Prologue

Hermione Granger always had a feeling that the Wizardry World had a link, a portal of some sort leading to another world. Whomever she asked to clarify her thoughts were met with laughter, snorts, or a hundred percent refusal to answer her questions. She was curious to find out what made the wizards so frightened of the portal that laid beyond the Forbidden Forest, so she made a point to check it for herself during her Second Year in Hogwarts. She had no qualms when she took the first step into the portal, she didn't even think about her parents or her friends that she was willing to leave behind. Her feelings became a reality when she came face to face with a fully-grown dragon, and unlike the one that Hagrid tried to keep, this dragon could speak the language of humans. She became more intrigued than frightened and wanted to find out more about this land that the dragon spoke off, the dragon called himself Odahviing or Winged Snow Hunter according to mortal tongues.

Odahviing took her to a vast city surrounded by a lake, guards swarmed up to confront her and only stood down when Odahviing commanded them to, she was then swiftly introduced to the Emperor. The guards told the story of how one of the Emperor's most loyal dragons discovered her in the Pine Forest of the Province of Skyrim, stumbling out of the portal which had long since been forgotten since the previous war. The Emperor, however, chose to spare her life as he saw something in her where the others could not. The Emperor was a kind and just man, he gave her everything she ever wanted. A library filled history and knowledge, books and scrolls covering the details of the war that made the wizards so afraid, tomes filled with spells and incantations for those with the talent to cast them. And it was at the library where she met the Crown Prince, a boy that was of her age with raven hair and dark green eyes (and unbeknownst to her at that time, her future husband), the boy's name was Harry Potter but due to ancient customs, his name in royal court was known as Hadrian.

Chapter One

Meeting the Crown Prince

Nirn

"You're Harry Potter?" Came the shocking voice from Hermione Granger as she stared at the boy sitting across her. The boy nodded his head. "But...you're The-Boy-Who-Lived...the vanquisher of the Dark Lord. The Ministry of Magic have been searching for you for at least eight years now, most have already given up hope but there are some that insisted that you're still alive." She trailed off and only stopped at his hand which was raised.

"When I was four, I was beaten as a present for my birthday and given a pair of old socks. My uncle and my aunt, whom were supposed to care for me threw me into my room, which was a small cupboard under the stairs. I cried myself to sleep and wished for the pain to go away." Hadrian replied with a slight glare into the empty space. "That night, a soothing voice told me to stay clear of the door to my small room which I did as it was pulled apart by unseen magic. I sat there, on my mattress, stunned and surprised at seven men dressed in armor like the knights from a history book. Four of them were standing with their weapons at the necks of my aunt, uncle and my abusive cousin, the other three were fussing over my condition. A golden light washed over me and I knew no more, when I woke, I wasn't an orphan anymore..." A small smile formed across his face. "I had parents. A father and a mother."

"Oh..." Hermione now felt guilty for bringing up a heated subject that Hadrian clearly did not wish to remember. Her eyes then flashed with anger. "The Headmaster!" She spluttered out. Hadrian looked over with great interest. "I overheard the Headmaster talking last year when I first attended the school, I didn't mean to stay and hear anything but I find the words disturbing. He was talking to my Professor in Potions, Severus Snape about whether he had been right in leaving you with your aunt and uncle all those years ago, then Professor Snape sneered and said that it was great news that you weren't in Hogwarts." She explained. "And he intentionally mentioned that life for him would be much more better, if you were dead as should for all who bear the name Potter."

"You'd best repeat what you said to my father." Hadrian stated. "If what you say is true, then your Headmaster is the man that countless of legionnaires have been searching for ever since my rescue from my abusive relatives. And your Professor in Potions, Severus Snape you said his name was? He will be in a heap of trouble as he had insulted my birth father and I can tell you that my birth father is very good friends with my adoptive father." He offered his hand. "Come. We mustn't delay." Hermione accepted the hand and walked together with Hadrian for the Great Hall.

