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Chapter 17
Number
12 Grimwald Place was well hidden but it was apparent by the way Virgil led
them there that Dumbledore had placed his trust in him. Dominik had accompanied them, the four
vampires stepping into the house on silent feet. Alexander had cloaked them with blood magic,
being sure that Virgil was not in charge of spelling himself and knowing Harry
wasn’t quite as good at illusion spells.
The house was silent as they entered.
Before
Alexander had a chance to cast anything Harry was on it, he nicked a finger on
a fang before whispering softly, “Tarem.” He watched as a tiny black orb
appeared in his hand before zipping off, “There.” He hissed, leading the way,
following his spell. They rushed after
it, delving deeper into the strange house.
The moment Harry threw open the door he was glad of their timing, a
shout escaped his lips before he could stop himself, drawing Dumbledore’s
attention to the door, “No!”
Alexander
pushed past him, Doriel and Nicolae were unharmed, hanging from a far wall, but
Dumbledore was approaching them, a ritual blade in one hand and his wand in the
other. The elder was facing them now,
his weapons at the ready, murder in his blue eyes. Both vampires were unconscious, hanging limp
in their bonds, Alexander and Dominik’s eyes glowed gold in rage. Harry struggled to remain back with Virgil,
to let his elder’s do what needed to be done.
He knew that although he had power he wasn’t sure if he had quite enough
experience to take care of the old man in a rage.
A
shot of sickly green shot toward Alexander but he dodged with ease. Spells began to fly and Harry kept himself
back, waiting for a break in magic before moving to release Doriel and Nicolae. He ignored Virgil, knowing that the Tere
blood within him would prevent him from doing something as foolish as attacking
the vampires. A soft groan escaped Doriel’s
lips as Harry finally made it over to him, quickly releasing him before he was
fully awake. Doriel slumped to the
floor, a low groan escaping his lips as he rubbed his temples, Harry removed
Nicolae’s shackles as well, catching his friend and lowering him slowly to the
ground. His sire got to his feet, using
the wall for support.
“Aurel.”
His voice came out as a soft whisper and Harry moved to his side.
“Papa,
you’re alright.” He hugged him tightly.
Gently
Doriel stroked his hair back, “Yes childe, I’m fine, watch Nicolae while I help
Alexander.” He nodded, moving back to Nicolae’s side, brushing his hair back
from his face before watching Doriel move toward Alexander and Dominik, “Do you
want to know what’s worse than the killing curse?” His voice was a low hiss as
he stalked forward.
Dumbledore
whirled, his wand pointing at Doriel, “You, you shouldn’t be awake!”
Doriel
held his hand out, before slitting open the index finger on his right hand,
“It’s known as the soul rending spell.” His smile was dark, “I’m unsure if you are
worthy of such a quick death, for what you’ve done to us the pain would be far
too fleeting.” He held his hand out toward the old man, “Dashain.”
The
old man let out a cry before crumpling to the ground. Alexander chuckled softly, pulling Doriel
close, “That was perfect, shall we take care of this?”
The
younger vampire leaned up and kissed him softly before nodding. Dominik easily picked up Nicolae, holding his
childe close while Alexander lifted Dumbledore and Harry stayed close to Doriel,
looking at Nicolae with worry etched on his face. Gently his grandsire lead them out, he was
almost surprised that the ruckus hadn’t drawn people to them, although he had a
sinking suspicion that the reason behind that was because Dumbledore had been
careful not to go about whatever he had planned with an audience. They were home in a flash, Alexander
immediately taking Dumbledore to the cells.
Harry stayed upstairs with Doriel, Dominik, and Nicolae.
“Papa,
what happened?” He wrapped his arms around his sire, pressing close, resting
his head on his chest.
Gently
Doriel stroked through his hair, “He came while you were resting. I had gotten up early to take care of some
things. He caught me by surprise, I’m
ashamed to admit, I suppose, as usual, after the rite was performed that I got
a little cocky, not believing that the fool would do something so completely
stupid.” His fingers carded through his hair slowly, “It was my own fault.” He
paused, just petting him gently, “So, you tamed the great beast?”
Harry
looked up, smiling, “Alexander? He was a
pussy cat.” He teased, laughing; his sire joined him, “What do you think he’s
going to do with Dumbledore?”
“Well,
there are some spells you haven’t been taught yet, I’m sure he’s playing with
him as we speak.” He smiled, “Why don’t you go downstairs and learn? I’m sure he would be more than happy to teach
you.”
Harry
nodded and headed downstairs. The soft
sounds of quiet whimpering could be heard as he worked his way down the stairs. He could hear Alexander softly humming as he
opened the door. Alexander hadn’t even
begun, he was polishing his knives and Dumbledore was just waking up, the
whimpering and groans had come from him.
“It’s
for the greater good.” Dumbledore’s voice was soft in his not fully awake
state.
Alexander
looked over at Harry as he entered, “Aurel, how are Doriel and Nicolae?”
“They’re
doing just fine; I thought I might come learn some new spells.” He smiled, taking
a seat on a stool.
The
only furniture in the room was a table and a single stool. On the table were various tools of torture
and ritual magic, all carefully cleaned and prepared. Dumbledore hung from padded chains; they had
learned over time that having their prisoners kill themselves by rubbing their
wrists on full metal shackles limited their fun.
“I
was just about to begin. Do you want to
hear what he has to say first? I’m sure
he’ll make all kinds of interesting excuses.”
Harry
smiled, “Sure.” He looked over at the old man hanging there, “Well? What do you have to say for yourself?”
