Summary: Betrayed and killed by the one they considered their best friend, Harry and Hermione made a different decision when they found themselves at King's Cross station. They chose to travel in a alternate universe and create a normal life for themselves. But of course as Harry Potter doesn't do normal he finds himself in 1962 in a world in which Grindelwald escapes from Nurmerngard and continues his war against muggles and Tom Riddle is the DADA professor. Not to mention that Voldemort is not happy being left behind and follows them in this dimension with an unknown plan in mind...What kind of destiny will they carve for themselves as they prepare to start Hogwarts as first year students? Also, a new prophecy is made...
Warnings: Slash, violence, humor, some Dumbledore bashing, swearing, Grey! Harry and Hermione etc.
Pairings: LV/HP, HG/SS
"talking"
'thinking'
/mental speach/
$parseltongue$
AN/ Thousand of apologies for the grammar errors and spelling mistakes you might come across the chapter. Don't worry though, my wonderful beta is working to correct them and soon I'll post the new version^.^
Enjoy ^_^
Lucius paced nervously back and forth, glancing worriedly at the door of Hadrian's dormitory, which was now filled with mediwizards.
He couldn't believe it! He couldn't believe that the brother he had just mentally sworn to keep from harm's way was now unconscious, after doing what one could only think of as a miracle. And not even a day since he came to the manor had passed, for Merlin's sake!
As he continued to pace, he mentally reviewed the events that led to this situation.
After his father and Hadrian arrived home, Dobby, one of the house-elves, was called to show Hadrian his new room so that he could install himself in it. Lucius couldn't help but notice the strange expression Hadrian got at the sight of the elf, although it was quickly masked with a blank look. Then he remembered that Hadrian was muggle-raised and this was probably the first time he saw a house elf. He had almost forgotten that, seeing how at ease the boy seemed to be with the wizarding world.
"Let's go in my office, Lucius. We have some matters of great importance to talk about," his father said after Hadrian was out of sight.
"As you wish, father," replied Lucius, with curiosity hidden in his tone.
Though he was surprised, he didn't let anything show on his face as he followed his father through the luxurious halls of the Manor, ignoring altogether the sumptuously decorated rooms with ornate furniture, marble fireplaces and gilt mirrors they passed by on their way, to which he was already used to.
His mind though, despite his cool facade, was working on overdrive, realizing that what his father wanted to discuss with him was something big if they actually were to use his office.
After all, in all his fourteen years of life, Lucius had entered said office only three times. First, when he was nine years old and his mother had passed away while giving birth to Aria, then when he was eleven and he received his Hogwarts letter and lastly, in his second year at Hogwarts when he was informed that his father was going to marry Gabriel Delacour, a pureblood wizard who managed to earn himself a place in his heart through his noble sacrifice, despite the initial dislike Lucius held towards him as, in a way, the man was the replacement of his mother.
It was a tragic day for the family when that incident happened...
Mentally preparing himself for what he knew would be an... enlightening discussion, considering the past circumstances surrounding the conversations that took place in that office, he silently entered the chamber after his father.
It was exactly the same as he remembered it.
Illuminated by the gentle glow the bright flames of the fireplace gave, the room was quite homey-looking, making one relax slightly inside. 'Maybe that's why the most stressful discussions take place here', Lucius thought wryly.
The office was surrounded by shelves full of books that covered the walls entirely and not even one portrait was in sight, guaranteeing full privacy. Lucius also knew that this was the most warded place in the Manor, his father's most valuable documents were hidden here. Nobody could steal, spy or even enter the office without the Malfoy patriarch's approval.
After closing the door, Abraxas gestured for his son to take a seat at the exceptional painted satinwood desk, that was situated in the center of the room as the kidney-shape it had enabled it to be placed there. Lucius admired the beautiful satinwood finish enhanced by paint decorated detailing as he and his father lounged in the matching armchairs that accompanied the set.
The desk was in excellent condition with minor signs of age, and Lucius couldn't help but be pleased with the fine artwork and the efforts made to create an elegant piece of furniture with such delicate painted and sculpted ornaments, in the form of beautiful roses and noble snakes.
"Take a look at this and tell me what you think," Abraxas said, handing his son a piece of paper.
