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A/N: Okay so I got some reviews asking me to update some of my other fic's. I know I am behind in my updates and that I've yet to post the promised fic's that I said I would or even start the challenges for people I said I would but I promise that I'll do my best to start writing more and get the fic's up.
Chapter Thirty-Six
"Well..." Matsuo said with a smirk, "We could always send some of our people over to number four and...Eathen what are you doing?"
Feeling three pairs of eyes on him Eathen gave a sheepish look from where he was leaning over slightly in an attempt to see the parchment in Matsuo's hands. Gulping Eathen sheepishly pulled himself up right and gave them an apologetic look.
"What was you trying to do?" Lady Tigre asked as she gave Eathen a dark look causing the bodyguard to wish he was back on the battle field again.
"I was trying to find out the last bit of information that Matsuo did not tell us," Eathen replied while hopping that the unread information would make Lady Tigre forget his behaviour.
"I have read all of the information on the parchment Eathen," Matsuo said as he shot a glare at Eathen, "Now, as I was saying-"
"No you haven't, Eathen's right," Epemetheus said as he spotted the writing under Matsuo's hand.
"Fine, I'll double check," Matsuo said with a huff as he turned his attention back to the parchment and began rereading the parchment.
Epemetheus, Lady Tigre and Eathen watched and waited as Matsuo slowly read through the parchment, this time moving his hands as he went to prevent any chance of him missing anything. As Matsuo came to the end of the parchment he let out a string of curses startling the others.
"Is everything alright Matsuo?" Epemetheus asked quickly, "Is Harry alright? Is my kitten dying? What is wrong with my-"
"If you shut up I can tell you," Matsuo growled out as his yellow eyes glowed in worry and anger, "It seems that the Kitten is a Horcrux inside of him."
"WHAT!" Epemetheus yelled out in anger as his mother let out a dark angry growl.
"Fell free to call me stupid but what is a Horcrux?" Eathen asked in confusion as he looked at his fellow clan members who all wore dark worried looks, "Is it really that bad?"
"A Horcrux is basically part of someone else's soul inside of another person or an object," Matsuo explained as he summarised what he had learnt from his studies, "And from the results of the diagnostic scan the Horcrux belongs to the Dark Lord Voldemort."
"That bastard, how dare he do something like this to my kitten!" Epemetheus snarled as his ears stood upright and his tail twitched from side to side in anger, "It wasn't enough for him to kill a large amount of us Black Tiger demons off in the last war but to harm my precious baby kitten! I'll ki-"
" Epemetheus, enough," Lady Tigre snapped out while still somehow staying compose enough to hold herself and her image together, "Matsuo will being a Horcrux effect my grandkitten in any way at all?"
"Not that I know of, if we play it right and contact Voldemort explaining what we have found we might find ourselves benefiting positively from this while also saving the kitten from a lot of pain," Matsuo said as he thought things through, "I have never come across anything like this before so I am unsure of how the bond would affect Harry and if anything would happen because of the Horcrux."
"Very well, it seems that we can no longer stay out of this as we had planned," Lady Tigre said as she shot Epemetheus a pointed look before he could speak, "Eathen may you please go and round up some of your fellow co-workers that would be willing to help...humiliate...I mean arrest the Dursley's in public?"
"I understand Lady Tigre, it will be done," Eathen said in a formal manor as he carefully stood up stiffly as he mentally checked that his glamour was on, "Is that all?"
"Yes, for now," Lady Tigre replied stiffly as she gave a short nod of the head, it was obvious to everyone that a plan was running through her mind.
"Very well," Eathen answered with a formal nod as he turned and exited the room leaving Lady Tigre, Epemetheus and Matsuo alone.
When the sound of the door clicking shut behind Eathen came to Lady Tigre's ears her eyes flashed to Matsuo who instantly stood up straighter knowing that Lady Tigre's attention was now on him.
"Matsuo, get the formal official letter paper and a good pen, we don't need any messes on this letter that a Quill might make, and let me know when you are ready to write," Lady Tigre ordered only to get a nod of understanding from Matsuo, " Epemetheus?"
"Yes Lady Tigre?" Epemetheus asked, in situations like this Epemetheus knew to call his mother by her title.
"Are you willing to do anything to protect your kitten?" Lady Tigre said as she sent her son a stern look, "Even after finding out about his legs and having a Horcrux in him?"
"Yes I am," Epemetheus replied in a tone that left no room for doubt or second guesses, "With everything I have and more. Harry is my kitten, he is my precious baby boy no matter how old he gets."
"Very well, then we will go ahead with our plan, if everything works out then we will find ourselves with one less enemy when Voldemort tries to start a war again," Lady Tigre said as her attention turned back to Matsuo, "Are you ready?"
