Dark Gifts

*Parseltongue*
“Speaking”
‘Thoughts’

Quote of the chapter!

“If all the swords in England were pointed against my head, your threats would not move me.” -- Thomas Becket

Chapter 27

The week passed by slowly for Harry with everything happening pretty much like the first day. Well, not everything. When the Lavender girl tried to sit next to him at the Slytherin table for lunch one day Harry pushed her away and said some really foul things you really shouldn’t say in public. She ran off in tears. It was rather funny actually, because a Gryffindor, Seamus something came up and started shouting at him right after the incident.

“How can you treat the mother of your child like that?” Obviously the boy was ill informed. He shared a look with Draco and they both started laughing. All the students looked at them a bit oddly, except for the Slytherins of course, they knew the truth.

“What are you laughing at? That wasn’t funny!” Seamus shouted.

Harry finally regained some control of himself. “She is NOT the mother of my child.” He stated. Everyone, including the Slytherins grew quite at this announcement. Everyone really wanted to know how he was going to refute that claim.

“And how do you know that?” Seamus asked snidely.

Harry took a large breath of air before he began his tirade. It was better to clear up these misconceptions now, rather than later. “One, being that I’ve never had sex with her. Two, being that if I did indeed have sex with her it would be way to early for her to know she was pregnant seeing as I only arrived a few days ago. Three, being that if I did have sex with her, which I wouldn’t, I would wear a condom because Merlin only knows who the skanky bitch has spread her legs for. Therefore I can only conclude if she is in fact pregnant, it is definitely not mine.” Harry said logically.

Everyone, even the Slytherin’s jaws dropped at this. Draco and the twins were literally on the floor with laughter! That was just way too funny.

“Besides that, I’m gay.” Harry said as an afterthought.

The wide eyed stares only got larger. And at the head table a certain headmaster dropped his head in his hands and muttered, “Why me?” Under his breath.

“Never mind.” Seamus said, still red in the face, this time from embarrassment not anger.

“It was nice speaking with you!” Harry said happily. He had to say that last thing, just to annoy the boy.

Draco, was pounding his hand on the table laughing his ass off in total mirth. That was the end of any rumors of a girl carrying Harry’s baby, no one wanted to be called a skanky bitch or worse by the adorable Harry Potter.

Charlie was still a problem, but nothing had really happened since that first night. He had tried to convince some people to allow him to switch rooms, it was like Dumbledore and Mrs. Weasley wanted to be molested by Charlie. He tried a few different explanations. One being the fear of being touched intimately by others after what Tom did to him, even though he was lying through his teeth. Mrs. Weasley and Dumbledore said that it was all the more reason to bunk with Charlie. He needed to overcome that fear. He then explained that he feared for his child’s safety. They waved him off and explained that Charlie would never harm a child. He then flat out told them that he hated Charlie and didn’t want to bunk with him. They had the audacity to laugh at him.

So he gave up on that battle, and he could tell that Charlie was getting tired of his excuses. He was getting more aggressive, it was truly frightening.

The Halloween feast had just ended, Tom was supposed to be coming tonight! Harry couldn’t wait to leave. He was currently getting ready for bed. Draco was supposed to show Tom where he was as he didn’t know where or when Tom was coming. He also didn’t want to alert anyone of Tom’s presence in the castle until it was too late. If he were to sneak out someone would notice he was missing, most likely being Charlie.

Harry slipped into the bed, as did Charlie. Charlie once again made his move to try and persuade Harry to become more sexual. Harry groaned finally having enough. He sat up and looked at Charlie. “No, no, no, and no! How many times do I have to hint that I don’t want to have sex with you.” Charlie sat up as well, staring at Harry. “Look, you’re a good looking guy and everything, but I don’t love you. I don’t even really like you all that much.” Harry was ranting now. Why couldn’t Tom just come now?

Harry was so far in his rant that he didn’t notice Charlie’s eyes darken, half in lust, and half in anger. A very, very bad sign.

“And I know you like me, and I’m sorry but it just won’t happen.” Harry finished. He finally looked over at Charlie and noticed him sitting rather rigidly. “Charlie?” Wondering what was going on.

