Through His Eyes
A Harry Potter Story
By: Dark_T-K
It has been too long since I was put into this cage. Too long since I was accused of a crime I didn't commit. Too long since I've seen a friendly face or heard a real person's voice.
I stare at my barred walls that have surrounded me for awhile now. To others the time has been long, but to me is has felt like nothing. A few days ago was the anniversary of me being sent to this hellhole. I have lived in Azkaban for six years now, even though I've partly gone mad I still remember the date.
It's not hard to remember the bad memories when dementors pass your door everyday. I only remember the bad times and worse, my parent's screams before they were killed. It's not something you want to hear. At first it was unbearable, now it's just another thing I have to put up with.
I've learned long ago that when sent here you'd go mad. I'd almost taken that route except for the small catch that kept me from going mad. I was innocent. Every time a dementor neared I would hear the screams of my parents, then painful memories would flash before me. It was enough to drive anyone insane, but somehow I managed to sit through it and just wince.
I've given up hope on visitors. Dumbledore used to visit before he became busy with cases that involved Voldemort. He still writes, and it's the letters now a-days that give me hope, of some kind human contact.
Harry,
Voldemort has become a serious case now. I'm sorry I can not visit you like before. I know this disappoints you, but I know this information after this will cheer you right up. It seems Fudge was being bribed in many cases including Death Eaters. Lucius easily bribed him and got out of many cases. I'm glad to say that Fudge was removed and Mr. Weasely was put into his position.
After Arthur took Fudges place, he looked over your case. It turns out your case was a miss-judged case. Arthur looked it over and decided to gather more information. We have spies in Voldemort's ranks and they have reported you have been set up. It is now only a matter of time before you will be proven innocent and freed. I hope this makes you happy Mr. Potter, for I know how much you valued your innocence.
I will owl you more information when I can. Try to hang on a little longer Harry. I promise I will come to get you soon.
Sincerely,
Professor Albus Dumbledore
Just knowing my old headmaster was trying hard to free me gave me more hope to hang on. But slowly those days added into weeks, and those weeks into months. All the hope I gained was soon lost, as he never came.
As the time went by, I lost a lot more then just my hope. My appetite decreased severely. It looked like depression had finally claimed me after many years of fighting it. I trained a lot to pass my time when I wasn't thinking. It got harder though as my strength began to slowly leave me til finally I had nothing left. I ate the slop when I needed to, but not enough. Slowly, I was being eaten away by my own stomach.
I was truly defeated, anyone could have saw that. But that's where the worst mistake came for the ministry of magic. While they were in safe places I was weakened and locked up in a small cage. My strength was depleted, I was very vulnerable to anything.
But that's what he waited for. Til I was too weak to fight back with no defense. Voldemort attacked Azakaban, and he didn't leave til I was in his clutches. By the time the ministry has arrived, we were long gone. A defeated wizard with unimaginable powers, in the clutches of the most powerful wizard in the world, I was at his mercy.
"We must act now Arthur. If we don't we'll loose Harry for sure. He's been in that prison for over six years and if insanity hasn't eaten away at him then starvation has. Draco has told me of the plan to attack Azkaban. If Voldemort is really going to attack the prison we must get Harry out of there. He's too vulnerable." Dumbledore argued with the Minister. Arthur shook his head and pulled up his papers.
"Albus you know very well if we do that we would be breaking the law. Harry is still guilty until we get more evidence to support him. Until then he must be kept in a high security facility." Mr. Weasley said.
"We won't be taking him for keeps, just long enough for him not to get kidnapped. You know as well as I that if Harry is forced to join Voldemort, the destruction and power would be devastating." Albus said. Arthur looked at him and sighed.
"Even if we did get him out there, I would have a lot of explaining to do. And if he was removed, where would he go? Hogwarts isn't safe anymore since Death Eaters have been able to penetrate the castle before." Arthur said as he sat back.
"Yes I know, but if we don't act now-" Suddenly the door opened and in stepped Draco Malfoy. He was panting heavily.
