Tonks slumped down on the steps outside Gringotts and took a deep breath in an attempt to slow her racing heart. Through the smoke she could see witches and wizards from the Fire Containment Division helping put out the fires the Death Eaters had started. Medi-witches and healers were going through the alley assessing injuries and treating the wounded.

"Dora!"

Tonks turned her head to see Remus rushing her way. Jumping to her feet, Tonks threw herself into his arms. Remus pulled her close and held her tightly, Tonks snuggled into his chest reveling in his closeness.

"Are you okay?" he whispered into her hair.

Tonks nodded, "Just a few cuts and bruises. What about you?"

Remus pulled back so he could see her face, searching her eyes to make sure she was really unhurt. Leaning down, he kissed her before whispering in her ear, "I'm fine now."

"Remus!"

Remus and Tonks turned to see Kingsley striding up the steps.

"Kingsley, what happened?" Tonks asked, "Where were the Aurors? Where was Dumbledore?"

Tonks felt Remus stiffen in her arms, "Dora, Dumbledore is dead."

Tonks stared at him a moment as if trying to make sense of what he said, "What…How…that's not possible."

"I'm afraid it is," Kingsley replied, "it appears so though this whole attack on Diagon Alley was a diversion so Dumbledore and Scrimgeour could be assassinated."

Tonks felt lightheaded and Remus gently guided her to the steps and helped her sit. Kingsley crouched down next to her, "I know this is shocking. I'm not sure exactly what happened."

"Is Harry okay?" she asked. She was sure he must be or Remus would not be so calm, but she needed to know for certain.

Remus nodded, "I sent him and Ginny home. I don't know what it means with both Scrimgeour and Dumbledore gone, but I don't want anyone to get to him."

"That makes sense," Tonks stood and took a deep breath, "What needs to be done?"

"As you can see the fires are being put out and the wounded are being tended, we need to identify the dead and make sure all of the families are reunited," Kingsley replied.

Tonks nodded and she and Remus headed down into the alley. Remus kissed her quickly, "I'd better go. With all of the werewolf restrictions in place, I don't want to be here when the Aurors make their way down here. Will you be okay?"

Tonks nodded, "I'm fine. I'm an Auror too. I just…I didn't expect…all this."

Remus nodded, "Be careful. We don't know who is in charge right now and there are some who would love to get their hands on you."

Tonks kissed him before saying, "I'll be fine. Go. Check on Harry."

Remus nodded and disapparated away.

Tonks breath caught in her throat for a moment when she saw a body with a familiar head of hair laying in the street. She hurried over to the body to discover it was not her mother as she had feared, but her Aunt Bellatrix. Staring down at the body, she felt both anger and sorrow. Anger at the waste of life and sorrow that her blood relative had taken the destructive path that led to her death. A noise next to her made her look up, she saw Neville Longbottom standing next to her staring down at her aunt's body.

"I killed her," he said flatly.

Tonks could see the emotions swirling around on his face – satisfaction, pride, horror, anger. She reached out and put a hand on his arm, but before she could say anything he continued.

"I used to dream about being able to kill her. Isn't that sick? She ruined my childhood and stole my parents from me and I…I wanted her to pay. I always thought I would feel better somehow once…once she was dead," Neville looked up at Tonks with tears in his eyes, "but my parents still don't know who I am and…now I'm a murderer."

Neville stared at Bellatrix for a moment before turning and vomiting on the street. Tonks ran her hand along his back, "Neville, you are not a murderer or a bad person. Bellatrix was an evil woman who caused a lot of horror and heartbreak. It is very normal to feel confused and conflicted if you have to take a life, believe me. But we are at war, and people die in war. Bellatrix chose to fight and you happen to be the one who killed her in the end."

Tonks vanished the pile of sick and steered Neville towards the Leaky Cauldron. The Leaky Cauldron was a scene of controlled chaos. It appeared to have been taken over as a headquarters for the Aurors investigating the attack.

"Neville!"

Tonks looked over and saw a young blond witch about Neville's age heading over to them.

