Some of you may have seen this on other sites, but i thought id take the time to catch up on some of my stories. here's chapter 3 of fate's redemption.


Fate's Redemption chapter 3

Falling out

Harry was sitting in the waiting room off St. Mungo's, waiting for some news about Hermione. Beside him, Yume was sitting, looking tired. Shiina was pacing, looking nervously at the door. They had been there for nearly an hour with almost no news. Every now and again, an auror would pop in and speak with a healer, but they never overheard more than a few words. Given that Hermione didn't want anyone to know, he hadn't been able to talk to Yume much. Deciding that he needed to break the nervous silence, and Yume looked on the verge of collapse, he asks her, "Are you ok? Do you need me to call a healer?"

Yume shakes her head, smiling, "I'm alright. I just haven't slept since I woke up yesterday."

Remembering how tired he'd felt right after Sirius escaped, he nods, "Get some rest. We'll wake you if anything happens."

She closes her eyes, and seconds later, she drifts to sleep.

Again there was an awkward silence. Shiina looked like he was about to hyperventilate. Harry was about to say something when the door opens.

"How's Hermione?! Is she ok?" Shiina asks frantically.

"Your friend is quite lucky. Another inch to the left and we wouldn't have been able to do much. She, miraculously, avoided any internal injures worse than a collapsed lung and a couple of broken ribs. A good night's sleep and she'll be fine." the healer said smiling. "If you'd like, I don't have any problem with you waiting with her until Madam Bones arrives."

Harry nods, and walks over to a happily crying Shiina. "Thank you for everything. We'd like that, and I'm sure it would put my friend's mind at ease. "

"Are we going, or should we keep talking?" Yume laughs, stretching after her very short nap.

Shiina manages a chuckle and the three follow the healer out of the waiting area.

Harry waits beside his best friend's hospital bed. Both Shiina and Yume are next to him; sound asleep when the door opens. A pink haired witch looks in and sees them. She starts tip toeing towards them, until she slips on her own two feet and crashes, rather noisily to the floor.

Both sekirei are up, ready for battle before Harry could even stand up. "Are you alright?" Harry asks, helping the witch to her feet.

"Fine!" she says happily. "Happens all the time. Wotcher Harry, name's Tonks. Madam Bones sent me to get you three." Harry nods, but Shiina looks over at Hermione for a second. "No need to worry! Auror Shacklebolt will be here in case she wakes up. Nothing gets past him." Tonks says, motioning to the tall black man outside the door that Harry hadn't even noticed until just now.

The three of them follow Tonks, who kept tripping every fifty feet, until they get to a large conference room on the second floor. Inside Amelia is sitting, looking exhausted. "Thank you, Trainee Tonks. You may go. Some of the thing discussed will be far above your security clearance."

Tonks smiles "See ya. We'll send Miss Granger when she wakes up." and she walks out of the door.

Amelia whips out her wand. After several seconds of muttering, the door closes, locks, and given the look of the metal, was warded against any eavesdroppers. "Now then, let's talk about last night. Before you start, take into account that I am read into the Sekirei Plan. I'm also well aware that you two are Numbers eight and one hundred seven. What I want to know is why you were there, and what happened. "

Harry explained how he'd been separated from Hermione, his run in with Mutsu, Yomi's attack, and Yume's emergence. Amelia just sighs, "Number five... I never thought that a single number would be winged by a dark wizard." Amelia asks Yume, "Could you beat him?"

"I don't know. Before I would have said yes, but I've been out of it for a decade, so there isn't any way of knowing." Yume answers, sipping the drinks Amelia had provided.

"But you did force him to retreat." Amelia points out.

"His dominant arm was injured, and I got lucky with my Norito. Neither is likely to happen again."Yume counters, clearly not happy with the outcome.

"Alright, we'll leave that for now. Though to the best of my knowledge, you are the strongest sekirei that supports the ministry."

"Who said I support the ministry? I haven't been a member of the discipline squad for almost ten years."Yume smiles, causing Amelia's eyes to bulge, "Though I suppose you can count on my help against Mutsu, if for no other reason than because he tried to hurt my Ashikabi. Akitsu, too, though I would imagine number six could beat her on his own."

Amelia smiles, "thank you. Now then, what happened to Hermione after the two of you split up?" she asks, turning her attention to Shiina.

