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Ragnock shrugged. "There is always profit in good decisions." |
Minerva just snorted. "To work then. By the way. What happened to Manager Tirin?" She asked as she looked through the parchment work. |
Ragnock grinned wickedly. "He had a date with a dragon." |
Accounts Manager Tirin had been caught skimming the Hogwarts’ account going back fifty years. The council agreed that not only was this a breach of everything they held dear, it could further jeopardize their standings with wizards once. |
Minerva looked to Pomona and they both made a silent agreement that they didn’t want to know. |
It was a weary Lord Black that had returned to Number 12. He had intended to go to his room and take a quick nap before he needed to head to the ministry for a meeting with the head of the DMLE and the Head of the DOM. That thought was quickly thrown out the window by an elf dressed in an elf sized tuxedo with pink bal... |
"Master Harry Potter Sirs Master Black Sir." The elf bowed low. |
Sirius was so taken aback by the outfit that he couldn’t even blink let alone correct him on the title.He cleared his throat. "Yes Dobby?" |
"Master Harry Potters Sirs Ma..." |
"Dobby stop. What has Harry told you about calling me by multiple names?" |
The elf hung his head low. "He told Dobby to call yous Master Black or Lord Black. Dobby is punishing himself now." |
Sirius shot out his hand to stop the elf from charging into the wall. "Dobby. What did Harry say about punishing yourself?" |
"Master Harry Potter Sir says to tell him if I’s be doing something wrong, and he will decide if Dobby needs punishment." Dobby’s ears drooped. |
"And?" Sirius pressed. |
"Master Harry Potter Sirs dogfather can be trusted, and to come to him with problems if Master Harry Potter wasn’t here." |
Sirius released him. "Now that the crisis has been averted, how may I help you?" |
Dobby perked up. "Master Harry Potter Sir is allowing Dobby to make money by cooking for Muggles! Dobby was wondering if Master Black could get Muggles together to sample Dobby’s cooking? Dobby wants to make Master Harry Potter sir proud!" Dobby squealed. |
Sirius raised his head to the ceiling to pray to every deity known to magical and mundane kind. His teachings never included helping a house elf with a catering business. |
He looked at Dobby with a serious expression. "So long as your loyalty lies with Harry, I will see what I can do." |
Dobby took offence to the insult. "Master Harry Potter sir is the best Master ever! Dobby will bring great honour to the House of Potter!" |
"See that you do." Sirius was trying desperately to hide his laugh at the elf’s hands on his little hips. |
Dobby gave a sharp nod and a "hmph’ and popped away. |
"He has been beaten too many times in the head Lord Black. Lord Malfoy was...unkind." |
Sirius nodded at Kreacher. "I agree Kreatcher. But he is trying." Sirius sighed. "Any news that needs my attention." |
Kreacher attempted to remain respectful. "One of the...fil...guests has made multiple attempts to gain entry into the library on the first floor against Lord Black’s orders. |
Sirius raised a brow. "Who made the attempt? And what did you do?" |
"Kreacher gave them a small shock. Then locked them in the dungeons." |
Sirius laughed loudly. "Well done Kreacher." Although Sirius was sure that "small shock’ meant the elf equivalent of a Crucio. |
"Lord Black is pleased?" |
"Yes. I am. Who made the attempt?" |
"A wizard named Diggly." |
"Dedalus." Sirius moaned. "I will see to our guest. Anything else that requires my attention?" |
"Not at this time Master." |
"Then continue with your duties Kreacher." |
Kreacher bowed low. "As you command Master." The old elf popped away. |
Sirius made his way to the dungeons. He hated that place with a passion. His mother would frequently punish him there. He believed that she loved the sounds of his screams as they reverberated against the walls. Evil bitch that she was. |
Lord Black banged on the cell door with his hand to wake the prisoner. |
"Dedalus Dedalus Dedalus." Sirius tsked as he shook his head with his arms crossed against his chest. "I thought that my instructions were clear." |
Dedalus Diggle nearly jumped out of his skin as he dozed on the bare thin cot. "I demand that you release me! Your elf will be reported to the Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures!" |
Sirius let out a bark like laugh. "I would give anything to see the face of anyone given the task of attempting to kill the Head Elf of the Ancient and Noble House of Black for doing his Master’s bidding." Sirius gave an evil grin. |
Diggle knew he had no leg to stand on. "Oh alright. Can I leave now?" |
"I’ll think about it." Sirius shrugged. |
Dedalus was not above begging. "I promise to never break the rules of your house again."Very well. I’m feeling generous at the moment." Sirius released the house magic and the cell opened. Before Dedalus could attempt to fully exit, Sirius grabbed him by the front of his robes."This is my house. These are my rules. If ... |
The fierce look in his eyes reminded him of another Black with the same look. His grandfather. "My apologies Lord Black. It will not happen again." |
