Hey guys, Sorry for this long update. It has been seriously overdue. This week has been really tiring. Thanks for all the reviews. As a special treat, I shall write a longer chapter this time! R&R
Chapter 3:
In the MOM atrium…
Harry strode confidently across the atrium. He had gone to the Ministry to meet the Minister. Taking large strides, Harry was an imposing figure with people giving way to him. Walking into the minister's office, Harry waited for the Minister's assistant to announce him before walking into the minister's quarters.
"Goood day Minister! How are you?" Harry said, giving a polite nod.
"Harry! My good man! What can I possibly do for you today?" Minister Williams said jovially. At an age of 42, Williams was a plump and kind-hearted man, but a resourceful and determined leader when faced with crisis.
"Minister, I need to access vault 407. I was hoping you would be able to pass me the keys to the vault" Harry said
"Well see here Harry, the previous owner has had the vault sealed up for over 300 years, with strict instructions for the vault to be only opened up for his descendant if certain conditions are met. You will need to do a blood purity test first. Would you be willing to do it now?" Williams said, sweat beading down his forehead. The vault in question has been said to hold a weapon, a weapon so strong and deadly that it has never let its master down, but with greatness comes a price. Only those who have seen death and also killed would be able to come into contact with the weapon.
"This is of no concern Minister, let me do the blood purity test now." Harry agreed. Pricking his finger, Harry let a drop of his blood drip into a bowl etched with runes. As the bowl came into contact with harry's blood, the etched runes gave an eerie glow before reshaping the bowl into a stone tablet. Words slowly appeared on the tablet until the runes stopped glowing:
Harry James Potter
Parents: Lilly Potter nee Evans & James Potter
Blood: Potter and Evandar blood
Wizard class: Grand Mage
Heir to: Potter and Black (adopted)
Properties Black and Potter manors, other houses in exclusive locations
Vaults: Black and Potter family vaults, Evandar vault 407
"Well, everything seems to be in order except may I ask how you became a grand mage?" Williams asked with a hint of fear.
Harry gave a cold smile before lying," Do relax minister, In order to beat the dark wizards, I would also have to be powerful, no? "
"Right you are Harry. Anyway, I will send someone to bring you to vault 407. Johnson, Please lead mr potter to vault 407. Here are the keys" Williams said.
"Thank you minister. Good day" Harry said smoothly before walking away to the vault.
Back in the room, The Minister was awed. The fact that Harry was a Grand mage surprised him. However, would he be a light mage or a dark mage? "I must get him under surveillance…. Bring me the Head of the department of Magical Law Enforcement!" he ordered his assistant.
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Ministry's secret vault room:
"Mr potter, this is vault 407's waiting room. Just walk into that room with the red door, a you will be able to see the vault's door. Place your palm on the door's crest as it needs blood so as to open. I will be waiting outside." Auror Johnson said before walking out, the waiting room sealing behind him. Wringing his hands in anticipation, Harry walked through the red door in to the room holding the vault. Completing the instructions the auror gave him, Harry watched as the vault door gave a silent hiss before opening, wisps of smoke swirling around in the air. For a vault of such a size, there was only a single Pedestal in the middle of the vault, bathed in a Strong beam of light from the ceiling. Harry walked toward the pedestal, Taking a deep breath of air. Reaching the pedestal, his fingers woved its way around the object on the pedestal, feeling the it pulse and sing in his grip, waiting to serve its new master. Harry looked at the wand in his hand, The greatest feat of wand crafting which took 50 wand crafters to make before the wand crafters all died of mysterious causes. Bringing the wand down in a shower of sparks, Harry smiled, satisfied with the performance of the wand. With this wand, he would be able to use more powerful spells without being limited when he used his magic. Now, the world shall truly be able to see his brilliance….
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In the minister's office:
Amelia silently cursed the minister. He had made her run all the way from her office which was 5 floors below his office. The lift had been too slow, thus, she had to run up the stairs and now she was paying for it as her calf burned with its exertions on the stairs. She had just finished her paperwork before the minister had sent a letter with an "URGENT" on its envelope, requesting a meeting with her immediately. One does not deny the minister's summons, thus, she found herself standing in front of the minister's table while he paced around the office.
"Amelia, as I was saying, I have begun to worry about the safety of wizarding Britain." Williams begin. That caught her attention.
