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Chapter 7 – Flight of the Dementors
The following days saw a flurry of activity. Harry and the red camp moved into the castle and were beginning to make their lives as simple as possible with what they had. He sat down in the Great Hall with his team as Albus and Tom sat on either side of him and watched as the important members of their groups entered and took position to await the outcome of the first move.
"Diagon Alley is firmly in the control of Lord Ravenclaw," said Harry speaking to the entire population. "Those with magic and those without will be going there to live. We have a list of those that wish to go with Lord Dumbledore. For that to happen, we need all of you to step forward to receive your portkey. There is someone on the other side that will assist you when you arrive."
They waited as those that were going to stay with Dumbledore walked forward to get their portkey. As the crowd thinned, Harry waited patiently as he watched the witches and wizards of the blue team and others fidget nervously. It was one thing for muggles to go, but some of the wizarding community wanted to stay with certain members.
"Here is what we will begin with," said Harry speaking calmly and collectively. "Vernon Dursley and Molly Weasley will step forward. We have come to a consensus of what we are going to do with the two of you. Ronald and Ginny Weasley will also step forward with Petunia and Dudley Dursley. We have also decided what we are going to do with you as well."
"Who are you to tell me what to do?" asked Molly angrily while Vernon nodded his head in agreement. "I don't take orders from you, you impertinent brat. You better well respect me or I will take to you with a spoon and beat some sense into you. I don't take order from you as I am your better."
No less than twenty stinging hexes hit both Molly and Vernon each. Both were lying on the ground breathing heavily while they rolled in pain from the powerful hexes. Three furious leaders as well as members of Harry's personal team were sending death glares at the two. Add in that many of the house elves were glaring at the duo, and you had two people who realized they screwed up.
"The next time either of you decide to disrespect Lord Potter, it will be the last thing that either of you ever do," snapped Tom with severe impatience. "He has more rights and privileges than anyone in this castle at the moment. He has the full support of both Lord Ravenclaw and me. Should you open your mouth again, I will not be so merciful next time. Both of you are to step forward NOW! It ISN'T a request. It is a command given to you by your superiors. Both of you seem to forget who saved you miserable lives. We however, have not."
Both Vernon and Molly lowered their eyes respectfully at those words and stepped forward. Harry handed both of them a portkey. Ron and Ginny walked forward quietly not wanting to meet the same fate as their mother or Harry's uncle. Petunia and Dudley followed their example.
"The two of you will be going with Albus," he informed them. "We are not asking you. We are telling you. Arthur, please take your wife and remind her that she had better start towing the line or she will find herself in a very dire position. I don't take kindly to anyone threatening me, nor do I like receiving reports that people are being greedy and want more than their station allows. For now Ronald will join you and your wife until Lord Slytherin has his home. From there, Ronald will join him."
"As you wish Lord Gryffindor," stated Arthur bowing to Harry. "I shall be taking Ronald with me and we will be gone from here so that neither of them can cause you any more trouble. You have my word as the head of the Weasley family on that. The fate of my daughter rests in your generous hands. I know that no matter what you do to her that she will live and prosper."
With that, Arthur, Ronald, and Molly disappeared from the hall. Harry turned his eyes to the last three standing in front of him. Everyone waited with baited breath as he made his proclamation.
"Petunia, you shall now work here in the castle under the watchful eye of Madam Pomfrey," stated Harry coldly. "You will do what she tells you at all times with no fuss. I'm keeping you and Dudley here in my camp due to the simple fact that you ARE blood related to me. Make no mistakes however. You are still a worker and I am still your superior. Dudley, you will report to Minerva for your new duties. If you mess up once and I will have you hauling stone like your father before you did."
Petunia and Dudley both nodded their heads in agreement and left to report to their new supervisors. Harry sat back with a sigh. He hated being hard on people, but sometimes you have to be harsh to get the right results. He locked his eyes on Ginny. She saw no warmth in his eyes at all and gulped.
