A/N: Here is the next chapter…
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Elite Guardians
Lord Ragnarok left Malfoy Manor and once he was gone Narcissa summoned Aurors and reported the death of her sister and the disappearance of her husband. The aurors did do a scan of the body and found that she was killed by the killing curse and they concluded that Lucius had killed her and when they found his wand lying on the floor they knew for sure that he did it.
Daily Prophet Headline
Black Tragedy
Aurors arrived at Malfoy manor late yesterday to find the body of one Bellatrix Black. Bellatrix was the sister of Narcissa Black-Malfoy and it is believed that she went to the manor to visit with her sister. Aurors are not releasing a lot of information at this time, but we do hope to have an update as soon as details become available…
In a related story Lucius Malfoy the husband of Narcissa Black-Malfoy has been missing since late yesterday. Anyone with information of about his location is encouraged to contact their local Auror office or the Ministry of Magic directly. Aurors are seeking Lucius Malfoy for questioning pertaining to the death of one Bellatrix Black…
Harry sat down the paper as he looked down at his plate of barely eaten food "I should have done something about Malfoy."
"Harry you know you couldn't, but I am sure the Aurors will find him and make him pay, not come on you need to eat something" Hermione said as she mothered over Harry. She felt bad as well that Bellatrix was dead, but there was nothing they could do about it now.
"He will pay Hermione, he better pray that the aurors find him before I do, because if not he is dead" Harry said in a cold tone, but not the deadly tone of Lord Ragnarok. Harry didn't remember anything that happened when he was Lord Ragnarok, what he remembered was going to the shrieking shack with Tonks. The next thing he remembered was waking up in his dorm room alone, so he wasn't even sure how he got back from the shrieking shack.
"Don't talk that way" Hermione said "you know there are people listening all over this school. Dumbledore could hear about it and then what would you do?"
"I know I'm just so bloody mad right now" Harry said as he pushed his plate away.
"I know and you have a right to be, we are all grieving and mad, but we got to control our tempers so no one finds out anything."
The last couple week of November were uneventful other than the funeral for Bellatrix, which Dumbledore reluctantly left Harry and Hermione attend, which he wasn't going to since they weren't family. However after Lily threatened to remove them from the school and take them to school in America Dumbledore agreed that they could go at Lily's behest.
The funeral was a somber occasion in which the Black family members whom didn't disown Bellatrix arrived to pay their respects and say good bye to the craziest Black of the bunch. People demanded answers at the funeral as to where Lucius Malfoy was, but no one seemed to know. Harry didn't know where he was since Lord Ragnarok hid the information from him. Harry spent time with his family and extended family as he invited Narcissa and Draco to come spend the day following the funeral at the castle.
When the funeral was concluded and they were all at the castle Harry arranged for them all to get together over Christmas and they could celebrate at the castle. Draco whom one would think would be worried about Lucius being missing as he believed him to be his father, but he didn't seem to be worried at all. In fact he seemed pleased that Lucius was gone, as was Narcissa because she never did want him around in the first place.
December went on like much of November did, until the twenty-third when all the students were permitted to go home for the holidays. Once again Dumbledore did not seem happy about Harry going to be with his family over the holiday as he had expected him to stay at the castle.
Headmaster's Office
"Damn that boy" Dumbledore said as he slammed his fist down on the table "why doesn't he do as he should?" It was clear that Dumbledore was not happy about the situation as he stood up from his desk and walked off to his private chamber.
Dumbledore stood up and walked up the staircase from his office up to his private quarters. He opened the door to his quarters and entered slamming the door behind him. He then sealed that door like he did his office door and also placed silencing charms on it as well.
He walked over to the side of his room and cast a disillusion charm on a section of wall off to the side. When the illusion charm disappeared it revealed a long red curtain that hung from the ceiling all the way to the floor.
Dumbledore threw open the curtain to reveal a portrait of Salazar Slytherin. Dumbledore stared at the picture for a moment "I grow tired of the games Salazar."
"Still haven't gotten your weapon Albus" the portrait said in the hissing snake like tone that belonged to Salazar Slytherin.
"No I haven't and everything I try to do, to weaken his will just back fires!"
"Did you try the troll?"
"Yes and that didn't work someone killed it before it could get to any of Potter's friends."
"What about Quirrell, after all you know Voldemort's inside him, have you allowed him a shot at the boy?"
"I tried Salazar, the boy was to stay here for the holidays then I had a nice plan laid out to get him to find the mirror of Erised, but now he won't be staying here."
"The mirror of Erised" Salazar hissed "did you think that would work to weaken him?"
"I had hoped seeing his dead father and Bellatrix would cause him to break down, but now I won't get to try it."
"What about your other plan" Salazar hissed "have you contacted your potions master yet about making you the potions you need?"
"No, I dared not do it when so many could find out, but now I think I may have to. That reminds me I also need to work out how to get Harry and Ginny Weasley together as she will be starting next term."
"What about Tom's diary, you know that Malfoy has it, why not get him to give it to her?"
"Lucius is missing" Dumbledore said heatedly "but perhaps I could get Draco to do it."
