Interesting talk

"Mr Knight, it seems that you have found a wonderful way of acquiring the eggs," he said with a smile as he observed the pile of chocolate in the corner.

"Not worth mentioning, just a little spell I tinkered with," I said with a shrug. It seemed that this was a spell that Dumbledore was new to, or at least that was what I could gauge from his expression. There was no way of knowing what he did or didn't know.

"It seems that you are quite the talent, Mr Knight, top of your classes and you're outstanding in your use of magic in many fields, including… travelling around the school undetected," he said arching a brow as he looked at me. I couldn't help but grin.

"Well, I can't let Mr Potter have all the fun now, can I?" I asked with a knowing smile. Dumbledore seemed to be surprised by my statement, but he was only a little surprised and quickly returned to being calm.

"Oh? By the way you're looking at me you seem to suggest I had something to do with that?" he asked.

"Professor Dumbledore, who else would give him the cloak of invisibility? And Potter coincidentally finding the mirror of erised just in time to use the cloak, you may be able to fool Potter, but it is an insult to my intelligence to be treated like him," I said while shaking my head.

"Interesting, you seem to know more than you let on, Mr Knight," said Dumbledore with a gentle smile.

"Well, what can I say, schemer's think alike," I said with a shrug while looking at him squarely in the eye. Dumbledore was genuinely surprised this time; I caught a glint in his eyes for a split second before it faded. Before I could do much more, memories were trying to surface in my head that were irrelevant to the current conversation.

'Damn! He's using Legilimency on me right off the bat? He's too good Drak! Help, I can't stop him.'

[Relax, I got him, he won't be accessing anything important, but you need to end the conversation quickly I can't hold him off for long, after all, this isn't my body,] he said calmly but quickly. I grinned at Dumbledore who's face visibly changed.

*Gasp "That is a big no-no Dumbledore, using Legilimency on a student?! You should know better," I said faking a shocked expression for a second before going back to normal as if I failed to pull it off. I walked towards the eggs and put them all into my bag that had the expansion charm.

"You are an outstanding young man Mr Knight, this is one of the rare few times I have ever been unsuccessful," he said seemingly not caring at all about the result.

"Well, there are always surprises in life, but I'll tell you something, I'm on your side, I have no qualms with your little game concerning the Potter boy, you have your reasons, I'm sure of it," I said as I once again smiled knowingly. Dumbledore seemed to be tongue-tied for a second as he looked at me.

"You are not a simple boy, are you?" he said as he smiled once again.

"Of course not! Big waves will surge in the coming years, both of us will be swept in by them, whether we can float to safety or not, will all come down to how much we prepare in advance. It is, however, commendable what you are trying to do with Potter, as irresponsible as it may be to the rest of the school it is a sacrifice worth making for the greater good, right?" I accentuated "for the Greater good" in the sentence as a way of teasing the old man. It seemed to work.

He looked at me weirdly for a moment before nodding. His smile seemed to have faded away at some point though.

"You are fascinating, maybe only a few are comparable in terms of talent in the past century," he said thoughtfully.

"Who do you mean, Riddle? Grindelwald? Or perhaps you're blowing your own horn a tad bit?" I said with a soft chuckle. Dumbledore couldn't remain calm, and he looked at me weirdly again.

"It seems that the future will be very murky in the coming years Mr Knight, I can only pray that you do not end up like those who have come before you," he said meaningfully. Clearly, he meant Riddle and Gellert.

"Well, isn't there an easy way to show my sincerity? Come, give me your hand," I said while stretching out mine in an inviting gesture. Dumbledore didn't hesitate much and complied.

'Drak, transfer the emotions I displayed on the day I got sent to the Knights estate and who they are directed to. Manipulate them a tad bit though. make sure that it is focused on Voldemort and not the ministry,' I said in my head.

[No worries,] he said succinctly.

Dumbledore's face visible changed a couple of moments later before his brows knitted together tightly. Then, they slowly loosened and before a small smile spread on his lips.

"As you can see, you and I share a common goal and adversary," I said with a shrug before passing by him and starting walking down the stairs.

"Mr Knight, I look forward to our future encounters," said Dumbledore as he turned around.

"Oh yes? That won't be too far in the future, maybe we should share a cup of tea and some sherbet lemons?" I said with a laugh before waving without turning around.

Dumbledore was surprised once again, how did he know that he liked sherbet lemon candy? It puzzled him before a smile appeared on his face as he gazed at Toms back. He was on guard against the possibility of Tom being another up and coming Dark Lord until he felt the deep emotions and who they were directed at. He was eager to see what Tom would show him.

He turned and walked towards the guard rail and looked up at the moon with a pensive expression.

"This is getting interesting," he said before disapparating.