A/N this is the final chapter of this story.

Chapter thirteen

Realization of Mistakes.

When Aidan returned to school he decided to show his parents what they had lost. He let more of his power come through. He was top of every class and had Slytherin in the lead for house points. No one could beat him at Quidditch it was an awesome feeling.

Lily and James were beginning to think they had been wrong. Aidan was so strong they should have training him along with his siblings. Even if he wasn't the boy who lived no one could over look power. They tried to get back in Aidan's life only to be rejected. He had all the family he would ever need now. He stayed close to his brother and his Uncle kept watch over him. James was left to watch his little boy be raised a complete Slytherin. With cunning, ruthlessness, and callousness. He watched as Snape encouraged the child's love of potions, pushing him as far as he would go. History of Magic Lily could no longer take points from him. He never messed up not even once. When they tried to get him in trouble he used a pensieve to tell the truth.

Severus looked on in pride. He was secretly teaching both Aidan and Draco at night. Pushing them encouraging them and maturing them. They got stronger with every passing day. Developing their talents and skill. Draco and Aidan's aura reading and Empath capabilities were put to the test. In class they were assigned different potions then the rest of the class. As long as they had a similar color to the one the regular students were brewing they wouldn't be caught. By Easter holidays they were so far above everyone else they had to start being careful again. Aidan in particular was so strong that certain spells combined with specific emotions were so strong his wand threatened to disintegrate. If it had been a normal wand it would have. Draco while not quite as powerful as Aidan in raw talent was still well above his peers and was on par with Severus power wise.

They elected to stay at Hogwarts for Easter. They had a lot of homework and final exams would be upon them soon. Not too mention Aidan was feeling something strange going on at the castle. Something in the swirling magic of the place hinted at some major disturbance in the near future. Quirrel was at the heart of it, but certain things just reeked of the Headmaster.

His siblings were acting strange. A Gryffindor couldn't keep a secret if they tried, or more precisely they couldn't hide the fact they had a secret. Whatever was happening Aidan knew for sure Dumbledore knew about it. He was also reasonably sure he would do nothing to stop it either. If Aidan didn't know better he would say the headmaster was setting up a test. For whom he had a pretty good idea.

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Aidan and Draco zipped through exams. The only problem occurred when Aidan would get piercing headaches. He put it off as tension migraines and just lived with the pain when discovering a headache cure potion didn't help. It was Draco who noticed Aidan only seemed to rub the area under his lightning bolt scar.

Something Aidan was concealing from Draco and Severus was the fact his head wasn't the only thing hurting. The Dark Mark Voldemort had seared into his chest would periodically pulse with pain. He was observant enough to notice Severus winced at the same moment he felt the pain as well. So now he had a better idea of the mystery in Hogwarts. It definitely had something to do with Voldemort. He was hurting those he loved, his family oh that man would pay.

Finally something broke. On the day that Aidan and Draco finished there finals, every bit of magic in Hogwarts screamed at them. Something was terribly wrong and Hogwarts herself was calling for add. Both boys felt it and rushed off to Severus office.

They told him what they had felt and they saw the measuring look on his face. "Boys I cant help you with this. Aidan you are right this involves Voldemort. If I do anything against him he has ways of killing me. Go to the third floor, the forbidden corridor. You will have to face several obstacles. I do not know what the others designed but when you get to mine chose the smallest vial. You two are strong backing each other up. I will get Dumbledore and we will be down when we can. Oh and Aidan I would not be surprised if your ex-siblings make an appearance." Severus told them. With that he shoved the two boys out of his office hastily stuffing something in Draco's hands.

They walked a few feet up out of the dungeons then looked at what they were given. It was a cloak of some sort of silver fabric. Its true nature was known to Aidan and Draco at the same moment. Severus had given them an invisibility cloak.

They followed the instruction explicitly. They reached the forbidden corridor just as the last light faded from out side. Waiting outside the door to adventure. Aidan and Draco just stood there preparing themselves for whatever could happen.

At an unspoken signal both boys sent an Alohomora at the door. It blasted open and they were left standing in the shadow of a massive Cerberus. A giant three headed dog from Greece. While trying to avoid the racer sharp teeth and claws they were quickly going through everything they had learned.

'Cerberus, three headed dog. Impervious to stunners yeah that'll help. Wait a minute didn't that one book mention something about music? That's it! Cerberus becomes docile in the presence of music!' Aidan thought quickly. He shouted to Draco what he was about to do.

With that Aidan conjured a harp. At the first strands of music came from the self plating instrument, the Cerberus's eyes began to droop. A minute or two later the dog was completely asleep and Draco and Aidan were left to find the next room.

It soon became very apparent they had a problem. The next room was threw a trap door in the floor. That the Cerberus just happened to have his paw on. Aidan and Draco could only move the paw and hope it was a heavy sleeper.

