Harry Potter The Final Straw

His quiet voice was full of anguish when he answered her, "I'm scared, Hermione. I don't want to lose you, or anyone else for that matter, but I don't think that everyone is going to make it out of this alive." He turned in her embrace to face her, he could see the moon reflected in her beautiful cinnamon colored eyes, and for a moment, he forgot all of his worries as he lost himself in their beauty.

A few seconds later, he regained his wits and resumed speaking, "I'm an even bigger target now that Voldemort is back. I escaped him again and I know what he really looks like. What do you think we should do?"

Hermione squeezed him tighter and nuzzled her lips into the crook of his neck, planting a few delicate kisses and enjoying the feeling of Harry shivering. She pulled back slightly to look up at him, her voice was full of concern too, "I don't know. I think that we should talk it over in the morning with everyone. It's late and we don't have to decide everything right now."

She grabbed his hand and led him back to their bed where she gently pushed him onto his back and slowly climbed on top of him. Purring, she whispered into his ear, "Now, why don't we forget about those things for a while before we get some more sleep?" To punctuate her words, she began trailing kisses from his neck down towards his chest.

When she lightly nipped his collarbone, he moaned into her hair and began returning the favor. Ten minutes later the two teens were cuddling together trying to get their hormones back under control.

Smirking into the darkness, Harry was reliving the feeling of the softness of Hermione as she lay atop of him.

Hermione could see the smirk on Harry's face as she gazed up at him from her spot on his chest. Slowly, she reached her hand up and stroked his cheek, earning her a kiss on her palm. The emotions in her voice were palpable when she spoke, "I love you." She could feel his grin get wider when he heard her words.

"And I you, my wife." Harry answered with just as much emotion as she had in her voice.

The young married couple drifted back into the land of dreams, relishing the closeness and warmth from their cuddling.

Voldemort was up at the crack of dawn, he had a few things that he needed to do in order to weaken Dumbledore's hold on the Wizarding World. After a light breakfast, he stepped outside of his new headquarters, walked to the edge of the Anti-Apparition Wards, and disappeared with a barely audible pop.

Surveying his surroundings, Voldemort was impressed. The prison looked nothing like Azkaban. The entrance to the prison in Nurmengard was awe-inspiring; the large stone archway reminded him of the Wellington Arch in London.

He almost laughed aloud when he read the inscription above the entrance, 'For the Greater Good,' it seemed that the German Wizarding Community had a sense of humor. Gellert Grindelwald was imprisoned in a place that used his own motto against him.

Making sure that his glamour was in place, Voldemort strode up to the entrance of the prison and spoke to the guard in a pleasant voice, "I am here to visit a prisoner."

The guard gave the well-dressed gentleman in front of him a searching gaze before replying, "Only family is allowed to visit the prisoners."

Giving the guard a warm smile, Voldemort said, "My name is Nathaniel Bagshot, I am Gellert Grindelwald's cousin."

The guard checked his manifest and did indeed find the name Bagshot listed as family. Casually drawing his wand, the guard said, "You are only the third visitor that prisoner has had, other than Albus Dumbledore, in the last forty years. Why haven't you come to visit before now?"

Noticing that the guard had his wand discreetly pointed at him, Voldemort slowly raised his hands and continued to display a smile that would have done Gilderoy Lockhart proud. Keeping his voice calm, he said, "My aunt, Bathilda, is not doing well and she asked me to visit in her stead."

The guard was placated by the calm nature and disarming smile on the man in front of him. Lowering his wand, he said, "Sorry about that. We don't get many visitors here and Grindelwald is our most famous prisoner. Dumbledore himself pushed for the family only clause to keep down the number of crazies that would probably want to gawp at the prisoner."

Nodding his head in acceptance, Voldemort said pleasantly, "I completely understand and I agree with the policy. May I proceed to the visitor's center now?"

The guard stepped aside and gestured to the door, "Of course, the visiting room is at the end of the hall. The guard there will let you in and the prisoner will be escorted down once you check in."

"Thank you." Voldemort replied as he swept past the guard and headed towards the visiting room.

The guard at the end of the hall stopped reading his paper when he saw someone coming towards him. Realizing that it was a visitor, he drew his wand and said, "I need you to place your wand in my care until you leave. No wands are permitted in the visiting area."

When Voldemort had handed over his wand, the guard asked, "Who are you here to see?"

Smiling, he answered, "My cousin, Gellert Grindelwald."

The guard looked surprised before his expressionless mask returned and he said, "Please wait inside; I will have the prisoner brought down in a few minutes."

Voldemort seated himself in one of the comfortable chairs facing the prisoner entrance.

Ten minutes later, an elderly man was helped into the room by a healer. Time had not been kind to one of the most feared Dark Lords in the past century.

Rising from his chair, Voldemort helped the healer settle Grindelwald into a seat before returning to his own spot. Glancing up at the healer, he calmly said, "Thank you, I will call for you when we have finished our visit."

The healer smiled at him and left the room, completely oblivious that he had just left the last Dark Lord with the current one.

Gellert was gazing over at the man sitting across from him. Looking directly into his eyes, he was surprised to find himself unable to enter the man's mind. Intrigued, he asked, "What can I do for you?"

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