Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. That belongs to J.K. Rowling. This story is inspired by Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
Claimer: I do own this fanfiction however
Chapter 1
Amycus Gibbon Comes To Visit
"Amycus Gibbon!" he said aghast at the ghost before him. Amycus had changed. He looked as if the world was a vale of tears. He had large chains warped all around him. When he spoke, he had a hoarse scratchy voice as if he had been crying for mercy for all his life. Deep shadows appeared under his eyes. Had Voldemort not known that wizards sometimes leave an imprint of their soul on Earth, he would have been scared to death.
"Merry Christmas my lord", he said sorrowfully.
"Rubbish!" interjected Voldemort immediately despite the situation.
"I knew that you think that and that's why I am here", Gibbon said.
"What's your point?"
"Do you see the chains I have my lord?" he asked raising his arms that are laden with heavy chains, as Voldemort nodded, he went on, "For all the sins I have done, I have forged each link. For each torture, each raid, each robbery, and each murder. For those with many sins must pay eternal punishment and must hold the burden of the chains that they have created within their life. See how long and heavy my chains are? Just imagine yours.
"I have seen your chains, my lord. They keep it in a special room for you. It fills up to the ceiling." Voldemort rolled his red eyes.
"What's your point?" he repeated.
"They have decided to give you a second chance and they have sent me to warn you. Three Spirits will come to teach you the way you should live life. Once you do good deeds to right your wrongs, each deed will erase a link. If not, you will have to carry your chains everywhere and be constantly reminded of the sins you have done for eternity" he explained gravely. Voldemort couldn't believe his eyes or ears.
"I am hallucinating", he said turning his back on Gibbon who disappeared.
Author's Note: Wow, I've never noticed how short each chapter is. It was hardly worth a week's wait for. Perhaps after I post it all, I'll go through making it longer, combing chapters, and such. Anyway, I was looking for a dead Death Eater and I know there's probably lots of choices like Sirius's brother and so on, but while reading HBP, it staid one of the Gibbon siblings were killed, but it didn't say which one so I just chose Amycus. Hopefully the next chapter will be a bit longer. Thank you all for the reviews! This story is the first of my stories just to get 3 reviews in one day. I wanted to reply to them, but my keyboard was acting funny (it's fixed) and you can expect some replies soon.