"Hey Ginny," Harry said.
"Hi Harry. What are you doing?" Ginny said.
"Well, it's just that I'm going to go and meet my brother today. He said he wants to talk business with me. Want to come along?"
"Well, where are you meeting him?"
"In Dumbledore's office. He gave me permission. But don't worry, he's not going to be there,"
"That just makes me more frightened. Ok, let's go," Ginny said.
As they walked to Dumbledore's office, they came across the hospital wing.
"Hey Harry, can I go in there for a few minutes?" Ginny asked.
"Not if you're going to visit Draco. Ron already caught you visiting him yesterday," Harry said.
"Oh come on. You have to give him sympathy! His father is out of Azkaban, and he jumped off the astronomy tower two nights ago!" Ginny protested.
"But now he's back to the Dark Arts! His father's back! You will not be hanging around him!"
"I don't need two brothers! Stay out of my life!"
"Ginny!" Harry started pulling her away from the hospital wing door and on the way to Dumbledore's office.
"Harry! I thought you were nice! I thought-" Ginny stopped short, for when Harry opened the door to the office, a man was waiting for them. He had red eyes that glowed, and very pale skin. He had jet black hair and a pointed nose.
"Hello," He said. His teeth were perfectly straight and white.
"Are you my brother?" Harry asked.
"Yes. My name is Tinieblas Riddle," He said.
"Father never changed his last name? And what kind of a name is Tinieblas?"
"He never changed his name. I know, it stinks. And Tinieblas is Spanish for dark,"
"Oh. So why don't I have a special name, like Tinieblas?"
"Well Howard means army ruler. Father named you that because he thought you were going to be the Dark Lord after him. You would then form an army and take over. But it seems as though you will form an army against us. So father made me be the next Dark Lord when you got kidnapped,"
"Ok, that's a nice story. So what do you want from me?"
"You to join me,"
"I meant besides that,"
"Nothing. But come on! The Dark Arts are so much more rewarding than having to be good and play fair! And the deepest desire of everyone is of course power! There's lots of it with me."
"Oh, stop it. If I knew you were just going to be spam I wouldn't have come. Come on Ginny, let's get out of here," Harry said, taking Ginny's hand and leading her out of the office.
"But wait," Tinieblas called.
"What?" Harry said, turning back around.
"I know how to remove that Dark Mark of yours,"
"But why would you want to remove it from me? I thought you wanted more followers?"
"I know that you will never give up, even if it costs your life and others' too. And it's a disgrace to have you Marked to us,"
"What's the price?"
"Draco Malfoy,"
"But I thought he already was following you?"
"No. Ever since his father went to Azkaban and Narissca revealed she was a spy for You-Know-Who."
"But I thought she was a spy for Dumbledore!"
"We are afraid to say the Good Lords' name,"
"Oh. Continue,"
"Well just because his father is out of Azkaban, it doesn't mean he follows us. And he has had much training. It would be a pity to waste such a valuable person who might now help you with the Death Eater training. So, is it a deal?"
"No. He's my friend, and it's not worth it to remove this Mark to trade him,"
"Does this mean I can still date him?" Ginny piped in.
"Maybe," Harry answered.
"Hey, Harry, why don't you just kill Tinieblas right now?"
"He's way too powerful. Besides, I don't have any proof yet that he really is the new Dark Lord,"
"Exactly," Tinieblas said. He sighed and looked out the window. "I'm sorry, Harry, but I must kill you. I'm sorry we never really knew each other, but I must."
"How lame is that!? You're sorry that you have to kill me! Why are you killing me if you don't want to!?" Harry yelled.
"It's for my Death Eaters and I. Lucius Malfoy wants his son working with him and you dead. David Mark was sent here to teach Arithmancy and to spy on you for Malfoy's behalf."
"So that's his name," Ginny said with as much optomism as she could put into words at that moment.
"Shh." Harry silenced.
"And our mother wants you dead because of last year. You know, the big fight at the Ministry," Tinieblas said.
"Hey, can I maybe meet mother before you kill me?" Harry asked.
Tinieblas sighed. "Sure, I guess. But don't bring the girl."
Tinieblas threw some Floo powder into the fire and told Harry to go to Tinieblas's house. They left, and Ginny walked to the Hospital wing. She laughed. Tinieblas was certainly going to be a lot easier for Harry to defeat than You-Know-Who, considering how soft he was.
Ginny parted the curtains around Draco's bed and sat beside him. He was looking considerably better since the fall, when he had broken both his legs and was covered from head to toe in bruises. If he had fallen on his head, he would have had a concussion. Draco looked up from his book and smiled at Ginny.
