Hello everyone and welcome back to another chapter, this one is going to take place in Harry's time.

I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters.

Chapter 11 An Ally Gained

Before Harry knew it summer was over and it was time to go back to Hogwarts. He didn't want to leave since that would mean that he wouldn't be able to see his parents until his Dad came over to take over for Remus on the full moon. He would wake up some mornings and just believe that it was all an elaborate dream, and when he would open his eyes he would be back at the Dursley's.

Cameron had come with them to drop Harry off at Platform 9 ¾ before they would head to Ilvermorny.

He was just about to get on the train when he was stopped by Cam, "Harry wait up a moment."

"Sure what's up?"

Cam got in close and whispered in his ear, "you can trust him, he was hurt by him too, have a good school year I will see you shortly." With that, he went to stand with his parents waving happily at the departing train.

"What was all that about mate?" Ron asked when he sat down.

"He said to trust him, that he had been hurt by him too. That means that someone that we normally wouldn't trust is going to ask us too and that Voldemort did something to them." He explained.

Surprisingly it was Ron who had the idea, "what about Malfoy?"

"What about him?

Ron shrugged, "I mean if any other Slytherin came up to us we might give them the benefit of the doubt, but if Malfoy came up to us, we would turn him down immediately."

"Ron has a point, you especially Harry would dismiss him immediately," Hermione thought about it before she continued, "did you happen to see where Voldemort has been?"

"No, I probably wouldn't be able to identify it anyway; also what makes you both so sure that it would be Malfoy?" He asked skeptically.

Ron shrugged before answering, "I am guessing that you-know-who was probably not happy that failed so many times, then he finds out the Snape was a spy. That probably really made him mad."

"What does him being mad at Snape have to do with Malfoy?" Harry asked confused.

"You two probably don't know since you didn't grow up in the wizarding world, but Snape was Malfoy's godfather and an old friend of 's. You-know-who might have thought that his connection to the ferret would put him in a position to turn Malfoy against him."

"That makes sense, so Harry, if he comes to you for help, are you going to trust him?"

Harry was silent for a minute before answering, "maybe not completely, but when has Cam ever been wrong about something. Sometimes I want to know where he gets his information, but then I really don't."

Both Ron and Hermione nodded at that as they thought about the strange red-haired boy.

"Alright mate whatever you decide we will follow."

Hermione then nodded her agreement, and Harry smiled at his best friends.

When they got to Hogwarts they climbed into a carriage with Neville, Luna, and Ginny.

"Hey Harry I heard about your parents I am really happy for you," Neville said smiling at him.

"Thanks, Neville it has been nice to have them back."

"Your brother seems nice too; he keeps the nargles away from you."

They stared at her before Harry asked, "How did you know about Cam?"

Luna looked up from the Quibbler she was reading, "The nargles told me, they don't like him very much because he keeps them away. You should also listen to him; he knows what he is talking about."

The carriages stopped and they got out and headed into the castle, they sat down with Ron and Hermione on either side of Harry and Ginny and Neville across from them. When Harry went to spot Draco he saw something strange.

"Hey look," Draco was sitting by himself at the end of the table near the doors. His hair wasn't gelled back like usual and he was slumped and hunched over.

"He doesn't look very good mate."

Harry shook his head, "no he doesn't and he keeps rubbing his arm, I think we were right and Voldemort did something to him this summer."

"What are you guys talking about?" Ginny asked them whispering while the first years were brought in.

Harry quickly repeated the conversation that they had on the train as the new students lined up. Suddenly many students and faculty received a shock when the sorting hat didn't sing.

"I have decided that we are going to do something different this year, I will be sorting the students first this year. Afterward, I strongly recommend that you pay attention to what I have to say." The Hat stated clearly.

After that, the sorting was done quickly as many people were curious about what the Hat had to say. When the last person was sorted the Hat cleared its throat and started:

You have heard the history that was written

You have heard the truth that was spoken

Now let me tell you the version that is known by few

But is actually true this I tell you

On a snowy day many a year and a day ago,

A woman was walking to her home.

When she came across a child laying in the snow,

Seeing him there she decided that he was to come with her.

When she brought him home.

And he opened his eyes and spoke.

She stopped with a start for it was not English,

Each word that dripped out was old and little wrote.

The boy stayed with the family and learned love,

But they were not the first oh no.

For he was a boy with hair like fire and eyes like apples,

He was brave and courageous this he learned to know.

The next to join was a girl as intelligent as she was shy,

They took her in and showed her how to live.

She, in turn, stood by them by and by

For each day she learned more and more.

