THE 4th UNFORGIVABLE
DISCLAIMER: Well HP and the characters aren't mine what a surprise, if they were Severus, Albus, Fred, Remus, Mad-Eye… would all be alive. And Ron and Hermione would never be together.
A/N: Tell me what you think….
Platform 9 3/4:
Harry POV:
As soon as we entered the platform I noticed an abrupt chance in Rus attitude. From quiet but relax he went to mute silent and tens. He was looking around the platform: at the students, the parents, the smiles, the hugs…. And I knew he must be afraid his last experience as a student hadn't been the best, but this time it will be different. I look behind us and see that Remus is observing us while he speaks with the twins, Ginny and Hermione are discussing something a few feet away and Arthur and Molly are with Ron. I see the look Remus gives me and decide to offer Rus a little comfort, because he looks pretty lost holding his backpack with robes and some pocket money over his shoulder. (Albus had taken his truck with him already.) I put him in an half hug with my arm over his shoulders he turns to look at me and gives me a small smile which I return, I feel him relax again until.
"Hey, pothead!" I couldn't help but groan hearing Malfoy's voice I really didn't wanted to get in trouble before boarding the train, I turn around looking at him with Crabble and Goyle while I try to be politic asking him.
"What do you want from me Malfoy?" I said I TRY to be politic and I will try because I know how important the Malfoys are for Rus. But if the git goes too far Merlin help him.
"Whoa pothead I just wanted to know who your new girlfriend is." Asked Malfoy innocently pointing at Rus. Ok the git had gone too far and was going to pay, but Rus hand on my arm stops me from hexing the git.
"First Mr. Malfoy I think you should inform your parents that you are in high need of glasses you can't get bad grades for your OWL's just because you can't see what you are doing can't you?" Asked Rus with a cold voice that reminded me a little too much to potions. "Because it's obvious I am a male. Secondly I don't think it's educated to go around assuming things and more if they are of such a delicate thing as ones sexuality….more so if your father has said sexuality, before you ask I am straight thank you." I could see Malfoy was getting angry and he decided to interrupt Rus dressing down. Is Lucius Malfoy really gay ooh well Rus should know they were best friends at school.
"How do you dare to insult my father in such a way? You dirty Mudblood!" Screamed Draco back shaking with rage.
"Please Mr. Malfoy I was just stating what we all know. Now please stop assuming things because I have already showed you that you only make a fool out of yourself doing so I am a pureblood …. And please use your inside voice I don't like public." He said in the way a parent would do to a small child.
I turn around looking and see that half of the people are looking at the little show. I could even see Lucius Malfoy smirking…Wait a moment Lucius Malfoy SMIRKING; I turned toward him again and saw him smirking? Really?
"Now where was I oooh yes third and last I won't repeat myself: it is none of your business who I am!" Now it was done Draco had lifted his hand and I was sure he wanted to punch Rus but he was stopped by a cane that hit his hand and made him yelp.
"Draco Severus Abrax Malfoy!" Hissed Lucius... Is the man parselmouth or is he just really good at hissing? "What do you think you are doing? Do you want to bring shame to our family behaving like nothing more than an ordinary muggle?" Oooh yes dressing down of Draco Malfoy round two! I thought to myself because really I never saw Lucius as a man that would do that, much less in public I should give the man some credit. "Not only that, but also wanting to hid a NEW class mate who you don't know and is obvious injured." Said Lucius in an ice cold voice glaring at his son ehilr he pointed at Rus his head, before turning to us.
"Please accept my excuses for my son; I don't know what has gotten into him lately. I am sure that I didn't raise him to act in such a vulgar way. I apologizes Mr. Potter and Mr….?" He said looking at Rus, who looked him in the eye his face inexpressive before a small politic smile appeared and he offered his hand.
"Alexander R. Prince, Mr. Malfoy a pleasure to meet you." His voice was cold almost dead.
"The pleasure is totally mine Mr. Prince." Said Lucius taking his hand. "I will risk sounding rude but do you have anything to do with the Prince as in the heirs of Ravenclaw?" He asked curious.
"You won't risk sounding so Sir, but yes I am one of those; and before you ask we didn't die out we left the UK in the first war….i am sure you know how hard that war was."
"Mr. Prince what brought you back then?" Asked Lucius more politic and human I even thought possible.
"The dead of my parents…they died this summer and my new guardian is headmaster Dumbledore." Said Rus bored as if Lucius should know such a thing and was sticking his nose where it didn't belong.
"Of course Lord Prince my condolences, I would welcome you back…but I think my son has ruined that already? I apologize and both you and Mr. Potter should await a written apology from my son one of these days." Ended Lucius bowing grabbing Draco by the back of his neck making him bow too, Rus bowed elegantly much more than Lucius or Draco and Malfoy Senior took this as his leave and turned around.
