Athena was impressed by the power displayed by the youngest Potter male. 'He was very powerful for his age. He used lightning to attack the fool but I can tell he isn't my father's son. He doesn't have blue eyes. The green eyes indicate that he is Poseidon's spawn but then again both his mother and brother have the same green eyes. Plus no children of Poseidon can use lightning, father would never allow it. May be it a trait he acquired from Potter bloodline.' Athena thought.
She had gone to the shop because she knew the Potters would be there to buy books. She didn't want to visit them at their manor. She just wanted to make sure everything was alright with the arrangement her father had made with them and also wanted to get on the good side of the Potters.
She still remembered the thrashing she received from them when she tried to 'accidently' destroy their bloodline. The power and force she had felt during the battle was beyond her comprehension. It something stronger than the entire Olympian counsel put together.
It had taken years for her to reform after that incident. After she had reformed the first thing she did was to inquire about her foe. It seemed the power he had used had caused his body and soul to burn up from inside after the battle was over. There was nothing left of him after the incident, not even charred remains. His soul had vanished, something which had never happened before or ever since that event. He was completely wiped-out from existence.
She also found out that the sister fates had stopped her father from retaliating. According to them the event that occurred was something that needed to occur to humble her otherwise she would have been responsible for the demise of Olympus.
After the event the ties between the Potters and the Olympians were strengthen.
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Lucius could not believe that Lord Black had betrayed him. He couldn't do anything about it from the holding facility. He didn't know which clause Black was using to annul his marriage. The Black had planned this out to perfection. He just hoped that his good friend the minister would get him out of here as quickly as possible so he could do some damage control.
The situation worsened for him when Arthur Weasley got involved. With the new Muggle Protection Act being passed, Arthur used it to charge him to the fullest extension of the law for every smallest possible infringement.
Lucius was delighted when he saw Fudge come in and ordered the aurors to open his cell. But his delight was short lived when Madam Bones shouted at the minister and sent him on his way. She had even managed to summon an emergency session of the Wizengamot just for his trial tomorrow.
Lucius didn't believe that Bones was capable of orchestrating this alone. She also didn't have the power to summon the Wizengamot for a trial in a movements notice. Somebody else was behind his current predicament. The only thing come between Black and Bones is Potter. He couldn't think of a reason for Potter move against him after all these years.
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Narcissa was feeling a mixture of emotions. On one hand she was happy that her marriage to Lucius was ended by her uncle on the other hand she was worried about the fate of her son.
If her uncle had managed to extract the bride price for her with interest from the house of Malfoy then the wealth of the Malfoy family would be reduced by a factor of three-forth of its original size. Adding the fines that the minister would surely impose for the transgression committed by her husband, the family wealth would be completely depleted, leaving Draco a pauper.
She planned to set up a trust fund in Draco's name after the trial.
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Dumbledore was surprised when he received an owl informing him about the emergency Wizengamot session tomorrow.
His first thoughts were to go over his recent actions. He didn't want to be caught unprepared to face Potter in another Wizengamot session. He might not be able to keep all his positions if that ever happened again. Making sure that he hadn't made any mistakes or cross any lines he shouldn't have, he inferred that the session wasn't going to be about him.
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At Gringotts, Madam Bones used the ministerial positions to temporarily freeze the vaults of the Malfoy family after the goblins had transferred the bride price with interest back to the Black vaults. This ensured that Malfoy couldn't bribe his way out in the trial like the last time.
Madam Bones, after her little trip to Gringotts, got busy and started compiling more evidence against Lucius. She dug up all the old charges against him. Narcissa helped her to uncover many of Lucius' dirty little secrets.
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Next day, in the court room ten, where the Wizengamot had assembled, Lucius was dragged into the room in chains by a couple of aurors. Many of the members objected to Lucius' treatment. All of them where silenced by Madam Bones. She said, "It was either the chains or I get a couple of Dementors. Which would you all prefer?"
"Why is an upstanding citizen of our society need to be treated in this manner?" Umbridge asked. "You haven't even told the Wizengamot the charges that you have brought up against such a model citizen."
"Umbridge, you don't really have any powers in Wizengamot so don't interrupt the proceedings if you don't want to be tossed out." Bones said angrily.
"Why you… I am the undersecretary to the mister of magic?" Umbridge snarled at her.
"You may be undersecretary to the minister of magic but your family doesn't have a seat in Wizengamot, so you can be removed if you disrupt the proceedings." Dumbledore informed her in his patented grandfatherly voice.
"Thank you Chief Warlock, as I was saying before I got rudely interrupted …" Madam Bones was interrupted for the second time before she could finish her sentence.
"Even I would like to know why I am being treated like a common criminal just because the auror department found a few class B and C Non tradable items in my manor." Lucius questioned. "Just fine me for it and let me go." He stated.
"The class A, B and C Non tradable items found in your manor is the least of you worries, Lucius. In your manor we found many cursed dark objects banned by the ministry. In addition to that we found Muggle slaves in your manor…" Madam Bones was again interrupted by Lucius.
"Lies. I don't have any muggles slave. If you found any muggles in my manor you must have placed them there to incriminate me." Lucius snarled.