“I was going to give you time.” Charlie whispered. “But you were so beautiful I couldn’t resist the temptation before me. And you responded so well. You say that you didn’t want it, then how come you were moaning like a bitch in heat? How come you were being so wanton if you didn’t want it?” Charlie was yelling by the end of his tirade. He was very angry right now. Unfortunately, the silencing charms were still on the room, so no one heard him.

Harry was moving to try and get off the bed. He stood up and began to back away from the angry red head. This was the first time he had seen the man truly angry. “I…I…d-d-didn’t mean to…” He trailed off.

Charlie got up and began walking towards Harry still shouting. “You didn’t mean to! You didn’t mean to!!! Well you did! And you know what I think? I think you liked it! I think you liked acting like a little whore!” Charlie’s eyes lit up as if finally understood something. He started whispering, as if to himself. “You did like it didn’t you? You liked him treating you like a whore? Using you as a whore? Making you completely submissive?”

He looked at Harry and noticed his eyes not quite meeting his. So it was true. Charlie’s voice began to take on a dark, somewhat seductive quality. “And what did you do for him?” He had reached Harry at this time and began to caress his cheek. The poor boy was trembling, frightened. “Did he force you to touch him? Suck him? Did he rape your body and discard it as trash?” He saw Harry shake his head, tears rolling down his cheeks. “Oh, but I think he did. And I think you liked it!” This last part was whispered into Harry’s ear.

Charlie then forcefully pushed Harry onto the floor, making him fall on his back. Harry made to get up, but Charlie was to fast and was already on top of him. He grabbed Harry by the wrists, unknowingly irritating the snake that was there. The snake slithered to the floor, it was not noticed as it watched the two interact. It was ordered to bite whoever took advantage of the young male, the only problem was he didn’t know exactly what taking advantage meant. To a snake there was no such thing as rape. Mating was mating. He decided to watch and wait to see if the young master needed his help with something.

Harry was struggling and managed to get one wrist free to hit Charlie. He aimed for his head and he managed to hit him, unfortunately it was nowhere near hard enough. Charlie caught the hand as it aimed again and pinned it down with the other hand. He used is free hand to full on slap Harry’s face. Now this wasn’t just an ordinary slap, Charlie was a dragon tamer and had quite a bit of muscle, so when he used full force to slap you know it would hurt. Harry’s face snapped the side on impact leaving Harry a bit dazed. He would definitely have a huge bruise forming soon. Both his nose and lip were bleeding and his face had a huge red handprint on it already. Charlie tore open Harry’s shirt, buttons flying everywhere and began to pull down the boy’s boxers.

The snake saw the boy crying and was surprised of the violence in human mating. When he saw the red man cause the little one to bleed he thought perhaps they weren’t mating, maybe they were fighting! And he had to protect the young master, so he slowly came towards them.

Harry was crying and shouting at the top of his lungs. “Stop it. Please stop. No. Don’t do this.”

“JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!” Charlie screamed. Slapping the boy again. He had managed to get Harry’s boxers off at this time, and was working on his own, which was rather hard when trying to pin the smaller boy down. He eventually managed it and was about to thrust into the smaller boy unprepared when he heard a huge BANG as the castle shook.

Charlie ignored the interruption and was about to thrust in once more when the door was hurled open. The rooms were silenced not locked. Charlie looked over.

“Charlie, come quick, the castle is under att,,,” Bill trailed off as he took in the scene before him. Harry was bleeding and crying with Charlie over his form looking thoroughly pissed off. Both were naked.

“Bill, I think it’s best you leave.” Charlie stated calmly, as if he wasn’t about to rape the smaller man.

It only took Bill a minute to react. “FRED, GEORGE, GET YOUR ASSES IN HERE NOW!” Bill screamed. Charlie removed his hand from Harry’s wrists as he felt a quick sharp pain on his hand. He looked down to see a small silver snake by Harry’s head and his hand bleeding.

