Authors note: 1. I'm sorry it took so long, but I've been super busy lately.
2. This chapter includes character death and serious plot changes, I took on another chapter from DH and changed it accordingly to my plotline so it'll be different- just to let you know.
Chapter 13: Of Cruelty and Misery
The days passed unpleasantly in the wizarding world, at least for non- Death Eaters.
Voldemort and his henchmen were taking over the Ministry, imposing their dark rules to serve their evil purposes. Needless to say, Lord Voldemort was very pleased, and yet he was still unpleased by the fact that no wand could serve him well, particularly in the purpose of killing Harry Potter, who was no where to be found, a fact which also annoyed the Dark Lord.
Draco Malfoy was disappointed and concerned when he found out Hermione Granger was out there, God knows where, with Weasly and Potter, facing dangers on a quest that was somehow, and no one knew exactly how, be the only possible way of ending the Dark Lord's reign.
Sweet, brave and clever Hermione… she will certainly be surprised to see him and his family with the order, hopefully, he thought, the surprise will be pleasant.
At the same time, Cady Smith was sitting alone in her room, extremely bored and frustrated.
She did not do anything productive in months, her plan was going no where. She was not getting any closer to finding the Dark Lord's weakness, in fact it seemed he became hers. Every time she was called to his chambers and encountered the handsome, perfect Tom Riddle she lost herself in mad desire.
She hated herself for it, and yet now that he left, n one knew where to or why, but they were not suppose to disturb him unless it was absolutely important… and she missed him, deep inside her was a longing to succumb to hi, again and again…
Cady was disgusted with herself, sickened by her thoughts, and yet as she rested on her large four poster bed, all she could think of was replaying the hours she spent underneath him, submissive under his full control…
Occasionally, she wondered what Hogwarts looked like with Snape as headmaster, what were the other kids up too… they were probably miserable. Especially the non- purebloods, poor them… but Cady tried not think of the predicament or her part in it so much, it depressed her, and so the only things left to think about were her revenge and Tom Riddle.
Finally, she decided to go downstairs, in search of any sort of human contact, anyone to talk to, and found Bellatrix, torturing an older man.
"Who is that?" Cady asked coldly.
"The mudblood Theodore Tonks… Crucio!"
The name rang a bell…
"He's the mudblood your sister married? And their daughter married the werewolf?" Cady said smirking, almost mocking.
Had it been anyone else, they would have received a dose of Bella's anger, but she knew full and well that Cady Smith was under the Dark Lord's protection and harming her would be foolish.
"Avada Kadavra!" she directed her rage towards the helpless man.
"I will weed them all…" she muttered.
"You know, I can't decide who I hate more- mudbloods or blood traitors… what do you think?" Cady asked as though the cadaver of an innocent was not right before her face.
At the same time, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasly were on their secret quest. No one in the Order but them knew the purpose of their departure but the three of them. Harry learned all about Horcruxes last year and learned that Voldemort had at least six of them… some of them were already destroyed, but they all had to be, for the Order and its allies to have any hope of defeating Voldemort.
But now, the most dreaded scenario occurred… they were caught.
Clever Hermione used a spell to mess up their faces so that they wouldn't be recognized, but hope was wearing thin as they were brought, along with Dean Thomas and a goblin, to Malfoy Manor.
Harry (like his friends) did not know that the Malfoys' themselves were not actually there and thought surly Draco would recognize them and give them away… Harry was anxious, he had brought this not only on himself, but on his friends to, now they were in danger for helping him… damn it!
Things went downhill from there… before they could even reach the manor, Hermione was made out and then he too was thus recognized, possibly… but they were not sure, now it was all up to Malfoy…
Harry had nor forgotten that Draco Malfoy was no killer, he couldn't kill Dumbledore, maybe he wouldn't turn them in, maybe he's not all bad…
But Harry's hopes were destined to shatter as soon as they reached the manor, for their former classmate at the manor was not Draco Malfoy, it was someone worse by far…
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"Well, well… what have we here?"
"It's Harry Potter, miss, worth a lot of galleons…" Greyback replied Bellatrix Lestrange.
"Really? He doesn't look like him at all… no glasses no scars… I'll pay you nothing for some worthless…" she trailed off for a moment, considering- if this is Potter, how pleased her master will be to receive him on a silver platter…
"Wait one minute, werewolf."
She's gonna call Malfoy, it's all up to him now… Harry thought… how wrong he was.
An elf was sent for Cady, who descended wearing a thick, dark green hooded cloak.
Oh no….
"What is this?" Cady was very much surprised to see the glorious threesome then and there.
"This mangy beast says these are Potter and his friends, are they?"
Cady had a new dilemma… she can't lie, if she will get caught, her plan… but if she told the truth…
"Well?" Bellatrix asked impatiently.
Cady wanted to stall a bit more… what to do?
"I recognize them, yes. These are Potter, the mudblood and the blood-traitor Weasly."
Cady knew she had sealed their faiths…
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Suddenly, as Bellatrix was torturing the goblin and Hermione Granger, it happened.
Harry and Ron managed to escape their cell in the basement, and came to rescue their friend, curses flew around, Cady was almost disarmed, the house elf Dobby was about to apparate Harry and his group to safety when Bellatrix threw a knife and…
"Avada Kadavra!"
Cady did not see who she hit with the killing curse, they all vanished, but she knew for a fact that she hit someone…