"You will report to the Green camp immediately," he said pointing at her. "From there, you will report to Lord Riddle and Lady Maxime. Once we take Beauxbatons back, we will send you there. You are to remain outside the castle walls and in the colony. You will stay away from all potions labs permanently while you are living here. Should you be caught, you will be placed outside the walls of the safety perimeter. We don't have time for selfish little girls with delusions of grandeur. I will not now, nor will I ever, be your husband. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes Lord Potter," said Ginny lowering her eyes to the floor. "I value my life to much to disobey."
"We have listened to your pleas and desires," stated Harry looking back over and speaking with the crowd. "Lord Dumbledore will be leaving today to take his team to Diagon Alley for permanent residence. Those of you that wish to join him may step forward and get your portkey to your new home."
Rufus, Susan, Sybil, Augustas, Alastair, Xeno, Pansy, Vincent, Remus, Dean, Cornelius, and Tiberius walked over. Harry knew that some of these people would go with Dumbledore as they felt he was the best one to keep them safe. He didn't begrudge anyone that wished to leave if they so choose to do so.
"Our next goal is to liberate Azkaban from the dementors," said Albus standing there. "From there, we will work on taking back Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, Nurmengard, and many other historical magical schools and places. We want to make sure that we can grow and expand to more than just in the British Isles."
"We will be in constant contact with one another so that we can coordinate attacks to liberate places where we can defend and counter the creatures of the night," said Tom speaking next. "Those of you who are going to stay in my encampment are to report to my meeting hall. From there, we can discuss who will be assisting us in liberating Azkaban."
"We have decided that Lord Riddle will make Durmstrang his home once it's liberated," said Harry. "Azkaban will be used to house prisoners of both humans and dark creatures. We will win this war. Failure is not an option. The liberation of Diagon Alley is the first step we are taking to ensure that we win this war. Now if anyone needs me, I will be in my new quarters which are located in the old Headmaster's office."
With that, the group all went about their tasks. Harry knew that between Draco and Lucius that many of their stuff would be brought into the castle for set up on a permanent basis. That Ollivander would be returning to Diagon Alley was a given. However, they all knew that wands could be bought once he was set back up. Harry knew that many of his supporters were going just because they needed contacts back and forth.
Dingo and Dobby were working hard on getting Harry's rooms set up for him. Many of his things were already there and were being put away. Griphook was sitting in a chair in front of the desk waiting on him.
"I was waiting here to tell you that we have the perimeter set up around the forest finally," stated the goblin. "We are now safer here than many other places. Also, my Chief has given me and my clan permission to stay here at Hogwarts and assist you and your group. We have a long way to go before we can liberate the world. Therefore, it is in our best interests to have different goblin troops with the different factions. We know that the vaults we set up here are going to be the safest of the lot for now. Therefore, there is no reason to move the vaults back to Gringotts. We will just set up a new bank here for those that are staying."
"I trust you with my life Griphook," said Harry sitting behind his desk. "I know that you will do an outstanding job of heading the branch of the bank here. You know what you are doing to the best of knowledge of any goblin. Therefore, I will say that I'm delighted that you are staying here to assist me. You and your clan are most welcome to deal with my treasures."
The goblin laughed as he stood and made his way to the door. Harry and Griphook had a firm understanding of things. The friendship between the two was almost brother like. Harry smiled as he looked at some of the reports that were on his desk. He filled in the replies and sent them off with messenger birds. Hedwig sat on her perch watching him with the intellect she always possessed.
The course of the next few days was a bit tiring for Harry. Dumbledore left with his group and Fawkes was busy delivering letters back and forth for Harry and Tom. It wasn't long before the three leaders were sitting in Harry's office hashing out a plan.
"What if we use the elements to assist us?" asked Harry as Hermione took notes for the meeting. "Between the earth power that Tom has, the water power that Albus has, and my ability with all of them, there has to be a way to keep the dementors busy. Can you even kill a dementor?"
