Coercion
Coercion
Author’s Note: This
story has been floating around in my head for quite sometime and I have finally
found time to get it on paper. I hope you enjoy it. Please R & R.
Thoughts are in italics.
Disclaimer: I do not
own any of the Harry Potter characters; they belong to Warner Bros and J. K.
Rowling. I do however own any original characters that may appear in this story
and the plot.
Warning: This story will be SLASH. If you do not know what
this means you should look it up before reading this. While it will not be apparent for quite a while this story is
going in that direction.
Summary: Someone has
a highly addictive and deadly drug and the only cure has been lost to the
wizarding world. Who has it?
continues they will learn the true meaning of …..
Coercion
Present
Hogwarts
Welcoming Feast
Dark eyes surveyed the hoards of
students streaming through the doors.
Pushing and shoving their schoolmates aside, they cluttered up the hall
with their noisy chatter. The constant sound of high-pitched voices was hurting
his ears so he retreated from the unpleasant sight before him and moved towards
the great hall.
Another year, another batch of hopeless
students, he thought. What
trials must I go through this year, with the Potter brat returning? Every year
another catastrophe. At least this year
Albus has assured me the Defense teacher will be partially competent.
the teacher’s identity. I do not even
know their gender! Anyhow, I shall find
out shortly, the feast is about to begin.
made his way into the great hall, a feeling of foreboding already firmly
entrenched in his mind, even as the students scattered in his wake.
3
months earlier….
London, England
Early morning
The train signaled and pulled away
from the station leaving the hurried of of passengers to make their way to
their next destination. One passenger
in particular seemed to be rushed that early summer morning. Dressed in all
black with a fierce scowl on his face, the man’s long legs quickly made for the
door to the outside world. Once he
reached it he was quickly accosted by a similarly dressed man and escorted to a
waiting car.
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The car, continuing the all black
theme, was a long stretch limousine that could fit at the very least 15 people.
However when the door was opened for the traveler it was clear he was to be the
only occupant. Once he was safely
encased in the limousine, his guide made his way to the front of the vehicle
and situated himself behind the driver’s wheel and pulled away from the curb.
After traveling for a half an hour,
the limo pulled up to a pair of silver gates and waited for admittance.
narrowly missing being hit by the quickly closing gates behind them.
before finally pulling to a stop in front of a large house.
house and came to a stop at the top of the series of steps leading up to the
front gate. He motioned for the driver
to open the door for the traveler and called out in greeting once he had
emerged from the limo.
“Hello, my name is Lucius Malfoy
and I will be your host for the duration of your stay. I am sure you are quite
tired from your trip so I will have a servant escort you to your rooms where
you can freshen up. Lunch will be served at 12:00 pm precisely, after which we
can retire to my study to discuss our business.”
Without a word the traveler nodded
and made his way up the stairs, where he followed after the servant Lucius had
called. Lucius, slightly shocked,
looked after his silent guest as he followed his servant, and shook his head.
“That will have to change,” he muttered to himself, “that will definitely have
to change.”
Malfoy Manor
12:00 pm
The traveler arrived exactly at
12:00 pm as requested, still wearing the dark clothes he had come in, but
having noticeably cleaned himself up, with his dark brown hair smoothly combed
and face shaved. He took a place at the
end of the long table that graced the Malfoy dining room and waited for his
host to arrive. Five minutes later
Malfoy entered the room and settled himself down at the other end of the
table. The food appeared on the surface
and the first few moments were spent in silence as each man served
himself. After taking a few bites of
his food, Lucius wiped his mouth and inquired “I am afraid that I did not catch
your name when we spoke earlier, what did you say it was?”
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His guest looked up and gazed at
him with midnight blue eyes. He did not
say anything for a moment, perhaps composing his thoughts, and then quietly
remarked, “I did not mention my name, however, if you must know, it is Carson
Langley.” He returned to his food after
his short speech and did not look up again for the remainder of the meal.
Lucius, shocked by his guest’s rudeness, also did not attempt to make
conversation again until both had finished.
After the house elves had cleared the table he requested, “ Mr. Langley,
l yol you please join me in my study? We
have a number of things to discuss.” He
got up from the table and headed out of the room, not waiting for a reply.
of the room.
When the two reached the study,
Lucius took a chair behind the huge mahogany desk that was the focus of the
room, Carson took one of the two chairs that faced it, and waited for Lucius to
speak. “As neither one of us has much
time, let me cut straight to the chase.
I have been informed that you were approached several times over the
past year regarding a position with my organization, yet each time you have
turned us down. Now suddenly you are willing to work for me? I would appreciate
it if you would explain your reasoning.” Lucius requested.
Langley thought for a moment and
then replied, “Before this month I was not interested in your proposal as I was
already previously engaged. However, my
commitment ended this month, and as I was at loose ends, I decided to contact
you regarding your proposition. Before
I agree to anything though, I would like some further information on exactly
what this job would entail. Your
representative was somewhat scant in the information he provided me with.”
Lucius folded his hands on his desk
and leaned forward, “ I think that you will be quite interested in my
proposition. It involves teaching
defense against the dark arts to a group of children at a renowned wizarding
school. Hogwarts, to be exact.
forward me any information that you might overhear or discover while you are
there. Specifically about one certain individual, but I will go over that when
you have agreed to the job. Also, I
would require you to take part in some specialized duties, nothing too risky,
but I will also discuss that further once you have accepted,” he stated.
The dark haired man leaned forward
as well, “You mean to say that you want me to spy for you on the bunch of
annoying children that occupy that school as well as the teachers?
this? I would think that anybody with even the smallest notion of the dark arts
would be able to suffice. As for these
“specialized duties”, they do not include anything that would put me in even
the smallest amount of jeopardy, correct?”
“It is not just any group of people
that you will be spying upon but a collection of some of the most powerful
people in the world. I need someone who
can at least match them if not best them.
accept. However, I can reassure you
that there is no life threatening risks involved.” Lucius replied.
“Very well then, I have nothing
better to do and this might be entertaining for a while. I will warn you, that
if I find this job unsatisfying I will quit. I have no loyalty to you and I
will not stay if I do not wish to.” Carson sat back and waited for Lucius to
finalize the deal.
“I am glad that we can come to an
agreement. However on the matter of loyalty, you will be required to take a
small mark to ensure that you will not betray my cause.”
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“Absolutely not! If I had known of
this I would never have come even this far. I am sorry but my services are no
longer available. I owe my allegiance to no one but myself and I refuse to be
bound to anyone, no matter the cause.” Langley shouted, eyes burning. He stood
up from his chair and moved to leave when Lucius spoke.
“I am sorry but I am unable to
accommodate your request. You see you already know too much.
With that he hit the furious man with curse that knocked him out and sent him
sprawling on the floor. “Yes I am sure that we can think of something to insure
your obedience. In fact, I think my lord has just the thing,” he said to
himself, a disturbing smile crossing his face.