Chapter 2
The first thing i noticed when i woke up was the light streaming in through the windows. The light felt good on my skin. I knew that I need to get up though. My father and i had a meeting with Tom today at ten. I get up out of my comfortable bed and went straight to my closet. Looking at all the different clothes I couldn't help but remember what I was forced to wear at the Dursley's. Such horrible rags they made me wear.
I grabbed a black robe with dark green trims and a black button up with the matching black dress pants and got dressed. Coming out of the closet I went to the mirror and went to do my hair. After I was done, I left my room to go to the breakfast table. My father and several others are already at the table.
"Good morning, Hadrian," said my father.
"Good morning, Father," I spoke. I greeted everyone else that was at the table. I sat down to eat my eggs and bacon. The others at the table continued to talk amongst themselves. I thought back to how I met some of them. Quite a few of them where a little shocking and made me angry about their situation. Dumbledore had faked their deaths. The British Wizarding World had grieved for them. When Dumbledore knew what happened to them. He kept them locked in a house that only he had access to. They were not able to escape until I found the documents in Dumbledore's office.
First was Regulus Black. I know shocking that he is still alive. He was not the only one there either. So was Liam Potter, Gideon Prewitt, Fabian Prewitt, Ella, and Cygnus Lestrange the children of Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange. Delphini Lestrange, the daughter of Bellatrix and Tom. We also have Emma Prince and her son Alexander. Sirius and Remus are also here.
Why no one told me my dad had a younger sibling, I might never know. My uncle was still in school when my parent died. Apparently, he disappeared shortly after my parents died. Emma was kidnapped by Dumbledore straight from her home before Snape came back. From what she told me she was pregnant at the time and ending up giving birth at that decrepit old house.
I knew that Dumbledore was going to have Sirius killed off to gain my control over me. What he didn't know was that my friends and i have been keeping tabs on him, so we knew that he was going to try something at the department of mysteries. So, we traded Sirius with a golem that would do everything he would do. I took a lot of magic and research, but we made one.
"What has you thinking so hard over there Hadrian," said Ella. I looked up and noticed that everyone was looking at me.
"Sorry, I was thinking of how much i hated Dumbledore," I said taking another bit of my eggs.
"That bastard just doesn't know when to quit huh." said Sirius. Remus reached over and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Nope, but we do have a new ally. One that just might be able to take down Dumbledore." looking around, I noticed that everyone was intrigued. They don't know who I'm talking about as this happened late last night. "Tom came into the bar last night, asking for an alliance. None of them knew that I was the vampire prince. They were quite shocked." I said with a smirk. Sirius burst out in laughter.
"Serves them right." I preceded to tell them about the meeting last night. My father knows that I will be running his empire in the future so is letting me make most of the decisions about this war. I think it's mostly as a test to see if I can truly run the vampire world.
"Ella, Cygnus, and Delphini, are you ready to meet your parents again. If not, they can wait." I looked towards them.
"I have been longing to see my parents for a long time." Ella said with Cygnus nodding along. Delphini looked a little nervous, so i looked at her and asked, "What about you Delphini?".
"What if my father will want nothing to do with me?" She was a nervous wreck.
"I'm sure he will. You're his heir. I believe he will make you feel like a princess. If not, then I will have some words with him. You are beautiful, kind, and powerful. Don't ever let anyone put you down. Ok?" I said, trying to encourage her.
"Don't worry sis. I'm sure he will love you. "Ella said encouraging. I smile those two are very close, like sisters should always be. It makes me wonder if I would ever have had siblings had Dumbledore not meddled in my life.
"I'm going to go call the Longbottom's and my Inner Circle to explain things to them. You guys finish your breakfast." I said as I got up and started walking to the door. "I will see you at ten father." I walked down the hall to the ballroom to summon my dragons. I walked into the beautiful ballroom in awe. It always left me in awe with the tall ceilings, covered in a beautiful mural of past vampire kings and their battles. The murals weren't jut on the ceiling either. They were on the walls as well. My father and i used to sit in here when i was younger and he used to tell me the stories about all the past kings. One day my battles will be painted on these walls as well. Not to mention the beautiful pillars made of marble.
I pulled my wand out of my holster and touched the tattoo, putting a little magic in and called my inner circle and the Longbottom's. It took a few minutes before I started hearing pops. My friends started to show up one by one. First where the Longbottom's, then Hermione, Tonks, Luna, Bill and Fleur, and last were Ron, Fred, and George. The rest of my inner circle are in the dining room.
I told them everything that happened last night. I asked the Longbottom's if they would like to still torture Barty for what he put them through. They gave me an enthusiastic yes. I told them to wait until ten when the meeting will start, and if anyone had somewhere they needed to be, then they were welcome to go. In the end, they all stayed. They wanted to see how this would go. We all went our separate ways except Ron and Hermione went with me to my office.
