A/N I am so sorry about the long wait. First school and then internet problems. Hope this was worth the wait. PLEASE REVIEW.

Chapter Six

Feeling the magic.

Darren knew they were there before his father had said anything. Severus and Voldemort had been right he could feel the magic that wound its way through the clearing.

"Alright son, the first thing I want you to work on is just attuning yourself and your magic to the old power the land holds. Everything on the earth holds a small amount of magic some more then others. Old Magick hinges on your ability to channel the magic into something useful. It is done without wands or spells. You have to focus the magic with your own body. Your blood carries the power but your mind and heart direct it. You will find as you mature and experiment more that this kind of magic focuses more on what you need not what you want. So if the magic doesn't do exactly what you thought it would doesn't mean everything won't work out.

This is not easy magic. It takes some people weeks just to feel this magic let alone use it. We have an advantage. Our blood is special. It is so pure it is a form of Old Magick in of itself. That is why our blood and those we bond to us can use it so well. Other wizards, even the so called purebloods, have actually managed to dilute this form of magic. They have evolved to be too dependant on wands. That holds them back from more magic. That is what makes our line so special we haven't diluted the blood. All our spouses and children are taught this method thus keeping the blood strong and undiluted.

Just relax everything, every muscle, bone, and thought. Concentrate on one thing and only one, you're breathing or sound. Let everything except the sense you picked fade away and just let whatever it is surround you and feel you. You should know what to do from their. It is something encoded in your very blood." Voldemort explained to his son gently. Before he was even finished with the explanation Darren had already closed his eyes and was concentrating on his breathing.

It was a new experience to sit and feel nothing except the study rise and fall of his chest. The air filling him tasted warm and alive in his mouth. It filled his lungs to bursting only to be expelled along with the carbon dioxide from his body. After a few minutes of his trance he began to get a sense of something else that was on the wind, something besides water vapor and dust.

It was a subtle thing he might not have caught, with every breath he felt the world awaken around him. The wind whistling in his chest murmured his name the clearing itself sang with power. It radiated around him caressing his senses and accepting him into the fold. He felt natures power seeking his own. Entangling with his core like a lover's embrace. It was an indescribable experience. Words could not come close to the ecstasy he felt as the magic merged with a physical detonation. A wave of magic spilled forth from him frolicking in its first release.

When the feeling had faded Harry reluctantly opened his eyes. That feeling was absolutely amazing and he could still feel its affect. Around him it had gone completely dark twilight had passed and what he couldn't know was his brilliant emerald eyes actually glowed with power like a cats would on a dark night.

He was an awesome sight to behold as he rose gracefully to his feet. Both his escorts were momentarily speechless. Darren had achieved something in one night that could take a full year for someone else. Nature recognized the power within him and greeted him like one of their own. He truly was magic's child and more importantly he knew it this time.

"Darren, son you have done an excellent job do you feel up to your first task?" Voldemort challenged.

"What would that be father?" Darren asked startling himself with his voice it had deepened and had become more resonant. The power within him had altered him and had removed the last of the glamours. He now looked exactly like his true father with his mothers beautiful green eyes.

"Now that the magic has accepted your core, you may now be able to follow its strands and find your destined mate. The decision is up too you but it is one of the easier things to do and it is a good thing to know." Voldemort explained looking over his son carefully.

"Alright, that makes sense. Now how do I go about doing it?" Darren asked.

"You will have to concentrate on your magic. When you do you will sense several strands of magic all in a variety of hues and intensities. Two of the strands will stand out more then others. One will be white the other gold, the white strand will lead you too me it is the bond we just forged, the gold one will lead to your intended bonded. Do you understand?" he explained quickly knowing Darren would pick it up quickly.

"Yes father." Darren answered as he reseated himself and began his first conscious use of wild magic.

It wasn't easy but he eventually found what his father had described. His magical core was a blazing ball of energy with several off shoots looking like rivers of electricity. Most were shades of silver and green, but just like his father had warned two stood out.

They went in opposite directions he immediately tagged the white one as leading to his father. That left him to deal with the gold one. He wasn't sure who it would lead too but hoped it wouldn't be too bad. Following it he became aware of another's thoughts.

'I hope it's me' the thoughts whispered sounding very familiar. "get a grip Severus this is the Dark Lords son if he got wind of what your thinking you will be as good as crucioed.'

Darren quickly withdrew from the thoughts he had his answer and it wasn't as bad as he thought. Although if anyone had asked him a few months back if he had thought he would ever be excited to learn he was soul mates with Severus Snape he would send them to St. Mungos to get their head examined. It was true all the same he was glad and by the snippet of thoughts Snape at least had a few thoughts along that direction.

Leaving his thoughts there he opened his eyes, and as luck would have it instead of his father the first face he saw was Severus. They locked eyes and both knew they had found there soul mates.

"Father, at least we won't have to look very far." Darren said pointedly as for once in all the time Darren had known his Severus Snape actually smiled. It wasn't a large smile but it was there.

A/n well there it is please review and sorry again for the long wait. I hope it was worth it.