"I just had a meeting with Lord Potter-Black" Williams continued. Lord Potter-Black, the enigmatic lord who had unknowingly captured the hearts of many woman with his dashing good looks and soul-searching emerald eyes. "In which he took a blood purity test which enabled him to retrieve whatever is in vault 407. However, the main problem is that his wizarding class is that of a grand mage"
A Grand Mage? Amelia was awestruck. Harry Potter was a Grand Mage? "Amelia, I want you to send one of your best aurors to shadow him and put him under surveillance. Tell auror to report any suspicious actions of his to you. Amelia, this is important. Grand Mages are the most powerful magical beings in the world. Even Dumbledore was only a mage, a full 3 ranks beneath Grand mages. We have to know which side Mr Potter is on and arrange the appropriate response. Am I understood?"
Amelia nodded, "Very well minister. May I suggest putting Daphne Greengrass in charge of this mission and sending Fleur Delacour? She is one of our best aurors currently on loan from France"
"Do as you will Amelia, but if Harry Potter were to even bat an eyelid, I want to be informed of it." Wiliams said, dismissing Amelia.
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In Amelia's Office:
"Fleur, I am really sorry about this but you will be going undercover" Amelia said, looking at the French veela.
"What for?" Fleur said. Years working with the British had allowed Fleur to control her French accent, only letting it out if she needed it. Fleur, despite being 28, did not look like a day over 21. She had long curly silvery-blond hair which bounced with each step she took. Her legs were toned and her bust shapely. In addition to being buxom, she was also very athletic and intelligent. The beauty of her face was that of an angel, endearing and graceful, and her smile beatific. However, it was her eyes that Fleur considered her most valuable asset. Those clear light blue eyes could be used with her allure to portray a smoldering look of barely contained passion, entrancing men, causing many of them to salivate and help or save her, making her a talented escape artist.
"We have received intelligence that Harry is a Grand Mage and the minister is interested in the knowledge of which side Mr Potter is on. Since this is a high risk mission which requires the auror to go undercover for quite a while, only you can do it as you have the experience and also the ability to escape from almost anything" Amelia reasoned, her hands clasped. Fleur's eyes widened " Are you sure that he is a Grand Mage?" seeing Amelia's nod, Fleur, although shocked ,hid her emotions and gave a chuckle. "Very well, Madame Bones, I shall accept. When do I leave?"
"By tomorrow evening. When you are in position, send me a note with this tablet. You are to shadow Harry and report on anything he does. Daphne will be your liaison and backup for this mission, I hope that you guys will be able to work well together. " Amelia instructed.
With a nod, Fleur got up gracefully from her chair before walking out to her office to prepare for the mission, making a note to herself to inform her father about Harry Potter's unexpected powers.
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At an unknown location:
Harry disapparated into his head quarters with a light pop. Nodding to his followers, he walked into the strategy room to be greeted by Cygnus, Sean and Sebestian.
"Sir" Sebestian began " We have followed your orders. The mercenaries are in the operation room preparing themselves. According to Cygnus's intelligence reports, The hitwizard's meeting is starting earlier, at 9 pm and it will end before 11pm. There will be 56 hitwizards attending. There will also be anti-apparition wards and a few other defensive wards protecting the conference, but that will be of no concern. However, My lord, we have also received reports that the Head of the Department of Magical Law enforcement, Amelia Bones, will be at the conference with an auror and a few prisoners"
"Who are the prisoners and the auror?" Harry said sharply, looking up at Sebestian.
"My Lord, The prisoners are Fenrir Greyback, Macnair, Rudolf Lestrange. The auror is none other then Ronald weasley." Sebestian spoke, worried that he had said the wrong thing.
He did.
"Ron Weasley…" Harry said the name like an incantation, The name rolling around his tongue.
"Thank you for your help and information Cygnus, Sebestian ,Sean. Prepare yourselves, we leave for the meeting at 9.30. We will kill all the hitwizrds but stun Amelia. Capture the prisoners. I will take weasley.." Harry finished with finality. His aides shuffled nervously before Harry dismissed them. Leaving the Strategy room, Harry walked into his bedroom and lay spread eagled on his bed, closing his eyes and letting his emotions go, remembering that fateful day…
Flashback:
"What the hell Potter! How could you let her die! I thought you loved her!"Ron yelled at Harry. It was the day of Ginny's funeral. Harry had been upset and heartbroken with Ginny's death. But Ron had reacted badly, Blaming Ginny's death on Harry. "You were supposed to protect her!" Ron said, rushing to harry and punching him on his cheek.
