Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or his world, they belong to J.K. Rowling. However I do own Lady Darkness and things not recognized. Please don't steal.
Summery: After the terrible events of Harry's fifth year he is feeling lost and that the war with Voldemort is hopeless. But that is soon forgotten when he "accidentally" reawakens the darkest creature in the universe.
Warnings: Blood, gore, torture, some hellish stuff and DarkHarry. You have been warned!
Darkness Awake
Harry Potter lay in his bed at Number 4 Privet Drive; he was having a fitful night's sleep. His mind kept playing over and over again the death of his Godfather, Sirius. Suddenly Harry shot up; he was breathing very heavily and sweating. He was glad that he did not scream out and wake his Aunt and Uncle.
Harry reached for his glasses and slipped them on, he didn't plan on going back to sleep not that he probably could anyways. Harry looked at Hedwig's empty cage; she was still out hunting so Harry sat at his desk and stared out the window up into the night sky. He stared at nothing in particular, he just kept thinking about Sirius.
Harry sighed and glanced down towards the street then over to the clock; it was 11:45am. He quickly glanced back to the street, he had seen something. Harry stood up and leaned out his window, he just caught a glimpse of a black cloak going around a corner. Harry grabbed his wand and ran out of his room, he quietly made his way down stairs and out the front door all the while thinking, "That can't have been a Death Eater could it?"
Harry ran around the corner, he had his wand pointed in front of him…nothing. He listened very carefully but could hear nothing but then he caught another glimpse of the cloak going around another corner farther ahead. Harry ran after but again when he reached the spot he would catch a glimpse up ahead.
This continued on until he realized the he was far away from Privet Drive and kind of in the middle of a country side. Harry looked around; there were certainly a lot of trees. "Crap!" Harry cursed to himself. "I'm so stupid, they could be anywhere and I am a perfect target." Harry thought angrily to himself.
Harry looked around and slowly walked forward but stopped and stared at the ground about 5 feet ahead of him. He saw something reflecting the moonlight. Slowly and carefully he made his way to it. He stared down at it; he saw that it was a piece of something.
Harry picked it up and looked at it more closely; he saw that it was half of a medallion. It was round, roughly the size of a flat snitch. The medallion was black onyx that reflected the moonlight perfectly; it had an upside down star on it and it the center was a blood red gem that seemed to swirl. But since the medallion was broken in-half the gem had thin crakes running through it.
Harry shrugged that put the medallion into his pocket, he would think of it later right now he was in trouble. Harry lifted his head and looked around, he didn't really know where we was and there was still a possible Death Eater out there somewhere.
Harry decided that the best thing for him to do would be to go back the way he came and if he got lucky he would make it back to his Aunt's and Uncle's house before he got in real trouble or before anyone found out he was gone.
Harry slowly took a step backwards and another and another…he did this for a couple of steps then slowly turned around and took a step forwards but suddenly the ground gave way and Harry plunged into darkness and knew no more.
Harry slowly opened his eyes, everything was blurry and his whole body ached. He was lying on his stomach so he gently turned over and looked up, way above him he was the place where he fell through. It was still night and the sky didn't seem any brighter so Harry guessed that he had only been out for a few moments.
Gingerly he sat up and felt around for his glasses, he found them only a couple of feet from him and luckily they hadn't broken in the fall. Unfortunately Harry could see no way out, "Great I am trapped in a hole, in a forest and no one knows where I am! Wonderful of all things I am going to die in a hole in the ground!" Harry stated to himself out loud.
Harry stood up; amazingly nothing was broken so at least he could walk while he waited to die. Harry shook his head, "No I probably wouldn't get lucky enough to die here…I don't know how but somehow I am going to get out of here." Harry mumbled to his self.
Harry took out his wand and cast Lumos; that's when he noticed a tunnel. "Well why not; I have nothing better to do." Harry thought with a shrug. He walked down the tunnel, it seemed endless and there were no other tunnels just the one. Harry decided that he should probably turn back but first he wanted to see what was around the bend ahead and if there should be anything intrusting then he would continue otherwise he would go back not that it would really get him anywhere.
Harry tuned the bend and his jaw dropped! He was in a huge stone room, it looked very ancient yet it was perfectly in tact. Harry was standing atop a stair case that led down into the vast room. There was another shorter stair case on the other side that led up to an Alter.
