The Darkness Inside

Ok, so there's not going to be many more chapters in this fic as there's only so much I can do to pad it out. Probably this, another chapter and an epilogue at most.

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I'd also like to ask if anyone has any ideas who I can pair Harry and the Weasley twins with, Narcissa will have to play some part but other than that, any suggestion would be welcome, male or female.

If you have any suggestions then leave a review and I'll take a look J

Ron gets his comeuppance in this chapter and it based on something that has actually happened before. The original story can be found in the 2002 Personal Account section of the Darwin Awards website and is called 'Wag the Dog' (if you don't know what the Darwin Awards are, then I really recommend that you check the website out). Of course, Ron's injuries are considerably worse than the man in the original story.

Anything you recognise is not mine.

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Chapter 5

The first thing that registered in Morgana's mind when she woke up was that someone's arms were around her, holding her tight to them. The second thing was that this person was definitely male. It was only upon opening her eyes and seeing Tom's handsome face as he slept that she remembered what had happened the night before. A small smile spread across her face and she blushed lightly at how wanton she'd been but she was happy that he'd felt the same about her. As she moved a small part of his hair out of his face, her fingers brushed lightly against his cheek, causing him to stir. He opened his eyes and looked at her, a smile mirroring her own on his lips.

"Morning." She said, a little sheepishly.

"Good morning." He smiled back, giving her a soft kiss. They dressed quickly, he in his clothes from the previous day (although he had to Summon his shirt from the kitchen) and she in a knee-length white skirt, a black puffed-sleeve blouse and a pair of black high-heeled ringmaster boots with a set of leather bracelets on her right wrist that had silver skulls and crosses hanging from them. She also wore a Cath Kidston pocket watch necklace around her neck and a pair of bronze coloured snake earrings. Her look was finished off with black eyeliner, black mascara, black nail varnish and a slick of red lipstick. Much to Morgana's surprise, her hair was soft and silky when they woke, without any extra effort on her part.

It was when they were sat downstairs drinking coffee and eating the pancakes which Morgana whipped up that an owl came for Tom. Upon reading its contents, a scowl spread across his face and he swore under his breath.

"Tom?" Morgana asked, causing him to turn his attention to her.

"Yes?" He asked in reply, his face still annoyed, although she could tell that it wasn't anything that she had done.

"What's the matter?" She asked, placing one of her hands gently on his.

"Lucius has just alerted me to the fact that Dumbledore is attempting to recruit the students of Hogwarts, even the First Years. I've got to go and find a way to stop him. It might take a couple of days though." He replied with a sigh, taking the hand touching his own and squeezing it gently.

"I understand Tom; you'll let me know if I can do anything to help, won't you?" She smiled, although it was a little wistful.

"Of course I will! Are you sure you'll be ok on your own?" He asked, with a smile of his own.

"I'm sure." She replied, standing up and embracing him from behind. He stood and pulled her towards him. He wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on the top of her head for a few moments before placing a soft kiss on her temple.

"I'd best go now." He said quietly. She didn't say anything, she just nodded as she breathed in his scent.

"I'll be back in three days at the latest, alright?" He smiled, kissing her gently.

"I'll be fine, don't worry." She replied.

"I still will, from what I've been told you couldn't go that amount of time at Hogwarts without finding trouble." He joked lightly.

"Yes, but only because you were after Harry and I! I think I can stay out of trouble!" She laughed, before kissing him fondly. His own lips quirked slightly at her amusement.

"You have me there love. I'll see you soon." He chuckled before kissing her goodbye and apparating out.

