The Kingdom of Albion
Chapter 1
The Lord's Tower, Founder City, 2000 AD
Prince Harry paced back and forth in front of his grandfather, King Charlus' desk, the other occupants of the room could tell that he was angered by the news that he had just heard.
"What do you mean that traitor showed his face at Beauxbaton and the Hitwizards didn't immediately arrest him?" He turned and faced his grandfather, "They let them get away due to their incompetence. Its because of him that your only son and daughter in law, my parents died. We cannot allow him to out maneuver us at every turn, something needs to be done."
King Charlus gave his grandson, and only Heir to the throne a withering look, "Don't you dare bring the deaths of your parents into this. James was my son and Lily was my daughter in everything but blood." He stared hard into Harry's eyes, "No one wants Dumbledore brought in more than I, Harry but these things take time."
Lord Thomas Slytherin nodded his head, "You should listen to your grandfather my Prince, Dumbledore has many underlings that will carry on his crusade to end this Royal Dynasty and destroy all that we have built." He stepped forward and placed a hand on Harry's shoulder, "We cannot allow Dumbledore to be successful, that is why we cannot take chances with him."
Harry sighed, "You are right of course Tom." He turned to face his grandfather once more, "I'm sorry grandfather for acting foolish, and it does not befit one of my station."
Charlus let out a bark of a laugh, "All is forgiven my son, just know that Dumbledore will be brought to justice and we will be there to serve it to him." He turned to face Tom, "Lord Slytherin, prepare our Hitwizard forces here in Founder City and then have them rotated with those in Godric's Hallow and Durmstrang."
"As you wish, your majesty. I will coordinate with Lord Black and Lord Longbotttom."
Charlus nodded his head, "And speak to Lord Malfoy about the Arch Angel initiative, I think it deserves some thought."
Lord Thomas Slytherin nodded his head as he left Prince Harry and King Charlus alone within the Royal Office.
Harry stared out the large bay windows that enabled him to see the entire city; he could see the Hogwarts Academy of Magic on the far side of the city just at the base of the mountain. Harry's godson and ward Teddy Lupin would be there with his friends from Ravenclaw House (which he had been sorted into) now in class since Magical School starts at age 4 – that was according to the new education laws that King Charlus had put in place back in 1943 when he took the Wizarding throne with help from Lord Thomas Slytherin and Lord's Black and Longbottom.
Together they had changed much for the better, they had reinstituted the Wizards Council, a council of the Lords of the Noble House's who were the ruling body who only answered to the King and Royal Family. The new Royal Dynasty secured the alliance of all the Noble Magical Houses and then created a new country in Europe, called the Kingdom of Albion ruled by the House of Potter.
Almost immediately King Charlus and his Court started building Metropolises across Albion, starting with Founder City that was built around Hogwarts and eventually grew to claim Hogsmeade too. The area around Hogwarts wasn't the only site for the construction of a city; the area around Beauxbaton and Durmstrang was also turned into a magical metropolis.
Godric's Hallow was one of the last places to be declared a magical city, since people believed that it would be lucky to live in the ancestral city of the Royal Family, and it caused the rural town to be turned into a metropolis in under five years without the King and his council overseeing the reconstruction.
"How are Teddy's studies coming along?" Charlus asked, breaking Harry out of his thoughts.
The twenty-year-old Prince smiled fondly, "They are going well, it seems that he is a full fledged Metamorphagus like his mother. Every day I see more and more of his parents in him, he wants to join the Hitwizard Corp. after Hogwarts. I'd prefer it if he stayed out of harms way."
Charlus smiled at his grandson, it was good to see this side of him: the father side. Teddy had been born in 1995 when Harry was only fifteen years old, and Teddy's parents Remus and Nymphadora were killed in 1998, when Teddy was only three years old.
Harry at age eighteen, as his godfather, immediately took custody and began to raise Teddy as his own son, but with a healthy reminder of whom his true parents were. Charlus knew though, that Harry also took care of Teddy because he felt guilty over their deaths, they had been body guards for the young prince, and had died in an assassination attempt on his life.
Ever since then, he had done nothing but give their son the world since they had given their lives for his.
"I've been thinking son, I wish to give the Lupin family Magical House status for all that they have done for our family… How would you feel about that? Do you agree?" he peered over his glasses at his grandson to see a small smile form on his face.
