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Corvus	By : LadyFreak Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > General Views: 23963 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 7
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor to I make any money from this story. These characters are JKR's, I just play with them.

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Disclaimer: I don't, and never will, own Harry Potter. All plots and characters belong to J.K. Rowling and company.

::Parseltongue::
/mind-to-mind with Huginn/
'thoughts'
"Normal Speech"

(25) Family’s Love
Severus stepped quickly from the floo and found an agitated Malfoy family waiting for him. He raised his brow in question, but got no answer as the three turned and led the way into the secondary study. Once the wizards were settled, Narcissa left to rest for the night.
Soon as they all were seated and Dobby had handed out refreshments, Draco couldn’t wait anymore.
“How is he?” he asked rather quickly.
Severus took a sip of his tea and answered honestly as possible, “As well as can be. He’s had a rough couple of days.”
“I’m worried,” he said as he watched as his godfathers lips pressed into a grim line, “and your face makes me worry more.” He sighed and went to stand.
“Draco” his father started. “You are welcome to join in the discussion. I daresay that Corvus will tell you most of it anyway.”
The blonde looked to his uncle who nodded his agreement and sat back in his chair. They all sat in silence for a few minutes.
Lucius handed Draco his letter from Corvus and the younger wizard immediately sat in a chair and began to read the missive, but soon stood and began pacing angrily as he read through it.
Lucius glanced at Severus who shrugged his shoulders as if to say ‘What did you expect’.
Lucius turned to Severus, “I must say, Severus that these allegations are far fetching. I hope that we can get some results. They need to control that boy.”
“We have witnesses and Corvus’ memories if we need them. This is why Bella wants to use Pensieve memories. The boys are too young to know how to alter the memories, and it is very difficult to alter multiple memories to be exactly the same. There’s also more we need to discuss.”
“More than what was in these letters?” the older blonde said holding up his own missive from Corvus.
Severus nodded. “After he finished writing this letter, I ran a potions scan on him. You won’t believe what I found.”
()
“Draco,
I’m sure you are pacing the foyer in worry, so let me tell you now I am alright. I’m not perfectly fine, but I will be.
The Headmaster continues to meddle in my life and I’m worried he may suspect my origins... Not that they could really do anything about it, but I would rather not have to deal with them at all.
I was heading to the common room when I was confronted with the Gryffindor boys. I asked them what the problem was and, apparently, they are using the excuse that my father had been part of the group to torture the Longbottoms into the Janus Thickney ward.
Anyway, I attempted to push my way past them only to be punched. Potter punched one time too many and sent me falling down the stairs. Luckily I was able to pull my spare wand and blast them all away. It seems that they will have those rather painful boils for a couple of weeks at least. The poor things...
When I woke in the infirmary, it was to the sound of godfather and Dumbledore arguing. The old man is convinced since Potter is the Saviour that he cannot get in trouble. If that is such a problem, the boy should have been raised with more sense than to be a bully. If he continues this way, he will have more enemies than allies.
Another problem when I woke was the fact that the Headmaster was trying to force me to stay. Luckily I got out of that, but it still makes me worry as to why he wanted me to stay for my entire break. Conversion to the light? I don’t like the man. From what I heard about the Dark Lord, he was a hard taskmaster and overlord, but you knew your place. With this man, I swear I can see the manipulations that run through his mind. Potter is a pawn. Nothing more.
Aside from him keeping me at the school over break, I found out that the man had petrified Huginn. He almost had his eyes clawed out when Healer Jones cast the counter curse.
Well, Severus is here again and I need to ask him for some help. I’ll hopefully see you soon.
Corvus”
Draco read over his letter from Corvus again. It was even worse than he thought it was. He couldn’t believe his cousin had to go through these troubles again. Not to mention Dumbledore’s attempts at getting him to stay at the school over the break. What was that about?
Then there’s the attack on his familiar.
He was going to suggest for him to get a re-sort. Slytherins protect their own if nothing else, while Ravenclaws tend to be more solitary.
If it wasn’t already so late, he would head over to Lestrange Manor now... at least he knew that his cousin was home and safe.
He lost his train of thought when he heard his godfather say that there was more to add to what they already knew. ‘What could they possibly have done that could be worse?’ he asked himself.
When he heard, he wished he hadn’t asked that question.
()
Corvus felt like he had just closed his eyes when he felt himself being shaken awake. He tried to bat the hand away, but suddenly his blankets were gone and the hands were on his ribs.
