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A.N. I couldn't really find anything that I wanted to add or change. So, more or less, this chapter is exactly the same as it was before.

Love You, Hate You

Chapter 4

The meeting room was silent and no one dared to make a sound in fear of getting crucioed. The Dark Lord was pacing along the raised dais in the middle of the room, furious. His plans were not going the way the Dark Lord had planned for them to go. His latest scheme at gaining more allies was just denied. Again, for the second time.

For months, Voldemort had been planning on how to approach the Vampire clans. Any other creature group he wouldn't have bothered with so much planning, but with the Vampire clans, it was necessary. Things could get tricky if he didn't plan carefully.

The Vampire clans are the most powerful "dark creatures" in the wizarding world. They rely heavily on their cunning and the ability to move through shadows. Vampires, if powerful enough, can walk around in the day time without any repercussions. However, if a Vampire was not powerful, then they would have to drink a lot more blood to be able to sustain one hour in the sun before getting a really bad burn.

Voldemort, however, believed the Vampire clans had more power at their disposal than they led the wizarding world to believe. He firmly believed they had special gifts that they didn't show the rest of the world. And Voldemort wanted that power, so very badly. He thought that with the Vampires on his side he would be near to unstoppable. No one would be able to defeat him, especially not the Light sides "Wonder Boy," Harry Potter.

It had been in the last month that Voldemort had tried to contact the Vampires and persuade them to his side. He had sent out envoys to try to find an encampment and try to communicate.

It had proven difficult trying to find them, but when his envoy brought news of finding them, it had set Voldemort's plans in motion. So, once he had succeeded in locating the Vampires, he had begun trying to sway them to the Dark Lord's side.

Voldemort had thought that everything was going well and that he might have found himself with another, very powerful ally. But, it all changed when something unexpected had happened at the planned meeting that he had with the leaders of the Vampire clans.

*Flashback*

Voldemort had just received word from the Vampire clans stating when and where to meet so that they may make negotiations and become possible allies. Voldemort had been filled with malicious glee at the prospect at having the Vampire clans as his allies in this war.

'Once I have my army established, I will be able to forever get rid of Harry Potter and the rest of the so called Light side!' Voldemort had spat venomously to himself.

He had been walking the halls of Riddle Manor towards the dining room for a Death Eater meeting to tell his most faithful, his Inner Circle, the spectacular news. He had been thinking about which of his followers to take with him when he had walked into the room.

His Inner Circle, his most loyal servants, had all stood up when he entered the room. They had all bowed, murmured a low greeting of "My Lord," before they back down to await what he had to say. He had made his way up to his chair at the head of the table, not saying anything, just gazing at his followers.

He loved to watch his most faithful sweat and fear at what he might say, it brought him great pleasure at seeing them fear him. Looking out at them, he had wondered who to take with him to the meeting with the Vampire leaders.

Lucius Malfoy, Head of the Malfoy family and Draco's father, had sat beside his wife with a sneer firmly placed upon his face. He never stopped sneering; I don't believe he even stopped when he was asleep.

His wife, Narcissa Malfoy, had just sat there with a pale face, not looking at anyone nor moving even. She was like a shadow, there but not there.

Bellatrix Lestrange, Narcissa's sister and Voldemort's most crazed follower, had sat there with an insane smile and a maniacal look in her eyes. She had stared at Voldemort like a crazed, little lost puppy. She was always willing to do anything for the Dark Lord; no matter what it was he had asked her to do. I think she had had one too many crucios thrown at her.

Severus Snape, Potions professor at Hogwarts and Voldemort's right hand man, had stood in the shadows beside him watching everyone with silent vigil in that creepy way of his.

After some minutes had passed with Voldemort watching his followers sweat and wonder at what he would say, he finally spoke.

"Welcome my followersss, I have brought you all here for a very important announcement." Voldemort had said, with a slight hiss.

"You might remember for the lassst three weeksss, I have been trying to contact the Vampire clansss." Voldemort had continued, "I believe I asked you, Luciusss, to dissspatch sssomeone to go forth and do thisss, didn't I?"

"Yes, my Lord. You had me dispatch a Death Eater to try to locate one of the encampments." Lucius had drawled in his aristocratic voice.

Voldemort had nodded before continuing, "Yesss, that'sss correct. You sssent Avery, did you not, Luciusss?"

Lucius had bowed his head in agreement, "Yes, my Lord. I did indeed send Avery. Were we successful in finding them, if I may be so bold as to ask?"

The Dark Lord had inclined his head, "Yesss, it wasss an sssucessss. We have a meeting with the Headsss of the clansss in two daysss time."

"Where is the meeting place, if I may ask, my Lord?" Bellatrix had asked, leaning impossibly forward trying to get closer to Voldemort.

"The meeting isss in Knockturn Alley. I am asssssuming that they have an essstablissshment that isss hidden from all kindsss but their own." Voldemort had explained, gazing at them in speculation.

"I am told I am to bring two othersss with me." The Dark Lord had continued, "I will be taking Luciusss and Ssseverusss with me."

Severus had looked mildly shocked before he went back to being blank faced. 'Why me? Why not Bellatrix? She obviously wants to go with him.' But he had banished those thoughts quickly.

