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The Dark Apprentice Chapter 70

Chapter 70

“You have all, surely, read the rumors that a certain dark wizard is once again at large.  This. Is. A. Lie.” Umbridge said to the class.

Harry watched, a smirk playing on his lips, as the Gryffindors erupted in a chorus of indignant murmurs and outraged gasps. Their collective fury was palpable, a stark contrast to the placid, almost dismissive ...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 81

Chapter 81

After Daphne had agreed to conduct the ritual on the evening of Yule, Harry spent the rest of his day checking the arithmancy of their work. The ritual was delicate. Any miscalculation, even a tiny oversight in the runic patterns or sequences, could lead to catastrophic consequences far beyond simple failure. The very structure of the spellwork was built upon t...

The Dark Apprentice Chpater 69

Chapter 69

Arriving at the platform of 9 3/4s this year felt different for Harry. A palpable tension hung in the air, a stark contrast to the usual cacophony of excited students and bustling families. The teen was unsure if it was the machinations of the Dark Lord behind the scenes, and his part that he was going to play in it, that cast such a long shadow over the famili...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 80

Chapter 80

On the day before Yule, Harry had decided on a pilgrimage to Gaunt Manor. He knew a conversation needed to be had with Tom face-to-face before his plans went any further. Too much was at stake to merely act on his own, which meant the morning after Harry and Daphne’s late-night talk, the teen told his girlfriend to make excuses for him with her family. He had...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 68

Chapter 68

“Come on Ickle Potter, dance with me!” The crazy haired witch crackled.

Harry was gasping, each breath a searing agony that tore through his chest. His right collarbone, shattered and displaced, throbbed with a relentless, fiery pain. Early in the brutal duel, Bellatrix Lestrange, her face a mask of deranged glee, had struck him with a bone-breaking c...

A Star Is Born Chapter 1

Chapter 1

January 1999

“A trade is in!” A large man in gold wizarding robes announced with obvious jubilation.

Whispers swept across the opulent ballroom, a low hum of anticipation that vibrated through the very air. The excitement mounted with each passing second, a palpable energy that crackled around the attendees. All eyes were drawn to a youn...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 79

Chapter 79

If Daphne had harbored any hope that Harry would be impressed by the grandeur of Greengrass Manor, she was quickly, and perhaps a little deflatedly, mistaken. The simple truth was that over the last several months, under the tutelage and close companionship of Tom, Harry had passed through the hallowed, often darkly opulent, halls of nearly every prominent fami...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 67

Chapter 67

“The oppressive silence that typically clings to the grim walls of Azkaban Prison were shattered last night by an event of unprecedented chaos. The chilling "dark mark," a symbol seen only twice in the past decade, blazed across the bleak sky over the North Sea, as a beacon of terror in the early hours of Sunday morning. This dark omen signaled not just a dis...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 78

Chapter 78

The whispers that circulated through the house, carrying the anxieties from Harry’s speech the night before, fell upon deaf ears the next day with the muffled insignificance of other conversations around the Great Hall. His mind was elsewhere, far too consumed by the weight of the revelation Daphne had shared with him the previous night.

The sheer magni...

The Dark Aprentice Chapter 66

Chapter 66

Harry had watched with a growing sense of anticipation as Tom, despite the celebratory atmosphere that should have enveloped them, approached a pair of his more jubilant followers on the desolate dock of Azkaban. The air, thick with the stench of salt and sulphur, was now tinged with a faint, unsettling sweetness of victory, a scent that did little to calm Harr...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 77

Chapter 77

“Wand at the ready!” Harry barked out to Aaron Vaisley who barely shielded against Flora Carrow’s spell.

In truth Harry wanted to facepalm at the lack of discipline these nearly of age witches and wizards held, but he did everything he could to stay focused.  Tom had taught him from a young age to anticipate pain if there was a mistake made, th...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Staring out over the water, Harry felt a thrilling sense of anticipation course through his veins.  Behind him were a dozen men in black robes and silver masks, the classic Death Eater attire.  Harry too wore the black robes, but in the crook of his arm rested his golden mask that Tom gifted him.

Tom, for his part, stood with his arms crossed be...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 76

(A/N) Harry is about to be prove his worth as a Slytherin. Enjoy!

Chapter 76

It was a jarring transition to return to the dull, familiar monotony of Hogwarts. The stone corridors, usually a source of comfort, now felt like the walls of a too-small cage, restrictive and suffocating after the exhilarating freedom of the night. Despite the lingering, potent high that ...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Spitting blood on the ground, Harry grinned at his opponent across from him, with sinister intent.  The Polish wizard was gifted, of that there was no doubt, but the peacock seemed to prance around the cage as if he had already won the duel.  Clearly the man was a fan favorite here in Warsaw, but unfortunately for the adult wizard, the fight was not t...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 75

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 75

The ascent back to the bank's lobby level was elementary.  The flood of euphoria that passed through Harry when he felt success was in their reach was unspeakable. He opened his mouth, ready to stammer out a word of praise or perhaps a question about the cup’s imminent fate, but the sound died on his lips as they made the final turn i...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 63

Chapter 63

We need to talk.

It had been two agonizing weeks since Daphne Greengrass had abruptly departed from the hallowed halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The weight of recent events, a suffocating blanket of grief and trauma, had settled heavily upon her young shoulders. Her mother, ever practical and protective, had insisted upon her...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 74

Chapter 74 (The Battle of Gringotts Part 1)

Arriving in Tom’s study, Harry found the man standing rigid by the tall, gothic window, his silhouette stark against the starkly lit room. The young apprentice couldn’t see the look on his master's countenance—it was hidden by the slight turn of his head and the shadow cast by the fire—but he could feel the man’s inten...

The Dark Apprentice Chapter 62

Chapter 62

Harry had been questioned by more Aurors than he would ever care to remember.  Each one had come in and asked for his story.  Some did it kindly, and pretended to be a sympathetic ear, while others demanded it, as if the loss had been as personal to them as it had been Harry.  They didn’t understand.  None of them did.

A searing ...