Chapte 7
Four days later found both boys, and Severus, standing outside of the castle. Lucian glared at the elderly Headmaster as he came down to greet them. "Welcome back, Severus. You two as well, Draco, Lucian." Albus faltered over the name 'Lucian', but soon recovered. "I suppose you will be sharing dorms for the time being?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Lucian, Professor Lupin wants a word with you when you're ready." Lucian nodded and followed Severus and Draco into the dungeons.
Lucian peered into the room he would be sharing with Draco until school started. It had two four poster beds on either side, two desks, two book shelves, and a few cupboards and a wardrobe. It was big enough for them to stay together comfortably. "I must be off to see Lupin. Hopefully he will understand."
"I'm sure he will. If not, then you still have us." Draco said with a cheeky grin. Lucian grunted and left the dungeons. He wandered the halls until he cam to the Defense classroom. Lupin was sitting at the desk, writing out lesson plans.
"Professor?" Lucian knocked on the door and Lupin glanced up. He did a double take when he saw Lucian.
"Harry? That you? Wow! Dumbledore was right, you have changed. Come in! Have a seat." Lucian scowled at the mention on the Headmaster but sat across from Lupin. "How was your summer?"
"It was fine. Professor, I have something to tell you." Lucian started.
"Of course, and please. Call me Remus or Moony when we aren't in class." Lucian gave him a small grin. "Now, what is it you wanted to tell me?"
"I'm going to be blunt. James was not my father." Remus blinked. "And Lily was not my mother." Remus shook his head.
"What are you talking about? Of course they were!" Lucian hung his head and began to explain.
"I found out a day or two before school let out. I was finishing up the paternity potion, for my Potions project. I saw the names and I got confused, so I confronted Dumbledore about it. He told me the truth." Remus sighed deeply. "I was going to write you but I thought I should tell you in person."
"Thank you, for telling me in person." Lucian smiled grimly.
"Don't thank me yet. You don't know who the parents are." Remus rose an eyebrow. "Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, and.Tom Riddle." Remus nearly fell out of his chair. "They created a potion to fuse two sperm together and impregnated Severus with it. Dumbledore took me from Severus before he could even see me. Told them I was dead. Then adopted me out to the Potters."
"No. Albus would never do something like that!" Lucian growled.
"But he did. He even said so himself. Said he was 'protecting me' from Tom. Didn't know the man was my father, but he would have taken me even if he did! Just to keep me from going dark." Remus sighed again and rubbed his face. "I bet you hate me now."
"Why would you think that?" Lucian looked at him, shocked. "I don't judge people on their parents, Harry, unlike some."
"Lucian." Remus blinked.
"Lucian. I knew you before and I will continue to get to know you before I judge." Lucian smiled, relieved. "Have you told Sirius?" Lucian grimaced. "I guess that's a no. Do you want me to tell him?"
"No, I just want you to be there. Just in case."
"Siri would never hurt you. He cares about you you know." Lucian nodded.
"It's not ME I'm worried about. It's Sev." Remus laughed.
"Good point. I'll be there. When do you plan on telling him?"
"When he visits next. That'll hopefully give you time to get to know Sev, and possibly Lucius. I doubt you'll meet Tom though."
"I don't think I want to."
"He's changed, Remus. He has me back now, so he's happy. I managed to talk him out of useless killings, and I'm sure he won't be any more trouble." Remus smiled. "He's going to try and redeem himself, I think."
"That's nice. Why don't we head up to the Great Hall? I believe it's about dinner time." Lucian nodded and the two went up for dinner together.
Lucian sat down between Draco and Severus. Remus sat across from him, with Minerva to his left and Sprout to his right. Albus was on the other side of Minerva and Madam Hooch was on the other side of Draco. The rest of the teachers were in their chambers, eating or working.
"So. Have you all gotten your lesson plans finished?" Albus asked cheerfully. Severus ignored him while the others answered him with a yes. "Excellent! And how about you boys? Having fun?"
"Doing what?" Draco huffed. "There's nothing to do here." Albus smiled.
"I'm sure you can think of something. Isn't there a bunch of secret passages around? And there's the library!"
"We've already read all those book, or at least the interesting ones." Lucian spoke up. "And father has most of them at home, along with several far better ones." Albus winced. "And as for the tunnels.We haven't gotten to them yet." Albus nodded and returned to eating. Remus glanced at Severus to see a smirk, then the man leaned over to whisper in Lucian's ear.
Lucian smirked and turned to Draco, whispering in his ear as well. Draco snorted and handed him a small bottle. Lucian uncorked it and magiced the liquid inside it out. He sent it over to Albus's glass and it dropped in. The old man was none the wiser.
"Lucian, what was that?" Remus whispered. Lucian smirked.
"You'll see." Albus took a drink from his glass and blinked. "Watch!" Suddenly, his beard turned a neon pink color, clashing horribly with his now neon green hair. Draco smirked at the old man as Lucian grinned.
"Lovely color on you Headmaster." Severus said wryly. "Absolutely smashing!" Lucian howled with laughter and neon orange spots appeared on Albus's face.
"Goes well with the blue robes." Lucian choked out. "And the hat! MERLIN!" Draco joined him in his laughter, and Remus couldn't help but smile. If Lucian was telling the truth, Albus deserved this.
"And the spectacles." Severus added.
"Thank you, Lucian. Tell me, does this come out?" Lucian shrugged. "Oh well then." Albus went back to eating, sending Lucian a sad look. Lucian smirked at him before turning to Draco.
