God Raised

Chapter 17

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Haraldr filled Draco and Hermione in on what his father had said in their conversation about the forbidden corridor. He had been told to be careful and he could continue investigating. However, the adventure from the previous night raised some questions. They had told Blaise to meet them after dinner but he had never shown up. They had decided to go on without him, thinking he was getting caught up on homework, which later on had been confirmed by Blaise. However, they couldn't understand why he would take doing homework over exploring with them. Lately, Blaise seemed to have been distancing himself and they had no clue why. Haraldr made up his mind to go and confront Blaise later. Meanwhile, it was getting close to winter break and that meant finals. Hermione, Draco, and Blaise had been studying like a crazy for the upcoming tests. Haraldr wasn't too worried himself, he was the top in the class, mostly because of his Asgardian knowledge. The only final he was worried for was potions and that was because he was afraid Professor Snape might grade his unfairly. Lost in his thoughts, Haraldr made his way to class and picked a seat with his friends.

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It was later that night in the common room when Haraldr was finally able to confront Blaise.

"Have I done anything to offend you? Why aren't you hanging out with us as much?" Haraldr asked.

"No, you haven't done anything wrong. I don't really know... Maybe we're just finding different interests?" Blaise shrugged. He had been hanging out with Crabbe and Goyle and lot more. "I've been working on studying and improving my image. What have you been working on? Pranking people and going places you shouldn't?" By the time Blaise had stopped talking, Haraldr had a look of hurt on his face.

"I didn't realize you thought that way. Isn't that kind of harsh? After all, we're only 11." Haraldr said quietly. "Either way, if you decide you want to hang out with us again, you're always welcome." Blaise nodded and went to his bed. Haraldr stared after him with a worried look on his face before rushing to Hermione and Draco.

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He found Draco in another part of the common room and dragged him to find Hermione. When the three of them were together and alone, he spoke what was on his mind.

"I'm very worried about Blaise," Haraldr said nervously. "He doesn't want to be around us very much anymore. On top of that, I told him everything. He was sworn to secrecy so he can't say anything about it, even if he wanted to. I just don't like the idea of him knowing anymore. I trusted him and I don't know what to do. Am I overreacting?"

"No, of course you're not overreacting," Hermione said gently "What you told us is top-secret and it could endanger your family if the wrong people found out. I can't believe he is doing this to us. And on top of that, Crabbe and Goyle?! Really? Those are his new friend choices? They are some of the most vile dimwits on this campus. Not only, are they stupid and mean, but they also follow the Death Eater ideals. They truly believe that they are superior to muggleborns like me." Hermione finished her rant out of breath. Draco was nodding, agreeing with her assessment. 

"It's too late to not include him in what you already told him and it's not like we can untell him but his oath should help our situation. I just can't believe he is doing this to us." Draco said, looking downcast. 

"The only thing we can do now is study for our finals and figure out what is going on with the Cerberus," Hermione said.

"Hermione's right. We should go to bed for tonight. It's getting late," Haraldr said looking defeated. Haraldr and Draco separated from Hermione and went to their beds glaring at Blaise as they passed his bed.

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A few more days passed and it was time for finals. Hermione was freaking out asking things like "What if I don't pass?" or "What if I do so bad I get expelled?". The questions were completely ridiculous, considering her class rank and how much she had studied. Haraldr was attempting to reassure her and Draco was quietly reading a passage from his textbook. Everything was chaos around them as students were panicking, much like Hermione. Eventually, the time came and they made their way into the Great Hall to take their tests. Haraldr was the first to finish, followed shortly by Hermione and Draco. As they left the Great Hall, they felt much better about the next tests they had to take. They had just taken the tests for half of their classes and found the tests easy. Now, they just had to do it again. The next day passed just as easily and they all breathed a huge sigh of relief. Professor Snape had given Haraldr some trouble about cheating but Haraldr had managed to prove him wrong. It was time for them to go home for winter break and they were feeling mixed emotions. On one hand, they would be able to see their families and be without classes for a few weeks but they were going to miss each other. When they reached King's Cross Station, they all said goodbye and separated with promises to write to each other. Haraldr discreetly went into a bathroom and teleported to Avenger's tower with a grin. His father was supposed there and he couldn't wait to see him.

A/N: I can't believe I was able to update this quickly! I have finals soon and most likely won't be able to update until after they are finished. As always, thank you to everyone who has read my story! Sorry if there are any grammar or formatting errors, I typed this in a hurry. Hope you enjoyed!