Rev Raptor MK II: My first fanfic so please don't flame?

Title: Even in the Shadows

Summary: Harry is an assassin. Ginny is his target. Will he be able to go through with it?

Disclaimer: Me no own Harry Potter. Me wish me did. But me know it can't be true. *Tear*

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It's been five years since I graduated from Hogwarts. Hermione and I graduated at the top of every class in Gryffindor. Draco and I still hate each other, but what's new there? Ron's still my best friend. Would you believe  he and Hermione are fiancĂ©es? Well, it's true. I'm not sure what happened to the other Weasley's Gred and Forge. I still laugh at that time at Christmas when they came out wearing Weasly sweaters and calling themselves Gred and Forge.

Now after five years, a reunion has been set up by Remus and Sirius. With the Voldemort crisis over we can all rest in peace.

I am Harry Potter, your friendly neighborhood assassin. Surprising huh? Guess you'd never think Harry Potter the savior of the world would turn to assassination. I bet you're getting ready to ask "doesn't he have anything better to do?" or "who wouldn't want to hire him?" True I'm one of the most famous wizards of this time, but killing Voldemort put a spark in me that I never thought I would have. I found pleasure in murdering the bastard.

Yes, I have also picked up some American curse words. My travels have taken me all over the world. I'm in Germany now. Five minutes ago I picked up a Japanese word from one of the Japanese ambassadors. I must find out what "baka" means. Anyway, back to what I was saying.

Swartz Bruder was one of the most dangerous rivals the guild I was hired by has. My job is to take him out. I go through my vest and pull out a packet of Cyanide given to me by my employer. A small dose of this and Swartz will be snuffed out like the flame of a candle.

Quietly I remove my shoes and socks to keep my movements soundless as I creep toward his unguarded goblet of mulled wine. Too easy. I bet your saying now "but you're a wizard, why would you use poison? You have a wand" In this case you are right, but Swartz was the one to come up with the counter curse for Avada Kedavra, Arvadek Adava. Now I know Mad Eye Moody said there was no counter curse but this a genius we're talking about here. Now where was I? Ah, yes.

The extra goblets with the wine are standing on the counter in the small kitchen island. I waited until I heard Swartz call for more wine before emptying the Cyanide into the goblet. I crept away as a servant took it to the wizard. Smirking gleefully, I snuck back to my hiding place and slipped on my shoes and socks.

Not two minutes after he downed the mulled wine, I head him choking and gasping for breath. Laughing behind my hand I peeked out to see my handiwork. Bruder was frothing at the mouth and clutching his throat. When he keeled over and was still, I made my getaway. I still have the Firebolt Sirius gave me for Christmas. No witch or wizard has been able to create one faster.

The wind whipped through my mussed black hair as I sped through the air laughing. You're probably disgusted aren't you? Good. Maybe you won't mess with me or my friends. Yes, I do this for them. There have been many attempts on their life and I have taken it upon myself to protect them. All.

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I touched down outside my "home base" I guess you would call it, just outside of London. The old wizards at the front gate let me in with a curt "Potter". The stone steps leading down into the dungeon like taverns were slick with slime. My employer, Crocknaw as he was called, was waiting for me in his stone chair like always.

'Ah Potter. Back so soon?' he asked in his weary voice. Crocknaw was  a balding man in his fifties and a very skilled wizard. I am the only he fears. I nodded and fixed his bright blue eyes with my cold green ones. 'Good. I have another message for you.'

He handed me a rolled up piece of parchment with a sun disk seal. I slipped a fingernail under the seal and unrolled it. I nearly dropped the parchment as I read the words written in untidy scrawl of who I was to kill next.

'Ginny Weasley'

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Rev Raptor MK II: R+R onegai? I know it's short but it's kind of the prologue. I'll add the next chapter when I know some people like it.

RRMKII~Ja ne!