Black-and-white (Translation)

131. Lucius' promise

It took quite a while for Lucius to move again. His former death colleague had really done no half things. He felt like he was being turned down and then the meat grinder.
A glance at the boy next to him showed the blonde that his fellow sufferer was not much better off. In the dim light, Lucius could see that the werewolf had not only bitten Dudley in the neck. His shirt was tattered and deep bites spread all over his upper body.
"Dudley?" He whispered weakly.
From the boy came only a whimper that increased in a crying spasm.
Again, Lucius made great efforts to reach the distraught teenager. Luckily, this time she was immediately thrown on the straw. That spared him some of the work.
Gently, the blonde stroked the boy's sticky hair. Too much he does not want to move him at the moment.
"Shh, I'm here."
Finally Dudley turned his eyes to him. What Lucius saw in it scared him beyond measure. There was so much pain in the eyes. Besides, the boy seemed to be on the verge of giving up.

Dudley spent the next few minutes crying his soul out. But finally, he was in control of his ability to speak.
"I'm alone," he whispered.
"No, you are, I am here. And I'm not going to go, "Lucius promised.
"My parents, they betrayed me, I'm not their son anymore. The way you broke Draco. "
Lucius did not stop stroking the boy over the head.
"I have violated Draco because he poisoned his mother for years. He also attacked his own siblings. The three are not even a year old and he saw them as a threat. "
"But I never did anything like that. I thought my parents would love me. Should I continue to live so full of hate just to make her happy? "
"No, of course not, you did not do anything wrong. Your parents were just scared. People often do things that make them feel ashamed. Although Lucius did not believe that was true in the case of the Dursleys, he did not want to upset Dudley any further.
However, the boy seemed to know his parents better to believe the blonde.
"Harry's mother saved his life by refusing to go to one side when the monster tried to kill him. Parents should protect their children. But I do not care about mine anymore. And only because I no longer hate magic. because I also want to become part of this world, even if I can not do magic myself. That should not be a reason to break your own son. Or? "Dudley wanted to know desperately.
"No, you're right. Despite all my hatred for Draco, I still love him. that is a very disturbing feeling, but it is so. Nevertheless, I am not ready to forgive him his deeds. "
"You still love him?"
"He's my son," confessed Lucius.
"I wish I had such parents as well." With that, the young man burst into tears again.
Lucius started stroking his head again. What should he say? The boy's parents had hurt him incredibly, but he really did not deserve that.

"Why did not you react when you learned that your wife and children are dead? I have not even seen the first hint of sadness in you. "
Dudley looked at the blond attentively.
He grinned slightly.
"You are very attentive. Even those up there will have noticed, but they'll think that I've just put on my usual mask. I have to be more careful in the future, I must not betray myself, "the man muttered.
"So, are you sad?" Dudley asked.
"That would be me if my family was really dead."
"I do not understand, the white-faced man said they found the blood from them. And, it's in the papers. "
Lucius nodded.
"Severus has taken my wife and the little ones out of the line of fire. Imagine what would have happened if no bodies had ever appeared. "
Due to his ailing condition, Dudley needed a while to get the information in his brain. For the processed he needed then again some time.
Lucius let him think. as long as he was busy, he was distracted from his own condition. And that was a blessing right now.
"So you're still alive?" The boy's voice sounded almost incredulous.
"Yes, they do, I can not tell you how I know that, but I know it."
"A magical connection?" Dudley asked.
"No, I'm not telling you, because I do not want to see it in your mind. So far, one would only think it is wishful thinking about me. "
"They protect your family, even though you're trapped in here. They fight for their lives, but they still have the power to think of others, "Dudley noted.
"Yes, as I said, I will do anything to protect my family. And I'll take care of you too. Trust me, I promise you. "
"Thank you," whispered the young man.