A/N: yay! I picked up two reviewers! Even though one of them is a friend that I threatened to read and reviews...but hey, at least I have one more.

Stella: oops, I had meant to answer your James question last post…I had figured what you meant. I must have left a lot more out of the copied than I thought I did...hm, oh well. I didn't want to make the Potter's one big happy family as most authors do when they keep Lily and James alive. I wanted them to be not dysfunctional, but not perfect. James is an auror in my story and since the attacks are happening, he needs to be away more and more to help out with work. Hence, because he's not at home, his relationship with Harry kind of dwindled a bit and wasn't around as much as he wanted or needed to be. Does that make sense? Kind of a long-winded reply, but I needed to get that cleared out of the way instead of addressing it in a later chapter, which I probably will anyway J And to answer your second question: yes I will post with only one reviewer, but I would like to see more L I won't post anymore unless I can't or am absolutely stuck in the story. Which when that happens, I usually put it away for a day or two and go back to it on another day. J

Darkone: I knew it was you by the name. And yes, I do remember. Glad you like it and you better keep reading! I know where you sleep…

Anywho, onto the story!

Chapter 10: Lost

To put it simply, Harry was lost. There were hidden hallways and doors which led to another hallway and another and so on. In the time he had been walking, he had not run into a single person or thing. So, he continued, trying to figure out this labyrinth of hallways, rooms, and doors. He came to another dead end hallway and wanted to scream in frustration.

Great. Just great. He thought bitterly. You got yourself lost in an unknown place. He felt ready to scream, to throw a tantrum a two year old would be impressed at, anything than just trying to figure out this maze.

Think Harry, think. You got yourself here, you can get yourself out of here…He told himself and took several deep breathes to calm himself and sooth the frustration and anger.

OK, let's backtrack. He reasoned, not very confidently. He began to try and retrace his steps, so he began by turning around and walking down the hall that led him to this dead end. He stopped where he thought he had come from. There were four different doors there and all looked the same. He paused, staring at them, trying to figure out any differences that may tell him what lay behind each one.

Harry could not decide which he came through, so he decided to try each door. Maybe there would be something on the other side that would look familiar to him. He reasoned. He reached out to the first door facing him He cautiously turned the handle and slowly opened the door, not knowing what to expect. He peered around the door and saw the room was almost empty. It had very limited furnishings and was just..plain. That was the only way to describe it. Harry was about to shut the door and move on when he felt something moving at his feet. He looked down.

"Tttthhhhaannkssss" a voice said and Harry was shocked that it came from the small snake on the floor. To his knowledge, he knew snakes were not supposed to talk and that was about it. He had no inclination as to how to tell if this snake was poisonous or not.

"You're Welcome." Harry said, wondering how on earth this snake was talking and how he somehow knew he could talk back to it.

The snake stared at him a moment longer and then slithered away as if Harry was not worth its time. Harry shrugged and closed the door. He stepped over to the one next to it and opened it. This room was what seemed to be a record keeping room. There were many scrolls on the shelves that lined the walls and a large table sat in the center. Scrolls were thrown on top of it that you could not make out the top of the desk.

"What are you doing?"

Harry spun around to see Lucius Malfoy standing there, looking like a cop who had just caught the thief red-handed.

"I got lost. I was trying to find my way back." Harry said and Lucius pulled him away and closed the door, looking at Harry disapprovingly.

"You should not wander around here. One could think you were trying to be noisy." Lucius said and closed the door.

"I just got lost." Harry stated again, wondering what the big deal was. People had to get lost all the time in this place.

"Come on, I'll help you find your way back." Lucius said, walking further down the hall. Harry sighed and followed him through the halls, making mental notes along the way.

"Oh, Harry, my son, Draco, is going to come and visit tomorrow."

"Are we friends?" Harry asked.

"Eh, more like…acquaintances. He heard about your condition and wanted to visit. He felt you needed a friend." Lucius said and Harry just nodded.

"Fine." He said in a whatever like voice and they walked through the maze of halls back to Harry's room.

Voldemort sat in a room that was designated as his own. He was seated in an armchair which was in the center of the dark room, facing the fireplace. All the lights were off and the only light was what cascaded from the fireplace. The room was silent. The only sounds were the popping and cracking of the fire burning. The light danced on the walls, creating light and darkness on the walls.

He was completely unmoving in his chair. Someone might have mistaken him for a statue or not even being there. He seemed to be calm. Almost meditative. The only thing that gave him away was the thin sheen of sweat on his face.

He concentrated on trying to get it, to take down the invisible barrier to the mind that everyone had. Some were very easy to access. Others were harder. This one was the hardest he had ever encountered and now was so much more difficult.

He imagined this invisible mind wall as just that; a wall made out of wood. He was usually able to take down this barrier by imagining he was removing the boards, one by one. These boards were held fast, stronger than any he had ever encountered.

Suddenly, he was cast away from the barrier. His eyes opened slowly and he was breathing deeply.

He was slightly intrigued by this finding. The kid looses his memory and gains occlumency skills better than anyone. He recognized the irony of the situation and laughed.

"My lord?" A death eater asked, and he had no idea what she wanted. But Voldemort knew he would give him something to do. Something only he would order.

"Send the death eaters out."

"Where?"
"Do I ever care where? Just send them out. I want to see the headlines tomorrow saying something about mass destruction of the muggles!"

"Yes Milord." She said and left the room in a hurry. Forgetting to say what she had come to say. Malfoy walked in behind her.

"Ah, Lucius."

"My son has agreed to befriend Potter. He will be here tomorrow."

"Good." Voldemort commented.

"When were you going to start the training?"

"I was thinking tomorrow or the day after."

"Good." Malfoy said and frowned slightly.

"Having doubts Lucius?"

"I'm just wondering what is going to happen when he remembers."

"We've talked about this already." Voldemort said, sounding annoyed.

"I know. It's just…what happens if things don't go as planned? What will happen if he refuses to join us? What happens if he does and the wizarding world still accepts him because he's a Potter?" Lucius asked, knowing he might be punished for second guessing the dark lord.

"Hopefully, it does not come down to it."

"And if it does?"

"Then we go back to the original plan. Once they know Harry is still alive and if they want to accept the things I hope he will do…then Harry will still get us what we want. We'll still get everything, Potter's and that blasted Dumbledore out of the way."

Closing Notes:

I forgot to say earlier, I finally set up a date-line so I could figure out where I want certain events to take place and such. The beginning of the story starts when Hogwarts gets out, and I assume it is in June. I am using the first weekend in June as the end date since that's when most schools where I'm from get out. So the first couple of chapters take place on June 4th , Chapter 4-5 is on June 5th , Chap 6-7 is on June 7th , Chapter 8 is on June 7th, Chapter 9 is on the 8th along with chapter 10. For those who are wondering what kind of time frame all of this is taking place in. I did this for myself to keep things in order and keep track of events so I could get the desired out come not too soon or not too late. So, because I now know the dates and such, I begin to skip days. I figured out away to still fill in what happens to Harry on those days. (if there was something I think would be relevant, but I am pretty much sticking to what is needed to know.) Anywho, thanks for reading!