"It is possible to kill them," remarked Albus. "They do have a body of sorts, so it is very much possible to kill them. It will be difficult, but it can be done. If we can get you trained to use your skills with the weather and so forth, we might be able to use that to your advantage. Magical weapons can also be used against them in a pinch. I have no doubt that the Sword of Gryffindor can cut open a dementor."
"I'm getting better at it actually," remarked Harry with a grin. "I was able to wipe out a hoard of werewolves yesterday. From what Draco and Hermione said, the light show was very amazing."
"Would you care to tell me how you did it?" asked Albus curiously. "It has only been a month since you gained your magical inheritance. How is it that, you have mastered your abilities so well and so fast?"
"Credit for that goes to Severus," said Harry with a grin and pointing at the named man. "He has been working with me in my mind once a day for an hour to organize my thoughts and set things right. I have been able to work through many of my demons. While we are in there, I have used the lessons that he, you, and Tom have given me to help get the magic to respond to my desire instead of my emotions. The exercises are helping me greatly. I'm able to think clearer than before. So I can use my gifts a little at a time. Unfortunately, they are still tied to my emotions somewhat. So my control, while better, still needs some work."
"Basically he panicked when he saw all the wolves heading to attack the walls," said Severus with a grin. "The next thing we knew, the clouds formed and lightning started raining down on the wolves scattering them."
"The smell of scorched flesh wasn't all that pleasant," said Hermione. "He was also able to use the plants from his earth element to take down some of the other wolves. If we can figure out how to do that when we are taking on one of the vampire queens, we might be able to use that to an advantage. We know that vampires hate the light. We might be able to use that to kill a nest when we find them."
"One of the wolves we questioned stated that there are far fewer wolves than there was just a week ago," said Severus speaking again. "We know that the vampires are feeding off of everything that they can to survive. They are turning on their allies as the human encampments that are still out there are being defended to easily."
"Thanks to Luna, we have been able to find more pockets of survivors and have been sneaking over to where they are to either move them or spell their areas with wards," said Harry. "Lucius and Draco are valuable in that aspect as both get teams together to attack the small nests that are near the settlements. From there, they get a small team of wizards and goblins together to save them in one fashion or another."
"I think that within the next year that we can clear out the British Isles," said Draco thoughtfully. "We have the manpower to do it. The more encampments we find, the more people we recruit to our cause. For once, magical and non-magical people are working together. We even have the centaurs running around with silver tipped arrows shooting down werewolves when they are seen. Hagrid and Harry have the thestrals, hippogriffs, unicorns, and many other magical creatures taking on packs of wolves and vampires and eliminating them. Even the acromantulas are feasting nicely on the bodies of wolves and other dark creatures. We are slowly but steadily pushing back the forces of the night."
Harry grinned at the enthusiasm of the blond. The reports that came is that rarely they lost anyone to the assaults on the dark creatures. It helped that they had a small mix of all kinds of creatures to help you fight the darkness. Packs of different species of humans, animals, and others banned together and went to the aid of those that needed help.
"This brings us back to how we are going to take back Azkaban from the dementors," stated Albus. "If we work with you some more on your gift Harry, we can actually use that to our advantage at some point. What we need to know is, when, can you safely use the abilities without fear or shock."
"That depends on how patient Tom and Severus can remain," answered Harry with a thoughtful look on his face. "I am working as hard as I can to ensure that I learn everything that I need to know to be able to tap into those gifts. If you give me another month, I should be able to harness the power better."
"He is making significant headway in his training with the elements," said Tom. "I am patiently working with him as is Severus. We will have him ready to go before long. I agree that a month ought to do it before we make our move on the prison. The sooner we get the dementors under our control again, the safer we will be."
"As your magic is of a certain nature, can you control them?" asked Harry. "You are the best candidate we have for keeping them under control. I have the power, but you have the skill. There must be some way that we can combine the two and make sure that they don't ever defect again."
