Chapter 8
"H..LUCIAN!" Lucian looked up from the Gryffindor table as Hermione and Ron came barreling into the room. He was nearly thrown from his seat as they collided with him. "It's so good to se you!"
"Hey guys. I'm glad you didn't ditch me or I woulda been re-sorted." Ron made a face. The two sat down and Harry nodded at Draco as he walked in. Draco nodded back and sat at the Slytherin table. The rest of the students filtered in minutes later.
"Is Dumbledore going to tell everyone about you?" Hermione asked as people started sitting at the Gryffindor table.
"He will announce who I am and I will explain it to everyone. I have Tom's permission to do so.
"Is that a good idea? I thought you didn't like to talk in front of everyone?" Lucian shrugged as whispers of 'who's that sitting with the Gryffindors?' and 'He looks like a Slytherin to me!'. 'Where's Harry Potter?' was another favorite. Albus stood and raised his hands.
"If everyone would sit we may get on to the sorting. I have some very important notices for you." The second through seventh years sat and McGonagall entered followed by the first years. She went through the normal instructions and the hat sang its yearly song. Then the sorting began. After about sixty or so students were sorted, Dumbledore stood again.
"Welcome everyone to another year at Hogwarts. I would like to remind everyone that the Forbidden Forest is strictly that. Forbidden. Dueling club will once again be started, for anyone who wishes to participate. Next, I would like you all to welcome Professor Lupin back as our Defense teacher." He paused as everyone who had him before cheered, including Lucian. "And lastly, I would like to introduce a new member of our school. Lucian?" Dumbledore sat back as Lucian stood. Everyone was silent.
"My name is Lucian Severitus Riddle." He started. Whispers immediately stared at the house tables. Lucian waited calmly as they subsided. "For those of you who haven't figured it out, I am the son of Tom Riddle, Severus Snape, and Lucius Malfoy."
"NO WAY!" Shouts arose throughout the hall. "That can't be true!" "The Headmaster would never allow one of his."
"SILENCE!" Severus bellowed. The entire hall fell silent as Lucian nodded his thanks at his father. "Continue, please."
"Certainly." Ron snickered. "For those of you who don't recognize me, or haven't figured it out yet.I am Harry Potter." More surprised and outraged shouts came. "I will not go into length about how I came to know my heritage. I do not believe that it is any of your business. However, if I see any howlers addressed to either of my fathers, friends, or ME.I will see to it that the sender does not live to his or her next birthday."
"LUCIAN!" Dumbledore shouted. "I will not have you threatening my students." Lucian smirked and sat down. "Let the feast begin then." Dumbledore sat with a sigh as the food appeared on the tables.
"That was very strange." Ron said. "Why'd you threaten everyone?" Ron shoved some food into his mouth as some of the Gryffindors stared warily at Lucian.
"To keep them from getting any ideas. I've seen what people can do if they're angry." Lucian cleared his plate quickly and sat back. "I think I'm going to go visit dad. I'll be up later, unless you want to come with me?"
"I'd love to go Lucian." Hermione spoke up. "I'd like to meet your dad." Lucian smiled as Ron nodded his head in agreement.
"Then let's go!"
"Hey dad? You got a minute?" Severus looked up as Lucian poked his head into his office. He motioned his son inside and was surprised as Ron and Hermione followed him in. The two looked nervous.
"What brings you three down here?"
"We came to visit." Severus sat back in his chair and raised an eyebrow. Lucian mimicked him and Ron blinked.
"THAT is creepy. You look almost identical when you do that!" Lucian smirked. "And when you do that." Severus snorted and went back to whatever he was doing before the trio came in.
"You have Potions tomorrow, first thing. Don't even think about being late." Severus said. Ron grimaced and Lucian shrugged. He went over to the jarred stuff on his fathers shelves and peered into the sludge.
"What is that?" Severus looked up. "It's disgusting." Lucian picked one of the jars up and waved it around. Severus gave him a look. "Oh don't worry dad, I wont drop it or anything." Ron gagged. "So, what is it?"
"Nothing you would know about. Now put it down before you accidentally drop it." Lucian smirked and began tossing it up and down. "Lucian." Severus growled. "Put. It. Back. NOW!" Ron eeped and hid behind Hermione, who stared at the two in confusion.
"All right, all right. Jeez. No need to get anal." Lucian shrugged and set in carefully on the shelf. "Ron, no need to hide. He didn't mean it, did you?" Lucian glared at his father who ignored him.
"Why don't you three return to your common room? I don't want to deduct point because you are out past curfew."
"Yes sir, whatever. Come on guys, let's go get my cloak." Severus growled as the trio left, Lucian smirking evilly. "He's so anal about some things!" Ron snickered and Hermione elbowed him in the ribs.
"Tell me about it." The trio whirled around to see Draco leaning against the wall, eyeing them with a smirk.
"Draco." Lucian greeted. Ron glared at the blond. "What brings you down here? Going to visit dad?" Draco nodded. "He's busy, so be careful. He seemed pissed."
"You probably provoked him or something." Lucian shrugged. "Are they.?" Draco waved the hand with the glove and Lucian shook his head. "Oh."
"Not yet. I was planning on telling them soon."
"Telling us what?" Hermione spoke up. Draco raised an eyebrow and Lucian smirked at him.
"Get lost Malfoy."
"Why don't you, Riddle?" The boys parted ways with a smirk and Ron and Hermione followed Lucian.
