Disclaimers: I don't own this chapter 2 in Dark Apprentice from Padawan Lynne or Harry Potter books from J K Rowling.

Chapter 2

It was now eight years later and 9 year old Harry Potter was lying outside on the lawn nursing bruised ribs from where Dudley and David had punched him, and doing his homework for school. Harry was a gifted boy, much more so than his cousin and brother, but he had to hide his cleverness because Vernon and Petunia would hurt him if he showed that he was smarter than their precious Duddykins and Davekins. To that end, he had tried enlisted his teacher's help in the matter. One day, seeking a refuge from Dudley, David and their gang he had gone to his teacher, whose name was Miss Campbell and told her about the situation at his home but the old man popped in and used the stick thing to wave to cause Miss. Campbell forget about the situation then that old man disappeared with a pop. Harry was very upset when he found out that Miss Campbell forget about the situation so Harry wouldn't trust anyone ever again except snakes who were his companion.

Harry frowned as he tried to breathe again, something was wrong with his body. It was then that he heard the familiar hissing from the area of grass near where he was lying.

Voldemort had watched his archenemies Harry and David for while and grew angry at the relatives who were treating Harry like slaves or house elves. He knew that Harry Potter is the real savior of wizarding world because Voldemort tried to kill Harry that night. And he decided to choose Harry as his trainee because Harry's place does remind him from his childhood at the orphanage. When Voldemort found that Harry Potter had the ability of Parseltongue to communicate with the snake one morning, he had to possess the snakes so Voldemort can communicate with Harry. He wondered if David does have the ability of Parseltongue, but he found that David didn't have the ability to talk to snakes. He did forget about the original view about Harry and kept the original view about David and trying to gain Harry's trust to make Harry his apprentice and will trying to kill David Potter to make his throne clear in the wizarding world. Voldemort did help him about telling his teacher about the situation. He was very pissed off when he heard about the old man that he knew destroy Harry's trust with people but luckily he still can possess the snakes to talk to Harry.

If Harry accepted the proposal, then this would be very shocking in the wizarding world when Harry will be sorted in Slytherin house, not in Gryffindor where his parents were and his brother will be in. Voldemort smirked to himself, thinking about Harry's future. He need to properly introduce himself in the order to make Harry the apprentice which he can't do as a snake.

Voldemort thought about the person that he was used to be before Harry did reduce him to a ghost 8 years ago. Harry watched in confusion and hostility as a fog seemed to rise from the snake and combine into the form of a tall man with red eyes. As Harry looked on in hostility, the man, who was ghost-like, stretched and moved around a bit before looking straight at him.

"Hullo Harry," said Voldemort softly.

"Who are you and how did you know my name?" Harry said looking at him, contempt in his emerald eyes.

"My name was used to be Tom Riddle, but I change the name to Lord Voldemort now," said Voldemort, watching him carefully, knowing he can trust a little longer. "I was watching you and your relatives for while. Now I have one question to ask. Do you believe in magic?"

Harry stared at Voldemort, and then decided to tell him, said, "All right… I will trust you with this information, you can't tell anyone because every time I told anyone, that old man will come and waving his stick thing to cause them forgot about my situation. My uncle and brother said the magic does not exist." This brought a snarl from his new acquaintance. "I do know this old man. Your relatives say other things that are untrue, why wouldn't they lie about the magic?"

"Okay, but why did you ask me about that magic question? Who is this old man that you know because I want the revenge on him that caused me a lot of pain? And why did he leave me with those people? And can you show me?"

Voldemort sat down beside the small boy. "This old man's name was Albus Dumbledore. I know him since I was in his school long time ago. You were left there because Dumbledore decided to leave you and your brother so you guys can be protected from terrorists like me. No, because I am a ghost right now and ghost can't do magic stuff. But those odd things that keep happening around you and your brother, all those things that you both can't explain, they're magic. You, Harry and your brother are a wizard."

Harry's expression on his face was mad, disbelief, angry, and excited. Harry looked at Voldemort with excited expression on his face. Then he asked, "Are you a wizard too and can you help me how to control the magic?"

"Yes, I am wizard, but I died a short time ago. I am not alive or dead right now. But I can be raised again in a few years. And yes, I can help you learning how to control your outburst of magic and use your magic to control everything."

"So I can be your apprentice?"

"Yes…and before you ask me, please call me Lord Voldemort or master."

"Okay, master. How will you be raised if you are ghost?" said Harry, curiously.

"Well…there is different ways to rise from dead like stone, book, or blood ritual."

"Oh…what is the blood ritual and where this school is?" asked Harry, interested.

"Whoa… don't be excited! Let me explain about this wizarding world history first okay?" Voldemort decided to tell Harry about the background of wizarding world.

"Yes sir." Harry said.

"There is the school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Its location was in Scotland. All children who have magic in Britain go to that school when they reach their eleventh birthday. That school was run by that stupid Dumbledore that I already told you about. There were several groups of wizards and witches within the wizarding world. One group of them is purebloods, like Draco Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson, or Theodore Nott which you will meet them at Hogwarts. Those people are the pureblood which it means they have only wizards and witches in their family. The second of the group is the half-bloods, like me, you, and your brother. We are the half-blood which it means one magical parent and one muggle parent. But you and your brother had both magical parents but your mother is muggle-born and her family tree is long line of muggles. The third group of those are muggle-borns-"

"What is a muggle?" interrupted Harry, curiously.

Voldemort frowned at Harry's interruption and lightly ran down Harry's scar with his ghostly finger. Harry winced, figured out that it was his master's punished way. Harry was right but Voldemort want to know if it is okay to be near him if he doesn't cause Harry pain.

"Why my scar does hurt?"

