- ALMUS VIVICUS
Chapter1: The new plan
A dark forest, two men are meeting, one is mounted on a black steed, the other is on foot.
"Master you sent for me" said the one on foot.
"Yes I did Lucius" replied the man on the black steed, who was accompanied by a short, porky man, whose arm, from the elbow to the tips of his fingers was bright silver,
"Lucius you've heard of the Almus Vivicus spell have you not?" said the man on the steed.
" Yes master I believe so."
"What is it used for?"
"To preserve the soul of whoever it is used on, so that only the body is dead, but the person's spirit or power's still live"
"Do you know of the founders of Hogwarts? How each one had the spell put on them when they died"
"Yes, sir"
"Do you know that Slytherin's soul was chained and had several charms put on it so that no one would be able to open it, because anyone who opened it would bring Slytherin back in themselves"
"Yes, I've heard something of that sir"
" The Ministry of Magic don't know that all the charms were useless because no one would be able to open it anyway, unless they were the heir of Slytherin, who just so happens to be your son Draco Malfoy"
This didn't come as a shock to Lucius, he had known about it ever since his son had been born.
"Bring me your son Lucius, to open the box where it is kept, and you will be repaid as my most faithful Death Eater"
"Yes, my lord" Lucius quivered with excitement "By all means"
"Good, thanks to you Harry Potter will be defenceless against me, and not even that pompous Albus Dumbledore git will be able to scare me , I'll be many times more powerful than before!!!"
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Harry Potter sat in his bedroom feeling very sad, and bored, because the love of his life (but she didn't know it) had cancelled Harry's visit to her to go off to Bulgaria to have a nice holiday with her long term boyfriend Viktor Krum.
Harry groaned, it had all started when he had had a suffocating spell put on him by one of the slytherins last year and Hermione had given him the kiss of life. It had stuck in his head ever since but it hadn't seemed to have affected Hermione.
He hated it here at the Dursley's, he had been in his room for an hour because he had accidentally on purpose set Dudley's bum on fire. It had been the usual scenario with:
BASH!!!
"Sorry didn't see you there Harry"
"Flamus" Harry had muttered it under his breath and Dudley's nose had caught fire.
"You little shit (Vernon Dursley to Harry) up to your room and stay there"
Harry couldn't wait to get back to Hogwarts, the only entertainment here was watching Dudley fall through his seats (he had broken about ten already) or the constant stream of letters from Sirius slagging off Snape for example:
- 'Why doesn't the bastard jump of a cliff and do us all a favour'
- 'He has to sleep on a double bed to stop his nose falling off the edge'
Sirius and Remus had become aurors and had caught one death eater so far, although that wasn't usually a real Death Eater it was usually a very cursed, very angry Severus Snape , who had become spy for Dumbledore.
Harry looked out at the sky, it was black and clear, except for the two owls that were heading towards Harry's window. One he recognised as Hedwig and the other as a school owl. They soared in through the window and landed on Harry's bed.
He untied Hedwig's letter first, it was from Hermione. Harry's stomach lurched and he started reading:
Hi Harry. I've just got back from Bulgaria (at last, Harry thought)
I had a really (lousy please say lousy) great time (pooh!)
It's really nice there. Viktor wants me to go back at Christmas (oh goody!)
Do you want to meet up with me and Ron at Diagon Alley on Saturday?
Write back and let me know.
- Love Hermione
Harry folded up the letter with a sigh. His love was finally back in Britain but he had no chance of seeing her before school. Uncle Vernon would have to drive him up to London, BUT Harry didn't have high hopes on this happening , seeing as he'd probably be stuck in his room for another fortnight.
He sighed and opened up the envelope with the Hogwarts seal on it. There were two letters, one was from Dumbledore and the other was the book list.
Harry started to read the one from Dumbledore
Dear Harry,
You may not have heard but the Ministry of Magic has accepted the return of Lord Voldemort, due to the amount of muggle deaths over the past year. Severus Snape is acting as spy for the ministry and myself, and as Sirius and Remus cannot be trusted to be in the same room as him without trying to hex or do something equally nasty . Mr Alastor Moody is currently training them as aurors (secretly from the ministry of course because Sirius has not yet been proved innocent) instead of accompanying Severus Snape.
