A/N: Finally getting to close this chapter and can consider this complete. Cheers!

All my thanks goes to everyone who read this story and to my sounding board, frustratedstudent. Just the epilogue left for this one.

Chapter 25

November 27, 2015

Lethifold Division HQ, Enjolras Residence

Marguerite gives Eponine a meaningful look, but she is cut off. Eponine raises her hand slightly before saying, "I'm out of possible solutions. The Delacours' plan is the only one we have right now."

"It's crazy enough to work though, Eponine. We used up the last of the semtex we have for this mission." Marguerite remarks as she places a comforting hand on her companion's free hand.

Eponine takes a deep breath and closes her eyes to resolve herself for the next phases of the suggested plan.

"Apolline and Louis, take left arm! Gavroche and Azelma, take right arm. Hermione, shoot the boosters. Courfeyrac, Feuilly, Combeferre, Mikhail, and Katherine, make as much sound as you can once I'm finished here. Harry and Auguste, lightning spells at the two semtex pockets. That should give us time to disable his weapon systems. Everyone else start shielding and deflecting the white pulses of magic. On my go. Go!"

Fireworks, exploding paper cranes, sparks and spellfire bombard and overwhelm the built in sensors from Maximillian. As he fires off return salvos blindly, the Delacours and the Thenadier siblings conjure reinforced steel chains and with synchronized precision, banish one of the ends towards Maximillian. They manage to wrap it tightly on both arms after a few quick spells.

Hermione fires off eight rounds and reloads within five seconds to fire off another clip, disabling both feet boosters. Ron follows up with shielding Hermione by floating one of the fallen support pillars in the line of fire. "Wingardium Leviosa," he mutters jokingly and earns him an irritated but amused smile from his wife.

Luna locks eyes with Maximillian and shields everyone else. The icy cold void behind her grey eyes gives Maximillian an involuntary shiver up his spine, seeing his strongest setting projectiles shielded or deflected effortlessly from Mrs. Potter.

A moment later, Maximillian hears two thunderclaps and bolts of lightning from his left and right burst open the arm armors spilling off the circulating superheated squib's blood and evaporating it, making him roughly land to the ground.

Feeling absolutely backed into a corner, he launches his remaining left arm armor towards Apolline and Louis. Having his left hand free, he begins to draw runes in the air. The air-drawn runes dissipate after glowing blue and then transform into gouges of fire, spears of ice, and pressure waves. It weakens the other chain on his right arm and launches the gnarled piece of metal at Gavroche and Azelma.

Combeferre, Bahorel and Grantaire take the defensive cudgels from Luna, who takes a moment to catch her breath. Mira hands her a pepper-up potion to get her back in shape again.

As the three stem the tide, Katherine gives Mikhail a meaningful look and whispers, "Are you going to go all out on him?"

"I'll just have to hope you can stop me if I go beyond my limit." Mikhail walks forward with origami cranes floating around him, three rice paper talismans glowing blood red, and his 10 inch balete wand on his right hand.

He begins by matching Maximillian's rune-powered attacks with his talismans absorbing most of the damage from the conjurations. His origami cranes exhaust themselves and burn after releasing devastating bombardment hexes trapped within. Max handles the attacks with ease, to Mikhail's chagrin.

"This is the best from the ICW? No wonder you couldn't interfere with Voldemort." Max mocks drawing a complete rune circle with his right hand and a giant stone fist flies towards Mikhail, obscuring Max's sight.

The ICW veteran exhales in annoyance and his wand pulses in an eerie light. He slices the projectile cleanly in half, sending a large narrow wave heading towards Maximillian. "Two" He reminds himself, feeling the giddy excitement radiating from his wand. He sees it deflected with ease, sending the spell flying into the air until it dissipates.

With a sinister grin, Mikhail Chung's façade darkens and he unleashes fiendfyre at Maximillian. The cursed flames take the form of a massive Chimera and it roars towards his target. Katherine quickly casts a disarming charm at her partner and pulls him out as he falls unconscious.

"Why is Mikhail down?" Eponine asks, watching the Chimera keep Max occupied as he stops his offensive.

"He cannot be allowed to fire off three offensive spells within one week from that wand, Eponine. The last time he did it, it caused a category five tropical cyclone back home in the islands." Katherine explains, helping keep the onslaught going.

The volume of spells increase, but Combeferre, Joly and Marius do their best to keep the raging inferno contained by walls of bluebell flames around the battlefield.

The hastily drawn runes in the air buckle and wobble to the pressure. Maximillian's eyes widen at the gaping maw trying to take a bite out of him. Using both his hands, he weaves a combination of Egyptian, Aramaic and Norse runes and slams his concentrated magic unto the raging beast. The curse flame disappears and to his surprise a rogue lightning spell hits his shields and it falls, hitting the last piece of semtex on his body. With his body at its limit on exhaustion, he returns fire with a concentrated blast of white energy from his torso and hits the one who defeats him.

The suit cracks and loses the last of the squib blood within the suit and Maximillian falls unconscious on the floor.

