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The Disappearance . Chapter 3 .
After falling through the portal Harry hit a cold, stone floor. Guessing he was in a cell he got up and looked around. He had been correct. The room was about as large as his office but completely crafted from stone except for the door. The door was a mesh of thick steel bars that only allowed small squares of light through. A single light bulb hung from the ceiling casting a slight glow throughout the room.
"That's strange..." Harry muttered to himself. Voldemort using muggle technology was indeed strange but Harry abruptly realized why. There were magic dampening wards around his cell. Suddenly, the door swung open and Harry got an impression of a pale, snake-like face with evil, glowing red eyes before he blacked out from the pain in his scar.
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When Salazar arrived in Draco's office he saw that Harry had been right; Draco was indeed banging his head against something, namely his desk. With a quick movement Salazar placed his hand where Draco's head would hit the hard, wooden desk the next time it came down. When Draco's head struck Salazar's hand he lifted his face to see who was there.
Salazar saw the tears in the blonde's eyes. He knew Harry was Draco's best friend; the one person who had immediately placed trust in him despite years of animosity. Seeing that Draco had stopped his self-destructive behaviour Salazar removed his hand from the desk and sat in the chair in front of Draco's desk.
He tried to smile at the young man and said, "Harry told me to come here right away because you would be banging your head on something."
Draco gave the vampire a watery smile. "Well, Harry's always right," he responded. "I miss him already. I don't think I can do this."
Salazar was rather surprised at Draco's admission and lack of confidence but it was a big responsibility and Harry was his best friend.
"I miss him too, but Harry had faith in you Draco. You can do this and we will all help you. Harry will be back before you know it," he offered.
"Thanks Salazar, but that's not completely what I meant. I don't think I can get through life without my best friend."
The Founder didn't know what to say except to reiterate that Harry would be back and everyone would help Draco through this.
"At least Harry tried to make this easier," Draco replied. "He left instructions for all the agents and a list of my new duties and he gave me his ring."
Salazar looked at the golden ring that was now on Draco's right hand. It was the ultimate symbol of Harry's trust in Draco that he had left it for him. Salazar smiled to himself; Harry really was a genius. "I'm guessing it was the list of responsibilities that induced your head banging?" he asked.
Draco nodded. "You would have too if you had to do all the insane things on this list. When does Harry have time for all these things?"
Salazar looked at the list which was even longer than he had thought it would be. "Well, for one thing he hardly sleeps more than two hours a night," Salazar answered. Seeing that Draco had no idea what he was talking about he continued, "I found out last week that Harry stays up working practically all night. I watched him for a full week and I was going to talk to him about it tonight. But I guess that won't be happening."
"Why wouldn't he just split some of the work with us?" Draco questioned.
"You know Harry, he probably thought everyone else had enough work to do. Plus, from the few hours I saw him sleep I figured that it's not very restful anyway. He even puts up silencing charms so no one can hear him scream."
Draco looked as horrified. "We are going to have some words with him when he gets back."
Salazar nodded absently. His mind flashed back to when he had first seen Harry have a nightmare.
*Flashback*
It was the third night Salazar had spent watching Harry. He had worked until 4 as usual and fell onto the couch muttering a strong silencing charm. The vampire wondered what it was for. Salazar watched Harry as he slept. It was peaceful at first and Harry looked so innocent and happy that it almost broke Salazar's heart because he knew that soon the nightmares would start and Harry's face would shift to an expression of horror and sadness.
After about ten minutes Salazar was about to go to his quarters for some rest of his own. A last glance back at Harry killed that idea. Harry had rolled off the couch and was now on the floor. Tears were pouring down his face and sweat was seeping through his shirt. Salazar saw Harry's mouth move in a silent scream and abruptly realized what the silencing charms were for.
The founder had never heard Harry scream in either pain or fear but he could see from Harry's movements that it would be a heart-rending sound filled with pain, sadness, and despair. The screams stopped and it seemed that Harry was talking in his sleep. Salazar tried to lip read to find out what he was saying but only got a few words. 'Stop... Wormtail... NO!... Cedric, sorry... so sorry...Mum, Dad...'
