Come Out Of Darkness
Chapter Eleven
The beginning of November had finally arrived, and that meant only one thing, Quidditch. It was the first match of the season Slytherin V Gryffindor. For the past seven years Slytherin had won the cup and that wasn't going to stop now.
Altair who was a Quidditch fanatic woke at 7.00 am sharp, he pushed off his Montrose Magpies covers him and went to have a quick shower. He re-entered the dormitory at 7.30 dressed in black trousers, a dark green button up shirt with silver snakes around the collar.
He tried to wake both his cousin and Hadrian but neither of them wanted to leave their warm beds.
"come on Draco" Altair pouted " you love quidditch "
"it isn't even" Draco yawned and turned over " 8 yet" Draco fell back to sleep with a light snore.
"the game doesn't even start till eleven " Hadrian pointed out "we will meet you at quarter past ten"
"fine, I'll see you later" Altair picked up his Slytherin cloak, scarf and gloves and walked down in to the common room.
" good morning Theo, you looking forward to the match today"
The light haired, honey eyed boy turned to him " Morning, um I suppose so, I prefer to read really" Theo said and went back to his book
" but quidditch is amazing, its just so brilliant " Altair's smile got brighter " i hope, i get on to the team next year "
Not wanting to be rude Theo replied " so is there a particular position you want"
Nodding his head Altair replied " the chaser is my best, it was also my mum's position when she was here" hearing his stomach rumble " would you like to go down to breakfast Theo? "
Altair and Theo walked down to the hall together, Theo didn't mind Altair but when he was talking about Quidditch he really had no idea what he was talking about.
Half way through breakfast Theo's owl flow down and perched its self on Theo's shoulder, Theo unclipped the paper from his owl and begun to read.
"Anything interesting " Altair asked
" not really" Theo said with a shrug
" Hey look" Altair said pointing at the picture of his dad " has his bill gone through?"
Theo read the bit on vampire's losing a bit of colour on his pale face, " no, not yet" Theo said with a sigh
"Oh" Altair said disappointedly
At quarter past ten like said Hadrian and Draco met Altair in the great hall, Draco who was a lot more awake was super excited for the game " I can't wait till we beat Gryffindor " Draco said
Draco who was dressed up in Slytherin colours picked up a piece of toast and pored his Coffee. Quidditch wasn't really Hadrian's thing he had his Slytherin scarf on showing his support for the team.
Theo turned to Hadrian " I suppose you're looking forward to the game"
" not at all, I'm hoping a can sneak off, you?"
Theo gave a small laugh " not at all, I don't know why some people get so worked up about it"
Hadrian who was happy that he found someone who also wasn't a big fan on Quidditch " perhaps we can sneak off together "
" I might take you op on that offer"
At 10.35 am with the help of both Altair and Draco, Theo and Hadrian found themselves walking towards the Quidditch pitch.
"I never asked Theo, do you have any younger siblings?"
" yeah, a younger brother and sister. What about you?"
Hadrian who wasn't ready to tell Theo just answered with a simple no.
The Quidditch pitch was packed and all you could hear was the cheering from all four houses.
" WELCOME TO THE FIRST QUIDDITCH MATCH OF THE SEASON" a loud voice was heard over the cheers of the crowed.
" TODAYS MATCH SLYTHERIN VS GRYFFINDOR, CAN GRYFFINDOR FINALLY BREAK THEIR BAD LUCK"
Both Draco and Altair said no at the same time.
" MADAME HOOTCH HAS RELEASED THE QUAFFLE AND THE GAME BEGINS, BELL CATCHES THE QUAFFLE, WHO PASSES THE BALL TO JOHNSON , WHO FLIES UNDER THE SLYTHERIN CHASER AND THROWS THE QUAFFLE BACK UP TO BELL WHO ATTEMPTS AT GOAL.
" NICE ATTEMT BY BELL BUT FLINT CAUGHT IT JUST IN TIME, THE SLYTHERIN CHASER HAS CAUGHT THE QUAFFLE, HA IT LOOKS AS IF HE'S DROPED IT, OH WAIT NO WARRINGTON CAUGHT THE BALL AND SCORED WITH OUT WOOD KNOWING"
The cheers of the Slytherin were echoed throughout the whole stadium.
" Ha take that Gryffindor " Altair showed loudly
" SLYTHERIN LEAD GRYFFINDOR 10-0"
Half an hour had now gone by "SLYTHERIN SCORES AGAIN PUTING THE GAME 80-10"
Noticing both Draco and Altair were distracted Hadrian and Theo finally had their chance to slip away. " I really don't know why people like the game so much" Theo stated.
" me either, now we are finally free, is there anything you would like to do?"
" Well I haven't seen all the castle so we could do some exploring "
"great idea" Hadrian then had an idea " what do you think is on the 3rd floor?"
