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Chapter 3

Lord Voldemort was sitting in an armchair in the Slytherin Manor thinking about last night's happenings. He had felt his Soul-Bond strengthen near mid night and felt just who his third mate was. Harry Potter!

'His prophesied nemesis was his last soul mate. If indeed the boy was his soul mate then the blasted prophecy cannot be true. More like the actual prophecy differs from what Severus overhead. Dumbledore surely knew the real prophecy and fooled all of us into believing the fake one. But for what purpose? He cannot possibly know Harry was my soul mate before he was even born. He might have guessed that when the killing curse backfired, but then why create situations where the two of us need to fight against each other? Surely even Dumbledore must know that soul mates cannot kill each other.' Voldemort's thinking was interrupted by sounding of the floo alarm indicating a new arrival. Knowing who his guest was, Voldemort went in search of his second soul mate.

"My Lord" Lucius greeted bowing when he saw the Dark Lord enter the room. "It's Marvolo, Lucius. I guess you felt the Soul-Bond as well last night?" Voldemort asked sitting down in an armchair and indicating that Lucius do the same.

"Harry Potter? How can that be possible?" Lucius asked in bewilderment.

"Harry could be our soul mate Lucius, nothing is impossible about that. But the prophecy complicates things. My guess is that Dumbledore changed an existing prophecy to suit his needs. We need to figure out why. I will summon Severus soon. He might be able to shed some light."

"What about Harry, what are we going to do about him? Will he accept us?" Lucius asked. "That is up to him Lucius. He has been under Dumbledore's thumb far too long to want to do anything with us. But he brewing the potion in the dead of night gives me some hope. Still that doesn't change the fact that I killed his parents. He probably hates me" Voldemort sighed.

Lucius looked at his not so insane soul mate. He could imagine what their youngest mate must be feeling. He himself was shocked to find out that one of his soul mates was his own sworn lord. The Dark Lord had been quite charismatic and ambitious at that time and though he wasn't opposed to a soul mate bond, he had much bigger targets. Thus Lucius was given permission to find himself a wife or a husband until they find their last mate and to keep their bond a secret. Voldemort permitted Lucius to call him Marvolo in private at first.

But Marvolo, in his quest to a gain immortality dabbled in so much dark magic that he soon started to lose his sanity which made Lucius just another follower to torture. After the attack on Potters, Lucius believed his soul mate and lord was dead and told Narcissa everything. Narcissa, whose soul mate had died even before she reached maturity, consoled Lucius and told him to wait for his younger mate and he would find happiness. The pain of keeping his soul mate's items was what made him plant the diary with the youngest Weasley.

After the rebirth of the Dark Lord Lucius found out just what he had given away, a piece if his own soul mate's soul. He begged his lord to punish him but something with the re birthing ritual had made his lord gain some of his sanity back. So Lucius was forgiven and their relationship slowly went back to what it was in the beginning. The Death Eaters were not ordered to perform mindless killing and their original reason for become Death Eaters was once again given priority; to gain magical equality to all light and dark magic with proper restrictions on both since even light magic could cause someone to lose his sanity.

"Marvolo, do you think the reason you gained your sanity back was because you used Harry's blood in the ritual?"

"Yes Lucius now that I think about it that must be the reason. I even got my looks back. Now we need to have a private chat with Harry. Dumbledore must have brainwashed the boy in to believing me to be a monster. Even if he doesn't want to bond with us we can at least make him stop believing everything Dumbledore sprouts and switch sides. He could be neutral with a slight inclination to the Dark side" Marvolo said with a smirk.

Lucius smirked back. "Are you going to call Severus?" No one knows for real on which side Severus Snape was, but Lucius knew. They were best friend, still are and there weren't any secrets between them. Severus knew who Lucius's soul mate was despite Marvolo's prohibition. And in return knew who Severus's soul mate was and most importantly which side he really was. Dumbledore might think he has Severus in his pocket, but Severus was always faithful to the Dark side, even with the death of Lily Potter who happened to be Severus's soul mate. She rejected the bond when Severus joined the Death Eaters. Being a muggleborn she couldn't quite grasp the concept of light magic too being dangerous and sided with Dumbledore.

"Yes, but not immediately. Dumbledore surely must know about Harry being my soul mate. He might not know about Harry brewing the potion at night but calling Severus now would arouse suspicion. If anything happens Severus would contact us. You may leave Lucius, If Severus comes I'll let you know" Voldemort said with a faint smile. Lucius bowed to his lord more out of habit than a necessity and left.

Harry was having dinner with Ron and Hermione when he felt the two way mirror heat up. Quickly finishing his dinner Harry left the Gryffindor table and went towards the Room of Requirements after exchanging a meaningful look with Hermione. Knowing that they would follow later Harry entered the Room of Requirements and answered his mirror call.

"Hey Sirius, did you talk with Remus?" Harry asked as soon as he saw Sirius.

"Hi Harry, yes I had a talk with Remus. Before we discuss anything how do you feel about your soul mates? You know, if you don't want to bond with them no one can force of soul bonds as a pre-arranged marriage proposal, you can either accept or decline. It's your choice" Sirius asked with a very serious expression. "I don't know Sirius. When it was announced about the Soul-Bond potion I was quite ecstatic. I mean finally I would find someone to love and well someone who would love and protect me. I know you love me but this is different. Can you understand what I mean? It's hard to explain but now I don't know. How can I find the love and protection from them? I know Dumbledore lied about lots of things but that doesn't change the fact Vodemort killed my parents"

"With how much Dumbledore lied and manipulated us we cannot be sure what the truth is and what is not. Your parents' death is a major drawback, but pup if the prophecy was faked then the fault lies on Dumbledore alone. If you ask me I think you should at least give them a chance. Hear their side of the story and then take a decision. Since you are their soul mate they cannot hurt you."

