Hey guys, I am so sorry that I didn't update, I totally forgot about this story. When I did remember, my muse was back so I was able to quickly get a chapter done. Thank you for the reviews and encouragement, I will reply to it at the end of this chapter.
So basically Thereon finds out a little bit more about what kind of person Dumbledore is and he has his meeting with Lord Death (a.k.a) Lord Voldemort.
Thereon realised that he didn't have any means of sneaking out of Hogwarts, he was still in the first year and only third years that were given permission by their parents or guardian could go to Hogsmeade.
"Draco, is there any way to sneak into Hogsmeade"? Thereon asked his best friend, they were sitting at the edge of the Great Lake, even though it was November and it was damn cold outside and the water was freezing, but they cast warming spells on themselves.
Draco frowned a little. "Why would you want to go to Hogsmeade"? He asked, dipping his toes into the cold lake.
"I have an appointment with someone at Hogsmeade". Thereon didn't think it would be a good idea to tell Draco about him being a Shinigami, though the blonde did know he was a Vampire, it was sort of impossible to ignore the sharp fangs and blood red eyes.
"Talk to Dumbledore then, tell him what your appointment is about and he can give you permission to leave the castle under the watch of a teacher". Draco said.
"I can't tell him, I can't really tell anybody". Thereon sighed.
"Is it a vampire thing"?
"...Yeah". Thereon said after hesitating for a little while, he wanted to tell Draco he was a Shinigami but he was scared of the reaction, he didn't want to lose the only true friend he had.
"You know I won't judge you right, I know it might be hard to believe but I think of you as my best friend, I won't want to lose you just because of what you are". Draco said quietly, dipping his cute little toes into the lake again.
Thereon was about to reply but was cut off by a little squeak from Draco.
"Draco what's wrong"?
"Something bit me". He said, hurriedly pulling his toes out of the water.
Draco's dainty toes looked a little red but otherwise they were fine.
Thereon peered into the water, trying to see what might have bit Draco.
"What creatures live in the Great Lake"? He asked.
"The giant squid, grindylows, oh and Merrows". Draco listed.
"Merrows"? Thereon asked.
"Yeah they're the grindylow's cousins but they look a lot better. They're more exotic looking than even mermaids". Draco said, rubbing some warmth back into his toes.
"I think I saw one of them near the surface". Thereon said and looked at the lake again.
"How? Merrows hardly ever come out in the broad daylight, if at all. They're very shy".
"Well I'm pretty sure I saw one of them". Thereon cast a stronger warming spell on himself and he stripped off his clothes and dived straight into the freezing lake.
Draco screamed and leaned over to look at his incredibly stupid friend. "Are you in your right mind? Do you really want to freeze to death"? Draco asked.
"I told you I saw a Merrow, you didn't believe me so I want to get evidence that it was a Merrow that nipped at your toes". Thereon shivered lightly.
Thereon dived down deep into the lake, occasionally stopping when he saw movement of any kind. After almost an hour of searching he gave up and swam back up to a worried looking Draco.
"Thereon why would you do that to me. You damn near gave me a bloody heart attack". Draco huffed.
"I just wanted to see that Merrow again". Thereon rolled his eyes and crawled onto the shore.
Draco was seriously pissed off, he turned his back on Thereon, he was giving him the silent treatment.
Thereon spelled himself dry and got dressed, then made his way to the Headmaster's office, better to leave Draco to sulk than try to talk to him right now.
Thereon said the password "Peppermint Fizz" to the gargoyle and went up the stairs.
As he neared the door he heard voices, he slowed down and listened attentively.
"What do you mean his parents are looking for him? I told you to get rid of them". Dumbledore's muffled voice said.
"Who's parents"? Thereon muttered to himself. For some reason he didn't think it would be a good idea to interrupt right now.
He went down to the dungeons to the Slytherin common room.
"Draco can I talk to you"? Thereon asked, walking to his dorm room.
"I'm not talking to you". Draco said, he was currently with Blaise, the Italian boy was lounging on Draco's bed with the blonde laying comfortably on him.
Thereon didn't even bat an eye at the position his best friend was in. It wasn't the first time he had seen the two like that.