"It's too late Albus…Voldemort…he got to Harry first…tore Azakaban apart…Harry is now…with Voldemort…" Draco panted. Arthur's jaw dropped as Albus sighed heavily.
"I knew he'd go after Harry. We waited too long Arthur. Who knows what Voldemort plans to do to a weakened Harry. The poor boy we left in the prison won't hesitate to gain his freedom, even if it's from Voldemort." Albus said with a heavy heart.
"It won't be good I know that. Now I wish I had listened to you. All we can do now is hope Harry doesn't join him." Arthur said sadly.
"He's not going to have much of a choice by the end of tomorrow." Draco said sharply. Albus and Arthur turned to Draco with questioning looks. "Voldemort will ask Harry to join, but if he refuses Harry will be forced to consume the liquid Imperious Potion. And we all know Harry doesn't have the strength to resist. Locked up in a dementor filled cage has probably drained Potter of his magic powers, he has no real defense. Either way, Harry is going to be Voldemort's newest slave." Draco said as he glared at Arthur. "And guess who's fault it is this time? Certainly not Fudges." Snapped Draco. Albus raised his hand to silence Draco.
"Let's not start a fight here. We must find a way to help him. Even if Harry is a innocent kidnapped prisoner. We can't allow them to force him that potion." Dumbledore said calmly.
"And by the time we try to do something it will already be too late. Potter will be so deep into that potion I doubt even my counter curse potion will be able to help." Said a voice from behind. Draco smirked at his comrade spy, Professor Severus Snape.
"I didn't think you'd be able to get away Severus. With my father keeping his watchful gaze on you I'm surprised." Draco said in an amused voice. Severus sent a glare over to Draco.
"Don't even start Malfoy, I'm in no mood to put up with you. Anyway, Albus we must gather some of the best aurors and attack. I saw Potter and he is in no shape to refuse the potion." Snape said warningly. Albus looked to Arthur. "Whenever Arthur decides the world is more important you may start. My counter potion is ready since I had more time to prepare. All we need to do is get Potter."
"Severus is right. We all know that if Potter becomes a Death Eater, Voldemort and Potter will be the strongest wizards in the entire world. We should try to get Harry before or we'll have to defeat him the old fashion way." Draco said impatiently but smirking as he slid a finger down his wand. Arthur glared at Draco's enthusiasm. Snape nodded in agreement to Draco's decision.
"It is your choice Arthur. First you must declare Harry's innocence and warn the people of the up coming danger. I will fetch Ms. Granger and your son Ron and we will gather some others to help stop Voldemort." Albus said.
"If you refuse to stop this, right now, Potter will become a loyal slave and Voldemort will finally take over the wizarding world. The biggest problem will be getting Potter away long enough to destroy Voldemort. By the time we get there he will have already consumed the potion. Voldemort knows he has a spy and can't risk to wait with Harry." Draco said as he growled slightly.
"And if Arthur doesn't want to believe us, I'm sure we can just let it all take place first." Snape said in sarcasm.
"No Severus. We cannot risk the damage and innocent lives being put into danger if we let it all go. We must prevent a horrible future by defending out present. We'll take back Harry and force Voldemort back until Harry has regained his right mind." Dumbledore said easily.
"Right after he's proven innocent." Draco said. "We can't have Harry outside Azkaban if he's a guilty murderer now can we?" Draco said with a sly smirk. Snape glared.
"I must agree with Draco, Arthur. First we get Harry to be proven innocent, then rescue him. Is that fine with you Arthur?" Dumbledore asked with his usual sparkle in his eye.
"Fine by me. I will announce to the wizarding world that Harry has been captured, and forced to do Voldemort's work. I will try to get Harry back his freedom but it will be a bit before I can. I need one more solid piece of evidence to prove Harry is innocent then we can free him." Arthur said looking thoughtfully.
