The Order of the Phoenix (An Advanced Roleplay) discussion

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Lady Audrey Black was in the middle of one of her usual holiday activities- playing the piano. She wasn't particularly talented at it but it was necessary for all ladies to know how to play one instrument as well as dance, paint/sketch and sing. And Audrey knew how to play her part beautifully. She was the polite young girl at school who could do no wrong and at home she was the perfect innocent lady. It was a system that worked well for her. Of course that's not who she really was but what Slytherin worth their salt acted like themselves. They were all about disguise and cunning so to blend in they had to act differently. Unlike the Gryffindors who tried their hardest to stand apart from the crowd but what those stupid Gryffindors didn't seem to get was that there is safety in numbers.

Voldemort was wearing his usual dark cloak and robes. He had a suit on and a small top hat. He walked with such strength in each stride it was clear to any passers-by that he was a powerful man. He pulled out his wand and tapped the front gate three times. Suddenly, the walls of brick began to move as between Number 11 and 13 a 12 slide open and stairs slid forward so that the Dark lord could step up to the door. as the Black family was full of his most loyal servants he was known to be his alluring, charming, gentleman self as he knocked against the door concealing his face in shadows. Nagini made it no secret to her presence as she moved calmly through the warm night air. What would have sound like frightening hissing coming from Voldemort was parselmouth. He was conversing with his snake awaiting someone to answer the door.

Audrey heard a knock at the door and got one of the house elf's to open it (Not Kreacher as he scared her. Don't tell Regulus through as she had convinced him that Kreacher was just an ugly thing she would rather avoid) as she followed behind the elf as it was awfully impolite to leave a guest at the front door without someone escorting them in but at the same time it wasn't right for a Lady to open the door of the house. It should be one of the males or a servant. So she compromised considering she was the only one home and she couldn't leave whoever was on the steps outside in this wind.

Voldemort flicked his wand and put out the porch light. The house elf opened the door and Voldemort simply snickered at the creature. When he saw Audrey a very charming smile made it's way across his lips. "Awe, young Miss Black. Odd to see such a delicate flower like yourself opening a door for guest." The house elf simply quivered in his presence. It was an older house elf with smaller ears than most elves. It had a scrunched up nose and wrinkles all over it. Clearly it was old and nearing death.
Voldemort had always enjoyed seeing Audrey. She was seemingly delicate, but he knew far better than to consider such a thing. She held charisma, charm, and something deeply hidden that Voldemort took as deadly. She reminded him very much of himself. Using slyness and cunning skill to get what she wanted. Her charm would out match most and it made him proud to know she had chosen the same path as her family.

Audrey moved out the way of the door to allow her guest entrance into the house. She flicked her hand at the house elf to tell it, it was dismissed. She would really have to speak to her father about freeing the thin and get a couple of new elves and if that didn't work trick someone into freeing it. " My Lord." she said with a curtsey and a pretty smile. She had been taught manners by her family unlike the muggleborns who had no idea what to do when someone of noble blood was in their mist or even what to do when a pureblood was around. "I'm afraid I am the only one home. My parents are paying a house call on my cousins and Regulus is out with some friends even through I'm sure if they knew of your intended visit they would ensure to make sure they were home." she said politely not wanting her parents or brother to get into trouble with the Dark Lord as from what she heard his punishments were not exactly pleasant.

Voldemort simply nodded with a smile, "Then I expect their arrival. Lead me to your sitting area child. I can at least discuss matters with you." He assured her allowing himself to step in and being a gentleman enough to close the door behind him. He undid his cloak and took off his hat setting both on the wooden coat rack. "I'm sure you realize the urgency of the times my dear? I expect that your family has been keeping your training up to par?" He asked curiously with a raised eyebrow. For a man in his fifties he was certainly youthful.

