Misplaced Trust 2

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Chapter 9

Dahlia was finally back in classes after recovering from her wound. She hadnt touched a drink since and she was happy to see Teddy every chance he could. She was just waiting for Riven to get to class she had a gift to say she was sorry for getting wasted in class. Riven wandered in and dropped bonelessly into his seat beside Dahlia with a groan.

"Damn. I got *no* sleep last night." he said before dropping his forhead down on his crossed arms.

Dahlia pushes a small box in front of him without say a word. Riven peaks up at it, reaching out to poke it before glancing at his sister.

"It's not going to blow up, is it?" Dahlia looks at him.

"No its not going to blow up." Riven grins and sits up.

His sister knew well his weakness for presents. He quickly opened the box, peeking curiously inside. Inside was a glass ball.

"Its a smaller version of a Pensive just think of the memory and it will be zapped into it." Riven's eyes widen and he turns to his sister.

"Is this....for me? I mean...these are really expensive..." he began.

She must have used a good chunk of her yearly allowance to pay for it! Dahlia smiles.

"Ya i thought you could use it. It's a sorry for what happened." Riven smiled brilliantly at his sister.

"Apology accepted." He answered simply, but with feeling.

He was very glad to have his sister back. Dahlia smiles and lays her head on his shoulder.

"So what was mama doing here?" Riven's smile melts away, but he knows he can't hide anything from Dahlia.

"She...she brought me some...stuff I needed." He said, stalling to figure out just how to tell his sister how stupid he'd been.

Dahlia blinks then leans closer sniffing.

"Bruse salve. Who hit you? I'll beat who ever it is senseless." Riven couldn't help the small smile that quirked his lips.

"Just some gu-person I'I was...with. Mama handled it." Dahlia blinks then moves closer.

"You were going to say somtehing else Riv. Tell me." Riven bites his lip, but he's never lied to Dahlia before and he's not about to start now.

"I....started seeing this...this....um. They hit me. Mama came up and talked to them and it's okay now." Dahlia stands up grabbing Riven's arm pulling him out.

When they got outside the classroom Dahlia looked at him.

"Your hiding something Riven." Just as she finishes a 1st year walks over.

"Mr.... Potter..." Riven almost jumps, but swallows hard instead, turning to the 1st year.

"Er. Yeah?" The 1st year looks at him with a look between awe and fear.

He held up a rolled up copy of the Daily Prophet.

"I was told to give this to you." Riven takes it, but doesn't look at it yet.

"By whom?" The 1st year points to Ethan who was smirking by the boys bathroom.

Dahlia looked up and noticed the smirk on the Hufflepuff's face. How did Riven know this guy. Riven's stomach clenched and he slowly unrolled the paper. The head line read:

Potter Son Found in Gay Romance With Fellow Student.

Dahlia moves over and her eyes widen. She starts to read to them as the 1st year runs off.

"Hufflepuff 7th year Ethan McCoy at Hogwarts, tells the Daily Prophet that he began an affair with 5th year Gryfindoor Riven Potter, HArry Potter's oldest son. In this interview McCoy spook of a rather violent relationship with Mr Potter. 'Our first night together would have made a dominatrix blush. The rough play and foul language coming from Riven nearly scared me to death. But i stayed because i loved him very much.' McCoy goes on to say Mr Potter ended their relationship in a way that wasnt not respectable. His mother the infamous Bellatrix Potter formally LeStrange threated McCoy's life. Have the Potter's gone from the saviors of the wizarding world to the deviants roaming our streets?" The byline was written by Rita Skeeter.

Dahlia's jaw dropped as her eyes moved to Riven. Riven's hands were shaking and he couldn't bear to look at either his sister's concern or Ethan's malicious grin. He dropped the paper and ran for the room of requirement just as the class bell rang. Dahlia runs after him.

"Riven! Stop!" Riven ignores her, almost blinded by tears he refuses to acknowledge.

