Dark Child
I don't own a thing, not Harry Potter or any other characters besides Malcolm Shiri, some of the student body and some of Malignitas' teachers, so there is absolutely no reason to sue me! Just thought I should make that clear.
"People talking".
Dumbledore's thoughts
R&R
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(A/N: For those who don't know, Malignitas Facies Tudor is Harry Potter)
Let us have a BIG applause for my wonderful Beta, Lerafea.
Previously in Dark Child:
"The supplies, Draco!" was the command. Draco eyes widened with surprise.
"Oh, oh of course, right away!"
With everything in hand, the two fourth year Slytherins walked out of the great hall of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry and down to the Slytherin common room. Malignitas Facies Tudor's first day at a magical school was only a few short hours away.
Chapter 8: Change the handshake to the fist.
Malignitas first day went almost creak-free. Aside from the occasional giggling teenage girl, curious males and watchful teachers, he found himself left alone most of the time.
He was satisfied with the room he had to share with Draco. Furnished with two beds, a fireplace, a sofa and a set of chairs in front of the fireplace, it suited the Slytherin boy's needs perfectly. The walls were painted with a dark green hue, and the furniture was of the Victorian style. Against the far left wall of the room, was a charmed bookshelf which contained copies of all the books in the school library. There was, needless to say, a private bathroom complete with a shower and bathtub for the boys to share.
The first thing Malignitas had done after making himself comfortable, was something he had never been allowed to at Pracepta; taking a long warm bath. He also made more copies of his school uniform. He had only gotten one from Snape and wasn't about to use to same set of robes throughout the entire term.
He did seem to have a certain knack at copying things -- like the letter he had received from his father. The young man had duplicated it while he walked with Snape through the woods. It wasn't like he could let the old coot read the letter without knowing its contents, he had to be prepared for questions about the letter which could sustain important information about his supposed background which his father had not told him about.
Malignitas read the letter later that night, after Draco had fallen off to sleep. He had let his element teacher Lorey (Lorh-e-ei) Naicaac perform some elfin magic to make his night vision almost perfect so he didn't need to have the light on, something which would have kept Draco awake.
But the letter's contents didn't worry him; it only held innocent information about his background and schooldays at Hillmore School of Magic. But he memorised the contents of it anyway and burned the letter immediately afterwards.
The most enjoyable Malignitas remembered from his first day at the magical school, was his 'verbal fight' with the three famous lions.
Flashback.
Malignitas and Draco were walking from their Charms class to their next lesson which happened to be Potions with Ravenclaws, when they accidentally bumped into the trio.
"Watch where you're going, Weasel!" Draco sneered, glaring angrily at Weasley after nearly being knocked over by the taller boy.
"Fuck you, ferret!" The red head retorted with his usual 'vast' vocabulary. He stepped towards Draco, snarling like a rabies-infected dog with Malcolm and Hermione right behind him.
Malignitas stepped in between Draco and the incensed Gryffindor. "Now that we have successfully managed to name two animals, perhaps it would be best for us to get to the next class…" Malignitas suggested calmly as he glanced from Granger to Weasley before letting his vision fall on Shiri with an elegantly-raised eyebrow.
"Who do you think you are, Tudor? Think you are better than us, do you? You're just a snake. A slimy snake that doesn't deserve to be here. This isn't a school for dark wizards like you and your Death Eater friends!"
Apparently Malcolm Shiri didn't like Malignitas all that much.
"You have my utmost gratitude… Iry was it?" Malignitas replied, undisturbed by the Gryffindor's harsh words.
"Shiri!" he snapped, sneering.
"Ah, well now Shiry, I really ought to thank you for that extremely useful information about my person, I simply had no idea! But I'm awfully sorry to say that Draco and I have to leave your lovely and intelligent company to go to our next class, adjø!"
And with that he went passed them without a care in the world. Draco followed right behind, but remembered to send his three most 'favoured' people in the world a real Malfoy smirk.
"Adjø? What is that supposed to mean?" Weasel's angry and confused voice was the last thing Malignitas heard before he turned the corner.
End flashback
Malignitas found Snape's Potion class just a bit more entertaining than the potion lessons he had had with Lee Meanlock, he didn't miss the healing part of the lessons either.
At first he had found Severus Snape a bitter and grumpy man, but after his first lesson with him he looked at the potion master in a whole new light. In fact, Malignitas found Severus funny!
He didn't know what to expect from the class, boring and regular yes, but not entertaining.
Flashback
Draco and Malignitas seated themselves at the back of the room as Snape stormed into the classroom with his robes swirling around him, making him look very much like an overgrown bat.
"Turn to page 138. The instructions are at the board, let us see if you might, against all odds, manage to make this second year potion successfully."
The class was going as normal until a certain Mr. Goodweil's cauldron, filled with morbus potion blew up.
"Mr. Goodweil, might there be a possibility that you added Bellroot before you turned the heat off?" Snape was in the Ravenclaw's face faster than humanly possible.
"Yes Sir, but-"
"And might there be a possibility that you didn't pay attention to a word I said about not adding the bellroot before you turned said heat off?"
"Yes, but-"
"And would that not make you responsible for this small explosion and thus warrant a detention with Mr. Filch?"
"Sir, but-"
"Then, I'm right. You deserve this detention I'm giving you and the 30 points I am taking from Ravenclaw. Clean this up and move on with your aimless existence."
"But-"
"And stop saying but, the only ass in this room is you!"
End flashback
Malignitas smiled to himself and promised that if he ever had a bad day, Snape's class would be the one where he could get entertained the most.
