Back to Hogwarts!
Back to the present, Alphard and Regulus exchanged silent looks. They need to keep eyes on Draco to prevent him going out of line.
Least he gets into trouble! They had this feeling that there would be something going to happen if they were to let Draco be alone. Alas Regulus was a little bit reluctant to let his parents sleep eternally a little bit earlier.
The train is going to take off in the afternoon, that was the real reason why they even come this early.
After Regulus packed his things, Alphard apparate them to Hogwarts express. It was bustling with a crowd of children and parents, Regulus and Draco bid see you later* to their uncle.
Regulus found his friend sitting in their usual compartment, they were talking and laughing when Regulus entered.
“Reggie, you are here!” Regulus heard Pandora's voice calling him out, the compartment went silent for a second before Barty and Evan rushed towards Regulus, dragged him into the compartment. They pushed him between them as they sat, holding his hands as if they were afraid he would disappear.
“Where were you? Why did you not send letters to us! We were worried about you since your brother is gone!!!” Evan almost screamingly said, Barty nodded his head with a frown on his face. “Reggie, we don’t want to kidnap you! But if you go without sending any letters, believe me, we might as well kidnap you and hide!”
“I was at my uncle’s house! I just forgot to send you all the letters because I was busy.” Regulus answered in the matter of tone, while Draco shook his head as he thought. ‘Wrong answer.’
Evan pursed his lips while Barty looked like he was about to murder someone. Pandora had been strangely quiet, she was looking in a certain direction with a frown. “Regulus, since when did you have another companion?”
Regulus and Draco snapped their heads towards her direction in surprise. “Oh, you can see me?”
“Yes?” Pandora answered, Regulus gasped then held her hands. “Finally, I found someone who can see him too.”
Evan and Barty looked at each other in confusion. When they heard Regulus' joyful voice. “Dora, help me watch him for meh!”
Draco’s offended gasp rang through Pandora and Regulus' ears. Evan and Barty moved away from the duo talking about strange things. They spent their time on the train until they arrived at Hogwarts talking and laughing, Barty and Evan still refused to come near the two who were talking to air.
Evan and Regulus sat at Slytherin table, while Barty and Pandora sat at Ravenclaw table waiting for the feast to end. Barty, with his exclusive guarantee of allowed stay at the Slytherin dorm, followed the Slytherins to their dorm. Evan, Regulus and Barty were staying together.
They had put an extra bed in their dorm room for Barty, so that he doesn’t need to go back and forth between their houses.
Bribing their way is the most advantageous thing.
“What were you and Pandora talking about?” Evan asked, he fidgeted leaning towards his boyfriend. Regulus blinked, Draco was standing behind them and his both hands behind their heads showing two fingers, peace sign.
“Reggie? Where are you looking?” Barty grabbed his boyfriend's hand, while taking steps towards Regulus’ direction. Regulus didn’t say anything as his eyes followed Draco, from the place his friends were standing to his side.
That scarred couple, they were okey with killing but not okay with a fucking none visible creature.
“Barty, Evan this Draco and Draco, those two are my best friends.” Regulus gestured to his right side, there was nothing there. Regulus admitted they were his best friends for the first time! “Reggie!!! You admitted we are your besties!!”
Two boys throw themselves at Regulus totally ignoring the fact there was an invisible creature beside Regulus and had been introduced.
They all fell down on the ground with thund, it made a loud noise that would have brought a worried group of student’s if it hadn’t been a slytherin house. They merely glanced at the place sound coming in instinctively before doing whatever they were doing as if nothing happened.
Inside the room with the loudest noise, three besties finally sat up from the ground while Draco was sitting on Regulus’ bed.
After listening to Regulus explaining the whole situation happened those past two months. The couple had lots of emotions at that, Barty laughed out loud while Evan was trying his best to hold back his laughter at Draco’s joke about.
Forgive them for their dark humor!
Touche!
Regulus rolled his eyes really hard, clearly used to his mates humor. He might have also laughed if it hadn’t been about him and his brother, plus it had some credibility about that thing marrying his brother cause their parents are crazy, insane and had fallen into madness like their cousin Bella.
“Yeah, so you have a cousin who is invisible, can take over other people's bodies and is smartass?” Barty asked, he was looking at the position Draco was floating. “Hello, Regulus' cousin!”
Draco nodded his head at Barty, even though said boy couldn’t see him. Regulus told Barty that his cousin was also greeting him.
“Can he show himself to other people than you and your uncle Alphard? Or it’s just you two?” Evan wondered, he was happy for Regulus to have another person that cares about him. From what he heard of Regulus, that cousin of his was greatly caring even if Regulus didn’t notice it or see it. It was very clear the way Draco urged Regulus to eat more, sleep early, teach him lots of things and give him his own creations that could cause the wizarding world uproar and could have been written in history but he gave it to his cousin.
Evan was sure that if something were to happen to Regulus, his cousin would go berserk from what he picked up after hearing the accident of a person attacking Regulus.
Barty was very much interested in this cousin of Regulus, to be able to make Regulus listen to him without any question or doubt was an incredible thing. And the vast knowledge that person has made Barty’s ravenclaw side excited, especially when heard about the lost ancient history of Eldoria and theories of the world.
He wishes to have a discussion with Draco in person, Barty might be a smartass that could without any difficulty or study to get top grades, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t interested in secret knowledge about the world and everything. He had that feeling that he would learn more than Hogwarts offered him.
