Chapter 8: Malfoy family fun and time flies
Disclaimer: I still don't own anything.
Time passed quickly, as it often does when you get older, at Hogwarts. Before Sev knew it Christmas had come and gone. He had gone with Lucius for a very cold type of Christmas. The family said very little to each other and the exchanging of presents was more of a boring type of ceremony then anything else. Gifts where brought by the House Elves and then put aside. All the same it was one of the best Christmases that Sev had ever known. Afterward Lucius pulled Sev aside.
"After my parents are asleep we will look through my father's study to see if we can find anything on this Lord Voldamort fellow. If there is anything to know about him my father will." The blond hissed. Sev nodded. He certainly didn't want Mr. Malfoy to catch them and kick him out but his thirst for knowledge was more powerful then his worry. The two boys waited through the rest for the day and then when they went down for dinner they found a very surprising person there. Sirus Black stood with a scowl on his face.
"What is he doing here?" Sev whispered, his black eyes gleaming as he saw Sirius back away from the stairs a bit.
"A cousin or something. Father invites everyone here for Christmas day." Lucius said with a shrug. "His younger brother isn't half as bad as he is. He'll be coming to Hogwarts in a few years. HE won't disappoint the family by being sorted into Gryffindor." Sev didn't have to look at Lucius to know that he was sneering. They reached the foot of the stairs to find Sirius's dark eyes narrowed at them.
"Now, now, Sirius. Don't you know how to behave at anther person's home?" Lucius asked with a smile.
"Yes, glaring at your host is most inappropriate." Sev added.
"Though a disgrace like him wouldn't know better I suppose." Lucius said with a sigh. He started to walk past Sirius and shook his head.
"I know how to treat people, Malfoy. It's you who is the disgrace. You and the whole family." Sirius said in a soft voice.
"Oh really, and why is that?" Lucius asked as he spun around.
"Because you're a bunch of hypocrites. You give money to charities you don't believe in then boss those stupid house elves around. Do you know what the goal of my families House Elf is, Snape?" Sirius demanded, as he suddenly looked Sev in the eyes for the first time since their first Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
"Don't badger my company. Black." Lucius hissed. Sirius ignored Lucius, his dark gaze barring into Sev's.
"Do you know, Snape?" He asked and took a step toward the other dark- haired boy.
"No." Sev said finally. Sirius nodded.
"I didn't think you would. His goal in life is to have his head put on the wall in our house." Sirius said. His eyes became dark. "They think that's what's right for them. They think it's right for them to be treated like they aren't equal just because they're stupid, which isn't even their fault because we won't let them learn-"
"Stop making such an uproar, Black." Lucius said, reminding Sev that he was still there. "It's uncivilized."
"Then I'm uncivilized!" Sirius hissed. "I'm uncivilized because I think House Elves should be treated fairly, and werewolves and Muggles, yes Malfoy Muggles. They aren't stupid. They have the right ideas; look at what happened in America recently. Their civil rights movement, it's brilliant. People helping people who have been stomped on all their lives. If we just tried that we could do it. Don't you see, Snape? I thought maybe you would because your family wasn't rich because you uncle has some sense. He didn't want your families' money because he didn't believe it what was happening to get it. It's wrong, Snape! I thought maybe you saw that, but I guess you haven't." Here Sirius stopped to take in a deep breath to calm himself. He looked at Sev carefully. "Unless you do know it and you just pretend to be ignorant. If you do that's worse then being one of them because they don't know better. Do you know, Snape? Are you just pretending?" Sirius demanded. Sev kept his face calm. He saw past Sirius to Lucius who looked outraged. Sirius took anther step toward Sev. He wanted to see what was happening inside Sev, he wanted to see outrage, fear, passion or something. Too bad Sev would never give that to him.
"Sirius Black!" a shrill voice pieced the air and made both of the dark- haired break their gaze. A tall woman with flashing eyes came running over to Sirius and glowered at him. "How dare you! It's bad enough you spout this garage at home but here, where we are guests." She took a breath; she was literally shaking with rage.
"It isn't garage, mother. It's the truth." Sirius said.
"Enough!" She hissed. "Your going home and that is that." She grabbed him and pulled him over to the fireplace.
"Think about it, Snape. I think you know." Sirius called as he was then pushed into the fireplace and disappeared. Mrs. Black turned around, her face flushed and eyes were like black fire. She saw everyone was looking at her.
"Heh, children." She said with a smile. "I'm so sorry he said that. It's that school. They need to be much more selective. It really is a nuisance when you teach a child then they come home and say such horrible things."
