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Midnight's Dawning	By : KagetsuAsame Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 25012 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Disclaimer:� I don�t own anything related to Harry Potter,
only Doriel and Alexander come from my own mind.

Sorry it�s taken so long for me
to update.� I�ve been quite busy and real
life has taken priority over my writing.�
Anyway, here�s chapter 14 of Midnight�s Dawning, let me know what you
think.� Here you get a view into Doriel�s
past and his experiences.

Chapter 14

�� Harry
sighed and rolled over, stretching under his blankets, �Are you going back?�

�� The
young vampire leaped out of bed, �Papa, don�t scare me like that!� He glared at
Doriel who was seated beside the bed.

�� Doriel
smiled, �You looked so peaceful, I didn�t want to wake you.�

�� He
sighed, sitting on the edge of the bed, �No, papa, I�m not going back.�

�� I�m
glad.� Doriel�s fingers gently went through his hair, �It�s that selfish part
of me that wants to keep you here, away from the mortals.�

�� Harry
smiled, �I understand papa.� There are
some plans I need to carry out, Dumbledore isn�t going to stop trying to get
his hooks in me just because I�ve left Hogwarts and I don�t know what Voldemort
has in mind.� He paused, �I�m sure he has his own plans to attempt to sway us
to his side.� I�m not sure I want to be
trapped in the middle of this tiff between wizards.� Which means I�m going to have to pick a
side.�

�� I
would rather you stayed out of it but it is your decision to make.�

�� Papa?�
He flopped back, looking up at the ceiling.

�� Doriel
raised an eyebrow, �Yes?�

�� Will
you tell me about what happened when you went to Hogwarts, about Alexander choosing
you?�

�� The
elder vampire laid beside him, closing his eyes, �So, you want to know how I
met Alexander and what Dumbledore tried to do when he found out what I was
going to become.�

�� Yes,
please.�

�� Alright.�
He paused to gather his thoughts, �When I was born Alexander approached my
parents to discuss my possible future.�
My parents agreed, they would continue to raise me and in return he
would oversee every aspect of my education until I was of age to decide if I
was willing to go through with my turning.�
Before I went to Hogwarts Alexander marked me as his.� Not a physical mark, one on my very being so
he could protect me and always know where I was.� Of course Dumbledore sensed this the moment I
was called up to put the hat on.� The
year was 1937��

�� Tannin,
Doriel.�

�� I
could feel Dumbledore�s eyes on me from the staff table, watching as I took my
place on the stool, the hat placed on my head, �Mr. Tannin, let�s see where we
shall put you.� The hat�s voice was clear in my mind as it spoke.

�� Good
evening, sir.� I thought in reply.

�� Polite,
smart but there�s something else about you.�
You�ve been marked by an old friend.�
Yes, I knew your benefactor a long time ago.� You share many of the same traits.�

�� It
paused long enough for me to �speak�, �You knew Alexander?�

�� Yes,
yes, but we haven�t the time to speak of that, I must place you.� I know exactly where I�m going to put you.�
It finally spoke aloud, �SLYTHERIN!�

�� I
stood as the hat was removed and made my way over to the appropriate
table.� My first few weeks at Hogwarts
were uneventful.� I knew Dumbledore was
keeping an eye on me.� At the time he was
the transfiguration professor.� One day,
partway through the year, he stopped me after class under the guise of wanting
to discuss my work.

�� What
did you want to speak with me about, sir?� I questioned, he was sitting behind
his desk which was cluttered with all manner of strange things.

�� Yes,
yes, I�m very impressed with your abilities so far, you have amazing potential,
Mr. Tannin.�

�� Thank
you, sir.�

�� He
smiled, his eyes twinkling a bit, �It seems as though you know more than the
average student, I was wondering if you would like some tutoring in more
advanced studies?�

�� No,
but thank you for the offer, sir.� I paused, �Was there something else?�

�� He
looked disappointed for a moment, �No, but if you decide to change your mind
the offer still stand.� I know that you
can go far in, keep up with your studies.�

�� I
nodded in reply before walking out.� I
was the unspoken leader of the Slytherin in my year, they knew who my mentor
was, that Alexander was watching over me, knew what I was going to become
without me even saying it so when I walked into the common room on a mission to
find out what Dumbledore really wanted they stayed out of my way.� I was sure that he could sense the mark
Alexander had left on me.� I was suddenly
angry that he had decided to mark me, that because of it my possible future was
known.� He was here; I could feel it deep
inside, Alexander was nearby.� A soft
growl escaped my lips and my eyes narrowed.

�� Doriel.�

�� I
whirled, coming face to face with his chest, �What do you want?� I hissed,
taking a step back so I could look him in the eye.

