Chapter 14: Meetings With The Lord Of Darkness.

'Oh no…please don't let this happen!'

'FUCK! I DON'T WANT TO DIE SO YOUNG!'

'Ok, we're all in deep shit!'

'I'd much rather be a werewolf right now.'

The four students stared in shock at the large man. He was so…ugly. He had snake like eyes and slits for nostrils. And they were sure that when he opened his mouth, he'd have a forked tongue. He looked half man, and half snake. He was a towering, man, no; he was a towering being. He loomed over the four students with a cold smirk on his face. Surrounding all of them, were the hundreds of followers he had, the Death Eaters. They were all hooded and cloaked in black robes with a green and silver lining. The Dark Mark glowed a cold and evil black on their skin.

"Surprised to see me, aren't you." He said more than asked. The students stared at him but didn't answer.

"My, what a silent lot you are. I didn't expect that from the Marauder's." he snickered as angered looks were plastered over James', Sirius' and Remus' face.

"What do you want…Voldemort?" James spat.

"My, my, what courage you have. I must say that some of my Death Eater's are even afraid to say my name." He sneered and laughter broke out among some of the Death Eater's.

"SILENCE!" he boomed. The Death Eater's instantly stopped laughing and stood like soldiers.

"I must say I was quite disappointed in you Lily," he said shaking his head in disapproval. The Marauders -minus Peter- stood in front of her to guard her from Voldemort. Voldemort just smiled evilly.

"You leave Lily alone!" Sirius yelled at him, he was shaking a little, but he spoke confidently.

" Like one of my colleagues said before, you would be very powerful if you joined me, Lily. And Sirius. You could be so much greater on my side. You would all be so much greater on my side. Remus, I can get rid of that little problem you have every full moon," he said turning to face Remus.

"Oh believe me, being a werewolf is bliss compared to joining the dark side," he said through gritted teeth.

"James, you're loyalty and bravery are valuable assets, and they could come in much use in the Dark Side. You'd have powers beyond any others. And Lily here would be by your side, you'd be treated like a King and she'd be your Queen as we take over," he smirked towards James.

"Lily is always by my side and my side happens to rival yours!" he glared daggers at the evil wizard. Voldemort laughed a cold mirthless laugh at all the answers that had been given to him.

"Such strong mortals we have here, and it seems like such a waste maybe my friends can perform a little kiss on you," he managed to say through his laugh and pointed to the Dementors.

"Mobilus!" Voldemort commanded and pointed his wand at Remus. A faint yellow tinge made its way towards Remus. It engulfed him and, he went limp, as if his legs couldn't stand his weight. He hovered in the air and was then floated to Voldemort's side in a cage.

"Remus!" they all yelled and ran after him, but they were held back by Death Eater's. They elbowed punched and kicked at the Death Eater's but they kept a firm grasp on the three students. Voldemort laughed even more and turned to face Remus.

"Well Mr Lupin, what can I say?" he started.

"Nothing?" Remus said sarcastically. Voldemort slapped him hard across the face.

"You're sense of humour ceases to amuse me." Voldemort snapped at him.

"Now, Remus," he said in a gentler tone, it seemed very difficult by the expression on his face, "do you really want to live all your life fearing every month, that you'll manage to ruin another person's life as a werewolf? Where will you go after Hogwarts? You won't be able to hide in that place you go to every month. Join me…and your problem will be solved easily." Voldemort finished. Remus' face was contorted in disgust and he did something very unlike him. He actually spat at the dark wizard. Voldemort's snake like face contorted in disgust and he held out a handkerchief to wipe the slime off him.

"That's very unhygienic of you. If that's your final decision, deal with your consequences," Voldemort said and put away his handkerchief. He raised his wand up to the heavens, and a small section of the blackish purple clouds parted, showing a clear crescent pearly moon.

