Chapter 12: Devotion
A/N: Thanks to everyone for the kick ass reviews!!! Ok here we go chapter 12, this is Saturday from Eric's POV. Tehehe weren't you wondering what happened to him that day?
Eric woke up at 5 AM on Saturday, in a plane. Since Draco couldn't get hold of a portkey under such short notice, they had to use the muggle way. Eric didn't know where Durmstrang was, like Hogwarts you really didn't know the specific location. Eric moaned and tried to go back to sleep, maybe if he went back to sleep he would wake up in his dormitory and everything would be better, everything would be normal.
His little fantasy was quickly disturbed by a strong arm shaking him. "Eric, wake up!" It was his father, well at least his biological one, Eric didn't have a father, he had Draco.
"No" Eric said plainly "I don't want to wake up, I never want to wake up, not after what you did to me and Amy."
"I saved you Eric one day you'll understand. Now get up! The plane is about to land."
Eric got up much to his disliking and got off the plane. He was so angry at his father right now, he just pretended he wasn't there, he didn't even listen to his comments on muggles and their 'barbaric' way of flying. As he picked up his bags, something fell out of one of the pockets, his picture of Amy. For a second he looked at it, at her beautiful smile, and her eyes. Unfortunately he had to quickly stuff it back into the bag, if his father found it, he would make him burn it.
When they got out of the airport, it was very cold, Durmstrang must be somewhere up north.
"This is actually a great opportunity Eric. My father always wanted to send me to Durmstrang, it will be much better than Hogwarts, just you wait and see."
"If Amy isn't there it's no where near perfect." Eric said coldly to the man he called his father.
"Shut up about that girl!" Draco said as he swung around to face his son.
"No I won't! I love Amy!" Eric said to Draco.
As a response to Eric's misbehavior, Malfoy immediately took out his wand and swung his son against a wall "You will never disobey me again understand?"
Eric stayed silent not moving a muscle, but Draco just put more pressure on him so he could barely breath "Understand son?"
Eric nodded right before he fell to the floor after his father released him from the spell. How could he call Eric his son? They were nothing alike. Eric actually wouldn't be half surprised if his mother had cheated on Malfoy, and Draco wasn't his real father. It probably was the truth too; at least Eric hoped it was.
Draco led Eric up a hill as he began to explain to Eric "One of my friends from Durmstrang left us a portkey at the top, we'll look for it once we get there." As they made it up to the top, there was nothing but an old boot, which indeed was the portkey.
"Grab on Eric." Said Draco. Eric obeyed in fear of almost being strangled to death as before.
Quickly both Eric and Draco found themselves in an office with an emblem in it that said 'Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry'
"Good Day Malfoys." Said a voice behind them, when Eric turned around to see who it was he found a tall man with sleek black hair and cold green eyes.
"Good Day Headmaster." Draco replied
"And this must be Eric?" the man replied
"Yes, I'm afraid I can't stay for his little tour, but I must be going, Ministry business." And with that, without even saying goodbye to his son, Draco Malfoy picked up the portkey and vanished.
Before Eric could say anything the man spoke "Eric, I am the Headmaster of Durmstrang and you shall do well to address me by that name, are we clear?"
Eric nodded.
"I hear you are a good student? A troublemaker as well? Well we do not accept that type of thing at Durmstrang as well as Muggle items to use for cheating." Before Eric could respond the Headmaster said 'Accio lighter' and Eric's lighter zipped out of his pocket and into the headmaster's hand.
"Follow me I shall show you to your dormitory."
Eric followed the headmaster to his dormitory, Durmstrang resembled Hogwarts but it had a more dreary look to it. Unlike grand halls and stained glass like Hogwarts, Durmstrang had regular windows and plain halls.
Just by looking at Durmstrang you could tell there were more boys than girls, on his way to the dormitory he saw only 2 girls and hundreds of boys. It wasn't long before Eric found himself in front of a doorway marked 'Fourth Year Boys Dormitory' the Headmaster just opened the door and told him to go upstairs and find the bed with nothing on it, that's his. And with a shut of the door, Eric was left alone.
As he climbed up the stairs he found an empty bed, assuming it was his he flopped down on it, like Hogwarts, Durmstrang had off on the weekends and everyone was outside despite the fact that it was freezing. He just lay there for a while with his face buried in the pillow thinking of nothing but Amy. When he finally got up he felt tears approaching, but was distracted by a flying object coming toward his window. It took him a while to find out that it was Merry, Amy's bird.
Eric immediately opened his window and waved his arms like an idiot hoping the bird would catch on that it was him. No doubt, in seconds Merry came flying in the window and dropped a piece of paper on Eric's lap. Merry decided to stay a while it must have been a long trip. Before Eric opened his letter he gave the bird some water that took it gratefully. After Merry was satisfied Eric nearly ripped open the letter and read:
Dear Eric,
Please come back soon, I need you really badly, I cant explain now but just come back. Please.
Love,
AmyEric immediately grabbed his unpacked bags and began to leave, but before he did, he scribbled down a response to Amy in his usual chicken scratch saying:
I'll be right there,
EricAnd he gave it to Merry who quickly flew out the window. As he watched Merry disappear into the horizon Eric quickly grabbed his picture of Amy, gave on last look at it and went for the door.
A/N: Well??? R/R anyways next chapter name is 'Love finds a way' hmmmm…wonder what that will be about lol