Shiina, who'd been quiet up to that point, spoke up, "I emerged a little over a month ago. Hermione and I met near her house, where I was being chased by another sekirei. She helped me escape, and I emeralds that same night. At her request, I took a different portkey to the world cup, and was guarding her from a distance until the attack. I tried to convince her to let me search for Harry, but she was surprisingly stubborn."

"I know. You should have seen her when I wanted to go after the philosopher stone the first year." Harry laughed, to Amelia surprise.

"When this is over, you and I need to have a serious talk about what goes on at Hogwarts. I've heard the rumors, but never more than half believed them. "She says seriously."Continue, Shiina, before they come back."

"After we entered the forest, we were ambushed by Number thirteen and his ashikabi. We had a short fight, before I forced him off with World's End Garden. Afterwards, Hermione saw him through the trees and you know the rest."

"So it was just a coincidence that you managed to beat Number forty three?" Amelia asks, looking up from the notes she was taking.

"Yes. I never even knew she was there. I'm glad I was able to help, though I doubt that Yume would have had much trouble with her." Shiina says, blushing slightly.

Yume shakes her head, "Probably not, but I couldn't fight her and Mutsu. If she were still alive I doubt I'd have been able to emerge; it would have been too dangerous."

Thinking back, he remembered something, "He didn't want to kill Me." everyone looked at him, "Mutsu said that his master ordered him to capture me. That's why he protected me from Yomi."

Amelia suddenly looked concerned, "What would he want with you? I suppose his master could be a death eater that wanted revenge, but it would have been easier to kill you then capture. Anything else?"

Harry struggled a bit about whether or not to say anything, but decide that if nothing else, Yume should know. "Actually, yesterday, on the way to the tent, I think I saw another sekirei. She said that if Yume didn't emerge soon, people would die."

"Describe her." Both Amelia and Yume said sharply.

"Grey jacket with the sekirei symbol, long blond hair, tied into a pony tail." Harry said nervously.

"God #!*% it, Karasuba." Yume muttered under her breath.

"This isn't good. Number four, Karasuba. She is a member of all three generations of the discipline squad, and with you gone and Number one missing; she was the odds-on favorite to survive "Amelia said, quickly jotting down notes on another piece of parchment."If she tries something, the ministry isn't equipped to deal with it. Only Number one would be guaranteed victory, and even then it would probably destroy half the country before the battle ended."

"I need to get stronger." Yume says, quickly getting up, "Mutsu, I might be able to fight as i am now, but Karasuba is completely different. Anything less than one hundred percent is a death sentence."

There was a knock at the door. Amelia taps both pieces of parchment with her wand, rolling them up with a wax seal, sekirei symbol etched into it. Opening the door, she gestures them in.

As soon as he sees her, Shiina jumps to his feet and hugs her. "Hermione, I was so worried."

"I love you too, now could you stop trying to rebreak my ribs. I don't think the healers would appreciate It." she says, hugging him back.

Shiina pulls back, smiling, "It's good to have you back."

"Trainee Tonks, deliver these to the department of mysteries, to Head Unspeakable Minaka. Tell him they are from me." Madam Bones says as she hands the parchment to Tonks.

"Gotcha, I'll see you later, Harry. Hermione, remind me to show you that spell next time." Tonks laughs as she walks out the door, tripping two steps into the hallway.

The black wizard takes a seat next to Amelia's. When she sits down, she says, "This is Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt. He is in charge of the case of tracking down Sirius Black. I felt that it would be best to have him present for this next part. I'd like to take your statements regarding what you mentioned at Gringotts, about Sirius Black being innocent. Will you take Veritaserum?"

Both of them nod and Harry drinks his first. He feels the slightly unusual sensation of not being in control of his body. Harry gives his statement and feels his mind regain control. Hermione takes her's next and her statement is almost identical to his, up to following Sirius down to the lake.

Amelia rolls up the parchment and smiles, "Thank you. If you send a mail to Sirius, ask him to floo to my office. Assure him that I have no intention of attack him, and will hear his side of the story. If he can't, have him send a memory."

Harry nods, intending to do just that. Amelia pulls out an empty ink bottle and tapped it with her wand. It glowed blue briefly before she hands of to Harry. "This will take you back to the burrows." Amelia says, "I've taken the liberty of providing a plausible cover story for them-" motioning to Yume and Shiina, "If anyone asks, the death eaters attacked you and they will be acting as your bodyguards for the foreseeable future." The four nodded and after a moment, the world spun out of sight.