"i don't know, but it must be bad. The headmaster had to warn everyone"
Hadrian who didn't really trust the headmaster shrugged his shoulders " if it was that bad, why would it be here Theo? Think about it, I think there is something he wants someone to find"
Theo had a light frown " well when you say it like that, it doesn't really make any sense to put the students at risk"
"see, I've been thinking about it, I wouldn't go there if I thought it was unsafe"
Theo was still a little unsure " If you really don't want to go Theo, we won't"
A light blush was present on Theo's face " I'm just a little scared"
"me too, we can stand outside the corridor and if you don't want to go in then we won't"
Theo nodded his head and agreed, once outside the 3rd floor corridor Theo could feel his heart racing faster. " are you ready?" Hadrian asked.
Theo nodded his head, and both boys opened the doors to the corridor, " the corridor is empty, I don't see what's so dangerous " Hadrian was completely confused.
Theo noticed the door at the end of the corridor and pointed. " I wonder where that leads"
"lets go check"
Hadrian and Theo walked down the corridor and were now in front of the door.
" its locked" Hadrian said trying to open the door
Theo could feel a strange/dangerous feeling coming out the door, he noticed Hadrian had got his wand out and had it pointed at the door, but before he could warn Hadrian he heard the door unlock.
Hadrian swung the door open and fainted from absolute fear, Theo walked beside Hadrian and saw the three headed dog, the dog was about to attack Hadrian when Theo's honey eyes turned a dark red warning the dog away, while shutting the door Theo noticed a trap door. Once the door was locked again Theo crouched down on the floor by Hadrian, and shook him lightly.
Once Hadrian woke up he was completely embarrassed that he fainted, " let's just go back to the common room"
" its nothing to be embarrassed about, everyone gets scared"
" I bloody well know that Theo " Hadrian snapped.
" just because you're embarrassed doesn't mean you can speak to me like that" Theo said coolly
"Whatever Theo" Hadrian left Theo and walked towards the Library.
Theo who was hurt by the way Hadrian reacted walked back down to the common room alone.
" AND THATS ANOTHER GOAL TO SLYTHERIN, THEY LEAD 240-30"
"This is great isn't it Draco "
" I know, Gryffindor are awful" Draco said laughing
"oh look Draco " Altair said pointing " I think Higgs has seen the snitch "
"IT LOOKS LIKE HIGGS HAS SEEN THE SNITCH, THE GRYFFINDOR SEEKER WHITE IS TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH HIGGS BUT ITS TO LATE HES CAUGHT THE SNITCH "
The cheers from the Slytherins drowned out the booing from the Gryffindors.
" THAT'S THE MATCH OVER SLYTHERIN WIN 390-30"
The cheers continued.
" we completely destroyed them" Altair said smiling
"yeah we did, wait where did Hadrian and Theo go?"
" No idea, but they missed our fantastic win"
" I'm hungry, want to grab some lunch?"
"sure Draco " Altair stood up and had a little stretch " perhaps Theo and Hadrian might be there"
" hopefully, we can tell them about our fantastic win"
When Altair and Draco entered the great hall they saw neither Theo or Hadrian, neither of the boys thought anything of it and ate lunch and had a discussion about the match match.
They didn't see Hadrian until later that evening.
" Hadrian " Altair shouted out
" yes Altair " Hadrian replied in a bored tone
"where did you go? You missed the match it was brilliant. When did you leave? How much did you see? Where'd you go?"
" how many times do I have to tell you I hate quidditch, and where I go is none of your business " Hadrian snapped
" well you're obviously in a bad mood, so I'll leave you alone " Altair sneered
"Fine by me"
Draco just sat on his bed reading his potions book not sure what to do. Draco could see how upset his cousin was so he put down his book and walked over to sit on his bed. " perhaps he's having a bad day "
" I don't care if he is"
" yeah you do, don't be silly "
" I don't and I'm not silly"
Draco raised an eyebrow at that " if you say so, I'm going to get an early night "
"night" Altair muttered
Draco went to bed hoping his two best friends would make it up again tomorrow, sadly he was wrong it took all seek for them finally to talk.
Draco pulled both Hadrian and Altair aside " we need to talk, let's go in to this room"
"no thanks Draco "
" it isn't an option Hadrian, Ive had enough of you two"
"fine, let's talk then"
Hadrian walked past Altair and sneered, and in return Altair sent a tripping hex at him. Before the problem could get any worse Draco stepped in.
" Stop both of you! You don't need to act like this " Altair went to interrupt but Draco stopped him " just shut up for once Al, I understand you're both annoyed and angry, but acting like this won't help" Draco gave a quick pause " so why don't we speak calmly about this.
After a few seconds of silence Hadrian spoke " I need to tell you guys something about when happened on the day of the quidditch match"
Hadrian went on and explained how him and Theo went up to the 3rd floor and how they saw a three headed dog, Hadrian blushed when he mentioned the part about him fainting.
