The Dark Prince
By: Alexsis Potter-Snape
Summery: AU: Halloween 1981 a fateful day in history, Tom Riddle killed the Potter's but failed to kill their son, but what if he never tried to kill Harry. What if instead he took the boy as his son?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize in the story. I am not gaining any profit from this story. I am writing now out of the obligation that the little plot bunnies in my head have held me hostage to do.
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Chapter 4 An Eventful Morning
Adrian never had been a heavy sleeper, even as a baby. He was always awoken by the smallest noises and movements. So it wasn't surprising that the early morning of September 1st Adrian was awoken abruptly by a loud bang from his fathers.
Adrian sat up in his bed and looked at the clock on his bedside table. It was two AM. What could his father be doing this late? Slowly he got out of his bed and pulled on some black socks and a t-shirt and walked across his room to the door. He opened it and walked out in to the hall. There was bang and Adrian grew even more curious. He walked over to his father's bedroom door and grasped the silver handle. He gently tuned the knob and opened the door just a crack and looked at his father's bed. Adrian was stunned at what he saw he quietly closed the door and quick walked back to his room.
Of course he knew what - SEX - was. His father had given him that talk already but he was under the impression that his father was no longer participating in such activities. He never even wanted to think about the fact that once his father must have done that on a regular basis before he was born but he never wanted to think about that. Hell, it just wasn't right his father was like over sixty it just wasn't - right.
Adrian sat down on his bed and thought about what he had just witnessed. His father was doing - IT - with a woman he didn't know in the room just across the hall. Did that mean that he was going to have a new mother? After all, his father had never done this before as far as he knew.
He didn't want a new mother. He didn't need one. He remembered at one point in his life that he had a need for a mother - a need for his mother. He didn't have many memories of his mother but he did remember red hair, a large smile, green eyes exactly like his and a melody that he thought that she must have once sang to him because his father never sang to him. It was melody that he never could really place it. He had once asked Millie, the house elf that used to care for him while his father was away or busy, if she new the song, but she didn't. He never could muster up the courage to ask his father about it either.
Adrian knew he would never get back to sleep now that he was fully awake and he knew that there was really no point in worrying him self crazy about what was going on in the other room so he decided to make an early start today. He got up from the bed and went to his bathroom and started to get ready for the day.
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At four thirty Adrian heard voices outside his door as he sat reading a book in his window seat with the light of a single candle. He was fully aware of that his father's "Date" was ending and that his father would to prepare for the day that was ahead of them. Today the school year would begin, the other students would arrive, and he would change rooms from these to the boys' dorms that had been set up on the eighth level west wing.
The dorms had been set up according to year. Each year was divided up in to rooms occupying two or three students, rooms that had two occupants had to use the mass bathrooms and the ones with three occupants had a privet bathroom adjoining. It worked out really well considering only thirty students would be in the two occupancy rooms the other hundred some odd would be three to a room.
Adrian was glad about this new arrangement because he was going to be sharing with Draco Malfoy and a boy named Blaise Zabini. But it didn't matter much to him who he roomed with as long as he could have thirty minutes in the bathroom that he needed in the morning.
After he heard the footsteps of his father's "date" subside he felt it was safe to do more than just read. He got up from his spot on the window seat and walked around and lit the candles and oil lamps that were scattered across the room. After that was done he walked over to his dresser and turned on his wizard wireless. He quickly found a station that was playing some music he liked (a band called The Warlock's) and he walked over to his desk and picked up a black book and a pencil from the silver cup that sat on the edge of the desk.
He went back to the window seat and flipped to the first blank page and started to draw. He didn't know what he was drawing, he never did he just let his mind wander and let his heart tell him what to draw. It didn't take long to tell what he was going to do he recognized the centerpiece; it was a woman, his mother. Of course he didn't really know for sure if it was her, because his father never provided him with a photo but he did know her eyes' and smile. But, his heart told him that it was her.
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At 5:20 Adrian closed his book and set it neatly back on the table and walked in to his closet picked out his a simple outfit, which consisted of a green shirt, black, pants and a black opened front robe with silver fastenings (the typical). He then pulled on some boots, put on a belt, walked swiftly to the bathroom, gelled his hair and grabbed his wand. He grabbed his gym bag and opened the door just in time to see his father raise his hand to knock.
"Hello Adrian, sleep well?" his father asked as they started their walk to breakfast.
