another wizard with black greasy hair and a hook nose.
"He named his son Albus Severus Potter. After two headmasters of Hogwarts" he said wondering if the second wizard was Severus Snape about whom his godfather always spoke with great respect.
"Looks like he named his son after you and me, Severus…" the old wizard smiled. The black-haired wizard just grunted. Just then there was a small sound outside. Teddy turned to look but quickly turned back to see that the greasy haired wizard was no longer there in his portrait. The old wizard was looking behind him. There was a small pat on his shoulder and he turned to see the green eyes of his godfather shine behind his round spectacles. He was smiling broadly at him.
"Happy Birthday mate!" he said grinning as Teddy hugged him. He laughed as Teddy struggled with his words.
"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" he said finally.
"Oh did I really? Was my telling I'll be there in the station just a figment of my imagination?" he said laughing as Teddy grinned.
"Thank you so much Harry, means a lot to me! I didn't know how I was going to spend this birthday away from you all." He couldn't stop smiling.
"Oh don't worry, you'll get used to it. Although Lily wouldn't stop crying for a good half an hour after you left. She kept pointing at the train, saying your name. We couldn't help but laugh. But enough of that. Now, time for my present." He held his hand over Teddy's eyes and guided him outside when he took his hand away.
"Wow…." It was the new Firebolt 360. Its sleek wood shined in the light as the perfectly trimmed twigs quivered.
"Like it?" Harry asked. Teddy turned to him, tears in his eyes.
"Thank you so much Harry! You are the best godfather anyone could ever have!" Harry laughed at it.
"And here I thought I wasn't doing my job properly!" he chuckled. Teddy ran his hand over the wood, trying to get the feel.
"This must have been so expensive!" he gaped at it.
"Don't you talk about the money young man! I am sure I can always spare a few galleons for my only godson! Besides my first gift from my godfather was a broomstick. Although I might have given you many presents over the years, this is special. I want you to cherish this as a reminder of my promise that I'll always be there." Teddy smiled through his tears at Harry.
"I want to stay with you so badly but I need to get back to the Ministry. Have some work to do. Teddy, just.. be careful okay?" Teddy nodded.
"Happy Birthday again!" Harry said as he left the office. Just then Professor Mcgonagall and Professor Longbottom walked in.
"Hello Minerva! How are the preparations going?" Harry asked.
"Very well indeed. They will be finished before the third week of April. I am thinking about making the announcement on the last week of April." The Headmistress' smiled softly at Harry.
"Hello Harry! Hows all the Auror stuff going?" Professor Longbottom asked.
"You know as much as I do Neville! Teddy here says he enjoys your classes, a lot…." Neville winked at Teddy as Harry looked at him.
"I am glad he likes it! Its not so great! I am a simple man afterall…" Neville said grinning.
"Now you are not setting a great example for your student by lying, Professor Longbottom…" Harry said smirking. Teddy smiled at them as he said goodbye to Harry and walked away.
He went back to his dorm to keep his Firebolt under his bed. There was no one in the common room or the dorm either. He made his way to the Great Hall where he seated himself beside Lewis and Jenna. Aidan made his way towards the Gryffindor table and talked to him for some time, unwary of all the eyes on him. Classes passed quickly and evening came as Teddy made his way from the greenhouses to the castle. In the distance he could see a small figure coming towards him. It was Aidan. He was covered in blood.
"Aidan, what happened?" Teddy asked as Aidan spluttered meaningless words.
"Slytherins …. Beat me up… for talking to you…" he said as he fainted.
"Aidan? AIDAN!" he shook him as Lewis walked up to Teddy. "I will kill them! I will kill those three!"
"Fooled you!" Aidan said as he sat up laughing. Lewis walked up beside them as he laughed, but his brown eyes looked troubled.
"Me and Aidan just wanted to play a birthday prank on you! You escaped from my clutches on April first! So its time for payback!" he said grinning as Aidan nodded. Teddy breathed a sigh of relief before smiling at them two.
