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Shades of Black	By : KagetsuAsame Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 24401 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry
Potter, as always.

Just a quick note, all the chapters on
aff.net have been repaired
although I had to delete the entire story to do it, thus losing all my
wonderful reviews :(. I did save them
though, copied them so I do have them. I
could never get rid of them. I look
forward to hearing what you think and I�m sorry for the delay of this
chapter. I keep my Livejournal updated
with parts of the coming chapter so if you want to you can go there to read the
beginning of the next part. I�ll get
started on the next chapter soon.
Anyway, here�s the story.

Chapter 24

Summer
was almost at an end and it was soon time for school to begin again. Atani and Draco were more then ready to go
back and see what would happen during the coming year. Voldemort had explained to Atani that he was
going to send him �visions� that he was to tell Dumbledore about. He wanted to get his son on his good side so
that perhaps they could find out what the light was planning before they could
act. The dark lord wasn�t stupid, he
knew that there was a spy in his midst as well but he didn�t know who, that was
also Atani�s job, to find out who the spy was.
He had gotten stronger over the summer, physically and emotionally. Sirius had also changed over the summer. He vowed to take care of and watch over Atani
no matter what the cost; he had even gone so far as to agree to follow
Voldemort. He was going to spy for him,
keep an eye on Atani and help him with Dumbledore. Sirius didn�t take the dark mark, knew that
they would find it if he had it and then he would be back in Azkaban.

The
two boys were packed and ready to go.
Some people may find it odd that two teenagers were looking forward to
going to school but vacation gets boring after awhile and they couldn�t wait. Draco had been made a prefect that year as
well, much to his father�s delight.

Sirius
took them to the train by himself that year, he was going to be at Hogwarts
that year, Dumbledore had asked him to come and stay for the school year. Sirius had expressed his desire to stay near
Atani so he could keep an eye on him, Dumbledore agreed. He saw Sirius as a means of control,
Voldemort was sure of that, he was sure that he would continue to attempt to
control Atani.

�Now,
remember, if anything happens you are to come see me the minute it occurs.�
Sirius said as they got on the train.

�I
know, I know. I remember and I won�t
forget.� Atani said, rolling his eyes.

Sirius
thumped his nose playfully, �Don�t be a brat Harry.�

He
was about to tell him that his name wasn�t Harry but he bit his tongue,
remembering that �Harry� was the name he had no choice but to go by until
later. He hoped it would be soon, he
hoped he could reveal himself as Voldemort�s son and heir. He loved his father, didn�t want to hide
their relationship. The two Riddle�s got
along very well, were truly father and son.
Of course they had their moments, what family didn�t, but what mattered
was that they were family and they were together.

�Who? Me?� He half
smiled and turned around, walking into the compartment that Draco and him were
sharing.

Sirius
shook his head, watching him disappear in a flourish of black robes, �You are a
brat Atani.� Draco said with a laugh as he walked in.

He
shook his head, �No, I�m not, I�m just me.�

�Well,
being you is being a brat.� He replied.

Atani
raised an eyebrow, �Alright, whatever you say.� He said, rolling his eyes,
�Anyway, do you have any idea what kind of things my father�s going to be
sending my way? He never told me, just
that I wouldn�t really like it and that I had to tell Dumbledore.� He paused,
�Asshole.� He mumbled under his breath, referring to Dumbledore.

�No
idea but whatever it is I hope it doesn�t scare you, I don�t want to be woken
up in the middle of the night from you screaming or something.�

�Ha, ha, very funny.� He hit him on the arm playfully, �I�m
not a wuss.�

�Could have fooled me these past few years.�

He
rolled his eyes, �I was mentally scarred, what do you
expect? After what those Muggles did to
me, you should be happy I�ve recovered as well as I have. Papa spent a lot of his time helping me with
this.�

�I
know, I know, and I�m sorry for mentioning it.� He said, leaning forward and
planting a soft kiss on his lips.

