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" The lightning strikes ever closer," whispered a man's voice.
" Soon, this will be undone," murmured a familiar's woman's voice.
" And then the earth will be ruled by." seethed a voice which sent shivers down Hermione's spine.
" RULED BY ONE!!!" the hushed voices whisper-yelled in unison.
Hermione had gone completely immobile with fright. She felt the world tumbling around her and felt her knees tremble underneath her. She was pulled out of her reverie by Harry, pulling her down on the ground beside him, motioning for her to be quiet.
" Shh" he murmured soothingly.
Harry, unfortunately, recognized two of the voices. Those men were unmistakably Wormtail and, Voldemort. However, he was puzzled by the woman's voice. It sounded vaguely familiar, but try as he might, he could not place a face with it. His thoughts however were interrupted by a new break of conversation.
" You both know why you are here," Voldemort stated.
" Yes, master" the other two voices replied.
" The time has come for me to reveal my master plan," Tom continued, " and both of you are expected to play important roles. SO DON'T SCREW UP!"
" Yes master," the voices agreed.
" As you know, Harry Potter has escaped my wrath four times, but now I am in my former body, with my intelligence and strength regained. It is time for me to come back to power, defeating my enemies and destroying Muggles. But in order to do this, Harry Potter must DIE!" he roared.
Wormtail was clearly visible to Harry now, and he saw him cower when Voldemort's voice reached its peak.
" Master," came the woman's voice, " what must I do?"
" Lady, you are the principle actor in my "play", Voldemort said, " and it is up to you to keep Mr. Potter under closer surveillance. Your " love interest" will help you. I expect complete, total obedience and initiative. If you fail, and the Potter boy lives, expect the worst. Remember, no one fails Lord Voldemort."
" M- master," gasped Wormtail suddenly, "we must go! I feel the force moving ever closer."
" Damn the force!" cursed Voldemort, " When will I be rid of its constant shadow?"
At this point, Harry was puzzled. Voldemort was back in his own body, with all his old powers, what "force" could possibly be forcing him to flee? He glanced over at Hermione, and judging by the perplexed look on her face, he guessed that she was wondering the same thing.
" Master," came the woman's voice again, " When shall we meet again?"
" On the 17th of November," he hissed, " Tonight must go as we planned or all will be lost. Do not lose the trust of the.."
But at that point, he was cut off and then Harry heard three popping noises, meaning that all of them had disaparated.
Harry motioned for Hermione to still keep down as he slowly got up and darted around the corner. The grounds were empty.
" Hermione, come here," he called, " its clear."
"Who were those people, Harry?" she questioned.
" I know that Voldemort and Wormtail were there, but I don't know who the lady was. The voice sounded really familiar though."
" Yeah,", Hermione added, " I kept thinking I knew it from somewhere, but I couldn't put a name to it."
" Do you remember any distinctive characteristics about it?" Harry prompted.
" Only that it sounded as though it had an accent from another country, sort of ..."
But at that point she stopped and turned around completely to face Harry, her eyes wide with shock and fear.
" Madame Maxime!" they whispered together.
(A/N Well that was a twist (or at least I thought so!). Sorry to all of you who like Madame Maxime, but it just had to happen for my later purposes (smiles sinisterly). I know there was no romance in this chapter but the next one should have more. I thank all my reviewers very much! I feel so loved! JK Anywayz, I hope everyone enjoys the new chapter and I will put the next one up soon. You won't have to wait as long as you did for this one (I'm sorry I took so long).Please keep reviewing!)
" The lightning strikes ever closer," whispered a man's voice.
" Soon, this will be undone," murmured a familiar's woman's voice.
" And then the earth will be ruled by." seethed a voice which sent shivers down Hermione's spine.
" RULED BY ONE!!!" the hushed voices whisper-yelled in unison.
Hermione had gone completely immobile with fright. She felt the world tumbling around her and felt her knees tremble underneath her. She was pulled out of her reverie by Harry, pulling her down on the ground beside him, motioning for her to be quiet.
" Shh" he murmured soothingly.
Harry, unfortunately, recognized two of the voices. Those men were unmistakably Wormtail and, Voldemort. However, he was puzzled by the woman's voice. It sounded vaguely familiar, but try as he might, he could not place a face with it. His thoughts however were interrupted by a new break of conversation.
" You both know why you are here," Voldemort stated.
" Yes, master" the other two voices replied.
" The time has come for me to reveal my master plan," Tom continued, " and both of you are expected to play important roles. SO DON'T SCREW UP!"
" Yes master," the voices agreed.
" As you know, Harry Potter has escaped my wrath four times, but now I am in my former body, with my intelligence and strength regained. It is time for me to come back to power, defeating my enemies and destroying Muggles. But in order to do this, Harry Potter must DIE!" he roared.
Wormtail was clearly visible to Harry now, and he saw him cower when Voldemort's voice reached its peak.
" Master," came the woman's voice, " what must I do?"
" Lady, you are the principle actor in my "play", Voldemort said, " and it is up to you to keep Mr. Potter under closer surveillance. Your " love interest" will help you. I expect complete, total obedience and initiative. If you fail, and the Potter boy lives, expect the worst. Remember, no one fails Lord Voldemort."
" M- master," gasped Wormtail suddenly, "we must go! I feel the force moving ever closer."
" Damn the force!" cursed Voldemort, " When will I be rid of its constant shadow?"
At this point, Harry was puzzled. Voldemort was back in his own body, with all his old powers, what "force" could possibly be forcing him to flee? He glanced over at Hermione, and judging by the perplexed look on her face, he guessed that she was wondering the same thing.
" Master," came the woman's voice again, " When shall we meet again?"
" On the 17th of November," he hissed, " Tonight must go as we planned or all will be lost. Do not lose the trust of the.."
But at that point, he was cut off and then Harry heard three popping noises, meaning that all of them had disaparated.
Harry motioned for Hermione to still keep down as he slowly got up and darted around the corner. The grounds were empty.
" Hermione, come here," he called, " its clear."
"Who were those people, Harry?" she questioned.
" I know that Voldemort and Wormtail were there, but I don't know who the lady was. The voice sounded really familiar though."
" Yeah,", Hermione added, " I kept thinking I knew it from somewhere, but I couldn't put a name to it."
" Do you remember any distinctive characteristics about it?" Harry prompted.
" Only that it sounded as though it had an accent from another country, sort of ..."
But at that point she stopped and turned around completely to face Harry, her eyes wide with shock and fear.
" Madame Maxime!" they whispered together.
(A/N Well that was a twist (or at least I thought so!). Sorry to all of you who like Madame Maxime, but it just had to happen for my later purposes (smiles sinisterly). I know there was no romance in this chapter but the next one should have more. I thank all my reviewers very much! I feel so loved! JK Anywayz, I hope everyone enjoys the new chapter and I will put the next one up soon. You won't have to wait as long as you did for this one (I'm sorry I took so long).Please keep reviewing!)