They met the last of their group,

In a place that swallowed the sunlight and welcomed the dark

For she saved one of theirs when he was locked up tight.

She was kind loyal and her bite was far worse than her bark.

Salazar declared one day that they should build a school,

They designed and built everything from scratch.

To ensure their student's safety they defeated the dark lord who wished to rule,

They added passages and hidden rooms, traps and tricks.

Then came the day where they picked the houses

They decided to separate the students into four

And the picked the quality the most wished to see

For these would be the qualities that would open the door.

Slytherin said I will teach the cunning the ambitious, the ones who survived.

Gryffindor said I will teach the brave and courageous, the ones who show others how to live.

Ravenclaw said I will teach the intelligent and wise, the ones who strive to find their place.

Hufflepuff said I will teach the loyal the kind, the ones who see others past and judge not because of it.

Now you know the true meanings

It is up to you now whether you will continue the path you are on;

Or if you will heed the words of your founders instead

But I am just a hat and cannot decide for you.

When he finished you could hear a pin drop, before there was an uproar over it.

"Do you think what he just said was the truth?" Hermione yelled trying to get heard over the noise.

"Quiet!" Dumbledore used a sonorous to get heard over the noise, when everyone quieted down he spoke. "Thank you, now before I retire you there are a few changes to the staff that I would like to tell you. Remus Lupin will be taking over Defense Against the Dark Arts again," there were cheers from all of the tables even a few from Slytherin, "Professor Snape has decided to go study the brewing of a special potion, therefore Professor Slughorn will be taking over as head of the Slytherin house."

There was less cheering instead there were some confused murmurs resonating throughout the halls. When Harry looked back over at Draco he looked worried, then he turned and met Harry's eyes. Harry was shocked from what he saw in them gone was the pure-blood brat, that thought he was above everyone. Instead, it was replaced with worry, resignation, and most prominent fear.

"Guys I need to talk to Malfoy after dinner, I need you to keep everybody distracted so that I can sneak out." He whispered to his friends.

Ron looked up from his food, "why is that?"

"Honestly Ron, it's because he wants to see if there was any claim in what his brother said and if something really did happen to Malfoy this summer."

Harry shook his head, "no it's not, I can tell something happened I am going to see what it is and if I can help him."

Ron and Hermione shared a knowing look over his head that Harry did not see, before nodding to each other.

"Don't worry we got you."

"Yes, Harry we will distract them so you can sneak out."

Harry just smiled at them in thanks before looking back over at Draco who wasn't eating and was just pushing around his food. That night after everyone had convened in the common room Harry grabbed the map and his cloak and snuck out.

"I solemnly swear I am up to no good," he looked near where the Slytherin common room was but didn't see him. After some searching he saw Draco's name up in the astronomy tower, canceling and then closing the map he made his way up there. As soon as he stepped into the tower he saw Draco stiffen up and looked towards the entrance.

"I know you're there Potter, come to make fun of me?"

Harry pulled the cloak off and tucked it into his pocket, "no I'm not I actually came because someone told me you needed help, and he hasn't been wrong so far."

"What would you do if I did ask for help?" Malfoy asked not turning around.

Harry looked over the normally proud blond and saw the defeat he was familiar with seeing on himself, "I would do everything I could to help."

Suddenly Malfoy started laughing, "Who would have thought that the person who hated me the most would be the one to offer help."

Harry seeing Malfoy loosen up some walked over to sit on the edge with him, "the next step would be for you to tell me what is wrong."

Draco let out an exhausted sigh and leaned back on his arms, "it started at the end of last year, as you can imagine the Dark Lord wasn't happy with my family. Father getting taken to Azkaban and losing the prophecy was the final straw. He told me that he was going to mark me," he let out a broken laugh then, "his plan changed though when he found out about Severus."

Harry felt something shatter and when he looked at Malfoy he saw what it was. Across his face and arms where he had rolled up his sleeve where bite and scars.

"He marked me alright; he locked me in a room on the full moon with Greyback and his pack. He told them to make me one of them and that they could bite and scar me but that was it, he needed me whole for this year. When he let me out the next morning he gave me some sort of potion, I don't know what it was but it made me more wolf than man. He said that this was out punishment, that now our pride over being a pure-blood was gone. He made sure to tell the rest of the Death Eaters about my punishment." He laughed and Harry noticed how broken it sounded, "He miscalculated my anger though I took control of the wolf part and merged it with my magic, I still have to turn on the full moon but now I look like a full wolf. I can even turn into one on any other day too. That's what he gets for using a different potion master they are not as good at their job as Severus was."

