" Oh it was so close.. It was right in front of me.. Why didn't I stick with the original goal. Now, my mistake had caused me to threw any plans I needed to execute immediately" A seething dark lord spat.
Voldemort had been very angry with himself for the past six weeks. His anger came from the mistake that he knowingly could have avoided. His mistake had cost him the plans he needed to execute to set everything in motion. Plans that will get his dark reign to begin.
" I could not believe how much I still underestimated the boy" Voldemort remembered the last mistake he had made and the consequences of his mistake.
Flashback
" There is no way that Potter can be the one prophesized to have the power to defeat me. He has been doing nothing but brooding on the death of his godfather. " Voldemort sneered.
" Of course, my lord, I hope that you are pleased that Potter is suffering. It should teach the little snot not to mess with the dark lord " Bellatrix agreed.
" Crucio.." Voldemort snapped. " Did I say that you could speak, Bellatrix! " " I apologize my lord " Bellatrix managed to spew out.
" Yes, I do not think that Potter is the one prophesized to have the power to defeat me. I think it is the Longbottom's child. Then again, I should just kill them both to make certain that I have no possible powerful opposition " Voldemort thought out loud.
After dismissing Bellatrix, Voldemort focused his concentration on entering Potter's mind in his attempt to extract the prophecy.
Ever since his brief possession of Potter's body the connection between Potter and him has increased to the point Voldemort can feel the boy's emotion. Voldemort, currently, has much more control over the connection. Voldemort had been monitoring Potter's emotion because if he were to enter Potter's mind he will also feel Potter's emotion. The emotion that Potter had been feeling so far is grief for the death of his godfather. Voldemort despised the feeling of grief especially if it is caused by the lost of a loved one. It was the only reason that Voldemort had not been able to know the prophecy from the boy's mind, as he will feel a lot of pain by the boy's grief. This time, however, there is no presence of grief except hatred and rage.
" Hmmm…my…my… Potter is preparing to torture someone… could it be one of the muggles he lived with…. No stay focus to find the prophecy…. There it is " Voldemort filled with excitement with his success.
As Voldemort about to reach the so-called prophecy, something unexpected happened. He was pulled, like an iron to a big magnetic field, to an area that he recognized as ADOLLES CORTIUM. This area is where wizards and witches store their magical power before releasing it in any form of magic they desire. Of course, the magical power itself is generated by a certain emotion or a combination of emotions. This area grows in proportion to the wizard's body and this area is the reason for accidental magic during childhood. The thickness of magic 'mist' in ADOLLES CORTIUM indicates how much power the wizard generates through his state of feeling(s). Voldemort is very surprised to the thickness within Potter's ADOLLES CORTIUM caused by his hatred and anger.
One of the many reasons Voldemort is the most powerful dark lord after Salazar Slytherin himself is GLOOMIUS DEVOUROS. It is the ability to consume others' anger and hatred to increase the connection proportion between these two feelings and magic. Voldemort is currently the only dark lord to posses such power. However, it is not without its own problems. The main problem with this power is that Voldemort must have a connection to another wizard or witch, thus the dark mark. The stronger the connection the more anger and hatred can be consumed. One of many usages of the dark mark is to allow Voldemort uses his GLOOMIUS DEVOUROS.
Voldemort could not resist the temptation to not consume the hatred and anger that Harry is currently emitting. Voldemort always trusted his instinct. The times when he refused to do so had been nothing but disaster for him. This time is no different than Halloween 1981, as Voldemort focused to fully consumed Harry's anger and hatred.
Voldemort knows that his knowledge of the dark arts surpassed any wizards or witches. Dark arts are the true way to attain power and Voldemort craves power. Voldemort knew that power from a sacrifice based on love equaled to the maximum power Dark arts could achieve. Voldemort knew his downfall was due to his underestimation of the true power of love and vowed to never underestimate love ever again.
" Yes…Yesss… YESSSSS….. POWER….. HAHHHA…." Voldemort laughed in victory.
