Traditions Before Freedom | By : kat69d Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 2239 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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When I returned to Hogwarts, every single supporter of the Dark Lord knew what I was: the Dark Lady. Their parents had informed them after being informed by the Dark Lord that no one was to touch me and that my word was law while at school.
Pansy, who always disliked me, tried to test it out on my first day back.
"I bet you are lying about who you are and your connection to the Dark Lord. He does not need a slag like you as his consort."
The common room went utterly quiet. I stood up from the couch and stilled Draco's wand. I knew he had appearances to keep but I would not let him do what I needed to do as validity for my claim.
"I did what was expected of me. What about you though? I do not think your father expected you to sleep with Goyle during third year or Zabini during fourth. Were there not a few Ravenclaws in between them? Yes, 4 to be exact.
"I am giving you a pass, Parkinson. If you say or do another thing I dislike, you will be at the end of my wand seeing exactly why the Dark Lord chose me. When I am finished with you, then the Dark Lord will have his turn in showing you your place."
"Meek little Evangeline. I doubt you could hurt me."
I raised my wand (which had been my mother's) and broke half of the bones in her body, crushing them to dust. I had silenced her before the first scream but the Slytherins knew the anguish she was in. Out of my pocket came a little rock and I threw it on her stomach.
"Portus!"
Pansy Parkinson was no longer a student at Hogwarts. A letter will arrive shortly for the Headmaster from her father, pulling her out of school. No one would be sad to see her gone.
"I am no longer the same Evangeline Downes you all knew. I am the consort to the Dark Lord and as such, my word is law. Do not fuck with me and you will not be sent to the Dark Lord for punishment.
"There will be no inter-House fighting. That includes the Gryffindors. Do not use the word mudblood. We Slytherins will be upstanding students, even offering help when needed. This change in attitude will do more damage than continuing on in the fashion we have been.
"When the time comes, we will do as our Lord commands and we will watch the dirty Muggle blood run."
I looked to my brother and smiled. I ordered Millicent to pack up Pansy's belongings and I would send them on ahead. I had Draco follow me into my room to discuss plans. A quick silencing spell kept from others listening in.
"This has to be quick and then you will have to curse me. It will be the first time but not the last."
"What? Why?" he asked.
"Because he can summon me at anytime. The curse locks away parts of my memory and can only be released with the correct phrase. I know you do not like it but I have to be who they expect me to be, the ruthless sadistic Dark Lady. I am sorry that Pansy died but she had every opportunity to back down.
"You will need to curse me after every time we speak freely like this. Deep down I will always know the side I am fighting for but I can hide that from him. True memories I cannot. The gaps will be filled in with mundane thoughts of homework and studying in the library. I will not remember the release phrase until it is spoken. You will know when to use it."
"I cannot curse you."
"You need to. He cannot find out about our true loyalty. We are lucky that I have not slipped about you and Harry."
"We will get Professor Snape. He will do it," Draco suggested, pulling me from the room
After a quite lengthy explanation, Professor Snape agreed to be the one to curse me. He locked away the last 45 minutes with a few simple words.
Over the weeks, every student realized I was in charge of the Slytherins, 7th years to first years. To some I was God for reining them in and controlling their behavior, although most questioned the turn of events after I was gone for so long. The weaker teachers followed the change in hierarchy and did not go against me.
Professor Snape even joined in on the fun. He acted calmer in class and once gave Hermione points for an adequate potion. The looks on the Gryffindors' faces were priceless and the nod he gave me after made them even more shocked. They believed I could control him. How little did they know. No one controls Severus Snape, not even the Dark Lord nor Albus Dumbledore.
It was every weekend that the Dark Lord summoned me. I would portkey in using my necklace and submit to him. It was always the same routine: forcing himself into my mind and studying my memories before taking me to his chambers. I could not understand the change in his demeanor when it came to me versus another loyal follower. He held me above everyone, even his Inner Circle. The Dark Lord would speak about his upcoming raids but never asked for my advice. It was not my place to offer advice; my place was in his bed and at his side.
While I knew about the raids, I had no one to tell until the Inner Circle was told. Then the finger could not be pointed at me when the Order of the Phoenix showed up to stop them. I would not jeopardize my standing with the Dark Lord, even if that meant saving lives. While some might think this was cowardly, I could only focus on those who I could save by staying.
End of year exams came with the 5th and 7th years focusing on their OWLS and NEWTS respectively. I did not bother studying for my exams. There was no point, seeing I would not be back for my last year. The ritual that the Dark Lord performed making me his consort had some repercussions that were never explained beforehand. I found the entry about the ritual in an obscure text in the Dolohov manor I inherited. The ritual tied my magic and life force to those of the Dark Lord. When I die, he dies.
It would have been that simple if the Dark Lord had not created Horcruxes. Unfortunately for him, my magic could sense his and I knew exactly where each and every one had been hidden. Since returning as the Dark Lady, I had been passing on the locations so they may be destroyed. Now there was only one and the final battle crept closer with each tick of the clock. The Dark Lord planned to attack during the Farewell Feast, after the Headmaster was killed. With his death, the wards surrounding Hogwarts would fall giving the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters a chance to enter the grounds.
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