New Neighbor
Chapter 10
"What's gotten into you?" Hermione cornered me in the hallway the next morning, looking like she had just caught Ron cheating on her with a Slytherin. "Why did you yell at poor Headmaster Dumbledore?!"
"He is not poor Hermione, and you know it." I retorted. She growled at me and I smirked. "But if you really want to know why.... meet me down in Eryk's rooms tonight. Bring Ron with you."
"Fine." She stalked away and I snorted. "Uhm..." She turned back around, looking sheepish. "Where are they?"
"Moony's old rooms. By the Defense room." She nodded and stalked away again. Before I could start towards Transfiguration again, another person interrupted me.
"So you're angry with the Headmaster." Draco Malfoy was leaning against the wall a few feet away from me, sneering for all he was worth. "What on earth did the old man do to upset you, oh boy wonder?"
"That is none of your business ferret." Draco scowled. "What do you want, I'm going to be late for Transfiguration." Draco's scowl disappeared and he sighed.
"I just wanted to apologize to you for everything that I've done." My eyes widened in surprise. "I've been disowned for refusing to become a Deatheater."
"Why? I thought you wanted..."
"To what? Cower in front of a hypocrite? Be cursed for trying my best, which would never be enough for him? No thank you!" I smirked. "But don't think I'm on your side Potter!"
"No, I wouldn't think you would be." Draco smirked. "I'm not even sure what side I'm on anymore." I stalked past Draco, who fell into step beside me.
"What do you mean? Are you turning Dark?"
"No. Look, I don't have time to explain. Meet me in Professor Snape's rooms tonight around eleven." Draco cocked an eyebrow.
"Severus?"
"No, the other one." We both laughed. "I'll see you tonight?"
"Of course." We went our separate ways and I was only ten minutes late for Transfiguration.
~~Later that night~~
"Explain." Hermione commanded as we settled around Eryk's fireplace. I sighed. Ron was looking between Hermione and me with interest. "Please?"
"Fine." I growled. "Dumbledore betrayed me." Ron gaped. "He hid the truth about me parentage as well as certain facts."
"He wouldn't!" Hermione exclaimed. Eryk, who had entered moments before merely smirked. I motioned for him to sit and I continued.
"You see, James wasn't the only person my mum was with." I began. "She was with Eryk for quite a while. Dumbledore disapproved because of Eryk's fathers association with Voldie." Eryk held up a hand and I let him continue.
"Lily was related to James, you see. They were distant cousins or something." He said, getting right to the point. "James was never the heir of Gryffindor, Lily was. So Dumbledore basically ordered her to use the Fidellus Charm and she went in to hiding with James. But not before she spent one more night with me."
"James approved?" Hermione asked in shock.
"Yes. And when she went into hiding, she was pregnant. With our child." Hermione and Ron both gasped. "James agreed to say it was his, to keep the child out of both Voldemort's and Dumbledore's hands."
"But it was yours! And when Lily and James were killed...."
"Dumbledore forbid me from contacting Harry or claiming him. Said it was safer for him to stay with the muggles." Eryk paused and glanced at me. "And I thought it was. You see...Harry....Tom Riddle isn't the direct descendant of Slytherin, even though he has some Slytherin blood in him."
"Like James?" Eryk nodded.
"Who is then?" Hermione asked.
"I am." I gaped. "So you see, I thought that if he wasn't in the wizarding world...."
"I would be able to grow up normal then choose for myself. Except Dumbledore's intervention and the Dursleys treatment got in the way of that." I finished. Eryk nodded. I leaned back, digesting this new information.
"Please don't be mad!" Eryk pleaded. I smiled at him to reassure him and Hermione stood up.
"We'll be going now. I'll see you tomorrow Harry?" I nodded and Ron waved good-bye, still too shocked to speak.
"Thank you for telling me." Eryk smiled. "I told Draco to meet me here later...is that all right?"
"As in Malfoy?" I nodded. "Fine by me. Mind if I ask why?"
"He's been disowned or something and wants to talk about things." Eryk cocked an eyebrow. "I'm thinking of starting my own side to this bloody war."
"Good for you! Many will want to join, you know." I nodded. "Well, have fun then. And don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
TBC
Sorry about the delay in posting, but I just got back from a trip to Boston. *grins* I hope you like the story so far! There is one more surprise in store for Harry, so don't stop reading here!
Thank you to all my wonderful reviewers! I am grateful, as are my muses. I must add one more thing before I depart and work on the next chapter...there WILL BE SLASH STARTING IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE, THEN DON'T READ! ALL FLAMES WILL BE USED AS BEDDING FOR MY FERRET (DRACO) OR WILL BE THROWN IN THE FIRE!