" AAACCHCHHH… NOOOOOO! " Voldemort Yelled before pain and darkness claimed him.
" What in the hell happened " Voldemort hissed with a wince.
" My lord.. You have awakened! .. " Bellatrix Lestrange rushed to his bedside followed by four other death eaters.
" What happened to me, Bella? " Voldemort tried to get up.
" Please, my lord, you must rest! " Bellatrix begged not ordered. Voldemort is a dark lord and take no order from lower wizards or witches. " Crucio! " Voldemort snapped. Everybody was stunned not because why torturing someone who 'cared', but to the fact that nothing happened.
" WHAT HAPPENED! " Voldemort hissed while fighting a surge of panic. " I do not know my lord! " Bellatrix answered with a little bit of confidence.
" CRUCIO… " Voldemort screamed again. This time a shriek filled Voldemort bedroom for about 3 seconds. Voldemort surprised that his curse stopped and more surprised to the fact that the curse left him very tired.
" What happened, Bella? " Voldemort asked with heavy breathing.
" I'm sorry, my lord, I do not know " Bellatrix answered with the same answer. " We lost our power too, my lord! " Bellatrix continued quickly as to prevent being cursed again.
" Get out! I want answers and YOU better find them " Hissed an angry Voldemort.
" Yes, my lord! " Bellatrix bowed and took her leave.
Four weeks after the 'darkness' Voldemort realized his second biggest mistake that has put a very big dent on his plans. A mistake he could have avoided if he listened to his instinct before he tried to consume Potter's anger and hatred. At the time, the temptation was solely on the fact that his connection with Potter is much stronger than with his death eaters through the dark mark. After much research, his instinct told him not to consume Potter's anger and hatred was for his ignorance on the extent of Lily Potter's sacrificed.
Furious is an understatement of the year for the dark lord, as he did what he had vowed never to do again. He had still underestimated the blood protection that Potter has. After much research, he realized that the original mistake was when he took Potter's blood to resurrect himself. While taking Potter's blood might have given him the ability to touch Potter, he did not know that the protection had gone elsewhere. Voldemort should have listened to Wormtail when he suggested to use someone else's blood. Voldemort had forgotten the fact that he knew next to nothing on the true power of love sacrifice.
The resurrection potion required the bone of the father unknowingly given, the flesh of a servant willingly given, and the blood of the enemy forcibly taken. After much careful research, Voldemort found that he could only use Harry Potter's blood protection through an act motivated by love and only if that love is for Harry Potter. Voldemort finally understood that when he took Harry Potter blood he did not truly take the blood protection away; he merely transferred the protection from Harry Potter's outside to Harry Potter's inside. Voldemort had forgone the ability to deliver any fatal attacks on Potter from inside, as his mother's blood now protects Potter from inside. The main reason he could not extract the prophecy from Potter's mind and brief body possession on Potter in Ministry of magic.
Voldemort realized that his second biggest mistake had set him back several strategic plans. The first two weeks of July had been spent on spying Potter for the sake of a prophecy, which failed, and in a coma. Then five weeks wasted on research, spent recovering the power he lost, tried to figure out whether Potter had the same power as Voldemort himself, and kept his guard for Potter's intrusion which proved to be a lot more difficult.
End Flashback
" Hmmm…. Any plans had to be postponed until I control back my connection with Potter " Voldermort seethed with forced calm.
Knock Knock " Enter! " Voldemort boomed.
"My lord, you have called for us " Wormtail and Bellatrix bowed.
" We have a change of plans, we will not attack Azkaban just yet! " "Why, My Lord? " Bellatrix interrupted, which is a mistake.
" Wormtail, curse her for me! " Voldemort ordered.
" AAAAACCCHHHH……." Bellatrix screamed. " That's enough wormtail " Voldemort whispered.
" So..Bella.. Do you still want to question why I do not want to attack Azkaban, yet " " I'm sorry my lord! " " Again wormtail! " Voldemort ordered.
