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It was a feeling Harry hadn’t felt in a long time. He thought that he was past his issues. |
"I understand Harry that given your limited exposure to the magical world you would hardly be in the position to know what is for the best. It would be for the..." Albus changed his phrasing quickly when Minerva stood with her wand out. "...best. Sirius should relinquish your guardianship to me along with your votes." |
"I agree Dumbledore. And I have been voting the Black seats thus far, they should return to me. I have the most contacts with that alliance and could most certainly do more to help our world than Black." |
"Breathe in and out. Just keep breathing.’ |
"Mr. Malfoy I find it odd that the only thing that you and Albus agree on is the continuation of keeping Mr. Potter under the thumb of the Ministry." Minerva said as she stared down both men. |
"Keep breathing. Remember to breathe.’ Harry repeated to himself. |
"What the Ministry wants is irrelevant. He is my godson by blood, magic and law. You will not be taking him anywhere!" |
"Not working. Come on. I can do this. I’m stronger than this.’ |
"Sirius please listen to reason. He is for better or for worse the one who must fight Voldemort my boy." |
Sirius snorted. "What about you? Oh all powerful wizard. Why send a boy to do a man’s job?!" |
"Drowning. I’m drowning. Not strong enough to...’ |
The doors slammed open with a bang. A resounding smack was heard around the room. Sirius looked up in shock as he rubbed his cheek. "What the bloody hell was that for?!" |
Carmen indicated Harry’s direction with her head. Sirius turned to look at him. |
Harry was having a panic attack. |
Sirius rushed over. "Harry look at me. Come on pup. Look at me. You’re safe. No one is going to hurt you. You are my son. That’s all you need to know." Sirius placed his right hand on Harry’s heart, and had Harry do the same to his. "You feel that? Just keep breathing. I’m here pup. Keep looking at me." Sirius never to... |
Harry began to shake his head, but Sirius used his free hand to grab his hair. "You’re about to lose control of your magic. I know that you are stressed right now, but these self indulgent ignorant, small minded, deranged fools are not worthy of you. You are destined for great things pup. Don’t let them win. You are we... |
Harry stared at his godfather for a full minute before he nodded. |
Andromeda quickly poured the potion into his mouth. She then gently massaged his shoulder. "Good job Harry. I’m proud of you." She kissed his temple. |
Harry’s eyes turned to a calmer emerald. His breathing had returned to normal and his head felt clearer. He instantly flushed in embarrassment. Sirius was having none of that. |
"You didn’t lose control. You kept yourself in check they..." Sirius pointed his thumb behind him. "...have no idea what is going on thanks to Carmen and that behemoth that works for her. She cast a shield of some kind. I can tell you’ve been meditating and I’m so proud of you son. So very proud." |
"Sorry Siri. It’s just. Why is it always me? And why the hell did I panic so much?" |
"I don’t know son. But I promise you. I will give my last breath before I let them take you from me. Not because you are my best friend’s son but because you are Harry." |
"My guess is that you have seen visual evidence of how far they are all willing to go to control you." Andromeda said as she rubbed his back. "The trick now is to learn to not let it get to you. You have a veritable army ready to kill to let you escape to freedom. Just keep thinking on that Harry. Now just keep breathi... |
Minerva had long ago ushered the rest of the staff out of the room. She was laying into Albus when the doors burst open. |
"Just keep looking at me pup. Just keep looking at me. That’s it." |
Morpheus looked at his sister who was having her own crisis of magic as she shielded Harry, Andromeda, and Sirius. She was sitting on top of the table in Lotus position and with her eyes closed. He looked to Tony for an answer. |
"I’m not sure. She came in here looking ready for battle, slapped that guy..." Tony pointed at Sirius. "...and threw up a shield. She’s been like that..." He pointed to where Carmen was sitting. "Ever since. These three were talking about taking Harry into protective custody and away from Sirius." |
"Talk to me baby girl.’ |
