Chapter 7

"SLYTHERIN." The hat bellowed. 'As if I would be anywhere else,' Medeis thought as the hat was taken off her head. There was some polite clapping coming from the green and silver table, though the Gryffindors, as well as the majority of the Hufflepuffs were openly glaring at her, while the Ravenclaws didn't really seem to care that much. Calmly standing up, she began walking towards the Slytherin table, not caring about the looks being sent her way. Medeis despised the sheep like nature of the Force sensitives on this planet, true it made them much easier to conquer, but also made them far less valuable to her in the long run.

Medeis sat down near the end of the table, opposite Delphini Riddle who looked at her closely. Ignoring those around her as she expanded her senses, ignoring the warning Dumbledore gave about the forbidden forest as he then waved his hands and food appeared all over the tables. It was an impressive trick but Medeis knew from her senses that Dumbledore had nothing to do with the appearance of the food.

"So Delphini, any idea why the headmaster is so interested in you?" Medeis asked the girl apposite her, speaking softly, being mindful of anyone overhearing them.

"What do you mean?" The girl asked confused, taking a bite from a piece of meat in front of her. Medeis pointedly glanced at the headmaster who had his eyes fixed on the two of them. Even when Delphini turned and faced the headmaster, the old fool didn't look away.

"I wouldn't look into his eyes if I were you." She told him, taking a sip from the drink in front of her, pumpkin juice she believed.

"Why not?" The girl asked, not tearing her eyes away from the headmaster's.

"Because he can read minds." She answered with a smirk.

"What?" She yelled, rapidly turning back around, causing Medeis to chuckle slightly. "How do you know that?" Delphini asked her, but not looking into her eyes. 'Good, she's smart,' not that Medeis required eye contact to read the child's mind, legilimency was just one of many methods of the mind arts, and the only one that required eye contact.

"Because the old man tried to read my mind." Medeis told Delphini. Not that it was actually true, it was his pet bat that had tried, and failed, to break into her mind.

"Why does he do that?" Delphini asked outraged.

"Because he's a big nosed bastard with delusions of grandeur." She told the girl firmly, being sure to prevent, and destroy, any influence Dumbledore could possibly have over the child. "So Delphini, where do you live?" Medeis asked curiously.

"Why do you want to know?" The girl reflected, immediately suspicious.

"Curiosity." She replied, letting the matter drop. There were many ways to turn someone completely to the dark side but Medeis had a feeling that Delphini would require a more subtle approach.

Suddenly all the food, as well as all the plates and dishes vanished. "No that we are all fed and watered, let's sing the Hogwarts national anthem." Dumbledore announced standing up, causing the groans of nearly the entire student body.

Ribbons shot out of Dumbledore's wand, forming words as everyone started singing at different paces of the song, with the Weasley twins singing at a funeral march. "Ah music." Dumbledore spoke, wiping a tear from his eyes as Medeis quietly snorted. "A music beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot."

As one Slytherin table stood up and followed a sixth year prefect out of the great hall and through the twisted corridors and moving staircases until they reached the dungeon. Eventually the prefect lead them to a wall. "Pure blood." The prefect spoke, causing Medeis to snort slightly and Delphini to let out a quiet laugh at the lack of imagination. Entering the Slytherin common room she looked around appraisingly, liking the style and the way the Slytherin common room was set out.

"All first years stay behind, you too." The prefect told her. "Everyone else off to bed." Considering the fact that everyone, including the seventh years all immediately listened and headed off to bed, Medeis guessed that he was the unofficial leader of Slytherin house. Once everyone, bar the first years and herself, had left the prefect spoke again. "Professor Snape has a few words for you all."

"Thank you Mr Pucey." The bat himself spoke stepping out of the shadows. "I will keep this short and quick. The rest of the school is prejudiced towards Slytherin house, so we present a united front to the rest of the school, any issues you have with your fellow Slytherin students leave them inside the common room."