Hermione repeated what she said to Hadrian and the Emperor was more than furious. For the first time in her entire life, she became the center of attention as a council was called into session to determine the Empire's next move, she retold what she had heard in Hogwarts and how it concerned the Crown Prince. The Council decided that it was best that Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape be brought to the Imperial City to stand trial for high treason - and if they were not willing to come willingly, then the punishment would be an immediate execution. Hermione soon found herself riding on the back of a dragon once more, Hadrian seated at the front with his hands tightly gripping the dragon's scales. They could have taken a horse but the Emperor had stated that it was a waste of time as the portal was further up north, in the Province of Skyrim, and thus they left the Imperial City on the back of Odahviing. Seeing a talking dragon was one thing, but riding on the back of one with countless more flying side by side, it was more than a dream out from a fantasy book.

Wizardry World

"Hold my waist, we're about to get a rough landing." He warned and Hermione did just that with her arms finding their way across his waist, she did not know why but she felt much more at ease and gently leaned her head onto his back. Odahviing landed quite roughly in the courtyard of Hogwarts drawing attention from the various students and Professors alike. Some screamed, some cried, some stared with huge eyes, some fainted on spot. There were a few who drew out their wands. "Here, take my hand milady." Hadrian said as he helped Hermione off the Odahviing's back. The students that had drawn out their wands now stepped back in fear as dozens of dragons appeared and landed along the rooftops, a large man with cold blue eyes marched forward. Dozens of armored soldiers followed suit, their hands on the hilts of their weapons.

The Emperor, Hadrian's father stormed towards the entrance in a rage of fury, without speaking to anyone or using any wand, he blew apart the doors with just his voice that shook the very ground. Hadrian shrugged at Hermione's wide eyes. "Oh...I haven't told you. My father's the Dragonborn. A man born with the soul of a dragon which explains the dragons listening to his commands, and he doesn't need a wand to do magic. Anyone can do it really. Except the Shout - that would take a normal human a lifetime to master just one word. You should be thankful that my mother isn't here, she would be doing much, much, much more damage than blowing apart the door." He explained with a shudder. "She's a pure-blooded vampire by the way." He whispered to Hermione. He then lifted up his right hand and pointed towards a pillar, a small orb soon traveled in that very direction and stayed hovering in the air, providing light to the dark area. Gasps and murmurs of astonishment could be heard coming from the gathered students as they stared at the light. Hadrian only smirked and said. "Like I said, there is no need for a wand."

Hermione stared at the light breathless, watching it hover for a few seconds before it vanished as if it wasn't there at all. "That's a magelight. It's an Apprentice-level spell in the School of Alteration. I would gladly explain in further detail but I'm afraid that with my level of expertise in that particular school, I would be scorned by the other masters back home." Hadrian said with a small smile towards the brown-haired witch. Hermione just continued to stare at him expectantly with two large brown eyes. He scratched his raven hair with one hand. "Well, I suppose I could teach it to you. Provided your professors allow it." Hermione looked towards her Head of House for confirmation and was greeted with a stern nod. "I suppose that's a yes?"

"I must insist on one condition." The Professor said in a tone of respect. "That I be present when the time comes for that is a skill that I wish to learn as well."

"You are more than welcome to join Lady Granger at the Arcane University, my lady." Hadrian replied with equal respect and understanding. "I sincerely apologize for startling the students of Hogwarts, my lady, but my father insisted on me accompanying him." The Professor waved off the apology and instead inquired what was the Emperor's business in Hogwarts. "I believe the Headmaster has committed high treason against my family and he is bound on showing his authority over the wizards as the old way of ancient Nordic customs, it'll be a fight that the Headmaster cannot refuse." He said plainly.

"What has Dumbledore done to evoke the wrath of the Emperor? I thought that the Ministry's defeat at the hands of the Imperial Legion Battlemages during the First Contact War ended the power struggle between men and wizard-folk?" The Professor asked with a horrified expression. "I mean...I knew that Albus was up to no good for quite some time and have come to question his orders from time to time...but something as drastic as this for the Emperor himself to come down here..." She shook her head. "...it must have broken the treaty."