"Hi, Hannah," he murmured.

Tonks steered Neville to the closest booth and sat him down, turning to the young witch she said, "Can you get him something to drink? He's had a bit of a shock."

Hannah nodded and headed over to the bar to get Neville a drink. Tonks turned back to Neville, "Will you be okay?"

Neville nodded, "Tonks, I was shopping with my grandmother…I don't know…"

Tonks nodded, "I'll send her in here if I see her."

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Hermione looked around Flourish & Blotts in dismay, how could it have come to this? This was by far her favorite shop on Diagon Alley. While Ron and Harry loved to tease her about books, she really did love the book shop and seeing the casual destruction of it was disturbing.

Making her way further into the store, she turned and saw a group of younger children huddled together. She hurried over to them and was sad to see them pull closer together as she drew near. One of the smallest children let out a whimper of fear.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you," she said in what she hoped was a soothing voice.

"Are the bad people gone?" asked the smallest child, a little girl about 5 years old.

Hermione nodded, "The bad people are all gone."

She crouched down near them, "My name is Hermione Granger, what's yours?"

"Tilly Boot," she replied. One by one she introduced Hermione to her siblings; Tiffany, Todd, and Tracey.

"Who were you here with?" Hermione asked gently.

Tilly's face clouded over, "My brother Terry and his friend Michael."

Hermione quickly made the connection, "Terry Boot is your brother?"

Tilly nodded and Tiffany volunteered, "He and Michael told us to hide while they helped some of the other people fight the…bad guys."

Hermione thought for a moment, she hadn't seen either Terry Boot or Michael Corner, but there was still a lot of confusion on the alley. Making up her mind, she turned to the kids, "Let's go down to the Apothecary. A lot of people were going down there, maybe Terry or Michael are down there."

Before leaving the building, Hermione cast a spell leaving a golden message hanging in the air, "Please check the Apothecary for any missing family members."

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Charlie swallowed hard when he saw the bodies of the two young witches on the floor of Madame Malkin's. They were so young, younger than Ginny. Crouching down next to them, he quietly cast a Preservation Charm and conjured white blankets to cover them. He continued through the rest of the shop ensuring that no one had been left behind. As he left the shop he sent black sparks into the air notifying the Aurors that there were dead bodies in the shop.

Charlie was joined by Oliver, Angelina and Lee. The four of them made their way through all of the shops on Diagon Alley checking for wounded, missing and the dead. Following Hermione's example, shimmering messages were left in all of the shops directing people looking for any missing family members to the Apothecary.

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Gawain Robards stood in the doorway of the Minister's office observing the Aurors who were investigating the scene. He had handpicked Dawlish and Proudfoot to investigate the deaths of Rufus Scrimgeour and Albus Dumbledore. They were the two Aurors with the poorest investigative skills and Gawain thought Dawlish was sympathetic to Voldemort's ideals. Gawain could hear himself giving orders to investigate the deaths and he had ordered Williamson to investigate the "failure" of the notification quills.

Walking a little further into the Minister's office, he saw the tea service still sitting on the low table where he had shared tea with the Minister and Dumbledore earlier. Percy Weasley and Dolores Umbridge had been in and out of the office several times gathering materials they needed. Dolores had not been particularly surprised by the turn of events and barely suppressed her glee at Dumbledore's death. Percy on the other hand looked devastated, both by the deaths and the fact that they had taken place in the Ministry of Magic itself. Fighting as hard as he could against whoever was controlling him, Gawain poured some of the tea into a small vial and placing it and a short note on Percy's desk.

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Harry sank down on the couch in the drawing room trying to comprehend what Remus had told him. Dumbledore and Scrimgeour both dead? How was that possible? He felt Ginny sit down on the couch next to him. Reaching out, he pulled her onto his lap wrapping his arms around her and buried his face in her sweet smelling hair. Ginny wrapped her arms around him and ran her hands through his hair and down his back. She slowly felt him relax.