"Yes Lady Tigre," Matsuo replied with a nod as he held the official paper and the requested pen that Lady Tigre had requested, "It's a good job that we keep a large amount in each room for situations just like this one."
"Yes, now Matsuo I want you to write down everything I say," Lady Tigre said as her mind ran over just how she was going to word this letter, "Ready?"
"Ready," Matsuo replied with a nod as he began to write down with quick yet elegant writing what Lady Tigre said.
"Very well," Lady Tigre said as she took a deep breath and began, "Dear Dark Lord Voldemort, I am known as Lady Tigre, an Elder of the Black Tiger Demon Clan, and I am writing to inform you that we have come into possession of one of your soul items. This soul item we found cannot and will not be removed from our care and we will not allow it to be removed from our care. To work out the next step may I please request your to join myself and a few others at the Black Tiger Demon manor the day after tomorrow as this situation needs your urgent attention. Yours Sincerely, Lady Tigre, Elder of Black Tiger Demon Clan."
Taking a deep breath Lady Tigre paused and waited for a few minutes as she allowed Matsuo to catch up with her. A few minutes later Matsuo stopped writing and looked up.
"Have you got everything?" Lady Tigre asked not wanting to take a chance.
"Yes Lady Tigre, I made sure to go slightly slower than normal so I would not make any mistakes or miss anything out," Matsuo replied as he turned back to the freshly written letter and scanned through it again to make sure.
"Good, Matsuo I want you to go to the Owlery and send it off with one of the owls that is strong enough to protect itself if things start to go a bit sour," Lady Tigre said as she stood up and sent Epemetheus a nod of her head, "If you do not mind Epemetheus I have to go and inform the other Elder's about this newest development...fear not through as I will not allow anything to hurt my precious grandkitten...not even me."
"Thank you...mother," Epemetheus said softly as a soft look of understanding shone in his eyes as he sent his mother a small smile, "If it is alright with you both I think I might join my kitten for a few hours...a lot has happened and I have a feeling that I am going to need all of the rest I can."
"That is fine Epemetheus dear, I will see you either at tea tonight or tomorrow sometime," Lady Tigre said kindly, "I may be uncontactable tomorrow because of the reactions of the other Elders-"
"I understand mother and I know how to get in touch with you if I need you for anything," Epemetheus said cutting his mother off, "I understand that this time...you are not doing it to get away from me...you are doing it to protect Harry...I'm sorry about the things that I said to you when father-"
"It is fine Epemetheus, when my dear husband passed away both of us handled his death differently," Lady Tigre said as an unhealed sadness entered her eyes, "But I promise you that things will be different, they will be different...I promise you Epemetheus that things between us will get better."
"I...I know mother...but...I'm sorry for those things I said to you when father died," Epemetheus said with a serious glint in his eyes, "Now that I have my own kitten to protect and look after I can see why you did the things you did...I understand now mum and well...I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too my kitten, maybe we could make time to have a family meal once a week together, you, myself and Harry," Lady Tigre said with a soft sad smile, "But now I must be going, I bet all of the clan has heard about us bringing those monsters here to punish."
"Here?" Epemetheus asked in surprise causing Lady Tigre to pause her attempts to exit her kitten's, and now grandkitten's, living quarters, "I thought that we were going to make this as big and public as possible for the Dursely's."
"We are Epemetheus but I don't think that it would be a smart move making Harry go up and stand against the Dursley's in a trail be it magical or muggle," Lady Tigre said as a hard glint entered her eyes, "Our clan is known in both worlds and complications could arise because of that, and I refuse to let my grandkitten be anywhere near a Wand Waver! We will still make sure that the Dursley's are punished in every way possible, including being gossiped about, but I do not think that Harry could take the stress of a trail at the moment."
"Yeah...I didn't think of that, thank you mother," Epemetheus said as a familiar sheepish look appeared on his face, "I should be thinking of things like this but I...I'm not."
"It is a simple cause of exhaustion and inexperience," Lady Tigre said with an understanding smile as she turned to leave, "You have after all only been a parent for two days at the most Epemetheus while I have years of experience under me, plus you are dealing with things that no parent ever wants to deal with."
"Thank you mother," Epemetheus said with a tired smile on his face.
In reply Lady Tigre simply nodded her head and with one last rare motherly smile at Epemetheus she opened the door she had come in through and headed towards the location the Elders normal met at.
It was time to begin the Dursley's punishment.
To Be Continued...
And here is the chapter that they find out about Harry having part of Voldemort in his body. Hope I wrote it alright and sorry it took me so long to put it into the fic but from this point onwards things are really going to start kicking off and fireworks are going to start flying.