Wow... ten chapters... I never thought I'd get even this far... Oh well. Thank you all for your continued support! Past and Present is giving me a head ache... I don't even like it anymore! But it's so much more popular than this, I can't take it down! Oh well. Give me any suggestions, you have for either story.
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E.O.L. –249 – To keep the hero otherwise engaged in a never-ending battle, I will alert the government tax office that he has never filed income tax statements on any of the other evil overlords he managed to kill and whose castles he subsequently looted. Note: if asked, I will appear as a character witness on his behalf, but only if my testimony is incriminating to his case.
Last Time- The training game goes horribly wrong as Kazuki removes the restrictions on the Death Eaters, and it turns into a massacre of the light. How will the audience react to this violent display?
"Parseltounge"
Warning: There will be both violence and swearing later in this story. It will not be incredibly graphic, but be prepared.
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Minutes passed as the dark watched the crowd. None of them moved, and most appeared to not believe what they had just witnessed. A few of the students had needed to run to the bathroom or cover their eyes partway through, and the Ministry officials all looked severely ill in their still frozen positions.
The Gryffindor smirked. He looked out over the panicking crowd and, despite all his attempts to prevent the inevitable, he laughed. The laughter echoed around the hall, causing all that were in the audience to look at him. The obviously mortified spectators felt their eyes bug out in fear as the terror rolled off of them in waves. The dark and evil appearance had yet to be changed back, and it was greatly unnerving those that were able to see it.
Kazuki sat in her chair, frozen. She'd known that something like this would happen, but to this degree... The death and mutilation on the field was tremendous. And where on earth had they learned those spells?! Suddenly she jumped up and started drawing runes. Time to remove the spell. I hope to god it worked. Finally, she'd gotten them all drawn. Murmuring the incantation under her breath, the crowd watched as red and blue tendrils of magic became visible and slowly unraveled. Suddenly they blasted backwards, disintegrating as they spread.
The wounds all healed on the 'light', and the dead were surrounded by a green glow. Slowly the wounded and dead began to move again, and Kazuki breathed out a sigh of relief. "Nice job Potter. I honestly started to believe I was watching the real thing there. 10 points to Gryffindor for good leadership." As an afterthought, she added. "Or would you prefer it if Slytherin got those points?" She grinned slyly.
Harry arched an eyebrow at her. "I'm still in Gryffindor at the moment, but I don't believe I deserve the points." The ministry officials cheered inwardly. That had to mean he knew he'd done something wrong. "My entire team worked hard. If I get house points, then so should they."
This time the reactions were not kept quiet. Shouting filled the halls as the students began to argue with each other and as Ministry members panicked. He couldn't have enjoyed that! Could he?
Kazuki released an exaggerated sigh. "Fine. 10 points to Hufflepuff, 20 to Slytherin, and 20 to Gryffindor."
Suddenly, a shout caused everyone to freeze in their seats. "Silence!" Dumbledore roared over the fearful crowd. "No points will be awarded for slaughtering the students, Miss Kazumae. In fact, all five of you will be receiving detention for a week!" The Headmaster turned to the Potions Professor. "Would you be willing to oversee the detentions, Severus?"
The Potions Master sneered at the students. "Of course." His voice was filled with disdain that no one could identify. He greatly hoped that the old coot would believe it was directed at the students or (though he did not understand how this could possibly be the case) at his best friend, Kazuki, instead of at the Headmaster himself. With these two words, the man swept from the hall to his rooms. He needed a drink, badly.
"Damn you Dumbledore! I had a meeting tonight! I'll get you for this... you can be sure of that. Oh yes... If you think turning into a girl was bad enough, wait until you see what I have planned now. I was going to warn you of this, but I guess I won't now. You'll just have to wait to see who our esteemed guests are."
The looks of horror returned to the faces of those watching. How could he speak like that freely? Was a thought that crossed everyone's minds, shortly followed by a spoken "What?!?!?!?" The confused exclamation took various forms as different people shouted. All those that had heard him, though, wondered what he could have possibly said.
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Later that evening, at dinner, a hesitant Ron approached the table. "Umm... can I... Can I sit here?"
Ron watched as Harry grinned and said coolly, "Pull up a chair, my friend, and sit where you like. But if you want to sit here, you'll have to come to our meeting."
"Meeting?" Ron looked very confused, and Draco found that he couldn't help but laugh at his face. Ron's face turned red in anger when he heard the laughter. "Shut up, ferret!" Draco continued to laugh, and was drawing curious eyes from all around the hall. Slowly, Ginny began to giggle, but that soon gave way to full-blown laughter as well. Ron looked shocked once again, which just made the two laugh even harder. Ginny almost fell over, ending up leaning against a stunned Harry. Ron looked at Harry, confusion clearly written on his face. "What's going on?"
"I'd tell you if I knew." Harry replied evenly, trying very hard not to laugh himself. He gently pushed Ginny off of him and back into the chair, but she just fell the opposite way onto Draco, who was just beginning to calm down.
