I Am Dansmesyeux Riddle
Chapter 10
TEN: Meeting of the Mini Death Eaters and Dumbledore
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Previous Chapter: "Is there something that you wish to tell me, Severus?" asked Dumbledore as he glanced around the room filed with children of all ages.
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Severus pretended to think on this matter. "No, Headmaster. I can't think of a single thing." Angel giggled and Severus turned his attention upon him. "Come here, Angel." The small boy whom reminded him a bit of Harry Potter climbed down and off the chair. He looked up at Dumbledore whom was standing in his path in fright. "Come here," Severus repeated.
"Don't wanna," Angel said timidly, but when Dumbledore moved aside Angel dashed to the Potions Master as fast as his tiny feet would allow.
Severus gladly picked him up, and then he walked to the Headmaster. "See, Angel? The Headmaster is nice." Angel refused to look up at Dumbledore and he instead buried his head in Severus's shoulder. Dumbledore shook his head sadly.
"I promise they'll only be here for two days," Severus said as he stroked Angel's matted hair to calm him down.
"I'm not worried about you keeping children here, Severus," Dumbledore clarified. "I'm worried about their reactions to being with other children outside of Voldemort's castle."
"Well then you have nothing to worry about with Angel here," Severus said. He lifted the small boy away from his arms and handed him to Dumbledore in one swift movement. "I saved him from a muggle orphanage in London."
Dumbledore allowed Angel to shift in his arms so they both could become more comfortable and he said, "You saved him? Severus, I can't say I like the sound of that statement."
"I suspected that place of abusing him, Headmaster. Angel was running for his life from that blasted woman at about one in the morning!" argued Severus. "Not to mention Angel hates being watched and touched for too long. He also fears just about everything else."
Dumbledore took one last look at Angel and saw that the orphan was sucking on his thumb and starring up at him with big, green eyes. "I never said he couldn't stay."
"What exactly are you saying, Headmaster?" inquired Severus with a hint of light sarcasm in his voice.
"I'm saying that as long as they have something to so your little friends can stay," Dumbledore said. "But I'm guessing that all the other children here are from Death Eater families?"
"Technically speaking but don't worry. None of them are trained to kill yet," Severus said, the edge of his lips curving into a small smile as he spoke.
"Mind if I talk with them a bit during breakfast?" Dumbledore asked.
At his words Angel's head perked up at the mention of food. "Can I eat too?" he asked quietly. Dumbledore set the boy down and Severus raised an eyebrow.
"Of course you get to eat," Severus answered. "Who said you couldn't?"
"Who said he could?" Blake sneered from where he lay on the floor. He got to his feet and brushed himself off as if the ground had dirtied up his perfect, silk robes.
"Headmaster, this is Blake Travers," Severus introduced. "Blake, this is Albus Dumbledore."
"Dumbledore you say?" the nine year old said, not caring that his surprise was showing. "But he's not even scary! He's just-he's just old!"
Dumbledore didn't even try to hide the amusement that he found in the situation as Severus said to Blake, "I'm sorry he disappoints you."
"Dumbledore?" chorused each and every child in the room as one. Many of their fearful expression could only be half seen from behind blankets, sheets, and even their hands.
"Run!" exclaimed Jane.
"No, don't! Dumbledore is-" Dan tried to stop everyone from running but he was pushed aside by someone. The special glasses flew from Dan's face and he panicked when the familiar darkness took over his vision. Before he hit the ground however he was caught around the waist and lifted to his feet. As the glasses were gently put back on his face he saw his savior: the twelve year old kid that Uncle Sev had brought here last night, Jamie.
"Watch after yourself, kid," Jamie said and he held out his hand. Dan took it in politeness and they shook. "You must be the Master's son, right?"
Dan knew enough about the Death Eaters and their kids to know two things in this situation. One: Jamie was talking about his father when he said 'the Master'. Two: There were no adults in his father's manor that were the parents of the Jamie and that meant that he was considered to be in a lower status.
"Hey, kid?" Jamie said, breaking his thoughts. "Are you or are you not?"
"I am," Dan said proudly.
"Well you'd better make it clear to them." Jamie pointed to the other children who hadn't even noticed that Dan had almost fallen and hurt himself.
"Everyone settle down!" Severus hollered. The room obediently fell silent and the Professor continued, "That's better. As you know this is my close friend and Headmaster of this school, Albus Dumbledore." He motioned to Dumbledore who smiled warmly, eyes holding within them a mysterious twinkle. "He wishes to talk to each of you preferably one on one but if you absolutely have a problem with this let me know. I'll arrange something."
Draco raised his hand. "Yes, Draco?"
"Professor, I feel from now on I should be referred to as Dragon," he brought up out of nowhere. Blaise and Pansy giggled while Theodore Nott and Jane snickered.
Severus blinked several times before daring to ask, "Why?"
"I feel it would help my social image," answered Draco. Severus could tell from the way he said it that it had been rehearsed beforehand.
"Well I figured that only your mother holds that privilege, Draco. Or do you want your friends to know that, that is the nickname that she gave you?" Severus replied. Draco's pale cheeks turned pink in embarrassment.
"She calls you Dragon?" teased Theodore. Few laughed at this but those who did received a glare from Severus.
