The Far Away Truths

Chapter Six

"Can... can I call you momma, and papa? I... I understand if you don't want me too..." everyone heard harry's collar whisper.
"Of course you can my baby boy! You can call us anything you want sweet boy." Severus exclaimed. "Hey i have an idea. What if we gave you a prosthetic tongue? Then you could talk short sentences and stuff. We can leave your collar on but we would unlink it       . But then you can actually speak. Would you like that? We can fit it while Cissa works on your legs."
At that harry nodded his head eagerly.
"His legs? What are we doing to his legs?" Tom asked confused.
"He has requested for his lgs to be cut off. We can do it a little past his knees. And then we could fit him with a robotic leg system instead of a wheel chair for short trips to the bathroom, or for sex, or for around the house or his common rooms at school. Or around the classrooms. It will work really good. It is robotic using magic to link a control system to his collar."
Once again Harry nodded his head vigorously. "Let's do it!" Harry's collar exclaimed.
~time skip brought by surgery and sedative~
Adira POV
"Alder? Can you hear me? Dont... Dont try to get up. Don't move. And don't speak. Its okay. You're okay. Just take it slow brother. Im here. So is Dray. Everyone else stepped out." I explain in a whisper. "Can you open your eyes?"
A few seconds after I asked if he could open his eyes, I watch as Alder's eyes flutter open and I breathe a sigh of relief. Narcissi had run into a couple complications during the surgery. They weren't sure how long it would take for Alder to wake. They said it could have taken up to a week. I am very glad that it had only been two and a half days.
"Alder, try to speak. Say only your name, your true patronus, and your true Hogwarts house. Can you do that for me? Take it slow. It's gonna be weird and you're going to be sore for a few more hours."
"My name..." Alder whispers hoarsely. He clears his throat and try again. "My name is Alder Storm Prince-Riddle. My true patronus is a Dark, black and purple snow leopard kitten. And my true Hogwarts house is Slytherin." At that I hear dray gasp.
"Yes Draco Malfoy. Alder, was originally meant to go into the slytherin house."
At that statement, Draco promptly fainted.
"Lucius! Narcissa! Your son fainted!" I yelled to the other side of the recovery room door that we are in.
"What in the world!" I hear Draco's mother exclaim. "Why did he faint? Is he okay?"
"He's fine." I hear Alder chuckle and then wince.
"He just got a bit shocked is all." I finish for him using our twin bond that we discovered while they were prepping for alders surgery.
"Well what would have gotten him so shocked then? Takes quite a bit to make him faint." I hear mother say while smirking.
I smirk back and say over my shoulder while still facing my brother, "Just that Alder was actually supposed to be in Slytherin house." And now it was mothers turn to faint. Father caught him before he hit the floor though.
"Wow. Did you really hide your personality that well brother?" I giggle. "I personally believe that it was quite obvious." I hear a groan coming from father's lap. Mother is coming around again. Although he does have a shocked look on his face. "I mean seriously. How well can you hide your love for everything magical? Especially potions!" I state with a smirk.
"What?!? The gryffindor golden boy good at potions? What are you talking about. Now I have had you idiots in class for a whole year. Alder is the one that is always blowing up potions! How could he be good at them??" Mother exclaims surprised.
"Well, actually uncle, it makes sense." Draco whispers from the bed he had been placed on after he passed out. "Yeah he was always messing up the potions but have you ever noticed that it was always something minor that wouldn't harm or cause too much damage? I mean, you have to know what you are doing in order to not make a fatal mistake throughout a whole year of potions. All that ever happened was a burn or some funny hair. THats it. Nothing too bad."
"How could this be possible???" Mother and father exclaim at the same exact time.
We all hear Alder sigh. I knew what was coming. Of course I did. He had told me everything. From his life with the Muggles, to almost being a mother at the age of 10. To all his masks at school.
"Its possible. Because it's true."
"What? How?" Lucius questioned. "Severus was adamant that you knew nothing about potions. Nothing about anything! And he was so sure that you were a pampered prince with the relatives you lived with!"
"Simple. I have really good masks." Alder whispered, his head hanging to hide his fear about telling everyone the truth. "I am really good at potions. I have made a few new ones myself. And I'm really good at everything else as well. Well, everything other than divination."
Everyone seems to go into shock for a few minutes at that. Then Narcissa gets a confused look on her face and I know what she is going to ask so I answer so that my twin doesn't have to.
"He was supposed to be in slytherin as well. I know. Surprise surprise. Everyone always says that he's the 'perfect gryffindor.' But they're all so wrong about him. Yes, he is courageous and yes it may seem like he jumps into things without thinking things through first. But he is actually the perfect slytherin. Just like a slytherin he has fooled and manipulated the entire wizarding world. And just as each pure blood, he has the most amazing masks in place 95% of the time. My brother is no true lion. He is just a snake in lion's clothing. It's his way to fit in and be less in the limelight." I explain to our very confused family. As. I take in everyone's expression I see Alder attempting to sit up. I rush over and help him the rest of the way up and check to make sure his legs are healing fine.
"Just like Adira said, I'm the paragon of the perfect slytherin. And before anyone asks, no, the rumors about me wanting to be an auror are all false. Me and Adira have talked about it. I am going to be a potions master. And she is going to be a healer. We are going to work on creatures and wizards with creature inheritances. We want to help. We want to make a difference in the world."