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"Damn. The oath." |
"Well what can you tell me? Because you also took an oath to the Auror corps. And right now your jobs are on the line." Amelia said through a scowl. |
Tonks winced. She loved being an Auror and she had worked hard to get where she was. |
"Primus Votum." Veronica murmured. |
"Excuse me?" Madame Bones asked |
Veronica shrugged and stood. She began to pace in the office. She walked up to a picture of the director and her niece. The young lady looked happy, and so did the Director for that matter. |
"Primis Votum. It’s a spell from the old ways. It can break an oath, that was given after the first oath was given, as long as that oath was to protect the populace at large. It was created in a time when wizards and witches made sure to have a back up plan in case they had to violate the original oath that they made t... |
"You would want to end their suffering quickly I would imagine." Amelia mused. |
"Exactly! But that may be seen by some as a violation of your oath, even if they were making you swear an oath to make it all stop. We’ve all worked undercover. Since very few people want to make an unbreakable, an oath is just as good. The only problem that I see is the British disdain for blood magic." Roni said. |
"Blood?" Tonks swallowed. |
"A quick cut to your palm, and a loyalty ruin to your chest above your heart. Takes less than a minute. Technically it’s not illegal, as it is not on the Ministry’s banned list." |
"You know a lot about the old ways for a muggleborn." Tonks stated. |
"I’ve studied all forms of magick around the world. There are still old covens in England." |
"Do it. I don’t give a damn about what the rules are. A child has been violently abused by muggles. The fact that said child was Harry Potter, could very well see the whole ministry out on their collective arses! This way, you two won’t lose your magic...now do it!" |
Veronica walked the two Aurors through the spell and the ritual quickly. After a golden glow settled upon them Amelia Bones got down to business. |
"What in the hell is going on?!" |
"During the first war with you know who, Albus Dumbledore formed a group to help fight him." Shacklebolt began. |
"Fat lot of good it did." Tonks murmured. Shacklebolt sent her a glare. |
"I was aware of the not so secret Order of the Phoenix. Continue please." Amelia pushed. |
"We protected the muggle born families and so called blood traitors the best we could but it wasn’t enough. The ministry wasn’t helping, because the muggles were not a priority at the time. We fought Death Eaters as well, however like the Auror force we were limited in the type of force we could use; stunners only." Th... |
Amelia waved a hand in annoyance. "What does this have to do with Harry Potter?" |
Shacklebolt looked apprehensive, but decided to be honest. "Albus plays his cards close to the chest, but I do know this; Harry may once again have to save us all. My money is on a prophecy of some sort, but I can honestly say I don’t know." |
Tonks chimed in. "Our orders were to watch the house. To ensure that he was safe from any Death Eaters, or any other threat. We also..." Tonks looked to Shack. |
"We were to make sure he stayed on the property, or within a ten kilometer radius for at least two weeks in the Summer." |
"You did what?" Amelia asked in a low warning tone that promised future retribution. |
"I believe it had something to do with the wards on his home. Madame Bones. I truly believe he was trying to protect the boy." Tonks added, but from the look in the Director’s eyes she knew that it was the wrong thing to say. |
Amelia leaned back in her chair and folded her hands in her lap. "I have had a conversation with Sirius Black since he was proven innocent, and do you know what I found out?" |
All three Aurors shook their head. |
"Well then let me fill you in. The last of the line of the Ancient and Noble House of Potter knew nothing about magic, or his place in our world until he received a Hogwarts letter delivered by Hagrid. I’m sure Hagrid is a wonderful man, but would you believe he was the perfect person to introduce Mr. Potter back into ... |
"Madame Bones I..." Shacklebolt started. |
"I’M NOT DONE YET!" Amelia bellowed and stood from her chair. |
All of the Aurors flinched. |
"In Mr. Potter’s third year after they had confronted Pettigrew, Sirius asked him to come and live with him. A man he had not seen since he was a baby. A man he had spent the whole year thinking was trying to kill him. And do you know what he said?" |
Shacklebolt slipped further into his chair. For the first time in a long time Amelia watched as Tonks’ hair color was a natural dark brown/black color. They were both thoroughly chastised. |
"He. Said. Yes. To a man he didn’t know!" Madame Bones began to pace behind her desk. |
