"Everyone ready?" Harry asked whilst pacing the room of requirement
"Yes you and Bishop will go to the house, whilst I guide you from here" Hermione said soothingly
"Me and George will activate the canisters from here" Fred said
"You can't enter the house without these" George added passing over two red sweets
"We'll be here watching the old man" Bleach imputed indicating him and Venom
"I'll be waiting for you with Ori at Peverell infirmary" Luna said, and Harry nodded.
"Okay, let's get this over with" Harry said transforming into his black Phoenix animagus and flashing away, closely followed by a black falcon.
Ron and Harry landed disillusioned on the square opposite Grimmauld Place, Harry passed Ron the red sweet and they took a moment to survey the area.
*You're good to go* Fred voice told them both
*They're all knocked out* Hermione confirmed
They walked into the pitch black house and stood in front of the door. Harry glared at the portrait of Sirius's mother and dared her to screech. She gave a weak smile and a nod before snapping the curtains closed.
*Snake you need to walk 15 steps to the stairs, and then 10 steps up* Hermione instructed him
*Bishop, they were meeting in the kitchen. Make a copy of everything, 5 steps forwards and then it's to your right* Hermione instructed Ron
*Snake I can't break the wards from here, you need to pick a hole* Hermione said frustrated and Harry cursed. *You only have 5 more minutes*
Harry picked the wards, trying to not break anything that would make the man suspicious once he was inside they'd repair and Dumbledore wouldn't suspect a thing. In theory, he ignored Hermione telling him he only had 2 minutes left and squeezed through the wards. Remus didn't even turn to him, he deposited the dead polyjuiced Remus, took hold of the real one and shadowed away after hearing that Ron had left already.
"Snake, what the hell have they done to him?" Ron asked slightly unnerved by the state of his ex professor.
"I don't know" Harry said his emotionless mask in place, he laid Remus down on the sofa peeled the man's eyelids back and sunk into his mind. He could barely detect where Remus started, and Dumbledore's manipulations began, thick foreign magic wrapped tightly around Remus's mind. Harry pushed magic at it and slowly peeled it away, trying to keep his fury from damaging Remus's mind. He slipped out when vivid amber was free from restraints, Luna thrust a potion into his hand which he swallowed with no arguments whilst she poured potion after potion down Remus who was still unconscious.
"You all need to leave" Harry said when Remus came around snarling and snapping. Then he was face to face with a werewolf, Harry changed into his wolf and they circled each other until Moony snapped at him catching Harry across his face with his claws, Harry pushed Moony on his back and bared his teeth before whining. Moony's ears perked up and he sniffed Harry who nodded and yipped. He changed back and stood over the werewolf who was looking at him curiously before Remus laid where the werewolf did.
"Cub?" Remus asked sounding pained and confused
"Moony" Harry replied a small smile found its way on his face in relief
"He's demented, evil. You're not safe Harry, he's planning too, he was going too Oh merlin my head" cried Moony gripping his face
"You're safe now Moony, today you should rest. Tomorrow we can talk, there's a lot you don't know. Luna's going to give you a dreamless sleep potion, after you've had a decent meal. That sound okay?" Harry soothed and Remus nodded. Harry had an elf give Remus a healthy meal, before Remus dutifully drank the potion Luna handed him before being lead to a bedroom where he'd sleep.
"Snake, Harry are you okay?" Luna asked as they closed the door on the sleeping wolf
"Yeah I think so. He's safe, I'm going to go train" Harry said before departing, Luna looked sadly at where her brother left before meeting with the rest of the team.
"Where is he?" Blaise asked immediately
"He's training, he needs to refocus" Luna told him and Blaise frowned
"Is there anything we can do?"
"No, I think someone has that covered" Luna smirked before sitting on a coach with a quill and notebook.
"So angry son" A man murmured watching Harry destroy dummy after dummy
"Wouldn't you be Father?"
"No, come let's sit. I think we need to talk" Death suggested and Harry sat against the wall closest to where death stood.
"He's risking everything, so he can rule. One man is destroying everything and I'm one step behind every time." Harry said
"Why aren't you just killing him?" Death asked
"You know why!"
"Repeat it, you need to remind yourself"
"So the public question everything, so they see that nothing everything is as it seems. So they agree to changes"
"That's right, and you knew it would be slow progress, but when it catches up to that fool he won't be able to get back up" Death grinned viciously
"What If we're too late?" Harry asked
" you're still in school the bloody thing can wait!"
