Epilogue

'What does he want?' Lucius Malfoy hissed urgently at Peter Pettigrew as they walked side by side.

'The Dark Lord wishes to see you, and I'd think the reason why is perfectly obvious.' Pettigrew's eyes were hard as he spoke, his silver hand clenched into a fist before relaxing as they walked through the dimly lit corridor.

Gulping back his fear Lucius followed Pettigrew through the double doors that led to the room Voldemort had taken in the deserted Muggle house he now occupied. The darkness of the room was oppressive, the only light source was a green glow that emanated from the Dark Lord's wand as he read through a sheaf of scrolls on his lap.

Looking up his deep red eyes burnt into Lucius's for a second before he rolled the scrolls up and placed them on a table beside him. 'Thank you for answering my summons, my loyal cretins,' he intoned, the same mocking voice as ever, worsened since his return. 'Don't be afraid Lucius, while your abject failure does displease me I won't be demanding any.sacrifices on your part.' Voldemort added the last part with a glance towards the silver hand as a poisoned smile appeared on his face for an instant.

Standing up Voldemort lifted his wand and walked to another table in the room, placing the wand beside another set of papers that lay scattered, his eyes drawn to a particular one. A second later they flashed back to Malfoy and Pettigrew, the former flinching slightly as they passed over him. 'The time has almost come for me to end this pointless war and to rid the world of Potter, I only hope your Cambirer and that fool Kilmorie did not give Dumbledore any clues.'

'It matters not.' Voldemort continued. 'Soon the old fool will have more than enough to worry about and the child will be forgotten.' His eyes flashed in the dim light as he turned back to the table once more before returning his gaze to the two Death Eaters. 'It's time my servants. Kill them.'

'Kill them all.'

A/N: Hello all,

At the end of this undeniably fun piece of fanfic I want to thank my betas Imogen (1-9) and Kat (10-E) and everyone who has read and enjoyed the Year of Silence. I've already got my ideas for a year six but that'll come when JKR has devised a whole new set of rules for us to have fun with :D.

Once again, thanks to all, Yoda

PS: Jenks will return! (Don't ask when)