Chapter Seventeen
Still pondering his future and the tingling sensations, Voldemort absently petted his familiar, Nagini, my pet.
No link? She understood his frustrations at being in the dark. But received no answer when someone knocked at the closed office door.
"Come in!"
Three masked Death Eaters tentatively entered at the outraged shout. "My lord, we have received several trespassers from our lands. The Parkinson's brought them moments ago."
"Bring them in." Excited, Voldemort could only hope this capture was holding a few resistance members, "Which are they?"
"Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ronald and Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy, and Harry Potter, sir."
"Two of them are dead! It's impossible! WORMTAIL!"
A middle aged bald male scurried from a hidden corner, head bowed as he squeaked, "Master?"
"Why is Draco Malfoy still alive?"
"He's not, Master. We buried the two Malfoys with the traitor here at Hogwarts. They couldn't have escaped! You made sure it was them!" Peter Pettigrew, also known as Wormtail for his animagus form of a rat, cowered before his master.
"Bring them in!"
The Death Eaters scurried to do as bid, bringing the captives inside the dark office. They wouldn't allow their Master to wait very long. Dragging the magically bound captives into the Albus Dumbledore's old office, the masked followers ignored any injuries caused by their dragging or the fight they put up during capture.
Voldemort watched them being thrown at his feet, smiling at the defiance in their eyes. "Welcome, my lost children." A wave of his hands and the bonds fell, "Ah, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. Still breathing I see."
"More then you will be, Tom Riddle."
Red eyes flared with anger at the haughty tone of a defiant Potter, "My name is Lord Voldemort!"
Emeralds glittered as Draco sneered, "Your name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, a filthy half-Muggle trying to pretend to be pure-blooded." Ever since Harry had shared this piece of information with him and his father, they had been quite shocked to learn their leader was a half-blood, someone they were against before their principles were changed.
The Death Eaters frowned behind their masks. Their Master had said those books were wrong, that he was of no Muggle bloodline but a true pureblood of Salazar Slytherin. "I am Lord Voldemort."
Harry shifted close to his friends, "Take Tom Marvolo Riddle, rearrange the letters and you get I am Lord Voldemort."
Voldemort flared with anger. "You will pay for that, Muggle-loving fools!"
Green sparks twinkled at the end of Voldemort's wand when shrill alarms screamed. Everyone jerked in surprise when a lovely blonde flew into the office, "Someone's invading the lands around the school!"
"Send everyone to defend, Parkinson! It's the rest of our fugitives. I want them dead!"
Pansy Parkinson nodded before dragging the other Death Eaters out the office, not caring of the captives at her lord's mercy. Not even when Neville shouted, "They're coming for us! And you!"
"I'm sure they are." Flicking his wrist, each wizard and witch found themselves frozen in place with heavy chains. "You will remain here under Pettigrew and Nagini's supervision. But I will give you a charmed view of your rescuers' last stand."
Outside, Black Tez grimly smiled, "Wait until they're all out, even their leader. We attack then. You wizards fight your way inside to find the children."
'They're in the old office. At least that's what I got from their minds before someone closed the office off with magic.'
Nina tilted her head to one side, hearing a faint hissing and seeing through eyes of a large snake, They are stuck in the office. There is no gargoyle in the passageway, it has been ripped away from its position.
'Go inside, look for the gargoyle. Its passage way is open for entrance.' The wizards nodded as they began to sneak away.
"We start the last battle." Lowly whistling, Black Tez signalled his army to fight. From the shadows various creatures bounded forward. Gleaming eyes of bloodthirsty fury frightened the wizards before they fully disappeared. Fangs covered in saliva and poison shimmered as the creatures swiftly rushed forward.
