Chapter 6
Tom raised an eyebrow as Lucian told his tale, then burst out laughing at Draco's predicament.. Lucian grinned as his father nearly rolled on the floor in laughter. "So I told him that you wouldn't mind too much if he joined me. You wouldn't be mad, would you?"
"No, not at all. He'd make a very loyal follower, perfect for your first." Tom ruffled Lucian's hair and motioned for him to sit. "Now, the school year starts in two weeks. You ready?" "As ready as I'll ever be. And no, I will not be re-sorted." Tom's face fell. "Don't give me that look! I like it in Gryffindor."
"But you belong in Slytherin!" Tom whined.
"That may be so, but I happen to be in Gryffindor and I will not change it unless I have to." Tom pouted. "Don't pout. It doesn't suit you." Tom glared at Lucian, who grinned at him. "I'll be returning here for Christmas."
"Yes, I know. By then I would hope that you had a few followers. And I want you to keep up your study in the Dark Arts." Lucian blinked. "Disguise your books as harmless defense ones, no one will know." Lucian nodded. "If you practice the curses, I would hope you don't get caught."
"Yes father, I know. I'll be careful. Hey, you don't happen to know who the Defense teacher will be this year do you?"
"No, but Sev might. Ask him." Lucian nodded. "Why don't you run along and find him? I need to get some work done." Lucian bolted out of the study after firing a harmless curse at his father, who glared at him as it hit home.
He trotted to the Potions lab and peeked in. Severus was bent over a cauldron, adding ingredient after ingredient. "Dad? Need any help?" Lucian asked softly. His dad looked up and motioned him inside.
"Cut these roots up for me?" Lucian nodded and cut up the roots Severus handed him. "What are you doing all the way down here?" Lucian proceeded to tell Severus about Draco. "Poor boy. You going to add him..?"
"Sure. I finished the mark this morning." Lucian peeled off his glove for the second time that day and Severus gaped at the tattoo. The crimson eyed wolf gaped back at him. "My followers will be dubbed 'the Pack'." Lucian said.
"I see. It looks very nice." The wolf panted silently and blinked. Severus turned back to the potion and added the roots Lucian cut.
"I also wondered who the Defense teacher would be this year. Father said you might know." Severus made a face as he poured the now finished potion into a vial. "Well?"
"He's invited Lupin back, along with his 'lovable' mutt Snuffles." Lucian smiled. "He still doesn't know about this. Neither does Black." Lucian grimaced. "What will you tell them?"
"The truth. I'll tell them when we go to the school. Teachers go earlier than the students, don't they?"
"Yes. Three days or so earlier." Lucian nodded. "I'll ward my rooms." Severus commented. Lucian punched his arm playfully but agreed. Sirius could have quite the temper. "Why don't you go find Lucius? Ask him if you can initiate Draco tonight, so you can have SOME support."
"All right, good idea." Lucian trotted off to find his other father, as well as his half brother.
"Hey father?" Lucius looked up as Lucian poked his head in the room. He motioned the boy inside and told him to close the door behind him.
"Hello, you ready to go back to Hogwarts?"
"Yep. I was wondering if it was okay for me to initiate Draco tonight. Sev thought it would be a good idea for me to have some support." Lucius cocked his head.
"You finished you mark? Let me see!" Once again, the glove came off and Lucius stared at the wolf on the back of his hand. "Marvelous! Almost as menacing as the Dark Mark. What will you call your followers?"
"'The Pack'. I thought it was simple yet somewhat intimidating. Gives the idea of there being a lot of us." Lucius nodded his approval.
"If Draco wants to join you, he has my consent. Tom told me about his problem already, and I sort of figured that this would happen." Lucian nodded his thanks. "Now go get him!"
Lucian ran all the way to Draco's room and burst in. Draco looked up in shock from the bed. "Lucian?"
"Lucius and Tom said that you can make your own choice. You can join me or him but they don't care which!" Draco smiled and sat up. "So, what'll it be?"
"I'll join you." Lucian cheered and jumped up and down like a child.
"Hold out you hand!" Lucian pulled out his wand and Draco held out his hand, palm down. Lucian muttered the charms and spells and Draco cried out in pain as the Mark branded his skin. "There!" Lucian said as he pulled back. "Look!" Draco smiled at the wolf tattoo on his hand and crimson eyes blinked up at him. "Now your part of the Pack!"
"Cool." Lucian sat beside Draco on the bed.
"If you know any more people willing to join, tell me."
