In a world where Superhero's exist, one young man struggles with his place in life. He must choose between his heart that is telling him to love his enemy, or his head that is telling him to stay with his family. Even with a battle between wills he must still fight the biggest threat their world has ever faced, and make sure that his identity remains hidden. TR/HP RW/LL SLASH
Hello and welcome to chapter 2 of this story! I have been unemployed since April and the Word trial I had expired early in May so I was unable to type further. Which is just sad! But I have a small job for the next two weeks and decided that I will try and update some of my stories, and this was one of them. Yay!
I liked typing out this chapter, but it still felt a bit lacking. I wanted to explain more of Tom's past, as well as the leading to James and the Lupin-Black reunion. And I just had to throw some ignorant, yet know-it-all Hermione in. She is still my least favourite characters of all time. Hopefully you like this chapter.
Warnings for this chapter: Mentions of infidelity, past and current child abuse, domestic abuse and death. There is also two kisses in this chapter between two men. And maybe an inappropriate relationship as Harry is still a student, but legal and Tom a Professor of another school.
Everything but the OC's and Plot belong to the Queen of Twitter J.K Rowling.
Chapter 2
Lux In Tenebris
There was a quiet in the classroom that the students weren't used to. When their Headmaster had announced that they would be visiting their Brother school many of them had wondered why, as it was the breeding ground for the most sophisticated of villains, but when they looked at the student that was standing in the front with his brother and best friends they knew why, it had come to the Headmaster's attention that the one they wanted to destroy the new growing darkness had expressed no interest in following in his mother's footsteps. He had shown that he hated everything his mother stood for. He hated what it did to his parents marriage, hated that his parents were now locked in a bitter divorce and that his father had even lost all contact with the men who had been his best friends.
Haidar James Potter was sinking further and further into a deep depression, and it was obvious to everyone but the adults who professed to care for him so deeply. Hermione watched him with narrowed eyes as her boyfriend kept guiding him forward by gripping his shoulder. She couldn't believe that the man that she loved had chosen the idiot over her! She was one of the smartest students to ever have graced Hogwarts Halls! She was often compared to Demeter, so she just didn't understand how a strong man like Ron would continue to choose a weakling like the Potter brat.
She followed after the other students as they moved forward. The students of Salazar's House were still in classes, but they would stare out the windows and doors at them. Each of them rolling their eyes at them. The class bell rang and the students stood up and walked into the Halls. Hermione hissed as some of them touched her, they had dared move past her and actually touch her. The group stopped again when they came before one of the Professor's. He sneered at the group as he saw the looks on some of their faces.
''Good morning and welcome to Salazar's House, we were told that some students had expressed an interest in how we do things here at Salazar…'' The teacher didn't seem to believe what he was saying, and neither did most of the students, but no one argued against the Great Albus Dumbledore. ''Here at Salazar's we take pride in teaching our students every branch of powers that can possibly be…''
''Even what are considered Darker branches?'' Hermione asked in disgust as her best friend, Ginny Weasly, nodded eagerly next to her. ''Because at Hogwarts we only get taught what is correct…''
''So you want more than half of the population to suppress their powers and basically kill themselves because you and your Headmaster believe that because they cannot control specific powers they should be oppressed?'' A student behind her asked. She turned around, and most of the class followed her actions. Now before her stood the son of one of the most prominent men in their town. Draconis Lucius Malfoy stood tall and proud before her, his arrogance and power rolling off of him in spades. She took a step back from him as his cold mercury eyes assessed her and those that stood behind her.
