Adrian discovers that Kie is very likely a Lestrange and tells Thai.
It had started as a normal day. Adrian, Professor Pucey, had been making his way from his first class of the day back to his office with a stack of essays.
As he turned a corner he could hear a fight in the next corridor. With a sigh, he placed the essays on a windowsill and turned the corner in the most impressive Professor manner he could muster.
"What's going on here? Will you two stop that at once!!" He glared menacingly at the two students in front of him then let his gaze sweep over the spectators who scattered at once. He quickly lost patience with the muttered explanations from one of them and then turned to face the other.
As the student looked up at him, he nearly jumped. That glare was more familiar than was comfortable and as he started explaining his version of the fight Adrian recognized him. Rosier.
He hadn't really noticed him before, he was, however, certain of one thing. This boy had been blond until recently, but now his hair was dark, the change being too remarkable to be natural.
Still trying to pinpoint why he seemed so familiar he proceeded to give them detention, then left them and went to his office, brooding over Rosier's appearance.
That same evening he once more sat in his office going over the documents Hogwarts had on Malachi Evan Rosier. Gaining access to them was, strictly speaking, prohibited for a mere Professor but Adrian had never let such minor details stop him.
Now he searched though all the information for a clue that could explain why this 5th year boy reminded him so of one of his past lovers, Nathair.
"His father is listed as unknown..." he muttered to himself and also made note of his mother being listed as deceased.
There was only one thing for it - he had to use his Ministry contact. Once the owl was sent he hid away the documents and settled in for the wait.
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A couple of days later Adrian found himself knocking on the door to Thai's room at the manor.
A: Thai, I need to speak with you.
T: Yeah? *frowns a little* Come on in then. *closes the door after Adrian, then goes back to sit on his couch, a touch of sarcasm in his voice* To what do I owe the honor?
A: *smirks* I might as well be blunt... what would you say if I told you that you have a brother?
T: *stares at him, then laughs* I'd say you were mental.
A: Yeah? Then how about Ryan, hmm? And you and I both know that your Dad is bisexual unlike...
T: *interrupts him, with an annoyed wave* Yeah, alright. You have a point. *looks at him for a while* Are you serious?
A: *smirks, then pulls out the documents he has acquired and sits down next to Thai, telling him about the incident a couple of days earlier* See, these are the documents we have on him at Hogwarts. Look, father unknown.
T: *listens intently, frowning, then looks at the Hogwarts scroll* You say he looks like me? So what? I mean... I've met people who.. *voice dies off as his eyes open wide*
A: *shoves the Ministry documents in front of Thai to shut him up, smirking at his reaction* Look... *points to a line on the parchment* His mother was a Death Eater. She went to Azkaban shortly before Ro and Rab did. Got pregnant while she was locked up in there, and refused point blank to give up the name of the father. Weird, right... *grins at the stunned look on Thai's face* I even have a photo of her somewhere. *goes through his pockets, then finds the photo and shows it to Thai* Does she look like someone Ro could get attracted to?
T: *swallows with difficulty, his mind racing, then stares at the photo of a beautiful, young woman, obviously taken before she was caught. Nods* Mmhmm.. pretty.
A: *grins* Exactly. If you read between the lines it was apparently assumed that one of the human guards had... traded favours and thereby accidentally gotten her pregnant. So the whole thing was hushed up.
T: *the possibility of having a brother beginning to sink in, he stares at the documents, envisioning life behind the walls of Azkaban, and a new life that had somehow flourished among death and despair* *hoarse* That's not possible. The Dementors...
A: *sobers and his voice is quiet* Yeah, I can only imagine... *sighs and shakes his head as if to rid himself of the image* Once it was discovered that she was pregnant, she was moved to a cell within the Ministry where she stayed throughout her pregnancy. I think... *eyes flick down the Ministry scroll* Ahh, here it is. They moved her out of Azkaban to protect the baby. Then once the boy was born... she went back to Azkaban. Died there.
T: *shudders and runs his fingers through his hair, then looks at Adrian* You really think Dad somehow... *voice dies, then he grins slightly* Of course he would. If given the opportunity he would definitely have fucked her. *sighs* What happened to the baby once he was born? *takes the scroll and reads, then nods* Aunt...
A: Yeah, he was raised by his aunt. Malachi Evan Rosier. *looks at Thai* Look... I didn't want to go to Ro with this. I figured it'd be better to tell you so you could think it over and then perhaps meet him before we, or rather you, tell Ro.
T: *grins* Yeah, Dad would insist on going straight to Hogwarts to meet him. Not the wisest move for a supposedly dead former Death Eater. *breathes deeply* I want to meet him. Now.
A: *nods* Yeah, I figured as much. I don't have classes today so we could go now. If you're sure...?
T: *stands up, looking determined at Adrian, then grabs his cloak*