"You guys are so dead!" he said as Aidan stood up laughing, making his way to the Slytherin Common Room. Lewis walked behind Teddy as they followed suit and made their way to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Teddy can I talk to you for a moment?" Teddy froze but nodded as they went inside a spare classroom.
"You are hiding something from me!" Lewis said eyeing his suspiciously.
"What are you talking about?" Teddy said looking anywhere but at Lewis.
"Don't lie! I know about you Teddy. You wont get so easily fooled. But that little act out there looked as though you thought it was very much possible… " Teddy looked at the floor.
"Fine, I'll tell you. Its those three Slytherins that we met in the train. It was they who had pushed you down the stairs the other day. They told me so themselves. And they told me that they would hurt the others too if I told anyone. So I had no choice…"
Lewis was looking carefully at him. "You could have told me earlier. I knew it wasn't just an accident." He started pacing around the classroom.
"I am so sorry Lewis, but I was scared that you would do something crazy" Teddy said as Lewis continued pacing back and forth. The classroom was getting darker as the sun began to set.
" I would have still liked it if you had come up and told me yourself instead of me forcing it out of you. You were trying to look after six other people all by yourself, for Merlins sake! But now its our turn to keep out an eye for our friends, together…" He walked towards Teddy. Teddy smiled as they both made their way to the Common Room, their thoughts on what was coming.
Days passed swiftly as the cold on the land turned to a warm breeze sweeping around the grounds. April was coming to an end soon and Teddy found himself in the Great Hall, waiting for Lewis and Jenna. Nathan and Liam sat opposite to him, eating silently. As the days passed they have become quieter, or Liam has. Nathan was just as he usually was. He could feel movement beside him as Lewis and Jenna sat at either side of him, arguing.
"I am telling you! That curse is unbreakable!" Lewis said.
"That was ages ago Lewis! If you have the ability to use wandless magic, you can get out of its grip in a matter of seconds."
They continued arguing as Professor Mcgonagall stood in the front of the hall. They turned silent as she cleared her throat.
"A day is coming. I am sure many of you know of it. A day when dark was defeated. The 2nd of May. That day, we shall all gather at the castle grounds to visit the memorial of the war. I just wanted to make you aware of it, so those who are affected by it can be prepared."
Teddy swallowed hard. 2nd of May. The day his mom and dad had died. The war memorial. How could he have forgotten it, he thought cursing. Jenna turned to look at him.
"Teddy, are you alright?" she said looking at his pale face. He looked at her, feeling sick, and nodded. All the eleven years of his life so far, Harry had taken the memorial in his hand, thinking it was too overwhelming for him. But this time, he shall be the one acknowledging his parents' death. The final word. And although he tried hard, he couldn't stop the tears that brimmed in his eyes.
The day was surprisingly cold as black clouds hung over the castle. Teddy felt a heavy weight in his heart as he opened his eyes. There was no one else in his dorm. He got ready soon, fastening the buttons in the white formal full sleeves shirt he would be wearing today instead of his school robes.
He climbed down the stairs to the Great Hall. Many were pointing to him and whispering behind his back. He was quite used to it by now. He was silent through the whole of breakfast as all around him, people were silent, or talking very softly.
"Another year has passed. And here we find ourselves, to acknowledge those who gave their lives up in the war for us. There is no victory without loss. No gain without pain. Today, we shall give ourselves a moment to remember them, and pray that their family and friends have coped with the loss. "
Mcgonagall's voice echoed through the grounds as Teddy stood with his eyes fixed on the small back of his godfather. He had to stand in the front, for his parents had died on the First Wizarding War. He had two candles in his hand, one for each of them, his eyes guarded. He caught Teddy looking at him and smiled.
"In this very place, we lost relatives, friends. They left not alone, but carried a part of our hearts along with them."
