I'm back. Did you all miss me? Want to kill me for taking too long? I admit, I wasn't quite sure how I wanted to finish off this story, that's part of the reason it's taken so long.
I do not own Harry Potter. If I did Severus would never had died.
This story has violence, rape, slash and probably some other adult themes I forgetting. How did you make it this far and not notice?
"My Lord?" Bellatrix gasped, completely confused by the sudden appearance of the Dark Lord. The other death eaters were also thrown off balance. It was Narcissa who registered the Dark Lords words first. Incredulously she turned to stare at Harry.
"Grandson?" She whispered, staring at the green eyed teen standing next to Lucius. The other death eaters turned to stare at Harry as well. Harry had no doubt that they had noticed the protective way Lucius was standing before him.
"Yes, my grandson," Tom confirmed, looking rather proudly at Harry. The teen resisted the urge to preen. It was strange having a family member that was proud of him and didn't hate his guts.
"We recently discovered that my daughter did indeed survive and was adopted by two muggles. You would know her better as Lily Evans. How this took place is still a mystery, however I suspect Dumbledore is somehow responsible." Tom explained, looking rather annoyed. Not really surprising to Harry, even though he had yet to hear of it, seemed like Dumbledore had made it his life mission to ruin both the Dark Lords and Harry's life.
"I apologize, my Lord, I didn't know," Narcissa murmured, bowing low, first to the Dark Lord, then to Harry. She shot Lucius a dark look, looking rather annoyed. Looking rather pale at the thought that they had threatened the dark lord's grandson, the others quickly followed suit. Harry blushed as they each bowed before him. He had thought that the stares he got as the boy-who-lived was bad.
Seeing his discomfort, Lucius placed a hand on the younger man's shoulder. Harry smiled slightly up at the older man. He wasn't sure how he was going to handle this new relationship, with the older man, but there was no doubt he appreciated the support. It helped that Lucius was Severus's best friend. If Severus trusted him, then Harry did.
Despite how flustered he was with the attention, Harry still noticed the second dirty look Narcissa sent Lucius when the older man had reached for him. While being upset about not being told, might have explained first look, he wasn't sure what prompted the second.
"If you excuse me my Prince, I should probably speak to my wife, as well as her sister and two brother in-laws. They no doubt wish to be filled in, about the current situation." Lucius murmured, bowing slightly. The older man withdrew from his spot by Harry's side and ushered the others out of the room. Both Harry and Tom watched them leave.
"My Prince?" The dark lord asked amused. Harry sighed, shrugging. He should have known that his grandfather would have caught that. The man was a Slytherin after all.
"Lucius sorted of decided to pledge his loyalty to me. Not completely sure why he decided he wanted a teenager as his lord." Harry answered softly, not sure how to explain Lucius's reasoning, when he wasn't sure about it himself.
"Interesting, Lucius is not one to pledge his support, much less his complete loyalty. I wonder what promoted this decision." Tom murmured, looking thoughtful. The dark lord gestured towards one of the chairs by the fire place. Another fire place, Harry had to wonder if the person who had built the mansion was obsessed with them. There were everywhere room practically. The dark leather chairs however were likely Tom's doing.
"As interesting as Lucius's sudden pledge is, we need to discuss the next phase of our plan. Now that Dumbledore's been arrested its time to move on Hogwarts and the Ministry. Without Dumbledore's support in the election coming up, not to mention his rather public screw ups, it is unlikely he will be able to gain support needed to win. Especially since I planned to having Lucius running against him." Tom explained to Harry as he took a seat on the couch. Harry sat down next him.
"No doubt, the support of the boy-who-lived would help matters. Especially if I make a public announcement Fudge tried a teenager in a full court for protection himself and looked the other way when Dumbledore appointed himself my guardian." Harry reasoned out loud, immediately knowing what his grandfather was thinking.
"Yes it would. So too would the knowledge that Lucius helped the boy-who-lived get justice against those who had so grievously wronged, even going so far as to loan out his family's lawyer. So will you help?" Tom asked seriously, looking at the younger man.
Grateful that his grandfather was offering him a choice Harry nodded. He had no problem helping Lucius become Minister. He had no doubt that the Slytherin would make a better Minister the Fudge. Of course a monkey would probably do a better job.
"Lucius's lawyer is already working on pressing charges on the rest several the order members. It would be easy enough to drag Fudge into it." Harry commented thoughtfully, already calculating how to play this out. Perhaps it was not normal way family's spent time together but sitting here, calculating the best way to take over the wizard world, Harry couldn't help feel a warm glowing as he sat next to his grandfather discussing plans.
Harry was starting to love the owls. It was hard to believe that he was back in school. Things had been rather different since he had gotten back. The whole school was subdued after Dumbledore's arrest. A few had given Harry glares, generally the children of the old man's closest supports, but most of the school had been sympathetic.
Of course those articles in the newspaper regarding Dumbledore released by a healer, who was a loyal to the dark lords cause, released a report declaring the man mentally unstable. Not that the public was aware of the fact the Healer was in Voldemort's back pocket.
Not that Harry thought it would be hard to prove the man was off his rocker. In fact if the man was sane he would eat the sorting hat. Without Salt no less.