*Take that you big oaf.* The young snake hissed. Harry, once his wrists were free pushed the larger man off him. Charlie made to grab Harry again, but this time was tackled to the ground by his older brother.

Bill punched Charlie as Fred and George barreled into the room. They took one look at Harry and pulled out their wands to stupefy their brother Charlie. Charlie passed out into unconsciousness.

Harry grabbed a random robe from the closet and threw it over his nude form while wiping the tears from his eyes. He grabbed the still unnamed snake from the floor and looked over at Bill and the twins. “Thank you!” He whispered as the castle shook again.

They all nodded their heads in acknowledgement.

“Let’s get you out of here.” Bill said as he grabbed Harry by the hand and exited the room, leaving their brother stupefied on the floor.

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(Minutes before)

“Ow…damnit Sirius. You stepped on my foot again!” Lucius hissed. Tom, Lucius, Remus, and Sirius were all in the Honeydukes hidden passageway making their way to Hogwarts. Severus was in the shrieking shack passageway ready to attack when people came flooding from the school.

“It’s not my fault! It’s just so fucking dark in here! I can’t see where I’m stepping. Maybe if someone would allow us to use a lumos spell in here, I wouldn’t step on your foot.” Sirius looked pointedly at Tom who couldn’t see him.

“Will you both shut up! We can’t attract anyone’s attention! If you two keep bickering it will cause us to be discovered, not allowing us to do the surprise attack!” Remus whispered rather harshly, having the effect he wanted. He shut the two up.

“Boys!” The three looked at the Dark Lord who spoke for the first time. “We’re here!” He whispered. He opened up the passage of the humpbacked witch. Draco was outside waiting for them.

“My Lord.” He whispered.

“How is he?” He hadn’t seen Harry all week, and Draco has been at school and unable to drop by the manor. He really did miss Harry terribly.

“Physically, he’s fine. He’s holding up, but no one will leave him alone! He was sorted into Slytherin, but not allowed into the dorms. The tall Weasley…Charlie, seems to be practically glued to his side. Lavender Brown said she was carrying his baby-” Draco didn’t get to finish that statement.

“What?” Tom gritted out. He would kill her!

“Oh yes, she had the audacity to push him in a closet the first day and then tell everyone they were getting married, because she was pregnant. Yesterday, when she tried to sit next to him at lunch, he completely flipped out.” Draco said with a small smile. It was a really funny moment, seeing Harry like that.

“Flipped out! Harry? What did he do?” Tom was very curious, so were the others. Harry rarely talked back or caused trouble. He must have been very frustrated to do something.

Draco told them the story which had Sirius howling with laughter, Lucius quietly chuckling, Remus was shaking his head in fond amusement, and Tom grinning like the evil maniac he was. Never piss off a pregnant person--ever!

Unfortunately for them, Sirius’ howling caught a certain deputy-headmistresses attention. She looked down the hallway and gasped. Right down the hallway were Death Eaters with the Dark Lord. For an old woman, McGonagall could run rather fast. She ran to the headmaster’s office to alert him.

“Albus! Albus! The Dark Lord is in the school!” She said breathlessly. She did just run all the way there.

“Are you sure? How did that happen?” Albus said as he got up to alert the rest of the staff. They needed to protect the students, and most of all, Harry.

“Yes I’m sure! Draco Malfoy was with them.” That caught his attention. So the little Malfoy spawn was a traitor? Hmm…he’ll have to do something about that.

“Let’s go. Alert the order as quickly as possible.” With that he ran from his office with a purpose. He needed to reach the boy before Tom got him. If he gets Harry all hope is lost.

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A high wailing sound went around the school, alerting everyone of the attack. Charlie and Harry unable to hear it do to the silencing charm. They felt the crash though.

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Severus heard the wailing and decided they couldn’t wait any longer.

“Alright men. Wands raised. Let’s infiltrate the school! Half stay here, and wait for people to arrive on the grounds before showing yourself.” Half the men left with Severus, while the others marched off towards the castle.

“Raise your wands. Reducto on three. One. Two. Three. REDUCTO!” They all screamed at once, blowing a major hole in the school’s wall, and causing the castle to shake.

