Quitters and Winners
The voices were carrying in the wind and Severus looked nervous as he glanced around. One of the other boys were watching him, unsure of what he thought would happen if someone heard them. The other, Edmund Avery, was too busy with the excitement of being invited to sit in on an honorary Death Eater meeting to notice the other boys' distractions.
"You three have been chosen. If you happen to pass these tests, you will become the next generation of Death Eaters at Hogwarts. You jobs will be to recruit other worthy purebloods to the cause…" Lucius Malfoy was explaining, his eyes scanned the three younger students' faces. "If you do not, or you find it is," he looked to Severus, "too hard to complete, you will be branded as a quitter and a failure." Avery's hand shot into the air, causing the older Death Eaters to sneer at him.
"What is it?" Lucius snapped. Avery looked taken aback before he said:
"My grandfather was one of the original Death Eaters, I will not fail!" His words coming out in one breath, as he tried to talk through the nerves.
"No one cares, Avery," Lucius sighed, running a hand over his face, massaging his tired eyes, "and you had better hope you don't."
The three boys sat silently while the first task was explained. Avery puffed out his chest as he did, his only thought was to please his father and make his grandfather proud.
Words: 246. Written for 'HSH': Avery, the 'Disney Character Challenge': the Hunter - Write about a Death Eater, the 'If You Dare' Challenge: 551. Three Dead Hearts.