Disclaimer: Yes it is true, I do not own Harry Potter or make any money from this.

AN: Hey everyone, I hope you are enjoying this story. I know I am. I had several conversations over the last few days and that have given me some great ideas on how to proceed. I really appreciate the reviews and suggestions. One note, I wrote my first fight scene ever in this chapter so be gentle. It is a learning process.

Chapter 12

Harry had spent the entire afternoon in his study with the portrait of Godric. In their time together they had become quite familiar with each other and Harry had started calling Godric 'Grandfather'. They were currently discussing what could be done for the castle and had come up with a rough plan to protect the castle. The problem was that Harry was going to have to go back and infuse some of his magic into the castle's controlling ward stones. This most special stone was what formed the heart of Hogwarts and through the magic of the founders, gave her sentience. Since Harry was the only surviving heir of a founder, he was the only one who could do this.

When he finally left his study, Harry had found a letter from Bearclaw waiting on him.

Lord Potter,

I find myself needing to beg your forgiveness on behalf of Gringotts and offer my most sincere apology. It seems we had a traitor amongst us. Please note I said HAD. The last post you received was not sent by me but was placed in the drop box by one of my aides. When I discovered what had happened, I immediately started an investigation into who could have gotten through our protections.

Upon questioning, one of my aides admitted to reporting your comings and goings to Lord Voldemort. I also learned that through his actions, members of your family were injured. I find myself at your mercy for this and offer up myself for whatever punishment you see fit. I have since beheaded the aide and await your decision as to my fate. It has been my honor to serve as your account manager.

Your Servant,

Bearclaw

Harry was in shock over this as now he knew how Tom knew he had visited Gringotts. He sat and thought for a while and then penned a response.

Master Bearclaw,

It saddens me that a member of your noble race would betray a client. In my opinion, you cannot foresee everything and know everything that goes on even though I am sometimes certain you do.

With that being said, I hold you blameless for this. As you have already taken the appropriate measures once you learned of this betrayal, I fully expect you to continue in your capacity as my account manager. You have been a good friend to me and helped me when others wouldn't.

While I am not happy about this occurrence, I can find little fault in our relationship as yet. You have given me sound advice and went far beyond your duties in helping me. If your superiors try to hold you responsible for this, tell them that I will take my business elsewhere if you are not my account manager.

Your Friend,

Harry

Once Bearclaw received the letter, he let out a sigh of relief and vowed to do even better by Lord Potter. He contacted Lord Ragnok and informed him of everything that had gone on and Lord Potter's response. Ragnok informed him that he was lucky as this client could have easily destroyed him and his career. He was also informed that since he took the correct measures once the betrayal was found out, it was the only thing saving him from a Goblin axe.

Bearclaw went back to his office that day a very relieved Goblin. As an added protective measure, he ordered an investigation and a security sweep of every Goblin employee. He was determined to make sure this didn't happen again.

**HNL**

Much to Alice's disappointment, Andromeda had taken the role as surrogate mother to Harry. It was mainly due to the actions she took against Sirius after she had learned of his betrayal of Harry. To Harry, it was probably the most any adult had ever done for him and they had never even met before. She also wasn't on the list of adults who should have taken guardianship of him so he didn't feel in any way betrayed by her.

Aunt Andy, as he now called her, had taken the time to get to know him. They had spent many evenings talking about everything and nothing. They would usually do this as the rest of the group was working on their studies with the assistance of the other adults. As before, Harry could already pass his NEWTS due to the knowledge of the Founders passed to him through his ring so he didn't really study anything except for the practical applications. During their chats, Andy started helping him work through some of his emotional issues. She had even talked him into the culture and society lessons as he would have to eventually play the part of a Lord whether here or in Britain. She also made him see that there were definite advantages to being a Lord.

Harry called everyone including their extended family into a family planning session. He started off by telling them they had a dual mission to accomplish. He informed everyone of Voldemort's threat and said they had to get the Greengrasses and Davises here now.

Alice said "Just why do we need to go now?"