“I give!” he yelled out.
Opening his eyes he saw blond and black hair above him. “Come on Corvus!” Draco called out to him.
“Not fair, two against one,” he muttered, trying to burrow in his pillow.
“Who said we had to be fair?” came his mother’s voice. He could feel her weight on his bed shifting as she leaned in for another attack. He quickly removed the pillow from under his head and hit his cousin with it, running to his bathroom before any retaliation could take place.
Corvus took his time in the bath. He scrubbed his body, wincing slightly at the soreness of his arm. He scrubbed his hair and tried to rinse it in the tub, but eventually gave up. It really was getting too long, sitting in the middle of his back. He ended up finishing rinsing his hair in the shower.
He sighed in relief as he put on a warm fluffy towel and walked into his room.
Corvus dressed slowly and methodically in his robes. He pulled on a pair of brown leggings followed by a forest green tunic. Over that, he put on a deep green robe. His hair was pulled back with a brown leather tie. Lastly was his pair of worn dragon hide boots. He laced up quickly and finished just as his cousin made his way into the room. His glanced around his room and grabbed his wand and sheath. He noticed the bed was already made, and only then did he see the potions vials beside his bed. He called to Véurr, who gladly slithered up his leg and settled around his shoulders. Finally he whistled for Huginn.
Draco waited patiently as his cousin finished preparing. He leant against the wall and waited “Alright there?”
“Yup. Just making sure I have everything.”
“Do you?” the blond asked just as Huginn flew into the room and landed on his cousin’s outstretched arm. Corvus nodded. “Come on then.”
The two boys found the family sitting in the dining area. Corvus looked around and smiled at his mother and Aunt Narcissa, nodding his head in greeting towards his Uncles. Severus, Rabastan and Lucius were all sitting and talking with a glass in their hands. But the only red faced one was Lucius... quite surprisingly.
“There he is!” said Lucius
“Uncle Lucius,” Corvus greeted, smirking at his uncles inebriated state. He looked at the other adults in the room, who were rolling their eyes at the tall blond.
Bellatrix spoke up and gestured to a couple of seats for the boys, “Right. Well, the feast will be in about twenty minutes.”
“Perfect timing then. We have a little over an hour until Sunrise,” said Rabastan.
Just then Bellatrix noticed the potions vials in Corvus’ hand and explained what they were. He nodded gratefully before taking them all and banishing the vials to the potions lab.
Corvus smiled and looked around the room again. He had a lot to be thankful of this year. One being he was alive. In a couple days time he would have his revenge on the Potters and Dumbledore. Even if it was a small action, it would be public knowledge. Lucius would be sure to let the Prophet know- and even more sure that they would report it.
Draco sat stiffly beside his cousin noticeably. He looked over at his cousin and his face said everything. He was angry.
Corvus opened his mouth to ask what was wrong, but before he could, Draco was talking. “I want the full story,” he said.
The conversations in the room tapered off and Corvus looked at the adults in the room. He trusted them all. It had taken a while, but he did trust them.
He nodded and told them everything.
Corvus told them about the many bullying events of the term, even those witnessed by professors who did nothing but stand by, or dock him points if he even stood up for himself verbally. He could see the vein throbbing in Severus’ neck, and the fire lit in his mother’s eyes. Lucius’ face scared him the most though. There was no emotion, no flicker, just cold stone.
When he got to the last incident, Draco stood and began pacing, waves of angry magic radiating from him in an uncharacteristic show of emotion. “Draco, please calm down. It’s done and over. Sev took 250 points from them and I’m sure he will make their detentions as disgusting and difficult as possible.” The glint in his godfather’s eyes confirmed this thought.
“They should be expelled, not handed a few months detention! It’s such blatant favoritism! And why did the bracelet not protect you?”
Corvus glanced at his mother with an ‘I told you so look’. “I didn’t bring it.” Draco opened his mouth in shock.
“But you never left the house without it!”
“I fell the day we were leaving for the Hogwarts Express and mum needed to heal my shoulder. It didn’t work until I shut the protection off. I only ever hurt myself in the house or on the grounds. Hence the reason we didn’t know the healing charms didn’t work while the bracelet was active. We never ad reason to test healing with the bracelet. Once we knew that, we realized that it wouldn’t be good for me to have to hiss at the bracelet to be healed or to turn on the other charms. I can’t be known as a parselmouth so soon in the game.”
“And what about the attacks?”
“They will be handled. Right now, I have to attend Hogwarts.”
“Why? Why do you have to? This is ridiculous!”
So Corvus looked to his mother who shrugged her shoulders, leaving it to him. He looked around and requested a wizard’s oath from each person, promising not to reveal the information in any shape or form until he gave permission. Now intrigued, they did just that.
