Moonlight Serenade
It was difficult to describe what the Being was. Some would call it a Ghost, but this wasn't right as it had never truly been alive. Others would call it a Wraith but even this didn't fully explain its nature. The best anyone could do would be to call it a Conciseness but all this was academic as no one Mortal could see it anyway.
The Conciseness swept through the air, single minded in its intent, it didn't often intervene in the affairs of the lower races but something pulled at it and in the darkness it flew on. After a while the Being found itself outside a Castle, huge and forbidding but at the same time beautiful and awe-inspiring. The pull was much stronger now, moving beyond the Winged Boars that guarded the gates it moved into the Castle itself. Choosing the closest source of which there were several, the Being entered a room with beds lined along both sides, four of them were occupied. On one laid a female of enchanting beauty, on another a large thickset man was bound, it seemed that the others fear this one. Curious the Conciseness touched the thoughts of the man. It felt no malice only a confusion and anger at being used. The Spirit pushed on to the next bed which was screened off from the others. The Conciseness paused, the figure in the bed had left this plain of existence some time ago. Emotions it hadn't felt in felt in many years boiled to the surface. The death of children in war always affected the Shade this way it was crime against the natural order and those that committed such acts deserved no quarter.
The final figure was the one who was the source of the pull. Again the Conciseness could feel this amazed it, this truly was turning out to be a surprising evening, he was so much younger than the others. The shade was often called on to help those preparing to go to war but to find someone so young staggered it. However as it reached out to the Black haired boy lying in the bed it recoiled. The pain, fear and self loathing it sensed was staggering, that one person so young could hold this in and still sleep was unimaginable. Anther check revealed several medicines in his system. The Conciseness knew what to do and quickly pressed it self deep in to the boys mind. The things it saw solidified its opinion that this was who he had been looking for. The boy had all the parts that he required for the task at hand but they needed coalescing into a single whole, they at the moment were too disparate and while they might be enough to lead him to complete his task the cost would be unbearable. As the Conciseness moved around it became aware of another presence something darker and more insidious.
Each person's mindscape is different depending on their experiences and outlook on life. Someone born and raised in an urban environment may have a town as their Mindscape with the individual Buildings constituting the various memories and traits. It is also possible that the individual in question would imagine a forest as a place away from the stresses and strain of the city. It all depends on the individual.
In the boys case the Mindscape was the very castle he was currently lying in. The Conciseness decided to 'play along' with the mindscape and took on a more corporeal form. The form it took was of a soldier, one often referred to as a 'Tommy'. The Conciseness had always had an affinity with soldiers. The form stopped and gathered its self feeling out for the darkness. It came from below, of course the dungeons! The Figure strode on through the mental defences that were strong, too strong for someone so young. But it was stronger, so much stronger. The being finally reached the source and blasted its way in. The mentally created door was sent cart wheeling into the room and the occupant looked up. This time the Being really did feel revulsion the creature it saw before. It was an abomination against the natural order, it had to be destroyed.
"What in his name are you?"
The squat deformed parody of a human child looked up and chuckled darkly.
"The boy is mine when the time comes I will occupy this body and nothing can prevent it." The Conciseness looked impassively at the thing before it.
"I have existed for as long as men have fought creatures like you I have seen what happens when being such as you claim they can be stopped. Someone always does."
"There has never been one like me before I am Lord Voldemort I who ventured in magic's no one else dared too!"
"Trust me there are always things like you, that is why we created soldiers. To beat back the darkness."
"Do you honestly expect me to believe that something that thinks a Muggle soldier is intimidating could defeat the greatest wizard of all time?" the thing scoffed.
"I don't take this form to intimidate. It is merely a reflection of my will, a true soldiers duty is to remove tin pot dictators like yourself. But as for defeating you while my influence on the physical world is limited inside the minds of others…I AM UNSTOPPABLE!"
With a bellow of rage a rifle with a long bayonet formed in it hands. Gasping with both hands the Conciseness rammed the blade into the chest of the abomination. Centring on the point the Bayonet had pierced its body cracks began to form bright light streaming form within. The Being centred and then focused its will into the rifle, down the blade and into the creature burning it out from within. With a final screech of agony the deformed thing exploded.
The Conciseness coalesced outside in the Physical world again and moved on there were others that pulled him onwards. The Being felt multiple pulls towards on of the highest towers. Entering the tower, it found four sources the closest was a female. The hand of history lay heavy with this one her bushy brown hair laid spread on the pillow under her the bedding was wrapped around her as if she had been restless in her sleep. Again the Conciseness entered her mind unsurprisingly her mindscape was a endless Library the being could feel a deep confusion, there was a massive amount of knowledge here it would be surprised if with proper training the Girl could recite most of the books she read verbatim but the wisdom to use that knowledge in a creative way was lacking. The being left her and moved to the next mind.
This one was female again. The red hair and porcelain skin giving an increased sence of youth and innocence but as the Conciseness entered her mind all that was disabused while not nearly as strong as before there was the definite shadow of the darkness. While it had left it had left the scares it left behind ran deep. Looking into the girls personality what it saw brought a smile to the being lips. She was a fighter and while she was strong she lacked the guile or judgement to truly fight effectively.
Moving on to the next pull he found another red head this one male. Once again it plunged into his mind. "Hmm…an excellent chess player, while this will make him a good tactician how will he cope when the chess pieces bleed and die can he live with that. What else, oh! An inferiority complex. That won't do at all we will have to see what we can do about that.
The next boy was in the next bed. Looking down the Being studied the figure. The adolescent fat was turning to muscle he could see a growth spurt was in progress while he hadn't quite grown in to his body yet it was not far off. Studding his mind he found immense reserves of both courage and willpower but as it stood it was held back the Conciseness couldn't understand why, but after reviewing a few memories it soon became clear that his lack of self-confidence was what held him back from asserting himself and making his voice heard.
The final pull was a strange one. He ended up in another tower with another female, this one had a long spray of dirty blond hair that glowed in the moonlight streaming in through the open window. Her eyes opened and looked directly at the Conciseness. This wasn't right she couldn't see his form, could she? She smiled.
"Yes I can see you. I was hoping it would be this stream that you would choose. They are in great need of your help I have watched helped from the shadows but I feel now is the time to take a more…active approach."
"Who are you?" the Conciseness asked.
"One who will help restore the balance. Tom Riddle has used degusting ways to extend his life I intend to see that end and the knowledge he used wiped from all memory."
Understanding the Conciseness backed away reverentially.
"It is my understanding that you wish to join the Humans in the world I will create for them."
"That is correct my child."
The Being left the room and the building behind swooping up into the sky above the school. Extending it will down towards the six minds it had sought out after creating the connections and drawing them upwards into himself. The Shade then passed that connection onto the plain of existence he had made eons ago one he could shape and mould into what he willed. Once the link was strong enough to be maintained automatously the shade turned in on itself and travelled onwards to observe and guide his five charges and to see what the sixth had in mind.
AN. Thank you for reading this far. I intend to update as quickly as possible but due to Serving in HM Forces this wont always be possible. this is my first Fan Fic using the cannon Characters so if you feel i haven't got them right please be understanding. I will accept any and all constructive criticism flames will just be ignored.
AN2. I have cleared up a few mistakes, please understand I have no beta so unfortunately these things will happen