"We also found the trophies you keep after you kill those muggles off. The torture equipment you use." Madam Bones stated.
Lucius paled slightly but he managed to keep his composure, he said, "its all lies. You can't prove any of it."
Madam Bones smirked at him and said, "I can easily prove all this with a little Veritaserum."
"You can't give me Veritaserum without my consent. I am a Pureblood wizard from a noble family." Lucius sneered.
"I may not be able to force you to take Veritaserum for those charges but I can definitely force you to take it to prove your mistreatment of the daughter of house of Black while she was your wife. The house of Black along with its allies demands it." Madam Bones told him.
"Is it true Lord Black?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, it's true. My house demands justice for the mistreatment of Narcissa Black when she was married to that vile piece of trash." Lord Black said acting out his part to perfection.
Dumbledore had no choice but to allow the Veritaserum to be given to Lucius. He knew that if he refused many house would be calling for his head, it seemed that Lucius had dug his own grave.
Madam Bones personally fed Lucius a special truth serum given to her by Lord Potter to be used specifically for this trial. The potion was 50 times more potent than Veritaserum and it also compelled the drinker to answer the question.
After feeding him the potion Madam Bones asked, "Were you a willing death eater?"
"Yes, I was." Lucius replied in a monotonous voice.
"How many people have you killed?" she asked.
"I lost count after 50." He replied.
"How many women have you raped?" she questioned.
"More than hundred. I would either killed them or wiped their memories after the deed was done." He replied with pride in his voice.
"State all the crimes that you have committed." Madam Bones said with a small smile on her face.
"It would take a very long time for me to list all the crimes that I have committed in my life time. In short I will say I have killed many people including my father, I have raped many women including my mother, I keep sex slave in manor, I …" Lucius was cut off by the Wizengamot shouting for his execution.
After Dumbledore got the Wizengamot under control, he was force to sentence Lucius to be kiss by a dementor. He realised that Lucius was given Veritaserum under false pretext but he couldn't do anything about it. He also realised that Madam Bones and Lord Black were just pawns used by Lord Potter to remove Lucius from his way.
Fudge just thanked his lucky stars that Lucius was silenced before he could tell the Wizengamot about the bribes he had given. Malfoy was given the kiss in front of the entire Wizengamot on Fudge's order to ensure no more secrets could be revealed.
After a heated debate and a lot of political maneuvering Wizengamot was thinking of confiscating and distributing the Malfoy fortune to the different branches of the ministry of magic. Umbridge reasoned that since the victims of Malfoy's crimes were mostly muggles and their families were not going to get any compensation. Fudge and his supporters were endorsing this decision as it allowed them to pocket most of the galleons.
Charles wasn't happy with the thought process prevalent in the Wizengamot but currently he wasn't able to do anything about it. As long as bigots like Fudge and Umbridge were in power there was no hope was Wizarding Britain to make any progress.
Before the Chief Warlock could announce his decision, Charles remembered something Harry told him before he left for the meeting today. He didn't know what Harry had exactly planned but he trusted his grandson enough to go along with his plan.
"Chief Warlock, before you decided to distribute Lucius' wealth among the various branches of the ministry remember he was a member of the Malfoy family, a pureblood family of some repute. He was punished for his crimes he committed and I believe there is no reason to allow his family to suffer for his crimes. The right thing to do here is to execute his will and distribute his estate accordingly." Charles said emphasising on certain words.
All the members of the Wizengamot, including Dumbledore, were surprised by the stance he was taking in the discussion.
Dumbledore, thinking that Charles had finally seen the errors of his ways, supported him. Both of them were easily able to sway the Wizengamot to agree with them.
Fudge was angry about losing a chance to pocket the gold. He decreed that Malfoy's will to be read in the Wizengamot. He wanted to know about the main benefactor of the will. He didn't realise the danger of the public will read inside the Wizengamot.
The representative of Gringotts was called to read the will of Lucius Malfoy. The content of the will shocked the entire Wizengamot including Charles. In his will Lucius, barring fifteen thousand galleons, had bequeathed all his money and properties to the Potter family. He hoped that by giving to money to the Potters the feud between the families due to his actions would end and the Potters would allow the rest of his family members to live in peace. The fifteen thousand galleons were to be used for Draco's schooling and his other needs.
Fudge stupidly questions the authenticity of the will angering the representative from Gringotts. "Are you implying that Gringotts forges will minister?" He snarled.
Dumbledore intervened before the situation could escalate. "I apologise for the minister's implication." He said in his patented grandfatherly voice. "A will stored at Gringotts cannot be forged. The paper used to write the will is special. It would burn to ashes if the will is forged or alter in any way." He explained. 'I should know it better than anyone after 47 failed attempts to forge wills.' He thought.
Lord Potter ordered the Gringotts representative to give thousand galleons to the family members of the victims of Lucius' crimes. The DMLE was to be given a donation of 25 thousand Galleons. The Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office was to be given a donation of 1 thousand galleons. The Malfoy manor was to be converted into a shelter and orphanage for muggleborns. Draco Malfoy was to be allowed to live in the manor till he attends the age of majority. The remaining money, if any, was to be used to upgrade the old equipment at Hogwarts.
