Harry was bored. If it weren't for Ginny he'd just go to the ministry, take his NEWT's and skip the hassle. He yawned largely and then heard his Transfiguration professor saying, "I'm sorry to be keeping you awake Mr. Potter."

"Sorry," Harry replied, "I've been having trouble with my insomnia, I really am listening."

"Ok, if you have been listening then tell me," the Professor drawled, "How does the first transformation for an animagus feel?"

"Quite painful." Harry retorted, "The first time you are forced into the shape your body protests. Only after much practice does the pain dull. As you take the form more often it is easier to do and your body starts to recognize the pattern. Once you have achieved that point the pain goes away and you can work on speeding up the process."

"Oh, right." The professor said, "Well done."

"Thanks," Harry said, "Are you going to cover the process one must go through to actually register and what the punishment is if you do not register?"

"No, well I can if you're interested," Harry nodded and the professor said, "To register you need to prove you can transform at the ministries Animagus registry office within one year of your completed transformation. If you do not the maximum sentence is three years in Azkaban."

"What if you are too large to fit in the office space?" Harry asked, "Do they ever meet at another location?"

"Yes they do." The professor replied, "They will come to Hogwarts for a large animal or if a student is to register."

"If you register are there any other benefits other than not be thrown into Azkaban?" Harry asked.

"No that is the only benefit. Are there any more questions?" The professor asked no one had any questions, "Good now…"

As the lecture droned on Ginny passed Harry a note, "You weren't really listening were you?"

"No, I already know the material." He wrote back after clearing the previous note.

"Are you?" she asked.

"Been there, done that, have the t-shirt." Was his reply.

Ginny snickered and went back to listening to the lecture. Later in the room of requirement Ginny, Harry and George/Sirius were working on Ginny's bat boogy hex lesson. She was able to do the hex but not at the magnitude he knew she was capable of.

"Let's take a break," Harry said, "You've been working hard on that."

Ginny grinned, "What's your form?"

"You aren't talking about animagus form are you?" Ginny nodded and George/Sirius continued, "I feel so left out you didn't tell your twin that you're an animagus? What is the world coming too?"

"Shut up!" Ginny said, "He didn't tell me either. I figured it out in class when he gave thirty second summary that covered everything Professor Warton had been explaining during the last hour and a half. Why hide it?"

"Honestly," Harry quipped, "I'm not sure I still am. I haven't tried changing here."

"What is your form?" Ginny asked again.

"Why don't you just try you transformation now then we'll know." George/Sirius said.

Harry concentrated for several minutes then he transformed into a very small cat. Sirius was on the verge of hysterical laughter until Harry's form shivered and he became a different type of cat still small but larger than the first. Each time his form shivered he would be a slightly larger cat, he ended with a very large griffin. Sirius was speechless there was never any record of a multiple animagus.

"You can take any cat form?" Ginny asked, "I didn't know you can have more than one."

"They call me a shape shifter not an animagus. Kind of like a metamorph except I can only change into animals." Harry said, "When I took the potion for the animagus transformation my body went nuts. It couldn't decide which animal to become. I spent hours in excruciating pain waiting for the potion to wear off. I would have parts of different animals like the head of a zebra and the body of a elephant and the tail of a lion. Now at least if I choose a lion I get the whole lion."

"You have got to become an Auror." George/Sirius yelled, "Do you know what we can do with a person like you?"

"You do remember I was the head Auror for more than forty years." Harry said, "I know exactly what they could do with a person like me. But I think I may try something else this time."

Four men met in an abandoned muggle warehouse in London. Each took a chair around a table and one man started the meeting.

"Do you each have the item you need?" nods were his only answer, "Good now we need four people and we are set."

"My top man is working on it," another man said, "He has scouted out twelve people and he is doing further study to make the determination. Our security group has also been set up and are in the process of being trained for several things. None of them know what we are doing just a vague idea that we expect something to happen."

"Well done Emerald," the first man said, "what about a supplies?"

"Under way, " said the man sitting next to the one who was called Emerald, "We have two thirds of what we need and the rest will be in ahead of schedule. We will have it all several weeks before the event. I have hid the orders within other orders. No one will know which items we are taking so there should be no one to stop us."

"Also well done Sapphire, how about the place?"

The final man said, "The place is arranged. I have also arranged for the ministry personnel to be busy someplace else."

"Well done Ruby." Said the man. "May I know what they will be doing?"

"Yes Diamond," Ruby said, "There is a nefarious plot afoot. Someone is about to be kidnapped, and one of our opponents will be framed. They will be too busy running in circles through London to ever take time to locate us."

Diamond laughed, "Excellent, who is to be kidnapped?"

"The Minister for magic of course," said Ruby, "And that idiotic Head Auror is going to take the fall."

The other three men laughed, eventually the meeting broke up and each slipped out in a different direction. Unknown to the four men called Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond, there was another visitor in the warehouse and it took flight after the men left the room.

Five minutes later a man was knocking on the door to a magical house on the other side of England. The door opened and the man inside looked surprised. The man standing outside grabbed him and disappeared on the spot. The man's wife saw a hand grab him and they both disappeared, she immediately called for the Aurors.

When they landed in a dark area the man who was grabbed started to speak. The man who had grabbed him shook his head and lead him to a tree where a third man was standing. The third man tapped the tree, a door opened and the three men walked through.

"Weasley," Auror Finnice said, "You better have a dang good reason for grabbing me like that."

"Of course I do." Dean replied, "You need to be guarded. They are planning on kidnapping Minster Browning and framing you. If you're kidnapped first they can't do that."

