DEFENSE AGAINST THE LIGHT SIDE

"I could have known I got the question back" Harry thought while pulling out his quill and parchment. "What would he andwer?" he questionized himself facing the fact that he'd knew so little about the ministry to have a clear view on it. In fact, the only thing he'd knew is that they restrict the use of so called dangerous spells and such, and afterwards judging everyone who still make use of them being 'dark, bad, evil or whatsoever.

Greetings Eternal,

I think you have an interesting point of view regarding to the Ministry. I however do not have the right knowledge to judge them proper. However, I feel a certain disagreement when it comes to the way the ministry handles with practisionors of by their own istitute banned magic. I think it is wrong to label a wizard dark or evil, only because he is interested in- or performing anything that is on the ministries 'ban list'.

What are your views on the darker side of magic anyway?

Regards,

GoldFeather.

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The Dark Lord was plotting while sitting in his armchair when he recieved GoldFeather's short letter. "What are your views on the darker side of magic anyway?" he read. After a moment of thinking he concluded that conversing on the kind of subjects will be far to dangerous. "What if the ministry intercept my letter?" The Dark Lord worried. "that would be very disadvantageous, not only for myself but also for my Owlpal". "Isn't there a safer way to communicate?" he wondered.

"Wormtail!" ordered the Dark Lord after a moment of thinking. "M-master?" Wormtail asked while entering the room. "Get Lucius, and do it as fast as you can" Lord Voldemort ordered. "b-but Lord" Wormtail stammered. "Do as I said." the Dark Lord ordered. "Dismissed!"

After giving his orders The Dark Lord's thoughts went back to the letter. He smirked. untill the little ad in the Prophet appeared he hadn't got any personal letters since the wards only let through the Prophet's owls. "It's deffinitly nice to have some contacts outside this mansion, even if I don't know whe the person recieving my letters is", he thought. "But how to garantee my safety" he wondered. "I could spell my letter, if it was save to use my wand, but still then, they can spell my owls and discover my existance." The Dark Lord muttered.

Suddenly the Dark Lord realized. "I'll need a wand. A wand which is free from the standard arsenal of tracking and despelling spells that the misistry-loving-wandmakers put on them". Lord Voldemort almost smiled. "It would feel good to freely do magic without fear that the aurors discover you" he thought. "The only problem is... Where to get such an illegal wand... Well, Lucius will know of course".

Lord Voldemorts thoguhts focussed on Lucius. "He is such a handy man. Knows how to deal with the ministry, Knows how to stay out of prisson, and he know his world well. How would he react when Wormtail tells him that his master is still alive?" The Dark Lord questioned himself.

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Wormtail went to his room to get his untracking necklace. While putting it on it seem to disapear because of its invissibillity charm. There were lots of charms spelled on the artifact. Charms that made it impossible to track him down, charms that made it impossible to detect dark magic, charms that made it impossible to spell the necklace vissible, or to simply steal it.

When he walked to the frontdoor of the mansion he rememberd the pain he had to suffer to earn the artifact. It was during his Death Eater Initiation that the Dark Lord put him for the first time under the Cruciatus curse. He had to endure the pain to become part of them. It was hard, and he nearly collapsed when the Dark Lord lifted the curse. He had succeded and recieved the mark, the mask and the necklace.

When he had closed the door of the Unfindable Mansion behind his back he instantly apparated to the outsides of Malfoy Manors wards. When he walked up to the front door it suddenly openened. A House Elf was standing there. "Sir Wormtail sir, Master is waiting for you in his office, sir." Thank you" Wormtail said. "Do Sir know the way, sir?" The House Elf asked. "Yes, thank you" Wormtail said.

The House Elf stepped aside, and Wormtail entered the mansion. The door was shut behind his back. Things had changed alot since the last time he had been there. However, He'd supposed the office was still at the same place. He walked through the hallway, en walked alon another hallway. Then the House Elf appeared in front of him. "Sir, sir, Masters Office is left from here, sir" it said. Wormtail nodded and knocked at the oakwood door.