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After the Wizengamot session was over both Madam Bones and Lord Black asked Charles about the Malfoy's will. "How did you manage to fake the will?" she asked.
"I didn't." he replied. "As far as I know the will is a genuine. I had no knowledge of its content before it was read out today."
Lord Black said, "You had to have some knowledge about it. You were the one who insisted that it should be carried out."
"My grandson told me that if the ministry wasn't willing to compensate Lucius' victims then I should try to get his will read. I just followed his advice. He has his own ways of getting things done." Charles replied shocking the two.
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The news of the events that occurred in Lucius Malfoy's trials stunned the magical community. It was very clear to everyone that the Potter family was behind the demise of the Malfoy family though none could prove their direct involvement.
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Dolores Jane Umbridge was very angry at Lord Potter. He had robbed her of the opportunity of becoming rich while giving the gold coming her way to those filth muggles. Worst of all, his grandson attacked Gilderoy Lockhart and hospitalized him for life. Lockhart was her business partner. She got a part of the profit from his books just to ensure no ministry official ever investigates his claims. She planned to teach the Potters the consequence of getting in her way of becoming rich. She vowed to destroy the family and take their money as her own.
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Dumbledore became more wary of the Potters. They had managed to clinically eliminate Lucius Malfoy and the influence of the Malfoy family. He couldn't figure out how they managed to do it. The goblins never would allow a fake will to be enacted and they have enchantments which prevented a person to make or modify wills when they are coerced.
He also heard about the incident that took place in the Diagon Alley yesterday. The youngest member of the Potter family had driven Lockhart insane because he didn't apologise to some bint. The laws couldn't touch him as he had officially warned Lockhart before attacking him.
Originally, he had planned to hire Lockhart as the DADA teacher before Potter had hired some foreigner. He still hadn't met the woman but judging by the books she had assigned to the students she seemed as a competent teacher.
For now he decided to observe the Potter family and wait for them to make a mistake before capitalising on it.
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After the eventful trip to Diagon Alley, Harry had a relatively quiet vacation till school began. He spent most of his time training with Percy. His free time was spent with Nyx, Lily or Selene.
On first September, Harry and Tonks arrived early at King's Cross. Harry using his grandfather's connections he had arranged for Tonks to become the Head Girl even though she wasn't a prefect. Tonks had thanked Harry by dragging him for a snogging session.
The first thing that Tonks did as the Head Girl was to put Percy on probation for abusing his powers.
During the train ride to Hogwarts, Draco visited Harry's compartment. He had lost his usual swagger and his goons were nowhere to be seen. He apologised for his behaviour in the past to Harry and Hermione. Harry accepted his apology. It seemed that Draco's mother had finally managed to teach him some manners. Or it might just be his trial before he is accepted into the Black family.
Harry thought, 'with Draco out of the way there are only two idiots left in Hogwarts to deal with. I can guarantee one of them is going to die before the year ends.'
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Due to the limited space available in the carriage, Tonks sat in Harry's lap during the ride from Hogsmeade station to Hogwarts. The carriage was overcrowded because all the girls that sat with Harry during the train ride wanted to sit with him during the carriage ride. Unknowingly Harry was giving off a veela like aura. As soon as he realised it he tried to get his aura under control.
The first thing that Harry noticed as he entered the great hall was that Dumbledore was unhappy for some reason. He smirked at the old man before heading towards the Gryffindor table.
As Harry sat down, Athena telepathically contacted him. 'Harry Potter, what is wrong with your headmaster? He thinks that he can tell me what I can or can't do. Who does he think he is?'
'Well he is a manipulative old fool who thinks that he is a god. He thinks that only he knows what is best for other people. His attitude has cost the lives of many including that of my father.' Harry responded.
'Then why is alive?' she asked.
'There is a prophecy about him dying at my hands. I am not going to give him an easy death, Lady Athena. First I will take all the things he values form him. Then I will destroy his reputation, after that I will give him a painful death. After his death I will make sure he his tortured for eternity.' He telepathically told her in a voice which sent shivers down her spine.
'How do you plan on achieving that?' she asked.
'I will manage it. You should be careful around him and his attack dog, the one with greasy hair. They can't harm you obviously but they might try to make your stay here an unpleasant one. The key word here being 'try'.' Harry informed her.
'I have a way of dealing with pests, you don't have to worry about me.' She told him.
Due to the telepathic conversation with Athena, Harry did pay attention to the sorting. He noted that Ginny, Ron's little sister, joined them at the Gryffindor table.
Dumbledore stood up. This caught everyone's attention. "Welcome," he said trying to sound like his cheerful self. "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Now I know that you all must be very hungry so I will keep it short. All I have to say for now is Tuck in!" He said as he sat down.
The feast magically appeared as Dumbledore raised his hand. On the table in front of Harry was a large variety of foods roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, veal, sausages, steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, corn, gravy, ketchup, and peppermint humbugs.