My office is next to my fathers with a door on one side that will lead directly into his office. I had a beautiful mahogany desk with a plush office chair behind. Selves lined the walls with trinkets and books. A lot of the books happen to be on dark magic. Very much illegal in the British wizarding world. There were also two chairs in front of the desk where Hermione and Ron sat. I went and sat in my own chair behind the desk.
"So, how shocked were they?" Ron asked with a smug grin and leaning back in the chair with his arms crossed.
"Oh, they were plenty shocked." I said with a smirk. "Snape looked like his eyes were going to pop out of his head." Ron and Hermione both started to laugh with me joining in.
"So, how do you think this going to go?" Hermione inquired. She leans forward with her legs crossed.
I sighed, not really sure what to say. "I'm hoping this will go ok. That we can get the details figured out and maybe gain a few more roses."I said crossing my arms over the desk.
"Maybe, we'll have to see how this meeting goes." Ron says. He decides to change the subject. "Who do you think will be the new DADA teacher this year?"
"Not really sure, but I hope they won't be as attentive this year. It'll be difficult if they fnd out our plans. We'd have to kill them. "Hermione said with her hand on her chin, thinking.
"Ya we wouldn't want that to happen like with Umbitch. Still surprised Dumbledore didn't realize she was murdered." Ron said after he got comfortable in the chair.
"Ah, now that was satisfying finally being able to put her in her place. Oh, she screamed quite loud as I drank from her." I said with pleasure my eyes going red in hunger. I could still remember the terror on her face as I grew my fangs and drank from the many places on her body. I had fun torturing her. It took a little while to create a fake body but i was worth it.
"Mate, come back to us. I know it was satisfying but it's time to go to the meeting." Ron said, snapping me out of my memories.
"Oh, right let's go then," i said as i stood up from my chair. The three of use walked out of my office and walked down the hall to the meeting room. It was a pretty massive room with a couple of tables facing the main table at the front. All the tables are mahogany along with matching chairs. The walls are a turquoise blue with black designs on them. All my inner circle and the Longbottom's are already at the front table along with my father. Ron, Hermione and I walk up to the table and sit down. While we wait for the meeting to start, we make idle chat.
A guard comes in and says that the guests are here. My father tells the guard to let them in and bring them here. Everyone at the table quiets down. A few minutes later a group comes in with Tom in the front. My father and I stand up.
"Welcome, we have refreshments over on the wall over there," my father says gesturing to the left wall where i just now realized had snacks. "If you ever get hungry during our talks. Please sit down at the tables provided and we can have our talks. You however are more than welcome to sit with us."
"Thank you for your hospitality," Tom says as he sits with us. My father looks over to me and gives me a nod.
"I sand up to address the room. "Before we begin, I have a few introductions to make." I gesture to Ella and Cygnus to stand up. "I would like to introduce you to Belladonna Lestrange and Cygnus Lestrange." I hear some gasps and look towards the other guests and see Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange, and all the Malfoys. They're all shocked. I then gesture to Emma and Alexander to stand. "I introduce Emma and Alexander Prince." this time is here Snape gasp. I also see Tom's eyes widen just a fraction. "I introduce Sirius black and Regulus Black," more gasps. "I introduce Gideon and Fabian Prewitt, Liam Potter and finally Delphini Lestrange. Daughter of Bellatrix Lestrange and your Dark Lord." By the end of the introductions, the room is filled with whispers. Tom's eyes have gone straight to Delphini.
"i have a daughter?" I hear Tom whisper to himself.
"Yes, you do" I say to him. I wait for a few minutes to let everything sink in. "Let's get these negotiations out of the way and then you are more than welcome to visit." I say clapping my hands. My clap sent Tom out of his trance and agrees. We spent the next two hours getting the details figured out. Tom was quite surprised about my inner circle and who they all were.
Afterwards, my inner circle dispersed to be with their families and relatives. We also gained a couple new roses as well. Like Narcissa. I will be giving out the tattoos before they all leave. Looking out at the other tables, I can see that Ella and Cygnus are with their parents and the Malfoys. So are Regulus and Sirius. Emma and Alexander are with Snape. Guess I need to start calling him Severus now. The rest are still at the table with me.
My father leans over towards me and says "You did a great job. I'm so proud of you. I'm sure your parents would be too." I start to tear up a little. Knowing that he was right. I wish they were here with me. I looked towards my father and told him so. The guards served us all lunch then. It was a delicous roast with mashed potatoes and some vegetables. I sat back and watched the harmony wishing it could like this but knowing it can't. Not until Dumbledore is defeated.
Eventually lunch was over, and I got up to place the tattoos before they leave. Narcissa Malfoy got a pink rose with some red. Lady Zabini on the other hand got a black rose. That was a dangerous woman. I escorted all our guests out and once they were all gone, I retired to my office to do some planning. My inner circle would eventually join me as I know they would.