Chapter 2 - DESPERATE NEED
An emerald green door made of steel, having a black snake representing the knob, flew open as a short man strolled in. His baldhead shined under the dim light of the torches in the bizarre room. It resembled as a huge closet, having no windows, just four torches, and stacks of parchment, used quills, and spilled blue ink on the wooden polished floor. The humble man gazed around, and noticed that the walls weren't solid. They were like globs of melted plastic oozing out and going back in, having a mixture of gold and green.
"Wormtail." A dangerous voice spoke. Wormtail, stunned, looked forward. A glimpse of light flicked in front of him, revealing a powerful wizard dressed in dark brown robes, his hood unlatched. Sitting on a hard, but wide chair, he patted a slimy black serpent that was hissing venomously at Wormtail. He was tall, but skinny. The red, murderous eyes on his wrinkled, but young face glared back at Wormtail's, his wand ready in his right hand.
Wormtail bowed his head with sincerity, and, with full of fright, his tiny voice rang out like an echo in the room, "My Lord...please forgive me, please...he was taken away." His voice was lost, and he stared down at the floor, pretending to find it fascinating.
"Yes, I know," a reply came, with an unapproved tone in his voice, "you have failed me, Wormtail. I gave you specific orders to bring the boy here. You know how important it is FOR HIM TO BE HERE! Crucio!"
With shock, Wormtail shrieked with pain, throbbing and hurting all over. His knees weakened and he fell down, aiming for his master's feet.
His master's wand pointed right at Wormtail's nose, "Get up. You perfectly know that you would be dead now if it wasn't for the companionship I NEED right now. I need Potter here." Wormtail looked up at his eyes, and then down again. Despite his desperate attempts, he had failed his master. Feeling weak all over, his body swooped up and he said, "I am so sorry, My Lord..."
"Yes. Do you know how important that boy is to me? I need to know that bloody prophecy, and the only way I can now is through him, unless you would like to walk to that school and ask for it. The Muggle-fool ought to have told Potter by now, and I MUST know what it is, Wormtail."
"And after I do that, I shall torture him and kill him. He has thwarted me one too many times. Destroying the Sorcerer's Stone, killing my memory and the basilisk, imprisoning my family once again..."
"Now, since you are too incompetent for this job, I'll leave it to Bella, even though it is risky, but I can't be patient anymore." His wide, scarlet eyes tightened together and, looking up, he went into intense thought. After a couple of minutes, his head came down to Wormtail's face.
"Come here." He ordered. Wormtail hesitated, and then took a step forward. His master's forefinger came out and touched Wormtail's Dark Mark. He gasped as the mark turned from bright red to vivid black.
In a few moments, a middle sized woman appeared. She had heavy lidded eyes, with black circles underneath them that seemed to look weird on her thin and long face. Her dark green robes looked a shiny forest green in the light; they lowered as the woman bowed graciously to her master. "My Lord, how can I be of service?" She asked nicely, still looking down.
"Stand up, Bella." He said. "Well, did you follow my orders?"
The woman, Bella, strongly said, "Yes, my Lord, I have stationed them around and underneath the house just as you ordered. Macnair has assisted me, and soon, we will do the same around the Burrow." The globs glued to the wall were bumping in and out like crazy, distracting Wormtail to gaze all around him.
A moment after Bella had spoken, she rummaged through her robes and pulled out a fresh piece of parchment. She rolled it out, and handed it, with full satisfaction, to her master. The parchment was almost as long as Wormtail, which was saying something. It had a huge outline of a house on it, with various slits and boxes. It was almost like a photograph, full of color and revealing what each room in the house looked like. Along with the inside of the house, were other empty areas around and underneath the house. They were dark and deserted.
"This is the map of the house. It was given to me by the house elf, who is right now residing at Lucius Malfoy's house."
Bella's master's eyes glared at the map, finding it fascinating. After a couple of minutes, the red eyes looked up at Bella with appreciation. "Good work, Bella. You surely will be rewarded...Now, I need you to bring the boy to me."
Bella's lips wavered nervously, and then, with a small voice, she said, "But, Your Graciousness, he is well protected, and it will be difficult-"
She was cut off, "Bella, it will be difficult, but I have begun to be desperate. Surely it will not be as tough as it was before, since he is no longer under the protection of his only family, as Wormtail has recently informed me. He will be weak, surrendered, you KNOW what I am talking about." He spoke, with a little contempt.
"All right, Master, as you wish, but I will need back up..."
"Of course." Bella's master sneered. Bella took a few steps back and put her green hood back on. She bowed her head to him, and then Disapparated into thin air.
The tall man turned to a squirming Wormtail, and said, "Now, this is what I want you to do..."