"I’m fine brother. Harry needs my help.’ |
"And you need mine.’ |
"You can’t protect me forever brother.’ |
"I’ll die trying.’ |
Carmen sighed in her head. "I’ll be fine. I’m not using too much magic. It’s just...he’s just a kid. Why would they do this to him? It aint right.’ |
"And he’s your little brother and you want the best for him. Look. Is it right? No. But we both know that both sides will try to use him either way. That is why you train him and his friends so hard. Now lower the shield. That boy is one tough cookie. He’s fine.’ |
"Yes brother. He is.’ |
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Harry had hugged Carmen in thanks before Sirius and Andromeda had whisked him away. They asked if he wanted to go straight home, but he was adamant that he wanted to take the train with his boyfriends and his friends. |
Tony had helped Carmen down from the table and into a chair. He pulled a flask from his hip and handed it to her. She took a swig gratefully, just as another smack was heard. |
"You son of a bitch! How dare you! How dare you let these...people come in here and do this! Not once but twice! If I wasn’t so sure I would bloody lose, I would challenge you to a duel myself!" |
"Minerva..." Albus started, but she was beyond reason at this point. |
"Don’t you Minerva me Albus Dumbledore! You and that single celled moron not only want to remove Potter from the only loving home that he’s ever known, you want to turn him over to the Ministry! What has happened to you?" |
"Save it! You and I both know where Lord Malfoy’s loyalties lie. And we know Cornelius supports him because he buys him off!" Minerva turned to Carmen. "You have my full support." |
Carmen nodded her head in thanks and watched as Minerva McGonagall stormed out of the room. |
"Oh dear." Albus said regretfully as he rubbed his cheek. |
"You five. Come with me." Amelia ordered as she walked from the room. She was determined to make sure that all of her people were on the up. She would get with Scrimgeour and flush the whole damned department if needed! |
"You good?" Morpheus asked Carmen. |
"Yeah. I’ll do the usual security sweep, then head off to bed. I also want to check in on HD. Sneaky little fuckers." She made sure to make eye contact with Amelia before she walked out the door. |
Tony looked at Morpheus and indicated with a nod to follow his sister. |
Morpheus nodded his head in thanks and flashed after her. |
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They were all sitting in the LaVaunt’s living quarters. Andromeda, Sirius, Amelia Bones, Morpheus, Harry, Tony, Nicole, Jamila, Caille, and Carmen. They had thrown up so many privacy and secrecy wards that the only one who could hear the conversation was Hogwarts herself. |
"First I want to say I’m sorry. I should have called you in sooner." Carmen started. |
Tony waved it away. "Water under the bridge boss. What do you got?" |
Carmen nodded and stood. She waved her hand and a blackboard appeared. "As you can see there are many holes in the security. No black magic wards. No black creature wards. No...the list is long. Not to mention the lack of protection around Hogsmeade. Madame Bones. Your thoughts on Hogsmeade? Your expertise would be mos... |
The Director stood and looked at the board. "This is a travesty. The protections, or lack thereof, had never been laid out in such a manner thus far." Amelia Bones could see every possible crack in security that could be a problem. "How were you able to do this?" |
"It’s what I do Madame Bones. My job now is to protect the castle." Carmen ran a hand down her face. "Yet the students are a part of the castle. You have weekends where you allow the students to go into town, and the blaring holes in the nonexistent quasi security is fucked off! How is it that you don’t have an auror s... |
Carmen rubbed the back of her neck. "Dammit Caille! Was that necessary?" |
"Apparently." Caille smirked. |
"You just like hitting me...and thank you. |
"Always. My favourite human." Caille went back to her seat and continued taking notes. |
Carmen gained her bearings and continued. "I am still confused about something. Why is there not an auror presence in an all magical community? I mean hundreds of children come into town, and there has been known Death Eater activity in the past where they target Hogsmeade weekends." |
