Summary: Thought to be dead by all, Harry Potter has been raised in the care of deatheaters and is known as William Malfoy. He is the twin of Draco. What will happen when they attend Hogwarts for their Seventh year with the Professors Potter teaching transfiguration and Defense against the Dark Arts? Will the cat be let out of the bag? Will Harry bring the downfall of the light side? And will romance blossom in unexpected places?
On a Sunday in March the families of Godric’s Hollow awoke to the smell of burnt flesh. 32 little carcasses had been lit on fire, and burned beyond recognition. The parents were devastated. This included James and Lilly Potter.
It was an ordinary morning. Lilly went to wake baby Harry while James took a shower. As she walked down the hall to the nursery she stepped on Harry’s toy snitch. In her opinion, James and Sirius really shouldn’t try to force Harry into becoming a quidditch fan. The nursery was quiet, but he could have been still asleep. Odd though, considering he often was awoke and was cooing like a cute little babe before they had even had their morning coffee. She bent over the crib, a gift from James’ aunt, Alicia, to pick him up, only to find that he wasn’t there. Horror gripped her heart. She had to find her little boy. She ran through the house, looking for any sign of him. James, freshly showered came down to see what the commotion is about.
Near tears, Lilly explained “Our baby, our baby. James, he’s gone. Not anywhere in the house. He couldn’t have walked himself out our front door. Oh, do you think that perhaps, they took him?”
‘Lilly, Lilly calm down. We’ll find him.” James opened their door to continue the search outside.
“Ugh. Can you smell this? My god, there’s smoke too. Come on.”
Lilly quickly followed her husband out the door, and down the lane. Her bare feet squished in the mud. As they got closer they saw, hovering in the rising black smoke, was the dark mark. Many couples were standing around the pit where the fire was dieing down. They appeared to be very distraught. James ran over the rest of the way. But when he saw what the fuel for the fire was he nearly threw up. Holding one hand on his stomach as if to steady it, and the other over his mouth he looked again at the tiny charred bodies strewn in the pit. He wondered which his child was. Which, unrecognizable baby was his little Harry, future seeker for the Gryffindor team, or so he had hoped. Lilly was soon beside him, burying her head in his chest.
Far away, earlier that morning.
“M’ Lord,” Dolohov said handing him a small child wrapped in a blue blanket that had pictures of rubber ducks on it. “Harry Potter was easy to retrieve. I had no trouble bringing him to you, but why, may I ask, did you require this infant?”
“Dolohov, you are in no position to ask me silly questions to which you do not need to know the answer. Lucius, step forward.”
“Yes, my lord?”
“Teach Mr. Dolohov a much needed lesson.”
Lucius sneered, smiled, and smirked all in one twisted and evil facial expression. He pointed his wand at the scared deatheater and hissed the incantation that would have him writhing in pain. “Crucio.”
Dolohov squealed like a trapped pig as his body contorted. A baby began to cry. Voldemort looked down on the raven haired child he would raise as his heir. “You, Harry, shall forevermore be known as William Kieran Malfoy.”
Ten years later.
A house elf popped into Will’s room. “Young master, dinner is in ten minutes.” The house elf bowed deeply to a young blonde. He had been glamoured with a charm to appear as Draco’s twin. The only way to tell the two apart was that Draco had stony gray-blue eyes, and Will had icy grey-green eyes. Also, there features differed very slightly, though only their mother saw the difference.
“Yes, thank you, dobby.” For a boy of eleven Will was incredibly polite and quite smart. He yelled into Draco’s room that adjoined his own. “Draco, have you seen my book?” Will loved books. It was his favorite pastime; all that knowledge in the palm of your hands and it’s yours for the taking. “Yes. I borrowed it to read up on a few things.” Draco appeared in the door way, a battered, black book in his hands. On the spine, in curly writing was the title, the dark arts and me. Though young, the boys were incredibly mature, bright, and able to do powerful magic for their age. “Thanks.” Will put the book on his mahogany desk as the two walked out the door.
As Draco looked at his watch he realized they had to hurry. “Quick, we only have a few minutes. If we are late to dinner father will be mad.” The twin Malfoy heirs sprinted through the cold corridors of the manor. The walls were made of smooth stone. The floors were marble, with rich, colorful rugs upon it. The halls were lined with suits of armor, pedestals on which expensive vases sat, and portraits of important purebloods. In appearance they were not pretty, but it had been made up for by the cozy, warm, comfortable rooms that could be found throughout the manor. This was thanks to Narcissa’s keen eye for decorating.
The boys halted at an enormous set of doors. They smoothed out the imaginary wrinkles on their robes and entered the dining room. At the end of a rectangular dining table sat two people. One was wearing a smile, the other, a passive expression. Around the massive table were about 30 chairs. The boys walked along it to take their seats opposite their parents.
The walls of the room were shining silver, like the stars on a clear night. The white marble on the floor had green ripples in it. And the three crystal chandeliers that hung above reflected the light beautifully. The fireplace at one end of the room was made of the same marble as the floors. Atop the silver mantle was a portrait of several people.
They stood side by side. The first was a man with pale skin, snakelike features, dark hair, and ruby eyes. To the boys, this man was their uncle Marvolo R. Gaunt. He had his arm wrapped around the waist of a stunning woman with hair the color of copper. This was their aunt Kendra, sister of Lucius. To the rest of the world, they were the dark lord and lady. Standing in front of them were Draco and Will’s cousins, both with copper hair. They were the twins, Courtney, and Anna. They were the same age as the young Malfoy twins.
Because uncle Marvolo had no boy of his own, Will was to be his heir and inherit the Gaunt fortune. It is quite a hefty sum. He would also inherit his uncle’s estate which was nestled into the mountains along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Far away from where their mansion was, on the outskirts of a magical community, Ottery St. Catchpole. There were many muggles down in the village, much to Lucius’ disgust, but the hills belonged to the wizards.
Next to Anna and Courtney were Will and Draco. Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy stood above them. To the right of Narcissa were her sister Bella, and her husband, Rolf for short. Their only child, Dreya, with her dark hair rippling about her shoulders, was standing next to her father looking quite sour. She was a fun person though. Draco loved playing quidditch with her, and Will liked her help with potions.
After the Malfoy family ate their salads in silence, the roast duck and steamed vegetables was brought out. Giving her boys a warm, motherly smile, Narcissa started the conversation.
“William, and Draco, we need to discuss what school you will attend in the fall. Your father thinks that Durmstrang would give you both a better education, especially in several crucial areas…” They knew this meant the dark arts. “But I would rather you attend Hogwarts, right here in England. Your father and I went there, and we both got excellent educations. What are your opinions?” After years of only the best tutoring, she could trust them to come to well thought out decisions. Will spoke first, “Durmstrang can offer us a better education all around. We should go there.”
“I disagree. Hogwarts would be closer, less traveling and would give us just as good schooling.”
Lucius would hear nothing of a tie. There always must be a winner. “I shall consult uncle Marvolo.”
That was the end of talk for the rest of dinner. The desert was brought out shortly. It was a dish of vanilla ice cream with a slice of warm apple pie sprinkled with cinnamon, Draco’s favorite. Will liked the chocolate cake drizzled in hot fudge best.
The boys were excused from the table, and dinner was finished.
Okay. If the conversations seemed stiff, they’re Malfoys. Expect it.