A matter of force

by ContraBardus

Start with Harry Potter, change something, and Harry learns to rock. Irreverent, chaotic, and the more movies you've seen, the funnier you're likely to find it. Expect many cammeos.

38. Chapter 38

A matter of force.

Part 38

School's out for summer.

OooOOooOO

Anna was sitting on her brother's bed. A suitcase was opened on his sheets, and he was packing it with clothes and assorted toiletries with a smirk on his face. It was the only luggage he would be taking with him. Thanks to his sister, he could load as much as he wanted into a single suitcase with no trouble. He looked up at her and his smile faded. "What's with you? What are you looking at me like that for?" He rubbed on the scar on his forehead.

The girl was looking right at it and had a slight frown on her features. She didn't look angry or upset. "Voldemort is a Sith."

He nodded and gave a small sigh. "Is he?" He didn't look all that surprised. "How do you know that?"

She was leaning against the post to his bed and looked towards the ground as she wrapped her arms around it. "Kate Delane. She possessed one of his horcruxes for a short time this year, the diary of Tom Riddle, and mysteriously gained training in the ways of the Sith."

The boy continued packing and slowed a little. Folding the pile on his bed next to his suitcase as he placed it inside. "Oh? I see. That makes sense."

The girl gave a nod. "In a manner of speaking. He didn't seem it when we faced him in that mess with the stone. This has surprised me. There's no other explanation I can think of."

Harry glanced at her. "Well, it's good to know that. I don't think there's much to be done at the moment."

She looked up at him and bit her bottom lip. "There's more. Kate Delane is very dangerous."

Her brother just nodded. "I noticed."

"What you didn't notice, was what she grafted onto her arm. Somehow, she found the Horcrux I'd discovered and managed to get her hands on it before I could destroy it. A diadem that she's welded into her left forearm. It needs to be destroyed. It was not her power that I faced in that hall. Not hers alone at any rate."

He sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at her. "I'll remember that."

She looked at him and narrowed her eyes a little. "See that you do. Cho Mai should be your primary focus if you face her again."

The boy cocked his head and grinned. "Well, that's a change. Normally you'd just tell me that we should destroy her."

She rolled her eyes and looked annoyed, but didn't chide him. "That thing on her arm is a more potent weapon than her lightsaber. Destroying or removing it is more important than eliminating her. Get that thing off her arm and destroy it immediately, even if it means letting her escape with her life. It may weaken her considerably."

"Then again, it might not." Harry glanced at her.

Anna pushed off the post and nodded. "The longer she has it, the more she will learn, and the less good simply removing it will do."

"What about Draco? There's more than one Sith running about, the rule of two..."

The girl nodded. "This concerns me as well. I do not know who Voldemort's master was. The simple matter is, he could have learned any number of ways. A holocron, a Sith in this world's past we are unaware of, or..." She looked at him again, focusing her eyes on his scar.

He scratched at it and looked interested. "Or what?"

She shook her head and looked at the ground. "I'm not sure. It doesn't matter now. My point is, it may not have been one of those who followed the path of Darth Revan, and Darth Bane. Revan said that 'Any master who instructs more than one apprentice in the ways of the dark side is a fool. In time, the apprentices will unite their strengths and overthrow the master. It is inevitable; axiomatic. That is why each master must have only one student.' Darth Bane was the one who truly took it to heart. Then again, my former master didn't exactly stick to that rule himself. I'm to understand Darth Plagueis was still living when he trained Darth Maul, one of my predecessors, and he knew Dooku had an apprentice. You know of Ventress. Even I had a secret apprentice. Acolytes and Dark Jedi weren't Sith, but trained force users who could use the Dark Side of the Force. They are not meant to become apprentices, though, if the apprentice is destroyed, they were often used as...backups."

Harry frowned at that, but nodded. "Draco, maybe?"

Anna shrugged. "I'm not sure. It's not something I can vouch for either way, we may be dealing with more than one Sith. Draco doesn't seem to have any love of Voldemort, and wishes him destroyed as well. However, that isn't unusual for an apprentice. He might be just an acolyte or Dark Jedi, and likely wouldn't be aware of it if he was. You didn't tell someone that sort of thing. I knew of my Master's Acolytes, one named Mara Jade stood out in particular. I tried to have her killed a few times, but she always managed to slip away." The redhead had a strange grin on her face as she said it. "She ended up marrying my son as I recall. I don't know that much about what happened after I died I'm afraid. I stayed for a time, watching, but it's different when you're dead. You float in and out, and time means little. It's kind of hard to describe really, but it's difficult to pay much attention to the world of the living, even a bit dangerous to get too involved." She rubbed on her chin with her arms crossed over her chest as she seemed to get a little lost in thought over the matter.

