Angelus Fortuna Chapter 4 - Operation Interview, a harry potter fanfic

Title: Angelus Fortuna

Author: Crimson Rosary

Summary: After watching the near-death experience of his godfather, Harry finally decides that Dumbledore doesn't really have the power he claims to have. In order to protect himself, his family and his friends, Harry chooses to side with Voldemort. But what does the Dark Lord have to say to that?

Pairing: LVHP

Rating: M

Author's Note: This is my first ever LVHP story! Please don't hate! Enjoy! If you don't like Male x Male, please press the back button or the red box on the corner. Manipulative!Dumbledore, Ron/Hermione/Ginny/Certain Weasley Bashing! Alive!Sirius, Good!Voldemort, Characters will be a bit OOC.

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Harry Potter; all those belong to J.K. Rowling.

'Thoughts'

{Parseltongue}

[Telepathy]

Edited: Sat, July 6, 2016

Chapter 4

~ Operation Interview ~

It happened to be a nice warm day. Perfect for an interview. Harry was escorted by Lucius to meet up with Rita Skeeter. And when he arrived at the location, the journalist was already sitting there, her quick quill ready to go and a photographer hovering over her shoulder.

"Good morning, Ms. Skeeter." Harry greeted, shaking her hand.

"Good morning, Mr. Potter. I've gotten your note and I'd like to say that it was an interesting hook-line-and-sinker news; worthy of being written about in the Daily Prophet. I hope you don't mind my using the Quick Quill."

"Not at all; as long as you write everything I say word for word. No twisting of the words, no rumors, none of that." Harry smiled. He waited until she took her seat before Harry and Lucius took their own.

Rita gave a thinly veiled smile. "But of course Mr. Potter. I do not write anything but the truth."

"I'm sure you do. I was just making sure. Wouldn't want to lose the investor that holds at least forty-five percent of the Daily Prophet shares, would we?" Harry took out an electrical fly swatter he had seen being advertised on the television when he had snuck a peek in the middle of his chores; he noted the confused look on the three faces. "You see, just in case there are bugs flying around. Got to squish it while you can." He smiled.

Rita laughed nervously before clearing her throat. "Let's begin the interview shall we?" She asked, before the photographer took a picture of the young Lord.

…..

"Thank you for your time, Mr. Potter." Rita smiled. Her grin was as vicious as the steel shine in her eyes.

"Please, call me Harry. Have a copy of your report sent to me for review. Then I'll send it back to you to have it printed. Of course, you will be co-working with The Quibbler for this. Everyone must learn about what has happened." Harry stressed. He pulled out a small pouch and slid it across the table to Skeeter. "For your troubles." he said, before he walked away with Lucius beside him.

"Very well done, Harry." praised Lucius. "If you can do this well in an interview, you'll do fine in the Wizengamot meetings."

"Thank you, Lucius. I hope you can continue tutoring me on the Wizarding World politics." beamed Harry. The two wizards quickly made their way to an apparition point before disapparating to Riddle Manor.

…..

"Honey! I'm home!" Harry sang. Lucius stared wide eyed at the Gryffindor who seemed to not understand the definition of fear.

Tom looked up from his paperwork before glaring half-heartedly at the young Lord. "Welcome back. How was the interview?"

"I've finished and everything is working completely fine."

An owl screeched from outside the window before Harry went to allow it entry. It lifted its leg up for him to take the letter before cleaning its feathers.

Dear Harry,

Of course I'd be delighted to have Father include your story in The Quibbler. In fact, he immediately gave permission to do so. I'm sure Rita Skeeter's assistance in the making would have many readers wanting more. But I already know this won't be just a single issue. Once this starts, an avalanche will follow. This I'm certain of.

On another note, you know you've finally gotten rid of those wrackspurts, and it's only taken you a couple of weeks to do so. Once the Nargle King was free from the Neatherlings and the Bucking Humgot, the wrackspurts had immediately withdrawn. Gemini will be wanting to speak with you, as will Aquarius and Leo. At the height of the warmth, everything will be set and the Falcon's nest will be ideal.

Your sister,

Luna Lovegood

Harry beamed. Everything was going according to plan.

"What is it? What's gotten you so happy?" questioned Voldemort.

Harry immediately scribbled down a note and sent the owl off with it. "Luna's written to me." He handed over the note to allow the two elder wizards to peruse it.

"I can't make heads or tails from this note. What is she saying?"

Harry cleared his throat.