When he looked at Harry he could see the amber flecks floating around in the normally silver eyes.

"What do you want Malfoy?"

The Amber became more prominent as he growled out, "I want to make them pay."

"Okay, then we will help you." He nodded thinking of plans.

Malfoy perked up, "we?"

Harry nodded again, "yep we Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna, and Ginny."

Malfoy nodded slowly, "okay, am I going to have to tell them everything again, because no offense but I would rather not."

Harry shook his head, "no, I can just give them the cliff notes version, how about I meet you here again tomorrow and then I can show you somewhere more private."

When he got a nod confirming the plan he stood up to go, "see you tomorrow Malfoy."

"Draco."

He stopped walking and turned back, "what?"

"Draco, call me that there is not much Malfoy left in me trust me on that." He said not turning around.

Harry nodded slowly, "alright then Draco I will see you tomorrow."

"Hey, Potter?"

He stopped and turned around, "yeah Draco?"

"Severus, do you know what happened to him?"

Harry ran a hand through his hair, "no, I'm sorry the only thing we know is that he isn't here anymore."

"Okay, thanks, Harry."

He ran his hand back through his hair and turned around to walk down the stairs but stopped, "sorry I don't know more."

"I didn't think you would, I was just hoping that you did."

"I am still sorry, goodnight Draco."

"Goodnight Potter."

When he got back to the common room it was late and only Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Ginny were left there waiting for him.

"How did it go, Harry?" Hermione asked looking up from her book.

He sat down on a chair by the fire, "well I can say that Cam was right, again."

Ron looked up from the chess game that he was winning against Neville, "what do you mean?"

"He is wearing a glamour turns out you were right Ron, Voldemort was not happy about and Snape. He basically fed Draco to Greyback so now Draco is a werewolf, and to top all that he used an experimental potion on Draco and from what he told me it made him more wolf than human."

"That is messed up," Neville said, "I am guessing that Malfoy is not very happy with you-know-who right now?"

Harry snorted, "you could say that, and he said to call him Draco he said that he is not much of a Malfoy right now."

Ron nodded as that made sense to him, "so now what?"

"I am going to meet him in the astronomy tower and bring him to the Room of Requirements tomorrow night, where you and Luna are going to meet us. I want to find out if what the hat said was true if so history is really messed up. I also want to see if Draco knows anything about Voldemort's plans if so we have to figure out how to stop them. I also have to meet with the Headmaster about something so it is going to be after that."

"What about the DA are we going to continue that this year?" Hermione asked looking up from the list she was writing.

Harry paused and thought about that before answering slowly, "We have Remus as the teacher this year so I don't know if we need it. However, depending on what Draco tells us I might start it back up secretly so that we are prepared."

Hermione wrote that down, "what about searching the Chamber of Secrets to see if there is anything down there about the history?"

Harry nodded and looked over at Ginny, she was pale but fine, "that is a good plan, and maybe the other founders had something similar. Tomorrow when we meet up we can figure out more when we ask Draco."

There was nodding from everyone, then they headed up to bed since classes started the next day. The next night Harry had his cloak while the others had the map, and he headed up to the tower, when he got there he saw that Draco was sitting in the same spot as last night.

He pulled the cloak off and walked over so that he was next to him, he noticed that he had the glamour pulled up and there was no sign of what it was hiding.

"Hey, you ready to go?"

Draco looked up at him and nodded. Harry put his hand out and Draco looked at it, "what are you doing?"

"I figured since I rejected yours in our first year, I might as well be the one to offer it this time." He said shrugging as if it was not a big deal.

Draco looked at it before slowly taking it, "thanks, Potter."

"Harry, if I am to call you by your name then you might as well use mine." He said pulling Draco up.

"Thank you."

"For what," Harry asked unfolding the cloak.

"For believing me, for trusting me."

Harry looked at him and saw the sincerity shining in the amber-flecked eyes, he shrugged before replying. "Before I got on the train my brother told me to trust him since he had been hurt by him too. When I told Ron and Hermione, Ron said that Cam was probably talking about you, when I saw you at the feast I guess that I knew that he was right. I think it completely hit when I saw you sitting up here you had that same look I had seen multiple times when I looked in the mirror," he shrugged, "I kind of knew that you needed someone to believe you because you were telling the truth and you thought that no one would."

Draco was shocked by how much he had noticed, "thank you."

"It's really no problem, but we should get going before somebody else comes up here." He pulled Draco closer and draped the cloak over them. They started to head down the stairs and as they were going down Filch was headed up. They made it the Room of Requirements without running into anyone else. Harry pulled the cloak off and paced in front of the wall until the door appeared. When they walked in everyone was waiting for them.

