Harry Potter, Seekers and Secrets of Huntik Chapter 21
Harry got to the staff room at a half four and had made himself a hot chocolate and was just sitting waiting for the other members of staff. He had just sat down when the door opened and revealed Snape coming in and Harry told him that the kettle was just boiled if he wanted a drink. Over the next half an hour more staff members arrived for the meeting however they were still waiting for the headmaster. Finally just as the clock had hit five Albus Dumbledore walked into the room with bright and annoying robes as always and was just about to say something when Harry beat him to it.
"You're late headmaster." Harry said annoyed at the old man.
"Actually Harry I'm right on time." Dumbledore replied with his ever cheerful *I'm smart and always right* voice.
"No headmaster you're late the staff meeting was to start at five not get to the staff room by five. So no technicality will get you out of it, so you really should learn to get somewhere before the time and not at the time that something important is happening. Now sit down and shut up as what I found out is a serious matter and you all better have some good explanations other wise I'm not going to be happy."
Dumbledore sat with all the dignity he had even though on the inside he was not at all happy with how Harry was acting. He needed Harry for his Greater Good and instead Harry was changing everything he had worked so hard to manipulate. As the headmaster sat Harry watched him carefully and could guess what he was thinking about but didn't care. When every one was finally sat in a seat with a drink, if they wanted one, Harry thought that they and Dumbledore especially had better have good explanations.
"Now would any of you care to explain WHY Hogwarts is playing safe vault for a stone that gives immortality and can make you rich." Harry said to the room at large and even though it sounded like a question, it wasn't.
Even though it wasn't a question they could all hear the unmistakeable sound of a threat in Harry's voice. Harry himself just looked at each and every teacher and with each one they seemed confused and then look at Dumbledore. Harry was now getting really pissed at the headmaster as it was quite obvious now that he had told them differently.
"On second thoughts don't bother, I think I've just worked it out for myself. Now stop me if I'm wrong here. First Dumbledore had his trials and loses control of Hogwarts. Second anything he wishes to do with the school must be brought by me. Third Dumbledore brings the stone in a week before school starts and explains that it was almost stolen and he had the approval of those that he needed approval from." Harry waited for a few seconds when he finished and watched every one in the room and Noticed that Dumbledore wasn't at all bothered by how he was acting. "Well that's just dandy, why in the name of creation would I approve an artefact like the Stone being in a school full of students. I mean any one who wanted it could easily get in under one reason or another and take a first year female student and threaten to Rape, Beat and then kill her if you didn't hand it over. Which is why I went to the third floor myself since the safety of the school is my responsibility so I'm exempt from the rule of staying away. And let me tell you now it was a good job I did because quite frankly your defences were a pile of Dragon Shit with only three or four that had any potential at all." when Harry had said this he put his hand in his pocket and pulled out a blood red stone before placing it on the coffee table.
Needless to say the staff members were shocked speechless and Dumbledore paled at seeing Harry with the Stone. Every one in the room then looked at Harry who was just taking a drink and refused to acknowledge them.
"As I said only about four proved worthy and the rest were to over the top and deadly. Now this is a school first and for most and there for DEADLY just is not going to fly here. If any one here had raised children of your own and you don't want them going somewhere, you don't tell a bunch of teenagers not to go somewhere as that's where they'll go as soon as they get a chance. Worse still you don't tell them and then leave the door locked with just a simple charm that any first year can break and especially when the defence would be considered DEADLY. Now from here we will decide what happens to the Stone, even if I do want to send it back to Nick, I know that by now who ever wants it and knows it's here would have placed people at hogsmead to search those coming out of school. However we'll keep it until the end of the year after which it will be returned to Nick, regardless of what Dumbledore says. Now over the next week I will be meeting each of you to go over your traps and either change them completely or to improve them and this is none negotiable. Well that's basically it to start with I'll meet with Dumbledore first about his trap and I'll go in order until I finish with Hagrid. Until then I'll be keeping the Stone with me then when I meet with Dumbledore I can hand it over for the trap. So every one is dismissed and I'll either see you in class or when I arrange to meet you good day."
With that Harry stood and put the Stone in his pocket and quickly walked out before any one else could do or say anything. Although Dumbledore tried getting Harry's attention and when that failed he tried summoning the Stone which also failed. By the time Dumbledore had gotten to the corner that Harry had just vanished round Harry was gone from sight. Dumbledore silently cursed under his breath as Harry continued going against him and his plans for the Greater Good, however the sooner Harry was back under his control the better.