He makes it to the hall just in time to run headlong into Mrs. Weasley. Pansy catches him in her arms.

"Riven what's wrong?" Dahlia stops behind him as she looks at him. "Have you seen the Daily Prophet yet?" Pansy blinks.

"I was just about to read it." Riven feels his knees buckle and he slips slowly to his knees.

He scrubs his arm across his face, but more tears immediately replace the old ones.

"H-he's lying!" he cries, looking up at his sister.

"I didn't...I wouldn't!" Dahlia kneels down and pulls her twin close.

She knew her brother wouldnt become that kind of sexual deviant. She held him tighter.

"I know Riv i know. Was that the person who hurt you?" Riven buries his face in his sister's hair and nods.

"He...he hit me, Dahlia..." he said, as though unsure why someone would do such a thing.

Dahlia's eyes widen as she tightens her hold on him. Inside she was burning with hatred for this Ethan. She wanted him to feel a pain that would make him beg for death.

"That's why mama was here. Come on we have to call them." Riven doesn't move, his eyes suddenly wide.

"What'll Dad say?" he asked, sounding frightened.

His father had always warned him about staying out of the limelight. Now, not only had he failed that, but he was with another boy when he did. Riven bowed his head, forgetting all about Pansy and Dahlia. His father...was going to hate him... Dahlia holds him tight petting his hair.

"Dont worry he will understand. Mrs. Weasley?" Pansy looked down at Dahlia and nodded.

"I'll call them. Go someplace where they can talk to you two." Dahlia nods and helps Riven up.

"Come on." They walk towards the Room of REquirement.

Riven follows his sister, but his insides have turned to lead. His father will be so disappointed in him! Dahlia gets into the room and sits him down on the couch. As a few minutes pass Bellatrix walks through the fireplace and walks over to Riven.

"Oh Rivvy." Riven hugs his mother tightly,

"H-has Dad seen it? Is he..." but he couldn't say it, as though voiceing his fears would make them real.

Bellatrix nods.

"He was afraid to come but i told him to come over soon. You and him need to talk." Bellatrix pets her son's hair as Dahlia stands up and hugs her mama.

Harry stumbled from the fireplace a moment later, swearing and dusting himself off. He'd never get used to the bloody floo. He looked up to see his daughter and wife hugging, and his son looking at him with puffy, fearful eyes. His frown deepened, which caused the fear in Riven's eyes to increase. Harry stopped cold in surprise. Was....Was Riven afraid of him? Riven stood slowly.

"Dad...I..." but he got no further as his father pulled him roughly to his chest for a tight hug.

Harry held his son and spoke into his ear, for only the boy to hear.

"I have enough fear from others, Riven. Please don't ever be afraid of me..." Dahlia looked up to her mama and suddenly felt her stomach hit the floor.

She still hadnt told her mama about what happened.

"Mama can we talk privately?" Bellatrix blinks and nods slowly pulling her daughter.

Riven pulled back to look up at his father and, seeing the apprehension there, nodded. Harry relaxed a bit and offered Riven a small comforting smile.

"You want to tell me about what happened?" he asked.

Riven swallowed, but nodded again and began- from the beginning- to tell Harry everything that had happened. By the time he was finished, Harry's expression was thunderous and Riven felt his heart sink.

"Dad...I- I'm sorry. I know you told me not to draw attention to m-myself and I tried and I know I'm supposed to like girls and I do I ju-" but Harry interrupted him with an odd look.

"Who ever said you had to like girls?" Harry asked incredulously. Riven paused.

"I...well, I mean....you....you don't....mind?" he asked hopefully, confused when his father blushed.

"Bit hypocritical of me to mind." Harry muttered.

"Look, son. You....er." He struggled for several seconds on what exactly to say before settling.

"You like what you like, Riven. You needn't be worried over *my* reaction of all people. I love you. As does your mother and the rest of the family." Riven's shoulders seemed to slump and he leaned heavily on his father, his relief feeling like a ten-ton weight lifted off his chest.

