As An Auror and Your Brother
A/N: Please review and tell me if this is a good idea. I would really appreciate the feedback. Also, when I mention the Weasleys, I'm including Fleur as she married Bill before this happened.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters (except random Death Eaters possibly and Atticus Flynn).
Summary: Harry Potter, new Auror but no stranger to the Dark Arts, has to battle the remaining Death Eaters and save his sister or rather, soon to be sister-in-law.
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"Harry Potter." The name, read by Kinglsy Shacklebolt, rang out in the large Ministry room. There was a huge cheer from the mass of people who had congregated there as the certificates were handed out to those who had recently completed their Auror training.
A man with messy, black hair and bright green eyes walked to the front of the room with a strong purposeful stride to receive his certificate. "Thank your sir," Harry said as he shook the hand of the Minister of Magic.
The Minister smiled at him and said "Good luck Harry. I wish you all the best." Next, Harry moved on to shake the hand of the Head of the Auror Department, Atticus Flynn.
"I'll be glad to work with you sir." After only a year of hard training, Harry had managed to become an Auror. He really had a knack for achieving things in less time then it would normally take for anyone else. First the youngest seeker in a century, now the youngest Auror in almost just as long.
"And I with you. You've done a lot for the community already Mr. Potter." Atticus Flynn looked to be in his late fifties. He had almost waist-long dirty blonde hair that was usually pulled back in to a low ponytail and you did not often see him without his sunglasses, even indoors ("makes it harder for someone to use occlumency against you.") Like Mad-Eye Moody, he had battle scars all over his face and walked with a limp although he hadn't lost any limbs yet so Harry supposed there was still hope in this line of work for retaining limbs and other pieces of the body. Kingsly had come out alright.
"Thank you sir." Harry turned as he shook Atticus Flynn's hand to get his picture taken by a beaming Ginny Weasley, his girlfriend of sixteen months. Beside Ginny sat his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger who were going to be married this summer. Harry walked back down to his seat with a feeling of euphoria. Training had been difficult but it was worth it.
"Congratulations Harry! I'm so proud of you!" Hermione squealed in his ear ten minutes later as they left.
"Now we have to go back to the Burrow and celebrate! I know mum's made a cake. And it looked delicious. I wonder what kind it is..." Ron said with a dreamy expression.
"Ron, snap out of it! Come on, hurry up! I know mum's staring to get jumpy, waiting to see the certificate." Ginny said with more than a note of pride in her voice.
Together they apparated back to the Burrow and almost immediately a short woman with flaming red hair and an apron came running out to meet them.
"Did you get it?" Molly Weasley cried out breathlessly.
Harry just grinned and held up the certificate.
Molly squealed and pulled Harry into a bone-crunching hug. "Mrs. Weasley, I can't breathe.
Molly let go of him, beaming like Ron, Hermione and Ginny. "Come on mum, we already know he passed," Ron said.
"But this just makes it more official. Come along now. Everyone's waiting inside."
Harry wasn't sure what to expect. Everyone? His question was answered when he walked through the door. Andromeda and Ted Tonks were there, holding onto little Teddy, Neville was talking to George who was holding onto Alicia's hand, Professor McGonagall was there as well, with her hair in a tight bun and wearing her usual green robes. Hagrid, who looked way to big to be inside was also there with a massive grin showing through his immensely bushy beard and the rest of the Weasley's were there as well as many from the Order of the Phoenix.
A chorus of voices rose up around the room saying a variety of things like "Congratulations Harry!", "Well done, Harry!" and "I knew you could do it!".
"Thanks guys. I really appreciate you being here today to celebrate."
Mrs. Weasley cut in at this point, "Help yourself to some food and drinks, there's plenty to go around."
Harry found himself being approached by many of the guests to see the certificate and to get a pat on the back for his accomplishment. He was just wondering how long this was going to go on for (he still liked his peace and quiet) when he saw Professor McGonagall leave the house out the back door. Harry squeezed his way through people to follow her out and found her sitting on the bench of one of two picnic tables out on the lawn.
"Mr. Potter. Congratulations." Harry had to grin at that. She was a very skilled witch and always knew when someone was sneaking up behind her. Or following her for that matter.
"Thanks Professor."
"Please, call me Minerva."
"Only if you'll call me Harry."
"Very well. Harry. What are you doing out here when there is a celebration going on inside?"
"I was wondering the same thing about you Pro - Minerva." Minerva smiled.
"I was just thinking. Mostly about you and how far you've come since I first saw you come up the stairs into the Entrance Hall. I say this a lot but it really does seem like yesterday when I met you for the first time. It's the same with every student who passes through Hogwarts. Your Mum and Dad, Sirius, Remus, Peter and countless other students."
Harry sat down beside her to listen. "You could sometimes tell from first sight what they would become or do. It's a constant talk among the teachers. Who will do this or that? Who will go there? There are many surprises at Hogwarts and in people as you know very well. I never would have guessed that Peter would become a Death Eater. Or Severus." McGonagall gave a weak chuckle. "A Slytherin friends with a Gryffindor. Very unusual but I thought he would escape the threat of-"
The threat of what, Harry could only guess. At that moment there was a huge BANG, a scream and guests were running out of the house, wands drawn, ready to fight.
"Harry!" Ginny screamed. "Harry, they've got Hermione!"