"I also expect the best behaviour and grades out of all of you, but I won't have high expectations for some of you." The man spoke, pointedly glancing at her and Ginevra Weasley. "All you off to bed, Miss Potter stay behind." The professor ordered.

"Professor." Medeis spoke sarcastically as the first years headed off to bed. The hatred the man felt towards her was almost hard to believe, a true testament of how pathetic the man was.

"Potter. Expect no special treatment-" the man began before she interrupted.

"Don't worry, I never have." She interrupted him, causing his anger to spike.

"Watch your cheek girl." Snape snapped through gritted teeth, before the man clearly calmed down. "All Slytherin fifth years and above have their own dorms. You will find your possessions in the room with your name on it. No leave."

Not wasting a second Medeis left, having no desire to endure the man's presence. Entering the room with her name on it, Medeis saw that it was a rather small and cramped room, barely enough space for a desk, bed and wardrobe, but at least there was a toilet and shower in a small on suite as well.

Before going to bed she weaved her arm in a pattern and placed a protective ward and an alarm on the door to stop people from entering.

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Medeis woke at barely four in the morning, likely far earlier then any of her classmates. Expanding her senses she quickly found that most of the students were in the Slytherin dorms asleep, though a few of them were awake. Getting dressed Medeis quickly exited her dorm room and headed towards the exit of the Slytherin common room.

Leavingthe common room she quickly headed out of the school and into it's grounds, being mindful of avoiding any ghosts or any other student out of their dorms, of which there were quite a few.

When she reached the black lake Medeis immediately began her morning training by sprinting around the lake as fast as she could without using the force to enhance her speed. After running five laps without breaking into a sweat she immediately got into a meditative stance and delved into the force, embracing it.

Medeis could feel the force working around her, interacting with the wards of Hogwarts, raising nearby pebbles and stones, creating ripples within the water. Medeis tried to locate the hidden soul anchor of Voldemort but the protective charms of Hogwarts obscured her senses to the point that she couldn't even sense the soul anchor in Ginevra Weasley's possession, despite knowing it's exact location.

Finishing her training and meditation exercises Medeis returned to the Slytherin common rooms, getting there just before half six. There were already quite a few people in the common room and with all eyes turning towards her, Medeis sat down at the chair near the fireplace in the corner of the room. Her action caused a few raised eyebrows from the other students. Medeis knew from the positioning of the furniture that the seat was positioned for the ruler of Slytherin house, and her sitting their was a direct challenge towards Adrian Pucey, the leader of Slytherin.

"What are you doing there." The man himself bellowed, entering the common room to see her sitting in his seat.

"I believe I'm sitting." She answered in a bored tone that she knew would anger him further. Medeis was trained by Palpatine, and had spent a large part of the last year working in the Wizengamot. Playing with school children wouldn't even be a challenge.

"That is the seat of the King of Slytherin house, and that is me." Pucey snapped at her as he walked towards her to the point he wasn't even five feat away from her. Their little encounter had gathered quite a few curious onlookers.

"A King?" Medeis asked with a mocking tone of voice, purposely angering him further. "You're not a King. Your just a little pathetic child who's far to slow on the draw." She spoke dismissively. Her words had the desired affect as Pucey reached for his wand but before he could she stood up and crossed the distance between them. Grabbing his arm, she twisted it behind his back and then proceeded to kick the back of his legs, bringing Pucey to his knees.

Quickly grabbing his wand Medeis then snapped it in two, throwing the pieces at his feet. "Let this be a warning to all of you," she spoke to the gathered students, "leave me alone and I will leave you alone."

With her message delivered she left the Slytherin common room and headed towards the great hall for breakfast. She was one of the first to arrive, though there were a few students from the various houses all scattered about the great hall. Slowly more and more students arrived at the great hall and Medeis used the opportunity to observe the power of the students and staff. All the staff were above average in terms of power, with Snape, McGonagoll, and of course Dumbledore, being by far the most powerful.

