Albus Potter and the Foreign Hope: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child Sequel

CHAPTER 14- How to Interrogate a Death Eater

ALBUS AND SCORPIUS TIED THE DEATH EATER'S HANDS AND LEGS TO A CHAIR. Albus tightened the ropes and pulled the Death Eater's wand out of his robes and handed it to James, which he handed to Lena along with the Death Eater mask.

"He looks too young to be a Death Eater," said Rose. The Death Eater was a man in his early thirties with tan skin and a square jaw. He had a six-inch scar on his face right next to his left eye.

"And too hot for one," said Lily. Everyone looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"What?" she asked "I still love Lorcan." Albus shuddered and James rolled his eyes.

"What do we do with him now?" asked Lena.

"It's standard suspect interrogation," said James "Did them all the time in the Ministry."

"Yeah but we can't torture him," said Scorpius "That's illegal."

"There are other techniques," said James "Some of the methods are technically torture but in a sort of humane way."

"Where did you learn that from?" asked Albus "A book called Fantastic killers and how to interrogate them?" James stuck his tongue out.

"Shouldn't he be awake by now?" Scorpius asked, "Did James kill him?"

"No, he's just unconscious," said Albus "He should be up any minute." The Death Eater moved his head from one side to another and slowly opened his eye. He started to move but couldn't he keep on struggling against the ropes. He stopped after and while and started hopping up and down with the chair.

"Wingardium Leviosa," said James. The Death Eater muttered something as he rose off the ground and narrowed his eyes at James.

"You're not going to kill me," he said with a wide smirk on his face.

"But you're going to wish we would," said Albus "You see, you tried to kill me and my family so now you better cooperate if you ever wish to see yours." The Death Eater scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Empty threat," he muttered.

"Let's start with your name," said Albus "We need it if they are going to identify your corpse."

"Anthony Blackwood," he answered, quickly.

"No it's not," said Lena "I know you. It took me a while but I know who you are. You lost your wand so I sold you one. Acacia, eleven and a half and phoenix tail feather. You're Malcolm Snyde."

"How old are you?" Rose asked.

"Really? That's the question you want answered?" asked James.

"Thirty two," Malcolm answered "Satisfied?"

"Why do you have the mask?" asked Scorpius.

"Because I am a servant of the Dark Lord," said Malcolm rolling his eyes "I thought that it was rather obvious."

"No you're not!" said Scorpius "He's dead and he doesn't have any followers anymore."

"Are all of you stupid?" James exclaimed "We have to ask important questions. Not stupid ones like his age and how he got his mask. He probably found it somewhere and decided to wear it when he goes killing people like my brother. Why are you doing that?"

"Money," Malcolm said lazily "I get a pretty penny if I kill you in the filthy muggle way."

"Who's the Foreign Hope?" asked Albus. Everyone fell silent. There was a small glint in Malcolm's eye and he smirked at Albus.

"You don't know?" he asked "But you're on the list."

"Answer the question," said James, raising Malcolm higher in the air. He shifted uncomfortably and started breathing loudly.

"I got the list through owl," said Malcolm "Put me down." James lowered him a little and Malcolm seemed to relax a little.

"Who wants us dead?" asked Rose.

"I don't know," said Malcolm. James raised him higher and Malcolm whimpered.

"I really don't know," said Malcolm "I just got the lists and the key to decode them through owl! I've never even met the Foreign Hope. I couldn't even tell you if they were a witch or a wizard. It's the truth I swear!" James sighed and lowered him till he was hovering three feet above the ground. Albus moved away from Malcolm and moved towards Lena who was studying his wand.

"Everything okay, love?" he asked.

"Something's not right," said Lena "It's too easy."

"He is answering our questions rather quickly isn't he?" said Albus.

"Maybe James is just that good," said Lena. Albus scoffed.

"James is not that good," said Albus "Why are you studying his wand?"

"I should have realized this as soon as I touched it," said Lena "This wand. This is not the wand I sold him."

"Which means he has another one," said Albus "James!" James turned around and Malcolm pulled out his other wand and fired a spell at James. His wand flew out of his hands and the chair fell, shattering into pieces and Malcolm broke free. He rolled to the ground while the other fired spells at him and grabbed Scorpius, pointing his wand at his neck.

Everyone stood back, pointing their wands at Malcolm.

"Let him go," James ordered, pointing Malcolm's first wand.

"One more step and he dies," Malcolm snarled.

"Don't listen to him," said Scorpius "Just get him."

"Oh, this one's got a death wish," said Malcolm "Who wants to make it come true?"

"Get him, Rose," said Scorpius "He's going to kill me anyway."

"Scorpy, I can't live without you," whispered Rose, dropping her wand and holding her arms in the air "Let him go." James sighed and followed her lead, then Albus, then Lily.

"Almond drops," said Scorpius as Lena proceeded to put her and down. Len took aim and fired another spell. Malcolm disappeared on the spot soon after along with Scorpius.

"Scorpius!" Rose yelled, running to the spot where they stood "What did you do?"

"I had to," said Lena, avoiding eye contact with Rose.

"You had to?!" Rose shrieked "What did you do?"

"Almond drops," said Lena "It's a pact that Scorpius and I made in our fifth year. Almond drops is our safe word. It means do whatever is necessary, even if it means killing the other, because you and Albus aren't going to do that."

"Did you kill him?" Rose asked "Is he dead?"

"No," said Lena "The spell I cast was the linking spell you invented when you guys went back in time. I know where Scorpius is."

A/N: Did I just ruin your day? I'm sorry didn't mean to do that but I just had to include this chapter so that I can introduce some new-ish characters in the next one. I had this chapter written earlier but I couldn't publish it cause I had to proof-read it and I had school and stuff.