Son of The Dark Lord chapter 10
Professor Dumbledore smiled reassuringly at Matthias and handed him a cup of Butterbeer. They were all gathered in the hospital wing around the bed Matthias was currently residing in. Madam Pomfrey had healed all of his injuries with an assortment of healing potions and spells, and only a few of them left scars.
One of those scars was from the slash across his face. The scar extended from the left side of his face above his ear, and down across his cheek to stop just below his lips. The rest were concealed by his clothing, a few small ones across his back and on his legs.
Harry sat beside Matthias on his bed, arms around his shoulders. Ron and Hermione sat in chairs beside the bed while a few other adults, mainly ministry officials, were scattered around the room.
"Matthias, are you ready? I'm just going to ask you a few questions okay?" Matthias nodded and leaned into Harry's arm. "Now. Can you tell me what happened? Start at the beginning, when you first met the woman in question."
"Well.i..went to class with Harry like I usually do. She was there. We sat down and Harry got his stuff out. I just sat there with my head on my desk."
"Why didn't you get your stuff out as well?"
"Because I'm not a student here." There were several surprised glances from the ministry officials. "I'm staying with Snape, he's my Uncle. My parents are away on some business thing and said I couldn't come."
"Okay. What did you do, if anything, to possibly.provoke Ms. K?" Matthias bit his bottom lip guiltily.
"I said she smelled bad." Several people snickered. "I'm a half vampire, so I can smell evil on people. It was radiating off of her in waves. That and her horrible perfume was giving me headaches."
"She heard you, correct?" Matthias nodded. "What did she do?"
"She got mad. Told me to follow her. She took me to her office." Matthias paused. He buried his head in Harry's shoulder as Harry gently stroked his hair. "I told her I didn't mean it but she yelled at me. She said something else then grabbed me and threw me on her desk. She.said something and vines appeared. They wrapped around me and held me to the desk. She tore my clothes off and whipped me."
"It's okay Matthias. She just whipped you, correct? She didn't do anything else?" Matthias shook his head. "Is that enough?" Dumbledore turned towards the ministry officials. They nodded and began filing out. "It's over then. They'll take care of her. You both look tired. Why don't you sleep while I question these two?"
"Okay professor." Harry curled up around Matthias as they lay down. Hermione and Ron followed Dumbledore out of the hospital wing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
For the next few weeks, everything was back to normal. Matthias enjoyed his life with Harry and his friends, counting down the days until the end of the school year. He realized just then, that he didn't want to go back to his father if it meant that he would have to betray Harry.
One evening, a large owl swooped into the Gryffindor common room while Harry, Matthias, Ron, and Hermione were studying. It landed gracefully beside Matthias and waited while Matthias untied the note from its leg. "It's from my father."
"Open it." Matthias tore open the letter and began to read.
Matthias,
I have had yet to hear from you, so I wrote you to see how things were going. I have heard from Severus that you have gotten close to the Potter boy. Good job. I am hoping that we may follow out with my plan ahead of schedule.
I want you to gain both Potters and old fool Dumbledore's trust. That way you can bring Potter to the Manor. I hope you don't disappoint me. It would be a shame for all that planning for your breakout to go to waste.
I will have Severus contact you regarding your mission. DON'T DISAPPOINT ME!
~Your loving father
Matthias reread the letter. His father wanted him to bring Harry to the Manor? He could feel Harry trembling beside him. "Harry, you know I wont do that." He felt Harry rest his chin on his shoulder.
"Why not? He's your father, you have to obey him." Matthias crumpled up the letter and burned it with a snap of his fingers.
"No, Harry. I don't have to listen to him. He wants me to, but I wont let him harm you. I promise." Harry hugged him from behind and Matthias pulled out a sheet of parchment and a muggle pen.
"What are you doing?"
"Writing him back. It's time that he knows about us." Harry's grip tightened. "Relax, we'll go tell Dumbledore after I send this letter. He can help us."
Dear father,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am doing well in Hogwarts. I have recently made new friends that I do not believe you will like. Not one bit.
I have written this letter to tell you that I have no desire to follow in your footsteps. My recent.adventures.here have enlightened me a bit. I am not saying I totally oppose you, I just don't believe that all muggles and muggle-borns should be put to death. They can't help who they are.
I have also written this to tell you that I will not allow you to harm Harry Potter. I have gotten to know Mr. Potter. He has no intention of fighting you, nor does he want to harm anyone else.
I am, simply to say, disgusted with you! You kill the boy's parents. Then he is sent to live with muggles, much like yourself being sent to a muggle orphanage. Then you put him through hell by killing people left and right. Did you know that he sees what you do to those muggles? It's because of your curse.
If you want to talk, I am willing to meet with you. Bring no one if you decide to come! I will speak with you then.
~Matthias
Matthias sealed the letter and sent it out. "Why are you going to meet him?"
"He deserves the chance to know the horror he causes. He deserves a chance to change, don't you agree?" Harry and the others shrugged. "Lets go speak with Dumbledore then."