The students on the other hand were mostly average in terms of power, with a few exceptions. The ones that were above average in power included her brother, Neville Longbottom as well as a Hufflepuff in her year named Cedric Digory.

"Look everyone," the Malfoy brat yelled at the top of his voice. "Weasley's got herself a howler." Turning towards the end of the Slytherin table where the Weasley girl was sitting Medeis saw that the girl did indeed have a howler.

Clearly reluctant Ginevra opened the howler, causing the screeching voice that was Molly Weasley to fill the great hall, "Ginny Weasley, how dare you end up in Slytherin! I am absolutely disgusted with you. For centuries our family has been in Gryffindor yet you decide to dishonour us by going to Slytherin."

"You are lucky that your father didn't agree with me otherwise you would be disowned. But in the end you are no Weasley to me and you are not my daughter, not anymore." With that the howler ripped itself apart.

'Now that was absolutely pathetic,' Medeis thought in regards to the howler. Ginevra had tears in her eyes and looked ready to run out of the hall, but she didn't until her brother Ronald started openly laughing at her. Medeis cast her senses to all the Weasley brothers, curious about what they were feeling. Ronald was feeling very happy about what had happened to his sister, while Percy was feeling a great deal of pride about what had just happened, he was likely the one to inform their mother about Ginevra's placement. The twins were very mixed about their feelings, a part of them wanted to comfort their sister, but the larger part of them simply wanted to stay away from what was happening.

The emotional rejection of her family was to much for the girl as the burst into tears and rushed out of the great hall, to the whispers of the students. Darth Medeis payed no attention to the muttering of the students as she got up and followed the girl, her mind moving a mile a minute. She truly didn't give a damn about the Weasley girl, but if she played the next well enough she could very well turn Ginevra into her most loyal soldier. Medeis followed her senses which directed her to the outside of the castle, by the black lake where the girl sat sobbing.

Walking towards the girl Medeis sat down next to her. "Go away." Ginevra said sobbing. Medeis wrapped her arm around the girl, pulling the child into a hug.

"It's okay, it's okay, let it all out." Medeis whispered, sounding as comforting as she could.

"They hate me, they all hate me." Ginevra muttered.

"I know, but they don't matter. They are nothing compared to you." Medeis muttered into Ginevra's ear.

"They are my family." The child said, turning her head to face her. The girl was a mess with tears and snot streamed down his face and bloodshot eyes.

"Family means nothing, my own family abandoned me and I am happier for it." Medeis confessed to the child. "The truth is Ginevra is that family is a crutch, something that holds you back and makes you weak. You may not realise it now but you are better off."

Medeis was sure that Ginevra was only half paying attention to what she was saying but she didn't care, Molly Weasley had just destroyed her connection with her daughter and now Medeis had placed the seeds of loyalty in the child.

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Arthur Weasley POV

Arthur sighed as he sat down at his desk at work, completely exhausted. He loved his job, he really did, but due to his family's poor standing and his appreciation of muggles, Arthur was paid barely a fifth of what the other department heads were paid. But his job wasn't the only thing causing him stress, but his daughter's placement in Hogwarts.

Arthur honestly didn't care that Ginny was a Slytherin, but Molly certainly did. When the letter from Percy came, informing them that Ginny had been placed in Slytherin his wife had shown a level of rage that Molly had never felt for their children, especially not Ginny who was Molly's favourite. It was wrong to have favourites but they were only human and everyone had favourites, in fact despite being a handful his favourite were the twins.

A knock on the door to his office drew Arthur from his thoughts about his family. "Um enter." He called out, causing a man he didn't recognise and wearing a muggle business suit to enter his office.

"Mr Weasley?" The man asked in a definitely British accent.

"Yes?" Arthur replied, both confirming and asking the man in front of him.

"My name is Dr Jacob Fine, I work for Medeis Corporations, a prominent business within the muggle world, and even parts of the wizarding world." The now named Jacob told him taking a seat opposite him.

"Medeis Corporations? Is that connected to Lady Ravenclaw?" Arthur asked the man, his curiosity piqued by both the possible involvement of the lady of an Ancient house as well as the businesses connection to the muggle world.

