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Escaping This World	By : sablecurse Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 25481 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Chapter 11 – Changing the Point of View

Salazar finished reading the newspaper and set it down. He was still quite cheerful from his walk and chat with Harry the previous day. And while they hadn't set a time for another meeting yet, Salazar had thought it had gone rather well.

On the down side, Salazar had decided that today would be a good time to talk with Voldemort about the war issues. He was hoping that the cheerfulness from yesterday would help keep him calm and less irritated for the likely headache-inducing debate.

Salazar gave a light sigh as he stood up. 'Might as well get going.' With that thought, he headed to the edge of his wards to apparate.

Snake Hideaway

Salazar apparated to the same spot he had disapparated from after his last visit. He tested the wards to make sure he had been given access, smiling when he saw that he was permitted to enter them. After crossing the wards, the large manor home became visible and he made his way to the entry.

After reaching and entering the manor, Salazar amused himself by watching the reaction of the others walking around and on guard. Some barely glanced at him and others glared at him suspiciously. He eventually reached the study he had been brought to on his last visit and knocked on the door.

"Enter," a familiar voice called out from inside the room.

Salazar opened the door and gave a nod to Voldemort who was sitting at the same desk as last time. Thankfully Voldemort was alone this time – seeing that somewhat insane woman again would have grated on his nerves.

"I see you came back to finish our discussion."

Salazar settled into a leather chair opposite the desk. "Yes. I am hoping this chat won't give me too much of a headache. Also, some additional issues have been brought to my attention that I would like to have your opinion on."

Voldemort gave a short laugh. "Indeed. Where shall we start?"

Salazar gave a light shrug. "Why don't we start with you explaining your reasons for starting this 'war' and its goals."

Voldemort gave a sigh and reclined back in his chair. "My original goal was to fully cut off the muggles and muggle-borns from our world – complete separation. Let's just say I have first-hand experience with how negatively muggles treat things they don't understand.

"I tried to do this through political means to begin with, but the Dark Wizard Grindelwald had recently been defeated and most of the wizarding world was on a pro-muggle high to try and alleviate their guilt towards muggles due to the damage that a wizard had done to the their world. Even the pure-bloods who wanted separation wouldn't support anything that seemed anti-muggle for fear of the backlash. I was going to wait things out and try again later, but I had already caught the attention of Grindelwald's defeater, Albus Dumbledore.

"He started subtle whisperings about me and how I was dark and evil and was going to turn into the next Grindelwald. Granted, I was dark but I had no plans for killing off muggles in mass quantities. Unfortunately, Dumbledore had (and still has) a great amount of influence and I knew that once he had people convinced, there was no hope for me to further my goals in the political way personally. So, I gathered followers in-secret and tried to influence pure-bloods in positions of power to gradually change the laws – very minor ones at first. I actually managed to get quite a few followers until Dumbledore found out what I was doing. He shone the spotlight on my activities and a number of those who were following me stopped so as to keep the public from denouncing them.

"I decided to work towards my goal in another way. I suppose I went about it the same way as Grindelwald in that I built myself up a group of dissenters to try and change things by force, but I saw no other alternatives left to me. At that point, I felt I only had one option left – war.

"I called to all those who wanted separation to join and set my sights on taking over the Ministry. I emphasized to my followers that killings should be limited to those who outright attack you and those higher-up in the ministry that were a threat to our cause; the fewer pure-bloods and half-bloods killed, the better.

"Then came a prophecy. It stated that someone would be born that would have the power to kill me. I'll admit that killing children didn't appeal to me, but I saw it as a threat to myself and my cause. So, I went after the child I felt to which the prophecy referred to take out the threat before he gained power. I'm sure you've read what happened after that."

Salazar took a few minutes to think over what he had been told. He didn't necessarily agree with how his kin had gone about things near the end, but he could see how Voldemort felt he had no choice.

"What about since your return? I've heard that your followers have been linked to a few killings of muggle and muggle-born families – including children."

Voldemort ran a hand down his face. "I know and I regret those. It's due to a combination of things. Being bodiless for over thirteen years took its toll on my sanity and the blood ritual I used to return affected it even more. In addition, my followers had thirteen years of built-up resentment towards the lighter wizards and muggles for what they saw as putting the wizarding world at risk. Add in the fact that the followers who went to Azkaban lost quite a bit of their sanity and it made a volatile mix. Luckily, I have regained my mind over the past year or so. In doing so, I was able to see the damage to the cause done by me and my followers by attacking random innocents. I've put a stop to it, but some of my followers are unhappy that they can't kill easily anymore."

Salazar nodded. "The woman I saw last time was one of them, wasn't she? That's what the argument was about."

"Yes. Bellatrix wanted to torture and kill muggles indiscriminately. She wasn't that bad before Azkaban, but her time in that place left her with only a few threads of sanity left. She's a loose cannon that I have to keep a constant watch on."

"I see. I do have a few issues with your current goals. I do agree in complete separation between our world and theirs. And, up until yesterday, I felt muggle-borns should be left in the muggle world."

Voldemort titled his head. "What happened yesterday to change that opinion?"

"I talked to Harry." Salazar smirked at Voldemort's expression that bordered on shock and anger and held up his hand to forestall an objection. "I know you and he have a past, but he is also for separation. No one just ever asked his opinion on the matter."