Harry closed his mouth and slowly walked down the stairs into the room, the ceiling was very high and the room was bigger than it had looked from the stairs. Harry was that there was another door to his left, the door was carved out of wood and had strange symbols carved upon it. Harry looked towards the Alter; there was a stone dais in the center. Harry over to the Alter and up the stairs, he saw that the top of the dais was glass and had a think layer of dust upon it.
Harry looked at the carvings upon the stone dais, there were more of those strange symbols and on one side was an upside down star with a key hole in the center. "That is odd I wonder what is in here." Harry mumbled to himself. Standing up he took his hand and brushed the dust off of the glass, "WHOA!" Harry jumped away.
The dais it seemed was really a coffin and inside was a body. Harry gulped and apprehensively walked back over to it and looked through the now dust free glass. Harry frowned in confusion, the body inside looked like it had just been placed there. Harry saw that it was a woman and she didn't look a day older than 23! She had long black hair, pale skin but not sickening, long blood red nails and blood red lips. So say the least she was extremely beautiful…well for a dead woman.
The woman was wearing a long black dress, it was very low cut that showed a lot of cleavage, two slits in the side went from her ankles to her thighs and her sides were exposed. Basically the dress was very reviling. Harry was astounded at how well preserved she was, "I wonder who she was and what she's doing here?" Harry muttered.
Harry saw that she was holding something in her hands…it was half of a medallion. Harry's eyes widened in shock, it was the other half of the medallion that he had found. "So it belonged to you then…hm I wonder how it got all the way out there." Harry murmured to the dead woman.
Harry took the half out of his pocket and looked at it, "I guess you should have this back." Harry said. He looked back at the dead woman and at the lock. "First I need to find a key…I have a feeling alohomora won't work." Harry looked around and saw that near the back of the Alter was a small silver box.
Harry walked over and carefully opened the box; he didn't want to be cursed. But nothing happened; Harry breathed a sigh of relief and opened the box fully. Inside was a silver key, Harry grabbed it and went back over to the coffin. Harry put the key into the lock and turned it; he heard the lock click and the glass lid rose up a bit.
Harry stood and lifted the glass lid, "I feel slightly wrong for doing this but I think you should have your medallion half back." Harry said. He took the half he found and connected it to the other half.
The moment the two halves touched a blinding red light shone from them. Suddenly Harry dropped to his knees in pain; he screamed out as his left fore arm hurt and felt like it was on fire. Just as quickly as it came it stopped and so did the blinding light.
Harry breathed deeply as he held his arm close to him for a few moments. Then he slowly pulled it away and looked at the area that had hurt so badly. Harry almost screamed at what he saw; upon his left fore arm was a fire red upside down star and in the center was an odd symbol. Right below the star was a strange looking gate that was part way open.
Harry pulled his arm into him again and stood up gently, he looked in the coffin at the medallion…it was whole again and looked as if it had never been broken. "Great…I did something stupid!" Harry mentally smacked himself. He knew that he should probably not have opened that coffin or tried to give the medallion to the dead woman. It was probably broken for a very good reason.
Harry picked up the medallion and rubbed his thumb over its surface. Suddenly the woman's hand grabbed his wrist; Harry dropped the medallion in surprise. He looked down and the woman's eyes snapped open, they were cat like slits but instead of green they were blood red.
Harry pulled away from her grip and ran down the stairs but tripped. He turned and looked back at the coffin as the woman sat up and got out of the coffin. She looked at him for a moment; her eyes seemed to drill into his very soul. Finally she bent down and picked up the medallion and put it around her neck.
The once dead woman took a couple of steps forward and looked around; her movements were smooth and elegant considering she had been dead a moment ago. Finally her eyes rested upon Harry again, she blinked slowly and when she opened them again they looked normal except that they were ice blue.
Harry carefully stood up and took a step backwards; she tilted her head to the side and smiled. Harry did not like that in anyway, "Um…sorry…if I…disturbed you…miss." Harry said uneasily. The woman lifted her head back up and took a step forward and smiled darkly. "Thank you for reawakening me…Harry Potter."
A/N Well there you go, the first chapter. Sorry to leave it on a cliff but it needed to. Anyways hope you all enjoy! Please Read and Review.