Harry Potter and the Cavern of Dreams

~*~Prologue~*~

All characters belong to J.K. Rowling, except any I may choose to make myself. The plot may contain parts of other people's fanfiction, and if you recognise anything as your own, by all means say so, but I think that this is fairly original.

The flames flickered in the fireplace at the mansion. A chair sat in front of the fireplace, its back to the door.

On the hearthrug, a man lay, dying…

"Ha, ha Wormtail. I have finally got rid of you, you and your pathetic little friends. All of them.

 If only I had known the truth from the beginning, I should be that much stronger…

But yes, Potter, Black and Lupin aren't here for you now, are they? ARE THEY? No, they deserted you long ago."

The small man by the fireplace took a ragged breath.

"You didn't get rid of all of them…" he said, a mad gleam in his eyes.

"SILENCE!" roared the man in the armchair. "ENOUGH!  I am tired of this game. Avada KEDAVA!"

Back in the real world, both Harry and someone else woke with a start…