Three shaking Dursleys were sitting in front of a pacing Harry. It truly was their fault. They should have treated Harry better from the beginning. Shouldn't have neglected him, left him in that disgusting cupboard, starved him, hurt him, lied to him, made him work for them worse than a house elf. And lastly, they should have been more cooperative when Harry had demanded to speak to them after Vernon hadn't been able to hit him. It had been their fault Harry had cast wandless silent Cruciatus curses on the older two Dursleys and had made a pig's tail grow out of dear 'Dudders' backside. Somehow, he had to get the message across. And the Dursleys were incredibly dense at comprehending the message. Who was to blame? The Dursleys weren't in charge anymore. The tides had turned. And they had to learn that, despite their pity little brains.
Voldemort felt utterly delighted and still slightly lightheaded and giddy from the Dark magic his protégé had cast on the disgusting muggles. Harry shared the feelings. Voldemort still tried to wrap his head around how much Harry had enjoyed casting the Cruciatus curse. From his own experience he was well aware of the rush the curse caused. He just hadn't expected Harry to share his enthusiasm for the curse. It warmed the Dark Lord's heart. Especially since the Dursleys had been removed to a quivering mess. Not that Voldemort cared overly much for the muggles. They deserved everything Voldemort and Harry had planned for them.
Finally, a shaking Petunia mustered up the courage to speak: "What have you done to us?"
Harry grinned ferally while Voldemort cackled gleefully remembering the actions of last night.
Harry had finished the run stones a few days ago and charmed them to be reusable. Neither Harry nor Voldemort had desired to engrave three sets. It had been tedious work. Especially without the help of a wand. But as always Harry had managed. The stones had been soaked in Harry's blood the night before. Everything had been prepared. The Dursleys wouldn't know what hit them. The only thing left had been the ritual itself. It would prevent the Dursleys from ever hurting Harry again. If they dared to try, they would be punished in turn. Most violently. The more often they'd try, the more violent the punishment would become. Additionally, it would stop them from revealing anything, neither spoken, written or any other way. Again, if they'd try, they'd be punished. Voldemort and Harry had decided to perform the rituals tonight. Conveniently, Harry had slipped a few sleeping pills in the giant roast the Dursleys had previously devoured at dinner. Not that they had offered Harry any. With a snap of Harry's fingers, the looks on the door of the cupboard sprang open. Time to perform some Dark magic. Dear 'Dudders' would be the first. He basically was a pig with the way he looked and ate, then why not make him their guinea pig?
"Freak, what have you done to us?", Petunia shrieked again.
The Cruciatus curse hit her without warning. Both Harry and Voldemort started to feel lightheaded. Harry released the curse: "If you ever call me "boy" or "freak" again, I will kill you! Do you understand?"
All three Dursleys stared at Harry like a deer in the headlights.
"Let me explain this to you very, very slowly and carefully", Harry began while light-footedly prancing in front of his relatives, "I performed quite a handy piece of magic on the three of you. Before you ask me how I know about all this, don't even try. You won't get an answer. But what you will get, are a few new rules. If I were you, I'd listen. I'm not going to repeat myself and every violation will be severely punished. Do you understand?"
The wild Dark magic oozing out of their nephew, his cold words void of any emotion, well, with the exception of a tiny bit of glee and insanity, and the remnants of the Cruciatus curse had the three Dursleys shiver. Normally, Harry would cloak his magic but why not be a bit theatrical today?
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A Deeper Connection: The Philosopher's Stone
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