The King has given me the right to apparate. It's a small step, he sees what I want to do, what I can do. He is getting drained by the increasing number of vampires and knows Seth should be the King soon. I'm using every careful word I can with Nathaniel. He knows my initial goal from forty years ago is very similar to my recent doings. While the wizarding world is focused on Britain, I am working with subtlety all around the world. Apparition only made everything… oh, so easier. Even better, I can use runewords and potions. -Gellert Grindelwald
The Purpose Part 35 Mudblood
Dumbledore appeared on a wooden floor and nearly fell down again but managed to grip the table in front of him.
*Albus! What… Where did you come from?*Said the voice of his brother.
The Hog's Head. Seth had made him apparate in Hog's Head. Albus eyed the closest chair and sat on it. He placed a hand on his still bleeding neck. He thought about how Seth looked at him when he begged. Had it been revulsion? Like as if Seth had wanted anything but this. Aberforth came in front of him and knelt.
*You have been bitten! Do you know which one did it? Albus… we have to warn…*Began his brother, but Albus shook his head.
*No. Don't warn anyone. I'll be fine… I… I… *Said Albus with sadness.
He looked at his wand, wondering if it still considered him as its master. It did not feel any different. Seth had knocked it away physically.
So easily.
He had lost a duel where Seth knew from the beginning he could not win. 'I don't want that stupid wand of yours.' Had he said. He pointed his wand at his neck and mumbled a quick healing spell which closed the superficial wound. The magic felt fine. The wand still hummed under his command.
*What did you do, Albus? Was it Gellert again?*Spat Aberforth as he stood up.
*No. I asked Seth to duel me, and failed.*Said the Headmaster.
*So, it's true then! Just like you said, he really is a wizard! Is he the only one? Do we have another threat on us?*Asked his brother.
Albus looked directly in his concerned brother's eyes. Aberforth's face changed to realisation.
*Wait, you failed? And you are here? Did you flee?*Asked the pub's owner.
*No, stop with the questions, Abe. He used a spell I did not know. After our duel was done, we talked briefly, and he used that spell to teleport me here. We dueled on his island. I have to… I have to warn the order.*Said Albus.
'You realise how dangerous I really am, don't you?'
Albus closed his eyes in defeat. He would have to focus on Tom, and hope that Seth would not intervene. For now, Seth did not seem to participate into any Deatheaters activities, nor did any vampire. 'Am I supposed to understand here, Director, that you are implying that Danyck, because that it is his name, would be behind your speculations?' Seth had protected a vampire with telekinesis from accusations. He vaguely remembered that vampire going to Hogwarts on Halloween but had not seen his powers. But why would a vampire join deatheaters? The accusations were not even because of blood, but from killing at a distance.
*You want me to gather the order?*Asked Aberforth.
*I have to go back to Hogwarts for the end of term, I will set a reunion after.*Said Albus.
*So, we do nothing?*Asked his brother.
*I have a strong feeling… Seth is doing the same thing with Voldemort, that I did with Gellert.*Said Albus.
Aberforth made a grunt and went back to cleaning his glasses. It was still daylight, and he was not opened for another two hours. Albus stood up and nodded at his brother before leaving.
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Ruma was in her ancient runes class when thunder shook the castle. She could not help herself and made a squeak of joy, thinking that her Animagus potion would be finally complete. Rosanne nudged her elbow.
*What is it? Are you afraid of thunder?*Asked Rosanne quietly.
*Oh, no, look, what do you think about my runeword?*Asked Ruma as she showed her friend the four runes she had drawn together.
*It's so pretty, I feel at peace just looking at it. What is it?*Asked Rosanne.
The teacher passed behind them and raised an eyebrow.
*10 points to Slytherin. That is a perfect Felicity runeword! Let's pass it around and have everyone touch it.*Said the professor.
Ruma blushed and gave her drawing to Regulus behind her. Everyone passed it around and felt instantly better, feeling the magic coming out of the parchment.
*That was amazing, Ruma.*Said Rosanne as they walked through the corridors after class had ended.
Words of approval came from the students behind them who had been going in the same direction.