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When Bill, the twins, and Harry left Charlie’s room they heard the wailing noise.

“What’s that?” Harry asked curiously.

“The castle’s under attack. The noise will alert Hogsmeade, which will in turn alert the authorities.” Bill said.

“Tom’s here?” Harry asked, hoping it was true.

“Yup!” The twins said cheerily. They knew they had been on the wrong side of the war since they met Harry. He and the Dark Lord obviously loved each other, and Dumbledore sought to destroy that. All that talk about “allowing” the baby to live was horrible. It was not his decision to make. No one ever asked Harry if HE wanted the baby. They all just assumed that he didn’t, and that he would allow them to do whatever they wanted to the baby just because the father was the Dark Lord. It really was horrible to think the light side capable of such things.

“Thank Merlin.” Harry said. They didn’t see any other Weasleys so they headed right out the door and into the corridor.

Bill walked out first and was looking behind him at the boys, he didn’t see the figure in front of him until he bumped into him.

Bill looked at the figure and gasped.

Harry looked over Bill’s shoulder and said one word breathlessly.

“Tom.”

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Draco ran down the corridor with the others following behind him. They needed to reach Harry before anyone else did. They had been noticed, or else the alarm would not have gone off. The castle shook and the sounds of fighting echoed through the hallways. Severus had begun his attack. Draco could only hope he was okay.

They arrived at the portrait and said, “Savior.” Nothing happened. “Savior. Savior. Savior!” Draco paled. They must have changed the password.

“Is there a problem Draco?” Tom hissed. They were running out of time.

“They must have changed the password.” Draco said worriedly.
Tom rolled his eyes. “We don’t have time for this.” He walked over to the portrait. “I command you to let us in.” The portrait looked at him and yawned. That wouldn’t be happening anytime soon. “Do you even know who I am? Let me in or I’ll blast you to pieces.” Tom growled out, pointing his wand to the center of the portrait’s head. The portrait’s eyes widened and it flung open. Tom thinking he won gave a sharp nod, when someone walked into him.

The portrait hadn’t opened for him. It was merely letting someone else out. It was a red head, Bill.

He heard a faint, “Tom,” and looked over the red head’s shoulder to see Harry.

“Harry.” He said. He pushed the large red head out of the way and grabbed Harry to bring him into a fierce kiss. He placed one hand behind Harry’s neck to deepen the kiss, and another on his swollen stomach. He could have cried out in relief. The baby was still there.

He drew back away from the kiss, for the first time noticing the large bruise forming on his lover’s cheek, and the bleeding lip and nose. His eyes narrowed. “Which one did it?” He whispered, glaring at the twins and then Bill, though a bit more intensely at Bill. He glanced back at Harry and then noticed something else out of place. He was wearing robes, and it appeared only robes. He growled. “Are you naked under there?” He hissed.

Harry looked down at his state of undress and nodded once. “WHICH ONE DID IT?” Tom screamed. There would be hell to pay. Obviously if Harry was rather unclothed, bruised, and bleeding then something that should not of happened had happened.

He saw Harry flinch at Tom’s tone and he pointed inside. Tom taking the hint went inside the rooms and went inside the open door. When he found Charlie stupefied on the floor he growled out a “Crucio” and watched him wither in pain.

Harry came up behind him. “Tom. You’ve got to stop. I know you’re angry, but we’ve got to leave.” Tom was apparently not listening and continued to vent his anger on the man lying on the floor. “TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE!” That caught the man’s attention. “We need to leave. Bring him with you if you like, but we have to go now!” Harry said.

“Right. Lucius, grab him. He’s you’re responsibility for now. Don’t. Lose. Him. I want to kill him myself!” Tom said fiercely. They all left the rooms and headed for the entrance hall. Tom stopped for a minute and dug into the pocket of his robes. He pulled out an item. A wand. “Harry, here’s your wand!” Tom handed him the wand. When Harry made to walk again, as did the others Tom stopped him.

“What is it now?” Harry said exasperated. They really needed to leave.