"What if we use a spell to put them IN the walls?" asked Hermione. "This way, they can still do their jobs, but they will be trapped in the walls of the citadel. We can always set them free as we need them for other jobs. The point being that we have total control over them and nothing else."
"Are you all willing to use the dark magic to do that sort of spell" asked a shocked Tom that she would even know about such a spell. "In the past, that would have seen you as prisoners of Azkaban for its use."
"We don't have a whole lot of choices now do we?" asked Harry. "The laws have been wiped off the books and we have started from scratch. It doesn't matter if the magic is light or dark so long as we are not hurting each other. On the night of the vampire, everyone got a clean slate. All old laws were wiped and we wrote new ones."
"I agree with Harry," said Albus to the astonishment of the others. "The time for light or dark magic is in the past. Our very safety relies on us using the magic as a whole to save our race from the dark creatures. If this spell will help us with the dementors, then I say we use it and make sure we get one of the players out of the game so to speak."
"I can work with Lord Riddle if he wants me to," offered Hermione. "I can help him with getting the set up required and keep notes and so forth so that we can eliminate the threat. I can also research the needed spells and so forth that are used to bind the creatures within specially made pockets within the walls of the prison."
"That is agreeable to me," remarked Tom. "She has a solid mind and can find just about anything we need. We will work with Harry some more while she gathers the information with her team. I recommend that we make her team leader for this project so that we can get the correct information needed and she can get the needed manpower to get this done."
"I'll work with her," offered Minerva. "We can get a few of the different people from the different factions involved. Dan and Emma can assist us as they are feeling left out of the running. We can have it all ready for you by the time you are done training Harry to use his gifts."
"I'm in agreement with all of this," said Harry. "Good luck in your research and make sure that you take all the help that you need. I suggest that you start with some of the books from the older pureblood families and work your way back to the present. The Black family library and Potter family library are both light and dark. I suggest that you start there. Tom can translate the books written in parseltongue with me in between training exercises."
"I will start looking into the books written by Rowena and with your permission Helga," offered Albus. "My team in Diagon Alley is doing well. I can have a report in a matter of weeks."
"Let Draco and Severus go through the books from Helga," said Harry. "That way, we have more teams working in different factions. Filius and Bellatrix can start with the Gryffindor books and work their way out from there. During all of that, I can lead my army and make some headway in the middle of all of the training to help out some of the establishments that Luna finds. With so many looking, it won't be long before we have what we need."
Everyone agreed with that before they all made their way to their homes or work around the castle. Severus headed to the dungeons to work on potions while Harry went outside to deal with the citizens that needed him. Though many of the red encampments had moved into the castle, other families stayed together in the outer buildings. With Harry's help, they had farms being tended to. Vegetables and meat were being used to supplement the diets of everyone.
Luna would find herds of animals. Hagrid and a band of people would go in and bring them back to places where they could be tended to. Foraging parties outside the protective barriers of the safety zones were becoming more and more frequent as the forces of the darkness knew they were being pushed back.
During the times that followed the meeting, Tom and Harry would sit together and work on Harry building the foundations that would help him conquer the magic of the elements. When Tom didn't have time, Severus would work with him on his past. Even Albus would work with Harry from time to time to organize his material better. The progress was long and hard, but everyone agreed that there was something there for Harry to be proud of. He worked hard and didn't complain about the effort involved.
It wasn't long after that Harry had enough control over his powers to assist in the defense of the castle. He went back and forth from Diagon Alley working to clear the surrounding areas from both vampire and werewolf. Those werewolves that were willing to come back out of the darkness were sent to a special camp that was created just for them. They were seen to and given medical supplies that would keep them safe from the outside forces.
Harry personally went in and rescued a child that had been bitten by a werewolf of the dark. This earned him the gratitude of those that were willing to work for the light. He was slowly but steadily becoming an icon for all manner of people and creatures. His kind nature was nothing that was seen by others. He gave as good as he got. He never hesitated to sink his hands in the soil to help with the farms. He never shied away from a fight to defend humankind.