After diner was over, Professor Dumbledore got to his feet again and the hall fell silent. He still had the ability to command respect among the students. Harry planned to destroy this be the end of the academic year.
"Ahem" He cleared his voice. "Just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered. I have a few start-of-term notices to give you." Many of the students groaned, Dumbledore continued like he didn't hear. "First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils."
"I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors." He gestured to the ugly looking man in the back of the hall with the demon cat.
"Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch."
Dumbledore smiled before saying, "And I would also like to introduce our new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Pallas Athena." She had long hair and intense gray eyes. She was beautiful and lean. She was wearing an elegant white dress. Many of the male students were taken in by her beauty. They applauded was very loudly as she was introduced. Hermione felt that she had heard that name somewhere before but couldn't remember where exactly. Dumbledore then proceeded to introduce the other new teachers.
"And now, before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!" cried Dumbledore.
Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, as if he was trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, and raised high above the tables and twisted itself, like a snake into words. "Everyone pick their favorite tune," said Dumbledore, "and off we go!"
And the school bellowed:
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot.
Dumbledore sighed and said, "Now off to bed with you." The sound of benches skidding across the floor filled the hall and people shuffled their way out the doors. The Gryffindors walked past muttering portraits and creaking suits of armor, and climbed narrow flights of stone stairs, until at last they reached the passage where the secret entrance to Gryffindor Tower was hidden, behind the oil painting of the fat lady.
"Password?" she asked. "Wattlebird," Percy said in his usual pompous voice. The portrait swung open and allowed them to enter.
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The first week back to school was an interesting one. The Muggleborn and muggle raised students had to compulsorily attend the new class about Wizarding culture, etiquettes and basic laws. The class also taught them the reason behind a particular customs.
Athena's DADA class was a complete novelty to the Hogwarts students. The way she taught made the students understand the concept and working of spells. She also showed them how to innovatively use common household charms for offensive and defensive purposes.
DADA became the favourite subject of all the students. Most of them were happy about having a competent teacher for the post. During this time there was a rumor circulating around the school that Dumbledore didn't like the appointment of their current DADA teacher. He wasn't happy with the stuff being taught to them.
A couple of arguments between the DADA teacher and the headmaster fueled the rumors. The hilarious part about the arguments was that Dumbledore was always turned into a goat by the end of it. The best part of it was that he didn't remember anything about it when he turned back. The people around him didn't mention it because they didn't want to face his wrath or the wrath of the person capable of turning the great Albus Dumbledore into a goat.
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Harry decided to visit the fable chamber of secret and meet the monster inside it. Since the monster inside the chamber was suppose to be a servant of his bloodline, he won't be breaking the promise he gave to his mom.
The Hogwarts' wards informed him about the location of the chamber it was inside the girls' bathroom on the second floor. They granted him enter into the chamber with any password or the use of Parseltongue. The tap glowed with a brilliant white light and started to spin. Next second, the sink sank, right out of sight, leaving a large pipe exposed, a pipe wide enough for a man to slide into Harry used his shadow travel to get to the bottom of the tunnel.
Harry didn't have any trouble seeing in the dark. He looked down and saw the skeletons of rats covering the ground. He cleansed the area by waving his wand. He walked by the large snake skin and traveled down the never ending tunnels.
At the end of the tunnel, he saw a solid wall where two entwined snakes were carved, their eyes set with glinting emeralds. Sensing his presence, the snakes parted as the wall cracked open, the halves slid out of sight, and he walked in.
He was standing at the end of a very long, damp, and dimly lit chamber. Towering stone pillars entwined with more carved serpents rose to support a ceiling lost in darkness, casting long, black shadows through the odd, greenish gloom that filled the place. He stood in silence observing the fable chamber. He waved his wand and the columns were clean and had candles all over, lighting up the entire chamber.
As he walked towards the Slytherin statue at the end of the chamber, the mouth of the statue opened up and a massive snake came out of it.
"What is thy bidding, my master?" it hissed as it bowed to Harry.
"Do you have a name?" Harry asked.
"Yes, your ancestor called me Serpantina." The Basilisk hissed.
"Alright Serpantina, my name is Harry Potter of the house of Potter." He said introducing himself.
"Master, the pretender had put some strong enchantments on me and made me attack the students of the school. I was placed here to protect them not attack. Can you remove these enchantments placed on me?" she hissed.
Harry easily removed the enchantments placed on Serpantina by Voldemort. Before leaving the snake he promised that he would come to visit her in the future.
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Life at Hogwarts for Harry was very peaceful and uneventful barring a few odd pranks on Athena. His nightly activities continued just like last year. The only change being his intermittent visits to Selene.
The Gryffindor Quidditch team easily won their first match of the season. Dumbledore and Snape stayed away from him. His popularity with the girls had increased. Even though they knew that Tonks was his girlfriend they still tried to catch his eye.
Tonks didn't mind that other girls were trying to poach her boyfriend as long as she got enough of his attention. She knew that she would end up sharing him with at least a few girls.
All this changed when Selene came to visit Harry at Hogwarts during dinner time. She was wearing casual muggle clothes. The wards had failed to alert him to her presence as they detected her as just another Potter.