Adrian, not wanting to let on that anything happened said, "Great, and you?"
"The best I've had in a while."
Adrian grimaced; he didn't want to think about it.
Tom didn't notice, "So, are you excited about today, the other students arrive in only two hours."
"Yes Dad. I'm very excited. But I do have a few question who will I be going to classes with? I know I am far more advanced that the other kids my age."
They turned the last corner and tom opened the dinning room door, "Well, you'll be having privet lessons for now, but you will one day have an apprenticeship with one of the professors."
As Adrian looked around he was stunned to see that the room wasn't empty as usual, but instead there was about a dozen adults there all looking very groggy and tired. He looked at his father with questioning eyes.
"Speaking of professors, I'd like for you to meet them." Tom gently placed a hand on the back of Adrian's neck and guided him forward.
Over the next few minutes Adrian was introduced to Professors: Marie Scott, History of Magic and the Dark Arts; Nathaniel Malfoy, Defense Against the Dark Arts and Combat; Joanne McBryde, Care of Magical Creatures and Physical Training and Conditioning; Charles Brinson, Astronomy; Bellatrix Lestrange, Charms; Edward Markovic, assistant in Potions; Mr. Thaddeus Conners, Mediwizard. The other three he knew: Severus Snape, Potions; Rodolphus Lestrange, Transfiguration; Barty Crouch Jr., Dark Arts.
The Day was already turning out to be very long as Adrian listened to the professors tried to start conversation. He watched as all of them in turn look at his father cautiously and say safe things like "thank you for choosing me to teach for you" or "the food in delicious My Lord." Only Professors Snape, Crouch, and both Lestrange really knew how to behave around him. Don't speak unless you are spoken to. That was the rule, which they all picked up on quickly.
The clock struck six and Adrian stood, "thank you father for introducing me to the professors and I ask now that I may be excused to go on my daily run." Adrian new his rules when every there was company act polite and as though his was better than the guest but not his father. If they acted normally around death eaters they would most likely die from the shock of how loving Lord Voldemort could be.
Tom smiled a small smile at him and nodded and said, "Remember to cut it short today I need you presentable by seven fifteen and you have to tell the house elves what to move so make it a short run alright?"
Adrian smiled, "I promise? Goodbye father. Goodbye Professors." He nodded to them all grabbed his gym bag and ran of to change smiling, things weren't going to change at all between him and his father and that was great.
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After his run Adrian found himself in his room finishing his packing. Slowly he walked around his room placing small items such as pictures, his wizard wireless, reading books, and other small things. The house elves were already moving his new clothes, all of his things, old school books, and toiletries. He was also watching as they packed up his old things when they reached to pack his baby blanket and bear he jumped.
"Don't pack that, I'll take it with me," he reached for the blanket and the bear and placed then in his box. He just wasn't ready to give then up. He had stopped using them years ago, but he felt that they were his last link to his mother. He wasn't going to go around hugging his woobie and crying for his mother in front of the school, he just didn't want to have them packed away.
At 7:45 Adrian fixed his hair and dressed in his new uniform. He checked for his wand and made his way down stairs walked down into the entrance hall. He saw seven tables with papers stacked neatly on each. Registration. He had read about it once in a book. He looked around and saw all of the professors talking quietly, but he didn't spot his father. He walked down the grand staircase and over to the teachers.
"Professor Crouch?" he asked once he got there.
He turned around, "Young Adrian," he smiled, " what can I do for you?"
Adrian always liked this man; he always treated him as if he were any other kid. "Have you seen my father? I supposed to meet him here."
"Oh," he exclaimed, "He left a message that you are to register, get you room number, and then meet him on the front lawn."
Adrian looked at the tables, "Who am I supposed to register with?"
"Well actually you are supposed to register with," he looked around, "Professor Malfoy, I think. Let me ask,"
He turned his attention to the blond man talking to McBryde, "Nathaniel, are you registering the first years?"
"Yes, am I already being called?" the blond responded.
"Well, yes you are. Young Mr. Riddle here needs to register rather quickly so he can meet his father." Crouch gently nudged Adrian forward.
"Well why didn't you say something, come on let's get you signed up." Professor Malfoy led Adrian over to the left most tables and picked up a list.
"Here you are," he said as he checked of a name, Room number 814B here's your key and a map of the school, not that you need it," Malfoy said all of this with a huge smile.
