ledsafelyintheGryffindordormitory,HarryPottertossedandturnedinhisbed,lenhedinthejawsofanightmare.
Blood.Therewasbloodeverywhere.Bloodthathehadhelpedtospill.Yes,allofitmusthavebeenhisfault.Sirius,hismother,hisfather,ountlessothersthathadbeenkilledduringthesummerraidsthattheDeathEatershadunhedwhilehewastukedawayinPrivetDrive.Hehadonlyfoundoutaboutthesewhenhearrivedbakatshool,andnow,threeweekster,itstillhauntedhim.
Darknessseemedtosurroundhim,butthiswasadifferentdarkness.Notthedarknessofhatredthatwasfilledwithblood…thiswasalmostadarkness,adarknessthatfeltlike…feathers?Silkenfeathers.Wings.
Twoarmsenirledhimasthebkwingsseemedtoradlehisbody.“DonotdespairHarry,”avoiewhispered,“Donotdespair.”
AndHarrysleptpeaefully.
“Yo,Malfoy!”
Disdainfuleyesshiftedfromwheretheyhadbeenoingthewalloftheelltothewizardthatstoodatthebarreddoortothis,thisage.
“Yougotaletter.”Thentheguardmutteredunderhisbreath,“Thoughwhyanyonewouldbesendingaletteratthishourisbeyondme.”
Theguardwasshakenoutofhisreverieastheletterwassnathedoutofhishandandtheell’sinhabitantretreatedbakintotheell.Mutteringinaudiblyaboutmannersofprisonersandidiotswhosentlettersatfiveinthem,theguardwentonhiswaybaktohispostwherehehadbeenshakenfromhisstuporbyaneagleonlyafewminutesbefore.
Luiuslookedattheletterbrieflybeforerippingitopen.Draohadwrittenit.Hiseyesseemedtoraedowntheletter,anemotionthatwasneverseenbytheworldapparentinhiseyes.AshereaditLuiussmiled.Draoknew.Hispride,hisson,wasnowjustbeginningtograspthetruthoftheroadthathehimselfhadwalked.Luiusfeltasmallpangofregretthathewouldnotbeabletohelphissonbeomeaustomedtothislife…untilhereadthestparagraph.TheelderMalfoysmiledintheshadows,andforoneheallowedhisemotionsthrough.Beautiful,wingsthatglistenedinthemoon-lightstreamingintotheellfromthebarredwindow,eruptedfromhisbakandflutteredasiftheywerehappythattheirownerwashappy.Thesoftrustleoffeathersfilledtheellasthewingsstrethed,theirwingtipstouhingtheeiling.Luiuslookedathiswingsthoughtfully.SomedayhisDrao’swingswouldbethissize,twiethelengthofagrownmanandpowerfulenoughtosupporthissoninflight,andinbattleifneessary.OutofuriosityLuiusrolledupthesleeveofhisrobeandlookedatthepalefleshofhisupperarm.Noblemish,notevenasmudgeoftheDarkMarktobeseen.
Chapter2:Aspetus
HarryhatedMondays.No,hereallyhatedMondays.BeauseMondaysalwaysseemedtostartoffbadly,whihsettheentiremoodofthedaytobeabadone.Why?Oneword:Potions.Thatwasallthatwasneededtobesaidonthematter,thatword.Anditdidn’thelpthattherewerelukypeoplelikeRonwhoweren’ttryingtobeanaurorandthereforeouldaffordtosleepteonMondaysiftheysowished,beausetheyweren’ttakingPotions.Ofourse,RonneverdidsleepteonMondays.Hefigureditwastheleastheoulddotogivehisfriendsomeenementbeforethat…therewasn’tawordbadenoughtodesribethatssinHarry’sopinion.
AndspeakingofRon…itwasRonwhowasurrentlydraggingHarrydownthestairstotheGreatHallforbreakfastasparthenormalMondayroutine.AndlikeeveryMonday,Hermionewasalreadythere,ensonedinabook.RonandHarryslidintoseatstoherthatshehadsavedforthemasshedideverym,andbeganloadingfoodontotheirptes.
“Oh,Harry,didyouhear?NoPotionstoday,”Hermionesaidasifshewasommentingontheweather.
Harry’slookeduphopefully.“Really?”
Hermionenodded,eyesnotleavingthebook.“He’snotheretoday.bsp;wasaneled.”
BothRonandHarryturnedtolookatthestafftableand,sureenough,theirPotionsmasterwasnotthere.
“Iwonderwhyhe’snothere,”Harrymurmured.
“Whoareswhyhe’snothere,”Ronmuttered.“Ihopeheneveromesbak!”
BothboysignoredHermione’s,“Ron!”ofdisapproval.
“Butit’sstrange.He’snever‘nothere’.”Harrypersisted.
Hermionesighed.“Thismighthavesomethingtodowithit.”ShehandedHarryaopyoftheDailyProphet.“OurfavoriteSlytherinisn’thereeither,”sheaddedsarastially.
Harrytookonelookattheheadline,frowned,andpassedthepapertoRon,whilegringatthespotattheSlytherintablethatDraowouldhavebeensittingatwereheinshoolatthetime.
“WHAT?”Ronstuttered,ignlooksfromthesurroundingGryffindorsandafewotherstudentswhohadheardhim.
“Yeah.Wonderhowthey’regoingtopullthatoff,”Harrymuttereddarkly.
“Well,logially,it’swithinrightstohaveanothertrial,”Hermionepointedout.“Theonlyreal‘trial’aftertheDepartmentofMysteriesissuewasamasstrialofeveryonetheyaught.Nodetailswerelookedintoforeverysingleperson.Andif,astheartilesays,LuiusMalfoydoesn’thavetheDarkMark…well,it’shardertoonvithim.”
“ButhowanhenothavetheDarkMark?He’saDeathEater!Weallsawhim,”RonhissedunderhisbreathsoonlyHarryandHermioneouldhear.
“Heprobablypnnedforit,”Harryspokesullenly.“BeingaSlytherinandall.”
“TheMinistryofMagimayhavemadeaterribleerror—ohplease,”Ronsoffed.
“Well,we’llknowbytomorrowIguess,”Hermionespoke.
TheyateinsileneforawhileuntilRonbrokeit.“Ohlookwhodeidedtograeuswithhispresene,”hemuttered.
HarrylookedupfromhisbreakfasttoseethatDraoMalfoyhadenteredtheGreatHallandwa
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