"I don't need to be there" Drawled Harry and Death nodded
"Yes, but you can't be expected to rush this. I wouldn't panic about time, that's one thing you have on your side" mused Death
"Will I lose myself? Is that the cost do I have to lose myself to save her?" Harry asked and Death realised then what was troubling his son.
"He's destined to be your soul mate, If he doesn't help you find yourself he'll fail. Do you think Mr Riddle accepts failure?" Questioned Death and they fell into a comfortable silence whilst Harry contemplated that.
"Thank you, I've been inside my own head too long again" Harry said and Death chuckled
"We're always here. Use the stone, they're waiting for you" ordered Death before disappearing, Harry cleared the debris in the room before exiting, casting a tempus he remembered he had to attend a meal at the Malfoys so he quickly showered, dressed in his dark emerald green robes before searching out the Malfoy heir.
"Bleach, have you forgotten about our lunch with your parents?" Harry asked quietly approaching the blonde teen who was going between glaring at a cauldron to scribbling on parchment.
"Hmm" Was the only response he got, he loudly cleared his throat and Draco finally noticed his presence. "What do you need Snake?"
"We have a dinner" Harry said amused, when Draco cursed quietly and cast a stasis charm on the cauldron.
"Then we must go, else we'll be late" Draco said primly, cleaning his hands and robes. Before offering Harry an arm, Draco side apparated them in to Malfoy Manor entrance hall. Giving Harry a moment to settle his stomach before leading them into a brightly lit sitting room, after polite greetings they sat on the comfortable coach.
"What were you working on?" Harry asked Draco
"Potions leave traces, I've been working on a system flush" Draco said and Harry brow rose
"What are the risks of the traces if left?" Harry asked curious
"I assume most are harmless, but obedience potions, love potions given regularly can't be healthy"
"Those potions shouldn't be given to anyone regularly" Lucius put in.
"Well I wasn't willing to fight for the order, or fuck a female so they had to do something" Harry said bluntly
"Why did they need you to have sexual intercourse with a woman?" Narcissa asked furious
"To have a child, so when I die the child's mother has control of my titles. The ones they know about" Harry said flatly
"Have you?" Snape asked concerned
"Had sex with a woman, yeah too squishy. The female they wanted? No I'm not an idiot, that's why the started giving me them potions"
"That's foul" Narcissa hissed furiously
"They're desperate. Ginny doesn't want to poor, Dumbledore wants power and I think Molly fancies herself in love with the old goat. Completely clueless that Arthur is shacking up with the man" Harry filled them in.
"Arthur Weasley is having relations with Dumbledore" Lucius said, trying to keep his mask in place but Harry detected disgust and humour
"Let's move this to the dining hall" Narcissa ordered before sweeping elegantly from the room only to almost walk into the Dark Lord she gave a little bow before continuing on.
"My Lord" Greeted Lucius and Severus when the man stepped into the room, he inclined his head to acknowledge them.
"Evening Harry, Draco"
"Tom" Harry greeted whilst Draco settled with a "Dark Lord"
"We should join Cissa, before she comes to collect us" Lucius said and they nodded. Following his lead out of the sitting room.
"Mother you should try Harry's cooking" Draco suggested and Narcissa eyed him before turning to Harry
"You can cook?" she asked surprised
"Apparently" Harry replied
"You can cook, but you're miserable at potions?" Snape questioned in disbelief
"I fail your class on purpose, wouldn't do for me to do well with a professor that appears to hate me. The chosen one shouldn't do well in potions, he should do well in DADA" Harry explained
"So you like potions?" enquired Narcissa
"Merlin no I don't hate them they are useful, and I can brew fairly well but most smell rancid. I'll stick to DADA" harry said scrunching up his nose a little
"How are the ministry reacting to the papers Father?" Draco asked
"It's glorious panic, falling over themselves trying to protect their own secrets. Fudge has barely been seen out of his office and when he does step foot out of it he's surrounded by angry howlers" Lucius informed him gleefully
"Perfect, just what we wanted" Draco said sharing a look with Harry
"It's only going to get worse for him too" smirked Harry
"Yule is fast approaching, your idea should be arranged soon" Tom spoke to Harry, who frowned before grinning
"Do I want to know?" Draco asked noticing the crazed glint in Harry's eye
"It concerns you, and the others and the elite. Their narrow-mindedness with their wands, their failure against school children, they need teaching" Harry informed him, the two elite bristled under the insults but Harry paid that no mind.
"Wait, you're not going to do it?" Draco said bewildered
"Why would I?"
