It had been a few days since arriving to the mansion, and Harry was still feeling completely lost. He had learned that they had the entire third floor to themselves. The second floor had a few more rooms were most guests usually stayed. Hyacintha had slept most of the time but the few times he saw her, she was beginning to seem more herself. He walked into the dinning room where many house occupants were already seated. Dinner had already been served as some were almost done or hadn't started eating. He still felt wired to be in the presence of Death Eaters and not have them casting spells at you. He sat beside of Auaraya who sat across from an empty chair. Beside the chair sat Jason, only he wasn't alone. He held Hyacintha close to him as she fed from his wrist. He glanced at the head of the table and noticed Voldemort's frown. Harry could tell he was worried. He was seated to the left of Voldemort, so he reacted over and tapped his hand.
"She will be fine." Harry tried to reassure him. Voldemort turned his gaze to Harry.
"Call me Tom. I know she will be fine but Jason will loose more energy the more he feeds her." Voldemort said surprising Harry.
"Why doesn't he let anyone else feed her like that?"
"He said something about his blood being powerful or ancient."
"But you're her parent too. Why couldn't you do it?"
"I never thought about that."
Harry watched as Voldemort leaned over to whisper to his mate. Jason nodded and had Hyacintha ease up. He closed the wounds as she slipped off his lap. Voldemort pulled her onto his as he picked up a knife. He made a cut along his wrist and allowed Hyacintha to feed from him for a while. Harry noticed that Hyacintha had been feeding a lot from her father but none from Draco.
"Why doesn't she feed from Draco?" Harry asked Auaraya.
"She would kill him before she knew it right now." Auaraya answered.
"But when she feels better and is herself again, she will."
Harry was slightly confused but didn't think too much about it as he dug into his dinner.
Dinner went by fast and soon Harry noticed that it was going on 10:00pm. He didn't pay too much attention still thinking it was early. He got use to the time used at the manor. No matter who was there, everyone was up all night and slept during the day. Harry headed out to the gardens with Auaraya and Draco. He had been spending time getting to know his rival and was becoming fast friends with him.
"So why is Hyacintha the way she is? No one ever explained to me." Harry said sitting in front of a fountain.
"Everyone goes through different stages with their power, where their power increases. The more powerful the more we hunger. When my power increased, I was well prepared. I had been feeding every night for weeks. Hyacintha hasn't been feeding as often as she should, so when her power increased…" Auaraya explained.
"She lost control." Harry finished knowing what Auaraya didn't say.
"Yes and now her father is trying to help by stabilizing her power so she can control it. The only problem with that is…" Draco said.
"It's making him weaker for a time until she is better." Auaraya cut in.
"How much longer before she is better?" Harry asked.
"It should be another day or so." Draco responded.
As the group sat around the fountain talking, no one noticed that they had company. Lucius and Severus had inadvertently came upon the teens. Not knowing what to say, a heavy silence fell upon the group. Harry glanced at Lucius and Severus and blinked. He noticed that the two were holding hands and walking close as lovers do. Harry saw that no one else did not care or notice. The two stood before the teens as the teens glanced up to the two men.
"Hello father, Godfather." Draco said.
"Good evening son. I hope we didn't interrupt something." Lucius said.
"No, nothing at l. We were just talking about Kina. How is she?" Auaraya asked.
"I don't know. The Lords are keeping her in their care." Severus said.
Harry couldn't take his eyes away from the couple. He couldn't get over the closeness of the two. Draco and Auaraya made room for the two to join them. Harry watched as Lucius sat down pulling Severus onto his lap.
Severus leaned back against Lucius comfortably. He did not care if a few of his students were around. He hardly ever spent time with his lover. He did not have a problem with his position; he knew all of the teens present were well aware of their relationship. There was only one exception but that was soon to change. He was tired of hiding his true self from everyone, and was glade to be back to the only place he could be himself and with his lover.
"Sorry if I bother you but how long have you two been together? What about Draco's mother?" Harry began to ask questions.
Severus chuckled lightly, delighting his lover. Lucius was glade to hear his Severus laugh once again. It was always joyful to hear.
"We have been together for years. Draco's mother and I are really not together anymore. Haven't been in quite some time." Lucius responded.