Altair spoke up " did Theo do anything to the dog?"
" no idea, we haven't spoken since"
" oh, why not"
" we had an argument after the whole thing, I got angry him "
" I see, sorry about the tripping hex"
" no problem Al, sorry for being the way I was"
" its fine" Altair said with a smile happy to being friend again with Hadrian
" finally " Draco said " Hermione has been getting me to get you two talking all week"
" well when we see her later we can tell her" Altair said laughing.
Later that afternoon the trio meet with Hermione, Hadrian re told the story.
" why do you think it was there?" Hermione asked
" no idea, there has to be a good reason "
Hermione nodded " you should speak to Theo you know, he seems to spend a lot of time by himself "
"ill talk to him later"
"promise"
"yes I promise"
The four spent the rest of the afternoon and evening together.
Draco turned to Altair and Hadrian " I'm going to walk Hermione back "
Hadrian smirked and said his goodbyes to Hermione. Altair gave Hermione a quick hug and followed Hadrian down the corridor. Draco held out his hand " let's go then"
Hermione took Draco's hand, and they walked up to Gryffindor tower, Draco lightly teasing her about the quidditch match. Hermione gave Draco a small kiss on his cheek " night Draco "
Blushing like an idiot Draco hugged Hermione " night Hermione, see you tomorrow "
Once Hadrian and Altair entered the Slytherin common room, Hadrian noticed Theo sat by the fire, reading one of his books. " I'll see you in a minute "
"okay, just stay calm" Altair said and walked up to their dorms.
Hadrian walked over to Theo " mind if I sit down?"
It seemed like Theo was going to ignore him, but finally Theo gave a little nod.
Hadrian looked in to the fire his fingers tapping against his knee not knowing how to begin. Theo closed his book and placed it in his lap. Theo looked up at Hadrian with anger showing in his honey eyes. "is there a reason why you're here?"
Hadrian nodded his head, " well can you get on with it then so I can get back to my book"
"Theo I know I was an unfair to you and I just felt vulnerable and I hate that feeling. If you wasn't there I would be dead and I hate feeling that I had to rely on someone my age"
" its not a bad thing Hadrian " Theo said the warmth returning to his eyes
" perhaps not, I might have to use to it even if I don't like it, and Theo I'm really sorry"
" you should be, you can't take your anger and problems out on other people" Theo gave Hadrian a soft smile " but I forgive you Hadrian but please try not to do it again "
" I'll try, thanks Theo. I'll have introduce you to my friend Hermione tomorrow and if you want we can be friends "
"I'd like"
"good. I'll leave you to your book, night Theo "
"night Hadrian "
Noticing Hadrian's smile when he walked in Altair assumed he sorted everything out with Theo. A little while later Draco walked in humming, both Altair and Hadrian found this amusing.
" what's got you happy my dear cousin "
Draco stopped humming and stuttered "Nothing"
" what ever you say"
The next morning Hadrian, Altair, Draco, Hermione and Theo were sat in the Library discussing the encounter with the three headed dog.
" So it was standing on a trap door?" Hermione asked
" yeah, I wonder why?" Theo asked
"It must be guarding something" Hermione stated
The next few weeks went incredibly fast Hadrian, Altair, Draco, Hermione and Theo were inseparable. Hermione's only friend in Gryffindor Neville joined them at times but he spent most of his time working in the green house.
It was only two weeks until Christmas and Hogwarts was covered in a bed of snow, the five friends were sat in the Slytherin common room drinking hot chocolate.
" you looking forward to going home Hermione?" Draco asked
" yeah I am, I've missed my parent's so much"
" me too, I can't wait to see the twins again, oh before I forget Hermione you're invited to our new years ball"
"really? That sounds exciting "
"yeah, we hold one ever year "
" that's so nice, how many people will be there"
" a lot" Altair said with a chuckle
" I'll have to find a dress then"
" you'll look beautiful no matter what you wear Hermione "
"aw thanks Draco"
In the morning of the last day of term, the Slytherin four got the house elves to do them some food. The food on the train was alright but it was all sweet stuff and didn't really fill you up.
The boys meet Hermione and ten and they made their way down to hogsmeade station, to get a good compartment.
"Hopefully we don't get disturbed by Potter or weasley this time" Hadrian said
Both Ron and Charles had ignore Hermione since Halloween which she was grateful for.
" perhaps we could put the notice me not charm on the door" Theo suggested
" Hadrian you are probably the strongest in magic here, so can you try?" Hermione asked
"I'll have a go but Altair is the best at charms " Hadrian walked over to the door his wand in his hand, he wasn't to sure with what spell to use. He closed his eyes and wanted them not to be disturbed, a light gold stream came from his wand and covered the door.