"H..LUCIAN!" Lucian looked up from the Gryffindor table as Hermione and Ron came barreling into the room. He was nearly thrown from his seat as they collided with him. "It's so good to se you!"
"Hey guys. I'm glad you didn't ditch me or I woulda been re-sorted." Ron made a face. The two sat down and Harry nodded at Draco as he walked in. Draco nodded back and sat at the Slytherin table. The rest of the students filtered in minutes later.
"Is Dumbledore going to tell everyone about you?" Hermione asked as people started sitting at the Gryffindor table.
"He will announce who I am and I will explain it to everyone. I have Tom's permission to do so.
"Is that a good idea? I thought you didn't like to talk in front of everyone?" Lucian shrugged as whispers of 'who's that sitting with the Gryffindors?' and 'He looks like a Slytherin to me!'. 'Where's Harry Potter?' was another favorite. Albus stood and raised his hands.
"If everyone would sit we may get on to the sorting. I have some very important notices for you." The second through seventh years sat and McGonagall entered followed by the first years. She went through the normal instructions and the hat sang its yearly song. Then the sorting began. After about sixty or so students were sorted, Dumbledore stood again.
"Welcome everyone to another year at Hogwarts. I would like to remind everyone that the Forbidden Forest is strictly that. Forbidden. Dueling club will once again be started, for anyone who wishes to participate. Next, I would like you all to welcome Professor Lupin back as our Defense teacher." He paused as everyone who had him before cheered, including Lucian. "And lastly, I would like to introduce a new member of our school. Lucian?" Dumbledore sat back as Lucian stood. Everyone was silent.
"My name is Lucian Severitus Riddle." He started. Whispers immediately stared at the house tables. Lucian waited calmly as they subsided. "For those of you who haven't figured it out, I am the son of Tom Riddle, Severus Snape, and Lucius Malfoy."
"NO WAY!" Shouts arose throughout the hall. "That can't be true!" "The Headmaster would never allow one of his."
"SILENCE!" Severus bellowed. The entire hall fell silent as Lucian nodded his thanks at his father. "Continue, please."
"Certainly." Ron snickered. "For those of you who don't recognize me, or haven't figured it out yet.I am Harry Potter." More surprised and outraged shouts came. "I will not go into length about how I came to know my heritage. I do not believe that it is any of your business. However, if I see any howlers addressed to either of my fathers, friends, or ME.I will see to it that the sender does not live to his or her next birthday."
"LUCIAN!" Dumbledore shouted. "I will not have you threatening my students." Lucian smirked and sat down. "Let the feast begin then." Dumbledore sat with a sigh as the food appeared on the tables.
"That was very strange." Ron said. "Why'd you threaten everyone?" Ron shoved some food into his mouth as some of the Gryffindors stared warily at Lucian.
"To keep them from getting any ideas. I've seen what people can do if they're angry." Lucian cleared his plate quickly and sat back. "I think I'm going to go visit dad. I'll be up later, unless you want to come with me?"
"I'd love to go Lucian." Hermione spoke up. "I'd like to meet your dad." Lucian smiled as Ron nodded his head in agreement.
"Then let's go!"
"Hey dad? You got a minute?" Severus looked up as Lucian poked his head into his office. He motioned his son inside and was surprised as Ron and Hermione followed him in. The two looked nervous.
"What brings you three down here?"
"We came to visit." Severus sat back in his chair and raised an eyebrow. Lucian mimicked him and Ron blinked.
"THAT is creepy. You look almost identical when you do that!" Lucian smirked. "And when you do that." Severus snorted and went back to whatever he was doing before the trio came in.
"You have Potions tomorrow, first thing. Don't even think about being late." Severus said. Ron grimaced and Lucian shrugged. He went over to the jarred stuff on his fathers shelves and peered into the sludge.
"What is that?" Severus looked up. "It's disgusting." Lucian picked one of the jars up and waved it around. Severus gave him a look. "Oh don't worry dad, I wont drop it or anything." Ron gagged. "So, what is it?"
"Nothing you would know about. Now put it down before you accidentally drop it." Lucian smirked and began tossing it up and down. "Lucian." Severus growled. "Put. It. Back. NOW!" Ron eeped and hid behind Hermione, who stared at the two in confusion.
"All right, all right. Jeez. No need to get anal." Lucian shrugged and set in carefully on the shelf. "Ron, no need to hide. He didn't mean it, did you?" Lucian glared at his father who ignored him.
"Why don't you three return to your common room? I don't want to deduct point because you are out past curfew."
"Yes sir, whatever. Come on guys, let's go get my cloak." Severus growled as the trio left, Lucian smirking evilly. "He's so anal about some things!" Ron snickered and Hermione elbowed him in the ribs.
"Tell me about it." The trio whirled around to see Draco leaning against the wall, eyeing them with a smirk.
"Draco." Lucian greeted. Ron glared at the blond. "What brings you down here? Going to visit dad?" Draco nodded. "He's busy, so be careful. He seemed pissed."
"You probably provoked him or something." Lucian shrugged. "Are they.?" Draco waved the hand with the glove and Lucian shook his head. "Oh."
"Not yet. I was planning on telling them soon."
"Telling us what?" Hermione spoke up. Draco raised an eyebrow and Lucian smirked at him.
"Get lost Malfoy."
"Why don't you, Riddle?" The boys parted ways with a smirk and Ron and Hermione followed Lucian.