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Chapt 62 Death of a Slyhterin
Chapter 62 Death of a Slytherin
Lord Malfoy walked down the streets of Diagon Alley early in the morning to count the bodies of the muggle-born students. The Dark Lord had placed tracking spells on them to ferret out sympathizers stupid enough give them a proper burial.
He slowed as he noticed a pile of bodies next to the bodies laid out in a row. He saw the black robes and mask of the Outer Circle.
As Lucius approached, he noticed the few witches and wizards about this early in the morning gathered around the pile scatter and disappear, leaving him alone. Merlin! Placing a Notice-Me-Not spell on the pile of corpses, he left the street to report to his Lord.
Voldemort looked to the bowed form of his servant and hissed. “Rise Lucius! It has been a day. Are all accounted for?” Red eyes observed the wizard.
Lucius looked to his master with fear in his eyes. The Dark Lord punished those who delivered bad news harshly. “No bodies are missing. But My Lord! There is a pile of bodies of the Outer Circle that is next to them. Some citizens had gathered but ran at my approach. I placed a Notice-Me-Not charm and reported to you immediately.” He braced himself for punishment as he felt Voldemort enter his mind and viewed his memory.
Voldemort said nothing as he created a Port Key and handed it to his servant. “Bring them to me Lucius.” He commanded and watched as his servant left his presence.
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Harry looked to his map and noticed that they had arrived to their rest point. He held up his hand as he spoke. “Pass the word, we rest here.” He watched as the group gathered around him in the early light of morning. “Pair up and build your shelters.” As he watched the medics examine their fellow students.
The students paired off, making Lean-To shelters and pushing the snow against them to insulate against the wind. They took off their jackets, boots, and socks and settled into their sleeping bags and fell into an exhausted asleep.
Kevin Erstwhile pulled Hermione aside. “Hermione, John Donaldson is in a bad way. He is fevered and his eyes are glassy. He also has frostbite. I do not see how he completed the trek tonight.”
“Who is his partner Kevin? They could have passed the word and we could have examined him while we travelled.”
Kevin looked to her sadly. “I do not think he had a partner Hermione. If I had known….”
“No Kevin! You had your place and duty. No one alerted you, so do not feel guilty. Where is he?” She demanded.
He pointed to an area away from most of the group. “He is over there.” He softly replied.
Hermione grabbed her sleeping bag and medic kit and made her way to him. She noticed a few shelters had three people in them. She became angry as she made her way to him.
“Oh John!” She murmured as she looked to him. “You were supposed to stay with me. After the craziness of the ambush, I thought that you had paired up with someone.” She told him as she pulled out a stethoscope and listened to his lungs. She heard the fluid in his labored breathing. She pulled out a bottle of anti-biotic and emptied two pills into her hand to give to him.
He pushed her hand away. “No! Save them for someone that needs it more.” He coughed weakly. “You had to look after everyone else. If I had said anything, it would have slowed us down.”
Harry and Ron walked up and caught the last bit.
Hermione looked to him sadly. “John, you are very grown up for your age.”
“Me Mum always said that.” He coughed weakly again. “Hermione, stay with me!” The sick boy asked of her as he passed out.
Hermione looked to her friends as she ran her hand through John’s hair. “John, I will be here for you. Remember that I promised it.” She whispered.
Ron knelt down and dug the young wizard’s hand from his sleeping bag. “I’ll stay with you as well John. I never had a better opponent in Wizard’s Chess as you.” Tears falling from his eyes as he observed the young wizard sleeping in the sleeping bag.
After a while John woke up suddenly and sat up as he looked to Hermione. “Do you think that the Veil will accept me, being Slytherin? Professor Snape told us it was how we faced death.”
Hermione looked to him. “Never be ashamed of how you were sorted John. You should be proud of your House. I know the Veil will recognize you.” She looked to her friends, distress showing on her face. She leaned down and whispered her secrets to the boy.
He smiled as he gasped out his last breath, falling back, eyes rolling back unfocused in death.
Ron gently closed the young Slyhterin’s eyes “He is gone.” He whispered.
DEATH appeared observing the witch and wizards sobbing. He held out his arm to the translucent form of the young wizard. “It is time John Donaldson.”
John placed his hand on DEATH’s arm, sure that he had died well.
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Voledemort watched as Lucius appeared with the bodies of his Inner Circle. Walking down he pulled a body and pulled up the robe, whispering the magic to extract what had killed them. He looked to the bullet that appeared in hand. He recognized the Goblin magic. He sat upon his throne deep in thought as he sent Lucius away.
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The next night Hermione gathered the group and motioned them over to the dead body of Slytherin John Donaldson.
She pointed to the body. “You let your prejudice rule you! Look to what will happen to you if you do not have a partner to watch after you!”
The group silently observed the dead body.
“He denied help as you shunned him!” Hermione shouted out angrily. “He was one of us and you let him fall! He felt unworthy!”
She covered the body with snow as she marked her map. “We are all in this together. But I suppose that is okay, as the snake is not amongst us now. During the ambush, he stood by my side refusing to leave. And you! He denied medical help saying the rest of the group needed it!”
Hermione remained silent as Harry spoke up. “John died well with those that truly cared about him at his side. Look to John and see what happens if you do not have a partner!” He motioned for the group to leave.
