Disclaimer: See previous chapters.

A/N: I'm in the hospital again guys I'm so sorry. I got my friend to bring my laptop to I could get this to you. Enjoy.

Battle happens next chapter.

Chapter 9

All of the portraits and Selesta turned as one towards the door which had caught their attention. Blinking her eyes Selesta called out, "Yes?"

The doors opened to allow Eline Prince to step through. She looked as if she had just been mugged in a dark ally by ten people or more.

Everyone in the room looked at her, blinked and then burst into laughter, " Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha….wha… what, wow, Prince what the hell happened to you?" Samuals' portrait yelled out between bouts of laughter.

Eline growled and said, " If you must know, I was just jumped by practically everyone because they wanted to go on this little venture to Dumbledore's house." When she finished making her comment she gave Selesta the evil eye.

Selesta looked at a portrait of her grandfather acting as she didn't even feel Eline's furious eyes on her burning a whole in her head.

" All of them can't go, that would be unpractical and we'd be spotted before we could even get the party started," Selesta said finally.

" I want you to limit yourself to fifty people, no more, no less."

" Easy for you to say, you're not the one whose gonna get linched," Eline mumbled in defeat.

" Oh come on they're not gonna linch ya, they're gonna toss your ancient ass into the lake out back," Selesta said trying to hold in her laughter.

" Why you," was all Eline Prince got out of her mouth before all of the portraits in the study burst into uncontrollable laughter as Eline blushed with embarrassment.

Selesta was rolling on the floor laughing so hard that she could hardly breathe until there was another knock on the study door to which Eline reaction was quite simply, " Shit, they found me," to which the portraits and Selesta started laughing at again.

" Tell you what," Selesta said in between giggles, " I'll come with you guys to Bumbles house, besides I need to get some exercise and test out my powers anyway."

" You are impossible, you are just like him," Eline said pointing over her shoulder at the portrait of Garret.

" Hey, I am not!!!" Garret yelled with humor in his voice.

" So let's go face the mob and tell them the news before they kill each other and break down the doors," Selesta said throwing an arm around Eline's shoulders and headed towards the door. She waved over her own shoulder and said, "we have all the time in the world to talk, we'll finish this later."

Selesta and Eline walked towards the door and finally threw it open after listening to the scuffle on the other side, " Listen up you guys, I'm goin' with ya tonight to Bumbles house okay, we are taking fifty people with us no more and that is not negotiable am I clear!"

The men and women looked at her for about a minute until they straightened themselves, formed ranks and said in one voice," Yes, my lord."

" Good begin to prepare yourselves I have no doubt that that old bastard will show up shortly after us, you are not to engage him in battle, leave him to me, am I understood."

" Yes, my lord," they said with conviction.

" Good, dismissed," she said with a smile. As she watched the men and women walk away she could not help but feel pride in her troops. They were strong and would never betray her in any way. The dark would win this time she would make sure of it.

" you go to, lady Eline it's always prudent to prepare oneself for an encounter with the enemy, especially one that is so slippery."

" I agree my lady, I shall go calm my mind," Eline said, bowed and walked to the residence wing of the fortress.

She walked back into the study and returned to her seat. She was sitting there for a while until she heard someone calling her name, " Se….Seles…..Selesta! wake up granddaughter," her grandfathers' portrait yeled in frustration.

" Sorry, I was just thinking," She said to him.

" I want to know something," he said with a sly smirk on his face.

" What do you want to know?" she asked intrigued by the look on his face.

" Have you claimed your inheritance from the all of the lines?" he asked, his smile growing bigger as realization dawned on her face.

" Damn it, I knew I forgot to do something," she said hitting her forehead with the palm of her hand.

She looked out of the window and said, " well, it's early yet, I'll take some bodyguards and cut the old bastard off before the attack, he'll have no money to rebuild his little home," she finished with a smirk.

" That smirk on your pretty little face makes me so proud heir of mine," Salazar said with tears of pride on his painted face. He looked at her with so much pride that she blushed in embarrassment.

" Wait till tomorrow then, I'll make you really proud," she smirked even more.

" What happens tomorrow?" Garret and Salazar asked with glee.

" Harry Potter will be found in the ruins of Dumbledore manner tied up in chains with signs of torture, he will no doubt be taken to St. Mungos where he will spill all of what he has gone through and will request to speak to me," she said smiling smugly.

" He will call for me and I will be at his side holding his hand as he recovers and in the end he will ask for my 'protection'," She finished.

" I am so proud right now," Salazar and Garret said at the same time looking at her as if she had just announced that Dumbledore had been skinned alive.

Salazar jumped into her grandfathers' portrait and hugged him crying and saying," Our grandbaby is a snake," he sobbed.

Her grandfather returned his hug and added, " The ultimate snake of snakes not counting her father."

Selesta was thoroughly embarrassed and walked out of the study leaving her ancestors to cry their portrait eyes out. She walked to the practice yards and yelled out, " Red Guard present!"

Seven men practically ran over themselves to get into an orderly line in front of her to stand in a straight line. They all wore red vests thus the title of Red Guard but they were the best guards her family had.

" I will be going to Diagon Alley today, to Gringotts Bank and I need some protection, who will come with me?" She asked.

All of the seven stepped forward and she smiled, " thank you for your steadfast loyalty and service, we leave in an hour, I will meet you at the gate."

She walked back inside and made her way towards her room to bathe again and change, she needed to put on a ladylike face forward to do this after all. From her knowledge she knew that the goblins supported her grandfather during the war with Dumbledore so she had their absolute support but she was like her grandfather, she was polite to dark creatures they couldn't help what they were after all so why discriminate.

She finished her bath and picked a dark crimson dress, she finished dressing quickly and walked out of the fortess. The Red Guard were waiting for her at the gate waiting for her.

They made a circle around her and nodded. She nodded back understanding that they would apparate together with her in the center for maximum protection.

" Apparating in three, two, one.." there were several quiet pops and they all apparated away.

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