"You just did. I'm not joking around Draco, this is important". Thereon muttered, sitting next to the couple and ignoring Blaise, as usual.
"I overheard Dumbledore, I don't know who he was talking to. He said something about getting rid of someone's parents and apparently it's not worked because they're looking for their child. I know I might be reading too much into that but it sounded really suspicious to me".
Draco pulled himself up till he was sitting on Blaise instead of laying on him. He wasn't a fool, he knew there was more to the 'light side' than what meets the eye. He didn't trust Dumbledore one bit, he had always thought of him as over-manipulative and deceitful. But this was taking it a step too far.
"I think we need to tell someone about this, an adult". Draco said.
"Don't you want to get more information first before jumping to conclusions"? Blaise said.
Thereon and Draco looked at him as if just noticing he was there, the boy was usually so quiet that his presence was often forgotten.
"And how do you suppose we do that? I can't just go back up to Dumbles' offices and listen. He's probably already done with the conversation". Thereon snapped.
"Calm down kitty, I was only making a suggestion". Blaise laughed.
Thereon very nearly bit him, that stupid infuriating smirk ever present on his face, he wanted to claw his face out.
"Don't call me that". He bared his fangs at the still smirking Italian boy. "And don't butt into conversations that has nothing to do with you".
Blaise simply pulled Draco closer to him. "It does have something to do with me, what concerns Draco concerns me. This little angle here is going to be my lovely wife in a few years, after all we are betrothed".
Draco rolled his eyes and pushed Blaise away. "You go around advertising that like it's something special, we still have about six years to go before we can get married".
Thereon huffed, this way why he hated talking to Draco when he was with Blaise, the taller boy was so distracting.
"Anyway, what Blaisé said is true, we really should find out more and I'm pretty sure you didn't manage to see Dumbledore about your mysterious appointment".
Thereon groaned, he had totally forgotten about that.
Instead of replying he ran back to the headmaster's office using his vampire speed.
He spoke the password and went up the stairs. He knocked and waited, his sensitive hearing picked up the sound of papers being hastily shoved into drawers and objects flying back onto shelves.
"Come in".
Thereon eased the door open and walked in. "I hope you don't mind Sir but I really need to talk to you". He said, trying to keep his voice quiet and meek.
"What do you want to talk about my boy"? Dumbledore said pleasantly, his blue eyes giving their trademark twinkle.
Thereon fought the urge to roll his eyes, who did this man think he was fooling?
"I have a very important appointment Sir and I need your permission to leave school".
"May I ask what this appointment is about"?
"Sorry Sir, it's confidential".
Dumbledore frowned subtly, what could be so important that he couldn't tell him. Curiosity got the better of him and he tried to delve into the boy's mind using Legilimens.
Thereon hadn't been expecting it, he felt a subtle probe at the back of his mind. He resisted smirking at the man's stupidity. Dumbles could try all wanted but he wouldn't be able to get into Thereon's mind, he had been trained at a very young age how to shield his mind and put up obstacles for anyone trying to access his mind without his permission.
Dumbledore found nothing but inky darkness, it was thick and seemed to clog all his sense with black sludge which looked to be molasses. He couldn't seem to pull out of Thereon's mind, it drew him back in and tried to drown him. After more than a little struggle he managed to break free, well Thereon released him, and he took a deep breath to try and get himself back under control. Beads of sweat rising along his skin and he gave Thereon a weak false smile. What kind of kid was this?
"Are you okay Sir"? Thereon said with false concern, reaching forward to lay a hand on his shoulder, loving the way the man flinched and moved back a little.
"Yes I'm fine, just feeling a bit poorly, must have been the muggle sweets I've been obsessed with". He said.
Thereon forced a laugh. "So what do you say about my appointment"? He asked.
"I can't just let you go to out of the school without having an idea where you are going, it's a safety procedure".
"But my parents already know about it they gave me permission". He was getting fed up, he might just have to find a way to sneak out.
"I'm sorry but until you can tell me what your appointment is about I cannot let you go, besides you need a professor to accompany you and all the Professors are always busy".
Thereon glared at the man. "Fine, thank you so much for wasting my time" (!)
