Darkness // Tom Riddle // Voldemort // (2.2)

Pathetic excuse for a school

'Hogwarts what are pathetic excuse for a school. I think I would rather throw myself from the astronomy tower then suffer another years of charms.' Draco muttered on the train ride back to hogwarts.

'What does that mean?' Pansy questioned

'I don't think I'm going to be here next year.' Draco told them but the luggage compartment above them seemed to move catching Dracos attention, he looked up to it but it was empty but he sensed something when we pulled up to Hogwarts. Draco was the last to leave he told his friends to go on without him closing the compartment door and window sealing shut, draco readied his wand.

'Didn't mommy every tell you it was rude to spy potter!' draco declared harry fell to the ground immobilized, draco kicked him on the face. 'That was for my father.' he said 'enjoy your trip back to london' he covered harry back up with his invisibility cloak as draco got off. But Luna found him, walking him back to Hogwarts.

Once the students were inside and the gates were shut a barrier was placed around the school.

'Its not a cane. Its a walking stick!' Draco shouted 'and is belongs to me!' draco reached for it as it was being man handled by flitch.

'Its alright mr filtch i can vouch for mr Malfoy.' lula said coming up behind him. 'Come on Draco, much to do, don't want to be late.' She took the walking stick from flitch spinning it in her hands as the walked she winked back at harry before leading draco inside.

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'Go one draco, I will see you in there.' lula said veering away, seeing severus anxiously pacing. 'Whats wrong sevy?' lula questioned pressing a slow kiss to his cheek. 'You look nervous,' she noted. Severus took a step back, he cleared his throat his eyes following her.

'Not at all. Lets go. Shall we?' He offered her his hand and leading her to the grand hall.

'I cant believe we are going to professors together!' lula remarked. 'this is going to be so much fun!' lula smiled over her glass, a playful grin on her lips.

'Yes, it is going to be an interesting years.' Severus agreed.

'just so you know, I'm in charge.' Lula told him with a wink. 'not like you didn't already know that though.' Lula teased.

'The best of evenings to you all. Horace slughorn is the new potions master while professors malfoy and snape will take over defense against the dark arts together. As you all know you were all search the commentary tonight every day every hour this very minute until dark forces attempt to penetrate the castles walls and their greatest weapon is you. Just something to think about. Off to bed.'

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Men are foolish, predictable creatures. This one was no different.

'Horace,' so lovely to see you again. Handsome as ever.' Lula told him through false flatterly.

'Tallulah Malfoy. Wow. Look at you. I heard what happened... I did. I heard but I am so glad you are back on your feet and working at Hogwarts!' horce Slughorn said pleasantly.

'Big day tomorrow.' Lula told him. 'best be off, but I will be seeing you, Professor.' She winked as she left, hooking arms with severus. A few gryffindors bumped into her clearly lost first years that got separed from the group. 'I swear Gryffindors are a blight on society.' Lula muttered, leading severus outside, severus asked where they were going but lula just shushed him leading him outside to the lake.

'Youre getting stronger at wandless magic.' Severus noted.

'Yeah since i woke up. Its like i need my wand less and less' she admitted. 'My power... it feels different.' Lula told him

'Different?' He questioned cautiously.

'Lighter. easier to control. It was like the wand was the power, the anchor for my powers before and now its like i have no anchor.' Lula informed him. Severus face dropped slightly and he swallow the lump inhis throat. 'Does that scare you sevy?' Lula questioned turning to face him as she manipulated the lightning bugs in the sky, making them dance along the black lake.

'No.' He told her honestly, it terrified him.