Barty wasn’t interested in everything every wizard knows about, because he had heard it from his birth. Maybe because he was smart he wasn’t interested in the stuff they were learning in Hogwarts and it was too boring for him.
When Evan asked if only Regulus and his uncle could see him, he pricked up his ears as he was very interested in that matter more than anyone in this room.
“I don’t know!” Regulus said he turned around to look at his cousin. “Can you?”
Draco thought about it for a minute, he shook his head with a confident face he said. “No I can't but if we were to make a deal with each other then they certainly could see me. It should be because Alphard made a deal with me that made him see me just like you. Otherwise as you know I don't exist here so my existen cannot be seen.”
Regulus nodded in understanding, he turned to his friend and explained what Draco told him.
“It doesn’t matter what ever deal it is right? Even if it’s just a simple matter?” Barty asked, which made Evan and Regulus look at him doubtfully, it was fair as Barty wasn’t a person to be so eager in such matters. They could hear Barty’s eagerness as clear as a sun in the sky, Barty just smiled at his friends before he made his way towards the place Regulus was looking at when he was talking to Draco, Barty held out his left hand.
“Let’s make a deal, you will share all of your knowledge with me while I will listen to you without any question?” Barty said he didn’t care if it was fair or not, but he knows one thing that is Draco will also not care considering he comes from the future and knows about his usefulness more than any of his friends.
As Barty expected Draco didn’t care much of the unfairness at all, because he knows Barty is very useful as a child of the department of magical law enforcement. Draco held out his right hand to grab Barty’s hand, they shook hands as the deal was formed.
Barty let out a gasp when he saw Draco’s appearance, as if he was looking at Regulus with blond hair, soft face and those silver eyes without a shine in it.
Barty knows and has seen people without shine in their eyes are more dangerous than anyone, cause they will not hesitate to get rid of anything in their way. Or kill without showing a single trace of guilt, sorrow or disgust.
And loyal to those who gained it and those he held dear.
Barty didn’t know what had this boy standing in front of him to go through but one thing he was sure and clear of was that they would be safe whatever Regulus was planning. Fuck the dark lord, death eaters and his father even the war hero Dumbledore, the real treasure to win was right in front of them and on their side.
Barty really loved Regulus to death to be able to summon a full secret and powerful person from the future. Barty was sure that neither Regulus nor his uncle Alphard noticed it.
Evan and Regulus were curious at Barty's reaction at seeing Draco.
There weren't many who would get such a reaction out of Barty, to make him astonished, gasp, and thoughtful not anyone could do that. Evan being very curious, he walked to Barty’s side and made the same deal as Barty, knowing that Barty wouldn’t make such conditions without any reason and hearing directly from Regulus, Evan was sure that whatever he was going to learn was worth it.
After all, Barty would not even go as far as give his whole person without any benefit. Evan can even confidently say that Barty would give up the idea of disappointing his father's plan aside just for that.
It would be the biggest lie if Evan said he wasn’t looking forward to seeing Draco. So when he saw him, he understood why Barty made that reaction. This cousin of Regulus really looked like Regulus, just that Draco’s hair was long, straight and blond otherwise he does look Regulus.
Regulus confusedly looked at his besties, he didn’t understand why they were shocked when they saw Draco. Barty and Evan noticed it, they looked at each other with realization, Regulus had not noticed it, that his cousin looked almost like him.
By Dracos amused face, they were sure that Draco knew that two of them resemble each other.
After some moments of everyone looking at each other, Regulus told his friends the plan and everything. Draco made the two kiddos unbreakable vow that they can’t reveal his existence until everything ends.
They discussed serious matters for hours until Barty had asked for Draco to tell him the lost history from beginning to end. Evan and Regulus paid 50% of their attention to listening to Draco while the other 50% was looking through the hand made notes of Draco and his friends. Barty was interested in the notes too but listening to Draco was more important than that. After all one needs to hear from the beginning to understand the notes.
Barty had decided to bring the notes to his lesson tomorrow to read and research.
The thing Barty was most happy about was that Draco had let him discuss with Binn, stating that the ghost will be more helpful about such matters.
When the clock hit 00:00, Draco urged them to go to bed like he was their mother telling them. “Sleeping is important, it’s good for your body and your height will grow!”
Once he made them lay on their bed Draco waved his hand, beside them appeared a crystal shaped in diamond. Then they heard a low, calming voice as it sang a song.
The trios relaxed, warmth washing their whole body as they felt sleepy.
Draco smiled at the three children sleeping with a peaceful face, Draco knew those three had never been nor had someone to tell them bed story and music.
Since he was here he will make sure the children get enough affection for their mental health. Can’t have them struggle with their mental problem. He might be not a physiologist but giving them affection and taking care of them was a piece of cake as Draco was very good at that, after all he has his own cute child, Scorpion with his handsome husband.
And even if he didn’t want to, he had no choice as it had become a habit to take care of children under his protection.
Draco floated out of the Slytherin dorm to Gryffindor dorm, he flew in the direction of Sirius' dorm room. Once he was floating beside Sirius’ bed, Draco put his head on Sirius forehead, he slowly and gently patted while gathering some magic on his right hand.
Sirius’ face that was full of frown, under Draco’s gentle patting and rubbing disappeared, replaced with a peaceful face. A small smile appeared on Sirius’ face.