I couldn't help but laugh at what happened, and after doing so. We all started to tell Rus how much we liked the show. We talked a few minutes more and then the twins went to look for a few of their friends, Ginny did the same leaving Hermione, Ron, Rus and me with their parents and Remus. But Remus left to because he had to go to the teachers, after he left we decided it was time to look for a place for us on the train so we said our good-byes and promised to write. When we entered the train we all noticed that people where looking at us and whispering or better said at Rus. Hermione didn't like the looks the girls where giving him it was rather unnerving so she decided to take his hand while we were looking for somewhere. Once we found it Ron and I sat down next to each other and Hermione and Rus in front us. Hermione had been dragging Rus around and even pushed him down but in place of looking annoyed he looked quite pleased with himself. That guy is crazy I thought looking at my friend but when I saw the way he was looking at her I heard a voice whisper.
"He is speaker but at her." I looked down at Ayat who was still like a braced around Rus wrist looking at me and was shocked was the snake a legiments? "I can't read your mind young speaker but you wear your heart on you face or something like that you human say." Hissed the snake I was relieved that he couldn't read my mind but I looked at Rus to see if he had heard his snake but the guy was inside his own head.
Ron, Hermione and me started to make small talk when it was obvious Rus wasn't with us we stopped trying to get him to talk with us. It wasn't long before he started to yawn and Hermione pushed his head on her lap in a few minutes he was off to dreamland and I accioed a blanked for him. With Rus asleep we decided we should be silent and allow him to rest. Said this Hermione started to read a book and Ron and I played chess regular because wizard made too much sound.
About two hours after the train left to school the door opened and we saw Neville and Luna who were looking at us with smiles on their faces.
"Hi, guys!" Said Neville.
"SHHHT." Came from the tree of us and Neville saw Rus and understood so he whispered a sorry.
"Hello everyone." Whispered Luna.
"Hi." We all whispered back.
"Can we sit here?" Asked Neville looking shyly around.
"Yes, sure come in but silent please he didn't slept much last night." I whispered pointing at Rus.
"OK, thanks." Said Luna sitting next to Ron and Neville sat next to me, before turning to look at Rus.
"Who is that?" He asked us.
"He is Alexander R. Prince, we call him Rus, he is new this year; Dumbledore is his forester parent his own died this summer…..he doesn't like to talk about it." Answered Hermione stroking Rus hair that had been cut before the end of summer by Molly who said it was too long for his age. Neville nodded his head and changed topic.
"Have you heard what happened at the platform? They say that Lucius Malfoy hit Draco and made him apologize in public!" Said Neville eyes glomming, at this we heard a snort and it wasn't an elegant one from where Hermione sat we all looked at her.
"Hey, it wasn't me don't look at me like that." She said throwing her hands in the air.
"You heard the lady it wasn't her quit looking at her!" Came a sleepy voice from her lap.
"Hey I thought you were sleeping." Scolded Hermione fondly looking down at him he opened an eye before answering.
"And there you said it WERE as in the past, now quiet a pillow isn't supposed to talk and your friend woke me up…" Said Rus glaring up at Hermione, from her lap with only one eye open which took a lot of the malice out of the glare.
"Sorry." Said Neville looking at Rus.
"Don't worry, as for Malfoys dressing down me and Harry sat in the first row I can share the memory with you one day if you want." Said Rus sitting up and trying to tame his hair, TRYING being the keyword there.
"Yes please I would love to." Said Neville.
"Oooh please me too!" Said Luna, Rus smiled at them both a genuine smile before offering his hand.
"Rus, it's nice to meet you." He said to Neville who took his hand eagerly.
"Neville, Griffindor." Said Neville after that he turned to Luna offering his hand again only this time when she took his hand he kissed hers.
"Luna, Ravenclaw." She said and he raised an eyebrow.
"Well what a coincidence I am heir of Ravenclaw."
"Really, that is awesome." Said Neville.
"Well yes I am." Rus said amused by Nevilles reaction.
"Is that an Somalian black snake?" Asked Luna pointing at Ayat around Rus wrist making …Neville jump when he saw it.
"Yes it is, his name is Ayat. Harry gave me him this morning he is my familiar…ehh don't worry Neville he won't harm you if you want Harry can talk with him." Said Rus looking at Nev's face.
"No, it's Ok… he just scared me I believe you….he is beautiful." Said Nev looking at the snake carefully….. while Ayat looked back at him before sticking his tong out.
"They are and they are also very rare." Said Luna looking fascinated by the snake, before she snapped out of it and asking another question that had nothing to do with the snake.
"Do you guys know what happened to professor Snape? It was all over the prophet last week they usually only lie but Daddy flooed the headmaster and he confirmed it. It's so sad who are we going to have for potions now?" Asked Luna. Neville looked somber at this.
"Yes we know he headmaster told us." I answered looking how uneasy Hermione and Rus looked.
"You guys know I never loved professor Snape and such but I really feel bad about it. Deep inside he must have been a good man and most of his nasty teaching must have been part of his spy cover or due the stress….But Luna is right I mean who is going to teach us potions now?" said Nev and we all agreed with him, he is smarter than he looked like.
After the initial awareness after that topic most of it because the guy was sitting with us even if Nev and Luna didn't know we all started to small talk and play. Even Rus started to discus Herbology with Neville, it was amazing that those two could get along. We talked, we played a few games, we ate some candy, we changed to our uniforms, Rus one was plain black because he hadn't been sorted yet just like the first years, and before we knew it we were at Hogward.
Sorting here we go thought Rus miserably to himself well at last Ayat would be with him.
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