He couldn't help the small tear that slid down his cheek. The two candles on his handle had almost blown off two times. But he held on to them as though his life depended on it. He had the picture Ginny had given him in his pocket. And so was the small locket he had worn as a child, the last present his parents had gifted him. He could see the mass of Weasleys just a few places before him, each with a candle in their hand, but not in line. Because every time, it was George Weasley who would pay the tribute. His twin, Fred, too had died in the war. Teddy looked at the face of the usually smiling George, his face now a mask of pain, as his blue eyes, now red rimmed, were tensed in an attempt to not cry.
All around him, people were tearing up. Throughout the year, they tried leading a normal life. But today is a day they can mourn freely. The day when they acknowledge that all those they loved have truly left.
Grey clouds hung in the sky as the line moved forward. He knew his Grand mom was at his grand dad's memorial. They made memorials for everyone who had died. He could see her grey hair over the heads of the people before him. His hands felt sweaty. He wiped them clean on his black pant. Soon it was his turn. He walked up to his mother and father's memorial, each step thundering in his ear. Somehow saying that they were gone to the whole world seemed like the final hammer on their coffins.
"For Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin…" he said holding up his two candles and placed it on the ground near the stone slab where their names were written. Everyone present was silent. It was not often an 11-year old offered a candle. In fact, it was possibly the first of its kind. Soon the next person walked up. But he stood near the stone slab, biting his lower lip.
"She likes white roses. Your grand mom told me once before." It was Professor Carthers. She waved her wand and handed him a bouquet of white roses. He took it quietly and placed it along with the candle.
"I understand your pain. To lose your parents so young must be so painful. I, of all people, would know" she said smiling at him. He looked up at her.
"My mother was muggleborn and she fought in the war. Not many know of her. The last I know was her telling me to go through a small door that would lead me away from the castle. Two days later, we got an owl saying that her body had been found in the rubble. My dad, a muggle, who loved her dearly, got hospitalized due to too much emotional stress. He died in my seventh year."
She was looking up at the sky and then turned to him. Teddy somehow felt his respect for her grow tenfolds. Here was someone who was in almost the same situation as he was. And she could still smile, even when talking about her mother. He looked back at the white roses on the ground and then back to her and smiled.
He walked back to the group of students, which consisted mostly of first years who looked at all that was happening. He soon spotted Lewis and walked over to him. But before he reached Lewis, Devon came beside him, his face expressionless.
"How are you feeling?" he asked Teddy, his mask almost broken.
"I am fine" Teddy said smiling lightly. He saw Devon's mouth lift lightly but soon the expressionless mask was back in place.
He soon reached Lewis who looked at him, contemplating what would be best said in the situation. When Teddy smiled at him, he grinned back and just patted at him on his back saying, "You are really brave, mate… Just like your father… "
Soon Teddy found himself walking towards Harry. He was standing silently before the memorial. He saw a blond haired man walk up to his godfather, his expensive robes with not a wrinkle in sight. He stood alongside Harry for some time, talking. After some time, he left, but not before patting Harry's shoulder.
Teddy reached where his godfather was standing as he turned and smiled at Teddy, "Hey there kiddo…"
"Who was that?" Teddy asked looking at the retreating back of the blond man.
"Oh that! Well that's a man I never thought would one day be consoling me…" he said chuckling.
"Let me guess… from your stories, the only probable person who you would hate and vice versa, is it Draco Malfoy?" Harry looked at him smiling.
"How on earth were you sorted in Gryffindor? You are too smart!" he said chuckling.
"Harry Potter doubts me! If I am supposed to be in Ravenclaw then where would you place Hermione?" he said laughing.
Harry started laughing, "Yes, its Draco Malfoy." He sighed.
"Do you think he is changed?" Teddy asked.
"No, I don't think he is changed. I am sure he has" Harry turned to him.