�� I
know that Dumbledore knows and I know that the hat figured it out.� He gripped
my chin, tipping my head up, �I know that you�re mad at me for marking you, I
have my reasons as you should well know.�
I don�t want anything to happen to you, I marked you to keep you safe,
so others will know that you are not to be touched.� There are other vampires in the forest, other
creatures.� They will be able to sense
you, sense my mark on you.�

�� I
didn�t try to move from his touch, knew that it would be futile, �I can take
care of myself.�

�� A
soft chuckle escaped his lips, �You�re intelligent, you wear my blood around
your neck for emergencies, I do not doubt that you can take care of yourself
but there are powerful forces out there that you will not be able to handle on
your own.� I wouldn�t have chosen you if
you weren�t strong.� Believe me Doriel, I
have faith in you and your abilities, I just don�t trust the other forces in
the world.�

�� He
knows and before you know it everyone will know and they�ll kick me out of
school!�

�� And
what do you think will happen if they tried to do that?� Do you think I would allow them to remove you
for what you might become?� For what
might happen in the future?� I think
not.� He sighed, �Doriel, I choose you because I knew your potential.� We cannot predict what others are going to
do; we can only control what it is that we do.�
I am going to be sure that you are protected and to do that I am going
to watch over you in any way that I deem necessary.�

�� I
sighed, �I guess I understand.� I looked down at the ground.

�� Now
that we�ve got that covered I do believe it�s time for you to go to bed.� I�ll see you again soon, rest well.� I hugged
him before heading to my dorm room and curling up in bed, letting sleep slowly
take me.

�� So
he wanted to give you separate instruction?� Aurel asked softly.

�� Doriel
nodded, �I knew my parents and Alexander would never allow it.� It was known that he was against what most
considered being �dark� and I knew that I fit into the category.� It was safer to refuse his offer.�

�� A
soft sigh escaped Aurel�s lips, �Why didn�t you mark me?�

�� I
didn�t want to risk them finding out right off where you had been living.� I knew that Dumbledore would meddle because
of who you were, I didn�t want to put the added pressure of being marked on
you.�

�� Did
being marked keep you safer?�

�� I
would like to think it did, of course that doesn�t mean I have proof one way or
another.� He paused, �Tom Riddle came to Hogwarts a year after I did.�

�� Voldemort�s
a year younger than you?� Aurel questioned.

�� Yes.� Although we were in the same house I didn�t
know him all that well.� We had our own
circles that we roamed in, our own following so to speak.� I believe that Dumbledore suspected him more
than myself or perhaps the old coot had his own plans for the future.� I can�t say what goes on in the minds of
others but I do know that Tom was cunning and sly, showing himself as the
perfect student and by all rights he was.�
I�m afraid that if I had to choose a side it would have to be his.� Thankfully I do not.� I don�t approve of the methods he employs but
I disapprove of the current way things are run even more.� He paused, closing
his eyes for a moment, �I didn�t know him well but, as you know, Slytherins
take care of their own.� It was my final
year at Hogwarts and I had already been turned at that time.� There was a Gryffindor, a muggle-born, named
Daniel Winslow who had made it his own personal mission to make my life
difficult.� One day he caught me alone
and if it wasn�t for Tom I would have lost control��

�� I
overheard Professor Dumbledore say that you�re a vampire.� Are you going to go off and join Grindelwald
like the rest of your kind?� You should
all be rounded up and taken care of before you have a chance to kill anyone.�
Daniel sneered from behind me.

�� My
eyes narrowed at the reflection in the mirror.�
It was just before dinner and I was in the bathroom washing my hands,
�Have you just come to insult me, Winslow, I�m not amused.� My voice came out
as a low hiss, my eyes flashing gold for a moment in my anger.

�� You
should be put down like the dog you are.�

�� A
snarl escaped my lips; my hands gripped the edge of the sink tightly.� I felt it crack under my grasp, �Doriel, it�s
been awhile.� Tom�s voice sounded from the door.

�� I
spun; my eyes were pure gold, �Tom.� My voice was still a quiet hiss.

�� Tom
turned his gaze to my harasser, �Winslow, is there a reason you�re here?� Gryffindors shouldn�t leave the safety of
their pack.� Winslow was out numbered and out classed and he knew it.� Without a word he brushed past Tom and left,
�Are you alright Doriel?�

�� I
took a deep breath, �I will be.� He�s
lucky you came when you did.� I am as
well.�

�� Care
to accompany me to dinner?� He questioned.

�� I
took a few more calming breaths, �Yes, that would be nice.� I checked the
mirror to make sure my eyes were back to their normal color before walking out
with him.

�� He
stopped you from killing a bigoted fool.�
What happened to him?� I mean,
Winslow.�

�� Doriel
smiled darkly, �After we graduated I found him and made him pay.� He didn�t live to see the end of the war,
let�s put it that way.� I owe Tom for
that but I doubt he�ll ever call it in.�
Sometimes I believe that he respects our neutrality although he sends
envoys to attempt to sway us.� He is an
intelligent man and definitely sly.� I�m
sure he knows that if he pushes too hard it will do more harm than good.�

�� So
you graduated in 1944.� Did Dumbledore
ever stop trying to sway you to his side?�

�� Yes,
after I became a vampire he ceased his ploys to turn me to his side.� He considered me a lost cause once I became a
vampire.� He stroked Aurel�s hair back, �Get some rest, alright?� I�m going to go get some food.�

�� Thanks
papa, for telling me about some of your time at Hogwarts.�

�� He
smiled, �Thank you for listening.�
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