"Oh no, none of those sorts." Hadrian quickly replied. "No wizard or witch have broken the treaty as of now...and I pray to the Divines that it would stay that way. But its something much more sinister if you bring the Noble House of Potter into this matter." He added, much to the gathered students' confusion.

"How could I have forgotten?!" The Professor frowned as her eyes glared towards the shackled Headmaster that was being escorted by several armed guards. "James Potter and Lily Evans were close friends of the Emperor. They're probably one of the few that the Emperor was willing to meet." She studied the Crown Prince's posture, his raven hair and then his piercing green eyes and a faded scar that was shaped like a lightning bolt. "You...you're Harry Potter, aren't you?" She gasped.

"Guilty as charged." Hadrian gave a short bow. Hermione whispered the Professor's name into his ear which caused a wide smile to form on his face, he glanced towards his father who nodded. "Ahem." He coughed to get the crowd's silence and attention. "Since the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore is incarcerated at the moment. Hogwarts shall have a new Headmistress, Professor Minerva McGonagall, are you willing to take on the mantle as the Head of Hogwarts?" Stunned and surprised at the offer, the Professor could only blink and nodded at the insistence of Hermione and several others. Hadrian then turned his head towards a Professor sneering at him from a distance along with several students with green ties. He narrowed his eyes and took one step forward when he found Hermione standing protectively in front of him. "Let it be known that the man known as Severus Snape betrayed my birth parents and the trust that my birth mother had for him. I call upon the fellow Legionnaires of the Empire and those who knew my parents to seize him, and help me fight justice with justice." At that statement, Severus Snape found himself surrounded by several swords and wands from his fellow colleagues and one from a brown-haired Gryffindor witch.

"Insolent brat!" Snape spat and drew out his wand. "Exactly like his father!"

Hadrian cracked a smile. Before Snape could even utter out a single spell, the Emperor moved from his position beside his son to that of Snape, there were no words to be exchanged as the Emperor severed Snape's hands. The former Professor of Potions and Head of Slytherin House fell to his knees while crying out in agony as blood poured out from his mutilated hands, and for the first time, Severus Snape felt fear. Not fear of the Dark Lord that he chose to serve. Not the fear that he felt when he betrayed his best friend. It was the fear of Death. "Arrogant as always." The Emperor commented as he glared coldly towards the kneeling form of Snape, his already bloodied blade inches away from his neck. "Severus Snape, former friend of the Noble House of Potter, former ally of the Noble House of Black, former friend of the Great Noble House of Salazar Slytherin and Death Eater." He announced coldly. Hadrian immediately realized what his father was planning to do and had whispered to Hermione, who shook her head furiously and his attempts to block her. "I, Lucius Crassus Mede, the Third of His Name, Emperor of the Fourth Empire and High King of Skyrim, sentence you to die. Do you have any last words Severus before I sent you to Oblivion." He questioned. Snape kept quiet. With one swing of his sword, Severus Snape was beheaded on the very grounds of Hogwarts.

Despite the tone that Lucius had used when he sentenced Snape to die, the students standing nearest could see the weariness behind his eyes, it told them of the things he had seen and the things he had done. And all of the Professors knew very well of the battles that the Emperor had fought when he was younger, his tales of fighting dragons and defeating the World-Eater was widely known throughout the Wizardry World after the portal was discovered. None dared stand against him with the exception of one. The former Minister of Magic. Millicent Bagnold. Bagnold had declared that wizards were superior to muggles and thus demanded the surrender of the Fourth Empire and all its territories and to accept the government of the Wizardry World, the Auror that was dispatched with the ultimatum was found hanging from the Atrium of the Ministry. And on the very next day, sightings of a vast muggle army were seen from the towers of Hogwarts, and that very army marched across the landscape and took Hogsmeade by force. The Aurors stationed there were put to the sword. No mercy or quarter was given.

