I'm going to answer a few questions the reviewers had.

1.Why didn't they try to REMOVE the dark lord's soul??

Truly? I didn't think of it. But now that you have brought it to my attention, I will explain that in the next chapter.

2. His eyes, do they change color with his emotions?

They do. You were the only one who guessed it. Well... the only one who said it anyway.

3. One thing though, I kinda thought there'd be something about Harry meeting everyone again, after leaving Azkaban and before going to Hogwarts... you know, getting re-integrated before being shoved into school?

Dumbledore had no reason to suspect anything from him. He thought of Harry as a broken boy, someone who would be obedient and do anything he asks. He had no reason to think he would do anything, either than be grateful for Dumbledore rescuing him.

4. Also where did he get the money to pay for those things. also it was in the paper so wouldnt Snape know the boy he was taking has spend his childhood growing up in Azkaban?

I forgot all about gringotts, I wanted him to go to Ollivander's and see the Nightmare. Sorry for the mistake. Yes he did know, but Snape sees him as Harry Potter, he still thinks of him as his father, Azkaban or not.

5. Please explain more in detail what the hell are the shadow thingy's and how if he can do all that he's not more trained in what wandless magic or something similar!?

I will put more detail about them at the bottom of this chapter. (Do all what?)

6. How in the hell does he think Harry can go to school at all, he was six years old when they tossed him into azkaban and now hes what 13 yrs old with no schooling, no knowing how to read, write or anything!?

He could read and write. Dumbledore thinks there is a war coming, he wants Harry to be able to fight.

7. You didn't explain why or how Dumbles was able to get Harry out of Azkaban or why James, Lily, Sirius, or Remus weren't there. Also, why didn't his parents visit him? Visitors ARE allowed.

I know I didn't explain why he did, that will be explained later. And to the reason why they didn't come will also be explained later, actually in the next chapter.

8. Dumbles actually has no rights at all in this unless the Potters gave up their rights to him, and I can't see THAT happening after James' reaction to Harry going to Azkaban.

It's Dumbledore, they don't dare argue with him.

This should be the last major time skip.

Thanks to Felinegirl121 for beta'ing this story! Please read and review!

Warning: This is a Dark Harry fic so if you don't like, then don't read.

I don't own Harry Potter, I do own everthing about the Shadows. There will be no pairings, at all.

"Talking"

"Speaking in Shadows"

News Artical

Chapter Three

The school year went by fast, it had taken Harry the entire year to read through the school's library, including the restricted section, to the annoyance of his brother Justin, who somehow managed to become a bigger idiot since Harry had last seen him. Luckily for Harry, the year had been mostly quiet, at least as quiet as a magical school could get. He wasn't able to visit his parents, Dumbledore wanted him to adjust to being out of Azkaban.

Currently, Harry was in the Headmaster's office, discusing on where he would stay for the summer.

"I thought I would stay with my parents this summer?" Harry asked, trying to keep his anger under control.

"They wouldn't be able to look after you properly. So you'll be going your mother's sister's house and stay with them for the summer. You may be able to come and visit them though." Dumbledore said.

"Yes sir," Harry said, sounding defeated. He got up and left. As soon as the door shut behind him, his eyes went black. "I'm going to kill him someday."

"I'll be right beside you master. I've heard from some of the shades that he helped put you in Azkaban." Rashika said.

"Speaking of Azkaban, were you able to shadow fade Rabastan out and into the secure location we spoke of?"

"Yes, He's there now as we speak."

"I think, it's about time Professor Snape to get a visit from Shade..." Harry spoke.

"So soon? Do you think that is wise master?"

Harry looked thoughtfull, his eyes turning back into there former green. "Yes, I know it's soon, but he won't meet me as of yet. I just need him to know about my return. So in my place he will speak with Shade."

"I do not think he will be easy. He's pure Slytherin. Even the shades have doubts about his loyalty."

"Shade has been away too long, people have seemed to have forgot about him..."

"Master?"

"Tomorrow. At midnight." Harry walked back to his dorm with out another word.

Time Skip

Once agian, Severus Snape was up late. He poored himself a shot of fire whisky and downed the burning liquid quickly.

"Hello Severus," Spoke a quiet, but amused, voice.

Snape quickly got up and pointed his wand at the intruder. "Who are you!?" He demanded.

"I find myself surprised, Severus, that you have forgotten me so quickly." The figure that spoke wore a mask that cut off before the mouth, on the dark green mask was a black cat that was located on the left side. There were no holes where the eyes should be.

Snape lowered his wand, but did not put it away. "Why are you here Shade? I was under the impression my debt was not up untill next year."

Shade smirked. "Change of plans, my... employer wants some information. Something that only you can tell him. He says that if your information pleases him, you can consider yourself out of debt."

Snape looked thoughtfull. "And what information does he inquire?"

"He has gotten word that you had heard a prophecy, a true prophecy. He wishes to know what was said."

