Summary: Harry Potter has never been normal but now the "Boy-Who-Lived" has another thing that sets him apart from the normal Wizarding World. Two people from his past will return and unlock memories of new powers he's never been able to access or remember until now. These powers are more than enough to defeat Voldemort but along with them come new enemies and trouble. Will the new magic that Harry's accessed help or destroy everything that he holds dear?
Notes: Post OotP (Order of the Phoenix) Set just before Harry's Sixth Year
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I'm just another obsessed, slashy, fan-girl.
Pairings:
Harry/Snape
Hermione/Ron
That's pretty much it! Enjoy my first Harry Potter Fanfic!
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Devil's Snare
Prologue: Another Realm
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"This child will be the one who claims all seven levels of Hell as his own. He alone shall rid us of the damned Angels who do everything in their God-given power to smite us. He shall gain the power to crush the Middle Earth and give us free reign over all levels of existence; Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell. Nothing must befall him. He is the Chosen One."
"What if he learns of the other world and doesn't want to uphold his duties? Having him created in a world among humans will teach him many things. When the time is right to bring the Chosen One back to Hell to teach him our ways he may not want to become his destiny. You know how sentimental humans can be with their foolish ideals."
"Our Savior may be knowledgeable in humans ways by the time he returns to us, but with our constant supervision and diligence he will forget the shameful world in which he will be born in. He will reject the ways of the foolish mortals and rise in his powers. On his sixteenth birthday his powers will come forth and he shall have charge over everything! I have foreseen it!"
"You forget yourself, The Ones of Heaven shall watch over your Chosen One. While you try to manipulate him into the ways of Evil we shall lure to the ways of Good. He shall have charge over his own destiny. Manipulation of the mind and spirit never brings anything good, even for the benefactor. It always brings havoc and ruin. Both sides will fall and you will be left with nothing but coldness and despair."
"Spare me, Light, for Darkness shall destroy you! There is only so much goodness in anyone's heart, human, demon, the Living, the Dead. Even Angels have their shortcomings. Even our lord, Lucifer, himself was a fallen Angel, one of you Light! He would have never gained the power in which he possesses now if he weren't here. You are just afraid. Your forces shall always crumble beneath ours."
"As long as there is Light in anyone's heart, there is a chance for goodness. Lucifer was a fool from the beginning. Going against the higher power of God will never come out with good. You wish to use this child as a tool! Instead of giving him choices in life you will twist his ideals. You are a fool, a thrice-damned fool. Your other "Chosen One's" failed you, but nonetheless you still look for that perfect Savior. You waste your life, or what resembles living rotting over some backwards prophecy. It all goes to waste.
"Keep your shadows if you will, but let thins child have a chance to experience what life can be like. He is not for you. Don't force him into this war. He has the chance to grow up to be normal. Don't take that away from him. You cannot control Fate."
"Thrice-damned you say. Bah! In every war against the Higher Powers we have fought. Heaven against Hell, Light against Dark. Thought you have always come out victorious, you have not escaped unscathed. There are always a few fallen ones to answer out beck and call. We have more recruits now more than ever. We, the Darkness, are winning! You see? All over the world there is more evil consuming the hearts of everyone, in your opinion they are tainted. In ours we see a new beginning. With more of us we shall crush you.
"The Chosen One is not for us you say? Who is he for, then!" What will you do with him? He will become a tool for you as well. In either case he has no path to walk on his own. One or the other must have one piece of his soul. The end result will be determined by who holds the bigger piece.
"Let us make a deal; we let him grow up in the human world as a wizard. He shall grow and learn until he is of a certain age then his training in our ways shall commence. You can follow him throughout Hell, monitor him, and let him decide what side he wants to be on. Let him have the choices you keep harping at me about. Good or Evil."
"So, you're saying that the Chosen One will be able to grow up as a normal wizard until he is required to start training. He will be exposed to either side and be able to follow his own convictions and have an equal opportunity and choice in the matter in which he is entitled to?"
"Yes."
"I believe that this is fair enough. The Light shall guard him and you shall train him."
"Yes, but I must say one thing; he will train here until a few months before his sixteenth birthday. He will master his trade and then he will have the chance to decide which side he prefers…"
"…"
"You may take it or leave it. That is all we're willing to offer. I believe that it is quite generous considering who we are… Of course, negotiating with a devil doesn't come without a price… If he wants Darkness you must never try to bring him back to the light. If you do you would have forsaken your word and we will rage an all out war upon you all."
"The Light shall not go back on their promise. You, however will be closely monitored."
"Yes, yes, I—we know…"
"Good. It's set. I'd like to ask you just one other thing; please, don't hurt him. While you have seen that he will be your Chosen Savior I have seen that this boy's life will be cold and filled with hatred, false pretenses, and negligence. He doesn't need anymore suffering."
"Some believe that pain and suffering toughen you up in a way that nothing else can and can seen as a better good and an advantage. It hardens you, forces you to push aside your emotions. In the end no emotions save you. Yo don't feel remorse, pain, sorrow. Those feeling distract you. They serve no purpose."
"I believe that emotions make you stronger, not having them or hiding is what makes you weak. You need to feel something. Accepting you feelings is what strengthens you."
"Bah! Foolish words that would only come from a Pure Hearted arse like you!"
"Mock me all you'd like but, I believe that this conversation has worn itself out quite nicely. I shall be taking my leave. I trust that what we've discussed here will be carried out as planned without any trouble?"
"Yes, and I trust that you will not fall back upon your word as well?"
"The more you ask me whether or not the Light will betray you, the more I think that you're trying to hide your own insecurities with blame."
"You think so wisely. I shall see you in ten years."
"May the meeting be blessed."
"Likewise…"
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I hope that this prologue got you interested. I'm swiftly working on Chapters 1 and 2, you they will be showing up soon. I have this all planned out and I hope that you'll like the upcoming results. With this prologue I tried to make this sound as out of place as I could, even thought I'm sure that you can figure out who the "Chosen One" is. It's somewhat obvious…
In either case, if you're discouraged by the length of this beginning, never fear. Prologues are sort of hard to lengthen for me, but Chapters are a lot longer anyway. This was only supposed to be an introduction. The two people who were speaking shall be revealed later; one in Chapter 2, the other, I'm not sure.
Also, I'm going to try to keep the characters as "IC" as possible.
I hope that you enjoy my story. Chapter 1 and 2 are their way!
Korogi-chan
Korogi-chan