However today's article wouldn't be about Dumbles. It was about Lucius's decision to run for Minister. There was also supposed to be an article regarding Lucius helping Harry. Harry was really looking forward to the Slytherins reaction. So far, outside of Draco, none of them were aware of Harry's status as the Dark Lord Heir.
Something Voldemort meant to fix this very evening. Without Dumbledore there it was much easier for both himself and those who are loyal to Voldemort to sneak out. Voldemort was going introduce him to the rest. Well at least his inner circle and some of the others he trusted most, plus some of the students currently at Hogwarts.
He needed help if he was going to lay the foundation for a takeover of Hogwarts. Who better to help him then the house that prided itself of cunning? Though he wasn't sure how he was going to handle all the "respect" that came with being the Dark Lord's heir. The bowing from the few death eaters he had already met and Lucius habit of calling him My Prince was bad enough.
It was immediately clear who had read the news and who hadn't. Many of the Slytherins were giving Harry calculating looks. Others were staring at him in confusion. Harry smirked slightly, he had once again thrown the cat in among the owls and it was about to get even better.
There, right on cue, Draco got up and started to make his way over. Muttering followed the Slytherin Prince as he strode proudly toward the Gryffindor table.
"Lord Potter," the blonde teen greeted, politely in the way that was considered standard among the aristocrat. Harry returned the slight bow with one of his is own.
"Heir Malfoy," Harry responded politely, "Can I assist you?" He asked, sounding curiously. He almost snickered as he heard several gasps.
"I want to thank you for supporting my father's campaign. A truce?" Draco asked, offering his hand, his voice pitched to carry. Harry pretended to think it over.
"Considering what your father has done for me a truce and my support is the least I can do. If it wasn't for him and his lawyer I might have never gotten justice," Harry answered after a few seconds, smiling. He reached forward and firmly shook his hand.
Perhaps tonight wouldn't be as bad as he thought.
He was right it wasn't as bad he thought, it was worse and his grandfather had yet to do the introduction. So far he had basically just been stared at while the others there wondered who he was and why he was wearing a gold mask, while the dark lord had addressed them. Harry suspected it was a play on his house. The man had a strange sense of humor. Either way, it stood out among all the black, silver, white, and green that filled the room.
At least both Lucius and Severus were with him. Severus stood on his right, his face covered in a silver mask that proclaimed him a member of Tom's elite. He wore a black robe, embodied in green and white swirls that looked rather like curled snakes, something Harry suspected was on purpose. Lucius stood on his left, hair pulled back in a ponytail, in a rich silver-white robe that featured a black dragon entwined around his shoulder. Unlike Severus he had his mask up, as he sipped a glass a wine, silver eyes threatening anyone that got to close.
Between the two of them, no one had dared approach him, something that was quite a relief for the teen. He might be on his grandfather's side now, but these people had seen him as an enemy for years. He wasn't sure how some of them would react.
Severus shifted slightly, turning Harry noticed his grandfather approaching, Bellatrix trailing behind him, looking like a kicked puppy. Lucius had told him about the woman's obsessive devotion and love for the dark lord, despite his multiple rejections of her advances. However seeing was a lot different than hearing about it. Harry wondered how his grandfather had refrained from cursing her into oblivion.
"My Lord," Severus and Lucius murmured as one, bowing before their Lord. Unlike the two older Slytherins Harry didn't bow, he simply stood there waiting. Several murmurs broke out; however the Dark Lord ignored them. Stepping forward he placed a hand on Harry's shoulder and led the teen towards the front of the room.
"My loyal followers, recently the light has taken a great blow. Many of you have noticed Harry Potter's revolt against Dumbledore, which result in the so called leader of light being sentenced to Azkaban. Well not only has he turned against the old fool, the boy-who-lived has joined the dark side." Voldemort announced, before reach out and removing Harry's mask. Many of the death eaters gasped and Harry could tell that many of them were wondering both about his recent actions and his reasons for joining.
"There is more my friends. Some of you might remember a young woman by the name of Marianna Towers," Voldemort continued, "well I have recently discovered that before she was killed she gave birth to a child, my daughter, who many of you knew as one Lily Evan-Potter. I have declared, her son, my grandson, Harry James Potter my heir." The dark lord announced proudly, to an utterly silent room. Despite, his misgiving, Harry couldn't help but feel happy that his grandfather was not only accepting him, but proud to do so.
"All hail the Dark Lord. All hail the Prince." A voice murmured, breaking the silence. Harry immediately recognized it as Lucius. He turned to look at the older man, only to find watch him kneel, head bowed, Severus seconds behind him. Much to the teen's surprise, the other death eaters copied him the two. As one they uttered the same words. Harry repressed a groan. This was soo much worse.
Longer chapter then the last few, sort of an apology for taking so long. Not much left. As for my Severus/Lucius/Harry poll. Well the threesome won by a lot but I got some really good reasons not to do it. So I've decided that this story will stay S/H. That being said I plan to create a second version with h/s/l. There won't be too many differences, except in the last couple of chapters, however the rating will be higher and some of the chapters are going to be more graphic. I'll probably add a bit more interaction with Lucius in the earlier chapters, but nothing too much. I probably won't post in on here. I've started posting it on adultfanfiction under the same name if you want to check it out.