Adrian knew that he was just trying to suck up to the Master's son. After he took the key and papers he walked away headed for the front entrance. When he got outside he saw his father standing just in front of him on the last step. Smiling he said, "So, what are we doing out here?"
Tom turned around, "Come here, they are all about to arrive. I want you to see all of the people who will one day be apart of your innermost circle. Your most trusted followers. This school is to train them to be the most talented wizards and witches in all of Europe. Everyone who goes through this school will on day be a part of my ranks, the ranks that will one day be yours. Watch as they arrive."
Adrian stood there for about thirty seconds when all of the sudden there were loud popping noises everywhere. There were people everywhere, men and women standing with their children. Some had two or three but most only had one teen with them.
Tom led Adrian back inside and the two walked up the grand staircase. "I have to tie a few thing up why don't you go to your new room and settle in or you can stay here and watch the other students say their goodbye's it's up to you. I'll see you tonight at dinner alright."
Adrian nodded, "Alright. Goodbye." He watched sadly as his father walked off.
Adrian looked down at the crowd of people and quickly spotted who he was looking for. He ran down the stairs and fought his way over to the blonds that were in the line that was on the far left next to the wall. Smiling, Adrian tapped Draco on the shoulder.
The blond turned and smiled when he Adrian, "Hey, I didn't see you in the line and was starting to get worried that your parents had sent you to a different school."
Adrian smiled, "No, no new school, I registered earlier. I was saying goodbye to my father as the rest of you were getting here."
Draco looked confused but didn't voice his questions.
Draco turned his attention to his father, "Dad may I go stand at the back of the line and talk to Adrian?"
Lucius nodded and the boys took off for the back corner, "So, What's up how was your summer?" Adrian asked
"Wait a second, let me ask you something? Why were you here early? We were sent port keys set to activate at 7:3o how did you get here early?"
Adrian bit his lip, "Well, let's just say it has to do with my father. He had a meeting here this morning so he just took me along; it was also for security reasons."
"Another thing what is your last name? You said you'd tell me at school well we're at school."
"Later, I'll tell you later I promise. Any way we're sharing a room so you'll find out later for sure."
"Alright, did you bring a broo-"
Adrian jumped when he heard a girl squeal behind him, "Drakie, Why didn't you tell me you were invited too? Here I was thinking that the love of my life and I were going to be separated and you were talking to so boy."
Draco looked sick, with a forced smile he said, "Hello Pansy. Pansy this is Adrian, Adrian this is Pansy Parkinson. But she is not my girlfriend, and no where close to being the love of my life."
Pansy looked hurt, "Drakie, how can you say that. We both know that one day we'll have to marry. Why must you fight fate?"
Draco, looked like he was ready to spit fire, " Yes I know that one day I'll have to marry you but that day isn't today, but since you mention it, Would you do something for me?'
The Girl, Pansy, nodded.
Draco graced her with a smile, right before he yelled, "LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!!!!!!!!"
"DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY!!!!!!" Adrian jumped when he heard the elder Malfoy yell.
Draco looked at his father apologetically, "Father I-"
Lucius grabbed his son by the arm and pulled him out of Adrian's hearing range. When they returned Draco looked upset, He walked quietly over to Pansy and said, "Please forgive my rude behavior, it was very uncalled for."
"Of course Drakie," Pansy smiled and leaned forward to kiss him. Draco looked disgusted and ran off before she could get any closer to his head.
Adrian was trying his best to hold back his laughter, "Are you two betrothed?"
Draco just glared, "Don't go there."
Adrian bit his lip and didn't say anything else until Draco's father returned with hid information packet. "You'll be sharing a room with Adrian and a boy named Blaise. Here's your key," Lucius handed Draco a silver key that looked just like Adrian's. "You don't need me to tell you what I expect from you, don't you dare disappointed me, it that clear."
"Yes Sir," Draco responded quietly.
"Adrian tell your Father that everything is prepared for tonight, he'll know what I mean." Lucius surprised both Draco and Adrian by what he had next; he bowed to the young brunette.
Adrian was so embarrassed yes he knew that it was to be expected later in his life but not now. Hell it was just weird to have thirty some-year-old bowing to him an eleven-year-old student. So what if he was the Dark lord's son, it was just a little too creepy for his tastes.
Lucius left the hall with out looking back and Draco just stared at his retreating back, "Now you have to tell me what your last name is, I have never seen him act lake that before, in my life."