"You want the last piece well here it is." Snapped Draco. Draco tossed over a small tape recorder. "I managed to get Voldemort's confession to the murder of the muggle girl. Albus and Severus were right, as usual. It was the polyjuice potion and Harry was framed. That statement right there is the ticket to Potter's freedom. I suggest you use it. Might actually help you for once." Draco said before turning around and walking out the door. Severus followed suit and trailed off after Draco.
"Well Arthur, you have your last shred of evidence, now all you have to do is finish the work." Albus said patting Arthur on the back.
"You're right. I will get to work and show this to the council. If all goes well, Harry will be free before the end of the week."
"Let's hope so. We can't wait too much longer."
Harry was chained to a back wall by his neck and wrists. His emerald eyes stared coldly at the door. He knew where he was. He knew who broke him out. The only question was why?
"Well what do we have here?" A voice hissed from the door. Harry glared over at the door as a tall blonde male stepped forward with his snakelike cane in his hand. "I do believe it is Harry Potter." Lucius purred as he stepped closer. Harry just glared at Lucius and stood silently.
"Don't pester him too much Malfoy. I do believe that it is my right to do that." Another voice hissed from the door. Harry felt his scar burn but choose to ignore it.
"I don't see the reason of you holding me captive or breaking me out of Azkaban Voldemort. As I see it, me being locked away was a turn of event for you. I thought by now you would have at least started the war." Harry spat as he tugged at his wrist chains. Voldemort chuckled at Harry's arrogance.
"Well it was a joyous occasion Potter, but don't get too annoyed just yet. You see we planned all of it. You being sent away and then busted out. We wanted to wait til we had you in my clutches before we started." Voldemort hissed proudly. Harry just rolled his eyes.
"Some plan." Harry snapped in an uninterested tone. Lucius growled then slapped Harry, hard. Harry turned his face back with a glare that sent shivers down Lucius's back. "If you think some little girlish slap like that is going to effect me, then you have less brains then I gave you credit for." Harry said calmly.
"How dare you, you insolent whelp!" Lucius spat. Voldemort roared out in laughter at the small squabble.
"You two are most entertaining. But we have better things to be doing. So let's not waste anymore time." Voldemort said putting a hand to Harry's chin and forcing him to meet his gaze. "I am about to give you an opportunity of a lifetime Potter. So you better accept for your own sake." Harry just ripped his face out of Voldemort's hand.
"If you are about to ask me to join I refuse. I wouldn't join you even if it meant freedom from Azkaban." Harry said defiantly. Voldemort frowned and rose his hand to touch the scar on Harry's face.
"That's a pity Potter, considering you had only one choice beside joining. It was either by will or by force. But I can see your Gryffindor pride has once again gotten in the way so I guess you'll have to join by force." Voldemort said with a sly smirk on his face.
"You can't beat me into joining Voldemort, I've trained myself for six years to withstand even the cruelest of beatings. I doubt you'll get me to join by force." Harry said returning the sly smirk back to Voldemort. Voldemort just laughed evilly then snapped his fingers. Death Eaters entered the room, one carrying a vile of a dark purple liquid.
"Oh you don't have to worry about being beaten Potter. From the looks of it, your body probably couldn't handle the strain of one of my beatings. So you don't have to worry about that. In fact, the only thing you have to worry about is that this potion doesn't work." Voldemort said laughing once again. Death Eaters then tackled Harry, and was then pinned against a nearby wall. Harry was then forced to be held still. Harry's arms and legs, were restrained by Death Eaters and one forced his head still. Lucius took the vile from Wormtail and smirked evilly as he approached the restrained Harry.
"Don't worry about anything Potter. Once you drink this, the next thing you'll remember is that Voldemort is your master." Lucius said as he opened the vile. Harry thrashed around madly trying to free himself. Unfortunately, being imprisoned for so long had worn on Harry and he was too restrained to move. Lucius forced Harry's mouth open then shoved the potion vile top into his mouth. Harry shook his head madly and tried to get it out only causing more complications.
"Hold him still. He must drink it if we are to succeed!" Lucius snapped. The Death Eaters tighten their grip on Harry. Lucius then made Harry swallow the potion by rubbing Harry's throat, helping the liquid down his throat. Letting go of Harry, Harry sputter to rid him self of the potion.