Harry looked up when he heard a clattering noise from the front hallway. Tensing, he had pulled his wand and put himself between Ginny and the door when Remus rushed into the room. Seeing Harry's drawn wand he said, "I am Remus Lupin, a werewolf and marauder. I taught you to cast your patronus in your 3rd year and I took you to get your tattoo on your 16th birthday."

Harry relaxed and let Remus draw him into an embrace, "Are you okay, cub?"

Remus ran his hands over Harry's arms, assuring himself that Harry was okay. Harry winced when Remus touched his left arm. Remus gave him a knowing look and said, "What happened, Harry?"

Harry sent a glare towards Remus, "I'm fine. I just have a few cuts on my arm."

"What?" Ginny asked, "Why didn't you say anything?"

Ginny pushed Harry back onto the couch, "Take your shirt off."

Harry winced as he shrugged off the light jumper he's worn that morning and peeled off his shirt. His left arm was covered in blood. He shoulder was slowly bleeding from where Lucius's spike had grazed his shoulder and the makeshift bandage he had conjured for his arm was saturated with blood and his back ached from the cutting curse Lucius had landed on him.

Ginny gasped as Remus cast a silent, Tergeo to clean off the blood. Ginny summoned the potions and first aid supplies that Madam Pompfrey had sent home with Harry. Ginny cleaned his wounds and applied the purple wound healing potion before healing his wounds.

As she worked Ginny turned to Remus and asked, "Is everyone okay?"

Recognizing her plea for information about her family Remus replied, "Fred broke his leg, but he'll be fine after a good night's sleep. No one else in your family was injured. Elphias Doge was killed, but thankfully he is the only Order member who died."

Harry shook his head as he recalled the older, gentle wizard who had come to rescue him from the Dursleys after his 4th year.

Ginny handed him vials of pain reliever and blood replenishing potion. Harry made a face, "I didn't lose that much blood."

Ginny glared down at him, "Over the past couple weeks you've lost plenty of blood, drink the potion."

Harry downed the potions and asked, "Is there any post-Cruciatus potion?"

Ginny's hands shook slightly and her voice was a little higher than normal when she asked, "You were put under the Cruciatus?"

Sensing her unease Harry replied, "Just for a few minutes, love. I'm fine…but if you add it to all the time I've spent under the Cruciatus…better safe than sorry, right?"

Ginny dropped the vial she'd picked up. Harry walked up and wrapped his arms around her, "I'm okay baby."

Ginny turned around in his arms and buried her face in his chest. Harry ran hands down her back and kissed her on the top of the head, "It's okay, baby."

Remus quietly cleaned up the broken vial and handed Harry a vial of potion. Harry downed it while still holding onto Ginny.

Looking at Harry Remus said, "I'll be right back."

Harry nodded.

Ginny lifted her head, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lose it like that…I ….just I hate the thought of you…under…the Cruciatus again."

Harry kissed her softly and wiped the tears from her face, "It's okay, love. I'm fine and the rest of your family is okay."

Harry guided her over to the couch and pulled her down onto his lap. Remus entered a few minutes later with a tea tray.

"So what happened?" Harry asked Remus.

"I don't know a lot, but both Albus and Scrimgeour were killed at the Ministry. The attack on Diagon Alley was just a diversion," Remus explained.

"Remus!" a voice called from the kitchen.

The three of them went down to the kitchen to find George had just flooed in from his store.

"George!" Ginny pulled away from Harry and threw her arms around her brother.

George gathered her close and dropped a kiss on the top of her head, "Are you okay, sis?"

Ginny nodded, "I'm fine."

Harry gasped, "Merlin, I forgot. There were a bunch of people in your shop when the attack began. They went to 'Bosworth Farms'."

"I'm headed back and I'll let them know. Hermione is gathering everyone at the Apothecary, so we'll make sure everyone gets reunited with their families. I just wanted to make sure you were all okay," George replied.

"We're all fine," Harry replied, "just looking for information."

George gave him a sympathetic look, "I know, mate. We'll be by later for dinner and hopefully bring some information."

