Hey Everyone sorry its been so long since i updated. i'm working on a novel for a college scholarship so updates will be infrequent. Sorry bout that. i'm gonna try to upload two 'chapters' tonight. they're filler but oh well.
Ash carried the small girl into St. Mungo's and was greeted by the Welcome Witch.
"What seems to be the issue?" she asked without looking up. Ash did not even pause and just walked past her to the elevators.
"Hey! You can't go past here without signing in!"
"Sign me in then. Asher Dumbledore, and I am heading to spell damage in the fourth floor."
"Dumbledore?"
"Just do it." said Ash as the doors closed on him.
Harry explained Ash and his origins to Ron and Hermione who were surprised.
"Blimey. He sounds dangerous. We were stupid to go after him at the feast."
"What happened?" asked Ginny as she walked in and sat down. Hermione explained the whole thing to her and Ginny was stunned.
"So where is he now?" she said looking around nervously.
"He took a second year to St. Mungo's for spell damage."
"We should go visit her."
They pulled into King's Cross Station just as this was said, and were immediately caught up in the bustle of students clearing off the train and didn't have a second chance to think on it anymore.
Ginny went through the motions of getting off the train and being excited to see her parents, but her mind was on Ash the entire way home. If he is, or was, part of a Brotherhood then there are more like him out there. I wonder how many there are. I'll write Neville and ask if he knows. He seemed to know a lot about Ash. The Weaselys arrived at the Burrow without incident, Harry barely managed to survive the trek home with his guardians and Dudley, but even Harry would have admitted what Albus was going through was far more challenging.
Dumbledore was addressing a large crowd of parents and other wizarding folk in a large meeting room at the Ministry of Magic. Ash's existence had been a secret to the wizarding world until now.
"Witches and Wizards I assure you: Ash is not a threat."
"He's an assassin!" someone from the large crowd cried.
"Yes he is, but he has told me that he is going to help us overthrow Voldemort." The crowd flinched at the mention of the attempted usurper of their world. Then, realizing that Dumbledore had confirmed the wild rumor, they began to panic.
"What do you mean he is?"
"You let a killer into the same building as our children?!" were a couple of the cries from the mob of people.
"That's rather convenient isn't it Albus?"said a cold voice. Dumbledore searched the crowd for the voice that had spoken.
"Rita." He greeted her. Everyone sensed the tension in the room.
"What's next Albus? You are going to go ask the American Prime Minister for help?"
"He has already denied me." Cornelius Fudge went red at this.
"You went behind the backs of your entire government to ask for help from the Americas?!"
"I sent you an owl Minister. I guess you just haven't had to get through your stacks of mail yet." Cornelius paled. He had actually been throwing anything from Dumbledore away.
There were many more unanswered questions, Dumbledore could tell.
"Ladies and gentlemen if you have any more questions about Ash feel free to send me an owl. And it will be completely understandable if you wish for your children's education at Hogwarts to be discontinued, though I discourage it. Ash lends a hand to our side of the war that I guarantee the other side doesn't possess. "
"How can you be sure? If an assassin is willing to work for our side why wouldn't one want to work for theirs?"
"All assassins are muggles dear woman. If they know of Voldemort and what his plans are then they certainly won't side with him. And now I must leave you all. Good afternoon." With that he was gone, leaving Ministry employees to damage control.