"Yes Lady Ravenclaw is the founder and CEO of Medeis Corporations and I have come here to make you an offer." Dr Fine explained to him.

"An offer?" Arthur asked confused, and a little weary, as to what the man wanted with him. Instead of answering the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper and gave it to him. Unfolding the piece of paper Arthur saw that it was a cheque, but the most surprising thing was the amount written on it. "30,000 gold dragons?" He asked completely shocked.

"Indeed, in exchange for the car that you have built."

"What would you want with that?" Arthur demanded, that car was his pride and joy.

"For a while now Lady Ravenclaw has been trying to imbue muggle technology with magic, but we have been unsuccessful. When I heard of how you were able to imbue a car with magic I was intrigued. I also have a job offer for you that is currently six times what you earning with your current job?"

Arthur wasn't sure what to do, he wasn't a greedy man but that didn't change the fact that he often wished that he could give his family a better life. "What kind of job would I have?" Arthur asked, trying not to sound to curious.

"You will be part of the research and development team, trying to combine magic with technology." Dr Fine answered knowing that he had Arthur Weasley's interest. "So do you accept?" He asked.

"I do." Arthur answered after a minute, taking a gamble as to weather or not he was making the right choice.

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Darth Maul POV

Darth Maul sighed in annoyance as he waited patiently for the private jet to finally land in Singapore. While Darth Medeis was at school, of all things, she had left him with some very clear instructions.

There were three 'so called' Dark Lords on Earth at the minute, not counting either himself or Medeis and his job was to either recruit or kill them. Maul would prefer to kill them, in his mind they were nothing more then petty force sensitives with delusions of grandeur, but Medeis believed that they would be of some use.

Maul took a sip of whiskey as he drifted his thoughts to the dark lord Sao Feng of Singapore. The wizard was a skilled and powerful Force sensitive with many followers, but like so many force sensitives on this planet he was completely ignorant of technology, while Darth Medeis' were extremely well trained in combat using a mixture of both magic and without. Darth Maul was confident that he could defeat Sao Feng while his forces defeated those of the rival dark wizards.

"Lord Maul, we will be landing within the hour." The captain informed him over the intercom, doing a good job of hiding the fear that Maul knew that man felt due to his appearance, as well as the fact that battle was all but inevitable.

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Albus Dumbledore POV

Albus Dumbledore had his grandfather smile on his face as all members of his staff met for their first annual meeting at the end of the month. At the end of every month Dumbledore gathered all his staff to discuss how the students, especially the first years.

"Welcome my friends, lemon drop?" He offered which was met with a resounding no. None of his staff understand his fascination with muggle sweets. When everyone finally took their seats he asked the first question. "How are the first years handling?"

"There's a few home sick among my puffs." Pomona Sprout began, causing Severus to let out a snort and mutter something under his breath that he couldn't here.

"Most seem to have grasped the basics of charms well enough." Filius answered.

"Same with transfiguration, none of them are particularly struggling with the workload." Minerva continued.

"Well I'm very disappointed in the students, and not just with the first years," Gilderoy Lockheart began dramatically, causing more then one member of staff to sigh exasperatingly. Why the board of Governors insisted on him of all people Dumbledore didn't know. "Hardly any of them put in any effort in my Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons."

"And whose fault is that?" Severus snarked.

To steer the conversation away Madam Prince spoke, "One of the first years, Delphini Riddle seems to practically live in the library. I'm surprised she's not one of your claws Filius." By the time Madam Prince had finished Dumbledore was more then a little intrigued in the girl that could very well be Voldemort's daughter.

Delphini Riddle didn't look much like Tom when he was eleven but there was certainly a resemblance between the two. But someone Delphini did look like was Bellatrix Lestrange. Albus couldn't really picture Tom having a child, but it wasn't to far of a stretch to imagine Tom wanting to preserve his bloodline. Also Bellatrix didn't play much of a role in the last year of the war, in fact the attack on the Longbottom's was her first appearance in months. Dumbledore had just assumed that she was on some secret mission for Tom, but if she was indeed pregnant with his child it would certainly explain her absence. What was the muggle saying, if the facts fit.

