"Draco, care to remember me why I agreed to be here today?" I hissed

"Because if you are not betrothed soon, next Monday the minister will choose a bride for you, father, and today is Wednesday," He told me icily "And I prefer not to end up with dear Dolores as my stepmom if we can avoid it. You know that the cow is trying to bribe the minister to have you as her husband.

"I know, but the idea of having this meeting with the Gryffindor is just disgusting." I sighed and I followed him to the circle "Who is conducting the ceremony?"

"The headmaster, as he is already married to McGonagall and too old to father a son, he is not trapped by the law. Look, Severus is also here." Draco said waving at his godfather.

"Lucius, Draco, I see that I was not the only one submitted to torture with the dunderheads," Severus told us, greeting us.

We started to talk about our summer and Draco was telling him about the month trip that he spent with the golden trio.

"We went to South America and we discovered the Mayan magic and the power of the Pascua Island," Draco said.

"And you actually traveled with them?" Severus asked sneering.

"Yes, we got close preparing the exams last year. We did not want to stay at Hogwarts during the Christmas break and we prepared our exams together at the manor." Draco said.

"Lucius, are you telling me that they were visiting your house during the month before the exams?" Severus chocked.

"No, I'm telling you that they lived in my house for a month before the exams. I went to the states during Christmas and Draco informed me that they were living in my house while I was traveling." I said.

Draco started to laugh watching his uncle's face while processing the news. Before Severus could find something sarcastic to say, the golden trio entered the room and Dumbledore told us that we were ready to start the ceremony.

I sat next to Severus and I whispered in his ear.

"Did he told you that he put his name on the sorting?"

"He did and I do not understand why he wants to be matched. He never wanted a woman or man before. Even when Bellatrix wanted to please him, he usually rejected her and you know that she is desperate for having him on her bed." He told me.

"I pity the woman or girl who can end up with him. Imagine if he is matched with a muggleborn, he would kill her at the spot." I said.

"Do you know how the poor soul is going to find out?" Severus ask me.

"I think that she will apparate at his side, for this reason, tonight he is alone at the safe house. Did you tell Dumbledore about this?"

"Shit, I forgot and now is too late. I will tell him after. Maybe if we are lucky enough she or he can help us." He said sitting down next to me.

Albus walked to the middle of the circle. He stared at us nodding and I knew that he was informed about the names of the sorting box.

"As you know, the law says that you have to betrothed before Monday morning or you will find yourselves with a match chose by the minister. Tonight we will use an ancient spell who is called 'dicitur anima coniugium'. This spell will choose your soul mate and will bond you to him or her. This spell can choose one or more soul mates for one person so don't be surprised if you'd have multiple mates." He said staring again at me. "In the case that your soul mate is not here, you may be called to this person, so do not panic if somebody disappeared after the ritual. When the spell is cast, a light will glow from inside you, the color of the light will tell you who you mate is."

"Did you bring the papers for the golden girl?" I asked Severus and he nodded.

"I hope that we don't need them," Severus said closing his eyes.

I was nervous; I did not want to be with Dolores or Bellatrix. After Narcisa died by her sister's hand, I have to find myself a place to hide my son. The order was there to help me with Draco and we became their spies working side along Severus. Dumbledore was starting the chanting and I felt a strong pull that made me stand and walk forward. I was walking to the other side of the room, looking at this beautiful girl with long red hair, who was looking at me, half-scared half dazzle.

"I think we need to talk, old friend," Severus said next to me. I looked at him and I saw him glowing with a silver light, the same as the girl and me.

"Mr. Malfoy, Severus, we need to talk" Arthur said, "I think we need to talk about Ginevra education" But before he could say anything more there was a cry and when I looked the source of the problem I saw the golden girl being surrender by a black glow and disappearing with a loud pop.

"Dumbledore, we need to talk NOW!" Severus yelled.

x

I was staring at my image in the mirror; I was feeling exultant and powerful. After two years trying to fix my appearance, I finally did it and now I have my ancient body back. The good thing is that I did not look like 60 years old; I was a powerful healthy 25 years old, with dark hair and grey eyes. It was perfect.

I heard the alarm telling me that the sorting ritual was starting. I questioned my intelligence that pushed me to enter into this ritual conducted by Dumbledore himself. I hoped that I least I could have a pureblood one. What could I do with a mud blood or a halfblood? Nothing, probably just kill her.

I did not want to be chained to anybody and I will not let anybody tell me what I can do. I am Lord Voldemort, the Dark Lord and I will demand respect for everybody. I felt powerful watching my death eaters quivering when I said a word, they followed me because they were afraid and it was all I wanted from them.

The ritual has begun some minutes ago, I felt a pull and a longing and I was thinking again about my stupid decision of sending my guards out and staying alone. I saw a black glowing appearing around me, I heard a loud pop, and I saw a girl standing ten meters from me, looking around trying to discover where she was. She stared at me with her eyes wide open

"YOU!" she yelled.

"Granger, why I am not surprised to see you here," I told her.