An emerald green door made of steel, having a black snake representing the knob, flew open as a short man strolled in. His baldhead shined under the dim light of the torches in the bizarre room. It resembled as a huge closet, having no windows, just four torches, and stacks of parchment, used quills, and spilled blue ink on the wooden polished floor. The humble man gazed around, and noticed that the walls weren't solid. They were like globs of melted plastic oozing out and going back in, having a mixture of gold and green.
"Wormtail." A dangerous voice spoke. Wormtail, stunned, looked forward. A glimpse of light flicked in front of him, revealing a powerful wizard dressed in dark brown robes, his hood unlatched. Sitting on a hard, but wide chair, he patted a slimy black serpent that was hissing venomously at Wormtail. He was tall, but skinny. The red, murderous eyes on his wrinkled, but young face glared back at Wormtail's, his wand ready in his right hand.
Wormtail bowed his head with sincerity, and, with full of fright, his tiny voice rang out like an echo in the room, "My Lord...please forgive me, please...he was taken away." His voice was lost, and he stared down at the floor, pretending to find it fascinating.
"Yes, I know," a reply came, with an unapproved tone in his voice, "you have failed me, Wormtail. I gave you specific orders to bring the boy here. You know how important it is FOR HIM TO BE HERE! Crucio!"
With shock, Wormtail shrieked with pain, throbbing and hurting all over. His knees weakened and he fell down, aiming for his master's feet.
His master's wand pointed right at Wormtail's nose, "Get up. You perfectly know that you would be dead now if it wasn't for the companionship I NEED right now. I need Potter here." Wormtail looked up at his eyes, and then down again. Despite his desperate attempts, he had failed his master. Feeling weak all over, his body swooped up and he said, "I am so sorry, My Lord..."
"Yes. Do you know how important that boy is to me? I need to know that bloody prophecy, and the only way I can now is through him, unless you would like to walk to that school and ask for it. The Muggle-fool ought to have told Potter by now, and I MUST know what it is, Wormtail."
"And after I do that, I shall torture him and kill him. He has thwarted me one too many times. Destroying the Sorcerer's Stone, killing my memory and the basilisk, imprisoning my family once again..."
"Now, since you are too incompetent for this job, I'll leave it to Bella, even though it is risky, but I can't be patient anymore." His wide, scarlet eyes tightened together and, looking up, he went into intense thought. After a couple of minutes, his head came down to Wormtail's face.
"Come here." He ordered. Wormtail hesitated, and then took a step forward. His master's forefinger came out and touched Wormtail's Dark Mark. He gasped as the mark turned from bright red to vivid black.
In a few moments, a middle sized woman appeared. She had heavy lidded eyes, with black circles underneath them that seemed to look weird on her thin and long face. Her dark green robes looked a shiny forest green in the light; they lowered as the woman bowed graciously to her master. "My Lord, how can I be of service?" She asked nicely, still looking down.
"Stand up, Bella." He said. "Well, did you follow my orders?"
The woman, Bella, strongly said, "Yes, my Lord, I have stationed them around and underneath the house just as you ordered. Macnair has assisted me, and soon, we will do the same around the Burrow." The globs glued to the wall were bumping in and out like crazy, distracting Wormtail to gaze all around him.
A moment after Bella had spoken, she rummaged through her robes and pulled out a fresh piece of parchment. She rolled it out, and handed it, with full satisfaction, to her master. The parchment was almost as long as Wormtail, which was saying something. It had a huge outline of a house on it, with various slits and boxes. It was almost like a photograph, full of color and revealing what each room in the house looked like. Along with the inside of the house, were other empty areas around and underneath the house. They were dark and deserted.
"This is the map of the house. It was given to me by the house elf, who is right now residing at Lucius Malfoy's house."
Bella's master's eyes glared at the map, finding it fascinating. After a couple of minutes, the red eyes looked up at Bella with appreciation. "Good work, Bella. You surely will be rewarded...Now, I need you to bring the boy to me."
Bella's lips wavered nervously, and then, with a small voice, she said, "But, Your Graciousness, he is well protected, and it will be difficult-"
She was cut off, "Bella, it will be difficult, but I have begun to be desperate. Surely it will not be as tough as it was before, since he is no longer under the protection of his only family, as Wormtail has recently informed me. He will be weak, surrendered, you KNOW what I am talking about." He spoke, with a little contempt.
"All right, Master, as you wish, but I will need back up..."
"Of course." Bella's master sneered. Bella took a few steps back and put her green hood back on. She bowed her head to him, and then Disapparated into thin air.
The tall man turned to a squirming Wormtail, and said, "Now, this is what I want you to do..."