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Chapter 33. "Back from the dead!"
Starts immediately after chapter 32.
"Get out of my way Sirius!" Remus tried to go around the Vampire but the bastard just blocked him.
"No can do Moony. We're talking whether you want to or not." Sirius pushed the werewolf back inside and slammed the door behind him.
"I don't have anything to say to you." The werewolf bit out crossing his arms.
"Well that's too bad." Sirius crossed his arms mockingly.
"So long as you get your way nothing matters." Remus uncrossed his arms. Full moon tomorrow and Sirius was making him angry. The Vampire must have a freaking death wish!
"I did it for you!"
"For me!" Remus half growled, he wanted to beat Sirius just beat him, he though murderously. Damn Moony wanted out! Remus quickly concentrated and pushed the werewolf deep inside him.
"The pack has always treated you like shit… besides Moony agreed to it!" Sirius cried desperately.
With one last push Remus raised his head and spoke up. "Moony is not in charge! I am!"
"Well you'll have to take that up with him tomorrow night."
"Fucking funny."
"No joke. And you're right I got what I wanted! So there I admit it! Now how about you admit that I gave you a chance to live the life you've always wanted."
"I didn't need your help!" Remus shouted but Sirius didn't back down.
"Yes you did!" The Vampire stepped closer but Remus turned from him.
"I didn't ask for it…" Lupin half growled tiredly. What was the use? Would Sirius even understand what he was talking about? He went to a chair and sat down exhausted.
"For what it's worth…I'm sorry." Sirius whispered rubbing his eyes. He felt tired…the visions or dreams or whatever the hell they were weren't leaving him alone.
"For doing it or for doing as you please?"
"It was never my intention to hurt you…" he admitted sadly but then looked up with a calculating look. "…but if-" he continued.
"…if you had a choice you'd do it again." Remus finished exasperatedly.
"Yes, I'm sorry… but I would. Narcissa should've never married Malfoy. I always wanted her for you."
"Sweet Merlin you had my life planned out since then!" Remus was in shock…how could his friend be so controlling?
"No…but if you couldn't have the best…you'd have her. When my father married her off it ticked me off."
"So she was number two on your list?" Remus laughed sarcastically. "Geez and who was the other paragon of perfection you had in store form me?"
"That person is long gone."
"How tragic!"
"Down right catastrophic…" Sirius mumbled shifting uneasily. "So, you still mad?"
"I'll always be mad." Remus leaned back and closed his eyes.
Siri bit his lip. "I feel a but coming on."
"Siri just shut up."
"But…" Sirius insisted hoping with all his heart.
"But I forgive you."
"YES!" Sirius shouted jumping two feet in the air. "YOU ADORABLE FUCKING MUTT! I LOVE YOU!" Sirius roared happily.
"Don't let the Prince hear you say that. I don't think I can take him." Remus said smiling dryly while Sirius did what could only be called a victory dance.
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later at Grimmauld Place…
Remus flooed back to Grimmauld to find Narcissa waiting for him with tea. "How's Draco?"
Remus sighed and sat before her. "He's fine physically… emotionally…"
"Emotionally what?" Narcissa knew her son better than anybody and was anxious to hear any news about him.
"He is his father's son Narcissa…" Remus trailed off restlessly as rush of feeling broke through and the cup shattered in his hand. Moony wanted out, wanted Narcissa. He had been able to keep the beast at bay the last full moon but just barely…just barely. He had to go…before the werewolf got a foot in the door.
Narcissa jumped back when the cup shattered. Remus' hand was shaking slightly. She breathed steadily and cleaned the mess up with a wave of her hand.
"Draco admired his father, but he was no where as cold as Lucius." She murmured stoically.
"Good to know but he's going into himself. That can't be good." Remus looked his hand over just a few minor cuts. His wife was a cool one indeed not even a trace of fear and she knew what was coming. Amazing!
"Can you help him?"
"No. Maybe someone else but not me."
"He'll come around." Narcissa said stubbornly.
"I hope… for your sake."
"Not for yours."
"I'm his step father I will always do my duty by him."
Narcissa nodded gratefully it was the best she could hope for under the circumstances.
"It'll be a full moon tomorrow. You know what you're supposed to do." Lupin said walking out of the Library. Narcissa didn't say anything but nodded.
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Draco got back to the Manor late. Damn! He had missed dinner! He and Bill had spent some time looking for the mermaid…the red head had even waded in but nothing had happened so they had talked about this and that instead. For a little while he had felt normal. He hadn't felt that way in a while.
"You missed your dinner Mr. Malfoy." The Prince called from a dark corner.
"My apologies Prince I lost track of time." Draco explained straightening his clothes.
"Indeed! And what were you doing?" He asked stepping closer.
"I was exploring the pond over the south hill."
"Alone?"
"No Mr. Weasly was with me."
"Ronald?"
"No. Professor Weasley." Draco answered shortly Wanting to be out of the Prince's presence. The Vampire was making him nervous just like his father but worse.
"I see. Take care you don't miss any more meals." The Prince dismissed him with a wave of his hand. Draco nodded and walked away feeling the Prince's eyes on him the whole time. As pleasant as the afternoon had been Draco had no plans of repeating it. The Professor was pleasant enough but...
Mr. Weasley and Draco Malfoy….they were both purebloods…the possibilities… Minutes later the Prince ordered one of his guards to bring the Professor before him.
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Ron was bored! So completely and utterly bored…he had tried baiting Draco but the bastard was ignoring him. He had tried exploring but when he came across the Vampires spread out through the castle he had changed his mind. He had tried reading, boy what a waste of time that had been! Oh Merlin! How boring could it get! Something happen! let something happen! He implored silently looking out the window.
