Son of The Dark Lord Chapter 7
Harry threw himself onto his bed, shoving the wolf figurine to the floor. It yelped in surprise. "Harry? What's happening? Dean, go get Hermione." Harry felt someone sit next to him on his bed. "Everyone else go." A hand was placed gently on his back.
Harry heard the door open then close. "Ron? What's the matter? Harry!" Hermione rushed over to the bed and pushed Ron back. "Harry, what is it?" Harry turned his head to the side and sniffled. Hermione brushed his hair back. "What's wrong? Did you have another nightmare?"
"No.."
"Then what's wrong?" Harry heard a yelp behind him and turned to see Ron pick up the small wolf.
"What's this?" Harry sniffled.
"Darkstar. He's a.present. From Matthias." Hermione smiled.
"Does Matthias have anything to do with this?" Harry nodded and buried his head into his pillow. "He didn't hurt you did he? No..He couldn't, he loves you too much." Harry sat up and glared at the wall.
"He lied to me..to us! He's a fucking traitor!" Hermione gasped. "THAT BASTARD IS THE SPAWN OF VOLDEMORT!" Harry punched the bed and tears welled up in his eyes. Hermione wrapped her arms around him and held him.
"It's okay, shhhh.I'm sorry. It's okay."
"So that's why you were yelling at him and throwing things." Ron set the wolf on Harry's dresser.
"Harry, did he say anything else?" Hermione looked at her friend in sympathy.
"Yeah..He said he loved me and he would never hurt me."
"Did he? Is that why he gave you the wolf? As protection for you?" Harry nodded. "Oh Harry! Tell me you didn't kick him out without explaining himself!" Harry nodded. "Why?"
"What explaining does he need to do? He's my enemy!" Hermione sighed and stood up.
"Harry James Potter! How dare you!" Harry and Ron blinked. "How could you do that to him? He loves you! Did even stop to think about how hard it must've been for him to tell you that? He's going against his father, Voldemort, just so you knew who he was. He wanted to protect you!"
"He's a liar." Harry said.
"No, he's not. He hasn't lied to you, to us, once! He just didn't tell you until he knew what he wanted." Harry hung his head. "He risked his life to tell you this you know."
"I know, now, but I'm still angry."
"Give him a chance. Talk to him!" Hermione pleaded.
"Give me a few days and I'll think about it." Hermione beamed. "I think I'm alright now, I want to go to bed." Harry lay back down and turned over. Ron went over to his own bed and Hermione left.
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Matthias flopped onto his bed and rubbed at the large bruise forming on his cheek. "Matthias? Is something wrong?" Severus poked his head in.
"No." Severus shrugged and left, closing the door behind him. Matthias turned over and buried his head in his pillow. His body began to shake as he cried. He cried long and hard, and didn't stop until the next morning.
He splashed cold water on his face before slipping out of his room and into the hallway. He sniffled as he walked slowly up to the Great Hall. He looked in the door to see Harry sitting down next to his friends, a small smile on his face. Matthias sighed and turned around.
He made his way outside and sat under a tree beside the castle. He drew his knees up to his chest and wrapped his arms around them. He stayed in that position until the Gryffindor/Slytherin classes filed out for care of Magical Creatures.
Matthias looked up as the students filed past. Hermione looked at him and gave him a small smile before Matthias's eyes filled with tears at the sight of Harry. He buried his head in his arms and willed himself not to cry.
"Harry, why don't you go talk to him? He's totally miserable!" Hermione nudged her friend.
"I'm not ready to face him yet."
"When will you be?" Harry shrugged. "Harry." Harry looked over at Matthias and glared at him. Matthias's eyes filled with tears and he lowered his gaze. Harry studied his face and saw the large bruise from the books that he'd thrown at him. Harry's heart suddenly ached. "Go talk to him. Please?"
"Drop it Hermione." Harry turned back to Hagrid as the class started.
TBC
Harry threw himself onto his bed, shoving the wolf figurine to the floor. It yelped in surprise. "Harry? What's happening? Dean, go get Hermione." Harry felt someone sit next to him on his bed. "Everyone else go." A hand was placed gently on his back.
Harry heard the door open then close. "Ron? What's the matter? Harry!" Hermione rushed over to the bed and pushed Ron back. "Harry, what is it?" Harry turned his head to the side and sniffled. Hermione brushed his hair back. "What's wrong? Did you have another nightmare?"
"No.."
"Then what's wrong?" Harry heard a yelp behind him and turned to see Ron pick up the small wolf.
"What's this?" Harry sniffled.
"Darkstar. He's a.present. From Matthias." Hermione smiled.
"Does Matthias have anything to do with this?" Harry nodded and buried his head into his pillow. "He didn't hurt you did he? No..He couldn't, he loves you too much." Harry sat up and glared at the wall.
"He lied to me..to us! He's a fucking traitor!" Hermione gasped. "THAT BASTARD IS THE SPAWN OF VOLDEMORT!" Harry punched the bed and tears welled up in his eyes. Hermione wrapped her arms around him and held him.
"It's okay, shhhh.I'm sorry. It's okay."
"So that's why you were yelling at him and throwing things." Ron set the wolf on Harry's dresser.
"Harry, did he say anything else?" Hermione looked at her friend in sympathy.
"Yeah..He said he loved me and he would never hurt me."
"Did he? Is that why he gave you the wolf? As protection for you?" Harry nodded. "Oh Harry! Tell me you didn't kick him out without explaining himself!" Harry nodded. "Why?"
"What explaining does he need to do? He's my enemy!" Hermione sighed and stood up.
"Harry James Potter! How dare you!" Harry and Ron blinked. "How could you do that to him? He loves you! Did even stop to think about how hard it must've been for him to tell you that? He's going against his father, Voldemort, just so you knew who he was. He wanted to protect you!"
"He's a liar." Harry said.
"No, he's not. He hasn't lied to you, to us, once! He just didn't tell you until he knew what he wanted." Harry hung his head. "He risked his life to tell you this you know."
"I know, now, but I'm still angry."
"Give him a chance. Talk to him!" Hermione pleaded.
"Give me a few days and I'll think about it." Hermione beamed. "I think I'm alright now, I want to go to bed." Harry lay back down and turned over. Ron went over to his own bed and Hermione left.
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Matthias flopped onto his bed and rubbed at the large bruise forming on his cheek. "Matthias? Is something wrong?" Severus poked his head in.
"No." Severus shrugged and left, closing the door behind him. Matthias turned over and buried his head in his pillow. His body began to shake as he cried. He cried long and hard, and didn't stop until the next morning.
He splashed cold water on his face before slipping out of his room and into the hallway. He sniffled as he walked slowly up to the Great Hall. He looked in the door to see Harry sitting down next to his friends, a small smile on his face. Matthias sighed and turned around.
He made his way outside and sat under a tree beside the castle. He drew his knees up to his chest and wrapped his arms around them. He stayed in that position until the Gryffindor/Slytherin classes filed out for care of Magical Creatures.
Matthias looked up as the students filed past. Hermione looked at him and gave him a small smile before Matthias's eyes filled with tears at the sight of Harry. He buried his head in his arms and willed himself not to cry.
"Harry, why don't you go talk to him? He's totally miserable!" Hermione nudged her friend.
"I'm not ready to face him yet."
"When will you be?" Harry shrugged. "Harry." Harry looked over at Matthias and glared at him. Matthias's eyes filled with tears and he lowered his gaze. Harry studied his face and saw the large bruise from the books that he'd thrown at him. Harry's heart suddenly ached. "Go talk to him. Please?"
"Drop it Hermione." Harry turned back to Hagrid as the class started.
TBC