TBC
Professor Dumbledore smiled reassuringly at Matthias and handed him a cup of Butterbeer. They were all gathered in the hospital wing around the bed Matthias was currently residing in. Madam Pomfrey had healed all of his injuries with an assortment of healing potions and spells, and only a few of them left scars.
One of those scars was from the slash across his face. The scar extended from the left side of his face above his ear, and down across his cheek to stop just below his lips. The rest were concealed by his clothing, a few small ones across his back and on his legs.
Harry sat beside Matthias on his bed, arms around his shoulders. Ron and Hermione sat in chairs beside the bed while a few other adults, mainly ministry officials, were scattered around the room.
"Matthias, are you ready? I'm just going to ask you a few questions okay?" Matthias nodded and leaned into Harry's arm. "Now. Can you tell me what happened? Start at the beginning, when you first met the woman in question."
"Well.i..went to class with Harry like I usually do. She was there. We sat down and Harry got his stuff out. I just sat there with my head on my desk."
"Why didn't you get your stuff out as well?"
"Because I'm not a student here." There were several surprised glances from the ministry officials. "I'm staying with Snape, he's my Uncle. My parents are away on some business thing and said I couldn't come."
"Okay. What did you do, if anything, to possibly.provoke Ms. K?" Matthias bit his bottom lip guiltily.
"I said she smelled bad." Several people snickered. "I'm a half vampire, so I can smell evil on people. It was radiating off of her in waves. That and her horrible perfume was giving me headaches."
"She heard you, correct?" Matthias nodded. "What did she do?"
"She got mad. Told me to follow her. She took me to her office." Matthias paused. He buried his head in Harry's shoulder as Harry gently stroked his hair. "I told her I didn't mean it but she yelled at me. She said something else then grabbed me and threw me on her desk. She.said something and vines appeared. They wrapped around me and held me to the desk. She tore my clothes off and whipped me."
"It's okay Matthias. She just whipped you, correct? She didn't do anything else?" Matthias shook his head. "Is that enough?" Dumbledore turned towards the ministry officials. They nodded and began filing out. "It's over then. They'll take care of her. You both look tired. Why don't you sleep while I question these two?"
"Okay professor." Harry curled up around Matthias as they lay down. Hermione and Ron followed Dumbledore out of the hospital wing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
For the next few weeks, everything was back to normal. Matthias enjoyed his life with Harry and his friends, counting down the days until the end of the school year. He realized just then, that he didn't want to go back to his father if it meant that he would have to betray Harry.
One evening, a large owl swooped into the Gryffindor common room while Harry, Matthias, Ron, and Hermione were studying. It landed gracefully beside Matthias and waited while Matthias untied the note from its leg. "It's from my father."
"Open it." Matthias tore open the letter and began to read.
Matthias,
I have had yet to hear from you, so I wrote you to see how things were going. I have heard from Severus that you have gotten close to the Potter boy. Good job. I am hoping that we may follow out with my plan ahead of schedule.
I want you to gain both Potters and old fool Dumbledore's trust. That way you can bring Potter to the Manor. I hope you don't disappoint me. It would be a shame for all that planning for your breakout to go to waste.
I will have Severus contact you regarding your mission. DON'T DISAPPOINT ME!
~Your loving father
Matthias reread the letter. His father wanted him to bring Harry to the Manor? He could feel Harry trembling beside him. "Harry, you know I wont do that." He felt Harry rest his chin on his shoulder.
"Why not? He's your father, you have to obey him." Matthias crumpled up the letter and burned it with a snap of his fingers.
"No, Harry. I don't have to listen to him. He wants me to, but I wont let him harm you. I promise." Harry hugged him from behind and Matthias pulled out a sheet of parchment and a muggle pen.
"What are you doing?"
"Writing him back. It's time that he knows about us." Harry's grip tightened. "Relax, we'll go tell Dumbledore after I send this letter. He can help us."
Dear father,
I hope this letter finds you well. I am doing well in Hogwarts. I have recently made new friends that I do not believe you will like. Not one bit.
I have written this letter to tell you that I have no desire to follow in your footsteps. My recent.adventures.here have enlightened me a bit. I am not saying I totally oppose you, I just don't believe that all muggles and muggle-borns should be put to death. They can't help who they are.
I have also written this to tell you that I will not allow you to harm Harry Potter. I have gotten to know Mr. Potter. He has no intention of fighting you, nor does he want to harm anyone else.
I am, simply to say, disgusted with you! You kill the boy's parents. Then he is sent to live with muggles, much like yourself being sent to a muggle orphanage. Then you put him through hell by killing people left and right. Did you know that he sees what you do to those muggles? It's because of your curse.
If you want to talk, I am willing to meet with you. Bring no one if you decide to come! I will speak with you then.
~Matthias
Matthias sealed the letter and sent it out. "Why are you going to meet him?"
"He deserves the chance to know the horror he causes. He deserves a chance to change, don't you agree?" Harry and the others shrugged. "Lets go speak with Dumbledore then."
TBC