Harry was surprised seeing her enter the great hall. He got up and quickly started moving toward her. "What are you doing here?" he asked as he got close to her.
"Can't a daughter come to meet her father whenever she feels like?" she asked innocently.
"Normally they can but nothing is normal with you, is it? So why are you here?" he inquired.
"Mother told me you have a girlfriend here at school so I came to meet her and see if she is worthy of having you." She replied.
"Who I date is none of your concern." Harry told her.
By now most of the teachers including Dumbledore and Snape were moving towards the pair. Athena just sat at the head table and watched the scene with interest. She had heard the girl refer to Harry as her father but she seemed elder to him. The girl was a powerful demigod in her teens but she was sure that the girl hadn't been to any of the camps for HalfBlood.
"Who are you and what is going on here?" Dumbledore asked Selene.
Most of the female populous of Hogwarts want to know the identity of the girl.
Selene without answering him just scanned Dumbledore from head to toe.
"Who is the Merlin wanna be pops?" she asked Harry.
Dumbledore did get her reference but still answered her, "I am Albus Dumbledore the headmaster of the school."
"Wasn't this guy responsible for gramps' death? Why is he still alive? Should I kill him for you?" Selene asked Harry.
"First of all, speak properly, you mother may allow you to speak in this manner but I won't. Is that clear?" he asked. After getting a nod from her he continued, "Yes, he was responsible for your grandfather's death and I still have my reasons for keeping him alive so you can't kill him."
The conversation did make sense to most of the people over hearing it. They couldn't fathom the thought of the 'Harry Potter' causally speaking of killing Albus Dumbledore with a stranger. Or the fact that Dumbledore was responsible for the death of the girl's grandfather.
"I will ask you for the last time, who are you? If you don't answer then I will be force to take action against you." Dumbledore said more forcefully putting some magic to his voice. 'I don't know who this girl standing front of me is but she is accusing me for being responsible for her grandfather's death. May be if she is close to Harry than I can use her.' He thought.
"Are you threatening me old man?" she asked in a manner challenging him to a duel. "You should consider yourself as very luck as my father stopped me from killing you outright for being responsible for my grandfather's death. He may have his reasons for keeping you around but I am far more simple minded and action oriented than him. Even if I can't kill you, my father won't object if I maim you." She glanced at Harry for conformation.
"Foolish girl, you are just as arrogant as Potter here." Snape said pointing at Harry. "Do you think you can even touch him? Let alone maim him, he is the great Albus Dumbledore. You shouldn't mess with your betters little girl."
"Do you know that you are responsible for oil shortage in the world? The amount of oil you have on your head of be used to supply the oil need of a small country for a year." Selene said to Snape in a very sincere voice.
This caused the all the students and some teachers to burst into laughter. Dumbledore used this time to draw his wand and cast stunner at the girl.
To the amazement of many including Dumbledore the girl just extended her arm and causal caught the curse in her palm. She just looked at the glowing red ball of energy in her hand and said, "Pathetic. Is this the best you can do old man?" she asked as she crushed the ball in her hand. "You are a weakling compared to me." She said as she started levitating Dumbledore. "Unable to cast any magic without the aid of this small piece of wood." She said summoning his wand.
Seeing that the other teachers were going to interfere she froze them in their place by just glancing at them. "You are completely powerless against me old man. You are like a small bug to me, something I can crush whenever I want to. You need to be taught a lesson for messing with you better since my father told me not to kill you how about I torture you?" she asked.
"Selene, there are many young and innocent children here. They don't need to see this or hear him scream. I think that you have damaged his ego and hurt his pride that should be enough for now. Let him go." Harry told her.
"You are no fun, dad." She said as she dropped Dumbledore on the floor. "I still want to meet you girlfriend thought." She also released the other teachers.
"Dad? He is your father?" McGonagall asked in disbelief indicating towards Harry. That same question was on everyone's mind.
"Professor, we live in a magical world filled with a wide variety of magic, so why do you find it hard to believe I have a daughter who looks older than me?" Harry asked McGonagall.
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"Since you are here I might as well introduce you to her but I don't want a single negative comment about her at least in front of her." Harry told Selene as they moved towards the Hufflepuff table.
"Tonks, I would like you to meet my daughter Selene and Selene this is Tonks my girlfriend." Harry said introducing the two of them.
"Not bad, but you could do better." Selene said to Harry as she observed Tonks.
"Selene apologise now." Harry told her firmly.
"Sorry about that Tonks." She said apologetically. "Can I have a word with her in private?" Selene asked Harry.
"Only if she agrees Selene." Harry responded.
As Tonks agreed to the have a word in private with Selene, Harry told, "Don't harm her in any way and don't change her into any animal."
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Harry went back to the Gryffindor table when he saw both of them leave the great hall.
"Harry, how do you have a daughter?" Hermione asked him.
"Well Hermione, when a man and a woman …"Harry began with a hint of mischief in his voice before being cut of be a red face Hermione.
"I know how babies are made Harry, thank you very much. My mother already gave me the birds and the bees lecture." She said.
