Nathan bites his lip as he follows his Uncle to the barrier for Platform 9 and 3/4 "You ready?" Remus asks. "Y-yeah." Nathan nods. The two of them run at the barrier and arrive on the platform "Woah." Nathan remarks. Remus chuckles "That was exactly what your Mother said." he tells his nephew, making Nathan smile. "Come on, let's go get your stuff on the train and find you a seat." Remus tells him. Following his uncle, Nathan helps put his stuff on the train before standing with his Uncle "If you've forgotten anything I'll send it to you." Remus tells him. Nathan nods "What... what if I get put in Slytherin?" he asks nervously. "Then you're in Slytherin, it doesn't change who you are in here." Remus tells him, tapping Nathan's chest with a finger. "But... he was in Slytherin. I don't want to be like him." Nathan tells his Uncle. "You, Nathan, are nothing like your Father. I can promise you that, you are just like your mother. It's like looking at a male version of her everyday." Remus assures him. Nathan nods "O-okay." he responds. Remus hugs his Nephew "You got the letter from Dumbledore incase anyone asks about Valour?" he asks as they pull away. "In my pocket." Nathan nods. "Good. Look after him for me Valour." Remus nods, looking at the dog.
Nathan bites his lip as the whistle blows "Go on, you need to find a seat. I'll see you both soon." Remus tells him. "Promise to write?" Nathan asks. "Promise, now off you go." Remus nods with a smile. Nathan climbs aboard the train, turning back to wave at his Uncle as the train leaves the platform. Sighing, Nathan looks down at Valour "Let's go find a seat." he tells him, Valour licking his nose and wagging his tail in response. Taking a breath, Nathan starts walking down the train looking for a compartment to sit in "You looking for somewhere to sit?" two identical ginger boys ask him. "Y-yeah." Nathan nods. "You can come sit with us and our friend Lee if you want. I'm Fred Weasley and this is George." Fred tells him. "I'm Nathan, this is Valour." Nathan expounds. "Nice to meet you, our compartment is this way." George smiles, leading Nathan and Valour to a compartment. Nathan walks in a sits down opposite a dark skinned, dark haired boy "Lee, this is Nathan and Valour. Nathan, Valour, this is our best friend Lee Jordan." Fred introduces, sitting next to Nathan. "Speaking of, we never got your last name." George realises. "Oh... i-it's Riddle... Nathan Riddle." Nathan stammers, not looking at them. "We don't care about that." George tells him. "Yeah, you seem fine to us. Besides if you were bad you wouldn't have come to sit with us." Fred nods. Nathan smiles slightly "Thanks." he expounds, stroking Valour's head.
Lee smiles at Valour "Cute dog." he tells Nathan. "Thanks, he's the best. Been with me since he was a puppy, well, more of a puppy." Nathan smiles. "So I'm guessing you're a first year?" Fred asks. "Yeah, what about you three?" Nathan responds. "We're in our third year but our brother Ron is a first year." George explains. Nathan nods, still stroking Valour "What house are you in?" he asks. "We're all in Gryffindor." Lee tells him. "Just like my Mother and Uncle." Nathan smiles. "Wicked, hopefully you'll be in Gryffindor with us." Fred smiles. "If not we'll just kidnap you and Valour." George adds with an identical smile. Nathan smiles, knowing he has at least three friends who don't care what house he's in or what name he has. Valour licks Nathan's hand making him smile "Is it okay to stroke Valour?" Lee asks. "Go for it." Nathan smiles. Immediately the twins and Lee start making a fuss of Valour with Nathan "He's such a good boy." Lee smiles. "He's great." Fred nods. "A perfect fit to our friendship group." George agrees. Nathan smiles as Valour rolls onto his back for belly rubs "Oh, you want belly rubs do you?" he asks' rubbing Valour's belly with the others.
Just then the door slides open "Fred, George, what are you two up to now?" a voice asks. "Nothing." Fred tells an older looking ginger. "We're making our new friend feel welcome." George adds. The boy looks at Nathan and then at Valour "Students aren't allowed dogs." he tells Nathan, eyebrow raised. "I-I have permission." Nathan tells him, showing him the permission slip from Dumbledore. "Riddle... like he who must not be named?" the boy asks, handing the slip back. Nathan looks down "Really Percy!?" Fred exclaims. "Nice one Perce, way to make him feel welcome." George adds sarcastically. "It's fine." Nathan mumbles. "Just make sure to keep the noise down." Percy tells them,walking off down the corridor. "Sorry about him Nath." Fred tells him. "He's a pompous prat." George adds. Nathan gives a small blink "...Nath?" he asks. "Yeah, it's your new nickname." Fred grins. Nathan smiles "I-I've never had a nickname before." Nathan says, looking down. "We'll now you do, you're one of us." Fred grins, putting an arm round Nathan's shoulders. "No escaping us." George nods.
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
FanfictionNathan Salazar Riddle, Tom Riddle's aka Voldemort's, son and his only heir. Having grown up on the streets of the magical world, after his mother was killed in front of him by his father's followers, having his Uncle turn up out of the blue was not...