Lucius quickly swept his eyes across the parchment, shock overcoming him as he read the content.
"Is this for real, father?" asked Lucius with a disbelieving tone, after he had finished reading it."This is incredible!" he exclaimed, excitement seeping into his voice as he realized the veritable heredity test showed his new brother was heir to three ancient and noble pureblood houses, possible two more in the case that the other living heirs of Slytherin and Andorrisoe died. Well, maybe not Slytherin, as his lord wouldn't die anytime soon if the subtle hints his father had given him were anything to go by.
But still, with the titles he possessed Hadrian had just become one of the most influential wizards in Britain and beyond. Add that he was Grindelwald's grandson, a hero that the whole Wizarding world acclaimed and, if he read correctly, the one that would gain access to THE legendary Hywel archive in the future to the mix and you realize he was guarded from all sides, both dark and light. That wasn't an easy feat to manage, not even the most skilled political dancers could pull this off and his brother managed it by pure luck!
"Indeed," his father said in a drawl, his eyes shining with something that Lucius couldn't quite decipher. "And do you realize the implication this has for us, for our family, now that Hadrian is a part of it?" Abraxas inquired, in such a tone that Lucius felt as if the question was a test that he had better not fail or he wouldn't like the consequences.
He swept his eyes across the piece of parchment he held in his hand once more time before he proceeded to answer.
"It means that, politically, we became the most powerful house in Britain, even more powerful than the Black house, gaining two additional Wizengamot seats to the one we already own and, most importantly, we gain one IWC chair, becoming the third family in Britain to hold so much international political power. Also, we will find ourselves under worse pressure, our lives will became more mediated than before and our social responsibilities will increase in number. Not to mention that the blackmails, assassination attempts and bribery offers will also raise," responded Lucius in a clipped tone, slightly offended that his father didn't trust him to see such obvious outcomes. He was a Malfoy, after all, and the politics run through his blood naturally.
"Quite true," agreed Abraxas, with something akin to amusement in his voice, " but what will be your new responsibilities?"
"My responsibilities?" echoed Lucius blandly, not having a clue what his father was on about. Seeing that he wasn't of age yet, the additional political power shouldn't affect him beyond increasing his already high status.
"Yes, yours. Don't forget, Hadrian, though pureblooded, is muggle raised and new to the wizarding world. He isn't aware of just how much power and importance his status holds and how many people will try to gain his friendship only so that they could use him. We can't let him get under Dumbledore's thumb and, although our lord would watch over him, he will need guidance from someone he can relate to. Someone like you. And he would need you, of that you can be certain. Your brother will need your guidance and support," said Abraxas solemnly, fixing his heir with a piercing look.
"I understand," Lucius replied, cold determination emanating from that simple sentence as his icy eyes took on a steel glint. Nobody, ever, would use or hurt his brother as long as he could do something about it!
Abraxas only gave a simple nod at his son's passionate answer. There was no need for words when his heir got that look in his eyes. He could trust Lucius with this.
"As it is, we have another matter to discuss," continued Abraxas in a satisfied tone. "In the course of the heredity test, we also discovered that the ministry confiscated the Hywel vaults and properties. As you know, to confiscate or use the fortune of an ancient and noble pureblood house when an heir exists that should inherit it, is a a serious offense punishable by law. Because of that, Gringotts is ready to start a crusade to retrieve them for Hadrian and my lord wants us to take advantage of the situation and gain control of the ministry. That is to say, that I am to become the new Minister of Magic after Lobby Leach is dealt with, as he will be considering the damage his thirst for gold has brought to his reputation. He's doomed already and, the sad thing is, he doesn't suspect a thing," Abraxas said, disgusted by the pathetic minister.
"Of course, all of the chaos will be started after the ball, when Hadrian is already at Hogwarts. I and our Lord have decided that it will be best to delay announcing Hadrian's heritage till after the start of the term, as the school will provide the child a somewhat safe sanctuary towards the press and political hyenas. It goes unsaid that his connection with Grindelwald will be hidden."
"And what do you wish for me to do?" asked Lucius, understanding in depth the mission his father had ahead of him.