"Oh, then how come we never have seen you two together?" Harry asked.
"We have to hide it from Dumbledore. If he ever found out, it would jeopardize everything we have been trying to do." Snape said.
"What have you been trying to do that Dumbledore would interfere?" Harry asked.
"Dumbledore has been in power for far too long. He has been manipulating the ministry in order to run to run the wizardry world." A young voice said from the shadows. Everyone looked over to where the voice had come from only to discover someone they weren't expecting.
"Kina! We weren't expecting you to be better for a few more days." Auaraya said jumping up and running to her best friend, Draco joined her and lifted Hyacintha up, spinning her around before holding her close to him.
"My lady, it's pleasant to see you well." Lucius said respectfully while nearly glaring daggers at his son for his forgotten manners. Hyacintha just nodded before leaning back against Draco. Draco wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
A hand reacted out and touched Hyacintha's shoulder. Harry jumped slightly surprised to find Voldemort standing there. He was still getting used to being in the same place as him without fighting for his life.
"Did somebody call for a party and not tell me?" Voldemort teased.
"They can't help it if everyone wants to hang around them." Jason said standing beside his mate.
"My Lords." Snape and Lucius said together standing up.
"Lucius, Severus we have located a group who have been killing the ancients. They have targeted my mate and his people. I need you two to take whoever and how many people you need in order to apprehend them. You leave tomorrow." Voldemort said, moving to step in the moonlight. Snape and Lucius bowed knowing it was serious.
"My Lords, how long do you think we will be gone? I would like to spend the Holiday with my son." Lucius said.
"It shouldn't be more than a day or so. We just need to know who has been behind the killings. They must come to justice." Jason said his eyes flashing moonlight silver.
"Kids go back inside. We have some business to discuss." Voldemort said.
"Auaraya, your parents will be returning tomorrow with some surprise visitors I'm sure you would want to see." Jason said.
Auaraya just nodded and led the group back inside. Once in, Harry turned to Auaraya.
"When did your parents leave?" he asked.
"A few a days or two after we arrived. Why?" Auaraya answered.
"Just wondering, do they always leave like that?"
"Yea, they go undercover a lot to track enemies and any potential threat. They are also part of the guard for our Lord." Auaraya answered.
"Now what do we do?" Draco complained as he sat down on a leather couch.
"Well, there is a secret game room that we could go to." Hyacintha said as she sat on Draco's lap. Auaraya and Harry joined them on the couch.
"Do you know where it is?" Harry asked.
"Yea, upstairs in a hidden room." Hyacintha said.
"What are we waiting for?" Harry asked as he stood up pulling Auaraya up with him.
"Lead the way." Draco said standing up cradling Hyacintha.
"I can't if you don't put me down." Hyacintha laughed. Draco smiled when he heard Hyacintha laugh. He had truly missed it. He put her down gently as she took hold of Draco's hand and led him from the room. Harry and Auaraya followed behind them laughing at the pair.
Hyacintha led them through the house and up to the second floor. She opened the door that led to a huge library.
"Wow! It's as big as the library at Hogwarts." Harry replied when he walked in.
"Bigger actually." Hyacintha said as she led them to a back corner. A huge painting hung on the wall. It was a painting of a large black panther. The panther scanned each one the bowed to Hyacintha before opening to reveal a door. She walked in and turned on the lights to the very dark room. The group followed after her, Harry being last. When Harry walked in his mouth hung open in surprise. The room was huge, packed from ceiling to floor with shelves of games. On half the room, there were muggle games while the other half had magical games. There was a huge flat screen TV hung up on the wall with all the muggle gaming consoles. Lined up on either side of the TV were all the games imaginable. A long black leather couch sat in front of the TV with to black leather chairs at either end.
"Wow! This is amazing. Why is the room locked up though?" Harry asked.
"When I was younger, I found this room. I would spend so much time here. My father would search the place for me; I thought it was a game. He did eventually find me and used the room to hide the truly loyal Death Eaters. Afterward, father began to lock the door and placed a painting over the entrance. He made this room my retreat in other words. The painting scans everyone wanting to enter. It only opens for me and my father." Hyacintha said.
"Oh, so if we tried to come here without you…" Harry said.