"Hey Draco," Ginny said. Draco gave a slight wave back to her. "It must hurt to talk right now."
"No, not at all. Madame Pomfery said I can leave the Hospital wing tonight," Draco said.
"Oh, well that's good. Listen: your father wants you to join Tinieblas and wants Harry dead."
"Who's Tinieblas?"
"The new Dark Lord. Also, he's Harry's brother. He seems real tame, unlike his father, You-Know-Who."
"Wait, Harry has a brother who's father is You-Know-Who? How can that be?"
"Harry was adopted by Lily and James Potter. His mother is Bellatrix Lestrange."
"Ouch. That must be really hard on Harry. Send my apologies to him."
"Sorry, can't. If he ever found out about me seeing you, he'd be as angry as Ron. I don't know what's with him."
"I know what you mean. My father would go crazy if he ever found out about us meeting after Saturday night."
"Does that mean we can't hang out together anymore?"
"We can always hang out when no one else is around. Not even around Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. Then the word could spread out to the Gryffindors and Slytherins. And don't forget, my father could come at any moment to take me from school."
"Too bad your mother isn't here to protect us. I'm sure she wouldn't mind us being together."
"She already knows. I owl her every day. And also, well, this will be really embarrassing, but, she's going to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher after Christmas."
"Really?"
"Snape said teaching two classes was too stressful. But it's going to be really embarrassing having my mum teaching class. But at least she'll be able to help me with my work."
"I know how you feel. My mother used to teach at a pre Hogwarts school. I was there when she taught, and I lost a lot of friends that way."
"I'm sorry. But my mum knows to not embarrass me. She acts as if she's sixteen like me. I think of her more as an older sister than a mother."
"That must be so great. My mother acts like a real mother."
"I guess. So when she teaches here, all we have to look out for is your brother and his friends."
"Yea. Oh, I've got to go. I've got remedial Transfiguration. Bye!"
"Bye!" Draco said as Ginny ran out of the Hospital wing. She bounded along the halls until she reached McGonagall's office. She knocked on the door, and Professor McGonagall opened the door.
"Come in," She said. Ginny entered. Her office was very neat and organized, with pictures of herself and her family on the walls. She had several certificates, saying that she was and Animangus, saying she was a teacher, etc. Ginny looked at a picture of McGonagall transforming into a cat and back again.
"You like that picture?" McGonagall asked.
"I think it's so fascinating that you can do that," Ginny replied.
"Would you like to be one?"
This question took Ginny by surprise. "Really? I can be one?"
"If you would like. Ron, Harry, and Hermione are Animanguses too."
"Really? But they must be unregistered, then." Ginny said.
"Well that was because they became Animanguses last year, when the Ministry was mad at them. They used their power to spy on the Ministry for Dumbledore. We might register them now that we're friendly with the Ministry again, but that would mean records being written down, and the new Dark Lord might find them."
"Oh, I see. So what animals are they?"
"Harry is an eagle, Hermione is a fox, and Ron is a tortoise."
"Oh really. How come I never knew about this?"
"Because this is none of your business. So what animal would you like to be?"
Ginny thought. She wouldn't want to blow it on an animal she didn't like. "What would be the point of being an Animangus?"
"You could help us spy on Death Eaters and those loyal to the Dark Lord."
"His name is Tinieblas Riddle."
"Ok, thank you. Harry still hasn't returned from the meeting with him."
"I've made up my mind. I want to be a snake. Maybe a poisonous one. Like a cobra. Or wait, no, then I would probably be captured and killed. How about an emerald tree boa?"
"Are you sure you want to be the symbol of Slytherin?"
"Well, it's not like I'm going to be able to be a lion or something. Besides, snakes are brilliant. I've also got a lot of friends in Slytherin."
"Ok, then. I'll get it arranged. How about we get back to helping you with Transfiguration?" McGonagall said. She opened up her text book and started tutoring Ginny. But Ginny still had the thought of being an Animangus fresh in her mind.
Review, review, review! I need reviews! I need reviews or else I won't be happy! And if I'm not happy, that means bad chapters or no chapters at all! By the way, does anyone know how to have the ellipsis be displayed? (The ellipsis is the three periods in a row, like when somebody trails off or you want to skip some things in a quote. Whenever I type it, it shows up as one period on fanfiction). Also, whenever I make a smileyface, it only shows up as one parentheses. I want to know how to have the whole smileyface be displayed! If you know, tell me how in a review! It's not so hard to just review! I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! Best wishes, (!
