Been a long time huh? Half a year I think. Well, FINALLY here you go
Chapter 6
They were in Dumbledore's office. Dumbledore was sitting at his desk humming a tune when Aurian came into the room with tears streaming down his face. Dumbledore didn't look surprised. He looked accomplished actually, like he knew what was going to happen in the next few minutes. "Ah, Aurian. I knew I sensed you snooping about the castle. Why are you crying?"
"I can't do this anymore."
"Do what?"
"Tommy…he…I can't stop him. I tried. I really, really did! I tried to convince him but he won't listen to anything I say anymore! He doesn't even allow me to sleep in his bed with him anymore! I…I came back here because I was…"
"Lonely?" Aurian's glassy eyes locked with Dumbledore's. The headmaster was right. Aurian was extremely lonely.
"Yeah. I just wanted to see it and remember the good times before it's all over." Aurian's voice was soft, broken.
"Killing yourself won't solve anything. Sit down and try to breathe." Dumbledore stood up and poured some tea into two teacups. He handed one to Aurian and he began sipping on his own. Aurian stopped crying and just looked down at the tea. The steam was making his eyes water again.
"There's a student here that sort of reminds me of him," Aurian said as he let his pointer finger dance at the mouth of the cup.
"Severus Snape I presume?" Aurian looked back up to meet the headmaster's gaze, only this time it wasn't so intense.
"How'd you know?" Dumbledore let out a chuckle and sat down in his chair. The question remained unanswered.
"Severus is a good student. Just a little-"
"Misunderstood." Dumbledore nodded. "Can I stay here? I mean, to be his friend?"
"Of course."
"Dumbledore, if there's anything I can do for you please ask. You have my unwavering loyalty. I owe you my life. If need be, I'll even betray Tommy. Your kindness knows no boundaries."
"I will ask one thing then of you. I want you to introduce Severus to Tom. Explain to Severus that he is to act as a spy, along with you. After he graduates you both will go to him. You can even pretend that Severus is spying on me."
"But…I still am in love with him. That isn't going to change you know."
"Then be in love with him. I'm not asking you to kill him because that is not my intention at all. I do not wish Tom to die. I simply wish for him to see the error of his ways. I want you to try again. Try to change him just one more time."
"I will, well I'll at least try." Dumbledore smiled at the vampire. Aurian smiled brightly back, fangs and all. "Thank you Dumbledore. You give me a lot of hope you know?"
"You're very welcome." Aurian turned away and disappeared into nothing. Harry felt the memory ending and he was pulled back out of the pensive.
Harry was still enraged. Nothing made sense to him. "If he pledged his loyalty to you then why did Voldemort kill my parents?"
"Because it was a personal endeavor. Aurian was angry with your father because of what he did to Severus. But in a way, because of Aurian's anger at James, Voldemort, at least for some time was thought to be dead and people were happy again."
"I don't care! He killed my parents! Aurian is just as guilty as Voldemort! How could you even think that he didn't betray you! He did! My parents were in The Order! They were your allies!"
"Harry, Aurian didn't ask for Voldemort to kill your parents. He didn't even ask that Voldemort kill Lilly either. He simply said, "Punish him."
"Voldemort's version of punishing is killing. And he killed my mother for the fun of it!"
"Unfortunately Harry, he did not just kill Lilly for the fun of it. He killed her because she opposed him."
"I don't care! He turned Voldemort's attention on my family! It's all his fault and I'll see to it that he is killed!"
"How Harry? How do you plan on killing a vampire that is over 2,000 years old?" Dumbledore looked deep into Harry's eyes through his half-moon shaped glasses. The gaze was almost too piercing for Harry.
"Stop being so noble! I don't know how I'll kill him but I swear to it that I will!"
"Harry, go to sleep. Tomorrow you can re-think this over and then we'll go from there." Harry wanted to protest. He wanted to march right up to Aurian and slit his throat. The boy stormed though the castle up to the Gryffindor dormitories. Ron and Hermione were waiting for him there. Hermione's face pleaded for an explanation on why Harry looked so furious.
"What happened" Ron asked.
"He's the reason they're dead! He told Voldemort to kill my parents! He said to punish my dad for what he had done to Snape! I hate them! I hate them both!" Hermione wrapped her arms around Harry's shoulders. He didn't hug her back; he stared at the wall. Ron shifted from one leg to the other. He felt uneasy. He had seen Harry angry before, but not like this. "I'm going to bed. I'll deal with him tomorrow."
"Do you want us to be there?" Ron asked.
"No. Tomorrow, I'm going to kill him and I don't want either of you getting involved."
