Harry Potter and the Staff of Slytherin

Chapter Seventeen – Black Magic Woman

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Got a black magic woman

I got a black magic woman

Yes, I got a black magic woman

Got me so blind I can't see

But she's a black magic woman

And she's tryin' to make a devil out of me

~ Fleetwood Mac – Black Magic Woman

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Unlike Lord Voldemort, Mordrin treated her servants and allies with great respect. She, obviously, had not heard of Lord Voldemort but if she had she would probably be disgusted with the way he treated his fellow Dark Wizards. She would also probably wonder if he realised that the more of his servants he killed, the less servants he would have to take over the country.

She was not as powerful a sorcerer as Voldemort, nor were her plans as cunning. She had more servants, however, maybe because she did not torture and kill them.

She also had a different goal. While Voldemort wanted to 'rid the world of muggles and half-bloods' (although he actually was a half-blood), as well as muggle-born wizards and witches, Mordrin simply wanted one magical item, the Staff of Slytherin. If she gained control of this item she would, of course, kill just about every person that had crossed her and ridiculed her for being muggle-born, but that went without saying. She was a Dark Witch; it had to be like that. The Staff of Slytherin had fascinated her since she found out about being a witch. She had been pursuing it since she heard about it and she had gained allies and servants to help her along the way. They would, of course, be showered with power and money when she reached her goal.

"Any news, Tiberius?"

"Only more about the Potter boy. Our spy informs us that he has become an Animagus."

"Of what form," she frowned. This Potter boy had somehow appeared a few months ago and had been displaying great power since. She had placed one of her spies around the Hogsmeade area to spy on, amongst other things, Salazar Slytherin. Salazar Slytherin would be the next owner of the Staff of Slytherin and, because of this, she had tried to recruit him. He, however, would not want to work for a 'mudblood'. This was very unfortunate. Not only was Salazar Slytherin a great sorcerer, she would have to work much harder to get the Staff. Her spy, Hannenberg, had informed her about the time travelling wizard, Potter, and now he was also assigned on gathering information about him.

"It is an unknown creature, Madam. Gryffindor merely told Hannenberg that it was some sort of hybrid."

"Tell Hannenberg to focus on Slytherin and finding out about the whereabouts of the Staff. Potter shall pose no threat soon."

Tiberius nodded and walked to the Owlery of his house. He was the leader of the servants and was actually the only person who knew her real identity, before she had transformed into the great sorceress that was here today. She spoke to her servants through him and they relayed information to her through him. She also lived at his house. He was not a great wizard, but he did not need to be; the other servants were the ones who carried out attacks. He was, to Mordrin, like Wormtail was to Lord Voldemort, only more loyal and with a house.

Tiberius liked working for Mordrin. She treated him kindly and rewarded him with power within the community. Nobody knew that he was working for Mordrin and she had been very determined to kill his competition within the Russian Ministry of Magic. This suited both of them. He gained power and respect and she had a servant who was very high up in the Ministry ranks.

Mordrin had around fifty servants who carried out orders when she gave them. They did not understand some of the orders' purposes at the time but carried them out regardless, having full trust in their leaders' capabilities. She did not have ranks, nor did she have an inner circle like Voldemort. She treated all of her servants equally and rewarded them equally. She had had to kill some idiots who had messed up in operations but had done so with the deepest sorrow. She had also killed a few slaves, sent by the Russian Ministry to spy on her. She slightly regretted that, too, they were only doing their job. She was a humane person, unlike Voldemort. She had a goal that she wished to reach and being a Dark Witch and killing people was a requirement. She took great satisfaction in killing the people who had ridiculed her for being a muggle-born, especially a group of girls who had bullied her when she was younger.

The gap between Wizards and Muggles was even bigger in Russia than in Britain. There was much more prejudice and even hatred towards muggle-born wizards and even those who chose to be around them. Only Tiberius knew who and what Mordrin really was. If her other servants knew that she was muggle-born, they would undoubtedly leave her, either seeking a different leader or disbanding altogether. 'Vinda Lucifer' had died a long time ago.

"Tiberius," called Mordrin, momentarily sitting up and wiping the hair away from her eyes.

"Yes, Madam?"

"I want to attack the school before it begins. If the school is built, it will be much harder to take the country over. It would unite the community and make the wizards stronger. How far are the plans?"

Tiberius frowned; she had not spoken about the school-to-be with much concern before. "They are nearly finished with the planning. They have received funding from an unknown benefactor, definitely not the Ministry." They had enough spies within the British Ministry, including the Financing Department, to know where the money was going. "They will probably start building the castle within the next six weeks. They have hired the contracting company that built all of the houses and most of the shops in Hogsmeade over the last hundred or so years, Frankson and Son."

"We will attack when the castle is built. If we attacked now, they would carry on building. If we attack when the castle is complete, before the students get there, they will be much less likely to rebuild."

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A/N: 'Vinda Lucifer'. I combined Satan with a curry to get her real name. I think it fits. Sounds kind of Russian and evil too. Sorry about not yet putting in Harry's Animagus form. I would rather it was a surprise for Mordrin and I didn't see how I would add it in without her knowing, as the chapter focused on her.

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Thanks to the reviewers:

Rhysel Ash – Hmm a flying horse, not a bad idea but nope. I don't know if black Pegasus' exist.

HiddenCamera – No, not a hippogriff either, good try though. I'm glad I'm on your favourite authors list. No problem about the song, it's great. I probably would have put it up sometime or another any way. Is that your favourite Led Zeppelin song?

Ironic-Humour – I was trying to base Salazar on Snape, I hope I did a good job. Being mean to Harry and putting him down for no apparent reason. I put the wizards as stronger so that Harry would get stronger basically. What exams are coming up? Sats? I recently did my GCSEs. Though I was drunk for some of them. I am glad you are partying instead of revising for maths. Maths is useless - parties are fun.

Legolas Bowmaster – I like Harry being an Animagus too. I like how different authors see him differently. He's not a thestral either, but good try.

Dragon-Revenge – If I didn't cut it off there, people wouldn't read the next chapter! You were very close, closest so far.

Slimpun – I don't see Harry as the snakey type really, though good try.

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