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Chapter 5: Of Rituals and Horcruxes
ESTRELLA POV
Estrella had never felt fear as much as she had while she was walking up to Potter Manor. As they landed from the side along apparition, she was treated to a vision of Hadrian screaming in pain. She did not have a very good idea where he was while he was screaming, but she remembered the presence of stones. She hated thinking Harry would be hurt, so she took a second to catch her breath, focusing on her vision. She realized long ago that anytime she tried to prevent things from happening, it happened anyway, the same way she had watched it. Her visions were not an exact science, but she knew that they were never wrong. She just wished that whatever Harry would go through was not life threatening. She watched bemusedly as Hadrian went through his heirship duties, unwilling to meet his eyes. He looked official in his capacity, and she reluctantly admitted that he looked good as an heir. As they were led through the house, she could not help herself but try to gauge exactly what happened in the ritual. His words brought comfort to her, but not by much. As she listened to the pureblood mumbo that was expected of her father and Lord Potter, she gave a quick glance towards Hadrian, who looked comfortable.
'Doesn't even look a tiny bit scared, damn bastard', she thought to herself.
Of course the boy would not show fear. Never once had she seen the young man scared, even after his confrontation with Voldemort. She shivered imperceptibly as she felt her seer ability brush her mind, which usually served as a reminder that something was going to happen. Not only was she treated to horrible visions, but her ability also reminded her that it was going to happen soon. It was a curse, and Estrella had not yet found a positive to her ability.
As Lord Potter led them into the ritual room, Estrella gasped, her vision finally being clear. This is where Harry was screaming. She listened impatiently to Lord Potter, trying to catch her mother's gaze, but she was focusing on Lord Potter. Suddenly she saw Hadrian without his shirt, and she could not help but appreciate his figure. Even as an 11 year old, Harry had an incredible figure, one that promised a lot for the future. She saw Hadrian look at her, and she quickly looked away, blushing as she did. Of course the vain bastard had caught her.
As the ritual started, her mind was like an alarm going off, and as the griffin paused at Harry's forehead, she felt the alarm come to a climax, until the griffin suddenly lashed out, and Hadrian started screaming, and writhing on the ground having collapsed from the force of the griffin entering his forehead. She gasped as she watched Hadrian scream, and she saw the adults draw their wands, all taking steps forward. Lord Potter for his own part looked on sadly, as though he had been expecting this. Estrella saw that her own father saw the look on James' face and slowly lowered his wand. They waited for what seemed to be forever, and just as suddenly as the attack started, the griffin was coming out of Hadrian's forehead, dragging something that was writhing and screaming. It was a black, inky sort of smoky substance, that reeked of dark magic. She let out a shiver as the drumming in her head became a slow beat, that finally stopped when the griffin had ripped the substance to pieces, and continued to circle around Hadrian, who somehow had gotten back to his feet. The griffin finally bowed his head to Hadrian, who bowed back, and accepted the ring.
His eyes looked void of anything, almost as though he was sleeping with his eyes open. As soon as the ring was on his finger, Hadrian joked, "Well that was painless" and he proceeded to collapse once again.
Estrella ran forward, being the first to reach him and lifted his head into her lap. He looked so peaceful, as though he had not a care in the world. She brushed his untame hair out of his face, and gasped. The scar that was always so prominent on her friend's forehead, was faded, and looked as though it were healing.
She heard Lily Potter say, "So he did have one. I thought as much. At least it was not able to escape the griffin's grip".
She whipped her head around, suddenly angry.
"You knew this would happen?", she ground out, punctuating every word.
Lily nodded her head.
"Why do you think we have everybody here? If Voldemort's soul fragment was able to escape us, it would have been quite the problem. Runes are not needed for an heir ritual, Estrella. They were there to keep everything in order", Lily finished with a sad shake of her head.
"That does not excuse how Hadrian told me it was supposed to be a painless process. Why did you not tell him of the pain he was bound to feel? You really thought forcibly removing a soul fragment would not hurt? You think he is going to be happy with this?", she said, angrily knowing just how Harry felt about secrets.
Lily looked at her ashamedly but Lord Potter approached his wife and put a hand on her shoulder and cut in.
"No matter what I would have told Hadrian, he would have had to go through it anyway. My son is resilient, and you may be right about informing him, but I made the decision not to do so because we were not sure if there was a Horcrux there. Unfortunately, we were proven right, and we have much to explain to Hadrian, but for now, we should have Hadrian in bed", he finished.