"You taught us, we can't beat you!" Draco exclaimed
"exactly why you should, with the others of course. You might learn more yourselves and finally be a challenge" Harry grinned, Draco groaned but nodded
"You're confident in your ability" murmured Lucius and Tom chuckled
"Of course he is Lucius, but not overly and not without reason. He left me bruised, bloody and with many broken bones when we duelled"
"You won?" Snape asked in disbelief and Harry shook his head
"Stalemate, I was equally if not more bruised, bloody and broken"
"So we'll be paired up with students?" Lucius said still looking affronted
"Yes Lucius, the same students you failed against at the ministry" Tom pointed out, still displeased at the raid.
"Well Draco and Blaise weren't there, but yeah you were pretty bad" Harry commented
"Very well My Lord, when will this be happening?" Lucius enquired, Tom shared a look with Harry
"The next meeting will be held on Sunday, you'll have to be seen by lower ranks"
"I suppose we do, though they won't know who we are until Dumbledore is dead" Harry said "Not going to be death eaters either, those robes aren't our style" Draco nodded in agreement
"We just need masks Snake, to match our duelling suits"
"Hmm that would work" Harry decided before casting a tempus
"You cannot leave until you've had your check up" Narcissa said sweetly
"I planned no such thing Cissa, I do have other things to do so perhaps we should do the check up now"
"Very well, to the infirmary with us." Narcissa said placing her napkin on the table before rising, Harry followed feeling like a lamb being lead to slaughter as he was taken through the maze that was Malfoy Manor. "Lay" she instructed him, Harry felt her magic wash over him as he laid on the infirmary bed. Narcissa gripped a clipboard tightly in her fingers, going white as she struggled with her anger.
"You will take every potion I tell you too, you will have regular check ups, you will cut your training down to 4 times a week until I tell you differently."
"4 times a week? That's not enough" Harry complained, only to flinch when crazed blue eyes snapped to him
"I could make it three" she warned and Harry nodded
"Okay, got it 4 times a week."
"You're missing all your vaccinations, so I'll do those now. I did wonder how you and My Lord were supposed to have a child, but did you know?" Narcissa inquired
"Yeah Mad Eye was planning on using it as a way of making money; if I lived" Harry shrugged
"I hate them all, making a child suffer in such horrendous ways for their greed" she hissed
"The necromancer soul mate of the Dark Lord" Harry pointed out
"Shouldn't of made a difference, you were a baby!" she snapped.
"It's the past, I tend to just not think about it"
"There will come a time, when you have to think about the past. We'll be here when that happens" she reassured and Harry went to deny he would ever before being silenced by a look
"I'll give the list of potions to Severus, you'll need to take 3 a day if you're using a timer turner then 3 potions per relive." She ordered.
"Right well if that everything I need to go" Harry said already half of the bed, Narcissa nodded before he shadowed away.
"Ori, you ready for Gringotts?" Harry asked
"Yeah Snake, not sure how this is going to go" Orion frowned, Harry placed a hand on his shoulder for comfort
"It's unusual but I can't see why you don't deserve the title"
"Let's just get this over with" Orion said, Harry nodded before taking a firm grip of the teen and shadowing them into a deserted alleyway, they cast glamours so no one would alert the order before approaching Gringotts.
"We have a meeting with Director Ragnok" Harry told a goblin, who glared at him before shuffling away. The two teens followed the familiar route to the Director's office before being ushered in. They removed their glamours and took a seat opposite the director who appeared pleased to see them.
"Greetings Harry, Heir Longbottom"
"Greetings Ragnok, we're here with unusual circumstances" Harry told him and Ragnok chuckled
"Unusual circumstances seem to follow you, young wizard"
"This time, it's not so much me who needs your assistance today"
"Heir Longbottom, what do you need from us?" Ragnok asked
"My real parents are Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, the Longbottoms kidnapped me when I was a baby. I believe they performed a blood adoption, and named me as the heir. Is that still valid now I've countered the blood adoption" Orion asked him, and Ragnok sat back in his chair tapping long finger nails on his desk.
"Usually we'd require a drop of blood before this, but I believe that you could try to claim the title and if the ring appears then you are the rightful Lord Longbottom" Ragnok told and Orion nodded but looked confused by something.
"Do I use my birth name, or the name they gave me?"
"Your birth name" Decided Ragnok
"I, Orion Lestrange do hereby claim the Lordship to the house of Longbottom" a flash of light lit the room as the claim was tested before the Longbottom ring appeared on Orion's fingers, the Longbottom house crest had a red crack running through it.
