Show Me Your Darkness - Tomarry/harrymort

Chapter 4

4 years later

Dumbledore's POV

I sat in my office reading the newest article of the Daily Prophet, a million questions running through my head.

Another Attack On the Innocent

Last night two bodies were found with the mark of Hades, signifying another assassination. The two victims bodies were horribly mangled rendering it almost impossible to identify them, but with hours of work they were identified as Layla and Mathias Penerel.

We questioned anyone close to Lord and Lady Penerel and discovered that their daughter, Katie, had been through physical and mental abuse from both parents.

Katie Penerel has been put in St. Mongos for any lasting injures and trauma, and should recover soon to be placed in a foster family.

Is there a pattern with these attacks? Why has every victim been an abusive parent or partner? Is it all just a coincidence or is there reason? For a description of Hades see page 13.

 ' Who is this 'Hades'?' I thought to myself. I sat there lost inside my own head, It had been four years since the first attack but it didn't make sense with the others after. The whole family had been killed, and the family definitely hadn't been abusive. Plus they were muggles, family of a witch yes, but still muggles.  The Dursley's were killed along with a squib that had been sent there, the Potters were horrified when the went to check on the family.

I was walking up to number 4 privet drive with James, Sirius, Minerva and Remus, it was Evans' Birthday so we went to check if Harry had shown any signs of magic. 

When we got to the chipped brown door Sirius knocked excitedly, but that excitement left when the door swung open at the hinges and the smell a rotting smell hit them along with the remnants of extremely powerful magic. 

A look passed between them all before the stepped into the house.

"I've been here before and Petunia wouldn't let the slightest bit of dust touch any surface" James whispered swiping his finger on the closet handle. I was slightly surprised at his tone, he sounded like he was trying to fake a worried voice but his eyes shone with....happiness?

The thought was pushed out of my mind as the smell got worse. I crept to the stairs where the smell seemed to be coming from. It was dark at the top of the staircase.

Something was horribly wrong.

I called the others over to come with me, I was afraid of what I'd find and how I'd react if I was alone.

We stepped cautiously up the steps, the smell getting overpowering.

Once at the top I could barely make out anything, I was just about to cast a lumos when I tripped over something. 

Trying to catch myself I stuck my arm out only to feel it sink through something cold and slimy.

I yelped and ripped my hand up, grabbing my wand I cast a lumos and almost puked.

My hand was covered in a red-ish brown liquid but that wasn't what made me sick.

It was the bloated and rotten bodies I had landed on.