"Then why did you ask about me having a daughter?" he asked innocently causing everyone listening to the conversation to laugh.
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"Are you all right?" Snape asked Dumbledore as he was checking himself.
"Ah! Severus, I am in good health, thank you for asking." Dumbledore said in his patented grandfatherly voice.
"Everything has started to make complete sense now." He mused.
Snape wasn't paying attention to what Dumbledore just said. He was riled up because of being shown up by another Potter brat. "Do you believe that girl claiming to be the daughter of Harry Potter?"
"She obviously is an illegitimate child of James that they are trying to pass off as an adopted member of the family. It's quite a common custom in pureblood families. I am more interested in the girl's mother. She could be of use to me." Dumbledore replied.
"I have finally understood the reason for Potters going against me. They found out of my involvement in James' death. How they managed to do it is beyond me. I covered my tracks pretty well." Dumbledore continued to muse.
"Give a secret tip to the Daily Prophet about James having an illegitimate daughter." Dumbledore ordered. "Try and find out the girl's mother through your normal sources. Offer a reward for bringing her to you alive."
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Tonks came back in one piece after her conversation with Selene. She didn't tell him about the content of their little chat. She just told him the Selene was a great girl to hang out with and they might go out sometime in the future.
Harry checked out Tonks for any enchantment after her meeting with Selene and was surprised to find none. It seemed that Selene was just interested in meeting his girlfriend and nothing more.
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Dumbledore's and Snape's search for Selene's mother went round in circles. The Daily Prophet refused to print the article about an illegitimate daughter of James Potter without any concrete proof.
Instead, the Daily Prophet ran many stories about Dumbledore's misdeeds they included his friendship and love affair with Gellert Grindelwald, the actions he took in the name of 'the greater good.' The paper basically printed the dossier on Dumbledore compiled by the Potters.
The public started call out for Dumbledore's head. He lost his positions in the Wizengamot and the International Confederation of Wizards overnight. His order of Merlin was stripped. Even his chocolate frog card was banned.
Dumbledore had lost most of his supporters and followers. His position as the Hogwarts headmaster was the only thing of importance left with him.
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Harry was very excited to go home for the Christmas break. This Christmas was going to be very special for the Potter family. All his plans were being executed to perfection so far only the last hurdle remained. But before he could tackle it he needed his mom's permission.
The night that he got home, Harry asked his mom to carry out the last part of his plan. "Mom, I need your permission to go and complete the last part of my plan against our enemy. I am asking for your permission because you made me promise that I won't unnecessary put myself at risk. My plan does put me in a dangerous situation but if everything goes well than we would truly vanquish one of our foes. This task has to be done by me. Please my let me go I will be back in a day."
Looking at the determination in her son's eyes Lily allowed him to go. She knew that he purposely avoided telling her what he intends to do for she would have surely refused if he had told her his true intentions. She just hoped that Nyx would protect him from harm wherever he went.
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Harry used his ability to shadow travel to reach the entrance of the underworld in Los Angeles, California. The DOA Recording Studios. He read the sign that said, 'NO SOLICITORS. NO LOITERING. NO LIVING.' on a door in the lobby.
He went up to Charon who was sitting on a raised podium posing as a security guard and said, "Lord Charon, I need a ride across the river Styx to Hades' palace."
"Well, that's a first, someone addressing me with proper respect and then stating his desire to die. Why are you so interested in dying, boy?" he asked in a slight British accent.
"I am not here to die, Lord Charon. I am here for an audience with Lord Hades. I would pay you with golden drachmas for the ride." Harry said respectfully.
"You're a godling? You don't smell like one though." He said taking a few sniffs.
"I am Harry Potter of the house of Potter." Harry told him still keeping is voice respectful.
"Alright, I will take you across Styx for 10 drachmas." Charon stated.
After getting paid, Charon escorted Harry to a crowded elevator. Charon easily parted the crowd of people trying to get on the elevator. He pushed a couple of them out before inserting his key card into a slot in the elevator panel causing it to descend.
Suddenly the elevator stopped descending and started moving forward. Harry ignored the change in the attire of Charon and the people around him. The elevator changed into a barge and Charon poled it across the river. As they reached the shoreline, Charon told Harry the directions to Hades' palace.
Harry breezed pass the Cerberus and the long lines of people using shadow travel. He appeared at the front gate of Hades' palace. The gate was engraved with scenes depicting the death of masses. Beyond the gates was the garden of Persephone. The palace was guarded by skeletal warriors dressed in military uniforms.
A couple of guards escorted Harry to the room where Hades was lounging on his throne. He was surrounded by dead soldiers from different era. Harry also notice Fluffy sitting besides the throne.
"You are brave to come here, young Potter." he said in an oily voice.
"Lord Hades, I have a request to make." Harry said bowing to the Lord of the underworld.
"A request you say, and what would that be boy?" he asked with a smile on his face.
Harry got straight to the point and said, "My father was murdered…" he was cut off before he could finish the sentence.
"I wouldn't be restoring him back to life. Don't even think of asking me about it." Hades snapped at him.