"The war has changed him. He wants to prove to people he is good at heart. But no one's ready to give him a chance." Harry turned back to the stone slab. They were quiet for a few moments.
"Harry, is there any other reason Ms Carthers came to Hogwarts other than for a quiet job?" Teddy voiced his doubt.
Harry looked at him. "No…, there isn't…"
Days passed as Devon and Aidan became closer and closer to Teddy. He could see that Lewis liked their company too. Liam and Nathan soon started talking to them too. Classes with the Slytherins became more interesting. Jenna too joined their debates and games when she felt particularly sleepy in History of magic.
Felicia occasionally joined them when they played exploding snap in the common room. Nathan and Liam tried to give equal time to both Timothy and Teddy. Things were getting a bit better between them but they were still not talking to the other. Jenna and Lewis still sat with Teddy. The Ravenclaw vs Slytherin match took place, with Slytherin beating Ravenclaw by seventy points.
One sunny morning, the morning of the next match of the season, Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff, Teddy walked into the Great hall in red colours to see many walking around with red or yellows scarfs. Lewis had painted his face in scarlet and gold with the help of Jenna, who herself had a lion painting on her face. Teddy could see that almost the entire Slytherin house had either a yellow scarf on or just their normal school robes. Except for two in the middle. Aidan and Devon had red scarfs on which earned them the glares of many in the Slytherin table. But they seemed completely oblivious to it.
As Teddy entered, Aidan and Devon waved to him. He waved back and made his way to the Gryffindor table. He had sat down for only a minute or two when he felt movement near him as Aidan and Devon sat on either side of him. There was a collective gasp in the hall. But Aidan and Devon just started talking to Lewis. Although he too was silent at first, he started talking soon. Soon everyone around the hall started talking too. Although Aidan and Devon talked to them a lot, this is the first time they broke the house table rule and sat in the Gryffindor table. Teddy couldn't help wonder if there would have been as many shocked faces as there were now had they sat in the Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff table. After all Slytherins and Gryffindors are thought to be mortal enemies thought Teddy.
They soon moved to the Quidditch Pitch for the game. Aidan and Devon followed them and sat in the Gryffindor stands, their red scarfs around their necks. Teddy sat beside Devon and Lewis. The teams walked into the pitch. The scarlet and yellow robes of the players shone lightly in the light. It was the perfect day for the game.
The Hufflepuff team walked in first, mostly of fifth and sixth years and a few seventh years.
"And now for the badgers, here comes the Hufflepuff team, with their captain and chaser Williams in the front followed by the other chasers Johnson and Green. Following behind them are their beaters Clark and Scott with the seeker Ward and Keeper Allen behind them!"
The whole of the Hufflepuff and Slytherin stands erupted into a loud applause and even some Ravenclaws cheered. They didn't stop until the announcer started again.
"Now for the Lions, my don't they look confident, the Keeper and captain, Jackson walks in with the chasers Taylor Martin and Derby, the beaters Baker and Lincoln and their seeker, Harrison!"
The whole of the Gryffindor and most of Ravenclaw stood up and applauded, shouting out words of encouragement to the team. Devon particularly was ectastic, "SHOW THEM WHO IS THE BOSS!"
He couldn't see it but Teddy could see many Slytherins glare at him. They sat down as Professor Carthers blew her whistle.
She told the two captains to shake hands and after they had moved back to their positions, had her hand over the lock of old box which was quivering. She kicked it open and balls flew into the air.
"THE QUAFFLES HAVE BEEN RELEASED!" the announcer shouted on the microphone. The Gryffindor chaser Derby caught the brown Quaffle, while Alfred, the Prefect that had told him about the Owlery scanned the Pitch for the snitch. The match was going good with Gryffindor leading with seventy points to ten. Jackson was a really good keeper.
