Lord Voldemort was lounging on his ridiculously large throne all the while thinking about the past few days. After his resurrection, he had been cooped up in the Nott manor slowly building up his old strength and influence. Without his guiding hands, the pureblood's have fallen into disarray and it fell to him to whip them up for the noble cause his ancestor, the great Salazar Slytherin started centuries ago.

The loss of Lucius Malfoy was dearly felt and his replacement Nott has been found lacking in many areas. Lucius possessed a silver tongue that could pull people to his side and had the capital to woo those who are standing on the border. Sadly Nott possessed neither of those and the man had zero people skills but thankfully the name 'Lord Voldemort' was more than enough to entice people to join. There were many young wizards and witches that were ready to serve his cause despite his extended disappearance from the wizarding world.

Even some of the magical creatures were eager to align with him in the coming war. The giants were the first he contacted and they eagerly joined his just for the promise of unregulated violence. The Dementors were natural allies and they joined him after he broke out all his loyal death eaters from Azkaban. But the werewolves were proving to be difficult as Fenrir Greyback was under the payroll of Lucius Malfoy but with his death, that funding stopped. Now the werewolves were demanding a lot of gold to be in the war. He would have struck Greyback with a cruciatus curse for demanding things from the greatest Dark Lord in existence but until he gained necessary traction in the war he was not going to weaken himself with pointless fighting.

Now the problem before him was how to finance the war effort. The different donations that have arrived until now would only be enough to cover some of the expenses. That means he must find alternative means to sponsor Fenrir Greyback and his pack. It seems he we in real need of a Malfoy and he knew just how to persuade them. With Lucius dead, Narcissa Malfoy should have the total control of Malfoy fortune until Draco Malfoy came of age.

His musings were cut off as the door to his chamber opened and Bellatrix steed into the room.

"Ah, Bellatrix. I hope you have sufficiently recovered." Voldemort inquired

"Master, I am ready to do your bidding." Bellatrix knelt on the floor with her head bowed down

"Good. It seems Nott has been unsuccessful in recruiting your sister and her son to our cause. They seem to prefer staying neutral but that is an option that they will not have. Remind your sister of her husband's loyalty and ensure the support of Malfoy's at all cost. This is your mission. You may take Avery with you and remember, always stay in disguise." Voldemort ordered

"My lord." Bellatrix bowed and left the room in a hurry

HOGWARTS

"Welcome to the second meeting of our little defence club. Since we are all Slytherins here there is no need for me to go over the basic spells once again. I think the only need would be to increase the speed of spell casting and after we improve in that area we can go for spell chains." Draco proposed. Everyone nodded their consent.

"Alright, split into pairs. One of you will defend with a shield while the other uses the disarming charm. Start now." Draco said and he watched as everyone split into pairs and began to practice

"Is this really necessary. We already know this spell." Anastasia Spooner complained

"This is all for today. We will deal with higher grade spells in the coming days. Switch partners if you like." Draco ordered and he walked among the group providing help to whoever it needs

After one hour passed Draco wound up the session and dismissed everyone from the chamber.

"Aren't you coming, Draco?" Tracy asked

"You guys go on. I have some unfinished business to do here." Draco said and watched as all his friends leave the chamber

After that, he took out the Marauder's map and began to track the DA members. He has been tracking their movements for quite some time but he has yet to report them to Umbridge. But today things were going to change and he had finally decided to make a move on them and he had an ulterior motive to be fulfilled as well.

With the decision made he began to collect all inquisitorial squad and assembled them before Umbridge's office. He knocked on her door and waited patiently. After some time the door opened and he was greeted by the toad faced women in a horrible pink dress. Swallowing his distaste he went about the issue.

"Madame you asked me to track Potter and his gang and immediately notify you of any misdeeds." Draco said

"Have you found any Mr Malfoy?" Umbridge asked eagerly

"Yes, ma'am. I believe forming an illegal student army is cause enough to warrant serious punishment." Draco said as he produced the paper that had the names of DA members. It was something that he managed to bargain from Marietta Edgecombe.

Umbridge immediately took the paper from his hand and began to read the names and with each name her smile grew bigger and bigger.

"You have done well Mr Malfoy. All that is left is to catch Potter in the act." Umbridge smiled a sick smile

"That can be arranged, ma'am. I have found out where they are meeting and I can take you right there and catch them tonight itself." Draco proposed

"Excellent Mr Malfoy. Where are they/hiding?" Umbridge asked

"On the Seventh floor. There is a special room that manifest according to our imaginations. They are there right now." Draco said

"Then let's not waste any more time." Umbridge said and she led herself to the seventh floor closely followed by the rest of the squad

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"Well, that's it for today. We can continue where we left off in the next meeting." Harry said as he decided to stop the practice session for the day. He concentrated and the door appeared before him and together they exited the Room of Requirement. But they were stopped by Dobby who appeared with a pop.