"He will take time. The potion will need time to go through his system before he is ready. We best leave so he get that time." Voldemort said. The room soon emptied all except for Lucius. Harry then collapsed to his knees trembling and groaning. Lucius smirked and bent down so Harry could hear him.
"Soon Potter you will serve Voldemort. And all your friends will die as well as Dumbledore." Lucius teased. Harry glared up at him with defiant eyes.
"N-n-never!" Harry screamed out. Lucius smirked again then kicked Harry in the ribs. Harry collapsed and wheezed heavily. Lucius then left. Draco peered into Harry's pen.
"Harry?" Draco called out. He noticed the body lying in the room wasn't moving. Draco walked into and pushed Harry with his foot. Harry didn't react. "Great. He's been knocked out." Draco snarled. "I better inform Dumbledore." Draco ran out of Harry's cell then apperated to the castle.
"Well that does it Albus. Harry is now innocent and has all charges dropped against him. We also sent out a major warning of Voldemort's new up-rise and Harry's kidnapping. Everyone is on their guard. Now all we need is for-" suddenly Draco appeared.
"We've got a serious problem Albus." Draco said in an urgent tone. Albus nodded calmly, Draco came forward and sat down. "I just saw Potter. Voldemort has just given Potter the Imperious Potion and it's only a matter of time before it kicks in." Draco said.
"Well that's not good…" A voice from the door said. Draco turned then scowled deeply. There stood Ron and Hermione.
"No duh Weasley. What do you think I meant?" Draco said nastily. Ron just glared as Hermione shook her head.
"Now's not the time to be fighting. We have to stop Voldemort before he uses Harry to do some serious damage." Hermione said. The men all nodded.
"That shouldn't be too much of a hassle." Said Sirius as he sat on Arthur's desk. "All you gotta do is separate the two then administer the antidote."
"It's not that easy Sirius. Harry will be back to full strength, and who knows how powerful he is now that he's out of Azkaban." Dumbledore stated simply. Draco nodded in agreement.
"If I may make a suggestion Albus?" Hermione said. Albus nodded and she proceeded. "We must have Harry isolated so Voldemort can't interfere when Harry is given the antidote. So all we'll need to do is have a distraction and three of us will grab Harry and administer the antidote. Only we have one problem."
"And what might that be Granger? We can't make the antidote?" Draco said sarcastically. Hermione and Ron both glared.
"No. Harry won't be in his right mind. So someone strong is going to have to hold him while I inject the antidote." Hermione said as she pulled out a needle.
"Why do you need to inject him. I'm sure he's quite capable of swallowing it." Arthur said.
"We all know that. But Harry is probably being taught not to swallow strange substances. We'll have to inject him if we want him to get the antidote at all."
"In laymen terms that means?" Draco asked persistently. Hermione just huffed and sat down.
"What Hermione is trying to say is, that Voldemort may have taught Harry not to drink anything from enemy hands. So getting Harry to swallow it would be impossible." Dumbledore stated.
"That is what I just said!" Hermione shouted angrily. Ron held her back as Draco snorted.
"Except Albus said it in terms people can understand." Hermione growled dangerously. Ron sighed as did Arthur.
"Well let us get to work. If we're going to hold down my godson long enough for this stuff to be injected into him, we gotta have a plan." Sirius said trying to calm down the group. "Agreed?"
"Agreed." The group said together.
Voldemort strolled down the hall til he arrived at the dungeon door. "Is he awake yet?" Voldemort hissed. The guard saluted Voldemort.
"No master, but he should be awakening any time now." The guard said. "In fact, he should be awake-" the guard was cut off by a shuffling noise.
"It looks like Potter is awake." Voldemort hissed happily. They both entered to see Harry trying to get up and balance himself at the same time. He collapsed with the effort. Harry only managed to kneel. "Welcome back to reality Potter." Harry looked up with his emerald eyes.
"Thank you master. It is good to be back."
To Be Continued…
