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Wolf's Bane
Chapter 13
Death Eater Meeting
Severus Snape stepped up into the group of black cloaked individuals, completing the loose circle around the seated, red eyed man. He pulled his hood from about his face and glanced around at the other men. After making sure that everyone needed was indeed present, he stepped from the circle and knelt in front of a man with eerie red eyes.
"You have called for us, my Lord. We answer your summons." he said respectfully. "What do you require us to do?" The center figure moved over to the kneeling boy and tapped him on the shoulders. His red eyes were full of evil hatred and contempt. They narrowed down until only two serpentine slits were visible.
"You may rise, Severus," he said venomously, "and return to the circle." Snape stood and went to the open space left for him.
"Remove your masks and hoods, my children." the figure said. The fourteen men present removed the white masks from their faces and pulled the hoods off of their heads. He scanned the circle of followers and nodded in approval. "I see you have all attended the meeting, good." he barked, "I want an update on the girl!"
"If I may, Lord Voldemort," came a deep voice. "I have some information you may find useful." Voldemort turned to face a boy of stocky build and dark hair.
"Proceed then, Flint."
"The girl has become involved with Remus Lupin, the werewolf." he said loudly.
"Does she know what he is?" Voldemort questioned.
"I am not sure yet, my Lord. But, she is working on a potion to help people who suffer from lycanthropy." Snape volunteered.
"How do you know this, Severus? Has she told you as much?" the figure glared.
"Our Potion's teacher, Professor Treble assigned us to design a potion. She choose to try to make a potion that counter acted the effects of lycanthropy."
"Has she succeeded in completing the potion, Severus?"
"As of right now, no. But I do not doubt that she will be able to find something useful before the end of the term."
"I do not believe that this is a coincidence." Voldemort said.
"Neither do I, my Lord." Snape muttered. This time, another older boy addressed the group.
"If she is involved with any of the Marauders, we will have a hard time trying to get to her. They keep such a close watch on their own that it's like they're attached at the hip."
"Bletchley has a point, my Lord." said a blonde boy. "I've had a fair share of run-ins with Black, Potter, Lupin, Pettigrew, and Evans. They may be stupid, but they are in fact fiercely loyal to each other. It's almost sickening."
"What's her most vulnerable area?" Voldemort asked.
"Her parents, friends, anyone she cares deeply about." Flint answered.
"Ah, typical human emotions." Voldemort sneered, "They can get you into such trouble."
"She'll give her life to protect them. I mean, she's with Lupin, and he's a werewolf!"
"Very well," Voldemort said, "I want all of you to continue on as you have been. Lucius, Severus and Cody, I want to see you three. Everyone else is dismissed." The remaining eleven men bowed and disapparated away instantly. Voldemort turned to stare at the three youths.
"I have special instructions for you three." he said. "Since Ms. Robbins seems to be a true Gryffindor to the core, it's going to be harder to change her perspective to align with ours. Flint, you said her parents are her weakest spot." The dark headed boy nodded in affirmation. "What do they do?"
"They are Aurors, my Lord, currently stationed in Bulgaria." Snape answered.
"Very good." he hissed. He turned to the tall blonde and nodded. "Master Malfoy, I want you to get Mr. and Mrs. Robbins back here. As soon as possible. I don't care how, just bring them to me alive and in one piece." The boy nodded in acceptance of his mission. "Lucius, I want her parents in front of me in one month. Any later and you'll have Cruiactius on your head. Am I clear?" The blonde youth shuddered and nodded respectively.
"Yes, my Lord. They will be here within the next month."
"Very well, Malfoy. You are dismissed." Lucius Malfoy bowed and Disapparated.
"As for you two." he continued. "I want you to monitor her every movement.. I want you to watch her so closely that you can tell me how many times she blinked in any given hour. Anything unusual should be reported directly to me. I am sure that I can trust you to be discreet about this. Also, do whatever it takes to break her friendship with the Marauders to shreds. I don't want an ounce of self-confidence left in her by the Christmas break. Is that clear? She will need to be totally and completely reliant on someone else." The two boys nodded, accepting the mission and realizing how important it was. "You are dismissed."
The two bowed and pulled their hoods over their faces, shielding them from sight. They quickly disapparated and arrived in the small village outside the castle almost instantly. They pulled two brooms out of a nearby alley and flew up to Hogwarts. Neither said a word as they snuck back into the castle dungeons. Each one was rolling the new instructions over and over in his head. When they separated to their respective dorms, one was feeling rather pleased. But the other was suddenly filled with a sense of dread over the set of instructions that he had just been presented with.
A/N - Okay. How was that one? Anyone guess who doesn't want to follow through with the orders? Go ahead, take a guess. I want you to. Anyway, please don't forget to leave me a review. I thrive off of the things. (Some one told me they were addictive, and I didnt' believe them. Now I do.) Later peeps.
