Its been few months since I last updated this story about not so little anymore Aleister. I've been a lot busy, my mother's getting married summer vacation and such but here it is, hope you enjoy.
It had been three years since Aleister's mother got caught and sent off to Azkaban. He had been living with his aunt, Narcissa, and his uncle, Lucius, the whole time. He wasn't allowed to go to his house anymore. When ever he did he fell into a major depression just from the mere memory of his beloved mother, Bellatrix.
''Aleister! Get your things ready! We will leave soon!'' He heard his aunt call to him as he lay on his bed, staring up to the ceiling, not answering her. He had already packed and made his bed. Everything was as Narcissa wanted it to be like when they left the house. ''Aleister Lestrange! Did you hear me!'' she called again.
''Yes Auntie Cissy! I am ready'' He shouted back at her before taking a deep sigh and standing up from the bed. He had grown so much. He had his mother's jet black hair color, but his father's hair. Long enough to hide his ears and going over his eyes. He also had his mother's dark eyes, her wicket laughter that is if he had something to laugh at, and her view of the non magic folks, but he had his father's temper. It changed like the wind direction. One minute, everything was fine, and smooth, the next, all was wrecked and his eyes shot fire bolts.
He dragged his trunk down the dark staircase, the sound of it hitting each and every step echoed in the big Manor as he made his way slowly down the staircase.
''Hurry up Aleister, we are late!'' Narcissa hissed as she saw him walk slowly down the stairs.
''But you said we were leaving soon''
''I was mistaken we should have left fifteen minutes ago!'' Narcissa snapped her fingers, pointed her long finger to the luggage as the house elf appeared. ''The train station now!'' The elf took a hold of Aleister's and Draco's trunks and disappeared into the thin air.
Suddenly Aleister felt Narcisssa's hand clutch on the back of his neck then looked over to Draco who was standing beside him and then his feet left the floor and everything around him swirled. His stomach went in a knot though he felt his aunt's grasp still on his neck. When his feet finally met the floor again and the world around him stopped spinning he saw the train and the platform almost empty.
''Go on! Before you miss the train!'' Narcissa let go of the two boys and they gave her a quick kiss and a hug before running to the train.
''Oh brilliance, all the compartments are probably full.'' Aleister mumbled to himself.
''Go find your friend then, he must be here somewhere.. See you around cous'' Draco waved Aleister and went in a compartment that he always went in. He and his friends owned that particular compartment though Aleister wasn't sure why, and he didn't want to ask.
Aleister took a deep sigh and walked further back ''Yeah, I guess you are right.'' he mumbled again and kept checking every compartment for Jason. He was tired, his legs were dragged in front of the other as he made his way to the back of the train. He hadn't found his friend, which made Aleister wonder where he was. It wasn't like Jason to just disappear like that.
He rolled his eyes and sat down in some kind of a small booth where other Slytherins were sitting and chattering, but as soon as he sat down they all stopped talking and looked at Aleister. No one knew who he was, or where he was from, they all thought Narcissa and Lucius were his parents, everybody thought that. Everybody except just a handful of people.
He ignored the glares he got from his school mates and stared out the window. He was thinking of his mother, thinking of what he would give up to see her again, to just know she was alright, and to know that she would be back, back home, back to him.
It seemed like few short moments before the train stopped. Everyone got out and into the carriages, to make their way to Hogwarts. Aleister didn't quite understand why everyone were giving him deadly stares. It was almost as if they knew something but he kept ignoring it.
The great hall was just like last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. He took his regular seat by the Slytherin table and waited for Dumbledore to speak and for the first years to get sorted into their rightful houses. While Dumbledore was announcing the changes and the staff, Aleister peaked up and down the table, hoping to see his friend, but unfortunately he was disappointed to see Jason was not there. No where to be seen.
It was started to bug Aleister that he didn't know where he was. What if something happened to Jason. Aleister would then be alone. Alone against the world. He had no one but Jason at school. He wasn't exactly a people person, who would have to be with him anyway. Who would want to be with him, a Lestrange.
The dark haired boy had no apatite and left the Great Hall as soon as he could, walking out to the school yard and sat down on a stone he often went to. ''Where are you mother? Why did you have to leave me?'' he whispered. It was like it was the wind whistling in the trees. He dug his hand in his pocket and pulled out a piece of parchment, that was nicely folded. He looked at the parchment and unfolded it so he could see what it said.
