A Secret Meeting

Severus was not one who would sneak off at night but tonight was different. It was his first night as an offical Death Eater, a club formed just months before, and he wanted to show his loyalty to the Dark Arts. The man in charge, Tom Riddle, requested a secret meeting with him in an empty class room late at night and Severus made sure and obeyed.

He found the classroom easily because there was a smell of perfume only worn by one person lingering from the door. It was worn by none other than Bella Black, an evil little witch who was Tom's right hand girl. She was peeking through the door for sights of Severus and when she saw him she gave a devilish smile and waved him over. He came at once and gave a rather scared look back to her.

Bella shut the door behind him and quickly flicked her wand toward the candles in the room as to light them. As she did so a man in a dark black suit and tie outfit came out of the darkness with a grin that could convince any man that he was up to no good. He flicked his wand at the rest of the candles so the room was full lighted and grabbed a goblet of wine from the table he was sitting on.

"Ah Severus, I see you found your way. I was beginning to think you've changed your mind." The man, Tom Riddle, spoke with a rather dark tone.

"Mr. Riddle, I am very glad to see you and… Bellatrix. But why at this time of night? We could both get into lots and lots of trouble." Severus answered quickly and quietly.

"That is not my name anymore, I have changed it as of late because my muggle father seems to have passed on. I need the name no more, you can call me Voldemort. Lord Voldemort, as of why this hour and place… well, for fun. I need to see where your loyalty stands." Voldemort smiled as the words left his lips and Bella began to cling to him.

"Well, I am here My Lord, what is it you want of me?" Severus questioned why he was even here, he was not sure he wanted to just yet get mixed up in this group.

"I want you to be my head of meeting for the school. We don't have many members in the school, but young Crouch and Black might need a leader and someone to look up to, and I belive you are the one to hold that position. Do you accept?" Voldemort held his wand out and flicked it at the candles as they began to dim.

"I…I might have to think it over My Lord, that's a big…a big decision." Severus was not sure that he wanted to be in charge of two of the most annoying fourth years he could think of.

"You have one week to answer me by owl, send it to Bella. I will be waiting and please, Severus, do not dissapoint me." Voldemort said this as he and Bella began to exit through the back of the class room.

Severus pushed his oily streaks of black hair out of his face and began to run back to his dorm but just as he got half way there a familiar face stopped him. It was Proffesor Slughorn and he was not in a good mood.

"Ah Severus there you are, I was meaning to see you about something but not this late at night. Why aren't you in your room?" Slughorn wanted an answer and quick he was getting paranoid that someone dark was coming to get him.

"Oh well Proffesor, umm I...I needed to get some air and I was just on my way back now. Please, say you understand. I just needed to get out of those smelly dungeon halls for a bit." Severus was very clever at lieing.

"Okay now boy, don't forget to remind me I have to ask you something. Just go back to your dorm and we will forget this ever happened." Slughorn said sounding not to care too much that Severus was out of bed.

"Okay. Thank you, sir and no problem I will." Severus ran quickly back to his room before he was stopped by another teacher and went to bed in tears over what he was going to do.

He was not sure what was wanted of him, he could go to the Headmaster and see what was really going on. No, he couldn't he thought he must go through with this, this man trusted him and he would not break that trust. All he could think about now was doing all he could to become rich and popular to swoon one Lily Evans, and make sure one James Potter did not get her.