Estrella scoffed, got her wand out, and lifted Hadrian off of the ground, intent on being the one to bring him to his bed. Nobody dared try to stop her, the young lady looking positively feral at everybody around her.
"If that sorry excuse is good enough for Harry, then I will have no choice but to accept it, but for now, I do not", she said leaving the room angrily.
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LILYS POV
Lily Potter felt thoroughly dressed down by the irate young girl. The girl in question had never shown such passion and anger before, and her magic reacted in quick fashion. Unbeknownst to her, while keeping Hadrian perfectly levitated, she was putting out enough magical energy that the ground around her was starting to shake, and the room had gone cold, so enraged the young woman was that Hadrian had been kept out of the loop. Even as she listened to the Lord Potter give his reasoning, she felt the room grow even colder, to the point people could see their own breaths. As the young girl left with Hadrian in tow, she felt the room grow a little warmer, and she looked towards the other occupants. The marauder's all looked at each other, having a silent conversation with themselves. Amelia and Bellatrix merely looked shocked. Both women had never seen the young child react that way and show such disrespect towards someone the young girl looked up to. Hoku, for his part, was pale, most likely because he too had to go through the heir ritual soon, and he imagined it would be that painful as well. Lily shook her head.
"Well, that could have gone worse", she said eventually.
The other occupants nodded and Sirius jumped in,
"Prongs, I apologize for my daughter's words. I have not seen her be so enraged. She must have had a vision about this very moment, and is angry because of how concerned she was", the man said humbly.
Lord Potter waved off his friend's apology. He had never been angry with the young girl, and he was not about to start when he knew she was right.
"She makes a fair point. We do not keep secrets in this family. I don't know what made me think it was ok not letting him know of all of the dangers that could come with the cleansing of the heir ritual", he said.
Lily nodded her head.
"The ritual itself is simple, but it also cleanses the heir of any foreign magic it senses. Since Hadrian's scar had never faded since that night, we figured it was more than a regular curse scar. We figured the ritual would find it if it was a Horcrux, but even James could not predict just how the Griffin would fight it, hence the runes. Usually the heir ritual is a painless process, quick and easy, usually done in Gringotts", Lily said.
"That may be the case, but Hadrian should have been told", Estrella said, coming back into the room, looking a tad bit calmer.
"I apologize for my outburst Lord Potter. I had a vision about this moment and assumed the worst as usual", she said to Lord Potter with a bow.
Lord Potter chuckled and said, "No need for the apology Ms. Black. Your point was a good one and one that I will never forget".
Estrella smiled a small smile and asked, "How long should Harry be out?"
Lily cut in and said, "We are not sure. There is a chance he might not wake up for awhile, but it could be a matter of a few minutes. This is uncharted territory in magic. Voldemort truly was a despicable man. Let us get to the dining hall. We can't let the elfs delicious efforts go to waste".
Sirius took that moment to say, "Finalllyyy, I am starving", rubbing his stomach.
Amelia took that opportunity to send a stinging hex at the unsuspecting marauder who let out a small scream as the hex hit his buttocks.
The rest of the group let out some of the first chuckles of the night, the evening taking a bit of a turn. The person they came here to celebrate was in bed, having suffered what seemed to be a painful ordeal.
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HADRIAN POV
Hadrian woke up with a jump and feeling the best he ever had. He looked around and saw he was in his bedroom, and the ritual came flashing into his mind. He always had suspected he was a Horcrux. He did not know how to explain it, but he was in tune with magic enough to feel a foreign presence in his mind at all times. He had never spoken of it, not wanting to upset his family. That would go over well,
'Hey family, I have a piece of the most infamous Dark Lords' soul in my head'.
Hadrian chuckled to himself, as he took stock. He felt lighter, as though he had been carrying a burden all this time, which technically he has. His magic felt easier, as though now it did not have to work so hard to come to his fingertips. What used to be a waterfall of magic energy ready to be liberally used, was now a giant ocean, ready to be unleashed at a moments call. Apparently the Horcrux was putting up enough of a fight that his magic was constantly at half power, the other half battling Voldemort's soul for the past few years. Hadrian, ever the curious boy, summoned his wand to his hand, and was astonished when it came so fast, he barely had time to react. He stared at his wand astonishment. The wand itself seemed even more accepting of him, the constant whispers from the wand seeming like they were pleased. Hadrian cast a lumos and almost blinded himself with how bright the spell was. It was almost twice the brightness that he usually achieved, and he shrugged, as his theory that half of his magic has been fighting Voldemort this whole time seemed to be right. Hadrian wondered if his parseltongue ability was still intact, and summoned a snake, who looked very pissed off at the summoning.