"Come In" Lucius called. When Wormtail entered the room Lucius said cordial "Wormtail, what a surprise, so you are still alive? Your always surpriseing me.". "Lucius, good to see you" Wormtail said kindly. "Sit down, sit down" Lucius said jovial while spelling a chair which instantly appeared. "Sorry", Wormtail said "I have currently no time for your common chit-chat" Lucius nodded. "Ok get to business then". "It is Our Lords wish to see you as soon as possible." Wormtail said shyly. "Our Lord is still alive?" Lucius replied in astonishment. "Why didn't he recieved my letters then?" "Because the wards do not let the owls through" Wormtail stammered. "You were with him all the time?" Lucius informed. "N-not all the time" Wormtail stammered. first i was the pet of the Weasly boy, I tricked them into believing their pet has died. after that I went to serve Our Lord" he rattled. "So, you know where he is hiding" Lucius confirmed. "Well, I'm going to get my mask and untracking necklace, so we can leave" Lucius said while standing up from the chair he was sitting. "p-please do fast or Our Lord will ask me to torture us" Wormtail stammered. Lucius nodded and went out of the room to come back five minutes later.

When they walked to the frontdoor of the manor Wormtail mentioned "You cant aparate to Our Lord. The wards won't let us though" "I see" Lucius said "How do we get there then?" "I-I Know a safe place to apparate to" Wormtail said "I will have to apparate us both for now" They left the manor behid and walked past the wards. Wormtail took Lucius' hand and apparated them without saying any word.

"Welcome to Unfindable Mansion" Wormtail said while quickly tapping his wand to the doors keyhole.

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The Dark Lord was sitting in his armchair while he was waiting impatiently for Wormtail to return. With Lucius of course. He was almost wondering why it took him so long when he heard voices in the hallway.

The door of his room opened and Wormtail went in with a masked Lucius flanking him. Wormtail kneeled at one knee, while Lucius kneeled with his head touching the ground. "Enough" The Dark Lord said. "Wormtail, your dissmissed, Leave". Wormtail stood up nodded and left the room, leaving Lucius alone with his master.

"Come over here Lucius" Lord Voldemord said kindly. Lucius walked through the room and sat down at his Lords feet. "My Lord," He said, "It pleases me to see you again" The Dark Lord nodded "Indeed, good to have you around" he said cordial. Then he softly grabbed a lock of Lucius' long pale-blond hair. "I see" he muttered "It's still the same is'nt it?" Lucius nodded. "How's your son doing?" The dark Lord released the lock and asked. "I remember he must be barely one when I last saw him" "He's in his first week at Hogwarts" Lucius said. "I went with him to Gregorovitch to get his wand Popular-Unicorn hair" "Interesting" said Lord Voldemort "Did Gregorovitch said anything special on it?" "Yes," Lucius replied, "It would be a good wand for charms"

"Speaking of wands" The Dark Lord said "Do you have any ideas on how to get a wand that is not spelled with tracking spells and such?" "Sure," Lucius said, "I got such an illegal wand myself too, didn't I told you?" "Not that I remember" Lord Voldemort said "Where did you got it?" "Via Chineese Owlorder", the blond said. "I had subscrited to their catalogue, I perhaps have a recent one at the manor" "Good", The Dark Lord said. "there are some other matters I wanted to speak with you about." "My Lord, I have all time to serve you" Lucius said. "As I said, Draco is at Hogwarts, he probably will want to come home at Christmass however, and Cyssi is staying with Bella and Rudolphus. "How comes?" The Dark Lord asked, "No marital problem I may hope?" "No," the elder Malfoy answered. "Its because of Rudolphus Indian Owlpal. He is a Ojha Wizard." "And what does that mean?" Lord voldemort asked "Its a real dark form of magic and works very different from the magic we know. The ministry do not have any knowledge on that sort of magic, thus as long as they do not know it is legal". "Interesting" The Dark Lord said thoughtfully. "Yes, very, Rudolphus arranged for his Owlpal to stay at his mansion comming year to educate him and Bella. Narcissa heard about it past summer and decided she want to learn it too" Lucius said "Thus they invited her to stay at their mansion this year"

"If thats the case" said The Dark Lord, "would you mind staying at Unfindable Mansion for a period? I think your Hose Elves will care for your Manor" Lucius didn't take any time to think about it. "Of course My Lord, If I can be of any help to you, I gladly want to help and serve you".

