Harry Potter and the CreepyPastas

Chapter 22

Hadrian, Asmodeus, and Draco entered the train and went to sit down in a compartment in the back. They were both reading a book they had brought to occupy themselves on the train. Neither had really said much. 

They were reading rather peacefully when a bushy-haired girl barged into the compartment,

"Hey, we are looking for a toad, a boy named Neville lost him, have you seen it?" she asked.

"No," Hadrian stated, not looking up from his book. Draco looked up at her, wondering who she was.

"Oh, what book is that? I only bought the books for this year. I practiced the spells at home and they all worked, obviously," she stated, rather arrogantly.

"It's a personal book. Do you need anything else?" Hadrian asked, finally looking up at the girl.

"You know, you are being rather rude," she stated like she is the only one that is correct.

"Yes, well, so are you. Treat others how you want to be treated. If you want people to be polite to you, try being polite to them first," Hadrian stated, then used magic to convince her mind to leave silently.

She left the compartment and the two boys were left in silence once more. 

The silence did not last long, as a red-head walked into the compartment,

"Have either of you seen Harry Potter? I'm looking for him, he's my best mate," the red-head states, with pride and arrogance in his tone.

"No, I have not seen anyone named Harry Potter," Hadrian answered.

"Why are you looking for him anyway?" Draco asked, rather calmly.

"He's my best mate, why do I need a reason to look for my friend. Who are you anyway?" the red-head asked.

"I'm Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. You are?" Draco asked, already knowing the answer.

"I'm Weasley, Ron Weasley,"  the red-head, now known as Ron said. Ron then turned to Hadrian, "I wouldn't want to hang around the wrong sort of wizard, mate. I can show you how to tell who is who," Ron stated, arrogantly, not noticing the flash of hurt that crossed Draco's eyes briefly.

"I can tell who the wrong sort if for myself, thank you very much. Now, since Harry Potter is not here, go continue your search somewhere else, yeah?" Hadrian replied, using his magic to remove this entire conversation from poor Ron's head.

Ron left the compartment, in search of Harry Potter. Hadrian just sneered at the figure that left.

"Well, at least he and the girl won't remember even talking to us," Hadrian told Draco, a vindictive smirk on his face.

"What do you mean?" Draco asked, looking at his godbrother in curiosity.

"I used my magic to erase both of their memories of even meeting us," Hadrian informed him.

"Why?" Draco asked, wondering why Harry did that.

"It is to help keep me hidden for a little while longer. Plus, him not remembering me turning him down will help keep him from being too much of a pain during the actual school year," Hadrian explained.

The two went back to reading, content to just sit in silence and read their books. 

A knock on their door disturbed that, again.

Two boys walked into the compartment, causing Draco to perk up in excitement.

"Blaise! Theo!" Draco exclaimed.

"Hey, Draco. Can we sit with you?" Theo asked.

Draco looked at Hadrian, who nodded in agreement, "Yeah, come on it."

Blaise noticed that Draco didn't answer until the boy next to him agreed to it, Theo did too but didn't think anything about it.

"Draco, who are your friends?" Hadrian asked.

"This is Blaise Zabini and Theodore Nott, he prefers to be called Theo," Draco answered, pointing to the other boys as he named them.

"Good to know," Hadrian answered, not giving his name but turning back to his book.

"Are you going to introduce yourself?" Blaise asked, slightly offended.

"My name is Hadrian," Hadrian answered.

"Ok. What's your last name?" Theo asked, also feeling insulted.

Hadrian smirked, able to tell that the two boys felt insulted. "Potter," he answered. 

"You're Harry Potter!?" Theo exclaimed looking shocked and excited.

"Theo! Calm yourself," Draco stated, looking at his friend in amusement.

"My name is Hadrian, only friends can call me Harry, and we haven't gotten there for either of you, yet," Hadrian told them.

The two boys nodded in understanding. However, both were confused about why people call him Harry when he said his name is Hadrian. But neither voiced their questions.

"So, what house are you hoping to get into?" Theo asked.

"Please not Gryffindor," Blaise added.

"I plan to try for either Slytherin or Ravenclaw," Hadrian answered.

"I'm obviously trying for Slytherin," Draco added, still amused by his friends' reactions to Hadrian.

"The-Boy-Who-Lived, aiming to be a snake? That is a surprise," Blaise spoke up.

Hadrian chuckled slightly, causing shivers to go down Blaise's and Theo's back. Draco was used to it, so he wasn't affected all that much, "You will find a lot of things I do will surprise you," he told them.

"Are we almost there yet?" Asmodeus asked his master.

"Not yet. I assume we are about to pull into the station though," Hadrian replied to his familiar, standing up to get his uniform on.

"You're a parselmouth?" Theo asked, looking shocked, amazed, and scared.

"Yes," Hadrian said, then left the compartment to change into his school uniform. He decided to use the bathroom to change, since he had gained a few scars over the last year or so, whether it be a mission go wrong, or a training mishap, he still had them.

When he returned, Draco, Blaise, and Theo were just finishing putting their uniforms on as well. They all sat back down, doing their own things, mostly reading, while waiting for the announcement that they were pulling into the Hogsmeade Station.

The four first years got out of the train and walked over to where some giant man was calling for them to join.

"No mer than fer to a boat," the man called out.

Draco, Hadrian, Theo, and Blaise jumped into the nearest boat and waited for the boat ride to the castle.