"I need you to strengthen our alliances with the most prominent families through their sons and daughters that attend Hogwarts. We must have all the votes we can to get myself named Minister. Our lord would not forgive failure," his father said in a fearful voice, though there was a good deal of respect in the man's tone. Lucius understood very well how his father felt. After all he was just as entranced by his sire.
"Consider it done," Lucius replied confidently, although he knew this was one of those situations in which things were easier said than done.
Just then the melodious sound of the dinner bell was heard.
"It seems we must define the details later," Abraxas said, sitting up. Lucius quickly following his example. "Now it's time for the meal. Gabriel will eat us alive if we are late," Abraxas said in a much more relaxed manner and with a fond smile, as the tension seeped away.
Lucius chuckled a little at his father's antics. He was totally whipped by his husband.
Sounds of joyous laughter could be heard as they approached the dining hall.
"Stop it now! It's not that funny!" was the shout that greeted them as they entered the grandiose hall to meet the sight of brightly-red faced Hadrian sulking at a mischievously smirking Gabriel, sitting at a beautiful table full with delicacies whose smell made their mouths water.
Gabriel Delacour-Malfoy, a charming man, in his late twenties, with soft-looking blond hair, effeminate features and gentle sky-blue eyes, was growing more and more amused with each second he watched the boy sputter incoherently. My, who would have known that his new son would be so easy to tease? The child was so adorable making all those cute embarrassed expressions! He was a such lucky parent, Gabriel inwardly squealed, fully enjoying himself.
Hadrian, on the other hand, didn't feel even remotely as amused as Mr. Delacour who was silently laughing at him. It wasn't his fault he didn't knew that in the wizarding world marriage of the same sex was a common thing, he thought feeling himself, become even redder if possible. With Voldemort after his life, the different kind of relationships that existed were the last things on his mind. Not that he had anything against homosexuality, love was love after all, it's just that he was one hundred percent straight, though he respected other people's choices.
But that didn't meant he was a "cute and innocent child" to the world of adults, as Mr. Delacour put it, and he definitely didn't want the man to give him the talk about the "the birds and the bees". And he said so to the man causing even more laughter to erupt.
"What is happening here, darling?" asked the smooth voice of Abraxas, amused, glancing between Hadrian and Gabriel.
"Nothing!" Hadrian replied hastily, now resembling an tomato, not wanting to experience another round of embarrassment as Mr. Delacour described the reaction he had at the man's introduction as 'Abraxas' husband and your new dad' . It would be too much to bear!
"We were just talking. Isn't that right Mr. Delacour?" he continued, pleading with his eyes for the other man's silence.
"Now, Hadrian what have I told you," said Gabriel, silent laughter shining in his eyes. "We are family now, so don't give me that nonsense of calling me 'Mister' or 'sir'! You can call me 'dad' and Abraxas 'father'," he told Hadrian with a sense of finality in his voice. "Me and Aria already have a lot to deal with to make these two stiff men," Gabriel continued, pointing towards Lucius and Abraxas, "relax a little and stop to smell the roses from time to time. I won't have you become another case as hopeless as them!" he declared making Lucius and Abraxas scowl.
"Um, sure...dad," agreed Hadrian, as another wave of red assaulted his face and a warm, fluttering feeling bloomed inside of him. This was the first time he got to call another person that!
Satisfied with Hadrian's answer Gabriel turned to face Abraxas and Lucius, who watched them bemused.
"And why aren't you taking your places at the table?" he inquired with a raised eyebrow. "You have to tell me all the juicy details of what happened today!"
"Of course dear. May I ask where Aria is, first?" Abraxas asked as he took the seat across from his beloved husband.
"She's sleeping right now and she looked so sweet that I didn't had the heart to wake her up," apologized Gabriel with a sheepish expression.
Abraxas just nodded and proceeded to summarize for his husband what had happened that day and all the shocking information they had discovered about Hadrian's heritage.
"Wow, Hadrian, that's awesome!" exclaimed Gabriel, after Abraxas finished recounting the happenings. "You've got so many blood abilities. It's too bad that they won't teach you to control them at Hogwarts," Gabriel pouted, disappointed at the fact. At his school, Beauxbatons, there were special classes with blood abilities as subject, but no, god forbids, that a Malfoy go to a girly school! He inwardly scoffed. Just because they liked to admire art and read poetry there doesn't meant that they were bloody girls.
