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Where Truth Lies

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'Chapter 2: The Nightmare

"Dreams are mysterious phenomenon's. Nobody really knows what they are, why they exist. What is the difference between a dream and a nightmare? It is our feelings, it changes from a person to another. Reality or illusion? That is another unanswered question."



The room was vast, a green armchair near the fireplace where there a man sitting, looking thoughtful. Other people wearing black robes were standing near him, their heads bowed slightly. A small, shrivelled man entered fearfully, and fell to his knees in front of the Dark Lord. Voldemort looked at him, his red eyes ablaze, he spoke coldly to the man:

"Wormtail, you have failed, again."

"I..." he stuttered, "Master, please, please have mercy. "

The Dark Lord laughed cruelly. "You want me to forgive you? I have told you this more then once Wormtail, Lord Voldemort never forgives. You aren't even capable of finding a way to break into the boy's house."

Pettigrew shivered, sweat pearling on his face.

 "But, Master, I..." he said panic present in his voice. "I ... I think that I know how the Prophecy could be ours."

Voldemort eyed him, amused to see his servant fearful. " Well, you have finally found something. Maybe you are not that stupid after all."

Wormtail looked up, relief on his face and spoke hastily, "Y...yes, Master, I have heard some interesting conversation in the..."

But he cut him off, "There is no need to continue Wormtail. "

"B... But I thought..."

"How many times have I told you not to think? I already know what the prophecy is,"

His servant's eyes were wide open, and his mouth open with surprise. He began again to fear for his worthless life.

"But how?" The words came out before he could stop himself. One of the most important rules was not to ask questions, every Death Eater knew that. " S...sorry..."

Voldemort chuckled softly. "The boy has weakened, and it was easy to break into his mind, even if it wasn't for long. I was just able to discover a part of the prophecy, what else could I have done? Only two other people know it, that fool Dumbledore and Trelawney. Why bother trying to get into that Mudblood-Lover's mind when I could read the 'Seers' mind? I know enough now. All of it. And I have a new plan, now that I know why the old man has hid all of this from me, and from the boy. Soon he too will understand, he will come to me."

The Death Eaters watched their master with admiration. Wormtail looked around, panicking.

"I won't kill you, not now." Voldemort said.

"Oh, thank you Master, I swear I will always follow you." he said eagerly as he was kissing Voldemort's robe.

"You will take me to the boy. Here Wormtail, go with Lucius. He will be able to do it, even without you. If you fail..."

Lucius Malfoy pulled away from the circle and came in front of the Dark Lord his head still bowed.

"Do not fear Master, I will succeed."

"Then go. Oh and Wormtail ... Crucio. "


Harry woke up, his whole body shaking and sweating. He put two hands on his forehead and closed his eyes tightly. His scar was burning, like all the times when Voldemort was involved. It was a dream, or rather a nightmare. He tried to relax and leaned his back against the wall, breathing heavily. After a few minutes the pain lowered and he opened his eyes. Well, Voldemort was punishing Wormtail, that thought didn't bother him at all, he would even happier if it was Bellatrix Lestrange instead. He shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts, and to remember what had been said. Apparently Voldemort was able to break into his mind, but not long enough to know all the prophecy. But he knew. He had simply used Trelawney.

Harry shivered. "So, he thought, Voldemort has discovered the prophecy. Now he will be even more eager to kill me. How lucky I am! "

And why… why had he said he would come? Harry was not stupid, why would he come willingly to the Dark Lord? That was absolutely ridiculous. Voldemort said he had to understand something, but what? He already knew it all, didn't he? Or was there something more? Thinking about all of this gave him a headache. He sat in front of his desk.

Something was still bothering him. Had Voldemort really said Malfoy? Then he had indeed broken into Azkaban. Too many questions, and so little answers. "Like always", thought Harry bitterly.

