The Graveyard

They had both touched the cup at the same time only to find themselves transported into a graveyard. "You ok?" Cedric asked as they got their wands out.

"Yeah, you?"

"Harry!"

Harry turned to look and saw Erin tied to one of the stones. "Erin!" He ran to her and found she was unconscious, bruised, and beaten. Harry's scar began to burn as they heard the slow shuffling footsteps of someone coming from the mausoleum.

"Who are you?" Cedric asked scared.

"Kill the spare!" A high-pitched voice said from inside some rags the man was carrying.

"Avada Kedavra!"

"No! Cedric!" Harry saw who the man was now. Wormtail. A rage filled him as Cedric fell in a burst of green light, eyes open and glassy staring at nothing. Wormtail flicked his wand and Harry was pinned to a gravestone next to Erin, this one had a Reaper on it and held him fast.

"Do it now!" The high-pitched voice said.

Wormtail dumped the emaciated child-like body into a large cauldron he'd conjured. He began in a shaky voice. "Bone of the father," he took one of the bones from the crypt with his wand, "unwillingly given. Flesh of the servant willing given." He cut off his own hand. Harry knew what he was going to do a moment before and squeezed his eyes shut. "Blood of the enemy forcibly taken!" He ripped the arm of Harry's shirt open with his knife and cut him. Harry cried out. "Soul of the woman-child wrenched away!"

"NOOOO!!" Harry screamed even as Wormtail tore open Erin's blouse. She was barely conscious as the wand touched her scar. "Stop it! No!"

"The Dark Lord Shall Rise Again." Erin's scar burned white hot as she screamed and he pulled back, a filmy white trail along with it. Harry saw that she had been badly burned across her shoulder and up her neck. This too went into the cauldron. The cauldron bubbled and changed colors until it turned into Voldemort.

The snake-like man felt his body almost sensually. "My wand, Wormtail." The man gave it to him. "Hold out your arm."

"Master, thank you." He held out the stump.

"Your other arm, Wormtail." He hissed and wrenched it to him and pulled up the sleeve before touching his wand to the mark on his arm, a skull with a snake coming out of the mouth. Above them the skies turned black and Death Eater's appeared wearing skull masks. "Welcome, my friends. Thirteen years it's been, and yet, here you stand before me as though it were only yesterday. I confess myself disappointed. Not one of you tried to find me. Crabbe!" He pulled off the mask and the man fell to the ground. "Macnair! Goyle!" They cringed at his fury. "Not even you, Lucius." He pulled off the blonde haired man's mask.

"My lord, had I detected any sign, a whisper of your whereabouts—" He said from his knees looking up at his Lord.

"There were signs, my slippery friend, and more than whispers."

"I assure you, my Lord, I have never renounced the old ways." He stood and took off his hood. "The face I have been obliged to present each day since your absence that is my true mask."

"I returned." Wormtail said.

"Out of fear, not loyalty. Still you have proved yourself useful these past few months, Wormtail." He took Wormtail's stump and made him a silver hand.

"Oh, thank you, Master, thank you."

Voldemort looked down at Cedric. "Oh, such a handsome boy." He turned his face with his bare foot.

"Don't touch him." Harry said from where he was trying to wrench free from the scythe.

"Harry. I'd almost forgotten you were here, standing on the bones of my father, you and dear, Erin. I'd introduce you, but you see word has it you're almost as famous as me these days, the boy who lived, how lies have fed your legend, Harry. Shall I reveal what really happened that night 13 years ago? Shall I reveal that dear Miss Black was also there? Shall I divulge how I truly lost my powers? Yes, shall I? It was love. You see, when dear, sweet Lily Potter gave her life for her only son…and for her goddaughter, she provided the ultimate protection. But, there was another love there also, wasn't there, Harry? The love between you and Erin? I could not touch either one. It was old magic. Something I should have foreseen…but, you see, I could not have known that Erin was there…something that powerful…but no matter, no matter. Things have changed. I can touch him." He touched Harry's scar making him and Erin cry in pain. He turned to Erin. "And Miss Black," He tore her shirt open further revealing the scar. "Would it please you to know, Harry, that Erin has never been unfaithful?" He waved his wand and Harry saw Remus and Erin in the middle of the Death Eaters just as they were all those months before. "She was true, Harry, and still is. It was you that was untrue to her. Pick up your wand, Potter!" Harry and Erin were let down. She laid there unable to move beside Cedric's body. "I said, pick it up! Get up! Get up! You've been taught how to duel, I presume, yes? First we bow to each other! Bow!" He forced Harry to bow. "That's better, and now…" He rushed forward forcing Harry off his feet. "Crucio!" Harry writhed in pain.

"Stop!" Erin got unsteadily to her feet and Voldemort was hit with something, she fell to her knees.

Voldemort got up shakily to his feet. "So, I bet Dumbledore has no idea what he has here…a girl that can use magic…without a wand."

"Expelli—"

Voldemort countered Harry's spell, "I'm going to kill you, Harry Potter. I'm going to destroy you. After tonight, no one will ever again question my powers. After tonight, if they speak of you they'll speak only of how you begged for death. And I, being a merciful lord obliged. Get up!" He forced Harry up, he turned and Harry fled behind the stones. "Don't you turn your back on me, Harry Potter! I want you to look at me when I kill you! I want to see the light leave your eyes. Come out, Harry, or I will kill her now!"

Harry came out from behind the stones. "Have it your way. Expelliarmus!"

"Avada Kedavra!" The wands met in mid-air, a beam of light connecting them. "Do nothing! He's mine to finish! He's mine!"

People began to appear from the wand, Cedric, an old man, then Harry's parents and finally Erin mum. James stood behind Harry a hand on his shoulder. "Harry, when the connection is broken, you must get to the Portkey. We can linger for a moment to give you some time, but only a moment. Do you understand?"

"Harry?" Cedric said. "Take my body back, will you? Take my body back to my father."

Lily squeezed his shoulder. "Let go. Sweetheart, you're ready."

"Take care you her, Harry." Xenia said with a wink.

"Let go! Let go!"

Harry let go and the spirits swarmed Voldemort. Harry got to Erin and Cedric. Erin grabbed a hold around his neck. Harry grabbed Cedric. "Accio!" The cup flew into his hand.