''If you cannot control your powers, how are you supposed to keep people safe? How are we supposed to keep those around you and your Darkness safe?'' She hissed as she watched more students move to aid the Malfoy brat. ''It doesn't kill your power, why you all insist on such garbage I don't know. Your powers do not keep you alive''
''Except it does Hermione'' Haidar said behind her, she whipped her head around and glared at him. Making him roll his eyes and shrug Ron's hand off of his shoulder to move towards her. She gasped as he walked past her and stood right in front of the blond haired teen. The two stared at each other before Haidar decided to face Hermione again, Ron walked towards him again and she hissed as he shoved past her, not even caring that her shoulder was now hurting. ''Our power thrums through our blood, it pumps through our hearts. If we place those restrictions on their powers the very essence of their heart is weaker. They die a slow and painful death because we don't understand their powers''
''I knew you were turning into a Villain the moment you stopped appearing for Headmaster Dumbledore's special classes!'' Hermione thundered as everyone stared at the petite boy in shock. Ron rolled his eyes and turned to the Salazar students who were all gaping openly at the girl and the students were nodding along with her. ''You are straying from the path that your mother has paved out for you and you are dragging people like Ron along with you!' She shrieked as she moved forward to slap Haidar again but only met a vine wall. ''Is this all you can do! Defend yourself with weak walls to hide your pathetic self behind!''
''Are all the students like this?'' A silky voice asked from the back of the Salazar students. All of them made a path and smirked as one of their Professors moved to the front of the group. The girls from Hogwarts blushed as they stared at the handsome man, but only Ginny narrowed her eyes and glared when she saw that Haidar was sporting a blush as well. ''My, my Miss but you are very uninformed. What are they teaching you at these schools?''
''Hogwarts is the best Academy for the Gifted in this entire town! It doesn't breed Villains and scum!'' Ginny hissed as she stared at the man before her. Her brother scoffed at her and she made sure to remember this. He would be in a lot of trouble if their parents found out by his behaviour.
''Darling girl you are sadly mistaken. Salazar's has been awarded that prestigious award many times over. Yes you have very powerful students who become Superhero's that walked out of that Academy but how many can say that they have had the honour of having Alumni such as Severus Snape, Bellatrix Black, Lucius Malfoy, Regulus Black, Narcissa Black. Why we even have some of their children here. Young Draconis is set to graduate this year'' He waved his hand at the blond haired teen who sneered at her and then at the people behind her. ''We even have two of your Alumni's children with us as well, also set to graduate this year'' Hermione bristled at the thought of two of Hogwarts parents going Dark. ''We have many benefactors and we do not force our children to choose a side. Many of our students are here for an education. If you believe we only breed Super Villains then you must please fact check once again before you go spouting so called 'Light' logic'' The students laughed at this and stared at their Professor with adoration, even some of the students behind her seemed to be enthralled by him. ''Hogwarts accounts for eighty percent of the Hero population, meaning only your school tells their students they must be Hero's or they might as well leave. Those students have been accepted here, and before you deny this we have all of their sworn statements as well as that of their parents'' Hermione closed her mouth before she could scream facts at the man, her face was becoming darker the more he spoke. ''While only twenty-five percent of the Villain population comes from Salazar's. The rest become Professor's, business owners and Politicians. Your logic is flawed Miss Granger, your aura is tainted. Take your swill elsewhere as we here at Salazar's do not take well to people preaching to us about how we should live'' He hissed, his students cheered and he did a bow.
''Now, now Tom'' A grandfatherly voice said from behind the Hogwarts students. They all exclaimed happily when they saw their beloved Headmaster. ''It does not bode well to tell one of my most gifted students how she must think'' He said as he also moved towards the front of the group. The students watched the battle of wills as the Headmaster stared into stunning turquoise eyes.
''She shouldn't go around telling us to severe our powers off either Albus, it disrespectful towards my students who are working hard at controlling their gifts'' Tom hissed as his students moved closer to him, even Haidar stepped closer to him. The older man's hand immediately falling on his shoulder and holding him close. Ron noticed and stared at them for a while, then looking at Nikolas. The younger teen only shrugged.
