Chapter 1

Harry Potter stood in Hogwarts among others patiently waiting the sorting. He knew well where he would go and anticipated a funny response from others as they would next expect the house he would get in . After all, he was the Boy Who Lived! But for Harry that was rubbish and he knew better. No, he though, I will not be your Savior but the opposite, the new Dark Lord. Harry remembered that his mom told him that he needed to gather a close circle of friends and followers who would later become his inner circle. Harry already had one close friend who he knew also would be in Slytherin. There was another person in the crowd who fascinated him, a bushy brunette, who seemed to be smart but was a Muggleborn. The word "Mudblood" crossed his mind but then he thought of his own mother Lily and how Voldemort offered her to be a Death Eater due to her potential and past. Well, Harry thought, if she is worthy and powerful, maybe I make an exception as well.

"Granger, Hermione" Harry heard Professor calling the name of the girl. The girl run to the stool and put the hat on her. The sorting hat had some difficulty in deciding but it soon shouted "Slytherin". Harry was amused, he knew that there was no Muggleborn before put in Slytherin and that was amusing as the House valued House purity. That meant that the girl was a powerful and ambitious witch. Harry liked it. Not to his surprise his friend Draco joined the Slytherin house as well. Then after some time, his name was called.

"Potter, Harry" As Harry walked towards the stool he heard whispering among the students who were wondering where he would be. Most assumed he would be in Gryffindor. Harry put the hat on him and the hat took some time and later it shouted "Slytherin". Harry went to Slytherin table and saw his friend Draco waving at him. Most Slytherins did not like the fact that they got Potter as he was the one who "destroyed" the Dark Lord. But they did not say anything.

Harry sat beside Draco and they started talking about their success and how it was nice for them to be in Slytherin. After Draco started his meal, Harry looked around and saw Hermione seating on the corner of the table, somewhat frightened, and eating slowly. Harry stood up, walked and sat next to the girl.

"You are Hermione, right?" he asked

"Yes, I am not very happy to be in this house. I mean I am a Muggleborn and they hate me. They hate what I am and I even heard some of them calling me "Mudblood". I think it is offensive. I don't know what to do."

"Well, if you swear loyalty to me, I would protect you from them. They will hesitate before attacking me, especially after the fact that I defeated the Dark Lord"

"I don't think they will accept me. They might be cruel to me like" Hermione stopped and looked at Harry.

"Like whom Hermione? And don't worry Hermione, you are not the first Muggleborn to be in the company of Slytherins. Granted, you are in Slytherin and she was not but she was invited to join Voldemort as one of his Inner Circle Death Eaters. It was my mom."

Hermione did not believe what she heard, especially after she knew well that the Dark Lord was anti Muggleborn. He hated them. And yet he made one Muggleborn a Death Eater. Hermione, who liked logic, was confused.

"My mom is a powerful witch and so Voldemort decided to make an exception and invited both my parent into his service. My mom joined but fro what I was told dad was furious and took me with him. Later, Voldemort heard a prophecy and went to kill me. My mom told me that at that time he did not realize who I was and that I could be his ally. My dad died and I was put by Dumbldore in care of my abusive Muggle relatives as Headmaster thought that my mom died too."

"But you said you live with your mom"

"Yes, my mom Lily Evans-Potter found me after a year of searching and made Dursleys life hell. She tortured them, especially my Aunt and then killed them all. After that she took me and moved to live with Malfoys. Draco over there is my childhood friend. The Malfoys were one of the few Death Eaters that actually accepted my mom as part of Voldemort's Inner Circle as it was his choice and so my mom is good friends with Narcissa Malfoy and her husband Lucius Malfoy."

"That is a weird story."

"Well, there is more. I decided eventually that I could be the new Dark Lord and actually accomplish his goals."

"Why do you even talk to me even if you think low of Muggles and Muggleborns?"

"You are a powerful witch and you being in Slytherin says a lot. I, like Lord Voldemort can bend my rule and allow you to be my follower. But you would need to forever forget about your Muggle family. Will you do that?"

Hermione hesistated but then said yes. Harry wondered how come she so eagerly agreed to his proposal. "Why did you agree so quickly? Don't you love them?

"No they were harsh towards me because I turned out to be a witch. They did not accept me as a witch and left me alone on train station saying that I will never be welcome there and that their home is not my home anymore." Hermione looked down.

"Were they abusive?" Harry knew what it was like to live with abusive Muggles.

"Yes, they hit me sometimes when I did accidental magic."

"Well, nobody will dare to do that as you are now under my protection. And don't worry, you will get your revenge on them sometime later" They two students then continued eating until it was time to go. Harry noticed that Slytherins looked at him sitting and talking with Hermione and understood that she was not to be messed around with. They walked to Common Room and soon were asleap.

A/N Who do you want to be in Harry's own Death Eaters? and in his Inner Circle? How should Draco react to Hermione? should Ron be in Inner Circle? Ginny? Neville? any other Weasley? Luna? Order of Phoenix member? How should Harry and Voldy interract? As competitors for being the Dark Lord? As enemies? As allies? What about current Death Eaters? Which of the two "Evil camps" should they choose? What about Snape?

Thanks for suggestions