Sorry about the delay as I recently restarted working after being off for two months due to hand surgery. Updates will be irregular at best.
Chapter 14:
His wand was firing at everything in his office before he realized that he was doing so. Albus Dumbledore had been well and truly played. And by the one who knew him best, So much for family. He still couldn't believe that Abe had done it. Taken control of the boy and ruined years of work. And now Black was in charge and knowing Black he would never get the boy back under his control. He had no idea what to do next.
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Sirius, with Ted, Harry, and the girls, returned to the Great Hall to get Draco Malfoy. Severus Snape swooped down before either adult could say more than the blonde boy's name.
"Black! What are you doing here!?"
"I have need to speak with my ward."
Very little made Snape show surprise, let alone to catch said surprise but Sirius did both.
"You are not the boy's parents."
"No, I'm not. But his parents are guests of the Ministry right now and will be so for some time."
"Then as his godfather I have responsibility of him."
Draco looked hopeful at that statement. But Sirius was shaking his head.
"No, Snape, I do as Head of the Black Family. You are under probation with both the Ministry and The Board of Governors for previous misdeeds."
Hatred entered Snape's eyes. "I find that doubtful. I will be speaking to the Headmaster about this."
"Go ahead, we just came from his office and gave him the writ. Both him and you have very little power right now."
The dour man said nothing and stalked off towards the Headmaster's office, leaving Draco to the mercy of what he considered his enemy/ chattel.
"Draco, we are going to have a talk now. Let's go."
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Told from Draco's point of view:
His morning had not gone his way at all. Potter had changed over the summer. He refused to raise to bait and now he was under the Black Head of Family's guardianship. He needed answers and soon. What had happened between his getting on the Express and arriving at Hogwarts? Another thing, how had Black been set free? What was Potter's angle in all this?
He followed the other man that had arrived with Black to a small conference room off the main entrance of the school. Black, Potter, Granger, and the Lovegood girl followed behind. He felt totally outnumbered.
"Sit down Draco." Black ordered as he took the seat at the head of the table. Potter sat to his right. Both girls sat behind Potter. The other man sat at Black's left. He took the opposite to Black.
"Draco Nero Malfoy I hereby inform you that I, Sirius Orion Black have been given temporary custody of you until such time as your mother is released from prison or you reach the age of 17. Do you understand?"
"NO! I DON'T!"
"Then let me dumb it down for you. Your parents' marriage has been revoked. Your father and mother are in prison at the Queen's pleasure, meaning that they will be there until the Queen decides to try them. You home, vaults and such have been given back to the Black family as repayment to your mother's dowry. You are homeless, penniless, and are on the edge of being kicked out of the Black family. Now do you understand that?"
He could only nod his head. He was at the mercy of his enemy.
"Now this other gentleman is Ted Tonks, your uncle."
"The one that the traitor shacked up with!?"
Black's face got a hard line to it.
"That was unacceptable! You will apologize right now!"
"NO! I'VE HAD ENOUGH!" he shouted as he stood to leave.
"Walk out that door and you get no help from me at all."
He continued out the door."
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Severus Snape walked slightly faster than normal towards the Headmaster's office. He needed to see for himself that Black was right about the writ. He felt sure that it was just one of Black's pranks but there seemed to be a hint of truth there.
The gargoyle moved before he gave the password. Meaning the Headmaster was waiting on him. He walked into a destroyed office.
"Headmaster?"
"Severus, we are helpless as of right now."
"You mean Black was telling the truth?"
"About the writ? Yes."
"How am I to keep role as a spy? I need to seem like I am for the dark!"
"I know but there are those that do not understand the sacrifices that need to be made. The boy will hardly lay down his life for the Greater Good now."
"What about using Granger and Lovegood?"
"As they are his Vassals, we cannot touch them."
"Then what do we do?"
"I do not know; I just do not know."
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"Go ahead with the contracts, Ted."
Ted Tonks nodded sadly. It was Draco's own fault for refusing to listen. Now his life was going to drastically change. The young man was going to find out just how hard life was going to be.
"Now that the walking temper tantrum has left, we can have our own discussion."
Harry grinned at him.
"So? any questions?"
That had all three teens laughing.
The next few hours were enlightening for the two adults. Ted thought that he had heard all the stuff before, but this took the cake. That the three were time travelers made much more sense than anything else.
Sirius was having even more trouble. He believed every word but had an awfully hard time trying to understand why they came back to all of this mess.
"So, what do you want to do?"
"We need to destroy all of the Dork Lord's soul pieces. We know what they are but I'm hoping that an easier time of retrieving them." answered Harry.
"We also want to leave Hogwarts. The next few years will be quite boring."
"I can see that. I'll see what I can do about that. Anything else?"
"How well do you know about my Family History?"
It was the grin that the younger boy had that made Sirius extremely nervous.
"Ever hear of Robin Hood?"