"It would not open." Hyacintha finished.
"Hey there are stairs back here!" Draco yelled from around a small corner. Hyacintha and Harry followed Draco's voice. Auaraya showed up shortly after.
"Yea, they lead to my bedroom. A secret entrance." Hyacintha said.
"Yea?" Draco said smiling.
Auaraya rolled her eyes and took Harry by the arm. They went back over to the couch and began to watch some TV together. Hyacintha took Draco by the hand and lead him up to her bedroom.
Hyacintha opened the door at the top of the stairs and led Draco through. When Draco turned back to the door, it was solid wall. He soon got over his shock when he felt Hyacintha begin to kiss his jaw. Draco smiled as he turned and captured her lips. He deepened the kiss as his hands ran through her silk hair. Her hands found their way to the hem of his shirt and slowly lifted the shirt up. Draco broke the kiss long enough to take his shirt on off. He deeply kissed her again and began to led her to the bed. Step by step a piece of their clothes found the ground. Hyacintha groaned in pleasure when she felt Draco's member against her inner thigh. Draco slowly lowered her to the bed when Hyacintha hit the edge of the bed.
She crawled back up to him kissing him again before lying curled at his side. They both knew things were about to change for the both of them. How to run it across their parents was another problem all together. They spent the rest of the night and the next day in each others arms, without a care in the world. As they slept, they were unaware of the dangers that where about to unfold right before their eyes.
Dumbledore passed his office for the hundredth time. Since the holidays had begun, he had been plotting on how best to bring the new students under his control as new pawns. The attack on the village did not go as planned. While soothing things over with the magical community, he was boiling in anger as the girls revealed their true nature. He did not know what to do with them in his game. They were becoming more of a problem then anything else.
He managed to convince people that the crimes were Death Eaters. It only took care part of the problem. The other part of the problem lay with the Ancients. They were powerful and could hold sway over a number of wizards and witches. As a collective, the Ancients held more power than any one wizard would dream of having. He had to have that power. He wanted to destroy them in any way that he could. There was no doubt in his mind that with them out of the way, there was no one else to come between him and his power.
'There has to be a way to control the girls and use them against their own kind.' He thought as he turned and headed back towards his desk. He paused half way as an idea came to him. He headed to the tall book case on his left and searched through the titles. He smiled when he found the title of the book he wanted. The title read: Dark Magic: Manipulations and There Effects. He sat at his desk and flipped through the chapters until he found the one chapter he was looking for; Eternal Bindings on Vampires. He read the chapter until he came across the section he was looking for.
'Binding vampires is the most difficult thing among the manipulations. It can be very dangerous to both the spell caster and the victim. If done correctly, it can be very useful for the caster. The spell must be done correctly in order to have complete control of the said vampire. The victim would be completely under control of the caster until that said caster releases the victim or the victim is killed. The victim would go against there own beliefs if the caster so wished it, the only catch known at this time with binding vampires is that a caster can only bind up to two vampires and even then that can be dangerous, if not fatal, to both caster and victims, the caster must be very powerful and must cast the spell at the exact moment that the clock strikes 12 on a full moon.
In order for this spell to work, the caster must have the victim or victims in there presence for the best results. If the spell was performed correctly, results will be immediate. Once the victim is under control, a glazed look will be present in their eyes. The victim would not be able to do a thing until the caster has given orders. The first two days are crucial for the caster. The spell could fall apart on its own if the victim has enough will power to override the commands. To prevent this from happening, the caster must reinforce their will upon the victim for 48 hours. After the time frame, the victim could proceed to act as they had before the spell. A strong mind link would come in handy to call the victims at any given time.'
Dumbledore closed the book and pondered over the plan he had formed. The first part would have to get the girls to him on a full moon. It was going to be easy enough for him to make up some excuse for the girls to come to his office. It was just a matter of keeping them there. It would have to find the girls weakness and use it against him. Once he reached a decision, he replaced the book back on the shelf and looked for another book. The book was more recent than the one he had before. It was a listing of every magical creature and their descendants. He flipped through until he found the section he needed and scrolled down until he came upon an interesting piece of information about the ancient's leader and his child. He grinned when he thought about the end result of his plan. He now knew all he needed to know. He just had to wait for the right time to began his wonderful plan against the ancients.
