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"My power has fully returned. It's time Wormtail. Get my things." Lord Voldemort said and watched, amused, as his servant scurried around the cave gathering his belongings. The short wizard stumbled over a rock and sent his pack flying in all directions. He whimpered as he rose and limped to retrieve the parcels. "You're sure the preparations have been made?"

"Yes, master, of course. So far there are five in the United Kingdom alone and several along the coast of Greenland. Soon they will be functioning perfectly." Wormtail tied the scraps of food in a handkerchief and placed them haphazardly into his pack.

"Good. Everything is going according to plan. Soon I will once again conquer over all the worthless Muggles and Mudbloods just as I was meant to do." He chuckled icily and his servant cringed at the sound. "The camps will house at least 1,500 each."

"If not more." Interjected Wormtail. His master only nodded along, his face sneering in triumph.

"Let's go then. We must observe each destination before putting the entire plan into motion."

"Are you up to Apparate, my lord?" Wormtail answered, knowing if his master wasn't he would have to perform a very difficult Portkey Charm.

"Of course I am, fool. Hurry up, I haven't got all day." His red eyes flashed at his servant before both men disappeared with a loud crack and reappeared immedietly in southern England.

Voldemort glanced around where he had emerged and simpered. Surrounding him was a large desert that stretched as far as the eye could see. Small buildings dotted the horizon. They appeared to be made of some type of metal. It glistened a bright blue in the sun, unlike anything he had even seen before.

He was standing in some sort of entryway, the only one he could see. A tall black fence encompassed the entire area, destroying any hope of escape. Several people dressed completely in ebony were patrolling the boarders, their eyes on the horizon.

"Yes, yes this will do quite nicely." He said to himself, drumming his fingertips together as he surveyed the land. "Get detainees to occupy this one as soon as possible. I trust the others are the same as this?"

"Exactly the same." Wormtail said eagerly, glad his efforts had finally paid off. "The layouts of the other camps differ slightly but other than that they are identical."

"Very well. This outing has tired me Wormtail. Take me to the main house so I can regain my strength." He said arrogantly. "We will explore the others tomorrow."

"As you wish Master." The two men walked slowly off into the fading dusk.

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Draco timidly approached the Ministry of Magic building. All of the belongings he had brought with him were in a small, black dragon hide bag he had swung over his shoulder. He once again had turned his hair black and gotten his mother to help him take off some of the length so it now hung just below his chin. Narcissa had also suggested a slight aging charm so his features would be too recognizable. He had refused to have wrinkles but he did look more tired and worn than he had before.

He looked up and read the welcome sign through his dark tinted lenses, and, taking a deep breath, he entered. Immediately he was swept up in the commotion inside, but he somehow made his way to the front desk.

"Hello." He said, removing his glasses and looking at the young witch behind the counter. "I heard you were looking for someone to fill the Auror position?"

"Yes, we are." She said, smacking her gum and smiling flirtatiously at him. "Please fill this form out and then go down the hall on your right to the Phoenix Room for your test."

"Test? What test?" He stuttered, his eyes widening with surprise.

"The Auror test silly. You didn't think you just had to fill out a form and voila, we'd hire you did you?" She winked and went back to filing through her paperwork.

"Well, yes, actually. No matter, I'll give these back to you in a second." He motioned to the forms.

Taking a quill out of his pocket, he began to fill out the form.

Name: Adonis Migro

Draco and Narcissa had gone to great lengths to have the name on all of his paperwork and his birth certificate officially changed. Now when he said his name wasn't Draco Malfoy he wouldn't be lying.

Age: 18

Previous Place of Work: None, though I have had a lot of Dart Arts experience.

He quickly jotted down the rest of his answers and returned the paperwork to the receptionist. She pointed the hall he needed to go down and wished him good luck.

Draco didn't think he had ever been so nervous in his entire life. His knees began to quake as he trekked down the hall and he had to recollect himself before he was able to enter the room.

He opened the door and found himself in the middle of a stark white cube, all of the walls gleaming they were so clean. The room was completely empty. He turned to leave, sure he was in the wrong place, but found the door had disappeared behind him. He was trapped.

His footsteps echoed off the floor as he walked the perimeter of the space, looking for anything he might have missed at first glance, but found nothing. Sighing, he took five steps forward and sat in the middle of the room, waiting for anything to happen. He rested his elbows in his knees and waited.

No sooner had he sat down than the floor was suddenly covered with a thick green slime. It burned his hands as he pushed himself up, reaching for his wand. The substance became to hiss as it came into contact with the soles of his shoes.

'We learned about this in Potions last year.' He thought frantically, trying to avoid anymore contact with it than he had to. He backed up against the wall and his neck began to burn. The slime had begun to drip off the ceiling and run down the sides of the room as well. 'What is it? It's . . .'

"Condensus Potion!" He yelled and raised his wand. "Deliquesco!"

The potions immediately disappeared and the room was gleaming again.

"Test." He muttered.