"Crucio!" The cold voice cried, and the man in front of him screamed in agony. Next to him, Mutsu stood, unmoving, as his master was tortured. Pettigrew was in the corner, shaking in the presence of his master's fury.

"You have failed, Crouch. However, because of the quickness of your friend, we still have a chance. However this way will cause a far greater impact. Are you still willing to do what needs to be done?" Voldemort asked the man, cowering in front of him.

Shakily, he nods, "Yes, master. I thank you for your forgiveness. Please, give me my orders."

"You will control your father, and edit the rules of the tri-wizard tournament. They must, somehow, give Harry Potter an advantage. Then, impersonate Alastor moody and ensure Potter reaches the center of the maze. Do you understand?" Voldemort orders.

"I understand." Crouch bows.

"Before you go, you must swear the unbreakable vow. Swear that you will not give away any information. Wormtail will be our binder."

"There is no need for that." Mutsu says, speaking for the first time since they arrived. "I will not allow my Ashikabi to be captured. The only person at Hogwarts that could fight against me is Yume, and if the plan succeeds, she will not be a problem."

"What of Dumbledore?"

"In a prolonged battle, he might pose a problem. However if I only need to escape, he will not stop me." Mutsu says confidently.

"Very well. You have your orders. Get to work!" the Dark Lord sneers.


Harry hits the ground, hard. Next to him, Hermione is likewise moaning in pain. Yume helps him to his feet, and Harry sees the familiar sight of the Burrows. Together, the four friends knocked on the back door.

The door flies open and Molly Weasley is engulfing. Both of them in a hug, "I was so worried. Arthur came back, but you were nowhere, and the dark mark... and" she cries as she hugs them tightly.

Next to him, Harry could see Hermione wincing, "We're alright, really. Can we come in? We got loads to tell you."

She nods, wiping the tears out of her eyes. As soon as they sit down, the sound of footsteps charging down the steps.

"Hermione! Are you alright?" Ron said, panting at the bottom of the steps.

"I'm fine." Hermione says coolly, ignoring him for ignoring Harry.

"Both of you, what happened?" Molly says, beginning her interrogation.

"We got separated and got cornered by Death Eaters. Luckily, we got saved by Yume and Shiina." Hermione explains.

"And why did you get separated?" Molly demands.

"I wasn't paying attention and lost her. Apparently, she came to find me." Harry says, getting a smile from Hermione.

Molly hands Hermione some juice, "What were you thinking, Hermione? You can't fight against them!"

Hermione looked right at her, "Harry would have come after me."

"And why would he do that? He's not crazy enough to try and go against such dark wizards! He'd have told someone more qualified." Molly laughed, looking to Harry for confirmation.

"No, Hermione is the only one that ever tries to stop me from doing something stupid." Harry says, accepting the juice Molly hands him.

"And what about you?" she says, turning to Yume and Shiina. "What were you thinking, letting them go out there!? And you don't look old enough to do anything!" She fumes.

"The death eaters thought the same thing. Ask them how it turned out. Or if you'd prefer, I have no problem proving you wrong." Yume says coldly.

Harry was rather surprised at how cold she was acting. 'I'm going have to talk to her.' Harry thought, taking a sip of juice, as Molly glared at her.

"Now listen hear-" she started before the door opened. Mr. Weasley runs in looking around.

"Harry! Hermione! It's wonderful to see you! Madam Bones just told me that you were alright, so I took my lunch break early." He smiles, "And what information did you give her? She demanding answers from everyone from Percy to Fudge himself!"

"We gave her statements about what happened at the end of last year. That reminds me, can I borrow Pig? She asked me to write Sirius." he says to Ron.

"YOU MOST CERTAINLY CANNOT!" Molly yells. "I will not have you writing that maniac while you are in this house!"

Harry spends a minute trying to find some way to respond to that. Finally, he sees only one way. "Then I'm not staying. Come on, Yume." Harry says, walking towards the back door.

Harry keeps walking, not slowing down, despite the panicked cries of the Weasleys. When they pass the ward like, he turns and finds Yume, Hermione, and Shiina.

"I completely agree. What she said about Sirius was out of line. What do we do now?" Hermione asks, sounding worried.

