A/N: hello readers, this is my first fanfic so any comments and criticisms are welcome.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter Belongs to J. K. Rowling. Some of the things in this fanfiction might be copied from the books or the movies, but that in no way implies that it is mine. This is written purely for entertainment purposes, with no intend to offend or infringe on copyright.

Let the story begin!

Chapter 1: denying the undenyable

"Dumbledore, you can't possibly believe the boy that You-Know-Who is back! He is obviously lying! Who knows what might have happened when he was portkeyed away? Diggory might be killed by someone else and not a death eater-" Fudge said, but he was abruptly cut off by Dumbledore's voice.

"I assure you, I don't want him to be back either, but as it is, we must face the reality. He is back. I have sufficient evidence from relyable sources, mainly Barty Crouch Jr.'s confession under veritaserum and the growing strength of the dark mark on Severus-"

"Enough, Dumbledore! Who knows if you are lying about using veritaserum, for all we know Snape might've given you plane water and you wouldn't know it!"

That seemed to be the last straw for the old man, and he glared at the idiotic minister who cowered under the intense and angry gaze.

"I trust Severus Snape completely, and know that he wouldn't do that. If you are so determined not to believe me, Minister, then you can administer Veritaserum on him again..."

The Minister glared at Dumbledore one last time before going back through the floo network to his office, still not believeing one single word from the old man, but determined to find out the truth.

OOO

"Bones, fetch me a vial of Veritaserum. An authentic one. We'll see if I can't disprove Dumbledore and show him how Potter was just a lyer all along..." Fudge demanded, and the head of the DMLE immediately hurried away to do as she was told. Not a moment later, she returned with the vial and handed it to him.

"Follow me, with a few aurors and dementors...We might need them to subdue Dumbledore if he decides to go agressive due to us not believing him," he demanded, and Madam Amelia Bones walked away to find trustworthy aurors and, as much as she hated doing it, she had to... order... two dementors to come to Hogwarts with them.

'The minister is downright crazy, bringing those blasted creatures back to Hogwarts after everything last year!' she thought to herself angrily but couldn't really refuse his orders...him being her superior in a way...

"Headmaster's Office, Hogwarts!" she said after throwing down the greenish powder into the fireplace of her office and stepping in, knowing that the aurors can get themselves and the dementors to Hogwarts properly.

OOO

Dumbledore sighed to himself. The minister simply wouldn't listen and refuse to believe what he saw. Madam Bones seemed surprised about Voldemort's return, or so Dumbledore thought. However, the good thing is that she actually believed him and Harry. Believed the truth after Severus shown them his dark mark, but even then...the minister was not persuaded.

He tensed suddenly. He could feel the dementors' presence even though they haven't entered Hogwarts yet. The alarm wards also warned him about what is to come. The minister, Madam Bones and a few aurors had came through the fireplace a few minutes ago, but when he asked whether they want to question Crouch right that moment they said no, claiming that they are waiting for something. He growled. 'So this is how it is...'he thought to himself, wishing that some people will just wake up and realise the threat to their world now... 'I must guard Barty when they question him, just to be safe,' he thought before silently disillusioning himself and following the ministry people to the office of the Defence Against the Dark Arts professors, the dementors slowly gliding alongside them as well.

OOO

"Stupefy!" one of the aurors casted while pointing his wand at Crouch, just to make sure he is stunned so he could not struggle from them when the truth serum is administered. Bones immediately moved to the stunned man and dripped 3 drops of the potion into the man's mouth. The aurors waited until the man swallowed the potion before the one who casted the stunner enervated him. They then started asking him questions, and being under effects of the truth potion, the supposed death eater revealed everything to the ministry workers, shocking them into speechlessness as they realised that Voldemort had indeed returned, and the incidents involving Potter's entry into the Triwizard Tournament and the Quidditch World Cup Incident were orchestrated by him. How he was freed as a final act of kindness from his father towards his dying mother...How his mother had taken polyjuice potion to pose as him, replacing him in Azkaban and died there...How he was put under an Imperious by his father, saught out by the dark lord, killed his father, transfigured his body into a bone, burying it near Hagrid's hut, stunned Crum...

Fudge looked panicked, before suddenly screaming, "Bones! You are trying to trick me, aren't you? He wouldn't mention You-Know-Who returning under Veritaserum since its not true!" then he turned to address the dementors, "Kiss them!" he said while gesturing to Crouch and Bones.

The dementors glided forward, the other aurors gasping in surprise. 'What the hell was the minister doing! HE had evidence about You-Know-Who returning and now he's trying to deny the undenyable by erasing the evidence!'