"Dear Harry,

On another note, you know you've finally gotten rid of those clouding your judgment and it's only taken you a couple of weeks to do so. Once you were free from the Weasleys and Granger, their influence was immediately gone. The twins will want to speak with you, as will Neville and I. On Summer's most hottest day, everything will be set and Merlin's Castle will be the ideal place to talk.

Your sister,

Luna Lovegood"

"How do you understand her?"

"She's my little sister. Of course I understand her." Harry said, looking offended at the thought.

"It was not my intention to upset you, Harry." Lucius said.

"Luna Lovegood and the Longbottom child?" Voldemort asked.

"Oh yes. I forgot to tell you. You won't only be getting new members from the Order. In fact, there are many students in Hogwarts that do not believe a word of the Daily Prophet or the Ministry of Magic. They follow what I say and trust in me. That's where I can help you get members, but there's only a handful who haven't gotten their heads stuffed up their arses." Harry scowled.

"Language." Lucius scolded.

"Right, sorry."

"Anyway, we'll just go over the plan, review Skeeter and Luna's work before having them publish it. How about we do one article a week until the start of Hogwarts and then once every two weeks during Hogwarts? That way, there will be mass suspicion from the public and then eventually from the students." Harry proposed.

"That is an excellent idea. We will have the Headmaster running to and from Hogwarts and the Ministry. Then we add in the Wizengamot trials and pretty soon, he'll be too busy to focus on the school, which will enable us to slowly take over." Lucius said. Voldemort agreed with the plan wholeheartedly.

…..

"It's here!" Harry sang, as all heads turned to look at the incoming owls that flew through the open window.

Three owls flew around the table, dropping copies of the Daily Prophet and The Quibbler besides the table members' breakfast. Hooting once, they left from where they entered. The Daily Prophet's title stared at the inner circle's faces – point blank.

…..

Dumbledore and Co. Pillages

Savior of the Wizarding World

By: Rita Skeeter

My fellow readers, when you hear the words ignorant, oblivious and uninformed, what do you think of? All these words trace back to young Harry Potter. As the Boy-Who-Lived, how can Harry Potter be unfamiliar with his deed to the Wizarding World? When did Mr. Potter first know being a wizard? Yours truly, was able to sit down with the fifteen-year-old boy and ask him questions about his dark past.

Daily Prophet: Thank you for joining us today. I hope it's no bother that we've arranged for an interview.

Harry Potter: Not at all. In fact, I'm glad to be tell everyone the truth about what has happened to me.

Daily Prophet: How did you find out that Dumbledore had been stealing from you?

Harry Potter: I always thought that I had one vault, you know. I've never even considered myself to come from a rich family – just a normal family. So, when I heard from an associate that I was born as the heir to the Noble and Ancient House of Potter, I was shocked.

Daily Prophet: Care to explain what you meant by 'one vault'?

Harry Potter: Certainly. When I went to Gringotts to retrieve money for my Hogwarts' school supplies, the person that went with me had given the goblin my vault key. And so, we went to my vault and that was the only vault I cared to believe was truly mine.

Daily Prophet: So how did you find out that you had more than one vault?

Harry Potter: Like I said, an associate had told me of the fact that I was an heir. He advised that I head to Gringotts to sort out my inheritance. Imagine to my surprise, I was not only heir to one, but seven Noble and Most Ancient Houses.

Daily Prophet: -Gasp- Seven Noble and Most Ancient Houses, you say? Why were you not informed about this earlier?

Harry Potter: That's what I was thinking as well. I spoke to a goblin and he directed me to the Potter's Account Manager. And it was there that I saw which houses I was an heir to.

Daily Prophet: Do you care to divulge in that information?

Harry Potter: -Laughs- No, I don't mind. I am now Lord Potter to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter, Lord Black to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, Lord Hathaway to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Hathaway, Lord LeFey to the Noble and Most Ancient House of LeFey, Lord Merlin to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Merlin, Lord Gryffindor to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Gryffindor and Lord Peverell to the Noble and Most Ancient House of Peverell.

Daily Prophet: -Shocked- T-That is a lot of titles. And twenty-six seats in the Wizengamot as well. You are also Lord Hathaway of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Hathaway?

Harry Potter: -Smiles- Indeed. It seems my mother's grandfather was born a squib to the Hathaway family and was immediately sent off, to be cared for by another by the name of Evans. His son was born a squib as well, and eventually my mother became the witch of the family. And yes, it is a lot of titles; but I will uphold the duties as Lord to all seven Noble and Ancient Houses. Did you know, I've looked through all the legal cases pertaining to Sirius Black's arrest and sentence to Azkaban that there was no legal case for him? My godfather did not undergo any legal trial before he was shipped off to Azkaban.

