Chapter 5

Harry couldn't believe what he heard. Was Voldemort even more- Oh, no, wait a minute- he was more insane than Harry thought. But this? Asking for Harry to be his son? What was he thinking?

"You can't really be serious about this," said Harry.

"Oh, but I am, Harry. You don't have to go back to your relatives. You can stay with me," said Voldemort.

"Why don't you just kill me? That's what you want to do, isn't it?" Harry said.

"Don't be an idiot, Harry. You now have a part of my soul inside you; therefore, you must be kept protected. What better way to do that then to make you my heir?" Voldemort said.

"Yeah, well, I already have a family, thank you very much," Harry replied.

"If you mean your muggle family, they hate you. I would treat you a lot better."

Nagini slithered over to Harry and wrapped herself around him.

"He is just like you, Master. He reminds me of a younger you," Nagini hissed.

"Yes, Nagini, I know," Voldemort told the snake.

"What did she just say to you?" Harry said, frightened of the snake around his ankles.

"Okay, Nagini, I think that will do. No need to scare Harry any further," Voldemort said.

Nagini let Harry loose.

"She said you remind her of a younger me," Voldemort told Harry.

Harry wanted to tell Voldemort they were nothing alike, but he just ran toward the front door instead.

Voldemort waved his arm, and in a second, a cage came up around Harry.

"Were you planning on going somewhere, my little Horcrux?" Voldemort said.

"Let me out!" Harry yelled.

"No, I think I will keep you in that cage a little longer to think about what you just tried to do. Come, Nagini. Let's go upstairs for a while."

"Hey! What are you doing? Let me out of here!" Harry screamed, but Voldemort and his snake were already headed upstairs.

Harry sunk to the floor in despair.