A/N: heey guys~
Here is the next, though pretty short, chapter of "Cupiditas"...
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CHAPTER 3
Voldemort was left speechless. Here, in front of him, looking like the most beautiful living being on earth, was his enemy for more than fifeteen years. And not only this, but also was he, apparently, the first ever to get to know the reason for Harry James Potter's disappearance about three years ago. But the Dark Lord's curiosity wasn't sated yet. There were still some misteries unsolved, which he wanted to get the gist of.
"Emerald, may I ask, why you didn't just go to the press with the story and destroyed the traitors and just lived your life? Because during the last three years, the Weasley family thrives on being the beloved family ofthe missing Boy-Who-Lived, especially Ginevra uses her status as the supposed fiancé - without a ring, I may add - to get a job with the Harpies, as well as discounts in several different businesses. And what about auror-training? Wasn't it your life-long dream to become an auror and follow your father in your career choice?"
"Well, after the revelation about me being dosed, I also took some time off at auror-training, as I wanted to think about it to analyze, if I'm doing it because I want to, or because everyone expects it of me. Especially, since I already had problems at work, because some of my superiors thought, as the Boy-Who-Lived should I take on the harder jobs during the practical parts of training, others thought that I only got into the program because I am the Boy-Who-Lived, and so on and so forth. And once I wwnt back to work after a week of absence, I just did no longer feel comfortable at all anymore at the ministry and atthe academy. The practical we had to do that day, I failed it. The duelling the day after, I failed it. It was as if after getting off Ginny's potions, I kind of lost myself. And finding myself again was more important than anything else. Therefore, I left, without telling anyone where I went or how they could contact me. My need to get away was also the reason, why I never informed the press of what really happened. But, perhaps, by now I will be able to take a first step towards my revenge on those backstabbers. Would you be willing to help me?"
"What are you thinking about and how exactly should I be able to help you with your revenge?"
"Well, you are the Dark Lord, are you not? And you are also, ocassionally, walking through Diagon Alley, right? So you would be able to escort a young lady to the 'Daily Prophet'-building, with a trip to Gringotts beforehand, wouldn't you?"
"What you are saying, is, that you want me to accompany yourself, to keep yourself safe from molesters and the like, to the bank and the newspaper?"
"Yes. After all, I'll have to get copies of my vault statements for the newspaper as proof of what I will be telling them. And maybe a copy from the goblins' tests that they did on me and that showed all the potions used on myself. Can you imagine, what documents like these would do in the hands of someone like Rita Skeeter?"
"That I surely can. But weren't you a Gryffindor? Because what you plan is a move worthy of a Slytherin."
"Didn't you know? I was supposed to be in the snake pit, but I convinced the hat to not put me there..."
Voldemort just stared at Emerald, shocked. Then, he started laughing.
"You are tellig me, that Albus Dumbledore's Gryffindor Golden Boy was supposed to wear green and silver?! That's just hilarious. Does the old coot know of this little fact?", he kept snickering.
"No, he doesn't. Though he kept wondering throughout all seven years of schooling why the hat wanted me to put it on andwhy I always declinedto do so, because if I had put it on, it would have resorted me faster than I could have taken it off again."
"This is just too good."
They talked some more, until Emerald's boss knocked on the door and asked for her, as she had another show going.
They agreed to meet in two days to go to Diagon Alley together.
While she went into the backstage area to prepare herself, Emerald kept thinking about the talk with Voldemort. I can't believe that I just spent over an hour talking to the Dark Lord Voldemort! He isn't anything like I was told he was. Au contraire, heis charming, and friendly, and just nothing you expect him to be after the 'horror stories' told by Dumbles and other members of the order or the ministry. Of course, I can't forget that he was the one who killed my parents. But Dumbles was the one who left me with the Dursleys, and also sentme back there year after year.
Well, Ithink, I just have to give him a chance to show me, that he isn't only a murderer.