"Totalus," Voldemort said with as evil grin on his face. As he did so, a tinge of red light from his wand headed upwards, going a long way off, pass the different protective layers the Earth had, going up through the darkness of space and heading towards the pearly moon. Remus looked on in horror as the moon slowly turned from its recent position, and grew fuller. Remus' body suddenly went from limp to rigid. He wailed in pain as his robes started to shred and fur grew from his skin. Long spiked up fur made up his mane and his crying of pain grew louder. His eyes bulged as his iris went from blue grey to a deep red. The white of his eyes turned an inky and glossy black. His nails grew into sharp snarled claws that glinted in the moonlight. Remus' canines grew rather painfully into large fangs and they were so sharp and pointed. His painful cries gradually turned into angry wolfish growls. He grew from an average boy into a rather large werewolf. James, Lily and Sirius watched in horror as one of their best friends went through the painful transformation. They couldn't stand to hear his cries of pain and then his angry howls. The werewolf that was now present fought against the yellow tinge that had engulfed it and tried to stand on the ground instead of hovering in the air. Voldemort smirked at the angered werewolf. He enjoyed keeping the raging creature trapped and frustrated.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god," Lily kept whispering to herself. She knew the wrath of the werewolf and didn't want to have to see it again, unless it attacked Voldemort.

"BASTARD! TURN REMUS BACK! HE'S DANGER TO EVERYONE OF US RIGHT NOW!" James yelled and tried to get out of the grasp of the Death Eater's.

"As long as he's under my spell he won't be able to get out," smirked Voldemort.

Lily tried to explain but kept her mouth shut as realisation dawned on her. Werewolves always got through barriers, the mounted up their strength and when that strength was at it's highest, and it could break through any barrier.

"Now, then. Sirius," Voldemort started. Sirius jumped when his name was mentioned. He had been too worried about Remus to take notice of what was happening around him.

"Well, you've got everything in your life, you have the looks, the popularity, the minuscule power. I can amplify that power tenfolds. Your powers are extraordinary for a student your age, are you still going to refuse everything I am offering?" Voldemort asked as the Death Eater's that had grasped him shoved him forward.

"And betray my friends just for stupid power? Never! Power isn't the source of all happiness and it will lead to your end with the way you use it!" he shouted, not shaking anymore. He had become confident. After seeing what Remus went through, he would go through the same suffering to prove that he was no coward and that he could with stand the Dark Side.

"So be it," Voldmort spat and snapped his fingers. The sound arose the group of Dementors to the far side of the field. The walked over slowly and menacingly towards Sirius. Sirius froze in horror as he saw them coming his way. Ever since a class in Divination when he had seen himself in Azkaban for a crime he hadn't committed he had become slightly paranoid of Dementors. The Dementors basically grabbed him and dragged him to one side. Sirius was shaking like a leaf when they approached him. The worst of his memories haunted him again and his mind seemed to see the visions of the older version of himself in Azkaban, hearing the insane whispers from cell mates, seeing himself as a thin and gaunt man, being tormented in his cell, bound from freedom.

"NNNNOOOOOO!!!!!!" Sirius yelled as he saw his future visions and shook on the floor, clutching his head and trying to rid his mind from those awful scenes. James and Lily yelled out his name.

"Sirius, it's all fake! You got over those memories! Fight them! Dammit! Fight them Sirius! They're not real! Come on!" James shouted as Sirius yelled louder

"Sirius! Remember that spell in D.A.D.A! The Patronus! We've practised it before! You did so well too!" Lily bawled at him. He seemed to calm down a little as he heard their voices but he lay there like a nervous wreck.

"Such reassuring words from people who will go through their own torture, and then if I'm bored, I'll kill you both," Voldemort grinned evilly at them. Both glared at him.

"Voldemort, you're a poor excuse for a person. You're a cold, heartless, stuck up bastard!" Lily spat at him, not caring that she might get herself killed just from that statement. Voldemort contorted his ugly face in anger.

"Mobilus!"he yelled.

Lily was wrapped in the same yellow cage that Moony was wrapped in. She went limp and was floated over to Voldemort's side.

"No! Lily!" James yelled and instantly tried to get himself free. No matter how much kicking, punching and elbowing went on, they wouldn't let go. James was determined to be set free. He wouldn't stop with the struggle to leave their grasp. Lily was soon by Voldemort's side and he turned to face her with an evil grin placed on his face.

"So, my little flower, you won't join my side? Your charm work sets you higher than the rest, and I could gain more trust with a mudblood on my side. Still no? Then deal with the consequences!" he sneered. With that he waved his wand in a round circle three times. As he did so, an ordinary muggle living room could be seen. Everyone could see it from where they were standing. It was a warm yellow and orange colour, neat and proper, and with muggle gadgets like a TV, radio, lamps, and with normal pine furniture. Two people sat there. A man with red hair and blue eyes was reading the newspaper, a woman with brilliant green eyes like Lily's and blonde hair, which was shoulder length, sat watching a comedy on the TV. They were Lily's parents.