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Percy took a deep breath as he entered the Leaky Cauldron. The Leaky Cauldron was bustling with people, it was obviously being used as a headquarters for the Aurors, Healers and Fire Containment personnel. Percy nodded to a few faces he'd recognized, but hurried out to Diagon Alley. He stopped in shock as he took in the smoke and destruction. Looking around, Percy spotted the person he was looking for.

"Dad!"

Arthur turned to see Percy standing a few feet away, he face pale under his freckles as he took in the destruction of Diagon Alley.

"Percy," he said stiffly. The past two years had been hard on Arthur with Percy moving out and avoiding him when they saw each other at the Ministry. He felt as though Percy had turned his back on everything Arthur had taught him as a child. He could still hear Percy telling him he was ashamed to be his son.

The other Weasleys in the alley had seen Percy and come to join Arthur. Molly had tears in her eyes, while all of the boys were glaring at Percy with various levels of anger and disbelief.

"Father," Percy began, "I…I'm so sorry. I…I was so blinded by…my ambition. I said many…horrible things to you. I am so sorry."

Turning to his mother Percy said, "Mum…I don't know if I can tell you how sorry I am. I've known for a while that you were right in trusting Dumbledore, but…I…I know I've hurt you and I'm very, very sorry."

Molly threw her arms around her son, "Percy."

Arthur looked at his son with tears in his eyes, "Percy, my son."

Arthur grabbed Percy and pulled him into an embrace. One by one, his brothers greeted him. None as enthusiastically as his parents, but they all were willing to give him a chance.

"Dad," Percy said, "I need to talk to you."

He looked over at Charlie and continued, "I got the impression when I talked to Charlie the other day that…"

Percy trailed off as Charlie motioned for him to be quiet, "We can't talk here. Let's go down to the twin's shop."

Arthur led the way to the twin's shop; Minerva and Kingsley joined them along the way. As they entered the shop, Bill and Minerva set privacy and protective charms.

When Bill nodded, Charlie said, "Okay, Percy. What do you have to tell us?"

Percy took a deep breath, "This morning, the Minister, Professor Dumbledore, and Gawain Robards had a meeting. From what I've been able to discover, it started shortly before the attack. Someone blocked the notification quills so none of the calls for help came through."

"Percy, before you continue," Bill interrupted, "should we get…?"

Minerva and Arthur exchanged a look correctly interpreting Bill's intentions. Minerva answered, "I think that we should hear Mr. Weasley out. If there are more questions that need to be asked afterwards….I just don't think it is safe for him here right now."

Percy looked around confused, trying to figure out who they were talking about. Before he could ask any questions, Arthur said, "Okay, son. What can you tell us?"

"As I was saying, someone blocked the notification quills," Percy said.

"Who would be able to do that?" Bill asked.

"I don't know. I guess the Minister and the Head Auror," Percy replied.

"I think the Auror in charge for the day would be able to do that as well," Kingsley put in, "Do you know who that is today?"

"Dave Williamson," Percy answered.

With no other questions Percy continued, "Once the meeting ended, Professor Dumbledore left the Minister's office. He was found in the hall near the Department of Mysteries. Minister Scrimgeour was found in his office 10 minutes after the meeting ended. The notification quills had started working again and Auror Williamson had gone to tell the Minister about the attack when he found him."

"They were both killed with the Avada Kedavra?" Kingsley asked quietly.

"Yes," Percy replied.

Percy looked around as a horrified silence settled over the room. He could see everyone imagining two of the most powerful wizards of the day struck down at the Ministry of Magic of all places. Tears were shinning in the eyes of most of the people in the room as well. He cleared his throat.

"Dolores -" he broke off as Ron made a growling sound. He started again, "Dolores and I were in and out of the Minister's office several times to get files we needed. When I got back to my office, I found this on my desk. I don't recognize the handwriting."

Percy held out the vial and note he had found on his desk earlier. The vial contained what looked like tea. Kingsley reached out for the note, it was quickly scrawled on a piece of parchment:

Mr. Weasley

Please have this tea analyzed, there is a potion that made it possible to get to Rufus and Dumbledore. Do not trust anyone in the Ministry – they have people everywhere!

