Chapter 4
"Welcome home Draco." Draco looked up. He blinked in confusion as his eyes landed on Lucian. "This is your half brother Lucian." Draco jerked in shock.
"I thought you said he died?" Draco glared hotly at his father.
"We thought he did. Dumbledore took him and changed his appearance before giving him away. He told Sev Lucian was dead, and wouldn't let us see the body." Draco's glare softened as he looked Lucian over.
"Who did he give you to?"
"The Potters." Lucian whispered. Draco nearly collapsed in shock and their father chuckled. Draco sat heavily on the couch and stared at Lucian.
"So, the Dark Lord has been trying to kill his own son for 15 years?"
"Only Dumbledore knew of my parentage. I only found out because the charms were wearing off a bit and because we did the paternity potion test in Potions." Draco grunted, eyes still glued on Lucian.
"So my half brother is my enemy?" Lucius put a hand on Lucian's shoulder.
"Not any more. I refuse to listen to Dumbledore now, and depending on how my friends react, I might get re-sorted." Lucian said softly. "I would like to try to be friends, or maybe even brothers. But it is up to you." Draco sat in silence, pondering Lucian's offer.
"All right. I'll give it a go." Draco held out his hand and Lucian took it. "But don't think I will start loving muggles and all that shit." Lucian laughed and shook his head.
"Never said you had to. Just don't call Hermione a mudblood. Or Ron Weasel." Draco sighed but nodded. "Thank you." Lucius clapped his hands together.
"Well, now that that's out of the way why don't we practice some dark arts?"
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Lucius stalked out of Knockturn Alley with his two sons hot on his heels. Dealing with the shop owner of Highly Illegal Potions never left him in a good mood. He shrank his purchases and turned to Lucian and Draco. "I will be around. Meet me outside of the Three Broomsticks in two hours. Here is some spending money, buy what you want in addition to your school things."
"Yes father." Draco and Lucian said in unison. As soon as their father stalked away, Lucian and Draco took off towards the magical pet store.
"What did you have in mind for a pet?" Draco asked as they browsed through the shop.
"Not an owl. I couldn't handle another owl." Lucian commented in a soft whisper. "I was thinking along the line of a snake." Draco dragged him over to the reptile section.
"So you can talk to him or her in class? I wish I could do that." Lucian laughed as he peered into an aquarium.
"I would stay away from that one, sir. He's poisonous. And he doesn't like to be stared at." Lucian cocked his head as a medium sized snake slithered over to the side of the tank.
"Hello, who might you be?" The snake reared up and peered at Lucian.
"You can ssssspeak?"
"Yesss. Would you like for me to buy you?" The snake bobbed his head and Lucian turned to the shop owner. "I would like this one." He stated. The shop owner blinked in surprise.
"Are you sure?" Lucian nodded. "That would be 6 galleons. Would you like a.Hey! I wouldn't do that if I were you!" Lucian ignored the man and reached into the tank. The snake slithered up to curl around his forearm. When he pulled his arm out, he could see how beautiful the snake really was. The snake was a deep silver color, with a green diamond on his forehead. The eyes ere a light blue and he was about as long as Lucian's arm, if not a bit shorter.
"You are beautiful. What is your name?"
"Armand. And yours?"
"Lucian."
"Well master Lucian, thank you for buying me."
"Not a problem." Lucian smiled and thanked the shop owner. He and Draco left the shop and headed over to the book store.
"What's his name?" Draco asked as the small serpent slithered around Lucian's neck, half hidden by his cloak. "He's really beautiful."
"He said his name is Armand." The snake hissed and Lucian chuckled. "He's says he like you." Lucian held open the shop door and Draco stepped inside. "What are we here for other than school books?"
"Uhm.." Draco looked at his list. "Nothing we can get in here so let's just look around." Lucian nodded and they split up. Lucian picked up a few dark arts books he knew he didn't have, as well as a few paperback fiction books. He paid for the books and waited patiently for his half brother to show up. While he was waiting, he heard the door open and a loud voice break the silence.
"I don't see why we have to stop here first!" Lucian nearly fell over as Ron and Hermione walked in. He hadn't spoken to them, or written to them, after they requested time to think about what he had told them about his parentage. That was over a week ago. "It's so bloody boring in here!"
"Oh Ron, be quiet! I'll just be a second." The pair passed by Lucian without even a glance at him. He decided to follow them and motioned to Draco to be quiet as they passed him. "Now, what was I looking for?" Hermione began to scan the titles while Ron just stood there. Lucian smirked.
