Office of the Minister of Magic
Minister Amelia Bones was sitting at her desk going over the information she had been given about the corruption in the Ministry. Many of the Department Heads and Directors were ineffective and some of them had been taking bribes and kickbacks for years. It was a huge job to clean the Ministry out and she did not know who to trust.
"Minister, Ted Tonks to see you." Her Secretary said from the door.
"Thank god, send him in." The Minister said. Ted and she were friends at Hogwarts and they remained close over the years. They even dated briefly before Ted met Andromeda and fell in love with her. Over the last ten years, they had stayed in contact, but did not see each other as much as they did. Amelia knew that Ted had been working on some big project, he talked about it every year when they met for Christmas, but she never knew what it was until now.
Theodore 'Ted' Tonks was a large man, about forty years old with sandy brown hair and hazel eyes. At over six feet tall, he was intimidating to many people. However, once he opened his mouth and began to speak, he could make anyone relax.
"Minister Bones, it is good to see you once again." Ted said as he entered.
"Ted, if you call me Minister one more time in private, I will be forced to do something drastic. It has been and always will be Amelia." Bones said as he hugged her old friend.
"How about Leia then?" Ted asked.
"You and Andy are the only two who can call me that."
"Good. Well, shall we get to business then?"
"I think we should." Amelia said. She sat down behind her desk and got to business. "Ted, I know you have been busy for the last decade, but I need your help. I would like you to become the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement for the Ministry of Magic."
"I thought Arthur Weasley was going to get the job?" Ted asked.
"No. Arthur is going to serve as the Deputy Minister and by our laws he cannot serve as Deputy Minister and the Director of the DMLE. Besides, Arthur may have made a great Auror, but he is a much better diplomat and is going to be working with the Muggle Prime Minister and the ICW."
"Who is my upper leadership in the staff?" Ted asked.
"You have total control of the DMLE with the exception of Kingsley Shacklebolt, who I want to be the lead Auror, and Rufus Scrimgeour, who I placed in charge of security of keys wizarding locations like Diagon Alley, Saint Mungo's, and Hogsmeade. They still report to you, but they are two of the only people I trust in there that know you."
"So you are made to be the bad guy by having two tuff guys in key positions and I have no say over their appointments. When in private, you know that they are the two choices I would make anyway. Very sneaky Leia; I think Andy and you have spent too much time together." Ted said.
"Probably" Amelia said.
"What about Hogwarts?"
"The Lord of Hogwarts has stated that Hogwarts is safe and will not fall under the control of any Ministry of Magic ever again." Amelia said, somewhat perturbed.
"That's Harry for you. He's been like that for the last few years." Ted said.
"How do you know?" Amelia asked.
"I've been working with Nicholas Flamel and Sirius Black for the past decade. I am also the person who made sure you got the files that you are trying to hide from me." Ted said.
"Ted, what in the hell have you been doing? Espionage?"
"No. Just collecting facts. Nicholas has friends all over the place. Most of the information in your hand came from the Unspeakables in the Department of Mysteries." Ted said, smiling. He knew Nicholas was insane in hiring him all those years ago, but he had to admit, this was a lot of fun.
"Why is it that Nicholas Flamel knows more about the Ministry than I do, and I am the Minister of Magic?" Amelia demanded.
"Allow me." Ted said. He removed a small pensieve and placed it on the desk between Amelia and Ted. Ted activated the pensieve and the image of Nicholas Flamel appeared.
"Madam Minister, greetings. We have never been properly introduced. I am Nicholas Flamel, Lord of the Ancient House of Flamel, Alchemist, and Adopted Grandfather of Harry Potter. Those are just a few of the titles I have. You may also know me as Master Unspeakable Thor. Yes, I am still a Master Unspeakable and I was at one time the Director of the Department of Mysteries." The image said.
"Oh my god" Amelia muttered.
"Do not take the Lord's name in vain young lady." Amelia was shocked when she heard this. "This is not a regular pensieve. It is designed to link with a person to allow instant communication. I am literally speaking to you in my mind. Right now I am in my quarters at Hogwarts where no one can see me."
"How do you know so much about the Ministry?"
"That is not easy to explain. So let me begin at the beginning. The purpose of the Department of Mysteries was to study the mysteries of magic. And there are many mysteries. Now, the Department of Mysteries is not a part of the Ministry of Magic, but rather a part of the ICW. We are based in England because of Stonehenge and the Death Veil. We allow you think we are a part of the Ministry to give people peace of mind.