Apparently fate liked them that day because the dog didn't do more then open its eyes and growl before it was asleep to the soothing music of the harp again. Draco opened the trap door and jumped followed closely by Aidan. Both had a cushioning charm on the tip of their tongues if something went wrong.

Luckily something soft broke their fall. Unluckily that soft thing was a very angry carnivorous plant called devils snare. After five minutes of pure panic Draco remembered the sun spell. After a jet of pure UV light the plant let them go.

The next room was actually easier. They had to catch a flying key to the door. Aidan's quick thinking and excellent summoning charm got them the key in ten seconds flat. I mean honestly who devises something like that and doesn't make the object impervious to summoning? He was beginning to really think this whole thing was a set up for someone really stupid to make them look good.

The next room was a touch more challenging, Aidan thought they were actually going to have to play chess. Until he thought of something that reminded him why he was put in Slytherin in the first place. If all they had to do to win was beat the king. What harm could a little cheating do? With that thought in mind, without moving from his square, he shot a Reductor curse at the king.

It worked as soon as the king was demolished the door behind it sprang open. They ran in only to have two different kinds of flames come to life in the door ways. Purple in front of the door they just came threw and black in front of the one they needed to get through. They were met with a table full of potion bottles. Remembering what his uncle said he picked up the smallest bottle.

They both drank half and went through the black flames. Only to be met with the malicious face of Quirrel. "I wondered if I would be seeing someone tonight. Although I have to admit you are not the potter I was expecting." He said without a hint of stutter.

Aidan spoke through the blinding pain in his scar. "Malfoy, my name is Malfoy. The Potters lost the right to claim me when they abandoned me when I was two years old."

"I am sorry Mr. Malfoy Potter or not you are going to die tonight. No one can know of my return. You and your brother shall be the first. Reveal me Quirrel I want to see the life leave there eyes." a new voice spoke. It was cold and cruel and shockingly familiar.

A new pain ripped through Aidan as Quirrel unwound his turban. The face of Lord Voldemort was visible coming from the back of Quirrel's head.

Voldemort laughed as Quirrel bound Draco obviously planning to get rid of Aidan first. Quirrel tried to curse but found an unbreakable shield in front of Aidan. Magic would do him no good Aidan was too strong. With his master egging him on Quirrel tried a physical attack. He managed to get his hands around Aidan's throat in the blink of an eye.

The pained scream came from more then one source. Aidan's Dark Mark burned like it was freshly branded into the skin. Quirrel screamed as his skin was scalded down to the bone. Even through his pain Aidan could see an opening. The tables turned and Aidan was the one attacking Quirrel. Both his hands were placed squarely on the others face. Smoke, steam, and an ungodly stench came from beneath his fingers.

As Quirrel died the bonds on Draco broke and he got to his feet to help his brother. He got up in time to see Quirrel's body fall into a pile of ash. He caught his exhausted brother before his head could hit the ground. He hugged the petite child to him as he watched with horror. Voldemort's soul rose again from the dust of Quirrel. It screamed up and out of the chamber. He just hugged his brother closer feeling the incredible drain the other had endured.

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That was the exact position Severus and Dumbledore found the two boys in an hour later. Severus gathered Aidan up in his arms and put a comforting hand on Draco's shoulders. With that he led the two exhausted boys out of the room. Leaving Dumbledore to retrieve a tiny object he had hidden there.

Severus brought both boys to his quarters. Knowing they both needed familiar surrounding to come through this. He was also aware he could deal with injuries as well as or better then Pomfrey.

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Aidan managed to recover in time for the final Quidditch match. They flattened their competition securing both the house cup and the Quidditch cup for Slytherin. The end of term feast was happy and fun filled. Aidan was able to do nothing more then hysterical laughter when he was told what the students thought happened with Quirrel. They were entirely right on the facts except for two little details. Once again Aidan and Draco were overlooked. Aidan would like to know who started the rumor that Diarmid and Rose were the ones to do it. They deserved to be cursed.

Once again they got credit for what Aidan had done. His anger went all the way through the feast and the train ride home the next day. He knew why the Dark Lord chose to go bad now. He would never go that far but it was a lot for an eleven year old to deal with.

The thing is two people knew the truth. One couldn't be prouder of his god son and surrogate nephew. The other, well lets just say the other was beginning to see his mistake for what it was.

A/N yeah! Another story done. Hope you liked the end. I will be starting the sequel when I finish a few other stories and there is a bizarre plot bunny in my head that just won't go away. I will probably end up writing that as well. Oh well I will just have to work on multiple stories again.

Well im off to work on my next story, probably Fall of the Phoenix. Although I think I have the time to update both fall of the phoenix and twist of fate.

Well ah I will stop rambling now

Please review and I will have a note in this story when the sequel is up.