"I assume you've already gotten your school books?" He spoke up. Ron jumped and whirled around while Hermione merely stared at him. Before they could say anything, Lucian grinned. "Hello Ron, Hermione."
"What.Harry?!?" Lucian nodded and Ron's jaw dropped. "You DO look different." Hermione circled him. "Taller, much cuter." Lucian blushed and smiled. "I'm sorry we haven't mailed you, but the owls have been sick. And we needed more time. I see your attitude hasn't changed." She said approvingly.
"No, he's still the ever loving Gryffindork." Draco sneered and stepped out from behind a book case. "With a temper, of course." Ron scowled darkly.
"Draco, behave yourself." Lucian pushed him lightly. "I'm sure you two remember my dear half brother?" Ron huffed and turned away. "Oh don't be a prat Ron!" Draco snickered. "And you hush!" Hermione and Ron watched the two bicker lightly until Draco looked at his watch.
"We have to head to the Quidditch shop if we want to meet father on time." Lucian pouted and turned to his friends.
"Want to join us?"
"No, thank you Harry. We have to be going now as well." The four parted ways, Lucian and Draco to the Quidditch shop and Ron and Hermione to look for the book Hermione had come for. Lucian exited the bookstore first, and then held the door open for Draco. They made their way across the street and entered the Quidditch Supply shop.
"Your birthday is coming up, isn't it?" Draco asked as Lucian peered at the latest broom model, The Silverfire. He nodded and moved on to the book section. "Well, what do you want?"
"Anything would be fine." Lucian said quietly. Draco followed him around the shop and then they exited, neither of them bought anything.
"Where do you want to go now? We have.. a half an hour until we have to meet father at the Three Broomsticks."
"Hmm.don't know. We shouldn't eat because I have a feeling that father wanted to treat us to something. Why don't we go to WWW?" Lucian suggested. "I promised the twins I would buy some of their products. Besides, I AM part owner." Lucian smirked. Draco laughed and they plodded along to the Weasley twins joke shop. They entered the shop and Lucian immediately set off to find the twins. He had included a letter to them as well when he wrote to Ron, and left it up to them to tell their mother. They most likely did not. "Fred? George?" Lucian stuck his head into the back room to find George picking up a few pieces of paper. "Hello George."
"Huh? Who are you?" Lucian smirked. "Harry? Merlin, you did change!" George straightened up and walked over to Lucian. "Haven't seen you in ages Harry. How've you been? How's that git been treating you?"
"Who? Severus? Or Lucius? And my names Lucian now George." George blushed, a little bit embarrassed. "And don't call my fathers a git! They're real nice once you get to know them."
"I'm sure they are. And I meant the other one." George swept past Lucian and flipped the sign on the door so it said 'Closed. Be back..' Lucian leant against the counter as Draco looked through some of the merchandise. George ignored him.
"Tom? He's fine. It appears that my scar only hurts if he's in a very pissy mood or if his anger is directed at me for some reason. He's been getting better at blocking his anger from me though. He's even stopped the attacks."
"Will he start them again if he finds a way to protect you from the pain?"
"I don't know. I haven't talked to him about that yet. I'm hoping to convince him to tone it down a lot. I already have his promise that none of my friends are to be hurt."
"Does that include Albus?" Lucian scowled darkly at nothing in particular and the door banged open.
"Georgie! Why are we closed?" Fred came bouncing in, a bag in one hand. "Oh, hello." He eyed Lucian. "Harry? Wow you've changed." Lucian's scowl disappeared as he greeting Fred. Draco sauntered up with a few items in his hand. "Malfoy."
"I would like to purchase these." Draco said, setting the items down on the counter. George rang him up and Draco paid, before slinging the bag over his shoulder. "We have to go Luke. Father might be waiting for us."
"Coming, and don't call me Luke!" Lucian shoved Draco towards the door and said his goodbyes to the twins. They made their way to the Three Broomsticks, joking with each other and laughing. They spotted Lucius outside the Three Broomsticks. Beside him was.. "DAD!" Lucian took off into the crowd towards the two and threw his arms around Severus, nearly knocking them over. Draco snorted in laughter as he came running up to them.
"Lucian." Severus brushed Lucian's cloak of any dust and smiled. "Why'd you do that?"
"I wanted to. Father never said you would be here."
"Well, I am. Now let's get inside. I'll treat you too some lunch."
