Chapter 26 – Crashed The Wedding

The Burrow

The sun was setting over the white gazebo that sat in the back garden of the Weasley family home. Loud music boomed out from the structure as the wedding party for Bill and Fleur Weasley was in full swing. The rangers homecoming wasn't as rough as they expected and Mrs Weasley welcomed Cho and Dean into The Burrow without a second thought. Harry was scolded by The Order for sneaking away without telling them but as the red ranger pointed out, they didn't do a great job at protecting him either. As predicted, Ginny got a thorough dressing down for not only running off to America with her older brother but also for her choice of attire. Some of the wind was blown out of Mrs Weasley sails when Kim turned up the following day in a similar outfit.

The teens were able to get a little bit more background about Mad Eye Moody's death. To keep up the illusion that Harry was still at Privet Drive, the Order still maintained a presence in the area. Unfortunately for Moody and Dung, they were caught unawares by a group of Death Eaters. Dung was hit in the back by a killing curse as he tried to escape. Moody fought to the very end, even taking a few of his attackers with him. The numbers soon told for the veteran Auror and he was finally overpowered. Harry felt a little guilty for Moody, he knew full well that Voldemort was aware of exactly where the red ranger was. Perhaps if he had told The Order his secret then Moody could still be alive.

All of this made Harry's birthday a much more somber affair. He was now allowed to use magic outside school but he found that he wasn't too bothered about that. His time in America taught him that you didn't need magic to enjoy yourself. The technomancy that Zordon preached about also showed that you didn't have to choose between magic and technology. Once the war was over this would be one area that he would explore in greater detail.

Billy had wanted to make a start on the new base at Grimmauld Place but Harry advised him against that. The old Black family home wasn't that safe for wizards, let alone a muggle. Since they didn't know what traps still laid inside the building, the work would have to wait until after the wedding. The rangers planned to visit tomorrow but that meant slipping away from the eagle eyes of Mrs Weasley. Their new teleporters meant that this would be easy but they didn't want anyone to worry about them so they had all come to a difficult decision. They would tell The Order about their secret identity as the Mystic Squadron.

Harry was surprised how easily everyone had agreed but with Voldemort aware of their identities, it probably wouldn't be too long until the information got out into the press anyway. Remus and Tonks were already suspicious of their behaviour plus two of the Weasley children were rangers. Their parents and other siblings deserved to know what was going on.

The teens tried to push that out of their minds and enjoy the celebration. The tent was lavishly decorated with vibrant silvers and lilacs. Mr Weasley had to swallow his pride when Fleur's parents offered to help pay for the reception. Even though the family had been saving, they never would've been able to afford all of this. Harry was currently taking a break from dancing and had released his date to dance with Tommy. Ginny had to ditch her signature colour for the wedding, she didn't dare show up in a white dress when she wasn't the bride but she had compromised with pink coloured outfit instead. A perfect mixture of their colours she told him.

"Good party", Kim sighed and sat down next to Harry, "you wizards sure know how to celebrate".

"We haven't had a reason to celebrate in the last few years", Harry stated, "and we don't really know when we'll get another chance so might as well make the most of it".

"From what you guys and Tommy have told me about the wizarding world, it makes me glad that I'm not a witch". Harry twisted his head slightly and frowned, "Don't get me wrong, it would be amazing to have magic but what's the point if everything around you is stuck in another century".

Harry tried to offer a counter argument but he simply couldn't. Unlike some he wasn't completely ignorant to the failings of the wizarding world. Muggleborns and even some half bloods would simply disappear from their society after leaving school. Discrimination had a part to play but over the last decade the major reason was the environment around them. Why would you want to make a living as a shop owner or on a low wage at the Ministry when you could get much higher paid jobs in the muggle world? Why read by candle light and use a quill when you could have electricity? "I see your point Kim and I don't disagree but there's just something so...", he struggled to find the right word to use.

"Magical?" Kim chuckled, "I'll admit it does have its charms but and this might make me sound shallow, I love the internet, television and telephones too much to give them up".

"Things are going to change", Harry replied, "the muggle world is too different for us not to take notice. Once this is over, our generation will make sure there's real change".