" Please my lord, have mercy, " Bellatrix begged after being the subject wormtail's Cruciatus curse for the last ten minutes.
" Hmmm…yes, I believed you have learned your lesson. Be gone! Before I changed my mind " Voldemort coldly ordered.
" Wormtail, I hoped for your sake you have some good news. " Voldemort asked with patience. " Mmmm..mmm… Well my lord.. I'm sorry for my incompetence as I'm not of your caliber " " Stop with your incessant for your incompetence, Wormtail! Just tell me any news " The dark lord with a force calm. Wormtail was surprised by the action of the dark lord. The dark lord had always reward his servants' incompetence with pain.
" My lord those unspeakables had been very tight with their security. I believed they had put all top priority information under the Fidelius charm including the information you needed. " Wormtail informed Voldemort nervously. " Then go find who's the secret keeper, you fool! " Voldemort ordered with a very suppressed rage.
" It would not be easy for us to kidnap the secret keeper " Wormtail stuttered. A raised left eyebrow was Voldemort's replied.
" Well, you see, the secret keeper that kept the information on the location of the four unspeakables is also protected under the fidelius charm. The information being protected by the fidelius charm is not where the secret keeper is hiding but the secret keeper itself. The final secret keeper is.. " " Dumbledore " Voldemort seethed. " Get out! " Voldemort hissed.
" Damned you Dumbledore! " Voldemort wondered what else could go wrong.
Albus Dumbledore has been the bane of his existence. The old fool had put a big snag to his adjusted plans for the last mistake. It is next to nothing for Voldemort to get any information from the first secret keeper unless Dumbledore himself divulges who is the secret keeper for those four unspeakables.
" Get out, Potter! I'm in no mood to play " Voldemort focused his thought when he killed James Potter.
" I will get you back, Potter! " Voldemort thought furiously as he heard a faint cynical laughter.
" Wormtail, Bellatrix, come here! " Voldemort called back his two 'trusted' servants.
" You both will concentrate on finding the secret keeper for those four unspeakables and, Bellatrix, use our sources at Hogwarts to spy on Potter. Make sure you tell our spies to report anything strange from Potter. The success to have reign over those mudbloods, muggle lovers, and muggles will depend on the success of these missions. " Voldemort emotionlessly ordered.
" My lord, may I ask a question? " Bellatrix hold her breath. With a nod, Voldemort gave his servant the go ahead.
" Why are we putting all our concentration on Potter as opposed to immediately release your other servants from Azkaban, increase your army, and start terrorizing the wizarding world by killing the ministry's high rank officials or those who sides with Dumbledore. "
" Bellatrix, did you know who put me in a coma twice and took away all of your power for three days. Now, GO!"
" You can count on us, my lord! " Bellatrix and Wormtail dismissed themselves.
" Yes…. You are indeed the one destined to have the power to defeat me, Potter! " Voldemort thought out loud as Bellatrix and Wormtail had gone from his throne room.
" Yess…. Indeed you are… I could feel the power you were able to produce…. Let's see if you are strong enough to achieve what you are capable of… When you do, I will have that power! "
Voldemort knows that he could no longer underestimate Harry Potter. He must make certain that Potter will either be on his side or gone before he achieved his maximum potential. Although Voldemort hated the word 'HOPE', he could not help himself to hope that Potter's Gryfindor supposed nobility would help him this time.
" Another school year will start, what terrors will young Harry face this time? " Dumbledore mused alone in his office.
" Lily, James, and Sirius. Please, help him face the challenges ahead " Albus Dumbledore prayed as get himself ready to welcome the students.
Albus Dumbledore had faced many things with confidence. No outcomes of his mistakes had left him feeling powerless. His mistake with Harry Potter, however, had made him realized that he could no longer protect the young wizard. His inability to protect Harry Potter seemed to take away all the power he had accumulated in a blink of an eye.