Atani
smiled, �Alright, I forgive you.�

�Good.�

The
rest of the train ride was in relative silence.
Draco had a prefect meeting to go to at one point and Veneficus hissed
every now and then, making his presence known.
He had been being rather lazy as of late, just expecting to be feed and
then running off on his merry way. He
enjoyed his alone time but he always came back and curled up with Atani at
night, preferring his body heat to anything else. The opening feast went off without a hitch;
the hat had a new song, as always. After
dinner Snape stopped Atani on his way out of the Great Hall.

�Professor
Dumbledore desires to have a word with you.� Atani blinked slightly, surprised
but it wasn�t unexpected.

There
was something off about Snape, he wasn�t sure what to think but he did know he
would have to be watched carefully, �Alright.� He said, going with him to the
headmaster�s office.

They
walked in to find the headmaster at his desk, his phoenix sitting on a perch
beside it. He smiled at Atani as they
walked in, a warm, welcoming smile.
Something had to be up for him to look like that.

�Yes
professor?� Atani questioned, choosing not to sit.

�Lemon drop?� He asked, offering him a dish of little
candies.

�No
thank you, sir. I was curious as to know
why you wanted to see me.� He said calmly.

He
smiled again, �I wanted to talk to you about what happened this summer.�

�Oh,
well, nothing unusual happened if that�s what you mean.� He shrugged, �It was
summer, I had fun.�

He
was silent for a moment, �Did Lucius do anything suspicious? He is known for being a Death Eater, a
follower of Voldemort. That�s why I
wanted to bring you to Hogwarts for the summer.
I feel it would be safer here.�

Atani
looked at him for a moment, deep in thought, �I understand your concern but
really, I�m fine. Lucius takes good care
of me and Sirius is there too.�

�Alright
Harry, I just want you to be safe. I
don�t want any of my students to be in danger.�

Atani
inwardly snorted at his words, he had been put into danger plenty of times over
the past four years and had faced it relatively alone, �Is there anything else
sir?� He asked, �I�m really tired after the feast and the train ride, I�d like
to go to my dorm and get some sleep.�

�That�s
the other reason I called you here. It
has been decided that you�re going to be staying in the Gryffindor dorms this
year.�

His
eyes grew wide, �What? Why? All my friends are in Slytherin! I�m not going to be staying with any
Gryffindor!� He shouted, he was beyond angry, he was enraged, �I will not stay there!� He slammed his hand down on the
desk. He had been taught to control his
emotions but he had enough, he would not just sit by and let this happen.

Snape,
who was still standing in the office, looked dumbfounded at this display. He was surprised at Atani�s outburst,
�Professor Dumbledore, perhaps this isn�t the best idea�� He started but
stopped, knowing that the headmaster wouldn�t take no for an answer on this
matter.

�Calm
yourself Harry, no reason to get so worked up.
Think of it as a change of scenery.�

He
shook his head, �No. I�m going to owl
Lucius; we�ll see what he says about this.� He said, turning on his heels to
go.

�Your
things are already in Gryffindor tower; Minerva will show you the way. She�s waiting outside to take you.�
Dumbledore said calmly.

Atani
took a deep, calming breath, �We shall see about this�sir�� He said, his voice calm and cool, dangerous sounding.

He
walked out, looking at McGonagall, �Come along Mr. Potter, I�ll show you to the
dorms.� She said, talking him through the halls to the tower, she didn�t look too
happy about having a Slytherin in her tower.

Atani
held his head high as he walked, he wasn�t about to lower himself to the level
of a Gryffindor, even if he had to go to their dorm. He spent the entire walk in silence, refusing
to speak with McGonagall even though she tried to talk with him a few times. The moment she took him into the common room
he knew he should have just gone down to the Slytherin dorms. His black, silver, and green robes clashed
with the red and gold of the room. Not
only that but every person in the common room gave him dirty looks. He sneered at them, green eyes narrowed
dangerously.

�Mr.
Potter will be staying with us for awhile; I want all of you to make him feel
welcome.� She said, looking around the room.
She looked at Atani, �The dorm is up those stairs, you�ll find your
trunk at the foot of your bed.� She said before walking out.