"Thank you, father." he said quietly.

"Fine." Harry responded, kissing his son's head.

"Now." Harry seemed to be thinking for a moment before saying anything else.

"I'm going to have to kill him, aren't I?" Dahlia slowly leaned against the wall as Bellatrix looks at her daughter.

"What's wrong?" Dahlia bit her lip.

"Mama... i... i had been drinking a lot recently." Bellatrix blinked and looked at her.

"Drinking? As in fire whiskey?" Dahlia nods slowly gulped.

"I thought Teddy would like me more if i was buzzed but i guess it got out of hand. I got attacked by a dragon and the potion to fix it hurt me really bad. I hated every second of it. Teddy said he wanted to be with me as i was not drunk." She knew she was just rambling but she had to let it all out.

"Im sorry mama im so sorry. I just... wanted Teddy to love me." Bellatrix took a deep breath before pulling her daughter close.

"It's ok baby. You made a mistake and that is alright. At least you learned your lesson." Harry got a distant look in his eye as he went over in his head all the very satisfying ways he could kill the little bugger who'd hurt his son.

Riven, meanwhile, was trying to figure out how to talk him out of it. Merlin only knew how much the media would *love* that! Dahlia and Bellatrix walks over. Bellatrix moved her spidery fingers over her husband's neck to snap him out of his musings.

"Harry love there will be no murder. I know that look but we have something better than just our word that this boy is a liar. We have our son's bruses which once the salve is removed will show up again. Riven was there anyone who witnessed the abuce?" Riven thought for a long while, finally shaking his head.

"Dave might have seen a little..." he said quietly, knowing his mother would know why. Bellatrix nods.

"Dahlia you know this Dave please go get him." Dahlia nods and runs out of the room and to the Slytherin dorms.

Mimi and Dave were sitting alone on a secluded sofa in the Slytherin dorms. She squeezed his hand.

"You can't just keep something like this from him. If Alvin figures it out- and he will- before you tell him...well. It would be better for you to come forward with your feelings, Dave." She tried not to sound too hypocritical as she said it, knowing she was guilty of the same thing.

Only with Dahlia and Teddy...well. They were meant to be. Dave bit his lip and slowly nodded. "I think i will do it." He stands up as Dahlia steps in.

"Dave can you come with me please?" Dave blinks and nods.

"Of course." Dahlia looks at Mimi with a 'you come too' look.

Mimi, too blinks in surprise, but follows. Dahlia runs to the Room of Requirement as Dave looks over and sees not only Riven but Riven's father. Sudeenly he felt very shy around the older man. He had heard that Harry Potter was a handsome man but he thought he was a stud. Harry pet Riven's hair, causing the boy to blush when he realized Dave had arrived. He battet away his father's hand and Harry grinned at his embarrassement. He wrapped his arms around his son and kissed his cheek loudly.

"What's wrong, Riv? Don't want anyone to know that Daddy loves you?" he asks, grinning evilly at Riven's bright red face.

Mimi chokes on her, admittedly, very dirty thoughts, her own face going red. Dave blushes bright red before hiding behind Dahlia slightly. God damn it why did his feelings have to be so transparent.

"Why did you want me to come?" Riven's blush recedes as he remembers the reason for the other boy's arrival.

He looks around before speaking up.

"Er...Dave...my- my family knows um. About us and...what happened. I was..." He looks to his mother for help, hating that he's floundering so badly.

Bellatrix smiles.

"We were hopping you saw what happened between Ethan and Riven?" Dave bites his lip and nods.

"I ran off but i stopped at the stairs and saw Ethan shoving Riven's head into the stone wall. I wanted to go and help but i was scared of Ethan." Riven sighs, leaning back into his father's arms, feeling them tighten as Harry's anger returns.

"Would...I mean, you don't have to...but. Um." Riven said, stuttering.

He didn't want to force Dave out of the closet, so if he didn't want to come out with the information he had, Riven vowed he'd understand. Dave shakes his head.