"Ooh spoken like a revolutionary", Kim pushed him lightly before turning her attention back to the party. "How about you give me a crash course on some of the guests, all this political talk is sapping the life out of my party spirit".

The red ranger scanned the room, "Alright see the blonde girl that Dean and Cho are chatting to", Kim nodded, "that's Luna Lovegood. She's a student in Ginny's year, her Dad owns a magazine and they live pretty close to the Weasley's".

Kim pointed at an older woman in a tartan dress, "Who's that?"

"Professor McGonagall", Harry replied, "Deputy Headmistress at Hogwarts and my old Head of House". He scanned the room again and found a gaggle of girls around a powerfully built man, "Over there is Victor Krum, he's an international Quidditch star. Having him here is the equivalent of having Michael Jordan at your party".

"Wow and you're friends with him", Harry nodded, "remind me to get his autograph later". Kim continued to look around until she saw a rather glum looking Ron on the other side of the room. She then saw the reason why, Hermione and Billy were dancing together, "He still doesn't know that Billy's gay does he?"

"Oh crap", Harry slapped his forehead, "the moment never came up to tell him".

"Then that can be our mission for the evening, getting Hermione and Ron together", she grabbed his arm and pulled Harry to his feet but before they could take a step, their path was blocked by the newlyweds.

"Harry I do hope you're enjoying yourself", Fleur kissed Harry on both cheeks, "thank you again for your thoughtful gift". She then turned her attention to Kim and kissed her cheeks as well, "And please thank your boyfriend again for saving Bill's life".

"Oh it was nothing", Kim brushed it off, "he would've done the same thing for anyone".

"But still he has our thanks", Bill added, "I hear that you're something of an athlete yourself".

"Well I am a trained gymnast", the original pink ranger replied, "I damaged my ACL a couple of years ago so I try to limit the amount I do but I still enjoy teaching".

"Then you should be a pretty good dancer" Bill offered his hand, "if I might have the honour". Kim smiled at the gesture, leaving Harry alone with the bride.

"Something's different about you", Fleur began, "Veela are creatures of fire by nature and we are extremely sensitive to other fire wielders".

Harry swallowed nervously, "I'm not sure what you mean Fleur".

The Frenchwoman tapped her finger against her chin, "Dragon fire", she mumbled, "that definitely wasn't present before".

"I didn't know that you studied me in that much detail", Harry chuckled, "your husband will be jealous".

"Friendly banter as well", Fleur frowned, "this is not the same Harry Potter I remember from the tournament".

"Perhaps this little boy has grown up", he said in a tone that was a little harsher than he intended. Suddenly he felt a warming sensation from his wrist, "Not now", he hissed and looking around, the rest of his team felt it too and were instantly on alert.

"Harry what's that", Fleur tapped his morpher that had appeared on his wrist.

Realising that the device was visible, he grasped the woman by the shoulders, "Something's coming this way Fleur, you either need to run or be prepared to fight". He immediately marched to the edge of the dance floor and met up with the rest of his team, leaving the bride trailing behind him.

"You felt it too?" Ginny asked the others.

Cho nodded, "Some very dark Chi is heading this way".

"Voldemort?" Dean asked.

Harry shook his head, "He wouldn't dare show his face but I bet he's sent his guard dogs instead".

Tommy, Kim and Billy noticed that the teens were huddled together and hurried in their direction, inadvertently dragging Bill, Mr and Mrs Weasley and the twins with them, "What's going on?" Tommy asked.

"Something dark's heading this way", Ron replied, "we've got less than a minute".

"Ron how can you possibly know that?" his mother asked.

"We were going to explain Mum", Ginny began, "but now we've run out of time".

The party was silenced by the appearance of a silver Patronus in the shape of a lynx. The booming voice of Kingsley Shacklebolt spoke, "Scrimegoeur is dead and the Ministry has fallen, they're coming".

Immediately the tent was filled with screaming and the sound of disapparation. Arthur's legs buckled slightly, signifying that the wards had fallen around the property. The only one's not panicking were the gathered rangers. They stood calmly in the middle of the room and waiting for the inevitable arrivals, "Harry, we need to get you out of here", Mrs Weasley tried to pull him away.

