The Serpent & The Lion
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Inform & Rejection
Sirius fell out of his seat when Hermione and Tom appeared in the room and Harry was promptly at her side. He brushed her hair from her face. Remus was immediately at Tom's side not even noticing the four ghost of the founders appeared in the room. Sirius mouth dropped when he saw the founders. He tried to speak but nothing came out.
"What happened to them?" Harry asked, breaking the silence.
Salazar walked over to next to Harry and looked at Hermione. "Tom actually killed himself trying to call the Shadows into the meeting hall." He stated. "Hermione is gifted with rare magically gift. She has the power of Life and Death. The last and only Elder that had that power was Master Merlin."
Remus looked up at the ghost with in shock and quickly lifted the right sleeve where the scar of the dark mark was burned into the skin. He ran his fingers across the scar. "It's faded a great deal."
Salazar swept over the other side of the room. Remus stepped back from the bed. The founder lifted Tom's arm and examined the scar. "Harry look at the scar on Hermione's arm." He nodded and lifted her sleeve. "Good. The scar that was burning onto her arm has vanished."
"Does the fading of the scar on Tom's will not kill him?" Sirius asked.
Salazar shook his head. Sirius lowered his head. "But," He looked up, "It does mean Tom will live longer, but in time it will kill him." He nodded.
Tom turned and looked at his sleeping daughter. He looked at Salazar with worry. The ghost informed that she was just fine. The advance amount of magic had exhausted her. He nodded.
Salazar told Tom that he would stay here hidden in the safety of his hidden chambers and once he was stronger than would call a meeting. He nodded in agreement. The ghost also told Sirius and Remus to stay here. That Godric would look after Hermione and Harry. The other ghost founders would look after their own houses to protect the students. He himself would keep a look out on the headmaster. They all nodded in agreement. The ghost vanished to their own houses.
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Albus stood up and grabbed the folder that contained the Medical Potions Bill. He stepped into the fireplace and was gone with a swirl of green flames. Fawks rolled his eyes at the headmaster's bill. He had to inform his master. The phoenix was gone with a puff of smoke.
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Harry sat in the Gryffindor common room playing a game of wizard's chest taking a break from studying while Godric was giving pointers to his heir. Hermione was in the ROR doing some Elder training with Salazar.
Fawks appeared on the chest board and knocking over the pieces of chess men. Ron cursed under his breath. The phoenix sang. 'Fool left the school. He went to Muggle Prime Minister to have that bill signed.'
"Don't worry Tom took care of the bill thing." Harry whispered to Fawks. He rolled his eyes and was gone with a puff of smoke to inform Nagini.
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The phoenix appeared in the ROR and hopped over to Hermione's bag and stuck his head into it. He jumped back when the snake hissed. 'What do want you idiot. I'm sleeping.'
'Hermione needs to call the Shadows. The fool has gone to the Muggle Prime Minister.' Nagini nodded and slithered over to Hermione. Fawks was gone with a puff of smoke.
Nagini slithered up Hermione's leg and to her ear. She hissed to call a meeting. She told Salazar. He took Hermione's hand and they vanished from the room to the Shadow's Headquarters in the castle.
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Dean sat back after reading over the list of muggle-born witches and wizards that were now being taught under the supervision of the Shadows. He was pleased with the progress they were doing. He felt that they would do well on their test. Dean nodded with a smiled. Kingsley nodded and left the office. Just as green flames appeared in his fireplace. Assumed it was the man that Tom warned him about, because the Shadows that came to his office always entered and left the muggle way. Except for Tom Riddle who flooed back and forth.
Dean looked in the fireplace and was correct it wasn't Tom. He mentally shook his head. He rose from his seat. "How may I help you sir? I would have liked a floo call before you have just stepped into my office unannounced."
"I do apologize," walking forward, "I'm Albus Dumbledore. The headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." He said, holding out his hand.
"Prime Minister Dean Chance." He shook the man's hand. "Please have a seat."
"Thank you." Albus sat down across from the Prime Minister.
Dean closed the folder and put it away from his prying eyes. He returned back to his seat. He rested his hands on the desk. "Now what brings you here. Yes I do know about Hogwarts and I'm very well educated about the wizarding world Mr. Dumbledore." He could feel the invisible magical barer being interfered thanks to Kingsley's invisible Shadow shield. He had placed around the office before he left. That Dumbledore couldn't feel.
"Ah. Well that will save us a lot time than Minister. I am here about a bill I have written. I would like to link our two worlds. Your world would benefit from our Potions for medical field and with us with your medical field."
Dean quietly took the folder from the elderly wizard. He opened it and slowly read over the information. He quickly hid his shock at the information. It was dangerous at what he was reading. He closed the folder and held out to the man.
"No. I will not sign this bill Mr. Dumbledore. It's far to dangerous. It would make you seem like gods or a even a threat. I will not see people be murdered because of this. I suggest you leave and take this damn bill with you."
Albus yanked the bill away from minister and his eyes narrowed. "I have never been rejected. The other minister would have signed the bill without a second thought. He did as he was told." he hissed. Dean raised a brow. "I will make you sign the bill."
Dean reached under his desk and pushed the energy shadow button when Albus drew his wand. He smirked when several gray raise of light appeared in the room. Kingsley, Tonks and Alstor appeared.
"What is this?" Albus demanded when Tonks disarmed the headmaster and Kingsley held him at wand point.
"Now Dumbledore, as I said before I know great deal of the wizarding world. Did you not think I would go around without aurors protection." He said with a smile. "Please do take this idiot to Azkaban. Oh yes and inform the order that he will be out of the way."
Kingsley and Alstor left through the fireplace. Tonks tripped over the arm chair and left through the fireplace. Dean chuckled at the witch. She was strange one. He sat back down went back to work.
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Hermione appeared in the room and she pulled up her left sleeve and call all the shadows to the meeting hall. She smiled at her parents. She allowed her father to take his normal seat. They watched all the members appear in the room. Kingsley, Alstor and Tonks were last to show up in the room.
"Take your seats Shadows." Tom motioned to their seats. Kingsley walked over to Tom and whispered in his ear. He smiled and nodded his head. Kingsley took his seat. "Kingsley just informed me that Dumbledore was taken to Azkaban. I want this information out of the papers. I know we can't hold him for long. It was only a threat on the Prime Minister, but it will be on his record." He sat down at the table. "Minnie you will take on responsibility of Headmistress. We will inform the students that Dumbledore was called away on important meeting. We don't know when he'll turn. I want you to take this to your advantage Minerva. Look around try to find anything important. Than take away the muggle food and drinks."
The founders snapped their fingers and black long robes with their house crests appeared in the room for each student. Tom looked at the ghost and he nodded.
"The students will no longer wear muggle clothing on the weekends. They will wear dress robes. The founders found it respectable to wear these robes. We will bring this back into the school. The professors as well. Even if you are not head of house. You wear them with the crest of your house when you attended. Understand?" They nodded. "Good. Now back on track. Protect the students."
"What about when the headmaster returns?" asked Molly.
"Well, cross that bridge when we come to it." She nodded. "This meeting is adjoined. Until we meet again still be on your guard. You are dismissed." The members touched their marks and they vanished from the room.
Tom pulled Hermione into his arms and kissed her forehead. She rested her head on his chest listening to his heart beat. He rubbed her growing stomach and smiled. "Harry, Hermione up to stairs to main part of the castle." he told her. She nodded and kissed his cheek.
They touched their marks and vanished. Minerva kissed her husband and vanished. Sirius, Remus and Tom returned to Salazar private chambers. The founders left to walk the halls of the castle.
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