"Alright I'll tell you but first we go to the dorm and meet this Blaise guy because I only want to explain this once." Adrian turned and led Draco up the eight flights of stairs to the top level where they stopped for a second.
"This," Adrian pointed out, "is the Main commons Area designed on some comfort but mainly for study."
The then went in to the door to the right that had Boys dorms written in silver letter across the arch, "This is the boys' commons area and was specifically designed for comfort, games such as chess, and silent reading."
Draco noted that both rooms had been decorated in green, black, and silver, as he fallowed Adrian down one of the hallways that branched off this room.
"And this Draco is our room for the next seven years," Adrian said as opened a door about halfway down the hall. The room was decorated in primarily black but the furniture was a dark brown and the bedding was green. It had one set of full sized bunk beds, and one full bed that were on the opposite wall. It had three study desks in different places along the four walls and next to each one was a wardrobe with one of the three occupants' empty trunks in front of them.
Adrian walked over to the single bed that was in the corner next to a window and sat on it, "the Elves seemed to have chosen our beds for us," he said pointing to the embroidered towels that sat on each bed.
Draco walked over to the bunk beds and saw his towels that his mother had packed set neatly on the top bunk. "Great, I really didn't want the bottom."
Adrian smiled at him; maybe this wasn't going to be so hard, adjusting to sharing a room with two other guys.
Just then another boy walked in. He was a skinny and pail boy that had brown hair and brown eyes. He smiled when he saw the other two, "Are you two Draco and Adrian?"
Draco nodded, "that would be us, and I'm Draco."
Adrian stood up and walked over to the boy to shake his hand, "I'm Adrian and I'd like to say that I hope you a prepared to study, you too Draco. I know how they set up the classes and you got your work cut out for you"
"Blaise, you got bottom. Sorry the house elves did it not me," Draco said as he climbed on to the top bunk.
"That's not a problem. Adrian how do you know how the classes are set up? Are you a professor's kid or something?" Blaise asked as he started dig through his wardrobe.
Draco grew attentive at the question asked.
Adrian just smiled, "I guess you could say that. Listen I only want to go through this once."
Blaise stopped digging and sat down on his bed.
"Let me start from the beginning, my name in Adrian Vladimir Riddle, and my father is Tom Marvolo Riddle." Adrian waited for them to say some thing but they didn't. They just looked at him.
"Who is that?" Draco asked.
Adrian sighed, "Tom Riddle is Lord Voldemort."
That got the reaction, Draco stared at him, and Blaise said, "Oh My God! That has got to be the coolest thing I have ever heard. Do you get to go to the death eater meetings? Do you get to go to the battles?"
Adrian smiled, "No, the only thing, as far as I know, that I get to do that was any different than any other kid, is that I was tutored in magic ever since I was four. I also won't be going to core classes like Dark Arts, Potions, Defense, Transfiguration, and Charms with the other first years I'll have privet lessons then but all the others like, History, Astronomy, Magical Creatures, and Physical Training and Conditioning I'll be with you guys."
Draco was still staring at him like he was a god or something, but Blaise looked like it was Christmas, "Can you help me with classes and stuff? You have got to be a genius if you had privet lessons for years."
Adrian smiled, "Sure I'll help you with your classes, I just have one request please just treat me as if I was just another kid. All I ever wanted to be was normal. Please just give me that chance. Oh and one more thing don't tell anyone "who" I am if they figure it out that's one thing, but if you tell them that my father is Voldemort it's another."
Draco snapped out of his semiconscious state and said, "No problem, and know that I don't blame you for not telling me, I understand and I sure as hell wont tell any one."
Blaise smiled," same here,"
Adrian looked from Draco to Blaise, " I don't know you very well Draco, and I don't know you at all Blaise, but I can tell that we're going to get along just fine, Do both of you have brooms?"
They both nodded.
"It's nine o' five. We got about three hours until we have to go to lunch how about we go play some Quidditch?"
The three smiled and joked as they headed down stairs to the pitch. Adrian knew that this was the beginning of something great and he couldn't wait.
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Finally right. Sorry for the long wait but life just got in the way of the story. First it was finals, then it was two siblings coming home and hogging the computer, then it was a Grandmother sick, then when you think that I would have time to write it was the unexpected death of a grandfather.
I hope you liked this chapter, School is finally in session, and I just want you to know that I loved all the reviews that I received, thank you so much for every single one of them. You guys are the absolute best.