''My dearest young man. Happy 11th Birthday.
I hope this will be a nice gesture and I surely hope you will like what I bought you this year. Again, I must ask you to not tell your father about this. You're my handsomest boy, and I am positive that you will make great things happen as you grow up.
Your mother.''
Aleister clutched his fist with the note in his palm. He took a deep breath and lowered his head. He remember that day so well. He got new robes and a new cloak. He never was allowed to say anything to Rodolphus because he always said that if Aleister would be spoiled he would end up just like some filth.
Soon enough Aleister stood up from the stone and placed the parchment in his pocket again, then made his way to the common room. He took a deep sigh as he reached the lounge but didn't stop there. He walked into the boy's sleeping dormitories and sat on his bed. He was starting to hate the fact that he had to be in school when he could be finding a way to hear from his mother. When ever he was at his auntie's place he used to lay in his bed all the day, staring at the ceiling thinking of any possible method to see her or hear from her or even just to know she was alright. But even Aleister knew that was a long shot. He knew about Azkaban. He knew what it did to people. He knew what was in store for them who got locked up in there.
As Aleister was deep in his own thought he heard a harsh knock on the door and a sweet girl voice. ''Aleister...'' he heard the girl say. ''Aleister Lestrange are you here?'' He got up and walked out of the dormitories seeing who it was that was calling him. No one knew he was a Lestrange. Another knock heard just before he walked out the sleeping dorm. ''yes?'' he said calmly before fully seeing who it was.
''You are Aleister Lestrange?'' she said staring into his dark eyes.
''Who are you, and what do you want?'' he asked rather coldly and kept looking at the girl before him.
''The headmaster wants to speak to you...'' her soft voice spoke, her fingers tangling in front of her. ''He sent me to get you''
With a roll on his eyes he pushed her out of the way, closed the door behind him and walked through the empty lounge, but he could always feel the girl follow him or staring at him, which frankly sent a slight shiver down his spine. He had a weird feeling about this girl. He hadn't seen her before. Like she came out of the blue.
''Come here.. this is a shorter way to the headmaster...'' she said and walked faster then him in the complete opposite way. He knew that wasnt the way to Professor Dumbledore's office, it was the way out of the castle, but he was too curious to say no.
''Who are you?'' he tried to ask her again but she didn't answer, just kept walking to the exit. Aleister had begun to dig his hand into his pocket and was clutching his wand in his hand, ready if something didn't ad up.
It was very dark outside and the moon wasn't even showing because of clouds, complete darkness. Aleister could barely see the girl in front of him that was leading him, for what it seemed, the forbidden forest, yet the girl didn't speak one word or changed her expression. They just kept walking in the darkness towards the forest.
When Aleister listened very carefully he heard some hisses and few voices in distance, but he couldn't understand what they were saying.
Aleister's heartbeat rose as they came closer and closer to the voices. The two of them were deep in the woods, almost seeing nothing at all. He remained silent and his eyes were fixed upon the girl in front of him and the ground so he wouldnt fall over because of some branch.
Soon enough he could see a dozen of people wearing black cloaks and surrounding one pale man. He was hissing something towards them and they just stood there, terrified of him. His eyes widened, his mouth dropped and his hand clutched even tighter around his wand. The girl slowly vanished into nothing as she walked nearer to the group.
The pale man was turning his back to Aleister but as soon as he was in clear sight, he turned around and looked at Aleister, a slight smirk forming on his little lips. ''Ah.. mister Lestrange,... am I wrong?'' he asked and Aleister answered with a simple nod. He knew who it was. He had seen him before when he was spying on his mother on the death eaters meetings.
Aleister took few steps towards him the the crowd around his opened so there was nothing between Aleister and the dark lord. ''So...glad you could join us.. Aleister..'' he looked at him and kept smirking, walking a bit closer to Aleister that stood still, not daring to move.
The girl that had followed Aleister to the forest had disappear, the people around where smirking as well as the dark lord. ''I know your parents are...locked up in Azkaban..'' The dark lord started and looked around the group before looking back to Aleister that stood maybe a foot away from him, completely still and soundless ''..how long has it been?'' he asked looking down to Aleister.
''some years, my lord..'' He replied in a low voice his head hung and his eyes on the grounds.