Harry replied "I received a letter from Voldemort yesterday. In it he told me the attacks were because I appeared at Gringotts and violated our agreement. In it he demanded I give him control of Hogwarts. He also said if I didn't, the Davis home along with everyone inside would be destroyed. Last evening, I received another letter but this time from Bearclaw. It seems Voldemort found out due to a spy at Gringotts. Said spy has been dealt with but the situation remains. They must be brought here at once."

Augusta said "Harry, you said dual mission. What is the second mission?"

"I have to deny him access to the castle. The magic there would make him too powerful."

Andy finally said "Well, I think we can all agree to that. Now what will the teams be?"

Tracey said "My place will be with my husband."

Harry shook his head and said "I'm sorry Tracey but not this time. You, Daphne, Nev, and Dora will be going to retrieve your parents. I'm sorry Tori but your mother would kill me if I let you go. I made a promise to protect you and I will keep it."

Andy said "So then, who are you taking with you?"

"Aunt Andy, no one but Dobby and me will go to the castle. Alice and Augusta are still not fully healed and I need you to be here in case things go badly for the others."

Alice said "Absolutely not! You will not go alone! I am still your godmother and I forbid it!"

Harry smiled at her and said "Thank you for your concern but as I am Lord Gryffindor, I am the only one who can go. Dobby can go because he is bonded to me. Trust me; it will be safer if it is just the two of us. He alone will be able to protect me if things go poorly."

Tracey nodded and said "I may regret it but I will agree with my husband."

Harry said "Thank you Trace, now the timing will be critical. You four will portkey straight to your parents an hour before Dobby and I go. You need to get them out before I leave for as soon as I am seen, I'm sure the house will be attacked. You will then use the Goblin portkeys to return as they cannot be stopped by anything the Death Eaters can come up with."

Andy said "What about your mission, how badly will you be exposed?"

Harry said "No more than normal. Now I want everyone to prepare as this needs to happen in two days."

**HNL**

The next evening, Dora, Tracey, and Harry were having a conversation in his private sitting room. She had become a frequent visitor there with them and had grown very close to the younger couple. They talked of the next day's missions and Harry would go over their parts every few minutes. He finally sighed and told them that if things got too hot, they were to grab Neville and Daphne and get out of there. He would not sacrifice any of them for anyone. Finally, Dora promised him she would do as he asked.

After she promised she said "Harry, I love you both too much to let go of either one of you. You two are the first true friends I have ever had." Once she had said that, she got up and kissed both of them on the lips and added "You are both very dear to me." She then left to go back to her house and spend some time with her mother.

A shocked Tracey turned to harry and said "I really like that girl!"

Harry just said "Me too."

"Well my husband, we need to do one thing and then you will bed me so we both remember not to do anything foolish tomorrow. I fully expect you to bed me again tomorrow night to celebrate our accomplished missions."

Harry just smiled and said "Yes Ma'am."

Tracey took out a piece of parchment and sent a request to Bearclaw. She called Dobby and said "Will you post this for me please?"

"Yes Mistress." And he popped away.

She grabbed her husband and led him to their bedroom where she made sure he had something to look forward to the next night.

**HNL**

The next morning found a very nervous group attempting to eat breakfast. Harry looked at everyone and said "I think we would all be better off if we went fully armored. I know I will feel better about this if you do."

Dora said "I still have my Auror uniform so that should offer me quite a bit of protection."

Tracey looked at Harry and nodded. Harry then said "Moonbeam?"

Moonbeam appeared with a garment bag and handed it to Harry. Harry gave her a hug and said "Thank you Moonbeam. I'm very happy you are part of our family. Now, while we are gone, you will be the acting head elf."

"Thank you Master Harry, I won't be letting you down."

"I know you won't Moonbeam." And with that she popped away.

Harry got up and walked to Dora with the garment bag. He handed it to her and said "I hope you don't mind but I had this commissioned for you."

