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Chapter 3

When Kael woke the next morning he was surprised to find that he was being held protectively by both of this parent's for the first time in fourteen years. Careful not to wake either of them he nestled even closer to his mother and closed his eyes again.

"Kael?" said Athena, as she felt her son cuddle even closer to her.

"Yes, mum?" answered Kael, opening his eyes to give his mother his complete attention.

"Nothing, I just wanted to be sure that you were really here and that this wasn't another nightmare. I've missed you so much." Athena kissed her son's forehead as she fought the tears that were threatening to fall.

"I'm really here mum, and so is dad. And neither one of us is going anywhere every again. We will both protect you." Said Kael, his eyes flashing with an intensity that he got from his father, the thought that Kael was like his father brought a smile to her face.

"Good morning love." Voldemort said as he kissed his wife's cheek. "Good morning son."

"Morning dad. I'll leave you two to talk, I have to go and talk to Hermione anyways. I'll see you at breakfast." Said Kael, before giving his mother a quick kiss on the cheek and his father a nod and left the room.

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, love." Said Voldemort, knowing that his wife would be thinking that she had to because she would think that he expected it.

"But you need to know what happened. And I need answers to my questions as well." Athena said, as she turned over on to her other side as to make herself more comfortable cuddled into her husband.

"Fair enough, do you want to ask your questions first?" asked Voldemort as he began to rub comforting circles on his wife's back.

"I only remember bits and pieces of what happened the night that we lost Kael. What happened after we got home?" asked Athena, all she could remember was that that they had returned from their date just in time for Tom to save their son from the killing curse.

"We got home and found James' body at the bottom of the stairs and immediately ran to find Kael and Lily, but when I made it to Kael's room I was seconds to late to save Lily and just as he turned his wand on Kael I dove and took the killing curse in his place. After that I have no idea what it was that the old coot did too you." Voldemort knew that that the best way to help his wife deal with this would be for her to hear it all at once instead of finding it out in pieces that would destroy her every time.

"How come you tried to kill Kael then?" asked Athena, unsure as to why her husband would give his life for their son only to try and kill him himself.

"Because after Dumbledore saw that I wasn't completely dead, he used a few charms on me, one being to turn all my love for Kael into hate, and another to make me forget my wife." Voldemort couldn't look at his wife as he remembered the night that he failed to protect his family and it had cost him his daughter's life.

"So how did you break through the charms then?"

"Severus. After he had helped Kael to learn the truth and the two of them had had their memories restored, then next time that I called a Death Eaters meeting Severus stayed behind afterwards and told me that he had overheard Dumbledore talking about having once performed a memory charm so great on the so called Dark Lord that he tried to kill his own son. Naturally I was insulted that Dumbledore would brag that the bastard was great enough to do anything to me, but then there was something in me that told me that I should allow Severus to find out if there were memory charms are me, and when he found then he wasted no time in destroying them and restoring me to myself."

"Then what happened?" asked Athena, as she looked wide-eyed at her husband, shocked by what her husband was describing.

"I was magically exhausted after that, so I decided that I needed to wait until I was restored before I went after Kael, just in case the old coot decided that he was going to try to fight me for my son. So the morning that I knew that my magic had returned to normal I stormed the Great Hall and demanded my son's return. I had not even dared hope that you would be returned to me as well." Voldemort was normally not very emotional but when he thought about all the time that his wife had be held against her will in the clutches of his worst enemy, he couldn't help but hold her tighter to him.

"I'm here and I'm not going anywhere ever again. And not only will you make sure of that, but I'm sure that our stubborn son will never allow his family to be ripped apart again." Laughed Athena, knowing that her son was one of the strongest wizards to have ever lived and he had a strong sense of family thanks to the damned 'relatives' of his that he had been forced to grow up with.

"Yes, but I think that I may have a way to make up all those years to Kael." Voldemort smirked, mentally thanking his wife for mentioning his son's 'care takers'.

"Oh, I think that I'm going to like this. What do you have in mind my dear husband?" Athena couldn't help but smirk back when she saw the glint in her husband's eye. It was a glint she had often seen in her son's eye before he did something that the old coot would've deemed evil, that is if he ever found out who had done it.

"Why my lovely wife I think that we should go and pay the Dursley's a visit and thank them for taking sure good care of our son and tell them that the their services will no longer be needed as we are more that capable of caring for our son." Voldemort slowly unwrapped his arms from his wife and climbed out of bed. "Speaking of our son, I think that we should go join him for breakfast."

"Yes, since he has no doubt just brought Miss Granger up to speed about everything. Are you okay with her being here?" asked Athena, as she too climbed out of bed and pulled on her robe.