'Who iss thisss sstupid human', the snake said, flaring its hood.
'Calm friend. I merely wanted to see if I can still talk to your kind. Thank you for indulging my curiosity', Hadrian replied easily.
With another wave of his wand, he banished the serpent back to where he had summoned it from. He was pleased. His Parseltoungue was not something he was willing to get rid of, Salazar Slytherin's book coming into his head. Hadrian was excited to learn Parselmagic, and having it gone would have been a shame.
Hadrian shook his head from his musings, cast a time charm, and saw it was very early in the morning, almost 3 in the morning. Hadrian got up, and immediately felt his legs wobble, as though his body forgot to walk. Hadrian limped and hobbled his way over to his mirror, and saw that he had grown a few inches overnight, as well as seemed to build a little more muscle to add to the muscle he had already. He noticed his eyes, which would flare with an emerald flame whenever he was angry, were now a constant ember, his magical potential clear to anybody who would make eye contact with him. He absently looked at his face, feeling like something was missing. He stared at himself critically until he realized with a smack to his forehead, which he immediately regretted. He hadn't put his glasses on. He apparently did not need them anymore.
Hadrian was pleased when all said was done. Hadrian quickly put on his workout clothes, and started his daily stretches, crunches, and pull ups, as well as his jog around the Potter forest. As he jogged, Hadrian noticed further differences. He could see everything. Even with everything pitch dark around him, he could see everything, and pick up on the faint magical signatures of all of the animals. He shrugged. It would take getting used to, but Hadrian had a feeling that getting rid of the Horcrux was the best thing to ever happen to him.
With his jog finished, Hadrian jumped in the shower, spending much time under the hot water, his body still aching from the growth spurt. As he finished his shower, he got dressed into his clothes, which to his dismay, were small and did not fit properly. He shook his head. His mother would be pleased. She loved clothes shopping.
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Hadrian had been reading Salazar's book, patiently waiting to smell delicious food from the kitchen. Slowly but surely, he sensed his mother and father moving around at the other side of the manor, and Hadrian's stomach grumbled loudly. He did not want to seem too eager, so he patiently waited until he could smell food. He waited almost thirty minutes before he started smelling the food being cooked by his mother. He immediately got up and started doing a light jog to the kitchen, eager to eat.
As he arrived in the kitchen, he saw his sister sitting grumpily at the table, the young girl still hated getting up anytime before noon. She however was the first one to notice Hadrian and immediately got up and ran to him.
"I was worried about you, prat", his sister said, speaking into his chest. He felt his shirt get wet, and he realized she was tearing up.
Hadrian was heart warmed. He slowly brought her chin up and looked into her wet eyes and said, "It is going to take a whole lot more than a little cleansing ritual to finish me", he said as he heard his mother gasp.
"You knew?", his mother asked from behind the counter, all thoughts of cooking presently leaving her mind.
Hadrian made eye contact with his mother. He truly did not know what the heir ritual would bring, but he read about them this morning. He figured his parents had a reason for not telling him.
He shrugged, "It was not hard to put together that I was a Horcrux. I just did not know how to tell you guys, but I have suspected, since that very night, that I was a soul container. Did I know that the heir ritual also had a cleansing ritual in it? No, but I am sure you and father had your reasons for not telling me, just as I had mine for not telling you I knew I was a Horcrux", he finished.
His mother quickly came to him and put his arms around him.
"You sweet boy, I am not sure how we got so lucky", she said with emotion.
She pulled back and stared at him, looking him over.
"I notice your glasses aren't on your head. And you have grown. We will have to do some shopping before the train leaves", she said, rubbing her hands together evilly, as she walked back to the stove.
Hadrian sighed. This was expected.
He felt his father's presence before he saw him, but he nonetheless ignored it. It seemed that the Lord Potter was trying to sneak up on him with the invisibility cloak. Hadrian, without turning around, discreetly cast a mild glacier charm on the floor where he knew his father to be. All the sudden, an almighty crash could be heard, and a disheveled James appeared, on his butt, having slipped on the ice that Hadrian had cast.
The rest of the kitchen burst out in laughter, while the Potter Lord looked indignant.
"How did you know I was there?", he asked his son with a huff.
"You're as loud as a hippogriff dad, it wasn't difficult. Try silencing charms next time", Hadrian said with a shrug.
"I did have them", Lord Potter muttered to himself.