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Dumbledore sat with the twelve of the twenty most influential houses in Wizarding England.
"…Well the Black's have been passed on to Narcissa and Lupin." Lord Mortin began.
"Yes I heard the rumour." Another Lord murmured.
"No rumour. Wasn't Lupin a pupil here?" Lord Mortin asked the Headmaster.
"Yes once…most skilled in DADA." Dumbledore informed sipping his tea.
"Isn't he a werewolf?" Lord Corntel asked. He was a large man with dark blue eyes and a mean streak the size of the Black Sea.
"Yes. One of the reason the Canters are not present…" Dumbledore answered.
"Their daughter was bitten last year …I think." another Lord added.
"Daughter? I thought it had been the son." Dumbledore asked feigning ignorance.
"It wasn't. She was engaged to my cousin but we broke the engagement off." Lord St. Noir announced. "Hated doing it…but under the circumstances ..."
The rest of the Lords nodded in agreement.
"Sirius can't expect the Wizarding World to accept this Lupin fellow as the next head of Black." Lord Justine asked.
"He's adopted him as his brother. Blood and magical brothers…and had him marry Narcissa his first cousin…the bastard's got all the bases covered. Besides is not Lupin that will be house of Black but his children." Lord St. Noir clarified angrily.
"Can anything be done?" Lord Mortin asked.
"Well we could kill him before they have any off spring." Somoen suggested quietly.
Dumbledore and the men in the room knew the connection that Lupin had with Sirius Black and what Sirius meant to Harry. If war broke out Lupin would not think twice to use his wealth to aid Potter and Snape.
Dumbledore leaned back and spoke quietly the Wizards in the room quickly hushed and listened. "Cripple them…they are growing in support. Time we started especially now that Lestrange is back with Voldemort. Time to let the Prophecy leak out. The Dark Lord will not wait to strike once he knows of it. Have them kill each other and then we go in and do away with the survivors. We can not have another trying to rule over us if the Dark Lord is brought down. The youth is surrounded by dark creatures. His father in law is head of the family; the boy has to accept the Prince's will. I've tried through every mean possible to bring him back to us but he will not forsake them." Dumbledore shrugged the rest and looked at each of those present. These Wizards were hard and powerful they would never allow a puppet like Harry to rule over them specially if behind him stood dark creatures such as werewolves and Vampires.
In a custom dating back to the time of Merlin the Wizard's removed their wands and laid them on the table before them. Albus looked to each one and in turn did the same. They had just pledged their wands to the destruction of the Snape's and Potters.
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Prince Alessander was talking amicably to a very wary Bill Weasley when a terrified scream brought them to their feet. The Vampire guard quickly spread out and soon found a very frightened Myrtle sobbing in a dark corner of one of the Libraries.
"Cousin?" the Prince queried Myrtle's flickering form.
"Oh Alessander it's awful!"
"What?" Bill asked.
"Lord Potter!" Myrtle whispered as if telling a big secret.
Bill looked around shaken "Harry?"
"No! Harry's grandfather! He's …he's alive!"
"Bloody hell!" Ron shouted in shock the boy had been chasing the ghost and had caught up with her in time to hear the disclosure.
Sirius walked in rubbing his eyes when he noticed the commotion. The Vampire guard was flanking the Prince and Moaning Myrtle was crying…really did the girl do anything but cry? What's going on?"
"Lord Potter seems to have returned from the grave." The Prince explained grimacing. Lord Potter had been a bastard when he had been alive…if it was true that he was back it could only spell problems for the Prince and the Vampires' hold on his son-n-law.
Sirius and James' father had never liked each other. The older Potter had always seen him as a bad influence on James, not that Sirius had cared. Sirius had never lived to please anyone so the old Wizard's dislike had never bothered him. His only worry was how the old Wizard would affect his Godson. "Bloody hell!"
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Harry was getting ready for bed when a scream brought him to his knees. He covered his ears as he tried to concentrate on keeping the terror from entering his mind.
"Severus!" Harry screamed dropping to the floor. Sweet Merlin what was happening!
When Severus finally made it to his side Harry had passed out. Severus touched Harry's face he was icy cold. Merlin what was wrong. Physically unable to carry his husband Severus levitated him to their bedroom where he set about trying to wake him.
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"Well that was enjoyable!" Lord Voldemort shouted in gleeful madness as the last muggle died.
The cries had been non stop for almost two hours. Muggles were so resilient and there were so many of them.
"Bella my sweet you can kill this one! They were brought for you! A reward for your sacrifice!"
"Thank you my Lord." Bella proceeded to torture the young girl. Hours later the girl was dragged away dead and Bella lay at Voldemort's feet in gratitude.
"Rise my pet there's much to do …"
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Lord Potter had not found the magical items needed to release him from his imprisonment before he had been found. As soon as they opened the casket he would die. Years of searching for the key to his freedom had been lost…already he felt death coming for him…he closed his eyes and concentrated trying to keep the darkness at bay…but he knew it wouldn't work for long. He had never felt so angry and so terrified at the idea that he had finally lost his battle with death. He felt a coldness encroach him and he shuddered when the cold became intolerable. He had never been so near death as now and it terrified him!
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Cecilia watched the casket like box with interest. Someone was in there…dying so it seemed. She had debated on whether she should follow the ghost or not. In the end she had turned back and stayed. Something exciting was going to happen, she slithered closer and waited.
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