He replaced the book back on the shelf just as a knock sounded at the door. He returned to his desk and prepared for the unexpected visitors. He didn't get a chance to invite the guest in when the door burst open. He tried to hide is distaste for the visitor with a smile. The smile did not reach his eyes.
"Hello. What do I own for this visit?" Dumbledore asked his guests.
"You know perfectly well. We were hear before but you wouldn't remember us. We were busy with a problem our lord is dealing with right now." The man spoke.
"I have no clue to what you are referring to." Dumbledore replied.
"You should have reported young Hyacintha's condition to her father. It would have been much less of a shock for all of use." The woman spoke.
Dumbledore could no longer hold back his anger. His eyes flashed with hatred in his eyes. It would have frightened anyone just to catch a glace of his eyes, but his guests did not flinch. He nearly panicked when he realized that he could not scare his guests.
"Your look will not frighten us away from what we want to know." The female said.
"Our Lord can throw worse looks around than you can. Everyone gets used to it." The male said. "Now back to the business at hand. Why did you choose to withhold important information from the child's father?"
"I felt that she was uninjured in anyway. I did not realize that she was hurt. She seemed to be her usual self." Dumbledore said twirling his thumbs.
"That's a lie and you know it." The male said nearly growling at the headmaster. The female gently laid a hand on his shoulder to reframe him from doing anything irrational. He took a long deep breathe before shaking his head to clear his anger. He could not believe the man would deny knowing anything about the child he looked to as his daughter.
"You must realize that you are playing a very dangerous game. Next time anything happens, you will report it to the girl's father before you fall into dangerous hands." The female said as they backed out the door. Once the door closed, Dumbledore let out the breathe he had been holding. His plan was going to be pushed up a bit. The next full moon would be soon, he could wait that long.
Jason was sitting in the library looking for anything that could help to save his people. He had just finished looking through the last book he had been his mate walked in. He watched as Voldemort came up to him with a grin on his face. Jason raised an eyebrow at him in curiosity.
"What has you in such a good mood, Tom?" Jason asked.
"We have a lead on who is behind the killings. Well at least narrowed it down to the location." Voldemort said as he sat across from his mate.
"Do tell." Jason said.
"Well, it could be someone or a group from over seas who have a grudge against your people. Say someone you had made enemies with. It could be someone from London or even from Hogwarts."
"WHAT?" Jason yelled as he stood up knocking back his chair. His power began to grow at an alarming rate. Voldemort actually cringed and scooted back some.
"I'm not sure about the last one but it could be a possibility. My source couldn't get all the information just yet."
Jason closed his eyes for a second to calm down. Once he felt his power was under control, he headed to the door looking for his bodyguard. His eyes flashed silver when he spotted who he was seeking. Voldemort followed behind him, wanting to know what was taking place.
"Jerrieth, take some of our best and search around in London for anything that might be connected to the attacks. Find any rumors, any leads, anything that can be helpful. Send three others out elsewhere to do the same thing. Report back to me directly every five days. Keep me posted." Jason said, his eyes darkening to show how serious the matter at hand was.
Jerrieth saluted him and hurried on down the hall to do as his lord wished. He almost felt sorry for the ones responsible, almost. Voldemort watched the young man run down the hall before he returned his gaze back to his mate. He had forgotten just how frightening his mate could be at times. He tried to think back to how many times he saw the same look in his eyes but could not place a memory to it. He shrugged knowing it was probably during the times he wasn't paying any attention to his mate. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he barely noticed as his mate doubled over in pain. He snapped out of it just in time to keep him from hitting the ground.
Jason had watched Jerrieth until he could no longer see or smell him. He took his time trying to regain complete control over his power before he made a move. The pain hit him hard as he felt like his insides were on fire. He did not know where the pain was coming from. The burning sensation became so intense that he doubled over in sheer pain. He softly cried out as he felt a connection break away followed by two others. He nearly hit the ground when he felt a four connection break, but a pair of strong arms grabbed hold of his waist and prevented that from happening. He opened his eyes, which he didn't remember when he closed them, and saw the worried eyes of his mate. He tried to smile but he tensed up as the pain increased.
