Chapter 11 Dark Allegiances
'You the boy-who-lived, the one that defeated me now wants to become a Death Eater?' Voldemort said sarcastically.
'No. I will not bow to you or to anyone. I will only join you as a partner of sorts. An equal' Harry said and could feel the surprise Voldemort felt in his head even though on the outside Voldemort didn't show any surprise and his face remained impassive.
'Really. I'm sure there are many who feel this way. Why should I grant you such an honour and so much power?' He asked.
'Because you don't want me as your enemy.' Harry said smoothly.
'I have nothing to fear from you.' Voldemort sneered at him but inside he was beginning to feel nervous and a question kept going round his head. Just how powerful is this boy? He killed Dumbledore so easily and the prophecy said something about him being able to defeat me Voldemort thought to himself. Harry who was using his connection to Voldemort to feel his thoughts almost jerked in surprise at the thought of the Dark Lord being scared of him. The thought sent a jolt of exhilaration and fear down his spine.
'Do you really want to find out?' Harry asked coolly in answer to Voldemort's and could see the real answer in his mind that Voldemort didn't want to have to face him. He did not answer the question but instead walked over to Harry until they were only about a meter apart and looked intently at Harry and spoke softly to him.
'Hmmm. I think perhaps you could do a lot for me Harry but what do you want from me?' A slow smile spread over Harry's face.
'I want power. I want to be strong and I want revenge. You know whom I mean and I think you can help me get what I want.'
'Yes I do and you shall have what you wish if you do a few little things for me. I think we can help each other with a few little things and so I will accept your offer.' Voldemort turned to Harry and looked into his eyes. Not for the first time Voldemort tried to look into his mind. Once again Harry was glad he had learned occumalcy.
'I am giving you something Potter that I have never given anyone. I am giving you something so great it is almost beyond belief. Do not abuse this or you will regret it.' Voldemort said fiercely. Abruptly he turned away and Harry was left with the burning image of glowing red eyes staring into him, trying to see through him. They left him in an almost horrified trance and with a lot of effort he shook off the feeling.
'Come over here Malfoy.' Voldemort called out and Harry was reminded that Snape and Malfoy were still in the room. He had forgotten they were still there and they had not made a sound throughout the encounter instead gaping with open mouths. Harry smirked to see his old professor look completely shocked. It was the first time Harry had seen the cold expression on his face lift. Malfoy walked nervously over to Voldemort.
'Hold out your arm.' He said and pressed the Dark mark that burnt darkly on his arm.
'Now for your welcoming party.' He said turning to Harry.
It was not long before masked people started coming into the room. Finally about 20 Death Eaters came and stood in a circle around Voldemort.
'These are my closest followers. This is I have many more supporters but these are the trusted few.' Voldemort said to Harry in an undertone. Then he turned back to the circle and spoke. He didn't have to raise his voice because of the complete silence. The Death Eaters knew not to speak before him.
'Welcome my Death Eaters. Today something great has happened and you are to be the first to know. An allegiance has been formed between Harry Potter and myself. Together we will rule the world in darkness and our power shall combine to make us more powerful than any before us.' At this statement the Death Eaters started talking amongst themselves but were quickly silenced at the glare he sent round. 'You shall follow Harry Potter as you do me. You owe your loyalty to him also. Now leave and rejoice in this great day.' The Death Eaters looked shocked and amazed but did not stay and discuss it because they did not want to face the wrath of the Dark Lord for not obeying a direct order.
It did not take long for the room to empty and Harry found himself alone with the Voldemort. He turned and spoke to him
'I thank you. Together we shall do great things.'
'Yes. The world will become a dark and terrible place under us.' Voldemort said to him. 'Walk with me and let me show you my manor.' They started and Voldemort led Harry through seemingly endless rooms. There were unused bedrooms and lounge rooms that were lavishly decorated but seemingly unused and there were rooms with potions and artifacts so dark that even the darkest stores in Knockturn Alley would sell them. Although Harry had never been inside the house it was extremely familiar because of the number of times he had seen it through Voldemort's eyes.
'You might wonder why I live here Harry.' Voldemort said. Although he already knew Harry didn't say so and just nodded. 'It's because this was the place where I really grew up and first felt true power. You see it was here that I first killed someone. I had the great satisfaction of killing my father. He was very disappointing.'
'I too had the pleasure of killing my family.' Harry said. 'It was the first time I killed someone and I had hoped it would be the Dursleys for a long time.' At this Voldemort stopped and gave Harry a curious look.
'It's amazing the similarities between us. Like we are leading parallel lives.'
Author's note: Sorry this chapter took a while. I had well not really writer's block for a while because I wrote the chapter a few days ago but I just thought it was terrible and didn't want to put it up without changing it so I left it a couple of days. Plus I've been working nearly everyday and I just don't feel like writing when I come home from work so I've done it on my day off. Anyway I hope it's okay, I still don't think it's one of the better chapters… I didn't really end up changing much. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I love getting reviews.