"We need to fight back," said Harry one day when a concerned Draco caught up to him. "We lost some of the red teams best players. We need to make sure that those that are going to stay in the Hogwarts area will be trained to know what they need to do without one of us breathing down their necks. Even Petunia and Dudley are settling down more and are cooperating rather than bashing me."
"They stopped doing that when Dobby and Dingo took to them with frying pans," returned Draco. "Getting back on point, you DO need to slow down just a little bit. We are concerned that you will wear yourself out before we challenge the dementors. We will need you at top form. If I have to, I will get Severus to douse you with a sleeping potion just to get you to stop. You have not slept in three days. You barely eat. You work yourself until you drop. Now I insist that you take the next few days off."
"ALRIGHT," returned Harry in frustration. "I would swear that you are my mate with the way that you are always nagging me. I will take two days off and rest. Will that make you happy?"
"You could do worse than me for a mate," snapped Draco. "Make it four days and I won't get others involved. Now get upstairs and climb into bed. Dingo will bring you some food in a few moments and I want you to eat it all. No more arguing."
"Fine," grumbled Harry while stalking up the stairs muttering under his breath. "I swear that I want a divorce."
"That's not going to happen, Potter," said Draco with a smile. "You are stuck with me for the rest of your life. If I were you, I would just get over it and move on. I don't do this to annoy you. I do this because we all love you."
"I know," sounded the reply from up the stairs. "Just go away and get Dingo to bring my dinner to the bathroom. I'll be soaking in a tub of water until I'm a prune. Will that make you happy?"
"Oh yes," laughed Draco as he left the office. When he got downstairs, he informed the rest of them of what occurred. "He is stubborn, but I threatened him with potions. He is currently going soak in a tub of water."
"What was that about a divorce?" asked a confused Minerva.
"Oh he stated I was like his mate and threatened to divorce me," laughed Draco. "I told him he was stuck with me forever."
"The two of you would make a great team," mused Narcissa in thought. "Both of you are powerful and both of you obviously care for the other. Maybe the two of you should give it a try. It isn't uncommon in our world to have same sex couples. In fact, it's quite common."
"I think that Draco and Harry would make a great couple," said Luna with a glazed look in her eyes. "I don't want to betray confidences, but I happen to know that only two people have his eye. One of them is Draco and the other is me. He loves me like a little sister more than as a potential mate. We just need to force him to SEE Draco. I see one of two outcomes and both have good endings."
"Thanks Luna girl," said Draco hugging her. "He will come to understand what the meaning of love is before long. When will he be ready to help us defeat Azkaban? I know for a fact that Hermione and the Dark Lord already have the spells recorded for usage."
"When are you all going to stop calling me that?" asked Tom walking up. "We are all on the same side now. There are more threatening things out there than me. In fact, there is no such thing anymore as light or dark. We all work together in harmony walking in the gray. It IS what's keeping us alive and safe after all. I'm curious as to when Harry will be ready as well. The sooner we take back the prison, the sooner we will have place to put criminals and those vampires and werewolves that are still attacking."
"Give Harry one week," answered Luna. "He will need that long to get his strength back. Between us, we can get him to take it easy and only do light work. Lucius and Draco are already handling most of his paperwork for him. The only time he has to deal with any of that is when he needs to sign off on it. He will be ready. We can also take out one of the nests of vampires. It isn't that far from here. Once we kill the queen, we can wipe out the rest of those pests. Thanks to the recovery camp for werewolves, we have more at our disposal than we might think."
"This is good information to know," said Draco. "I will have to see what Harry thinks, but I don't want to pressure him into anything. However, I will see to it that he is ready to take on Azkaban and the nest. Thanks for being so supportive. It means a lot to me and I know it means the world to him."
"It is what we do after all," said Minerva smiling. "Why don't you go upstairs and check on him and see if he needs anything. I know that Severus made some muscle relaxing potions that might help him."
