*** I do not own Harry Potter! If I did I would be so happy and I would write so many new books! Since I'm not J.K. Rowling I just end up borrowing her characters! I'm sorry I haven't uploaded in a long time. I really wanted to make this a long chapter! I hope I did! Please enjoy and REVIEW! ***

Giving In

Chapter 12: The Questions

*Back Riddle Manor*

(In Voldemorts office to be exact.)

Harry safely tucked his new necklace under his shirt. He felt a hum of magic and then warmth. It was actually very comforting.

Voldemort poured himself and Harry a cup of tea and Harry gladly accepted the cup. The warmth of the tea helped Harry ease the ache he felt in his heart. The past few days had finally took its toll. His lost of Sirius, his changed sides, and his newly formed family all confused him greatly and he didn't know what to feel.

Harry suppressed a shiver when Voldemort looked at him while drinking his tea. He blamed it on the temperature of the room but he knew it was something else. Voldemort was giving him a look of longing. Harry instantly got very nervous.

This was the first time that they had been in each other's company when Harry wasn't sick or wasn't asleep. Every other time Snape and McGonagall had been there with him. He felt giddy. He couldn't explain it but every time Voldemort was around Harry felt excited and happy. It confused him but he loved it.

Harry's thoughts confused him. What was he supposed to feel? Was he supposed to hate the man? 'He killed my parents...But he saved me.' Harry thought. He was so confused. To love or hate? Should he forget the past or should he let it define him?

Voldemort spoke after a few minutes "so, Harry how are you?" Voldemort asked concern in his voice. He saw the emotions cross over Harry's face. Confusion, fear, and then happiness. 'Does he really care? Is he just playing on something? He's the enemy!' Harry's inner thoughts were driving him in sane. "I'm fine." Harry replied. 'No you're not.' Harry thought. What are Voldemorts motives? 'You already joined him you idiot. No going back now. You should of thought about this before running away with him' a voice said. The voice was back. Harry panicked and looked around. This voice felt familiar. It felt like home. Harry shook himself slightly he was going crazy.

"You alright?" Voldemort asked concern laced in his voice. "Yeah, no I'm fine. Nervous and slightly confused but fine nonetheless." Harry confessed. Voldemort looked slightly taken aback. "Why are you nervous? Is it me because I can leave you to yourself if you would like" He said. Harry shook his head "no, no it's not you. I'm just confused. When I jumped toward you and joined you I really wasn't thinking. Then we kind of got all complicated and now I'm just not sure... I-… We Wha- ugh. What are we Tom?" Harry asked he almost slapped himself for calling the man Tom but it had slipped out before he could do anything. He just desperately needed to know.

Voldemort surprised him by not correcting him or even looking angry about the Tom slip up. Instead he just nodded. Understanding that Harry didn't intentionally call him that.

Voldemort was quiet for a few seconds. He himself had wondered the same thing. What were they? Partners in crime? Friends? Lovers? 'Not yet' Voldemort told himself. He couldn't help but feel complete when Harry was around but it confused him greatly. He always told himself that he would never love anyone. He would never let anyone have that power over him. But Harry came in his life and Voldemort fell hard. He was still trying to deny it. Loving someone made you vulnerable and Voldemort couldn't take the chance. He kept telling himself that it was just a crush but Voldemort didn't have crushes and certainly not crushes on his enemies. But ever since he found out the real prophecy he couldn't stop the feelings that flooded him when he thought of Harry. He would really need to discuss the actual prophecy with Harry soon but he had a feeling that now wasn't the time.

"We are partners. Two halves of a whole." Voldemort said a small smile on his face. Harry nodded. Not really the answer he wanted but he would take it, for now.

"Now let's get down to business. Ask me anything." Voldemort said while leaning his back into his chair. Harry took a deep breath. He never really got to ask Questions. He was always taking orders. No one really asked him what he wanted. "Well... What does a partner mean? Are we both Dark Lords now?" Harry asked sticking his tongue between his teeth. Voldemort chuckled slightly "well first of all I never stopped being a Dark Lord and second of all I don't think you are quite at that level just yet." Voldemort said. Harry nodded smiling slightly. "I need someone to help me. I can't control everyone by myself and you are a very powerful wizard, with a little bit of training you could be great. I want you at my side as I take on the wizarding world." Voldemort said and Harry blushed slightly. The man wanted him at his side.

They sat in silence for a few minutes. It was not an awkward silence more like a way for both of them to think and not have to worry about what the other was thinking. The tea was finished and they still hadn't spoken.