He went and sat back down while she opened the bag to reveal another set of black dragon hide armor but this one was trimmed in pink that matched her favorite hair color. As soon as she had it out, she jumped up and ran around to Harry and Tracey and kissed them both on the cheek. She said "I love it, thank you so much."

Tracey nodded and said "You are very welcome Dora. Thank you for going with us."

After a continued half attempt at breakfast, Harry said "Well, we should all go get ready. First portkey leaves in two hours. That should make it about three o'clock there. You should be just in time for afternoon tea."

The four teens and Dora got up from the breakfast table and went to their respective rooms to get ready. Dora had confiscated a room beside Harry and Tracey for when she stayed late with them and didn't want to go home. She went in there as Harry and Tracey entered their room.

The Potters spent quite a bit of time cuddling and genuinely showing their love for each other as they dressed. Both of them had a knot in their stomach thinking this could be their last minutes together. About a half hour before the scheduled departure, Harry and Tracey made their way back to the sitting room and to their family.

Dora entered the room in her new dragon hide armor. All the suits were similar to the leather suit worn by Trinity in the Matrix. Dora in one was just too much for Harry as it fit her like a glove. Better yet, it fit her like a second skin leaving little to the imagination. Harry and Tracey were very impressed with what they saw and Tracey finally had to whisper in Harry's ear. "My dear, please put your eyes back in your head and your tongue back in your mouth."

Harry blushed and looked at her sheepishly. Tracey giggled and whispered "Don't worry honey; I liked what I saw too. Damn, she is hot."

Tonks looked them over and thought 'Damn they look good.'

She then walked over and said in a low voice to them "I hope you are enjoying the view as much as I am. Thank you so much, I love it." She then kissed them both on the cheek as they both blushed brightly.

She smiled as she heard Harry murmur "Yeah, so do we."

Dobby popped into the room dressed in his mini me armor which matched Harry's and said "Master Harry, it be getting to be time."

The adults of the group came in as final preparations were being made. They also heard Harry giving his final instructions. "Ok you guys, I can't stress enough how you need to get in and get out. Remember, I jump off an hour after you leave. I have no doubt that once I'm seen, they will attack Davis Hall. You need to be long gone by then. Please be safe and watch each other's backs. More than anything, I expect to see each of you when I get back. Dora, I'm trusting you to see them all back no matter what. If worse comes to worse, use that toy we came up with and get the hell out of there."

Tracey said "Don't do anything stupid Harry. I want you back as well. We have unfinished business to attend to."

Harry heard Dora murmur "You got that right."

Harry said "Tracey, before I forget, I know this is not part of our marriage agreement but if anything were to happen, I left you control over House Potter."

Tracey grew teary and said "No Harry, you come back. I don't want your money. All I want is you. I love you!"

"I love you too."

Neville spoke up "Dobby, I'm counting on you to bring Harry home. If something happens, come get one of us, or better yet, stay with Harry and send one of the Hogwarts elves. I don't think any of us want to live without him in our lives."

Dobby replied "Yes Master Nevy, I will see to Master Harry and protect him with all my life and magic."

Andy spoke up and said "Please be careful, we will be awaiting all of your returns."

Harry walked up to Neville and Daphne and gave them hugs. He then gave Dora one plus a kiss on the cheek. Finally he pulled Tracey in a tight embrace and kissed her passionately. They touched foreheads and he said "I love you."

The time sounded on Tracey's watch and she, Daphne, Dora and Neville joined hands and activated the portkey. Five minutes later, they appeared in the entrance of Davis Hall. Not wasting any time, Tracey ran through the house calling for her parents.

Once everyone in the house heard the commotion, they all appeared and the teens started pleading their case. The Ladies were all for leaving but the Lords were hesitant and argued for staying. The arguments used up half of their time and the teens grew quite frustrated.

Finally Neville said "Do you not understand? You are in immediate danger. This house and everyone in it will be destroyed. In about thirty minutes, the Death Eaters are going to overpower your wards just as they did the others. They will then destroy or burn this house and kill every one of you. Voldemort has as much vowed to do so."