The son of the late Emperor Titus Mede II was very clear in his letter to Bagnold that he will not stop until his people are treated fairly by the pureblooded wizards, of course Bagnold refused and called the entire Auror Department into battle. The Goblin Nation wisely made a decision to stay neutral in the coming war. The Aurors first made contact with the Empire at Hogsmeade, the Aurors had believed that they had the strength on their side as they had magic. When Bagnold asked whether Hogsmeade needed reinforcements, the Auror captain in charge waved of the Minister's concern stating that they had magic on their side and whatever army coming against them will be stopped. How wrong they were. Lucius corrected them at Hogsmeade when his Battlemages slaughtered the entire team that was defending the town, and once more at the Ministry of Magic itself where the Emperor personally dragged Bagnold by the hair and out into the Atrium. Bagnold learned a little too late that the Noble House of Potter had declared their support for the Empire, and when they did, the Longbottoms and Bones did as well. The Aurors fought to a bitter last stand wherever they could, but when Diagon Alley fell, they knew that the tide has turned. When James Harold Potter gave the location of the Ministry, the Aurors fought hard to stop the onslaught of the Imperial Battlemages who revealed at the final battle that they too could use magic, and it doesn't need to come from a wand. The Aurors were swiftly defeated. The surviving Aurors or those that surrendered were bound and forced to their knees with one soldier standing behind each and every one of them, the Emperor demanded Bagnold to withdraw his statement and swear fealty to his family until the end of time or the Aurors would be executed and the Empire will annex the Wizardry World of Britain. The other Ministries had chosen not to interfere with the war and refused to sent aid, the French Minister of Magic even went as far as to threaten Bagnold with joining the Empire if he doesn't stop this foolish war. Bagnold, seeing no other choice and with all his Aurors under the threat of death, and most of his allies now flocking to the Emperor, he surrendered and swore fealty.

The wizards that sided with the Empire were rewarded richly, the Noble House of Potter and Black were given estates of their own and the right to become a citizen of the Empire, one that James Potter gladly took and only returned to the Wizardry World after his wife gave birth to Hadrian. And now, after fourteen years of remaining neutral, the Emperor had made the Empire known throughout the Wizardry World once more. "Your Grace, it's good to see you in good health." McGonagall greeted with a small smile.

Lucius nodded. "It's good to see you again, my lady." He said with a nod. Minerva McGonagall was one of the witches that sided with him during the First Contact War, she was offered a place in the Empire but she refused as she felt that her roots were to the Wizardry World. "May you find friendship and companionship during your reign as Headmistress of Hogwarts." With another nod, he whirled around just as a portal emerged. He looked towards his adopted son. "Hadrian. You may stay here with your friend for a day or so, but I will need you to return home before the current Minister of Magic gets wind of what happened here. I may allow you free reign Hadrian, but do note that your mother doesn't share that statement." He added. "And I will not lift a single finger to stop her if she decides to sent the entire Penitus Oculatus to drag you home."

"Of course father." Hadrian replied with a bow. His hands immediately running to shield his rear end which made Hermione curious.

The Emperor gave a smirk before mounting his personal dragon along with the other Imperial Battlemages with Dumbledore in tow, Hadrian gave them all a polite wave before turning back to Odahviing. "So, Odahviing. I will call for you if I should need your...um...freyend...I'm sure Lady Granger and Lady McGonagall wouldn't let any aax to befall me. Besides, none would dare to mess with a boy who has a dovah for a fahdon." Odahviing shook his head and mumbled something about demanding mortals before taking to the skies. Hermione shot him an inquisitive eyebrow. "He's always like that. He has been since Master Paarthurnax left his strunmah...um...I meant mountain, left his mountain for the skies of Sovngarde or the afterlife."

"So they were close?" Hermione asked. "Pa...arth" She tried to say the dragon's name.