He looked at his clock, which read seven o'clock in the morning. He got up and prepared himself. Soon he would hear Aunt Petunia's shriek, calling him to get down from his room and accusing him for something her Ickle Diddykins had done. He entered the kitchen, where Uncle Vernon was reading the newspaper; Dudley and Aunt Petunia were eating breakfast. They noticed him and sent him a glare. He made his best to ignore them and got something to eat. At least he could take as much as he wanted, since they feared the freaks might accuse them of starving Harry. But he was never really hungry. He sat in front of Uncle Vernon, trying to look with discretion at the news. He could just read the title: "Four dead in an explosion in London." He could bet that it was the Death Eaters.

"What?" Vernon snared his eyes narrowed. He had seen Harry looking at the paper with intent.

"Nothing."

"Are you still trying to read the news?" he said with mockery. "As if you were concerned!"

Harry's temper rose, he was becoming angrier with less effort what with all he had on his mind, and then there was Uncle Vernon mocking him on top of it all. That was so ironic; he didn't know how close he was from the truth.

"Well, more than you," Harry muttered under his breath.

"What did you say boy?" Uncle Vernon snarled, his facing going red; always a danger sign.

Harry couldn't help but answer back:

"I ..." He stopped in mid-sentence, and his eyes grew wide as he realised what he had forgotten from his nightmare. " Death Eaters! How could I have forgotten?" He got up suddenly and thoughts running through his mind like high speed trains. Hedwig wasn't here; he couldn't send an owl, and the Death Eaters might already be on the way to get him.

"You boy, what do you think you are doing?" Vernon snarled furiously.

Harry ignored him, and tried to calm himself down. Normally, they couldn't enter the house. "As long as you feel it is your home." Dumbledore's words echoed in his mind. But what if they found a way, what if the spell didn't work? Harry shook his head and ran upstairs to grab his wand. He wanted to be able to fight if they came.

 He rushed in the corridor his hand clenching his wand tightly. He stared at the door, waiting, he wasn't even sure if they would enter the house that way. His heart beat wildly against his rib cage. He felt they would be here soon to collect him and take him to Voldemort. Now he could fight, he wasn't helpless anymore, was he?

A hand gripped his arm suddenly. Harry gasped and turned quickly around, pointing his wand at the man.

"You stupid boy!" Uncle Vernon spat his face red with rage. "Stop pointing that…that thing at me first!"

Harry calmed seeing it was only his uncle. Behind him were his aunt and Dudley, who was looking at him with an evil smile plastered on his face. He certainly hoped his uncle would punish him, or even beat him. Harry glared at them, they thought he wouldn't use magic against them for fear he might be expelled. Well, for one, he didn't really care, now that he knew Dumbledore needed him and wouldn't let him get expelled. Two, he was almost sure he could now use magic at home, as the Ministry had acknowledged Voldemort's return. He would truly know if they had sent him any news, instead of always asking him if he was all right. He looked at his relatives with a small smile on his lips.

"My dearest Uncle," he said coldly, "I would advise you to keep quiet, and let me do as I want. If you haven't noticed yet, I am trying to protect you."

Their eyebrows rose sceptically.

"You? Trying to protect us? Do you think we're stupid? "

Harry was tempted to say 'yes' but remained quiet. " Well, that is what I am asking myself. Why do I bother trying to protect them? I don't care about them."  "Because" said a small voice in his head," they are your only blood relatives."

Harry briefly closed his eyes and said quietly, "They will come here, I think."

Petunia's eyes opened wide with fear, she knew what this meant, and tightened her grip on her son. Vernon, as slow as he always was, still didn't understand. He opened his mouth to say something but was cut by a muffled noise. Harry turned quickly on his heel and looked around frantically. He heard a small pop and four men with dark robes Apparated in front of him. Harry took a step back; however two hooded Death Eaters were already behind him. They were surrounded. The two other men, Wormtail and Lucius Malfoy, were standing in front of him, looking at him with equally malicious smiles.

Harry tightened his wand, on his guard, ready to counter if they attacked, and said quietly, his green eyes blazing, "What do you want? Or this being the more likely, what does your Master want?"

Damn his curiosity! He wanted to know what's going on after being put into ignorance. It might lose him. Why couldn't he just attack? Malfoy just smirked evilly at him, and said calmly:

"He's told us to capture you. You will come willingly or not. Even if the Dark Lord has said not to kill you."

To be continued ...

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