The ceiling of the room began to swirl. It reminded him of being in the eye of a hurricane. Hundreds of small, wormlike creatures began raining down on him.

"Tewsims." He said, exasperated. He recognized them from his last year at Hogwarts. If you received a bite from one of these creatures you could be paralyzed for up to a year. "Why didn't I ever pay attention in Care of Magical Creatures?"

He racked his brain for anything that would make the creatures go away. One lesson his father had given him suddenly sprang to mind.

"Many of the things you encounter in this world will be unwelcome." Lucius had said. "There's only one legal spell that will get rid of all of them. Repeat after me Draco: Caedes."

"Caedes!" Draco shouted. The Tewsims shriveled up into a fine dust and were sucked back up into the now still ceiling.

'What more is going to happen?' He thought as he held his wand in the ready position. The room was eerily silent, and he could hear his heart beating wildly in his chest. Before he could do anything else all light left the room and he was surrounded in complete blackness.

An ear-splitting shrieking filled the room, and he covered his ears with his hands, trying to see into the blackness at whatever was making the sound. It was as if a thick black cloak surrounded him. The intense darkness was beginning to smother him and he found it hard to breathe.

He remembered Snape telling him of some of the poisonous gasses dark wizards had created. Some killed you slowly and were undetectable, some blocked out light, and some killed you instantly.

Draco soon recognized the gas as being Aquilus Gas based on the conditions around him. It reflected light and slowly removed all oxygen from the area, leaving the victim helpless. The shriek was said to haunt wizards long after the gas had disappeared. It drove some to the brink of insanity. Many dark wizards would fill their enemies homes with it at night. If you were sleeping and the gas surrounded you, you would sleep through it and never wake up in the morning. It was one of their more deadly devices.

"Extabesco." He said quietly and with great effort as the last of the oxygen was drained from his lungs. The room went from black to white instantly, and he was temporarily blinded. He collapsed to the ground, breathing in deeply.

When he looked up again a tall, wiry, red-haired man was standing above him.

"You've done well Adonis. It is my pleasure as Minister of Magic to welcome you to our Auror squad." He held out a hand and helped Draco to his feet.

"You-You're a Weasley aren't you?" Draco stuttered. He brushed off the dirt and grime from his robes.

"Yes. Arthur Weasley to be exact. Nice to meet you." Arthur began to walk towards the now visible door.

"When did you become Minister?" Draco asked, hesitantly following him out the door. The hall was still buzzing with excitement. All of the workers darted out of the way when Arthur opened the door, he grinned at them and continued on his way. Draco had to push his way through the crowd to keep up with the taller man.

"Well, when Fudge passed away last summer they thought me the most qualified replacement I suppose. I'm not really sure why they gave me the job. I'm grateful for it however, and I know my family is. I haven't had the chance to make many changes yet though. However, I do plan to instate better Muggle/Wizard relations. That's what we're working towards now. I suppose it's a blessing in disguise, so to speak. It does take away from the time I spend with my family, but all my children are gone now. Ginny, my youngest, is close to graduation and then she's moving to Albania to become a part of our Ministry branch there."

He shrugged as if the position meant nothing to him. Draco couldn't realize why his father had hated this man so much. So far he seemed very cheerful and extremely friendly. Then again, that was everything his father had not been.

"You'll be joining our most recent group of Aurors to join our force. Since they are a trio and normally Aurors fight in groups of four you'll be added to their office."

They had turned the corner and were now walking down a long, much less crowded hallway. Arthur abruptly stopped at one of the many, identical doors in the hall and swung it open.

"Adonis Migro, let me introduce you to the Aurors Potter, Weasley, and Granger."

Draco felt as if he could have fainted right then. He felt more than saw the three sets of eyes settle on him and look him over.

"Right then, I'll see you four later. Good luck Adonis." Arthur clicked the door shut and left the four to get to know one another. Harry was the first one to act. He stood from his chair and approached Draco.

"Welcome to the team. We've been wondering when they'd give us a forth." He shook his hand firmly and gave a warm smile.

"Yeah, welcome aboard." Ron added, also shaking his hand. "Good to have you with us."

Hermione stayed seated, studying him just as she had the night they had had their encounter at The Three Broomsticks. Her eyes darted across his face like she was looking at a famous painting for the first time, trying to take in every brushstroke.

"Nice to meet you." She said sounding a bit dazed. Her eyes settled on his for the first time. Her rich cinnamon eyes peered into the stormy grayness of his. She saw the fear that was hidden in them and the self-doubt he had in himself. Their gaze held for a moment before the intensity of her eyes forced him to look away, not sure that he could take anymore. She stood and walked over to him, shaking his hand much more gently.

"I'm Hermione Granger, welcome to the team." He continued to look at the floor and let his hand drop from hers.

"Adonis Migro." He said quietly. The name still sounded foreign on his tongue, and his mind screamed that he was lying, that everything he would do from here on would be false.

His three partners had stepped together in front of him like a small barrier. He didn't see how he would ever overcome it. He looked from face to face and smiled slightly. Things could definitely be worse.

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