"Line theft, you are worthy to claim the titles, properties, vaults and investments as you are owed for what they did to you. Hence the cracked crest"
"Thank you Ragnok" Orion said sincerely
"You could claim the heir ship to house Lestrange" mused Ragnok
"My Father wants to present me with it on my birthday" Orion told Ragnok
"Is that all for today?" Ragnok asked
"I'd like to have a copy of the Longbottom house file, I can assume some will need fixing" requested Orion, a file landed in front of him instantly. "Thank you for your assistance Ragnok"
"May your gold always flow" Ragnok said offering a hand to Harry
"And may your enemies fall at your feet" Harry replied before the two teens departed.
"Goblin friend?" Orion said confused and Harry shrugged
"He offered an alliance on my last visit, I still am unsure why"
"Only you" laughed Ori "Snake, what's it like? Knowing you have a soul mate?" the teen was fidgeting as Harry took a moment to find a fitting answer.
"I don't know, I've yet to experience much of it"
"You know, without knowing about this I always thought that you and he could've been something. Finding someone who didn't just want too much from you would've been impossible, you're both attractive, powerful, filthy rich, intelligent and famous wizards" Divulged Orion and Harry could admit he had a point
"I've never been interested in a relationship, to go from one-night stands too forever is making me apprehensive"
"Has he ever? He doesn't seem the type to just settle for anyone, think you'll be great together as long as you don't deny yourselves" Advised Orion
"Thank you Ori, think I needed that. Catch up with you later" said Harry before applying his glamour, glasses and turning his time turner to go live the day as golden boy.
His Father's and Orion's words played over and over in his mind all day, it helped the day be bearable or that could've been that he'd managed to avoid Ginny but he was confused before he knew it he was stood outside the DADA classroom, sensing that Tom was alone he walked in.
"Could you humour me?" he asked when Tom stopped marking students homework and gave him attention.
"With?" drawled Tom raising an eyebrow.
"Ever heard of a muggle game called 20 questions?"
"It's a drinking game I believe?" answered Tom
"Yeah, well I don't know enough about you so I want to play it, but without the drinking because I have little self control as it is near you whilst sober." Admitted Harry and Tom smirked
"Fine, I'll humour you"
"Of course you will. Ok what's your favourite type of book?" Harry asked
"Most would assume Dark magic but I prefer languages and history"
"That doesn't surprise me, hmm okay why do you hate your name so much?" Harry asked and Tom sighed
"I don't hate my name, I was a naive child when I renamed myself Voldemort. I linked my birth name with my childhood, as I wasn't the same person I reassigned a new one. Dumbledore uses it to remind me that he knows how I lived, that I can't escape that life which is why he always gets a reaction from it" explained Tom
"Renamed yourself and many are frightened you'll pop up behind them if they utter it, doesn't seem like a wise choice" Harry pointed out
"As I said I was a naive child, next question?"
"What did you do once you'd finished at Hogwarts?"
"After Dumbledore refused to hire me. I travelled spent some time in Albania, Egypt and Africa." Tom told him
"Why'd you come back?" Harry asked
"I thought I got what I went for, when I returned more laws were in place that restricted the very things I went to search for. Wild magics, raw and pure; beautiful. Yet with Dumbledore I'd never be free to practice such arts, so I chose to try and change them. Progress was slow, but people were beginning to think, more people chose to follow me or stay neutral that was until the prophecy and the side effects of breaking apart my soul drove me to insanity"
"I wonder if that would've worked" Harry asked curious
"Still considering killing me Harry?" Tom asked intrigued and Harry shook his head
"I never considered it, I understood I think why they died, why you tried to kill me regardless of Dumbledore's manipulations, if that prophecy was true you had every right to protect yourself, your goals are worthy. Hearing about Sirius the first time, their best friend apparently he betrayed them, I wanted him dead. Then I learnt of that rat and he may think he's safe snivelling around you but if I don't kill him, Remus definitely will"
"Your way of thinking is bizarre"
"So I've been told, Luna believes it's my lack of understanding of feelings" Sneered Harry
"Luna is an odd girl" commented Tom
"She's scarier without her loony mask" Harry said with an involuntary shiver
"Any more questions?" Tom asked
"I don't know, have anything you want to tell me? Do you shag your followers?" Harry blurted out and Tom rolled his eyes at the teens train of thought
"No, I don't shag Death Eaters. There's some who send me spiked whiskey, foolish enough to believe that I'd not suspect it" sneered Tom
"You know who is doing it don't you?" Harry asked and Tom nodded
"Nott mostly, believes himself worthy of my attention. At first he just used to cling to me at every social event, throw himself at me when he had too much to drink and then beg for forgiveness when he sobered up never not proportioning himself for me to use him. The man's disgusting" Tom said still sneering and Harry laughed