Review. Review. Review.
By: Alexsis Potter-Snape
Summery: AU: Halloween 1981 a fateful day in history, Tom Riddle killed the Potter's but failed to kill their son, but what if he never tried to kill Harry. What if instead he took the boy as his son?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize in the story. I am not gaining any profit from this story. I am writing now out of the obligation that the little plot bunnies in my head have held me hostage to do.
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Chapter 4 An Eventful Morning
Adrian never had been a heavy sleeper, even as a baby. He was always awoken by the smallest noises and movements. So it wasn't surprising that the early morning of September 1st Adrian was awoken abruptly by a loud bang from his fathers.
Adrian sat up in his bed and looked at the clock on his bedside table. It was two AM. What could his father be doing this late? Slowly he got out of his bed and pulled on some black socks and a t-shirt and walked across his room to the door. He opened it and walked out in to the hall. There was bang and Adrian grew even more curious. He walked over to his father's bedroom door and grasped the silver handle. He gently tuned the knob and opened the door just a crack and looked at his father's bed. Adrian was stunned at what he saw he quietly closed the door and quick walked back to his room.
Of course he knew what - SEX - was. His father had given him that talk already but he was under the impression that his father was no longer participating in such activities. He never even wanted to think about the fact that once his father must have done that on a regular basis before he was born but he never wanted to think about that. Hell, it just wasn't right his father was like over sixty it just wasn't - right.
Adrian sat down on his bed and thought about what he had just witnessed. His father was doing - IT - with a woman he didn't know in the room just across the hall. Did that mean that he was going to have a new mother? After all, his father had never done this before as far as he knew.
He didn't want a new mother. He didn't need one. He remembered at one point in his life that he had a need for a mother - a need for his mother. He didn't have many memories of his mother but he did remember red hair, a large smile, green eyes exactly like his and a melody that he thought that she must have once sang to him because his father never sang to him. It was melody that he never could really place it. He had once asked Millie, the house elf that used to care for him while his father was away or busy, if she new the song, but she didn't. He never could muster up the courage to ask his father about it either.
Adrian knew he would never get back to sleep now that he was fully awake and he knew that there was really no point in worrying him self crazy about what was going on in the other room so he decided to make an early start today. He got up from the bed and went to his bathroom and started to get ready for the day.
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At four thirty Adrian heard voices outside his door as he sat reading a book in his window seat with the light of a single candle. He was fully aware of that his father's "Date" was ending and that his father would to prepare for the day that was ahead of them. Today the school year would begin, the other students would arrive, and he would change rooms from these to the boys' dorms that had been set up on the eighth level west wing.
The dorms had been set up according to year. Each year was divided up in to rooms occupying two or three students, rooms that had two occupants had to use the mass bathrooms and the ones with three occupants had a privet bathroom adjoining. It worked out really well considering only thirty students would be in the two occupancy rooms the other hundred some odd would be three to a room.
Adrian was glad about this new arrangement because he was going to be sharing with Draco Malfoy and a boy named Blaise Zabini. But it didn't matter much to him who he roomed with as long as he could have thirty minutes in the bathroom that he needed in the morning.
After he heard the footsteps of his father's "date" subside he felt it was safe to do more than just read. He got up from his spot on the window seat and walked around and lit the candles and oil lamps that were scattered across the room. After that was done he walked over to his dresser and turned on his wizard wireless. He quickly found a station that was playing some music he liked (a band called The Warlock's) and he walked over to his desk and picked up a black book and a pencil from the silver cup that sat on the edge of the desk.
He went back to the window seat and flipped to the first blank page and started to draw. He didn't know what he was drawing, he never did he just let his mind wander and let his heart tell him what to draw. It didn't take long to tell what he was going to do he recognized the centerpiece; it was a woman, his mother. Of course he didn't really know for sure if it was her, because his father never provided him with a photo but he did know her eyes' and smile. But, his heart told him that it was her.
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At 5:20 Adrian closed his book and set it neatly back on the table and walked in to his closet picked out his a simple outfit, which consisted of a green shirt, black, pants and a black opened front robe with silver fastenings (the typical). He then pulled on some boots, put on a belt, walked swiftly to the bathroom, gelled his hair and grabbed his wand. He grabbed his gym bag and opened the door just in time to see his father raise his hand to knock.