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Tonks apparated to her childhood home. She was meeting the others at Grimmauld Place, but she had a very important stop to make first.

She found Andromeda in her office, "Mum."

Andromeda looked up her smile fading as she took in her daughter's face, "Love, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

"I'm okay, Mum," Tonks replied as she allowed her mum to pull her into a hug.

"There was an attack on Diagon Alley this morning. We're all okay," she rushed to assure her mother, "But…Bellatrix was killed."

Andromeda put her hand to her mouth, "Bella is dead?"

Tonks nodded.

"Would you get your father for me, love?" Andromeda asked as she dropped into her chair.

Tonks hurried off and returned with her father, explaining to Ted what had happened along the way.

Ted entered the room and knelt at his wife's side, "Are you okay?"

Andromeda raised her tear stained face, "I can't believe I am so upset about this. I knew it would happen eventually. I …I just keep thinking of the little girl who taught me to play Exploding Snap and used to play dolls with me."

Looking up at her husband and daughter she took a deep breath, "I guess that little girl died a long time ago didn't she?"

Ted pulled her up into his embrace, "She did love, but she was still your sister."

Andromeda pulled away to give her daughter a hug, "Thank you for coming to tell me, Dora. I know you have places you need to be."

Tonks kissed her mum on the cheek, "I'll be back."

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Minerva and Bill made their way down to Hagrid's hut. Minerva had called a staff meeting, but she felt she needed to tell Hagrid about Dumbledore's death before the meeting. Minerva stumbled a little on the steps down to Hagrid's. Bill grabbed her arm and stopped her from falling, "Minerva, you don't have to do this. I can do this for you."

Minerva smiled faintly as she looked up at Bill, "Thank you, Bill, but I need to do this. Hagrid had looked at Dumbledore like a father figure for many years…I owe it to him to tell him in person."

Bill nodded, "Okay, let's get this over with."

Fang bounded up to meet them as they neared the cottage. Bill laughed in spite of himself at the enthusiastic greeting. They could see Hagrid working in his garden next to the hut.

"Hagrid!"

"Good afternoon, Professors," Hagrid greeted them with a smile, "I've been getting ready for the new year."

Minerva tried to smile, but couldn't quite manage it, "Hagrid, we need to talk to you."

Sensing something wasn't right, Hagrid ushered them into his hut. Once they were seated around his table Hagrid said, "What's wrong, Professor?"

Minerva could feel her control over her emotions slipping, "Hagrid, there was an attack on Diagon Alley this morning. As horrible as the attack was, it was actually a diversion for the real attacks."

Looking up at Hagrid, Minerva took a deep breath, "Hagrid, there is no easy way to say this, but Professor Dumbledore was killed this morning."

Hagrid shook his head, "No, that's not possible."

Bill spoke up for the first time, "I'm sorry, Hagrid, but he was killed at the Ministry. We're not sure yet what happened, but both Professor Dumbledore and the Minister were killed this morning."

Hagrid's eyes had already started filling with tears, "What happened?"

Tears had started spilling down Minerva's face as she answered, "We don't know yet. But we will find out."

"He is a great man, Dumbledore," Hagrid sobbed, "he kept me on here when many others would not have. If there is anything I can do…"

Minerva patted his elbow and gave him a watery smile, "I don't know what is going to happen, but I can assure you Hagrid we will need your help."

Minerva and Bill stood, "We will be having a staff meeting in 20 minutes, but I wanted to tell you first."

Hagrid nodded, "Thank you, Professor."

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After the very emotional staff meeting, Minerva retired to her office. She looked up from her desk when she heard a knock at her door, hastily wiping her eyes she called out, "Come in."

"Minerva," Remus said as he entered, "I wanted to check on you."

Minerva tried to smile, but instead felt her throat constrict and her eyes fill up with tears. Clearing her throat she said, "Thank you, Remus. It has been a very long day. Of all the things I may have imagined…Albus getting killed in the Ministry was not one of them. I've worked with and admired the man for over 40 years…I may not agree with all the decisions he made, especially in regards to Harry, but…I think what upsets me the most is that I can't ask him what he was thinking."