They followed him silently as they took in the words.
Lord Malfoy walked down the streets of Diagon Alley early in the morning to count the bodies of the muggle-born students. The Dark Lord had placed tracking spells on them to ferret out sympathizers stupid enough give them a proper burial.
He slowed as he noticed a pile of bodies next to the bodies laid out in a row. He saw the black robes and mask of the Outer Circle.
As Lucius approached, he noticed the few witches and wizards about this early in the morning gathered around the pile scatter and disappear, leaving him alone. Merlin! Placing a Notice-Me-Not spell on the pile of corpses, he left the street to report to his Lord.
Voldemort looked to the bowed form of his servant and hissed. “Rise Lucius! It has been a day. Are all accounted for?” Red eyes observed the wizard.
Lucius looked to his master with fear in his eyes. The Dark Lord punished those who delivered bad news harshly. “No bodies are missing. But My Lord! There is a pile of bodies of the Outer Circle that is next to them. Some citizens had gathered but ran at my approach. I placed a Notice-Me-Not charm and reported to you immediately.” He braced himself for punishment as he felt Voldemort enter his mind and viewed his memory.
Voldemort said nothing as he created a Port Key and handed it to his servant. “Bring them to me Lucius.” He commanded and watched as his servant left his presence.
&&&&&&&&
Harry looked to his map and noticed that they had arrived to their rest point. He held up his hand as he spoke. “Pass the word, we rest here.” He watched as the group gathered around him in the early light of morning. “Pair up and build your shelters.” As he watched the medics examine their fellow students.
The students paired off, making Lean-To shelters and pushing the snow against them to insulate against the wind. They took off their jackets, boots, and socks and settled into their sleeping bags and fell into an exhausted asleep.
Kevin Erstwhile pulled Hermione aside. “Hermione, John Donaldson is in a bad way. He is fevered and his eyes are glassy. He also has frostbite. I do not see how he completed the trek tonight.”
“Who is his partner Kevin? They could have passed the word and we could have examined him while we travelled.”
Kevin looked to her sadly. “I do not think he had a partner Hermione. If I had known….”
“No Kevin! You had your place and duty. No one alerted you, so do not feel guilty. Where is he?” She demanded.
He pointed to an area away from most of the group. “He is over there.” He softly replied.
Hermione grabbed her sleeping bag and medic kit and made her way to him. She noticed a few shelters had three people in them. She became angry as she made her way to him.
“Oh John!” She murmured as she looked to him. “You were supposed to stay with me. After the craziness of the ambush, I thought that you had paired up with someone.” She told him as she pulled out a stethoscope and listened to his lungs. She heard the fluid in his labored breathing. She pulled out a bottle of anti-biotic and emptied two pills into her hand to give to him.
He pushed her hand away. “No! Save them for someone that needs it more.” He coughed weakly. “You had to look after everyone else. If I had said anything, it would have slowed us down.”
Harry and Ron walked up and caught the last bit.
Hermione looked to him sadly. “John, you are very grown up for your age.”
“Me Mum always said that.” He coughed weakly again. “Hermione, stay with me!” The sick boy asked of her as he passed out.
Hermione looked to her friends as she ran her hand through John’s hair. “John, I will be here for you. Remember that I promised it.” She whispered.
Ron knelt down and dug the young wizard’s hand from his sleeping bag. “I’ll stay with you as well John. I never had a better opponent in Wizard’s Chess as you.” Tears falling from his eyes as he observed the young wizard sleeping in the sleeping bag.
After a while John woke up suddenly and sat up as he looked to Hermione. “Do you think that the Veil will accept me, being Slytherin? Professor Snape told us it was how we faced death.”
Hermione looked to him. “Never be ashamed of how you were sorted John. You should be proud of your House. I know the Veil will recognize you.” She looked to her friends, distress showing on her face. She leaned down and whispered her secrets to the boy.
He smiled as he gasped out his last breath, falling back, eyes rolling back unfocused in death.
Ron gently closed the young Slyhterin’s eyes “He is gone.” He whispered.
DEATH appeared observing the witch and wizards sobbing. He held out his arm to the translucent form of the young wizard. “It is time John Donaldson.”
John placed his hand on DEATH’s arm, sure that he had died well.
&&&&&&
Voledemort watched as Lucius appeared with the bodies of his Inner Circle. Walking down he pulled a body and pulled up the robe, whispering the magic to extract what had killed them. He looked to the bullet that appeared in hand. He recognized the Goblin magic. He sat upon his throne deep in thought as he sent Lucius away.
&&&&&&&
The next night Hermione gathered the group and motioned them over to the dead body of Slytherin John Donaldson.
She pointed to the body. “You let your prejudice rule you! Look to what will happen to you if you do not have a partner to watch after you!”
The group silently observed the dead body.
“He denied help as you shunned him!” Hermione shouted out angrily. “He was one of us and you let him fall! He felt unworthy!”
She covered the body with snow as she marked her map. “We are all in this together. But I suppose that is okay, as the snake is not amongst us now. During the ambush, he stood by my side refusing to leave. And you! He denied medical help saying the rest of the group needed it!”
Hermione remained silent as Harry spoke up. “John died well with those that truly cared about him at his side. Look to John and see what happens if you do not have a partner!” He motioned for the group to leave.
They followed him silently as they took in the words.