"Now, approximately two hundred years ago, the Minister of Magic asked the Department of Mysteries to begin to collect information for him regarding those who were in the Ministry and involved in the Ministry. Because we are part of the ICW, the Director at the time, one Nicholas Flamel, decided to investigate all of the Ministries and Magical Governments of the world. We continued to give unbiased information to these governments to help root out corruption and problems for many years. We have never been able to give this Ministry the information because of the corruption within. The magic we used to create the spells that collected the information could only give the information to the leader of the Ministry who was strong, loyal, unbiased, and incorruptible."
"In other words, me."
"Yep" Ted said. "You are the leader we have been waiting for." Ted turned to the pensieve, "Nicholas, do you mind if I finish this up, I know you have other matters to deal with."
"Not at all Ted." Nicholas said as the pensieve shutdown.
"Where was I?" Ted asked Amelia, "As yes, Amelia, you have the files for over two hundred years of corruption. I have spent the last year organizing it for you. It should make sense to you. Lord Flamel has said that if you wish, he will return to the Department of Mysteries, but Director Croaker was his handpicked successor."
"Thank you Ted; I see I'll have some work to do for the next few months." Amelia said "Will you take the job?"
"Of course I will. I can start tomorrow if you want." Ted said.
"Please do, I have a meeting with all of the Directors and Department Heads tomorrow at 8am. Can you make it?"
"Of course, and I'll be ready to make some noise." Ted said. The conversed for a few more minutes before Ted excused himself and headed home, leaving the pensieve behind.
Once Ted was gone, the pensieve came to life once again.
"Madam Minister, there is still something I need to talk to you about."
"Of course Lord Flamel" Amelia said.
"Please call me Nicholas, or Nic. Lord Flamel is a mouthful."
"If you call me Amelia then."
"Very well Amelia, you know that you are the commander on one of the fronts of this war, do you not?"
"I am beginning to feel that way."
"Good. You will have many allies and many pawns, knights, bishops, rooks, and other chess pieces, but you are the king. If we lose you, then we all fail."
"Who is my queen?"
"Albus Dumbledore has a group called the Order of the Phoenix. They are your queen. Now, this pensieve is a gift for you, whenever you need me, just tap the pensieve with your wand. You'll have one to communicate with Albus within a few days."
"Thank you Nic. Is there anything else you think I need to do?" Amelia asked.
"Finish you reports, get some rest, and prepare for the future. Good night Minister." Nicholas said before his pensieve turned off.
Amelia worked late into the night before her niece Susan dragged her thru the floo to dinner and then bed.
Later that Evening
Hogwarts
"So in a nutshell the DA was started to learn DADA because Delores Umbridge was a royal bitch." Harry said. He was talking to Ron over a late night game of chess in the sitting room of Harry's suite. Hermione and Ginny decided they needed girl time so they had taken over the bedroom suite.
"Not only that, Hermione and I were able to talk to Cedric this summer before he left for America. He told us that we needed to train the others and not to trust the Ministry. This was the best we could come up with. The problem was that there was no person for us rally around and unite the school. We did it somewhat with Cedric last year, but Fudge discredited him so badly his father lost his job at the Ministry." Ron explained as he took another pawn.
"I know Amos is a good man. Somewhat pompous, but Cedric and his mum keep him in line." Harry said, swiping one of Ron's Bishops. "So how good are you at DADA?"
"I beat Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and my brother Bill in a duel earlier this summer. Moody took it easy on me for about minute until he realized I was good. According to him, I could have given your dad and Sirius a run for their money."
"Really?" Harry said, intrigued at this. Before he could respond, his cell phone began to ring.
"Excuse me Ron." Harry said as he opened his phone and began to speak. "Yes…How many…what is their target…how long do you think they will be…too long…I'll talk to her…give me five minutes." Harry said before shutting his phone.
"Sorry Ron, duty calls. Tell Albus that Death Eaters are attacking Parliament and to get some help over there." Harry said before knocking on the door to the bedroom.
"Ginny, break time is over, time to get to work. We have a group of Death Eaters attacking Parliament."
"Let's go. Hermione we'll talk later." Ginny said as she ran to get changed into some different clothes.
"What are you doing Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Ginny and I can help in the fight. I need you and Ron to get the DA together. I want to talk to them, tonight if possible." Harry said as he quickly laced up his boots. "Dobby can have the Hogwarts House Elves open more rooms."