"I will never marry you! I prefer to die!" She yelled at me

I flashed next to her gripping her arms and pulling her close to my body.

"Mudblood, do you think that you have a choice? Do you think that you will reject the Dark Lord?" I told her "From today you are mine and you will do what I say or your friends will die one by one. Do you understand that?"

She was terrified but she was fighting me. I loved that on a woman, but she will do as I say. I gripped hard, enough to make some bruises on her skin and she shivered.

"Yes, I do; please do not hurt my friends and family." She said her eyes watering.

"You will be mine and mine alone. You will come to me every time I'd summon you. You will be marked as mine and every loyal death eater would know it so you will be protected." I told her.

"But if you'd mark me, everybody will know and I would be an outcast." She whined.

"The mark will be different and small, however, from now you will let them see so no male will dare to touch you because the mark will tell them that you are taken. Now, asked me the question that is killing you from the moment you saw me tonight." I said and I saw her eyes changing from fear to curiosity. She is the smartest witch of her age after all.

I looked at her feet and I was shocked, Nagini was creeping around her, trying to get her attention. I never saw her doing that. The mudblood saw her and cringed but she was curious about the big snake who was trying to look at her eyes. She lowered her hand and Nagini pushed her head into it, letting the girl pet her and looking content about this. I coughed and the mudblood stared at me.

"How did you change your face and body?" She asked.

"It was a very powerful spell, ancient magic. I tried this for two years but never worked until today. You are lucky indeed that I am not anymore what I was after I returned. Now, I will mark you and you will return to your friends who are sure worry about you so open your robes and I will do it quickly."

"Is this going to hurt?" she asked.

"I do not know. Just do not move. I need to decide where to mark you because I want them to see but I do not want to be too obvious about it."

I was thinking of marking her on her breasts but I did not want any male to see them, so it was not an option. The arms would not do it because it will be like the others and I need to make a statement to my followers. Maybe the neck, a little serpent, starting on the hollow of the neck and moving up a little. In this way, she can show the mark and nobody will see more than necessary.

I opened her shirt and she shivered. Nagini was restless and started to wrap her legs trying to comfort her. I put the tip of my want on her throat and I started to mutter the incantation. She opened her eyes in shock and started to moan softly. She was aroused and I was smirking. The golden girl was a vixen! I would have fun after all.

"Now girl, you will go and you will not say a word about me. If somebody asks, you will say that when you arrived at your fiancé's house, you found a note telling you that he will be contacting you later. You will say that he is a death eater trying to hide from me and that he gave you a new familiar to protect you from me finding out."

"So Slytherin. Dare to tell me what I got as familiar?" She said petting Nagini head.

"You are looking at her, Mudblood; Nagini will be with you all the time so you will not dare to betray me. She will be small so nobody will complain about her but she will be lethal as always." I said and I saw her looking at her new familiar, fear and adoration in her eyes. "Now, pet, I need to claim you as mine, so a kiss would be in order."

I held her close to me, putting one hand on the back of her head and the second on her lower back, pulling her closer and feeling her fear. I brushed her mouth and I licked her bottom lip, nibbling it and forcing her to open her mouth to me, having her surrendering to my strength. It was wonderful; her taste was like peach and honey. After some minutes, I pulled away. She was confused and swaying. I took the ring that belonged to the house of Slytherin, it was made of white gold and had an emerald cut in a snake form. Nobody knew about it, so it will be safe for her to use it but it will show where she belonged now. I took her hand and I put the ring on her left hand.

"This is your ring, you cannot take it off and it will show the wizarding world that you belong to the Slytherin house now. Nagini, you will stay with her and protect her. You will report if somebody tries to hurt her and you will give her whatever she needs." I said having a nod from my familiar. "So now, girl, I will call you soon, be ready because I will introduce you to my followers soon. I will send somebody to explain your future role as my mate." I said waving my wand and sending them to the school.

x

"Severus, are you telling me that there is nothing we can do to help her, that maybe she is already dead right now?" Albus asked me.

"Albus, you know how unpredictable he is and how much he hates the muggleborns. I do not know why he put his name on the sorting and I am not sure what could he do after he found himself with her by his side." I said sighing.

Even if she was a know it all, she was the most intelligent witch I ever knew. I saw my mark glowing and I knew that it was acting time.

"I think that one of my friends won a mate and she will be here soon. Miss Weasley, could you stay with Lucius as I prepare myself to talk with my friend's fiancée?" I said nodding to Dumbledore to come near me

"What is going on now Severus?" He whispered.

"She is alive and I will have to pretend to be her fiancé best man. For now, just follow my lead. Be prepared for everything, maybe she is hurt." I said.

Some minutes after we heard a loud pop and Hermione Granger appeared in the middle of the room, unharmed and petting a silver snake, talking softly to it. Nagini!

"Dumbledore, the serpent is Nagini. I will take her to the dungeons, the snake is his familiar and it would never let her alone. I need to talk with her. We are in danger from now on because he is watching us. Say to everybody whatever you need but help me.