A/N: This song was originally 'Roxie' from the musical 'Chicago.' Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of its wonderful characters; it all belongs to J.K. Rowling. I also do not own this song.
10. Voldy
Voldemort was ready. He knew the boy was searching for horcruxes now, after that horrid break-in of Bellatrix's vault at Gringotts. But, what he didn't know was how many the boy had already found. He did not think it possible that the boy had found more than one, and perhaps it had just been a coincidence at that. But still, Voldemort had to make sure. He set off in the night, deciding to search the old abandoned shack of his ancestors first. That was probably the weakest one, perhaps Dumbledore had made the connection with his middle name…
No. That could not be. Why was the ring not there? Voldemort was overcome with a surge of anger. The ring was gone, which meant two—no, three counting the diary he had so foolishly entrusted in Lucius—of his precious horcruxes were at least taken, if not completely destroyed. But there was still hope left. There was still the locket… there was no way Dumbledore could have found it… And Hogwarts, he knew the one at Hogwarts was safe.
Voldemort again took off into the night, soaring to check the cave, to make sure his locket was safe.
No.
No!
NO!
The locket was gone! This was not good, not good at all. Voldemort took a deep breath. Okay, so that's now four gone, he told himself. But that's okay. There's still the diadem at Hogwarts. That is for sure safe. And Nagini, I know Nagini is safe too.
Voldemort flew back to his Death Eaters, not feeling better in the least. The first thing he did was put a charm around Nagini, protecting him, making sure his last horcrux would come to no harm. Then he summoned his Death Eaters. It was time to check Hogwarts, and he knew that then there would be a battle. The time had come, the Order would be there, and he had a feeling that perhaps Harry Potter himself would be there too. This would be it, the chance for him to finally kill Harry Potter.
He just hoped his Death Eaters were ready. They looked quite a bit better, and even Wormtail, thanks to Bellatrix's tutoring, was at least now semi-decent. Or… he would have been, had he still been alive. It was a shame really, after all of Bellatrix's hard work. The Dark Lord sighed; it wasn't his fault Wormtail had weakened. No, not physically, but emotionally. The moment Wormtail had considered sparing the Potter boy's life was the moment he had been subjected to be killed; his silver hand had taken care of that.
Voldemort tried not to dwell too much on the loss of Wormtail, after all, he had been their weakest link; it was only fitting.
At least the rest of his Death Eaters were still intact, and hopefully ready to go. He called them to assemble before him, and as they shuffled in, they all had looks on their faces that hinted that they knew what was coming.
"Greeting, my Death Eaters," he said to them, once they were all gathered.
"Greetings, my Lord," they replied back to him. Voldemort's mouth curled up in what may have been mistaken for a smile…on a different face.
"You all know why you are here, I assume?" Voldemort asked them, his pointed eyebrows rising. Several Death Eaters nodded, but a few looked unsure. Voldemort sighed; there would always be one… If not Wormtail anymore, than surely another would take his place as the dunce of the Death Eaters.
"For those of you who have not yet figured it out," Voldemort said, meeting each of his Death Eaters' eyes, "The time, I believe, has come. For battle."
Once again, his eyes roamed the room. Many refused to meet his eyes, but the strongest, he knew, were fearless. They did not flinch in the face of enemy; they did not disrespect their master.
As he knew she would, Bellatrix stepped out of the throng. She looked the Dark Lord in the eye, not a trace of fear on her frightening face. "I am ready, master."
Voldemort nodded at her, "Thank you, Bellatrix, I knew you would be."
Bellatrix beamed and stepped back to her place in line. She sent those around her smug looks.
"I am too, my Lord," Fenrir Greyback said in his gruff voice. Voldemort looked him in the eye, impressed that Greyback did not flinch away. Greyback may not have been his most loyal follower, but he was always ready for a battle.
"Thank you to you as well then, Greyback," Voldemort said in response, nodding at him too. Voldemort turned again to his followers. "There others ready too, I know. Severus Snape, though not present, is waiting patiently for us at Hogwarts."
Voldemort eyed his Death Eaters once more, as if silently asking them to step forward. None did, though. Voldemort continued speaking. "It does not matter, however, if you are ready for battle of not. It is time, and we must go."
The Death Eaters tensed themselves. Now was the time to leave, to travel to Hogwarts, ready for the impending battle. Perhaps it wouldn't even happen at all. Perhaps the Order of the Phoenix would be cooperative and hand over the boy without a fight. One could always hope. But the Dark Lord had one last thing to say before they left, as a pep-rally move of sorts. And, naturally, he would say it in song.
"The name on everybody's lips
Is gonna be Voldy
The villain drowning all the ships
Is gonna be Voldy
"I'm gonna be the great dictator
That means
Somebody everyone fears
They('re) gonna recognize my eyes
My face my teeth my nose my ears
"From just Mr. Burke's apprentice
I'm gonna be Voldy
Who says that murder's not an art?
"And who with a basilisk's fang
Can say he started with a bang?
Voldy-mort!
Guys..."
Of course, a pep-rally song for the Death Eaters just wouldn't be complete without them singing as well.
"They're gonna shiver in their sleep
Because of you,"
Voldemort continued his song.
"Voldy
Think of those dead bodies
In heaps,
Who killed them all?"
And the Death Eaters echoed to him his name.
"Voldy"
Voldemort continued,
"And I'll appear
As a murderer that will
Curse and kill every last one"
And then the Death Eaters sang,
"Here a curse,
There a curse,
Everywhere a-curse-a-curse"
Voldemort sang a line,
"And every time it will be fun!"
Then he started speaking.
"Mmmm, I'm evil!
And people are terrified!
And I kill them
And they're scared of me killing them
And I love that their scared of me
And I'll curse all of them
And I'll kill Harry Potter
To destroy all their pitiful hope
'Cause I'm the Dark Lord
Kid"
And the Death Eaters sang,
"He's coming back up to the top"
Voldemort sang,
"I'm gonna be… sing it"
The Death Eaters sang,
"Voldy
He can do murder and torture"
Voldemort sang,
"And Harry Potter will die
I know
He'll be defeated by me—oh!
Voldy-mort"
And the Death Eaters finished; thoroughly pumped up now, repeating Voldemort's name
"Voldy...
Voldy...
Voldy...
Voldy...
Vol-dy...
Voldy...
Voldy..."