Setting: this story has all the same characters as the original story, some if them having their background slightly twisted. For example, Harry now has parents, and is this really rich boy. He's still famous though, and friends with Hermione and Ron. And Luna is this rich girl, since in this story the quibbler is selling really well. And the main character Draco Malfoy is awesomer than ever (since I like him and I want him that way), and his background is also changed.
There is a Hogwarts, and there is also a Voldemort's Lair, which is a place infamous for keeping dark wizards and holding prisoners and slaves (the government cannot interfere though, Voldemort is too strong, as usual). So the story starts with Draco being a slave in the Voldemort's Lair. Quite sad. He's fifteen I think. More of the story of Voldemort and his Lair will be revealed, so read on!
Also, the way they cast spells are different. The power of their spell depends on the energy level of themselves, which they will be trained in the school. Thought that would make more sense than just pronouncing the spell and flicking your wand.
Oh, and Bellatrix is Voldemort's wife. Thought she looked that part.
Draco lugged the huge pail of water up the stairs. The elevator had spoiled again. And he would have to fix it, as usual. The elves were good in everything, except for meddling with those muggle-technology. They'll blow this whole place up, and the Dark Lord would not be very happy about it.
Still, dragging this pail of water up the stairs fast without making the floor wet was not an easy thing to do. Heck, since when was anything easy in the first place? Draco thought bitterly as he heaved a sigh of relief, having finally reached the top floor. Why did this damn castle has to be so big and tall and with so many staircases with extremely big steps? He always wondered how Voldemort managed to get hold of such a grand mansion with over a million rooms, and protect it with such careful measures. He took the mop he had placed next to the stairway, and started mopping the floor.
Life sucked as a slave. There's so much work to do, all of them could have been easily done by a few house elves, but no, the government had to be extremely supportive of the S.P.E.W organization thing. What was it called again? Society for... Protection? Promotion? Ahh, to hell with it, it caused the price of house elves to go up and now house elves even have a limited time in which they could serve a particular household. They're a thousand times more valuable than himself! Draco grumbled unhappily as he started wiping the floor with a cloth.
"Hey, slave-boy, the toilet in the third floor is clogged up again. Young Master Black might have blown it up again, by the looks of it." Cootie, one of the chefs, climbed up the stairs and called. "And the elevator's spoiled again. Better fix it before the Dark Lord comes and get irritated by it again."
"Yes, I'm fixing it right after this." Draco mumbled.
"And that toilet, better be quick, it's stinking up the place."
Draco frowned. Geez, what did they think he was, a superman? He could fly all over this castle and fix every single thing with a flash? Even elves can't do that. He leaned against the wall after cleaning the whole room, rubbing his sore arms.
Better get going to fix that damn toilet and elevator.
Draco had been in this place for as long as he could remember. He had been working his butt off all his life, with slightly better treatment when he was young and cute. Now he's all grown up and nobody gives a shit about him. He had been here for so long, and he knew all the nook and cranny in this place, and he took his entire life to figure out a way, a rather unclear way, to escape this hell. Rumors had said that once you successfully got out of this freaking Lair, the Dark Lord could never ever reach you again, as whatever's outside was protected by the government. Ever since he heard that, his one and only dream in his life was to run away from this place.
Hogwarts, they say, the school called Hogwarts. They'll accept anybody who are able to do some magic. Draco rubbed his two fingers. Tiny fire sparks appeared. He could do magic alright, he could do it better than anybody else. He'll definitely go to Hogwarts.
Having said that, running away was still not easy. He had seen one older slave hung up in the living room, bleeding and disfigured when he was just eight years old, as a punishment for trying to run away. That shocked him, but that did not stop him from wanting to run away. That slave just failed in his attempt, that's all. Draco was sure he could do a better job.
After all, all his life while being a slave, he had worked so hard, kissed so many asses, kicked at and bullied and punched and abused in many different ways, he had had a rough idea on a way to get out of this place. Rough idea that needs fine tuning.
"Fucking slave-boy, hurry up and clean this shit, can't you see I need this room? Quicken up your pace and make sure this place is as clean as your butt!" One of the Death Eaters shouted, smacking Draco's butt real hard.
Draco bit his lips to stop himself from crying out. Perverted bastard. "Yes, Master Carrow." He muttered, speeding up.
Alecto Carrow stood by the door, watching Draco rub the floor with a condescending look. When Draco was done, he stopped Draco from rushing out of the toilet.