Lord Potter looked at his son. He seemed taller, and seemingly did not need glasses now. He looked into his son's eyes, the power held in them obvious. He nodded his head pleased.
"It seems the ritual worked. You look more powerful already. I did not realize that battling the Horcrux was using so much of your magic however. It seems almost half of it was spent doing that. I thought only a fraction would be used fighting the Horcrux because you were always so powerful anyway. But now, I realize just how much you out power everybody. You are in your own class", he finished his observations.
Hadrian nodded his head, all these conclusions he had come to himself.
"Well, it seems we have a little bit of a busy day", his mother cut in, "We have to get Hadrian all new clothes"
"Seems so. He's a growing boy, taking after his father of course", James Potter said pompously.
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Hadrian stood on platform nine and three quarters, waiting patiently for his mother and father to stop worrying over him.
"Now, you remember to write to us, or I will personally come to Hogwarts and I will make the Dark Lord look like a loving kitty", Lily warned her son.
After assuring both of his parents that he would write, he caught sight of Estrella who seemed to be purposefully walking towards him with a fierce look. Hadrian immediately became wary, an angry Black never a good thing. He prepared himself as the girl got closer and closer. She, however, did not hit him, but instead pulled him into a fierce hug, one that Hadrian returned.
"Hey you. I've been worried", she said quietly so that only he heard her.
"Don't worry Ms. Black, no vision you have will kill me. Fate is my bread and butter, as well as manipulating it", he replied pompously.
Estrella just shook her head, not letting go of him. She knew Hadrian knew better than most. You can't manipulate fate, or destinies. Her visions were never wrong.
As she let go of him, she noticed he was taller, and the absence of his glasses made his eyes look even more beautiful than normal. She blushed but hid it as quick as she could.
Hadrian said his thanks to the marauders for being there for him last night, and said his goodbyes to everyone, keen on getting this part of his life started. He loved his parents, and it was a bittersweet moment, leaving his family for the time being.
Lilith held onto him the longest, clearly missing her older brother already.
"You write to me prat", she said into his chest
"Of course dear sister. In the meantime, the plush dolls I made should keep you entertained while I am away", he said while kissing the top of her head.
He pulled away and gave one last glance towards his parents, as he turned around and took Estrella by her hand and started dragging her towards the train.
"Stop pulling my arm off you insolent bastard"
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As the Hogwarts Express raced towards Scotland, Hadrian and Estrella could be found in their own compartment, sharing snacks that Hadrian had bought from the trolley lady. They had been joined by Susan Bones, who looked surprised at Hadrian's new look.
"You look different without your glasses", she said curiously.
Hadrian shrugged, "The heir ritual fixed them", he said, showing her his ring. Susan herself had an heiress ring, given that there were no Male Bones to take over the line.
They were interrupted by a sharp knock and the door opening. Hadrian immediately made eye contact with a red-haired kid that seemed to be his age.
"Are there any places in the compartment, everywhere else is full", asked Ronald Weasley.
Hadrian eyed the boy curiously. His parents had mentioned the Weasley family, the two being close at one point. However, with the war, trust was not so easily given, and the Weasley's were known for their worship of Dumbledore. The Potter's merely distanced themselves from the family when Albus started showing his interest in young Hadrian.
"Not at all, come in. I am Heir Hadrian Potter, and this is heiress Susan Bones. That mean looking young lady right there is Estrella Black", Hadrian said introducing himself and other occupants.
Ron for his part looked frightened by the Black girl, but nodded and said, "I'm Ron Weasley. It's nice to meet all of you. Are you really Harry Potter?"
Hadrian sighed and said, "Yes, but only my family and close friends call me Harry. You can address me as either Hadrian, or Heir Potter. Whichever you choose".
The boy had annoyed him with the question.
Ron gulped. When his mother had told him to get close to the Potter boy, he was expecting a weakling that he would be able to walk over. This Harry Potter was not at all like that. He was tall for his age, and seemed to radiate magic. Ronald wasn't given this assignment for nothing though, so he controlled himself and spoke.
"Hadrian it is then. It's a pleasure to meet all of you. What subjects are you all interested in?", he said, while sitting down.
Susan immediately jumped in and said, "I am looking forward to defense against the dark arts the most. My Auntie is the head of the DMLE and my uncle is part of the auror force".
Hadrian jumped in, "I wonder who is going to be the teacher. I have heard there is a curse on the teaching position".
Estrella scoffed.
"It's impossible to curse a teaching position. It's most likely just a coincidence", she said.