Lucius, on the other hand, had looked smug as hell, if by the widening of his smirk was anything to go by.

Both had bowed toward Voldemort and murmured, "Yes, my Lord."

Voldemort had smirked evilly and hissed out, "Excccellent. We will meet again in two daysss time. You are disssmisssed. Now go."

Everyone had stood up and bowed, then proceeded to leave the room. Very distantly Voldemort had heard the faint sound of popping indicating that his followers had apparated away.

*End Flashback*

Everything had gone according to how Voldemort had planned it after that. His two most loyal followers, Lucius and Severus, had gathered with him at the Leaking Cauldren to go to the meeting. They had entered the establishment through the means of a Vampire shadow–walking them into the room.

Inside the room, which they had appeared in, was a sitting room. There was a long, mahogany rectangular table with nine high-back chairs. Six of which that were already occupied with the Vampire clan leaders.

There had also been three other Vampires lurking in the shadows for added protection to the leaders, not that it mattered to Voldemort. He had been so sure of gaining them as his allies, that he had paid the extra Vampires no mind.

Negotiations had begun once everyone had settled down. And it had been during the negotiations that all hell had seemed to break loose…

*Flashback (another one)*

Voldemort had believed everything was going just the way he had wanted things to go. The negotiations with the six Vampire clan leaders had been going marvelously.

The Vampire leaders had been just about to tell Voldemort their decisions, when all of a sudden this great power had swept through the room and everything seemed to freeze. The Vampires were frozen in shock and awe, in the room and throughout the world.

Everyone in the world had felt the immense power; the students and staff at Hogwarts were confused, but felt such great joy in the power that they didn't worry too much about it. The creatures in the Forbidden Forest felt the joy and so they went back to their activities. Even muggles across the world had felt the pulse of power; however, they put it off to something in the weather and paid it no attention.

All Vampires across the world hadn't moved and it had seemed like they couldn't move. No matter what. They had finally spoken after five minutes of silence and no motion.

"Our…King." The Vampires in the room (and the rest of the world) had whispered reverently, looking at each other with uncontained excitement and a longing to see their "King."

The three wizards had gotten over the shock of the power surge moments before. Voldemort had been filled with malicious glee at the prospect of gaining the power to his side. Lucius had been filled with a determination to seek out the power and bring it to his master to use. Severus, though, had been filled with immense joy that the power had given him when it had flared up.

But then, all three had been a little confused about who their "King" was. They had not thought the Vampires had a "King."

What they hadn't known was that with the sudden appearance of their "King," whoever he was, all negotiations were null and void. For it had to be the decision of their "King" on whose side they took in the war or to remain neutral.

That had been when all six Vampire clan leaders had stood as one and had made hasty excuses before walking out the door. That had left them with the other three Vampires, who had then hurriedly shadowed them to the Leaking Cauldren before; they too, had beaten a hasty exit themselves.

They had been left to wonder what had just happened at the meeting. Not to mention they had had no idea if the Vampire clans were allies or not.

So, who had to be the "King" character?

*End Flashback*

It was a short while after they had returned to Riddle Manor that Voldemort had called his Death Eaters for another meeting. And it was during this meeting hat an owl had flown in, dropped a letter at the Dark Lord's feet before flying away.

Voldemort had checked the letter for any spells, and when there was none to be found except privacy, he had picked it up to read it. Since then, Voldemort had been pacing with an angry, kind of pensive look upon his face.

Finally, Voldemort spun around and looked out at his followers, he spoke, and "It would ssseem that the Vampire clansss will remain neutral. At leassst for now. The letter you all sssaw, wasss a note telling that the decisssion wasss not up to them anymore."

"My Lord?" Lucius drawled questionably, stepping forward to bow.

"Crucio!" Voldemort said, aiming his wand at Lucius' bowed head. He watched Lucius drop to the ground writhing around in agony, before he stopped the curse and allowed him to get up.

"You had a question, Luciusss?" Voldemort hissed out softly.

Lucius nodded warily and began to stand back up shakily, "Yes, my Lord. What is it that has you so upset, my Lord?"

Voldemort got this maniacal look in his eyes, which caused his Death Eaters to cower away in fear, when he replied, "The one who isss to make the decesssionsss of the Vampire clansss isss their 'King!'"

Everyone shivered in fear at the way their Lord had hissed "King," like it was a bad thing, which it probably was, but what had the Death Eaters confused was that they didn't know the Vampire clans had a "King."

It seemed even their Lord hadn't known of this either until the meeting earlier. They didn't ask or say anything, however, in fear of getting themselves crucioed by an angry Dark Lord.

It wasn't long before Voldemort was back to pacing along the raised platform. He was no doubt planning up a new scheme of some kind. Indeed, Voldemort was scheming again, but of what they had no idea. Only that it involved the Vampire clans "King" and Harry Potter. Or so they believe to be the case.

*Sorry that there are very few to no changes in this chapter. I felt that I did really well with this chapter and didn't really find many things that needed to be changed or any at all really. So, sorry if any are disappointed, but I am trying to make this a better story, but again it is difficult when it is just me working on this with no outside feedback that can help. Hope you enjoy though!

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