"I’ve asked but have been denied repeatedly." Madame Bones said. |
Carmen looked to Tony who answered. "Not a problem boss." As he looked at the board. |
"Might be a problem boss. That restaurant there." Niki indicated Michaels Pub. |
Andromeda stood. "We are working on that. The Goblin nation is almost finished with the wards." Andromeda stated as she too looked at the board. |
"Too many holes!" Jamila began to pace. "How did this happen? Hogwarts is known for her wards all over the world!" |
"Calm down. I know your history and your passion for keeping magicals a secret. We’ll find a gym and let your anger fly, but for now, I need that strength that I rely on. That knowledge that got me out of Somalia." Tony said as he tried to calm her down. |
Jamila took a deep breath to calm herself. "Right. Sorry boss. Niki. Your opinion?" |
"If my intel is correct, we need the one called Little Red for this meeting." She said casually as she stared at the board while scribbling notes. |
"Caille." Carmen called. |
"Find Ron Weasley and bring him here please. Oh. And you owe me five galleons on the game. Just got the scores." |
Caille flipped her off in one second, popped out in another second, and returned with Ron Weasley and Luna Lovegood in another. |
"What..." Sirius stared at the couple. |
"He’s my boyfriend. Where he goes I go." Luna said with a shrug. |
Ron placed a kiss on her head and walked over to the board and began tracing patterns in his mind. The elf had given him a very short rundown of why he was wanted. What she actually said before snatching him and Luna away was "You. Board. Strategy’. |
Ron lost himself while looking at the board. He had at least had the strength to ask a question. "What exactly is this?" Strategies upon strategies were whirling through his head and he had no idea what he was looking at. |
Niki winked at Carmen. "Told you boss. Can we intern him?" |
Sirius and Andromeda shared a look. Molly was not going to like this. She wanted all of her sons to work at the Ministry. |
"This is a map of Hogsmeade." Niki pointed out. "You are...I must admit you are quite good from what Carmen has told me. And that short game of chess while we were all waiting for Carmen to finish her meeting showed me all that I needed to know. We’re looking at defensible positions of Hogsmeade and where we need to us... |
Ron looked at the board and ran through scenarios in his head. |
"Fuck! We’re in trouble!" |
"Ron?" Luna asked in concern. |
"We need to go. Now." |
"Wait lil Red. We could use your help. Tell us how to fix the holes." |
"Floo system." Ron said immediately. He would need to get with Harry, Neville and the Twins to form a plan of escape on foot through town. "If I were a Death Eater, that would be my first point of attack. Also work on stopping anti apparition wards. You can’t retreat if you have no magical escape." Ron continued to loo... |
"Son of a bitch!" Sirius and Amelia roared together as they looked at the board in front of them. The village was completely shut off unless on foot. |
Sirius looked to Amelia. "Meli..." |
"Is there something the rest of us need to know?" Niki asked. |
Sirius looked to Amelia who nodded her head and answered. "In the last war, the floo system was constantly going down. We never considered that..." |
"We never considered that there was someone in floo control, who was controlling the floo during attacks." Sirius said. "We were so stupid!" |
Harry stood and tried to control his godfather. "We know now Siri. Stay with me. Let’s get this meeting over with." |
"You’re right." Sirius wrapped an arm around Harry and kissed his forehead. "Sorry about that. Continue Ron." |
Ron nodded. "You’ll need aurors stationed here and here." Ron pointed to various points around the board. "Call me insane, but the Death Eaters have us at a severe disadvantage." |
"Harry this is not your fight." Carmen said as she saw the look on Harry’s face. |
"It’s not my fight but it’s my life." Harry pushed past her and left the room. |
"He’s shut me out." Carmen said. |
"Is he alright?" Ron asked. |
"I can break him but..." |
"No. We can’t keep wrapping him in cotton wool. Let him deal with it." Sirius said. |
Andromeda cleared her throat. "Sirius we should go. Let them handle this. We have our own meeting to attend. Amelia. Will you join us?" |
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