Daily Prophet: You mean to say that the Lord of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black has been wrongly accused?

Harry Potter: I mean to say that it was unfair that he was sent to Azkaban without a trial. Though I understand that it was after the First Wizarding War and the Ministry of Magic was under a lot of pressure, does that mean that the Ministry of Magic and the Minister is allowed to be callous to every person they believe to be dangerous? This small, yet consequential actions have me questioning the Ministry of Magic and the Minster's position.

Daily Prophet: Are you trying to blame the Minister?

Harry Potter: -Shakes his head- I am doing no such thing. I'm just saying that as Lord Potter-Black-Hathaway-LeFey-Merlin-Gryffindor-Peverell, I want the wrongs to be amended. I do not wish for my godfather, if found innocent, to rot away in Azkaban. The prison is no place for a Lord of a Noble and Most Ancient House.

Daily Prophet: -Nodding head- Of course, I completely agree with you. On another note, how did you find out about the theft?

Harry Potter: I had asked for all and any account activities. To my surprise, Dumbledore has been embezzling me ever since the night of Voldemort's demise; and it has gone on for fifteen years!

Daily Prophet: FIFTEEN YEARS?!

Harry Potter: Make no mistake. This is true. It's all written in fine print. All the years of withdrawing from my accounts without my permission. You can say that Dumbledore is my magical guardian. But he had only self-appointed himself to be my guardian. How can he do so, if the people that my parents had deemed fit to care for me if anything were to happen to them, were still alive?

Daily Prophet: Isn't that the million galleon question? And you say it wasn't only Dumbledore who has been ransacking your vaults?

Harry Potter: -Nodding his head- It's true. On my account statement, it shows that not only has Dumbledore been stealing from me, but he has been handing money to my magic-hating muggle relatives, Molly Weasley of the Weasley family, Ronald Bilius Weasley of the Weasley family, Ginevra Molly Weasley of the Weasley family, and Hermione Granger, a muggle born witch. All of them have been taking my money without my permission, which calls for a filing of a legal suit. Though they have been stealing from me at different times, it does not matter because the fact is, they had taken what was mine, what belonged to me, and what had belonged to my family. And I will not stand for this!

Daily Prophet: Do you know how he's done this? How was he able to read your parents' will? And how did you become Lord Black of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black?

Harry Potter: Dumbledore has forged notes, handing them to Gringotts saying that I had given him permission to stand in for my at my parents' wills hearing. Did you know, considering Sirius Black was charged for murder and being Voldemort's follower, that his written will and being the Head of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black had fallen to me?

Daily Prophet: Did you know about this?

Harry Potter: Of course not! I did not know about any of this until I stepped foot in Gringotts that day to ask about my vaults and inheritance!

Daily Prophet: And what have you done against them?

Harry Potter: I have filed a complaint directly to Gringotts. They should have been attentive and observant, but they did not. I have also filed a lawsuit against the criminals whom have stolen from me. I will not rest until a fit punishment has fallen onto them.

Daily Prophet: Let us hope that the Ministry of Magic takes this case onto their shoulders. As an act of violation against the heir – now Lord, of many Noble and Ancient Houses, this cannot be brushed off. Thank you for your time, Mr. Potter.

Harry Potter: It was no problem at all. I just wish for everyone to know what terrible times I had gone through. I hope for best.

My readers, how far the Leader of the Light has fallen. How far the family that calls themselves supporters of the Light and righteousness has deceived us. Is Dumbledore really the proper person suitable to be one of the major leaders of the Wizarding World? Think long and hard about it.

To see a copy of the bank statement, see page 5.

To see a copy of Sirius Black's sentence to Azkaban, see page 6.

…..

The article written by The Quibbler also wrote along the same lines as the Daily Prophet's article. The public was going to have a field day with this news. The Minister and the Ministry of Magic was going to be scrambling to placate the new Lord Potter-Black-Hathaway-LeFey-Merlin-Gryffindor-Peverell and in hopes to pacify his subtle anger and hints of resentment. And Dumbledore and the Order were going to crumble under all the members' suspicion and disbelief.

"My, my Harry. What fitting questions to ask of the Minister and his Ministry." Voldemort chuckled, as he folded the paper up.

"Why thank you, Tom." Harry smiled, being he reached for a waffle.