*Thanks! It makes me very interested to delve my studies deeper into ancient runes.*Said Ruma.
They went to their potion class before lunch time. Ruma told her friends she would join them in the dining hall, for she just needed to go to get something from her trunk. She pulled her trunk from under her bed and removed the protective charm and the muggle lock she had placed. In a small hidden compartment, she removed the phial containing her Animagus potion. She smiled as she took it, for it was bright red, meaning it was ready. She would finally know the animal she could turn into tonight. She placed back the phial in her trunk and went to see her friends.
After lunch, they decided to take a walk outside since the storm had subsided. They went towards the lake and from far away, they could see Severus upside down in the air, his robes going over his head, and showing his torso. The culprit was James Potter, with his friends behind, laughing. They also saw Lily running towards them and shouting things. The Slytherins were now close enough to hear, wanting to defend Severus.
*I don't need help from a mudblood like you!*Said Snape to Lily.
Ruma had stopped walking, but Regulus snickered before shooting a Petrifying charm at James who fell down at the same time as Severus. Lily huffed and left the scene. Every wand was now drawn, pointing at each other. Severus quickly stood up.
*Lily… wait!*Said Snape as he went after her.
*Greasy git. You don't deserve her!*Said Sirius.
*Shut your mouth, you flea bag mutt. Lupin, you better do your job as prefect, or I'll tell McGonagall.*Hissed Ruma.
Lupin cast the Finite towards James who quickly stood up. Sirius narrowed his eyes at the insult.
*Black cursed James!*Said Lupin.
Ruma rolled her eyes.
*And so did Potter to Snape, in a very humiliating way! If you say nothing, we say nothing.*Said Ruma.
*Slimy snake!*Said Peter in answer.
Ruma's eyes went to each of them, her wand vibrating under her touch and a curse on her tongue. She suspected Peter to be a small animal, and knowing his sneaky and scared nature, he was probably a mouse, and the reason why she did not see him at first. She lowered her wand, and the marauders seemed to ease a little. She really did scare them enough.
*Let's go, Reg, Rose, we should put some rat poison around, there's a lot of vermin here.*Spat Ruma before turning heels and leaving.
Her friends lifted their chin at the lions before following her. When they were far enough, they turned to face each other.
*You think she knows? With those specific insults…*Asked Sirius with worry.
*She already knows I'm a werewolf… remember when we encountered that vampire in Diagonalley? They knew instantly…*Said Remus.
*The fact she did not reveal anything yet… means she has something against us.*Said James.
*She looked really hurt when Snape called Lily that foul name.*Said Remus.
*Hmph, does not surprise me. Prongs, you were not there when it happened, but we told you what she did to Avery when he said that word?*Said James.
*Oh right, she spoke Parseltongue.*Said Remus.
*I thought only descendants of Slytherin could do that.*Said Peter.
*Not necessarily, but I thought her parents were vampires.*Said Remus.
*Wouldn't that make her a muggleborns?*Asked James.
Sirius shrugged.
*Might have explained her reaction.*Said Sirius.
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When she heard the slow breathing of her comrades in deep sleep, she took out her Animagus potion from her trunk, and left the dormitory. She took her usual way, where she knew the teachers night patrols by heart, and left the castle towards the forbidden forest. She made sure no one was around her. She looked up at the sky, noticing a full moon again and hearing Hagrid's warning from last time. She knew he meant Remus Lupin, but she also knew he was not in the forest either. She was almost by the edge of the forest when the marauders, minus Lupin, appeared before her.
*Well, look who's here, in the middle of the night, on her own.*Said James as he pointed his wand towards her.
*Little snake is not so sure without her friends?*Said Peter.
She let out a grunt since she was far from afraid.
*I could say the same about you, minus the alone part. Why aren't you with your furry friend? After all, Lupin would surely need his illegal Animagus friends.*Said Ruma with a malicious smile.
Peter's breathing went faster and he looked at James.
*She knows too much! We have to wipe her memory!*Said Peter.
Ruma gasped and made a step back. She moved her wand in her hand from her wand holster. Sirius gave a hard slap behind Peter's head.
*Ow.*Whined Peter.