"WORMTAIL!" Lord Voldemort called. "My Lord" Wormtail went in his masters room. "Prepair a room for Lucius please, and make it comfortable to Lucius liking" The Dark Lord Ordered. Wormtail nodded and went out as quick as he could. He know the Dark Lord prefered to talk with his Second alone.

"You probably would help me out if you bring some elves over too" Lord Voldemort said after Wormtail had left. Lucius smirked "Wormtail is indeed a bad choice being your Hose Elf. Anyway, Do your wards allow the apperition of House Elves?" "Only if I aloow it" The Dark Lord replied "And I do by now, but only for yours." Lucius nodded. "WORMTAIL!" Lord Voldemort called. A moment later Wormtail appeared in the doorway. He kneeled quickly. "s-sorry My Lord of being late, I was preparing Lucius Room". Still wearing your untracking necklace?" Lord Voldemort asked. "y-yes My Lord" Wormtail answerd. "Now, pull out your wand and cast the following incantation 'Demitto Tutela Creatura Malfoy'" Wormtail pulled out his wand and did as ordered. "Good" said the Darklord. "Now go and follow my previous orders. After that you are dismissed" Wormtail put his wand back and quickly went out of the room.

"I need a quick and secure way to anonymously communicate with someone, any Ideas?" The Dark Lord asked, after Wormtail had left. "Let me think about it", Lucius said "Anyway, are you planning any raids this year?" "Well, since the Prophet is stull worrying about ma, after eleven years of absence" The Dark Lord smirked, "No, not yet, I have been planning to use some other tactics" Lord Voldemort answered. "I need some new blood within my servants circle for it though". "I can ask Draco if you want" Lucius suggested. "That is a good Idea, but One won't be enough" Lord Voldemort said. "He deffinatly know of more students supporting you" the blond opted. "Will be fine, but I need some newa dults too, which is my biggest problem" The Dark Lord said. "Understandable" the elder Malfoy replied. "To come back at the anonymous communication My Lord, Do you need to communicate with one or more persons?" "With one" The Dark Lord answered. "I see, " Lucius muttered. "DOBBY!" he called.

Plop! The House Elf Appeared "Master sir? It asked. "Dobby, bring me the following books from my libary. Wizarding correspondance from A to Z by Bathilda Bagshot, 1000 Ways to spell a parchment by Miranda Goshawk, A Reference guide for Artifactors by Adalbert Waffling" "Yes Master sir, I'll get them" The House Elf said before he plopped away.

"What do you have in mind?" the Dark Lord informed after the House Elf dissapeared. "Well, My lord, It is kinda complex, and I have no Idea if it is spallable. I thought up a kind of connected parchments. So that the other person can read it on his parchment when you write on yours and visa-versa." Lucius said. "Interesting Idea," Lord Voldemort replied. "However, I think it isn't a good idea to use any dark spell on them because all untracking spells I know are dark". Lucius nodded while The Dark Lord continued "Dark spells woudn't be a problem for me though, but I am not sure about my contact. He might get problems with it". "Understandable" the Elder Malfoy said. "My son's a problem with that too, he isn't alowed to take or recieve dark items into his school because of restrictions of the ministry and the headmaster"

Plop! The Houself apeared holding the three books. "Master sir, Dobby brings requested books". "Good Dobby, please hand them to me" Lucius said while bending to the House elf who handed the books "Can Dobby please bring the most recent Gao Ming's Moshugans catalogue and Charming a Quill by Zamira Gulch?" Lucius asked "As you wish" said the creature, and Plop, it was gone.

After the House Elf came back and had handed the items over to LUcius The Dark Lord suggested Lucius to go back to his manor with the creature so he could prepare for his stay at Unfindable Mansion. When the blond let himself aparate by his House Elf Lord Voldemort snatched the catalogue to find the perfect wand.