Aethen

Of Choices, and the Weather - Draco is going to get the Dark Mark, and Harry runs into him on the way. It snows, they talk, and an understanding is reached. (Added: 14-Oct-2004 Hits: 275) As the first snowflakes of winter fell on Hogwarts, Harry Potter, bundled in a jumper beneath his invisibility cloak, decided it was a good time to head back inside. Evening had long since faded to night, leaving Harry alone in the darkness. Hours spent in thought had done nothing to ease his worry. Draco Malfoy's birthday was coming up, indeed, it may have already passed, Harry was not sure of the exact date, and he suspected Malfoy would follow in the footsteps of far too many fellow students. Voldemort, in a bizarre combination of ritual magic and drama, was inducting his new generation of Death Eaters on their birthday. He called it their rebirth, but Harry could only think of it as an end. Several students had been caught by Dumbledore, McGonagall, and even Filch, but no one was foolish en...