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Chapter 26: Threat

Voldemort pointed his wand at Raven and Harry. "I was wondering how long it would take you two to get here," he sneered at them.

Raven smiled sweetly at him. "Did you really think I would just let you up and kill Harry?"

"You are a stupid girl," Voldemort growled, red sparks shot out of the end of his wand.

"Just the other day I was the perfect daughter that would go far," Raven mocked.

Voldemort did not comment on that. Instead, he held his temper and changed the subject. "I see you got past Lucius," he said softly, though his voice held an evident threat.

Raven smiled chillingly. "He was easily disposed of."

"Tell me, how does it feel to be a murderer?" Voldemort asked, smirking.

Raven glared openly and bravely at him. "It wasn't murder," she said defiantly, "it was necessary. It was me or him so I did what I had to do."

"Isn't that all we ever do?" Voldemort asked seriously.

"No it isn't," Raven hissed at him with venom in her voice. "You and your sick followers kill for the thrill of it."

"Yes," Voldemort drawled, a smile playing at his thin lips, "it is quite…enjoyable."

"No wonder he never had any friends," Raven mumbled to Harry.

"What was that girl?" Voldemort growled.

"I said," Raven drawled, raising her voice, "that you are a sick bastard."

Voldemort glared at her and toyed with his wand. He pointed his wand threateningly at them. "Be careful girl, with one little phrase, I can end it all for you two."

Raven smiled at him mockingly. "Why don't you just go ahead and try?"

He stared at her for a moment or two. A sly smile spread across his pale white face, his red eyes alight. "You have some guts my dear. You would have gone far with the Dark side."

"Too bad I chose the right side," Raven said sarcastically.

"That's a matter of opinion," Voldemort drawled. "I would say you chose the wrong side since you won't be living much longer."

"I think that's a matter of opinion also," Harry finally spoke up, his voice hard with hatred for the half man, half snake in front of him.

Voldemort turned to the boy who had survived their previous encounters five times. "Do you my boy? May I remind you that we are now on equal ground and the old fool is not here to protect you this time."

"No, but I am," Raven interrupted.

Voldemort laughed chillingly. "You think you and Potter can stop me?"

"Why not? He defeated you, the so called all powerful Dark Lord, as a baby and four other times since then. He seems to me the much better choice," Raven said.

Voldemort's anger was rising quickly. "We'll see about that. This is where it all ends Potter."

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A/N: Short again, but I just wanted to update. Only 3 or 4 more chapters left. I'll update Tuesday or Wednesday.

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