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"Of course," she said leading him back through the house and past the room she had been in before to the families sitting room. She thought about taking him to the visiting room where they mainly received guests but the Dark Lord had been to the home many times before so that seemed impolite. "Of course I do. I make sure to keep up with the news and listen to what those stupid gryffindors have to say as my family try to protect me from the worst of it but I don't understand why the lowers are turning on a system that has kept them safe and of course they have." she said not sure of she could ever carry out some of those curses on a fellow human being but hopefully even when she did join her Lord, he wouldn't make her torture anyone with dark curses as while she had no qualms performing some of them, others seemed to cruel plus there were other more ladylike ways of gaining information than torture at least for any female clever enough to think of it anyway.

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Voldemort nodded to her and as they entered the sitting room he sat down in a rather comfortable chair. The one that Audrey's father normally sat in no doubt. "I'm glad to know you are keeping up with things. You know I expect you to be joining us by your seventeenth birthday. Naturally, you will still have a hand in our mission for purification of the Wizard world and settlement of the muggles and renouncing of the mudbloods, however, I will not allow you to be marked until you are of legal age by which time the ministry and the Order will have no power to detect your magic and you will be able to put all in their places." He sat back setting a foot on his knee and crossing his long fingers. "Tell me if you have been practising...What curse would you use during an uncooperative interrogation?" Voldemort asked her curiously his eyebrow arched.

Audrey nodded having been informed of this already but she saw no reason to be rude as it would only end with Voldemort getting angry at her and she had no wish to be cursed. " Of course. Mudbloods are not deserving of the magic they wield and they make no effort to learn our ways but we are forced to learn the muggles," she said thinking of the muggle studies at Hogwarts. There was no wizard studies class for muggleborns who knew nothing about the world they were entering and they also made no effort to learn on their own terms either. " An difficult interrogation? Hmmm there might not be any need to use a curse at all if there were two of us. The other person could curse using crucio and the like and a simple act of kindness from a pretty girl who the prisoner may think has been forced into this life could get them spilling information pretty quickly especially if they are noble idiots and I make out i'll be hurt if they don't spill the information. Of course if it is necessary to use a spell if nothing else works the imperius curse will give them no choice but to tell after the cruciantus curse has broken their mind." she said thoughtfully.

Voldemort laughed lightly, but cruelly. He was rather impressed by how much effort and thought she put into such things. She really was a younger version of himself. "Yes, indeed, my dear child...have you heard of what muggles call a draft? Wizards know it as a blood summons. In times of war the country has the power to summon forth all wizards and witches between the ages of fifteen and older. This naturally has never happened for our own country, but were I to grant such a rite of power and passage to the youth of my Death Eaters I wonder who would truly answer the call?" He leaned forward setting both feet on the floor. "You may not be marked yet, but I feel I have earned your loyalties as you have mine. Audrey Black, what I am about to ask of you is a dangerous task that could lead to a life time sentence in Azkaban prison for anyone of age or even death. However, I have seen a lot of myself in you and I must confess myself impressed by your cunning. I can understand if you decline my offer and I assure you as I uphold all of my promises and threats I promise to not become angered by you. Is imply look for a higher chance in power for our kind. So before I make my offer I will ask for your answer now." He says his eyes gleaming as his pupils start to become slits. He was truly evil to have simply children doing his bidding. he cared for no one obviously but himself. Only his servants were blind to this as they followed him blindly and feared his power should they disobey him. As his strength grew his patience wore thin and it was never good to have a dark lord with little to no patience.

" No I have not my Lord but I think I remember my blood traitor brother mentioning something about a conscription act. Is that the same thing?" she asked curiously before listening to the rest of what he had to say. Audrey was glad she had impressed her lord and blushed lightly. She was willing to do whatever he needed but she got the feeling it might be a good idea to find out what it was first before agreeing as it wouldn't do to out herself in a situation she wasn't sure she could handle as she didn't want fail Voldemort. "My Lord may I ask what it is first before agreeing?" she asked politely not wanting to anger him. She really was pleased at the compliments he was paying her as her classmates at school overlooked this about her and thought her to be in the wrong house as they didn't realise she was playing a game.

