Heir of Dracula By ZenoNoKyuubi

Chapter 4

Dear Count Dracula,

Please note that the new school year will begin on Septem-
ber the first. The Hogwarts Express will leave from King's Cross
station, platform nine and three-quarters, at eleven o'clock.

Third years are permitted to visit the village of Hogsmeade
on certain weekends. Please give the enclosed permission form
to your parent of guardian to sign.

A list of books for next year is enclosed.

Yours sincerely,

Professor M. McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

Harold hummed as he read the letter he had just received. Harold was emancipated, so should he sign the permission form, or should he have one of the quadruplets sign it?

"Verona!" he called suddenly, and minutes later, the door to his throne room opened, and Verona stepped inside, bowing when she reached his throne.

"You called for me, my Lord?"

"Sign this," Harold said, handing the permission form to Verona, before opening his book list.

Putting the book list away, he picked up the day's copy of the Daily Prophet, which he had started subscribing to, and started reading.

BLACK STILL AT LARGE

Sirius Black, possibly the most infamous prisoner
ever to be held in Azkaban fortress, is still eluding
capture, the Ministry of Magic confirmed today.
"We are doing all we can to recapture Black,"
said the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, this
morning, "and we beg the magical community to
remain calm."

Fudge has been criticized by some members of
the International Federation of Warlocks for
informing the Muggle Prime Minister of the crisis.

"Well, really, I had to, don't you know," said an
irritable Fudge. "Black is mad. He's a danger to
anyone who crosses him, magic or Muggle. I have
the Prime Minister's assurance that he will not
breathe a word of Black's true identity to anyone.
And let's face it... who'd believe him if he did?"

While Muggles have been told that Black is carrying
a gun (a kind of metal wand that Muggles use
to kill each other), the magical community lives in
fear of a massacre like that of twelve years ago, when
Black murdered thirteen people with a single curse.

Sirius Black... Harold had heard that name before... Like Tom Riddle, it was a name that he felt that he'd heard somewhere in his past, but just couldn't remember...

"Verona, have you ever heard of the name Sirius Black before?" Harold asked, and Verona shook her head.

"No, my Lord. Why do you ask?"

"It feels like I know him for some reason..." Harold muttered thoughtfully as he stared at the article.

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Harold made his way through the Hogwarts Express, intent on finding Draco. Behind him walked Hermione, who was hurrying to keep up with him, lugging her heavy trunk behind her.