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Ragnock nodded gravely. "The goblins are aware that he keeps many secrets. For the greater good of course." The head goblin snorted. |
Sirius raised a brow. "I take it you are not a fan of our esteemed Chief Warlock?" |
"No." And that was all that he would say right now. The light faction had been in control for decades and had done nothing to advance those with creature blood. They love to scream equality but do nothing to further it. "Back to the topic at hand. The locket and the cup were never actually destroyed." |
Sirius made to stand, but Andromeda tugged him back down. "Let him explain cousin. I’m sure The Nation knows what they are doing." After she stared him down, Andromeda turned back to Ragnok. |
He gave a slight incline of his head towards the woman. "Indeed we do Madame Tonks. We have used the other two in our possession to locate another. There is a place called Little Hangleton. Have you ever heard of it?" |
"No." Was said by Sirius, Bill and Andromeda. |
Ragnok nodded. "I figured as much. It is the same place that Lord Potter was taken to when he was kidnapped after the Tri-Wizard tournament. The ritual required the bones of the father." Ragnok stared into Lord Black’s eyes. "It is also the former home of Merope Gaunt. The goblin pulled out a large piece of parchment. ... |
"Makes sense I suppose. He picks objects and or things of significance to him. Or the Founders." Bill trailed off. "What do we know of his family." |
Ragnok shook his head. "What little we could find out comes from a muggle source. Mainly archives of news clippings. Tom Riddle Snr married Merope in a surprise wedding. Surprise because he was known to have nothing but contempt for the Gaunts. Shortly before Voldemort was to be born he left her claiming that she had t... |
"Love potion." The two Blacks said together. |
"That was our suspicion as well. At some point Tom Riddle Snr and his parents were killed. The murder was blamed on Morfin Gaunt and he was sentenced to Azkaban." The aged goblin took out another piece of parchment. "Our spies at the ministry were able to get visitor’s logs for that time. One guess who his last visitor... |
The three of them squeezed into each other to read the paperwork. |
"Of course it would be him." Sirius sighed, as he put his head back against the chair. |
On the page was written Albus Dumbledore. |
"We the people of the Goblin nation do not wish to get involved with the affairs of wizards. However, Tom Marvolo Riddle is a danger to us as well. He and his followers have made it clear about their opinions of those who are magical races other than human and him taking over the wizarding world would be disastrous for... |
Sirius wore a huge grin, because that was better than he had hoped for. He extended his hand to shake. "Thank you sir. This means a lot." |
Ragnok looked at the offered hand curiously as he shook it. Once he had sat back down and looked at the wand users curiously. The entire time they had been in his office they had been nothing but polite and respectful. |
"You are an interesting wizard Lord Black." |
Sirius cocked his head to the side. "How so?" |
"You have sat here for well over an hour and had a respectful conversation with a goblin." |
"Anyone who doesn’t is a fool. The Goblin nation has helped this country to prosper." Sirius was lost in thought. "My godson has helped me to see the error of my bigoted ways. I never wanted to be a Slytherin like the rest of my family. I thought all Slytherins were evil. But then as a Gryffindor, I was just as evil by... |
"May we both be alive to see that day Lord Black." Ragnok came around to the side of the desk that Sirius was standing on and held out his hand. |
"And may we one day be able to break bread together as friends in the open." Sirius gave a slight bow and shook his hand. |
Bill cleared his throat. "What is the plan for this Horcrux you found?" |
"That may be a bit of a problem." The account manager retook his seat and steepled his fingers. |
"Do tell." Andromeda said bluntly. |
"We have need of a Parselmouth." He said just as bluntly. " If you can recall, wizards have deemed it to be dark magic. Not that the gift is abundant. Too much inbreeding. As such, all with the gift tend to hide it. Save one." Ragnok let that statement hang in the air. Humans were so slow. |
"ABSOLUTELY NOT! HE IS..." |
"The only who can help us end this." Bill stated firmly. |
"I am not letting my son go anywhere near this! Dammit Andi! You’re a mother. Would you let your daughter go through with this?" Sirius fumed as he paced. |
"I would do anything to save Nymphadora! However, with a Curse Breaker, myself, you, and what I am guessing is going to be half the Goblin Nation at his side, then yes I would. Dammit Sirius! I know we want to keep him out of this, but if we could end this quickly then we should. I don’t want him living in fear for the... |
Ten goblin guards stormed through the doors with blades drawn. |
"STAND DOWN!" Ragnok shouted. "It is the Witch’s protective mother magic. Stand down." When they hesitated, he asked them with a raised a brow. "I challenge you all to ignore the protectiveness of your own mother." |
