Yes and no," was all Joseph replied.
"He is not a member of the Battle Mages, he still needs to be twenty-one," Yuchina replied. "He is my spy here, since he was so powerful and so advanced for his age I decided to send him here since technically the Mages are still banned from England, but as a student he could get in."
"Why are they banned?" Hermione asked as she took notes.
"My Father killed a lot of people," Joseph replied.
"Not just that," his mother growled glaring at her son. "Robert obeyed no one and refused to respect titles,he would not respect the house of Lords, and basically pissed on anyone that tried to puff up their chest to him, in one case he literally pissed on him." here she smiled as she had a far away look remembering that event.
"The ministry banned all Battle Mages until they 'learned' respect for the chain of command." Albus added.
"Fuck them," Both Joseph and Yuchina replied causing the twins to smile.
"How long have you been on my side?" Harry asked looking at Joseph.
"Since you walked through the doors, I slowed Filch down that night you found the dog as well as covered for you when you were almost caught in the Library.
"I could have done more, but Slytherin house was a mess, I spent the first years just trying to clean it up, making it worthy of the founders name."
"What kind of help can we get?" Ron asked as he sat with Hermione going over her notes.
"Just me for now," Joseph spoke. "You need to work on the House of Lords, they control a magical barrier that actually keeps us out."
"I can get in do to my other titles," Yuchina added. "Other then me and ten of my personal guards no Mage can step foot on the shores of England and Ireland."
Everyone stayed quiet as they worked through this till Arthur spoke up.
"The House of Lords will never let them back in, one they don't want foreign help as many of the Lords believe England is the most powerful magical government. Second the lord's don't want them here, even though some do not follow the dark lord or the pure path, most have secrets they don't want brought to light, and the Mages are just as good detectives as they are killers."
"And they WILL investigate ANYONE that has ever tried to boss them around," Yuchina warned. "We are not above blackmailing a nation for our own gains."
"And third," Arthur continued. "The house of Lords is made up of both magical and non magical families (to say that shocked the young people was an understatement.) Many of the non-magicals don't even know that wizards make up a quarter of the house of Lords. It is believed that if the Mages are let in the statue of Secrecy will fail."
Harry looked at Neville, "How much pull do we have?"
Neville shook his head, "Wizengamot is one thing we will basically run rough shod over them, but the House of Lords...that will be a hornets nest on a good day."
"It is pretty much understood," Yuchina spoke up. "That we will not get the barrier down within the next twelve months."
"But we don't have to," Joseph interrupted. "What we need to do is put Tom on such a defencive that he leaves the English isle's"
"We don't even know when his next attack will be," Daphne spoke up.
"Day before the election," Joseph replied.
Everyone stopped, not sure how he knew, but no one questioned that he did know.
"The election is in four days," Fay spoke.
"Do we know the target?" Molly Weasley asked.
"Targets," Joseph replied "and No."
"He is going to blitz," Ron spoke as he went to his bag and pulled out some of the notes. Everyone waited for him. "Ok, he has a main target could be anything, Bones's, putting the impervious on anyone that might win that election," He turned to Harry. "Good thing you still haven't told us your plan about that."
Ron kept shuffling notes, "Now to draw all the attention we have he would need to attack other places, make it look random, but each place would be a vital target in itself,"
"You're sure?" Albus asked.
"When I learned who voldemort was, (first time Ron said it clean this was not missed) I checked the records of Tom Riddle at school. Did you know the school records and saves every chess game ever played there. whether it was for fun or something serious, anyway." Ron shook his head to get back on track.
"Tom likes to blitz, hit seemingly random target but each move opens up a different path. stop him at all but one and that one will get him something we don't want him to have."
Ron finished and looked around, almost everyone was stunned. he had just done the one thing not even Albus had done...he broke Tom Riddle's pattern.
"Minerva," Snape started as he stared at the 'Dumbest' member of the golden trio. "Remind me when school starts up to award Gryffindor one hundred points for Mr. Weasley."
"Ok," Harry spoke as he stood. "Our information says that in three days we will have multiple attacks on England, we need a center base camp for this, but it can not be Potter Manor, we need to plan for injuries to civilians."
"We have permission to use this house," Yuchina said.
"Good, Hermione You and Ron will be here, we will need some form of map of England as well as communication mirrors."
"We have enough for everyone here," Remus spoke up
"We finished them a couple days ago," Sirius smiled.
"I will handle the map," Joseph spoke. "You don't mind breaking a few laws do you?"
"Will you get caught?" Harry asked.
"haven't been yet," the beast smiled.
Ok, Arthur you and Dora and Kingsley are at the ministry since you work there." Harry ordered and the three nodded.
"Alastor, can you get with Amelia and not leave her side, make sure Susan and Hannah are with her, at the first sign of an attack on them, take them to Potter manor they are all keyed in." Mad Eye smiled and nodded.