Hadrian shook his head, "No such thing as a coincidence. You should know that better than anyone. I personally am looking forward to potions. I think it will be fun to give Severus Snape some hell".
Hadrian had heard a lot about one Severus Snape. Nicknamed Snivellus by his father, the man was delusionally obsessed with his mother, so much so that he only told Voldemort of the prophecy because he wanted Lily all to himself. When Lily Potter had learned that Severus was the one to give Voldemort the prophecy, she hexed him so much that he almost died, and now permanently walked with a limp. Hadrian had not heard Snivellus mentioned again in his household.
Estrella seemed to agree, her head nodding at his statement. However, before she could further comment, they were interrupted once again.
"Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville lost his".
Hadrian looked at the recent interruption. It was a girl that was already in her Hogwarts robes. Hadrian had never seen her so he guessed she was a muggleborn. SHe had bushy hair, with buck teeth that took away from her beauty. Hadrian sighed. He found himself doing that a lot today.
"I am Hermione Granger, I am sorry for not introducing myself first", she said, bowing low.
Hadrian raised his eyebrow in surprise, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Estrella also look surprised. She seemed to have a grasp on magical pureblood culture.
Hadrian cleared his throat and said, "I am Hadrian Potter", indicating himself.
"And I am Estrella Black", the girl said not impolitely.
"I am Susan Bones"
"Hi, I'm Ron Weasley"
Hermione acknowledged everybody as they introduced himself.
Hadrian pulled his wand out, immediately putting everybody on edge, except for Hermione.
"That is a beautiful wand. Are you going to do magic?", she asked curiously.
Hadrian nodded his head and said, "Yes, what is the toad's name?"
"Trevor"
"Ok, watch closely. Accio Trevor", Hadrian finished with a flourish, and waited.
Hermione gasped at the incantation. She knew Hadrian Potter would be the same age as her, but here he was, doing fourth year spells.
Hermione was interrupted by her thoughts as she saw a toad slowly floating towards Hadrian from behind her.
Hadrian held his hand out, which now had a toad.
"Is this the one?" he asked politely.
Hermione simply sat there stunned and dumbly nodded her head.
"That was impressive. I have never even thought to go so ahead in the curriculum. I have tried a few spells out of course, but that is truly amazing. If you could at some point, could you give me a few pointers, Heir Potter?" she asked timidly, bowing to him.
Hadrian, for his part, was stunned. He did not introduce himself as an heir, and here was a muggleborn knowing things such as his standing in the new society she was introduced to over the summer. He shook his head to clear his amazement.
"I am impressed by you as well Ms. Granger. How does a muggleborn know of such things as pureblood customs?", he asked.
The girl bowed her head once again and said, "Well, I picked out a lot of books other than the academic ones. I figured if I was to be in a society that has a hard time accepting my kind, I would make it easier for them and learn their traditions. I view myself as a grateful guest in the magical world, and so I promised myself I would learn all that I can so I do not offend anyone".
Hadrian was reminded of a conversation he had with his mother when he was younger about her transition into the magical world as a muggleborn, and this Hermione Granger had said exactly what his mother had said. He was impressed. Thoroughly.
"Well, Ms. Granger, consider me your personal tutor in all things magical from now on. Unless you were busy talking with people in your compartment, I would like it if you joined us", he said genuinely.
Hermione blushed, but nodded her head gratefully. She, in all honesty, was having a tough time with the people in her compartment.
"I appreciate the offer Heir Potter, and I will gladly take you up on it", she said bowing low again.
Hadrian for his part waved her off.
"We are friends now. It's either Harry or Hadrian. And no bowing to me either. Let me walk back to you to your compartment, we can grab your stuff", he said, standing up.
He did not know why, but Hadrian felt the need to make friends with this girl. He also felt the need to go see who was in her compartment, the girl seemed relieved to be asked to join them.
Hermione again blushed and nodded her head.
"Thank you Heir Pot- Harry", she said, remembering he had given permission to call him that. She saw Ronald look at her with envy, which made her confused. She was about to leave with Harry, when Estrella stopped Harry and whispered something to him. He shook his head and waved her off, which she huffed good naturedly about. Hermione did not know what the beautiful girl had said to Harry. Said girl looked at her and shot her a smile which Hermione returned shyly, her teeth always being an insecurity.
"There might be trouble Hadrian, be careful. My seer senses are tingling", Estrella whispered to Hadrian.
Of course the boy waved off her concern,
Out loud Hadrian said, "By all means Stella come with us".