"There have been more deaths." Jason tried to explain in between the pain. Voldemort didn't need to hear more as he picked his mate up bridal style and carried him down the halls to the master bedroom. He stopped one of his followers and made them open the door for him. He gently tried to lay his mate down on the bed, but Jason clung to him tighter. Voldemort gave up and laid down on the bed with Jason secured close to his side.
Voldemort glared at his follower and yelled, "Go get Snape!" Jason curled into a fetal position clinging onto Voldemort as if he would just disappear. Voldemort rubbed comforting circles on his mate's back to try to calm him. He was close to tears to see his mate in so much pain and not be able to do anything about it. Just then, Snape appeared with Lucius at his side. Between them, they each carried handfuls of potions. They nearly ran to the bed side with a look of shock and worried edged upon their faces.
"I'm not sure if any of these potions will work on his kind but we can try." Snape said as he sat on the edge of the bed. He handed a pain-killing potion to Voldemort. He watched as Voldemort gently got his mate to drink the potion. Jason just curled around Voldemort slightly shaking. They tried a few other potions but none really helped. With a deep sigh, Voldemort gave up trying to find something to help his mate. The potions weren't working.
"I will research and come up with effective potions for their kind. It may take some time but at least we will know it will be available." Snape said determined to find something.
"I have no doubts that you will, Severus, but we need something now. The pain is too much for him." Voldemort said pulling his mate closer to him. Jason whimpered but he had stopped shaking.
"The pain is easing up some." Jason said, his head buried in Voldemort's side.
"But you're still hurting." Voldemort said.
"What caused this to happen?" Lucius asked.
"I…I have a connection to all of my people. I can feel when one has been injured or in this case killed." Jason said with his head still buried against Voldemort.
"Is all of your kind born with a connection to the current leader?" Severus asked as he tried to piece together some sort of idea about his kind.
"No. The parents announce the birth of the child and in a formal setting; I perform the bond with given permission from the parents. Some do refuse to have the bond placed upon their child. I have a connection to Kina that is stronger than the others because she is my daughter. Parents form a bond of their own with their children when they are born." Jason said closing his eyes.
"So the bond you form with others is just for added protection." Lucius stated.
"Yes. It can be formed at any given time, no matter their age. Some come for the bond years after they are born." Jason said tiredly.
Voldemort could feel how tired his mate was becoming. He watched as his mate snuggled closer and slowly went into a deep sleep. It seemed as if his mate was not breathing but he was unconcerned. He looked over to Severus and Lucius and motioned them out. He quietly and easily eased himself from his mate and followed the other two out the door. He took them to the study to talk.
"He will be out for a while." Voldemort said as he sat down in one of the leather chairs.
"I have to do research to learn about his kind before I can come up with anything that will help." Severus said sitting on a couch. Lucius sat beside of him, almost afraid to let his love out of his sight.
"You are welcomed to check the library even our personal one if need be. I would not be able to answer any questions. That would be up to Jason." Voldemort replied.
"I know, Tom, but would one of the girls know anything? I mean, I could talk with them after classes." Severus said thoughtfully.
"I do not know. Kina might since she would have learned the rituals and ceremonies. The again Auaraya is older." Voldemort said.
"She would know just as much as Kina unless her parents taught her something different. I taught the girls what I knew. They are smart for their ages but even then, not all adults would teach someone their age the many secrets their kind keep until they were much older." Lucius said.
"There is much to be done. We need to find the ones who were killed so their families can be informed." Voldemort said.
They talked and debated on their course of action well into the morning hours. Neither one noticed when the sun rose. When they grew too tired to carry on, they said their goodnights and headed for their beds. Lucius and Severus slipped into a room together for the night. Voldemort headed for his room with his still sleeping mate. He sighed as he entered the dark room. He had many of the windows blocked off to protect his mate's people. He lay down in the bed, careful as to not wake his sleeping mate. As soon as he got comfortable, Jason attached himself to Voldemort's side.
"I'll answer any questions they have." Jason said half asleep.
"I thought you were asleep." Voldemort replied.
"Telepathy comes in handy." Jason responded before going back to sleep. Voldemort just smiled at his sleeping mate before going to sleep himself.