Harry and Hermione stood side by side, their Avada Kedavra green eyes flashed with hatred as the family of four walked further into the room to greet the bumbling Minister. The rest of the cambions stood in a formidable V-shaped formation behind the Riddle heirs, together they followed as Harry and Hermione stormed over to their parents who were talking lowly to each other in disgust of their newest guests.
"Father, what are they doing here?" Harry snarled.
"The Minister invited them unfortunately" Lucius answered for Tom looking apologetic.
"It's my birthday!" Harry cried in outrage.
"Our birthday dear Brother" Hermione cut in smirking slightly.
"I don't want The Golden Boy of Gryffindor at my party, let alone his disgrace to magical people parents! They will ruin everything" Harry whined pathetically.
"Don't whine" Tom snapped automatically before his voice softened.
"I know you don't want them here, we didn't either, but unfortunately both Auror Potter and Auror Black were there when we invited the Minister and he took it upon himself to invite them" Tom said as he placed his hand on his son's shoulder.
"Fine" Harry grumbled as he watched James Potter laugh uproariously at something the Minister said, his wife and children smiling beside him.
"Oh look, more infestations" Hermione snickered as Sirius Black appeared along with Remus Lupin, much to their surprise Sirius and Remus walked straight past James and Lily only stopping to say hello to the two children then continuing on their way over to a few other people from the Ministry.
"Is that my ickle traitor cousin?" a voice giggled from behind them, turning around they met the polyjuiced and glamored figure of their Aunt Bellatrix. Every time they interacted with people outside of their trusted family, Bellatrix, her husband Rodolphus, his Brother Rabastan and their friend Barty Crouch Jr were forced into disguise. They had been arrested in the first war for torturing the popular Auror Frank Longbottom and his wife Healer Alice into insanity. Bellatrix and Barty's disguise were as Dion LeClair's younger siblings.
"Yes it is, and no you can't do anything, we are meant to be playing low for another few years" Tom said rolling his eyes when she pouted.
"Ew, they are heading this way" Hermione hissed nudging her Brothers side harshly.
"Ow!" Harry cried glaring at his sister before watching the Potter family walking towards them, his glare turned to his friends as they moved away to watch the drama unfold from a safe distance.
"Children" Cassi warned softly but firmly.
"Sorry Mother" the twins whispered in unison.
"Mr Potter" Lucius nodded in greeting as the family reached them, Narcissa and Draco stood around him like a true pureblood family.
"Mr Malfoy, Mr… I'm sorry I don't think I know you?" James Potter greeted the men stiffly with his wife and children behind him.
"Dion LeClair" Tom introduced himself smoothly.
"Oh, haven't you been working in the law department at the Ministry?" Sirius asked as he and Remus walked up behind James.
"Yes, that's right" he smiled before noticing everyone's eyes on the unintroduced.
"Oh, how rude of me, this is my sister Laurie and her husband Calem" Tom smiled introducing Bellatrix and Rodolphus.
"Pleasure to meet you" James, Lily, Sirius and Remus murmured, the latter more politely than the former.
"And of course Mr Black you will know my Wife, Cassiopeia" Tom smiled softly as he pulled her forward to wrap his arm around her waist.
"Yes, Cousin, it is good to see you again" Sirius smiled, he didn't like most of his family but he had always been closest to Andromeda and Cassiopeia Black before he and Andromeda had been disowned.
"Hartford, Hermione" Tom said motioning them to step forward.
"These are my children, I'm sure you know them as their Professors last year" Tom said smiling at James and Lily.
"Hello Hermione, Hartford. Happy Birthday" Lily greeted politely smiling at them.
"Professor" they chorused.
"Oh no need to be so formal, we aren't at Hogwarts, call me Lily" she said before pushing her two children forward.
"Of course you know my son Henry, and this is my daughter Rose" Lily introduced them, Rose looked very much like Lily. Long fiery red hair that hung in soft waves to her waist, bright green eyes glowing much like her Mother's. Harry had always thought he had her eyes, hence why the potion had been made to give them to Hermione, but looking at the two redheaded woman now he noticed they didn't quite match, his and Hermione's were more like the killing curse whereas Lily and Rose's were softer, and slightly lighter.
"I'm not sure if you have met our children?" Tom asked Sirius and Remus.
"Mr Black, Mr Lupin, a pleasure to meet you" Hermione murmured in respect as Harry just bowed.