*Are you fucking crazy, Wormtail?*Said Sirius with anger.
*Stop it, you two, no one is going to do anything. We were going to see Moony, but we saw you arriving. Even we aren't cruel enough to let a little girl wander around at night.*Said James.
Ruma raised her eyebrows.
*So mature of you, Potter. Anyway, it is my life after all, can't you just let me pass? It is far from my first time here.*Said Ruma with an exasperated sigh.
*Only if you tell us what you were going to do.*Said Sirius.
Oh, so they wanted to pass a deal? Her lips twitched, repressing a grin.
*Only if you don't stop me, is that a deal?*She said, her eyes glimmering.
She began to move her wand in small circles beside her hip without them noticing in the darkness.
*Deal.*They said in unison.
*Sit in ore esse signatum.*She whispered.
The spell Gellert had showed her first thing before she started school, and protecting her in every way. James's eyes widened in fear.
*Wait! Did you just make a magical deal with us?*Asked James.
Ruma went closer to them, making them back away.
*How do you even think I'm never caught in what I do, Potter?*Said Ruma as she took her phial out of her robes.
She showed them the bright red potion before placing it back again in her inner pocket. She then passed in between them with her chin up, making her way in the forest.
*Wait! You… you are going to do that alone? What if it goes wrong and you need help?*Asked Sirius.
She looked over her shoulder.
*Why would you care, Black? After all, I'm just a slimy little snake!*Spat Ruma and she ran in the forest without a look behind.
The marauders looked at each other with unease.
*We can't let her do that alone! James, Wormtail, you go see Remus, I will follow her… just in case.*Said Sirius.
*Fine, stay safe.*Said James.
Sirius nodded and went after her in his dog form, since he was faster that way. He followed her scent which was not hard since he always loved her perfume, even if he would never admit it. He found her ten minutes later in the unicorn glade he didn't know of. She had already taken the potion, since the phial lay on the grass, empty. He heard her whine and trembled on the ground. He knew it was all normal, she was experiencing the animal she could turn into in her head. She was turned towards him, and he saw the irises of her eyes go bright red. That made him scared something had gone wrong. After a moment, Ruma stopped trembling, but she was crying. Sirius slowly went to her and morphed back to a human.
*What's wrong? You did not like what you saw?*Asked Sirius.
Her eyes had gone back to their normal green. She sat down and looked at Sirius with distrust.
*On the contrary, I'm actually crying of joy, Black. But I thought I would be able to be in my animal form right away. Leave me alone, now. I'm fine.*Said Ruma.
*What? No one would be able to accomplish that in one day! It took us a whole year to succeed, and Peter even longer. You know someone who did?*Asked Sirius.
*Oh… No, I just… assumed.*Said Ruma as she was thinking about Seth.
*Why do you always have to think like you are alone. Don't you have my brother with you all the time? I know our father even asked him to court you.*Said Sirius.
Ruma tried to hide her surprise. Regulus had not acted any different towards her. He probably did not want to ruin their friendship. She also acted alone in everything she could, because of what she knew, the many secrets that was hers to bear alone.
*You are way nicer than Potter or Pettigrew. I just… have to be alone.*Said Ruma with her eyes swelling again, this time of sadness.
*Come on, tell me what you are supposed to turn into, I could help you. It can be our secret.*Said Sirius.
She eyed Sirius with interest. Why would he even suggest that? She never had prejudice against other houses, but always made her opinions on actions. That was one reason why so many students approached her from every house, and every year. But most Gryffindors had extremely bad opinions on Slytherins and vice-versa. Since she was not saying anything, Sirius got up and sighed.
*You want to make another deal with me?*Asked Sirius.
Ruma stood up and brushed her clothes with her hands, removing the grass and dirt off her robes.
*You mean, you help me with my animal form if I tell you what it is?*Asked Ruma.
*Exactly.*Said Sirius.
Ruma took out her wand again. She thought it could only benefit her do it faster. She moved her wand in small circles.
*Sit in ore esse signatum.*Spelled Ruma again, binding the deal.
Sirius's eyes glimmered with joy and apprehension.
*So? What is it?*Asked Sirius.
