Harry rolled over. He had a feeling that learning wandless magic was
something to keep as quiet as possible. While Snape had been gone he had
tried some of the more. . .destructive. . .curses he knew on small
transfigured animals. It was quite terrifying, the amount of power he had.
Now he didn't even have to speak an incantation to do things. In fact, he
could just will things to happen. For instance, if he decided that that
little hedgehog splattered on a wall should in fact be whole and happy, he
just had to imagine it to be, and with a *thwap* the hedgehog's intestine's
righted themselves.
He heard footsteps in the corridor outside and hastily un-splattered little creatures he had been inventing curses on from the walls. There was the inverso spell, which basically turned something inside out. Then, a rather nasty one that Harry had invented and named ludicrus. It had pretty much the same effect as human LSD; making the wizard experience their worst fear, with sensations and everything. And finally, the worst in some ways, a depleto charisma charm which sucked the magic out of a wizard and turned them into a muggle. They would have the memory of knowing magic, but no ability, and no skills in anything involving magic.
For wizards like Malfoy, who scorned and derided muggles and squibs, it was a nightmare.
It would be funny as hell.
The footsteps were coming closer now. For some reason, they made Harry uneasy; they didn't sound like Snape's footsteps, but the man put such strong charms on his doors, it would be impossible to break them down. . .unless you had found out the password. . .
Frowning, Harry cast an invisibility charm over himself, and waited in the corridor.
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Draco entered the room, eyes slowly growing accustomed to the gloom. He didn't want to draw attention, just in case. . .Snape suspected something, and arrangements had been brought forward a day. So now he was to bring Potter to his Lord. Truly, the greatest task a Death Eater could accomplish.
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Harry felt the door open and saw Draco come through. He cleared his throat, and Draco jumped.
"Huh. . .what. . .?"
"I'm invisible. Snape'll be back in 10 minutes."
"Harry, we don't have that much time! A group of Gryffindors are coming for you! They've found out the password!"
Harry uncast the charm, and materialised before Draco's eyes, looking concerned.
"Look, Po-Harry, we don't have time to call a teacher! We need to get into the forest"
Harry nodded, and swept out of the room, Draco following him.
"Thanks, Draco, for telling me," said Harry. "I would have been in deep trouble lots of times if it weren't for you. So thanks. You've been a good friend."
Had Harry been looking, he would have seen Draco's face shift slightly. With guilt?
"No. . .that's ok. . .I'm not that great a person."
"No, I mean it. I know that Voldemort could come for me at any time, but I believe that you will help me when the time comes. I feel like I can trust you."
This time, the guilt on Draco's face was unmistakable.
What if I kill him? What if he was the only person who could defeat Voldemort?
{Voldemort if your Lord. You are doing the right thing. Keep walking, my little Dragon. . .}
My little Dragon?
The two boys had just passed Hagrid's hut. Harry was walking swiftly a few paces in front of Draco.
My. . .little. . .Dragon. . .my father. . .
Just as Harry stepped inside the forest, Draco screamed "No!"
"Harry, stop, it's a trap! It's. . ."
The Slytherin froze like a statue. Harry turned, his green eyes cold.
They were surrounded by Death Eaters.
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Snape hurtled towards Dumbledore's office, gasping out the password. A solid shape collided with him and they both fell to the ground. Both Dumbledore and Snape looked at each other and then, simultaneously, both exclaimed,
"Harry's in trouble!"
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"Okay," said Harry, his voice steady. "So what happens now? Are you going to kill me slowly, or get it over with?"
Lucius Malfoy smiled evilly, and unfroze his son.
"Why don't you tell him, my little Dragon?"
"It will be the greatest gift I can give. . .that. . .he. . .my lord. . .I. . .I do not support Voldemort!"
Liquid began to seep out of Draco's skin, splashing to the floor.
"Bubotuber pus containing the Imperius curse. Snape's greatest invention. How. . .unoriginal of you, Malfoy" spat Harry, glaring.
He reached for his wand, and quickly untied Draco, yelling at him to run, whilst simultaneously sending jets of boiling oil and fire shooting across the clearing. The Death Eaters panicked for a moment, giving Draco the chance to run away. But then. . .
"Crucio!"
Harry slumped to the ground, trying to fight off the pain.
I can't feel it. . .it doesn't hurt. . .it's all my imagination. . .Merlin! It doesn't hurt!
Harry was wondering whether to pretend to be in agony and then run for it, when he felt a rough hand pushing a portkey into his, and with a jerk he disappeared.
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"Sev! Sev! Sev, where are you?"
Draco sprinted through the corridors. He was dimly aware of knocking Granger flat, and getting a detention from McGonagall.
"Sev! Severus bloody Salazar Snape, where the hell are you?"
"Draco! Harry's disappeared!"
"Yes, I know, Voldemort has him! They've portkeyed him somewhere. . .it's such a long story. . ."
But Snape had already gone.
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Harry curled up on the ground, his scar burning.
He felt as though an invisible hand was raising him, and when he opened his eyes through the tears of pain, he realised he was floating. Voldemort had grown. The magic radiated from his very essence; a stench of evil. The serpentine wizard was still skeletally thin, but at least 7ft tall.
"Crucio!"
This time it didn't hurt at all, though Harry kept writhing and screaming. Voldemort laughed, and Harry wriggled and yelled even harder. Until suddenly the laughter stopped, and Harry realised the wand was no longer pointing at him.
"Ah, so you can nullify 2 of the Unforgivables?" said Voldemort.
The Death Eaters around him looked shocked and a little horrified.