That was all they needed to hear. The soldiers gave a hasty bow and retreated. |
Andromeda seemed to come into herself and apologized. "Forgive me milord. I was out of line. I know better than to lose my magic as I did." Her head bowed in submission. She could be executed and she was aware of it. |
Ragnok waved it away. "Wait until you meet my mother Madame Tonks." |
Andromeda gave another bow. She then curtsied to Sirius. "My Lord Black. I..." |
"Do not worry yourself Andromeda. You are forgiven." |
"Thank you My Lord." |
Sirius gave Andromeda’s hand a squeeze, before he turned back to the Director. "I will agree to this on a few conditions." |
"Name them." The Director stated. |
"We do not tell Harry the exact reason why we need his help. We are to keep it vague. Speak only in generalities. I will tell him when he comes of age, but for now it is between us." |
"Give Bill the coordinates and let him scout the place out. I don’t want us going in blind. It would do the world no good if any of your warriors or any wizards were injured or killed. My days of going in blind with wands blazing are over." |
"The last thing is I wish is to wait until school is out for the holidays." Sirius held up his hand when Bill went to object. "Bill. Harry is finally having a pseudo normal year for once. I want to give him a chance at being a child for as long as I can." |
Bill gave a short jerky nod. He didn’t have to like it, but in the end, it was not his decision. |
The Director gained their attention. "Very well. I will have all involved take vows on their magic and life. The four of us will not speak of it until the morning of the capture of the Horcrux." |
Recognizing a dismissal when they heard one. The two wizards and one witch bowed in respect and made to take their leave. |
"Curse Breaker Weasley. A moment of your time?" |
It was not a request. |
Sirius looked at Bill. "We’ll see you back at the house." He placed a hand at Andromeda’s elbow and guided her out. |
"Yes sir?" Bill asked as he re took his seat. |
"How are you finding your service at Grigotts?" |
A test Bill mused. "I enjoy it quite well sir. It is not only profitable, but it plays not only into my talent for runes but my hobby of arithmancy." |
"You do not miss your time in the caverns of Egypt?" The Director asked casually. |
"I will not lie to you sir. I miss my time abroad immensely. However Britain is my home and if I must shed blood to protect it, then I will." Bill stated politely but fiercely. |
Ragnok took his seat once more. "Congratulations. You have passed." |
"Begging your pardon sir. Passed what exactly?" |
"You are now a level two." Ragnok waited for it to sink in. |
Bill looked at him in shock for a full minute. He was currently a level four curse breaker with level one being the highest but rare honour. Then he came back to himself and stuck out his hand. "Thank you sir. I won’t let you down." |
Ragnok shook the offered hand. "See that you don’t. Now for the time being, you are re assigned to London until His destruction is complete. Afterwards I will see to it that you are back to running around in the dirty temples of times of old." The Director could not understand curse breakers. "You are dismissed Mr. Wea... |
He took a moment to think about the conversations that were had in his office that day. "There is always hope’ his grandmother once told him. The goblin in him knew that times were changing, and he hoped it was for the best. |
It was a dinner time in the Great Hall. Fred and George had completely agreed with Harry when he had said that he was too full to eat anything else, but the rules stated that since they had not asked to miss the meal they would have to attend. |
After their meal and shopping in Hogsmeade they made it back to the castle, promptly went to his trunk and fell asleep fully clothed. They were awakened by the charm Harry had set on his wand. He had wanted to get up so that they could spar instead of going to dinner so he set the alarm. That’s when Fred reminded him o... |
Seriously. Students spend all day in Hogsmeade gorging themselves on food and candy, yet they still have to come to dinner? |
Harry just shook his head as he was having a back ride to the Great Hall from George while Fred had an arm on his back that occasionally slipped down to cup his arse. He was deposited next to the table and he took his usual seat between his loves. He decided to stick to a bit of fruit and water. When he had started in ... |
"Get your mind out of the gutter playboy. We’ve got incoming. Looks like the Minister, a small contingency of Aurors, and Big Malfoy. I can’t extend my mind that far with people I’m not connected to, but they keep saying Hermione’s name. Move her away from the middle isle quickly.’ |
"Hermione. Come over here and sit next to me." |
Hermione paused her spoon to her mouth. "Harry. What..." |
"Trust me." Harry leveled a look at her, and she complied immediately and made her way around the table and over to him. |
