So sorry, I was tired last night whenI first wrote this chapter so this morning after a good nights sleepI rewrote it and made some corections on it. I pleased with the changes to it andI hope you will be too. threelade

Chapter 14 Schedules

Shadow slammed the door to his bedroom in a fit of temper. He really didn't know how much more of this he could take. First he gets kidnapped by some crazy old man that wants to use him for some shady purpose and won't even let him go to a window to get a breath of fresh air and now what little free time he had was taken from him. Shadow crumpled the new schedule he had been handed by Dumbledore and threw it across the room. If there had been anything in the room that was smashable it would have been in a million pieces by now.

About the only bright spot that he could see was on Monday he had remedial potion lessons with Mr. Snape and that time was set aside for them to keep each other up-to-date on what was happening. Hopefuly on Monday he would have some word about his family and the expert that Snape was bringing in would be here to help him. Lord knows he needed help because if he had to deal with this crap for to much longer he would be as crazy as the headmaster.

Shadow picked up the parchment and after smoothing it out he reread it.

Monday 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Remedial Potions with Professor Snape

Tuesday 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Remedial Charms with Professor Flitwick

Wednesday6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Magical Dueling with Tonks, Moony, Moody R.O.R .

Thursday6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Remedial DADA with Professor Black

Friday 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Remedial Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall

Saturday06:00 to 09:00 a.m. Martial Arts Training with Shacklebolt

Saturday09:00 to 09:30 a.m.Breakfast

Saturday09:30 to 10:30 a.m.History of Dark Arts with Headmaster Dumbledore

Saturday 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Free time

Saturday11:30 to 12:30 p.m.Lunch

Saturday12:30 to 2:30 p.m.Magical Dueling with Tonks, Professor Black, Moony

Saturday2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Free time

All Saturday activities will be held in the R.O.R. with preselected students as companions.

Sunday9:00 to 11:30 Supervised play time outside with any two guards. Shacklebolt, Tonks, Moony, Moody, Professor Black, Professor Snape, Bill Weasley, Arthur Weasley, or Headmaster Dumbledore.

Supervise play time outside. He had not had that since he mastered his elements and they never had to have supervision in the compound yard. This made him sound like a baby still in leading strings and what the hell was a R.O.R. anyhow. Oh, and lets not forget my preselected companions. After all, I can't be trusted to make friends on my own. They might not be ones that will help twist me in the shape that crazy fucker wants.

Damn. If he had to spend to much more time around that professor Black he might just finish what he had started that first day he met him cause the man would just not leave him alone. "Harry how are you doing today? Harry, do you need any more help? Harry would you like to play chess after classes are over for the day. Harry, would you like me to try and get permission from the headmaster to keep you company for dinner?" and yesterday when he had him for remedial DADA it was even worse. The man kept trying to hug him and telling him he was his friend. Twice he even broke down and started to cry.

Shadow needed a break or he felt like he would crack. The stress of pretending that everything was ok, having his life taken from him like this, missing his family so bad it hurt and that smug old man who had caused all of his problems acting like life was wonderful was just to much. Shadow sat down on the bed and let the schedule drop to the floor again and started rocking back and forth trying to comfort himself. It was what he use to do when he was small and he never really outgrew the habit. He just hadn't done it for a long time because his family was always there to comfort him when he needed it till now. After about 30 minutes he fell asleep.

(Coumpound)

LeAnn took the letter off the owl and opened it. It was from Severus Snap.

Chandos,

Shadow is here at Hogwarts. He is safe and unharmed but he is being held a prisoner by Dumbledore. If you can arrange to send me his staff he would be very grateful. Shadow is afraid it is lost for good. If you can then send it to Gringotts in care of Raveark. He will see that I get it and I will see that Shadow gets it.

Please do not at this time try to rescue him because I fear what the Headmaster might do. He is manipulative and has a tremendous amount of pull with the ministry and at this time is spreading it about that you kidnapped the boy from his aunt and uncle. He is also claiming the boy is Harry Potter and this gives him extra support. Unfortunatly I am fairly sure that he is. Dumbledore had me make a stemma -atis potion which he fed to Shadow and according to Shadow the genealogical tree it produced seems to support that.

