Order
(Post Mortem)
This drabble contains spoilers.
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The problem with the Dark Lord’s orders are that they become laws. And Ellis doesn’t like that.
It isn’t as if he isn’t loyal to the Dark Lord – he has certainly never done anything that could be considered as disloyalty. He just does not like to obey every order given by someone who refuses to listen to anyone else’s opinions. He doesn’t have any options, though. The Dark Lord’s methods to cure disobedience are very well known.
Ellis does not fear the Dark Lord, but is very wary of him. The man is intelligent, and charming, and it is so very easy to forget all the things he’s capable of doing. When the Dark Lord glides into a room full of people, pretends to be another pureblood with no greater agenda than upholding the family honour, it is hard to remember who he really is.
For a while Ellis had suspected magic to be behind that trick of his, but then realized that no – this is not magic.
The Dark Lord simply changes his behaviour depending on the situation. Changes it so well that despite the similar appearances, Dark Lord Voldemort is nowhere to be seen when Lord Gaunt turns up. It is a skill surprisingly hard to master, and yet…
He suspects that he should mention this to Harry. Who knows what the boy has gotten himself involved in, but the Dark Lord seems to be very interested, much to Dolohov’s displeasure and alarm. What Dolohov doesn’t understand is that magic like Harry’s is unique, and those with the power to sense it will see how extraordinary to boy is right away.
‘The things I do for him,’ Ellis thinks, reaching for a piece of parchment. He remembers fondly the days when he used to barely care about Harry. Now, he’s afraid, he cares far too much.
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