Children of the moon (Harry Potter/Karneval fanfiction)

Chapter 4

Voldemort's POV

He watched as muggles and wizards alike passed by him trying to find the Circus member. He was on his way to meet with Hirato Captain of the second airship. The man was wearing simple clothes with a Japanese fox mask. Lucius was already there talking with him. Likely explaining their presence at the event without the minister. The captain said pleasantly," Its good to meet you outside of the courtroom Mr. Riddle. I am Captain Hirato."

They briefly shook hands and once again he noticed the bracelet on the man's wrist. He wondered if all of Circus wore them or only the captains? He said politely," This is a big event for only one member. Do you always celebrate like this?" Hirato shook his head and said," No Kit is a special case. He has school most of the year so we only get to see him when he's on break. We've known him since he was about seven years old."

man drifted off into thought away from the conversation at hand. He asked hoping to get more information," Do you usually take on children at such young ages? Or was Kit a special case?" Hirato shook himself out of his thoughts as he replied," The only other one we have taken so young is Yogi. Look for the cat costume. I swear he will never grow up. Kit is the youngest member we have currently though. He is... Strange is the best way to put it."

Strange would describe every person at this festival. He wanted identifying markers. Hirato's head shot up as if listening to something and said," I have to leave you now. Enjoy the festival." With that he was gone and the Dark Lord swore under his breath. There went his only source of information. He saw a guy in a cat suit a little ways away and briefly considered interrogating him. He shook the thoughts of that away. He doubted if that man had any useful information.

He was about to turn away when a teenager walked up to the cat suit and took one of the candies. He lifted his mask ad under it was a familiar face. Potter! The boy looked different than he had just a few weeks ago. Across his cheeks were whisker like lines and his green eyes had a swirl of gold in them. Did the golden boy get bit by a werewolf?

A movement in the crowd made him turn his head slightly and two people he recognized came out of the crowd. Lupin the werewolf and Black the grim animagus. They must be here with Potter. He would have to punish Severus later for false information about the brat's disappearance. Lucius said noticing where his attention went," Well there is the missing Potter brat. I wonder what he is doing here? Is that Sirius Black and Remus Lupin?" The Dark Lord only nodded as he made the decision to confront the brat.

Kit's POV

I yawned slightly before taking another bite of the candy on a stick that Yogi had given me. I replaced my mask and was about to fade back into the crowd when a hand on my shoulder stopped me. I knew it couldn't be Sirius or Remus because I told them to go enjoy themselves and they couldn't stay with me all evening it was against the rules of the game. I turned around to only to come face to face with Lucius Malfoy. I had the worst godforsaken luck on the fucking planet!

Using my mask to hide my features I asked," May I help you with something sir?" He had my id arm too. Just my luck I was caught by a death eater with an unactivated Circus id. Only the combat members had their ids activated today. According to Hirato today that did not include me. God damn him and his crazy rules! Malfoy said sneering," I believe you can Potter."

He must have seen me when I pushed my mask up to eat the candy. Hirato said the minister would be here not bloody Lucius Malfoy. I am going to kill the bastard if I made it through this. This man on top of everything else was as cold as the arctic and it was getting through the layer of warmth Hirato had put on me. Damn wizard. I yanked my arm out of his grip and took a step back only to hit a warm chest. :That had better be Hirato.:

I looked up to see a black haired blue eyed young man who looked strangely familiar. With my right arm free I prepared to defend myself eyeing the two men carefully. A chuckle came from the newcomer who looked oddly familiar but I couldn't place it. He said his voice deep and familiar," Well now Harry that's no way to greet old friends." I pointed to the newcomer before flipping my thumb back to Malfoy," You look familiar but I don't know you. Him I know and he is not my friend. Far from it in fact."

In the corner of my eye I saw Yogi edging around to see what the issue was. He likely read my tense body language and was coming to offer aid. Tonight was supposed to be a fun night before I T going on solo missions and started my fifth year at Hogwarts. Nothing can go right for me. Can it? The man I didn't recognize was warm but he seemed to be a friend of Malfoy's so I trusted him about as far as I could throw him.

Yogi decided to make his presence known at that moment. He was no longer wearing the cat costume. Instead he was wearing a long sleeved white T-shirt and green cargo pants. He asked coming to stand behind me," Do we have a problem here gentlemen?" They started at the appearance of a member of Circus. It was Lucius who replied," This young man is a member of the wizarding world who has been missing since the beginning of June. He needs to return with me."

Lucius made to grab me but Yogi said coldly," I think not. Lay a hand on this boy and I will remove of from your body." I looked up at Yogi surprised. He never talked like that to anyone. Ever. He sounded like Hirato when he was angry. Lucius said looking between us and then to the black haired man," Potter you will have to return to the wizarding world soon. Don't make this any harder than it has to be."

I snarled at him my eyes gaining more prominent swirl of gold instead of a small swirl in my green eyes. The two wizards took a couple of large steps back but Yogi stood where he was. Yogi came in front of me slapping me gently on the cheeks. He said carefully assessing me as I came out of it," Come on kid. There you are. Do you need me to get Hirato?"

I shook my head adamantly. I did not need the captain right now. He watched my reactions before nodding and turning back to the wizards. He said," You were invited as guests of Circus but if you are going to cause problems with others here I will have to ask you to leave. What will it be gentlemen?" Yogi was putting on a polite front but I could see the dangerous look in his eyes.

Circus protected it's own no matter who they were up against. That's what made us different and that was why I had such a fierce loyalty to them. The dark haired man said looking at the Malfoy lord," We will back off this time. Potter you can't hide behind your new friends forever." I bared my teeth as they moved off into the crowd. Arrogant wizards were the worst.

I gave a grateful smile to the older boy before I said," I better disappear back into the crowd. Don't want anyone figuring out that I'm the fox. Eh Yogi?" He ruffled my hair before he disappeared back into the crowd. I replaced my mask and followed his lead.

Voldemort's POV

He watched as Potter replaced his mask and moved to disappear back in the crowd. He was intrigued at the protectiveness that the Circus brat had shown for the Boy Who Lived. He had not expected a member of Circus to step in and protect someone who had no connection to them. Or did he? He was not so blind as to not notice the whisker marks on the boy's cheeks. Was he Kit Fox the newest Circus member?