"I'll send Dingo to him and get some," assured Draco. "Have Dobby bring dinner for two up to Harry's private rooms. I'm determined to get him to relax. If not, you will hear me yelling all the way in the dungeons."
"If I didn't know better," said Minerva when Draco disappeared from sight. "I would swear that those two are already married. They already act like a couple that has been together for years."
"Both couldn't do better for mate than the other," remarked Tom. "Both have solid minds, powerful magic, and the ability to lead the people. I have one small concern to address with you Minerva. Bellatrix has opted to stay with Harry when I leave the area. Will you all be able to handle her? She still has a tendency to be vicious at times."
"She does at that," remarked Minerva thoughtfully. "I have seen her working with Harry though. She doesn't act as insane around him as she does with most people. I think that if anyone can handle her, it would be Harry. For some reason, she has attached herself to him. I think she enjoys it when he sends her on missions where she can kill stuff."
"She is also thankful to Harry for saving them the night the vampires attacked," said Narcissa. "If you remember, she was at the Manor when the vampires hit. He didn't care that it was her. He saved her just like he did the rest of our family. That he and Draco are probably less aware of the fact that they make a striking couple than everyone else is probably another reason she is behaving with him. Draco is her nephew after all."
The group all moved away from the entrance of Harry's private rooms. They knew that if Draco needed anything, that he would send for someone. Harry may be stubborn, but he was logical and he knew when he was out numbered and out maneuvered.
The next day, Harry and Draco walked around with a smile on their faces. Everyone could see that the dynamics between the two had changed. Both had a flushed tint to their faces that many smiled at. Neither one seemed to care about much that day. They just walked around observing things and how they were being handled.
A week later, the chiefs were ready for their attack on Azkaban prison. They knew that time was of the essence. A breakthrough came from the twins as they invented a patronus potion and were making it to aid in the taking of the citadel.
"The idea is to weaken them as much as possible," said George. "Once they are trying to fight the effect of the potion, it will be easier to cast the spell and trap them in the walls. The person who can't produce a patronus just needs to throw a potion on them for it to have the same effect. Those that can cast the spell to trap them can do it with ease knowing that the dementor is stuck in place."
"We added a second potion to the bottle that enables the one who throws it to freeze the dementor in place," said Fred showing them the double chamber potion bottle. "Thus while the dementor is fighting the effect of the patronus part, the freezing part locks them in place."
"That is simply ingenious," said Albus examining the potion filled dual vial. "This will help us immensely. I can't thank you enough for this. This will help with much of what we need to do if we can combine other potions to do damage to certain types of dark creatures."
"I'm so glad you said that," said a grinning George holding up a new potion bottle. "We have already taken that into account. We have in this vial two different potions. The goblins helped us with the type of bottle, and Professor Snape helped us with the actual potions. This little baby will burst causing sunlight to flood an area."
"Meanwhile, the other half explodes like a muggle bomb destroying the nest," finished an equally grinning Fred. "We figured that we can do this with other things as well. Add some silver coating to a bottle that is small enough to act like a blade of a knife and watch as the ingredient in the blood of the wolves dissolved the glass causing them to internally combust. Draco helped us with that one."
"You guys are pure geniuses," said Harry laughing. "Thank goodness you are on our side. Had you been enemies, we would have had to kill you outright just to stop you from causing massive damage to us. These things will earn you big money for helping us stop the advancing darkness. You have my word on that."
"We are already getting paid for each potion we make," assured Fred. "This is just our way of saying that we appreciate the effort it took you all to save us the night the dark bastards hit. We love you like family Harry. Despite what certain members of our family think, we owe you more than you realize. We love you like family and family works together."
"Alright you two," said Albus with a smile. "I think he gets the picture. How soon can you mass produce these little beauties?"
"We already have plenty of them done," said George. "Thanks to Harry supplying all the ingredients needed, we have enough dementor potions to take on Azkaban easily. I'm quite certain that if you give us a week, we can have enough potions to take on the nest Luna found and win easily. From there, if we get enough people to assist us, we can mass produce them."