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Ginny and Luna were happy to visit for afternoon tea and Narcissa and Bellatrix joined them. It was tense at first, mainly because of Bellatrix but they did manage to keep a civil conversation up. Both Ginny and Luna looked lovely; apparently, as soon as Narcissa had found out about the invitation, she had insisted on helping the girls get ready. She had even made sure that Bellatrix was presentable, which apparently was no mean feat as Bellatrix was very stubborn. Ginny was dressed in a plain Emerald green dress with three-quarter-length sleeves and a high-scoop neck with a pair of black Elie Saab t-bar shoes with a peep-toe. In her ears were a pair Emerald green jade earrings and she had a long black bead necklace around her neck. On her right wrist she had a black leather and silver dragon bracelet and she had a chunky black bracelet with a green snake with a red hood. Luna was wearing a pair of white Miu Miu cotton trousers, a light green ruffled satin blouse, a pink cashmere cardigan with a light ruffle and a pair of Miu Miu pumps whose colour matched her blouse. In her ears were a pair of Aquamarine drop earrings and she wore two Aquamarine bangles on her right wrist while on her left was a silver watch. Around her neck was an Aquamarine necklace made of different geometric shapes. Both girls had simple mascara, light eyeliner and clear lip-gloss with a hint of pink. Narcissa was wearing a powder blue fitted dress with a pair of blue-green Jimmy Choo high heeled caged sandals and her jewellery had the same blue-green tone. On her right wrist was a silver bangle with a slice of Teal Agate. On the middle finger of her right hand was a silver snake ring with a blue-green stone and her earrings were made of the same stones with a diamond in between the first and second stones. Like Ginny and Luna, she was wearing light make-up but with a lipstick that was a slightly darker shade of pink than the lip-gloss. Bellatrix was wearing a long black pleated skirt that reached the floor, a plum coloured blouse and a black cardigan with slight ruffles down the front. On her feet were a pair of black lace sandals and she wore a dark snake bangle, a snake watch and a ring with a skull and a snake. Her hair was just as wild as ever and she was wearing dark make up, contrasting completely to her sister and Morgana's friends.

After about half an hour of talking to and observing Bellatrix, Morgana realised that something was a bit…off…about the way she acted. She managed to get Narcissa away from the others to ask her some questions.

"When did Bellatrix start acting really insane?" She asked cautiously, unsure of how the Malfoy matriarch would take the question.

"At the end of her seventh year, before that she was as sane as you or I. Why?" Narcissa sighed, she hadn't been upset at the question, she was simply concerned for her sister.

"Well, there seems something slightly…off…about her behaviour. At times she seems really lucid but at others she acts completely insane. Somehow it seems weird that she changes moods so quickly. It's almost like…" Morgana replied, tailing off at the end.

"Almost like what?" Narcissa asked, almost desperately. It was clear that she was worried for her sister.

"Almost like she's under an Insanity curse." Morgana replied quietly.

"An Insanity curse? Do those even exist?" The older woman asked incredulously.

"They're rare, and not often used as they take a huge amount of time, power and skill with Mind Magics to use. If I had to take a guess, I'd say she was under Perdo Sanitas as that's the rarest and takes a trained eye to spot. I'd also say that her mind is trying to throw off the curse." Morgana replied, looking Narcissa directly in the eye.

"Is there any way to break the curse?" Narcissa asked excitedly.

"Yes, but it has to be done by a member of Ancient bloodline, as does the curse itself." Morgana said absently, reaching for her wand.

"A decendent of Merlin, Morgana, Nimuë or Mordred? Where can we find one of those?" Narcissa asked, the hope in her eyes dimming.

"That's easy, I'm one. I won't tell you who I'm descended from yet but you might know one day." Morgana replied with a reassuring smile.

"Will you help my sister?" Narcissa asked, happy tears starting to fill her eyes.

"Of course, more than that, I think I know who put the spell on her." Morgana replied, leading her back to the others.

"Who?" Narcissa asked fiercely.

"Dumbledore, he's also a descendant. And he doesn't seem to like our side very much so he would do something like this to someone who's against him." Morgana explained quietly so that only Narcissa could hear. Narcissa nodded, it made sense that Dumbledore would do that.

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With a little help from Ginny and Luna, they managed to subdue Bellatrix so that Morgana could perform the counter-curse. Using pure magic, she cast a circle of blue fire around Bellatrix and herself with a pentacle made of silver fire inside it and with Bellatrix in the exact middle of both.