Dumbledore was taken aback by the tone of voice the boy used. "That was very rude young man".
"Oh was it? I didn't notice". Thereon glared and left.
On his way back to the dungeons he bumped into his Head of House.
"Mr Le Torneau you seem to have developed a nasty habit of throwing yourself into my arms". Severus Snape sneered.
Thereon blushed all the way up to his ears. Being so close to this man was intimidating, at the same time it made him feel safe. He leaned even more into Snape's body to try and hold onto to the feeling of safety.
"Do you mind". Snape glared at him but he himself couldn't deny just how right the boy felt in his arms.
Snape pushed him away rather harshly, he shouldn't be having thoughts like that about a student, it was very dangerous, not to mention inappropriate.
"Sorry Sir I was feeling a little dizzy, I don't think I can make it to the dungeons on my own, you may have to support me Sir". Thereon said, they both knew he was lying.
"You seem to have done just fine without me so far". Severus commented flatly.
Thereon let out a false groan and swayed precariously on his feet. Severus instinctively reached out to steady him.
"Very well, I will take you to the common room". He couldn't believe he was doing this, he knew the boy was clearly faking it.
Thereon secretly grinned and then groaned again before letting his body collapse onto the floor.
Snape was next to him in an instant, lifting him gently off the floor and into his arms.
"I'm taking you to Madame Pomfrey". Snape muttered.
"No! I mean, no Sir I'm sure I'll be fine I just need to get some rest". Thereon said weakly, he inhaled the distinctive scent that was Severus Snape, a mixture of mint and belladonna, sweet and spicy yet dangerous and it made him feel heady. He just wanted to bury his face against the man's neck just to get as much of that scent as he could.
Snape hurriedly carried the boy to the dungeon. The less time he spent with him the better.
Fortunately when Severus stepped into the common room with Thereon in his arms there wasn't anyone there to witness it, everyone was in the Great Hall for dinner, which had been where Severus was headed before he was practically attacked by the clumsy vampire.
"Sir do you think you could take me to my dorm room, please, I'd be ever so grateful". Thereon batted his eyelashes at the Potions Master.
Snape practically sneered at the boy as he took him to his dorm room and deposited him carelessly on a bed, which was Draco's
"Oh Professor can you please get me a wet towel to wipe down my forehead, I'm awfully hot". Thereon said, batting his eyelashes and biting his bottom lip lightly.
Snape glared. "Don't push your luck kid". He muttered and left, trying to put as much space between him and Thereon as he could, that kid wasn't good for his mental state.
Wow that was a long chapter, man it took a lot outta me. It was so hard to find the ideas, lol. About the Merrow thing, I'm going to involve it later on, I just can't resist the idea of Thereon having a Merrow friend ever since I read that Merrow story by Spiffy Squigglemink-Mantra I just love her unusual stories, they're genius. Sorry for mistakes, I really need a beta for my stories, it's stressful doing it myself lol.
I will be replying to comments at the end of every chapter because I really do appreciate you guys taking the time to comment.
These are the reply to the reviews of chapter 2 and 3.
Lauren Saint – thank you for being my very first reviewer. I've sort of got an idea as to where I wanna take this but I'm not too entirely sure. :)
Were10 - Don't worry Harry and Draco will stay friends, they are best friends now, if I can't pair them up with each other they might as well be best friends, lol. And yes I do know Black Butler, I don't think there is any yaoi fan out there that doesn't know Black Butler lol. This is an adopted story so I don't know where the previous author was going with Shinigami thing but I am going to be going down the Black Butler Shinigami route. :)
AlwaysASlytherin – I'm glad that you like the plot of the story, I liked it too which was why I jumped at the chance to adopt it. And thank you for the idea of using the soul mates thing, it really helped me with this chapter and I might have Harry just sort of make Severus sweat a little and try to draw him to temptation, lol. As for the date Harry was found I really have no fucking clue but since you pointed it out I have been thinking about it and I will be correcting the date. He wasn't orphaned on the day he was born but 15 months after and there is now a story behind it that will be revealed later thank you for your very helpful suggestion. And thank you for reading this story and reviewing. :)
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