The Dark Lord's Consort

Chapter Four - Tom's P.O.V

"My old friend when you told me that you had a surprise to tell me about, I was not expecting a young man that is more than half your age." Abraxas starts to tell me once Harry leaves the library.

"I thought it was best to show you than to write to tell you that I have finally chosen someone to be by my side." I tell him seriously.

"And that young man is who you have chosen? What makes him a good leader for the dark? Don't get me wrong, I can see how you are drawn to him, his beauty is ethereal."

"Don't go farther than that Brax, he is my chosen consort. And let me show you that he can be a leader just as much as I am."

I lead Abraxas down to the dueling hall, where I know Harry is teaching the newer and older recruits to make sure they are in proper shape to make sure they are battle ready. We walk in quietly and see Harry and Draco walking around and watching the Death Eaters closely. One of the newest recruits, Argo, faltered on a simple stupefy and Harry immediately jumped on him and used him as an example to the rest of the people in the room. Harry made him stand across from him in the proper duel stance and then demonstrated why a simple mispronounced spell can cause problems in battle. I watch Abraxas look a little impressed but not fully yet.

I should have Harry lead the meeting tonight. I had him lead the meetings a few times in the last few weeks and the death eaters seem to prefer him to me.

"Hadrian, come." I call after he finishes the duel and send everyone back to their work.

"Yes, my lord." He bows slightly and smiles.

"I want you to run the meeting tonight. I have some paperwork to catch up on, so I will be late to the meeting, but Abraxas will be there if you need any help. We will make our announcement when I join later on." I tell him and Abraxas coughs loudly in surprise.

"Of course, what will you want to not miss so you may have some form of entertainment." Harry smirks at me and I sigh.

"Do not be cheeky just because of your elevated status. Start with the new training regime that everyone is required to start. Take questions and if that does not last until I arrive, move onto the new sightings of the order members. Have our members been relocated from that area?" I ask Harry.

"Everyone except for Lady Mirna. She keeps refusing to move. She won't even let me convince her. I am sorry." Harry tells me.

"Its fine, I will try but we can't force her to move. You know how stubborn she can be though. But I will try. I will see you tonight for dinner." I tell him and leave him to his training.

Abraxas and I head to my study and sit before continuing our conversation.

"You let him run the meetings?" Brax asks me.

"Brax, Harry has been with me since his first year of school. He has been training under me since then and learning and taking over the order since his second year. As of right now, the only order members that are not in my ranks are Arthur, Molly, and Percy Weasley, Minerva McGonagall, Dumbledore, and Doge. Everyone else is a spy and doing their parts well." I tell him.

"But seriously, you let him run meetings? What is going on with you? I know you; I went to school with you, I helped you become a lord for merlin's sake. Don't tell me you actually fell in love with that child." Abraxas exclaims.

I smile softly, "And what if I did? Why would it affect you any? What if I did finally fall in love, what does it change?"

"Marvolo, he is a child. You are not. Do you really want his life to be dependent on the fact that soon, he won't have you in his life? Do you really want to mess with him that badly? I can see it in his eyes, that he loves you but is apprehensive about this relationship, he wanted to ask me a question earlier but said you two had made a promise, what did he want to ask me and why couldn't he?"