"I wanted to save her! But I could not! I tried to heal her too! Don't you dare think that I never cared about her!" Harry had yelled back, too tired to get angry at his friend.
"Bullshit Potter! She wasn't as important as you wasn't she! Am I right! She was not important enough for you to save her wasn't she. You freaking Arsehole!" Ron yelled before taking out his wand.
Instinctively, Harry whipped out his wand, pointing it at Ron. "Ron! Don't do this. You are upset, Harry really cared for Ginny, don't blame him for everything!" Hermione had finally said, moving in to block Harry from Ron's wand, trying to calm Ron down.
"You still choose him Hermione! After he let Ginny die! I will never forgive him" Ron shouted before firing a spell at him to which Harry dodged.
Feeling very angry, Harry shouted back, "I cared about her ,you dumb troll! I cared for her more than you ever cared for Hermione and me. If anyone is an asshole, it's you!"
"What?! YOU CALLED ME AN ASSHOLE. SCREW YOU! AVADA KEDAVRA!" Ron shouted before a jet of green flew towards Harry and Hermione. Too slow to shield Hermione, Harry watched as Hermione caught Ron's killing curse instead of him, falling to the ground lifeless.
Rage screamed in Harry's ears, His vision flashed red. All semblance of Harry's and Ron's friendship was instantly erased when Ron killed Hermione. Waving his wand, Harry blasted Ron backwards and into a wall, knocking him unconscious. Kneeling down, Harry gathered Hermione in her arms. Even in death, her once lively and beautiful features were still captivating. Harry hugged her when a flash of light blinded him. Looking up, Harry realized that one of the weasleys had probably portkeyed Ron back to the burrow so as to save him from Harry's wrath. Screaming in rage and loss, Harry carried Hermione's lifeless body, burying it before promising to kill Ron for his crime against his best friend….
Flasback end
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"My Lord, sorry to interrupt you, but its time to go" Daniel said, shaking Harry's shoulder. Daniel was one of Harry's most valuable followers and had once, even sacrificed his hand to save Harry to which Harry admired and respected the man for.
"All right. Thank you Daniel" Harry said, rubbing his eyes. Nodding, Daniel redrew from harry's quarters while harry went to the bathroom to freshen up himself.
After 5 minutes, Harry walked into the operation room, finding his 3 loyal followers and 25 well trained and powerful mercenaries waiting for him. With a wave from his wand, Harry distributed Portkeys to every single one of his soldiers, saving one for himself. "Are you guys ready?" Harry shouted
"Yes sir!" They chorused. With an order, all of them activated their Portkeys simultaneously…
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At Godric's Hollows, Hitwizard Main HQ:
Dawlish and Rachael were sitting on the roof of the HQ. They were the scouts that had pulled sentry duty.
"I really hate sentry duty. I mean what's the point? Who would even bother attacking the main HQ of the most powerful magical law enforcement branch?" Rachael said to her partner while he nodded, commiserating with her in their sad fate.
"I think we should ju—" Dawlish said before being interrupted by a jet of green slamming into the side of his head, killing him instantly. Rachael immediately got up, her wand at the ready. Her voice shaking with fear, " WHO'S THERE!" When no reply met her, Rachael prepare to send up red sparks to alert her fellow hitwizards. Waving her wand, She was about to say the spell when a boot collided viciously into her stomach, knocking the wind out of her. Gasping for breath, A wand pointed at her head before she heard someone say "imperio"…
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The raid had gone well, they had neutralized one of the scouts and imperiused the other. Now, they were going to use the imperiused guard to access the HQ. With a smirk, Harry sent Sean, a curse-breaker to break the wards.
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"As I was saying" Amelia Bones continued, "The Murder of Draco Mal—"
"Ma'am, Auror Rachael is at the door. She is panting and obviously injured" Ron weasley interrupted. All the hit wizards rose up and walked with Amelia to see Rachael, who was panting, lying against the wall, her robes cut. When she saw Amelia bones, Rachael stood up straight, breathing heavily. "What happened Rachael?" Amelia said urgently. Rachael stood ram-rod straight before pointing her wand at herself, blasting her head into pieces. "She has been imperiused!" Elizabeth shouted, before her head was struck by a bombarda curse, blowing it too into pieces. Just as Amelia was about to shout orders, she was stunned and bound up in rope. The last thing she saw was a mass of cloaked man pushing their way into the house, Killing curses flying from both right and left….