Ruma looked at Sirius with intensity and her irises became red again. A grin appeared on her lips.
*An albinos peregrine falcon.*Said Ruma.
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Darthael had come begging for Seth's blood for the second time that month. It was like Danyck had said. Even if Darthael had tried to control himself for more than a month, the distance between each feed became shorter and shorter. He let him and said nothing. Ever since he drank from Dumbledore, it had not been the same. He knew only two person who could rival with that blood, and that was Gellert and Voldemort. Fortunately, he was perfectly fine with Corban, and he had assaulted his lover without restraint that day. He could not count how many times they did it, but this had exhausted them both for a whole day.
Seth was still feeling the highs of his day before and noticed Darthael going to his neck instead of his wrist. The older vampire gripped his Prince even tighter and moaned as he brushed his groin against Seth's body. Corban felt possessive and pulled Darthael off of his lover as he arrived in the same room.
*Since when are you so jealous, Corban?*Said Darthael as he wiped his mouth.
Corban looked at Seth who had brought out his wand and healed his neck. He had a smug on his face.
*Don't you act as if you find that funny, Seth.*Said Corban to his Prince. *To answer your question Darthael, I have no idea, but it might be because of Dumbledore's blood.*He continued, looking at Darthael.
Darthael laughed. *Don't tell me you actually took that wizard's blood?*Said Darthael.
*Even better, he wanted to duel me, and failed miserably. Although now, I have no idea what his intentions are. Darthael, from now on, the ministry will be bringing up the security everywhere around Britain. Be on your guard with your shady activities… even more. Warn the others as you go.*Said Seth.
*Right. Can one of you bring me to the leaky cauldron?*Asked Darthael.
Corban nodded and placed a hand on his shoulder before apparating away. Padry apparated shortly after with letters and handed them to Seth. The elf bowed before leaving. Apparently, even after being told several times, the elves had continued to bow, so he let it be. One of the letters was from Brian, one from Vincent, and the last one from the minister. He took the time to get himself some wine before sitting on the sofa in his office. It was a briefing of what the Director had said and decided, with the finances required, and the laws surrounding those decisions. The minister, however, invited him to a charity ball. He smirked at the letter.
*Charity ball.*He said out loud.
He continued to read, and the letter mentioned all the families that would attend. It also said there would be maximum security to ensure the safety of its important guests. Corban entered the office, back from London already.
*Isn't that counterproductive?*Said Corban, imitating what Seth had said to Maugrey about the finances.
*Ha. I don't want the economy to crash during this war, so maintaining both sides will be beneficial towards… the winner.*Said Seth.
*Good thinking. How long do you think it will take Voldemort to take over Britain?*Asked Corban.
*The way he is doing it, at least another ten years. I have a feeling that as long as Dumbledore is alive, he won't succeed… just like Grindelwald.*Said Seth.
*We should… well you should know what Gellert is up to. What if he is trying to achieve what he did while we are busy here?*Asked Corban.
Seth took a sip of wine while he thought about what Corban just said. Should he do something if that happened?
*My father did not tell me anything recently. I did plan on inviting them to the charity ball. After all, it is my father's fortune I spend as I please.*Said Seth.
Seth felt Voldemort's presence through Danyck. He had entered a room with deatheaters and one was being tortured by the Dark Lord. Voldemort stopped his curse and made a smile upon seeing Danyck.
*You want me to tell him about the ball and the security enhancement around Britain?*Asked Danyck through his thoughts.
*Might as well, this is all things he will know before next week through Malfoy.*Thought Seth.
*He does not block his mind to you, anymore?*Asked Corban.
*Not since we talked. He feels better knowing his… needs are answered.*Said Seth.
*And… you don't mind?*Asked Corban.
*Do you?*Asked Seth as he took more wine.
Corban's eyes went black for a second, before going back to a dark blue.
*No.*He answered.
Seth looked at him intensely and followed his thoughts. He laid back against his office chair and sighed.
*You miss some action? How about a duel?*Asked Seth.
Corban only raised eyebrows in answer and they both went to the mirror room.
This is latin for spells.
Sit in ore esse signatum
Let the lips be sealed.