"Will do brother."
Tom raised an eyebrow as Lucian told his tale, then burst out laughing at Draco's predicament.. Lucian grinned as his father nearly rolled on the floor in laughter. "So I told him that you wouldn't mind too much if he joined me. You wouldn't be mad, would you?"
"No, not at all. He'd make a very loyal follower, perfect for your first." Tom ruffled Lucian's hair and motioned for him to sit. "Now, the school year starts in two weeks. You ready?" "As ready as I'll ever be. And no, I will not be re-sorted." Tom's face fell. "Don't give me that look! I like it in Gryffindor."
"But you belong in Slytherin!" Tom whined.
"That may be so, but I happen to be in Gryffindor and I will not change it unless I have to." Tom pouted. "Don't pout. It doesn't suit you." Tom glared at Lucian, who grinned at him. "I'll be returning here for Christmas."
"Yes, I know. By then I would hope that you had a few followers. And I want you to keep up your study in the Dark Arts." Lucian blinked. "Disguise your books as harmless defense ones, no one will know." Lucian nodded. "If you practice the curses, I would hope you don't get caught."
"Yes father, I know. I'll be careful. Hey, you don't happen to know who the Defense teacher will be this year do you?"
"No, but Sev might. Ask him." Lucian nodded. "Why don't you run along and find him? I need to get some work done." Lucian bolted out of the study after firing a harmless curse at his father, who glared at him as it hit home.
He trotted to the Potions lab and peeked in. Severus was bent over a cauldron, adding ingredient after ingredient. "Dad? Need any help?" Lucian asked softly. His dad looked up and motioned him inside.
"Cut these roots up for me?" Lucian nodded and cut up the roots Severus handed him. "What are you doing all the way down here?" Lucian proceeded to tell Severus about Draco. "Poor boy. You going to add him..?"
"Sure. I finished the mark this morning." Lucian peeled off his glove for the second time that day and Severus gaped at the tattoo. The crimson eyed wolf gaped back at him. "My followers will be dubbed 'the Pack'." Lucian said.
"I see. It looks very nice." The wolf panted silently and blinked. Severus turned back to the potion and added the roots Lucian cut.
"I also wondered who the Defense teacher would be this year. Father said you might know." Severus made a face as he poured the now finished potion into a vial. "Well?"
"He's invited Lupin back, along with his 'lovable' mutt Snuffles." Lucian smiled. "He still doesn't know about this. Neither does Black." Lucian grimaced. "What will you tell them?"
"The truth. I'll tell them when we go to the school. Teachers go earlier than the students, don't they?"
"Yes. Three days or so earlier." Lucian nodded. "I'll ward my rooms." Severus commented. Lucian punched his arm playfully but agreed. Sirius could have quite the temper. "Why don't you go find Lucius? Ask him if you can initiate Draco tonight, so you can have SOME support."
"All right, good idea." Lucian trotted off to find his other father, as well as his half brother.
"Hey father?" Lucius looked up as Lucian poked his head in the room. He motioned the boy inside and told him to close the door behind him.
"Hello, you ready to go back to Hogwarts?"
"Yep. I was wondering if it was okay for me to initiate Draco tonight. Sev thought it would be a good idea for me to have some support." Lucius cocked his head.
"You finished you mark? Let me see!" Once again, the glove came off and Lucius stared at the wolf on the back of his hand. "Marvelous! Almost as menacing as the Dark Mark. What will you call your followers?"
"'The Pack'. I thought it was simple yet somewhat intimidating. Gives the idea of there being a lot of us." Lucius nodded his approval.
"If Draco wants to join you, he has my consent. Tom told me about his problem already, and I sort of figured that this would happen." Lucian nodded his thanks. "Now go get him!"
Lucian ran all the way to Draco's room and burst in. Draco looked up in shock from the bed. "Lucian?"
"Lucius and Tom said that you can make your own choice. You can join me or him but they don't care which!" Draco smiled and sat up. "So, what'll it be?"
"I'll join you." Lucian cheered and jumped up and down like a child.
"Hold out you hand!" Lucian pulled out his wand and Draco held out his hand, palm down. Lucian muttered the charms and spells and Draco cried out in pain as the Mark branded his skin. "There!" Lucian said as he pulled back. "Look!" Draco smiled at the wolf tattoo on his hand and crimson eyes blinked up at him. "Now your part of the Pack!"
"Cool." Lucian sat beside Draco on the bed.
"If you know any more people willing to join, tell me."
"Will do brother."