It was then that Harry woke up. He grabbed a pillow from the couch and hugged it tightly to his chest, breathing deeply to calm himself. Salazar felt the overwhelming urge to comfort him but he was frozen by what he had seen. By the time he regained movement in his limbs Harry was back in control. He got up off the floor, wiped his tears away with his sleeve rubbed the crook of his arm for some reason, and went over to his desk to continue working.
Salazar walked slowly back to his quarters, thinking about what he had seen. Harry had so much pain in his life and he couldn't even get away from it in slumber. In fact, that seemed to make it worse. Salazar laid down on his bed but couldn't get to sleep for the rest of the night.
*End flashback*
Salazar had often wondered what Harry's dream had been about. He knew that Voldemort had murdered Harry's parents and Wormtail had betrayed them and framed Harry's godfather but who was Cedric? Why was Harry sorry? He decided to ask Draco.
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After Salazar told Draco about Harry's sleepless nights his eyes got a glazed look. Draco was about to say something when writing on the back of Harry's letter caught his eye. It was a P.S. and it read:
'Hey Draco,
Just some things I forgot. Since I gave you my ring I think you should give yours to someone else for the time being. I would suggest Salazar but it's your choice. Also, a lot of the special projects on my duty list for you fall into Salazar's areas of expertise and I think he will recognize some of the names of people I need you to check up on. Let him look at the list and I picked some things for him to work on. On a more depressing note I would like you to set up a small hospital room for me because I don't think I'll make it back unscathed.
-Harry'
Draco smiled slightly. Harry had already fixed his first problem; who to be the second in command. He had thought about Ron but dismissed him since he really wouldn't enjoy getting all the extra work. Not that Salazar would enjoy it but he would be better suited to handling it. Yes, Salazar was the perfect choice and he knew what some of the obscure things on the list meant. 'I mean how does Harry know all these people. I don't know half of them! Cian? Athan? Zev? Mayon? Bianca? And what the heck is a Sea Witch?' Draco thought to himself.
The part about a hospital room was less encouraging but it was practical. Fingering his silver ring Draco looked up at Salazar who in turn was looking at him. Draco spoke first, "Salazar, would you be the second in command?" he asked hopefully.
Salazar looked rather taken aback but then he smiled, "Sure, Draco. I'd be honoured."
Draco smiled as well and handed Salazar his silver ring. The vampire placed it on his right hand but got the same feeling Draco had when he put on Harry's ring. It was wrong. He told Draco so but Draco assured him that it was just because the ring had been made for him and he had felt the same way with Harry's.
"Moving on, I need some serious help with the list of duties," Draco stated. "In Harry's letter he said you might know some of the people and could take over some of the projects."
"Sure, let me see," Salazar replied glancing down at the paper in front of him. In Harry's untidy scrawl it read:
'Duties:
-Give letters to agents - instructions in first part of your letter
-Choose a second in command- *cough* Salazar *cough*
-Organize missions - anything you feel would be helpful (research, spying, etc.)
-Organize defences if you get news of an attack - I think Voldie may be occupied with me but it could be a diversion to weaken the Order.
-Keep an eye on the movements of the Black Snakes Order - I have some spies in there. They send the information to my intelligence room. Oh, yeah, that would be in my office- right wall, touch the sneakoscope and say 'Blaise'
-Watch out for Cian, Athan, and Zev - more specifically make sure Athan and Zev don't kill each other. Cian usually has good information about something. Have Salazar meet with them.
-Tell Mayon and Bianca what happened if they come - that should get them to stop hunting me for awhile (don't worry they would never really hurt me, I don't think. It's not like they didn't need to get set up, honestly.) If they wanted to invite me to the wedding tell them to hold off until I'm back and I'll be there - by the way they are angels (Mayon is a Dark Angel but he's okay)
-Talk to Eminor about the borders of the Elven Kingdom - I guard them
-Keep Sirius and Severus from killing each other. You're going to have to enlist some help with that one - it's almost a full time job
-If a leyrie comes show my ring quickly and say Arana- er... those would be big black dog-like creatures with red eyes and really sharp fangs. They are my spies in the Forbidden Forrest. Remember to show the ring quickly or they will attack. That would not be good. Same for Salazar if he has your ring.
