Son of The Dark Lord Chapter 11

Matthias sat in Dumbledore's office with Harry on his lap. Ron and Hermione had stayed in the common room in case Matthias's father owled them back. Dumbledore sat before them, behind his desk, twiddling his thumbs and peering at them through his glasses.

"This better be important. I have to close the case against Ms. K." Matthias rested his head on Harry's shoulder.

"There's something important I have to tell you Headmaster." Matthias began. "It has to do with my father." Dumbledore smiled at Matthias and nodded for him to continue. "He.broke me out of Azkaban. His name is.."

"Tom Riddle. I know." Matthias looked startled. "I have a.spy in your fathers inner circle."

"Severus?" It was Dumbledore's turn to look startled. "I figured that when father said he worked at Hogwarts." Dumbledore smiled. "Now that you already know about my father, I need to tell you something else. He contacted me a bit ago."

"Did he now? Go on." Dumbledore leaned foreword in interest.

"He wants me to gain your trust so I can bring Harry to our manor. I declined, telling him that I no longer followed him in certain aspects." Dumbledore frowned. "I told him I wouldn't let him harm Harry and that I would meet him in our secret meeting spot. I used to hide with him from my mother there." Matthias hung his head.

"You are not going alone." Dumbledore said sternly. "I will not allow it."

"He will know if someone else comes. I told him to come alone, and so will i." Matthias pouted.

"You seriously don't think he would go alone, do you? At least take an Auror with you! Or Severus or myself."

"No! I won't give Severus's position away and you need to be here to protect the school." Matthias argued.

"I'll go." Harry spoke up. Dumbledore looked at him and opened his mouth to speak. "No! Listen! If I go, Matthias can use his vampiric abilities to merge our powers! If things go wrong then our combined powers can surpass his!"

"He has a point." Matthias said. Dumbledore frowned. "I can protect Harry from my father if he's a little angry. If he goes over the edge our combined powers will be enough to stall, and possibly kill him!" Dumbledore sighed.

"If I let you go, you must promise to be careful. Take your invisibility cloak." Harry nodded eagerly. "All right. Go! Before I change my mind!"

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"Take my hand." Harry grabbed on to Matthias's hand as instructed. "Now, I want you to stay in this corner." Matthias pushed Harry into a corner of the small hide away. "If I need you, you'll know." Harry nodded from under his cloak.

"Be careful." Matthias nodded and plopped into a couch to await the arrival of his father. That's IF his father was coming.

It was three hours later when they heard a whooshing sound. Matthias's father swooped into the small room. Matthias nodded at him in a way of greeting. "Matthias. What's this.defiance?!"

"Simple. I don't agree with your reasoning." Voldemort scowled. "Muggles and muggle-borns don't have any control over what they are. No need to kill them for something they can't help." Voldemort grunted and sat opposite his son.

"And what about the Potter boy?"

"Harry is off limits. To everyone!" Matthias snarled. "I have become good friends with the boy, very good friends. In fact, I love him."

"You WHAT?!?!" Voldemort leapt to his feet.

"Don't go ballistic on me father dear. Do you know what that boy goes through? You kill his parents when he was not even old enough to remember them. Then he is sent to his muggle relatives place. Remember that old orphanage guy you hated so much?"

"Yes, he beat me."

"Think of that, just ten times worse. That was Harry's Uncle. His uncle hates wizards as much as you hate muggles!" Voldemort's eyes widened. "Harry was beaten, cut, and raped by that man. Add terrible nightmares to that and BAM! There's enough to lead to suicide."

"What.?"

"Your little Deatheater meetings and raids. He sees every one of them! The torture, the blood, the pain. All of it!" Voldemort paled slightly. "Do you know how horrible it is? I've been sharing his dreams for the past month and I don't see how he could live with that for most of his life!"

"It's that bad?" Harry shuddered beneath his cloak as Voldemort sank into a couch.

"Yes, it's that bad. Why did you do this to him?" Harry watched Voldemort with interest. "Why did you want him dead? It has to be more than because he's as powerful as you."

"You're right. It is more than that."

TBC

Oh, I'm cruel! You'll find out in the next chappie! Promise!