"Not this time", he pulled his arm back, "I'm not running this time".

The garden was almost immediately filled with Cedals, Death Eaters and to everyone's surprise, Severus Snape, "Potter", his former teacher snarled, "you're coming with me".

Harry stood tall and stared back in defiance. He then looked around at his team and the other three rangers and gave them a quick nod, "Welcome to the Weasley Delacour wedding", he said with a charming smile and pointed at the dance floor, "anyone care to dance?" Almost everyone was surprised with his reaction to the situation, "No, oh well", he shrugged and grabbed a silver tray off a nearby table. He threw it like a frizzbee and it slammed directly into Snape's nose.

"Wicked", the twins gasped in unison but they soon had to start ducking spell fire as the nine rangers darted in all directions.

Ginny leapt over the table and planted a kick into the face of a nearby Death Eater. She took off her heels and slammed them into the temple of a Cedal, stopping it in his tracks. A straight kick to the chest pushed another creature away from her mother. The white ranger stood protectively in front of her, "Mum go, I've got you covered", she bounced on the balls of her feet in a defensive stance.

"No Ginny a mother should protect her children", Mrs Weasley pulled out her wand and fired a stunner at a Death Eater, "not the other way around", the white ranger smiled and resumed her attack.

"I've got to tell you little brother", Fred said to Ron, "you've suddenly become a lot cooler in our book".

Ron snorted, "Only taken me seventeen years I suppose", he teamed up with Tommy with a few Cedals as their opponents. The original green ranger hit one with a tornado kick and it stumbled into Ron's path. The blue ranger kicked it straight in the stomach, pushing it back into its friends.

"We can't keep this up forever", Cho dodged under a punch from a Cedal and kicked it in the back. Hermione followed up with an axe kick, permanently disabling it, "We gonna have to morph".

The yellow ranger sighed and nodded, preparing her morphers, "Kim I think it's time", she called out and flashed her wrists.

"Two seconds", the original pink ranger replied, "I need to take care of these two first". A pair of Cedals was trying to menace the newlyweds but Kim wasn't going to allow that. She took a couple of paces and flipped into the air, landing a kick on the head of one of the attackers in the process. With one left she executed a backflip kick, stunning the Cedal. She picked up a chair and smashed it over the creatures head. Satisfied with her work, she gave the couple a quick smile, "Stick around you're going to like this part".

Whilst the battle was going on around them, Harry and Snape kept circling each other like a couple of prize fighters. Neither had attempted an attack yet, they seemed content to see what their opponent was going to do. "This must be a dream come true for you", Harry began, "an opportunity to attack the one person you hate more than anything".

"You know nothing Potter", Snape spat, "you and your multi coloured friends have no idea what's in store for you". The battle fell into a temporary lull, all of the Death Eaters had been either incapacitated or had fled. The remaining Cedals fell behind their General waiting for the order to attack again. The other rangers stood fell into line around Harry, "I see you've brought some backup from the colonies".

"I think we've shown what we can do", Tommy replied.

Snape didn't respond, instead his body began to undergo a transformation. His skin paled to a metallic silver except around his arms where bulging arm muscles tore through his robes. His hands were red with several red streaks running up the length of his arms. Two giant red wings sprouted from his back and flapped in expectation, "Now he really is a bat", Ron snorted.

Behind them members of the Order were shouting at them to get away but Harry simply ignored them, "Everyone ready", he called, "Mystic Squadron, Transform".

"White Ranger, Tiger Power"

"It's Morphin' Time, Dragonzord".

"Pterodactyl"

"Triceratops"

There was absolute silence for a moment, only punctured by an exclamation of "Bloody hell", from the twins. With their big secret revealed, it was time to take their former teacher back to school.

TO BE CONTINUED

A/N - Despite Harry and Kim's conversation, this story isn't going to turn into a "Harry overthrows wizarding society" story. I had a thought whilst writing which I've basically put into words here; if I was an eleven year old muggleborn in 2015, would I be enamoured with the wizarding world? Personally I don't think I would be. Yeah it does have it's charms but would I give up the internet, hundreds of TV channels and smartphones? Personally I don't think I would and I could imagine that muggleborn teenagers would feel the same.