He realized recently that Harry must go through his trial alone and alone Harry must survive. His realization is not something he wants to believe, however.
Albus Dumbledore hoped that Harry's friends are strong enough to help their friend. His hope is not without doubts, however. His doubts come from a major difference between the lives of young Harry and that of his friends. Harry Potter had come from the world without love for the critical part of his childhood. Albus suspected that Harry would come to a decision that he needs to regain his independence once more. Albus would like to tell young Harry that his emotional dependence to his friends would strengthen him not the other way around through mental supports. However, Albus also know that every good side there will be a bad side. Harry had found out the hard way when his godfather Sirius died. Thus, it leads to his belief that Harry must go through his trials alone.
Destiny had prepared young Harry to face all the difficult tasks ahead of him. It is true that young Harry is not the only one to have a difficult life. However, nobody had become Voldemort's 'must kill personally' lists next to Albus Dumbledore while still a child.
All the members of the Order of the Phoenix had demanded why Albus Dumbledore had not started training young Harry Potter after sharing part of the prophecy. The part of the prophecy that he could tell the members and young Harry without giving away any advantages to Voldemort.
" The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches…. Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal "
Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, and many others, after overcoming their shocks, demanded that young Harry must be trained immediately. They reasoned that young Harry could be used to fight Voldemort as the champion of light. Molly Weasley had thrown the biggest tantrums for thinking of using Harry as a weapon and demanded to let him not worry about adult's problem. While himself, Remus Lupin, Alastor Moody, and Arthur Weasley were hesitant to do anything in regard to Harry Potter, they preferred to let Harry decide for himself. The rest are too shocked to decide for anything.
Albus could understand all the views surrounding the-boy-who-lived. He could see how important young Harry's role in the fight against the darkness Voldemort determined to spread. He see how letting Harry decides for himself would not cause Harry to closed himself off more than he already had. Molly's view while it is noble in its own right was gone long ago on Halloween 1981.
Many debates ensued on what to do with young Harry. In the end, with majority votes, Harry must be trained immediately. Albus tried his hardest to not let the majority decision stand he was out voted. One may wonder why would Albus Dumbledore let him be pushed by his subordinates. Reason being is that this is a group that fights dictatorship, injustice, and anything that harm the innocents not just Voldemort and what better way to start from the group that Albus leads.
Dumbledore believed that young Harry would do what his heart tells him. He knows that Harry Potter is very resourceful when he needs to be. He, also, knows that Harry Potter will achieve his true potential by letting him do it on his own. Albus, however, would be ready when young Harry needs his help.
His beliefs were proven right when an incident forever etched in his mind occurred on the meeting to inform Harry about his summer restriction and agenda. All the members made Albus to be the one to convince Harry to accept his training over the summer.
Albus is a very cunning old wizard when he wanted to be. Albus knew that Harry still resent for his decision to withheld information and the way he was treated during the previous school year. Therefore, he asked Minerva and Severus to accompany him. They were hesitant to come along at first, but after giving them a somewhat convincing reason they agreed.
Minerva thought that she came along because she is Harry's head house and fulfilled her promise to young Harry to help him to become an Auror. Severus thought he came along for the purpose of making peace with young Harry as they now fight on the same side. Albus really had to hold his evil chuckles when he gave them his reasons.
The true reasons for them coming along are that he needed them to witness that he tried his best to convince Harry to accept his training. Albus knew that Minerva would have a very big problem if Harry shows no respect for the Headmaster. Severus may have agreed to come so that he and Harry could patch things up before it turns into a circle of paybacks; Dumbledore, however, knew better than to believe him. Albus believed that Severus' decision was mainly to prevent himself from having a wizard equaled to Voldemort personally pay back for his previous actions. Albus needed Severus to invoke Harry's hatred toward the potion master.