He told them about being heir of Ravenclaw and the possibility of losing his line magics if he were to leave the school. “Do you understand now? I can’t deny such a gift, no matter what bullying I will need to put up with.”
Draco nodded, but had a determined gleam in his eyes, his lips set in a firm line, “You’re getting re-sorted.”
Corvus’ eyebrows rose to his hairline at the blatant order. “Excuse me?” he asked icily.
The blonde’s demeanor softened a little bit. “I’m sorry for how that came out, but I do want you to get a re-sort.”
“But why? I’ll still be in the school with the blatant favoritism and the bias towards Slytherin would only be worse.”
“From the professors, yes. But look at it this way, now you will have Severus close by. Not to mention Slytherin’s stand by their own. Ravenclaws are too solitary and this was too close a call.”
“I know, but...”
“Just think about it okay? Please? Corvus, this is not just bullying anymore. They are targeting you and attempted to murder you. Please, consider, okay?”
“Alright, Dray, I’ll think on it okay? But let me try and handle it my way first.”
The blond nodded, followed by the adults who were simply spectators to this conversation.
Since that first lunch with Severus, the boys had protected each other, and Draco was truly acting the big brother role now.
With the worst of the conversations done, the family left the sitting room and walked into the ballroom to enjoy their feast before the ritual.
()
Corvus froze in the doorway. The room looked amazing. Dark walls were lined with fairy lights and the tree in the corner was larger than any they had in years past. Soft chairs and a couple of smaller couches were set in front of the tree, while a dining table set with eight places was in the center of the room.
As he stepped forward, his attention returned to the amazing tree. It had to stand 10 feet easily, if not more. The pine needles were a rich green that filled the room with their heady scent. Fairies surrounded the tree in lights of white and yellow, tinkling every now and then as they communicated with one another. Silver, light blue and light green ornaments were scattered on branches while the occasional child’s ornament could be seen as well. At the very top of the tree was a platinum five pointed star. The only thing missing were the gifts.
“Wow,” was all he could get out. He saw his mother standing at one of the chairs and smiled. “Looks amazing, mum.”
“Thank you. We of course had help,” he nodded and knew he would need to say something to Mopsy later. “Come in, sit! Everyone.” Once they were seated, she clapped her hands three times and the food appeared on the table.
They began to dig into the food immediately, pulled by the delicious smells of a rich stew, steamed vegetables and corn bread. While they ate, they chatted about classes and the plans for the night. They didn’t speak of Dumbledore or Potter. Not anymore. This was a time for peace and family.
“It has been too long since we’ve greeted the sun,” Narcissa said during a lull in the dinner conversations. The Malfoys hadn’t performed the rites since they were first married.
“You are staying through the night?” Corvus asked happily. Usually the blonde family would head home after dinner.
“Yes, we are Corvus. Is that okay?” Lucius asked, sober now thanks to a potion from Severus. The younger wizard nodded with a smile.
They soon finished and moved to sit by the tree where Mopsy was setting up Eggnog and other drinks for everyone. She also set a side table with snacks and desserts.
Corvus called to the elf before she could disappear. “Dinner was wonderful and the tree looks amazing Mopsy. Thank you.”
Big blue eyes teared up. “You are very welcome young Master, I am glad you approve,” she said before popping away.
“I don’t know why you treat them so, Corvus. They are nothing more than servants,” Lucius said with disdain clear in his voice.
“They are not animals. They are sentient beings. They talk, they understand, they have their own beliefs and families. I see no reason to not be appreciative for all that is done for us. When living with the Potters, the only reason I survived for the two years I was holed away was because of a house elf. In the case of staying here, Mopsy has cared for me as well since that first day Bellatrix brought a ruffian into her house,” he smirked as Rabastan let out a laugh. “Whether or not it is required of her, Mopsy does a good job, as have any other house elves that I have known. I treat her well because she does the same for me.”
Lucius didn’t look convinced, but Draco looked pensive about what he had just heard.
Everyone took something to eat and drink- Corvus took some peppermint bark (dark chocolate on the bottom, white chocolate on top with candy cane pieces) and melted into his seat at the first bite. He also had his cup of peppermint hot chocolate.
Once he had finished his sweet, he heard Draco ask what everyone wanted to know. “Gifts now or after?”
Corvus snorted. He figured his cousin just wanted to dig into the gifts. “Usually after, and we only have ten minutes before sunrise anyway.”
The adults smirked at the put out look on Draco’s face, but all stood to prepare.

{edited 9-25-15}

A/N: Not a whole lot of action in the next couple of chapters, but still needed. On another note, I've finally finished writing year 1 and have started on year 2 :) Excited!
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