"Ok Harry, anything else?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, don't worry about me and Ginny, or Sirius. We're really good in a fight." Harry said as he kissed his god sister's forehead "Ready Gin?" Harry asked, seeing she was in the room.
"Yeah. Hermione, tell Ron I'll see him soon." Ginny said. With a nod to Harry, Ginny disappeared in a burst of flames, Harry followed a second later.
The two appeared in one of the dungeons of Black Castle, which was where Harry had been living while in England.
Harry and Ginny cast spells on the two sets of armor in front of them. These removed the protective charms and security spells that kept the armor safe. Once gone, Harry and Ginny activated the spell that would bring the armor to life. Once they were wearing them, they spoke.
"Pixie is ready to fight." Ginny said.
"Archangel is ready for vengeance." Harry responded.
"Where are we going Archangel?"
"Parliament Building; Aurors and the Royal Magical Guard should be there. Remember, no one knows who we are, so friendlies may attack us too."
"Ok. Stun and disarm, or what?" Ginny asked.
"Stun and remove. Set your portkey darts to take them to the dungeons here. Sirius and Grandpa can take care of them." Harry said.
"Alright. Let's go." Ginny said.
A moment later they were gone.
They arrived high over Westminster Palace and fell through the sky. As they dropped they saw Death Eaters trying to penetrate the outer defenses of the palace. The weak outer wards had already fallen but the physical doors still held. The Metropolitan Police Force and the Diplomatic Protection Group were shooting from upper story windows, trying to stop the wizards who were so far ignoring them.
"Archangel, Pixie, this is Grim. Where in the name of Merlin are you?" A voice said over their communication devices.
"Sirius, we're in a free fall about three hundred feet over Westminster Palace. There is a group of approximately thirty six Death Eaters trying to break down the doors down of the Lord's Entrance."
"Remus, Dora, and I are on our way. Albus and the Order of the Phoenix are assembling too. Nicholas said that the Ministry already has some of their people outside and more are coming. The goblins and their people are inside evacuating everyone thru the tunnels." Sirius said.
"So it's just us for now." Ginny said.
"Be careful you two. I'll see you when I see you." Sirius said.
"We will. Archangel Out." Harry said as he cancelled the spells that had slowed his descent and dropped into the middle of the Death Eaters with his swords drawn.
"Drop your wands and surrender in the name of the Queen of England or face the consequences!" Harry said, using a spell to distort his voice.
"KILL THE FREAK!" One of the Death Eaters said.
That was all Harry needed. Being called a freak was one of the things that set Harry off. It was left over abuse from the Dursleys. Harry quickly began to swing his two swords, slicing people in half. Pixie in the meanwhile landed on top of one of the many monuments and started shooting her crossbow and spells.
"Archangel, Pixie, we have raised portkey and apparition wards. They aren't going anywhere." Remus said over the comm channel.
"Pixie, how is that door holding up?" Harry asked.
"Three Death Eaters are still trying to get in."
"Understood, cover me for a moment." Harry said before he touched his gauntlet. "Goblin Commander, this is Archangel, do you copy me?"
"I am here Archangel. What is the condition outside?" The goblin said.
"Pixie and I are taking care of everything, but we have three fools trying to get inside still, can you handle that?"
There was silence before the doors suddenly opened and spells hit the three Death Eaters, causing them to melt as they screamed in agony. The sounds of their screaming caused all of the other Death Eaters to stop fighting and surrender.
"Pixie, take one and scan them. I want to know what their mission was." Harry said as he did the same thing to another Death Eater.
They quickly learned that this was a diversion from the Death Eaters Primary Targets: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and #10 Downing Street.
Harry and Ginny turned when they heard the arrival of Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix. "Albus, we have a problem. Tom is after the queen and Minister Blair." Harry said very quickly, leaving no room for arguments or questions.
"Arthur, where is the queen?" Albus asked quickly.
"Windsor Castle" Arthur said.
"We'll handle the securing of the Queen. We also need to secure Downing Street and Buckingham Palace." Archangel said before he and Pixie grabbed Sirius, Remus, and Dora and disappeared in balls of flames.
They appeared in the Queen's private office in Windsor Castle. "Your Majesty!" Harry said quickly as he and the others kneeled, Harry and Ginny removed their helmets. "I am Lord Gryffindor, Harry James of Potter, we are here to protect you from a possible attack by magical terrorists called Death Eaters."