''She is only saying what she believes in. And she is correct, you may claim these so called numbers are true, but we as good citizens know that most of the Villains operate in the Dark of night''
''What rubbish'' Draco muttered as he rolled his eyes. ''My family has been hounded by you and your supporters for years, with no proof I might add, my sister has been kidnapped and my brother's frequently attacked all because a Headmaster believes that they are carrying secrets of a Dark Underworld. What rubbish is this? If all us Villains are so disgusting and need our powers to be binded, why has no Hero ever attempted to catch Charon?'' Albus opened his mouth to reply to the child, but couldn't find an answer, but he had to say something when he saw the Malfoy arrogance start to roll off of him in waves.
''I believe you were here to witness how we do things Headmaster'' A woman asked from behind both groups, they turned around to see the Headmistress Minerva McGonagall, standing there. She was wearing her usual emerald robes and her greying hair was pulled into a tight bun, her thin lips pressed into scowl. ''And not insult how my Professor's run their classes'' She turned around and started to walk away, when she realized no one was following she turned around once more and glared at them. The students immediately followed after the stern woman. Albus glared at the Professor before him once more before turning and following after the woman who had once been one of his most trusted.
Tom looked at Haidar and smiled, happy to see a spark in the teen's eyes. He bent down and whispered something in his ear, Ginny glared at them when she turned around to see if they were following. She didn't see the Professor slip something in her beloveds jacket. All she could see was a much older man making a move on a student. She looked forward again when her brother and Haidar followed.
She would have to make sure that she started dating Haidar soon, she would not let the love of her life slip away from her. Not when so much is at stake.
xXx
James sat in his car, clutching at the steering wheel just in front of his best friend's house. He had been invited over, and while he had been ecstatic the whole drive over it had vanished as soon as he entered the neighbourhood. It was a predominantly Villain place and he was hoping that Deimos at his side would keep them away from him, and that he no longer assisted Demeter in her constant pursuit of 'ridding the world of evil'. He took a deep breath when Deimos pulled his hand into his and rubbed his knuckles.
''It will be fine love, they invited you here. It's not like they are going to invite all of the other Villains and make sure you are defeated'' Deimos said as he looked at the man he had come to love.
He had been used to a lonely life growing up, his mother and father weren't the most affectionate of people, but at least his mother had attempted to have a relationship with him. He could understand her distance, as he had been the product of a very loveless marriage. His Father had sneered and hissed at him at every chance he had gotten, comparing him to a legacy that had died down the moment he had taken over the family name. His grandfather had done the same to him it seemed, but his Father had been much more a let-down then he could ever be. He had heard the whispers, had felt his mother's shame, but he had never understood it until he met his brother.
Tom had been the product of semi-love. His maid mother had loved his Father unconditionally and had often catered to his whim of rough and violent sex. She had been ecstatic when she had announced her pregnancy, hopeful that her lover will leave his fiancé and run away with her. Instead she had been fired on the spot and had been kicked out from her rooms she shared with another maid. When she had gone home to her Dark affiliated family she had been shunned and kicked out as well, he didn't know what had happened to her in those eight months but his mother had told him that a lady had called from an orphanage and had said that Merope had died in childbirth and had wished for the family to know that a healthy baby boy named Tom Marvolo Riddle had been born.
His mother had been ashamed for her husband's infidelity but she had allowed one of the maids to take him and care for him. She had marvelled at his powers and intelligence and over time had seen him as a son as well, Deimos had been overjoyed to grow up with his big brother. He had a safe haven to run to when his Father's attention had turned abusive, unlike Tom. His brother had been accepted into Salazar's on a scholarship programme, one that catered to young protégés. He had been a top student within his first year, even skipping ahead a few years and working with well-known figures. His Father had been furious and that was when his mother had witnessed the straw that broke the camel's back, so to say.
She had heard the screams from the sunroom downstairs, all the way to her husband's personal studies. Her friends had been frightened by the Dark and malevolent powers that they had felt and she had known that it could only Tom. She had raced up the stairs to defend the young man she had come to love as her own and had been horrified by what she had found. Thomas Snr had started the process to bind Tom's powers, forcing him to become a shell of his former self, all the while he was chained up like an animal in the closet. She had screamed for him to stop but Thomas hadn't heard a word. In between his chanting he screamed horrific slurs of his son's rare abilities. Cursing the 'slut' he had slept with and the family he had come from.