-Check-in on Dudley. He's in the Mental Institute of London. Have Neville take care of this.
-If Shadow comes show him my ring. He will understand. If he cries collect the tears and give them to Severus then send him off to Hagrid.
-Check in on Nick - he lives in a flat on Bridge St., Apt. 3, #7. Make sure he doesn't try to find me.
-See to Sea Witches progress in search for Atlantis - go to the bank of the English Channel and say 'Seria'. Show her my ring and do it quickly. If she seems angry... RUN! Don't take Salazar with you on this one. I suggest Ron as backup.
-Research - this is for Salazar, Hermione, and Remus, Herm and Remus already have projects. Salazar: go to my office, back wall, say 'secret projects' in Parseltounge - my office is yours until I'm back - look in the file cabinet under L, say Lupus Charm and Lightning Ring and the files will appear. You won't be able to get to the rest of my projects because you need to know what they are called. Those are my top priority anyway and I think you will find them interesting.
-Check in on Cassar and Imir - they were at school during 5th year if you remember
-Sirius - make sure he doesn't twist my kidnapping so it was his fault. I have no idea how he will do it but he is quite capable. Also make sure he doesn't try to find me.
-Keep everyone out of trouble - well, that's not possible but you know what I mean.
That's all I can think of right now. I can just hear you sputtering about me saying 'that's all.' Don't try to do everything yourself. You don't have to do all of it. Good Luck.
-Harry'
Salazar looked as if he were in shock. Draco could hear him muttering to himself. Cian, First Vampire... Athan... Zev... angels... Sea witches... leyries... Elven borders. Suddenly Salazar snapped out of it, said, "Oh my God," and started banging his head on the desk. Draco put his head in his hands.
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The Red Dragons Order
Two chapters in one update!!!!!! Go on, read and enjoy!!!!
###########################################################################
Thanks to the red dragons order for a lot of the ideas on the list.
The Disappearance . Chapter 3 .
After falling through the portal Harry hit a cold, stone floor. Guessing he was in a cell he got up and looked around. He had been correct. The room was about as large as his office but completely crafted from stone except for the door. The door was a mesh of thick steel bars that only allowed small squares of light through. A single light bulb hung from the ceiling casting a slight glow throughout the room.
"That's strange..." Harry muttered to himself. Voldemort using muggle technology was indeed strange but Harry abruptly realized why. There were magic dampening wards around his cell. Suddenly, the door swung open and Harry got an impression of a pale, snake-like face with evil, glowing red eyes before he blacked out from the pain in his scar.
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When Salazar arrived in Draco's office he saw that Harry had been right; Draco was indeed banging his head against something, namely his desk. With a quick movement Salazar placed his hand where Draco's head would hit the hard, wooden desk the next time it came down. When Draco's head struck Salazar's hand he lifted his face to see who was there.
Salazar saw the tears in the blonde's eyes. He knew Harry was Draco's best friend; the one person who had immediately placed trust in him despite years of animosity. Seeing that Draco had stopped his self-destructive behaviour Salazar removed his hand from the desk and sat in the chair in front of Draco's desk.
He tried to smile at the young man and said, "Harry told me to come here right away because you would be banging your head on something."
Draco gave the vampire a watery smile. "Well, Harry's always right," he responded. "I miss him already. I don't think I can do this."
Salazar was rather surprised at Draco's admission and lack of confidence but it was a big responsibility and Harry was his best friend.
"I miss him too, but Harry had faith in you Draco. You can do this and we will all help you. Harry will be back before you know it," he offered.
"Thanks Salazar, but that's not completely what I meant. I don't think I can get through life without my best friend."
The Founder didn't know what to say except to reiterate that Harry would be back and everyone would help Draco through this.
"At least Harry tried to make this easier," Draco replied. "He left instructions for all the agents and a list of my new duties and he gave me his ring."