I presume you will be going to Diagon Alley on Saturday to buy your books and meet your friends. I suggest you travel to one of your Friends houses by floo powder, because it is safe and cannot be intercepted in anyway. I have enclosed a packet of floo powder because I know you cannot buy it in muggle shops.
- Albus Dumbledore
Well there was that problem sorted, now Harry just needed access to the fireplace.
He started writing a reply to Hermione to tell her he would get to her house by floo powder, When Draco Malfoy flew in through the window, and landed on the bed next to him.
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(This scene is set a bit before the scene with Harry)
Draco Malfoy sat alone in his room in Malfoy Mansion. He was not looking forward to going downstairs to supper. He had just had this huge argument with his father about structure and discipline, load of shit if you asked Draco.
His father had been out the night before. He said he had been to see Voldemort, but Draco didn't believe him. He was probably out with some Ministry of Magic tart. His father had managed to squeeze out of his affair with Rita Skeeter (yuck!) with various crappy excuses . His mother went along with it but Draco was sure she knew about it.
Draco knew all about it because he had caught his dad at it with a new witch every time. Why did Draco have to be the son of someone who didn't know the difference between a woman and a sex toy.
There was a knock on the door
"What?" said Draco
"Draco let me in" it was his father
"Alohomora" murmured Draco and the door opened.
His father walked over and sat next to him.
"Draco you know you'll be taking my place as Death Eater when I die don't you?"
"Yes I suppose I may as well, seeing as I'm going to be mentally deranged anyway after having one as a father" he replied coldly.
Lucius hit him over the head, "you don't ever speak like that to me again! Ever!" Lucius yelled "I'm about to offer you the chance to be extremely powerful!!!"
"Oh really, How are you going to do that? Selling my soul to the Devil and work for Satan because it's more convenient that way?" said Draco
"No, it's a lot easier than that"
"Easier what do you mean easier? The devil likes the old soul now and then you know"
"Draco. The Dark Lord has asked me to bring you to him"
"What? Why?"
"You're the heir of Slytherin and he needs you to open the way to Slytherin's soul"
This was a bit direct for Draco. How could his Father tell him this now? He had to be joking" What?!? You're having me on aren't you!?!
"I'm not having you on actually" he replied "I've known since the day you were born. The birth mark on the back of your head, under a magnifying glass says 'Herevuscuartos' which means fourth heir, Slytherin was always known as the fourth heir"
It took Draco a while to take all of this in "You absolute asshole!!! You tell me all of this now? You tell me all of this after having the unlucky fortune of being your son after 16 years of hell!!!"
Luscius paid no attention to this and just said "When The Dark Lord has used the soul till the 20 year limit, he will pass it on to you, and you will take his place as the Dark Lord" he paused and then said : "Forever"
Draco was not going to do it, he didn't want become old Lord 'The sun shines out of my bottom' Voldemort, He wasn't going to do anything for his father ever again "NO!!! I won't do it! I'm sick to death of you!"
Luscius started hitting him hard and yelling "You little sod! The only reason you aren't dead yet is because of this! If you don't do this then your mother dies, and everything you love will die with her! Understood?!
Draco whimpered.
"Understood!!!! If you do this for me then the Drak Lord will be able to kill Harry Potter! Isn't that what you've always wanted?" Screamed Luscius , and then he stormed out of the room.
Draco lay on the floor. His Father had given him a black eye and cut his cheek. He had no choice. What would he do? If he didn't do this then his mother would be dead? He had to think of something that didn't involve his mother dying…
He had to think of something fast .
He didn't hate Harry. He just annoyed him with being a do gooder without trying, and that idiot Weasley. But He certainly didn't want Harry dead. Draco lay down on his bed and thought of all the times he and Harry had fought, usually about nothing.
Draco got up, and before he knew it, he was flying to Harry's house on his Firebolt, to warn him of Voldemort's plan
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