"Yes, I am. This is Kael's home as well and his girlfriend should be welcome here anytime." Replied Voldemort as he pulled on a shirt before opening the door for his wife.

"Dear, they're just friends." Corrected Athena, as she walked past her husband.

"What??No way, I would have swore that they were dating with the looks that the two of them were giving each other last night."

"Yes, they love each other, but they have yet to admit it to the other, but I don't think that that will be much of a problem now that Kael is going to be able to be himself. He was never one to not get what he wanted. Just like his father."

"But how could they have not told each other, they have a soul bond?" Voldemort asked, ignoring his wife's last comment.

"I know that, and the only thing that I have been able to come up with is that they have enough contact with each other that it is not an issues otherwise I'm sure that they would have come to me to figure out why they were in so much pain." Replied Athena, before her words came back and hit her with a realization. "Well that explains why you were much darker and I was bitchier."

"What do you mean darker, aside from having you and our son at my side I was the same as before?" Voldemort stopped walking at stared at his wife.

'I was talking about how you made even more horocuxes since that night and how I have been stricter and more irritated since then. He always tried to tell me that I had always been that way but something told me that I wasn't and that he was making it up so that he would be comforting. How did I let him hold me that long?" Athena whispered her last thought as she thought about all the damage that Dumbledore had done to her son in an attempt to manipulate him into killing his own father.

"Love, I know that you think there was something that you could have done to get away but as much as we don't want to admit it, Dumbledore is a powerful wizard with a lot or resources at his disposal, and that makes it easy for him to get away with things. But I swear to you that this is the last thing that he tries to do. This time he has gone too far."

"Dad's right mum. Dumbledore will pay. Not just for what he did to you. But for what he did to all of us. That old coot has crossed the line for the last time and I swear that I will make that bastard pay for what he has done. Now if you'll excuse me there is something that I need to take care of." Said Kael, as his parents took their seat at the table, he stood from his.

As Kael began to stand, Hermione reached out at grabbed his hand. "Please don't go." She quietly pleaded, not wanting to be alone after what she had just remembered.

"Mum will you stay with Hermione today, I need to discuss some things with dad?" asked Kael, knowing that his father would want to get revenge as well and that way Hermione would feel comfortable with just her former head of house.

"Of course, be careful." Replied Athena, noticing that not only was there fear ion Hermione's eyes but there was a deadly intent in her son's.

Without a word, Voldemort stood and followed his son to his study. Once the door was closed and warded with the strongest ward her could think of did Voldemort speak. "Kael what happened?"

"When spoke with Hermione this morning, she told me that last night she remember some of what had happened to her. Dad he gave Ron the Amora Mancipium potion to keep us apart so that he could pair me with the youngest weasel." Kael was fighting to keep control of his emotions at the thought of being the reason that another of his loved was hurt.

"He WHAT?!?!?!" demanded Voldemort, not even he would use that potion. "Are you sure that Dumbledore gave it too him?"

"I asked Severus if he knew if Dumbledore had any way of making it and he told me that he it was possible since Dumbledore is a Potion Master himself, although that little piece of information is very well hidden." Explained Kael, as he began pacing the room waiting for his father to catch up to him in angry so that they could go and do something about it.

"So then I assume that you want the weasels?" asked Voldemort, his mind spinning with ideas of what he could do to them.

"Leave the twins, they are loyal to me, and Ron is mine, the rest are yours to do as you please. But I think that Severus would like to come along with us." Suggested Kael, with a mischievous glint in his eye.

"I believe that is a wonderful idea." With that they unwarded the room and left to find Severus. As they walked they were surprised to see that he was already walking towards them. "Aw Severus, just the man that we were looking for."

"My Lords." Replied Severus, as he bowed his head to the two of them.

"Severus, remember that potion that I asked you about earlier?" asked Kael, as they began to lead the way out the front doors of the manor.

"Yes, My Lord, did you know who Dumbledore was giving the potion to?" asked Severus, curious as to who the victim of such an evil potion was.

"Hermione." Was all he got, and that was enough to stop Severus in his tracks.

"Who was she bound to?" asked Severus knowing that for the potion to continue to work that there had to be frequent sexual excursions between the master and the slave.

"Ron." Kael spat the name and couldn't help but smirk as he saw the realization dawn on Severus' face.

"Is that where we're going My Lord?" asked Severus, knowing that only would Kael want revenge but him and Voldemort would also get some of theirs as well.

"Yes, and the rules are such. The twins are loyal to me and therefore left alone, and Ron is mine." Kael growled the last part as they finally left the wards of the manor.

"Of course my Lord." And with that they were gone.