"Hello Adrian, sleep well?" his father asked as they started their walk to breakfast.
Adrian, not wanting to let on that anything happened said, "Great, and you?"
"The best I've had in a while."
Adrian grimaced; he didn't want to think about it.
Tom didn't notice, "So, are you excited about today, the other students arrive in only two hours."
"Yes Dad. I'm very excited. But I do have a few question who will I be going to classes with? I know I am far more advanced that the other kids my age."
They turned the last corner and tom opened the dinning room door, "Well, you'll be having privet lessons for now, but you will one day have an apprenticeship with one of the professors."
As Adrian looked around he was stunned to see that the room wasn't empty as usual, but instead there was about a dozen adults there all looking very groggy and tired. He looked at his father with questioning eyes.
"Speaking of professors, I'd like for you to meet them." Tom gently placed a hand on the back of Adrian's neck and guided him forward.
Over the next few minutes Adrian was introduced to Professors: Marie Scott, History of Magic and the Dark Arts; Nathaniel Malfoy, Defense Against the Dark Arts and Combat; Joanne McBryde, Care of Magical Creatures and Physical Training and Conditioning; Charles Brinson, Astronomy; Bellatrix Lestrange, Charms; Edward Markovic, assistant in Potions; Mr. Thaddeus Conners, Mediwizard. The other three he knew: Severus Snape, Potions; Rodolphus Lestrange, Transfiguration; Barty Crouch Jr., Dark Arts.
The Day was already turning out to be very long as Adrian listened to the professors tried to start conversation. He watched as all of them in turn look at his father cautiously and say safe things like "thank you for choosing me to teach for you" or "the food in delicious My Lord." Only Professors Snape, Crouch, and both Lestrange really knew how to behave around him. Don't speak unless you are spoken to. That was the rule, which they all picked up on quickly.
The clock struck six and Adrian stood, "thank you father for introducing me to the professors and I ask now that I may be excused to go on my daily run." Adrian new his rules when every there was company act polite and as though his was better than the guest but not his father. If they acted normally around death eaters they would most likely die from the shock of how loving Lord Voldemort could be.
Tom smiled a small smile at him and nodded and said, "Remember to cut it short today I need you presentable by seven fifteen and you have to tell the house elves what to move so make it a short run alright?"
Adrian smiled, "I promise? Goodbye father. Goodbye Professors." He nodded to them all grabbed his gym bag and ran of to change smiling, things weren't going to change at all between him and his father and that was great.
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After his run Adrian found himself in his room finishing his packing. Slowly he walked around his room placing small items such as pictures, his wizard wireless, reading books, and other small things. The house elves were already moving his new clothes, all of his things, old school books, and toiletries. He was also watching as they packed up his old things when they reached to pack his baby blanket and bear he jumped.
"Don't pack that, I'll take it with me," he reached for the blanket and the bear and placed then in his box. He just wasn't ready to give then up. He had stopped using them years ago, but he felt that they were his last link to his mother. He wasn't going to go around hugging his woobie and crying for his mother in front of the school, he just didn't want to have them packed away.
At 7:45 Adrian fixed his hair and dressed in his new uniform. He checked for his wand and made his way down stairs walked down into the entrance hall. He saw seven tables with papers stacked neatly on each. Registration. He had read about it once in a book. He looked around and saw all of the professors talking quietly, but he didn't spot his father. He walked down the grand staircase and over to the teachers.
"Professor Crouch?" he asked once he got there.
He turned around, "Young Adrian," he smiled, " what can I do for you?"
Adrian always liked this man; he always treated him as if he were any other kid. "Have you seen my father? I supposed to meet him here."
"Oh," he exclaimed, "He left a message that you are to register, get you room number, and then meet him on the front lawn."
Adrian looked at the tables, "Who am I supposed to register with?"
"Well actually you are supposed to register with," he looked around, "Professor Malfoy, I think. Let me ask,"
He turned his attention to the blond man talking to McBryde, "Nathaniel, are you registering the first years?"
"Yes, am I already being called?" the blond responded.
"Well, yes you are. Young Mr. Riddle here needs to register rather quickly so he can meet his father." Crouch gently nudged Adrian forward.
"Well why didn't you say something, come on let's get you signed up." Professor Malfoy led Adrian over to the left most tables and picked up a list.
"Here you are," he said as he checked of a name, Room number 814B here's your key and a map of the school, not that you need it," Malfoy said all of this with a huge smile.
