Nathan lies in bed, groaning as the sunlight glares through the windows. Pulling his covers up, he covers his head and hides under them "Nathan, you coming to breakfast?" Harry asks. "Yeah, I'll meet you down there." Nathan responds, hearing the others leave the dorm room. Climbing out of bed, he slowly gets dressed before heading down to the Great Hall. Sitting with the twins, he rests his head on his hand as he plays with his food "You alright, Nath?" the twins ask. "Mhm." he responds, putting some food in his mouth and trying to eat. The twins look at him in concern, letting him slowly eat his food. After eating a small amount, Nathan pushes the food away and rests his head on the table "You sure you're alright?" Fred asks in concern. "Yeah, just didn't get much sleep last night." Nathan responds. "Nate, it's time for class." Hermione tells him. "Mhm, coming." he responds, before looking at the twins "I'll see you later." he smiles weakly.
Sitting in History of Magic, Nathan lies with his head on the table as he tries not to fall asleep. Hermione, Harry and Ron all look at him in concern "Nate, are you sure you don't need to go see Madam Pomfrey?" Hermione asks him. "I'm alright, just didn't get a lot of sleep last night." he responds. The three of them nod unsurely, Harry and Ron both knowing that he was the first and last asleep that night/morning. The bell goes for lunch, Nathan groaning slightly as he gets up and grabs his bag to leave. Walking out of the classroom, he finds Professor McGonagall there "Mr Riddle, a word?" she asks. Nathan nods "I'll catch you up." he tells his friends, making them nod and walk off. Walking over to Professor McGonagall, Nathan gives her a weak smile "Come on, I'm escorting you to the hospital wing. You can sleep there and Poppy will take you to your Uncle later." McGonagall tells him. "But what about class?" Nathan asks. "You're not going to be able to concentrate." she responds. "Fair point." he nods, following her to the hospital wing.
As soon as his head hits the pillow, Nathan falls asleep. McGonagall and Pomfrey looking at him "He's so much like his Uncle, he never wanted to come here either." Pomfrey tells McGonagall. "That he is." McGonagall nods. Later that day, Nathan wakes up to someone gently shaking his shoulder "Mmm?" he hums. "Hey Cub, come on. Time to go." Remus tells him. "Uncle Remus?" Nathan asks, sleepily sitting up. "Yeah, it's me. Come on." Remus responds, helping him stand up. "Valour, stay." he tells his dog. Valour jumps onto the bed and lies down, Nathan giving him a quick fuss before following his Uncle. The two of them head down to the Whomping Willow with Pomfrey "I'll be back in the morning." she tells them, leaving them to go down the passage way. Nathan immediately heads to the broken bed and flops onto it, Remus chuckling as he sits next to him. The moon soon rises, the two of them shifting. Nathan's wolf whimpers and starts biting at himself, making himself bleed. Remus' wolf goes over and gently nudges him 'Pup, calm down.' he tells him mentally. Nathan's wolf whines, nuzzling into Remus' wolf. Remus' wolf lies down on the bed, letting Nathan's curl into him and fall asleep.
As morning breaks, the two of them shift back. Nathan groans, seeing the bite marks he gave himself "Stay still, Nathan. Poppy will be here soon." Remus tells him, gently running a hand through Nathan's hair. Soon enough, Pomfrey walks in and immediately gets to work on patching Nathan up "You're staying in the hospital wing today." she tells him. "But-" Nathan starts. "No buts." she cuts him off. Remus smiles softly, gently hugging Nathan "Do you want me to stay?" he asks. "It's alright, go home and sleep." Nathan tells him. "Sure?" Remus asks. "I'm sure, it's what I'm probably going to be doing." Nathan nods. Remus nods and kisses Nathan's head "I'll see you next month." he tells him, making Nathan nod and hug him.
Nathan lies in the hospital wing, gently stroking Valour as he slowly dozes off to sleep. Hearing voices, he slowly wakes up "Fred? George?" he asks, opening his eyes. "Hey, when you weren't a dinner we asked Ron where you were." Fred starts. "He told us McGonagall bought you here, we tried to come see you but Pomfrey wouldn't let us in until now." George finishes. Nathan smiles slightly, wincing as he sits up "You alright?" George asks in concern. "Y-Yeah, all good." he responds. The twins narrow their eyes slightly "Honestly, I'm just stiff from sleeping in an awkward position." Nathan tells them. "Okay, you know when you're allowed out of here?" Fred asks. "Probably tomorrow morning, Poppy said something about wanting to make sure I get another good nights sleep before letting me out." Nathan responds. "We'll see if we can come see you after class later, you want us to bring anything?" George asks. "Books?" Nathan tells them. "On it." the tow of them respond.
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
FanficNathan 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...