"Hello, Mr. Weasley." Said Finnice, "Thank you for letting us use this place?"

"No problem," Fred said, "I'm up to my ears in it with your other friend. We're all in it together, stupid dark cloaks."

Finnice nodded, "Report."

"I was following Browning as you ordered."Dean said, "He ditched his guard and met up with four other men in an abandoned warehouse that belongs to WWW. They are planning something and the distraction is a kidnapping of the Minister and you are to be framed."

"Browning is having himself kidnapped to frame me?" Finnice asked.

"Yes, but the four of them are planning something." Dean Said, "I don't think the Minister is really going to be kidnapped. This is a distraction. I couldn't see their faces as they were all wearing dark cloaks and used code names, but I followed the man I thought was Browning back out and caught him removing the cloak in an alley before apparating."

"So we have verified that idiot is part of the group." Finnice said, "What about the other three?"

"I don't know if you are aware but Sirius knows who the prophecy is about and he is protecting him now." Dean replied, "I have met with the two of them and the person said to check the people Browning went to school with. He said the dark wizard he fought before that was who his followers were."

"The defender returns," Finnice said, "I would like to meet him."

"I'll see what I can arrange." Dean said.

"Ok, what were the code names?"

"Browning was Ruby, the others were Emerald who seems to be head of the forces, Sapphire head of supplies and Diamond the leader or at least coordinator."

Fred scratched his head, "If I'm not mistaking, Cromwell Fudge was one of Brownings dorm mates."

Dean said, "Yes that's right as well as Adam Mertz and Damin Finster."

"My bet is that Sapphire is Fudge." Dean said, "Ginny reminded me that WWW had some faceless cloaks back a few years ago. If the supplies person is Fudge then he's stealing supplies from WWW including the dark cloaks. And he reported that they have two thirds of what they need and the rest will be in ahead of schedule."

Fred started to laugh, "You know since I tipped Tomas about that possible hostile takeover he's been combing all of Fudge's business. Tell him to look for misappropriated supplies. Maybe we can stop the supply chain."

"Thanks Uncle Fred," Dean said, "Now what to do with a kidnapped Head Auror?"

Harry, Ginny who were under disillusionment and Sirius approached the Headmistresses office. She had requested a meeting with them and specifically ordered the two teens to be invisible for it. This prompted several questions in their minds.

Upon opening the door Sirius saw Head Auror Finnice and Dean talking to the head mistress, "What's happening?"

"Sirius?" Finnice asked.

"Yes sir boss man," Sirius said, "I am under a special WWW charm. What's going on."

"I was kidnapped tonight." Finnice said.

"What?, How'd you get away."

"I didn't," Finnice laughed, "Dean did it. Knocked on my door, when I answered he grabbed me and apparated away. Quite embarrassing all told."

Sirius laughed, "What happened to protocol? You are supposed to have Auror protection."

"Pulled," Finnice said, "Minister says we need the extra men finding the Dark Cloaks. Since I'm here I need a report on your situation."

"Before we go any further I want you to take this oath." Sirius handed the man a piece of parchment.

"Being you boss isn't enough?"

"This isn't for me. The man who is the object of the prophecy requires it. We have already taken the vow." Sirius said and the Auror looked over the document and after being satisfied all was in order he recited the oath. Sirius swirled his wand over the disillusioned teens and said, "May I introduce you to Harry Potter."

Finnice reached out a hand and shook then said, "Mighty big name to live up to there."

"Not really," Sirius said, "You see he looks quite amazing for a two hundred year old dead man."

Finnice's mouth dropped open, "Sirius are you alright in the head?"

"He's fine," the Headmistress said, "He actually met Harry before the prophecy was common knowledge."

"But," Finnice stuttered, "How can you be sure?"

"I was a silent partner to Fred and George Weasley when they first started WWW back in the nineteen nineties." Harry said, "It's a Weasley family secret. If I wasn't who I said I was I would die after telling you that."

Finnice looked at Dean, "It's the truth. I know he has to be Harry Potter the original."

"Wow," Finnice said, "How are you sure the prophecy is about him."

"He is considered the Father of Peace by many because of his defeat of the Dark Wizard Voldemort." Dean said.

"His parents were killed protecting him as a baby and that secret he just told you I think is the brother of humor." Sirius said.

"So who are the rest of the defenders?" he asked.

Sirius said, "Those of us who are following him."

"But you haven't returned from anywhere." Finnice said.

"I believe," Harry said, "That several other people are from the past too. I have my past memories so does one other. The rest may not have them back until they die. Because when you start over, you really start over."

"You think Sirius is one of these?" Finnice asked.

"My Godfather was named Sirius Black. He had two friends James Potter, my father, and Remus Lupin." Harry stated.

"Freaky." Finnice said, and Harry laughed out loud.

"Get this," Sirius said, "His Godfather was an animagus that was a big black dog that reminded you of the grim. His Dad was an animagus stag and the last one was a werewolf."

"Freaky is not the right word maybe bizarre." Finnice said, "So are you going to be an Auror again?"

"He says he wants to something different this time. I've already asked." Sirius said, "He has a few changes in the Dance he would like to see done."

"Really, "Finnice said, "I would like to hear about that."

"Dean, Sirius and I were practicing a month ago and they were using the paint balls during the Dance." Harry said, "I like that idea, but..." Harry went on to explain his idea.

"Excellent," Finnice said, "I'll institute that right away… Well when ever my kidnapper decides to release me."