"Let's go through this again, you are unable to reclaim the soul from both the grass and Nagini? The stone was the only one without this protection, have I gotten all of that right?" Grindelwald asked at the end of their debriefing.
"That is correct." Marvolo responded, waiting to see where this went.
"As I thought, FIENDFYRE!" The former Dark Lord sent the cursed fire at the two immobile Horcruxes.
"Expelliarmus" Draco immediately disarmed the man, not knowing how he would be so stupid as to actually release such a destructive force inside a house.
"You fucking idiot." Gellert shouted, shocking everyone with his usage of profanity. "I had that perfectly under control and now you have removed my control. It will burn the entire base down now." He pushed Draco, hard, and stormed off.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" The blonde boy shouted back, furious at the old man.
"I'm getting Fenrir and getting out of here. Good luck with getting that fire under… control…" Grindelwald trailed off as Elias walked right into the FiendFyre.
"Elias no!" Harry shouted, reaching out to grab the boy, who dodged under his hand and stood in the cursed flames. With how destructive the fire was Elias should have been immolated by now, the fact that he looked calm was shocking in itself.
Elias knew that this was a stupid idea, to walk into an all destructive aspect of magic, however he had taken an oath to be Magic's warrior, and he felt himself being drawn towards the fire by something within. The fire felt weird against his skin, almost like sandpaper, but it didn't burn him, it took Elias a moment to realise that he could control the intensity of the fire burning around him. As he had done once before with a salamander's fire, he absorbed the FiendFyre into himself, feeling it take over the fire that burned within him at all times. When he stepped off the scorched floor Elias was completely unharmed, with everyone around him looking at him as if he was insane.
"That was the single most idiotic thing I have ever seen a person do." Harry shouted at his younger brother, while pulling him into a hug at the same time. "I know that you didn't know you would survive, why would you do such a thing?"
"I swore an oath to Magic, she asked me to do it." Elias answered calmly, filling Harry with unease at the idea of how easily Magic talked Elias into risking his life in such a way.
"I'm just glad you're alright, though I may have to give Magic a piece of my mind." Harry finished darkly, releasing Elias and leaving the room.
"At least the Horcruxes are dealt with, Voldemort should have felt that, I know I did." Marvolo remarked, collecting the ash from the grass and snake, for research purposes and limping away.
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"I know that we appreciate an oath, though we never agreed to allow you to risk our lives outside of combat." Harry shouted at the entity known as Magic, who simply looked at him. "You have to understand where I'm coming from with this."
"I have to? You would dare command one of the forces of the universe? What do you think gives you that authority?"
"I am Fate's chosen and the Master of Death, I have stared into temptation itself and turned away, when I was being possessed by an evil wizard I was able to fight it and free myself from the possession. I am Harry Potter and I stand before you to demand answers."
"I could simply erase you from existence, or even remove your ability to use magic, think of your next words carefully."
"I don't need magic, I would sacrifice every drop of it to ensure the safety of those I care about." Harry shouted in response, stepping towards the all-powerful entity without fear.
"I have no doubt you will, I shall not force your loved ones into actions that could result in their deaths, but only because you have entertained me. I'm sending you back to a normal dream, enjoy it."
"That wasn't at all ominous." Harry remarked with a raised eyebrow, catching a single glimpse of a smile upon Magic's face.
He found himself in a dream, or rather a memory, from first year, one in which he almost lost the fight against the Horcrux within his scar, his Patronus turning into the sunlight shining on his eyes as he woke up.
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Lucius Malfoy knew that his former lord was standing outside his house, he also knew that he would have to send this letter quickly if he ever hoped to send it.
It would take no more than five minutes for the Dark Lord to break through the wards on Malfoy Manor, Lucius knew that he couldn't escape in time but he had made sure that Narcissa had left already, he would ensure that his son received his final letter.
"I, Lucius Abraxas Malfoy, issue the order to lock down any and all Malfoy family heirlooms and artifacts to the main vault at Gringotts, with only someone of Malfoy blood being able to retrieve them. I also instruct the house to burn once I am killed." Lucius decreed, hearing the sound of his front door bursting open as his owl flew away with his letter.
There were no words exchanged between the two men, Lucius' lack of fear angered the Dark Lord to no end, inspiring him to torture the man for a few hours before the deed was done.
The Dark Lord's sadistic glee was short-lived as the house around him immediately erupted with blue fire, leaving the pale serpentine skin with severe magically enforced burns.
"The Malfoy line will end for that." Voldemort growled to himself, after having to resort to smashing a window to escape as the door was blocked by burning debris. Voldemort continued to wander, not knowing where he would end up, but fuelled by his anger. Rising off the ground, he flew onwards, knowing that he would end up where he needed to be.