The Diary
By: Hikari Ice Angel
A/N: Here is Chapter Seven for The Diary. This chapter will be a bit longer than the last few chapters, so please be patient with me. Writing and doing life stuff isn't easy.
To Exandersmom: I'm trying my best with the length just last chapter, I said all I wanted to say for that chapter. I will try my best to make them at least double the length. As always, thank you for the review!
~Hikari Ice Angel
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of its characters. If I did, I would be a billionaire!
Chapter Seven:
Missing
As expected, once Harry went missing there was a huge ripple sent through the Wizarding World community. One specifically by one Professor Albus Dumbledore. Severus was present when the search party was sent out to locate the 13-year-old boy. When Severus was sent to the Dursley residence, he saw a horrifying display of the 3 family members on the couch and their necrotic corpses all on the couch with magical restraints tied around their bodies. It wasn't just the sight that was horrifying, but the smell of their rotting bodies and the flies and larvae that covered them, feasting on their pungent flesh. The dark wizard in Severus rejoiced. ' There's no possible way Potter could have done this,' thought the irate dour professor, ' This is the handiwork of someone else, bur that someone I do not know. I will say the handiwork is rather fascinating and well done. Only a dark wizard or witch would have known these spells.' The dark wizard mused over the sight that was to behold.
Before He left the residence, he studied Potter's room and saw not a trace of him had been left. All of his belongings had been removed, as well as everything that meant Harry had lived in the residence. Then he checked the cupboard under the stairs after having been enlightened on where Harry had his Hogwarts letter addressed to, and saw the same thing. All his belongings had been removed, and all that remained wad the small mattress Harry had slept on for ten years of his life. Severus saw the mattress and he could feel his anger swelling below the surface. There was only one thing Severus understood Dumbedore knew and that fact only made him even angrier. He rationalized that Harry was being abused and nastily so. The spell used to cause the Dursley's untimely death was known as the Karma Curse; it would cause the same thing to happen to the abuser that the abused had suffered. To think, Dumbledore knew that this was happening to Lily's child! ' I need to find out who took Potter, and when I find who, I will be withholding the information from Dumblefuck. He knew what was going on all along! And he had this rumor going around that Harry lived in some sort of mansion and was waited on hand and foot! But it was all a lie! I'm going to get to the bottom of this if it's the last thing I do!'
The dour man left the house and apparated back to Hogwarts where he lied with his Occlumency shields in place. He knew Dumbledore was a Legilimens, but so was he. Severus could tell the man was lying, ' And for what reason? Did he want Potter… Harry to be pliable to be the perfect weapon against the Dark Lord? That seems more likely with his "greater good" nonsense.'
After he was finished with Dumbledore, he left the Headmaster's office and went home where he began to peruse his many books to locate the child.
HARRY POTTER MISSING
BY: LUCAS RAVENTALON
HARRY POTTER'S RELATIVES WERE FOUND TORTURED AND MURDERED ON JULY 1ST. AND OUR SAVIOR AND GOLDEN BOY IS NOW MISSING. THIS BRINGS INTO QUESTION ALBUS DUMBEDORE'S COMPETANCY. AS STATED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, A CHILD, GINEVRA WEASLEY, WENT MISSING INSIDE THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS. WE HAVE RECEIVED WORD FROM LUCIUS MALFOY ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS THAT ALBUS DUMBLEDORE HAS BEEN REMOVED AS HEADMASTER OF HOGWARTS.
THE NEW HEADMASTER, SEVERUS SNAPE, REFUSED TO COMMENT IN REGARDS TO OUR MISSING SAVIOR.
Months had passed since the release of the article, and all searches for the missing savior had ceased. Harry Potter now renamed as Salazar Marvolo Riddle, found he was quite content in his new life. Tom had been amazing to him and had treated him as if he were his father, since he was legally so, and did everything he could to make his newly adopted son comfortable. Salazar and his new father, Tom, found they had a lot more in common than their childhood, but also found their interests in magic was very similar. This only helped further their new relationship as parent and child.
One weekend before September 1st, Salazar and Tom went to Diagon Alley and ran into Lucius Malfoy and Draco Malfoy, from his lessons Salazar now acted like the perfect Slytherin while in the company of others. Salazar firmly put that mask in place the moment he saw them. "Father, the Malfoys are here," Tom turned around from the potion ingredients he was checking king for quality and saw Lucius approaching him.
