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The OCs are mine.
Unmasked and forgotten
Adrian was thinking of a pretext when the plop sound was heard again. Before he could turn around the house elf had already grabbed him and for a short moment Adrian felt as he would be torn apart before he passed out. When he came around again the young man looked directly onto Walpurgas' drawn wand.
He tried to take a look around and recognized that Orion had constrained Alphard magically to his chair. Sirius stood, with a very frightened face, in one corner of the room while Regulus just came down the stairs. „So who are you Mr. Zirl that our house elf shows such an erratic behavior?" The voice of the witch cut through the air. "Excuse me madam but what kind of treatment are you giving your guest? "Do not try to deceive us!"; Threatened Orion who did not take his eyes from Alphard.
"I don't know what you mean I am Hyronimus of Zirl..!" Was Adrians' last attempt to keep up the deception? But now Kreacher talked to his mistress; "Mistress the young master does not look like he should". "Is that so? Oh we have our ways to undo that haven't we". Hissed Walpurger now sure of victory and again pointed her wand towards Adrian; "Finite incantatem". He felt the changing shape of his face and when a streak of raven black hair fell into his face he knew that his disguise was blown.
Walpurgas expression was frozen for a few seconds before her face turned red out of rage because, like Alphard had predicted, she knew immediately who was standing in front of her; „You told me he died together with this filthy mudblood in Kesselburg when Grindelwald attacked. Alphard you blood traitor how could you! "; His sister shouted. " "Who?" Her husband wanted to know, whose eyes were still fixed on his brother in law. „Who! Do you really want to know? The filthy halfblood he had together with this bitch when he stayed in the country of the eight". Cried Walpurga and Orion froze when he took a look at his nephew.
Now Adrian understood why his father wanted to send him away immediately. „Please leave my father alone it was my idea. Let him go I will never come back again I will never tell anybody about it!" He pleaded but his aunt had different plans; "Let you go! You are a disgrace to our family do you really think you get away unpunished!" "Mother who is he?" Regulus wanted to know who was hiding behind his speechless brother.
„That my dear boy is the living shame of your uncle. That is Alphards son Adrian!" She explained darkly. "Why is he the living shame of uncle Al?"; Sirius wanted to know. "Because his mother was a filthy mudblood, he is worthless". His mother explained. "No he is not he is a great wizard look what he has made for me!" The boy exclaimed and took the little dog figure out of his trouser pocket and wanted to show it to his mother as if he could proof his cousins worth with it.
But instead the sound of a slapping hand and further scolding was heard; „Sirius Orion Black how dare you to disrespect me!" With tears in his eyes the little boy touched his cheek and then left the room. „Now what shall we do with you? Ah yes a fitting punishment for trying to deceive us". "Walpurga I warn you lay one hand on my son and you will pay for it!" Alphard threaded his sister but his brother in law answered calm and a bit amused; "What will you do, you weakling? Attack us you wouldn't dare to do so". Walpurga pointed her wand towards Adrian; "Crucio". The pain was excruciatingly but he suppressed every sound of pain.
The woman attacked him more than once when suddenly a loud pang was heard. Anguished Adrian glanced up and saw how Orion slumped down and how Alphard disarmed his sister with an Expelliarmus; „Disgrace of the family. My eternal shame, how dare you to torture my son you deranged woman".
Alphard burned with anger and it seemed that is sister never had seen him like that before. She backed off until she stood there with her back to the wall; „What will you do Alphard kill me for speaking the truth? Oh no dear sister this is your and our ratchet families way. And what you are calling the truth is just your blindness to the real world. My son is the best thing that ever happened to me do you know why?" He did not wait for the answer; "He came looking for me after I left him alone. He wanted to be a part of my live and even yours although I have warned his mother never to look for us. He has a big heart. He has met your sons for the first time and seems to care more for them than you and your inbreeding husband have ever done in their whole lives".
"What do you want Alphi torture me?"; Walpurga taunted her brother, but Alphard just started to laughed maliciously; "Oh no Walli something much better, I will alter your memories. You won't remember anything of that what happened today, but I will leave enough so you will think your whole life that you are missing something quite important. While your dear husband will just have a kind of blackout and I won't forget your filthy house elf either". He explained calmly when he forced her to sit down and magically bound her to her chair; "Adrian go and get Sirius I will take care of Regulus".
With a swing of his wand he sat his son free and with another one Walpurga and her youngest son simply fell asleep. Adrian went back to his cousins' room and finally found him under the blanket of the bed. „Sirius come one it is over your uncle wants to see you"; He said calmly when he removed the blanket from the little picture of misery. Sirius, sobbing silently, hided his face in a big cushion, „Has he been blasted from the family tree and wants to say goodbye?" „No he just wants to see you". Explained Adrian, who wanted to comfort the little boy by laying his hand on his back, but Sirius flinched away from the touch.
„I don't want him to leave he is always nice to us!" He heard the little one. "No he won't I will make sure of that I promise you Stöpsel". The older cousin assured and drew Sirius in a tight hug. „Come on let's go!" Adrian said and carried him back to the dining room where everything was reverted to its original status. The other three were sitting in their chairs still sleeping and Kreacher lay, passed out, in a corner of the room.
Adrian placed Sirius on his seat while Alphard stepped behind his nephew; „So this is good by Sirius take care of your brother and yourself! ", and tousled Sirius hair; "What do you mean with that please stay!" Begged the boy suddenly; "No Sirius you have seen what happened when they found out!" "No please you can disguise yourself again I won't tell anyone I promise". "I know you won't but this is the best way!"
Again tears welled up in Sirius eyes but Adrian drew his wand. „Dormis" ;The boy snoozed off and Alphard began with the memory alterations. Adrian was sullenly leaning to the wall when his father finally addressed him; „Apparate to my flat and wait there it won't take long". He nodded but before he left he knelt in front of his sleeping cousin, „ Take care of yourself small one ok!" and placed the dog figure into the hand of the sleeper.
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