"Do it over the summer, so that she will have access to the chamber of secrets by the start of the term. That way she will know her way around and you can set it up for Harry to be the knight in shinning armor."
"That could very well work, but now all I need to do is work out how to weaken the boys spirit and make him come back to me."
"Kill those that make him strong, by doing that you will weaken him to the point that he will have no choice but to look to you for support and comfort."
"I know just what to do" Dumbledore said as he pulled out a necklace with the mark of Osiris. "I think it is time to summon the elite guardians of the undead" Dumbledore said with a laugh as he looked at Salazar's picture.
"Are you sure you want to do that" Salazar hissed with what seemed like fear in his tone "you know what could happen."
"I know Death or Osiris or whoever you want to call him threatened to exact revenge against me if I used the power of my noble house, but I don't care. He isn't in control of it I am and if I deem it a worthy cause then so be it!"
"Be it on your head" Salazar hissed "I am already dead, so it does not matter to me."
Potter Castle
The Potter clan was all together for the holiday vacation, along with the added members which included Narcissa and Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Tonks, Remus Lupin, and Sirius Black being the ones which weren't true Potters.
"You should really think about going to school in the United States Harry it would be less stressful" Lily said as she helped her son settle into his room.
"Mum you know I can't do that" Harry said as he looked at her "I have to bring down Voldemort and Dumbledore and I can't do that from here."
"I know it is just that I worry so much about you" Lily said as she looked at Harry "I love you and don't want anything bad to happen to you."
"I know mum" Harry said as he walked over and hugged his mother "things will work out, you'll see."
"I hope so" Lily said as she hugged him back "oh I almost forgot Remus wanted you to go talk to him, something about the companies that we have acquired or something like that."
"Tell him I will see if after dinner in his office" Harry said as he walked toward the door "I am bushed after that ride and just wanna relax a bit."
"Okay I will let me know" Lily said as she left the room to allow Harry time to relax before dinner.
Just as Harry said when they had finished with dinner, which the house elves did a grand job of preparing, he went to Remus' office to meet with him. When they both got their Remus motioned for him to sit down and then he went and sat in his own chair "Harry I asked you here because with the death of Bellatrix came some important issues."
"What does her death of to do with me?"
"Well it seems that when she was disowned from the Black family Bellatrix changed her will so that if anything happened to her you would become share holder in a few companies she owned. All her shares were to be given to you, but since you're underage by wizarding standards, even if we know you're not. You appear that way, so that is enough to say that you can't take them yet."
"That's fine I don't want them anyway" Harry said as he looked at the floor "I don't want more money, I just want people I love to quit dieing."
"Well I thought maybe you would like someone to manage them like the other companies the Noble House of Potter owns."
"Oh, yeah that would be fine" Harry said numbly "though you will need to discuss it with mum first since it would mean more work."
"Actually as account manager I handle most of the account information while your mother handles the public aspects of it."
"Oh, in that case it is up to you then" Harry said as he looked at his friend "you want the job?"
"I thought you would never ask" Remus said with a laugh "actually I have the papers right here, as I thought you might agree, so I had them drawn up in advance."
"Good thinking" Harry said as he took the papers "I suppose I just need to sign them then?"
"Pretty much, but you can look them over to see what Bellatrix left you."
"Honestly I don't want to ruin our holiday by doing that, maybe after Christmas I can."
"That's fine Harry it can wait until you want to do it."
Secret Location
The walls were stone and torches hung on them to light the dungeon like room in which Albus Dumbledore could be found. He was not dressed in his normal flamboyant headmaster attire, now he was dressed all in black. The medallion of Osiris hung from around his neck as he finished the pentagram that he was drawing on the floor.
"Soon" Dumbledore said coldly "soon my army will rise up and the house of Potter shall feel the wrath of the house of Dumbledore!"
Dumbledore walked over to an adjoining room and unlocked the door. He walked in and there chained to the wall were six girls ranging from twelve to sixteen. They would no doubt all be screaming if they weren't silenced, but the expressions on their faces told the story of their agony.
"Your deaths will be for the greater good my dears" Dumbledore said as he looked at the six girls. He waved his wand and made all their clothes vanish "what a waste, such beauty wasted on mudbloods!"
He unchained all the girls from the wall, but they were still unable to escape from their capturer. He forced them out into the min chamber where the pentagram was made on the floor. He then forced one girl on to each of the five points and then placed the sixth girl in the center of the pentagram. He then pulled out a silver handled ritual knife with runes etched on it, which he used to cut each girl, so she would bleed on to the spot that she was placed.
"Mighty and powerful Osiris here me as I seek the power that my house been promised" Dumbledore said as he started to invoke the ritual. "Osiris take from thy sight these wenches as sacrifice and bestow upon me the elite guardians of the noble house of Dumbledore!"
"You dare invoke this rite after you were warned not to do it" Death asked Dumbledore without appearing before him.
"Yes and I give you six souls, so send me my six guardians now!"
"So shall it be" Death said coldly "be warned though when the sixth one is returned from which it came there shall come to pass the end of days!" With that there was a brilliant flash of light that surrounded the six girls and they all vanished from sight. In their place stood six armored skeletons each wielding a long sword in one hand and a shield in the other.