"At 'r allu 'n ganiataol ata at 'm 'n Hen chrau, gollwng hon benyw chanddi felltithia a achlesa 'i chan 'r berson a 'n felltigaid 'i!" She yelled, pointing her wand at Bellatrix. A stream of blue and silver fire burst from her wand to surround the insane witch before vanishing inside her body which started to emit a bright silver and blue glow, causing everyone to shield their eyes. When the glow receded, Bellatrix (who had been magically tied to a chair to stop her from attacking any of them) was looking around with a confused expression on her face.

"What was that?" She asked, her voice no longer taking on the insane high-pitched tone it had once had.

"Dumbledore used an Ancient Insanity curse on you and I've just reversed it." Morgana explained with a smile, flicking her wand to remove Bellatrix's bonds. The rest of their little tea party went very pleasantly, although Bellatrix was understandably upset when she remembered all that she had done whilst under the influence of the curse. She'd vowed to try and make amends to Neville in particular and, shortly after she had voiced her resolution, Morgana was pulled into a vision of Bellatrix and Rudolphus, adopting Neville and him being happy about it. She also saw Harry being adopted by Rastaban, something which made her happy as it would give her best friend the family that he'd always wanted.

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When Tom returned three days later, Morgana had found that she missed him a huge amount, something which probably seemed odd given the fact that they hadn't known each other long. She had immediately rushed into his arms, hugging him for all she was worth, a brilliant smile on her face. It was only after he'd kissed her almost senseless that she realised that she was in the oldest and most tatty pair of black sweatpants and a tatty and torn t-shirt. But Tom looked at her like she was the most beautiful creature in the entire world before drawing her in for another kiss. It was only after a bout of passionate sex that they had time to talk about what had happened to each of them while he was away. Upon hearing what Dumbledore had done to Bellatrix, Tom had been notably shocked, as would most of the Wizarding World. No one had expected Dumbledore to use such an evil spell on a pupil at his school, if it got out, it would ruin his reputation and possibly cause him to be sacked from Hogwarts. The news that Dumbledore was a descendent of one of the Ancients was disturbing to Tom, and gave him cause for concern but Morgana reassured him that she was more than a match for Dumbledore and that Tom himself was probably more powerful than him too.

In return, Tom told her about how he had stopped Dumbledore's recruitment plans. He had sent secret letters to those that Dumbledore was recruiting stating that if they remained neutral then they would be left in peace, no matter what their blood status was. From his sources in Hogwarts, many didn't believe what he said but Harry had also written to urge them to stay neutral, backing Tom up.

"So everything worked out well then." Morgana smiled, snuggling closer to his chest.

"Of course, although it did take several hours for me to regain any feeling in my hand after all those letters I had to write." Tom admitted, kissing her hair and causing her to laugh out loud.

"Why didn't you write a basic letter without a name on it and duplicate it before adding the name? Surely that would have taken less time!" She giggled.

"I prefer to do some things the non-magic way. It stops me from becoming lazy." He replied with a shake of his head and a good-natured smile on his lips. They didn't have anymore time for talk after that as he kissed her in that serious way that let her know without words what was going to happen next.

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The Shadows were worried, the Old man who kept trying to interfere with their Mistress was going to hold the Final Battle at Hogwarts in two days time. The Shadows knew that they needed to tell their Mistress and her Mate. They needed to know so that they could take the necessary precautions for the battle. Silently (because no Shadow makes a noise all on its own) they rushed from where they were spying on the Old man and hurried to their Mistress to alert her to the situation.

Morgana and Tom were shocked that the Final Battle would be so soon but they didn't dwell on the fact as they both had huge amounts of plans to make.