"Of course." Mrs. Malfoy said as she put a hand on Mrs. Black's shoulder. "Though I am so glad our Draco came home alright, and look at his friend Severus Snape. Both of them perfectly normal with the right kind of ideas." The tall blond women said as other people nodded their agreement. Sev simply looked at Lucius who was nodding.
"I would NEVER want to disgrace my family." He drawled. His mother and started to lead people to the dinning room.
"What riffraff." Lucius said to Sev. "I mean the only thing he could have done that would have been worse is brought Lupin as his date. Filthy half- breed." Lucius said.
"Yes, would be terrible." Sev said as he walked into the kitchen. He could only imagine the punishment Sirius would be receiving later. Severus didn't feel very hungry during dinner, which was easily concealed by the fact that he never ate all that much to begin with. Sev did know and he understood Sirius' point. The whole situation was ridicules and the contestation at the table only proved it. He felt almost bad for not saying anything, but not that bad. Being friends with the dream team would never help him. It would only hurt him, he needed to protect himself, and he would not force his uncle to do it. He was relieved when dinner was over and people left. He and Lucius went upstairs and pretended to get into bed till they heard Lucius parents come up the stairs arguing. Lucius said that they always argued; it didn't bother him.
~It means stability. ~ Sev thought as he saw his friend read a magazine. Finally the noise ceased and Lucius swung his legs off his bed. The Malfoys had plenty of rooms but Lucius said he wanted Sev to stay in his room so he could make sure he got a proper night sleep and didn't waste his whole vacation reading. Mrs. Malfoy had found this very amusing till she saw just how much Sev did enjoy reading, and then she had been shocked.
"He's such a studious little boy." She has whispered to one of the many family members only a few hours before.
"Ready?" Lucius asked. Sev nodded and they headed downstairs. They crept through many rooms till they reached the study. Sev wasn't sure if they would really find anything. To him Mr. Malfoy seemed like the type of man who would lock up anything that he deemed of importance, then again Lucius had found many things that his father didn't want him to find before. The room was fairly large; with books that lined the walls till they reached a window, which seemed purposeless for it was always covered by heavy velvet drapes. There where some high backed chairs and wooden tables in the room and in the middle of it all sat Mr. Malfoy's desk. Sev smiled a bit as he rested his hand on the cool Mahogany. Here, he could work.
"You check the desk and I'll look through books." He said. Lucius nodded. He knew it was against Sev principals to look through adults' things unless there was no other way and besides he could scan books much faster then Lucius could. They set to work, Sev scanning the titles and Lucius looking through the large desk. Lucius sighed after he looked through yet anther- hidden drawer.
"Good God, Sev it must be early morning now. Let's give it a rest." He asked.
"Five more minuets, Lucius. That's all then I'll give up for the rest of vacation." The blond thought this over and then nodded. It would be nice to have Sev not worrying about this Lord Voldamort for a few days. He continued his search knowing that Sev hadn't stopped his. Suddenly he found a small piece of parchment. "Hello, and what are you?" He asked softly. The parchment his father and his friends used was different, thicker and well richer. This was older and much more thin. He was about to open it when the lights snapped on.
"Good morning boys, what are you up too?" Lucius felt fear rack through him as he saw his father at the door, gray eyes steely.
"We where looking for something." Sev said. Mr. Malfoy raised an eyebrow as he walked in. He was a tall man unlike Lucius who was slighter, more like his mother. Mr. Malfoy had a commanding presence and Lucius thought that Sev ought to be more afraid then he seemed.
"Really, pray tell me what. Perhaps I can help you find it." Mr. Malfoy said, an eerie smile on his face. Sev sighed a bit. It was quite clear to him that Lucius' father was not quite all there. The man's eyes may not have darted to and fro like Avery's but they didn't need to, it was far too obvious.
"We where looking for information on Lord Voldamort." Sev said. He decided on the direct approach. He found this had very interesting affects on adults. He was glad to find that this situation did not bear different effects. Mr. Malfoy blinked at Sev for a minuet. Lucius watched on, his gray eyes darting between his friend and his father. Suddenly Mr. Malfoy started to cackle. Yes cackle. His laugh was not easy and low like Lucius, or small and nervous like his wife's. It was a cackle that would do William Shakespeare's witches proud. Mr. Malfoy stopped and smiled at Sev.
"So you want to know about Voldamort?" He asked and took a step toward Sev.
"Yes sir." Sev said, hoping that he would not be getting himself and Lucius into any more trouble. With a person like Lucius father reaction is, unfortunately unpredictable. Almost like playing Russian roulette, you never knew if what you said would have a bullet flying at your temple or the safe soft "click" of a gun. Mr. Malfoy nodded a bit to himself as his smile grew. His gray eyes scanned the room. Finally he took Sev by the color of his shirt.
" I'll be sure to tell him that." Mr. Malfoy said as his unblinking eyes bore into Sev's. "You boys run up to bed now. You won't find anything here, maybe if your good I'll tell you later." Mr. Malfoy started to laugh again as he released Sev. " Go on now, up to bed." He laughed again as Lucius handed him the paper and hurried out the door. "I'll tell your mother to let you sleep in." Lucius then nodded and shut the door. Mr. Malfoy laugh continued and sent a chill up Sev's spine. The boys hurried up into Lucius room and after he had shut the door Sev said.
"Malfoy, your father has to be one of the craziest men I have ever seen."
"You should see what he does to people he doesn't like." Lucius said as he slipped into bed.
~*~
The rest of the year passed quickly. Tests, studies, pranks and scraps made the time fly for Sev and before he knew it was time for him to leave the school that he was actually starting to grow quite fond of. The ride home was much different then the ride to school. Sev sat in a compartment with Lucius and their friends. There was no Peter Pettigrew running in, or any of the other self proclaimed Marauders. Sirius seemed to have realized that Sev wasn't going to join him in his proclamations against the unfair treatment of House Elves. Sev knew too much about the unfair treatment of the poor to say anything. The train stopped and after saying goodbye to his friends he walked toward his uncle.
"How was your year?" Cyrus asked as he fell into step with the boy.
"It was interesting." Sev said simply. Cyrus smiled.
"Good."
Wheee, anther chapter done. Sorry this took so long. I just did a rough outline of what I want to happen in this story and the next two parts of it. Yep there will be two parts after this. I hope this chapter was pretty allright, I'm sorry to rush through Sev's first year but I need to move on, I have a lot to write and I need to get past the next to years, which might be a lot shorter then what I wrote for this one.
If you have any ideas for what you want to happen in the next two years (2nd and 3rd) then please tell me. I could use some input. THANKS EVERYONE!
Be on the lookout for the next chapter, which will start Sev's second year!!!
~Rosaline
Disclaimer: I still don't own anything.
Time passed quickly, as it often does when you get older, at Hogwarts. Before Sev knew it Christmas had come and gone. He had gone with Lucius for a very cold type of Christmas. The family said very little to each other and the exchanging of presents was more of a boring type of ceremony then anything else. Gifts where brought by the House Elves and then put aside. All the same it was one of the best Christmases that Sev had ever known. Afterward Lucius pulled Sev aside.
"After my parents are asleep we will look through my father's study to see if we can find anything on this Lord Voldamort fellow. If there is anything to know about him my father will." The blond hissed. Sev nodded. He certainly didn't want Mr. Malfoy to catch them and kick him out but his thirst for knowledge was more powerful then his worry. The two boys waited through the rest for the day and then when they went down for dinner they found a very surprising person there. Sirus Black stood with a scowl on his face.
"What is he doing here?" Sev whispered, his black eyes gleaming as he saw Sirius back away from the stairs a bit.
"A cousin or something. Father invites everyone here for Christmas day." Lucius said with a shrug. "His younger brother isn't half as bad as he is. He'll be coming to Hogwarts in a few years. HE won't disappoint the family by being sorted into Gryffindor." Sev didn't have to look at Lucius to know that he was sneering. They reached the foot of the stairs to find Sirius's dark eyes narrowed at them.
"Now, now, Sirius. Don't you know how to behave at anther person's home?" Lucius asked with a smile.
"Yes, glaring at your host is most inappropriate." Sev added.
"Though a disgrace like him wouldn't know better I suppose." Lucius said with a sigh. He started to walk past Sirius and shook his head.
"I know how to treat people, Malfoy. It's you who is the disgrace. You and the whole family." Sirius said in a soft voice.
"Oh really, and why is that?" Lucius asked as he spun around.
"Because you're a bunch of hypocrites. You give money to charities you don't believe in then boss those stupid house elves around. Do you know what the goal of my families House Elf is, Snape?" Sirius demanded, as he suddenly looked Sev in the eyes for the first time since their first Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
"Don't badger my company. Black." Lucius hissed. Sirius ignored Lucius, his dark gaze barring into Sev's.
"Do you know, Snape?" He asked and took a step toward the other dark- haired boy.
"No." Sev said finally. Sirius nodded.
"I didn't think you would. His goal in life is to have his head put on the wall in our house." Sirius said. His eyes became dark. "They think that's what's right for them. They think it's right for them to be treated like they aren't equal just because they're stupid, which isn't even their fault because we won't let them learn-"
"Stop making such an uproar, Black." Lucius said, reminding Sev that he was still there. "It's uncivilized."
"Then I'm uncivilized!" Sirius hissed. "I'm uncivilized because I think House Elves should be treated fairly, and werewolves and Muggles, yes Malfoy Muggles. They aren't stupid. They have the right ideas; look at what happened in America recently. Their civil rights movement, it's brilliant. People helping people who have been stomped on all their lives. If we just tried that we could do it. Don't you see, Snape? I thought maybe you would because your family wasn't rich because you uncle has some sense. He didn't want your families' money because he didn't believe it what was happening to get it. It's wrong, Snape! I thought maybe you saw that, but I guess you haven't." Here Sirius stopped to take in a deep breath to calm himself. He looked at Sev carefully. "Unless you do know it and you just pretend to be ignorant. If you do that's worse then being one of them because they don't know better. Do you know, Snape? Are you just pretending?" Sirius demanded. Sev kept his face calm. He saw past Sirius to Lucius who looked outraged. Sirius took anther step toward Sev. He wanted to see what was happening inside Sev, he wanted to see outrage, fear, passion or something. Too bad Sev would never give that to him.
"Sirius Black!" a shrill voice pieced the air and made both of the dark- haired break their gaze. A tall woman with flashing eyes came running over to Sirius and glowered at him. "How dare you! It's bad enough you spout this garage at home but here, where we are guests." She took a breath; she was literally shaking with rage.
"It isn't garage, mother. It's the truth." Sirius said.
"Enough!" She hissed. "Your going home and that is that." She grabbed him and pulled him over to the fireplace.
"Think about it, Snape. I think you know." Sirius called as he was then pushed into the fireplace and disappeared. Mrs. Black turned around, her face flushed and eyes were like black fire. She saw everyone was looking at her.
"Heh, children." She said with a smile. "I'm so sorry he said that. It's that school. They need to be much more selective. It really is a nuisance when you teach a child then they come home and say such horrible things."
"Of course." Mrs. Malfoy said as she put a hand on Mrs. Black's shoulder. "Though I am so glad our Draco came home alright, and look at his friend Severus Snape. Both of them perfectly normal with the right kind of ideas." The tall blond women said as other people nodded their agreement. Sev simply looked at Lucius who was nodding.
"I would NEVER want to disgrace my family." He drawled. His mother and started to lead people to the dinning room.
"What riffraff." Lucius said to Sev. "I mean the only thing he could have done that would have been worse is brought Lupin as his date. Filthy half- breed." Lucius said.
"Yes, would be terrible." Sev said as he walked into the kitchen. He could only imagine the punishment Sirius would be receiving later. Severus didn't feel very hungry during dinner, which was easily concealed by the fact that he never ate all that much to begin with. Sev did know and he understood Sirius' point. The whole situation was ridicules and the contestation at the table only proved it. He felt almost bad for not saying anything, but not that bad. Being friends with the dream team would never help him. It would only hurt him, he needed to protect himself, and he would not force his uncle to do it. He was relieved when dinner was over and people left. He and Lucius went upstairs and pretended to get into bed till they heard Lucius parents come up the stairs arguing. Lucius said that they always argued; it didn't bother him.
~It means stability. ~ Sev thought as he saw his friend read a magazine. Finally the noise ceased and Lucius swung his legs off his bed. The Malfoys had plenty of rooms but Lucius said he wanted Sev to stay in his room so he could make sure he got a proper night sleep and didn't waste his whole vacation reading. Mrs. Malfoy had found this very amusing till she saw just how much Sev did enjoy reading, and then she had been shocked.
"He's such a studious little boy." She has whispered to one of the many family members only a few hours before.
"Ready?" Lucius asked. Sev nodded and they headed downstairs. They crept through many rooms till they reached the study. Sev wasn't sure if they would really find anything. To him Mr. Malfoy seemed like the type of man who would lock up anything that he deemed of importance, then again Lucius had found many things that his father didn't want him to find before. The room was fairly large; with books that lined the walls till they reached a window, which seemed purposeless for it was always covered by heavy velvet drapes. There where some high backed chairs and wooden tables in the room and in the middle of it all sat Mr. Malfoy's desk. Sev smiled a bit as he rested his hand on the cool Mahogany. Here, he could work.