Harun lies down on the floor with a smile lining his lips, seeing the stars above him once more. The first to his side is Mira Haddad, trying her best to heal the wound, but it will not close. "Damn it, too many of his vital organs are hit!" She screams in frustration and she locks eyes with Harun.

The serene smile turns into a grin and he mutters, "Of all the missions in the entire world, I have the worst luck of finally finding you Junah, my baby sister." He touches her cheek, seeing the recognition in her eyes and he closes his forever.

"No! Harun!" Junah begs into the unforgiving night sky, clutching the older man tight in her embrace. "No!" She weeps over the body, while Harry and Auguste's teams secure Maximillian.

Eponine's tears flow silently as she nods to Marguerite in the control room. "Armand, extraction is a go, do you copy?"

"I hear you loud and clear. I'm on top of the clearing made by Harry. He really went all out with wrecking enough space for landing. What are your orders?"

"Extraction and bomb the place to oblivion if possible."

"Roger wilco, over and out." Armand replies, landing the Chinook and seeing Gabrielle assist him with bringing everyone in. Hermione gets her wand back and summons all the remaining paperwork she and Ron managed to find in the compound. Harry is the last man in and the helicopter lifts off.

After achieving lift-off and getting to a safe distance, Armand asks, "Permission to launch ordinance," but before he gets his answer, Harry interrupts.

"I'll do it. Save the explosives for the other missions with Percy." Harry remarks. He points to the AWRI compound and uses the Elder wand to cast an overpowered bombardment. A series of loud booms erupts from the very foundations of the structures and the sands engulf the burning remains in the follow up spell.

The sun slowly rises to the east and Harry takes one last look at the folks with him. Gabrielle ruffles the hair of Gavroche, who is sleeping heavily from her lap in exhaustion. Combeferre, Bahorel, Joly, Grantaire, Feuilly, and Courfeyrac all snore in their seats. Cosette and Marius, as well as Azelma and Jehan cuddle together and sleeping it off in their makeshift transfigured beds. Maximillian is secured by six stunning spells and wearing a muggle straight jacket to restrain him further.

But the last sight rocks Enjolras' sight of a despondent Mira, holding the body of Harun with Apolline and Louis silent, but beside her in grief. He gulps at the thought of losing people each and every time in his Auror work.

Harry transfigures the empty Chinook wall before them into tempered glass and Auguste reinforces it, giving them a beautiful view of the sun slowly rising in the east, just by the horizon. \

"We did a good job all things considered, regardless of the odds. I hope we will all meet in better circumstances." Percy quips with an exhausted grin on his lips. "But do we stop here? I certainly am going to do continue my missions in the ISIS controlled zones. And I'd love to work with both of you in the magical equivalent of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel."

"No Percy. It's best I handle England for now. The gangs fighting for the power vacuum in Knockturn Alley are getting more agitated by the day. I'm trying to have that nipped in the bud before another Voldemort takes over." Harry declines the offer but continues, "But this won't be the end of our time working together, you can count on it."

Auguste smiles and shakes his head, "France needs me now. I'll do my best to prevent another attack by extremists."

Percy nods in understanding and they all do a quick toast from three glasses from one of his many pockets filled up with Scottish whiskey.

After the shared shot, Harry takes out the ring with the resurrection stone. Auguste spots it and gives him a meaningful glance before whispering, "It's the right thing to do."

Harry excuses himself and walks towards Mira, Louis and Apolline with the ring, wand, and cloak on hand. Kneeling down beside the grieving Mira, Harry catches Mira's eye and says, "I can let you talk to him for a few minutes. I can't go beyond that because the stone doesn't actually resurrect people from the dead. It lures them to the grave. I know because I experienced it myself."

Louis asks, "As long as you're sure, we'll let you." Apolline thumbs the recorder runes Mira gave her for their case against Maximillian and nods in ascent.

Mira takes a deep breath and whispers, "Mira Haddad is gone now, I'm Junah Benayoun." She gives them all a sad smile and adds, "Let's proceed with it, Harry Potter."

Harry wears the ring and asks the three to touch the stone as he taps it with the elder wand. A moment later, they all see the shade of Harun Benayoun. Harry stops all of them from speaking, points the deathstick at Harun and says, "I know you're a shade, but I do not permit you to take Junah's soul. I suggest you behave Harun."

Harun's shade nods in acceptance and catches up with Junah by telling stories of his adventures and where to find his will for her to start anew. As she converses with Harun, Apolline and Louis keep watch and move the tip of their wands to find and dispel any dark magic influences running about from Harun's shade.

A few hours later, Luna wraps her arms around Harry's waist a on the makeshift hammock inside the helicopter and she whispers, "You did something good for a complete stranger. Thank you Harry."

"No, Luna love. I'm just thanking her for the help she provided behind the scenes. Now let us get some rest then spend time with Lily today." Harry replies, embracing his wife and lying in complete silence of the exhausted volunteers of the Lethifold Division. He knows that the fight and darkness isn't over, but he contents himself with the fact that they all did something to strike a blow against evil today.