"George. I need you to take this." He handed him his communication mirror "And get Andi here now." |
"Love what’s going on?" George asked as he took the mirror. |
Harry quickly recounted his conversation with Carmen. |
George looked at him and simply nodded before he took off at a normal casual pace. More rules of his training over the summer. "Always act as casual as possible whenever possible. If you rush into an unknown situation, you will cause panic. Or alert your enemy to your position. Neither choice is acceptable as both can ... |
Just as he made it to the exit, the doors of the Great Hall opened inward, but lucky for him this was not going to be a problem. He slid behind them unnoticed and exited the hall. He pulled the mirror from his robes and spoke after a silencing spell. "Andromeda Tonks!" "Come on.’ He muttered. "Andromeda Tonks! Emergenc... |
A face shimmered into view. "Mr. Weasley. What..." |
George waved off her irritation. "You need to get here NOW. The Minister and Malfoy senior are here, along with a small amount of Aurors, and all Carmen could gather was that they kept saying Hermione’s last name in conversation as they approached the castle." |
"I’m on my way." Andromeda changed into formal robes with the House of Potter Crest on them on her left shoulder. |
George made his way back to the Gryffindor table just as calm as you please. As he sat next to Harry as Hermione was between Fred and Harry, he had noticed how the rest of their friends had subtly prepared themselves to defend her. |
"Good Evening Cornelius! Would you all care to join us for dinner? The steak pie is quite good this evening." The headmaster asked enthusiastically. |
"No thank you Albus." He gave a slight nod to his Under Secretary and continued. "I have been recently informed that a Muggleborn student does not have an address that we can obtain. For her safety of course, we must take her into protection. We must maintain The International Statute of Secrecy." He said with all of t... |
"Tell me Minister. Are you planning to take away all of the Muggleborns that don’t have an address on file or just Miss Granger?" Carmen asked in a bored tone. She had her elbow on the table and her chin resting in her hand. |
"Our laws are none of your concern Madame." The minister said. |
Carmen sighed as she rose and flashed directly in front of the Minister. He was so shocked at her abrupt appearance that he scrambled backwards into one of the Aurors. Once he was righted, he looked at her with curiosity and a touch of fear. "How did you do that?" |
"Magic." She deadpanned. |
"What are you?" |
"Pomona. Someone actually voted for this guy?" She had turned from the minister and looked at the Herbology mistress while jutting out her thumb behind her. She sighed and turned around after she received a nod. She waved a dismissive hand. "I’m a witch. But we are meandering from the point. I can spot a lie from a mil... |
Almost everyone gasped as no one had dared to talk to a sitting minister that way. |
"How dare you!" Fudge roared. |
"No Minister. How dare you!" Carmen shouted back as she stood in his personal space. "Unlike you, I have read every single law on your books. Including the 1592 legislation stating that all cauldrons used by potions masters be inspected by a member of the Magical Catastrophe department every year." |
If she didn’t know better, she thought she had heard Severus snort. |
"But nowhere does it say that there is a policy in place that you are capable of removing a student from Hogwarts grounds because you do not have a valid address. I know for a fact that one First generation wizard is living in an abandoned building near Aberdeen. His Hogwarts letter was addressed there." The students g... |
"Don’t worry about the boy. I have found him a new home with a magical family in London. Once again doing your job for you." |
Albus and Minerva had the grace to look embarrassed. |
Cornelius Fudge was dumbfounded. He could not admit the real reason why he was here. He needed to get control of the Potter boy, and he and Lucius had agreed that taking Granger into custody would be the best way to go. The negative press coming his way because it was his fault that their saviour may have been mistreat... |
"Here’s what I think. I think that you are aware of Miss Granger’s friendship with Mr. Potter, and you want to use her to get to him." Carmen purred. |
The Minister’s mouth opened and closed like a fish. |
Carmen continued. "I also think that this is some ridiculous stunt to show that you care about what happens with First Generation witches and wizards. When the truth is you don’t. Reputation is all that matters to you. I will not interfere with your laws. My brother reminded me that it’s not my place." She watched as t... |
"I can assure you madame that Miss Granger would be in good hands. Lord Malfoy has offered his home as protection for her." The minister nodded in Lucius’ direction. |
Lucius gave a small nod. "I would be happy to house Miss Granger for her safety." |
Hermione nearly broke Harry’s hand, she was squeezing it that hard in fear. |
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