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Summary: Harry is attacked in Private Drive. He wakes with no memory. The Dark Lord is very pleased with this new development. Will Harry ever get his memory back?

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Chapter Ten

Talks part 2

(Voldemort and Alex at the Mansion)

After Alex ran from the room, Tom dismissed his Death Eaters. He needed to think about what to tell Alex. Alex had clearly been upset by what he'd seen. Sitting down Tom thought.

Of course he would be upset about what he'd seen! What do I tell him? Tom thought angrily. Shocking even himself, he wasn't angry at Alex. Since he lost his memory he's been kept pretty sheltered about what I, in actual fact, do. What will he think if I tell him the truth of what I do? Thinking about it he really didn't care if Alex agreed. Just that Alex still liked him. This revelation shocked him further. He had definitely come to care for Alex. Well, I had better go talk to him. He thought as he stood up from his chair.

Coming to Alex's door he knocked. He couldn't hear anything inside. Opening the door the room was dark but he could now hear something coming from the bed. Flicking his wrist to produce his wand from its holster he lit fire to the candle next to the bed.

Looking on the bed, where the sound had come from, he could see Alex laying on his stomach with his head buried in his arms. The boy didn't acknowledge his presence, though. And he found himself not really upset by this. In the past he would have tortured somebody had they acted this way. But he couldn't do that to Alex. Caring for the boy was NOT part of the plan. How had acting to care for him become something real?

Sighing he placed a hand on the boy's back. Alex stiffened, but didn't react otherwise.

"I'm sorry you saw that, Alex." Wow! Now I'm apologizing! Wouldn't the world be shocked! He idly thought.

Harry rolled to his side after a moment. "Why were you hurting that man!" He demanded of Tom.

Tom again sighed. "Its part of my job. He didn't complete his task. So he was punished."

"So? Couldn't you have cut pay, or something?" Alex asked.

Tom chuckled. Like cutting pay would work! Ha! "No, that would not have worked."

Alex was silent. He obviously disagreed on this.

Tom spoke after a moment. "This is why I don't allow you to the meetings. I don't want you to see things like that."

"I don't think you should have to hurt people!" Alex said.

Tom sighed. Well, that settles my question from two months ago.Question: Would Alex ever join this business if he never gets his memory back. Answer: No. But surprisingly this didn't upset or anger Tom, shocking himself again. He just wanted Alex to like him and be around. Not if he joined him in his business. It would have been useful to have him tell me of anything Dumbledore were up to, but I can get the intofrmation from my death eater's children.

"And that's okay." Tom stated after a moment of thought. "I have no choice but to. It's done because of what I'm trying to do, in the big picture." Tom had never told Alex what he hoped to achieve with what he did. And he didn't plan to do so any time soon. Maybe just a little."You don't have to get involved."

"What exactly are you trying to accomplish?" Alex asked curiously.

"Make things better in the world." Tom said. Well, I suppose it's a half truth. I want to make things better for Pure bloods.

"Then why hurt people?" Alex asked.

"It's the only way I can achieve my goal." Tom answered. "I don't expect you to like it. Or to get involved. Okay."

"Do you have to hurt people though?" Alex asked again.

Tom decided to give a little leeway. "You know those creatures you learn about in Care of Magical Creatures?" After Alex nodded he continued. "Well some are considered dark creatures. But they are not dark. Just as some spells are considered dark, but are not truly dark. Like werewolves. They are only dangerous one time a month. But they are like everyone else the rest of the month. That's not dark. As for spells, like the Imperio. The Imperio makes someone have complete control over another. But to be light or dark it depends on a person's intentions."

"Like if someone wants to hurt themselves or someone else you can stop them?" Alex asked.

"Kind of. You can make them do as you wish, basically. But if you want them to do something bad like hurt themselves, then that would be considered dark, correct?"

Alex nodded.

"So, see? It depends on a person intent and interpretation."

"So your trying to correct this?" Alex asked.

"In a sense." Tom hedged. "Are we okay now?"

Alex nodded after a moment. He stills didn't agree with hurting anyone, though. "Yeah." He replied a little reluctant.

"Good." Tom smiled and brought the boy into a light hug. I truly am getting soft. He thought.

End of Chapter Ten

A/N: I hope you like my new chapter! Tom really does care for 'Alex' doesn't he? ;).

Next Chapter: Will Alex goes to Hogwarts?

A/N: I hope you all like the newest chapter! The only reason Alex/Harry is accepting what Tom says, even just a little, is because he doesn't know anything else. He doesn't agree with anyone hurting anyone else. But he doesn't understand or know all that much about what 'Tom' does. So he can't really argue too much about it, other than he doesn't agree to anyone getting hurt. Alex/Harry still doesn't know what Tom wants to accomplish from what he did. And he really doesn't even know what Tom does, job wise.

Alex also has been kept very sheltered. He's met very few Death Eaters. He's not really left the mansion.