The Awakening of A Legend

Chapter Four

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

*Parseltongue*

*Gobbledygook*

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It had been two weeks since that lunch, three days of having the elder Potters try to corner him into talking to them and Harry was sick of it. If they honestly thought that they could manipulate him... well if Dumbledore thought that he could use his birth parents to manipulate him then he had another thing coming. Though the final straw was when two of his supposed 'uncles' came to the manor for the foreseeable future. Their added presence along with those of his parents were of great annoyance to him. Especially since his 'Uncle' Sirius thought that excessively pranking him was an excellent way of bonding together.

After just one day of it all, Harry had Draco floo over to Potter Manor for some more civilised forms of games and banter.

"Harry! Come out! Come out! Wherever you are!" Sirius said as he burst through Harry's door.

The man stop dead in his tracks from the sight before him. A Malfoy... casually laughing and sitting right in front of a Potter... His mind, simply could not process this information. This greatly amused both Draco and Harry to no end.

"Siri, have you found him yet?" A voice that undoubtedly belonged to James Potter said, " Siri! Pads! Hello? Earth to Sirius Bla..."

At that moment James caught sight of what was keeping his friends attention, "What is going on here?"

That is when Draco and Harry got up and stood in front of the two older men, "Hello again Lord Potter. It is a pleasure to see you again sir" Harry could tell that Draco was laying on his Pureblood trained tone thick.

"It is good to see you again to... Heir Malfoy. This is my trusted friend and brother in all but blood: Lord Sirius Bla..."

"I definitely know him sir. After all my mother has told me of her cousins... schoolboy exploits. Though why he calls himself Lord Black, I do not know."

"Well for your information boy, I am the last male Black heir alive and that means I am rightfully Lord Black"

"And yet you cannot claim the Lordship ring, no?"

"Why you little..."

Holding out his arm, James stopped his friend from doing something he probably shouldn't "Siri stop, he's just baiting you"

"On the contrary Lord Potter, I am not. Your friend was disowned remember"

"The words of my mother have no bearing on my eligibility"

"Yes, but Great-grandfather Arcturus on the other hand has that ability."

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that while Great-grandfather Arcturus may not have taken your name off the family tree, he most certainly made you ineligible to inherit the family Headship."

"And how do you know this?"

"Because my mother told me so. I most definitely know that you are not and cannot be Lord Black."

In all honesty, Draco didn't know why he was saying all of this to the man's face but he quite enjoyed the results of his actions so far.

"Well I think I have overstayed my welcome. Harry, remember, if you feel... how do I say this? Tired of the tom-foolery, then you are more than welcome to Malfoy Manor. Mother does so miss having you around." As he left he bowed his head to both Sirius and James along the way.

Watching as he turned round the corridor, Sirius and James turned back to Harry.

"What was he doing here?"

"Why else father, Nathaniel's friends have free reign to come and go as they please. So I thought 'What's the harm in bringing Draco here and having some fun?'"

"But he is a MALFOY! They are not people to be associated with"

"So you're saying that I cannot have any of my friends over but Nathaniel can? My, my! The hypocrisy of it all."

"Now see here, prongslet, you..."

"Oh I'm sorry, was I talking to you Sirius? No? Then shut up, you insufferable twat!"

"Harry! That is no way to speak to an adult. Let alone one of your uncles." James stepped towards harry, "And for your information, He can say whatever he so feels like saying. You will just have to deal with that."

"I. Do. Not. Care." Harry was now standing on top of his bed, "For the past two weeks I have had to endure countless idiotic pranks, childish behaviour and boring conversation. I have had to suffer through that man trying to connect with me when he wouldn't even give me even a moment's thought before. I will not, I repeat, will not have any relationship with him! With you! With anyone of you save for Charlus."

As Harry said this, James continued to get angrier, 'How dare he say those things. Does he truly see those... people... as family to him? What is it about them that's so special? What is it about us that's so inferior? Well if that's how he feels, then so be it!

"Well then Harry, you won't have to worry. We'll all leave you alone! You can spend your precious time away from us in here..." James gestured around the room, "For the remainder of the holidays you will spend it here in your room. Alone!"

With that, James turned and stormed out of the room pulling Sirius with him. He called on the manor's wards and sealed Harry's room, making it so that he could only leave upon his command alone.

Harry was stunned. He couldn't believe it. He was finally left alone but now he was stuck. He felt the wards shifting and knew then that he was trapped in his room. Thank Merlin for the ensuite bathroom he had. Otherwise he wouldn't have known what to do. He quickly got down and ran to his fireplace. He tried to fire-call one of his friends but it did not seem to work. His continued attempts proved it to be a fruitless venture. He was good and truly a prisoner in his own home.

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A/N: Thank you to the 229 people who have read my first book so far. I would love to know what you think of the story so far. As of now, I have found writing this story interesting, especially since I have a vision of where it will be going, who will end up with who and how the characters will change along the way.

Until next time,

Warona ;)