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The noise in the Common was explosive. "Come on! Tell us what you done! How on earth did you manage this?" Harry, Ron and Hermione were asked. The three just smiled at each other and said nothing, but Harry had a feeling that he was going to be in major trouble with his dad. And Draco wasn't going to be very pleased either. Harry briefly wondered if this would set their friendship back any, but quickly decided that he didn't care. Now the shock had worn off he was no longer just going to accept everything. I mean, how could HE be Severus Snape's son and Draco Malfoy's twin? And if he was, then what about James Potter? How did he fit into this whole mess? Harry wanted answers, but he wasn't brave enough to ask Severus for them. He'd have to ask Dumbledore tomorrow, once everyone had gone home and he and Draco had stayed behind. And they'd be going off to stay with "Tom" after that... Harry visibly paled at the thought and Hermione put a hand on his arm.
"What's wrong, Harry?" she asked.
Harry managed to give her a weak smile. "Just a bit shocked at everything that's happened," he told her truthfully and let her think he was talking about the Philosophers Stone, which he wasn't. She smiled back at him just as McGonagall entered the Common Room and put an end to the party.
Walking up to the dormitory with Ron, Harry realised that all his stiff was still down in Snape's quarters but the House elves had put him out a pair of pyjamas. He quickly changed and fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow, despite all his worries and fears about the upcoming few days and weeks.
The next morning dawned bright and cool and luckily for Harry, the House elves had once again left some clothes out for him. A pair of jeans and a blue t-shirt – they seemed to have better taste than Severus did. His other dorm mates were waking as well, all doing last minute packing, since they were going home today.
"Hey, Harry?" Neville asked. "Where's all your stuff?"
"Oh, I'm staying here for the holidays, so Professor Dumbledore moved it to a different room for me already," Harry told them all. "And if I'm going to be stuck with teachers all summer then I want letters! I need some sanity, or insanity might be more of the case! Basically I'll need something to do, so make sure that you all write!" Harry told them.
Dean laughed. "Don't worry Harry, we will. I'll need someway to keep in touch with the wizarding world, so don't worry, you'll receive plenty of owls from me," Dean told him.
"Harry? Going to walk down to the station with us?" Seamus asked.
"Yeah, I might as well, I've got nothing better to do," Harry decided, plus it meant that he could avoid Severus and Draco for even longer.
With that, all the first-year Gryffindor boys went down to breakfast, all talking about the holidays and promising to write to each other. After sharing a dorm for a year, close friendships had developed, and even though they didn't admit it to each other, they knew that they were going to miss one another. The girls were more open about such things and many were teary eyed. When they found out that Harry was staying at Hogwarts over the summer, Lavender and Paravati hugged him and promised that they would also write. Hermione said that she would as well, but Harry already knew that she would. Lavender and Paravati he didn't know all that well, as they tended just to stick together all the time but he was already looking forward to their letters as well. He didn't know how he was going to survive a summer with Severus and Draco. It was starting to sound more and more like hell all the time. But it was better than the Dursley's, anything was better than the Dursley's, even hell!
Walking back from the train station with Hagrid, Harry felt a sense of dread pierce his heart and began to drag his steps, trying to take as much time as possible to get back to the castle. Hagrid noticed this and slowed his steps as well and Harry struck up a conversation about Norbert, deciding that it was a topic Hagrid could about for ages and that it would be impolite to leave in the middle of a conversation.
So, an hour later, Severus found Harry in the Great Hall talking to Hagrid and the topic had moved on to Magical Creatures in general, a favourite topic of Harry's. Harry froze up when he saw his Father, but Severus didn't look mad, he had a calm neutral look on his face, which Harry decided did not look good for him. Severus motioned that he should follow him with his head and Harry said a hasty good-bye to Hagrid before hurrying to follow his Father back down to his quarters. Severus sent him too his room with a hard swat to his backside and Harry resisted the urge to whimper. That had hurt.
Draco looked up from where he was packing his case when Harry walked in, rubbing his bottom. That one smack had hurt terribly but he said nothing and just got to work on packing his own trunk. He was not looking forward to going and staying with "Tom", but there wasn't much he could do about it. He noted absent-mindedly that the House elves had fixed Dudley's old clothes so that they looked like they were new and were now the right size for him. He grinned at, and actually couldn't wait to go shopping to get some new clothes. He realised that he could get whatever he liked, and that even if it wasn't his size, the house elves could change it for him.