Snape sneered. "His information was wrong. I have heard nothing."

Before Snape knew it, Shade had him up against his wall holding him by his throat, his wand laying on the floor. "Don't lie to me Severus. My employer would not be as... forgiving as I." He hissed.

Eventualy, he dropped him. "I had heard that Shadow had died. He has not been seen for over four years. Even then, most think he is a myth." Snape said, getting back up.

"He's most certainly alive. You will experiance that first hand if you do not tell me what I need to know."

"If he wanted to know so badly he would have come here himself." He scowled.

"You and I both know it dosen't work like that Severus. Now tell me what I want to know, or you'll find out why people fear me." Shade said happily.

"I've been through worse." He spat.

Shade had an eerie smile. "Oh really?" He turned to the shadows. He spoke in a whisper, so low, Snape could not hear him.

Suddenly, he heard laughing. He had seen and heard alot of things in his life, things that would snap a man's mind in half. But that did not prepare him for what was coming.

Two Human-like figures had walked out of the shadows, they had stitchs all over they're bodies, as if some one had torn them appart and sown them back up, they had chains all over they're bodies as well. The left one had it's chest torn open, Snape could see all of it organs inside, including it's beating heart. The one on the right, had the right side of it's face torn off, he could clearly see the bone that layed beneath.

"Does He see what She sees brother?" The left one asked.

"Indeed He does sister, fresh meat. He wonders if mortal will scream like all the others?" The one on the right had said.

"No, mortal knows pain, it will take more to make this mortal scream. But mortal will be more satisfing then the others, it will be worth the wait. Mortal's screams will be delicous," the female said.

Shade hissed something to them.

The female looked at him, "Why call He and She if He and She can not play?" He hissed again. "Fine, He and She will wait." They did not move.

"So," Shade said, addressing Snape. "Are you going to tell me what I want to know or..." He let the threat hang in the air.

Snape growled. "Fine, I'll tell you. I was sitting at a table down from Dumbledore and and some person he was interviewing for the divanation job, I was pollyjuiced as someone else at the time. Suddenly she starts saying something about a chosen and the dark lord.

"It was utter nonsense, but Dumbledore bought it. He told her she had the job after she woke up from her 'daze'. She had desided to stay a while longer, I was about to leave myself, when the room suddenly grew cold, as if a dementor was around. She began to speak in many whispered voices. She said:

"A darkness is coming,

with fury unlike any has seen before.

Betrayed by the light,

the Dark Master will come forth,

purging the light into shadows,

nothing will stop the Master's wrath.

The Dark Master will be the second born

to the flower and the stag as the sun dies."

"Thank you Severus." He turned his back on him, he stepped toward the shadows. "Consider your debt payed. Oh and Severus?" He asked sweetly.

"What?" He sneered.

He whispered to the pair. They started to move. He turned toward Snape. "Never. Lie. To. Me. Again." He snarled at him. He stepped into the shadows, laughing, as he left Severus' screams in his wake.

He appeared in the Gryffindor common room. He took of his mask, reveiling his green eyes, and a lightening bolt shaped scar on his forehead.

"Did you kill him master?" Rashika asked.

"He will only be maimed. He had forgotten his place." As soon as he spoke those words, they're voices could be heard.

"He and She did what you asked. Mortal had passed out before the fun began." The female sighed. "Such a waste."

"You may leave." Harry said.

"Yes master. May She take someone in mortal's place? One of the mortals that sleep here?" She asked

"Yes, may He and She master? He and She want blood," He added.

"No, it would be noticed," Harry said.

She pouted. "Yes master, He and She will leave now."

"They were your first puppets wern't they?" Rashika asked.

"Yes, They were my first and only ones. I've never had to make more." Harry said. "They get the job done."

"They're not much on speaking though." Rashika added.

"I didn't make them to speak. Only to turtore and kill. They couldn't speak when I first made them, I guess they picked it up from the people they torture."

"What now master? The night's still young, we both know you don't sleep," The cat asked.

Harry smiled, ever since Rashika had come, he didn't feel tired, he no longer had the need to sleep. Rashika told him his power came from the shadows. He would only feel tired if there wern't any shadows to draw power from.

"I think, some people need to be reminded that Shadow still lives. They think of me as dead." Harry said, with an eerie smile on his face, and his green eyes going black. "We'll have to fix that."

Snape awoke sometime later, his body felt like it was being eaten alive by fire. He looked, to discover deep lacerations running up his arms, from how he felt, he had guessed that they were on his chest and back too. He faintly noticed his shirt laying a few feet from him, it was beyond repair.

He pointed his wand at the wounds and muttered a healing spell. Nothing happened. He cursed, then he looked up, seeing the taunting cabnet on the other side of the room. He slowy made his way over too it, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

When he finally got to it, he threw the doors open and took a healing potion, a pain potion, and a blood replinshing potion out, and quickly drank them. He stayed motionless untill they took effect.