Hadrian chuckled. "Paarthurnax?" Hermione nodded. "Aye, they were close. Odahviing was once a lieutenant of Alduin and terrorized the lands of mortals in the World-Eater's name. My father under the advice of Paarthurnax challenged Odahviing to a duel of the Voice which my father won, Odahviing then submitted himself to Paarthurnax's Way of the Voice as opposed to Alduin's vision. He became the first dragon to switch sides and many more followed soon after, as none dared challenge Alduin's mastery of the Thu'um or a Shout." He explained. "So, care to introduce me to your friends Lady Granger?"

Hermione blushed and nodded. "Hadrian, this is Neville Longbottom. He's a little shy but he knows true friendship when you need one." She introduced a slightly tall boy in robes similar to hers, he gave a short wave which Hadrian returned. "These two are George and Fred Weasley, they're twins and I have a hard time telling the two apart." The two boys gave a swift bow as if honored by Hermione's proclamation which caused Hadrian to chuckle. "This is their younger brother, Ronald Weasley." The younger red hair boy nodded once. "Guys, this is Hadrian Potter, the Crown Prince from the land beyond, I'm not really sure of the name yet as the books didn't tell me. He's formerly known as Harry Potter, and please do not call him by his title, he doesn't want the fame and attention, he just wants to be normal like everybody else." She warned. Her friends nodded in understanding.

"A pleasure to meet all of you." Hadrian said formally.

Minerva McGonagall, now the Headmistress dismissed the other students back to their dorms while she allowed Hermione to carry on chatting with her new found friend, of course she and the other professors were there as well. Hadrian took his time strolling the hallway and admiring the various paintings hanging along the walls, he commented that the Arcane University had similar paintings though the people within the painting couldn't talk. So he was surprised when a portrait decided to talk to him. Hadrian then took an hour to explain to Hermione and the other professors that the Arcane University was where those talented with their gift of magic came to study, when it came to magic and spells, he revealed that they did not require a wand as the power of the arcane arts run in their blood since the days of the First Empire. He extended the invitation to learn wandless magic to the other professors which they all agreed to. Hermione returned to her dorm after a late night chat while Hadrian slept in the Great Hall despite Minerva and the other professors' protest that he needed to sleep on a bed. He merely waved their concern aside.

The next day, the students flocked into the Great Hall only to see Hadrian sleeping peacefully with two suits of armor standing vigil beside him. He yawned and noticed that the crowd had arrived, he shook his head. "Return to your post. I will call you when needed." The two knights sheathed their swords and marched back to their stands and turned back into marble, Hermione ran her fingers across the stone in pure astonishment. "Morning Lady Granger and friends!" He greeted cheerfully as he bounced down the staff table as if it was nothing. Hermione waved enthusiastically. "After you left, a spectral came to talk to me and we played a game of strategic warfare. Its something that my father created that the ghost was so eager to try. He lost and I won." He said as he flicked a bag of coins in the air in triumph. "Surely he defeated me in spells and incantations since I'm not that used to magic...yet."

"But didn't you just..." Neville trailed off as his eyes turned to the statue knight.

"OH! That!" Hadrian laughed as he gave the statue a pat. "I thought you were talking about Alchemy or Alteration. I hate those. I merely used a basic Conjuration spell to get them to walk. It takes a little bit of my stamina and left me tired for quite some time. I knew I should have taken those potions!" He grumbled to himself. "Anyway, what is your schedule for today, I have to admit that I am quite curious about Hogwarts. It's nothing like the Arcane University which was only one tower with four other separate buildings for the apprentices to sleep in, and let's not forget the Imperial Battlemages, those guards scare the daylights out of me with their impassive looks."

"Battlemages?" Hermione asked.

