AN: Thank you for the wait ! I'm sorry to all that wished for an earlier update ^^
H: "Will I be in this chapter ? Will I?" *pouts cutely*
A: "Awww ! No, sorry Harry… But next time you'll be the star! I promise!"
V: "Promises are a nuisance. "
A: "Awwn you're both so cute. *dodges a flying unforgivable* Okay! okay! But Harry's cute, right?"
V: *glances on a still pouting Harry. And then stares… and stares …*
A: "Voldie …you're drooling…"
V: *scowling* "Shut up and start the chapter already!"
Chapter 5- Three tides
The heavy breathing of the blonde tied to a chair was drowned out by the screech of an opening door. Two pairs of eyes looked up at those entering. Ginny folded Harry's invisibility cloak while Fred and George made their way to one of the many desks at the front of a classroom.
"Put those here, we'll start soon." Hermione's voice sounded very composed, though a storm was brewing in her head. So many things could go wrong… And at the same time they couldn't have concocted a better plan. There was a clink as the potions were put on a desk beside the still bound Draco Malfoy.
"The git hasn't woken up."
The twins grinned. "Well he does need his beauty sleep after all." Ginny rolled her eyes as she sat on another desk, flailing her legs slightly.
"You sure no one noticed anything?" The second to youngest Weasley asked.
There was a pair of gasps."But Ronnykins!"
"Why do you hurt us so!"
"You don't believe that our love for you would overcome the sneaky professors and the other dangers there are out there?" The twins' exclamations resulted in Ron blushing all over and muttering something around the lines of 'stupid perverted brothers'.
There was a soft moan."Shush you all, he's waking." Immediately their attention was focused on a Malfoy heir. Ginny took the first vial of veritaserum at once and promptly made a Slytherin drink it.
"It's late. I hope no one goes searching for him…" Ron glanced nervously at the blonde. He still wasn't entirely sure about all that plan.
"Well yeah, that could be a trouble...if we hadn't drugged most of the Slytherins at supper so they'd pass out earlier than normal." Fred boasted proudly.
"I still can't believe you used drugs on all of them … We could be kicked straight into Azkaban you know." Hermione whispered, but even she couldn't deny it'd be worth it if their plan succeeded. Malfoy woke up slightly but immediately spaced out, his eyes dull and unmoving.
Ginny took a deep breath and started. "State your name."
"Draconis Lucius Malfoy, pureblood." 'She didn't ask you that you self absorbed prat!' Ron thought to himself with some amusement.
"Is your father Lucius a Death Eater that pledged loyalty to Dark Lord?"
"Yes." Came an expected reply. Then Fred asked: "Is the Dark Lord in your Manor?" There was an evident battle of Draco's consciousness and the potion. Hermione sighed heavily. She knew it wouldn't be that easy.
"This veritaserum is weaker than normal, he'll start coming around soon."
"Don't worry, Hermione, we have two more doses. Snape will have a heart attack for sure."
"Ah the faces he would make... Pity we won't be able to see them." George shook his head with true sadness.
"Is Dark Lord in Malfoy Manor?" Fred tried again more forcefully. Draco struggled, but finally he succumbed to the potion with a "yes." They all glanced at each other. Ron broke the silence with rare smile.
"We have him."
Dumbledore eyed his friend that was now sitting elegantly on a coach in private set of rooms prepared for guests warily. Aelfric was enjoying his red wine and humming lightly without any care; which was the honest truth… what care could he have in a world where he could live forever?
"I'm glad you decided to meet me, your help will be of great value." Aelfric looked up to older wizard sitting across him. Dumbledore seemed a bit uncomfortable. "Have you…?"
"Fed? Yes, I did. Don't worry, none of your little students suffered." He smirked while taking another sip of his drink."
Headmaster visibly relaxed. It would be a very bad development if suddenly they accused him of allowing a vampire to feast at Hogwarts. It was bad enough that somehow The Prophet knew about him recruiting creatures to his ranks. Fudge was very pleased, though.