She then turned and slammed her hands down on the table. "I want details. How long have you been watching". Amelia made air quotes with both hands. "Mr Potter?" |
"Since the end of his third year. The Order had not reformed as of yet, but Albus wanted someone to keep tabs on him." Shacklebolt said. |
"And did you ever notice any hint of abuse?" |
"No never boss. Or I swear that Statute of Secrecy or not, I would have torn that house apart in broad daylight." Shacklebolt said. |
"No boss. Never." |
Amelia was pissed off. She walked over to the picture of her and her niece. She often did that when she needed to calm herself. Amelia knew that she needed them. They were two of the best Aurors that she had. But it pissed her off that two of her best people could be involved with a vigilante group. Amelia was a smart ... |
"Albus and I share some of the same goals. We all know that the Ministry is corrupt. I believe that Malfoy is a Death Eater, who uses his money to stay out of trouble. With that being said, I think Albus is someone who is used to manipulating people to his will. You have put me in a terrible position. Do I fire you? Do... |
Tonks was terrified. She had always known that she wanted to be an Auror since she had her career consultation in her fifth year. |
She also had so much guilt coursing through her veins. How could she not have known what was going on in that house? She had done guard duty on that house twice, but she never heard anything to suggest that the kid was treated so badly! |
Shacklebolt was in almost the exact same pensive mood as Tonks. He loved his job. He wished that the Ministry was more open and less corrupt, but he had hoped that in some small way he had made a difference. Kingsley loved being an auror. |
Amelia knew that she didn’t have much of a leg to stand on. She knew that they weren’t being paid, and that they were free to do as they wished off of the clock. A word in the right ear could see them lose their badge, but she couldn’t bring herself to do that. They were two of her best people after all. She took a sea... |
"I can’t tell you how disappointed I am in the both of you. You are supposed to be investigators first. Did you never notice how he would spend all day outside doing all of the gardening? Did you notice the clothes that he was wearing were five times too big? How about how skinny he always was? You are trained to look ... |
And now both Kingsley and Tonks felt lower than dirt. They had failed not just any child, but Harry Potter. |
"What else does the Order do? Besides make sure that an abused child does not leave their home?" Amelia raised an eyebrow. |
Kingsley winced. "We gather intel on supposed Death Eaters. But usually we try to help muggles and muggleborns under attack from Death Eater raids." |
Amelia’s eyebrows rose to her hairline. "They’ve started again?" |
Tonks nodded. "Nearly the moment that You Know Who returned. Nothing large scale, but little incidents here and there that can go easily unnoticed or..." Tonks looked to Shacklebolt. |
"Or easily ignored." Amelia finished in a murmur, while running a hand down her face. |
"Or easily ignored." Shacklebolt repeated. |
Amelia stood from her chair and looked at the three of them. Veronica looked lost and betrayed right now. When you take a partner as an Auror you need complete trust. The political climate alone in England, is enough to see you dead if you cross the right person. |
"Stand at attention!" Madame Bones bellowed. |
All three stood at that command. Two witches and one wizard rose quickly, with their hands at their side, legs together, and eyes facing front. |
"Kingsley Shacklebolt and Nymphadora Tonks. For acts unbecoming of an Auror, I hereby place you on desk duty for the next two weeks. I will leave this out of your official file, so that I can spare your life and or magic at the hands of the current administration. But know this. If you ever fail this office again at su... |
"Yes ma’me!" They said in unison. |
"You may continue with your activities of helping muggle and muggleborn families. The Goddess knows that we would never be granted leave to do so. But your Auror duties come first before anything Albus bloody Dumbledore asks of you. Am I clear?" |
Amelia turned to Veronica."Auror Hargrave. You had no part in this and should not be punished. However, given the current political climate I fear that it could cost these two idiots their lives. Therefore, I must keep you as his partner and you too shall be at a desk for the next two weeks." |
"I understand ma'am." |
"However you would also be interested to know that Shacklebolt here has just agreed to finance that vacation to the Bahamas that you’ve been telling everyone in earshot about for the past two years. All. Expenses. Paid. For you, your husband and son. For a whole week. Isn’t that right Shack?" Amelia turned to face him ... |
Kingsley swallowed audibly. Well there went his vacation plans. "Yes ma'am!" |