"Welcome home Draco." Draco looked up. He blinked in confusion as his eyes landed on Lucian. "This is your half brother Lucian." Draco jerked in shock.
"I thought you said he died?" Draco glared hotly at his father.
"We thought he did. Dumbledore took him and changed his appearance before giving him away. He told Sev Lucian was dead, and wouldn't let us see the body." Draco's glare softened as he looked Lucian over.
"Who did he give you to?"
"The Potters." Lucian whispered. Draco nearly collapsed in shock and their father chuckled. Draco sat heavily on the couch and stared at Lucian.
"So, the Dark Lord has been trying to kill his own son for 15 years?"
"Only Dumbledore knew of my parentage. I only found out because the charms were wearing off a bit and because we did the paternity potion test in Potions." Draco grunted, eyes still glued on Lucian.
"So my half brother is my enemy?" Lucius put a hand on Lucian's shoulder.
"Not any more. I refuse to listen to Dumbledore now, and depending on how my friends react, I might get re-sorted." Lucian said softly. "I would like to try to be friends, or maybe even brothers. But it is up to you." Draco sat in silence, pondering Lucian's offer.
"All right. I'll give it a go." Draco held out his hand and Lucian took it. "But don't think I will start loving muggles and all that shit." Lucian laughed and shook his head.
"Never said you had to. Just don't call Hermione a mudblood. Or Ron Weasel." Draco sighed but nodded. "Thank you." Lucius clapped his hands together.
"Well, now that that's out of the way why don't we practice some dark arts?"
~~~*~~~
Lucius stalked out of Knockturn Alley with his two sons hot on his heels. Dealing with the shop owner of Highly Illegal Potions never left him in a good mood. He shrank his purchases and turned to Lucian and Draco. "I will be around. Meet me outside of the Three Broomsticks in two hours. Here is some spending money, buy what you want in addition to your school things."
"Yes father." Draco and Lucian said in unison. As soon as their father stalked away, Lucian and Draco took off towards the magical pet store.
"What did you have in mind for a pet?" Draco asked as they browsed through the shop.
"Not an owl. I couldn't handle another owl." Lucian commented in a soft whisper. "I was thinking along the line of a snake." Draco dragged him over to the reptile section.
"So you can talk to him or her in class? I wish I could do that." Lucian laughed as he peered into an aquarium.
"I would stay away from that one, sir. He's poisonous. And he doesn't like to be stared at." Lucian cocked his head as a medium sized snake slithered over to the side of the tank.
"Hello, who might you be?" The snake reared up and peered at Lucian.
"You can ssssspeak?"
"Yesss. Would you like for me to buy you?" The snake bobbed his head and Lucian turned to the shop owner. "I would like this one." He stated. The shop owner blinked in surprise.
"Are you sure?" Lucian nodded. "That would be 6 galleons. Would you like a.Hey! I wouldn't do that if I were you!" Lucian ignored the man and reached into the tank. The snake slithered up to curl around his forearm. When he pulled his arm out, he could see how beautiful the snake really was. The snake was a deep silver color, with a green diamond on his forehead. The eyes ere a light blue and he was about as long as Lucian's arm, if not a bit shorter.
"You are beautiful. What is your name?"
"Armand. And yours?"
"Lucian."
"Well master Lucian, thank you for buying me."
"Not a problem." Lucian smiled and thanked the shop owner. He and Draco left the shop and headed over to the book store.
"What's his name?" Draco asked as the small serpent slithered around Lucian's neck, half hidden by his cloak. "He's really beautiful."
"He said his name is Armand." The snake hissed and Lucian chuckled. "He's says he like you." Lucian held open the shop door and Draco stepped inside. "What are we here for other than school books?"
"Uhm.." Draco looked at his list. "Nothing we can get in here so let's just look around." Lucian nodded and they split up. Lucian picked up a few dark arts books he knew he didn't have, as well as a few paperback fiction books. He paid for the books and waited patiently for his half brother to show up. While he was waiting, he heard the door open and a loud voice break the silence.
"I don't see why we have to stop here first!" Lucian nearly fell over as Ron and Hermione walked in. He hadn't spoken to them, or written to them, after they requested time to think about what he had told them about his parentage. That was over a week ago. "It's so bloody boring in here!"
"Oh Ron, be quiet! I'll just be a second." The pair passed by Lucian without even a glance at him. He decided to follow them and motioned to Draco to be quiet as they passed him. "Now, what was I looking for?" Hermione began to scan the titles while Ron just stood there. Lucian smirked.