He knew he shouldn't have made a deal with Shadow of all people. But how could he not? Shadow had offered him the most rarest potion ingrediants he had ever seen, some didn't even exist anymore. Origanally, he had owed him money, alot of it. But then, it had changed. He wanted to know the prophecy, the one he had told only to one other... the Dark Lord. He breifly wondered why Shadow had wanted to know. His trail of thought ended when he passed out.

Time Skip

Murder in Wizarding Home

In the dead of night, a family of wizards were murdered. They have yet to identify the bodies. When Aurors arrived at the scene they claimed to see a shadow-like cat, prancing around the masacred bodies and a small child. As soon as it noticed the Aurors it turned into a black mist and left, taking the poor child with it. Aurors assume that it was the work of dark wizards. Only they could have done something so gruesom as that. Aurors are worried if this has any connection to the murders that appeared over four years ago, if they are by the same person or just a copy cat. We can only hope the child is safe and will be found soon.

Artical by: Tiama Young

Harry tried to contain his glee as he read the artical. He had to admit, he had missed the screams of his victims, he regreted not doing it sooner.

His thoughts went to the child of the people he had killed, he didn't know what brought him to take the girl. He didn't have any desire to have a new puppet, but something pulled him to turn the girl.

She had turned out well, she could speak, and had no problem killing and torturing, infact, she seemed to enjoy it. For a nine-year-old, she was pretty vicious. He and She just adored her, She seems to think of her as her child, She had even named her It.

The new puppet had less stitches than the other two, chains that drug behind her, and her eyes were light-gray in color, the eyes of the dead. The only thing that was weird about her -besides the stitches, chains, and eyes- was the flesh had been ripped off her back.

He put the paper down and and headed out the common room. "Rashika, report." Harry said.

"They still have yet to identify the bodies, they were beyond phyical identafacation. The other is in a cell in the secure location." She said.

"Is Rabastan taking care of her?" Harry asked, with a snarl on his face.

"All but killing her, he heals her afterwards, when to kill her will be up you. I'm sure you want your revenge against her, after what she did." Rashika said.

He took out a piece of parchment and wrote down a quick note. "Take this to Rabastan." She took it and dissapeared in a cloud of black mist.

End of Chapter Three

Shadow Fading: Shadow fading is transportation, the master or they're partner, disappears in a black mist and reappears somewhere else entirely. Depending on power, masters may take only a second, up to a minute to do so.

Shadows: Is the language all shade kind speak, it sounds like quiet whispers. Masters are unable to understand until they obtain they're partner.

Shadow Master: They can command all shade-like creatures. (with the exception of Nightmares.) Depending on the power of the master themselves, they will obtain a shadow guide, leader, or commander. (Most at birth, though it has been known that some masters are skipped. Some may get two guides at once, but this is rare.) The Shadow Master's eyes can change color depending on mood.

Red: is anger.

Yellow: is amusement.

Blue: is saddness.

Black: can be described as murderous or as blood lust.

Gray: is disgust. Light though Dark, depending on level of emotion the master is feeling.

Shadow masters are able to shadow fade over short distances, unlike they're partner, which can shadow fade anywhere. (within one-hundred and fifty miles of where they begin. Shadow Masters are unable to do so until they get they're partner. They will show no signs of being a master before hand. (Though some cases have shown that if they are in distress, the eyes of a master will change.)

Shadow Guide: They are the most common types of partners, they have three-clawed hands. Most look the same with the exception of the eyes. They all are black though, but in different shapes.

Shadow Leader: Stronger than guides but weaker than commanders. Very few actually get a leader, even fewer get a commander. It is common for leaders to have distinguished markings on the body. Unlike guides, no two are the same. They also have some type of attack, depending on the leader. (Snake: fangs Cat: claws Wolf: teeth etc. etc.) Leaders are also quicker than guides at shadow fading, while guides take a minute, leaders only take seconds.

Shadow Commander: Commanders are the strongest of all shades. They only take a fraction of a second to shadow fade and can detach themselves from the shadow they reside in, they can even take on human form is so desired. (limited time) Once detached from the shadow they may turn invisible, and can speak fluently in English or other languages. (Most can only speak one to two languages, with the exception of speaking in Shadows) They can be any shape, and can have markings on they're bodies, though some don't. All commanders have masks. It is rumored that commanders need no type of source to fuel themselves, unlike leaders and guides, which need the shadow to fuel them (guides more so than leaders.)

Puppets: They are something made by a master. Puppets can be any living thing. It is unknown how they are made. It is safe to assume they are tortured before hand, given they way they look afterwards. They will completely obey the master that created them, if another should try to do so, they will meet death. The only way to kill a puppet is to kill the master. It is thought they are directly linked to them.

Nightmares: Nightmares, some believe, used to be Shades. It is unknown how they are created or made. To approach one means certain death. Not even the most powerful master alive would approach these hideous beings. Nightmares can be in any form, from a giant spider to a vicious dog. They can be solo or in a group.