Bountys End

Chapter 3

Harry opened his eyes after he heard a rustling sound coming up the stairs. He stared quietly at the ceiling as he stained his ears, trying to listen to the noise. There rustling stopped and there was whispering instead. Harry left his bed silently and grabbed his wand as he crept next to the door.

“His room is at the top of the stairs” said a hushed voice.

“No its right there, the crystal is vibrating faster when I get near this room.” Said another voice.

“Well lets hurry up and get in there before anyone gets up.”

“Ok, I’m ready when you are.”

Harry silently grabbed the door knob and started to turn it. Then the door exploded off of its hinges and knocked Harry to the ground with the door on top of him. Harry felt stunned as he felt the door lifted from his body.

“Seems like someone is being nosy” said the first voice.

“Bellatrix, we need hurry the sound must have woke the entire house.”

“Shut up, I know what I’m doing” she said as she pointed her wand to Harry’s face. “You are lucky that this will be a quick death.”

“Avada Kedavra”

Harry saw a bright green light and woke with a start. He sat up and looked around the room. His room looked as though nothing had happened to it and everything was like it was when he went to sleep. He laid back and tried to get his heart rate down again.

‘Damn that was a horrible dream.’ He thought.

He got out of bed and grabbed his wand as he headed to his door to go downstairs. He slowly opened the door and slid stealthy into the hallway and moved down the stairs without a sound. When he reached the bottom of the stairs he walked thought the kitchen and the den to make sure there wasn’t anything hiding. He went back up stairs to his bedroom, and got back in bed. His dreams were once again peaceful.

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The next morning Mortimer was awakened by his alarm clock. He turned over groggily and tapped the clock with his wand. He sat up in his bed and ruffled his hair. He stood up and waved his wand to make his bed. He stepped into the bathroom and put his wand on the counter, and climbed into the shower. After he was done showering and dressing he headed down stairs to get some breakfast before training. He was greeted by his son who had already finished his food and had a plate on the table for his father.

“Ahh…there you are old man, finally down for breakfast. Ill be out into courtyard training Barthum, come observe us when you are finished.” Said his son

Mortimer chuckles “Maybe when I get out there, I can teach you a lesson in manners.”

“You can try, I’ve been training hard.” He laughed.

“Don’t get to cocky, it could be ass someday Aquareus”

“I know,” Mumbled Aquareus.

Aquareus headed outside to the courtyard and went to the shed to retrieve his swords and his armor. After he put his armor on and strapped his swords on his back, his disc to his lower back, his wand to his wrist, his daggers to his biceps, and his ninja stars to his belt, he headed out to find Barthum.

“Barthum, hurry up and stop hiding, father wants us to start warm-ups before he gets out here” he called out.

“I’m sorry, Barthum is….busy right now but if you want my friends and I can help you “warm-up” if you want.”

Aquareus spun around and not twenty feet away was a tall slender man. Behind him were roughly ten figures dressed in hooded cloaks. Two of them were holding an unconscious and bloody figure.

“What are you doing here? How dare you intrude on my father’s property? You have some nerve Kirkley following us from Scotland.” he growled in anger.

“Well I cant settle a grudge when your daddy keeps moving around the world so I thought I would pay the dark lord a visit to ask for a favor, in return I would have only to bring your fathers head back to show my devotion to his cause.”

“Fuck you, you can’t take my fathers head. You will have to get through me first.”

Aquareus drew one of his swords from his back sheath and drew two stars from his belt. He backed into his stance and as quick as lightning he unleashed the stars.

“Incindo” he cried as they left his fingers, when they hit the hooded men they burst into flames and hit the ground withering and screaming. The others scattered and began to send stunning spells towards Aquareus, but his armor reflected the stunners back to their owners. Aquareus rushed the nearest one, cutting him down quickly. He jumped the training dummy to give a backhanded swing to the neck of a cowering Deatheater. He spun around just as Kirkley sent a killing curse his way. He rolled to the side, dodging the curse. He grabbed his wand from his holster.