"Was there any problems?" He asked looking over his friends, everyone shook their heads.

Draco was taking in the light brown walls, and the darker brown couch and chairs. There was a fireplace with a fire going in it causing a warm, comforting feeling to the room.

Hermione saw Draco looking uncomfortable standing there since Harry had sat down in the chair by the fire, "why don't you sit down Draco, we promise that we don't bite."

He was shocked before moving over to the only chair left, Harry seeing this decided to just start since he might warm up if everybody isn't watching him.

"Alright now there are a few things that Hermione and I talked about last night that we wanted to bring up. We were thinking about what the Hat had said at the feast last night."

"That was all true you know, he left some things out, but it was all true," Luna said in her dreamy voice.

"What do you mean Luna?" Neville asked her.

"Hmm, oh he was telling the true history, of course, he couldn't say everything that would take much too long. The history of the Lord of Snakes is one that has been twisted and manipulated so that the fake truth covered the real one. I believe that the Hat, for that is what he is now, decided that with a fake Slytherin Heir on the loose, we might as well know the real history."

There was silence from everyone until Draco decided to ask the question, "What do you mean a fake Slytherin Heir?"

Luna looked up from the bracelet she was playing with, "you don't have to hide you know, no one here will judge you. It will be futile soon anyways for eventually, all truth comes to life it has already started with the Stag and the Doe coming back. I do wonder what the Wolf will do when he meets the Lord of Snakes, this is bound to be an interesting year, don't you agree?"

There was confusion from everyone in the room before they shook themselves out of it.

"Okay, while we try to figure out what that all meant, let's move on to the next thing. Draco we need to know if Voldemort has anything planned for this year." Harry asked looking towards the blonde.

Draco sighed and leaned back in the chair, "I can tell you that he is planning on having me find a way to get some Death Eaters into Hogwarts and he wanted me to kill Dumbledore but now, I don't know who he gave the mission to."

"No offense Draco, but I am bloody glad that you didn't get it, we might not have had a chance," Ron said looking over at him.

Draco raised an eyebrow and smirked, "was that a compliment Weasley?"

Ron waved his hand, "call me Ron that would get confusing with Ginny here, and I mean everyone knows that you were always a point below Hermione, except in defense where Harry was in the lead and in Herbology where Neville was."

Hermione nodded in agreement, "he has a point and you can call me Hermione, you are one of the smartest people in school."

"You can call the rest of us by our names too, he is right that it would get confusing with both Ron and me in the same place."

Draco was shocked by how accepting everyone was, he looked over at Luna and saw her smile and nod at him. Seeing this he dropped his glamour and waited for the reaction that never came.

Harry hid his smile at seeing Draco relax around his friends before continuing, "Okay now that we know his plan we need to come up with a way to counter it and get people ready. Hermione is the Galleons still in effect?"

She nodded, "are you thinking of starting the DA back up?"

"Yes, but we are going to need somewhere else to hold the meetings since Remus and my parents know about this room."

"I do believe that if you explore a certain chamber you will find everything that you need." Luna said looking at Harry, "and it is best to explore caves with a dragon you know."

Harry nodded, "alright then Hermione, Ron, Luna, and Neville you are going to discretely tell people we are starting the DA back up. We don't want the adults to know since I doubt that they will believe us, because of where our information came from. Draco it looks like you and I are going to be exploring the Chamber of Secrets, together."

"If you are worried about the adults not believing you because of me, why do you all believe me?"

"Because Harry does," Neville said shrugging.

"He's right Harry is a good judge of character, also why would you lie to us you have nothing to gain by lying about everything you told him," Ginny said.

"I figured you two would be the most skeptical because I am a Malfoy." He said ducking his head.

"You told Harry that you aren't much of a Malfoy anymore," Ron said looking over at the once proud blonde.

"But what else can I be?" He asked weakly.

Harry thought about it before replying, "then don't be a Malfoy, be a Black."

"What do you mean?"

"Be a Black, be someone who is stubborn, who refuses to let anyone tell them who they can and can't be. Be someone who doesn't bow down, but instead asks them to stand beside them, be someone who learns from their mistakes and strives to fix them. Be someone who doesn't run away from their future instead they walk towards it and welcomes it and if they don't like change it and make it better, be a Black."

Well there you everybody chapter 11, tell me what you think. The next one will take place back in the founder's time, what do you think of Draco and the plans they have. Review and let me know.

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