Regrets

Distracted (Chapter 18)

After narrowly avoiding a stern talking to from Madame Pomfrey, Hadrian scuttled away hastily. He decided to try and avoid confrontation for as long as possible, allowing him to plan a little thing called Revenge. Even though he needed to do more research on all the things that he needed, the things that could go wrong and how to reinforce his plan, he had a basic idea of what to do. On top of all that, Hadrian was in a especially happy mood which is odd to see when over half the school fear your very existence. The only reason he's still here, he concluded, is because they have no liable -strongly liable- evidence that Hadrian is dark, and the fact that he is the supposedly dead Harry Potter. He found it amusing that, with all this drama, there's been no news article or anything. He thought about Rita, and all of her twisted ways, with her lies and her ability to manipulate the minds of her readers. She'll be on his revenge list for sure. She deserves whatever she gets, along with the minister. Honestly, if he wanted go do something about his father, you'd have thought he'd have at least tried to do something other then ignore the 'risks.' The ministry was full of big-headed cowards and good for nothings, relying on a mere teen go do their dirty work. What did they take him for? A mindless pig waiting for slaughter?

He shook his head, beridding of those thoughts as he found himself wandering the corridors, trying to find his own safe place. You see, what Hadrian noticed, is that Nekos are very territorial. He'd researched his own creature, obviously, and found very useful information. Of course, he found disturbing things, but everything helped him understand. From what he could differentiate from what's useful and what's not.

It was interesting, to say the least.
According to the book "Nekos: Get to know them better." by Lee Kiath, they had heightened senses. It explained as to why Hadrian could always hear what the Dursleys were talking about; how much of a bother he was. It never bothered him, though, as his heightened senses can be activated.

'Lucky me.' Hadiran thought solemnly, his eyes becoming droopy as he felt sleepiness catch up with him. He just had a few more flights of stairs and winding corridors until hr was back in his house common room. It was still crazy that, with a few changes, his personality changed completely. He used to be extremely confused when he came into his creature inheritance. He was confident at some points, but skittish and scared at others. However, now he realised that was because of Draco. The gorgeous blonde that made him strong, however weak at the same time. Every time Hadrian saw him, the same question came to his mind.

How can someone be hot and cute at the same time?

It baffled him, really. He couldn't wrap his head around that fact, and it made him annoyed. On top of that, Draco had a heart of silver. Not gold, as he wasn't selfless of courageous. However, he would rush into action if one of his cared ones was in a position of harm. Being intelligent and caring was a good match, along with his sarcasm. It was amusing to watch others not catch on to it, and see them become very offended. Hell, he was even sarcastic with him, and he is his mate. How does that work?

By the time his mini rant was over, he had reached his common room guardian. Usually, it would be a portrait, and they had to give a password. In Hadrians words, it wasn't very practical, and proposed that he had his common room open if the person's magic core matched what he had set. Everyone's was a different shade ranging from white to black. Hadrians, however, was emerald green, which allowed him access to more of the castle then the headmaster himself. It was funny to see Dumbledore become fustrated that Hadrian could go places he could not, and it thrilled Hadrian to no end. To see the 'calm' headmaster lash out at anyone really was a sight to see. He'd have to see if he could order a muggle camera, those worked well.

"Are you just going to stand there or are you going to go into our common room and tell my why in Merlins name you aren't in the hospital wing?" A voice Hadrian new all to well interrupted Hadrians train of thought. He smiled goofily at Draco, causing the blonde to smile slightly in return. He gently grabbed Hadrians smaller hand in his, tugging him carefully towards the entrance. He felt a tug on his magic, before the statue of a Thestral flew upwards, allowing them entry go their common room.

A chorus of "Hello, Hadrian!" rang throughout the purple room, before it all became calm and peaceful. You see, this is what Hadrian wanted to happen to wizarding kind. Here, everyone was treated equally, no matter blood status. All the nonsense that purebloods were more powerful made Hadrians blood boil. Even though he, himself, was a pureblood, he did not hold the same beliefs. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, and that is not based on blood purity. All in all, if you consider Lily Potter, a muggleborn witch that soared above all her peers and excelled in more things that other purebloods couldn't. It's extremely stupid to think that people still believe that they're above others, because, you're not. It's the same with him, really. Without his creature inheritance, he would be like any other wizard.

"You've been spacing out a lot today, you alright?" asked Hermione, snapping her fingers in front of his face. He blinked a few times before smiling sheepishly,

"Sorry, 'Mione. Just thinking." He scratched his head nervously, looking at her directly. "Just a bit tired, yeah? I'm going to my dorm now. You coming, Draco?" Hadrian asked.

Draco sighed dramatically, resting a finger on his chin. He then smiled at Hadrian before nodding, allowing himself to be dragged upstairs by the smaller boy.

sorry for the late update; I wasn't at home. I was visiting family, it was great by the way, and I couldn't write anything. I hope you enjoyed, it's slightly longer then the rest of my chapters, and I'll try and keep it that way. I like to write longer chapters as it feels I accomplish more.