"Hi Harry. What are you doing?" Ginny said.
"Well, it's just that I'm going to go and meet my brother today. He said he wants to talk business with me. Want to come along?"
"Well, where are you meeting him?"
"In Dumbledore's office. He gave me permission. But don't worry, he's not going to be there,"
"That just makes me more frightened. Ok, let's go," Ginny said.
As they walked to Dumbledore's office, they came across the hospital wing.
"Hey Harry, can I go in there for a few minutes?" Ginny asked.
"Not if you're going to visit Draco. Ron already caught you visiting him yesterday," Harry said.
"Oh come on. You have to give him sympathy! His father is out of Azkaban, and he jumped off the astronomy tower two nights ago!" Ginny protested.
"But now he's back to the Dark Arts! His father's back! You will not be hanging around him!"
"I don't need two brothers! Stay out of my life!"
"Ginny!" Harry started pulling her away from the hospital wing door and on the way to Dumbledore's office.
"Harry! I thought you were nice! I thought-" Ginny stopped short, for when Harry opened the door to the office, a man was waiting for them. He had red eyes that glowed, and very pale skin. He had jet black hair and a pointed nose.
"Hello," He said. His teeth were perfectly straight and white.
"Are you my brother?" Harry asked.
"Yes. My name is Tinieblas Riddle," He said.
"Father never changed his last name? And what kind of a name is Tinieblas?"
"He never changed his name. I know, it stinks. And Tinieblas is Spanish for dark,"
"Oh. So why don't I have a special name, like Tinieblas?"
"Well Howard means army ruler. Father named you that because he thought you were going to be the Dark Lord after him. You would then form an army and take over. But it seems as though you will form an army against us. So father made me be the next Dark Lord when you got kidnapped,"
"Ok, that's a nice story. So what do you want from me?"
"You to join me,"
"I meant besides that,"
"Nothing. But come on! The Dark Arts are so much more rewarding than having to be good and play fair! And the deepest desire of everyone is of course power! There's lots of it with me."
"Oh, stop it. If I knew you were just going to be spam I wouldn't have come. Come on Ginny, let's get out of here," Harry said, taking Ginny's hand and leading her out of the office.
"But wait," Tinieblas called.
"What?" Harry said, turning back around.
"I know how to remove that Dark Mark of yours,"
"But why would you want to remove it from me? I thought you wanted more followers?"
"I know that you will never give up, even if it costs your life and others' too. And it's a disgrace to have you Marked to us,"
"What's the price?"
"Draco Malfoy,"
"But I thought he already was following you?"
"No. Ever since his father went to Azkaban and Narissca revealed she was a spy for You-Know-Who."
"But I thought she was a spy for Dumbledore!"
"We are afraid to say the Good Lords' name,"
"Oh. Continue,"
"Well just because his father is out of Azkaban, it doesn't mean he follows us. And he has had much training. It would be a pity to waste such a valuable person who might now help you with the Death Eater training. So, is it a deal?"
"No. He's my friend, and it's not worth it to remove this Mark to trade him,"
"Does this mean I can still date him?" Ginny piped in.
"Maybe," Harry answered.
"Hey, Harry, why don't you just kill Tinieblas right now?"
"He's way too powerful. Besides, I don't have any proof yet that he really is the new Dark Lord,"
"Exactly," Tinieblas said. He sighed and looked out the window. "I'm sorry, Harry, but I must kill you. I'm sorry we never really knew each other, but I must."
"How lame is that!? You're sorry that you have to kill me! Why are you killing me if you don't want to!?" Harry yelled.
"It's for my Death Eaters and I. Lucius Malfoy wants his son working with him and you dead. David Mark was sent here to teach Arithmancy and to spy on you for Malfoy's behalf."
"So that's his name," Ginny said with as much optomism as she could put into words at that moment.
"Shh." Harry silenced.
"And our mother wants you dead because of last year. You know, the big fight at the Ministry," Tinieblas said.
"Hey, can I maybe meet mother before you kill me?" Harry asked.
Tinieblas sighed. "Sure, I guess. But don't bring the girl."
Tinieblas threw some Floo powder into the fire and told Harry to go to Tinieblas's house. They left, and Ginny walked to the Hospital wing. She laughed. Tinieblas was certainly going to be a lot easier for Harry to defeat than You-Know-Who, considering how soft he was.
Ginny parted the curtains around Draco's bed and sat beside him. He was looking considerably better since the fall, when he had broken both his legs and was covered from head to toe in bruises. If he had fallen on his head, he would have had a concussion. Draco looked up from his book and smiled at Ginny.
