Aura

Chapter 2

[Riddle Manor]

"Put him in the East Wing."

"Yes, my lord." Wormtail bowed. 

"Assign Wanda to take care of his needs." Wormtail bowed again. Voldemort smirked to himself. If everything went to plan the boy who lived would be an asset rather than an enemy. 

"Also Wormtail, prepare for the blood ritual, I will take the Potter pest as my adopted son."

*Time skip 2 years*

[Riddle Manor]

"Young master, Master called for you." Wanda said timidly.

"Alright, inform him I will come in 5 minutes."

"Yes, master."

"Good morning my lord." "Good morning, Harry." Voldemort said. His handsome features were screaming power this morning. Harry shuddered seeing him. It had been two years since he left the Potters and two years since he started living with the dark lord. He had a vague memory of the Potters. All of them were about the Potters abusing him and his sister. He remembered that they killed Lizzie but before they could kill him the Dark Lord saved him. To help him from his nightmares the Dark Lord had taken away most of those memories. 

"You called me father?" "Yes, I want you to start your training." "Yes father." "Bellatrix and I will personally see that your training is fruitful. Snape will help you with potions and Narcissa will brush-up your etiquettes. You may use a wand of one of our deceased death eaters to train. "Yes father." 

*Time skip 5 years later*

[Unknown Place]

"I won't tolerate such recklessness again." shouted Harry. "We are sorry young lord please forgive us!" "Crucio." Harry pointed his wand towards the fear stricken death eater. The man writhed in pain as his pale face started to turn blue. He was gasping and shouting in pain. Harry lifted his wand to end the curse. "Father would not have any mercy on you Shirley. He would have killed you in a heartbeat. You should thank me." "Yes my lord, thank you for showing me mercy." Harry scoffed and clutched his pendant to activate the portkey in his pendant." He was back in Riddle Manor when.. "Wanda!" Harry shouted in surprise as the house elf suddenly popped up. "Young lord the Master has called you to his study." Harry's gut twisted. He was afraid to visit Voldemort. Voldemort had already been in a bad mood this morning and now the partial failure of this mission.. He did not want to add on his punishment for being late so he hastened towards the study. He was just outside it when "Crucio." A man stumbled out of the room. "Bring me better news next time" a smooth cold voice spoke. "Yes my lord."  Seeing this display Harry felt even more nervous to enter the dreaded 'Study' "Harry, inside." a cold authoritative voice ordered. Harry entered to see Voldemort's scarlet eyes staring into the fire. His sharp features were flickering giving it a rather haunted look. As soon as Harry stepped into the room the doors slammed shut. Harry flinched.

"Now explain."

"I-I."

"Don't stammer. You know it is a sign of weakness." 'I'm sorry." Harry said with downcast eyes. "Crucio." Harry fell to his knees as his ten year old body was wrecked with pain but he kept quiet because he knew making any sort of noise would further increase his punishment. "I don't care for your excuses. You have failed me. Go to your room now you are grounded for the month." Harry pursed his lips but bowed and slowly walked out of the room. Harry walked as fast as he could to his room and slammed the door shut. He took a deep breath and flung himself on his bed. He buried his head in his pillow. For a few seconds he kept still to catch his breath. He got up from his bed and went to the washroom to clean his wounds. He dabbed the cotton over his wounds and flinched a bit. After taking a shower he stumbled to his bed and let his tired body rest.

[Potter Manor]

"Mum! I cannot find my Chudley Canon's Poster. Felix shouted. "I threw that Felix, it was just rotting on that wall of yours." Lily said. "Mum! It was not rotting! How can you just throw away my poster? You know how much I liked that!"

"You have two more like that in your cupboard." "Mum that one was special!" "Felix stop sulking over one single poster!" Felix ran upstairs sobbing. Lily sighed. She dropped the laundry and went to Felix's room. In the past few years to make up for not saving Harry and Lizzie Lily had pampered Felix a lot. She simply could not refuse anything to him and could not stand it when he cried. She knocked on the door. Felix shouted through the door "Go away Mom, I hate you!" Lily gave a gasp and took a step back and stumbled straight into James's arms. She slowly turned around with tears in her eyes, silently begging James to not do anything rash. But James was not in the mood to listen. He kicked the closed door and said with an authoritative voice "Apologize to your mother now Felix." "Stop it James he did not mean it!" "Yes I did and I will not apologize!" "That's it! You're grounded for the month!" James yelled at Felix and walked out of the room banging the door. "This is all your fault!" Felix yelled at Lily and fell back on the bed with a sob. "Go away!" "I'm sorry." Lily whispered and went out of the room closing the the door softly. She went back downstairs and was met with James clattering around loudly in the kitchen. He turned around as Lily entered. He had a guilty expression on his face. "I'm sorry darling, but you just pamper him too much! He does not even act like a ten year old boy!" "What I do to my child is none of your business James! He is just a kid!" "He will be going to Hogwarts next year, then you won't be able to look after him like this!" James nearly screamed in frustration. "Yes I will! I got a job offer for the post of the Potions teacher from Dumbledore!" Lily shouted back. "You're not gonna go right?" James was alarmed. "You'll be right under Dumbledore's thumb if you take the offer." "I will go if it means taking care of my child." "Felix can manage on his own!" "I know Dumbledore's an ass but he will be safer in Hogwarts than anywhere else!" "He can't manage on his own! And I will not take the chance to lose another of my children!" "He is a child because you won't let him grow up Lily." James said tiredly. "Whatever do as you wish." "I will not come home tonight. We have a business trip in USA. Padfoot will be going with me."