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Chapter 36 – Propaganda
The Saviours of the Wizarding world
By J. Swish
Follow up to previous piece (150 days of freedom?)
A few days ago I wrote a piece which was a follow up to a story regarding the Potter's, Thomas and Harry, about Albus Dumbledore. After reading the stories the three parties concerned decided to grant me an interview with them to learn more truth about the situation.
A few issues I knew would have to be answered in my interview were the following; How did they know Thomas was the heir of Slytherin, Why Dumbledore did not finish off Gellert when he had the chance and how these two boys were to tackle the problem?
I am happy to tell all my readers that all these and more were answered by the Potter's and Dumbledore.
Swish; Thank you for sitting down with me, we have a lot to cover and as I can now see there is a war going on outside these walls. How is Hogwarts still standing if I may ask?
Thomas; We have been working on strengthening the wards and so far they have been able to withstand the onslaught (he smiles knowingly)
Swish; So you have read the previous articles and wished to answer some points I raised. Where shall we start?
Dumbledore; I think answering the question about Tom's (He means Thomas Potter) heritage. It's actually quite easily answered. Only the descendants of Slytherin can speak Parseltongue and Tom here has that ability (at this point Thomas starts hissing and a snake appears out of his sleeve and rests on his lap).
Swish; I see, a Parseltongue. That takes away all my scepticism regarding his lineage. How did he end up with the Potter's though?
Dumbledore; No one really knows, I guess it is just one of those things
Swish; So what about the other points? Why are you so hesitant to take on Gellert Grindelwald again?
Dumbledore; It's a difficult thing, the past. As you have noted previously I was friends with Gellert in our younger years. He was brilliant and full of life just like myself; we were as they say two peas in a pod. However, we had different views on the world but in my youthful ignorance I believed that he would see things my way, given time. But then there was Ariana, she was very sickly and was troubled with an extreme case of accidental magic and it was only made worse by an attack by the hands of some foolish and uneducated muggles. To Gellert this was no problem, in his new world order we would rule over the muggles and lesser wizards. Ariana would be safe and taken care of; we unfortunately didn't see eye to eye about ruling over people. It was a fight and we'll never know which spell hit Ariana and caused her death but I will always blame myself
Swish; So fast forward a couple of years and we find Grindelwald amassing power and looking like a real threat, why did you come to the rescue then?
Dumbledore; I knew it was only a matter of time before he went too far, a few Aurors and students convinced me I should take up arms. It was a duel like I have never known, he was better than before, he was stronger and faster. Eventually we fought to a draw and I allowed justice to take it's course.
Swish; Do you wish that you didn't?
Dumbledore; No, we cannot change rules to please ourselves and once we compromise our morals there is no turning back
Swish; Fair enough
Next week I will cover the Potters and why they are going to save the wizarding world.
Harry finished read the story and couldn't help but laugh at the work in front of him. They managed to get the paper printing a positive message instead of the negative drivel they had been for quite some time. He grabbed his broom and made his way onto the grounds and took flight. He done some aerial patrols of the border and the school and couldn't see any issues. He continued doing lazy circles around the fields and casting a few detections spells in the more shrouded areas
Tom sat in the astronomy tower watching his brother fly around and thought about everything they would have to do to achieve a win against Grindelwald. It was quite out, no one had attacked today and that made Tom nervous but he took the opportunity to rest and go over attack patterns with Terry and Neville who were doing much better in the field now. Tom watched the map and saw his friends were all in the great hall for lunch, he decided to join them and made his way down.
Daphne watched the door for when Harry would come through the door but it seemed like everyone else was stepping through the doors. Harry had been quieter recently and she didn't like a quiet Harry, it meant that he was worrying about something that he felt was out of his control. It was the same just before Tom entered into the tournament but this was so much more intense, even when they were together Harry didn't seem fully there.
She got up and passed Tom as he entered the hall and told her he was flying around outside and handed her the map. She found him sitting in the quidditch stands looking up at the stars
"Aren't you hungry love?" she asked
"Not really, everything I want is here now" he smiled and pulled her into his lap
"Are you okay Harry?" she asked after a few minutes of silence
"Worried is all, Grindelwald is out there somewhere and the not knowing is killing me" he confided
"We'll be okay, I have news for you" she smiled
"I'm listening"
"Madam Pomfrey wants me to help her on a permanent basis when I'm not in class" she spoke
"That's great, I'm sure you'll do fantastic" he kissed her on the cheek
"She says that I could make a great healer, though I might only have one patient" she laughed
"Much as I'd like to disagree with her, it's true" he smiled "I might even end up there on purpose"
"Don't you dare, I worry about you enough without thinking that you're getting hurt intentionally" she scolded
"I won't, I promise" he kissed her again
They sat like that until it started getting cold and she made a move to get up but he pulled her closer and conjured a blanket for the two of them
"You're not going to relax until we're done with Grindelwald are you?" she asked
"I can't Daph, its Tom and my responsibility now. Even though no one understands it" he spoke softly
"Then we can go back to the beach" she smiled
"For a long time!" he said excitedly causing Daphne to laugh
The weeks passed and J Swish was turning the negative tide of the paper; support was increasing and many more students returned to Hogwarts. More Aurors arrived from various countries to assist in the battle but there was no battle happening at the moment but they showed up everyday ready to defend the school and thin Grindelwald's supporters. It was a week before the boys birthday when Grindelwald stepped out of the pond he used in his preparations. Viktor handed him a robe
"It's time" Grindelwald said excitedly
They apparated into the forest outside of Hogwarts. Many of the followers arrived shortly after
"Today" Grindelwald said silencing many followers
"Today is the day the magical world will feel the force of darkness. Kill, maim and torture everyone you come into contact with" he said to cheers. Cheers so loud that the Potter's heard it in their beds. They woke Neville and Terry and ran to the headmasters office bursting through the door
"It's time" Albus Dumbledore said sadly
AN – A lull in the battle but not for long. Grindelwald is coming