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The forecast for the day was rain and thunder, not unusual weather for england. Perfect for masking any dark magic that may be released on Lucius property. The dark lords instructions were short and simple.
But lucius didnt want to take any chances when performing the ritual on the grounds of his ancestral home. The wards around the property were old, and multi-layered. Every head of family who had ever lived here had added his own ward. Each a little different than the next. He himself had added anti-monitoring spells over the property, with the help of a certain unspeakable that he had in his back pocket. The ministry had the entire United Kingdom blanketed in monitoring spells. Under the pretense for detecting under age magics and magics being performed in front of muggles. Lucius became paranoid when he first learned of them, so naturaly when it came time for him to take over the estate that was what he had added.
Besides being paranoid, Lucius Malfoy was a man from a wealthy family and a Death Eater in Lord Voldemorts Army. His father, Abraxas Malfoy before he died, was also a Death Eater. The Malfoy family, had served the Dark Lord for two generations loyally. It was easy to see why he was made Voldemort's right hand man, his general. Charged with protecting an inacting the use of one of his lord's most prized possessions.
It was a plain leather bound diary, saturated in dark magic. He determined after close inspection and research, that it was most a Horcrux. An object containing a piece of his master's soul. If something ever happened to his lord, he was to write in the diary. But not until he had completed a sacrifice, he would need a human sacrifice. A young one, innocent, and preferably of noble birth.
Bellatrix had unwittingly helped him achieve his goals. In a fit of borderline lunacy she had smashed thru the wards surrounding the Longbottom Estate, tortured the family within its walls past the brink of insanity and stolen the babe for who knows what purpose. Bella wasn't the maternal type, Lucius shuddered at the possibilities for the child's future had it been left in Bella's hands.
It was simple removing the child from her custody, after all, the entire Auror Force was chasing her across the countryside. A simple word here, a smile there, and an angry Bella had thrust the child at him. After all the mere suggestion of bringing down the family by leading the Aurors to the estate was cruel if not effective. Bella might be insane but she held family above all including herself. So off she went leading the Aurors across the country, giving Lucius his opportunity.
Since the Dark Lord had been missing for a week now, the death eater ranks had started becoming restless. The light was becoming particularly persistent and, some like Mad-Eye Moody especially, appeared to be losing sight of the normal moral code that The Order of the Phoenix operated by.
So here Lucius sat, at his mahogany desk in his lush office. Quill poised over the open diary. Lucius wasn't an expert at the dark arts, but he wasn't wet behind the ears either. The dark lords diary, lacking script of any kind save the faded name on the spine proclaiming it the property of one Tom M. Riddle. Oozed with the dark lord's power, it was aluring. Even the small fragment of his lords soul contained within the small pages of this diary called to him, from many floors up and over on the other side of the mansion day and night.
Placing quill to parchment, Lucius began the task set forth by the dark lord over a decade earlier. Blood of the intended used as the ink, feather of the phoenix to insure potency.
It was little more than an hour before Lord Voldemort was solid, and in the flesh before Lucius. Another 3 before he re-emerged from a spare bedroom. Eyes no longer sapphire blue, but blood red, the whisps of a teen that had emerged from the diary, and entered his guestroom had been replaced with a 33 year old version of his lord.
His Lord called his inner circle to him to announce his decssion in regards to the near future. Voldemort had decided to act with caution, to wait out the light. Let the ministry and dumbledores army weed out the weakest of his Death eaters, there by weakening themselves as he was sure his followers would not surrender without taking some of the lights people with them. Meanwhile, he would focus on finding his wand. Then the deatheaters would regroup, wait for the light to settle in their percieved victory and then, Vengeance.
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Daily Prophet
Warrant for Sirius Black
Breaking news has just been released by the secretary for the Auror Department. A warrant has been issued for the capture of Sirius Black. Official details accompanying the warrant are as fallows.
1 count of casting the Killing Curse
1 count of murder
1 count of kidnapping
1 count of torture
2 counts of conspiracy for murder
1 count of terrorist activity
The accused is to be assumed armed and dangerous. All citizens are urged to not approach Black, but to instead contact the Auror Department.
No reward has been posted at this time. Luckily our anonymous source was willing to give our readers a small blip of the meaning behind these charges. Investigation is still underway, and evidence is still being collected. However certain details have been confirmed by our source. Sirius black was the secret keeper for the Potter family. The attack was a joint effort between Black, and an as of yet unidentified accomplice. Black's magical signature was detected on the body of one of the victims. Spells detected and confirmed included several slicing hex's, a glue charm and the assumed killing blow, the Killing Curse.
As a member of The Most Noble and Ancient House of Black, with friends in high places and a bright future ahead of him as a member of the Auror Department. We have to question what could have possibly happened to make him throw it all away. Another member of the House of Black Bellatrix Lestrange has had a warrant issued for her arrest as well. So readers, does madness run in the family? Will Narcissa Malfoy be next to take the plunge into insanity and violence? Or how about Andromeda Tonks?
Narcissa Malfoy and Andromeda Tonks have declined to comment at this time.
For more details on the Most Noble and Ancient House of Black, please see page 2, for possible sentencing for Sirius Black please see page 4, to view the warrant for Bellatrix Lestrange please see page 3.
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