He
swallowed hard and licked his lips, turning blue eyes on the teen, “It was for
the greater good, it wasn’t supposed to be like this. You were supposed to save us; you are
destined to kill Voldemort.”
Harry’s
eyes narrowed, “I’m a child. You can’t
expect a child to fight a war! You just
don’t understand, do you? My birth
parents gave their lives for me, so that I could live, they wouldn’t want your
grand plan for me. They would want me to
be happy, to have a life. My father told
me where he found me, where you had left me.
Do you care for nothing but yourself?”
He
swallowed again, “Please, Harry, you must understand, it’s for the good of our
world. You have to help us.”
“No,
I don’t. I don’t have to do
anything. You never asked me what I
wanted, you just tried to control my life and then you kidnap my father and my
friend, you’ve gone too far. You will
never have me.” He looked over at Alexander, “What do you want to start
with? I’ve heard more than enough.”
“Let’s
start with the basics.” The elder vampire stretched, “Wizards have their spells
and we have ours. I like to start out
small and work my way up, tolerances are built and destroyed.” He nicked his
finger, “Ivar.” Dumbledore went ridged as every muscle in his body tensed. A choked cry escaped his lips, “Ivar makes
every muscle, aside from the heart, cramp, causing excruciating pain. The muscles will not relax until the counter
spell is said.” He paused, “We don’t want to cause permanent damage at this
time, only suffering to perhaps drive home our point. Cut your finger and say ravair.”
Harry
slit his finger on a fang before focusing, “Ravair.” Dumbledore went limp,
gasping and panting for breath.
“Very
good, you got it your first try. There
are various other pain spells but I have an idea that might make our
point. This will require a little work
on your part as well, Aurel. We are going
to create a life, a what if, and we are going to show it to him.”
“How
do we do this?”
“First
we need to leave our guest here and go upstairs. This will require you to be extremely
relaxed.” Harry smirked and nodded before heading out. Alexander followed after double checking
Dumbledore’s bonds.
Harry
laid out on the settee, getting himself comfortable. Alexander pulled up a small chair, taking a
seat beside him, “So how does this work?”
Gently
his grandsire stroked his hair back from his face, “This will not be the most
comfortable thing for you I’m afraid.” His fingers continued to run through his
hair, “You’re going to experience what would have happened if you had been left
with the Dursley’s and then we’re going to show Dumbledore.” He paused, “It
won’t hurt, just might be a bit uncomfortable.
You’ll see flashes of memory as we build up the life you would have had. When we are finished the life will be
removed.”
The
young man nodded, “I’m ready.”
He
laid his hand across the young vampire’s forehead, resting it there gently,
“Close your eyes and relax, let your mind drift.” Harry’s eyes fell closed as
he followed directions, “Good. Castiva.”
A
gasp escaped his lips as his mind was flooded with another life. Given hardly enough to eat, being forced to
sleep in a cupboard under the stairs, a whale like child chasing and hounding
him. Being sorted into Gryffindor,
befriending Weasley and Granger, dealing with a basilisk in his second year,
his godfather the year after. Being
shunned for being picked as a 2nd Hogwarts champion for the
tournament, his summers at the Dursleys, being called a freak and forced to
cook for them, clean up after them. It
was finished in a flash; the memories now resided in a glowing orb in the palm
of Alexander’s hand.
Harry
shuddered slightly, “Remind me to thank papa for taking me away from there.”
“I’m
sure he already knows how grateful you are.
Let me know when you’re recovered enough to go visit the old man.”
Harry
nodded, “I’m ready.” Slowly he got to his feet, feeling a bit light headed but
otherwise alright. Together they made
their way back downstairs, Dumbledore still hung, limp in his chains, his blue
eyes looked tired as he watched them enter, “Are you ready to see the life I
would have had?”
Alexander
held the orb in front of Dumbledore’s face, watching as blue eyes focused on
it, seemed drawn in. Watching as the memories
replayed for the old man, “You would have fought for us.” His voice was quiet as
he spoke.
“I
would have been neglected. Leave it to
you to only view things the way you want them to be and not the truth of the
matter.” Harry paused, “You are a fool, old man, you care for nothing but
yourself and your ideals. You would even
go so far as to have a child mentally abused to further your own ends. There is no making you see reason, is there?”
He looked over at Alexander, “He will never understand, best to put him out of
our misery.” A soft meow made him look down, “Avor.” He scooped up the black
cat who immediately curled over his shoulders, getting comfortable. La torin wound himself around his legs, purring
softly while Avor looked down at him, tail curling and uncurling around Harry’s
throat, “How did you two get in here?” La torin mewed softly, looking back at
the door that had been left open, “Of course.”
“Albus
Dumbledore, you have outlived your usefulness on this world.” Alexander slit
his finger, “Avorem.”
A
shudder went through Dumbledore before he fell limp, the life going out of his
eyes and his body. Harry turned on his
heels and walked out, La torin trotting behind him. Once they were upstairs La torin jumped into
Doriel’s lap. The young man took a seat
beside his sire, scratching Avor’s neck.
“It’s
done.” Avor jumped down, sitting in Harry’s lap and cleaning a paw.
Doriel
nodded, petting La torrin gently, “Good.” He paused, looking over to where
Nicolae was asleep on the couch, “He needs his rest. You should rest as well, it’s nearly morning.”
Harry
nodded, moving Avor and laying down, resting his head in Doriel’s lap, displacing
La torin who huffed and walked away, Avor choosing instead to curl up against
the young vampire. He fell into a
restful sleep, the feel of his sire’s fingers running through his hair lulling
him into peaceful darkness.
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