"But why don't they?" asked Hadrian, confused by the fact. It was such a loss to the Wizarding world if children couldn't master their full potential because of the absence of a of a specialized class taught by a competent teacher.
Abraxas snorted at the innocent question in an 'as if' way, earning himself a glare from all the other occupants of the table.
"Hadrian, the reason why Hogwarts doesn't have this kind of class is because it will have been seen as discrimination towards the muggleborns student, or so the headmaster claims. You have to understand that muggleborns don't have the abilities purebloods possess and, though they believe they are equal to us and that they can do everything if they try hard enough, the truth is different. Seeing that the Ministry is trying to go for equality between wizards and ignore the blood status, they decided to take those lessons out of the school curriculum." Gabriel informed gently.
"But that is discrimination against purebloods, then" cried Hadrian in outrage. "It isn't fair!"
"We know, but life usually isn't fair." countered Lucius in an matter of fact manner.
Hadrian didn't feel satisfied by that. He was all for a democratic system and equality in the wizarding world, but denying someone's right to improve themselves was another matter altogether! If this was how the purebloods were ostracized in his other life it wasn't that surprising that the pureblood society flocked to Voldemort as if he was Messiah when he offered them power to do anything they wanted. It was as if the wizards wanted to have a war with all this kind of discrimination going on toward so many different things. People were bound to revolt against such a system.
"Don't worry Hadrian, we will do all we can to offer you the proper environment in which you'll learn to control your abilities. Though, seeing how rare they are, even in the pureblood society, it will be a real challenge to find you tutors and books from which you can study," Abraxas said with a smile at his young son disappointed face.
"Really? I don't want to be a bother or anything..." the boy said trailing off at the chuckles coming from both Lucius and Gabriel.
Hadrian was simply too cute for words, both men thought, feeling the need to hug the child to death. With such an eager expression and bright eyes, he looked like a happy puppy! They almost expected a swishing tail to appear out of nowhere, they thought, as Hadrian continued to watch them confusedly not knowing what caused them to chuckle.
The rest of the dinner went on pleasantly enough.
While he ate Hadrian was very careful to watch which pieces of silverware the other occupants of the table chose to eat with and then proceeded to imitate their movements. He didn't want to be the object of yet another round of embarrassment because of his poor table manners so he tried to put on his best mannerism and observation skills while he took on the greatest challenge of his life - discovering the use of the way too many silverware pieces. Though the Malfoys saw this, they made no comment on his behavior but they considerably slowed down their eating speed to let the child observe and imitate them easier. After all, it wasn't the boy's fault that those primitive muggles hadn't taught him proper table manners.
Still, the Malfoys thought in bemusement, as Hadrian continued to struggle to follow their movements, the boy was very stubborn and prideful for not asking for help and guidance when he needed it. That could prove to be a problem in the future and Abraxas made a mental note to fix it as soon as possible and to set up some etiquette lessons for Hadrian. He couldn't let his son make his debut at the ball with a troll's finesse.
Lucius started to talk to Hadrian about Hogwarts and Hadrian faked interest throughout the conversation although he already knew most of everything that he was told. Not to say that he probably knew more about Hogwarts secrets than anybody else, the boy thought, mentally smirking.
Gabriel and Abraxas made small talk, adding their own two cents into the boys conversation from time to time. All in all, it was an wonderful experience.
"So this is what it is like to have a family, huh?" Hadrian thought with a wistful expression, allowing himself to bask in the feeling of belonging. Maybe everything wasn't as messed up as he thought, maybe everything would work out in the end...
Way too soon, in everybody's opinion, the meal was over and all of the people present had to go to do their own thing. Lucius had some homework essays to finish, Abraxas had to floo-call Riddle and Hadrian had to read the last book brought by Riddle, 'Runes for beginners', while Gabriel wanted to check on Aria.
As they sat up from the table a gasp escaped Hadrian lips.