Once again I am begging, although it has got to be hard for your family and particularly for Chandos DO NOT INTERFEAR AT THIS TIME. There is the chance that he could take some sort of legal action against you and with the support of the ministry I am fairly sure he would win.

Several of us are working from the inside trying to shake him from his power base but we need time to work. I will be in touch with you again to give you updates on what is going on here as often as I have news.

Severus Snape.

LeAnn passed the letter to the other adults present. "Is there some way we can contact Chandos? He needs to know about this ASAP."

Martin after having read the letter shook his head no. "You know he said he would contact us when he had some news. We can only wait for that now."

"Do you think it's true? Did we somehow manage to snage Harry Potter?" Tracy asked.

LeAnn's face took on a grim smile. "You know what? I don't really give a happy rats ass what his name was before. He's my son now and if that old man thinks he can change that now then he can just take a flying fuck on a donut."

(Gringotts)

Raveark read the letter twice. So they had found Harry Potter and Dumbledore had control of him. Now that was something they would have to correct as soon as they could because Dumbledore wouldn't hesitate to hurt the boy if that was what it took to use him. Well one thing he could do right now with the information he did have…

Raveark called Griphook into his office. "I need you to freeze the Potter vaults. The heir has apparently been found alive and well. Until he comes here in person and signs some paperwork I don't want any activity on those accounts. No exceptions."

Griphook bowed, "It will be done my lord."

Raveark smiled. If nothing else that would annoy the old man and there was no way he could get around it. 'I wonder if I can push it far enough to demand a private meeting with the heir before the vaults are opened again. I would love to talk to him. Perhaps Snape could arrange it.'

(Riddle Manor)

Lord Voldermort had been in a wonderful mood all week after having heard Snapes report. The brat was dead and Dumbledore was trying to pass off a fake to secure his power base. Well, let the old man make his pointless plans because once it became known that he had a fake the wizarding community would loose confidence in him thus making my job easier.

Voldermort went to the bedroom that Lucius had been installed in after his punishment. Grabbing his arm he putting his finger on the dark mark and ignoring the whimper from his pet he summoned his followers, it was time for a celebration and then he needed his inner circle because it was also time to make some plans of his own.

Voldermort sat on the edge of the bed and combed his fingers through Lucius hair as the man shivered in fear. Perhaps it was also time to forgive Lucius for the betrayal he had suffered at his hands - or perhaps not. Voldermort still shivered in anger every time he thought of how Lucius had lived the high life after lying his way out of prison. This had been his right hand man. His favorite and he had betrayed him in the worst possible way. He had denied him and said he had been controlled by magic to cause him to act the way he had. He had not searched for him to help him in his time of need. Instead Voldermort had to rely on Wormtail. That worthless, spineless piece of shit to help him. And to make matters worse he had lost his son. Voldermort had wanted that boy because even as a baby he could sense the elemental magic in the boy.

Voldermort's eyes began to glow as he thought of all Lucius had cost him. Time as a disembodied sprite, a powerful follower, a confidant and a friend. Hands shaking in rage he pulled the helpless man from the bed and threw him to the floor.

Lucius scuttled to the corner and crouched down in fear of what was to happen to him now. Since the Dark Lord had regained a body his mood was very uncertain and he was more prone to use violence against his followers. If he could Lucius would have left but he was trapped here. Trapped by his dark mark and trapped by the wards. Lucius went to his knees and bowed his head to the ground in his corner hoping this act of servitude and defeat would appease his master. Tears dripped onto the floor. "Please Master," he begged not quite knowing what he begged for. Just please

Voldermort crouched down in front of his servant and lifted his head so the two were looking at each other. "You've not seen your wife since I've been back my pet. Would you like to?"

"If that would please you Master" Lucius said

"Give me the keys to the wards on your property so that I can send someone to fetch her to the celebration we are having today. I will let you see her and perhaps you can begin making another child to replace the one you lost me. Would you like that my pet?" Voldermort purred as he stroked Lucius cheek with his thumb.

Lucius shuddered before he answered his master. "Whatever you will Master." And he allowed Voldermort into his mind and gave up the keys to the wards on Malfoy manor.