''Years you say..'' his cruel, cold voice said, his gaze still upon Aleister.
''y-yes.. my lord. My mother got caught when I attended my first year in Hogwarts..'' He confessed his eyes slowly lingering up to the dark lord in front of him. ''I haven't heard anything from her or about her in 4 years, sir'' Aleister felt even worse talking about his mother, like he wasnt in any pain already. The mere memory of his mother brought back the reminder that she was gone, that she was locked up like an animal due no human contact, not even a a soft touch. Just the hot flames of the hell on earth, a clear sight down in the underworld.
''She got caught by the aurors because she was looking for me, and your father of course..'' He arched his eyebrow and turned around walking few steps away from Aleister looking around the group. ''I understand you have been with the Malfoys.. your aunt and uncle..'' Aleister agreed with a nod and looked at the dark lord linger around the area, from one man to the next. ''Lucius...'' he said stopping in front of him, but Aleister hadn't saw it was his uncle in the group. ''..you will be.. lets say in the front row of the.. show..'' a small chuckle erupted from the dark lord's pale lips.
Aleister looked at his uncle and furrowed his eyebrow in confused. What did he mean by show.. what was he up to, why was Aleister there in the first place. It seemed pretty meaningless to him but then he heard the dark lord continue speaking. ''You along with, Carrow, Travers, Yaxley and Gibbon will go to Azkaban and free my most faithful servants.. my dear Bellatrix, Lestrange brothers, Crouch, Rockwood and Dolohov.''
Aleister's face well up and he looked towards the dark lord and his uncle ''You are gonna free her? How are you going to do that? Azkaban is inescapable! The dementors and aurors.. you are out numbered..'' he said before his mind said dont. His gaze shot to the grounds again and his head bowed. ''my lord is seems impossible to get them free with only five of your finest..''
The dark lord walked back to Aleister and glared down to him. ''you question my method? Do you not want your mother and father back?'' he hissed. His red eyes shooting flames. ''They will succeed because we know the leak links in their operation..'' a smirk was again formed on his pale little lips again. ''We will get them out, I need them'' he whispered so it barely was audible.
Aleister wanted to help, but he knew better. But what if he was allowed to help out with this. Then maybe the dark lord would want him to join him when he saw what he could do, what he was capable of. ''Let me help.'' he said with a confident voice. ''Let me go with them and help them free my parents..''
The dark lord kept gazing at him and the smirk was reborn to his lips. Like he was waiting for Aleister to volunteer himself. ''are you sure you can handle it?'' he dark lord rose his eyebrow and stared down to him.
Aleister nodded and kept looking up towards the dark lord in front of him. ''I can handle it.. My mother has trained me since I could hold a wand and say my first word properly.'' he said and saw in an instant that the dark lord didn't care.
''You will follow them to Azkaban to try and free your parents, but if something happens to you.. lets just say.. may Salazar have mercy on your soul..'' A cackle erupted from the pale man's lips once again before he turned again to Lucius explaining what he should do to get the task complete.
Aleister didn't mind the risk, if it meant there was some chance of getting his mother back he would do it. School wasn't a problem, he didn't want to stay in there anyway. He wanted to help with freeing them.
''You will go now and complete the task. You have the rest of the night to free them. I need them before next Thursday.'' the dark lord announced and turned around looking at everyone there.
Lucius walked over to Aleister and put his hand on his shoulder and whispered ''you shouldn't have done that Aleister.. you could be killed if yo-''
''I will do anything to free my mother uncle Lucius'' he said firmly looking up to him. ''She has been there long enough'' Aleister took a deep sigh and looked down. ''I need to get her back uncle..''
''But Aleister...Azkaban can really change a person.. who says she will be the same as she was.. maybe she wont even remember you, maybe she will be out of her mind..'' Lucius said grabbing Aleister's shoulder. ''But don't worry we will get her out... you just stay out of it''
''I will help'' Aleister said sternly and brushed his uncle's hand off his shoulder. ''rather you like it or not.'' Aleister glared up to Lucius, which he saw took a deep sigh and looked towards the dark lord again. ''Go, now.''
Aleister could see few black smoke line come up out of the group and one behind him. He had been taught how to travel like that so he did the same and followed the others. Dissolving himself into a heavy black smoke and few up in the air towards the prison, holding his mother locked up.