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In a dark meeting room, hidden from the world by a Fidelius Charm, sat three of the world's greatest wizards.

Each had achieved great things in their time but now resolved to become even more than what they were. These men were the arch mages.

Oldest and considered the most skilled in dark magic was Grindelwald. Thought to have been killed at the end of the Second World War he had, in actual fact, been secreted away. He now dwelled in the shadows controlling most of the European magical governments without them even knowing.

The youngest of the three and thought of as the greatest terror since the times of Merlin was Voldemort. With Gellert's apparent defeat the world needed a new dark lord and while his reign was considered the most destructive he was not yet as skilled with the dark arts many thought he was.

The last member of this trio and their leader was the ever so powerful lord of the light Albus Dumbledore. He who had used Grindelwald defeat to secure his place as the greatest light wizard since Merlin, now had control over almost every aspect of the international magical world.

No one would ever assume that he was also the most powerful dark lord ever.

They had convened at this hidden location to discuss a potentially problematic prophesy.

Dumbledore had been interviewing new candidates for divination professor when he had heard the prophesy.

He told his companions then showed them what had happened in a pensive.

Voldemort grew agitated at the new situation.

Gellert was the first to speak. "Prophecies are easy to manipulate."

Dumbledore smiled remembering the many prophecies he had undone that had spelled his own demise. "Yes, we have all the facts we could need. It is very straight forward."

"So I have to kill someone?"

"Absolutely not" Gellert sneered "If we were not here I bet you would have gone right out and killed every single new born of the 7th month"

"It would be the easiest way to make sure." Voldemort replied.

Dumbledore rolled his eyes, his snake like companion while extremely powerful was rather dull and rash at times.

"There is only two families that have thrice defied you and that is the Potters and the Longbottoms."

Voldemort hissed and clutched at his arm, a recent cutting spell from James Potter had left its mark.

"You will mark him as your equal." Gellert stated

"Most likely a two part prophesy." Dumbledore continued "You confront the child and scar him in some way. I would not use any strong magic lest it rebound on you."

"Yes yes, a prophesy like this that would most likely occur, use an unforgivable and it would come back right at you and you would done. A knife, cut him and mark him once that is done you could kill him without worry. A trap prophesy if ever I heard one."

Voldemort looked at the two older wizards and grew impatient at their debate.

"What will i do?" he said with a hiss.

"Simple, select either the newborn Longbottom or Potter boy, cut him with a knife and then kill him." Dumbledore said as if lecturing an dunce student.

"Wait" Gellert said holding up his hand "Only the child can kill Tom here."

Voldemort bristled at his name.

"Let tom cut him then seal the child in a prison for the rest of its natural or unnatural life. Tom would be practically immortal while the child lives since only it could kill him."

Dumbledore though on this and reviewed the prophecy's wording.

"I do not like the part about the power he knows not."

Gellert also reflected and came to an idea "Both children are bound until they turn 11 and go to school you did the bindings yourself. But to be sure I would suggest a draught of the living dead before the cut is made. That way nothing accidental, no stress, no discharge will occur. Once the child is imprisoned only Tom could kill it even if the child was left to starve the prophesy itself would keep the child alive."

Dumbledore nodded his accent to the idea.

Voldemort spoke next.

"Another thing would be to make the whole thing look like an accident. Say you visit the family Albus and steal the child replacing the child with a doppelganger or homunculus. Rig the core to unleash a fiend fire. No one would be the wiser. A spontaneous magical core eruption. Rare but not unheard of."

Gellert and Albus looked at the monster that sat at the table. Many a time they had overlooked the genius inside. A core eruption like he proposed would ensure no one would ever believe the child was missing let alone imprisoned. Such eruptions were not unheard of.

Albus had once seen a child cast an impero on its own mother because the little tyke wanted a bottle.

It was suggestions like these, pure out of the box thinking, that reminded him of why they tolerated Tom.

He may be brutal like a dull sword, carving his way through muggle and magical alike, but underlying each and every action was a strive to reach his goals.

"we have a plan the?" Gellert declared.

"Aye" the others said in unison.

Dumbledore turned to Voldemort "All that remains is for you to select one of the children. So who will it be?"

"Potter..." Voldemort said rubbing his arm "definitely Potter."