Seeing that the other had calmed somewhat, Salazar continued. "Harry brought up a great point in that muggle-borns left in the muggle world would create problems. Left untrained, their magic could draw unwanted attention. It could also mean the children are harmed due to fear by the parents. Plus, if we brought them into our world, it would add to the available gene pool."

"And how would you suggest handling the secrecy issues? Muggle-borns are the prime leak of information about us."

"True. Harry has suggested either using the Book of Names to take the children at birth and raise them in magical families, or to use a combination of protection and secrecy spells to keep both the children and our secrets safe."

Voldemort sighed heavily. "I can see your point and the benefits of taking in the muggle-borns. The problem with it comes from the fact that my followers are mostly anti-muggle-born and changing my stance on the issue will cause mass dissention. I'm not ruling it out, but it'll take time to change viewpoints." He paused. "What about muggle-borns who have already left the school or are still in-school?"

Salazar smiled. "Easy - give them a choice. They must either swear a vow to stay in the wizarding world or have their magic removed and memories obliviated if they wish to live in the muggle one. There are no on-the-fence opportunities as that is what leads to information leaks to begin with."

"That'll work, I suppose. What other issues do you have with my goals?"

"I understand that while you have promised certain freedoms to some magical beings, you have not promised all beings major freedoms. In my time, almost all magical beings had full freedom and we all lived relatively at peace. There were some restrictions, but they were mostly in place to keep from drawing attention to our world. A mass vampire feeding spree, for example, would draw unwelcome notice.

"Anyway, Harry told me that most beings in our world have a negative stigma. I want to erase that. By cutting off our world from the muggles, you will be restricting the gene pool quite a bit – even more so when some of the muggle-borns chose the muggle world over ours. To negate this, the stigma that comes from a wizard or witch joining with magical beings should be slowly dissolved."

Voldemort looked at Salazar shocked. "But they're lower than us! They'll dilute the blood."

Salazar scoffed. "Don't be ridiculous. It was quite common in my time for wizarding families to inter-marry with vampires, werewolves, veela, and wood elves – sometimes hags, giants, goblins, and dwarves. There were even rare occasions with banshees and some of the more human magical beasts. The point is that, by joining with all these magical beings, wizarding families expanded and increased their magical powers. It also kept away the problem of inbreeding."

Salazar smirked. "Our own line has every kind of being in it somewhere."

"Impossible! You're a pure-blood!"

"Indeed, I am. But pure-blood in my day only meant no muggle blood. Pure-blood equaled all-magical blood. But that's changed. Somewhere in the past, it changed to mean only wizarding blood. That greatly cut down on the partner choices and inbreeding has become a problem. I've read that Squibs have become more frequent – they were unheard of in my day."

Voldemort waved his hand to dismiss the idea. "Even if what you say is true, my followers would never get behind interbreeding. Most are pure-bloods who value their blood purity way too much."

Salazar shrugged. "Just point out to them they chances are, they have being blood in them. None of the pure-bloods from my time had being-free bloodlines, so it's impossible for one to exist now. Anyway, even if they themselves don't want to inter-marry, I want the laws in place to allow it."

Voldemort sighed. "Let me think it over. If I can work out a way to give the freedoms, it would also likely gain me support from those beings."

"Very well, but know that is one issue I am firm about. Moving on, please tell me you plan to overhaul the Hogwarts curriculum. Harry has told me it is deplorable. Also, I want the Sorting Hat to have the power to choose the headmaster as it used to."

"I had planned on improving the studies at the school. I was unaware, however, that the Sorting Hat used to choose the headmaster. That'll be a hard thing for me to agree on as I liked the idea of swaying who was chosen. I felt it better to make sure someone who followed my view on things was in such an influential position. You'll have to convince me about it as we get closer to taking over the Ministry."

"And convince you I shall. The only other main issue is to warn you from harming Harry."

"You mentioned him the other day. Why is he so important to you?"

"The stasis spell I used was one that was meant to wake me up when the power of my equal called to me. Harry Potter is that equal."

"A soul mate?"

Salazar chuckled. "Not exactly. A soul mate is someone pre-destined for you. Also, soul mates are mostly found in magical beings or those with a large percentage of being blood. Harry is my equal in that his opinions and viewpoints match mine, we are both sexually attracted to males, our magic is compatible, and (according to my stasis spell) we would be very happy together."

Salazar narrowed his eyes at the other man. "If you should ever try to harm Harry, I won't hesitate to return the favor. The same goes for any of your followers. Harry is the most important to me."

Voldemort's face showed his anger before he calmed. "I can't say I understand why he's so important that he takes precedent over your own blood. I will agree to leave him alone though as your support is much better than your hindrance. He seems to have a neutral stance at the moment, so it's not that important to go after him."

Salazar smirked. "Good. I pl-"

A surge of magic swept across both men.

"Harry," Salazar whispered.

Salazar nodded to Voldemort and stood. "I have to go find out what that was. I'll come by once every couple of weeks or so to keep in touch and see how things are progressing."

Salazar rushed from the room, not giving Voldemort a chance to reply. He had to go see what had caused such an outburst from his equal.

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