Chapter 2: Visits
Harry breathed in and entered the office trying not to openly glare.
"What can we do for you?" Voldemort asked before Lucius could open his mouth.
Harry saw his father give him an apologetic stare and Harry inclined his head slightly without Voldemort noticing.
"I want to go visit my godfather," he said bluntly.
Voldemort sneered.
"Do I have to relearn you the last lesson I gave you?"
Balling his fists up Harry glared.
"I don't-"
"Think before you talk, boy! Things could be easy for you right now, just word it correctly and use your manners," Lucius snapped interrupting.
Growling softly Harry took a deep breath.
"I'd like to go and see Sirius,"
He got a raised eyebrow in response.
"Please," he ground out.
With a victorious smirk Voldemort nodded.
"You have until noon tomorrow,"
Turning on his heel Harry had to stop himself slamming the door.
Knowing Draco already knew he was going to attempt to go to Sirius' Harry stepped straight into the floo.
When he appeared in Sirius' apartment, the man looked up surprised.
"What are you doing here?" Sirius asked raising his eyebrow.
"Nice to see you too," Harry said dryly before making himself a drink and rolling his shoulders.
He hadn't really spoken to Sirius at all that summer and the man hadn't really made an attempt to see him either.
"Sorry, it was just a surprise," Sirius shrugged.
"Yeah well I thought I'd check make sure you were alive," Harry snapped, his anger flaring before he bit it back down.
"You look ready to fall down, sit down," Sirius said firmly.
He was surprised.
Harry looked so much more powerful than he had the last time Sirius had seen him, in fact the fragile boy from the hospital was no where in sight.
Harry's muscle was more defined, he was taller, his hair shaggier and he had a glint in his eye that said he wouldn't be messed with.
"What's been happening, Harry?" Sirius asked seeing anguish in the back of the familiar green eyes.
"I can't tell you," Harry sighed rubbing his eyes. "Fuck I wish I could,"
Sirius blinked, he'd heard Harry cuss but he never made a habit of it.
"Is it to do with Voldemort?" Sirius quizzed.
Harry looked at him sharply.
"I can't say,"
Sirius knew that meant a yes, if it wasn't, then Harry would have said no.
"The manor is stifling these days. Everything is been controlled," Harry grunted. "We don't even know if we're going to be able to go back to school,"
Sirius was horrified.
"Stay here," he offered.
Harry snorted.
"Not only is Draco back at the manor but I only have until noon tomorrow to get back before I'm punished. I just want to have a night off," he shrugged finally.
Sirius nodded.
"Let me just send word to Dumbledore and tell him I'm taking leave for the night,"
Harry looked at him strangely.
"Dumbledore?"
"Order of the Phoenix," Sirius said rolling his eyes. "It's a group firmly against Voldemort and Dumbledore put us all together again when an unknown person tipped Dumbledore off to the fact Voldemort was brought back. I don't like the old coot but I hate Voldemort even worse,"
Harry nodded knowing some day he'd be able to tell Sirius just how Voldemort was brought back.
"Are the pieces in place?"
"Of course, just like discussed,"
"What about them?"
A man winced, unseen by those shadows surrounding him.
"Nothing is set in stone,"
A murmur went around.
"Keep us posted,"
Indigo looked around curiously.
There was a strange noise and she had no idea where it was coming from.
It was heard again and she peered out of the window hearing it come from the window area.
Her eyes went wide when she saw a familiar figure in her front garden.
He was wearing loose jeans, a black sporty jacket and a pair of branded trainers.
Throwing a hoodie over her skimpy pyjamas and pulling on some joggers she threw her window open and climbed down the decking under her window like an expert.
She did it at least once a summer.
"What are you doing here?" she asked watching as his blonde hair shifted in the breeze.
Hadrian hadn't written to her all summer and she knew better than to write to him.
"Come on," he said heading off up the road.
She was confused, she hadn't expected him to turn up at her home.
"What is going on, Hadrian?" she demanded as they entered the nearby park.