Voldemort allowed his youthful charming smile to shine upon the poor innocent girl. "But of course, my dear...and yes the conscription act is exactly what I refer to. Your mission at first will be simple, but I want you to be my eyes and ears in Hogwarts and Hogsmeade Village. You are very valuable and can easily manipulate others to get what you want the same way I did in school. I want you to simply gather young supporters of the cause and help train them. I will be there to train them soon enough once you have enough supporters and I expect your owls to be delivered to the Riddle Manor. The Ministry of Magic is taking in owls to investigate our group, but I assure you that can be taken care of for as long as you are discreet in your messages. This term at Hogwarts will be your most powerful point to gain followers. Look to the house of the serpent first and work outward in secrecy. Dot his for me and as you accomplish the more simple tasks I will give greater ones to you. I seek to claim the fortress where my ancestor was cast aside from his fellow founders. I look to turn it into a pure learning environment that is without the filth of said magical bloodlines. I desire you to gather me a small army that I can perform a Blood summons upon so that we may take the initiative to take back the Wizard world and no longer hide in secrecy from the Ministry and muggles..."

Audrey listened interestedly persuasion she could do and it didn't involve killing or torture on her part anyway. I just involved persuading people to join the cause. She should start with those who are angry at the system and have a reason to gate muggles and muggleborns within Slytherin before working on those who have been neglected as they only wanted somewhere to belong and if she was careful enough she could gain they would do anything for the cause, rescue them and they would owe her and her lord loyalty. She would just have to make sure she kept that loyalty. " Of course my lord and if I understand correctly you wish for me to start a school in your fortress for purebloods after I have recruited members to your cause and how young is too young?" she asked as the younger someone was the easier to manipulate they were.

Voldemort smiled, "I enjoy the fact that you are checking all corners. I am looking for you to train and gather allies for the cause. You can practice the Dark arts in the Forbidden Forest. As for age...gathering support there is no age limit, but to train they must be at least fifteen and skilled. Blood Purity is good, but talent and power is better. Any Mudbloods that get suspicious feel free to dispose of them in your teachings. You need at least three well trained wizard and witches before beginning the Dark Arts. When you return to school you can stand proudly under the protection of Lord Voldemort. None shall harm you my child and you will succeed where so many before you have failed. You will rise above." He assured her as Nagini wrapped aorund the back of the chair.

Audrey nodded. " Are there any wards or spells I hide the area we will practice in incase anyone we can't dispatch of comes along? Like one of the light noble families?" she asked as she hadn't gotten that far with her education either with her parents or with her education at school and she didn't want to risk oblivate a nobles mind because it will soon be figured out and could lead to ore suspicion then it was worth. Three witches or wizards was fine. She could recruit three that would be loyal to the cause before training them and with look they might have experience as it is. She didn't like to admit it but she liked the sound of rising above the other death eaters but she knew she had to get through this mission and succeed first. The best way to do that was to keep her head in the clouds. " My lord this may sound stupid but am I allowed to inform any of your other followers of the request you have made of me?" she asked thinking mainly of her fiancé and her brother both who may be a help in pointing out the best people to recruit.

Voldemort smiled at her first questions, but his appearance became cold and stern. "You will have sworn yourself to me by accepting this. I will not permit any knowledge of this mission escaping our thoughts. Should such an action occur that my followers learn it will be your head that will be raised. Tell no one but those who you recruit. Tasks for only three for now and I will take care of everything else. Your secrecy and protection as prompted is fulfilled by me." he said becoming sly and cool once more as he tried to level himself before the girl was frightened and declined his task for her.

" Of course my lord. Secrecy will be maintained should I choose to accept." she said wanting to push the answer to her first questions but she supposed she could always try and find a book on wards and learn it that way. She thought about all the information she had been given and decided to accept. It's not like anyone would suspect her anyway along as the dark mark was concealable using either make-up or a spell or a combination of both and she played the innocent card. She could even try to persuade the headmaster that she had been blackmailed into it as he was a muggle loving fool who liked to believe the best in people. At least that way after laying low a while she could continue in her lords service and continue this plan. " I accept my lord." she said formally curtseying as it wasn't proper for ladies to bow.