Atani
looked around, �Well then. Let�s lay down a few ground rules, the first and
most important of which is, leave me alone.� His voice was cool, calm and had
an air of authority about it, �And now I�m going to write a letter, if anyone
disturbs me they�ll be hexed into the middle of next week.� With that he walked
up the stairs to the door.

The
moment he stepped inside he let out a snort of disgust. They didn�t have their own rooms, had to
share one big room instead of two to one like the Slytherin�s had. Pulling out parchment and quill he began to
compose his letter to Lucius, Veneficus looped loosely around his neck,
watching him write. He rubbed the
snake�s head absently as he wrote, making sure to put every little detail of
what happened in his letter. When it was
finished he sealed it with black and emerald wax, the two colors swirling
together.

<Will you take this to Drac and have him
send it for me?> He asked the snake, hissing softly to it.

<Yes.> He replied, taking it from
him and slithering away, careful to make sure no one saw him.

He
sighed, flopping back on the crimson and gold sheets, �Disgusting.� He mumbled.

�We
don�t want you here Potter.� Someone said from the door, �Get out.�

�Well,
I�m not left with much of a choice, I have to stay here. If I had my way I�d be back in the dungeons.�
He replied, eyes closed, not looking to see who was there, �Now, I suggest you
cease speaking with me. Now I�m going to
bed, if anyone wakes me up they won�t be happy.� He said, getting up and
pulling on his night clothes before crawling into bed.

Soon
after he was asleep he understood what his father meant about sending him
things. Torture and
blood, horrible images of death and destruction. He screamed, jolting awake. That certainly wasn�t what he expected, he
needed Drac, he needed the comfort he could give. He sat up, panting, body covered in a cold
sweat. His head throbbed from the
nightmare and it made him wonder if what he saw was true. If all those people really had just been
tortured and killed. He shook his head,
rubbing his temples. He had to do what
his father said and speak with Dumbledore, he didn�t want to but he didn�t have
much of a choice. Carefully he got out
of bed and slipped on a black silk robe trimmed in green. Without a word he silently left the dorm,
making his way toward the headmaster�s office.
It was after midnight and
everyone was supposed to be asleep, they weren�t. The headmaster and Snape were speaking in
hushed tones in one of the corridors.
Atani narrowed his eyes, deciding to listen to them, not wanting to be
seen. He wanted to know what they were
speaking of.

�I
have no idea what Voldemort is planning.� Snape said softly, �He seems more
careful now and he�s hiding something.
I�ll try to find out but I�m not sure I�ll be able to.�

Dumbledore
nodded, �We need to help Harry see the light, he�s
pulling further and further away from us.�

Atani
inwardly snorted, he was never close to them to begin with, how
could he pull further away? Snape
nodded, �He�s our only hope of defeating Voldemort.� The headmaster nodded, �I
don�t think making him stay in Gryffindor tower put you on his good side. It more then likely is making him resent you
more.�

�It�s
for the best. He�ll come out better for
it.�

Atani
now had a good idea of who the spy was, Snape.
He would inform his father in his next letter. He decided it was time to make himself known, he walked around the corner, letting them
hear and see him.

�Sir?� He questioned, rubbing his head, it still ached a
bit.

The
two adults ceased talking when they heard him, turning to face him,
�Harry? What are you doing out of bed?�
Dumbledore questioned.

�There�s
something you should know.� He paused, trying to decide how exactly he wanted
to word it, �It has to do with Voldemort.
I had a nightmare; a lot of people were killed tonight by him. I don�t know where but I do know that they
were tortured before they were killed.�

�Are
you sure Harry?� Snape asked, looking at him intently.

�Of
course I�m sure, if I wasn�t do you think I�d be talking to you?� He snapped.

Dumbledore
nodded, �It�s alright Harry, why don�t you go back to bed and we�ll talk about
this in the morning.� He said calmly.

His
eyes narrowed slightly, �Fine.� He said, turning on his heels and walking back
the way he had come.
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