"Like father like son"
"Nott Junior?" Tom asked, his red eyes narrowed into slits at the mere suggestion of someone propositioning his soul mate
"Yeah he wants golden boy all to himself, curses Ginny which I find hilarious of course, he spikes me almost as much as she does and he'll approach me every time I'm alone. He's so frustrated when I give him nothing till I use him as target practice and keep him quiet, soon I'll just kill him before he comes up with anymore tiring plots the last was the imperious.. so he's definitely getting impatient"
"No one will care if a Slytherin student disappears, especially one with a death eater father" mused Tom
"That's what I though but it could make Dumbledore feel the pressure, I'm unsure if that's wise right now" Harry said voicing his concern
"He has a dead wolf that will centre his attention as it links to you, as for a death eaters child he'll give little thought. Merely talk his way out of it or you could set him up" Tom mused out loud
"So he could attempt to kill Dumbledore, fail and run in fear of what the insane Dark Lord will do to him. I have some interesting secrets regarding both Nott's I did want to kill them both together" Harry pouted
"Quit pouting at me brat, we can kill them together" Tom said stressing the "we" and Harry grinned
"Good plan, Halloween is coming up. Have anything planned?" Harry inquired and Tom stared at him blankly "Something always happens on All hallows eve, I think we should continue the tradition"
"An attempt on Dumbledore's life, two Nott's murdered, and a senior undersecretary?" offered Tom, enjoying the twisted smile that appeared on Harry's face
"We'll kill the toad? What do you have against her?"
"She is only loyal to fudge, she hates werewolves and any dark creature of any kind. She also had you in detention for a record number of times. What did she do?" Tom asked and Harry fought back a squirm at gaze before he rubbed the glamour on the back of his hand revealing the scar that would never heal, he approached the dark lord and put his hand under the man's gaze. Tom grasped his hand tightly, but it felt warm, and comfortable. "A blood quill, she used a blood quill on you! She marked what is mine" Tom snarled furiously
"Not just me, and I'm not yours; yet" Harry replied but he didn't attempt to remove his hand.
"You have always been mine Harry, you're just not willing to accept it for now." Tom replied his attention not diverted from Harry's hand.
"I haven't yet found anything to remove it" Harry said
"It will be difficult but not impossible"
"I know, I should go I have shopping to do" replied Harry, fighting the urge to touch his soul mate needing more space between them
"Resistance is futile" Tom said sensing the teens thoughts
"I know, but you wanted to wait" but allowing himself to be pulled on to Tom's lap
"I do, but then I picture you naked, sweating, panting and moaning my name whilst tied to my bed and I want that" Tom admitted
"Are you kinky Tom?" Harry asked pressing closer to the man
"I enjoy torture"
"Do you think you could make me beg for it?" Harry asked his voice breathless and biting back a moan as Tom's tongue travelled down his neck
"How will you get what you want unless you beg?, I'm a selfish man" Tom breathed in his ear
"You want me moaning your name, you have to earn it" Harry told him, his hand brushing Tom's clothed cock
"You're playing a dangerous game Snake" hissed Tom, the use of the ancient tongue spread fire through Harry as Tom pushed their mouths together. Harry eagerly responded, Tom's tongue forced its way into his mouth and his hands found their way onto Harry's chest steadily working their way to Harrys's nipples before pinching hard, Harry vanished the man's robes having an urge to feel the flesh covering the muscles he knew were underneath. The man was fine, and all his but weren't they waiting for something?, he didn't want to stop not when the man was devouring his mouth, before biting down harshly on his neck making Harry ground down on the man's cock. Both moaning at the sensation, before they broke apart breathing harshly.
"Your eyes, they're green with specks of red" commented Tom
"Side effect of the obliviates breaking, happens at highs, magical and emotional as far as I can tell" Harry replied distracted by Tom's shoulders.
"My eyes bled red on my 17th birthday, I stopped glamouring them after a while."
"They're not scary at all, earlier they were like rubies but now they're like pools of blood darker and swirling. You had hazel eyes before, didn't you?"
"Yes, unassuming colour" Tom sneered in distaste, Harry rolled his own before resting his head on Tom's shoulder enjoying the man's heat, scent and the cock he could feel pressed against his arse.
"Hmm I don't agree"
"I have a meeting and you have shopping. I'll see you tomorrow afternoon" Tom said after they enjoyed a quiet moment together, giving Harry a parting kiss.
"I assume this would come in handy" Harry said placing a time turner in Tom's hand before sliding of the man. Sighing disappointedly when the man neatened his hair and redressed he hated how the man could look good with little effort.