Chapter 3 – 6 Years and Hogwarts Letters
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!ATTENTION! As said in the title of the chapter this is 6 years later!
"Mom! When do you think Draco's letter will arrive?" Alex asked as he came into the dining room. It was July 31st and it was his 11th birthday. Draco had promised Alex a big surprise according to him. Over the years with the Malfoys as Draco's friend, shadow, and significant other, Lucius and Narcissa became Mom and Dad to him as they were to their blood son. In public they were Mother and Father but this was just home.
And as the years may have changed their bodies so did their minds. Alex was still a very polite boy who looked more like a girl still and still just wore whatever he liked. Most things were his favorite colors that were still silver and purple. Including girls' cloths but not skirts or dresses. Alex pretty much was quite and well behaved but sometimes he let go and was just as loud as Draco. Alex never hid his feelings.
Draco, on the other hand, was even more protective of Alex than when he first got him. Draco still dressed as was expected of a Malfoy and his favorite colors were still blue and green. In public Draco kept up the Malfoy mask unless it involved Alex. In private he was still loud and outgoing next to Alex's shy and quiet nature. The Malfoys knew that if that if Alex didn't go to Hogwarts with Draco both would suffer.
"Its here! It's here!" Draco said as he ran in the room and the letter already opened in his hand.
"Yeah! Now you can get your own wand Draco." Alex said jumping up to hug his friend.
"But that's not all Alex! Dumbledore said you could come with me! Now we can stay together." Draco said. Alex looked up at Draco who nodded his head showing it wasn't a lie. Alex's grin got bigger and his hug tighter as he sagged against Draco's 5' 2" frame. Alex's small 4' 7" seemed even smaller as he did that. Narcissa and Lucius smiled at the pair. After what happened when they where 8 it was no surprise they didn't like, or want, to be separated from each other for long.
"That means we have to go shopping soon boys. We can go tomorrow. For now we are going to let Alex pick what we do till dinner today." Lucius said smiling at them as they sat down for breakfast. Alex practically beamed at him.
"Can we go to the zoo? I'd like to see a real lion. And the wolves. And…" Alex said but Draco finished.
"And all the other animals right?" Draco asked. Alex blushed but nodded his head yes. Alex was a major animal lover owning a girl snowy owl, Hedwig, a boy black kitten with green eyes, Harry, a boy red fox named Mischief and a girl white tiger kitten named Sherian.
Next Day
"Will I be able to bring my pets?" Alex asked looking at Lucius. Everybody knows the sayings Momma's boy and Daddy's girl. Well it's true pretty much. Draco could get almost anything out of Narcissa while Alex, the more girly one, could get almost anything out of Lucius.
"Yes. I talked with Dumbledore yesterday and he said it was more than allowed but under the circumstances he would allow it. He informed me that one teacher asked to have you in class and I agreed knowing you would love it. After all you just adore Severus don't you?" Lucius said looking at Alex out of the corner of his eye.
"Oh yes Dad! I get to spend time with Uncle Severus more now and that make me very happy. Oh, when do we leave for Diagon Alley Dad?" Alex said he was happy and you could tell he was. Asking questions did nothing to dampen his mood.
"As soon as we are done eating breakfast." Narcissa said knowing it would be useless to tell Alex, who was bouncing in his seat, to settle down.
"I'm done!" Draco and Alex said together. "May we go get our things?" they asked. Narcissa smiled at them and nodded. They walked calmly but once out of site you could hear them running to get ready.
"Well I suppose we had better do the same then." Lucius said rising to his feet then helping Narcissa to hers. Just a few minutes and a little magic later they were all ready to go.
Diagon Alley
"Come on Draco! Lets' go look at books!" Alex said grabbing Draco's hand and pulling him to the book shop while Lucius followed behind them. Narcissa went to get their potions ingredients so they could save time. Soon after getting Draco's' wand Narcissa and Lucius brought the boys to the robe shop.
"Hogwarts robes for Draco please. And a couple of plain black robes for Alex as well please." Narcissa told Madam Malkin.
"All right just hop up on the stools boys and we'll get you fitted." Madam Malkin said.
"Yes Madam." The boys said getting up on the stools. While on the stools Pansy and her mother came in. Mrs. Parkinson headed strait for Mrs. Malfoy. Pansy on the other hand headed strait for Draco. Alex, from the time after he first met Pansy, was watchful and cautious where Pansy was concerned.
"Draco! How nice to see you here. What are the odds that we would both go shopping today and meet up?" Pansy screeched in her annoying voice.
"Pretty good considering my mother talked with yours yesterday." Draco said. Just then the lady doing Alex's robes finished. Alex hopped down but before he could get out of the way Pansy pushed her way past him. But in getting up on the stool she tripped on her own robes as Alex was standing up. Mrs. Parkinson had just come to make sure Pansy was getting her robes when she saw Pansy on the ground with Alex standing over her.
"Pansy! Are you alright?" Mrs. Parkinson asked. Pansy nodded but pointed and told her mother something else.
"Yes mother. But that horrid little boy pushed me off the stool." Pansy looked up at her mother with fake tears making Mrs. Parkinson believe it. Narcissa and Lucius had arrived after Mrs. Parkinson to hear what Pansy said. But looking at Alex, who was rubbing his arm where Pansy had hit him, and Draco looking ready to kill Pansy they didn't put any faith in what she said.
"Narcissa you really shouldn't keep Alex. He's not yours by blood and he's a rude and mean little boy. It's a very good thing that Alex can't go to Hogwarts. Otherwise even more children would be infected by him." Mrs. Parkinson said. At that all 3 Malfoys visibly bristled with each insult to Alex while said boy just hung his head and cried silently.
"Sorry to tell you Mrs. Parkinson but Alex is coming to Hogwarts with me. It would kill me practically if I had to leave him behind." Draco said with a smile in his voice if not on his face.
"He can't! He has no magic!" Pansy screeched hanging onto her mothers arm. Draco was relieved that is was her mothers and not his arm.
"But it is true. Alex is going to Hogwarts. He may not have magic but anyone can do potions. Now if you boys are finished we will be leaving. After all we have a lot to do." Lucius said as Narcissa paid for the robes to be delivered.
After leaving the robe shop Lucius and Narcissa took Draco and Alex to the ice cream shop that was a few doors down from the robe shop. Chocolate for Alex and Vanilla for Draco helped cheer them up. Afterwards they finished their shopping and went home. But Draco didn't forget what happened and Alex still looked a little down. After all, he didn't have magic of his own now did he?