Draco tried to start a conversation a few times, but Harry wasn't very responsive so he gave up after a while. Both boys, however, stood hesitantly when Severus entered the room. Severus ignored Draco and instead focussed his attention on Harry. "Be grateful that we have to leave soon, otherwise you and I would have been having a very long conversation," he was told and Harry had the feeling that there wouldn't have been much talking done in the conversation. Draco shot him a worried glance but Harry just nodded to Severus and studied his feet.
All to soon, Harry was getting his first lesson in how to use floo powder. "Can people travel together?" he suddenly asked. He had been very quiet up until that point.
"Of course," Severus told him, "If they stand close together and hold onto each other.
"Well... could me and Draco possibly go together first, and then you follow with the trunks?" he asked hesitantly. Looking at both Draco and Severus.
"Yeah, good idea," Draco told him, and dragged Harry into the fireplace. Draco grabbed the floo powder and spoke clearly "Riddle House!" and the two began to spin, to land on their faces a couple of minutes later. They were helped to their feet by one Tom Riddle and were stood in front of him when their father arrived a minute later.
Severus smiled at Tom, who clasped him lightly on the arm. "I'm afraid I can't stay, I need to get going immediately. The boys wouldn't be any trouble," Severus told Tom, whilst shooting Harry and Draco a look that clearly stated that if their was any trouble, their would also be trouble to pay when he got back. Severus then gave them both a quick hug, which Harry had to concentrate really hard on not to flinch away and left.
Harry and Draco shared a look and then glanced at Tom, who cleared his throat. "Well then, lets get you settled in shall we. The house elves have already taken your trunks, so I'll show you to your room."
Harry guessed that this meant that they were sharing once more, and despite the promise only a few days earlier to be friends, Harry had a feeling that it wasn't such a good idea. These were going to be a long few days...
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!
'Mes – thank you! They're at Tom's now – a sure spell for trouble!
Lainie xox – glad you like it!
Charley4 – he's not too happy, but nothing major in this chapter!"
Palanmenel – At Toms now!
Byproduct of Evil – update at last, glad you like it!
Cataclysmic – Thanks!
VampCat – Continued, after a very long gap, I will admit!
Krazymelmo5385 – updated, but not soon!
Pixyfairy – more coming up!
Padawan Jan-AQ – more, and they're not, well Snape at least...
Parselmouth – glad you like it, and they're at Tom's!
Chocolover – continued!
Sword Wielder – Firebreath – The Dursley's and Malfoy's will be explained later.
Moo – more!
Dreamgirl4 – Finally updated!
Fuzzlebub85 – here it is at least!
TeenTypist – weird is good, it's different!
HecateDeMort – More written!
ONCE MORE, SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG – PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW!
The noise in the Common was explosive. "Come on! Tell us what you done! How on earth did you manage this?" Harry, Ron and Hermione were asked. The three just smiled at each other and said nothing, but Harry had a feeling that he was going to be in major trouble with his dad. And Draco wasn't going to be very pleased either. Harry briefly wondered if this would set their friendship back any, but quickly decided that he didn't care. Now the shock had worn off he was no longer just going to accept everything. I mean, how could HE be Severus Snape's son and Draco Malfoy's twin? And if he was, then what about James Potter? How did he fit into this whole mess? Harry wanted answers, but he wasn't brave enough to ask Severus for them. He'd have to ask Dumbledore tomorrow, once everyone had gone home and he and Draco had stayed behind. And they'd be going off to stay with "Tom" after that... Harry visibly paled at the thought and Hermione put a hand on his arm.
"What's wrong, Harry?" she asked.
Harry managed to give her a weak smile. "Just a bit shocked at everything that's happened," he told her truthfully and let her think he was talking about the Philosophers Stone, which he wasn't. She smiled back at him just as McGonagall entered the Common Room and put an end to the party.
Walking up to the dormitory with Ron, Harry realised that all his stiff was still down in Snape's quarters but the House elves had put him out a pair of pyjamas. He quickly changed and fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow, despite all his worries and fears about the upcoming few days and weeks.
The next morning dawned bright and cool and luckily for Harry, the House elves had once again left some clothes out for him. A pair of jeans and a blue t-shirt – they seemed to have better taste than Severus did. His other dorm mates were waking as well, all doing last minute packing, since they were going home today.
"Hey, Harry?" Neville asked. "Where's all your stuff?"