"Rise Lord Gryffindor." The Queen said. "Tony told me that there was unrest, but I thought the magical world left our world alone."
"Normally yes. Your Majesty, time is short, if we may…" Harry said.
"Of course, do as you must." The Queen said as she returned to his desk.
Harry turned to the others, "Ginny, get in the air and do recon. Dora, how fast can you and Remus raise some wards around the Castle?"
"Leave that to me Lord Gryffindor." Said a voice from a shadow, a second later Griphook appeared from the shadow. "We built the wards around Windsor Castle long ago. I can reinforce them quickly." Griphook turned to the Queen. "Your Grace, Chairman Mackrack wishes me to pass onto you salutations and hellos and that he hopes to join you for tea tomorrow as planned."
"Of course Master Griphook, now please go do what you can." The Queen said. Griphook bowed and left the room.
"Ok then. Sirius, life signs in the castle?" Harry asked.
"Forty seven including us; there are three magical signatures on the edge of the property, according to the satellite images, they're Death Eaters."
Harry thought for a moment before creating a fire in the palm of his hand. "Hermione Black, Hogwarts!"
A second later Hermione's face appeared in the fire. "Harry, what's wrong?"
"No time. Listen, I am going to send you a VIP, I need you to make her very comfortable for awhile. And tell Ron he is protect her with his life."
"Who is it?"
"Queen Elizabeth and her Personal Staff" Harry said. "Also, Prime Minister Blair and his family will be there soon as well. Get the DA together, but no one, and I mean no one, is to be in the room with Her Grace except for you, Ron, and Grandma & Grandpa Flamel and Ron is to be there at all times. Anyone who tries to get in, stun. Got it?"
"How soon?"
"I'll send her and her staff to the Crown's Suite in ten minutes. Dobby already knows. I have to go." Harry said before he cancelled the spell.
"I will not be going Lord Gryffindor." The Queen said.
"Your Majesty—"
"That is my final word. I will remain here in Windsor Castle until they arrive and only then will I evacuate with everyone here." The Queen looked at everyone in the eyes. "Understood?"
"Of course your grace" Harry said. "Then please remain here until we handle the issues outside." Harry and the others quickly left the room and turned to the guards outside the room "No one is to enter this room except for us. If anything happens, you are to shove this portkey into her hands. The activation code is 'Sanctuary.'"
Four hours later, a dirty Harry, Ginny, and Sirius entered the Queen's Sitting Room in Windsor Castle. As they entered, they were offered chairs to sit in. Once seated, they were given refreshments and then delivered their report.
"Your Grace, the three Death Eaters were a reconnaissance team. They were ordered to watch Windsor Castle for signs that you were here. They did not know that you do not always fly the Royal Crest above the Castle when you are in residence." Harry said.
"I see that my Prime Minister was correct in that request. I must remember to thank him later. Please continue Lord Gryffindor." The Queen said.
"After subduing and interrogating them, we scouted the grounds and found several locations where the Death Eaters had been hiding. We believe that they have been monitoring Windsor Castle for months." Harry continued.
"That long?"
"Yes Ma'am." Ginny said. "We then headed outside of the perimeter of Windsor Castle and checked for twenty miles in every direction for anything. There were numerous hideouts for Death Eaters. Many of them were long deserted."
"We destroyed all them regardless and then returned to Windsor Castle. Master Griphook and a team of Warders have begun to lay new wards around Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and other locations." Sirius said.
"What news from my other residences?" the Queen asked.
"Death Eaters breeched the outer wards of Buckingham Palace but were killed by your muggle guards. The Magical Royal Guard maintained internal security of all locations and I've ordered them to recast many of the protective charms and spells inside your residences." Harry said.
"I see you know that Lord Gryffindor is also the Commander of the Magical Royal Guard." The Queen said with a smile.
"Yes Your Grace, I have known for many years. I have no wish to take away command from those who have proven themselves, I am only trying to make sure that you and the other members of the Royal Family are safe." Harry said.
"Good answer. What is the condition of the Prime Minister and Westminster Palace?"
"The Prime Minister and his family are at Hogwarts with Master Auror Alastor Moody until Downing Street can be secured. The Metropolitan Police and the Diplomatic Security Corps are working with the Royal Marines and Army to seal Downing Street itself and place guard shacks at either end. Once that is done, Chairman Mackrack will have one of his beat Curse Breakers, Bill Weasley, and a team of Ward Masters erect new wards over all of Downing Street and the White District." Sirius said.