The aurors raised their wands, not knowing what to do as despair came over everyone in the room. Some tried to cast patroni to repell the dementors but silver mists very weakly streamed from their wand tips as those dark creatures breathed in their happiness. The dementors edged closer to Crouch and Bones, their hoods going back in preparation to suck out their souls. Their mouthes almost touched the two people when...

"Expecto Patronum Maxima!" a voice roared powerfully from seemingly nowhere yet everywhere at once. A large, brightly glowing silver phoenix floo into the room, blinding the aurors and causing the dementors to flee in sudden terror. After the spots in front of their eyes have been blinked away, the aurors saw that the phoenix had vanished, and the caster of the patronus was revealed to be Albus Dumbledore, fury blazing in his eyes at Cornelius Oswald Fudge.

"You despicable man! Even faced with evidence you attempt to do this, and take an innocent life as well in the form of Madam Bones! Shame on you!" Dumbledore shouted, his glare pinning the Minister in place.

Fudge spluttered a few times before stuttering, "Y-You have n-no right t-to listen in on t-t-the in-intaragation session w-with a s-suspect, much less in-interrupting the d-dementors-" Fudge squeaked when Dumbledore's magic started to pulse violently beneath their feet, indicating just how angry the man is.

"I don't want to hear any excuses, Cornelius. If you are so ignorant of the danger to our world, then perhaps you are not fit to become Minister of Magic. These men and women here will help me expose you as the foolish politician you are," icy words came from the old man's lips as Fudge continued to splutter.

Fudge tried to save face by saying, "You can't do that! I need to be in the office to make sure the people are safe from You-Know-Who! I still don't believe that he came back, but if he did, it is my responsibility to calm the people! I just don't want the public to know about his return so that they can-"

An angry auror - Kingsley Shacklebolt - interrupted with a, "Can what? Die because they are caught unaware? I'd rather the people realise what happened and will happen now, and learn how to defend themselves should You-Know-Who attack. I'm sure everyone else agrees with me,". The other aurors nodded at him, their anger at the minister rivaling his and Dumbledore's. The Minister glared down at the ground, before he managed to control his emotions, and said, "I have something else to do here before I go back to the ministry. All of you can leave."

The aurors nodded, and walked away - one helping Bones while the others carrying Crouch, out of Hogwarts and back to their offices.

"What unfinished business do you have here, Cornelius?" Dumbledore asked after calming down from his previous anger.

"I need to give the Potter boy his winnings. He is the champion of the Triwizard tournament, after all."

"I see. He is in the hospital wing, as he is slightly injured during the dual with Voldemort. He is probably sleeping, but then again he might be awake."

Fudge glared at Dumbledore before nodding, and walked towards the hospital wing.

OOO

Harry opened his eyes slowly from the dreamless sleep he had. He felt more rested than he did previously, but he still felt scared, angry, and guilty at Cedric's death at the hands of Peter Petigrew earlier. He was thankful Madam Pomfrey gave him dreamless sleep potion, because without it he was sure he was going to have terrible nightmares.

"Mr. Potter? You have visitors." the soft voice of Madam Pomfrey interrupted his train of thoughts. He glanced over, puzzled. Just who was, or were, the visitors? Hermione and the Weasleys had visited him already, alongside Hagrid.

"Ah, Mr. Potter, I'm glad you are awake." Dumbledore said softly. "The Minister of Magic wishes to see you."

Harry looked around, before seeing the Minister of Magic - could his name be Cornelius Fudge? - standing next to Dumbledore.

"Good day, Minister," Harry said.

"And good day to you Mr. Potter. I'm here, as you probably know, to deliver your Triwizard Winnings to you. Congratulations." Fudge said with a small smile on his lips.

Harry looked up in surprise. He had completely forgotten about his Triwizard winnings until now - after everything that has happened, thousands of galleons seemed to be nothing.

"Minister, I. .. I don't want the money. I would like you to use it as funding for the upcoming war with Voldemort. The ministry will probably need the galleons more than I do at this moment-"

The Minister interrupted him, somewhat coldly with a, "You-Know-Who is dead. You've killed him when you are still a baby."

Harry frowned at Fudge. "He has returned. I know that it is impossible for anyone to return from death, but I have seen it with my own eyes-"

"Enough! He has not returned, and I will not take the money that is rightfully yours!" Fudge said with a glare at Harry.

He glared at the minister, before saying, "Yes, sir. Thank you."

The minister simply walked away silently after slamming the sack of gold coins on the bedside table. 'Perhaps Lucius can help me in this... I know he has not returned...HE can't have. Someone that was under his Imperious curse the last time wouldn't want him to return and would know if he did, right? And Lucius didn't tell me anything about him coming back, and he would have, especially if he sensed it in his dark mark that was given to him forcefully by the dark lord...' Fudge thought, as he walked through the gates of Hogwarts, passed the wards, and apparated to somewhere near Malfoy Manor with a crack.