Harry felt his anger burn though his body as he walked down the halls of Hogwarts. People seemed to avoid him as he walked by. His face was warning enough that no one should talk to him. He slammed his books onto his desk in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. He couldn't wait to see Aurian. He would show it clearly that he hated him. Snape walked into the room and looked at Harry directly. Harry's eyes burned into Snape's. Snape looked away and did not set his eyes again on Harry. "Harry! I've been thinking." Hermione whispered. "Fighting Aurian alone is a very bad idea. He's dangerous. I got curious last night after what you said and I went to the library after curfew. Aurian is one of the oldest and most powerful vampires to have ever lived. He was worshiped in late Mayan time. Even here in England, he was feared even by muggles. Harry, he's strong and he has a very dangerous past. Before he met You-Know-Who, well way before that, he was cruel and uncaring. He killed to kill and he relished in blood."
"No wonder Voldemort wanted him as a pet!" Harry spat. His anger was not waning.
"Harry! A change like that is too dramatic. Something very hurtful happened to Aurian. It changed him into the kind and soft creature that he is today." Hermione's brow furrowed. She was worried and slightly angry with Harry. She needed him to see reason! If he didn't, he'd most likely end up dead.
"Yeah well maybe he'll be easier to kill now that he's so "kind and soft," Harry mocked. Hermione gave up. She would think of another way of protecting Harry and Aurian. After class was over Harry stayed behind, as did Hermione and Ron. "I told you both to not get involved," Harry whispered roughly.
"We're not allowing you to do something so stupid!" Hermione said sternly.
"What kind of stupid things is Harry trying to do?" came the one voice that Harry had wanted to hear all day. "Take a walk with me Harry? Meet me outside next to the Black Lake." Harry stormed out of the room. Ron and Hermione followed behind.
"I told you both to go away!"
"No matter what you say or what you do Harry, we're not letting you go out there alone!" Ron said. Hermione smiled up at him as they walked briskly to the grounds.
"I don't need any of you! Piss off!" Harry broke off into a run, but Ron and Hermione were right on his tail.
Once outside Harry had seemed to let go of the fact that his friends weren't going to leave him alone. He kind of secretly appreciated their persistence. He didn't know what was going to happen and if it was going to be the last moments on Earth for him, maybe being among friends wouldn't be too bad of a way to go. Aurian stood with his back facing Harry as he faced the Black Lake.
Harry whipped out his wand and before anyone could do or say anything he said, "Avada Kedavra!" A green light emitted from Harry's wand and struck Aurian. He turned around and looked sadly at Harry.
"Spells like that can't kill me Harry," he said softly. Ron and Hermione stared in complete shock. He had just used a forbidden curse, even though it didn't work, it could still land him a life sentence in Azkaban.
"It's all your fault! Crucio!" Aurian dropped down on his knees and yelled in pain. Hermione tried to grab Harry's wand but he shoved her away. "Don't get involved!"
"Harry stop this!" Ron panicked. Aurian doubled over and continued shrieking and withering in pain. Harry stepped over him and leaned close to his face.
"I can't kill you with spells, but I can hurt you with them! Tell me! And no lies! What did Voldemort give to you that is so precious to him!"
"Harry I can't!" Aurian shrieked. Tears were pouring out of the vampire's eyes.
"Harry! End this now before a teacher sees!" Hermione shouted over Aurian's shrieks.
"No! He has to tell me! I want to know everything! Why did you leave him one hour before he killed my parents?! What did he give you!?"
"I left him because he was going to kill all of James' family! I didn't ask for that! After I told him I'd leave if he killed your entire family, even you, that I would leave and never come back! That's when he did it to me! I didn't ask for it! That's when he made me leave!"
"Did what to you?"
"I can't tell you!"
"Harry end this now or I will!" Hermione said as she held out her wand. Harry turned to look at her.
They both shouted spells at each other at the same time. "Expelliarmus!" said Hermione. "Petrificus Totalus!" Hermione's legs and arms snapped to her sides as Harry's wand flew over to her and smacked her in the face as she fell over. Ron jumped for Harry's wand.
"Are you going to try to stop me, Ron? You? You can't even manage a simple spell!"
"I can bloody well too! You taught me how!" Ron pulled out his wand and pointed it at Harry.
"This all ends now!" Dumbledore said as he released Aurian from the Cruciatus Curse. Aurian rolled up into a ball and allowed the tears to continue to fall down his face. "Harry you're coming with me! Ron, take Hermione to the hospital wing."
"What makes you think I'm going to listen to you? I'll just run!" Harry shouted. Tears began to pour down his face. He had been betrayed! He had been betrayed by everyone! For all he knew even Dumbledore was working with Voldemort!
