No Choice At All
By Mistress Potter
A/N: Hmmm? What can I say? Nothing but to enjoy this my dears. ^^ ^^
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Sirius couldn't help but to look up at the ceiling, as he was lost in his own thoughts. He hadn't eaten for a week and he didn't mind at all. He and his companions had been in a prison for almost a week after they were found there for a week after they were found and captured by Voldemort's force.
He didn't care if he died or not as long as he his little Harry was safe and not harmed.
To him, Harry was more than a godson. He was his little baby, always wanting to protect him and ensure his safety for the rest of his life.
But in reality he wasn't sure Harry could make it to the end…he was probably now killed by Voldemort.
Remus watched over him through a corner where he was trying to loosen up a middle-aged witch who was crying nonstop.
Even though she was not the only one. Even the males were crying.
But Sirius. No. Sirius had never cried. Well, except when he was a baby.
Remus stood up and walked up to his friend.
"Sirius…"he replied as he finally reached up.
"Not right now Remus…I have to know if my Harry is all right…" Sirius's reply was cold and harsh.
"Sirius…I know you care so much about Harry but we need to calm these people first…they're hurting themselves and we need to help them out…I need your help…"
"For what? We already lost; Remus…Dumbledore's dead and so are all the Aurors in this world…all I care is about Harry…"Sirius stood up looking madly at Remus.
"Sirius!" Remus admonished angrily. Several witches and wizards turned their eyes to meet both of the men who were in a deep argument.
"Both of you stop!" came a female voice.
Minerva McGonnagal appeared, her robes covered both in blood and dirt just like Remus and Sirius'.
"Your making things worse for others and fighting is not the answer…besides your both good friends and you shouldn't react like this…think about it, please" Minerva sighed at the end.
Sirius' face softened and looked at Remus. "I-I'm sorry Remus…it's just that H-"
"I know how you feel about Harry…don't worry about it, I have a feeling he's all right, Sirius…" Remus smiled warmly to his friend, as Sirius followed.
They both embraced each other like brothers. Minerva smiled warmly at them.
Just then they heard many footsteps heading to the direction of the prison. The prisioners stayed quiet for a while trying desperately to listen whom they were. The door shot open with a loud BANG! and seventeen Death Eaters stood at the front of them. Lucius Malfoy leading the way with a smile.
"You are all to come with me…the Dark Lord wishes to see you all at once" Lucius drawled.
A few of the prisoners stood up. This angered Lucius and shrieked loudly.
"ALL OF YOU! COME ON AND GET UP!"
He didn't have to tell them twice when he and his Death Eater companions exposed their wands from their robes and pointed at them.
The prisoners constantly got up and followed the guards.
"Sirius, you don't think that they'll kill us…do you?" Remus whispered closely to his friend.
"I'm not really sure…but I hope not…I will not die until I know if Harry is perfectly safe…"
he whispered back to his friend. He never left his hateful gaze from Lucius.
"Sirius…" Remus couldn't hide his worry, "what if he's not…"
"Then I'll kill them…"
"Sirius! You know that there's no way you can kill Voldemort or his force…you don't have a wand and they'll kill you easily if you attack them…"
"Then I'll die trying…"Sirius finished off.
They stopped when they stood before the Great Hall's door. Lucius murmured some unknown spell and it burst open all of the sudden. They went inside and they weren't surprised at the least that the room was decorated with Slytherin colors.
Many Death Eaters and all kind of Dark Wizards were sitting beside the tables. Voldemort in the middle, obviously.
He carried a huge grin on his face when he stood before his prisioners. "You're all here for a special meeting…some of you are well trained and very talented. I could use all of you as my servants…"he paused to look around the room "I'll let you choose…but those of you who refuse to join me will be tortured and then killed…now let's see whose first"
The Demon grabbed a piece of long parchment that was lying on the table. "Minerva McGonnagal"
Two Death Eaters dragged Minerva towards Voldemort.
"Now choose…be my servant or die…"
"You're the most terrible and most repugnant person I have ever met…"
Voldemort laughed at Minerva's answer. "Look whose talking…" his eyes trailed from her face to her ripped dirty robes.