Remus nodded, "I know what you mean. I…owe so much to Albus. No other headmaster would have taken a chance on a werewolf either as a student or a teacher. During the first war, I was…in awe of Albus. He was so full of conviction and passion about defeating Voldemort. This summer, when I realized what he'd done…I felt betrayed. I too wish I'd gotten the chance to talk to him."

Minerva stood and walked over to the sideboard and poured each of them a good measure of Firewhiskey. She handed one to Remus, "To Albus Dumbledore."

Remus raised his own glass, "To Albus Dumbledore."

They each sat in silence for a few moments, remembering their friend and mentor. Remus turned to Minerva, "Do you know what you'll do about the service?"

"Albus always said he wanted to be buried on the grounds at Hogwarts," Minerva replied, "I've spoken to the Board of Governors and they are agreeable to the idea."

"That would only be fitting," Remus said, "No matter what else he was, Albus was a wonderful mentor and teacher. He fought against injustice and Dark Magic all his life."

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Tonks stumbled through the floo as Harry was sending a plate of baked potatoes to the table.

"Tonks," Harry exclaimed, "I'm glad you could make it."

Remus stood and kissed her on the cheek. Tonks sat next to Remus and Harry sat next to Ginny. The Weasley twins, Charlie, and Hermione were already seated at the table.

Charlie and the twins told the others about their conversation with Percy. Harry and Ginny were both a little skeptical, "Did he seem like he was really sorry?" Ginny asked.

Charlie looked over at his sister, "I know he has a lot to answer for, but he seems really serious. You didn't see him when Remus and I went to see him. He seemed shocked that the Death Eaters would approach him."

"Yeah," Fred put in, "but he was still talking about 'Dolores'."

Harry made a face. Charlie looked around curiously, "Who is Dolores?"

"Dolores Umbridge," Remus explained, "she is an evil woman. She hates those she considers half-breeds or unworthy, like werewolves. She has introduced legislation that would make it hard for me to get a job."

"She was at Hogwarts two years ago as the High Inquisitor," Hermione put in, "she made our lives hell. Especially Harry's."

Harry held up his hand where you could still read the words 'I must not tell lies'.

Charlie looked at Harry's hand, "Merlin, did she use a blood quill?"

Harry nodded, "Yeah, she was so angry with me for saying Voldemort was back that she kept putting me in detention using the blood quill. So if Percy still thinks that she is a good person, we will have issues."

"I can certainly understand that, but for my mum's sake I will give him the benefit of the doubt," Charlie said.

Changing the subject slightly Harry said, "So the question is, who killed Scrimgeour and Dumbledore?"

George looked a little confused, "A Death Eater?"

"I know a Death Eater," Harry replied slightly exasperated, "but which one? I saw Lucius, Bellatrix, the Carrows, and Dolohov. I would have thought if Voldemort were to have a Death Eaters assassin it would be one of them. They are definitely the most proficient at torture."

Ginny shivered slightly and put her hand on Harry's arm. He squeezed her hand and turned back to the others. Remus looked rather shocked, "I didn't think about that."

Tonks looked thoughtful, "I'll talk to Kingsley to get his opinion, but you have point Harry. The assassin or assassins must be hidden Death Eaters. We don't even know at this point if the same person killed both of them. At least one Auror must be in on it, probably Robards or Williamson."

Harry nodded, "And then there is the matter of the note. Who do you think wrote it?"

"I don't know," Tonks replied, "the writing was really a messy scrawl so I couldn't tell whose writing it was. It might be from someone under the Imperius curse."

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Harry lay in bed that night watching his wife. He had just taken all of his potions and was watching her brush her hair.

"You were amazing today," Ginny said as she drew the brush through her hair. "I mean you just came in and everyone looked to you. I don't know how you think of plans like that. You just started giving orders and everyone followed them."