Seeing the teen's difficulty, Voldemort sent a brief pulse of magic to push the plate in Harry's direction. Silently thanking the Dark Lord, Harry grabbed a waffle before drowning it in syrup.

Voldemort, Severus and Lucius simultaneously clicked their tongues in disgust – watching as the amount of syrup overflowed from the waffle's squares and poured onto the plate. Harry growled at them, drawing his syrup-drowned waffle closer to him. "Mine." He glared before he took small bites, watching the three wizards carefully.

"Yours it is." Voldemort shook his head. How was he defeated not once, but four times by a person whom acted like a child?

"It's the power of love." Harry waved his hand in the air, his voice ended with a mystifying tone. He snickered at the look Tom threw at him. "Embrace it, feel it, love it." Harry deadpanned before continuing his waffle.

The rest of breakfast was filled with murmurs about the article in the Daily Prophet and of course, The Quibbler.

…..

It was the morning before the arrival of the Daily Prophet. Dumbledore and the Order members had gravitated together inside 12 Grimmauld Place's dining room. They were sitting at the table, waiting for Molly Weasley to finish placing the food onto the table. It was there that an owl flew through the window and dropped several letters addressed to Albus Dumbledore, Molly Weasley, Ronald Weasley, Ginevra Weasley and Hermione Granger.

As they opened it, their faces turned ashen white before Molly and Ron's face turned bright red in anger. They could not believe what they were seeing! They were charged to repay the debt from the money they had taken from Harry Potter?! What could the boy need with all that money?! He would have just wasted it all!

And now, Molly's face slacked; her eyes were currently reading the parchment paper that stated the ten conditions. It had taken affect once her magical signature had been recognized. She balked at them. Her two youngest children were now unable to continue with their education at Hogwarts. Looking up, she noted her children's mixed expressions as well as Hermione's tear stricken face. Turning to face Dumbledore, she knew that he would not be able to do anything to help them. Not with that expression on his face as well.

The Weasleys, Dumbledore, and Hermione were now considered enemies of Potter; the seal from Gringotts proved it. All five of them felt dread sinking into their very core. All the conditions stated protected Harry to every extent. They could not find any loophole anywhere that would allow them any foothold. They, in simpler terms, were doomed. It was over for them.

Sounds of wings flapping permeated through the air as three owls flew through the window once more. Copies of the Daily Prophet and The Quibbler had dropped onto the dining table.

The Order members and everyone else in the dining room had grabbed a copy before reading through the article boldly written on the first page. Sounds of flipping resonated through the room when they turned to look at Harry Potter's account activity printed, stamped with Gringotts' seal, and placed at the top of page 5 for the whole Wizarding World to see. The statement had been divvied into two portions. The size of the account statement took up three quarters of the entire page. The last fourth of the page were descriptions of what the account statement entitled, just in case the pictures did not print out correctly, or for those whose eyesight were not that good.

Blaring in their eyes were Dumbledore's, Molly, Ron and Ginny Weasley's and Hermione's unthinkable and inconceivable theft. They, not including the Dursleys as they were not present, could not justify for their actions when it was clearly printed that they had stolen from Harry even before the Gryffindor had known about the Wizarding World.

No one spoke. Then again, it wasn't necessary. The silence said everything – betrayal, disbelief, incredulity, shock, horror and many more emotions that could not be explained from the Order members' faces. A knife could not cut the tension in the Black Ancestral Home. It was that unbelievable that the leader of the Light, the known Light family and supposed Golden Trio had done something so, dare they say it, vile and dishonorable to Harry Potter. They had played him.

"Dumbledore…" Sirius trembled. "What is the meaning of this?" A low and threatening growl accompanied his question. Remus and Moony were both livid at their actions towards their cub and godson.

"I- I cannot say." was their leader's answer. But it did not matter what answer came out of his mouth. None of the Order would have the same trust in him anymore.

When the Order members filed out of the dining room, appetite lost, the only ones left were the ones who had been stealing from Harry Potter.

Opening her mouth, Molly Weasley found out that she was unable to say anything regarding the issue. So, she immediately closed it, her frown showing her displeasure. Her husband had walked out on her as well, looking as if he'd seen a ghost. Bill and Charlie would, no doubt, be reading the Daily Prophet right about now. They would be stunned into silence.

What were they going to do?

…..

Ron Weasley was fuming. His face was as red as his hair. He should not, no – he did not deserve this. He should not have to repay Harry Potter. In fact, Ron truly believed that taking money was compensating all those life-threatening adventures the Boy-Who-Lived seemed to be dragging them into. Harry should be paying them to be his friends! Otherwise, why else would anyone want to put themselves in danger every day of their lives?!