"I'll just catch you. Harry, it's better for your sake to come with me than for you to be found by the Ministry. You used two forbidden curses on Aurian and both of them will land you in Azkaban if you do not come with me now!" Dumbledore's voice was hard and demanding. Harry was actually frightened by him. The teen followed closely behind the Headmaster. People whispered to each other as they walked by. No one seemed to know what really happened. All they knew was that Aurian, Harry, Ron and Hermione got into a fight. Hermione was paralyzed and Aurian was last seen crying.
"Harry! Do you know what you could have done?" Dumbledore boomed with anger. Professor McGonagall and Snape were also present in Dumbledore's office. McGonagall's lips were in a tight line, Snape's on the other hand; his face was etched with anger and worry. He seemed to be worried for Aurian's health and angered that Harry would do such a thing! "The Cruciatus Curse? Even the Killing Curse? Harry were you even thinking?"
"He's the reason my parents are dead! And him!" Harry pointed to Snape. Snape's expression changed into a slight look of confusion.
"Harry!" Dumbledore yelled. "It was not Snape's fault that your father picked on him! It was not Snape's fault that Aurian befriended him and it was most certainly not Snape's fault that Aurian asked that your father be punished for what he had done to Severus!" Harry gritted his teeth. He couldn't take this shame anymore. He stood there with his face flushed and grinded his teeth together. "Now," Dumbledore said in a much softer tone. "Because what you did is considered an unforgivable act, I cannot let you off so easily. I will consult with Aurian and he and I will find a proper punishment for you."
"I'd say throwing the little brat into Azkaban would be suiting," Snape said; his tone was full of distain and dripped of acid. Harry murderously glared at the man.
"Severus, this matter is between Aurian and myself. Minerva, would you please escort Harry to his dormitory. He is, until further notice, on a kind of house arrest. He's allowed out only to go to classes and eat, other than that he must be in his dorm." Harry wanted to protest, but decided that saying nothing was better than fighting more.
McGonagall walked through the halls at a more leisurely pace than she usually did. Harry wondered what was on the woman's mind. "Professor-"
"I don't want to hear it Potter. Your actions tonight could have not only caused a riot with the parents but you could have also seriously injured your friends."
"I had asked them not to get involved!"
"They were there to protect you!"
"They were there to betray me!" Harry spat as he looked away to the side.
"You used an unforgivable curse, Harry. You're lucky your friends were trying to reason with you." Harry stepped into his dorm and huffed up the stairs. People in the common room all looked up to see him when he entered. Hermione was sitting on one of the couches, surrounded by a group of girls who all wanted to know the story. Ron followed Harry up the stairs.
"Harry?" he asked softly.
"What do you want Ron?" Harry spat.
"I wanted to see how you were doing! You weren't in a normal state of mind before. Hermione and I both know that and we've forgiven you."
"Why did you try to stop me?"
"You paralyzed Hermione."
"Would you have intervened if I hadn't?" Ron thought about this for a moment. He chewed on his bottom lip as he thought back to the previous incident.
"No, but because I know Hermione would intervene, I eventually would of anyway." Harry relaxed a bit. At least his friends weren't angry with him.
"What's everyone saying about the incident?" Harry asked after a few minutes of silence.
"Well, we made up a story." Harry's eyes snapped up to look at Ron.
"And the story is?"
"Well you and Aurian broke up and you were really heartbroken. Hermione and I were there and we were trying to calm you down because you were so upset but you got angry and started shooting off curses and charms."
"Brilliant. Ron, don't ever become a writer."
"I'll try not to Harry!" The two friends exchanged smiles with each other before talking about something else.
Aurian hadn't stopped crying since Harry had cursed him. Even though the pain was no longer there, he could feel his bones tingle from being under that curse for so long. He lay on Snape's bed in a ball. Snape walked in and looked at the broken form of the vampire. "What did you except; him to forgive you?"
"I don't know what I expected. I knew he'd hate me, but I didn't think he'd try to kill me."
"That boy is a lot more like the Dark Lord than you and I know. He's too unpredictable."
"Sevi?" Snape sat down next to the vampire and looked down at him. "I want him so badly."
"I know you do."
"I hate knowing that I have one of the most important things to him in the entire world, but he doesn't want me to be near him."
"I know." Snape didn't know what to really say other than that. He knew the secret that Aurian was hiding but he would never mutter it to a single soul. Consoling another has always been very hard for Snape.
"I need him Sevi, I can't do this on my own anymore." Snape looked away. He couldn't take seeing Aurian so upset. If things continued as they were, something very bad was bound to happen.
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