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Harry Potter and the Final Journey
Chapter 1
Severus Snape apparated directly outside the old rumbling house near the graveyard in Little Hangleton. Draco Malfoy was already there trembling slightly with fear and trying very hard to conceal it. He was not for the first time cursing his fate and had already come to the conclusion that being a death eater was highly overrated. He was forlornly thinking of all the things he had not done in his life.
He had no one to help; the only person who would have was as good as killed by of him. Albus Dumbledore was gone. He started shivering more. He had not finished the work entrusted to him by the Dark Lord. He did not save himself and he did not manage to save his parent's life, as his mother would surely be killed. He felt tears slowly coming down his cheeks.
While Malfoy was silently crying thinking about his fate, he was joined by Snape who had just apparated in front of him. Snape looked at him his face unreadable and said "come Draco, we cannot keep him waiting." Draco looked at him his eyes full of anger and fear and said bitterly "You had to come just then hadn't you. I was trying to buy my way out of this mess" he realized what he was saying and clamped his hand on his mouth and looked at Snape trembling in anxiety and a horde of other frightening emotions.
Snape looked at him inscrutably for a moment and then with a touch of impatience said "This is not the place to talk about all this. Surely you would know that. Come with me now and at least place a little of the trust your mother placed in me by asking me to make an unbreakable vow with her for your safety. Come Draco the more we delay the angrier he will become." Snape then took hold of the terror filled boy's hand and led him inside the Old Riddle Manor.
The old building looked like it was caving into itself from the outside. On the inside however, it was totally different. The Manor as it had existed before was no longer there.
The whole place was divided into huge caverns, which was warded heavily and looked eerily terrifying as it was meant to be. In the center of the Manor was a huge room, which was circular in shape and at the far end from the entrance was placed a throne like chair on which sat the Wizarding worlds most feared and hated figure. Lord Voldemort.
"Well, well, well Severus, Draco," said Voldemort, his lipless mouth twisted in a smile. "So the old fool finally received what he deserved in the first place, hmmm, but Draco," very softly and menacingly, "What is this I hear about Severus casting the spell which killed Dumbledore?" the smile still there but his red eyes were gleaming rather nastily.
Malfoy gulped and fell down on his knees and started blabbering, "Master, I would have killed the Headmaster; Master I was just, just.... I was going to really..."
"Draco, this was your test, you know and I cannot help but feel disappointed. However since you did let the others inside Hogwarts, I will not kill you right now. But I must punish you not only for your cowardice but also for your father's rather poor efforts at teaching you. Crucio". The pain tore through him for what looked like forever before Voldemort took off the curse.
Malfoy was lying on the ground; trying to come to terms with so much pain and for the first time he felt a sympathy for the dozens of people who had fallen victim to Voldemort's Crucios.
Lord Voldemort then called a Death Eater and told him to bring a woman inside. "Now Draco, let me see whether you pass this test. If you do then I may be able to accept that you do have the making of a decent Death Eater. Narcissa come here. Let us start with a Crucio. Come on Draco."