"Oh, I'm staying here for the holidays, so Professor Dumbledore moved it to a different room for me already," Harry told them all. "And if I'm going to be stuck with teachers all summer then I want letters! I need some sanity, or insanity might be more of the case! Basically I'll need something to do, so make sure that you all write!" Harry told them.
Dean laughed. "Don't worry Harry, we will. I'll need someway to keep in touch with the wizarding world, so don't worry, you'll receive plenty of owls from me," Dean told him.
"Harry? Going to walk down to the station with us?" Seamus asked.
"Yeah, I might as well, I've got nothing better to do," Harry decided, plus it meant that he could avoid Severus and Draco for even longer.
With that, all the first-year Gryffindor boys went down to breakfast, all talking about the holidays and promising to write to each other. After sharing a dorm for a year, close friendships had developed, and even though they didn't admit it to each other, they knew that they were going to miss one another. The girls were more open about such things and many were teary eyed. When they found out that Harry was staying at Hogwarts over the summer, Lavender and Paravati hugged him and promised that they would also write. Hermione said that she would as well, but Harry already knew that she would. Lavender and Paravati he didn't know all that well, as they tended just to stick together all the time but he was already looking forward to their letters as well. He didn't know how he was going to survive a summer with Severus and Draco. It was starting to sound more and more like hell all the time. But it was better than the Dursley's, anything was better than the Dursley's, even hell!
Walking back from the train station with Hagrid, Harry felt a sense of dread pierce his heart and began to drag his steps, trying to take as much time as possible to get back to the castle. Hagrid noticed this and slowed his steps as well and Harry struck up a conversation about Norbert, deciding that it was a topic Hagrid could about for ages and that it would be impolite to leave in the middle of a conversation.
So, an hour later, Severus found Harry in the Great Hall talking to Hagrid and the topic had moved on to Magical Creatures in general, a favourite topic of Harry's. Harry froze up when he saw his Father, but Severus didn't look mad, he had a calm neutral look on his face, which Harry decided did not look good for him. Severus motioned that he should follow him with his head and Harry said a hasty good-bye to Hagrid before hurrying to follow his Father back down to his quarters. Severus sent him too his room with a hard swat to his backside and Harry resisted the urge to whimper. That had hurt.
Draco looked up from where he was packing his case when Harry walked in, rubbing his bottom. That one smack had hurt terribly but he said nothing and just got to work on packing his own trunk. He was not looking forward to going and staying with "Tom", but there wasn't much he could do about it. He noted absent-mindedly that the House elves had fixed Dudley's old clothes so that they looked like they were new and were now the right size for him. He grinned at, and actually couldn't wait to go shopping to get some new clothes. He realised that he could get whatever he liked, and that even if it wasn't his size, the house elves could change it for him.
Draco tried to start a conversation a few times, but Harry wasn't very responsive so he gave up after a while. Both boys, however, stood hesitantly when Severus entered the room. Severus ignored Draco and instead focussed his attention on Harry. "Be grateful that we have to leave soon, otherwise you and I would have been having a very long conversation," he was told and Harry had the feeling that there wouldn't have been much talking done in the conversation. Draco shot him a worried glance but Harry just nodded to Severus and studied his feet.
All to soon, Harry was getting his first lesson in how to use floo powder. "Can people travel together?" he suddenly asked. He had been very quiet up until that point.
"Of course," Severus told him, "If they stand close together and hold onto each other.
"Well... could me and Draco possibly go together first, and then you follow with the trunks?" he asked hesitantly. Looking at both Draco and Severus.
"Yeah, good idea," Draco told him, and dragged Harry into the fireplace. Draco grabbed the floo powder and spoke clearly "Riddle House!" and the two began to spin, to land on their faces a couple of minutes later. They were helped to their feet by one Tom Riddle and were stood in front of him when their father arrived a minute later.
Severus smiled at Tom, who clasped him lightly on the arm. "I'm afraid I can't stay, I need to get going immediately. The boys wouldn't be any trouble," Severus told Tom, whilst shooting Harry and Draco a look that clearly stated that if their was any trouble, their would also be trouble to pay when he got back. Severus then gave them both a quick hug, which Harry had to concentrate really hard on not to flinch away and left.
Harry and Draco shared a look and then glanced at Tom, who cleared his throat. "Well then, lets get you settled in shall we. The house elves have already taken your trunks, so I'll show you to your room."
Harry guessed that this meant that they were sharing once more, and despite the promise only a few days earlier to be friends, Harry had a feeling that it wasn't such a good idea. These were going to be a long few days...
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!