Sirius released him. "See that it doesn’t."After Sirius had "escorted’ Dedalus from his house, he went to his personal study to catch up on some paperwork. He was about to give himself a pat on the back after three hours of work, when a wolf Patronus came into the room. |
"Death Eaters in Surrey. Near Harry’s old house." Sirius was armed, covered in his armor and gone in less than five minutes.The first thing that Lord Black noticed was the lack of an Auror presence. The second thing that he noticed was the potentially lethal curses that Madeye and Remus were using. |
"Nice of you to join us." Remus said as he dived away from a particularly nasty curse only to jump up and send rapid fire bone breakers to his opponent’s wand arm and neck. |
"I aim to please." Sirius had taken his summer lessons to heart. Gone was the Auror training of his youth. Stunners were for interrogating only. In a fight it’s kill or be killed. Death Eaters played for keeps. He used a curse from his Family Grimoire and sent cursed stakes at his first and second opponent in rapid suc... |
"Bet you didn’t suspect that you bastard!" Madeye said with a maniacal laugh as he blew apart another Death Eater’s wand arm, then blasted both of his kneecaps with bone breakers. |
The remaining Death Eaters realized that their time among the living would be shortened quickly and made to escape. |
However. One was able to set Number 4 Privet Drive ablaze before he disapparated. Moony was about to trace his trail when Sirius stopped him. |
"No! Evacuate the area with Madeye! I’ll try to contain it!" Remus nodded to Sirius and set about his task. Sirius heard a pop behind him and spun out of the way with his wand poised to strike. |
"What in the name of Merlin is going on here?" Amelia demanded as she surveyed the bodies and the damage with the rest of the Aurors she brought with her. |
"Less talking more helping. Help me get this fire under control. It isn’t curse fire, but it’s almost as strong. The rest of you help evacuate the surrounding area. The non magical fire suppression unit should be here soon." Sirius heard the sirens. "Damn. Too late.’Officer Redding pulled up to the scene and knew immed... |
Amelia looked at him with shrewd eyes. "Squib?" |
"No Director Bones. Yes I know who you are. You being the head of the DMLE, but no. I’m a Muggleborn. After being essentially kicked out of the wizarding world twenty two years ago because of my blood status, I made a life for myself in the muggle world. A good life. My three children are magical and will never set foo... |
They all looked around them as the workers, Aurors and Obliviators cleaned up the mess. |
Sirius stepped up to the man and held out his hand. "Sirius Black. Recently exonerated criminal. Who never had a trial by the way." Lord Black added quickly. "I am also the blood, legal, and magical oath sworn godfather to Harry James Potter." |
Redding’s eyes widened a fraction. He knew what a blood oath was. Sirius would have been dead if he had truly betrayed the Potters. He may have left that world, but he tried to keep up on the rules.And really. Fortescues was worth any trip to Diagon Alley."Back to my original question. What have you done now?" Redding ... |
"Voldemort is back." The Director said simply. |
"Fan fucking tastic." The officer looked at the house. "And this?" |
"Harry used to live here." Sirius said simply. |
"Even better." The Redding said sarcastically. |
"You know?" Sirius asked |
Carl rolled his eyes. "The whole town knows. They would probably like to toast marshmallows or something." He motioned to the disillusioned bodies he had hidden under a confundus charm to make anyone who was walking through the area step around them. The fire had been put out, and the Obliviation squad had done its job... |
"Madame Bones. You have a reputation of fairness. Please take them into custody." |
"You have my thanks sir." She nodded, as the bodies of the living and dead became visible. The silencing charms were re applied quickly as the Death Eaters who were not dead awoke. Portkeys were put on their person and they were whisked away. |
"This will complicate things My Lord." Amelia said as she watched Redding direct his people. |
"It will Madame Bones. But I bet it will be fun." Sirius said as he headed home. |
"He is the sanest of the Blacks?’ Amelia mused as she watched the magical clean up crew.0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0Harry was sitting at the Ravenclaw table laughing with Luna, about some twisted joke that her father had sent. The rest of the Claws were completely fascinated tha... |
Harry watched as his beloved Hedwig came in through the rafters and swooped onto his shoulder. He basked in her preening of his hair as he took the letter and smiled as Luna gave the lovely bird some bacon and appeared to chat with her. She stiffened as she felt Harry’s magic spike. |
"Harry. What is it?" Luna asked. |
"Something that I’m not going to wait until later to rectify." Harry put on his Lord Potter persona, stood and walked over to the Slytherin table. |
Daphne Greengrass hated being an Heiress. The constant burden of " "making the family name proud’. Truth be told she was perfectly ready to abdicate her position in the family to her sister in order to pursue her dreams. All she wanted to do was research her charms work and theories, but no. She was the eldest and was ... |