Finally, after the two had stopped laughing, with the exception of a few random chuckles, Harry explained the situation to Ron. "I'm starting up a new... club. The first meeting's tonight and this table has all the current members sitting at it. If you're going to sit here, you have to attend the meeting. That doesn't mean you have to join the club, though."
"Don't I get to know what it's about first?" Ron asked, attempting to raise an eyebrow, gaining more stifled snickers.
"No, only Harry and Draco know what it's about. Blaise and Ginny have an idea, I think, but they don't know everything." Neville shifted his gaze over to Harry. "How's the meeting going to work with the detentions, anyways?" Harry just shrugged.
Blaise's eyes widened. "Guys," She said slowly. "Our detentions start in one minute." Harry felt his eyes widen and he started cursing in parseltounge while grabbing his things. The others followed suit in various languages, including French (Draco), Swedish (Hannah), Japanese (Blaise) and, oddly enough, American (Neville). The five raced off towards the dungeons and knocked on the door.
"Enter." Snape's cool voice betrayed nothing, and everyone gulped. They were late.
The students scrambled to get into the desks, slightly nervous about what their teacher would do to them. "You five..." Snape started, and the five glanced at each other apprehensively. "Do not deserve detention." A confused look passed over all the students. "What you did to Dumbledore was approved beforehand by the Ministry and the Headmaster. You five are to report down here every night for the week, and leave immediately via Slytherin's tunnels that undoubtedly run around here. But before you go, I have a warning."
The five glanced at each other once more. Their Professor was acting very strange. This warning couldn't be a good thing, or even an acceptable thing, like a dance. "The Headmaster has planned to have a school-wide resorting." Eyes widened in shock. Yes, that was most definitely not good.
"A... A resort!? What on earth is he thinking?!" Draco exploded.
Snape's eyes darkened. "Maybe he noticed how ill-suited you are to Slytherin, Mr. Malfoy." Draco looked down in embarrassment. "Or maybe the fight made him realize how Slytherin Mr. Potter truly is." Harry's eyes snapped up to meet the Potion Master's. "Mr. Potter, I suggest you take a name for yourself if you plan to move forward with your ideas. And don't worry." He paused here. "I couldn't even tell. Kazuki told me. How she found out I don't know, but be careful. And don't make Grindlewald's mistake by using your own name. That only gives it away."
The five students all stared at him. Deciding to test his luck, Harry questioned his professor as calmly as he could manage. "This means we can leave now, correct? To plan, and for our meeting?" The Potions Professor only nodded. Harry glanced at the other four and motioned for them to follow him.
Slipping into the tunnels, Harry sent a message via the two-way mirror to Ginny. She would alert the others to the meeting. The plan was that they'd all meet in the Room of Requirement for the meeting, and then plan for the following day. It was sure to be an eventful one.
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Soon all nine had assembled in the room. Said room was barely lit, with stone walls and high ceilings. The steps of the students echoed against the floor, making all but Draco wonder why it was set up like this. Harry himself was waiting for Draco to lead the others into the main chamber, and couldn't wait to see their reactions to his plan.
The curious seven, lead by a knowledgeable teen, walked through long corridors until they finally reached their final destination. The doors were extravagant, but not particularly large. Upon entering the dimly-lit chamber, the small group gasped. Even Draco, who hadn't been surprised by any of the former obstacles, was shocked. For there, on a mock throne, was a teenager. But not just any teenager, in any sense of the word. This teen was dressed in extravagant clothing, looking like royalty. He also bore a strange mask, with an engraving unreadable in the dimly lit room. His obviously thin frame made him look powerful, and sharp, deep red eyes appeared to see and to know everything. But strangest of all was the black and red serpent wrapped around his shoulders, of a breed unidentifiable.
The boy looked them over with his omniscient eyes and smirked. "Welcome, my friends." Ron's eyes widened. None of the others knew this, but he'd heard that voice before. Harry's voice, when he'd been trying to convince the twins to let him invest with his winnings before they opened. The dark, charismatic tone that few ever heard. For him to be using that now... there was only one possibility. That plan, this club, and everything in between, must have something to do with revenge. "I hope you are all enjoying the scenery." There was another pause, and the boy grinned softly. "Draco, if you would go take care of our visitors. They appear to have arrived early."
Draco murmured something under his breath that the others, save for Ron, could not hear. For him, his thoughts were only solidified as the proud Malfoy heir bowed and left.
"Now, you have all been called here for a specific reason. I'm sure some of you are beginning to understand what I'm speaking of." Here he looked straight at Ron. "But for those of you still uncertain, let us demonstrate." Harry walked calmly over to Ginny. "If you would, Ginerva."
She scowled at the use of her formal name, but followed all the same. "Ginerva Molly Weasley, I hereby offer you a position of high rank among the forming Dragon Legions. You are given the chance to become the head Architect, in charge of headquarters' designs and safety measures in those bases. Do you accept this offer to become a lieutenant, and member of the Dragon Legions?"
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Well, a bit of a cliffie there. I'm sorry to say that there's spyware on my computer, and it's busted. So this took awhile to get out after I finished it. But it's done, and the next will be (hopefully) out soon. I'm also still working on my novel(s) though, so it could take a while. And yes, there is more than one.
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