POSSESSION
Listen as the wind blows
From across the great divide
Voices trapped in yearning
And was trapped in time
The night is my companion
And solitude my guide
Would I spend forever here
And not be satisfied
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take you breath away
And after I'd wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
Through this world I stumbled
So many times betrayed
Trying to find and honest word
To find the truth in enslaved
Oh you speak to me in riddles and
You speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe your breath
And words keep me alive
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take you breath away
And after I'd wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
And to this night I wondered
It's the morning that I drift
Another day of knowing of the path I fear to tread
Oh and into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
Because nothing stand between us her
And I won't be denied
And I would be the one
To hold you down
Kiss you so hard
I'll take you breath away
And after I'd wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes dear
Sarah McLachlan
The chair was turned, so no one could see who was in it. The snake, Nagini, was curled before the fire. She lifted her head and stuck out her tongue as someone entered the room.
"We have many things to discuss, you and I." A high voice said from the chair.
"Yes master." A male and female voice said.
"You failed me at the Department. The prophecy is gone. You were slippery. Now that Fudge knows I am back, we must be careful. He will listen to what Potter says, if he hasn't already. I have been thinking about the punishment you both deserve. You know you will do anything I say. Correct?" The chair swiveled around to show the snakelike face of Voldemort. His hands were folded in his lap; his lean fingers sliding easily between one another.
"Yes, milord," Lucius Malfoy said in a quiet tone. Voldemort looked at Bellatrix Lestrange.
"Yes master," she said in a whisper.
"Good. Give me your wand Lucius," he said as he reached for the wand Lucius produced from his robes. Voldemort held it loosely in his fingers, twirling it slightly. Malfoy kept a wary eye on it. "What I want you to do is highly risky. I want you to go to the Ministry and tell them that you have been turned away from me. I want you to tell them that you want to work for them. You want to take out my followers. You will do that as soon as we are finished here." He stood up and began pacing, the wand still in his hand.
"You have to convince them. You have to make them believe that what you are saying is true. Do you understand?" They both nodded and he looked at them. He looked at the wand in his hand then at Malfoy. "Lucius, you will be the caller tonight. You will call them to the circle. We have a new member. He has convinced me that he wants to work for us. You know him well. Come here," Voldemort said in a low tone. Lucius walked forward. "Lift your arm and roll up your robes." Lucius did as he was told. Voldemort pointed the wand at his left forearm and said,"Morsmordre!" Lucius bit his tongue from screaming in pain. He felt the pain of the calling, slice though his body and he saw nothing, but black. When it was over, he pulled away and rolled down his sleeves.
As the people began to file into the room, Lucius hid his pain. Everyone stood in a circle waiting for the master to speak. Voldemort stood in front of the group and looked around. No one was missing.
"Good evening, my children. It's a pleasure to see you," he said in a low voice. Everyone nodded and said a greeting also. "I have called you here, because we will be admitting a new member. Many of you might know him. Wormtail, send him in." Peter Pettigrew opened the door and a cloaked figure waked in with his head bowed. "Please welcome, Remus Lupin." At the name, the whole room broke into whispers. Lucius didn't miss the look on Severus' face.
"Remus Lupin, please tell me why you are here?" The room quieted and listened to every word he said.
"I have come to realize that the ways of Dumbledore are useless. We need control. We need to have power over everyone. Everyone must do as we say. We should know everything about anyone. Since I am a werewolf, I can be of use to you. You need us on your side. I can recruit people. This is why I am here," he said all of this slowly, so it would have time to sink in. Voldemort stood in front of him.
"You are a friend of Harry Potter's are you not?" Remus nodded. "So, by doing this you are betraying Harry. If he finds out, and I'm sure he will, do you want him to hate you? Do you want him to hate you as he hates me? Is that friendship something you are willing to give up?" It was minute before Remus answered.
"Yes." People around the room gasped. Giving up the friendship of Harry Potter was a real sacrifice. You must really dislike him to do something like that. Snape, however, had narrowed his eyes, as if thinking this through. What was Remus playing at? Had Dumbledore told him to do this?
"That must be very hard for you to do. But if you are willing to do it, then you are accepted in my eyes. Please, give me your left forearm." Remus raised his left forearm and Voldemort folded back the sleeves. "You will not cry out. You are not weak. If this is so, say so."
"It is so." Voldemort raised his eyebrow at him, and cocked his head to the side. This man, Remus Lupin, did not seem afraid in the least bit. If he was, he was hiding it well. If he was lying to him, however, that was an entirely different story. Voldemort raised his wand and touched the tanned spot on Remus' arm.
"Morsmordre!" The pain shot through Remus like never before. He had never experienced pain like this before. It seemed to ripple through his skin and seep into his bones. When it was finished he collapsed to his knees. "Beg me not to do it again," came Voldemort's high voice.
"Please," he gasped, "please don't do it again." He raised his head and met Voldemort's eyes. "Milord." He added. He stood up and folded his hands in front of him.
"You are now my possession," he stated coldly. "My children. We have a new member, and I would like for you to show him how it is done. But not right now. You are free to go. Bellatrix and Lucius, will you stay?" He added. Once everyone was gone he looked at his wand, then at them. "About your punishment… CRUCIO!"
A/N: Oh me… I hope this chapter was good. It's more like an interlude. I thank everyone who reviewed. :) I felt so good. The next chapter should be up in a while. It takes time to write this. lol.
Thank so much to my loverly (hehe) beta Krissi!!! She's wonderful. She's helped my with this so much!!
