New Neighbor
Chapter 11
"Where do you think you're going Draco?" Draco cringed and turned around to face a frowning Professor Severus Snape. "And after hours, no less?"
"Why is it any of your business?" Draco snapped. Severus glared at the boy, who sighed. "I'm going to meet Potter and find out his intentions." Severus grimaced. "I'll tell you all about it later, all right?"
"Whatever. It's bad enough that Eryk has to hang around the whelp, and now you're going to start as well." Severus sighed dramatically. "Very well, proceed. But I want a full account on all that is said."
"Yes sir." Draco slipped out of the common room and made his way to Severus's twin's chambers.
~~Harry's POV~~
I was only mildly surprised when Draco showed up outside of Eryk's chambers. I let him in and motioned for him to make himself at home. He looked around the cozy room with a small half smile.
"This room is so different than Severus's." I smiled. "So, tell me. What are you mad at Dumbledore about?"
"Subtle much?" I laughed. Draco flushed and glared at me. "Dumbledore betrayed my trust. He lied about my parents and forced me to live with my muggle relatives, who hated me with a passion."
"What about your parents?" Draco asked. I cocked an eyebrow at him. "You can trust me!" I blinked. "Put a spell on me that wont let me tell anyone what you said. Even under Veritiserum or torture."
"All right." I waved my wand and muttered a spell and Draco shuddered. "Now. We'll start at the beginning."
"Okay."
"Lily never dated James, like everyone said. They were distant cousins. Lily actually went out with Eryk until she died. James knew and supported her decision, though Dumbledore did not. When he had Lily go into hiding, she went so pregnant."
"With you." Draco cut in. I nodded.
"With me...Eryk's child." Draco whistled. "No one apart from me, Eryk, Dumbledore, Lily, and now you know."
"So why did he leave you with your muggle relatives?"
"He thought I was safer with them. Not only was I the descendant of Gryffindor.... but of Slytherin as well."
"Merlin's ghost!" I chuckled. "And Voldemort?"
"Has little Slytherin blood in him. The true heirs are the Snapes, and me." Draco collapsed against the couch. "Strange huh?"
"Very." Draco paused. "Bloody hell...you're more powerful than Dumbledore and Voldemort combined!" I smirked. "But...you're not on Dumbledore's side anymore, right?"
"I'm on my own side." Draco blinked. "The war has three sides now, right? Voldemort and his Deatheaters, Dumbledore and the Order, and the Ministry. None of them are completely good. Voldemort and the Ministry for obvious reasons...and Dumbledore because he's manipulative. He tells you some things, but not the important other things."
"Yes." Draco nodded.
"I want to start a fourth side. One that complements all three of the sides. We'll work towards freedom to walk in the muggle world and the monitoring of muggle and muggle-born blood introduced like Voldemort, but we'll oppose useless killing like the Order. And the Ministry.... well.... don't know about that one yet."
"So we're basically good bad guys. Deatheater ambitions, Order way of doing things, and a dislike towards idiotic Ministers." I nodded. "Sounds good."
"All I need to do is make a mark, and find supporters." I said. Draco leaned back.
"I'll join." He said calmly. I grinned. "I've turned down Voldie, and I refuse to join the Order or the Ministry."
'Excellent! Now let's decide on a mark!"
TBC
Okay, so I decided to do it a little differently. The relationship will build up in the next few chapters, and Severus will make an appearance soon. Still got one more (okay, maybe two more) surprises for Harry!
"Where do you think you're going Draco?" Draco cringed and turned around to face a frowning Professor Severus Snape. "And after hours, no less?"
"Why is it any of your business?" Draco snapped. Severus glared at the boy, who sighed. "I'm going to meet Potter and find out his intentions." Severus grimaced. "I'll tell you all about it later, all right?"
"Whatever. It's bad enough that Eryk has to hang around the whelp, and now you're going to start as well." Severus sighed dramatically. "Very well, proceed. But I want a full account on all that is said."
"Yes sir." Draco slipped out of the common room and made his way to Severus's twin's chambers.
~~Harry's POV~~
I was only mildly surprised when Draco showed up outside of Eryk's chambers. I let him in and motioned for him to make himself at home. He looked around the cozy room with a small half smile.
"This room is so different than Severus's." I smiled. "So, tell me. What are you mad at Dumbledore about?"
"Subtle much?" I laughed. Draco flushed and glared at me. "Dumbledore betrayed my trust. He lied about my parents and forced me to live with my muggle relatives, who hated me with a passion."
"What about your parents?" Draco asked. I cocked an eyebrow at him. "You can trust me!" I blinked. "Put a spell on me that wont let me tell anyone what you said. Even under Veritiserum or torture."
"All right." I waved my wand and muttered a spell and Draco shuddered. "Now. We'll start at the beginning."
"Okay."
"Lily never dated James, like everyone said. They were distant cousins. Lily actually went out with Eryk until she died. James knew and supported her decision, though Dumbledore did not. When he had Lily go into hiding, she went so pregnant."
"With you." Draco cut in. I nodded.
"With me...Eryk's child." Draco whistled. "No one apart from me, Eryk, Dumbledore, Lily, and now you know."
"So why did he leave you with your muggle relatives?"
"He thought I was safer with them. Not only was I the descendant of Gryffindor.... but of Slytherin as well."
"Merlin's ghost!" I chuckled. "And Voldemort?"
"Has little Slytherin blood in him. The true heirs are the Snapes, and me." Draco collapsed against the couch. "Strange huh?"
"Very." Draco paused. "Bloody hell...you're more powerful than Dumbledore and Voldemort combined!" I smirked. "But...you're not on Dumbledore's side anymore, right?"
"I'm on my own side." Draco blinked. "The war has three sides now, right? Voldemort and his Deatheaters, Dumbledore and the Order, and the Ministry. None of them are completely good. Voldemort and the Ministry for obvious reasons...and Dumbledore because he's manipulative. He tells you some things, but not the important other things."
"Yes." Draco nodded.
"I want to start a fourth side. One that complements all three of the sides. We'll work towards freedom to walk in the muggle world and the monitoring of muggle and muggle-born blood introduced like Voldemort, but we'll oppose useless killing like the Order. And the Ministry.... well.... don't know about that one yet."
"So we're basically good bad guys. Deatheater ambitions, Order way of doing things, and a dislike towards idiotic Ministers." I nodded. "Sounds good."
"All I need to do is make a mark, and find supporters." I said. Draco leaned back.
"I'll join." He said calmly. I grinned. "I've turned down Voldie, and I refuse to join the Order or the Ministry."
'Excellent! Now let's decide on a mark!"
TBC
Okay, so I decided to do it a little differently. The relationship will build up in the next few chapters, and Severus will make an appearance soon. Still got one more (okay, maybe two more) surprises for Harry!