Lord Davis said "I thought Lord Potter said we were safe as long as he stayed out of Britain."

Neville said "Things have changed. Voldemort gave Lord Potter an ultimatum. Hogwarts or you lot. We are here to rescue you and get you out of here. All will be lost if gains control of Hogwarts."

Lord Greengrass spoke next "So why then do we have to leave right now?"

Daphne said "Because Harry is going to Hogwarts to lock down the castle. Once he is seen, Voldemort will order this house attacked."

Lord Davis asked "How long before he goes?"

Tracey looked at her watch and said "Thirty minutes."

A confused Justine said "If you are all here, who is with Harry?"

Tracey looked to the floor with a tear in her eye and said "Just Dobby."

Lord Davis jumped up and said "Then we will go help him."

Tracey said "No father, Harry forbid me from coming. He said to get you home as he didn't want anyone else to end up as he did."

Justine said "Chip and Dale, come here please."

Two pops later and her house elves were in front of her. "Yes Mistress?"

Justine glared at her husband which was wife for there will be no discussion of this. "Please pack all our personal things and activate the vault charm for everything else. I also want you to gather your things as well as we will all be leaving here immediately."

"Yes Mistress, at once." And they popped out. Minutes later, furniture and heirlooms in the house started shrinking and disappearing. Susan went up to pack her things as Faith went to get her and her husband's things packed and ready.

Lord Davis asked "Tracey, where will be living?"

Tracey scowled at him and said "Father, do you ever listen to me? I told you at that wonderful family meeting that my husband and I bought houses for you right next to ours. They may not be as extravagant as our family home but they are very nice homes and are protected by multiple layered wards."

Justine hurried off to check on the elves progress. She returned a few minutes later to a conversation she did not really want to hear.

Dora said "Lord Davis, you do know they will take this house down to the foundations don't you? They will treat it the same as they have done the Bones, Longbottom, and Greengrass homes."

Lord Davis said "Yes I realize this."

She smiled and said "If there is going to be nothing left anyway. Why not control the situation somewhat and take as many of those bastards as we can?"

"Just what do you have in mind?"

She smiled and pulled a pink Hello Kitty lunchbox out of her pocket and unshrunk it. She then said "Harry and I came up with a little present for them just to let Voldemort know what we think of him. In this box are shrunken muggle explosives. There are enough explosives in this box to level three city blocks. We can take a hell of a lot of Death Eaters with the house."

Lord Davis smiled and said "I like it. Do what you need to."

Justine spoke up and said "Everything is just about ready. Chip and Dale will join us in a moment."

At that point, Susan and Faith rejoined the group as they heard Tracey's watch start beeping.

Justine asked "What was that for?"

Tracey paled and said "Harry just left for Hogwarts."

Ten minutes later, they felt the wards being assaulted and then fall. Tracey yelled "Oh Merlin, they've already seen Harry. We have to leave NOW!"

Justine and Faith grabbed the portkeys around their necks as Dora grabbed Susan. Neville grabbed Lord Davis as Daphne grabbed her father. The two elves wrapped their arms around Tracey's legs. Just then, they heard the front door being blown apart and the Death Eaters entering their home. Dora pointed her wand at the Hello Kitty lunchbox and said 'engage self destruct'. (She and Harry had been watching Star Trek as they were working on the 'gift'. They also didn't want the commands from the portkeys and bomb to get confused.) She nodded at Tracey who said "activate" and all of them were taken away.

Five minutes later, fifty Death Eaters were in Davis Hall looking for the residents when there was a loud boom. The ground shook for miles as Davis hall was no more. In his chambers, Voldemort felt a sudden wave of dizziness as he lost the connection from fifty of his follower's magic through their dark marks.

When they arrived back in Phoenix, it was a worried Andy, Alice, Augusta, and Tori that greeted them. Andy ran to Dora and Tracey and hugged them as Augusta and Alice grabbed Neville and Daphne in hugs.

At Andy's look, Tracey said "We are all fine Aunt Andy. No injuries. They made it through the doors as we left."