Adrian knew that he was just trying to suck up to the Master's son. After he took the key and papers he walked away headed for the front entrance. When he got outside he saw his father standing just in front of him on the last step. Smiling he said, "So, what are we doing out here?"
Tom turned around, "Come here, they are all about to arrive. I want you to see all of the people who will one day be apart of your innermost circle. Your most trusted followers. This school is to train them to be the most talented wizards and witches in all of Europe. Everyone who goes through this school will on day be a part of my ranks, the ranks that will one day be yours. Watch as they arrive."
Adrian stood there for about thirty seconds when all of the sudden there were loud popping noises everywhere. There were people everywhere, men and women standing with their children. Some had two or three but most only had one teen with them.
Tom led Adrian back inside and the two walked up the grand staircase. "I have to tie a few thing up why don't you go to your new room and settle in or you can stay here and watch the other students say their goodbye's it's up to you. I'll see you tonight at dinner alright."
Adrian nodded, "Alright. Goodbye." He watched sadly as his father walked off.
Adrian looked down at the crowd of people and quickly spotted who he was looking for. He ran down the stairs and fought his way over to the blonds that were in the line that was on the far left next to the wall. Smiling, Adrian tapped Draco on the shoulder.
The blond turned and smiled when he Adrian, "Hey, I didn't see you in the line and was starting to get worried that your parents had sent you to a different school."
Adrian smiled, "No, no new school, I registered earlier. I was saying goodbye to my father as the rest of you were getting here."
Draco looked confused but didn't voice his questions.
Draco turned his attention to his father, "Dad may I go stand at the back of the line and talk to Adrian?"
Lucius nodded and the boys took off for the back corner, "So, What's up how was your summer?" Adrian asked
"Wait a second, let me ask you something? Why were you here early? We were sent port keys set to activate at 7:3o how did you get here early?"
Adrian bit his lip, "Well, let's just say it has to do with my father. He had a meeting here this morning so he just took me along; it was also for security reasons."
"Another thing what is your last name? You said you'd tell me at school well we're at school."
"Later, I'll tell you later I promise. Any way we're sharing a room so you'll find out later for sure."
"Alright, did you bring a broo-"
Adrian jumped when he heard a girl squeal behind him, "Drakie, Why didn't you tell me you were invited too? Here I was thinking that the love of my life and I were going to be separated and you were talking to so boy."
Draco looked sick, with a forced smile he said, "Hello Pansy. Pansy this is Adrian, Adrian this is Pansy Parkinson. But she is not my girlfriend, and no where close to being the love of my life."
Pansy looked hurt, "Drakie, how can you say that. We both know that one day we'll have to marry. Why must you fight fate?"
Draco, looked like he was ready to spit fire, " Yes I know that one day I'll have to marry you but that day isn't today, but since you mention it, Would you do something for me?'
The Girl, Pansy, nodded.
Draco graced her with a smile, right before he yelled, "LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!!!!!!!!"
"DRACO LUCIUS MALFOY!!!!!!" Adrian jumped when he heard the elder Malfoy yell.
Draco looked at his father apologetically, "Father I-"
Lucius grabbed his son by the arm and pulled him out of Adrian's hearing range. When they returned Draco looked upset, He walked quietly over to Pansy and said, "Please forgive my rude behavior, it was very uncalled for."
"Of course Drakie," Pansy smiled and leaned forward to kiss him. Draco looked disgusted and ran off before she could get any closer to his head.
Adrian was trying his best to hold back his laughter, "Are you two betrothed?"
Draco just glared, "Don't go there."
Adrian bit his lip and didn't say anything else until Draco's father returned with hid information packet. "You'll be sharing a room with Adrian and a boy named Blaise. Here's your key," Lucius handed Draco a silver key that looked just like Adrian's. "You don't need me to tell you what I expect from you, don't you dare disappointed me, it that clear."
"Yes Sir," Draco responded quietly.
"Adrian tell your Father that everything is prepared for tonight, he'll know what I mean." Lucius surprised both Draco and Adrian by what he had next; he bowed to the young brunette.
Adrian was so embarrassed yes he knew that it was to be expected later in his life but not now. Hell it was just weird to have thirty some-year-old bowing to him an eleven-year-old student. So what if he was the Dark lord's son, it was just a little too creepy for his tastes.
