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In the Dark, A Zabini/ Grindelwald fanfic	By : blaisegellert Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 1326 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The two were awakened by a knock on the bedroom door and Bramble's voice calling that it was time to wake up. Blaise groaned and raised his arms to cover his head. Gellert squeezed his reluctant eyes closed against the unwanted morning sunlight. All the magical exertions of the previous day had both wizards wanting more sleep, but a second knock on the bedroom door made it clear that it wasn't going to happen.
"Alright, we hear you," Blaise shouted.
"Good. Bramble has very strong coffee waiting for both of you downstairs," the elf called coaxingly and that was what got them out of bed.
As Gellert tugged on some fresh clothes, it struck him just how odd it was to wake in the morning and feel sleepy. He supposed it was normal, but for decades, as the leader of a wizard world wide rebellion, he wasn't able to afford that luxury. He supposed back then his mind had considered it a necessity to wake on high alert. He woke and was immediately ready for action.
Not so now. Now his body was heavy and his movements were slow as he covered a yawn and glanced blearily in the mirror to comb his hair.
"You look beautiful," Blaise said, running a hand down Gellert's arm in a tender caress that had him smiling.
They stumbled sleepily down stairs to be greeted by the delightful smell of strong fragrant coffee.
"Bramble added an extra energy kick," the elf said, presenting them each with a cup that both clutched onto gratefully.
"Bless you," Gellert said with a chuckle and Bramble looked pleased.
Blaise's parents were already ready to go to Hogwarts, but they waited for the two to finish their coffee. When everyone was ready, Bramble apparated them all to escape being seen crossing the grounds.
"The fewer people who catch sight of Gellert until all this is over, the better," Sabra explained.
"Not to mention if Voldemort has placed spies in the forest, we don't want them seeing our family here and wondering why."
Bramble had put them just outside the great hall and when they walked in, the staff table was already partially full. Filius sat staring at a muffin and a cup of coffee. Wolfgang was there with Millicent, and Kereston, Albus, Severus and Mag sat across from them. Severus was speaking animatedly to Albus and Wolfgang while Nightshade had at his breakfast.
"So considering all that if he decides to trip before all this is over, I'm screwed," Severus concluded whatever he was telling Wolfgang and Albus as Gellert and the Zabini's sat down.
The potions master looked stressed and Mag appeared to be struggling not to cry.
//Notice he's beginning to talk like me when he's stressed,// Nightshade thought to Gellert.
//Two years ago he'd not have known what trippin' or screwed meant and just listen to him now! He's makin' me proud.//
//It's good to know that it doesn't take much,// Gellert replied, unable to resist.
Nightshade responded by flicking a bit of scrambled egg from Severus's plate onto Gellert's sleeve. Gellert wiped it away before turning his attention to his own breakfast.
"Here's your pensieve, Severus," Sabra said, taking it carefully from Bramble and placing it on the table beside the potion master's plate.
"Very good," Severus said with a nod before looking over at Gellert.
"Did the memories hold anything useful?"
Gellert shrugged.
"His personality isn't that impressive and his obsessions are predictable. He bores me. The maledictus companion is the most interesting bit I suppose, though it doesn't seem particularly useful unless he wants to get rid of bodies by feeding her."
"How do you know it's a her," Kereston asked curiously.
Gellert explained that he'd heard of Nagini decades ago.
"With her condition being so rare, word of her existence tended to spread," he said.
"Why would she want to be with a slime like him," Millicent wondered.
"Probably because he can actually talk to her, being a parseltongue," Severus said.
"As you know, those don't exactly grow on trees."
"Even still, I think I'd rather talk to myself than that fucker," Millicent objected and Severus nodded. "I can't disagree."
"The fire shield that Gellert instructed us in should protect you from a direct attack if Voldemort attempts one upon your person, Severus," Wolfgang said, addressing the conversation they were having before Gellert and the others had come in.
"If it comes to that you will have to flee him and hide. My concern is an attack that you won't see coming in time to put up any sort of defenses, though the way Voldemort seems to operate makes me believe he'd want to brag a bit first."
Gellert nodded.
"Indeed and such a character trait provides a fatal shortcoming which works grandly for us," he said.
"We will just need a place for you or any of us to hide out safely if it ever comes to that. I'm thinking somewhere remote, perhaps in one of the Nordic countries. Blaise and I could work out something rather easily, but with him having to return to Hogwarts, that would be more difficult," he concluded, sliding a hopeful look to the Zabini parents.
He'd promised Blaise to try talking Sabra and Geo out of making him return to Hogwarts, but they seemed too intent on carrying out their original plan so he didn't have much hope.
"Don't even think about it, Dear," Sabra told Gellert with a firm shake of her head.
"It's only a handful of months in the end and the two of you will survive it."
"Of course, Mam, but it will be ashame to have all our work put on hold as it will truly benefit everyone in our little party," Gellert said, sending a hopeless look in Blaise's direction.
His words were true, and yet he knew that the fact the parents wouldn't care was equally as true.
"The two of you will just have to work together from afar. I'm sure with both of your advanced skills, that can be arranged," Sabra said confidently.
"Not as easily as you might think," Blaise complained, frowning at his mother.
"What with most of the students getting out to Hogsmeade on the weekends, perhaps we can arrange something here," Severus suggested after a moment of consideration.
"We can stick Blaise and Gellert into a spare room of the staff wing. No one will see them and they can get plenty of work done. Filius and I can bring them food and whatever supplies they'll need for each of their current projects. With Albus being gone, I can't say that Gellert's presence here won't ease my mind a bit when things start to get more stressful," the potions master admitted.
"Thank you," Blaise said, giving Severus a relieved smile.
"That's far better than what we would've had otherwise."
Gellert nodded.
"One good turn deserves another. It's good to be able to help one another out."
"And that means more work than shagging," Kereston said pointedly and Filius choked on his coffee.
"Oh Wolfgang! We have the amulets for you and Millicent," Blaise said, suddenly remembering that he had them in his pants pocket.
Standing he dug them out and passed them over to the well dressed half giant.
"Thank you both," Wolfgang said, giving them a polite smile as he passed Millicent's to her.
"Yeah," Millicent agreed with a tight nod.
"Even if it did take you long enough."
"Wolfgang. My parents are willing to have Gellert remain with them while I finish up at Hogwarts. Is that suitable," Blaise asked.
Wolfgang shrugged, nodding.
"Fine with me. Whatever works best, I say."
Blaise had intended to speak with Wolfgang about what he could've said to make Gellert dislike him so, but as Gellert didn't have to stay at Adler Manor at all, he saw no point at present. Blaise giving Wolfgang and Millicent their amulets reminded Gellert of those he carried. Standing he reached into his own pocket and produced four pendants.
"For the two of you," he said, passing the two for Blaise's parents over to them.
"And for you and Miss Karkaroff," he said, handing the final two to Albus.
"Don't worry, yours comes next," he told Severus, who nodded.
//And me,// Nightshade thought firmly.
//I want one too. Never know when a crazy snake faced bastard will decide to fuck an owl up, after all.//
"And we'll make one for the owl as well...Just in case," Gellert said aloud with an amused wink at the bird.
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In the Dark, A Zabini/ Grindelwald fanfic