And now, Ron reread the Gringotts letter, he had to repay the little prat 250,000 galleons?! And it wasn't even including the fifty percent interest they owed!

Oh, if he ever saw him, Ron would definitely show Harry why Harry should be grateful for even knowing him and his family.

…..

Ginny did not know why she had to repay her future husband. That's right – Harry Potter was her future husband. Even Dumbledore and her mother had rooted for the two of them to get together, yet the boy was oblivious to her advances and methods to get a rise of jealousy out of him. It was as if the boy was asexual!

Flipping her red hair over her shoulders, Ginny huffed. Well, there was no way she would pay her husband for something her husband should be giving to her. After all, 200,000 galleons was just a little something that was regarded as a measly day-to-day expense that Ginny believed would increase when she married Harry.

So, no. Even though the contents within Gringotts' letter stated that her magic would immediately be taken from her, Ginny believed it was just a scare tactic the goblins used to make sure she would return her allowance. Goblins were filthy magical creatures; their magic was not as strong as a wizard. And she was certain Harry would rethink his decision and should any harm ever come to her, he would rescue her again. Just like she had done in the Chamber of Secrets incident.

…..

Hermione Granger's tears flowed from her eyes – either in anger from the action Harry had taken against her, or in embarrassment at having been found stealing from the Savior of the Wizarding World – now broadcasted throughout the entire Wizarding World. Her name was now besmirched, and even with her perfect academic standing, she was now considered a criminal.

Hermione sniffled once more. She didn't have that kind of money to repay him! Her parents did not have that much either! How was she going to continue her education?! It was already hard enough to pay for her Hogwarts school supplies during first year – not to mention the Hogwarts tuition. She had had to use her own savings and her parents had even thrown in her muggle college savings and a large portion of their own savings in order for her to enter Hogwarts for her first year!

So when Dumbledore had asked to talk to her after a week into the school. He had praised her for her academic success and her intelligence – calling her the brightest witch in a century! He had even given her a scholarship to secure her seat in Hogwarts! She was so grateful that someone was so accepting of her kind – being a muggleborn witch and all.

The brunette witch had read all about the History of Magic and the Wizarding World. It was heavily lorded over by the pureblood families – families whom had been witches and wizards for many generations. Against them, she would not be able to speak her ideas and opinions. She would not have been able to change the world for the better!

Hermione had never once thought that the scholarship he'd given her was created with the use of Harry's money. In fact, she had never even thought of authoritative figures as anything else but being knowledgeable and correct. In fact, when Dumbledore had continued giving her money, she had thought nothing of it – not of where it had come from, not of why it was given to her. She had only thought of saving it for a rainy day – to use it in case something had came up. And so she was able to have a connection to the Wizarding World.

But now, looking at the amount that she'd owed Harry and the picture of his bank statement, she mentally calculated the cost of her Hogwarts' tuition with the money they had each owed Harry. And she understood. Dumbledore had taken money from him in order to keep her at Hogwarts. Dumbledore had given her more than she needed for school and daily expenses. Although she was grateful of his assistance, Hermione realized that in this large, yet seemingly insignificant action, she had already begun trusting him – no questions asked.

And it was with a heavy heart that Hermione realized that she had be isolating Harry with those abusive muggle relatives – relatives who no doubt had been paid to abuse him and make the boy malleable and susceptible to Dumbledore's ideas.

I'll pay Harry back! Hermione wiped her eyes clean, determination glowing in them. No matter what it takes. No position, no amount of money would make me go against my first friend. She quickly walked out of the room to write a letter to her parents, and one Harry Potter.

…..

That blasted boy!

Dumbledore knew his reputation was going to go to ruins with this written all over the paper. The evidence was screaming in his face! Evidence of his deed. He was not going to fix this. All the conditions stated before him did not allow for any danger to befall the boy.

Damn it all!

The Headmaster stroked his beard. He needed a plan and fast if he wanted to prevent the public from going against him. It was hard enough to convince Cornelius that he did not want the position of Minister of Magic. Yet, the amount he had withdrawn from Harry Potter would no doubt seem suspicious to Cornelius.

The Minister did not know of the Order of Phoenix – it was a small organization kept quiet to everyone but the members and those of select few. So Cornelius would no doubt think that the money he attained would be used to bid his time before he decided to take a stance against Cornelius and overthrown him.

What was he going to do?

…..

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