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Just a note to HoshiHikari;
As far as I'm aware, only Dumbledore and at a push, the Order members would know that Voldemort's real name was Riddle (as in the Chamber of Secrets Dumbledore says to Harry "Not many people would associate Lord Voldemort as the handsome young Tom Riddle" (ok that wasn't word for word but its basically what he says) So in my mind, not many would make the connection to Xavier being Voldemort's son apart from the Death Eater's children already attending Hogwarts, anyway, only Dumbledore would know who he was at this point…
Anyway im rambling now so on with Chapter 4!
Chapter 4: First day, Dumbledore and lessons.
Severus Snape watched as the young Xavier Riddle made his debut at the Slytherin table, Inwardly, he grinned like the Cheshire Cat. His lord's son was in His House! Severus tapped his fingers on his chin after taking a sip of his goblet of wine, he began to mull over his thoughts.
Dumbledore thinks Im loyal to him, how foolish he is to think I would be! My Lord asked me to be a spy for him during the last War before Dumbledore made him nearly kill his own Son! But now I can help regain his body with Malfoy much easier knowing that Xavier isn't masquerading as a Potter with the added bonus of him being a Slytherin! Things should go better than I had hoped…
Meanwhile, on the Slytherin Table, Xavier was quietly listening to the other students around him, he overheard some of the sixth years talking.
"…And as I was saying, the Potion should be ready in two months" said one of the boys
"Excellent…. hey, what you looking at small fry?" the other Slytherin boy sneered at Xavier "Keep your nose out of business that's too advanced for you to comprehend" he added with a sarcastic little laugh, thinking he was amusing…
Xavier stared at the boy, his eyes changing from brilliant green to blood red in a second
"You forget just whom you're speaking to, and what a blatant lack of respect," he snapped, the boy's face paled as he looked at Xavier, who now resembled a very young Lord Voldemort with his red eyes and a sharp tongue
"M-my-my Lord I am sorry I didn't mean to offend you," he stammered
"Silence insolent brat" Draco spoke up "No-one speaks to the Dark Lord's son unless given permission!"
"Draco that's enough" Xavier said slowly. His eyes turning from red to green again as he got a reign on his anger, to explode in the Great Hall would be unjust….
After dinner was over with, the Slytherin Seventh years took the first years to the dungeons and explained the password system, Xavier listened intently, wanting to make sure he didn't miss anything.
The students stopped when they reached a large stone snake carved into the wall
"Cognatus Castitas" the prefect said loudly "this is the password, give it to no-one outside the house, only Professor Snape knows it, he is our head of house" he explained
"Hmm that's a interesting password," said Dudley
"Its Latin Dudley" said Draco "it means Pure Blood"
"I know!" He smirked "your mum was helping me with my Latin" He grinned
"The boys dorms are down to the left, there are three boys to a room, you will find your trunks at the bottom of your beds, Riddle, the headmaster would like to speak with you and Dursely" this voice came from Professor Snape, who, in Xavier's mind, had crept in without him noticing. Xavier nodded; he and Dudley followed their head of house out of the common room
On the way there, Snape turned to Xavier and stopped him from walking
"My Lord" he said "I want you to know that whatever Dumbledore says, will most likely be a lie, I was one of your fathers most trusted advisors and I still am, I am also his spy, so I have to pretend to side with him, your aunt, Mr Malfoy and I are working on a restoration potion to help your father re-gain his body"
"I understand Snape" Xavier replied "I am also concerned that he will try and persuade me to be Harry Potter, and he will want to know why his charms aren't on me and how I know who I really am…how I am going to explain this is anyone's guess" he replied
The three of them climbed the stone staircase behind the gargoyle. Once they got to the top, Snape knocked on the door loudly three times
"Enter" Dumbledore's voice rang out loudly
Xavier strode confidently into Dumbledore's office, his expressions neatly hidden by a cold stare as he gazed around the room, his eyes finally landing on the Headmaster
"Ah. Harry, thank you for coming to see me" said Dumbledore "And you must be Dudley" He turned his grandfatherly look towards him, Dudley's fingers reflexively turned into fists and back again. Xavier flared his nostrils and didn't speak
"Well boys, please, take a seat, would you like a lemon drop?" Dumbledore asked
"No I would not" Xavier snapped "Tell me why I'm here instead of being down stairs with my fellow students?"
"Ah Harry, such anger in a child so young" Dumbledore sighed, Xavier growled
"MY NAME IS XAVIER SALAZAR RIDDLE!" he bellowed, the display of anger made his eyes go red in a flash and the lights dimmed
"Harry I don't know where you've got this notion from-" Dumbledore began
"My name is not Harry, I will not listen to you or any teachers who insist to call me by a fake name that you gave me Dumbledore. I know full well who I am and it would do you well to not forget it! Now this meeting is over, I'm going back to my Dorm and Professor Snape will follow Dudley and I!" He stormed out of the office without a backwards glance, Snape motioned for Dudley to walk in front of him and he slammed the headmaster's office door on the way out.