She had considered appealing to her mother’s family. The current Head of House was more liberal leaning in her views than the last one. House McClenan was now headed by a woman. And while she insisted on a marriage contract to protect the family honour and values, she also insisted that each child of the House choose t... |
The problem was that she loved her family dearly. Her parents had always doted on her and her sister. She knew that her circumstances would have been different if she had a brother, but her father had two daughters. |
She never wanted for anything. Whether it was for material things or love and affection from her parents. They taught her everything that she would need to fulfill her role as Heiress Apparent. But she wanted more from life. Yes. She hoped to have a family someday, but there was so much she wanted to see and learn befo... |
She had watched her mother over the years as she and her sister grew older. She could see her mother with the look of "what could have been’ after she placed her quill on her desk as she had just come up with a new bit of research. Her mother had confided in her once that she wanted to be a Healer specializing in not o... |
And that one word..."allowed’, had stuck with her.I am my own person. How dare you "allow’ me to pursue my dreams. She screamed in her head. |
What people did not know about her, was that the mask she wore was for protection. During the time she had been at Hogwarts, many boys had made passes at her that were either completely innocent or bordered on attempted sexual assault. She was lucky that her father insisted that she learn how to defend herself. Her mot... |
Harry stopped in front of Daphne Greengrass."Heiress Greengrass." He gave a respectful bow. "I wish an audience with you as the Head of House Potter." |
Potter may have changed quite a bit over the summer, but it was evident that he was angry. Daphne recognized the Gringotts seal on the open envelope in his hand.Daphne stood and dropped into a curtsey as rules required. "How may the House of Greengrass be of service My Lord?" She noted that her best friends Tracey and ... |
"I have received this missive from Gringotts and wanted to know if you are aware of the contents." He handed the letter to the beautiful blonde and waited as she read. |
It started as a tick in her left eyebrow. Then the artery on the left side of her neck began to pulse rapidly. |
Harry knew instantly that she hadn’t known. The barely suppressed rage was hard to fake. |
Tracey took her friend’s arm gently and led her from the hall as she still clutched the letter. |
Blaise turned to Harry and gave a respectful bow. "Lord Potter." He looked over Harry’s shoulder and saw the Weasley twins standing behind him, but back a bit. "And Messrs. Weasley. Please come with me." He bowed again and led them out of the hall. |
"I think what you said recently has come to pass Severus." Professor Flitwick said gravely through a privacy bubble. |
"Indeed." Severus replied. "Filius. Will you accompany me? I plan to have a conversation with a snake." |
"Of course. I think now is as good a time as any." Filius took down the privacy spell and followed Severus. He noted that the whole of the Great Hall was staring at them as they left.0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0-o-0Harry followed Blaise as he led them down an unused hallway."You can... |
George smirked. "Not in this lifetime."Or the next." Fred chuckled. |
Blaise turned so fast that he almost bumped into Harry as he stalked towards the Weasley twins. "Do you mean that? Will you protect him with your lives?" The normally cool Italian asked them in an angry hiss. |
"Of course." They said in unison. |
Blaise sighed. "Look I apologize. It’s just...frustrating." He turned to Harry. "You have many enemies Lord Potter. And not just the "I want him dead for the Dark Lord’ type. The light faction wants you for a poster boy of all that is great in the magical world. The dark faction wants you dead, but not before they get ... |
"You have no idea what it’s like being in Slytherin house. There are more people like Daphne, Tracey, and I than there are like the Malfoys, Crabbes, and Goyles." |
Harry looked confused. "Then why..." |
Blaise cut him off. "Simple. They keep you in line with threats against your family and yourself. In first year, you are taught there is a certain way that things are done. Either you agree with the Death Eaters, or you are a Blood Traitor. They harass you, hex you, and in the case of some of both girls and boys...rape... |
Fred and George laughed. "Once a Slytherin always a Slytherin." |
Harry just rolled his eyes at the antics of his boyfriends. "And in return?" He raised a brow. |
"Yes, thought Blaise. Mother was right. He is not your typical Gryffindor anymore.’ He turned his attention back to Potter. "Protection. For me and my family. And when the time comes you will have extra wands at your side in battle." Blaise smirked. "Besides. If rumours are true you have a certain passion about creatur... |
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