"That would be a perfect way to honor Remus and Nymphadora, Lady Andromeda would appreciate that greatly." Harry spoke with a frog in his throat, as he thought of two of his closest friends.
"Splendid, I think we will bestow it on Teddy when he turns seven, he then can start taking lessons in becoming a Lord from either Lord Black or Lord Malfoy, as they are his closest relations."
"No, grandfather, I will take his lessons. He will learn to rise above everyone, I will teach him as I always have." Harry looked directly into Charlus' eyes, "He is my son, adopted or not."
"Ay, Harry, your grandmother and I wouldn't have it any other way." He winked at his overly serious grandson, "Which brings me to my final thought, will you be home for dinner? You know Dorea has missed you these last couple weeks, and Teddy will be there."
Prince Harry ran his hand through his hair, "I just need to get cleaned up, but yes, I was planning on returning to Potter Castle for dinner and to retire for the night. I've missed being in Grandmothers tender care."
Charlus just smiled and shook his head, "Just remember to leave the official business here, Dorea will only want to hear about your love life." He then stared hard at Harry, "Or lack of one I suspect."
"Hey!" Harry exclaimed with an indignant tone, which only sent Charlus into a fit of laughter.
Defense Tower, Founder City, 2000 AD
Lord Thomas Slytherin walked with Lord Sirius Black II and Lord Neville Longbottom through the halls of the Defense Tower of Founder City, it was where the barracks for the Hitwizard Corps. Could be found.
They had quickly gathered up the required squads and would be transferring them to Beauxbatons where the squads in Beauxbatons would then move to Godric's Hallow, and so on.
It was a way to give the squads a change of scenery and a way of keeping the Hitwizards who would become lazy on the ball since they are never in one place long.
"As you can see Lord Slytherin, we have already begun the transfer process." It was Lord Neville Longbottom, even though he had a Mastery in Herbology, he also had a Mastery in Defense, one that made him invaluable when it came to training the Hitwizard Corps.
"And what of the new training techniques? Have they been implemented into active training?"
"Yes, yes they have." Neville stopped and looked down at a group of Hitwizards training on the field below, Sirius stopped beside him, "and if I do say so myself, Lords Black and Slytherin, you'll find these new techniques matched with the bracers that William Prewett and the Weasley twins came up with put our forces on an even higher plane. The ability to channel elemental magic… my lord, I never thought we'd ever see the day."
Sirius smiled, "It helps that all Magical youth follow the same schooling regulations, which in the last fifty years have become extensive with students starting at age four." He turned away from the window and faced his companions, "Every day I see little Teddy he shows me something that is just amazing, Tom, what you and Charlus have been doing for the Kingdom has brought us to the forefront of the magical world. We are uncontested."
"Uncontested except for Albus Dumbledore." Tom spoke quietly, but they all heard it. You could feel the anger build within all of them. "He still remains a constant thorn in our side. His orchestrating of the Prince and Princess' deaths and the destruction of your own parents minds Neville, now more than ever we need to get away from the past, we need to move forward into a new century and some relics just don't make the cut."
"That's why we need to move swiftly my fellow Lords." The new voice startled them as they all turned to see Lord Lucius Malfoy standing a few feet away.
Tom's eyes narrowed at the Lord Malfoy, "What have you heard Lucius?"
"My, my, in a rush are we Tom?" Lucius said with a chuckle, "I have it on good information that Dumbledore has found an Heir to the House of Dumbledore and plans on using this Heir to take down the throne."
Sirius laughed outright, "He'd be foolish to use the Heir of the House of Dumbledore. We'd know what he was up too almost immediately." He then turned away from Lucius to look at Tom, "Besides, we know about the Granger girl already and plans have been out in motion to nullify her."
Tom nodded his head in agreement as Lucius smiled. "I was just asked to bring this information to you, had I known you already had it I wouldn't of wasted your time."
"Think nothing of it, and since you are here and I did have something to ask of you…" at Lucius' nod, Neville continued, "Me and Lord Slytherin have fully seen the testing of the Arch Angel initiative and we would like to schedule a meeting with you in the next week so that you too may better understand what this could mean for us and the future of the Kingdom."
"I will have my Elf meet with yours." Lucius nodded his head at the three Lords, "By your leave."