“Segtuch”

The curse hit Kirkley, and his wand exploded throwing him back several feet. Splinters of the wand shot into the owners hand. Kirkley scrambled to one of the fallen Deatheaters to retrieve a wand, but Mortimer kicked him in the head.

“Oh no you don’t” yelled Mortimer “Incarcero”

Ropes shot out of his wand and wrapped around Kirkley. He started to squirm and kick around yelling curses and hexes at the wand laying only a foot away, His hand gushing blood on the front of his robes and the ground. Mortimer bent down to pick up Kirkley. As he pulled Kirkley to his feet and slammed him against the wall of the shed.

“I have several questions for you” growled Mortimer “Either you answer them or I will pull your fingernails off with my pliers.”

Kirkley looked Mortimer dead in the eye and spit in his face. Mortimer reached into the pouch on his belt. And retrieved his Leatherman knife and flipped it out so he could use his pliers. He grabbed Kirkley’s tongue and pulled it out of his mouth causing Kirkey to whimper.

“If you want to take the hard way then be my guest, but if you agree to answer my questions then I will only turn you over to the ministry. Trust me……you might want to consider answering me.” Mortimer gave Kirkley’s tongue a hard twist, which caused him to cry out. “Now do you want to answer my questions?” Kirkey nodded yes as best as he could.

“Now I’m going to let go but if you lie to me then ill tear your fingernails off until you decide to tell the truth. Okay?” Kirkey nodded yes again, and Mortimer let go of his tongue.

“Who sent you here?” barked Mortimer.

“Lord Voldemort”

“Why?”

“To kill you.”

“Why does he want me dead?”

“The Dark Lord wants you all dead……your whole tribe is being systematically destroyed. He had all of the attack plans happen at the same time. All twelve of the main tribe leaders including yourself were to be captured or executed.”

Mortimer turned around and started to pace.

“Why would he want that to happen?” asked Mortimer

“I don’t know, I was only told that I was to kill you and bring your head to him to prove my allegiance”

Mortimer kept pacing, Kirkley put his head down and slid to the ground. Aquareus looked at his father. Then went over to Barthum to check and see if he was still alive. He flipped him over on his back and checked his pulse. He didn’t find one.

“Father……Barthum is dead.”

Mortimer looked over to Aquareus, then looked over at Kirkley.

“Since you had a hand in the killing of my son you will help build the fire to send his soul to our ancestors.” Said Mortimer.

“Aquareus, I need you to contact the other leaders to see if they are still standing.”

“Yes father”

He turned and walked into the house. Mortimer turned to Kirkley again.

“Accio wands” All of the wands in the area flew into his outstretched hand. Five wands were collected in total. He walked around the courtyard and found two Deatheaters that weren’t dead. He tied them up and dragged them over to the shed. Aquareus walked back outside, and stood next to his father.

“What about the other two Deatheaters? Will they help with the fire?” asked Aquareus

“No……they will be executed.” Said Mortimer coldly “Can you handle that?”

“Yes sir…..sir, I contacted headquarters and they are checking the other leaders as we speak.”

“Good lets hope that they pulled through.”

Mortimer walked into the shed and retrieved a silver collar with runes inscribed on the outside of it. He un snapped the collar and put it around Kirkley’s neck, and it glowed blue for a couple of seconds and went back to a silver color.

“This collar will prevent you from using magic, and from running away. If I even think you are running all I have to do is say the word and it decapitate you. Do you understand?” Kirkley nodded.

“Good now start gathering wood.”

Mortimer turned to his son and nodded. Aquareus drew his sword and cut the heads off of the two stunned Deatheaters. After that his used his wand to levitate the bodies and threw them into the woods.

A/N: sorry for the long wait. I have been working like crazy. I will be shipping off to marine boot camp in a week and I will have a post when I get back…..happy reading.