"Thank Merlin for that."

"Aunt Andy, would you please see to our guests and then show them their homes later."

Andromeda replied with a confused glance "Of course, Dear."

"Thank you. If you will excuse me, I need to speak with Grandfather for news about my husband."

Tracey ran out of the room quickly to everyone's shock. She made her way to Harry's study and called for Grandfather to appear. It was several minutes before someone appeared. To Tracey's surprise, it was not Godric who appeared but Helga Hufflepuff.

Helga said "Yes my dear, what can I do for you?"

"Lady Helga, is there any news of my husband? And no offense but where is grandfather?"

"Well my dear, Godric is trying to help your husband and is busy at the moment. As far as your husband goes, he and his friend had no sooner arrived when they were under attack. Four of the enemy already lay dead by your husband's hand."

"Oh no!"

"At the moment, he is fine but being pursued by about a hundred of the enemy. I'm sorry but I really must return and try to help. We will keep you updated as we learn more."

"Thank you My Lady."

Helga walked back out of the portrait to offer whatever assistance she could to the heir. She hoped he had learned his lessons well as he was in for the fight of his life.

**HNL**

Harry and Dobby had portkeyed to a spot beside Hagrid's hut. They did this so they could scout the area and see if there were any Death Eaters guarding the castle. Harry also wanted to activate the map so he could see just who was inside and plan a route to their destination. Sadly, things didn't work out as planned as they practically portkeyed on top of a Death Eater patrol led by the Lestrange brothers.

Harry and Dobby were immediately attacked and put on the defensive. Harry called for Dobby to shield him as he fought back. Harry drew both his wand and his sword and fired a snapshot cutting curse at one of the junior Death Eaters. The curse connected with the man's chest and he went down thrashing and screaming. The distraction caused by downed Death eater was just enough to allow Harry to spin towards the other junior Death Eater. Before his opponent could respond, Harry had swung the sword and beheaded him in the blink of an eye.

It was then that Harry was very thankful for the training the founders had put him through. This was his first actual combat using a sword and he had to admit it gave him somewhat of an advantage.

The Lestrange brothers took a step back and then started pummeling Harry with curses. Even though he was shielded by Dobby, the spells still drove him back. The brothers worked very well together and Harry was left with only one course of action. He used his sword to aid in shielding him from one of the brother's spells as he sent continuous piercing hexes toward the other. After about the sixth hex, one connected and blasted through the shield. Harry sent another hex at him for good measure and got him in the chest which put him out of the fight for at least a few precious minutes.

Harry then focused on the remaining brother and fought his way forward. When he got close enough, he lunged forward and stabbed the sword deep into his bowels. His opponent's shock was just enough to give Harry what he needed. Harry gripped the sword with both hands and pulled upwards splitting his enemy in half. In a flash, both halves had separated and lay on the ground. Harry stalked over to the remaining living Lestrange brother and took his head off. Harry then went to the first junior Death eater he had put down and quickly ended him as well by piercing his heart. Harry knew he had no other choice if he didn't want the others to be on alert for him.

Harry used his wand to reveal the faces of the juniors and found his old schoolmates Nott and Zabini. Harry just shook his head and said 'dumbasses'. Dobby got his attention and told him they needed to be moving from there and get under cover quickly. He told Harry that our Lady said more were coming. That was enough to shake Harry out of his thoughts and asked Dobby to disillusion them.

They made their way to the greenhouses where they found some cover in some shrubbery. Harry pulled out the Marauders map and activated it. Once they saw what they were up against, all Harry could say was "Shite, we need to find a way in. Dobby, can you pop us to the teachers' table in the Great Hall?"

Dobby grabbed his hand but nothing happened. Finally Dobby said "I'm sorry Master Harry but they gots anti-elf wards up. We gots to find another way in."

What harry had seen on the map was about thirty Death Eaters patrolling the grounds. There were another ten stationed in the entrance hall and another thirty in the Great Hall. They also saw groups of five all over the castle. Harry just sighed and said "I'm open to ideas."