Estrella sighed and got up. If the boy did not care about his own safety, she would make sure she was there just in case.
"Well now I feel left out, I'm coming", Susan said standing up as well.
"Alright Susie, come on. Ron, stay here, hold down the fort", Hadrian said to Ron who had made no attempt to get up and join. Hadrian was starting not to like the boy.
As Hadrian walked behind Hermione, he saw students of all sizes looking at him, staring and pointing. He cringed internally. He hated to be in the spotlight, preferring to be a powerful force from the shadows. He shrugged. He couldn't care less how people felt about him. He had his family and that was all he needed.
As Hermione arrived at her compartment, he heard,
"Here comes the mudblood. Come back for more?"
As Hadrian rounded the corner and stood in the doorway, he was treated to a sight of Draco Malfoy laughing with his other little friends. He saw Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Daphne Greengrass, and Tracey Davis. He took note of who was laughing with Malfoy and who was not. Zabini, Greengrass, and Davis were not laughing at all, and they looked uncomfortable. Hadrian felt his anger flare.
"Heir Malfoy, I hope you are not talking like that to a young lady that has been put under the protection of House Potter? I highly doubt your father could afford the blood feud, not to mention the hellfire myself and my father would rain down on your cowardly father. If I hear that disgusting word from you again, I will remove your tongue. Do we have an agreement?" Hadrian asked.
Malfoy, for his part, looked scared. He had been told by his father to get on Potter's good side, and that prospect seemed to vanish in front of his eyes. His ears perked up at the mention of a blood feud, and his face paled when Hadrian threatened him. His father had told him of the Potter Families secretive ways, but it was well known in the Pureblood circles that the Heir to the Potter family was a formidable wizard, although he was only a few years old. Many Purebloods had listened to the Dark Lord's own amazement at the boy. If the Dark Lord himself acknowledged Hadrian as a 4 year old, Draco had no chance challenging Hadrian at age 11.
Draco stood up and bowed towards Hadrian.
"My apologies, Heir Potter. Please forgive my ignorance", he said reluctantly.
Hadrian scoffed.
"You are not sorry Malfoy. Nor will I forgive you for ignorance. I want you to seriously think about this Malfoy" he said.
At the boy's questioning look, he continued
"I want you to seriously think about both sides. I want you to think what would happen if the Dark Lord came back today? We all know your father would be right back to him, with the other sniveling cowards that follow him, but what are you going to do? See, you are young enough where you can choose to make a choice. My own godfather, Lord Black, made that same decision on his first day of school. Being sorted into Gryffindor as a Black was near suicide, but my godfather did not care, and chose to carve his own path. I know your family Malfoy. If you look back, even not too long ago, there were squibs and muggles in your family tree. It just proves to us that there is no such thing as pure blood anymore. Every line is "tainted" with ordinary blood, So what will you do Malfoy, when the magical world is almost gone because nobody has magical blood anymore due to incest and wars? What will we do? Let us also talk about the self styled Dark Lord. If your idiot father would do just a little research, he would learn that Lord Voldmort is nothing but an anagram, the man's own name is in his made up moniker. Tom Marvolo Riddle spells out 'I am Lord Voldemort'. So if we take this at face value, then that means that we must talk about Tom Riddle. He was a half-blood Slyhterin, an outstanding student, and was given an award for special services to the school for catching the 'culprit' of the killing of Myrtle, a young Hufflepuff that died in Hogwarts. It is ironic that purebloods bow down to a mere mudblood. How we fall, is that not right Malfoy? I want you to remember this Malfoy. The Dark Lord is not dead. He is still out there, biding his time until he gains his power back. I will kill that snake faced bastard, and I will go after whoever follows him. Do not let me catch you in a mask, Draco, cause I will rip apart all Death Eaters, without prejudice. Do not force my hand, and do yourself a favor and grow up, cousin. This world does not tolerate whining little pricks", he finished turning his back to a thoughtful Malfoy.
Hadrian left the compartment, once he saw Hermione had grabbed her stuff and led them back to his compartment. He did not mean to go that in depth with Malfoy, but he hoped the boy would take his words for what they were. A warning. Bigger things were at play that the young boy could not hope to understand, and Harry only wished for his cousin to be on the right side.
As Hadrian got back to the compartment, he sat down with a loud sigh, until Estrella said,
"I don't know why you are sitting down. We need to get changed. Hogwarts is close" she said deadpanned.
Hadrian sighed again. He was so comfortable. He sighed again.
"Well…showtime"