"Yes I know. Even I wanted to talk with them. The idea of bonding with them is not as repulsive as I had first thought. I cannot judge them without knowing all the facts. But how can I talk with them without alerting Dumbledore?" Harry asked thoughtfully.

"Yeah about that, Moony came up with a brilliant idea". Sirius beamed at Harry. "It was so simple. Kreacher!" Harry looked at Sirius confused. What has Kreacher got anything to do with this?

"We can send Kreacher with a letter to Voldemort or Lucius Malfoy" Sirius said triumphantly. "That way Dumbledore cannot track the letter or find anything about your soul mates. He thinks you know nothing about your soul mates. You know James didn't have a soul mate"

"What? What about Mum?" Harry asked shocked

"Lily rejected her soul mate bond. I don't know who or why. But your dad was one of the rare few who hadn't a soul mate. Remus thinks Dumbledore will use the same excuse with you in case you asked about your soul mate. Say that you don't have one just like your Dad. You just write whatever you want to ask from Vodemort and call Kreacher, that bloody elf is quite fond of you and as you are my heir he will answer you".

"Yes I will Sirius. Tell Remus I thanked him. I will let you know once I'm done. And Sirius, thank you for being with me and supporting me. You are all I have" Harry said looking at Sirius with so much love. Sirius gave a smile, his own eyes shone with the love he had for his godson. They said their goodbyes and Harry sat on a nearby armchair when the door suddenly opened. Harry drew his wand only to pocket it back when he saw it was only Ron and Hermione.

"What took you so long? Sirius told me a way to communicate with Voldemort. Get to know him and Lucius and if I don't want to bond I can always get back to my original plan" Harry said as soon as he saw them.

Hermione looked at Ron and said, "We met Blaise on the way" Harry looked at Ron.

"I'm sorry Harry, but I couldn't just act like I don't have feelings when I saw him" Said Ron. "He looked quite lost and I just couldn't walk away. I talked to him and I may have hinted that we are not so golden as everyone thinks. He agreed to wait and I had him swear an oath to not let anyone know about us" Ron finished looking apologetic.

"Why are you sorry? He is your soul mate Ron you have every right to say anything you want to him" Harry replied

"Well he was surprisingly understanding about the situation. I apologized because we are supposed to be following Dumbledore, if he even got a hint we are rebelling against him you are dead Harry. I couldn't just stop myself from telling him Harry, I love him."

"Really Ron I understand. You cannot lie to him, it doesn't matter" Harry said rolling his eyes. He honestly didn't see any problem with Ron telling Blaise. He was sure Blaise would keep quiet. "Okay Harry enough about me, so what did Sirius tell you?" Ron asked seeing Harry's amused expression.

Harry then recounted their previous conversation to them. Both of them were shocked to hear about Harry's Dad not having a soul mate. But both believed that writing to Voldemort was the best option. "So what are you going to write Harry?" Ron asked

"I'm not yet sure. I need to think this through and take my time. This isn't something to rush but I don't think I could wait too long to write, probably I'll send the letter tomorrow." Harry said sheepishly.

"Whatever you wish Harry, just make use of your inner Slytherin and you'll be fine" Hermione said smiling at Harry. "Come let's go before Ginny comes looking for us."

That night Harry went to sleep early and woke up early next morning. It was a Sunday and most would sleep in so Harry had extra time to finish his letter. He went to a secluded corner of the common room and started to write to his soul mate. Once stared it was surprisingly easy to keep writing and sooner than he thought he had finished the letter. Harry sat back and read the letter once before sending it.

Dear Voldemort,

This is quite weird sending you a letter but after finding that you were one of my soul mates I thought it is best to contact you. First of all let me tell you about something I was planning for quite some time. I was planing on leaving the wizrding world, actually the British wizarding world, once I turned seventeen. But Dumbledore made me go the Weaseleys just before my birthday that I couldn't follow my plan. So I changed it to leaving once I finish my education. But there is a part of me that wants revenge on Dumbledore. A part no one knows about. If I really wanted to leave I would have easily found a way, but the thought of revenge was what made me stay though I didn't tell this to anyone.

So even if you thought that completing the soul bond was a joke I wouldn't mind helping you to bring down Dumbledore. I don't want to become a Death Eater nor do I want to be branded like cattle but I will help in any way I can to see the end of that old goat. I also have some friends who wouldn't mind helping as well. Also I wouldn't mind having a meeting with both you and Lucius if that is acceptable. I hope you wouldn't just burn this once you see who is writing.

Your soul mate

Harry Potter

It was a short letter that wouldn't give much information but hopefully it was enough to make Voldemort curious and would agree to a meeting. Soul mats or not if they joined forces Dumbledore wouldn't have even a slight chance of surviving. But first he has to make sure Voldemort would be agreeable to some of his demands other wise he would just forget about soul mates and leave.

Harry didn't feel like letting Ron or Hermione read his letter even though it doesn't contain anything he summoned Kreacher. At once there was a small pop and Kreacher appeared bowing low to Harry.

"What can Kreacher be doing for young master?"

"Kreacher I want you to deliver this letter to Lord Voldemort. Make sure he is alone, give this to him and you can go back to Grimmauld Place. Do not linger and don't answer any questions from him. And tell Sirius that I asked you to deliver the letter and that I would contact him later"

"yes young master Kreacher will do just that" Said the elf bowing again and disappeared with a pop.

Harry sighed. He hoped he would receive a favourable response. Since it would be another hour before anyone woke up Harry decided to finish his homework till then.