"So what is it that you require of me? I saw the boy." Oh yes, he had seen him. But what he had felt coming off of the little human had surprised even himself (and not many things are able to surprise someone who has lived almost seven hundred years.) The power the boy held was exquisite. So dark yet so innocent that it was almost pure. It had been very hard for him to not give away his hiding spot and sink his fangs into that sweet flesh; to taste just a bit of that intense river of magic that flowed through boys veins. He'd become an addict for sure.
"So you managed to sneak past Tom's wards? Impressive…"
Aelfric snorted. "Don't take me for a fool Albus." He left the empty glass on a small table near the couch, eyes blazing with silver light. "You very well know that creatures of night are able to ignore the barriers when the moon is full. Now tell me what is it that you desire?" His voice became smooth with promise of death and blood.
Dumbledore looked with hard expression at the vampire. "I want you to kill him."
Aelfric's eyes widened for a bit before his expression was a mask again. "That's a lot to ask Albus, the boy is a volcano ready to erupt at any moment." He searched Headmasters eyes for any hesitance but found none. He sighed heavily. "I'll need more wine…"
The night air was cold against her white skin. Her eyes focused on a lone figure trudging towards the huge castle near the sea shore. What was Severus Snape doing out so late and so far from his dungeon? She saw him nearing the gates and she changed herself into a small spider. When he was in reach of the branch she was on, she jumped lightly on his back and hid near a collar of his robe. The wards of the castle were amazing; she had to conceal her aura and surround herself with that of Potions master to be undetected. They walked on a paved road and reached black doors with runic inscriptions on them. Severus took his wand from a sleeve and touched the door with it's tip. Small ball of green light surrounded his wand and the door opened.
He strode confidently through the great hall and left to stop before another door of yew. She was startled by the power reeking from inside. It felt like she would suffocate if she were to enter the room. But she had no choice. She had to see what was inside. Her master would be more inclined to release her then. Pity that if she had not been controlled she could blast him and his damn castle straight to hell. Well, life wasn't fair. Eternal life was even less.
The doors before them opened showing a room with the only light being a glowing ball at the front near the great marble throne. Her spidery form shuddered. So much … such great power. What was the source? She had to know!
"Severus." The cold voice called from the darkness around them when Snape came to the center of the round room.
"Master." He answered with respect and … awe? The proud Half Blood prince in awe of someone? That was big news…
"Why is it that you have brought a demon into my home?"
She tensed. 'Impossible…' No one could have such a good sense to realize she was here and that she was a demon… At least no human could. Severus murmured something and suddenly she felt pain forcing her to transform to her original form. Or at least her half-original form, seeing as her power was bound. She stood gasping for air as her red scaly wings spread. Then she dodged a curse heading her way. Another one bounced off of her shield but then she was bound by a dark power that was corroding whole room. 'Another impossibility… no human could be strong enough to shatter demonic shield with one swipe' She tried to struggle and escape, but her efforts were futile.
"I won't kill you.. ." The unsaid 'yet' hung in the air. "You may return to your master." The voice was starting to sound familiar, but she couldn't quite place it. "Tell him he should step aside from the war. He has no chance against dark forces. But he shouldn't worry about child's fate… Just like the world, he will be mine."
Then she felt the bindings lessen so she escaped as soon as she could by breaking through the window. She was followed by a cold maniac laughter that sent chills over her skin. One thing was certain; Severus Snape definitely was a sneaky snake everyone thought him to be … just more slippery than anyone had realized.
AN: Well that was nice, I think ^^ Next time I'll do more HP/LV, after all I can't wait for it too :D
Who is the third tide? Will Aelfric listen to Albus and kill Harry? Will he be even able to or will his blood lust take over? And what plan do Harry's friends have exactly ? Will it succeed? What about prophecy and the strange dream Harry had of Cedric? Why is Harry drawing everyone to him? So many questions… I just hope I'll be able to answer them all ^^