"What..how...why are you in wheelchair?" he finally asked in a tactless manner, openly staring at Gabriel who was, indeed, seated in a wheelchair. He hadn't noticed before as the man was already seated on the table when he entered the dining room and he couldn't explain why the wizard was in such a state seeing that, usually, magic could heal almost anything. He was certain that it couldn't have something to do with bone damage as in his second year at Hogwarts, after the Lockhart incident, madam Pomfrey had managed to regrow all the bones in Harry's body. He inwardly grimaced at the memory.
A sad smile appeared on Gabriel face but it wasn't him who responded Hadrian's question.
"It is my fault!" cried Aria from the top of the stair, looking like she just woke up, her sunny hair looking quite messy with tangled curls. "When the bad men came to kidnap me, dad tried to protect me from them and he got hurt by an evil spell. One that the good wizards in white cloths couldn't cure." she said, as crystalline tears started to leak from her blue eyes."It is my fault that dad can't walk anymore!"
"No, it's not!" insisted Gabriel stubbornly, looking as if he had this discussion too many times to count. "It was the bad men that fired the evil spell, not you my princess."
"Yes, it is," the little girl replied, just as stubbornly, "it is but...but my angel will make it all better! He'll help you like he helped me! Isn't that right? Isn't that right my angel?" Aria asked almost desperately.
"Aria," intervened the deep voice of Abraxas, "Hadrian can't do that as..." Abraxas continued say, trying to make the girl see the impossibility of her wish but Hadrian wasn't listening to them anymore.
Instead, he was staring at the man seated in the wheelchair. The man that just welcomed him into his life. The man that wanted to be called 'dad' by him. And the man that almost died, if he understood correctly, trying to defend the one he considered his child. Just like mother, Lily Evans who, through her sacrifice, saved Hadrian's life not just once but various times as he continued to face Voldemort.
A wave of deep love filled his being and, following his instinct, Hadrian suddenly enveloped his 'dad' in a hug to the shock of the people present that couldn't understand what he was doing.
He started glowing.
To the surprise of everybody but Aria who knew her angel was fulfilling her wish, bit by bit the golden aura of Hadrian started to transfer itself to Gabriel, enveloping him as in a cocoon, and they all could see that, whatever Hadrian was doing, it was exhausting the boy as his breathing become harsh and sweat was piling on his forehead.
Hadrian felt drained but he couldn't give up now, not when he was so close...
With his last power he sent a final burst of golden energy through Gabriel's body and then proceeded to faint, surrendering himself to the sweet world of darkness, a small smile tugging to his lips. He had done it...
Seeing the fact that Hadrian was about to drop to the floor and forgetting for a second the paralyzed state he was in, Gabriel instinctively tried to stand up and catch the falling boy and, to his surprise, he actually did.
"I can walk..."Gabriel whispered dazedly, in a bewildered tone, as he caught Hadrian into his arms and stood upright. "I can walk!" he exclaimed excited as the reality sunk into his brain and tears of happiness started to appear in his sapphire eyes.
Even Abraxas, though he tried to get over the shock of seeing his husband walk for the first time in two years, couldn't stop his eyes from becoming moist.
Lucius on the other hand, though he was happy for his dad, was more worried about his unconscious brother.
"Father," he said interrupting the oh so happy atmosphere that surrounded the two married men and Aria, "call the mediwizard's quickly. We must make sure that Hadrian is okay!" he said quite panicked for his brother's well being.
He could actually see how the blood drained from everybody's faces and the happy feeling was replaced by frantic worry for the one responsible for this miracle. In less than five minutes a team of mediwizards come in by floo and, after they installed Hadrian in a empty room, they ushered all of them out of it, with the exception of Gabriel who also needed to be checked, so that they could freely tend to the boy.
That was half an hour ago.
Now Lucius felt as if his nerves were about to break seeing how strained they were from all this worrying. Just as he was about to burst the room's doors open and demand information about Hadrian's state, the doors opened to reveal a smiling mediwizard. Lucius felt his shoulders sag in relief. The mediwizard was smiling so the news he brought couldn't be that bad, Lucius thought, as a burden he didn't realize existed lifted from his mind. Thank Merlin!
"How are they?" asked Abraxas who, like Lucius, had been forced to wait outside as the mediwizards worked and was just as worried.