Salazar looked at the golden ring that was now on Draco's right hand. It was the ultimate symbol of Harry's trust in Draco that he had left it for him. Salazar smiled to himself; Harry really was a genius. "I'm guessing it was the list of responsibilities that induced your head banging?" he asked.
Draco nodded. "You would have too if you had to do all the insane things on this list. When does Harry have time for all these things?"
Salazar looked at the list which was even longer than he had thought it would be. "Well, for one thing he hardly sleeps more than two hours a night," Salazar answered. Seeing that Draco had no idea what he was talking about he continued, "I found out last week that Harry stays up working practically all night. I watched him for a full week and I was going to talk to him about it tonight. But I guess that won't be happening."
"Why wouldn't he just split some of the work with us?" Draco questioned.
"You know Harry, he probably thought everyone else had enough work to do. Plus, from the few hours I saw him sleep I figured that it's not very restful anyway. He even puts up silencing charms so no one can hear him scream."
Draco looked as horrified. "We are going to have some words with him when he gets back."
Salazar nodded absently. His mind flashed back to when he had first seen Harry have a nightmare.
*Flashback*
It was the third night Salazar had spent watching Harry. He had worked until 4 as usual and fell onto the couch muttering a strong silencing charm. The vampire wondered what it was for. Salazar watched Harry as he slept. It was peaceful at first and Harry looked so innocent and happy that it almost broke Salazar's heart because he knew that soon the nightmares would start and Harry's face would shift to an expression of horror and sadness.
After about ten minutes Salazar was about to go to his quarters for some rest of his own. A last glance back at Harry killed that idea. Harry had rolled off the couch and was now on the floor. Tears were pouring down his face and sweat was seeping through his shirt. Salazar saw Harry's mouth move in a silent scream and abruptly realized what the silencing charms were for.
The founder had never heard Harry scream in either pain or fear but he could see from Harry's movements that it would be a heart-rending sound filled with pain, sadness, and despair. The screams stopped and it seemed that Harry was talking in his sleep. Salazar tried to lip read to find out what he was saying but only got a few words. 'Stop... Wormtail... NO!... Cedric, sorry... so sorry...Mum, Dad...'
It was then that Harry woke up. He grabbed a pillow from the couch and hugged it tightly to his chest, breathing deeply to calm himself. Salazar felt the overwhelming urge to comfort him but he was frozen by what he had seen. By the time he regained movement in his limbs Harry was back in control. He got up off the floor, wiped his tears away with his sleeve rubbed the crook of his arm for some reason, and went over to his desk to continue working.
Salazar walked slowly back to his quarters, thinking about what he had seen. Harry had so much pain in his life and he couldn't even get away from it in slumber. In fact, that seemed to make it worse. Salazar laid down on his bed but couldn't get to sleep for the rest of the night.
*End flashback*
Salazar had often wondered what Harry's dream had been about. He knew that Voldemort had murdered Harry's parents and Wormtail had betrayed them and framed Harry's godfather but who was Cedric? Why was Harry sorry? He decided to ask Draco.
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After Salazar told Draco about Harry's sleepless nights his eyes got a glazed look. Draco was about to say something when writing on the back of Harry's letter caught his eye. It was a P.S. and it read:
'Hey Draco,
Just some things I forgot. Since I gave you my ring I think you should give yours to someone else for the time being. I would suggest Salazar but it's your choice. Also, a lot of the special projects on my duty list for you fall into Salazar's areas of expertise and I think he will recognize some of the names of people I need you to check up on. Let him look at the list and I picked some things for him to work on. On a more depressing note I would like you to set up a small hospital room for me because I don't think I'll make it back unscathed.
-Harry'
Draco smiled slightly. Harry had already fixed his first problem; who to be the second in command. He had thought about Ron but dismissed him since he really wouldn't enjoy getting all the extra work. Not that Salazar would enjoy it but he would be better suited to handling it. Yes, Salazar was the perfect choice and he knew what some of the obscure things on the list meant. 'I mean how does Harry know all these people. I don't know half of them! Cian? Athan? Zev? Mayon? Bianca? And what the heck is a Sea Witch?' Draco thought to himself.
