Soul-mates

A/N: I know, I know; already with the author's notes? However, this important so listen up my fellow readers'. This story is completely opposite of Dark Phoenix, but it is in no way an opposite companion story to it. This takes place after the DoM fiasco and Sirius is dead, so spoiler alert if you haven't read the fifth book. Harry is sixteen already at the beginning as well and you will find out why soon enough…

Chapter I: A New Starting Place

Lord Voldemort was very angry right now and he was in no mood to be placated. His anger radiated off of him like a spreading plague as he awaited Lucius Malfoy in the entry hall for an explanation.

The plan had been simple enough that they should have had no trouble obtaining the full prophecy, but low and behold; the Potter brat and his sidekicks came to the hall of prophecy and ruined it.

Bellatrix should have known better than to engage them, but she was insane, so he decided that Lucius would be the one to answer this one.

A pop of apparition was heard and he was allowed in by the minor death eater at the door. Lucius bowed low and prostrated himself before his master in subservience.

"My lord, you summoned me?" He asked when he was allowed to rise

The dark lord glared at the elder blonde with malice, "Yes, I did and I want answers from you."

Lucius seemed rather nervous underneath his mask, "I will answer to the best of my abilities."

"Why did the mission at the Department of Mysteries fail?" He asked

"The Potter child and his friends had arrived before us like planned and had removed the correct sphere. We then attempted to take it from them, but they resisted us and quite well unfortunately. We had chased them nearly all over the rooms in the area before the Order showed up there as well and we had not accounted for it. Potter by then had been so angry that he literally smashed the sphere of the prophecy and so we engaged them hoping to give us all time to evacuate the premises. Unfortunately, you know from here what happened."

The dark lord looked less than impressed and his mind was now lost to incoherency with anger, "Crucio." He yelled as his wand was pointed at the blonde man

Lucius fell to his knees in agonizing pain as he screamed in distress.

"It looks like you've used the last of your usefulness Lucius, and so I hope that you don't mind when your son knows he is to take your place and knows the true meaning of the words 'death eater.'"

Lucius's face drained of all its color as he remained silent and the dark lord pointed his wand at him again.

"Avada Kedavra."

The green light hit Lucius fast and he fell to the floor gracefully as a minor death eater vanished his body to the foyer of Malfoy Manor. Later that day, Narcissa discovered the body and screamed in agony for the pain the death caused her.

Meanwhile at Hogwarts, a sixteen year old boy with wild and untamable black hair and verdant emerald green eyes had been laid up in the infirmary for the last three days in atrocious pain.

The matron had done all she could and the rest of the staff within the school hoped the dark lord would ease up soon or Harry may go insane. Even the dour Potions Master was for once, concerned for him, though nobody else knew that. The boy they worried about was none other than Harry James Potter and the one foretold of to defeat the dark lord.

For three days he had been in constant pain through their connection and for three days he suffered as he watched the dark lord torture his own followers for answers as to what had happened in the Department of Mysteries mere months ago after the true prophecy had been revealed to him and he and his friends escaped there within inches of their lives.

The last straw broke in Harry when Tom Riddle killed Lucius Malfoy. Harry held no love of the Malfoy family, but he also knew that they were forced into subservience after Lucius's father Abraxas had been friends with Riddle in school and he had made his son follow him. Draco's mother was sure to tell her son of the on-goings, but Harry wanted to give Draco a wake-up call when he was released. He knew by now he had to be in the hospital wing, so he would need to be better and approved by Madame Pomfrey to be let out of there first.

Hopefully, it would not be too late by then...