Lucius left the hall with out looking back and Draco just stared at his retreating back, "Now you have to tell me what your last name is, I have never seen him act lake that before, in my life."
"Alright I'll tell you but first we go to the dorm and meet this Blaise guy because I only want to explain this once." Adrian turned and led Draco up the eight flights of stairs to the top level where they stopped for a second.
"This," Adrian pointed out, "is the Main commons Area designed on some comfort but mainly for study."
The then went in to the door to the right that had Boys dorms written in silver letter across the arch, "This is the boys' commons area and was specifically designed for comfort, games such as chess, and silent reading."
Draco noted that both rooms had been decorated in green, black, and silver, as he fallowed Adrian down one of the hallways that branched off this room.
"And this Draco is our room for the next seven years," Adrian said as opened a door about halfway down the hall. The room was decorated in primarily black but the furniture was a dark brown and the bedding was green. It had one set of full sized bunk beds, and one full bed that were on the opposite wall. It had three study desks in different places along the four walls and next to each one was a wardrobe with one of the three occupants' empty trunks in front of them.
Adrian walked over to the single bed that was in the corner next to a window and sat on it, "the Elves seemed to have chosen our beds for us," he said pointing to the embroidered towels that sat on each bed.
Draco walked over to the bunk beds and saw his towels that his mother had packed set neatly on the top bunk. "Great, I really didn't want the bottom."
Adrian smiled at him; maybe this wasn't going to be so hard, adjusting to sharing a room with two other guys.
Just then another boy walked in. He was a skinny and pail boy that had brown hair and brown eyes. He smiled when he saw the other two, "Are you two Draco and Adrian?"
Draco nodded, "that would be us, and I'm Draco."
Adrian stood up and walked over to the boy to shake his hand, "I'm Adrian and I'd like to say that I hope you a prepared to study, you too Draco. I know how they set up the classes and you got your work cut out for you"
"Blaise, you got bottom. Sorry the house elves did it not me," Draco said as he climbed on to the top bunk.
"That's not a problem. Adrian how do you know how the classes are set up? Are you a professor's kid or something?" Blaise asked as he started dig through his wardrobe.
Draco grew attentive at the question asked.
Adrian just smiled, "I guess you could say that. Listen I only want to go through this once."
Blaise stopped digging and sat down on his bed.
"Let me start from the beginning, my name in Adrian Vladimir Riddle, and my father is Tom Marvolo Riddle." Adrian waited for them to say some thing but they didn't. They just looked at him.
"Who is that?" Draco asked.
Adrian sighed, "Tom Riddle is Lord Voldemort."
That got the reaction, Draco stared at him, and Blaise said, "Oh My God! That has got to be the coolest thing I have ever heard. Do you get to go to the death eater meetings? Do you get to go to the battles?"
Adrian smiled, "No, the only thing, as far as I know, that I get to do that was any different than any other kid, is that I was tutored in magic ever since I was four. I also won't be going to core classes like Dark Arts, Potions, Defense, Transfiguration, and Charms with the other first years I'll have privet lessons then but all the others like, History, Astronomy, Magical Creatures, and Physical Training and Conditioning I'll be with you guys."
Draco was still staring at him like he was a god or something, but Blaise looked like it was Christmas, "Can you help me with classes and stuff? You have got to be a genius if you had privet lessons for years."
Adrian smiled, "Sure I'll help you with your classes, I just have one request please just treat me as if I was just another kid. All I ever wanted to be was normal. Please just give me that chance. Oh and one more thing don't tell anyone "who" I am if they figure it out that's one thing, but if you tell them that my father is Voldemort it's another."
Draco snapped out of his semiconscious state and said, "No problem, and know that I don't blame you for not telling me, I understand and I sure as hell wont tell any one."
Blaise smiled," same here,"
Adrian looked from Draco to Blaise, " I don't know you very well Draco, and I don't know you at all Blaise, but I can tell that we're going to get along just fine, Do both of you have brooms?"
They both nodded.
"It's nine o' five. We got about three hours until we have to go to lunch how about we go play some Quidditch?"
The three smiled and joked as they headed down stairs to the pitch. Adrian knew that this was the beginning of something great and he couldn't wait.
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Finally right. Sorry for the long wait but life just got in the way of the story. First it was finals, then it was two siblings coming home and hogging the computer, then it was a Grandmother sick, then when you think that I would have time to write it was the unexpected death of a grandfather.
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