Deimos couldn't remember most of it, he had only been ten at the time, but he remembered feeling himself floating. He had been floating in the air, giggling as he touched the soaring birds and felt his mother's panic. He was told only when he was sixteen that his brother had unleased his full Shadow powers and had locked Thomas in a full soul binding. He had felt his mother's own soul and could touch the birds because his own aura had been launched into the sky, to escape whatever wrath his brother had forced upon his blood. Thomas Gareth Gaunt had been stuck in a coma ever since that day thirteen years ago, and no Healer had ever been able to help him. That's how strong Tom's powers were. His mother had divorced the man she had come to hate and had made sure that he had received every single piece of the man's inheritance. She no longer wanted the Riddle's of old to be in control. She wanted new blood, and new rules.
He had been at a boring event with his brother when he had seen the bored James Potter. He had been smitten at first sight and had proceeded to flirt with the man, he had been shocked to discover he was there with his wife, but hadn't been bothered by it. He had known he wanted the man from first glance, and had made sure that everyone knew it. The man had invited him back to a Hotel room he had acquired for the evening and they had spent the rest of their night together locked in passion.
He had been appalled when he had realized how Demeter was in real life and how she destroyed James' almost beyond help. People often went on about how woman would be abused by men, never realizing that it was common for the opposite to occur. He had forced James to spend more time with his children, knowing how it felt to have an absent Father. He had told him that he would not be just a simply affair, that he had plans to marry and have children with the man. He had also encouraged the man to find his old friends, the one's that Lily had chased away due to her own agenda.
Now they were parked in front of the legendary Lupin-Black household, eagerly awaiting to meet the men who had been like brother's to his beloved. He sighed as James shook his head and refused to step out. He opened the door and walked towards the man's side, opening his door as well and yanking him out. He ignored the man's protests as he dragged him to the front of the beautiful house, all the while ignoring the stares from the neighbours. The people knew who his brother was, if they attempted anything on him or someone he held dear they would face Thanatos wrath. He knocked on the door and then faced James, straightening his tie and soothing his frazzled nerves, he only smiled when he saw the joy in those hazel eyes when he heard the door open.
''James!'' Someone exclaimed happily. He turned around the come face to face with one the notorious Black children. Mercury eyes danced with laughter and the happy laugh only supported that. He moved aside as he watched the two men embrace and if anyone noticed the sun shining a bit too brightly they didn't mention it.
Only one man in a classroom not too far away opened his window and let the rays shine down on his face. A happy laugh escaping his lips, the emerald eyed student smiling at his happiness.
You're happy little brother, that's all that matters.
xXx
Haidar sat patiently waiting for the Professor who had caught his attention on that lonely field trip day. The man was still as captivating as he remembered, and he blushed with guilt for the fact that it was a few weeks later and he still hadn't contacted the man.
'I was a bit surprised to see you here today Haidar'' The man whispered as he came to sit in front of him again. ''I was more surprised over the fact that you didn't contact me after what we shared that one day'' He sounded disappointed and Haidar clutched his satchel closer to him and shook his head. ''But after reading the papers I understand that your parents are in a very nasty divorce and you are stuck in the middle of it'' Haidar's head snapped up and he stared at the man before him. He stood up and walked around the desk, perching himself on his lap and wrapping his arms around his neck. He burrowed his head into his chest and sighed as he felt the hot tears try to escape.
''It's been difficult'' He whispered as strong arms wrapped around his waist and pulled him closer. He felt calm for the first time in weeks, it had just been a constant struggle ever since his mother had started to fight for custody of him, and only him.