Unknown Location, 2000 AD
Bellatrix Lestrange sneered at the soldiers around her, they were all green. They had never seen combat never mind been in a strategic plan. Dumbledore was a crackpot if he thought this mission would be a success. And yet, here they were two squads, one under her control as a General in Dumbledore's Army, and the other under General Alastor Moody, heading towards Founder City where they would start surveillance on Teddy Lupin.
The overall plan was to kidnap him, Bellatrix knew that some suspected it was for ransom but she understood Albus Dumbledore on a different level, no he planed on raising little Teddy Lupin as a martyr for the cause. For some reason this fact didn't really bother her, having long since lost many friends and soldiers over the years in Dumbledore's Army.
When King Charlus took control of Europe after the Dark Lord Grindelwald, many people were disinterested with feudal system that he had created and wanted it to remain a democracy, at least that was what Albus Dumbledore had wanted, since he was always in the publics favor and would retain his positions in the government.
And so Albus Dumbledore had secretly created an army of dissenters over the years, as he was a Lord in the Kings Court, and Lord of the Noble House of Dumbledore. Thus it came to a shock to much of the population when in the year 1981 Lord Dumbledore had massed a sizeable force (which also included Bellatrix herself) and attacked the Royal Palace in Godric's Hallow.
It was that battle that Prince James and Princess Lily were killed, and Prince Harry orphaned.
It became clear to Bellatrix over the years that Dumbledore became less concerned with saving democracy and the way things were and more concerned with just overthrowing the Crown. Other than that, Bellatrix knew he had no other plans for afterwards.
Bellatrix knew, deep inside of her thoughts hidden behind the strong shields that she had in place to protect her mind, that Dumbledore and his Army were nothing but an annoyance at most to the Kingdom of Albion, but she would not abandon the Lord and cause she swore fealty to.
"Bellatrix, be aware that once we're in the city our muggle devices will stop working." Alastor Moody's voice annoying chirped in her ear.
She sighed in annoyance, "I copy Moody. I'm not a rookie, I can do my job effectively." There was a reason she was the most feared witch in the world, and it was definitely because she had a sadistic streak that she shows perfectly well in battle.
There was of course not to mention that she alone had killed more people than any Dark Lord of the past – a record that she was very proud to bread.
She was wanted in more countries than she knew, just on war crimes alone.
"Heh, I knew you can lass, but it's those greeners with you that concern me." He said in his gruff voice, before yelling, "CONSTANT VIGILANCE!"
She felt the earpiece crackle and fizzle out as they breached the ward lines. She turned to the soldiers under her command and ordered, "You know what we're here to do. So do it, and do not fail me."
The men and women all nodded and preceded to get off the truck into what looked to be a dense forest, the men and women began to look around in wonder, and Bellatrix shook her head, many of these witches and wizards had never grown up in Britain even though they were born there or had parents that were born there.
"This is the Forbidden Forest," She gestured to the over brush around them, "Or what's left of it, King Charlus had much of it cut down to build Founder City around Hogwarts."
Once everyone was done unloading everything that they would need Bellatrix motioned for them to head out into the forest, it would be a long trek until they reached the city limits – but they couldn't risk coming in through the main gates.
"…. The House of Slytherin was reborn when the last remaining heir of Salazar Slytherin, Thomas Marvolo Riddle came forward as the heir, but since he couldn't get the majority vote required to enable him to take up the mantle of the recently thought dead House he was denied…."
"…. Months after the failed voting attempt Lord Charlus of the House of Potter approached Tom Riddle and convinced Tom Riddle to support him in his attempt to take the throne…"
"… Once Lord Charlus had been Crowned King Charlus he had declared House Slytherin reborn in Tom Riddle, and renamed him Lord Thomas Slytherin, Lord of House Slytherin, Lord of the Kings Court for his assistance in placing him on the throne…"
"… Lord Thomas Slytherin married Cassiopeia Black, who was Queen Dorea's sister. Lord Thomas and Lady Cassiopeia had two children, a son, Adrian Slytherin and a daughter, Salaria Slytherin. Salaria Slytherin married Lord Sirius Black II and they have two children. Adrian Slytherin is currently the Heir to House Slytherin, he had married Amy Crouch and they have two children, a daughter: Lysandra Slytherin and a son: Salazar Slytherin II…"
-Exert from: The Magical Houses of Albion, A History: The House of Slytherin by Rita Skeeter
Unknown Location in Asia, 2000 AD
"Severus, I don't understand why I need to go through this training – I am already proficient in the mind arts." The woman whined as Severus Snape sneered.