"You check the desk and I'll look through books." He said. Lucius nodded. He knew it was against Sev principals to look through adults' things unless there was no other way and besides he could scan books much faster then Lucius could. They set to work, Sev scanning the titles and Lucius looking through the large desk. Lucius sighed after he looked through yet anther- hidden drawer.
"Good God, Sev it must be early morning now. Let's give it a rest." He asked.
"Five more minuets, Lucius. That's all then I'll give up for the rest of vacation." The blond thought this over and then nodded. It would be nice to have Sev not worrying about this Lord Voldamort for a few days. He continued his search knowing that Sev hadn't stopped his. Suddenly he found a small piece of parchment. "Hello, and what are you?" He asked softly. The parchment his father and his friends used was different, thicker and well richer. This was older and much more thin. He was about to open it when the lights snapped on.
"Good morning boys, what are you up too?" Lucius felt fear rack through him as he saw his father at the door, gray eyes steely.
"We where looking for something." Sev said. Mr. Malfoy raised an eyebrow as he walked in. He was a tall man unlike Lucius who was slighter, more like his mother. Mr. Malfoy had a commanding presence and Lucius thought that Sev ought to be more afraid then he seemed.
"Really, pray tell me what. Perhaps I can help you find it." Mr. Malfoy said, an eerie smile on his face. Sev sighed a bit. It was quite clear to him that Lucius' father was not quite all there. The man's eyes may not have darted to and fro like Avery's but they didn't need to, it was far too obvious.
"We where looking for information on Lord Voldamort." Sev said. He decided on the direct approach. He found this had very interesting affects on adults. He was glad to find that this situation did not bear different effects. Mr. Malfoy blinked at Sev for a minuet. Lucius watched on, his gray eyes darting between his friend and his father. Suddenly Mr. Malfoy started to cackle. Yes cackle. His laugh was not easy and low like Lucius, or small and nervous like his wife's. It was a cackle that would do William Shakespeare's witches proud. Mr. Malfoy stopped and smiled at Sev.
"So you want to know about Voldamort?" He asked and took a step toward Sev.
"Yes sir." Sev said, hoping that he would not be getting himself and Lucius into any more trouble. With a person like Lucius father reaction is, unfortunately unpredictable. Almost like playing Russian roulette, you never knew if what you said would have a bullet flying at your temple or the safe soft "click" of a gun. Mr. Malfoy nodded a bit to himself as his smile grew. His gray eyes scanned the room. Finally he took Sev by the color of his shirt.
" I'll be sure to tell him that." Mr. Malfoy said as his unblinking eyes bore into Sev's. "You boys run up to bed now. You won't find anything here, maybe if your good I'll tell you later." Mr. Malfoy started to laugh again as he released Sev. " Go on now, up to bed." He laughed again as Lucius handed him the paper and hurried out the door. "I'll tell your mother to let you sleep in." Lucius then nodded and shut the door. Mr. Malfoy laugh continued and sent a chill up Sev's spine. The boys hurried up into Lucius room and after he had shut the door Sev said.
"Malfoy, your father has to be one of the craziest men I have ever seen."
"You should see what he does to people he doesn't like." Lucius said as he slipped into bed.
~*~
The rest of the year passed quickly. Tests, studies, pranks and scraps made the time fly for Sev and before he knew it was time for him to leave the school that he was actually starting to grow quite fond of. The ride home was much different then the ride to school. Sev sat in a compartment with Lucius and their friends. There was no Peter Pettigrew running in, or any of the other self proclaimed Marauders. Sirius seemed to have realized that Sev wasn't going to join him in his proclamations against the unfair treatment of House Elves. Sev knew too much about the unfair treatment of the poor to say anything. The train stopped and after saying goodbye to his friends he walked toward his uncle.
"How was your year?" Cyrus asked as he fell into step with the boy.
"It was interesting." Sev said simply. Cyrus smiled.
"Good."
Wheee, anther chapter done. Sorry this took so long. I just did a rough outline of what I want to happen in this story and the next two parts of it. Yep there will be two parts after this. I hope this chapter was pretty allright, I'm sorry to rush through Sev's first year but I need to move on, I have a lot to write and I need to get past the next to years, which might be a lot shorter then what I wrote for this one.
If you have any ideas for what you want to happen in the next two years (2nd and 3rd) then please tell me. I could use some input. THANKS EVERYONE!
Be on the lookout for the next chapter, which will start Sev's second year!!!
~Rosaline