"Can we please continue this?" asked the ex-Death Eater. "It's time for breakfast. Everyone form three straight lines." The children of all ages scrambled to get into three perfect lines behind their mentor and at his sides. When they finally succeeded Severus said, "Now follow me to the Great Hall." Dumbledore smiled in amusement as he followed them.
Severus couldn't say that he appreciated that he received many stares from many students that were on their way to breakfast like they were. He WAS however slightly amused when Harry Potter (whom had been walking with his father to the Great Hall) let go of his dad's hand and ran to get in the line of Death Eater kids on Severus's right.
Suddenly Severus stopped and all the children turned to Harry with a questioned look. Harry shrugged in awkwardness as James Potter pulled him away from them. Severus saw the desperate look that was clear across Harry's face, and he almost felt sorry for him.
He caught James's eye and said to the children, without looking at them, "I bet you're all starving so let us be on our way." Severus slowly turned around to lead the way but James's voice called out, "Hey, Snape!"
Severus turned around and found surprisingly that James was smiling at him, "I hope you look forward to meeting with the Ministry."
Before Severus could respond Dumbledore put a hand on his shoulder. "Keep going Severus. I'll explain later."
Without question Dan, Draco, and the others followed Severus, not bothering to perfect the lines they walked in. Dumbledore and Severus held the doors open for the thirteen children. Dan's eyes darted around the beautiful hall. It was the first time he actually got to see what the castle looked like. The Hall itself was just as large as the one in his Father's manor, or at least his father's previous manor. He'd have to ask Uncle Sev if his father had moved to a different location when he got the chance. He glanced up at the sky and saw that it was a dull gray. Was it like that outside too? Dan searched around for a window but couldn't find one that was near him.
Next to him Draco was walking slowly with the group. He kept looking over his shoulder nervously at the many teens that sat at four tables around them. Most of the stares were coming from one specific group of people that he believed to be the house known as griffinsomthing.
Severus gestured them to the front of the hall, near the teachers table. Then before their very eyes Dumbledore conjured up a small oak table and a chair for each of them. All eyes in the hall fell upon them and when he realized that none of his friends going to say anything Dan decided to step forward, "Thank you, Doubledore, sir."
"You're welcome, Dan." He turned to the other children and said, "You don't need my permission to sit down. Just have a good time while you stay here and enjoy yourselves."
There were several mutters and murmurs of "okay" and "yes, sir" as the children sat down at the table.
"Now what is missing from this table?" Dan looked up and saw a strange man that matched the familiar voice walking toward their table, carrying at least five plates full of various foods. He had brown hair that was freckled with gray and he appeared tired and ill even. His face must have betrayed his thoughts for the man said to him, "Dan, don't you remember me? I'm Remus Lupin. Severus told me that you have gotten your eyesight back and I wanted to see how you were fairing."
Something in Dan's mind clicked and he beamed up at Remus. "I'm fine, sir. How's your dog friend, Black?"
Remus's brows furrowed as he set the many dishes full of food upon the table and he asked, "How do you know about Sirius?"
"Uncle Sev told me about him," replied Dan. "He said that Black was a dirty-"
"Stop!" ordered Severus's voice. "End that sentence there, Dan, unless you want to eat a few soap bars."
"Sorry, Uncle," Dan apologized as he grabbed for a piece of bacon. "But will Lupin and Black be helping you watch after all of us? I mean there are an awful lot of us."
Before Severus could get a say in Dumbledore joined the conversation, "Why yes they will be, Dan. Or at least I plan on them helping. Now come, Remus, Severus. We have things to discuss." Dumbledore led the way to the teachers table that wasn't too far from where they stood and they both say down where they normally did but the Headmaster remained standing.
"I need everyone's attention please," said Dumbledore and the hall immediately fell silent. "Thank you." He paused before continuing. "As I'm sure you all know the war against Lord Voldemort has reached a terrible point." Nods followed his words. "With the war raging on many people here and outside this castle have lost loved ones and recently the Ministry decided to take action in order to stop this from happing more often. Though I do not agree with their decision I have no say in it and therefore I announce that on Sunday members from the Ministry will be coming in and meeting with a select few of you." The uproar from the Slytherin table was unbelievable. They knew that when he had said "a select few" he meant that they were going to search the Slytherins.
"Calm down," Dumbledore said. "I know that Sunday is very soon, about two days away even, but all they are going to do is check your forearms and then ask a few questions. It's nothing to worry about if you haven't done anything wrong."
Next to him Severus snorted. "Don't think for a second that the Slytherins will believe that Headmaster."
Remus looked over at Severus with a questioning look upon his face. "Severus, do you think that the Ministry will bother to check out your little friends over there?" he asked, pointing to the happy lot of Death Eater children who were eating and talking amongst themselves happily.
"Alas, Remus," Dumbledore said to them as the students miserably tuned back to their breakfast, "I believe that, that is exactly what they want to do."
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A/N: Look for an update soon. I'm already writing the next chapter. Also I will be posting song lyrics in the middle, beginning, and end of the next few chapters. I hope I hear from all you reviewers soon. Oh and one more thing. I'm not sure what day we are on in the story so I'm estimating it to about Friday in this chapter.
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Next Chapter: Dan and the others experience the art of painting and Severus has a talk with Dan about his father, the war, and the Ministry.