Lucius' eyes never left Tom, and Tom could see the shock that was in the usually well put together man's eyes. His steel Grey eyes looked wide and alert; it had been a long time since he had seen the former dark lord in such a good position. There were whispering of his return, but was no concrete evidence; that is until now.
"My lord," the senior Malfoy whispered, "You have finally returned."
Tom looked down his nose at Lucius. "Let's take this somewhere more private, Lucius." He replied coolly.
Then, They both left the shop and apparated to the manor.
After they had settled down, Tom explained everything to Lucius. While they were talking, Salazar and Draco were talking. And Salazar found that he liked Draco a lot now that he wasn't his mortal enemy. Well, Draco didn't know who he truly was. For now. "So, you're going to be going about things in a more legal way?" Lucius asked.
"Yes, Lucius. It's why I haven't called back the Death Eaters. I used to be a madman. I have a new plan all thanks to my adopted son, Salazar, of better means and ways for the betterment of the Wizarding World," explained Tom.
"Was Salazar the one that helped resurrect you?" asked Lucius.
"Yes, but unfortunately at the expense of a child's life. That child, who died, was the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets, and my son helped me escape the chamber. Now my plan is to reestablish my identity as well as make my mark on the Wizarding World."
"What is your future plans regarding the muggle borns, my lord?" Lucius enquired.
Tom thought for a second and didn't reallytravel an answer to that question, "I believe I can answer that, Father," Salazar replied, "I believe muggle born children should be taken from their muggle parents early on and be introduced into the Wizarding World earlier. Muggle parents have a tendency to abuse their magical children and call them things like "freak" because they can do things and show accidental magic. Something very similar happened to me before father came and rescued me."
A look of anger crossed Draco's face, "How dare they abuse magical children! Children are seen as precious in our world since there's so few of us left!"
Draco clutched his fists and breathed to calm down. It was a rare display of emotion for him. Tom mused over it for a second, "I think that would help them adapt and stop destroying our culture. Of course, with my past I understand what they're dealing with. I was so excited when I received my letter. But I, myself, am not a pureblood. I am a muggle raised half-blood," he revealed to Lucius and Draco.
Both were in shock, "Once upon a time, I would not have revealed this, but I've changed since then," explained Tom, "Will you still align your family with me in knowing this information?"
"Yes, My lord. I'm liking the new change. Sounds like Salazar has been a positive influence on you."
"I have. Father knows I don't like violence and I don't want to deal with a madman, bur he knows as well that I have already sworn my fealty to him. I will not betray him. Dumblefuck is the worse, and I can never again forgive him for all he has done to me," explained Salazar, "Should we tell them father?" he then asked.
Tom nodded, "Yes, Son. We might as well let them know what they're in for."
"What do you mean by that?" asked Lucius.
"This is my secret to tell. As far as I'm concerned, I have began to trust you both. You must swear on your magic that whatever I tell you will not leave this room," instructed Salazar.
So they both swore on their magic. Draco went first, "I, Draco Lucius Malfoy, promise to never reveal what Salazar Riddle tells on my magic and shall take this secret to the grave," a spark of light emited from his core and the promise was sealed within his magical core.
Next went Lucius, "I, Lucius Abraxas Malfoy, promise to never reveal whatever Salazar Riddle tells me and do so swear on my magic," and like his son's, a spark of light emitted from Lucius' magical, sealinf the promise.
"So, I'll start from the beginning. I had not a particularly easy life. My muggle relatives abused me, and locked me in a cupboard under the stairs until I got my Hogwarts letter, then they suddenly got paranoid that the school was watching then, which they were, so I was given my cousin's second bedroom. When father offered me a way out and a way for me to live in the Wizarding World, I took it. He did so while his soul resided in his old diary. After he was freed, he came and got me from my muggle relatives, and we did the adoption ritual and now the rest is history," Salazar continued, "Now you must be wondering why I'm tell you both all this. It's just some background information so you both understand."
The two purebloods nodded, then Salazar continued with the big reveal, "My new name is Salazar Marvolo Riddle. But everyone used to know me as Harry James Potter."