"Once we take Azkaban, I will send some of my potion makers to assist you," promised Albus while Tom nodded his head in agreement. "We want as many of these things made as possible."
"We are already producing a good number of them thanks to the combined efforts of Draco and Severus," said Fred. "With people like Harry and Hermione helping on occasions, we may have a couple thousand of these thing within a month. The more people assisting us, the more we can make at an accelerated pace."
"Trust us when we say that we will be buying these things by the bulk," assured Tom. "At this rate, we can have much done within a year and much of our world taken back. The harder we push the vampires, the more desperate they are becoming. We can even send some assistance to other countries and other continents before long."
"It's all about marketing," said Harry with a grin. "If you put the Potter family crest on the packages, we can get foreign countries to assist us with money by buying these things. While we are taking over the schools and such, other countries could use the help. Just send a memory with each batch of their success and we will make money for our labor."
The group talked well into the evening. Albus and Tom were given rooms in the castle as the attack on the prison was the following day. They went over all aspects of the plan and worked out who would be best and where. They made sure that all teams were set up and those that were going to be casting the actual spells were paired up with someone that would be able to supply them with potions for fatigue and backlash.
The following day, the groups all got together. The teams all paired up. The leaders of the factions had their support supervisors all set. Each team consisted of one to cast the spell, a healer of some sort, and two battle warriors.
"We are going to start on the main floor and work our way around to each cells and compartment," said Harry. "Hermione, Draco, and Severus are with me. Bellatrix will be covering us from behind. Minerva will sit with Luna and help us in case of trouble. Make sure that Poppy ad Petunia sits with them in case Luna needs anything."
"Don't worry Harry," said Petunia softly. "I will ensure she needs nothing. I'm going to act as the runner for things. I won't let you down again. You saved us and have given us a place to live. I know she means something to you and will make sure she has what she needs."
"Thanks Aunt Petunia," said Harry sighing in relief. "That means a lot to me coming from you. I will make sure that if we get through all of this and you and Dudley continue to work as you are now that you start getting a decent salary."
"Thanks Harry," she said smiling before setting up her stuff on the table near Luna. "Poppy said she will be here in a moment. If you lot want to get started, I will sit with Luna. She will be fine. Winky is willing to stay with us as well."
Harry nodded his head as he and his fellow warriors headed out to battle the prison. It wasn't long before they arrived and could feel the presence of the dementors surrounding the place.
"Once we get in, we need to make sure that they can't get out," said Harry. "To aid us in that, we have the plans of Azkaban prison. We know how to keep them on the island. We need for some of the secondary witches and wizards to cast that spell. From there, they need to go home and recover. They will be drained and tired. Use the portkeys that the goblins made."
Albus nodded his head in understanding and worked with the group to get them ready to cast the spell. Tom meanwhile had those that couldn't cast a patronus spell to have a few vials of potion from the twins on them.
"I took the liberty of making something for us," said Draco looking a little nervous. "These masks are charmed to keep the dementors from trying to kiss us. Filius and I worked with some of the better charms prodigies and we got them made for everyone. I was hesitant, because the Death Eaters used masks, but these will save us from being kissed."
"Draco you are brilliant," said Harry taking a mask and immediately putting it on his face. "Vision is perfect. I can breathe easily. I can hear fine. These are great. I say we use them. What happened in the past really does need to stay there."
"I agree," said Albus taking a mask and putting it on his face. "I also agree with the excellent work on these. There is no obscuring of the senses and it does help with the guarding of our mouths without preventing us from breathing."
With that being said, masks were passed around and put on. The teams all smiled at the ingeniousness of the idea. Draco smiled in relief when Harry took him by the arm and lead him to the doors of the prison. It wasn't long before the chanting started and a shield appeared over the citadel.
"Now we know why Luna said that we needed so many to come on this mission," said Severus. "That is an awful lot of power being used to cast that spell. Thankfully, they are all going home as the spell lasts for two weeks and we will be done in plenty of time."