Harry grimaced, he didn't want to do it, but squeezing the pendant in his pocket he knew he had to.
He walked behind her and draped the necklace around her neck, watching as the gold panther pendant with emerald eyes hung perfectly.
She looked at him confused.
"A piece of me," he answered her unasked question. "This is dangerous now. Things are starting to move again and when things are this dark and dangerous I won't put you in harms way. If they ever found out about you, you'd be killed, or used to keep me under control,"
She was even more confused the more he spoke.
He kissed her passionately.
"You will always hold my heart and soul, Indigo, but I can not put you at risk. After tonight we can never be together again,"
She felt something inside her shatter.
"Hadrian, what are you saying, you can't do this! Don't I have a say?!"
She watched as his eyes slowly closed off from her.
"No you don't. This was a mistake and I will not make a further mistake by carrying this on and putting both our lives at risk,"
"Bullshit! If you want to end this, do it off your own back, don't give me this shit about protecting me!" she snarled her anger rising.
He smirked at her but his eyes were strangely vacant and dead.
"Fine, I never wanted you, you were a challenge and now that challenge is gone you no longer hold my interest. But heed this warning, if I ever catch you without that pendant on, I will make your life a total misery and you will regret not wearing it," he smirked.
She couldn't help the single tear that ran down her face.
He looked at it as if it was the most torturing thing in the world before turning and leaving.
It was the best for both of them if it stopped there and then, rather than when Voldemort found out about her and tortured her to get to him.
He couldn't live with himself if that happened.
The belief in her eyes though cut him, she obviously hadn't trusted him anyway.
He walked the streets for a few hours, watching as the sun began to rise.
He couldn't get the picture of her tears out of his head.
Sighing he walked back to Sirius' which he was irritated to say wasn't too far away from where Indigo lived.
He reentered the house just in time to see Sirius come out of his bedroom.
Sirius looked like he was about to say something but thought differently.
"I need a new wand, Sirius, and my father can't know, in fact no one can know," Harry said staring at him.
"How do you suggest we get you one. No doubt they'll be watchers on Diagon Alley,"
"Change our appearance," Harry shrugged. "I don't care how we do it but if I don't get another wand there's no way I'll survive the rest of the summer. I'm going stir crazy. Draco's ok, he doesn't mind the confinement but it's driving me up the wall,"
Sirius felt crippled, how was it that he couldn't help his godson? How could he just let the boy return to that hell hole knowing that Voldemort was just waiting for him to return.
Sighing he nodded.
A wand was the least he could do.
Harry made use of the time spent in Diagon Alley, he had Sirius buy him several books and such along with the wand before shrinking them and putting them in his pocket.
The wand was a little harder to hide.
Not willing to risk it getting snapped if he was hit or cursed he tucked it in his sock and put his trouser leg over it.
Sirius hugged him tightly.
"Be careful and send Ashanti if you need anything,"
Harry nodded not telling the man that Ashanti was as much as a prisoner as he was.
Draco looked up when Harry appeared in the dining room at quarter to twelve.
"Glad to see you stuck to our arrangement Hadrian," Voldemort smirked.
Harry glared at the man.
"As if I had much choice,"
Voldemort nodded.
"And soon the pair of you will realise that you really don't have much choice at how things are happening at all,"
Draco didn't like the sound of that.
AN: I'm so glad to see the continued to support for this series :)
Dragons-Twilight1992 - More on its way :D
cocobyrd87 - Mouldy Voldie definately isn't messing :) Umbridge will indeed be making an appearance but they'll be a twist ;) As for the girls haha Pansy and Daph are definately going to be worse, teenage girls can be the worst haha :)
Pig-Rabbit-Suk - The band is definately different but its needed :)
redxbloodxblackxdeath - Don't worry the boys always find a way to fight back ;) They won't stay down for long :)
atymer - Ahh well that would be telling :) Not only are the twins Malfoys and Slytherins but they're Deviants too slyness is in their nature ;) Cissy didn't have a choice in the matter but Lucius is definately in the thick of things but just remember not everything is as it seems ;)