Harry fiddled with the comforter, "I just did what needed to be done."

Ginny smiled as she watched him, he was so modest. Finished with her nightly routine, Ginny walked over to the bed, "I love you."

Harry pulled her down onto the bed and rolled over so she was on her back. Bracing his weight on his elbows he looked down at her, "I love you, so much."

He leaned down and started planting sloppy open mouthed kisses on her neck, Ginny moaned and arched her neck. Harry ran his hands down her body and pulled her nightgown up over her head. He grinned down at her wickedly as he admired her body. He started kissing his way down her body, Ginny threaded her hands through his hair as he kissed his way down to her breast using his mouth and tongue to tease and torment her.

"Harry," she moaned as he turned to the other breast. He lifted his head and she could see the love and desire in his eyes. Harry started kissing his way down her abdomen, "God, I love your abs."

He kissed and licked his way around her navel and continued travelling downwards. He used his hands to spread her legs wider. With one last look up at her face, Harry buried his head between her thighs. Ginny moaned and rocked her hips against his face. She screamed his name as she finished.

Harry slowly kissed his way back up her body, she pulled him up and kissed him hot and hard. Harry moaned and thrust into her.

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Ginny was sitting on the counter next to the stove where Harry was working on breakfast. She looked up as Hermione came into the room, "Good morning."

"Good morning," she replied, "what's for breakfast this morning, Harry?"

Harry smiled as he flipped a rasher of bacon, "Bacon, eggs, and muffins."

Tonks and Remus entered as Harry was pulling the muffins out of the oven. Charlie came down as Harry sent the last of the food to the table.

Harry looked at Tonks, "What did your mum say about the tea?"

Tonks swallowed before she said, "She started analyzing the potion, but she said she probably wouldn't know anything until this afternoon."

The floo flared to life as Fred stepped through the grate. The twins had both chosen to stay in their flat above their shop last night.

Without saying anything to the others, Fred pointed his wand at the radio and the sound of the WWN filled the kitchen.

And now our new Minister for Magic, Pius Thicknesse.

My fellow witches and wizards, I am honored that I have been chosen to lead our magical community through such dark times. It is clear to me that the efforts of both Minister Scrimgeour and Headmaster Dumbledore have helped contribute to the weakness of our society. While both of these men tried improve the magical community, they were actually diluting the blood in our society.

As of today, only purebloods or those who can prove at least three pureblood ancestors will be allowed to work in the Ministry. Purebloods have an obligation to our society to discourage the myths that have been propagated that half-blood and those of Muggle birth have the same magical ability as purebloods.

Marriages will no longer be performed until blood status has been established. Apothecaries and Potion shops will no longer be carrying any type of Contraceptive Potions. Purebloods have an obligation to bear many strong children and repopulate our once strong magical community. Any pregnancy between a pureblood witch and a so-called magical creature such as a werewolf, centaur, goblin or veela will be terminated.

All Muggle-borns are now required now required to register at the newly formed Muggle Born Registration Committee. The purpose of the committee is to investigate how these so called Muggle-borns were able to control magic. It is well known that Muggle-borns should not be able to use or control magic, the Committee will discover how these Muggle-borns have been able to fool the magical community for so many years. I am pleased to announce Dolores Umbridge will be heading up the Muggle Born Registration Committee.

As Dolores Umbridge pointed out to us only two years ago, Hogwarts has for many years been run as though it is above Ministry control. That stops today. I am most pleased to announce that Ivan Fedorov, former Deputy Headmaster of Durmstrang, will be taking over as Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Hogwarts will reopen this year, but not until September 30. This will give us time to examine and reorganize the curriculum. All teachers will be vetted prior to that date to ensure they have the appropriate blood status.

To prevent further senseless bloodshed, like the horrors of yesterday, a strict curfew will be imposed over the wizarding world. By 8pm everyone not approved by the Ministry must be in their homes. Travel to and from magical sites will be strictly monitored to ensure that only purebloods and those worthy to be in such sites will have access them.

Thank you for working with me to improve our wizarding society.