Lies and Glamour

Chapter 22

"Parsletounge"

'Thoughts'

"Speech"

Hadrian's Pov

After every class, I dragged Draco down to the dungeons' so I could visit the room Papa was talking about. "What do you suppose exists inside the room that Uncle Sev wants you to visit after class?" I heard Draco ask. I was about to answer when I heard footsteps following us. "I'm sure they went here," Weasley spoke confusion in his voice. "Maybe they went this way." they walk to the other side. When we no longer hear their footsteps, I answered Draco's question while I continue dragging him.

"I don't know maybe some new potion ingredients or maybe Father will be visiting there in his ghost or whatever form," I answered softly being cautious of my surrounding. We continue to venture the corridor of the dungeon nearing the abandoned corridor Papa wished us to visit cobwebs are getting thicker and thicker, and small leaks of water from the black lake started to make a puddle.

When we turned the corner we are greeted with another wall. "What is this supposed to mean!?" I exclaimed. "Why did my own papa want me to walk through that pathway filled with spider webs and a leaking corridor?!" I huffed from the frustration. "Maybe there's something here just hidden, after all this is Slytherin's lair,"

I massaged my temples for answers "How do you suppose we could find that "hidden" switch or something," I cast a Tempus showing him the time. "We only have 10 minutes before supper," he just shrouded his shoulder as answer and lean against the wall. At that time, it hit me "The walls!!" he was startled by my voice. "You said that this is Grandfather Salazar's lair," He looked at me and nodded. I took out my wand and start tapping the wall, I see Draco doing the same. I was near the end of the left side wall "Hey Hadrian check this," I looked towards Draco pointing at the center tile in the middle wall.

"It's hallow," I think what grandfather Salazar would do to open his chamber. "Open" We wait for the tile to move, "Okay, this is awkward. Hey, Dri I think nothing happened,"

I looked towards him "Ya, think" I covered my face with my hand. Speaking in parseltongue usually does the trick unless "Dray try pushing that tile,"

"Roger that," when he pushed the hallowed tile a door appeared from the wall I've been tapping at, "Dray we did-" hurried footsteps can be heard echoing down the corridors we just went through. I pulled Draco towards the tunnel to escape the golden trio. "Well that was a close one," Draco mumbled swiping a small sweat on his forehead.

I looked at the area seeing stairs leading upwards, "Dray this way," we climb the stairs seeing a small dining room with charcoal-colored marble walls, and glass panel windows that overlook the black lake. Silver round table, thunder sky-colored mahogany chair with silver cushions, with Papa already sitting on one of the chairs with a quibbler in his hand. "I see you have arrived," Folding the quibbler so he could see us.

"How did you get here Uncle Sev"

"I used the passageway inside my chamber" pointing to the doorway on the other side of the room. "If there is a passageway inside your room, then why make us go the long way"

"I don't want silly lions knowing some of my students are able to enter my chamber that easily" remembering that we were being followed by the golden trio. "Sorry Papa" I spoke looking down ashamed of my mistakes. "Now young one, no long faces. It's understandable since you've been living with lions for three years" rising my chin. "Now take a sit the two of you we will be waiting for our guests to arrive" we took our sits and wait for the three Gryffindors to come. "While we wait can we also eat," Draco asked. "Very well, Minty"

A small house-elf appeared in a mint-colored maid uniform "You called master Severus"

"Could you please dinner for us, anything else boys"

"Some green apples would be nice" Draco replied. The little elf did a small curtsy and vanish. Not long after mashed potatoes along with their gravy, beef casserole, roast beef, and pork chops were the main meal, and pumpkin juice for drinks. "Where're my apples?" I slap the boy's arms "Be patient will you"

Minty then appeared with a small basket of green "Sorry Master Draco, House-elves run out of apples, Minty make a quick stop at Hogsmead for master Draco's apples"

"Thank you Minty, you don't need to apologies" feeling a bit guilty for not being a little patient. The small house elf gives a small smile and curtsy and vanishes once more. "Well, boys dig in" passing the pork chops to me. "Hey Hadrian pass me the mash potatoes please"

I was about to eat my roast beef when "Hurry Hermione, I could smell food just above the stairs" the loud voice of Ronald Weasley can be heard. "Honestly Ron all you think about is food"

"I'm getting kind of hungry as well" the small voice of Potter was heard. "Hey look we are almost at the top."

"Let me see" the loud mouth know-it-all insisted "No first my stomach has been rumbling since we lost those slimy snakes at the corridors" their loud arguments are getting louder by the seconds. "Dray could you pass the mash potatoes as well as the gravy please" I was about to reach the mashed potatoes when Weasel and Know-It-All burst through the door.

I look towards papa, seeing that he's folding the napkin he has used. "It seems our guest has arrived." Stated giving them a small glare. "What are you doing here Malfoy?" asked while dusting his robes. "I should be asking you that Weasley. Being me here is not odd since he is my Godfather" Draco responded while cutting his roast beef. Weasley looked towards me about to open his mouth "If you're going to ask why I'm here it will only mean that your brain is only mush" I said while scooping some mashed potatoes.

"Mr. Weasley, Ms. Granger, and" papa looked behind them to see Potter standing outside. "Mr. Potter it seems that you three are lost since the great hall is on the other side of the castle."

"But Malfoy and" it seems Granger does not know what to call me. "It seems the know it all does not know everything" I muttered and it seems that the muggle-born heard it. "that's rude Mr. Snape you should never say that to people like me as I am-"

"Enough Ms. Granger I should be taking away some points since I'm still having dinner with my son a week of detention would suffice. Now Minty"

"Master Severus called"

"Minty please bring them to the Great Hall will you please" the little house elf then bowed and hold on to the three Gryffindors and disappeared. "Now that the nuisance is gone, the two of you should come out," two dark headed boy comes out of the stairs that the golden trio came out of, "Mr.s Biringan how may we help you," Papa said

"Nothing much, we saw that the three Gryffindors follow Hadrian and Draco we were planning on stopping them but we saw that they were lost in the corridors, causing us to get lost too," he explain whilst scratching his nape from the embarrassment, "And I remember this map that Hadrian lent me, so we used that to follow them here," Papa sigh and offer them to join us for dinner, "a dinner is not the only reason I asked for you here" a secret door then opened and reveal my worst nightmare.

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(≧▽≦)/ heya guys hoped you liked the chapter, see yaa in the next one.