Dark Repercussions

Chapter 06

Albus Dumbledore was known as being the greatest wizard since Merlin himself. He prided himself for being in control and working every situation to benefit himself in some way. He had worked for many years to grow his reputation and image to the point where he was barely questioned at all, many people didn't even think before complying to his wishes and that was just how he liked it. There was no use in having subjects that didn't listen to him. Dumbledore believed that he was destined to lead the wizarding world in to a great future where he, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, would control and rule as the greatest wizard ever.

He had been planning his future since the defeat of Grindlewald, Gellert had been foolish to believe that he could take over in such a way, but that was no longer important; he had removed such an obstacle. He had worked his position through the school to the top spot, there was no point in being minister as they asked him because at the school he was educating the generations and teaching them to conform to his ways. The minister spot held to much criticism and debate where Hogwarts was a separate entity entirely. He projected his grandfatherly image to the students and had them looking up to him as a great and powerful man that deserved nothing but the utmost respect and cooperation.

Then he came.

Tom Riddle. Back when he was still the transfiguration Professor, Tom Riddle never trusted him, he never looked up to him, he never idolised him like everyone else and young Tom was powerful. With each year his power grew and so did the people surrounding him. Riddle built up a network of powerful contacts and people flocked around him, he was to be the youngest Minister to date people said, he would change the world they said; and Dumbledore could not allow that. He tried to squash the boys personality, tried to have him broken by the abusive orphanage he lived in by sending him back year after year, but it didn't work. Each year Riddle came back more determined to excel, and that was when Dumbledore began to panic. If Riddle became minister or even high up within the ministry it could ruin everything Albus had been building up, he needed a minister that was malleable to his words and suggestions so he began to plot.

Riddle handed him a perfect opportunity when his views began to spread, mumbles that Dark magic should be allowed, that magic was free, Dumbledore immediately countered it and Riddle became evil. After all if the great Albus Dumbledore claimed that someone was a Dark, evil Wizard then it had to be true and they descended in to war. The war was not something Albus was expecting. He had severely underestimated Riddle and his people, his army and because of that Albus was loosing. He couldn't have that. He refused to relinquish his hold over the wizarding world, it was his kingdom and only he would rule over it and a perfect plan came to him in the shape of a fake prophet names Sybil Trelawney and a death eater. A few spells and a mild compulsion and a prophecy was made leading Riddle to the Potters. It was a little sacrifice on his behalf, but it was worth it and the Potters simply didn't fit in to Albus new world.

That child of theirs was just too powerful, at the age of 4 months he was showing strong magic and it was just too much of a risk to have that child in his world. So leading Riddle to the Potters was like killing two birds with one stone and he didn't have to get his own hand dirty with murder. He wasn't expecting the boy to survive, and he had to do some quick thinking. Young Sirius Black was easy to set up and place far away in Azkaban with no one the wiser, Albus Dumbledore said he was the secret keeper so he was the secret keeper and Remus Lupin was a werewolf and that new legislation just went through so he couldn't have the child. A magical block and an abusive home and the boy would become the perfect weapon.

He paid the relatives to make him weak and when he arrived at Hogwarts he was in the perfect position to look like the caring grandfather, he sent Hagrid to invoke trust, paid the Weasleys to state a case for the light and introduced the Granger girl for her love of authority. Severus was perfect to put the boy down and he was the great headmaster for allowing him discrepancies. Under his guidance the boy flourished just how he wanted him, he performed well when confronted with challenges and he was becoming the perfect 'Saviour' and soon to be Martyr. Then Black came again. Albus cursed the blasted boy for doing the impossible, he escaped Azkaban and went after Pettigrew, and in the end told the truth to the boy. Luckily Granger had her timeturner and he was able to bring endless trust back to him from Potter, Black and Lupin by allowing them to go back and 'save him'.