Albus could only hoped that Harry had not lost his fighting spirit when it comes to people telling what to do. The day of the meeting went perfectly as Albus had hoped. Albus was very sad on young Harry's appearance, but happy that he showed a little bit of grief. Albus believed that without grievance Harry would never accept Sirius' death. Dumbledore hopes that his two professors never find out his evil act. Dumbledore had to use every ounce of willpower to not show the slightest twitch of his beard or twinkle from his eyes, as Harry managed to dodge his curse in time while Severus was not so lucky.
Everything had gone as he had hoped. Except a little something Albus did not expect his potion master would do. Albus knew that Harry had been emotionally distressed and it is liable to blow with the right trigger. The moment Severus finished his sneer there would be some blood bath. Harry was beyond furious as Dumbledore felt anger and hatred equaled only by Voldemort. Then, there was a surge of magic that only very few wizards or witches had the power to feel it. Arabella and Minerva were deathly shocked as Severus gave a very loud scream and passed out along with Harry.
Dumbledore knew that Voldemort tried to consume Harry's anger and hatred to boost his own power. He let out a silent sigh of relief as he remembered the event at the end of Harry's fourth year.
Dumbledore knew that he needed to act immediately. He knew that Voldemort somehow had passed on the untamed power from Harry to his death eaters. He did not need to find how Voldemort managed to do what he did. Albus always knew that the dark mark had many uses for Voldemort; thus far, Albus knew that Voldemort had not been able to fully exploit the dark mark. Albus had always known two very dark uses for the dark mark other than what the general public knows. It enables Voldemort to consume his death eaters' hatred and anger, thus increasing his power constantly. The second use is useful until after Voldemort has reached a certain level of power. Voldemort will need quite a lot of power to exercise one of his many powers. One in which Albus found this power very disturbing. SOLUS ENSLAVOUS is the ability to enslave dark souls by turning them FAR more powerful than the Dementors. The only snag for Voldemort to exercise this power is that he must use the Veil of Mystery.
As Harry stepped into Platform 9 ¾, he prepares himself for the flood of questions from his friends. Remus Lupin, Mad-Eye Moody, and Kingsley Shaklebolt had dropped him off with 10 minutes to spare. Hurrying to find his friends, Harry bumped into a group of people. Any other groups Harry wouldn't have minded to have a little bit of chat.
" Well, Potter I would have thought you died and meet your pet or your mudblood mother " Draco Malfoy sneered while the other Slytherin students laughed.
" I apologize if I have disappointed you, Malfoy. " Harry replied with calm.
" What's a matter, Potty! Couldn't come up with anything or is that mudblood Granger really has you whipped. " Pansy Parkinson remarked with disdain.
" Are those the best comment you dunderheads can come up with? But then again I'm expecting too much from servants! " Harry sneered.
" Who are you calling servants halfblood? " Draco Malfoy fumed.
" Well, I thought it was obvious that I just called you all servants. Did the dementors turn you stupid, Malfoy? " Harry replied with his right eye brow raised.
" You will pay Potter, I will make sure of it! "
" Yeah sure Malfoy! " The boy-who-lived replied with a cynical laughter.
" You know what Malfoy, I'm kind of tired with that mouth of yours! How about we duel like a man no rules! " Harry challenged.
" Yeah, beating a halfblood such as yourselves is a disgrace for him Potter! " Sneered a girl. Harry Potter whose hormone has been on the rampage could not help but to stare with lust. Keep in mind that this is Harry Potter.
" See what you like Potter? " Pansy asked with a sneer.
" So, what's you name? " Harry asked.
" Why would I give you my name, Potter? " The girl replied with disgust. Harry Potter the golden boy would have walked away long before the first word uttered. Harry Potter whose Slytherin side has been showing, however, is another matter.
" Yes Potter, no Slytherin girl would ever give you a look let alone her name " All the Slytherin students laughed.
" Because I would like to take you out " Harry replied very calm.
" Don't make me laugh Pot… moan " " Just think about it " Harry walked away with a smug and a raised eyebrow.
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