A thought struck Harry like lightning. He couldn't stop himself from the word vomit coming up "were you and Quirrell a thing?" Harry blurted out. Voldemort looked startled. "No. Certainly not. Where ever could get a thought like that from?" Voldemort asked. Harry just laughed kind of awkwardly "you two were literally attached. Don't tell me nothing happened. You saw it all." Harry said laughing slightly when Voldemort looked like he was going to vomit. "Please don't remind me. Never again will I attach myself on to the back of someone. Ugh!" Voldemort was practically gagging of the memory of Quirrell and his backside.

Harry laughed "damn! Here I thought that Quirellmort was a thing! I owe Fred and George 10 galleons!" Voldemort raised a non-existent eyebrow "Quirrellmort?" Harry blushed a deep red and Voldemort decided that it was the most beautiful thing that he had very seen. "It's the name for you and Quirrell together. Everyone thought you and him were an item. We had a pool going, I Lost." Harry was Weasley red now and that was saying something.

Voldemort just shook his head saying, "What other ridiculous questions do you have?" Amusement evident in his eyes Harry stood up straighter "what happened to your nose? Can u sneeze? Why Death Eaters? Who came up with the dark mark?" Harry said. "Slow down and I'll answer any question you have but really Harry? Nose questions now that's just insulting! You just can't ask people about their nose that's like asking people why they're white!" Voldemort said acting like he was annoyed. Harry panicked and Voldemort started to chuckle. "You should have seen your face!" voldemrot said as he laughed, "Now that's just evil!" Harry said looking for something to throw at Voldemort when he didn't find anything he just went with "you gave me heart attack I thought you were going to get upset!" Harry clutched his chest like his heart was hurting. Voldemort just smirked in response.

"Yes I can sneeze if you must know. I'm part snake because I was living off of Nagini that's why I don't have a nose, Part reptile." He said pointing to himself. Harry nodded not really understanding what Voldemort was saying but he didn't want to question him again. "Now I wanted Death Eaters because I needed a name that would scare people into submission. Someone named after death would do just that. Now I believe that Salazar Slytherin had a wizarding tattoo of a snake and a skull on his left tricep. I just copied it because he is one of my ancestors and I respect him. He was one of the reasons I became the Dark Lord. I wanted a part of him with me always." Voldemort said. He was staring down and reminiscing. He was just remembering when he first started to become a Dark Lord and people asked questions similar to these.

Harry left Voldemort to his thoughts. Up until the point where he had other questions. "Do Death Eaters have parties?" Harry asked actual curious. Voldemort left his thoughts and answered the question "They do. I show up for a little while. I try to stay away from them. Dancing isn't really something I enjoy." Voldemort said while scowling. He really detested dancing. The music was fine, even swaying to the music was okay it was the dance partners that really ticked him off. They all tried to seduce him and he didn't really like to be seduced unless it was Harry, he would be fine with that.

Harry nodded he didn't really enjoy dancing either. It was not because of the dance partners it was because he was just rubbish at it. "One last question." Voldemort nodded in response. "Are Snape and Lucius a thing?" He asked cheekily. Voldemort shot him a wicked grin "why don't you ask Lucius yourself." Voldemort said indicating to the door that was opened behind Harry. Harry turned around and gave an innocent smile.

In the open doorway stood Lucius Malfoy looking very confused at the light banter between the Dark Lord and Harry potter. That confusion shifted as the question dawned on him and he turned a light shade of pink. "Of course not. Severus and I are just friends. Now Potter, what are you doing here?" Malfoy practically spat at Harry but instead of Harry responding Voldemort stood up and with the fury evident on his face Lucius shrunk back a little "I would watch yourself Lucius that is no way to talk to your new Lord." He said indicating to Harry. Lucius shook himself. "I apologize my Lords." He said while bowing and hoping he wouldn't be crucioed because of his insolence. Voldemort was close to cursing the man but decided to go against it he didn't want Harry to see that side of him just yet. Lucius walked out trying not to draw attention to himself. Voldemort turned to Harry to continue their discussion and to hopefully talk about the plans for the future of the wizarding world.

*** That is this chapter! It was horrible! But I hope you liked it and I hoped you liked the Quirrellmort thing. One of the reviewers (lovepercy76324) wanted me to mention it so I did! Thank you to everyone that has been reading this story it really means a lot to me! Please REVIEW! I wrote this chapter with giddy anticipation so please excuse my careless mistakes! *** -Castlerocks