Beautiful, tragic. The hints that you drop of a greater and grander story are quite skillful. I'm particularly intrigued by the "second son" reference. I adore all the rich detail that you have put into describing the scene and canon. Especially the invocative "thick river of blood" and the imagery of the crucio curse. You done a good job of capturing the cruelty of Voldemort, the way he enjoys playing with Draco, is horrible and well done. I did find myself getting a little lost in the procession into the room, you might want to tighten those few paragraphs up, when you're all done, but otherwise an intriguing beginning. Brava!