Once they made sure that the casters were alright and sent to their homes, Harry led the charge into the prison. They all separated into their special groups and each started to attack the dementors with a fury. No one was happier to repay them for years of feeding than Bellatrix. She tore into the dementors in their section with an insane fury. As she was doing this, Harry was busy casting the spell to ensnare the foes into the walls of the citadel. It wasn't long before the shrieks could be heard from the dementors, as one by one, they were caught in the spell and literally sucked into the wall.
"I need to rest," said Harry. "The spell is more tiring that I thought. My magic is just as strong as it always is, but my body is tired. I need to rest."
He sat down and Severus and Draco fussed over him as he took the potions that were given to him. Hermione and Bellatrix were making sure that no one snuck up on them as they paused to give their leader a chance to catch his breath.
"I don't think that dementors are the only ones in this place," said Bellatrix as she fired a light spell down the hall. "I think we have a few stray vampires here as well. I have some of the light potions on me. We can try to capture some of them and send them into the holding cells for testing later."
"Just be careful and don't rush off into anything that will get you killed," stated Harry with a wave of his hand. "Hermione, go with her and cover her back. Strong she may be, but I'm not willing to risk anyone. Make sure that you are careful and don't go to far. I value both of you too much to lose you."
"As you wish my Lord," said Bella smiling at Harry. "We shall return in five minutes time. We are just going to explore some of these cells that still have doors closed. We will actually stay in your sight for the most part."
By that time, patroni were coming from the other levels stating that they had either captured the dementors or some vampires that were hiding in the cells. Severus and Draco were busy responding that they hit the largest patch of dementors on this floor. When the others heard that there were more dementors on Harry's level, cracks of apparition sounded as more warriors rushed to the scene. They rushed to assist Bella and Hermione in checking for more hidden foes. True to Bella's words, there were vampires nesting in some of the cells. They wizards and witches quickly saw to it that they would never leave by warding the doors to the cells. Quick and painless, the vampires were now prisoners of the building that they were trying to take over.
"We need to move out," said Harry slowly getting to his feet. "There are other spots that need assistance. I'm better now thanks to Draco and Severus. I can finish helping here."
"Harry, I think you should head home," said Hermione hesitantly. "I was able to do an approximate count when you started. There were over one hundred dementors on this level. From reports, there were only six hundred dementors total in this building. There are twenty stories here. I'm sure that Tom and Professor Dumbledore can handle the rest in your absence."
"I'm ok," said Harry stubbornly. "I can help finish the job. My magic will be needed if we are to ward the place in the future. Severus or Draco can take me home after and put me to bed like a good little boy. For now, I am going to finish what I started. So please don't nag me."
"I'll make sure that he doesn't overdo it," said Draco as Harry walked away. "Thanks for your concern Hermione. It is nice of you to care. He doesn't mean to be snappish, but sometimes he just has to do what he sets out to be totally happy."
"I didn't take offense," Said Hermione. "I know that if I fought him on it, I would have had backup. I worry about him just like everyone else. He is the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm glad that I was able to become his friend."
"I know I treated you badly in school, but I'm glad that you are my friend as well," said Draco holding out his hand to her. "I'm sorry that I was such a prick when we were younger."
"I'm glad we are friends as well," said Hermione wrapping an arm around his waist. "I will warn you that if you ever hurt Harry, you will have many people after your head. I will be at the top of that list."
"You have my word that I will be on that list as well," said Severus pointing a finger at his godson. "Harry is a wonderful person and he deserves to be happy. On the same token, we want you to be happy as well. Everyone deserves to be happy in life. Now we better hurry. Bella is sending us look. Harry must be working the spell to hold Azkaban."
With that, the trio joined the rest of the fighting party. There was still work to be done and they all wanted to make sure that Harry didn't kill his self in the process of placing the prison under their control.
AUTHOR'S NOTE – This is as good a place as any to stop. Thanks for your patience with my updates. I am thankful for each and every reader.
