An Unexpected Request

Late on a wednesday night Lucius Malfoy makes his way to Knockturn Alley having been send by Severus for potion ingredients he needed to make a potion for the Dark Lord. Taking a quick look around Diagon Alley he hurried through the entrance of its darker counterpart. Slowing down to a casual stroll Lucius went on to one of the apothecary further on in the alley, it wasn't like he was in a hurry.

In a half an hour later Lucius walked out of the apothecary with some very rare and illegal potion ingredients back into the alley. Having bought what he needed he decided to grab a drink before apparating home, so Lucius once again continued strolling further into Knockturn Alley to the darker version of the Leaky Cauldron.

Settling into his chair Lucius signed to a waitress, she quickly hurried over the his table. The girl was dressed in a too small uniform that was covered in stain and her hair and face looked unwashed, why he kept coming here was lost to himself as this was way below his standard he inwardly bristled. ''What can I get for you tonight, Lord Malfoy.''the girls asked nervously, as if afraid he might curse he. ''A firewhiskey will make do.'' Lucius sneered at the girl.

Not wanting to impose more on the blond the girl quickly hurries towards the bar. While girl walked away a man Lucius didn't know took a seat in the chair across from him. Raising a questioning eyebrow at the stranger, asking what he wanted he observed the man. His clothes were worn and dirty, alike to those of most people present in the dingy pub. His face and hair, unlike the waitress, were clean and and cared for.

''What does a man of your standard do in a pub like this mister Malfoy.'' The man asked. Now both eyebrows went up Lucius's forehead, the nerve these people had. ''What my business is here is as much of your concern as it is to a brick wall. So I will ask you what do you want from me.'' He asked the man coldly. This made the stranger smile, ''We know what you are doing and we also know that the Dark Lord has returned, something the Ministry still denies. We want to help, for the ministry we are nothing but trash and we want to see it different.''

This could maybe work out for Lucius as the Dark Lord had ordered him to look out for potential recruits. But why would low life like them want to help, what do they want to gain? ''Even if you say so, what are you hoping to gain with helping the Dark Lord.'' Lucius asked the man still with a stone expression on his face. The man thought for a while before answering, ''Because the people you see here in this pub have all been damaged by schemes of a certain Dumbledore and we want to get back at the one that did us wrong. The old coot forced us out of the normal wizarding world and into here. We need to stick together and help each other, right?'' The man's face crunched up in an ugly scowl when he mentioned the current Hogwarts headmaster.

Calculating Lucius asked', ''How much are you willing to give up for your revenge? As I can not promise your safety for either Dumbledore, the Ministry or the Dark Lord.'' The scowl on the stranger's face changed to one of determination, ''I would, no we would give anything.'' That was the answer Lucius was hoping for, of course these people would gain nothing on working for the Dark Lord and served more so as puppets to play with. Exactly what he was looking for. Getting up he picked up his bag with potion supplies Lucius said to the man, ''Be here in a week and someone will take you and your friends to present yourselves to the Dark Lord. And people resenting Dumbledore and his golden boy should indeed stick together and help each other right.'' Lucius said giving the man an ugly smile.

Not waiting for a reply Lucius walked out of the dingy pub leaving the stranger behind with the waitress that had just returned with the ordered drink. ''He said he would send someone to bring us to the Dark Lord, Stacy do you think he will really help us take revenge?'' The mas asked the waitress. ''I don't know, but for now we will still have to look out for each other as both the ministry and Dumbledore are after us.'' The girl hissed, showing some pointed teeth and red flashing eyes. ''After All we dark creatures as unwanted in a light wizarding world.''

Knockturn Alley had always attracted its fair share of oddities. Right now it's roads were mostly filled with several half creature, half wizard and witches. They had some way or another been kicked out of the regular wizarding society for being dark. They were despised because they had been born with a part dark creature, and the one most promoting them being excluded was the head of the light himself Albus Dumbledore. So with the return of the Dark Lord they were sure that helping him would help them climb back up into society, only if they knew what they would be used for.


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This fiction was written for the Prompt of the day Challenge from The Golden Snitch forum.

For this fiction I used the prompt: (quote) birds of a feather flock together. (March th)

Word count: 902

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