"It was an honor to be invited, and a Happy Birthday to you both" Sirius smiled, his grey eyes crinkled around the edges as he smiled and bowed respectfully.
"Thank you" Harry nodded before turning as he heard his name being called.
"Harry! Over here!" Theo and Blaise called out from where they stood by the massive windows overlooking the gardens with Luna, Daphne and Pansy.
"If you would excuse me" he said smiling with a nod before heading off with Draco and Hermione on his heels.
(With adults)
"Harry?" Sirius whispered as a sharp look of pain crossed over his face along with Remus and something that shocked them, James'.
"Yes, it's the nickname Hermione gave him while they were young and couldn't pronounce her own or her brothers name fully, it sort of stuck" Cassi said smiling fondly as her children laughed loudly with their friends.
"I was surprised to hear they were yours cousin" Sirius said shaking away the pain on his face, although the pain would never leave his chest, it was like a hole had been carved into his heart, not having his cub with him was the most painful thing he had experienced. The year before, when Lily and James had finally accidentally let it slip where his pup was, he had gone straight to the Dursleys house only to find they had abandoned the poor boy years ago.
"Yes well certain things dictated the secrecy" Cassi responded while Narcissa placed her hand on her sister's shoulder interrupting Sirius' mourning.
"Like their Father?" James questioned raising his eyebrows.
"James!" Lily cried out shocked as his decorum.
"Yes, I was in my final year of Hogwarts, you had graduated two years before and I went home for Yule holidays, it was a rough holiday that year, and shortly after I returned to Hogwarts I was struck down with Dragon pox" Cassi explained.
"I remember, the family was worried you wouldn't make it" Sirius whispered.
"Yes, but we were also concerned for the two beings that were growing inside me, I left Hogwarts early and when I gave birth I was told to expect them to pass, it wasn't until they were 5 or 6 that it started looking like they had a chance" Cassi smiled as Tom linked their hands and kissed her forehead.
"I met Dion here a few years ago and we became inseparable and the twins adored him from the beginning. We got married two weeks ago and he adopted the twins properly" she said grinning widely.
"I am happy for you cousin" Sirius nodding, thankfully both James and Lily were still listening in and they knew that meant the news of the twins 'life' would reach Dumbledore like they had wanted. With Cassi avoiding actually naming the twins Father it would confirm in Dumbledore's eyes that she had been attacked and that the twins wouldn't know the stories of their Fathers reign of terror on the Wizarding World.
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(With children)
"I still can't believe they are here for our birthday" Harry hissed.
"It's a disgrace, they don't belong here" Draco muttered back under his breath.
"Let's show them just how wanted they are" Hermione grinned wickedly.
"I love how your mind works" Harry replied with an equally wicked grin.
"This shall be fun" Draco laughed.
"Let's show them what we can really do!" Harry and Hermione said together, the group of friends laughed heartedly together.
"So what trouble are you lot causing?" two new voices asked sounding excited, turning around Harry and Hermione came face to face with a Polyjuiced Rabastan Lestrange and Barty Crouch Jr.
"We are going to show The Potter's" Harry started
"Just how wanted they are at these events" Hermione finished, the two of them smirking wickedly.
"Ooh sounds like our kind of thing" Barty crowed gleefully.
"What should we do?" Theo asked looking around keeping eyes out for eavesdroppers who might ruin their fun, specifically the Potter's themselves or their parents.
"We should keep the prank to Henry Potter, his parents are here because they got an invite from the Minister but also they are talking with our parents still" Harry pointed out grudgingly, due to his abandonment he still harbored great resentment to his birth parents, and because of their treatment of Henry Potter, the boy had become a spoilt brat and needed to be taken down a peg, whereas Harry didn't have a problem with the youngest Potter, Rose. She hadn't even been born when James and Lily Potter abandoned their son.
"What prank can we play?" Draco asked smirking.
"We can't exactly use magic though" Harry sighed.
"Why not?" Blaise and Pansy asked curiously.
"Because although everyone 'knows' purebloods use magic outside of school we still aren't allowed, and not only is the Minister of Magic here but James Potter and Sirius Black are Aurors" Hermione explained patiently.
"But we can use magic" Rabastan grinned pointing at himself and a smirking Barty.
"That is true" Hermione smirked.
"We could add the potion that makes the drinker sing loudly to their punch?" Luna suggested happily.
"We could hex him to speak in rhymes" Blaise laughed.