"I would never ask for such at thing, milord. The dead should remain dead. I would soon be sending one of my father's murderer to your domain. I just want to ensure that he doesn't escape judgment by going into the Fields of Asphodel. I also want a chance to punish him myself in the Fields of Punishment." Harry said respectfully.
"If I grant you this favour boy, what would you do for me in return?" he asked.
"In time, I would give you a soul which has eluded you for four decades, the soul of one Tom Marvolo Riddle, who has split his soul into 7 pieces to escape death." Harry said hoping this would suffice as payment.
Hades pondered about the offer for few movements before accepting it.
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After the talking with Hades, Harry shadow traveled to Selene and took her to Hogwarts.
"Dad, why did you bring me here?" she asked.
"I brought you here to witness the end of Albus Dumbledore." Harry stated as the pair entered the headmaster's office.
"Mr. Potter, I thought you went home for the holidays. How did you get into my office? And what is she doing here." Dumbledore asked getting a little worried. The wards hadn't informed in about their approach. He was completely unprepared for their arrival.
"As you can see I walked into your office using the door and she is here to witness your death Dumbledore." Harry said as he moved closer to Dumbledore.
"You insolent brat, do you think you can kill me?" Dumbledore snapped back in anger.
"You are all ready dead Dumbledore, you just don't know it yet." Harry said. Seeing the confusion on his face he elaborated, "At the beginning of the year, I laced your lemon drops with a slow acting and undetectable poison. The poison would cause you to a have an extremely painful and slow death while causing people to believe that you died of natural cause."
"I need to clear a few things with you before you die. Selene really is my daughter and not an illegitimate daughter of my father. Did you forget the line in the prophecy about me having powers that you can't dream off?" as Harry said this he could see the fear in Dumbledore's eyes. "I didn't take away your position of as the headmaster of the school for a reason Dumbledore. You thought of this castle as your fortress, so what better place to kill you than heart of your so called fortress. By the way this is just the beginning of your punishment for messing with my family."
Just as Harry finished the statement, Dumbledore started feeling intense pain all over his body. He couldn't move a muscle, he couldn't scream, he felt as if something was tearing him apart. He wanted this to end, he wanted to beg for death but he couldn't. Slow all rational thought left him as he could feel only pain of an unimaginable magnitude. He suffered in this manner for hours before he finally died. Just before his death, Harry removed his magic.
Thanatos collected Dumbledore's soul and said, "Albus Dumbledore, it seems you have been giving a special treatment in afterlife. I have been ordered to directly take your soul to the Fields of Punishment."
As Harry and Selene left the office, Selene said, "I will behave from now on, just don't get angry at me." Harry just hugged her and said, "You are my little girl, I can't get angry at you."
"So what are you going to do with his magic?" Selene asked. "I will give it your mother as tribute." Harry answered.
Next day, Dumbledore's body was found by Snape.
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The news of Dumbledore's demise spread like wild fire on the day before Christmas day. Most of the people were happy to hear the news of his demise. Some of the dark families even organised parties to celebrate his death.
Lily was happy that one of the persons responsible for her husband's death died a terrible death. Harry had told the family of the manner in which he killed Dumbledore and the torture Dumbledore's soul had to endure for eternity.
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Harry appeared in front of Dumbledore who was observing the punishment of other tortured souls around him. "Enjoying the view?" he asked. "Don't worry their punishment would seem like picnic compared to yours." He added seeing the look on his face.
"How…How are you here?" Dumbledore asked in a panic. He still remembered the pain he had to endure before his death.
"I have connections in very high places. You just pretended to be a god when you were alive. I on the other hand literally have the powers of gods following through my bloodline. You have caused many people suffer in the name of 'greater good', now you will endure the pain and suffering of every one you have wronged for 'greater good'. This would be a never ending cycle, after one round is completed, the cycle would begin anew. You would also be required to do manual labour as a construction worker. These lovely ladies here would be supervising the quality of your work." he said gesturing to the furies. "I almost forgot, you will have to be wearing these shackles will working." Harry said shackling his arms and legs in a shackle which would cause him to relieve his worst memories every time he stops working.
"Don't worry, I will soon be sending your friend Tom to join you soon. By the way, all this would be in addition to the punishment Lord of the underworld sets for you." Harry said before leaving the broken man to suffer for eternity.
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Charles was made the interim headmaster of Hogwarts by the board of governors. They were impressed by the work he did to improve the standard of education at Hogwarts.
Dumbledore monies and estate was given to his brother Aberforth according to his will. Aberforth didn't shed a single tear at his brother's funeral.
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No one would ever accuse Dolores Jane Umbridge of being a smart woman. She proved her stupidity by making a move against the Potter family. She wanted Percy Potter arrested for putting Lockhart in long-term care ward of St Mungo's.
She went behind Fudge's back to get the auror taskforce necessary for the job read. Even Madam Bones was unaware of her aurors being commandeered by Umbridge.
She personally led the aurors to the gates of Potter manor. They were greeted by Leon at the gate.
"Elf, open the gates I am the undersecretary to the minister of magic, I have come here to arrest Percy Potter." Umbridge commanded Leon.
