What lies within your enemy

Hn, I suck at sumaries... but who doesnt?

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A soft chilly breeze went through the dungeons of Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry reaching a pale face, today was the first day of Draco Malfoy's sixth year...and the first class would be potions...double potions...double potions with the Griffindorks, normally he would have the upper hand in the bickering with the "noble" lions but now, his father was in Azkaban and Dumbledore's golden trio would kindly remind him of that; he climbed off of his warm four posted bed and padded to the bathroom, his pretty face looked tired and somehow melacholic

-Not looking our best are we

-Shut up

His mirror self shook his head and said,

-You can't keep this façade forever

-Watch me

Draco put on his well-worn sneer showered and combed his hair to perfection, a huge sigh to start the day.

Professor Snape had the blackboard full with instructions every student was starting to gather all the ingredients and prepairing their cauldrons

-This is a revitalizing potion, it holds some similarities with the elixir of the filosofer's stone but obviously not as powerful, you will be working in groups of three...

Snape then began to group the students

-...Granger Parkinson Knott, Potter Weasley Longbottom, Malfoy Crabbe Zabini now get to work

-Psst Harry

-What is it Ron

-Why don't we leave the potion to Neville

-Are you insane!

-Shhh... Keep it down, I say leave it to Neville and WE put a few drops in Malfoy and Zabini's potion we're failed in potions anyway so what do we have to lose

-... OK I'm in

-Professor Snape

-Yes Mr. Crabbe

-I'm not feeling too well may I be excused?

-Ofcourse Mr. Crabbe I'm sure Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Zabini won't have trouble with the potion

-Thanks professor

-"may I be excused?" It seems the gorilla's got himself a speech coach

Harry and Ron sniggered while poor Neville fumbled whith the ingredients for the potion

-Mr. Potter! this class is not for mindless chattering I strongly suggest you work on your potion unless you want a detention ofcourse

Neville was almost done with the potion and while Snape was checking Hermione's

-Oh Neville we're sorry for leaving the hard work to you... why don't you give me a sample and I'll try it and when snape tells you to test it on yourself you'll know it's safe

-O... Ok but what if it's not, I'm not too good with potions...

-Don't worry mate I'm sure it's not lethal

Ron took the sample and without Neville or Sape noticing passed it to Harry who pretended to drop the scalpel and went under the table to retrieve it, he conviniently had his invisibility cloak in his bag and the rest was piece of cake

-Draco...?

-Look If you're going to say "are you ok" just ... don't

-That bad huh

-Yeah, that bad... He... He'll kill me and mother Blaise but I just can't

Harry aproached the table where Blaise and Draco were stirring their potion whitout paying attention to was being said

-He wants me to kill, I'm not sure who or when but he wants me to kill

Three fat drops of Neville's samples fell into the cauldron without them noticing, the concoction changed from its original deep purple color to bright green

-Wha...

A blast was heard Harry hurried back to Ron and his table

-Hope the greasy git didn't notice it was you... do you think we hurt them

-Well, seems worse than it actually was so I don't think Malfoy's gonna get more than potion stains on his uniform

-Damn I wanted to see them actually testing the bloody thing

-...

-What's the matter mate?

-It's just that... something's wrong with Malfoy today... I don't know He hasn't even called me scarhead

-What? you miss it?

-No! it's just... forget it

-I want two parchments on the precautions of prepairing revitalizing potions due tomorrow...CLASS DISMISSED!

Harry and Ron passed by Snape and noticed Blaise and Draco uncoucious on the floor both feeling a little thread of guilt but pushing it to the back of their heads

-How could you! You could actually hurt them

-But Hermione...

-No buts Ronald

-Anyway, how did you

-Do you think I'm that naive? please Harry

-Anyway, I don't think they're really hurt

-Ronald, they were out cold you will be checking on them after class

-But

-Stop it, both of you! you're acting like children I'm not saying I don't hate those two but something could've happened and...

-Okay 'mione, I'll go check on Malfoy after class

-Well I'm...

-Ronald

-What I'm not going to

-Ronald!

-Oh blimey, ok ok, I'll go check on Zabini happy?

Hermionie huffed and hurried to class.

Later that afternoon Harry and Ron went to the hospital wing as they promised, there they found Madame Pomfrey with her back to them, hovering over a bed

-Umm... excuse me Madame Pomfrey we came to visit Malfoy and Zabini

She didn't seem to hear them so they came closer, she was taking care of two children, the most adorable little angels they had ever seen one with a mat of ebony black hair and cinnamon coloured skin and the other with silver blond hair and pale milky skin

-Shhh... they've just fallen asleep

-mummy...

Madame Pomfrey huffed

-Oh look what you've done! it'll take forever to get them to sleep again

The dark one kept calling for his mummy, Harry and Ron were at loss, the blond cherub was also awake now but didn't utter a sound, he just sat there looking at Harry with facination

-Mr. Weasley and Potter please be useful and keep an eye on them I need to get professor Dumbledore

Ron got near to the babbling child to take a look at him, huge golden eyes looked back and two chubby hands tried to reach Ron's flaming hair this little thing was just too cute and Ron couldn't help to take him in his arms

-Look Harry he likes me!

-Any minute and he'll be calling you daddy

-aw shut it

The blond kept staring with big sad eyes Harry reached out to touch the creamy skin on the child's face but he cringed and started to quiver like a scared kitten

-shhhh, it's okay I won't hurt you my name is Harry, can you tell me your name?

The blond kept trembling his eyes now watery, his behavior was unnatural for a child like he wanted to cry but was too afraid to

-Come on little one I promess nothing bad will happen

-... a...aco

Madame Pomfrey Dumbledore and Snape came into the hospital wing and saw the children with Potter and Weasley

-How...

-So Mr. Weasley, you managed to get a reaction from Mr. Zabini

Dumbledore's eyes twinkling as usual

-Wha...but...wha

That cute little thing was Zabini! and Ron was hugging him...then why didn't it feel like it was a repulsive snake he was carrying

-Then if that's Zabini then this is... aco...aco... MALFOY!

-Yes... Mr. Potter, as sharp as ever and Mr Weasley your eloquence is remarkable

Snape's silky voice, always making snide coments

-You mean he actually talked to you?

-Only his name

-We weren't able to get ANY reaction from ANY of them

-Well, that solves it! Harry will be taking care of Draco and Ronald will be taking care of Blaise, now Severus my boy care to join me for some tea?

Dumbledore's eyes twinkling madly but no one could refuse his logic,

-But sir, we've got classes

-I'm sure your teachers will understand and remember it's just for a short period of time, now the sleeping arangements will be taken care of by professor McGonagall and professor Snape nothing to worry about, now off to tea time

The headmaster waltzed out of the hospital wing whistling a chrismas tune
Nobody could move for a few seconds then Snape went the headmaster's way to try and make him understand... which he was fully aware would be impossible for him

-I'll leave you four so you can get aquainted

Madame Pomfrey also left the room Harry tried to aproach scared little Draco but he kept trembling like a leaf while Blaise had already fallen asleep in Ron's arms...

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