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HARRY

A party was going to be held in the streets in Hogsmeade tonight. I didn't know what plan Lucius had running and I didn't know if I would be attending this party either. But what use would I be to Lucius at a party. He had used me to his fullest extent over the last five years. Once people had saw that I, the one who had defeated Voldemort, had been defeated in battle by Lucius, they fell swiftly under his control, unable to fight back anymore. It was too hopeless. If there were a slightest hint of resistant, Lucius would wait for the full moon to rise and send in his pack of werewolves to deal with the tiny rebellion. Most of the time, there were no survivors

I was walking around the living room, with no orders, when I saw Ginny walk past me. As usual, we weren't allowed to talk to each other, but I saw her slightly motion towards the kitchen. I looked around and saw there was no one around, before following her to the kitchen

"Make this quick," I said, "Lucius might be coming back soon"

Even though we weren't allowed to talk to each other, every now and again, we would make sure the coast was clear before we slipped each other notes or something

"You know about the party Lucius is holding?"

"Yeah"

"Well, I've heard that the Shrieking Shack is going to be opened"

"What do you mean 'opened'? It's never been closed, no ones brave enough to venture there. But you and I know all about the Shrieking Shack"

"Well, a few years back, several Death Eaters went there and cleaned the place out, tidying it up and removing any jinxes"

"Like there was any," I said

"And Lucius is opening it to the public, so they can all go there"

"What I'm failing to see is Lucius' plan. All of a sudden, he's declaring a party for the public. He wouldn't do that unless he's scheming something"

"Same here, but I think you have to convince him to let you go, so you can find out"

"We can't help anyone. All we can do is watch"

"But this should be the start of something"

"Like what?"

"A resistance from within the castle"

"You think this party can help you like that?"

Ginny smiled

"We can only wait and see. Now go"

I nodded and left the kitchen. A few minutes later, Ginny left and headed downstairs, as Lucius and Ron, flanked by about five Death Eaters, came down the stairs. I pretended I was cleaning out the fireplace as they spoke quietly amongst themselves. I couldn't hear much, but I did hear something about "werewolves", "spiders" and "positions". Then, I had a feeling they were getting suspicious of me, because they stopped talking

"Potter, what are you doing?" snapped Lucius

"Cleaning out the fireplace," I answered

I showed him the bucket half-full with ash

"Very well. Leave us now"

I bowed and quickly left the room. They were planning something and I want to find out what exactly they're planning

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After much convincing, I managed to get Lucius to let me come to the party, although I would be closely watched. Ha, what can I do? I have no wand and no one else will be there, so I can't talk to anyone

But the party wasn't too bad. There were fireworks, people getting drunk, loud laughter in the air and a good spirit about. I could see several Death Eaters walking around in groups, only a few of them joining in the fun, while the others remained as guards. A throne suddenly flew overhead, controlled by Lucius. He rose higher in the sky, as fireworks exploded behind him, highlighting him

"Welcome everyone to our fifth year in control," cried Lucius, "But while this celebration may be about us, in truth, it's about you people. Now enjoy yourselves and if you want to join a real party, come to the Shrieking Shack"

He zoomed off, as everyone really got into the festive spirit. I headed towards the Shrieking Shack and arrived there to see many people entering the place. With my bodyguards just behind me, I walked in

"Whoa"

The massive lights were as bright as the sun. The Shrieking Shack didn't look so shabby. It looked more like a mansion than a shack. I walked around for a while, as Lucius appeared on the balcony, flanked by bodyguards, including Ron. I was also surprised to see Hermione standing next to him

"Potter, come here"

I sighed and headed up the stairs to stand next to Lucius

"Yes?"

"You will watch this"

The doors closed silently, as the music died

"Everyone, listen in," said Lucius

The partygoers stopped their partying and looked up at Lucius. As the silence grew, I could a creaking sound overhead. There was something heavy in the rooms above. I didn't like this at all

"You all have a choice now," continued Lucius, "Join me or lose your family"

As he spoke, Death Eater began appearing around the people, wands outstretched

"As you walked into the room, there was a DNA Detector in the doors. Now, I have a list of your names and your families. Right now, as we speak, there are a group of werewolves at your homes, awaiting my command"

Murmurs swept throughout the former partygoers

"Now you have a choice. Join me or lose your families. I have another list here for those who want to join the Death Eaters"

"You bastard!" cried a voice

"Kill him," Lucius said calmly

A Death Eater walked towards the person. The person screamed in pain, as blood was sprayed on everyone else. The Death Eater turned around to reveal Fenrir Greyback, blood running down his chin. But there was something else that made me surprised

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DRACO

Before the party…

"I have some news," said Warwick

I looked up from the newspaper

"Lucius is holding a party for the people"

"Yeah I know," I said

I pointed to the front cover of the Daily Prophet

"Oh"

"What do you reckon we should do?"

"Well, Lucius is obviously planning something. So I say we go there and find out what the plan is and see if we can stop it"

Warwick reached into his robes and pulled out a packet of cigarettes, before lighting one up and breathing out a stream of smoke

"Um, Warwick, since when did you start smoking?"

"Well, for starters, I know they won't kill me, two, it kills the blood cravings and finally, I can do this"

He took a puff on the cigarette, before breathing out one large smoke ring, followed by several small smoke rings which floated through the large ring

"Pretty cool hey?"

"Yeah, cool, just don't do that around my daughter, okay?"

"I never have, Draco"

I held out my left arm and curled my silver fingers. In the Mansion fire, my left arm was badly burnt. Warwick did all he could, but my arm was too damaged, so he amputated it, before doing a spell that Voldemort had once done to Wormtail, where he gave him a silver hand. In my case, I received a silver arm from the elbow down. It was kinda cool, as my silver arm is stronger than my right arm and can crush certain items easily. And for reason, I was always staring at it, flexing my fingers

"Got a plan, Draconius?"

"It's Draco"

"Okay, sorry. Got a plan?"

"We're going to a party"

"Sweet as. I'll bring the drinks. You can bring the party gear"

I smiled

"It's party time"

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