The part about a hospital room was less encouraging but it was practical. Fingering his silver ring Draco looked up at Salazar who in turn was looking at him. Draco spoke first, "Salazar, would you be the second in command?" he asked hopefully.
Salazar looked rather taken aback but then he smiled, "Sure, Draco. I'd be honoured."
Draco smiled as well and handed Salazar his silver ring. The vampire placed it on his right hand but got the same feeling Draco had when he put on Harry's ring. It was wrong. He told Draco so but Draco assured him that it was just because the ring had been made for him and he had felt the same way with Harry's.
"Moving on, I need some serious help with the list of duties," Draco stated. "In Harry's letter he said you might know some of the people and could take over some of the projects."
"Sure, let me see," Salazar replied glancing down at the paper in front of him. In Harry's untidy scrawl it read:
'Duties:
-Give letters to agents - instructions in first part of your letter
-Choose a second in command- *cough* Salazar *cough*
-Organize missions - anything you feel would be helpful (research, spying, etc.)
-Organize defences if you get news of an attack - I think Voldie may be occupied with me but it could be a diversion to weaken the Order.
-Keep an eye on the movements of the Black Snakes Order - I have some spies in there. They send the information to my intelligence room. Oh, yeah, that would be in my office- right wall, touch the sneakoscope and say 'Blaise'
-Watch out for Cian, Athan, and Zev - more specifically make sure Athan and Zev don't kill each other. Cian usually has good information about something. Have Salazar meet with them.
-Tell Mayon and Bianca what happened if they come - that should get them to stop hunting me for awhile (don't worry they would never really hurt me, I don't think. It's not like they didn't need to get set up, honestly.) If they wanted to invite me to the wedding tell them to hold off until I'm back and I'll be there - by the way they are angels (Mayon is a Dark Angel but he's okay)
-Talk to Eminor about the borders of the Elven Kingdom - I guard them
-Keep Sirius and Severus from killing each other. You're going to have to enlist some help with that one - it's almost a full time job
-If a leyrie comes show my ring quickly and say Arana- er... those would be big black dog-like creatures with red eyes and really sharp fangs. They are my spies in the Forbidden Forrest. Remember to show the ring quickly or they will attack. That would not be good. Same for Salazar if he has your ring.
-Check-in on Dudley. He's in the Mental Institute of London. Have Neville take care of this.
-If Shadow comes show him my ring. He will understand. If he cries collect the tears and give them to Severus then send him off to Hagrid.
-Check in on Nick - he lives in a flat on Bridge St., Apt. 3, #7. Make sure he doesn't try to find me.
-See to Sea Witches progress in search for Atlantis - go to the bank of the English Channel and say 'Seria'. Show her my ring and do it quickly. If she seems angry... RUN! Don't take Salazar with you on this one. I suggest Ron as backup.
-Research - this is for Salazar, Hermione, and Remus, Herm and Remus already have projects. Salazar: go to my office, back wall, say 'secret projects' in Parseltounge - my office is yours until I'm back - look in the file cabinet under L, say Lupus Charm and Lightning Ring and the files will appear. You won't be able to get to the rest of my projects because you need to know what they are called. Those are my top priority anyway and I think you will find them interesting.
-Check in on Cassar and Imir - they were at school during 5th year if you remember
-Sirius - make sure he doesn't twist my kidnapping so it was his fault. I have no idea how he will do it but he is quite capable. Also make sure he doesn't try to find me.
-Keep everyone out of trouble - well, that's not possible but you know what I mean.
That's all I can think of right now. I can just hear you sputtering about me saying 'that's all.' Don't try to do everything yourself. You don't have to do all of it. Good Luck.
-Harry'
Salazar looked as if he were in shock. Draco could hear him muttering to himself. Cian, First Vampire... Athan... Zev... angels... Sea witches... leyries... Elven borders. Suddenly Salazar snapped out of it, said, "Oh my God," and started banging his head on the desk. Draco put his head in his hands.
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Review and tell jess0007 what you think. Oh, and tell her to get a page at ff.net, I've been doing that for ages and still she doesn't listen to me!
The Red Dragons Order