Chapter Nine

Kaden stood up with a groan and snatched the ring off of his finger. He threw it on the ground. "DAMNIT!" He cursed out loud.

A laugh came from behind him. "Tut-tut Malfoy! Why use such harsh language?!" Harry turned around to see Voldemort.

Harry had several thoughts running through his mind all at once. "Oh shit..." He thought, "I have been kidnapped by Voldemort, and he is going to kill me...at least he doesn't know I am Harry Potter." Kade straightened up. He had to play it cool.

"Voldemort." He said inclining his head.

"Mister Kaden Malfoy...pleased to meet you. Is your family well?" Voldemort said, regally.

"Well...my mother is dead. My father disowned me, and my brother is with him. Which is all your fault. How do you think we are?" Harry said, coldly.

"Kaden! I am disgusted. I would have thought you would have some of the Malfoy mannerisms."

"Considering I wasn't raised with Lucius Malfoy, I wouldn't, would I?"

Voldemort smiled. "Hmmm...I suppose not. Anyhow, I have called on you for something important today."

Kade glared. "And what is that?"

"Well...I came to offer you a place in my humble group."

Harry laughed coldly. "You want ME to be a death eater. I thought you had discovered that my father was a spy."

Voldemort smiled. "Yes...that was a surprising revelation. He was punished accordingly. But that does not mean you shall do the same. You have been disowned by your father, correct?"

"Yes." Harry said, confused.

"Well...I must say, my first reason for bringing you hear was to kill you. But when my death eater who posed as your friend told me of you exile from your family...I decided there might be more to you."

"What do you mean?"

"You are friends with Severus Snape, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"Well...he is one of my death eaters. I figured that you might like to work along beside him."

"Just because he agrees with your views doesn't mean I do."

"Kade...Kade...think about it. I don't care if you agree with my views on muggles. I care very little about muggles anymore. I have found more interesting targets. And that is where my need of you comes in."

"What could I POSSIBLY do for you?" Harry said, sarcastically.

"Well...I we have common enemies. And...together we could revenge and redeem ourselves."

"What common enemies?" Kade spat.

"Lucius Malfoy...for one. I am sure there are more. I would like you to help get rid of some of my enemies. And I could get rid of yours. Even if I had to turn my wand on some of my own."

"I never want to bow down to you Voldemort." Kade said, defiantley.

"And that is something I would hate in most people. But on you...it is very becoming." Voldemort stepped closer to Kade, who didn't back away. He ran his fingers through the long blond hair and looked into the grey eyes of the Malfoy heir, or ex-heir, before hime. "I offer you a position I have only ever offered to one other. I shall not make you bow down to me. On certain conditions."

"What conditions?" Kade asked, curious.

"I heard you were VERY powerful. More powerful that any of your family. YOU could be a great assett to me. I offer you no a place as a death eater, but a place at my side, as an ally."

Kade snorted. "Why would I want to do this?"

"Well...if you don't, I will you. If you aren't as powerful as I thought, I shall kill you anyway. If you do...I could be generous."

Kade was confused. "Generous as in how...not kill me when my back is turned?"

Voldemort laughed. "That's one. I have several things to offer you."

"It's a possibility." Kade said. "What is the offer?"

Voldemort smiled. "Come...sit." He and Kade walked and sat in two chairs in front of the fire place. "Kade...I am not stupid. I have to know if you are truly powerful before I offer this to you. Do you mind if I place a charm on you?"

Harry furrowed his brow. "What kind of charm?"

Voldemort smiled again. "Smart boy, don't trust easily, admirable. It will be a power detection charm. "Magical Aura. The incantation will be "Magisarus", it simply will make you glow a color showing your magical potential. Doesn't hurt."

Kade frowned. "Well you could kill me anyway...so...go ahead." Voldemort smiled and swished his hand at Kade. "Magisarus." Kade then started to glow. It started out as a faint silver mist but then turned into a dark crimson. Then it was over. "I am very impressed." Voldemort said. He seemed, awestruck.