He grabbed Harry’s hand in his own and began talking. “Harry, I’ve been wanting to ask you for months, but I never found the right moment. And now that I’ve lost you once, I can’t take the risk of losing you again. Harry James Potter, my little raven, will you marry me?” He heard gasps from the three tag along red heads behind him.

Harry sighed, and for a moment Tom thought he was going to say no. “Oh Tom, it’s about time!” Harry said. “Of course it’s yes.” Tom kissed him once more and moved the Slytherin ring on Harry’s hand to the proper finger. He kissed Harry’s hand before dropping it.

“As much as I hate to break up this sappy little moment, we need to go!” Lucius reminded them once more. They began running again.

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The teachers had gathered the students and were leading them outside. They needed to get them to safety. Their goal was to reach Hogsmeade. When they arrived outside they were swarmed by Death Eaters.

McGonagall shouted. “Back inside, everyone back inside!” There were less Death Eaters inside. They would have to take their chances.

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When Dumbledore arrived to the Weasley’s rooms he found the portrait open and no one inside. He asked the portrait which way they went and headed off in that direction.

He was by the entrance hall when he saw them. Since the students were forced back inside Tom and them were stuck with no way out. When the students had spotted them all wearing their black cloaks someone cried, “DEATH EATER!” And panic arose.

Tom cursed. “We’ll have to go back the way we came, through the secret passageway.” When he turned around a wand was pointed at his head and the students were cheering. Dumbledore had arrived.

“Dumbledore.” He sneered. “What a pleasant surprise.”

“Tom. I would say it is lovely to see you again, but we both know that would be a lie.” Dumbledore said, for once his eyes not twinkling. “Surrender or die.” He said calmly.

“I won’t be doing either today. You do not scare me.” Tom said just as calmly.

“Oh no.” Dumbledore changed the direction his wand was pointing. It now pointed at Harry, or more specifically, his stomach. “Drop your wand or I’ll kill both him and the baby.”

The crowd gasped, the teachers were still outside dueling the Death Eaters to keep them away from the school. The older students were surrounding the younger ones, trying to protect them. They wouldn’t fight unless they had to. They had no idea who this Tom figure was. They had no idea that Harry was pregnant. They were even more shocked when they heard Dumbledore declare that he would kill the boy-who-lived and a baby. That just sounded so wrong, coming from the leader of the light.

Tom’s eyes widened, he had no idea what to do. If he surrendered he would be killed anyway, and Harry would be in danger. If he didn’t then Harry would die.

Harry took out his own wand that Tom had given him earlier, one that Albus hadn’t noticed until now. Harry pointed it at the crowd and sneered. “Don’t force my hand.” Harry said. He didn’t want to kill anyone, but he would if he had to.

Lucius and the others had their wands pointed at Dumbledore, Harry’s was the only one who had it at the crowd.

Dumbledore shook his head. “You wouldn’t harm them.” He stated as a fact. “Your to good. You couldn’t kill them even if you tried.” He said.

Harry’s eyes narrowed and he looked at the crowd. Luckily for him, Lavender was towards the front of the crowd. He pointed his wand at her and whispered two words.

“Avada Kedavra.” A green light flashed and Lavender dropped to the floor. He pointed his wand at another random person and looked over at the headmaster. “Think again.”

Dumbledore’s jaw dropped, and Tom took this opportunity. “Avada Kedavra.” Dumbledore fell backwards never to awake again. No one thought killing the Albus Dumbledore would be easy. I mean, he let his guard down in front of Lord Voldemort, something that never should of happened.

Tom lowered his wand and looked at his group. Charlie was still stunned and floating by Lucius. He looked at the students, some were crying, some Slytherins were smirking, and others were in complete shock.

“Let’s get out of here. These people are so annoying.“ Harry remarked. No one tried to stop them as they left the building.

By the time the aurors assembled and the rest of the order got there it was too late. The Death Eaters had left, and the body of Albus Dumbledore was lying dead in the entrance hall.

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Next chapter: Tomorrow. Harry goes into labor and the torture of one Charlie Weasley. Alright everyone. Only a few chapters left!!!! I’m so excited.

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