A Snake's Son

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Later on that night, Harry had shooed them all out and taken out that small mirror he carried with him everywhere. He brought it up in front of him and said, "Lord Voldemort." Immediately the surface of the mirror began to glow and the pale blue light shone out of it, on the other side of the glass Harry could see Tom, he was projecting into what looked like a bedroom.

"Harry, how have you been?" He asked in his sibilant hiss like voice, it was still cold and high but did have a caring undertone.

"I have been good Tom, I just wanted to ask you about a few things." Harry said feeling at ease under Toms gaze.

"Yes?" He replied lifting an eyebrow in interest.

"The first is about a girl named Hermione. She is muggleborn but I believe her to be an excellent addition to my group." He said pausing.

"Is she now. And why would you want someone such as her to be anywhere near you? I have seen the way you treat other muggleborns." Tom was referring to the time one came around the manor trying to give documents to Mr Malfoy about a legislation. 

"She is much more talented than lots of half-bloods I have met and works extremely hard to assist me in any way with my mission, on top of that I believe her to be in some way distantly related to a wizarding family, it is the only way I can explain her natural affinity with magic." He said looking down under Tom's stare, he wanted to please Tom not disappoint him.

"She does?" Tom asked, "Well that certainly is interesting but what use would she be after the mission is complete?" Hearing Tom's certainty that he would not fail made Harry extremely happy.

"Muggleborns are still a part of our society and I believe she would be a great asset in getting them to be complacent under your rule. She would also make a useful member of my "Officers" for other missions you put me on as she has more than the necessary raw talent."

"I will trust your judgement on this one, but no more mud-bloods Harry."

"Yes Tom."

"Good your other questions."

"Well the breaking at Gringotts was to the vault 713, which I saw Hagrid empty that same day, I believe it is what we are looking for right? But the break in seems counterproductive, it would mean that security would be tightened and make my life harder, did you organise it?" Harry asked.

"No, it was a group of my followers from before that had not gone looking for me, they apparently thought it would make a good present to keep me from torturing them for not coming to my aid when I needed it most."

"And did it?" asked Harry grinning.

"It ensured the punishment was worse." Tom smirked back.

"We have found a trap door under the feet of a Cerberus, we believe what we are looking for is down there, there is a plan at Halloween to check if we are right then we will make further plans."

"Well done, I have plans in action as well, I will make a distraction for you and you and your group can go check it out."

"Thank you, if you make the distraction then the Weasley twins and my group will wait to see if teachers come to check on the door, if they do the Twins will look like they are trying to get in and we will make assumptions from their reaction." Harry said summing up their plans.

"Good, I will have my accomplices meet you and there is something you need to know, I will tell you then." Tom said nodding.

"And, just out of curiosity do you think that the Cerberus could be useful to you? Harry asked.

"Yes, it defiantly would. Why?" Tom asked

"If I get the...thing, for you then maybe when I pass I can capture the Cerberus for you." Harry said deep in thought.

"That would be lovely." Tom smiled, eyes warm.

"As sort of gift for all you have done for me." Harry said lost in thought before he yawned, Ouro had long since curled around his neck and was radiating his body heat back to him.

"We will talk soon little snake, but for now you should get some rest." Tom said with an air of a father.

"Night." Harry yawned out.

"Good night little one." Tom said softly.

Marcus Flint had shown Harry the rules and how to play Quidditch a couple weeks ago and he had been struggling to fit that and homework in with everything thing else he had to do. He didn't even notice the weeks go by as he planned and schemed with the Weasley twins whom he was also having an effect on, they were steadily becoming more and more dark with their pranks and their previously golden clouds turning a purple that was leading towards black. It was Hallowe'en today and they were all looking forward to the feast.

Currently sitting in charms were the four main culprits, they were practising the levitation charm. So far it was going okay but there had been some complications when Ron nearly took Hermione's eye out with the amount of waving he was doing. By the middle of the class Hermione had successfully managed to teach Ron how to levitate his quill and had earned more points for Slytherin, who incidentally were pulling away from Gryffindor to win the House Cup. Having picked up the spell in a matter of minutes Harry was currently talking Imperi, he wasn't quite sure where she was but after re-establishing their like they got back to chatting when they could.

"So why aren't you carrying Ouro around with you anymore?" She asked.

"At one point about six days in a teacher happened to spot his eye, he hardly had time to hide. He ended up around my upper arm." He wasn't quite sure quite worried that the school would take the snake away if he was found.

"Oh...so how are classes?"

"Well right now I am being taught by someone who I am sure is part dwarf. How about you?"

"Currently watching the rift, or I guess bail for the next batch of poor souls to fall in. Keeping an eye out for her though don't worry. I do wonder what people think happens to them after death, and not the religious stuff but their individual ideas, I'm sure it's not this. And the wait is so boring." She replied.

'"I get it. History of magic is taught by a ghost which you'd think would be cool, but I have never been so bored in my life!"

"Oh...I think I see one, wish me luck." She said making Harry to chuckle subtly.  He knew it wasn't luck when she hunted.

"How is life?" He asked mentally hugging her, wishing she could stay in one place for at least a while.

"Aww thanks for the hug," she said, they really knew each other too well. "there has been talk that the lower powers are plotting, apparently survival of the fittest doesn't work for them." She finished and Harry could just imagine the sense of unease that would have settled on her face. He never liked seeing her sad, it hurt him.

"If it makes it any better I am planning to use the wish I've been promised to do something about the gap between our two societies, maybe get Tom to help back some of your ventures in return for the same. I don't know." He finished and sent it off.

"That would be awesome, I was hoping but I also don't want to put you out." She said sounding happier causing Harry to smile fondly, she was a great friend and they tended to think alike. Made pranking so much easier.

"I was wondering if you could visit soon, I wanna give the guys a new experience." He added mischievously.

"Anything to give someone a good scare besides I had already ordered you a copy." she said. "You do know that something weird is going on around you right?" She asked.

"Yeah, I know. And there is a plan. Though I'm not sure I understand it fully."He added as an afterthought.

"There they are, talk soon." She said and just before the connection was cut Harry heard the sound of both rushing wind and water and nothingness. Then a gut wrenching scream, definitely from a man. The connection dropped and he heard this class rush to get their things, looks like he was about to find out just what Tom had in store for Hogwarts.