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This wasn't, exactly, how he had planned his return. He had expected to be on home turf, a place he understood and wanted to be. Surrounded by worshippers and already plotting. Not here with some strange man using the power he gave specifically to his followers to bring him back. The books of Saxon weren't meant to be public knowledge, they were his private notes, and yet this man decided to drag him into a world he didn't want to be in.

The Master always had a funny feeling that magic wasn't something he should of ever tried to toy with because as it stood, he didn't like where this was going. It defied the logic he knew.

Voldemort was a strange creature, a very unpleasant one at that. He looked sickly and his eyes were red like an albino. Still, he didn't say much on it, he'd looked worse himself and damages were just a sign of ambition and desire. It always took everything out of you, especially with humans.

The drums were raging in his head as he followed Voldemort into this meeting he'd decided to attend. He'd only been back a few days and already he seemed to of captured the imagination of this tiny little creature who was all but eager to introduce him.

An ancient ruler from another reality must of been interesting.

He didn't walk behind Voldemort, he kept in step, not willing to seem a lesser. Hey, the dark lord brought him here. If he was going to play with this merry band of psychopaths, he wanted to seem equal.

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"You'll hate it," Barty predicted, "It won't make sense to you, so it will annoy you and you'll hate it." He knew arguing was pointless, no matter what he said, so he might as well keep trying to dissuade the Master, even as they were already on the way.

He loved quidditch, always had, maybe especially because he had never been allowed to play like he wanted to as a child and that had made it seem like a wondrous temptation, but he still liked it now and he really regretted ever even mentioning it to the Master. Because, as he had said, he was sure he'd hate it. Also make him keep explaining everything and probably have him miss half the game in the process.

The Master was being nice. For once, he felt like it. He wanted to be nice and share this moment with Barty, enjoy something he liked for once. He'd accidentally missed the lad's birthday so he may as well do something. And apparently tying Barty to a bed and fucking him several times was not enough, it seemed a little impersonal.

Hence why he was sitting here, with very badly dressed wizards, watching a bunch of people warm up on broomsticks. Rassilon, he already hated it. "I said I'd do this and I'm doing it. So shut up and enjoy. If it gets boring, I brought a book."

A sensual guide to erotic magic... it had taken him a lot of time to find a book as depraved as this but hey, he was sitting near kids and teens, it was just hilarious to flaunt it around. Plus it gave him loads of ideas.

"As you wish, Master," Barty replied, not quite rolling his eyes. He thought the book sounded quite entertaining as well, especially given he had more than a bit of an idea what kind of spells could be suggested there. Loads of ideas indeed.

But since he'd been ordered to, he might as well enjoy it. Barty felt like a child again as he watched the preparation, the familiar excitement. He enjoyed the atmosphere, faint memories of sitting in some honour box with his father years ago rising up that he tried to suppress but that made him feel good anyway.

"Mascots coming up now," he said finally, as it was getting closer to starting. He had no idea whether the Master actually cared at all, but he might as well tell him when things were happening.

The Master let Barty enjoy himself while he flipped through his book, barely paying attention. He did briefly look up for the mascot but it was only met with a vague noise of interest and another page being flipped over. It was a truly compelling read, he couldn't take his eyes off it.

Mostly because some of the things in it didn't actually seem possible. So much for applying logic to wizards.

"See, now, that just looks painful," the Master muttered at one rather awkward position that involved wands. Peering up over his book at Barty, he raised an eyebrow before turning his head back to the field. "So when do they play?"

"Some people like that," Barty added as he glanced at the book himself before replying to the question.

"Starts now. They're deciding who gets what side of the field." He pointed down at the two team captains standing next to the referee. "And then the balls are released."

He licked his lips and watched, leaning back in his seat as the players flew up. "Now we start."

"Oh I'm very aware, I just find it a strange thing to do with your wand. Weapons aren't toys. Well, those kind of toys anyway," the Master mused playfully, lowering the book for now so he could attempt to watch and enjoy this thing. It wasn't making much sense to him and he didn't get why they needed certain sides of the field and if they had any sort of advantage, all he knew was that Barty liked this game.

And the Master was in a good mood. All their torture and mayhem lately had made the drums tamed and that was only good news for Barty. It meant the Master was in the right mind to be cheery and nice.

"Okay, so, how is this even played?"

"Well, a wand is more than a weapon. It's basically an extension of yourself and some people have selves with very disturbing tastes." Barty glanced over at the Master, trying to actually gouge his interest level before shrugging and starting to explain.

"There are three different kinds of balls and four different types of players. Three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper and one Seeker. The Beaters are the ones with the bats, keeping those two aggressive balls from knocking their teammates off their broom." He pointed, which was rather easy given that one of them was currently hovering pretty much exactly above them, close enough to hear the impact of the ball when it hit the wood.

"An extension of yourself? Sounds like overcompensating," the Master dismissed as he decided to make an effort and actually set the book aside, listening attentively to what Barty was saying about the game. He was curious to see if he could get into this sport, it could be something they did together when he was in a good mood.

"Right, so what does a chaser and a seeker do? I can kind of guess what a keep does? Same as in football, yeah?" Basically like a goal keep but on a broom or something.

"There's something to be said about a man with a long wand," Barty agreed, smirking as he watched the sky and tried to point out the chasers. "They try to get the ball they play with through the hoops the keeper's guarding. Their ball is the only one not really enchanted, just something that makes it fall slower so they don't have to keep landing to pick it up."

His tongue flicked out for a quick moment as he glanced at the Master, looking slightly bemused. "You'll think the seeker position is ridiculous." Anyone familiar with muggle sports tended to. "Their only job is to find and catch the third type of ball. When either of them does, the game's over and his or her team gets 150 points."

"So basically the seeker is the only real important player?" the Master said, thinking exactly what anyone who didn't know the game would assume. He watched with a curious expression, eyes on a beater who was keeping the ball off a nearby team mate. All that fuss and effort and he probably wasn't that essential to the game. Not really the best way to run a sport.

With a faint noise of casual disinterest, he picked up his book again and continued to flip through once more. "I never did like ball games. Nor ones with a giant hole in the premise."

"Actually, the way it goes, it's still often the other seeker's team that ends up winning." Barty shrugged and watched, not really bothered by the hole in the premise himself. He grew up in a world that very often made little sense after all.

"Though the best things about it are really the fouls."

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