"Mum? Dad?" Lily whispered.

"That's right Lily, now I found a little gadget that's useful. See when I push this button…" in doing so, Lily saw the living room explode in flames.

"NNNNNOOOOOOOO!!!!" Lily screamed as smoke filled the vision. Bits of debris flew around the room.

"Want a clearer vision?" Voldemort asked evilly. He snapped his fingers and the smoke cleared away. Lily stared in horror as she saw two lifeless bodies. The skin was burned and black, and clothes were ripped and tattered, and blood covered the bodies. Her parents, her innocent parents, lay dead.

"BASTARD!" Lily yelled and though her arms and legs were limp, she tried to bang hard against the barrier.

"PRICK! ASSHOLE! MURDERER!" Lily yelled at him, throwing every insult that came to her head. James watched her in horror, she was so angry and upset, it was unbearable. Tears flowed down her face like rivers. She was soon too upset to even speak and collapsed into tears and a state of depression. She couldn't believe what had happened. She had witnessed the murder of her parents.

"Now, Lily no need to e so rude," Voldemort smirked and raised his wand.

"Frankly, I now can't see why I'd want a mudblood like you on my side, I'll make do with you now!" he snarled and lifted his wand.

"NO!" James yelled and somehow managed to get out of the grasp of the Death Eater's. They ran to grab him but Voldemort kept them back.

"Crucio!" Voldemort yelled and pointed it at James.

Instant pain shot up through James. He then collapsed on the floor and twitched in pain. He screamed out loudly and felt the burning hot pain shoot through him, it felt like he was being run over, being stabbed by a thousand daggers, being trampled by a hippogriff, being bitten by eight werewolves. He rolled over in pain. He heard a lot of laughing, heartless laughing from Death Eater's. It was through his blurred vision that he saw the hooded figures remove their hoods - Malfoy, McNair, Avery, Nott, Crabbe, Goyle…and some one that looked like…Peter? - these were all students at Hogwarts. Them…Death Eater's? James couldn't believe it. He then heard Lily's crying and saw that she seemed tortured. 'I have t-t-to r-reach L-l-lily!' James thought. The pain was overwhelming for him, but the pain of seeing Lily so hurt was worse. 'I can do this,' he thought. James gritted his teeth and clenched his fists until his knuckles were white. With all the strength he could muster, he started to get up, in much pain. Slowly, his twitching body raised off the ground, it shook violently, and his knees where trembling with the effort to get up. Voldemort stared at the raging James as he fought the curse that caused him so much pain, but it seemed exhausting. James then, valiantly, took a step forward, and it seemed like each painful step he took burned his leg with pain. He slowly got closer with each painful step. Voldemort sent more power into the Cruciatus Curse increasing the pain of the curse.

"James! No! Stay still! He'll kill you!" Lily shouted as James fell to the ground again through the pain.

"No L-l-lily, I d-d-don't c-c-care if I'm k-killed, y-you n-n-need t-to live. You won't d-die as long as I'm a-a-alive," James stuttered through his pain. He started to get up again and walk in much pain over to Lily.

"James! Stop! You're always the one to protect me! Stop sacrificing yourself for me!" Lily yelled.

"L-l-lily, I h-have t-to protect y-y-you, I love you," James said the last three words confidently and then fell to the ground again as Voldemort sent another tsunami of pain towards him.

James felt a new level of pain wash over him. It seemed unbearable but James' determination kept him on his feet. He neared Lily with every waking second and then finally collapsed, just feet away from Lily. He couldn't seem to muster the strength to get up again.

"James…reach for my hand!" Lily said and reached out her hand. She stretched through the burning yellow bars. Voldemort watched in amusement at the two, his wand still raised, and a green ball of energy forming, as he was halfway with the killing curse.

James wailed in pain. It seemed too much to handle now. But he heard Lily's voice, like an angel. His blurry vision saw her hand reaching out towards him. He lifted up his heavy hand, which felt like mice were biting his fingertips and a blazing hot iron was placed on his palm while being belted.

"Avada…" Voldemort started to say as the green ball of light at the tip of his wand started to glow.

James, with all his might reached out for Lily. He pushed himself forward.

"Keda…" Voldemort started to say, but just then, the two hands met, and a blinding whit light shone the instant the fingers touched.