"I think you've done it Hadrian " Theo stated, he was surprised about how much magic radiated off of Hadrian at that moment.
The rest of the journey went fast and they were thankful they were disturbed. Though they all would of liked some chocolate. Once the train had stopped they all thankfully had the feather light spell on their luggage, it made it so much easier to carry.
Draco had his cat in one hand and pulled his trunk along in the other. The other four just had their trunk as bot Hadrian, Altair and Theo had owls and Hermione didn't have a pet.
"so you're definitely sure Hedwig will find your Manor?"
" yes Hadrian, don't worry about "
Once off the train Altair noticed his parents, excited to see them he ran towards them, and embraced them tightly. Happy to notice Orion Hadrian quickly said goodbye to Theo and Hermione and walked over and gave him a tight hug.
"Looking good Orion" Hadrian said with a fond smile and ruffled his hair.
"Hello Lord and Lady Black "
"its Amelia and Regulus " Hadrian and Amelia said hugging the other boy.
Lord and Lady Malfoy walked over with Draco and the twins. " both Theo and Hermione had to go, they send they'll write to you over Christmas "
One of the twins was in Lord Malfoys arms the other in Lady Mafoys.
"hi Aunt Cissy, hi uncle Lucius" Altair said
"hello Altair, hope you're"
" I'm very well Aunty thank you"
"its a pleasure to meet you Lord Peverell "
" you too Lord Malfoy, and you can call be Hadrian"
"very well Hadrian, you can call me Lucius or uncle Lucius if you like"
" and you can call me Naricssa or aunt Cissy"
Hadrian nodded not sure yet if he would call them Aunt and Uncle. " so Draco you going to introduce me to your siblings "
"sure, the one in my dad's arms is Lyra and the one in my mum's in Phoenix "
"they're really cute" Hadrian said smiling at the little boy in Narcissa's arms.
" We need to get off" Regulus said to the boys " but your friends can come over later in the week.
Draco, Altair and Hadrian said there goodbyes, Regulus turned to Hadrian " you might feel a little once we apperate but you can have an anti-sickness potion after if need be"
Orion took Amelia's arm while both Altair and Hadrian took Regulus's, once ready they apperated in to black Manor, "are you feeling okay Hadrian?"
"yeah I'm feeling fine thanks Regulus "
" Altair why don't you show Hadrian up to his room "
"sure Dad, follow me"
Hadrian followed Altair up two lots of stairs and down the corridor, " this is your room while you stay here, we can sort everything out tomorrow if you'd like"
Hadrian walked in to the beautiful room, the deep greens and browns made him feel like he was in a forest. Hadrian noticed his bed was a mixture of both Yew and Holly wood.
" I love it, its beautiful "
" I'll show you my bedroom later, let's go downstairs "
The time was 7.30 in the evening, they entered the dinning room and ate their dinner.
" I still need to show you my room Harry"
Hadrian smiled at his younger brother " I can't wait"
After dinner Orion dragged Hadrian to his room " its good isn't it"
"yeah its beautiful Orion, how do you like it here?"
"oh its brilliant Harry, they really like it here and they actually like me. And guess what?
" What?" Hadrian said with a smile
" Regulus said we can go to a quidditch match "
" oh wow that sounds exciting, which team do you support "
"Appleby Arrows, just like uncle Remy and Amelia"
Orion and Hadrian heard a soft tap at the door. " Orion sweetie you need to go for your bath now" Amelia then turned to Hadrian a bath room is also connected to your room"
"okay, thank you Amelia "
" you're welcome and can you tell Altair to have his bath as well"
"sure thing"
"thank you, I'll see you down at supper" Amelia went off to run Orion a bath.
"Oh there you are, I'll show you my room now"
Hadrian followed Altair in to his room, the walls were black and white, he had the Montrose Magpies crest on his back wall, all his bedding had something to do with the Magpies and he had around 15 posters on his wall.
" wow, I didn't realise you loved them that much"
" yeah, me and dad go to loads of matches"
" oh your mum told me to tell you to have your bath"
" okay, its 8.30 already! I'll have it now, I'll meet you down in the living room later"
" okay, I don't really know where that is"
"it's in the East wing"
Hadrian nodded still not to sure of where he needed to go, he walked back in to his own room and decided to take a bath.
After All boys had taken theirs baths, and had finished the hot chocolate and cookies they went to bed all three falling fast asleep as soon as their head touched the pillow.
Okay so here's chapter eleven, I hope you all like it. It's a big different than my other ones as I don't want it to drag to much. Next chapter Hadrian will meet Sirius and Remus, and I might include Christmas. And I hope you all like Theo in this story. Im still 100% sure who Hadrian will end up with. As always thanks for reading and please review.
P.s sorry if there's any spelling mistakes, I do check over it I just don't always notice them.