"You saw those soldiers with my father last night?" Everyone nodded. "Did any of you paid attention to the ones with blue hoods?" Everyone shook their heads. Hadrian sighed. "Figures. Guess I'll have to get one or two of them to come down here to introduce themselves to you. They're members of the Imperial Legion, my father's elite soldiers. During peace time, they provide security to the Arcane University and the various guilds throughout Tamriel, protecting the magical artifacts that researchers have gathered since the last Era. The Imperial Battlemages has been around since the Septim Dynasty which is about two hundred years ago, don't ask me about them, I don't know their history that well. But I know for a fact that anyone can join them, from the lowest beggar to the sons of nobles, trust me, I've seen a former convict joining their ranks and growing to be one of their very best. Your Ministry would have remembered them very well, for they were the ones that turned the tide of the war." He explained. "Anyway, I believe that it is time for a nice morning breakfast. Nothing but a nice plate of sweetrolls would do me good." He was met with blank stares. He sighed. "No sweetrolls here?"

"I'm afraid so..." Hermione answered but composed herself rather quick. "Would you sit with us Prince Hadrian?"

"It would be my honor Lady Granger, but I must insist that you call me Hadrian unless of course we're in the presence of my father." Hadrian said with a lopsided grin. "Besides, I hate titles."

"Then you must call me Hermione."

"Deal."

Hadrian spent an entire day with his new friends in Hogwarts before returning home the very next day, after much persuasion to both his father and the new Headmistress, Hermione went with him. Hadrian introduced Hermione to the wonders of the arcane arts, mainly his two favorite category, conjuration and destruction, to sum it all up, Hermione was more than willing to learn all of it despite knowing that it would take her years to master them. The Emperor was nothing but impressed with Hermione's aptitude for learning and officially invited her as a member of his household, granting her the right to a room in the Imperial Palace, and a place in the Arcane University with unrestricted access. After much consideration, Hermione made the hardest decision of her life to leave Hogwarts and stay in Nirn. A few weeks later, Hermione was surprised to find Neville Longbottom arriving on the back of a horse, her first friend had told her that his grandmother had taken ill and Lucius decided to take him in as a ward due to the friendship he had with Frank Longbottom, Neville's father.

Hermione was more than pleased that one of her friends was beside her during her lessons with the Imperial Battlemages, she always found it fascinating about how the soldiers fought with spell in one hand and a sword in the other. It took her three years to master the movements of the Battlemages, but it was more than what she could dream of as she demonstrated to Hadrian and Neville. During her stay in the Palace minus the days she returned to the Wizardry World to visit her parents in the muggle world, she had mastered and learned a total of twelve destruction and conjuration spells respectively. Neville, on the other hand decided to turn his attention to politics on Hadrian's suggestion, and it turned out pretty well. Wizard allies of the Empire were wary when Neville came to their house as an ambassador, as he could – and most possibly will talk a wizard out of his robes.

Three years later...

"I believe it is high time that I show you three something." Emperor Lucius said as he led the his adopted son and his two friends deep beneath the Imperial Palace. Torches lighted up their path as they ventured further down beneath the earth, stone carvings along the side told of an ancient battle that took place within the city walls. "This is the tomb of the Hero of Kvatch. She was a heroine of our land and worshiped by the people, when she passed from this world, her body was laid to rest beneath the Palace as a sign of respect for what she had done to safeguard our lives. Sealed with her was an ancient and powerful artifact known by scholars and wizards as the Elder Scroll, it is said to be a gift from the Divines and each Scroll tells a different story. Some of the future, others of what is to come." He explained.

"Then why are we here father?" Hadrian inquired curiously. "The daedra have been banished a long time ago, and the Dark Lord has been defeated a few months ago. I don't see..."