"Why?"

Voldemort looked at him. "You have the potential to be almost as powerful as I am now." Kade could tell by the look on his face that this wasn't the whole truth.

"Well...about this offer?" Kade prompted.

"Ofcourse," Voldemort said, smiling. "Here is what I offer. Number one, I will allow you the control of a death eater, your...servant, if you will. Number two, my death eaters will be under strict orders not to harm you unless I command. Number three, I will give you a home of your own, with plenty of money to furnish as you so please. Number four, I shall not mark you or force you or your servant to come to death eater meetings unless you want to or it is in strict importance for yuo to be there. Number five, and the last and most generous. I will allow you to have protection over FIVE individuals lives. I will not give orders for them to be attacked. But there are certain people I will not allow you to select."

Kade gasped. It was VERY generous. "What do I have to do for you?"

"Look for information on those that I ask, and of course, stay loyal to me even if you don't support my cause."

Harry nodded. "About my servant, are there any people I can't choose?"

"No. Any death eater."

"And the five I give protection to, who are the ones I cannot choose?"

"Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Lucius Malfoy, Cornelius Fudge, Alastor Moody, and Arthur Weasley."

Harry carefully concealed his nervousness. "Because I feel SO obligated about there protection." Harry said in mock sarcasm.

"I thought you would behave that way. Now, do you accept?"

Kade looked into his lap. If he didn't he would be kidnapped, if he did...he would be...a spy. He then breathed in deep looked up at Voldemort and nodded his head. "Very well."

Voldemort smiled. "Now, to get down to the real business of things. Who do you choose as your servant and the people you call protection for?"

"The servant is easy...I want Severus Snape. The five I wish to have protection for his more difficutl. I know of three. I would like permission to leave the fourth and fifth spot open until I can decide."

"Very well...who are the three you have decided on?"

"My brother, Draco Malfoy, my brother's girlfriend, Felicia Granger and my girlfriend, Hermione Granger."

Voldemort looked at him in confusion. "You do realize you are choosing Harry Potter's best friend as your girlfriend do you not?"

Harry thought fast and then smirked at his 'business partner', "She doesn't really like him much anymore, he hasn't said anything to her expect to forget that 'Harry Potter ever existed'."

Voldemort smiled. "So...it seems that she she doesn't like him much any longer?"

"Yes."

"Hmmm...is she on our side."

"I am not sure, but she is not to be approached to become a death eater."

Voldemort sighed but nodded. "Very well. About your house find one and I will give you the money to purchase and furnish it. So this is where we shake."

Kade held out his hand and spoke, Severus Snape is mine, Draco Malfoy and Felicia and Hermoine Granger won't be harmed on your orders, I have two more people I can deem with protection unless they are on your major hit list, I get a house, don't HAVE to come to death eater meetings and your death eaters are on strict orders not to hurt me OR my servant?"

Voldemort shook his hand and said, "You shall look for information for me and remain nuetral to what I do besides what explicitly affects you?"

"Yes."

Voldemort smiled, "Yes."

Kade then stood. "Our business is done for today?"

"For today." Volemort agreed. "Now you may go. I ask you to join Severus to the next meeting, his mark will be removed and I will have a small assignment for you." Kade nodded and headed for the fireplace. "Good evening."

"Good evening, Mr. Malfoy." He then flooed away.

Seconds later, Kaden appeared in his "servant's" living room. He heard a scream and the next second a big white blur was on him. Kade pulled back quickly and stared at his father.

"What do you want?" Kaden asked, coldly.

"KADE! Are you okay? Hurt? Did he mark you? What happened!?!?!" Lucius shouted in one breath.

"I am fine. In fact, that is what I need to speak to all of you about. I need Albus and Severus in here."

"We are right here, Kade." Albus replied from the doorway.

Kade nodded. "Come have a seat then."

Then men sat down and Harry started to speak.