"What's your decision?"
"I'll rather die than to join you?" she shrieked, spit coming out of her mouth and onto Voldemort's face.
Smack! She was slapped so hard that she fell to the floor from the blow she received.
"Fine…" he snapped his fingers and two Death Eaters dragged Minerva to the dungeons.
Voldemort called quiet a couple of people forth fro their decision.
Prof. Flitwick, Prof. Sprout, Madame Hooch, Poppy Pomfrey and other witches and wizards agreed to join Voldemort's side. But they did it for only one reason.
To find the children and protect them as well.
Just then Sirius was called forward, this time he was not dragged by any Death Eater.
"Ahhhhhh…Sirius Black…my little one's beloved godfather…" Voldemort looked inside those dark blue eyes of Sirius. Just as Sirius eyes flashed angrily.
"Where is my godson?"
"Hmmm? I knew you'd ask me about your beloved little Harry…" the more Voldemort talked the more amused he seemed to be "He's perfectly safe…with me. I spared his life so he belong to me wholly…"
"I don't believe you" Sirius rasped through clenched teeth.
"Why not? Harry is very valuable tool to me…I cannot get rid of him…especially when he's so heavenly beautiful and a precious human being"
Sirius opened his mouth to talk back, but kept it shut when he believed Voldemort now. He knew Voldemort had a taste for beautiful and naïve children just like Harry. And Harry was the most heavenly beautiful child he had ever seen.
"Now let's see…do you rather die or you rather join me…"
Sirius's eyes widened. He couldn't join him and neither could he die not until he saw Harry with his own eyes to take him away from this hell Voldemort put him through.
If he joined Voldemort as his new servant…that would ruin his reputation and betray the people he cared about.
"Think of it Sirius…" Voldemort's voice had snapped Sirius out of his thoughts "If you refuse to join me, you'll break Harry's heart…" Sirius looked confused as Voldemort sighed deeply.
"If you die Harry would get so hysterical he would kill himself…he wants to see you so badly…you certainly wouldn't want for Harry to kill himself, would you? I certainly wouldn't"
Voldemort had a point there. If Sirius were killed Harry would never get out of his misery and would attempt to commit suicide…and all because of Sirius's fault.
Oh. How he wanted to see his Harry right now…to hug him just one time.
"Why do you want me?" Sirius answered.
"Hmm…you see, I can sense a lot of power coming from you…a lot more than my right hand man…" Voldemort's eyes trailed all the way to Lucius Malfoy who was deep in a conversation with Mr. Goyle. "You could be my right hand man…a great Death Eater companion…it would be such a pity and waste to destroy such power coming from a man like you…"
Sirius snorted. He didn't care about his powers. Just Harry… "All right…I'll join you…but I'm doing this for Harry…"
"The chance that I gave you in life was for Harry, too…" Voldemort replied dryly.
"I would like to see him now.."
"Good...you will see him very soon" he gestured Sirius to take a seat on one of the many tables around the room. Remus was bewildered to see how Sirius gave up. Sirius gave him a look that Remus could tell by now. He did it just for Harry…he smiled afterwards. Remus was called forward and he agreed as well to join Voldemort.
But in reality to see what Sirius was up to. The meeting had ended and now several new servants filled the whole room.
The Dark Mark embroiders in the skin painfully. Very few people refused to join Voldemort just like Minerva McGonnagal.
"Today is a day of great victory, my Death Eaters…most of our prisoners have decided to join us…we must celebrate!" Several Death Eaters and Dark wizards clapped and cheered loudly in victory.
Sirius snorted. "Fools…"
Remus gaped at him as Voldemort beckoned him to follow him into the dungeons…to where Harry was.
"I'll be back…" Sirius whispered, patting Remus's shoulder gently. Sirius followed his master from the cold dungeons and into his secret chambers where his little baby Harry was waiting for him…in his dreams.
TBC
A/N: How you like that? To all those Sirius fans, like me…I'm sorry he had to join the Dark Side. I mean, I would never want to write a story where Sirius dies!!
That would suck, for God's sake!! Don't you agree? It's better once we know our Sirius is alive!! ^^ ^^
-Mistress Potter