"Because you foolish girl, you are the Heir to House Dumbledore – and in a few years time you will take up Albus' mantle within the King's Court since House Dumbledore was never Exiled, only Albus himself." He poured himself a glass of water and took a large sip. "Therefore, you will know secrets that those who are much more proficient would love to know, and they would certainly be able to get these secrets from you."
Severus watched emotionlessly as the girl slumped to the ground and cried in frustration. "Hermione. Granger. Hermione Dumbledore." She stared up at him in shock as he called her by her new name; he was the first to do so since her naming ceremony. "You will need to be adequately prepared for every encounter that you will have there. Just because you will be Lady Dumbledore, doesn't mean people will worship you there, it would be the exact opposite to be truthful."
She looked at him in confusion, "but I will be Nobility will I not? Will that not afford me a little respect?"
He laughed scathingly, "Foolish girl, you will always be a mudblood to them no matter how much more accepting they are of fresh blood." He shook his head negatively, "no, they will believe you the worst sort, the kind who is there to destroy what they hold dear."
He stared down harshly as tears welled up in her eyes.
"And it will be true, you are a mudblood, because that is exactly what you are to do. You are to destroy everything that they hold dear." And with that Hermione burst out into tears as Severus turned and stalked from the room, their lesson was over for the day.
"… King Charlus has created a new department within each cities Ministry called The Department of New Blood (the DNB for short) which will locate Muggleborns within a month of their birth when at such a time agents for the DNB will step in and erase all memories of the children from the muggle's memories…"
"… The children are then brought to the Department of Magical Families, where the children are given a betrothal contract to a son or daughter of a magical family, the Muggleborns children are then placed into said families custody as a full member of that family…"
"… The DNB check up on each child to ensure that the child is happy and loved, they also have monitoring charms on the child until the child reaches the age of majority... they take each child's safety very seriously…"
"… The King believes that that hatred towards Muggleborns is connected to them not knowing our culture and traditions, therefore by having them raised along side our children it puts them on a equal footing in knowing about our culture and traditions…"
-Exert from the Daily Prophet, 1956, by Gertrude Wood
Potter Castle, Godric's Hallow, 2000 AD
Queen Dorea watched as her only grandson, Prince Harry came down the stairs from putting his godson down for bed and walked into the parlor where she and Charlus were sitting and enjoying the quiet of the roaring fireplace.
"He went out like a light," Harry said with a fond smile, "He was so excited that I was back from my trip."
Dorea smiled kindly, "He idolizes you Harry, you are the only father figure he knows. You were all he could talk about this week."
"He was quite the chatter box this week, I'll tell you" Harry laughed as his grandfather added his two sense, and despite the fact that Teddy had probably been more than annoying to Harry's grandparents, they loved him more than anything. He was their first great-grandchild for all intents and purposes. He did live in Potter Castle with them, and thus they have grown to love him like their own.
"He is very excited to spend the day tomorrow with myself and Lady Andromeda." Harry commented as the quiet laughter died down. "But I do need to get away early, me and Neville have to start our Preparations for the Arch Angel Initiative."
"I forgot that was tomorrow night." Charlus spoke quietly from his chair as he stared into the fire, "Are you sure you want to go through with it? And will Lady Andromeda be alright with Teddy alone?"
Harry rolled his eyes at his grandfather, "Yes grandfather, I'm sure. How can I expect my own men to go through with it if I wouldn't myself? Besides, this will change magic for the rest of history." He shook his head to clear his concerns as he spoke again, "and Draco will be there to help his aunt with Teddy."
"You trust the Heir to the House of Malfoy to freely son, you know they can be slippery."
"Don't worry, I trust Draco – he wont abandon the loyalty and friendship that we have for anything."
Dorea coughed into her hand politely, "Now that you fine gentlemen have talked Shoppe," she turned to Harry with a playful look across her face, "Did you meet any nice young ladies in New Madrid while you were there? When can start planning the wedding?"
Harry shook his head exhaustedly as his grandfather chuckled to himself.
"Grandmother."
A/N: Yeah, yeah, I know – I've been on a two-year hiatus, but I've been working on this plot for a while! Any comments and support will be welcome! I know it's only a small glimpse of what this world has, but I will be welcome to suggestions if you have them.
DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING.