Unlikely Heroes: Redemption | By : KusanoSaku Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Snape/Lucius Views: 11704 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2 |
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Title: Unlikely Heroes: Redemption,
Pairings: LuciusxSeverusxRemus, CharliexBlaise, ViktorxGeorge, Pre-slash DracoxHarry, etc
Fandom: Harry Potter
Summary: With Harry, Draco and Dora in comas it's up to Lucius, Remus, Severus and Harry's ancestor Sirius to put the Wizarding World on a path to a world they would be safe in. Without Draco to hold Slytherin together, will it destabilize the tentative unity that Hogwarts hasn't achieved in over 100 years? CreatureFic Sub!Harry MPREG
Notes: Is compatible to the Selection of Triwizard Champions.
Chapter 2- Challenges and Duels
It was a very sombre House that Sophronia entered that night after dinner.
She'd called a meeting and Adrian hadn't said a word.
Probably still in shock- everyone knew that Draco was still the real power in their House.
With a bell like charm she got all of their attention.
Theo, Millicent, Luna and Giselle were rather sombre at the moment themselves.
"There will be absolutely no retaliation attacks on Gryffindors. Especially, Dumbledore's sister." Sophronia snapped. "If you even consider it I will gladly see to it that Millie hands you over to Minister Bones herself."
The wizards winced and the girls paled.
Millicent Bulstrode was more of a wizard than a witch according to some, had she Black blood she would make a very intimidating Queen. Give her a Beater's bat and she might be capable of taking on the Weasley-Prewett twins single-handedly.
"Anyone previously deemed honorary snakes will remain so. I do not blame Neville for what happened to Harry. It could have happened to anyone. How many of you have younger siblings?"
Daphne raised her hand and so did Giselle along with others.
"Have you even been asked to watch them? Whether you meant to or not have they wandered off? Remember that heart-wrenching panic?"
The two older Slytherin girls nodded and winced.
"Now imagine that it wasn't your parent who put you in charge or a sibling but someone you respected more. The only one allowed to punish Neville is Adrian if he feels the need."
Adrian cleared his throat, "I think that Draco dealt with it. Neville has spent the last few hours beating himself up. There will be no retaliation. I second Sophronia's declaration. Since no one wants to fall as far as the Parkinson wench I suggest that you all think hard. Gryffindor will not take this lightly. Hufflepuff actually tried to help find them so I suggest you think twice about baiting any of them, especially considering that Susan is the Minister for Magic's heir."
The Snakes seethed.
"I don't think our Head of House would appreciate us causing trouble. I strenuously suggest that we follow all the rules even if we plan to enact pranks. It will be some time before the Prank war is ended. Gryffindor and Hufflepuff banded together to try to find our Prince's consort."
"They did a really good job didn't they? Draco found him himself." Caden Warrington muttered.
"Putting himself in danger in the process. Neville isn't as much of scaredy cat as he's made out to be. He had them all enacting a search pattern. Once he got over the shock he proved he was a leader. He sent for help and did his best to try to find him with what little information he had. I don't think you could have done any better. Where were you when Draco went to look for Harry? Nowhere he could have called you from. Why would he? He had Millie, Blaise, Theo, Greg and Vince. Luna and I were there, with Draco's family. I won't let you insult Neville." Sophronia snapped.
Caden walked up to her and backhanded her.
Giselle started screaming at him in French about the impropriety of his action.
This brought Greg and Vince over to her side.
The other Slytherins were whispering about it.
Warrington had called her out, challenged her.
Sophronia didn't have the duelling skills or the spell knowledge to take him on. She waved her hand dismissively, "Millie why don't you deal with this pathetic worm for me."
It wasn't unheard of to allow one's second to duel for you but it was unusual to be sure.
Millie brought her wand to her left shoulder and bowed, a switching spell traded her girly school robes to a pair of sharp black trousers, dragon hide boots and a plain linen dress shirt. A duellist's brace on each arm and a personal shield pendant hung from her neck.
Millie sneered at him, "It would be a pleasure." Her magic crackled around her.
Sophronia knew then that she was extremely lucky to have Millicent Bulstrode on her side.
Warrington cast the first curse.
A hiss and a wand movement its counter was cast.
"That all you got Warrington?" Millie sneered.
The Seventh and Sixth Years cast shields strong and varying at the spectators, it wasn't unheard of for a duel in the dungeon to get out of control and a spectator to get hurt.
The common room was well shielded. Countered Dark Arts wouldn't alert the Ministry or the Aurors. Adrian knew that, if their Head of House was truly gone from the castle that meant that it was his duty to keep them in line and to call the duel if it got too dangerous. Only the Head of their House would be alerted to the duel.
Bulstrode wasn't someone that he would like as an enemy. Her father had been a Death Eater but one smart enough to avoid being Marked. Her Grandfather had been a loyal lieutenant and managed to keep his son trusted despite not bearing a Dark Mark. It kept the family from being punished in anyway. They had seemed neutral and since the Death Eaters were all masked and usually used vocal glamours like the cowards they were, no one could tie the current Lord Bulstrode to any crimes. Millicent was as well trained as any Black witch, due to her masculine build she was even more intimidating then Crabbe or Greg Goyle if only because she had brains as well as brawn. If she'd been born a wizard Giselle wouldn't be the only witch besotted. Merlin knew Slytherin witches were turned on by power…
The curses got darker as the duel went on; it was clear despite her youth that Millie was better trained.
Sophronia made a mental note to get her bodyguard to teach her how to duel. Since none of her Court shared classes with her it would be wise for her to learn. With a loopy father like Xenos, her best friend won't be much help. Then she remembered that Luna's father was wise enough to contact the Veela or was that her mother? Either way half raised in the Veela Court she could be failing to appreciate her friend. Who knew what they taught her besides how to deal with her gift?
Millie cast a spell that turned Warrington's body to stone- the Gorgon Curse. It would work as fast or as slow as its caster wanted if they were strong enough to control it. It was something like Fiendfyre in that respect. She stopped the curse at Warrington's neck, "Apologize. Now." Her voice was low and thick with warnings and threats.
Warrington spat at her, "The witch wasn't willing to fight her own battle."
Millie placed her wand at Warrington's pulse point, "She picked her battle. She knew I hadn't taught her enough to face you, a fact that will be remedied shortly. Dumbledore's sister is in her year. I can't protect her all the time. She isn't like Draco; she wasn't trained from a young age to defend herself. Lovegood can't protect her always either. If she can't trust her snakes, then who can she trust? None of my year minus the Parkinson bint would turn on Draco. We don't have a death wish. If it weren't for Sophronia's ancestor or Draco she'd still be the lowest of us. She hasn't misused her power. She hasn't used it to get back at her tormentors. She shook it off and used her vindictiveness in her pranks. She could have,"
Millicent hissed through her teeth, "included us all in the hair prank. No, she went after only the Eagles, Lionesses and Badgers." She wouldn't have been very forgiving if Giselle had been pranked unless it was a flattering colour like the honorary Princess of Slytherin received. "A true Slytherin schemes and plots, attacking when it's least expected. That's why she waited a while before launching her prank. She didn't even ask for much help; only access to a House elf and Polyjuice which she probably pilfered from our Head of House."
"Of course she stole it. Probably couldn't brew it. Bloody menace that potion."
Neville chuckled, "I know Granger brewed it in Second Year. Ron…Dumbledore got it into his head that Draco was the Heir of Slytherin. Interesting just how wrong he was." All the Gryffindors had some idea that it was Ginny…
Millie hissed, "Draco wouldn't have lowered himself to such tactics. He also wouldn't have foolish enough to attack Clearwater. Everyone knows her blood is a pure as mine."
"The idiot girl was cold as ice and went after Perfect Percy, she must have been crazy." Neville muttered.
Sophronia spoke up, "Not helping Longbottom."
Neville pouted.
Millie pushed her wand harder against Warrington's throat, "Apologize before I hit you with a curse that will make it impossible for you to accuse me. I can also think of some rather nasty conditional curses to torment you from afar if you even think about hurting our Queen."
"I am not to apologizing to the likes of her! She's half Squib and half Muggle. How can you follow that? What would your father say?"
Millie cast a series of untraceable Dark curses whose mere incantation was enough to terrorise the children of Death Eaters. "My First Loyalty is to Giselle. She has chosen to follow Sophronia. Draco and Adrian acknowledge Sophronia; between those factors is my loyalty based. As long as I am needed I will support her, if only because she needs my wand. Picking on so-called weak witches turns my blood cold. Threaten our Queen again Warrington and I will take great pleasure in cleaning our House of your taint."
Her flashing black eyes translated the promise into a death threat.
"One punch and you'll shatter. That will separate your head from your body. Give my one reason not to do it."
There were reasons why the curse wasn't supposed to be used. It wasn't banned but it wasn't to be used. Few had the ability to cast it much less to control it. A well targeted blasting curse or a shove towards the stone floor and Warrington would be dead.
None of the Slytherins present had the gumption to stand up to the likes of Millicent Bulstrode. No one would speak for Warrington either apparently. It was up to the Slytherin Chaser to make his choice.
"Fine! I…apologize." The flesh head of the statue snarled.
Millie glared at him, twirling her wand.
"The duel is yours Millie." Adrian announced, "You've made your point. Release him."
Grumbling Millie cast the countercurse, the Gorgon Curse was too powerful to be ended with a simple finite.
The rest of Slytherin House let out a collective sigh of relief.
Draco's treatment of Parkinson was mild compared to this. The stories of the person Andromeda Black was before her defection were still whispered in Slytherin House. Black Blood or not, Millicent Bulstrode might live up to her legend.
Luna had no knowledge of the girl that Andromeda Tonks had been. Had she, the descendent of Ravenclaw would have had a hard time reconciling that to the woman who had been bordering on panic when she had to try to save her daughter's life. Then again, most would have broken sooner. Luna pitied Dumbledore who was still wandless when Andromeda found him. Blacks were known for their vindictive natures, just look what Narcissa Black had done to her own son and Sirius Black had attacked his own cousin for attacking Harry.
What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?
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