"First of all toad lady, you aren't me mistress so your commands mean nothing to me. I will inform the family of your arrival, wait here till then." Leon said before disappearing.
His comment greatly angered Umbridge. 'How dare that lowly elf call me a toad? I am his superior' she thought.
When Leon informed Lisa about the idiots from the ministry wanting to arrest Percy, she was furious. As she was heading out to deal with the trash at her manor gates Percy stopped her. "Grandmother, I will deal with them. I should be capable of handling people like them if I am to grow up to tackle big prophecies." He said her. After getting the approval from his grandmother he turned to his mother. "Mom, please let me go. This could be a good combat practise for me. I will be careful mom. Please let me go." Percy begged his mother to allow him to go and face them. After getting permission from his mother, he headed to the manor gates.
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"So you are the fools that have come here to arrest me? On what charges might I ask?" he questioned them as he stepped out of the manor gates.
"You are under arrest for attacking Lockhart and permanently hospitalising him." Umbridge stated.
Percy just looked at her for few seconds, "when I asked 'on what charges' I meant real charges not something a fool like you dreamt up."
"Why you, I am the undersecretary to the minister of magic, I demand respect." Umbridge snapped at him.
"Is that title supposed to mean anything to me? I wouldn't allow a fool like you to arrest me even in your wildest dreams." Percy said to her.
The aurors were caught in two minds. They didn't know what to do right now. The boy was right, they didn't have any real ground to arrest him but on the other hand Umbridge was the undersecretary to the minister.
Seeing the hesitation on the face of the aurors Percy said to them, "you should know two things about me. First, I am Potter. Secondly, I am, my father's son and just like him I don't like to be restrained. It seems that toad face here has some grudge against me so I will deal with her and if you value your health don't get involved."
"Why you little brat, do you think you can take me on or take on the might of ministry? I will show you your place, you half-blood mongrel." She snapped as she pulled her wand on Percy.
Seeing the wand drawn on him, he just extended his arms and blasted her. The aurors saw Umbridge flying backward at a tremendous speed and knocking into a tree causing her to loose consciousness.
Percy walked up to her and used magic to pick you her body. Since Percy wanted to make a dramatic entrance, something he learned from watching his uncle, he literally stormed into the ministry lobby carrying Umbridge's body. A mini hurricane surrounded him when he appeared in the centre of the atrium while Umbridge's body was floating above him.
When the strong winds caught the attention of everyone or in some cases blew people away, Percy terminated the hurricane. "Where is the minister of magic?" he asked the crowd. "I want to return his trash back to him." he said indicating to the floating body of Umbridge.
Few of the people in the atrium decided to attack him and casted spells at him. Percy willed the water of the fountain to form a barrier around him. He reinforced the water barrier with his magic using the gauntlet.
The barrier reflected the spells back at the casters. Some got hit by their own spells while some managed to block it. Those people were attacked by the water of the fountain. "Foolish people, I am a Potter of the house of Potter, do you think your pathetic attacks would faze me?" he said as his eyes started glowing green, the wind started to pick speeds around him, the earth started to tremble and lightning started to dance around him.
This was the sight madam Bones and Fudge along with his entourage saw when they entered the atrium.
Percy tossed the unconscious Umbridge at Fudge's feet and said, "Here's your trash minister. Next time don't send one of your stooges to arrest me on trump up charges. It won't be good for you or your ministry."
"Look here boy…" fudge started but was cut off by Madam Bones.
"What trump up charges?" she asked.
"She tried to arrest me for attacking Lockhart while he insulted the guest of my house. You all should consider yourselves lucky as my grandfather or worse my brother weren't home when she tried to arrest me. Both of them can be vicious when they want to be and when they find out that you tried arrest me to arrest me." Percy left the threat hanging as he disappeared from sight.
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Before Harry and Charles could do anything madam Bones arrested Umbridge for misusing her powers and using aurors as her person goon force. Charles called for a vote of no confidence against Fudge.
There were a few people brave enough to openly oppose Lord Potter these days. They weren't enough to keep fudge in his office. With the backing and support of Lord Potter, madam Bones became the new minister of magic uncontested.
The first thing Madam Bones did after getting elected was amend the laws against werewolf. She also changed the hiring policies for muggleborns. Many of the incompetent personnel in the ministry were removed.
The future of the Wizarding world looked bright at the moment with Charles as the Headmaster of Hogwarts, madam Bones as the Minister of Magic and Augusta Longbottom as the Chief Warlock.
A/n: 1) Since many people have asked this question.
The explanation of what exactly Nyx did to Zoi's essence was censored out to fit the site restrictions. Basically Zoi's essence is a part of Harry's soul and it is more prominent in Harry than any other Potter because of Nyx involvement. Nyx temporarily removed a part of Harry's soul before he mated Hecate. Because a part of his soul was missing Harry, felt incomplete. The process used to do it was strictly 'MA '. So I censored it out. Hope this clears your confusion.
2) I have censored the parts of Lucius' trial and Dumbledore's punishment to fit the site restrictions. Originally both of them were violent and bloody.
3) Athena would play a major part in the later chapters.
4) I will be updating my other story shortly.
5) Plz review.