"And what of Miss Potter?" Dumbledore asked curious about the girl who lived.

"She has a real problem with authority." Minerva began with Perseus lips, she and Miss Potter had not gotten off well.

"Minnie is right," Gilderoy began, seemingly oblivious to the way Minerva's face tightened at the DADA teachers nickname for her. "She constantly questions my teaching methods and whether or not I am qualified to teach. The sheer gall of the girl."

"For once Lockheart is right," Severus began, "Potter has a serious attitude problem."

"Despite her attitude, she seems to be a prodigy with charms." Filius answered.

"Her knowledge of runes is also unbelievable, it's hard to believe that she's only fifteen with everything she knows." Professor Babbling answered to the surprise of the staff.

After a few more compliments and criticisms from the rest of the staff regarding Lexi Potter, Dumbledore dismissed her staff. All his staff left one by one, all except Severus who stayed in his seat until all of his staff had left. "Severus, can I help you?"

"Someone has been steeling from my private stores." The potions professor told him angrily.

"This isn't such an unusual occurrence." Dumbledore reminded Severus, many of the students took some of professor Snape's potion supplies for fun.

"These aren't normal ingredients." Severus snapped, throwing a piece of parchment onto his desk. Curiously picking up the piece of parchment Dumbledore raised an eyebrow in surprise at the ingredients, they were certainly rare and worrying. He wasn't a potions master but he recognised the ingredients for a dark ritual when he saw one.

"Any ideas?" He asked Severus.

"A few but I have no proof and I might be wrong." Severus was a very private person and Dumbledore was a little surprised that he was actually telling him this.

"Why are you telling me this Severus?"

"Because if I'm right about who it is, then I wouldn't be able to stop her." Snape spoke mysteriously before he stood up and left, leaving Dumbledore to his thoughts.

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Delphini POV

Delphini headed out of the castle towards the black lake, where she saw Lexi Potter sitting in a meditative stance by the lake. She was more then a little fascinated with the older witch, who gave an air of mystery and danger. Delphini was also glad that she had informed her it was possible to read other people's minds by looking into their eyes, after which she had spent nearly every waking second trying to find a way to protect herself.

"Miss Riddle, welcome." Lexi spoke still meditating and not facing her.

"Miss Potter, are you trying to find inner peace?" She asked the woman curiously. She didn't know much about meditation but she knew it was meant to find peace of the mind.

"Peace is a lie, there is only passion." Lexi snapped at her angrily, causing her to take a step back surprise at the anger Lexi possessed.

"What is your passion?" Delphini asked curious. Lexi let out a small laughable the girls question as she stood up and faced the child.

"Breaking the impossible," Lexi answered her, to her confusion at the answer. "There are many boundaries to what can be achieved with the Force, my passion is breaking those boundaries and achieving what was thought to be impossible."

"The Force?" Delphini asked, fascinated with what Lexi was saying.

"The Force is a power that connects all living organisms around the world and there are many methods of wielding the Force, what you call magic is but one of many aspects of the Force." While Lexi spoke she spread her power, drowning Delphini in the power of the Dark Side of the Force as she used her power the influence he world around her, hiding the sun and making it appear night, even giving the lake the appearance that it was frozen. Her power was also enough to bring Delphini to her knees.

"What is this?" Delphini managed to choke out as she stared at the world around her, completely different, and then looked at Lexi Potter. Her skin was as white as a ghosts but her form was anything but weak, while her eyes blazed with untold power.

"This is the power of the Dark Side of the Force, and it's merely scratching the surface of what can be achieved. So Delphini Riddle, do you want to learn this power?"

How could she not, Delphini had always wanted power, and now she had the chance to get true power. "Yes."

End of chapter 7. Please review.