"Ive... ive decided to come out anyway. Thanks to Mimi." Dave walks over to Riven. "You actualy made the decision a little easier." Riven and Mimi both smile at Dave, reaching out almost at the same time to take his hands.

Harry raises his eyebrow, turning to Bella with a grin. Dave blushes and giggles.

"I'll help you nail this bastard." Dahlia smiles and hugs Mimi tight and whispers into her ear.

"Im sorry about the other night. I never ment to hurt you." She slowly stepped back.

Mimi gasped quietly, but turned a small smile on her friend

"I forgive you." she whispered back. "But you better name your first kid after me." she chuckled.

Riven squeezed Dave's hand in thanks and Harry stepped forward, placing a hand on the young man's shoulder and lookingh him in the eye.

"Thank you, Dave." he said seriously.

Dave looks up into the eyes of Harry Potter before he decided he might as well see how far his courage will take him. If he could do this he could tell Alvin how he feels. He moves up fast wrapping his arms around Harry's neck and kissing him softly. A collective gasp came from the girls as Bellatrix had to hold in a couple of giggles. She knew her husband couldnt resist a pair of soft lips. Be it a man or a womans. Harry's eyes widened and darted to Bella.

When he saw her smile, he relaxed and allowed the kiss. Riven's own eyes were glued to the place where their lips connected and he blushed heavily. Mimi, on the other hand, watched Riven, an intrigued look on her face. Dave sighed softly as he held the kiss. God he smelled wonderful and his lips were soft. Hopefully he was good at kissing enough to snag Alvin. Harry, as though reading his thoughts -and, in fact, a bit of legilimency *might* have been used- retreated, flicking his tongue over the boy's mouth before pulling away.

"You're pretty good for your age." Harry said, his voice a bit husky from the kiss.

His lust-filled eyes found bella and he grinned. Riven, still dumbstruck, finally found his voice.

"Wha....You kissed my dad!" he shouted, more in shock than anger.

Dave blushes and slowly settles on his flat feet.

"Um... thanks your really good yourself..." He looks at Riven.

"Sorry... had to try it out." Dahlia giggles.

"I think i just saw more of my daddy than i wanted to see." Bellatrix grins.

"Careful Dave if you turn my husband on anymore then their may be another baby on the way." Harry chuckled, turning the boy to face Bella and pressing against him from behind.

He lowered his voice and spoke into Dave's earin what Bella knew as his "seduction" voice.

"Too bad you don't swing both ways, we might have to take you home." Riven groaned and covered his eyes as Mimi's own eyes sparked in interest.

Dave gasped as he felt his knees suddenly give way making him lean on Harry.

"Oh god..." he whispered.

Bellatrix couldnt hold back the chuckle that escaped her and niether could Dahlia. She always had a thought that her father might have a gay streak in him. Esspecially after going through their drawer and finding toys. She always thought her mama used them. Now it was clear. Her father may have had a pension towards men. Harry dropped a quick kiss on Dave's neck before retreating.

"Well, I think that's enough revelation for the family today. Let's get this thing settled so I can go home and fix the problem Dave has given me." Riven choked, feeling like he might die of embarassment.

Mimi snickered and put an arm over his shoulder.

"It's okay Riv. It's not like anyone would believe this if we told." Riven could only nod, still covering his eyes.

He did *not* need to be thinking of his father and other guys in bed! Ahg! Or his father in bed at all! He tried to burn the mental images from his mind, but met with little success. Dave blushes and steps over towards Dahlia as Bellatrix smiles and pulls her husband close.

"I'll fix it." She gave him a slow wink before stepping towards the door with Dahlia.

Harry faught the urge to take his wife on the couch and witnesses be damned. He ran a hand over her back as she stepped away from him- a promise for later- then took Riven by the hand and followed. Mimi came up to Dave and Dahlia, taking the boy's hand.

"Doing okay?" she asked quietly.

Dave nods and holds her hand tight.


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