"Change his clothes to ladies clothes when he's not looking?" Barty piped up much to Daphne and Pansy's amusement.
"No we have done all of those before" Harry sighed disappointed, he wanted to really make a statement.
"So you want to do something we haven't done before? That's not going to be easy" Draco commented.
"We can't use anything remotely dark either" Rabastan grumbled as he looked at the Minister then Auror Black and Potter.
"What about some of those Muggle pranks you've heard of?" Theo questioned looking at Harry.
"Ooh yes, drop paint over him? Drop glue and then feathers over him? Put laxatives in his food or drink?" Harry rattled off, his eyes glazed as he imagined each result.
"I like that last one, maybe a simple hex to enhance the smell" Rabastan sniggered.
"And a hex to trip him so he can not escape" Hermione smirked looking at Barty who lit up at having a part in the plan.
"Dobby!" Draco called, the group of troublemaking males were greeted by Draco's nursing house elf.
Old lines and rich purebloods usually had many house elves to cook, clean, and maintain their houses and wait on the Lord's, Ladies and Heirs. But each family also had a personal elf, one that helped nurse their children and act as babysitters and help the head of House, these elves were always cherished more than others especially by the children they raised. The Malfoy's one such elf was Dobby he stood at about 3 and a half feet, with large pale green eyes that resembled Muggle Tennis balls, a long nose similar to the quills they wrote with paired with bat-like pointed ears. Usually the elf wore a large green jumper with the Malfoy house sigil across the back, unless he was in trouble with Lord Lucius Malfoy in which case he would have to wear a raggedy pillow case.
Riddle house had two personal elves due to having twins and not just the single heir, Cinnamon was their primary nanny-elf named by Hermione when they first arrived at the Riddle Manor. Pippin was their second elf, he belongs to Harry named by him after his favorite hobbit.
"How can Dobby help Master Draco" Dobby asked as he bowed to the young heir, the depth of a bow showed the respect each elf held for that Witch or Wizard, when addressing the boy he had helped nurse as an infant Dobby's nose practically touched the floor.
"Dobby, run to the Potions room and retrieve the Laxative Potion will you?" Draco asked mischievously, Dobby nodded at his master with a smile and with a pop he vanished.
"Brilliant, I will distract our savior Henry 'The-Boy-Who-Lived' Potter" Harry chuckled sadistically, he winked at his grinning partners-in-crime as he straightened his robes and walked towards his classmate and rival, with a snickering Hermione hot on his heels.
"Ah Henry Potter, there you are!" Harry cried out as pompously as he could, his arms wide open in a welcoming gesture.
"What do you want Riddles?" Henry spat angrily, he wasn't happy that he had been dragged to appear, usually he enjoyed parading around as The-Boy-Who-Lived but he was not pleased about being forced to appear at the dammed Riddle's Birthday party just because the Death Eater Malfoy was inviting the Minister while his Father and Godfather were there so they got invited as well.
"That's no way to speak to the Birthday boy now is it?" Harry cooed clearly enjoying himself.
"I don't even know why I am here" Henry growled.
"Because, your Father is a tosser and got himself invited when we didn't want you here?" Hermione questioned smirking leaning over Harry's shoulder.
"Oh buzz off Riddle #1, it's not like you're anything special, at least I am The-Boy-Who-Lived, I am wanted and celebrated" Henry stuck his nose in the air.
"Oh shut up Henry, that's just embarrassing" a soft voice spoke from behind them both, turning around they faced Rose Marie Potter. She was dressed in a beautiful but simple black gown.
"What do you want?" Henry snarled, his brown eyes filled with dislike when he looked at his own sister.
"Rose Potter?" Harry inquired softly seizing his chance.
"Yes that's me, and Happy Birthday to you two" she said softly smiling at the elder Slytherin.
"Thank you" Hermione smiled.
"You will be attending Hogwarts this year won't you?" Harry questioned with a raised brow, she grinned and nodded excitedly.
"Yes, I am so looking forward to it, I've heard so many stories, and also it was weird last year, both my parents are Professors at Hogwarts as you must know, so last year I lived with The Weasleys, and as much as I love it there, I missed my family"
"Yes, that must of been tough" Hermione nodded sympathetically.
"Well, maybe I will see you in my house this year" Harry grinned, winking as the girl starting giggling madly.
"NO! No sister of mine will be the house of snakes!" Henry cried angrily, glaring daggers at Harry.
