Harry Potter and the Staff of Slytherin
Chapter Nine – Spoilt Plans
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Disclaimer: This story is based on JKR's characters. I own the plot and all of the original characters.
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You live for the fight when it's all that you've got
~ Bon Jovi – Livin' On A Prayer
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This is a short interlude, I'll update the next chapter on Thursday to make up for the shortness of it.
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Lord Voldemort prided himself on the terror he struck into the Wizarding World. Even over a decade after his temporary downfall people still called him 'You-Know-Who' or 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named'. His only fault, in his opinion, was his supporters. They had been dubbed 'Death Eaters' by the press, a name which he liked more than his original name for them, the 'Knights of Walpurgis'. They were disloyal and disobedient, a fact that had been proved after his downfall 14 years ago when nearly all of his Death Eaters had claimed that they were under a spell or were unwilling or unknowing of their evil deeds. Only a handful had been willing to sacrifice themselves for him, an action which had gained his respect and rewards.
His plans this summer had mostly gone to plan. The dementors had retaken their place at his side and were poised for the Azkaban Breakout which had, of course, been rescheduled. And any moment soon, a Death Eater should come and tell him that Harry Potter had unknowingly activated the Portkey which would send him to a chamber in Voldemort's lair.
"Master, we have news on the Potter boy."
And here is the good news thought Voldemort, smiling. "What is it? This had better be good news or I will be severely displeased."
"I'm sorry, My Lord, but the Death Eater who charmed the book did so wrongly. It has sent Potter somewhere, but not your cell."
"And where has it sent him?"
"That we don't know. The tracking spell we put on his Firebolt during his 'upgrades' seems to say that he is not in existence."
"What do you mean by this," Voldemort snarled.
"It seems that Harry Potter has been transferred into another dimension."
Furious, Voldemort pointed his wand at the Death Eater and shouted the Killing Curse with such anger that the Death Eater was thrown through the wall behind him.
The Dark Lord scowled at the masked corpse which lay a short distance in front of him before pressing his finger to his Mark, calling a meeting. He wanted to find out who was responsible for this and execute them.
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I'll update the next chapter on Thursday to make up for the shortness of it.
xLostSoul: It's against the rules to hold an opposing players broom to stop them from, for example, getting the snitch - then it is blagging.
chicanosurfer01: Yeah I'm gonna wait till he gets back before the romance. I couldn't really be bothered writing anything like that yet. It's my favourite ship too – if Harry is with Hermione instead, who is Ron gonna go with? Luna?
Melissa: Yup, nice guess
Frodo Bogbrush: Aha, spot on Mr. Bogbrush
Szelij: Don't apologize for constructive criticism – it's the most useful reviews. I suppose it was a bit fake but we couldn't have a hero as a weak little midget now could we? And also, he was doing nothing else for 2 months except eating and training, so about 18 hours a day for 2 months isn't that fake! Also, where the hell was Dung Fletcher in that? And yeah, the other title was lame. Screw the order of the Griffin whatever – the Staff of Slytherin sounds all dangerous and funky.
Thanks to the reviewers:
XlostSoul
chicanosurfer01
Piper Of Locksley
The Keymaker
I love sirius73
dolphingirl79
TeamExtremeGurl
hermionegreen
icanreadncount
Melissa
Legolas
szelij
Frodo Bogbrush
Sarah R Potter
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