A/N: I don't own Harry Potter
This is for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Assignment #9 Beauty Therapy - Task #1 - Facial:Write about a character uncovering something.
Word Count: 430
" Dig here!" Captain Lord Voldemort ordered. Severus and Lucius exchanged a glance. Both men were getting a wee bit tired of their Captain and Lord ordering them to do all the dirty work.
"But Captain, wouldn't you prefer to find it yourself? I mean, there is no honor amongst thieves," Lucius said.
"We're not thieves, we're pirates, now dig you scurvy dogs before I actually turn you into scurvy dogs," Captain Lord Voldemort ordered. Lucius and Severus sighed, but grabbed the shovels. It wasn't the first time their captain had claimed he could do magic. Neither man had seen him prove this claim yet though.
The sun was overhead as they shoveled the dirt aside. This particular treasure was said to be buried deep in the jungle. The trees overhead at least provided a bit of shade, but the chatter from the large colorful birds did not make digging any easier.
"Wish this stupid thing was on the beach. At least sand is easy to dig through," Lucius complained while Captain Lord Voldemort sipped on a coconut he'd made a hole in.
"Be better if Captain Fancy Name would help too," Severus grumbled as his shovel struck something. He blinked and struck the same place. He got the same metallic thud.
"I think I've found it, Lucius," he whispered trying to keep his voice low. He glanced over at their captain.
"Think he's listening?"
"When isn't he?" Severus asked gently scraping the dirt from the object in the ground.
"Find anything yet?"
"No, Captain," Lucius called over. Severus nearly snorted. Of course, Lucius hadn't found a bloody thing yet. The two men bent down and carefully pulled the small box from the ground.
"Gold?" Lucius asked hopefully. Severus carefully opened the chest and sighed.
"No, it's just stupid carved stick," Severus replied staring at the stick in the box. It was long, had five knobs carved into it. It didn't look valuable. Suddenly a dark shadow fell over him.
"You've found it! At last, the Elder Wand is mine!" Captain Lord Voldemort screamed grabbing it from the box and waving it around. Severus and Lucius exchanged glances.
"Now, I shall be the most powerful wizard of all!" Captain Lord Voldemort stated aiming the wand at various plants, birds, and spots on the ground. He yelled words that Severus were fairly certain were complete nonsense. Nothing happened to anything he pointed at. Not for the first time, Severus wondered if their captain was actually a madman and him and Lucius might be better off finding a new ship to serve.