Four days later found both boys, and Severus, standing outside of the castle. Lucian glared at the elderly Headmaster as he came down to greet them. "Welcome back, Severus. You two as well, Draco, Lucian." Albus faltered over the name 'Lucian', but soon recovered. "I suppose you will be sharing dorms for the time being?"
"Yes."
"Okay. Lucian, Professor Lupin wants a word with you when you're ready." Lucian nodded and followed Severus and Draco into the dungeons.
Lucian peered into the room he would be sharing with Draco until school started. It had two four poster beds on either side, two desks, two book shelves, and a few cupboards and a wardrobe. It was big enough for them to stay together comfortably. "I must be off to see Lupin. Hopefully he will understand."
"I'm sure he will. If not, then you still have us." Draco said with a cheeky grin. Lucian grunted and left the dungeons. He wandered the halls until he cam to the Defense classroom. Lupin was sitting at the desk, writing out lesson plans.
"Professor?" Lucian knocked on the door and Lupin glanced up. He did a double take when he saw Lucian.
"Harry? That you? Wow! Dumbledore was right, you have changed. Come in! Have a seat." Lucian scowled at the mention on the Headmaster but sat across from Lupin. "How was your summer?"
"It was fine. Professor, I have something to tell you." Lucian started.
"Of course, and please. Call me Remus or Moony when we aren't in class." Lucian gave him a small grin. "Now, what is it you wanted to tell me?"
"I'm going to be blunt. James was not my father." Remus blinked. "And Lily was not my mother." Remus shook his head.
"What are you talking about? Of course they were!" Lucian hung his head and began to explain.
"I found out a day or two before school let out. I was finishing up the paternity potion, for my Potions project. I saw the names and I got confused, so I confronted Dumbledore about it. He told me the truth." Remus sighed deeply. "I was going to write you but I thought I should tell you in person."
"Thank you, for telling me in person." Lucian smiled grimly.
"Don't thank me yet. You don't know who the parents are." Remus rose an eyebrow. "Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy, and.Tom Riddle." Remus nearly fell out of his chair. "They created a potion to fuse two sperm together and impregnated Severus with it. Dumbledore took me from Severus before he could even see me. Told them I was dead. Then adopted me out to the Potters."
"No. Albus would never do something like that!" Lucian growled.
"But he did. He even said so himself. Said he was 'protecting me' from Tom. Didn't know the man was my father, but he would have taken me even if he did! Just to keep me from going dark." Remus sighed again and rubbed his face. "I bet you hate me now."
"Why would you think that?" Lucian looked at him, shocked. "I don't judge people on their parents, Harry, unlike some."
"Lucian." Remus blinked.
"Lucian. I knew you before and I will continue to get to know you before I judge." Lucian smiled, relieved. "Have you told Sirius?" Lucian grimaced. "I guess that's a no. Do you want me to tell him?"
"No, I just want you to be there. Just in case."
"Siri would never hurt you. He cares about you you know." Lucian nodded.
"It's not ME I'm worried about. It's Sev." Remus laughed.
"Good point. I'll be there. When do you plan on telling him?"
"When he visits next. That'll hopefully give you time to get to know Sev, and possibly Lucius. I doubt you'll meet Tom though."
"I don't think I want to."
"He's changed, Remus. He has me back now, so he's happy. I managed to talk him out of useless killings, and I'm sure he won't be any more trouble." Remus smiled. "He's going to try and redeem himself, I think."
"That's nice. Why don't we head up to the Great Hall? I believe it's about dinner time." Lucian nodded and the two went up for dinner together.
Lucian sat down between Draco and Severus. Remus sat across from him, with Minerva to his left and Sprout to his right. Albus was on the other side of Minerva and Madam Hooch was on the other side of Draco. The rest of the teachers were in their chambers, eating or working.
"So. Have you all gotten your lesson plans finished?" Albus asked cheerfully. Severus ignored him while the others answered him with a yes. "Excellent! And how about you boys? Having fun?"
"Doing what?" Draco huffed. "There's nothing to do here." Albus smiled.
"I'm sure you can think of something. Isn't there a bunch of secret passages around? And there's the library!"
"We've already read all those book, or at least the interesting ones." Lucian spoke up. "And father has most of them at home, along with several far better ones." Albus winced. "And as for the tunnels.We haven't gotten to them yet." Albus nodded and returned to eating. Remus glanced at Severus to see a smirk, then the man leaned over to whisper in Lucian's ear.
Lucian smirked and turned to Draco, whispering in his ear as well. Draco snorted and handed him a small bottle. Lucian uncorked it and magiced the liquid inside it out. He sent it over to Albus's glass and it dropped in. The old man was none the wiser.
"Lucian, what was that?" Remus whispered. Lucian smirked.
"You'll see." Albus took a drink from his glass and blinked. "Watch!" Suddenly, his beard turned a neon pink color, clashing horribly with his now neon green hair. Draco smirked at the old man as Lucian grinned.
"Lovely color on you Headmaster." Severus said wryly. "Absolutely smashing!" Lucian howled with laughter and neon orange spots appeared on Albus's face.
"Goes well with the blue robes." Lucian choked out. "And the hat! MERLIN!" Draco joined him in his laughter, and Remus couldn't help but smile. If Lucian was telling the truth, Albus deserved this.
"And the spectacles." Severus added.
"Thank you, Lucian. Tell me, does this come out?" Lucian shrugged. "Oh well then." Albus went back to eating, sending Lucian a sad look. Lucian smirked at him before turning to Draco.