AN: The next chapter will be a special chapter. You will see why. I would like to thank you for all the positive reviews and the like. I have not decided who Neville will end up with. I do like Neville/Luna but I do like who they ended up with from the books, but that will not be dealt with until after the Duo leave India.

Anyways, here is the next chapter. As always, reviews inspire me to write!

Chapter 32: Politics of Nagas and Indians

Harry and Charlie had a late dinner and found they were still too tired to go out and enjoy much of anything so they both went back to bed, but this time in the same bed, both wanting some company their first night in India. They both awoke at noon the following day and they both worked on cooking some lunch and both dressed for their meeting. Harry dressed in a set of light green short sleeved robes while Charlie dressed in short sleeved light grey robes. Hadi took up his post on Harry's right shoulder and turned invisible. Right at 2, there was a knock at their door and Jaya stood there smiling.

"I hope you two are ready. You will be meeting our Minister of Magic and a representatives from the Nagas. This is a closed door meeting, so it is very hush hush." she explained as he pulled out a quill. Harry and Charlie touched the quill and soon all of them were spinning and landed with a small thud in a room that made the two Englishman's eyes bulge.

"Are we in...?" Harry started to ask but was cut off by Jaya.

"Yes we are in the Taj Mahal. There is the wizard section so no worries." Jaya explained as a group of harassed looking wizards pushed past them, talking in a language Harry did not understand.

"Just talking about taxes." Hadi hissed in his ear.

Jaya lead them to a spacious room where two people were waiting on them. On the left side of the table sat the Indian Minister of Magic Harry presumed because on the other side was a Naga. From the waist up, the Naga looked like a normal man, with a thick, black moustache and matching bushy hair. Grey eyes flashed in the sunlight that was streaming in. From the waist down, however, there was a giant deep purple coil. Harry might have called it a cushion of sorts if he did not see the end of the coil, which looked like a rattle. Both men turned when Jaya entered with them.

"Minister, Naga Representative, may I introduce the ambassadors from Britain. This is Charlie Weasley and Harry Potter." Harry and Charlie both bowed awkwardly as Jaya left and closed the door behind her.

"It is a pleasure to meet the famous Harry Potter." the Minister said. "My name is Rajan Vora and welcome to India." the Minister stood at 5'6 and had black hair hanging down either side of his face. Black eyes gleamed as they looked up at Harry's forehead. Harry resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

The Naga started speaking in what Harry presumed was Hindi because from his shoulder, Hadi hissed in his ear.

"This is Sashi Naidu and he also wishes to extend his welcome. He cannot speak English but knows both Hindi and Parseltongue."

Harry and Charlie sat on the only chairs left on one side of the desk in between the Minister and the Naga.

"It is a pleasure to meet you." Harry hissed.

Harry placed his arm on the table and Hadi slithered onto the table and made himself known. The Naga did not seemed impressed but the Minister jumped a little.

"You brought a snake?" he asked incredulously.

"I wish to introduce to you both my pet and confidant Hadi. Hadi will help me talk to both of you easier, seeing as we all have a difficulty with a language barrier." Harry said in English while Hadi translated from the center of the table to Sashi in Parseltongue. "Before we begin, I would like to say while we have been called in. Months ago, there was a breakout from Azkaban and many Death Eaters, followers of Voldemort, escaped. Charlie and I have been hunting them down and we have reason to believe that a Death Eater by the name of Rodolphus Lestrange has been spotted here in India. We believe he is trying to stir up trouble by talking to extremists here and starting a war. You see, the Death Eaters have been trying to control anything that resembles a serpent because Voldemort, or Tom Riddle, was the last Heir to Salazar Slytherin. The Death Eaters want to revive the movement by using serpents."

"We are not simple creatures to be controlled!" the Naga hissed.

"Indeed not." Harry hissed back "but this is their line of thinking, not ours."

"Anyway, we have been sent to broker a peace between wizards and Nagas and to capture this Death Eater. As such, how do things stand right now?"

It was the Minister who spoke first.

"Right now, we are... talking about the rights that the Naga have to certain space and the right they have to visit the same places wizards and witches shop."

"Rights that we have had for a long while." Sashi hissed.

"Why has that changed?" Charlie asked.

"There was an incident in the mountains where a group of wizards were killed by a Naga." the Minister started only to be drowned out by a Hindi speaking Naga.

"There was no proof that Nagas did that!" Hadi translated. "Now the Minister is saying that there was proof. This is giving me a headache."

"Gentlemen, please." Harry said but they were now both ignoring him.

"Oi!" Charlie yelled, which caused both the Minister to flinch and the Naga to hiss and shake the tip of his tail warningly.

"This seems to be a major issue. I would like to speak to your aurors as soon as this meeting is overwith. I will want all the information on the case." Harry said in English and again Hadi translated. "As for restricting the rights of the Nagas, why would a killing, no matter how tragic, warrant such change?"

"Well one of the men killed was a cousin of mine and..."

"And whose family is very influential." Sashi hissed.

"Was your cousin influential?" Harry asked in English.

"Did the Naga tell you that? No he was not! He was family and as Minister I have a right to protect my all the citizens from..."

"All citizens, including Nagas." Sashi the Naga hissed.

"Until an investigation has been performed again, can we agree not to push anything?" Charlie asked. Both of them nodded but looked very unhappy.

"We will then start working now. Sashi, would you mind taking me to your land after I get the information from the auror?" Harry asked in parseltongue.

"Of course Mr. Potter. I will be waiting at the portkey center." Sashi hissed and then glided away on his tail.

"Charlie, can you stay here and look into the investigation itself? I will go with you to get the information then I will leave with Sashi to go to the Naga lands, especially to the murder site."

"Sounds ok to me." Charlie said, loving when Harry took charge of a situation.

"Fine." The Minister said shortly. He snapped his fingers and two aurors joined them. "Take Mr Potter and Mr Weasley to the evidence room and give them the necessary information."

Harry and Charlie followed the aurors and left the large room. They were taken to a smaller room but still very impressive. The aurors gave them files on the investigation, who performed it, the victims, and the suspects, which were ll Nagas. Harry gave Charlie a look and Charlie nodded. It was fishy.

Harry was escorted to the portkey center where Sashi was waiting with what looked like a branch. Harry touched the branch and with that familiar sensation, was pulled away.