Disclaimer, Summary, Warnings and Important Notes are in chapter one.

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"speech"
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Damien didn't appear for dinner that evening. Throughout the entire meal, Narcissa was frowning in concern, Tom and Draco were acting strangely.
"If you'll excuse me, I find myself feeling a little funny." She murmured before standing and leaving the dining room.

"Damien," Narcissa called as she knocked on the boy's door, she was surprised when a House Elf appeared, it was Bonny.

"Bonny be sorry Lady Malfoy, Little Master be not letting anyone in. Bonny herself can enter only for a little while."

"Oh. Bonny, do you know what happened?"

"Bonny is not knowing. Bonny only knows Master Tom hurted him and Little Lord Draco brokeded him." Slightly confused by what could've happened, Narcissa took a step back,

"Oh dear, that explains why Tom and Draco were acting so out of sorts. Oh my, this is very worrying. How come you can't get in the room?"

"Bonny can sometimes slip through. But Little Master seems to have exploded his magics accidentally."

"Oh dear. Damien?" She murmured again knocking on the door, but he didn't reply. Begrudgingly, Narcissa left.

—LINE BREAK—

It was Christmas day and Damien was the only one not in the family room, opening presents. With a sigh, Narcissa excused herself and went to Damien's room again. She was surprised but happy to know that she could walk in. Turns out Damien's magic had worn off by that point. Knocking, Narcissa walked in. Walking over to the bed in the room, she took a seat on the edge of the bed near the curled up lump under the covers in the middle of the bed.

"I know you're awake, Damien." She murmured placing her hand on the shoulder of the lump, she removed her hand as the youth moved up the bed and appeared from under the covers. Narcissa turned and took a good look at him. His beautiful eyes were wet, puffy and sad. Bags buried beneath them. His lips were chapped and raw from chewing anxiously away on them. His skin was cold and pale. Narcissa pulled him into a hug.

"Dear, what on Merlin's grave did they do to you?"

"It..it was my own fault." His voice was hoarse as though he had been screaming, which he had.

"Will you tell me?" She asked staring into his eyes. He broke. Tears fell as he gasped his story out to the woman. "Oh, dear." They sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes until Narcissa pulled herself together. "Right, you are having a shower or maybe a bath…have a bath, it'll be nicer. Then I expect you for dinner in 2 hours. Would you like me to bring your gifts up here?"

"I have presents?"

"Of course you do! Anyway, bath. Now." She said ushering him towards his ensuite. As Damien closed the door, she let her smile fall. Her son and Tom had most definitely…messed up.

As soon as Damien closed the bathroom door, a small smile covered his face. Someone cared.

—LINE BREAK—

With a sigh, the dark-haired boy pulled himself together and opened the dining room door. He entered confidently and took a seat next to Narcissa. Draco and his father were sat opposite him, Lucius at the head of the table closest to Tom and Narcissa. As they quietly dug into the Christmas dinner,

"Draco, I am very disappointed in you."

"Excuse me, mother!" He exclaimed in confusion, before his eyes narrowed, "This is all his fault." Turning to Damien, he snarled, "What lies have you been telling her Potter?"

"Honestly, Draco." Damien sighed, flinching ever so slightly at his old name -not the venom in it, "Despite everything that happened in the past, I moved on from it. I turned over a new slate. I accepted you as a friend, fully aware of your hate towards my old identity. I listened as you ranted and raved about 'precious Potter not returning to Hogwarts because he thinks he's so special', I listened as you insulted Lily and James, I listened as you wished Harry Potter dead. Sure, every single comment hurt me, but I looked passed that. I pretended it didn't bother me. You were right, I'm nothing like my old self because I don't have to pretend as Damien Riddle. When I was Harry Potter I had to pretend I was stupid, I had to be clueless, I wasn't allowed to read or study. I was forced every single year for four years to be something I hated. So yes, I'm different. I read, I enjoy to study, I get top marks in almost all of my subjects, I have real friends! This is the real me. The only thing that hasn't changed is my personality. I've always been shy and quiet, I had to pretend I wasn't. I had to act the spoilt famous Harry Potter that everyone expected when in reality, I was the opposite. I didn't get everything I wanted as a child with my adoptive mother's family. No. I mean unless living in a cupboard until I got my first Hogwarts letter, not getting any new clothes other than my fat 'cousins' old rags, barely having any food and being forced to do chores no matter the weather, is suddenly considered being spoiled. But that's not the point. If I can look past the bully that you were, then why can't you look past this?" He gestured to himself before silently going back to eating his dinner.

The room fell silent. Draco childishly ignoring the younger boy.

Lucius decided to talk to Tom in an attempt to make dinner less awkward and tense. Unfortunately, he didn't quite ask the right question.

"Tom, may I ask why you are…angry at Damien?"

"Well Lucius, it would seem that my son kept something very important from me. Turns out we have a larger connection than I had thought. He often sees through mine or Nagini's eyes."

"Oh…" He hadn't quite expected that "Well, that certainly explains how Arthur Weasley is still breathing."

"Yes. A shame really." Tom sneered taking a sip of his blood coloured wine. "We could've had one less problem in this failing world."

"How dare you. Mr Weasley is a good man." Damien growled defensively causing Tom to stare at him with narrowed eyes,

"He works with the light. If you are too narrow-minded to realise, he works for the very man that kidnapped you."

"You are wrong. His wife and two youngest children work for Dumbledore. He along with the other Weasley brothers are neutral, leaning towards the dark. You are the narrow-minded fool, too caught up in your war against Dumbledore to consider that you are ruining everything around you."

"How dare you." But Damien ignored him and instead turned to Narcissa,

"This was a lovely meal 'Cissa," He had been told by Draco that she always prepared Christmas dinner, only letting the elves watch as it cooked and set it out on the table, "but, I find that I have lost my appetite. I apologise."

"You will sit back down," Tom ordered striding up to his son and grabbed his shoulder roughly,

"No. I'm sick and tired of this. No matter who I am or how I look, people always turn on me for the most ridiculous reasons. I…I can't do this anymore. Finding out I was adopted, was like a miracle for me. It meant a new start, I could wipe the slate that was my old identity clean and start anew." Staring his dad straight in the eyes, he murmured loudly, "Turns out miracles don't exist. Nor does a clean slate." Tom's hand tightened, "Please let go of me."

"How…how dare you! I took you in despite you being Harry fucking Potter and this is how you repay me!" Damien was shocked by the reaction, he saw his dad's flash red. "Cruci-"

"Expelliarmus!" Lucius shouted, sending the Dark Lord's wand flying to the blond, Tom's eyes cleared and he blinked as he stumbled backwards. Damien rushed out of the room with wide eyes. Without thinking he threw himself into the floo and went to where Sirius and Remus had told him to go. One 'Moony's Cottage'.

Author's Notes: Right so I understand that a lot of people are finding that Tom's reaction was ridiculous, well why he did so will be explained in the next chapter. I think Draco's reaction was perfectly understandable and I don't think anyone had much of a problem with it.

Also, I know. Okay? I know this story is fast-paced. It's technically on purpose, to be honest. So while I am sorry that some people don't like it because of this, I can't help it. It's just the way this is going to work with me.

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