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Ronald Weasley would never know what possessed him to do it. He and Lavender had just gotten engaged (she wanted to wait a bit before they actually got married so she could have the perfect wedding dress) and she had moved into Grimmauld Place, even though they all should have been moving out as it legally belonged to Harry, with her dog, a big Golden Retriever called Sammy. Ron hated that dog, it took Lavender's attention away from him, it was probably the only thing that she loved more than him because the damn thing loved her to distraction. So Ron would tease it whenever he and the 'mutt' as he called it were alone. And this day should have been exactly the same, tease the 'mutt' before hexing it with a light stinging hex to stop it attacking him. But while Ron believed that he was the best and cleverest person in the world, he had a distinct lack of common sense that was partially to blame for the predicament he was now in.

He had just stepped out of the shower when Sammy had entered the room and snarled lightly at him. Ron then decided to participate in his new favourite past time but realised that he had nothing to hand to tease the dog with. Then he was struck with what seemed like a brilliant idea at the time (admittedly he had had an entire bottle of Firewhisky which no doubt impaired his judgement). He proceeded to tease Sammy using his own penis.

(AN: I was going to end it here as you can probably guess where this is going but I want to make it absolutely clear, this has happened before! A guy really did think it was a good idea to do that although I'm not sure if alcohol was involved)

Needless to say, Sammy took great delight in biting it off. Unfortunately for Ron, Sammy actually used the bloody bit of flesh as a chew toy so by the time it was retrieved, it was so mangled and damaged, it was impossible to reattach.

And Lavender had not stood by him when he said that he wanted the dog killed, she stated that it was his own fault and that if he could hurt an animal that she loved, then maybe he didn't really care for her at all. After he gave her an ultimatum of it being him or the dog, she chose the dog and grabbed her things and left, leaving the engagement ring behind. All in all, Ron had had a very bad day.

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Dumbledore was getting sick of Ron's incessant whining. He had only supported and helped him because Ron had spied on Harry and Hermione when they were younger. True, Ron might have been able to defeat Voldemort, had he actually managed to secure Morgana Raven as his wife. But Dumbledore didn't tell Ron that, the boy didn't need to know just how powerful Voldemort actually was. Not many people knew why Dumbledore hated Tom Marvolo Riddle so much, but it all had to do with his ancestry. Salazar Slytherin was very friendly with most of the Ancients, whilst his own Ancestor was shunned. Tom Riddle's line held the same blood as the person who had condemned Albus' Ancestor to be exiled from Wizarding Society, it had taken the Dumbledore family centuries to regain the status that his Ancestor's parents had had.

He now had a very strong idea of who Morgana Raven was, her appearance had a lot to do with that but after looking in some very old Wizard Genealogy books, he had managed to piece together parts of her family tree, on her father's side at least. Now that her father was dead, she was the only living descendant of Rowena Ravenclaw (Helena Ravenclaw's son changed his surname to 'Raven' to hide his line from those who would harm his family). Dumbledore needed the power of that line on his side (if not in his own family line) but after the fiasco with him attempting to sway her to the Order, he knew that neither outcome would happen. If his recent reports were anything to go by, she was actually spending time with Voldemort! He felt a surge of resentment flow through him, Slytherin's heir had everything that Dumbledore wanted; Power, Money and a lineage that he could admit to. And now, he had Ravenclaw's heiress on his side as well. Dumbledore's jealousy was the reason that he had always rebuffed Tom's pleas to stay at Hogwarts, he knew very well how Tom had been treated at that Orphanage but he wanted the boy to suffer. And now he was determined to enact some revenge for Morgana Raven's reported interest in him.

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Morgana and Tom had managed to finalise their plans by the night before the Final Battle, giving them some time to spend together. They had a nice meal together and were currently laying in each other's arms after having passionate and loving sex, their breath uneven and their bodies slick with sweat.

"Tom." Morgana said after a few moments.

"Hm?" He replied sleepily, unconsciously pulling her closer.

"I think it's time for me to tell you of my lineage." She said softly. This pulled him to wakefulness immediately.

"Who?" He asked simply, as she turned in his arms to face him and look deeply into his eyes.

"On my father's side I'm a direct descendant of Rowena Ravenclaw, hence my surname, but on my mother's side, I'm a direct descendant of…"