Veronica was grateful, but she was still hurt. |
"One more thing. You are never to do surveillance of Mr. Potter again without Mr. Black’s consent or knowledge. Are we clear?" |
"Yes ma’me!" All three chorused and turned to leave. Veronica practically ran out, and you could hear her sniffling. Shacklebolt caught up to her and tried to talk to her. |
"Go to hell Shack!" She stormed away. Kingsley made to go after her, but Tonks stopped him. |
"Leave her be Kings. Let her work this out on her own. And when she does be sure to grovel a bit yeah?" |
"Yeah." Kingsley sighed. He considered Roni a good friend, and he never meant for her to get caught in the middle like this. They both walked over to their individual desks and prepared to leave for the day. |
When Tonks was finished gathering her things, she walked over to Shacklebolt’s desk and hopped up on it. |
"We fucked up big time Shack." Tonks said |
Kingsley Shacklebolt leaned back in his seat and had a look of disgust on his face. He had missed abuse and it bothered him greatly. "Yeah we did." |
"I don’t know about you, but I seriously want to strangle an old goat with his beard." |
"Agreed."Shacklebolt said simply. He was deep in thought about the meeting he had just had and how he was going to repair his friendship with Veronica. |
Tonks placed a hand on his arm and shook him out of his thoughts. "What do you say to us both getting extremely drunk right now, as we are technically off duty." |
"Oh abso fucking lutely!" |
"Awesome. I know a great spot in muggle London. Good drinks and great food. Near my flat, just in case you get pissed like you did the last time we all hung out, you can sleep on the couch again." Tonks said with a cheesy grin. |
"Sure thing. Can my wife come? My kids are visiting their cousins in Brighton." |
"Oh hell yes! It would take the both of us to drag you to my place anyway! However, I would appreciate no drunken sex again please." |
"A man messes up one time..." |
"Ugh fine! Let me get a hold of her. We can go pick her up and be gone." |
Tonks hopped off the desk and made her way towards the door with her bag. |
"Hey Tonks. You know we have to confront him right?" |
Tonks took on a feral smile that made Shacklebolt shiver. "I look forward to it." |
"Come on. Let’s get out of here." |
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In a dungeon, in a castle in Scotland a man sat in his comfortable leather chair getting drunk. He replayed the last time that he was in Grimauld Place over and over in his head. The Potter brat had been a victim of child abuse. He was not the spoiled prince he had believed him to be. Oh the child was arrogant and got ... |
And yet for all of the information that he now had, he could not reconcile the child from the father. |
Severus’ own childhood had been terrible. His mother was a strong witch, but was an emotionally weak woman. She allowed his father to beat her and her son because she loved him. Severus mentally spat at that. Love was useless and tended to get people killed. It was an emotion that he had learned to suppress violently. |
And yet there was a woman that kept his thoughts roaming as of late. |
He stood suddenly and refilled his glass at the side board. A woman that was completely unattainable. |
Narcissa Malfoy was the type of woman that Severus could see as a wife. She was intelligent beautiful, poised, elegant, confident, and a consummate Slytherin. |
He ungracefully plopped down in his chair, and continued to nurse his drink. Lucius did not deserve such a woman. Where Severus regretted with every breath that he took the ugly brand on his arm that had marked him as a slave, Lucius reveled in it. He loved the fear from others that it brought. The perceived power that... |
Draco worshiped his father. He saw Lucius as the epitome of power. But he was completely devoted to his mother. He loved her fiercely, and not for the first time did Severus wonder how would Draco react if he knew the full extent of Lucius’ depravity. |
Severus knew that Narcissa loathed her husband. He had watched them over the years. She was a Slytherin, so of course it was very subtle. But you could tell it in the way her eyes turned to stone whenever he was near her. She stayed for her son and nothing more. Narcissa was smart, and he knew that she had back plans f... |
Severus downed the rest of his glass and stood. He decided to go to bed. All of this emotional turmoil was giving him a headache. |
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Hermione Granger was not a happy witch. |
When she had first met Andromeda Tonks, she had thought the woman to be cold and calculating. While her husband Ted was warm and funny. Ted had hit it off with her parents instantly. Hermione felt like she was under a microscope constantly. The woman was poised, polished and reminded her of everything that she had read... |
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