The town had been shocked when his parent's divorce had hit the front of the newspapers. Even more so when James had stated that he refused to let Lily have custody of them. To say that people had been outraged was an understatement, they had all formed their own opinions about why the divorce was happening, and it only taken a few days for them to discover Deimos and the world had been lived. They had supported Lily in her courageous battle to win her children, to let the mother be with them. They hadn't listened to their cries, claiming Lily as an unfit mother. For some reason they thought that they were too young, that they were being brainwashed against their mother by their father, and that Lily had every right to see them as she was the Hero of their town.
But then the divorce proceeding had been made public knowledge by a particularly vicious reported that hated their father. It had backfired on her though, as it had shown James in a new light. Everyone had seen that their mother only wanted custody of him, that she didn't want anything to do with his brother's and sister. That she had been shown to have numerous affairs and was still keeping the house and the fame that she and James had built together over the years. Many of her lovers had also come forward to slander her, stating how she hated being a mother and how she never wanted children. She only wanted custody of Haidar so that she could sponge of his trust fund and the fame that came with his immense powers.
He had to console his siblings who felt like their mother never loved them, who felt abandoned by her greed. His Father had done everything he could to reassure them that he would not be abandoning them as well, but even then they clung to him just a bit more tightly. James had proceeded to go for Lily with a vicious vengeance, not caring of the slurs that followed him, only caring about destroying the woman who had made his babies feel worthless.
He sighed happily as Tom began to run his fingers through his hair, soothing him further. The two just sat there for a while, their heartbeats syncing into one. Haidar looked up at the man and leaned forward, not even thinking of the consequences of kissing a Professor. Their lips met and he felt an explosion in his mind. Tom had the softest lips he had ever felt, and the tenderness behind their brush of lips made his heart stutter with excitement. They were so lost in each other that they didn't even feel the auras moving towards them, they didn't hear when the door opened. All they heard was a shocked gasp, Haidar pulled away from the older man and whipped his head around to see his brother and two other identical teens standing in the entrance of the door.
''Nikolas!'' He shouted as he shot up and walked towards his brother, who was still too shocked to speak. Tom also stood up and dusted his robes off, looking at the two teens. He could see the confusion in their eyes, but also the acceptance. After all, they had their own secret to hide, so who were they to judge others. ''Please don't say anything to dad, I want to tell him first'' Haidar pleaded as he held his brother's hand.
''Haidar, you just kissed a Professor! A Professor from another school, known for producing Villains'' Nikolas screeched, before wincing at the dark looks he received, he reached for his brother's hand again when he felt it was ripped away. He didn't need to look up to see the scandalized and hurt look on his brother's face. ''I'm sorry, I didn't mean that'' He whispered. ''I have never seen you interested in anyone big brother, when did this happen? Is he the same man from that field trip that you haven't shut up about?'' Haidar blushed darkly at this and opened his mouth, but couldn't form words as he heard Tom chuckle softly behind him.
''Just please don't say anything to dad, I promise I will explain everything tonight'' He whispered as he stepped back and closer towards Tom, who slipped an arm around his waist and pulled him into his side.
''Well not that this isn't interesting'' One of the teenagers said, he received a scathing look from his brother and he only shrugged. ''Your father is at our Father's house, they have asked that you follow us there.'' He said as he took his brother's hand in his and started to walk away. Nikolas smiled at Tom before disappearing after them. Tom pulled Haidar to face him and pulled him in for another kiss, smiling as the teen gasped.
''Until we meet again little Lion'' He whispered before pushing the teen out of the door. He only laughed when the teen blushed shyly and surged forward to kiss him once more and run after his brother. Looking back once to see Tom leaning against the door frame and watching him go. He smiled and jogged towards his brother, feeling lighter and happier then he had in weeks. His soul also lighter, and all thanks to one man.
Tom smirked darkly as he watched the teen leave behind a wall, following after his brother and the Lupin-Black children, he walked to his desks and opened one of his drawers. He pulled a flask of dark liquid out and swirled it, watching as it splashed against the glass. It seemed he had some punishment to serve.
Someone had to make sure that Lily Evans paid.
xXx
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