Alpha Lord

It always comes back to haunt you somehow

"I'll make no promises, but I can put the war on hold for now. I still have unanswered questions."

"Can we do that tomorrow? I don't have much time and I am actually very tired."

"Fine by me."

I made it back in time to get only an hour of sleep so the entire next day I used my time to nap and had mom worried sick thinking I was getting ill. 

That night, as soon as they were asleep, I casted the spells and immediately left for Malfoy Manor. I am actually starting to believe that I may be successful. I can finally correct this. 

Thanks death, for convincing me to come back.

I guess you should listen to me after all.

That sounded smug.

Oh? Whatever do you mean. I am not capable of emotions master, you may be hearing things.

Now that was gaslig...You know what, never mind. Do you think I need the shield or is he being honest?

You do not need the shield. 

Ok, then let's leave quickly, I think I am actually excited for once.

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"So, what are your plans to stop the war?"

"Pause not stop, kid. Don't get ahead of yourself."

"Can you not call me kid? Since we're working together, I would appreciate it if you called me Harry. Or anything that isn't child or kid." 

"You're literally a baby"

"Not by choice"

"So, are you going to expand on that?"

"Not now. I thought you had questions."

"That is one of them"

"Pertaining to the war"

"Well, I'll let it go for now but you will need to tell me in the near future if we have to keep working together. What do you have in mind for the war? It can't be on pause all the time."

"Well it's only on pause because you don't want to stop it."

"I don't know how much you know about wars Harry, but it's apparently very limited if you don't know the basic rule. A war can never just stop. A side has to win or the war is never really over just on pause and this pause will come to an end at some point- whether that point is 100 years from now, it will be there and I am not a fan of wasting resources in 100 years to get a job done that I could easily finish now. So you need a plan."

"I honestly don't know. I didn't think you'd be willing to work with me so quickly. I had prepared for you taking forever to accept if you accept."

"If I had refused?"

"I would have been forced to do what I don't want to do."

"For being with the mudbloods, you have a strong opinion on not killing me. I think you're on the wrong side ki...Harry. Why not join me? I could use a mysterious baby that also doubles as a killing machine."

I started to deny the last part of what he said but I chocked it back in on the first word. He was right even though he didn't know it. Isn't that what I am? I couldn't even resist killing the ones so close to me.

'Master, you are not. He didn't mean that, he doesn't know about it so I can assure you he just meant that you are powerful.'

'Yeah death, I am powerful. But I would choose my friends over the power any day. How far has that power gotten me? Where was it when I was helpless to stop the bloodbath? Power is useless when you're alone because the only need I have for power is to protect those I love and I can't exactly do that if they are dead, so yeah, he didn't mean it, but I know what I am. I'm a monster.'

'Was...that is in the past and it wasn't you. The wolf that turned you was the monster, you were young, it's not your fault and it won't even be in the past here because it will never happen. Ok. I know you are capable enough to stop it and I will help you. And look where you are, in Malfoy Manor, engaging in civil conversation with the man who was responsible for all of this so yes Harry, you have already stopped it. You didn't even think you were going to get this far and you already did in just a day.'

"Are you crying?"