"Regulus said you were good. Very corporative." He said, smiling in glee, touching his butt. "And I personally think you're quite cute, and that's a rare compliment coming from me." Alecto crooned, smacking Draco's face.
Draco made no sound. Some Death Eaters here are fucking perverted. Sometimes he thought that even if he died trying, he definitely has to get out of here. "Thank you, Master Carrow."
When Alecto closed the door on him, he literally flew out of the room and away from the Death Eater.
"Yes, Master Carrow is very perverted. There's this time he made me stand there and he touched my ass while trying to suck on my boobs." Roxanne said angrily.
"He did?" Sebastian said, shocked.
"Well I'm just glad he didn't tell me to do anything." Draco said. "Master Black was horrible enough." He shuddered.
He looked around. Good, there's nobody. "Hey, the Dark Lord's birthday is two months later, right? Let's put our plan into action during that day!"
Sebastian stared at Draco incredulously. "You mad? Everybody will be here in the castle, how are we going to run away?"
"It's a festival, so no one is going to notice us." Draco assured. "And my plan is foolproof. At least, I think it is. We still need to touch up a bit on some of the fine details, but we've got more than two months to prepare for that."
"Not unless some Death Eaters drag me up as a dance partner or something." Roxanne grumbled. Roxanne was too good-looking for her sake.
Sebastian wrapped his arm around Roxanne. "I won't let them!" He declared.
Roxanne blushed. "That is not up to you." She said defiantly. Draco raised his eyebrows. Since when were the two of them that close?
The bell rang. Sebastian sighed. "Talking time's over." He shrugged, as he got back to work. "Come on, Roxanne, see you, Draco."
"See you."
Sebastian and Roxanne were Draco's childhood friends. He had known them since forever, and had been with them, suffered with them, struggling with them. Draco had decided long ago that all three of them are to run away together as well. They were all so similar, but one thing different about them was that both of them knew how they got into this place. They had been sold by their parents, apparently. Draco didn't remember anything beyond his life in this place though. Maybe he was sold by his parents too? Who knows.
He went to the kitchen. Cleaning almost the whole house seemed to be his chores, as he stared unhappily at the chefs talking and laughing in a corner while he wiped the kitchen table clean.
"Hey, Draco." Crooned a girl who came next to him. Abigail. She's a chef, and a rather high-ranking one. Which is precisely why Draco had hit on her, to get information and also to get some food.
"Hey Abby." Draco smiled, pulling her up for a kiss. So far, Draco had hit on two different high-ranking slave-girls already. Call him a womanizer, but that was how he managed to survive for so long. And formulate the escape plan.
"It's been a while since you've last came here." She pouted. "Have you forgotten about me?"
"Why would I forget you?" Draco shook his head. "You're the most beautiful girl in the world."
Funny how easily a girl is pleased by words. He watched as Abigail ran to fetch extra food for him. Low-ranking slave-boys like him were usually starved for days. To have a relatively pleasant working schedule and amount of food, you'd have to be a chef or the Dark Lord's personal attendant.
"Thanks, I was starving. They didn't leave any food for us yesterday." Draco said, eating one of the buns while keeping the rest into his pocket safely. Roxanne and Sebastian must be starving as well.
"That's because we are storing our food supply for the coming Dark Lord birthday bash. Even though it's like two months away." Abigail scowled unhappily.
"Oh?" Draco picked up interest. "You're preparing for them already?"
"Yeah, apparently, the Dark Lord wants to make it extremely big this year, so we're all going to be extremely busy nowadays." Abigail sighed. Draco caressed her hair.
"So, everybody is going to be pretty busy, huh." He mused to himself.
"Yes, even you normal slaves get to join in the celebration. Of course, I think your main purpose is still to clean up floors and stuff."
"HEY YOU slave-boy! Stop having little chit-chats and do you work!" Somebody shouted.
Abigail jumped. "Bye!" She winked and ran off. Draco finished his job and cleaned up the kitchen. Yes, during the Dark Lord's birthday, running away would be really easy. If everybody is busy, nobody would notice a thing. He smiled. He rubbed his two fingers again. Fire sparks danced on his fingertips, and with a shake, it turned into little water angels.
Hogwarts, here I come.
Hope you enjoyed this first chapter. I know, first chapters are always slightly boring… but it's important as it sets the setting and stuff! Soon Draco would run away and then the pairing of DracoXHermione can be seen only then.
Stay tuned for more xD