"Hey Draco," Ginny said. Draco gave a slight wave back to her. "It must hurt to talk right now."
"No, not at all. Madame Pomfery said I can leave the Hospital wing tonight," Draco said.
"Oh, well that's good. Listen: your father wants you to join Tinieblas and wants Harry dead."
"Who's Tinieblas?"
"The new Dark Lord. Also, he's Harry's brother. He seems real tame, unlike his father, You-Know-Who."
"Wait, Harry has a brother who's father is You-Know-Who? How can that be?"
"Harry was adopted by Lily and James Potter. His mother is Bellatrix Lestrange."
"Ouch. That must be really hard on Harry. Send my apologies to him."
"Sorry, can't. If he ever found out about me seeing you, he'd be as angry as Ron. I don't know what's with him."
"I know what you mean. My father would go crazy if he ever found out about us meeting after Saturday night."
"Does that mean we can't hang out together anymore?"
"We can always hang out when no one else is around. Not even around Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws. Then the word could spread out to the Gryffindors and Slytherins. And don't forget, my father could come at any moment to take me from school."
"Too bad your mother isn't here to protect us. I'm sure she wouldn't mind us being together."
"She already knows. I owl her every day. And also, well, this will be really embarrassing, but, she's going to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher after Christmas."
"Really?"
"Snape said teaching two classes was too stressful. But it's going to be really embarrassing having my mum teaching class. But at least she'll be able to help me with my work."
"I know how you feel. My mother used to teach at a pre Hogwarts school. I was there when she taught, and I lost a lot of friends that way."
"I'm sorry. But my mum knows to not embarrass me. She acts as if she's sixteen like me. I think of her more as an older sister than a mother."
"That must be so great. My mother acts like a real mother."
"I guess. So when she teaches here, all we have to look out for is your brother and his friends."
"Yea. Oh, I've got to go. I've got remedial Transfiguration. Bye!"
"Bye!" Draco said as Ginny ran out of the Hospital wing. She bounded along the halls until she reached McGonagall's office. She knocked on the door, and Professor McGonagall opened the door.
"Come in," She said. Ginny entered. Her office was very neat and organized, with pictures of herself and her family on the walls. She had several certificates, saying that she was and Animangus, saying she was a teacher, etc. Ginny looked at a picture of McGonagall transforming into a cat and back again.
"You like that picture?" McGonagall asked.
"I think it's so fascinating that you can do that," Ginny replied.
"Would you like to be one?"
This question took Ginny by surprise. "Really? I can be one?"
"If you would like. Ron, Harry, and Hermione are Animanguses too."
"Really? But they must be unregistered, then." Ginny said.
"Well that was because they became Animanguses last year, when the Ministry was mad at them. They used their power to spy on the Ministry for Dumbledore. We might register them now that we're friendly with the Ministry again, but that would mean records being written down, and the new Dark Lord might find them."
"Oh, I see. So what animals are they?"
"Harry is an eagle, Hermione is a fox, and Ron is a tortoise."
"Oh really. How come I never knew about this?"
"Because this is none of your business. So what animal would you like to be?"
Ginny thought. She wouldn't want to blow it on an animal she didn't like. "What would be the point of being an Animangus?"
"You could help us spy on Death Eaters and those loyal to the Dark Lord."
"His name is Tinieblas Riddle."
"Ok, thank you. Harry still hasn't returned from the meeting with him."
"I've made up my mind. I want to be a snake. Maybe a poisonous one. Like a cobra. Or wait, no, then I would probably be captured and killed. How about an emerald tree boa?"
"Are you sure you want to be the symbol of Slytherin?"
"Well, it's not like I'm going to be able to be a lion or something. Besides, snakes are brilliant. I've also got a lot of friends in Slytherin."
"Ok, then. I'll get it arranged. How about we get back to helping you with Transfiguration?" McGonagall said. She opened up her text book and started tutoring Ginny. But Ginny still had the thought of being an Animangus fresh in her mind.
Review, review, review! I need reviews! I need reviews or else I won't be happy! And if I'm not happy, that means bad chapters or no chapters at all! By the way, does anyone know how to have the ellipsis be displayed? (The ellipsis is the three periods in a row, like when somebody trails off or you want to skip some things in a quote. Whenever I type it, it shows up as one period on fanfiction). Also, whenever I make a smileyface, it only shows up as one parentheses. I want to know how to have the whole smileyface be displayed! If you know, tell me how in a review! It's not so hard to just review! I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! Best wishes, (!