"WARD HAS SEEN THE SNITCH! HE IS HURRYING TOWARDS IT BUT HARRISON SEEMS TO HAVE PICKED SPEED AND SHOOTS AROUND THE PITCH! LOOKS LIKE THE TWO MIGHT COLLIDE BUT OW! THE SNITCH HAS TAKEN A TURN! HARRISON OVERTAKES WARD! HE GETS NEAR THE SNITCH! OUCH! That must have been painful!"
Teddy saw the beater hit Alfred in the stomach with a bludger but he didn't stop. After a second or two he started moving towards the snitch.
"LOOKS LIKE HARRISON WANTS TO WIN THIS GAME BADLY FOR HIS TEAM! HE IS ADVANCING AGAIN ON WARD AND YES! HARRISON HAS CAUGHT THE SNITCH! GRYFFINDOR WINS WITH 220 – 30! Looks like the captain of the Gryffindor team was too busy cheering for his seeker to guard the Quidditch Hoops!"
It was mayhem as each and every one of them rushed to the pitch see Alfred hold his stomach tightly with one hand and the snitch in the other. His teammates held him on their shoulder. Everyone was patting them and cheering for them. Teddy and Lewis were shouting with joy as Aidan and Devon were doing a small victory dance. Jenna and the others cracked up at the pair of them. Soon it was time to leave.
I was walking down to the dungeons, Aidan at my side. The Gryffindor vs Huffepuff match had just ended with the Gryffindors winning as expected. It felt so good to not be scared of house rules, to be with people we can call friends. We had reached the walls that will lead us to the Slytherin Common Room.
"Merlin" spoke Aidan as the walls moved to make way for us. We entered the green lit room, the expensive black and dark green sofas currently occupied by some Slytherins.
We were about to make our way to the dorm when one of the big ones stood up. He walked towards us.
"Why were you in the Gryffindor stands?" he asked in a low voice. I could see Aidan getting scared. So I took matters in my hands.
"And who are you to ask?" I asked him, malice lining every inch of my face. He did look taken aback.
"You soiled the name of Salazar Slytherin by sitting with those dogs" he said harshly.
"And since when did Salazar Slytherin have the right to dictate what we can or cant do?" I asked smirking.
"Stop now while you can or you will get hurt badly!" he growled. Behind him, I could see looks of awe and quite many glares too. Scared to do what they really want as always I thought smirking.
"Or what?" he retorted. I could see two others stand up and come near the big guy.
"Why should I be scared of you when you are scared of talking to me, a first year, alone and had to bring along some handymen?" I snarled.
"Think you are a brave Gryffindor do you? Those cats shall go down and so shall you! You are in Slytherin and no one can change that!" he sneered.
I could feel a slight tug at my arm as Aidan pulled me to the dorm. It seemed like hours had passed before he spoke again.
"What are you doing? They will kill you!"
"Let them try!" I didn't like it that we couldn't even choose our friends just because we were Slytherins. But I chose this.
"I understand your anger Devon. They are big haughty idiots who are blood prejudiced! Lets just get some sleep!" He climbed back into his bed.
"No, I need some air. I am going outside." I left the dorm and came to the common room. I walked out to and felt the cold breeze as evening was soon becoming night. Curfew starts in five minutes but I don't care. I was walking through a lonely corridor when a hand covered my mouth and dragged me into an empty class room. There were three masked faces there, their black masks gleaming.
"Wandering off alone, little Gryffindor?" said a raspy voice. I have heard it somewhere. But the panic of the situation clouded my mind. A hand came down on my face, leaving a red scorching mark on my cheek. It was stinging badly but I didn't care. I looked in the eye of my bully, tears threatening in my eyes but my look one of pure malice.
He punched in my face again. I could taste the blood in my mouth. I spat it out on the floor and looked at him again.
"Think you are so brave?" he scoffed as he swiped his hand across my face again. I held his wrist and punched him in his stomach, adrenaline running high in my body. The two other masked people behind him moved towards me and held my hands as the big one hit me again.