"They are fine," the healer assured them. "Your husband is one hundred percent healed now and that is only thanks to your adoptive son, who seems to posses natural healing abilities," the healer continued, with both respect and envy in his voice towards Hadrian's abilities. "We couldn't find even one trace of the dark curse that hit him in your husband's system. It's truly an amazing feat!" the mediwizard exclaimed, excited and awed and the child's healing abilities.
"And he's alright now?" asked Aria, who had been moping after seeing how her wish caused her angel to be sick and probably forced him to take some yucky tasting potion.
"Yes, Hadrian is also healthy and no physical problems could be found with the exception of some old bruises. He's only suffering from major magical exhaustion, caused by the effort he made to activate his ability for the first time, that put his body into a coma till his magic reserves would be refilled, a process that will take up to a few hours. You should let him sleep and rest for now. He must have cared deeply for his new dad to use such a huge amount of energy for the purpose of healing him," the mediwizard finished in a fond voice as Aria brightened up with each word said. Neither Abraxas nor Lucius thought about letting the healer know that Hadrian had only met Gabriel roughly two hours ago. For them that was one more proof of Hadrian's caring nature and gentle personality. And one more reason to protect him.
After the mediwizards left, the Malfoy family could finally relax as they gathered together at Hadrian's bed watching the boy sleep peacefully. He truly looked like an angel like that, all of them thought and, in that moment, Hadrian truly become a family member in their hearts. Though worry were still nagging them in the back of their minds they dutifully ignored it.
Hadrian Hywel-Malfoy would be just fine from now on. They would make sure of that.
HP-Chronic Hero Syndrome
Regulus was happy.
As he walked into the colossal but quite light-filled ancient library that had its walls entirely obscured from floor to ceiling with neat rows of bookshelves filled with old tomes and in which even the air seemed to reek of knowledge, the place where his brother could be found, he suddenly realized that. Never, in his whole ten years of his life, had he felt so...free!
It was an wonderful feeling.
Ever since he could remember, he always had to study purebloods politics, hone his sword performance and polish his conversational skill, in short, be the perfect little Black scion to keep his mother and father content.
He considered himself lucky that he couldn't practice magic yet, as it would negatively affect the growth of his magical core, and wished that the same could be said about other subjects too. History, magical theory, literature, music, flying and much more he had to know by heart so that he could become ready for the heartless world of the pureblood society in which a misplaced word could be the end of you. He knew that he shouldn't complain, seeing that, by studying everything now, he would have an easier time at Hogwarts and after.
Still, he hated the fact that he had to relinquish most of his childhood in favor of learning the ways of a true pureblood heir as his older brother started to become, bit by bit, the family black sheep, always playing, pranking, having fun and ignoring his responsibilities as the firstborn son.
His mother, seeing that Sirius wasn't going to change anytime soon, simply decided that he was the one that had to carry all the expectations of the family on his shoulders and be honored by it at that. Regulus accepted the decision, knowing that if he didn't his family would fall apart. But that didn't mean he liked it.
Now though, things had changed in the Black household.
Now, since that day, he could finally relax. Now, his brother, his real brother, not the one controlled by a compulsion web, was back and ready to take his duties seriously. As he should, seeing that it was his name after all, Regulus thought, mentally snickering.
Soft sounds of rustling paper could be heard and Regulus fought the urge to roll his eyes. Since that day his brother had made a hundred and eighty degree turn, changing from a slacking student to a total nerd. You actually had to threaten him to get him out of the library, for Merlin's sake, he thought, exasperated but with a fond smile on his face.
He found Sirius sitting comfortably at a mahogany table, intently reading a piece of paper as the sun shone upon him through the large windows surrounded by silky blue curtains.
As he studied the crouched form of Sirius, who was concentrated reading the content of a newspaper with a bemused expression, Regulus couldn't help but think that he was the embodiment of a fairytale prince with his soft, dark-brown and slightly curly hair that framed a slightly haughty, but beautiful nevertheless, pale face. His eyelids that possessed thick, long eyelashes contained beneath them the most exquisite brilliant orbs, the color of molten silver, that were now scanning with interest the newspaper content.