Andie, I want you and Molly at St. Mungo's, it was on his list of targets from before, Twins," He looked to Fred and George, "With your shop in the Alley you're our look outs there, any trouble you have two jobs, first alert Hermione and Ron, then get Ollivander, kidnap him if you have to, and try to get his records, if you can't burn the shop."
Andie and Molly nodded as well as the twins, but at the order of burn the shop everyone froze,
"That would be a lot of magical knowledge destroyed," Albus spoke.
"Tom wants him...bad...we can't let him get his hands on the wandmaker or his records," Harry replied eyes focused.
"I will speak to him about being ready to move with Mr Fred and George Weasley," Albus spoke as he realised Harry was very angry at this moment.
"Now Abe and Papa C are doing a job for me right now, so Minerva you and Severus get him informed any attack on Hogsmeade and I want the village evacuated to the Castle, he can't yet yet breach its wards right?"
This last was aimed at Albus who nodded.
"Even with his power, I do not think he has the manpower to actually breach, but he may lay siege hoping to keep me there."
"Right, Bill I will be speaking with Ragnok tonight, I want you and Fleur at the Bank to help the twins watch the Alley, Now My self and the rest will be on watch, when we learn when and where the attacks are will will go and meet them. That's all I have to say."
Harry walked to a window and looked out, everyone left one by one. The last to leave was Albus "We need to talk after this is over Harry." was all he said as he left Harry with Neville, Daphne, Ginny, Augusta, Croaker and Joseph.
"The DoM got their revenge on Rookwood, are they out of the game?" harry asked without looking at the shadow mage.
"No, where do you want us?"
"Ollivander is the main target," Harry spoke. "If Albus fails to convince his friend, or Tom sends to many Death Eaters, that shop must be destroyed. Tom can't get it or him, if all else fails kill Ollivander."
Croaker nodded and left in his normal style.
Harry finally turned to Augusta, "I want you in Alice's room, she will be the target if and when he attacks the hospital," Harry told her then looked at Neville before looking back at the aged woman. "Can you hold your own?"
"I have one or two fights left in me." Augusta replied as she turned and left.
"Any chance I can keep you girls out of danger?"
"Dumb question," The two girls and two boys replied as one. "In the fight you do as I say."
He looked at Joseph, "This will be bloody."
Joseph just nodded.
It was after ten that night as Severus was standing in the new throne room of Lord Voldemort, there was about twenty five death Eaters there, most were young, few worth their weight in lead.
In walked a group of five teenagers, Draco in the lead.
"You asked for us my lord?" Draco asked as he bowed low forehead touching the floor.
"Young Draco, raise you head." The Dark Lord asked and draco did but remained bent over in a submissive form.
"Young Draco, Theodore, Pansy, Vincent and Gregory, Are you ready to take you fathers places in service?" Voldemort smiled but there was no warmth.
"My I speak my Lord?" Draco asked.
"Yes?" Voldemort replied confused.
"My Lord we would Love nothing more than to serve you faithfully and effectively, but we are not ready." this caused a murmur to move around the room, none of it good. "We five have gone against Harry Potter and his band of Blood Traitors, Half-Bloods and Mudbloods repeatedly and each time...we have failed. Our skills are poor and any mission you send us on would both with our deaths and worse with failure."
"And what would you suggest?" Voldemort asked.
He was not happy he had a plan to kill Dumbledore, he did not blame Lucius for the failed mission for the prophecy, but the man had lost him his diary and sending his son to die seemed like a fitting punishment.
But his most supportive followers were ether injured, in prison again, or dead. And these new, younger ones were not as loyal as the older ones. He could not be seen sending unqualified children to there deaths.
"My Lord and Master, we will never learn under the eyes of the muggle lover Dumbledore, we would like to go to Durmstrang and learn true magic to better serve you."
It had merit, the teens were no where near useful to him, and he knew Durmstrang would have no trouble teaching them, also the sons of Crabbe and Goyle were worthless. their fathers were not very bright but they had their uses, the sons did not even have that.
"I will think on it leave me all of you...except you Severus," he ordered and all but Snape left.
"You coached them well Severus," the Dark Lord spoke.
"Thank you my master," Snape replied. He knew the dark Lord found him out, but it was a gamble he had to take.
"Do you feel this is the right course?"
"We lost to much in the mission, we will need them in the future. Their father's lost everything in their capture or death. Draco was right none of them would survive any mission you gave them. Potter seems to have trained his group well, and the Beast has fully backed him. Keeping them at Durmstrang will keep them alive, out of the way and still have full access to their gold, since I am their head of house I can act as a magical guardian for those with no family left."
"You are a Slytherin," The Dark Lord replied. "So be it, leave."
A/N and the baby death munchers are outta here. or are they?
warning the next chapter will start the day of the attacks, major character death coming.