"Why hit him the filthy muggle way?" came a monotone voice from near the door. I could see another figure near the door slightly smaller than the others. It sounded oddly familiar.
The figure moved towards me as the big one moved away. He was masked too. He nodded to the two others behind me as they moved away. He bent slightly to look in my eye.
"I know your fears Boston" he whispered slowly. I swallowed hard.
"But no matter what, you are in Slytherin. Purebloods such as you who come from such an esteemed heritage should not mingle with werewolf scums like Lupin."
"Better with werewolf scums than prejudiced cowards like you!" I said sneering at him.
"Ah Boston, I told you I know your fears! And you are right about them too! Because people will loathe you, they will, for being a pureblood, for being a Slytherin. They will doubt you first, for any crime that happens, because magic is now being learnt by mudblood mongrels and halfbreeds… You will be the bad guy to them. So why not join the ones who will hold you high? We can help you! We need purebloods like you to keep magic the way its supposed to be!"
"I know who I want to join. And its definitely not blood prejudiced ruffians like you!" I spat at him. The other three hissed at me but the one before me was surprisingly calm.
"Bravery eh? Looks like you blood's got a bit muddied! Why don't we purify it?" The two who had held me before moved behind me again as one held me down while the other locked my right arm behind my back.
"Watch out for us while I deal with our little friend here" he said turning to the big one. I cant still pinpoint where I had heard his voice.
"Muffliato" he said waving his wand. I couldn't see what he was about to do because the one who was holding my hand had blindfolded me. But the shivers that ran up my spine told me something bad was going to happen.
"ARGHHHHHH!" Something sharp had pierced my left arm, as searing pain shot through my hand. I thrashed around in an effort to get out of their grip but it was in vain. The pain continued as I felt something warm drip down my arm.
It was a few minutes before he stopped. They pushed me to the floor and walked away, as he pocketed his wand. My vision was starting to blur. All I could see before I fell unconscious was a small skull with a snake coming out of its mouth with the words,
Pureblood…
A/N:
I heard someone asking me, is it bellatrix, okay they were asking where the three slytherins had gone. So I hope you are satisfied now! This chapter is SO LONG! I wanted to make things maybe a bit more clearer yet complicated :P I don't know if I succeeded.
I remember how I read about Harry and Draco nodding at one another at the station. I wanted to bring something like that in. Because I love how Draco could be called misunderstood. Somehow the Draco of my imaginations seems to be a lot changed, kinder and trying hard to repay for all that he and his family had done.
This is probably the last chapter I will put up before October because I have my examinations and school too. I have loved every minute I spent in this fanfic because your reviews are like boost for me :P
I want to give a special thanks to Ravenfarts-ish for their review because thanks to you, I was glowing like a light bulb the whole day :P
Of course to LunaTonks and to Nargle too for being my critic in these chapters. LunaTonks especially because although I hated uploading this chapter you persuaded me telling its fine so if you readers out there hate this chapter, you know whom you should kill. :P
Well the fanfic question of this chapter is simple, I presume you understood who three of the bullies who hit Devon are, but who is this fourth one?
Now the story's starting to perk up for me! Trust me I am the worst comedian so sorry if my so called jokes are pathetic!
As for the poll Question, again who is you favourite character of these three?
Liam
Jenna
Timothy
Lewis! Its kinda obvious aint it? I do love Teddy but telling Teddy would be too mainstream and obvious as a fan kindly pointed out to me! Lewis is a tough character though. I have so much trouble writing him because hes so carefree and jolly and comical that I always need to have this stack of funny moments in my mind when I write him. I think he is the character I am most proud of. Though I love Nathan too. He is a quiet and complex one. Although the easiest to write has to be Teddy because I can just think who he is and stuff and these clips of sorts play in my mind. He is the character I most know about in the three and the character who I have lots of clues to work with. But my answer is still Lewis, Lewis and Lewis! :P Whats yours?
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