"Oh do relax Potter, most people said similar things of your dear and beloved Godfather did they not? No Black before had ever been in Gryffindor" Harry chuckled.
"Father believes I will follow the family into Gryffindor but my Mother says she wouldn't be surprised with Ravenclaw" Rose spoke hesitantly after her brother's outburst.
"I'm sure no matter what you will be sorted into your rightful house" Hermione smiled.
"Thanks, I'm am nervous though, I only truly know Ginny Weasley who is joining me at Hogwarts this year" Rose admitted.
"Well, you see over there, by the old fountain?" Hermione asked as he pointed over to the left side of the room which held an old stone fountain which was now used for flowers and plants, at her nod she continued.
"Sitting next to it is a group of people your age joining this year. In the pale blue dress is Astoria Greengrass, sweet girl and younger sister to my dear friend Daphne. The boy she is talking to is Regan Harper, both will likely be in Slytherin, but Ravenclaw is a strong possibility" Harry grinned as Hermione shooed the youngest Potter towards possible friends.
"Trying to convert my sister then" Henry growled.
"Don't be ridiculous, we are merely behaving how we should, not only are we of a high social standing, our Father is a Lord and our Mother is a daughter of the Black Family, but this is a Ball in honor of us, we must act accordingly and to protocol and tradition" Harry sneered.
"Whatever, Riddle, you're a nasty Slytherin and your Father is most likely a Death Eater hoping for 'HIS' return" Henry ranted, clearly beyond listening, out of the corner of his eye Harry saw Draco approaching where they were standing, hoping Henry wouldn't see the blonde Harry strived to keep Henry's attention on himself.
"You're a very prejudiced child aren't you?" Hermione asked as she tilted her head to the side.
"You're one to speak, you walk around like you own the world and that everyone else is below you, especially Muggleborns or anyone who doesn't agree with your way of thinking" Henry snapped.
"Not really" Harry hummed.
"Just idiots like you" he smirked, Henry was too busy glaring at Harry to notice Draco emptying a small vial of a disgusting maroon coloured potion into his pumpkin juice before making a quiet getaway.
"Hey Harry! Hermione!" Theo and Pansy came running over the second Draco vanished.
"You have to come see what see what Blaise has done!" Theo laughed grabbing Harry's arm, while Pansy grabbed Hermione and proceeded to drag them away. Once they were a safe distance away Draco rejoined them.
"How long will that potion take to start working?" Theo asked.
"Maybe 5 minutes, if that" Draco shrugged.
"I can't wait for this" Hermione sniggered.
"I can't believe Potter is so rude to his sister" Harry commented.
"Really?" Luna asked giggling.
"Okay, not really but it was a shock to see it" Harry conceded.
"Here we go" Draco whispered interrupting their giggling.
"How can you tell?" Blaise asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Look at Potter" Draco smirked, and sure enough Henry Potter was shuffling uncomfortably, his face a sickly yellowish green hue, and his mud brown eyes darting around as if looking for an escape route.
Smirking Harry looked over to where Barty and Rabastan were standing, both drinking punch and pretending to be arguing playfully but by looking carefully one could see their eyes watching Henry carefully and waiting for something. Harry caught his Uncle's eyes and nodded slightly and then all he had to do was sit back and enjoy the show. Suddenly Henry took off running his hands on his stomach while his face was scrunched up in pained concentration, Barty subtlety waved his wand from his side sending a tripping hex at the panicking Gryffindor. Henry went down hard, in front of the entire ballroom, everyone of importance watched as the boy tried to get up only to trip all over again. But before anyone could come to the boys rescue it happened, the sound of his body releasing echoed around the now silent room. Henry looked up, his face full of mortification, Rabastan sent a silently cast spell to enhance everything within the small and invisible bubble that formed around Henry. The stench swept through the room causing eyes of those closest to him to water, people starting gagging and looks of disgust crossed almost everyone's faces. Henry Potter looked around in horror at everyone watching him, tears of embarrassment welled up in his eyes but he blinked them back harshly as he leapt up and ran for the floo room, with his family on his heels, Potter senior screamed he would find those responsible, Lily was heard trying to calm Henry down, and Rose was giggling silently as she tailed her family out the room. Silence was left behind before Harry, Hermione and their friends erupted into laughter.
Hey guys hope you enjoy this chapter :) let me know what you think, I am worried about this chapter, took me ages to get it to this point and I am still worried about it. Sorry for any mistakes that may be present.