A True Riddle

Chapter 14 - Family

The lawn of Malfoy Manor is slightly wet, quickly soaking through the knees of Hadrian's pants when he lands on it.

"We did it!" Blaise smiles as he comes to stand in front of Hadrian, with Draco next to him. Draco reaches out a hand, which Hadrian gratefully takes to pull himself to standing.

"We did. So many people came. It's kind of amazing." Hadrian surveys the gathered students.

"Hadrian!" Tom says, hurrying over with Severus beside him. "Well done! I'm so proud of you." Tom pulls Hadrian into a hug, which he happily falls into.

"Thank you. But I couldn't have done it without them." Hadrian gestures to Draco and Blaise.

Tom looks curiously at Blaise, "Ah, yes. You are my son's new friend aren't you?" He queries.

"Yes, sir." Blaise replies. "I'm Blaise, it's nice to meet you." Blaise offers his hand for Tom to shake, which he does.

"And you too."

"We probably ought to address all these people." Severus says.

"Yes." Tom looks around at the gathered people. Slight nervousness flits across his face, only visible to those who know him, which Severus does.

"Come on." Severus wraps a comforting arm around Tom, leading him up to the front, with Hadrian, Draco and Blaise following.

"Thank you all for coming, I know you are taking a great risk and it means so much to my family and my son that you are here." Tom calls out over the crowd of students once he is standing in front of the Manor with Severus, Hadrian, Draco, and Blaise. Surprised gasps ripple out over the crowd at the sight of Tom's face, not pale and noseless, as if he had come back from the dead, like his Voldemort mask, but instead full of colour and life.

"It's late. We have had beds prepared, so please, come inside. We can talk more in the morning." Snape says, looking over the students with awe, he had taught many of them, yet he still did not think that this many would follow his son. Proudness fills his eyes as they sweep over Hadrian. Agreement ripples over the students and they slowly enter the giant house. Once inside they are greeted by a small army of house elves, led by Dobby, who assigns an elf to lead each group of students to their rooms.

Finally, once almost everyone had left, Draco turns to Blaise, "The room you usually stay in should be free."

"Okay, goodnight." Blaise takes the hint and walks up the giant staircase to leave Hadrian, Draco, Tom and Severus.

"Dobby! It's good to see you." Hadrian exclaims, when he sees the house elf, who is still loyal waiting by.

"Dobby is glad to see you too, Hadrian." Dobby says, bowing, "Dobby is very thankful to Hadrian for freeing him."
"But what are you doing here?" Hadrian asks, curiosity filling his voice.

"Dumbledore was actually Dobby's master. But when you made Lucius give Dobby a sock, Dumbldore had to let Dobby go, so you wouldn't get suspicious. Dobby came here because he had heard the truth of who you are, and he knew the Malfoy's were good, and eventually you would come to them."

"Yes. Dobby has been very helpful." Tom says, looking at the house elf, "We are very thankful to have him."

"Thank you Master." Dobby bows before turning and scurrying away.

"I'm glad you're both okay." Severus says, looking at his son and godson.

"You too." Hadrian replies. "I've been worried." He studies Tom carefully.

"Dumbledore hasn't done anything. And since Fudge is refusing to believe I'm alive, we've been left alone." Tom reassures him.

Severus glances over Hadrian's shoulder, noting a flash of pale blond hair and blue robes. "We'll talk more in the morning." He says, bending to brush a kiss over Hadrian and Draco's foreheads. Tom does the same and then wraps a hand around his mate's waist as they walk upstairs.

"Hi Hadrian." A dreamy voice drifts through the door.

"Luna!" Draco exclaims as he and Hadrian turn to see her standing shyly in the doorway. "Are you okay?" Draco steps forward to enclose the girl's thin body in a hug.

"Of course." Luna replies, patting him on the back, "He's always been over protective." She says, looking at Hadrian, who is staring at his mate's back in shock.

"As much as your father may not admit it, you are part of my family, of course I look after you." Draco says, releasing Luna and going back to Hadrian, "She's my cousin, her mother is my father's sister." Draco explains to Hadrian.

"Oh." Hadrian replies, faint surprise evidence in his voice.

"My father has kept it a secret, he doesn't like the other Malfoy's much." Luna says, a hint of distaste colouring her words.

"Well, it's good to see you. Thank you so much for coming, and getting so many Ravenclaws to follow." Hadrian says.

"It's time I stand with my family." Luna declares. "There should be a gathering of nargles tonight that I want to see, so I'm going to go." Luna gives them a small wave before turning and wandering back out the door.

"Come on." Draco says to Hadrian, dragging him up the stairs and to his room.

"Your room at Hogwarts is much neater." Hadrian says, looking around Draco's lived in, slightly messy room.

"It's not home. Not really." Draco says, pausing in the doorway behind Hadrian to take in his room with new eyes. He darts around Hadrian to kick a pile of dirty clothes, that he could swear had not been there before, under his giant bed that Hadrian's eyes had just landed on. A slight blush raises on his cheeks at the thought of sleeping there. With Draco. Sure, he had slept there before, but he'd been unconscious when he was put on it, and Draco hadn't slept with him. This time it would be different. And, sure, he had slept in Draco's bed at Hogwarts, but in Draco's words, that wasn't his home, it feels different here, more personal.

"Come on. Don't be shy." Draco grins slyly from his position by the bed. He darts over to the closet and takes out a giant shirt that he throws at Hadrian. "You can wear that if you are shy. Or better yet, wear nothing." He grins mischievously as Hadrian's slight blush turns into a full blown fire.
Aaand that is my cue to leave. Jormun hisses, waking up and slithering out of the room, I'm going to go scare some owls.
Don't kill anything.  Hadrian calls to Jormun before catching the shirt, then, keeping eye contact with Draco he takes off his shirt and pulls Draco's on. Pleasure spreads through Hadrian at Draco's shock. Hadrian's grin is just as mischievous as Draco's as he saunters past Draco, taking off his pants on the way before hopping into the bed. Draco's shirt is just large enough to conceal everything, but it still shows enough skin that Draco is still, a dark hunger consuming his eyes. An equal hunger rises in Hadrian when he sees Draco follow his lead and gets changed, but he takes off his shirt and puts loose pants on instead.

"Remind me to not tease you again." Hadrian murmurs, drifting a hand over Draco's skin before Draco lies down behind him, pulling him into an embrace.

"Let's make a deal, neither of us do it to each other, lest we start something we can't finish." Draco replies. Hadrian makes a soft sound of confirmation before snuggling into Draco's warm body and drifting off to sleep.

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A/N: I chose Brother by Kodaline because it's about always being there for each other, and in this chapter Hadrian talks to people who will always be there for him.

Also, just so I know, do you guys like the songs for each chapter? Or should I just not bother?