Voldemort gave a nod of acceptance. "Do not worry about security measures for your deeds as I siad I will keep everything in order. Dumbledore underestimates my pwoer and I cna work even within his hollowed halls that he claims so sacred to teaching a mixture of nobility and purity with filth. Come closer my child and you shall bare my mark. Keep it concealed form even your parents. Do not dare be caught with it or the consequences will be severe. I looks to make a new rise of pure wizards. I seek to replace the leaders of my Death Eaters with a new brood of my own creation. A truly pure creation in power and strength." He said with a sly cold smile. He knew that Audrey was well aware that her parents were high in ranking in the Death Eaters.

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Audrey nodded glad that was sorted out. She was nervous about taking the mark as she was afraid it was going to hurt but the muggle saying no pain no gain seemed to work well in this instance. She walked forward and offered her arm to the Dark Lord. " Of course my lord," she said. She wondered what this meant for her parents through as she didn't want them to get hurt.

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Voldemort held her wrist tightly and smirked cruelly. "It is time...Time for a new age." He said as he drew his wand with his free hand with his fingers wrapped around it tightly and his index finger straightened along the shaft. He forced it forward hard like a knife and drew a number of twisting shapes on the girls forearm. As her flesh cracks with green light like green flames were moving from within breaking up to the surface. He began to murmur a spell, "Anguispercutite Morsmordre Signummortis Percutiatanimam" Voldemort then supposedly repeated the spell in parseltongue. The dark mark quickly seared into the poor girls flesh with one last gleam of light as the black smoky figure at last rested seeming to move al on it's own within her skin. "There my child...you are marked for the new coming age for when I rule this world." He said seemingly like an uncle or friend making a promise.

Audrey grimaced as he gripped her arm as it hurt but she didn't make a sound as she was used to a little bit of pain due to the odd stray spell that had hit her during training over the years. She hoped the mark didn't look to ugly on her very pale skin but that wasn't her biggest concern about it. Her biggest concern would be concealing it. She watched the Dark Lord interestedly as he cast the spell that would mark her as one of his followers for the rest of her life. Strangely enough it didn't hurt when the mark was finally seared into her flesh but it was an uncomfortable sensation. "Thank you my lord," she said with a curtsey.

Voldemort gave a nod, "No my dear, thank you." He watched as Nagini wrapped around his chair and flicked her tongue near his cheek. He rubbed her under her chin kindly as he spoke something in parseltongue to her. "Audrey black, the future now resides on your shoulders. Do not venture to disappoint me child." He said almost cruelly. As Voldemort stood he gave a nod to Nagini who made her way out of the room. "As it seems your parents will not be venturing home at this current hour I will say my goodbyes and give you my blessing. "He said holding the girls cheeks softly in his cold hands before kissing her forehead. "I have many urgent matters to see to, but this is not the last time you will see me. I assure you of that." He said moving out of the room and holding the door for Audrey.

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Audrey smiled at her Lord and exited the door first thanking him as she went. "Goodbye Sir, I hope everything goes well in your latest ventures," she said smiling as she walked towards the front door to show him out. She wasn't sure where her parents had gone as they never normally left her alone this long before and if they were gone for a long while Regulus was normally home but currently Regulus with his friends visiting the Scottish Highlands.

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Voldemort gave a nod goodbye as Nagini slipped out the door. "Goodbye Audrey, I look forward to the new age. I hope that your parents aren't kept too long. It isn't safe for a girl to be left alone in such dark times. Watch for auror's and make sure that you take care of yourself. If you need anytihng send an owl to my residence in Little Hangleton" He warned her knowing very well that the Ministry was cracking down on Voldemort's followers. He pulled on his cloak and hat and stuck his hand out for Nagini before apparating away.

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" And I look forward to help you bring it about. And I hope so to, the light families are putting more pressure on the ministry and it will only be a matter time before they start doing random house checks." she said sighing. She had heard what some of the younger male members of the ministry could be like and it wasn't pleasant. She would rather not be here without her parents or at least her brother. She waved at him as he left before closing the door and walking back inside.