"I assume you've already gotten your school books?" He spoke up. Ron jumped and whirled around while Hermione merely stared at him. Before they could say anything, Lucian grinned. "Hello Ron, Hermione."
"What.Harry?!?" Lucian nodded and Ron's jaw dropped. "You DO look different." Hermione circled him. "Taller, much cuter." Lucian blushed and smiled. "I'm sorry we haven't mailed you, but the owls have been sick. And we needed more time. I see your attitude hasn't changed." She said approvingly.
"No, he's still the ever loving Gryffindork." Draco sneered and stepped out from behind a book case. "With a temper, of course." Ron scowled darkly.
"Draco, behave yourself." Lucian pushed him lightly. "I'm sure you two remember my dear half brother?" Ron huffed and turned away. "Oh don't be a prat Ron!" Draco snickered. "And you hush!" Hermione and Ron watched the two bicker lightly until Draco looked at his watch.
"We have to head to the Quidditch shop if we want to meet father on time." Lucian pouted and turned to his friends.
"Want to join us?"
"No, thank you Harry. We have to be going now as well." The four parted ways, Lucian and Draco to the Quidditch shop and Ron and Hermione to look for the book Hermione had come for. Lucian exited the bookstore first, and then held the door open for Draco. They made their way across the street and entered the Quidditch Supply shop.
"Your birthday is coming up, isn't it?" Draco asked as Lucian peered at the latest broom model, The Silverfire. He nodded and moved on to the book section. "Well, what do you want?"
"Anything would be fine." Lucian said quietly. Draco followed him around the shop and then they exited, neither of them bought anything.
"Where do you want to go now? We have.. a half an hour until we have to meet father at the Three Broomsticks."
"Hmm.don't know. We shouldn't eat because I have a feeling that father wanted to treat us to something. Why don't we go to WWW?" Lucian suggested. "I promised the twins I would buy some of their products. Besides, I AM part owner." Lucian smirked. Draco laughed and they plodded along to the Weasley twins joke shop. They entered the shop and Lucian immediately set off to find the twins. He had included a letter to them as well when he wrote to Ron, and left it up to them to tell their mother. They most likely did not. "Fred? George?" Lucian stuck his head into the back room to find George picking up a few pieces of paper. "Hello George."
"Huh? Who are you?" Lucian smirked. "Harry? Merlin, you did change!" George straightened up and walked over to Lucian. "Haven't seen you in ages Harry. How've you been? How's that git been treating you?"
"Who? Severus? Or Lucius? And my names Lucian now George." George blushed, a little bit embarrassed. "And don't call my fathers a git! They're real nice once you get to know them."
"I'm sure they are. And I meant the other one." George swept past Lucian and flipped the sign on the door so it said 'Closed. Be back..' Lucian leant against the counter as Draco looked through some of the merchandise. George ignored him.
"Tom? He's fine. It appears that my scar only hurts if he's in a very pissy mood or if his anger is directed at me for some reason. He's been getting better at blocking his anger from me though. He's even stopped the attacks."
"Will he start them again if he finds a way to protect you from the pain?"
"I don't know. I haven't talked to him about that yet. I'm hoping to convince him to tone it down a lot. I already have his promise that none of my friends are to be hurt."
"Does that include Albus?" Lucian scowled darkly at nothing in particular and the door banged open.
"Georgie! Why are we closed?" Fred came bouncing in, a bag in one hand. "Oh, hello." He eyed Lucian. "Harry? Wow you've changed." Lucian's scowl disappeared as he greeting Fred. Draco sauntered up with a few items in his hand. "Malfoy."
"I would like to purchase these." Draco said, setting the items down on the counter. George rang him up and Draco paid, before slinging the bag over his shoulder. "We have to go Luke. Father might be waiting for us."
"Coming, and don't call me Luke!" Lucian shoved Draco towards the door and said his goodbyes to the twins. They made their way to the Three Broomsticks, joking with each other and laughing. They spotted Lucius outside the Three Broomsticks. Beside him was.. "DAD!" Lucian took off into the crowd towards the two and threw his arms around Severus, nearly knocking them over. Draco snorted in laughter as he came running up to them.
"Lucian." Severus brushed Lucian's cloak of any dust and smiled. "Why'd you do that?"
"I wanted to. Father never said you would be here."
"Well, I am. Now let's get inside. I'll treat you too some lunch."