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Harry lead his soldiers himself, stunning and taking Amelia bones out of the battle. The surprised hitwizards were no match for his mercenaries who were pushing into the house through the doors around the house, killing anyone they saw. The hit wizards were a threat to his plans as they were too strong and were not on his side, supporting him. At least they had courage, Harry though as he saw a hitwizard blow himself up and the enemies around him. It was a waste of magical blood, but it had to be done or Harry would never be able to get his revenge. Steeling his nerves, Harry once again went into battle, casting shield charms and killing curses, casting bombarda curses when he could not see any enemies. After fighting and killing the other hit-wizards, Harry's attention was caught by a red-haired auror who was hiding behind the desk, shaking pitifully. Harry gave a sadistic smirk before doubling his efforts to get to the red head.
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Ron knew that he was screwed. He knew it ever since the door was blown open and the cloaked man started entering the HQ, killing people. Now, this fact was further reinforced by a certain cloaked man who was walking towards him. Murmuring pitifully, he readied himself…
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Harry, finally getting to within 20 feet of Ron's hiding spot, readied himself before blasting the table Ron had been hiding behind. The 4 prisoners had been captured and portkyed back to his headquarters while the hitwizrds had all been killed, now it was time for Ron.
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When the table got destroyed, Ron rolled to his side. Quickly getting up and sending a stunner at the cloaked man. The man blocked the spell, settling into a fighting stance. Ron immediately retaliated, sending a web of spells at the man. He also sent a killing curse too for good measure, but the man just ducked and dodged, shielding against those spells he could not dodge before coming around and casting a dark-red cutting curse at Ron's ankles. When the cutting curse slit Ron's ankles, he screamed in agony. This was not an ordinary curse, It stung and burned like a thousand ants biting at his raw flesh. Looking down for a moment, Ron bit back a curse as he saw his legs turn black from where he was cut. Obviously, The cutting curse had been modified with a flesh-eating curse. Enraged, Ron attacked the man, using all the knowledge and spells he knew to attack and try to kill the man, but the man just kept dodging and ducking, only retaliating by cutting Ron at different places with the same cutting curses. After 10 volleys of spell exchanges, Ron's body was burning from all over. That cutting curse modified with a flesh eater, slowly devoured his flesh from where it cut, giving him a painful death. The last exchange of spells had left Ron having his other ankle slit, causing him to collapse and kneel on the ground with his hands holding him up from the floor, face lifted, eyes looking at the cloaked man while his body twisted in agony, his lips wide open as he screamed at the painful torment of the flesh eating spell, cursing the man who casted them at him. When the pain stopped for a moment, Ron snarled at the man, "Who, are you?"
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Harry was enjoying the duel with Ron. He felt and believed that Ron deserved all the pain he felt now for killing Hermione. As Ron asked that last question, Harry felt his grin become even wider, his eyes cold and calculating. Slowly, He lifted off his hood, enjoying the look of surprise, anger and fear on Ron's head. " Harry Potter!" Ron spat, "You gonna kill me now? After you let Ginny die?!"
"I DID NOT LET GINNY DIE! I TRIED TO SAVE HER! AT LEAST I TRIED TO SAVE SOMEONE, BUT YOU KILLED HERMIONE! I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THAT!" Harry yelled, angry at Ron and partly for himself for losing a bit of control over his emotions.
"F**K YOU POTTER!" Ron yelled, before using his strength for a final lunge at his former friend, wand at the ready, However, Harry was too fast. Stepping aside, Harry threw his fist into the side of Ron's head, before following up with a wicked smash to Ron's eye. Finally kicking him in the chest, Harry pulled out his wand and stood over Ron's dazed form on the ground, shouting with all the fury he had felt at Ron, "BOMBARDA MAXIMA!"
The resulting shockwave threw all his followers onto the ground and caused harry to wobble on his feet, His spell's report resounding all the way over the whole of Godric's Hollows, alerting the Ministry that something had happened.
Harry steadied himself, staring at the gigantic hole in the ground which should have been Ron's body. His followers and mercenaries stood up groggily and on his orders, apparated out, leaving the dead bodies of the hitwizards and Amelia's still stunned body behind.
Harry cast a look around the place, shook his head before he too disapparated out with a faint pop…
