Today was a good day for me. The thunderheads above rumbled ominously but I paid no notice. It wasn't going to slow me down. I continued to walk up the rocky path up the mountain side, finally reaching my destination. It was a cave entrance a few feet tall then me and about twenty feet wide. The rain began to fall when I entered the cave. The mysterious blue glow came from a large blue fire that was blazing in the center of the cave. I group of people sat circled around the fire.
"Ah James, we have been waiting." I high, cold voice said pleasantly.
The voice always sent shivers down my spine, but they were always shivers of pleasure. The Dark Lord had never been angry with my work, because I never failed. I knew he wasn't angry, because I had done nothing wrong, but one could never be sure.
"I hope my late arrival doesn't displease you, My Lord." I answered.
I walked up to the seated people and sat down in an open space. The Dark Lord sat across from me, smirking. At least I was still on his good side.
"Now that James has arrived, we can begin. It is now time to attack. All of the raids so far have been nothing compared to what we are capable of. I have told you all to hold back, now I am telling you to show with everything you have. We need a place to strike to show our true colors. Any ideas?"
It was silent for a long moment, but then the Death Eater sitting to the right of Voldemort spoke.
"Why not Gringotts, My Lord," whispered Bellatrix Lestrange. "Show them we can attack even the most guarded place?"
"I have already infiltrated the pathetic bank," answered Voldemort. "It can hold nothing from me."
"Why not the Ministry then?" spoke Antonin Dolohov. "Stab the beast in the heart."
"No," said Voldemort. "I want them to see our true power before we destroy them.
"I think we should attack Diagon Alley," I suggested.
"A shop filled street? Ha!" Bellatrix snorted. "It has no value whatsoever."
"Exactly," I countered. "It will have poor defenses. We can attack on September 1st, when all the children are getting their school things. All the parents will think they will be safe, but if no one sees it coming, it will be as easy as pie."
It was quiet for a while as all the top Death Eaters considered it. Bellatrix glared at me and I glared back. She was always jealous of me since I was the Dark Lord's favorite.
"That's not a bad idea. Open space, lots of innocents, pandemonium. It was possibility." Voldemort pondered. I knew I had hit the right note. My advice was usually the advice he considered the most. The Dark Lord turned to look at us all in turn. "Diagon Alley it is then. I want you all too all Apparate at the same time into the Alley and attack at will. Kill as many as possible. Retreat only when necessary. You all know the rules. Spread the word."
We all nodded and rose, sensing the finality in his voice. Bellatrix gave me another angry look before turning to leave. I began to leave as well, but froze when I heard Voldemort address me.
"James, wait a moment. I am not done with you."
I turned around and faced Voldemort. We were alone now. He smiled coldly and walked passed me out of the cave. I followed.
"You probably know that the Ministry are trying to hunt the rest of my Death Eaters down, but they fail to add you into the mix. It has made your assistance even more helpful because of it. But I am afraid they have finally opened their eyes."
I had been waiting for this to happen. To have an Auror be assigned to catch me. Ha. Like that would ever happen. I was ready for some fun anyway.
Voldemort saw the evil smile on my lips. "It should be easy for you to handle this. It is a Mudblood by the name of Lily Evans. Play nice with her, won't you? We don't want to ruin the Ministry's reputation now don't we?"
"As you wish, My Lord." I answered. A Mudblood, and a woman at that. I was hoping for more of a challenge. He disapparated before I could do anything else. I stared out across the valley at Hogwarts. I wonder what the Ministry or Dumbledore would think if they realized that Voldemort and his top advisors met so close to Hogwarts? Oh, well. I had more pressing matters to attend to. It was only a few days until September 1st.
I wonder what kind of tortures I can think of for this Lily Evans.