"Hold on…I will explain everything to you. Anyway, where I am… oh yes…the third group is the muggle-born like your mother which is muggle-born that means they are magical but their parents are both muggles. The fourth and last of the wizard tribes are Squibs like Filch which you will meet him at Hogwarts, he is the caretaker, and they are opposite of muggle-borns. They have magical parents but they are not magical. The muggle are like your relatives. That means they have no magical drops in their body. And your scar will hurt because I did it because I was trying to kill you when you are baby because there was a war during that time, I am the leader of the group called the Death-Eater against Albus, who is the leader of the group called the Order of Phoenix were always fighting because I do believe that muggles should stay away from the wizarding world while Albus believe that muggles should stay in union with wizarding world, but look at your relatives to know his idea is so wrong. I started the war to try and stop the wizarding world from being found out by the muggles. So Dumbledore labeled me dark and evil."

"Did you slaughter the people?" Harry asked, excited about information that his master was giving him. Voldemort stared at Harry, wondering if Harry was innocent or not innocent at his age.

He said, "Yes I did. The Death-Eaters did the most of torture and killing, but I only killed when the wizard or witch tried killing me or my Death-Eaters couldn't do it." But Voldemort didn't say about the forced sex and maiming of children and the adults; he could tell Harry when Harry was older like thirteen or fourteen.

"Okay, tell me if I am correct, Dumbledore didn't agree with you, he called you evil and there was a war that killed my parents. They didn't agree with you?" Harry questioned.

Voldemort frowned, "Yes…I wish that they could see my reason but that Dumbledore brainwashed them to see the point of his view for this first war. So I went to them three times but they defied me three times. Then I heard about this prophecy from my spy and your future head of house of Slytherin-"

"What is Slytherin?" Harry interrupted.

Voldemort frowned at Harry's interruption again and lightly ran down Harry's scar with the ghostly finger. Harry winced again.

"Oh right, I didn't explain about the houses at Hogwarts. Well… Hogwarts has four houses; Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor. Salazar Slytherin, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw were the founders of that school thousand years ago. I was in Slytherin house about fifty years ago. Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, resourcefulness, and pure-blooded heritage. It has a snake as their mascot and the color is green and silver. Gryffindor house values courage and chivalry. It has lion as their mascot and the color is red and gold. Ravenclaw house values wit, wisdom, intelligence, and creativity. It has raven as their mascot and the color is blue and bronze. Hufflepuff house values hard work, loyalty, and fair play above all else. The animal is badger as their mascot and the colors are canary yellow and black. Satisfied?"

"Yes master," said Harry, satisfied.

"Now do you want some magic lesson for healing?"

"Yes!" Harry yelled. Voldemort laughed, not an evil one, a happy laugh, which it was a pretty long time for him.

"All right…can you sit down and be still, and close your eyes and breathe easy and slowly?"

Harry sat down still, not moving at all, then closed his eyes, and then breathing easily and slowly. But it was difficult for a nine years old, but he tried his best at his first lesson with healing. Voldemort was surprised that Harry could do that, even though most nine years olds can't do the mediating.

Voldemort hissing softly, "Harry, can you focus on your breathing and don't think of anything." Voldemort waited for a few minutes before asking Harry "Is your mind clear?"

"Yes, I think so, Master. I could see nothing but random thoughts floating around in the white area." Harry said, the tone in his voice was puzzled. Voldemort said, "Yes…that is correct. Now can you go inwards and please keep your mind clear. I think you should have a core of the magic inside."

Harry went inward and found the silver core of the magic. When he found the silver core, he yelped and managed to focus his meditation when he did yelp out.

Voldemort was very stunned because his apprentice had found his core, both from the yelp that Harry released, and also from the soft but yet silver noticeable glow that spread around him. Voldemort thought that he couldn't find it but Harry beat his odds with finding with the magic core.

Interesting that kid is…He will be powerful than all of wizards and witches combined when he will be older like seventeen years old. I am so glad that I got this kid, not that spoiled brat that Harry called his brother. But I wonder who Harry's soul mate is? - The one with the sliver eyes- is the only clue that I got from prophecy for the one with the green eyes which it was Harry, which I already figured it out. I wonder if it is Lucius Malfoy's son, Draco Malfoy…maybe we will see about that Voldemort thought to himself. He snapped out of his thoughts about Harry and his soul mate and spoke again.

"Okay can you draw a little bit of magic and direct it to the body and think about healing in that spot?"

Harry got a lot of uncontrolled wild magic which was still good to see the bruises gone and the hurting body was healed enough which made Harry really tired from the healing lesson.

"Oh…I am so tired that I could fall asleep outside, but I can't go to sleep because that stupid uncle, cousin, and brother will be home soon." Harry said in a tired voice.

"Then go to your bedroom and go sleep, I will protect you, I promise you that," Voldemort watch curiously, as Harry struggled with getting up, but he was successful with getting up, then stumbling tiredly toward his uncle's home, dragged his muggle homework behind him. Voldemort was wondering if Harry has nice bedroom like his brother does, he decided to follow Harry to find his bedroom and found out that Harry really does live in the cupboard under the stairs. Voldemort was very angry and swore to heaven or hell to protect his apprentice from his relatives. He really wished that he could blast them with his wand the Avada Kedavra or Crucios curse to the insane or death like Longbottoms or Muggles. Harry closed the door and fell asleep on his bed, snoring more quickly than normal, dreaming about a strange boy with silver or gray eyes saying that he loves Harry so much….

AN: Well…I hope that second chapter makes you happy. The next chapter will be about Harry and David is going to Diagon Alley with a certain Slytherin. I think you know who I am talking about. If not, you have to find it out in the next chapter.