The Dark Lord known to the wizards as Voldemort or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was indeed defeated and killed during a massive battle at Godric's Hollow. Voldemort in all his eternal glory assembled the largest army consisting of Death Eaters and the darkest of creatures and attempted to invade the Wizardry World and kill the one he had marked. What the Dark Lord did not know was that the werewolves in his army had sworn their loyalty to the Companions, a group of fighters with the blood of the wolf and serving under the High King. Using Voldermort's soul inside his head, Hadrian was able to discover the location where the Dark Lord was assembling his army and swiftly called the Imperial Battlemages into action. With the location secured and confirmed, the smartest and wisest of wizards came together to remove the dark magic lingering within Hadrian's mind and he was free with no other penalty. When the Imperial Battlemages arrived in full strength, the werewolves turned on the other creatures, Hadrian together with Hermione and Neville led the attack which ended Voldemort once and for all. The surviving Death Eaters were then put on trial and executed.

"The daedra weren't banished Hadrian." Lucius spoke in a hushed tone. "They were cast forward in time." Hermione was about to protest about it being impossible when he continued in a defeated tone. "Did it ever occur to you how did the Third Empire survived an onslaught after a third of their Empire was reduced to nothing but rubble? Our ancestors fought to a bitter last stand upon the very walls of the Imperial City, the Emperor Martin had given up his life to banish the Daedric Prince of Destruction but it did not shut the gates as he had hoped. The daedra continued pouring out and the Legion was overwhelmed. Desperate to save all life, the Hero of Kvatch used the Scroll and banished the daedra army two hundred years into the future..." He whirled his head around to face three stunned faces. "...and if you count your dates correctly...the daedra are bound to reappear around the world in exactly three months."

"But we can change it right?" Neville asked with a little tinge of worry in his eyes. "I mean, there must be something that we can do. There has to be a way that we can win."

"There is." Lucius sighed as he replied. "I'm too old for any more wild adventures and my mind is too fragile to look into the Scroll. And Serena would kill me if I decide to wear my armor again. No. You three will have to see for yourselves."

"What must we do?" Hermione spoke next.

"Take the Scroll and open it. But you can't do it here. There is an abandoned cave to the north of the Imperial City, I have already given the commands for the Battlemages to fortify the area to make it easier for you three to access the Ancestor Glade. You'll need a special knife to retrieve the bark of the canticle tree, the knife is in the library on the highest shelf." Lucius answered. He turned first to face the smartest girl he has ever met. "Hermione Granger, you are much more knowledgeable in the history of our people in the short years that I've known you. So I entrust this mission into your hands." He paused as a grin came upon his face. "And do keep my son in line. He must know that his future wife and Empress of Tamriel is serious when it comes to duty to the Empire."

"I won't let you down." Hermione replied, feeling slightly proud at being entrusted with a mission. She swore she saw Hadrian flinch when she was named leader.

"Neville." The Emperor turned his head to the tallest boy. "I am giving you eight of my most elite soldiers, you are to meet with the Lady Amelia Bones on Hogwarts ground. Present our guest to her when you arrive and hand her the signed confession, you will then accompany her back to the Ministry to have it cleared before returning here with Sirius Black. If the Minister refuses to hand him over..."

"I understand sir." Neville said with a short bow. "Remind him what happened eighteen years ago."

"Good. I understand that you are attached to the Ninth Legion, I have spoken with the General and he has accepted your leave of absence. Follow Hermione and my son to the Ancestor Glade first, and after that you'll meet with my soldiers outside the village of Hogsmeade. Our old friend and ally, Aberforth has allowed us to use his inn as a place for the men to stay. So use it wisely." Lucius then turned to his adopted son. "Hadrian, keep her close."

"None will touch her." Hadrian replied firmly with a hand over Hermione's shoulders.

A/N: I do not claim ownership of the characters or factions that are in this story, they belong to their respective owners. The Emperor is indeed the Dragonborn, but do take note that he doesn't have a large role and only acts as a supporting character. And besides, the story will be focusing on Harry, Hermione and Neville, their friendship together and the hardships they will face in further chapters. As you can see, Voldemort has already been killed and defeated so he's not the antagonist of this story.

The antagonist will be the Daedric Prince of Destruction, Mehrunes Dagon.

Dragon Language:

Freyend – Assistance

Aax – Harm

Dovah – Dragon

Fahdon – Friend