"well then. . .we must figure out a way to really make you scream. Must we not, my loyal Death Eaters?"
As Harry's stomach lurched, the Death Eaters moved in, grinning evilly behind their masks.
"We will make you scream, Mr Potter. Oh yes, you will beg for death when we have finished. . ."
He heard footsteps in the corridor outside and hastily un-splattered little creatures he had been inventing curses on from the walls. There was the inverso spell, which basically turned something inside out. Then, a rather nasty one that Harry had invented and named ludicrus. It had pretty much the same effect as human LSD; making the wizard experience their worst fear, with sensations and everything. And finally, the worst in some ways, a depleto charisma charm which sucked the magic out of a wizard and turned them into a muggle. They would have the memory of knowing magic, but no ability, and no skills in anything involving magic.
For wizards like Malfoy, who scorned and derided muggles and squibs, it was a nightmare.
It would be funny as hell.
The footsteps were coming closer now. For some reason, they made Harry uneasy; they didn't sound like Snape's footsteps, but the man put such strong charms on his doors, it would be impossible to break them down. . .unless you had found out the password. . .
Frowning, Harry cast an invisibility charm over himself, and waited in the corridor.
*********************************
Draco entered the room, eyes slowly growing accustomed to the gloom. He didn't want to draw attention, just in case. . .Snape suspected something, and arrangements had been brought forward a day. So now he was to bring Potter to his Lord. Truly, the greatest task a Death Eater could accomplish.
******************************
Harry felt the door open and saw Draco come through. He cleared his throat, and Draco jumped.
"Huh. . .what. . .?"
"I'm invisible. Snape'll be back in 10 minutes."
"Harry, we don't have that much time! A group of Gryffindors are coming for you! They've found out the password!"
Harry uncast the charm, and materialised before Draco's eyes, looking concerned.
"Look, Po-Harry, we don't have time to call a teacher! We need to get into the forest"
Harry nodded, and swept out of the room, Draco following him.
"Thanks, Draco, for telling me," said Harry. "I would have been in deep trouble lots of times if it weren't for you. So thanks. You've been a good friend."
Had Harry been looking, he would have seen Draco's face shift slightly. With guilt?
"No. . .that's ok. . .I'm not that great a person."
"No, I mean it. I know that Voldemort could come for me at any time, but I believe that you will help me when the time comes. I feel like I can trust you."
This time, the guilt on Draco's face was unmistakable.
What if I kill him? What if he was the only person who could defeat Voldemort?
{Voldemort if your Lord. You are doing the right thing. Keep walking, my little Dragon. . .}
My little Dragon?
The two boys had just passed Hagrid's hut. Harry was walking swiftly a few paces in front of Draco.
My. . .little. . .Dragon. . .my father. . .
Just as Harry stepped inside the forest, Draco screamed "No!"
"Harry, stop, it's a trap! It's. . ."
The Slytherin froze like a statue. Harry turned, his green eyes cold.
They were surrounded by Death Eaters.
*******************************
Snape hurtled towards Dumbledore's office, gasping out the password. A solid shape collided with him and they both fell to the ground. Both Dumbledore and Snape looked at each other and then, simultaneously, both exclaimed,
"Harry's in trouble!"
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"Okay," said Harry, his voice steady. "So what happens now? Are you going to kill me slowly, or get it over with?"
Lucius Malfoy smiled evilly, and unfroze his son.
"Why don't you tell him, my little Dragon?"
"It will be the greatest gift I can give. . .that. . .he. . .my lord. . .I. . .I do not support Voldemort!"
Liquid began to seep out of Draco's skin, splashing to the floor.
"Bubotuber pus containing the Imperius curse. Snape's greatest invention. How. . .unoriginal of you, Malfoy" spat Harry, glaring.
He reached for his wand, and quickly untied Draco, yelling at him to run, whilst simultaneously sending jets of boiling oil and fire shooting across the clearing. The Death Eaters panicked for a moment, giving Draco the chance to run away. But then. . .
"Crucio!"
Harry slumped to the ground, trying to fight off the pain.
I can't feel it. . .it doesn't hurt. . .it's all my imagination. . .Merlin! It doesn't hurt!
Harry was wondering whether to pretend to be in agony and then run for it, when he felt a rough hand pushing a portkey into his, and with a jerk he disappeared.
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"Sev! Sev! Sev, where are you?"
Draco sprinted through the corridors. He was dimly aware of knocking Granger flat, and getting a detention from McGonagall.
"Sev! Severus bloody Salazar Snape, where the hell are you?"
"Draco! Harry's disappeared!"
"Yes, I know, Voldemort has him! They've portkeyed him somewhere. . .it's such a long story. . ."
But Snape had already gone.
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Harry curled up on the ground, his scar burning.
He felt as though an invisible hand was raising him, and when he opened his eyes through the tears of pain, he realised he was floating. Voldemort had grown. The magic radiated from his very essence; a stench of evil. The serpentine wizard was still skeletally thin, but at least 7ft tall.
"Crucio!"
This time it didn't hurt at all, though Harry kept writhing and screaming. Voldemort laughed, and Harry wriggled and yelled even harder. Until suddenly the laughter stopped, and Harry realised the wand was no longer pointing at him.
"Ah, so you can nullify 2 of the Unforgivables?" said Voldemort.
The Death Eaters around him looked shocked and a little horrified.
"well then. . .we must figure out a way to really make you scream. Must we not, my loyal Death Eaters?"
As Harry's stomach lurched, the Death Eaters moved in, grinning evilly behind their masks.
"We will make you scream, Mr Potter. Oh yes, you will beg for death when we have finished. . ."