Xavier stormed into the Common Room about 10 minutes later with Dudley walking behind him; he threw himself into a chair beside Draco, who was reading a book on Quidditch
"What did the old coot want?" Draco asked, shutting the book and settling it down on the table beside him
"He tried to convince me I was Harry Potter, I lost it with him and stormed out, now I think its time for bed" Xavier stood up and motioned for Draco to show him the way to their bedroom.
The next morning, Xavier was up and dressed early enough to have plenty of time to get the Great Hall and wait for breakfast to arrive. He sat beside Dudley and Draco, who were in a conversation about Quidditch. Dudley noticed Xavier was very quiet
"Whats up Xavier?" he asked quietly
"Nothing Dudley, I'm fine" He replied, "Are you two done eating? We're going to be late to Transfiguration"
Xavier took a seat at the front of the room, Draco on his left, Dudley on his right. The boys noticed they were the first to the lesson and that there was a small tabby cat sitting on the desk, giving the impression it was looking at them. Xavier pulled his wand from his holster and sat it on the desk, waiting for the other students to join them.
After about five minutes, the rest of the Slytherin first years turned up with a trickle of the Gryffindors, Xavier, with a smirk, noticed that Ron wasn't there either, or he was going to be late….
Just as he suspected, As soon as the door to the room was shut by the last student who came in as the bell rang, The tabby cat on the desk began to pace, looking beadily at the students as the door went flying open
"Whoa we made it!" Ron Weasely grinned at his friend
"Can you imagine the look on McGonagall's face if we were late?" asked the boy, who had an Irish accent
"Yeah! She'd kill us!" Ron seemed to laugh
Xavier shook his head as the tabby cat from on the table jumped up and transformed into the teacher, McGonagall
"Ronald Weasely!" She tutted "Ten points from Gryffindor for lateness, same to you Mr. Finnigan, now go find your seats" she snapped, Draco smirked at Xavier, who couldn't resist it, he smirked back…
After Transfiguration, the boys had Potions, Dudley sighed as they made their way down towards the dungeons
"Why do we have to have Potions second? Why couldn't we have it first so we get a lie-in?" he groaned
"A lie in? This is coming from you, mister getting-up-at-five-in-the-morning!" Draco grinned playfully; Dudley shoved him through the door to the Potions classroom in retaliation and they took their seats.
Ron and the Finnigan boy turned up soon after they did
"Oy potter, think you're so good, sucking up to McGonagall in transfiguration! She'll see right through you, you slimy snake!" Ron called out; Xavier fought the urge to roll his eyes
"Draco? Do you know whom the Weasel is talking to?" asked Dudley "I haven't heard of a Potter in Slytherin?"
"Neither have I" Draco drawled back "Maybe the Weasel, as he is so affectionately called, has bashed his head on something? Or maybe its lack of money for good food?"
Ron snarled, his face matching his hair, he dove for Draco as professor Snape entered the room, it seemed only seconds until he was holding Ron by the robes
"Fifteen points from Gryffindor for trying to inflict injuries on another student Weasely. Now take a seat," he snarled, turning to the class-full of students, he walked to his desk and looked at them
"You are here to learn the subtle science and the fine art of Potion-Making," he said "you will not need your wands here so you can put them away, Weasely, where do you look if you want a Bezoar?" he asked sharply, Ron seemed to stutter, Xavier barely hid his smirk at the Granger girl, who had her hand in the air and was waving it around trying to get the Professor's attention.
"I don't know professor" he finally stuttered
"Didn't think to open a book did you Weasely? Well that will be ten points from Gryffindor for your incompetence…Riddle. Do you know the answer?"
"Yes Professor, a Bezoar is the stone taken from the stomach of a goat and will save you from most poisons" Xavier replied with a smile
"Excellent, ten points to Slytherin for research" Snape gave him a small smile
After a few minutes, Snape set the class with a small task; they had to make a potion that relieved headaches, something that Xavier found stupidly easy, as he stood there next to Draco, who was stirring the potion with a spoon
"Whats on your mind Xavier?" asked Draco as he added the Runespoor scales
"I was just thinking," He said "I'll tell you later when there's no-one around to overhear" he added
Just then however, one of the Gryffindor's potions exploded, showering the red half of the room in green slime that caused painful boils to appear on the affected areas
"Weasely! Did you think by not telling Mr Longbottom NOT to take the potion off the heat before adding the Porcupine Quills, that it would make you look good?" Snape was on him in a second "Twenty five points from Gryffindor for incessant stupidity" He snarled "Now everyone get out of here and the infected people best get to the Hospital Wing before I change my mind" Snape stormed through the door he had come round only half an hour ago, leaving the Slytherin's to themselves whilst the Gryffindors just moped around trying to leave the room.
