Discliamer: I do not own HP, only the plot of this story.
Sorry this chapter took a while, but the next one will be much longer and will be put up some time this bank holiday, so don't lose interest.
'You have failed me again! I do not take failure easily, let alone twice!' seethed Voldemort.' I sent you to get a boy, yet you come to me, beaten by the boy! Crucio…Crucio…Crucio…and next time remind me never to send you two. In fact you won't need to.' Voldemort laughed like a maniac looking at the two on the floor, bleeding and suffering in the immense pain they were being put though.
'Avada Kevadra!' he yelled. Everyone went silent as the two writhing bodies went still. They knew that this was the time he was the most dangerous. To speak was just about as safe as being a mouse in a mouse trap.
The silence stretched over a few minutes as Voldemort looked at the death eaters each in turn. 'Now,' Voldemort began, his voice deathly calm, 'Our next best opportunity is on the Hogwarts Express. Potter and his companions should be completely unprotected. You will all be taking some polyjuice potion which Serverus will be providing for you all and hopefully you will turn into 'new' students. When you are half way to Hogwarts, therefore in the middle of no-where, you will attack. Neville here will go on the train with you and he will introduce some of you to Potter as some long distance cousins. You will act like the stupid Gryffindors who say they are brave and all that nonsense. When you feel your mark to start burning, five of you shall remain with Potter; the others will go outside along with Longbottom and put some silencing charms on their compartment. The five inside will kill anyone aside from Potter and capture him and bring him directly to me. This is your chance to strike!'
'Your chance?' a death eater spoke cautiously.
'Yes. I am willing to look over the events of tonight as if they didn't happen, providing the job is not left unfinished once again. I have provided you with a plan but it's up to you to carry it out. Only, if you fail this time, I shall line you all up and kill every tenth one with no exception! You have 64 hours. I advise you to get going. Dismissed.'
After the meeting Serverus apparated straight to Hogsmeade and walked swiftly to Hogwarts. There, at the school's gates was Dumbledore anxiously waiting for him. Serverus could see in his eyes that relief took hold off the frail old man's body.
'Albus, you should not freeze yourself on my account, or let fear take hold of you.' Serverus said beginning to shiver in the cold evening chill.
'Don't worry Serverus; I shall have plenty of rest,' Dumbledore replied as they reached the gargoyle. 'Sugar puffs', he added.
'It will not be easy to predict this time, Voldemort is planning to attack the Hogwarts Express. The execution of the plan is simple but very clever. He will be sending his death eaters under the cover of polyjuice potion, which I am supposed to owl to each of them, as first years and then they will wait until the train is in the middle of the countryside, kill anyone with Potter and capture him.' Snape said in his monotonous tone.
'I thought we would have had more time than this. I did not expect him to attack this soon.' Dumbledore said in a weary tone, 'Do you have to be one of those on the train?'
'No, Voldemort thought it would be too suspicious if I was one of the attackers, also because he does not want to lose a spy from Hogwarts', answered Snape.
'I shall call for a meeting tonight at nine, meet at headquarters, oh and could you pass on the message to Lupin, Tonks and Kingsly, I'll do the others with Minerva.'
Sorry this chapter took a while, but the next one will be much longer and will be put up some time this bank holiday, so don't lose interest.
'You have failed me again! I do not take failure easily, let alone twice!' seethed Voldemort.' I sent you to get a boy, yet you come to me, beaten by the boy! Crucio…Crucio…Crucio…and next time remind me never to send you two. In fact you won't need to.' Voldemort laughed like a maniac looking at the two on the floor, bleeding and suffering in the immense pain they were being put though.
'Avada Kevadra!' he yelled. Everyone went silent as the two writhing bodies went still. They knew that this was the time he was the most dangerous. To speak was just about as safe as being a mouse in a mouse trap.
The silence stretched over a few minutes as Voldemort looked at the death eaters each in turn. 'Now,' Voldemort began, his voice deathly calm, 'Our next best opportunity is on the Hogwarts Express. Potter and his companions should be completely unprotected. You will all be taking some polyjuice potion which Serverus will be providing for you all and hopefully you will turn into 'new' students. When you are half way to Hogwarts, therefore in the middle of no-where, you will attack. Neville here will go on the train with you and he will introduce some of you to Potter as some long distance cousins. You will act like the stupid Gryffindors who say they are brave and all that nonsense. When you feel your mark to start burning, five of you shall remain with Potter; the others will go outside along with Longbottom and put some silencing charms on their compartment. The five inside will kill anyone aside from Potter and capture him and bring him directly to me. This is your chance to strike!'
'Your chance?' a death eater spoke cautiously.
'Yes. I am willing to look over the events of tonight as if they didn't happen, providing the job is not left unfinished once again. I have provided you with a plan but it's up to you to carry it out. Only, if you fail this time, I shall line you all up and kill every tenth one with no exception! You have 64 hours. I advise you to get going. Dismissed.'
After the meeting Serverus apparated straight to Hogsmeade and walked swiftly to Hogwarts. There, at the school's gates was Dumbledore anxiously waiting for him. Serverus could see in his eyes that relief took hold off the frail old man's body.
'Albus, you should not freeze yourself on my account, or let fear take hold of you.' Serverus said beginning to shiver in the cold evening chill.
'Don't worry Serverus; I shall have plenty of rest,' Dumbledore replied as they reached the gargoyle. 'Sugar puffs', he added.
'It will not be easy to predict this time, Voldemort is planning to attack the Hogwarts Express. The execution of the plan is simple but very clever. He will be sending his death eaters under the cover of polyjuice potion, which I am supposed to owl to each of them, as first years and then they will wait until the train is in the middle of the countryside, kill anyone with Potter and capture him.' Snape said in his monotonous tone.
'I thought we would have had more time than this. I did not expect him to attack this soon.' Dumbledore said in a weary tone, 'Do you have to be one of those on the train?'
'No, Voldemort thought it would be too suspicious if I was one of the attackers, also because he does not want to lose a spy from Hogwarts', answered Snape.
'I shall call for a meeting tonight at nine, meet at headquarters, oh and could you pass on the message to Lupin, Tonks and Kingsly, I'll do the others with Minerva.'