"Harry Potter sir must run. The toad woman know yous are here." Dobby screeched

"Umbridge is here?" Harry asked the elf

"Yes. You must leave." Dobby said as he disappeared with a pop

"Everyone split up." Harry immediately said and everyone began to take different routes to their respective common rooms

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Susan Bones and Hannah Abbott ran through a corridor and took the stairs to the sixth floor. They were about to take another set of stairs but a stunner flew past them missing Susan by just an inch. Hannah dragged Susan out of the way of another stunner and they both rushed to hide. They took cover behind a suit of armour but they were startled when the armour came to life and took hold of Hannah by her hair. Susan panicked and struggled with herself on what to do. Suddenly a red stunner struck Hannah on the back of her head and she fell unconscious.

Susan was about to renervate her but her wand flew from her hand as she became disarmed. Ropes came out of nowhere and minded her tightly.

"Well... well... well... If it isn't Miss Bones. I have to say I am disappointed in you Susan. I expected some difficulty in subduing you but you have just been a major let down. What would your aunt say? Didn't Potter teach you anything in his little sessions? Draco smirked as he came into the view of the bound Hufflepuff

"Malfoy. Please don't report us to Umbridge. She will use this to take revenge on my aunt." Susan begged

"I can't do that. It's nothing personal, Susan. She has the authority and if I don't report you to her it will be breaking her trust. You should not have gone to the meetings. You know Potter is trouble, right?" Draco asked as he released Hannah from the grip of the suit of armour.

Suddenly they heard footsteps coming their way. Draco looked at the pleading look the redhead Hufflepuff was sporting and he flicked his wand at the last minute which made Hannah and Susan invisible.

One of the squad members came his way but Draco convinced them there was no one here and sent them to the lower floors in search of escaped students. After Draco was sure there was no one else he cancelled the disillusion charm that revealed Hannah and Susan before his eyes.

"Thank you, Draco. Thank you so much." Susan thanked him profusely as she stood up

"Well, you may go now. I have to deliver Hannah to Umbridge soon." Draco said

"What? No. Please don't." Susan once again begged but this time for her friend

"Susan. I allowed you to go free because of our friendship. I can't just turn a blind eye to two people. Your names are on the list and it will take a considerable effort on my part to convince you are not a part of this group. I can't just add Hannah into the mix as well." Draco said with a serious face while on the inside he was enjoying this

"Please Draco. She is my friend. I will do anything." Susan begged again and she was on the verge of crying

Draco covered her mouth with his palm.

"Shhh... Keep your voice down lest somebody hear you." Draco said as he pushed Susan against the wall

"I am sorry." Susan whispered

"So, you will do anything for me. Is that right?" Draco asked

Susan nodded her head a few times hesitantly.

"All you have to do to save your friend is to wear this bracelet." Draco said as he took out the enchanted bracelet and presented it to Susan

"What is it?" Susan asked confused

"Do you want to save your friend or not? If you do put on the bracelet now!" Draco took a hard tone and Susan rushed to obey without thinking and that action sealed her fate. The moment she put on the bracelet she fell unconscious into Draco's waiting arms.

"I am going to have so much fun with you, Susan. So much fun!" Draco smirked as one more beauty fell into his trap

Draco waited until Susan regained her consciousness. After that, he renervated Hannah and allowed them safe passage to Hufflepuff common room after extracting their word that they will not involve themselves with Potter and his cronies ever again.

With that part of his plan a complete success he went back to Madam Umbridge and helped her to escort the captured students to her office. After that Draco and his team were dismissed as she floo called Minister Fudge. Draco didn't linger around to find what was about to happen and he returned to Slytherin dorms in a sedate pace.

He opened the door to his room and carefully walked into the darkroom so as not to disturb a sleeping Blaise. Once he neared his bed he felt another presence and he immediately caught a person that was under a disillusion charm. The charm broke and he looked at the intruders face with his lit wand. Draco looked into the blue eyes of Daphne who looked scared but at the same time excited.

"You snuck into my dorm all on your own. You are becoming very naughty Daphne." Draco teased as his hands trailed on her back and then settled on her ass giving it a firm squeeze.

"I am sorry Draco. I couldn't help myself." Daphne murmured

"Since you are here let's not waste any more time." Draco said and he absently weaved a ward around his bed and pushed Daphne into his bed.

They fell into the bed with Draco on top of her. He immediately claimed her lips in a kiss that took her breath away while his hands were exploring the rest of her body. It was then he realized all she had on her body was a cloak. After that realization, he immediately took off his clothes and her cloak as well and engaged in a night of passion that lasted for a long time.