In the past, Regulus used to hate Sirius for his good looks, elegant poise and the charisma that came to him naturally and which he couldn't equal despite the many efforts he made. Now, though, he couldn't be more proud of having such a cool brother, the best one could really wish for.
Since the compulsion web was lifted from his brother's mind, Sirius became the perfect brother that Regulus wanted and the perfect pureblood heir his mother desired. He became more caring, more responsible, more...serious towards life in general and his responsibilities towards the family and studies.
Regulus adored him and he knew that his mother and father felt the same towards Sirius, now. He finally got the united family he always wished for and, additionally, he got more free time to play like a regular child, now that his mother had Sirius to pin all her expectations on. Poor him, Regulus though with a smirk because, even though he loved the changes in his brother's persona, he couldn't help but be happy that it wasn't him who got the full attention of a determined mother on a crusade to create the prefect living pureblood.
A frown marred his aristocratic features and he couldn't stop himself from glaring at a random book on a shelf, as he recalled that the reason he couldn't enjoy this kind of an almost perfect life till now, was because of that damned compulsion web that was put on his brother's mind.
He shivered as he recalled the murderous expression his mother got as the mediwitch called by Kretcher explained everything in detail. Even his usually calm and gentle father was more furious that he had ever seen him.
It seems that, soon after his birth, a compulsion web, that influenced the action and the personality of the carrier, was put on Sirius' mind, forcing him to act differently than he would have normally as he grew up. Luckily, the inconstancy and the continued fluctuation of Sirius's magic that happened because of the sudden growth spurt his magical core had, made a fissure in the web, giving the Sirius's true personality a chance to fight it off. With the help of the Infitialis Ritus, an old and dangerous ritual that Sirius found through research in the Black library, he managed to do just that.
The thing was, the ritual had only two possible outcomes: success or death. You can imagine now why Sirius hadn't let anybody know about his problem. His parents would have never agreed to let him go through such a deadly ritual if they knew of his plans, letting him live on under the influence of the web if they had to.
Regulus glared even harder, his brown eyes becoming even harder, as he thought about what his brother must have gone through, faced with the possibility of dying. If only they knew who had done that to Sirius...
"I don't know what that book did to you," Regulus heard Sirius say, and he turned to see that his brother was now ignoring his newspaper to look at him in amusement, "but I'm sure it's really sorry."
"As it should be," Regulus replied with a small smug smile, as he plopped on the chair across from Sirius. "What are you reading?"
"An article about Hadrian Fowl," replied Sirius. "Or rather Hadrian Malfoy, since he was adopted by the Malfoy family yesterday or so the article says. Also, it seems he somehow healed Abraxas Malfoy's husband, Gabriel Delacour-Malfoy, who has been paralyzed from the waist down since two years ago when he was subjected to a nasty dark curse," Sirius informed Regulus in a matter of fact tone. "As it is, he made the front pace of Daily Prophet once more," he continued showing the newspaper where it was, indeed, written in big, bold letters:
SHOCKING NEWS
Hadrian Malfoy, formerly known as 'Fowl', performs another miracle!
By Leona Skeeter
We all are now quite familiar with the name of Hadrian Fowl, a boy that, after the act of heroism he performed in the Battle of Diagon Alley, when he became the first known survivor of the AK curse, we thought he couldn't surprise us anymore
We were wrong.
Yesterday evening, after quite an eventful day for young Hadrian, as he was adopted by Abraxas and Gabriel Malfoy, the parents of Aria the little girl Hadrian saved, another miracle was performed by this exceptional young wizard.
Gabriel Delacour -Malfoy, one of the adoptive parents of Hadrian and heir to the famous house of Delacour, suffered from the after-effects of an unknown dark curse that paralyzed him from the waist down which the mediwizards proclaimed impossible of ever being healed.
But when has the "impossible" ever meant something to our young hero?
The boy, in a truly angelic act, once again made the impossible possible and proceeded to fully heal his new dad and remove all the traces of the dark curse from his body. Mr. Delacour-Malfoy is feeling as good as new after Hadrian's healing.
That was however not without a price as Hadrian entered a magical coma due to magical exhaustion he suffered for performing such an amazing feat.
We are not to worry though as mediwizards have already checked out the boy's health and concluded he will be perfectly fine after he gets enough rest.
