Hogwarts Express
Chapter Thirty-Eight
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Track Change
Hogwarts Interdimensional Express
“Let go!” Draconius screamed, clinging to the lifeless body in his arms. “Leave me
alone!”
Many Dracos were tugging on his arms, his robes, everything, tying to pull him away
from the still body, and then several other Harrys had their hands on the robes of the still Harry,
tugging at him. All in all, it looked a little odd, but Alpha Draco had something else in mind.
Storming over to the map, he reached for it desperately, then snapped, “Rho Eta! Track
Rho Eta!”
The entire Hogwarts Interdimensional Express lurched, making Harrys and Dracos
everywhere within the train fall over, then the door slide open, revealing, to everyone’s surprise,
a Hogwarts dungeon hallway.
“You’re coming with us,” Beta Draco growled, and yanked hard enough on Draconius’
robes to pull him away from the others.
“No!” Draconius shrieked, trying to twist away as Alpha, Beta and Gamma Dracos hauled
him off the train and into the hallway. “Leave me!”
“Where are we taking him?” Gamma Draco hissed.
“To Snape,” Alpha Draco grunted back through his teeth. “Let him deal with him.”
“Are you insane?” Beta Draco hissed. “Have you forgotten that there is no Draco in this
track? What in Merlin’s name is Snape going to do with him?!”
“He told us to come to him if we found anything out,” Gamma Draco nodded once,
tugging a little harder on the struggling Draconius’ arm. “So really, we’re only doing what he
told us to.”
Beta Draco just shook his head, but continued helping to drag the insane version of them
along.
A moment later, they burst, with all the great force that four identical young men can, into
Potions Master Severus Snape’s personal office. Technically, they shouldn’t have been able to
get through the heavily warded door, but apparently every Snape in every track is nearly the
same, and the wards were identical to the same ones that all three of Alpha, Beta and Gamma
Dracos had known how to get through since childhood.
To their surprise, they found that Snape had been sitting at his desk, speaking to a very
familiar brunette sitting in front of him.
Harry stood, frowning. “What...?”
“Uncle Sev,” Alpha Draco interrupted, looking directly at the greasy haired man, who had
already stood by this point, but to be honest, did not look as surprised as one might imagine he
would. “You won’t remember this, but you told us to come to you if we needed help with this
whole thing... so here we are. We need help. Would you mind terribly, looking after this one for
us?”
As one, the three Dracos pushed Draconius forward, so that he stumbled forward on his
own, nearly crashing into the desk. Eyes closed, he shuddered, gripping the edge of the desk.
Harry still looked confused as all get out - how many times do you see four identical,
attractive young men right in front of you? - but Snape was now rounding his desk, reaching out
to take hold of Draconius’ chin, making him look up at him. “You’re Lucius’ son,” he said softly,
making Draconius open his eyes. “Draconius. Draconius Lucian Malfoy.”
Beta Draco tapped Alpha Draco’s arm lightly. “How’d he know that?”
Alpha Draco just shook his head.
“You’re Malfoy’s son?” Harry spoke up then, leaning forward and craning his head to
better look at the blond. “I thought he didn’t have any children.”
Draconius flinched, and turned to look at Harry, then froze abruptly. “Harry?” he
breathed.
Harry frowned. “Yes?”
“You don’t know me? You don’t know who I am?” Draconius pressed, straightening, and
pulling away from Snape, who had a strange little half smirk on his face. “We’ve never met?”
“No, we’ve never met,” Harry said slowly, very confused by this point.
A light bloomed in Draconius’ formerly flat silver eyes, and a small, genuine smile began
to grow on his face, as he reached forward, holding out a single hand. “Then allow me to
introduce myself. My name is Draconius Lucian Malfoy, and it is my supreme pleasure to finally
properly meet you.”
Gamma Draco smirked, then hissed to Alpha, “He’s going to be whipped in no time.”
“And you aren’t?” Alpha Draco hissed back, smirking.
Harry looked at the extended hand for a long moment, then reached his own right hand
forward, and firmly shook the proffered pale hand. “I’m Harry. I’m glad to meet you too. Father
has told me so much about your family... but he told me that the Malfoys were all killed during
the first war. I never thought I’d meet one, must less you.”
“Father?” Beta Draco cut in, surprised.
“Ah yes,” Snape sneered, looking pleased with himself. “Harry Snape. Looks so much
like his father, doesn’t he?” When the three still at the door just gaped at him, he crossed his
arms. “But beyond that... shouldn’t you be going somewhere?”
Alpha Draco frowned. “How did you...?”
“I have my ways,” Snape smirked. “Now. You’re potion is already starting to wear out -
the massive burst of wandless magic you needed to transport Draconius is taxing it. You need to
go now before you can’t go.” And with a fluid, easy motion, he tossed a small vial at them.
Gamma Draco caught it. “Track Alpha Malfoy needs to drink it, so that the Express knows which
is which. Beyond that... the Express will take you all to your proper tracks simultaneously. Just
ask it to.”
“Thank you, sir,” Beta Draco nodded.
“Go,” Snape nodded, then turned his back on them completely, turning his attention to
the two young men who were currently talking excitedly in front of his desk.
Gamma Draco nodded. “Let’s go.”