"Westminster Palace did have some damage but that damage is already fixed and wards are being placed as we speak. The escape tunnels have been reinforced and the military has added some automatic defenses as well." Harry said.
"Anything else?"
"Yes Your Grace. I think under the circumstances, you should carry an emergency portkey with you at all times. Tom Marvolo Riddle, aka Lord Voldemort, wants you. He hates Muggles, if you and the Royal Family are killed, it would be a huge win for his side. Besides that, I have ordered protection for the entire Royal Family heightened with both RMG forces and your standard guards. You, Princes Andrew, Charles, William, and Henry as well as the Princess of Wales will have even more security, including roving patrols of whatever Residence you are in." Harry said.
"Wise precautions" The Queen said.
"Thank you. I also believe that you should consider sending your grandsons and the Princess of Wales to Balmoral Castle. It has been the fall back position for your family for years and has the strongest wards of any of your residences. Also, you are close enough to Hogwarts there that if something happened, help can be moments away." Harry finished.
"Very well, I shall order Diana to take the boys to Balmoral. I will also carry around this portkey. What will it be?" The Queen asked.
Harry walked over to her desk and grabbed a locket that her father had given her. Harry held it in his hands and felt many of the enchantments that were placed on the locket. He renewed them and cast the portkey spell "This, Your Grace. I have also renewed the enchantments your father asked to be placed on it years ago. To use it, hold it and say safety."
"Thank you Lord Gryffindor. Now the hour is late, and I know you have many things to still do. Go and be safe." The Queen said as she stood from her chair.
"Of course Your Grace. If you ever need me, all you have to do is call." Harry said before he and the other bowed and then disappeared.
The threesome arrived back at Black Castle and headed to Harry's office. Once there, Sirius moved to check over some parchments that were glowing while Harry and Ginny poured drinks for the three of them.
"We got ten Death Eaters to interrogate, and Albus needs to speak to you both." Sirius said.
"Have Kreacher keep the Death Eaters on ice for a while. Let's head to Hogwarts." Harry said.
"Harry, you know what the attacks tonight mean don't you?" Ginny asked.
"That we are now fighting a three front war?"
"More than that Harry" Sirius said.
"What?"
"That Tom Riddle insulted us and the Sovereign. I think this calls for a message to be delivered." Sirius said smiling.
Harry returned the smile. "Do you have the location of the Riddle House?"
"Yes, why?" Sirius asked.
"I have something I want to deliver." Harry said.
"What?" Ginny asked.
"Two thousand pounds of dragon dung, ten gallons of dragon blood, and one hundred pounds of muggle dynamite" Harry said.
"That'll level the Manor and most everything around it for a mile." Dora said as she entered the room. She and Remus had been keeping an eye on the prisoners and were alerted when the arrived. Harry quickly poured them drinks as well.
Sirius handed Harry the info they had on Riddle Manor. "It's a good thing that everyone moved out of the area years ago then." Harry said. He kissed Ginny's cheek and then said "See you back at Hogwarts." And then he was gone.
"Sirius, do we still have cameras on Little Hangleton?" Remus asked.
"Of course."
"Then make sure we get some video, this is going to be good." Remus said.
Harry appeared high over Riddle Manor. Using his gauntlet, he activated a unique portkey spell that not only was remote activated, but would bring whatever it was attached to, to the caster. A moment later a medium size wooden crate appeared. Harry shrunk it down ever further, to the size of a walnut, and dropped it. At that size, the wards would not see it as a threat, no matter what magic was inside or around it. For the magic that was used on it was not powerful. Harry, using his mask, was able to see the wards and when the package passed thru the wards, the package expanded in size to its natural size. When it impacted the roof of the manor, the dragon dung spread out all over the manor, coating it. Harry then pressed a concealed button on his gauntlet; the button was the remote control for the detonator that was included with the dragon dung and blood. The dynamite exploded, igniting the dragon dung, blood, and Riddle Manor. When the blood and dung reached the ignition temperature, they exploded, taking the Manor with it and creating a crater forty feet deep and over three hundred feet across in size. The explosion shattered the wards that were around the manor and leveled everything within three miles of the manor. Seeing his handiwork, Harry disappeared, but not before conjuring his own symbol in the sky, that of a phoenix with his wings wide open.