All in all, Malignitas was quite pleased with his first day at Hogwarts and fell asleep in the best bed he had ever slept in that night. His combat teacher Mack Thalli would probably have big mental problems if he knew which kind of luxury Malignitas was currently given.
But there was someone who didn't have such a worry-free day. Albus Dumbledore spent most of the day wondering about the new student, the letter and trying to gather the staff to a staff-meeting.
The staff meeting room, Hogwarts
"It's nice that all of you manage to get here on such a short notice," he addressed the Hogwarts staff who was gathered in a secret room behind the headmaster's office. Many of the professors both new and old were wondering why Dumbledore had called for a meeting so early in the semester.
"The reason for this meeting is the steadily growing darkness of our world, and the newest student; Malignitas Facies Tudor.
"It has come to my attention that our school is starting to split into two, one dark and the other light section. Although the dark side in the outside world is the majority at the moment, it is a minority here at Hogwarts. Let us strive to keep it that way.
"I have spoken with the minister and we agree that I as the headmaster should expel all students I believe is or on the way at becoming dark wizards."
Some of the professors shifted in their seats, but nobody voiced their opinion about the subject. Dumbledore continued without a concern.
"This is necessary if we want to save our school and students from darkness. One dark child can changes everything to the worst. He or she will start with talking to their friends and convince them that the dark side is best. Then he/she and his/her friends will do the same to the other people they know, soon a whole year in a house could be turned against us, even an entire house. If that does happen we must keep them from gathering in old classrooms to talk and discuss their place in the world."
Dumbledore looked around the room, nobody seemed to want to speak against him, and that suited Albus just fine. He was a bit worried, however, that Minerva McGonagall hadn't spoken a word.
"Minerva, what are your feelings about this?"
McGonagall started like she hadn't been paying attention, "I..I..think it's a good idea, Albus. If we are going to get rid of the weeds, we must pull them up with the roots."
Good girl, Minerva
Here Severus Snape decided to cut in, sarcasm evident in his voice. "But how, may I ask, do you suggest we find these dark children, do you want to put up a poster?"
"No Severus, I was thinking more of constant watch. I must ask this of you; I want you, as professors, to watch and observe with keen eyes. Look for any strange and mysterious behaviour from our students and tell me of what you see. We will have a regular meeting here every Sunday to discuss this."
The staff nodded in agreement, they would do as Albus said; they would watch their students with hawk eyes.
"Now, there is also the issue of Mr. Tudor. I think you all noticed yesterday that he isn't like any other student at our school. When I received the letter from the Ministry about Mr. Tudor, I thought that he would be a good influence for this school. Now that I have met him I've stepped away from that opinion, but don't think I have stamped him as a black sheep just yet, I just want you to keep a closer eye on him than other students." The Headmaster concluded as he folded his hands together on him lap.
For obvious reasons some of his staff questioned this decision, and the Hufflepuff head wanted answers. "But Albus, how can you say this just after seeing the boy, what do you know about him?"
"What I know about him and my first impression of his person is enough for me to want to keep a close eye on him, Pomona."
"But what about the letter he gave you, Albus, I must admit that I was a bit startled when he came towards you. He didn't look to fond of you," Remus Lupin said and the Potions Master snorted in disdain.
"The letter he gave me was from his father. All information I have on Mr. Tudor has been gathered from that letter, and a letter from governor Malfoy about Mr. Tudor switching of schools.
"Our new student is named Malignitas Facies Tudor. He is son of William Tudor whose wife Marie Niel died while giving birth to Malignitas. He has lived in Norway the past 6 years of his life, but he and his family are originally from Britain. Mr. Tudor's last school was Hillmore School of Magic, which is a secret private school up in the mountains of Bergen in western Norway…"
"Secret school? That doesn't sound to… promising. I don't suppose you can try to find something about it, Albus? And having Malfoy Sr. in the mix, it's all very suspectedly." The Muggle Studies professor asked, frowning slightly.
"It might not occur to you, Jack, but when something is a secret they are then to be kept secret, ergo it is nearly impossible to find anything about this school." Snape informed the muggle-born disdainfully, his sneer evident on both his face and in his tone. But his comment alone earned him a glare from the Muggle Studies teacher.
Dumbledore cleared his throat to get the attention of the room yet again and continued his explanations.
"As I was saying, the school he went to was a secret and private school; a bit different than ours. Mr. Tudor took his OWL's last year in his third year and the results were superb. He is a prime student and, I quote his earlier teachers, has a strong personality.
"The Tudor family is an old and rich family which holds their secrets close to their hearts. I tried to find something about this William Tudor, but he isn't much of a public man. He doesn't meddle in politics, we do not know which side of the war the family is on, thought the observation through the years of the family points at neutral. The family is a pureblood family, and almost all British.
"The most interesting however, was that we thought that the last Tudor members were lost. After a long and blooded war between the Tudor's and another family, the remaining Tudor family disappeared from Britannia, probably settling in a northern country. Now that we have information that says that Mr. Tudor has lived in Norway in 6 years confirms that."
"I have no other information about Mr. Tudor and his family other than that his grandmother on his mother side recently died, her name was Lillian Niel."
"Now I ask from you, as his professors, to keep an eye on him and Mr. Malfoy whom he seems to be on a good terms with. If someone would start to make the students in this school darker, it would be Tudor and Malfoy; they have both strong personalities, power, influence and are good leaders. They could lead our school into darkness if we don't keep an eye on them." The leader of the light finished with a sober expression.
"Severus, as their head of house I give you responsibility of talking to them and trying to get their trust, I want a report from you every Sunday." He got a distant nod as an answer from the stony Potion master.
"Well, I think this meeting is over, tea anyone?" the mood change from sober to cheerful was a welcome one.
To Be Continued