We, at Daily Prophet, wish him a fast recovery and that he may find happiness in the Malfoy Family.
May all the joy he brings us befall him too!
'Silent conflicts between Gringotts and the Ministry' – see page 3
'Grindelwald – has he truly lost his mind? '- see page 4
'Ministry presents Hadrian with the Order of Merlin, First Class' – see page 5
"You really are obsessed with this Hadrian," stated Regulus as he folded the paper.
"I'm no such ..." Sirius started to protest, but stopped in mid-sentence at Regulus raised eyebrow.
"You devour each article with his name written in it," he pointed out in a dry tone. "Tell me how is that not called obsession? You must be happy though, as in three days you will meet him personally at the Malfoy's ball."
"Well, okay," relented Sirius with a small blush, "I guess I am a little too fascinated with him but he is the only survivor of the AK and a hero after all, so there. I'm uncertain why you ignore him though, as he is kind of like those hero knights from those novels you like to read so much," said Sirius as a wave of red took over Regulus face.
"Anyway, lets' go," Regulus said suddenly, sitting up and grabbing Sirius' hand, dragging his dazed brother to his feet too. "Father is waiting to give us a fencing lesson," he explained as he lead them out of the library.
"It's because you are my hero, brother" was his last thought before he closed the library door.
...TBC...
AN/ Oh. My. GOSH! I have over 700 reviews...YAHOO! *makes a happy dance*..."trips*...*falls and hits her head*...*quickly sits up and act like nothing happened though there is a bump on her head...*
Anyway, going on...
Thanks guys! I give all of you fresh baked virtual cookies to enjoy for all the support you showed me with each chapter.
By the way what do you think about this one? I hope you liked it ^-^
Oh, and I posted the first seven answer I wrote in the AN-chapter that I deleted plus some other answers after them.
Let's see :
1. The Malfoys have adopted Hadrian, I have added a few more sentences to make it more clear, hehe - many thanks to Alejca for pointing the differences between adoption and guardianship to me ^.^
2. Lucius and Aria weren't present during the test - again, added a few sentences to make it more clear ^-^
3. Dumbledore is aware of the heritage he has from his mother side. About the father though, he only knows that he was a pureblood noble so Hadrian will inherit something from that side.
4. Yes, he was involved in the killing of Gellert daughter, though I plan to make it an accident of some kind as Dumbles is manipulative but not dark, lol, so he won't kill someone himself.
5. I WILL give Hadrian a snake, lol! Don't worry, he'll have his little pet that will make other students cower in fear, hehe * evil grin*
6. There are others Andorrisoes, a brother on his mother side at least, but he will not appear in the story yet as I decided that Hadrian will hide the fact that he is related to the Andorrisoes as he doesn't want people to find about his connection with Grindelwald. After all, Dumbles wouldn't be the only one aware of the fact that Louise Andorrisoe was Gellert's daughter, and better take no changes, He'll be known as Hadrian Hywel-Malfoy.
7. Gellert escaped prison with the help of...you;ll find during the ball, te he *grin*
8. Tom has only one horcrux made- the diary with the "Chamber of secrets" fiasco, the visit he made to the Gaunts in search of his origins turning out differently than in canon THAT being the turning point of this universe that will cause all the differences between my world and the original HP. You have to wait to discover what happens and how changing the outcome of that little visit changed the whole world with it *smirk*
9. Zana, I agree with you LOGICAL (I also love this world ^.^) arguments you brought in favor of Voldy-Dumbles. You made me see the light *hallelujah* LOL! I now totally uderstand your reasons and takes for taking the time to explain ^_^
10. LOL! you are do great to plan so far ahead! I love all your ideas, they are brilliant. Though I hope I'll manage to write full seven books, now it seems like such a faraway goal but *determinant face* I'll do my best! I'll so totally use the Cauldron ideea for the first year if you don't mind *-*
ZANA, LENA, once again I bow in front of you awesomeness! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas you manage to cook up with those brilliant minds of yours. I'm so lucky to have you two! =^~^=
Well, that's it for now, at least.
See ya all soon and expect another AN-chapter soon.
Ja ne ^.^