Harry Potter and the Dark Defenses

by Terion

{COMPLETE} Set seven years after Harry, Ron, Hermione, etc, etc graduated from Hogwarts. Harry dissappeared not long after graduation. But guess what? He's back. You get 3 guesses at where he's been and the first 2 don't count....

20. Chapter 19 - In the Mind of a Madman

Disclaimer: I own the plot and Saerry Snape. Everything else is JKR's.

Harry Potter and the Dark Defenses

Chapter 19 ***In the Mind of a Madman***

Far away from Hogwart's or any other sign of inhabitance sat a lonely, run-down cemetery. In it lay the crumpled bodies of what was left of Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters. Or at least most of them.

Voldemort's body had once lain among them.

Now he stood above them, glowering at the work one of his very Death Eater's had done.

Potter.

Even now the very thought of the boy who had come to him to join the ranks of the Death Eater's filled him with rage. He had thought the boy had truly come to their side.

But the massacre that had occurred not more than eight months ago still rested upon his mind.

Flash

Potter, standing among the ranks, silent, his green eyes cold and hard.

Flash

Potter, stepping out of line and lifting his wand.

Flash

Potter, sending the Killing Curse at Voldemort himself whilst the other Death Eater's had cried out in either fear or rage.

Flash

The last glimpse of Potter before darkness had taken over, standing not five feet away, his wand outstretched, triumph flashing in his eyes.

Flash

Voldemort's thoughts returned to the present and he clutched his wand in his long fingered hand.

Potter would suffer for what he had done. That was to be made sure. He would watch his friends cower in pain at Voldemort's feet then watch them die, one by one, at the Dark Lord's hand.

Voldemort chuckled.

He knew whom to take first. Who's life Potter would give his very life for.

Sirius Black.

As he turned to leave the graveyard he remembered something else.

A Death Eater who had left him after being found out as a spy for the Muggle-loving fool Dumbledore.

Voldemort smirked as the name came to mind.

Severus Snape.

As with Potter, he knew just who Snape would do anything to have safe and sound.

Throwing back his head and laughing, he made his plans to destroy the two who had betrayed him.

A/N: And now you know who ole' Voldie's going to go after first. To Sirius fans, I SWEAR I'm not going to kill him (I'm mainly a Snape fan but I love Sirius too)! He might end up a little beaten up (okay, more than a little beaten up) but he's not gonna die. AND, anyone who can guess who Snape would do anything to protect gets a 1000 Galleons. ^__^