Voldemort: "Well Wormtail, Lucius... Tonight did not go as planned." Wormtail: "M-Master-!" Lucius: "I assure you-!" Voldemort: "It seems the boy is pluckier than we thought! And Priori Incantatum... The mysteries of magic remain ever opaque. Dumbledore may have had a hand in that, or it was fate. Either way... Potter escaped. And Barty has been Kissed by a Dementor, so I have lost one of my greatest servants." Wormtail: "Please, Master, don't-!" Lucius: *cringe in fear* Voldemort: "But... I am returned to my full power and I am immune to the protection cast by Potter's Muggleborn mother. And even better..." Voldemort grinned. Voldemort: "When I taunted Potter about his girlfriend Malfoy, he fought even harder and escaped! Ah, the power of true, young love. It's so amazing!" Lucius: *twitch* "Yes, well..." Voldemort: "Lucius! How could you reject their relationship?!" Wormtail: *smug* "Yeah Lucius! How could you?" Lucius: "Master, I am only acting as a proper father should. The fact that Harry Potter is your mortal enemy gives me more than enough pause to try and impede their relationship." Voldemort: "Hmmmm... True. Their romance would be boring if there were no obstacles. You have served me well, Lucius." Lucius: "Thank you Master!" Wormtail: "But... But Master... Isn't it more interesting how they get on after their relationship is established?" Voldemort: "Not without outside obstacles!" Wormtail: "Aren't their different upbringings sufficient obstacles to keep the relationship interesting?!" Voldemort: "THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, WORMTAIL! YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE DRAMA GOING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES! CRUCIO!" Wormtail: "ARGH!" Lucius allows himself a small sigh of relief.