"What's gotten into you?" Hermione cornered me in the hallway the next morning, looking like she had just caught Ron cheating on her with a Slytherin. "Why did you yell at poor Headmaster Dumbledore?!"
"He is not poor Hermione, and you know it." I retorted. She growled at me and I smirked. "But if you really want to know why.... meet me down in Eryk's rooms tonight. Bring Ron with you."
"Fine." She stalked away and I snorted. "Uhm..." She turned back around, looking sheepish. "Where are they?"
"Moony's old rooms. By the Defense room." She nodded and stalked away again. Before I could start towards Transfiguration again, another person interrupted me.
"So you're angry with the Headmaster." Draco Malfoy was leaning against the wall a few feet away from me, sneering for all he was worth. "What on earth did the old man do to upset you, oh boy wonder?"
"That is none of your business ferret." Draco scowled. "What do you want, I'm going to be late for Transfiguration." Draco's scowl disappeared and he sighed.
"I just wanted to apologize to you for everything that I've done." My eyes widened in surprise. "I've been disowned for refusing to become a Deatheater."
"Why? I thought you wanted..."
"To what? Cower in front of a hypocrite? Be cursed for trying my best, which would never be enough for him? No thank you!" I smirked. "But don't think I'm on your side Potter!"
"No, I wouldn't think you would be." Draco smirked. "I'm not even sure what side I'm on anymore." I stalked past Draco, who fell into step beside me.
"What do you mean? Are you turning Dark?"
"No. Look, I don't have time to explain. Meet me in Professor Snape's rooms tonight around eleven." Draco cocked an eyebrow.
"Severus?"
"No, the other one." We both laughed. "I'll see you tonight?"
"Of course." We went our separate ways and I was only ten minutes late for Transfiguration.
~~Later that night~~
"Explain." Hermione commanded as we settled around Eryk's fireplace. I sighed. Ron was looking between Hermione and me with interest. "Please?"
"Fine." I growled. "Dumbledore betrayed me." Ron gaped. "He hid the truth about me parentage as well as certain facts."
"He wouldn't!" Hermione exclaimed. Eryk, who had entered moments before merely smirked. I motioned for him to sit and I continued.
"You see, James wasn't the only person my mum was with." I began. "She was with Eryk for quite a while. Dumbledore disapproved because of Eryk's fathers association with Voldie." Eryk held up a hand and I let him continue.
"Lily was related to James, you see. They were distant cousins or something." He said, getting right to the point. "James was never the heir of Gryffindor, Lily was. So Dumbledore basically ordered her to use the Fidellus Charm and she went in to hiding with James. But not before she spent one more night with me."
"James approved?" Hermione asked in shock.
"Yes. And when she went into hiding, she was pregnant. With our child." Hermione and Ron both gasped. "James agreed to say it was his, to keep the child out of both Voldemort's and Dumbledore's hands."
"But it was yours! And when Lily and James were killed...."
"Dumbledore forbid me from contacting Harry or claiming him. Said it was safer for him to stay with the muggles." Eryk paused and glanced at me. "And I thought it was. You see...Harry....Tom Riddle isn't the direct descendant of Slytherin, even though he has some Slytherin blood in him."
"Like James?" Eryk nodded.
"Who is then?" Hermione asked.
"I am." I gaped. "So you see, I thought that if he wasn't in the wizarding world...."
"I would be able to grow up normal then choose for myself. Except Dumbledore's intervention and the Dursleys treatment got in the way of that." I finished. Eryk nodded. I leaned back, digesting this new information.
"Please don't be mad!" Eryk pleaded. I smiled at him to reassure him and Hermione stood up.
"We'll be going now. I'll see you tomorrow Harry?" I nodded and Ron waved good-bye, still too shocked to speak.
"Thank you for telling me." Eryk smiled. "I told Draco to meet me here later...is that all right?"
"As in Malfoy?" I nodded. "Fine by me. Mind if I ask why?"
"He's been disowned or something and wants to talk about things." Eryk cocked an eyebrow. "I'm thinking of starting my own side to this bloody war."
"Good for you! Many will want to join, you know." I nodded. "Well, have fun then. And don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
TBC
Sorry about the delay in posting, but I just got back from a trip to Boston. *grins* I hope you like the story so far! There is one more surprise in store for Harry, so don't stop reading here!
Thank you to all my wonderful reviewers! I am grateful, as are my muses. I must add one more thing before I depart and work on the next chapter...there WILL BE SLASH STARTING IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!! IF YOU DON'T LIKE, THEN DON'T READ! ALL FLAMES WILL BE USED AS BEDDING FOR MY FERRET (DRACO) OR WILL BE THROWN IN THE FIRE!