"Yume, can we travel through shadows like you did?" Harry asks.

"Depends on where you want to go. I can go somewhere I've seen, or to someone I know." she says, still staring at the Burrows.

"The bank you dropped me off before." Harry says, watching as Molly argues with Arthur.

"Alright. Now?" she asks. Both him and Hermione nod, and the next instant, the Burrow disappears behind a black wall.

"Molly, what the #!*% was that about!?" Arthur yelled as the two walked across the yard. Ron still in shock as his best friends walk away. The rest chasing after them, begging them to reconsider.

"I shouldn't have to explain myself! I don't want that maniac to know where we live! We opposed You-Know-Who in the last war! That's all the reason he needs to kill us!" she states as if it should have been obvious.

"Do you not trust those kids that much?! Harry has more right them any of us to hate him, yet he still thinks he's innocent! Now not only is he going to talk to him, but he also alone! And you never even gave them a chance to explain themselves!" Arthur fumes, as the twins and Ginny come back.

"They're gone." Ginny cries, as the twins comfort her.


Around them, Harry could hear the noise and excitement that he associated with Diagon Alley. "Come on. Let's eat and decide what we do from here." He sighs, leading the group to the leaky cauldron.

They order and eat in silence for a few minutes. "Any ideas?" Hermione asks as she eats her chicken.

"I can withdraw some gold from the bank, and we can get rooms here for a couple of weeks, or convert it to cash and venture into muggle London. Upside to staying here is we can use magic and keep up to date. Upside to London is that Sirius isn't as wanted there, and we might be able to meet up with him." Harry says, barely eating his burger.

"Let's split up. I'll take Shiina and try and find a nearby hotel. You write Sirius and get the rates here. Try and keep a low profile, the last thing we need is for you to get cornered again." Hermione says, as she and Shiina head for the door.

Pulling out a roll of parchment and a quill, he starts writing.

Hey, Padfoot

Good news! I was able to convince Amelia Bones to take a look at your case. She is demanding answers from everyone who could possibly know anything. She wanted to know if you'd be willing to meet with her. If you don't want to risk it, please send some memories about Pettigrew being secret keeper, his animagus, and the events of last year. If Hedwig is still with you, tell her to meet me at the leaky cauldron. Ron's mom kicked me out when I said I was writing to you. Any chance you'd be able to meet me in muggle London?

Hope your well,

Harry

P.S. Narcissa Malfoy says that you win the bet. Any idea what that means?

Harry nods, and rolls it up. He and Yume walk through the busy streets of Diagon alley and stop at the owl office. He pays for the quickest owl and sends him off. Harry catches a glimpse of Lucius Malfoy, but he walks away quickly enough when Yume glares at him.

"Anything?" he asks Hermione while she's drinking butterbeer.

"No. Every place is either too expensive or booked until the end of the summer. I guess we'll have to stay here." she sighs, ordering one for Harry.

"I don't suppose you want to go back for our trunks?" he asks, already knowing the answer.

"Not really." she mutters into her drink.

Yume gets off her stool. "I'll go. Shiina, look after Harry until I get back." she says, as she disappears around the corner.

"Let's get rooms, shall we?" Hermione says brightly.

There was a knock at the door of the burrows. Ron pens the door as quickly as he can. "Hermione!" he says, until he sees Yume.

"Harry and Hermione asked me to retrieve their trunks." she responds, not bothering to correct him, and walking into the house uninvited.

"What have you done with them!?" Molly screeches from the kitchen, "Where are they!?"

"They're safe. That's all you need to know. Now I could have taken their trunks myself, but I asked as a courtesy. Give me them, or I'll take them." Yume replies, not bothering to look at her.

"I will not! If they want them, they can come and get them! How do I know that you aren't just trying to steal them? Even if you took them that would be breaking the law." Molly says, coming out of the kitchen, wand drawn. The twins and Ginny coming down the stairs, looking from one to the other.

"Have it your way." Yume says, and she drags the trunks through their respective shadows. "And I would have thought that you wouldn't care about laws, considering you tried to slip them both a love potion. A word of warning, I have no intention of fighting you, but if you attack me, or mean harm to him again, I will end you." Picking up each trunk with one hand, she walks off, leaving a red faced witch, being glared at by her daughter.


I'll try to upload a few more chapters today. Feel free to review.