Harry had a rather blank stare on his face. "Oh. I..."

She glanced at him. "Sorry. I guess I got a little carried away." She sat down beside him again and grabbed his shoulder. "I've been meaning to ask you. Where did you learn form three?"

The boy looked at her and flushed as he scratched his head. "Huh?"

The girl poked his chest and narrowed her eyes at him. "I've only trained you in form five as a base form. I've taught you a little of form four and three, but..."

He looked away. "But what?"

"You've been using form three in lightsaber practice lately. In fact, it's all you've been using for the past week." She shook him by his shoulder and grinned at him. "You're starting to remind me of someone."

He glared at her. "You're the one who taught me how to do it. You should know."

Her features fell. "You've been training with Master Obiwan?"

"I'm not supposed to talk about it with you." He stood up and started packing again.

The girl's features fell a little. "No?"

He looked up at her, with a small frown on his face. He looked embarrassed. "They don't trust you."

The girl took a step back. "Who is 'they'?" She cocked her head and kept her emotions in check.

"You introduced me. Don't look so surprised." He didn't look up at her and closed the luggage. "I've been having dreams of my own."

The girl nodded. "Do you trust me, Harry?"

He gave her a warm and honest grin. "Yes. Don't think that doesn't mean I'm not keeping an eye on you either."

The redhead cocked her head a little. "I see. Don't let them make you paranoid. They're excitable old men, the lot of them."

He rolled his eyes and chuckled as he slapped her shoulder. "No, no. You do far more of that than they ever could."

She worked her mouth for a moment and growled. "Right."

His bag floated off his bed and he walked by her taking it down to set it by the door. "Come on. We've got to go and catch our plane soon. You're packed right?"

The girl followed him out and crossed her arms. She was a little annoyed at his comments, but let it pass.

OooOOooOO

Anna was wearing an expensive gown, her hair was pinned up, and she was sitting in a crowded concert hall. Pinned to her chest was an Order of the Romanian Star cross. Melvin, Margaret, Harry, and her parents were sitting next to her.

The crowd was on it's feet, cheering as the show ended. A chorus and orchestra had just finished a show. A famous Romanian conductor had just finished performing some of her orchestrations. It had started with the 'Raider's March' which she had renamed 'The Weasley March' and then moved into music from 'Van Helsing' and after that, a large suite of 'Star Wars' music spanning all six films. The show had ended with the theme to 'Halo' and a piano performance by Pansy of 'Celes' Opera' from Final Fantasy VI.

Naturally, there were recordings and video being made of the event. Pansy was bowing to the crowd along with the other performers and blowing kisses at them as flowers rained down on the stage.

Anna had a bouquet of flowers shoved into her arm and was led to the stage from her seat. The Romanian Royal Family greeted her at the base of the stage and shook her hand as she walked up to bow next to Pansy and the conductor.

Pansy grabbed her in a hug and kissed her cheek. "This was so cool! I was so nervous though!"

She smiled at her friend. "You did great. Thanks for helping out with this."

The brunette nodded. "I wish Mom and Dad could have been here. Sirius as well."

Anna wrinkled her nose and nodded. "Yeah. They'll get a copy of the video and recording." Pansy's mother was pregnant, and was due in the winter. Lissa would be marrying Sirius at the end of the summer, and plans for the wedding were underway for just after the tour ended.

Her mother and father were both cheering with the crowd as they bowed again to the standing ovation. James was holding Lily up, and she had quite a bulge of her own. Both of them would be returning to England from Romania, while the children went on tour.

Rufus was smiling back stage as the curtain fell and they moved towards the dressing rooms. "Well done. A most excellent performance."

Pansy looked a little exasperated, and was still pumped up on adrenaline as she wiped her forehead. "Thanks." The man was responsible for them while they went on tour in the US. They were all taking a private jet with a bit of a Wizarding touch about it and would be leaving Romania that evening for New York.

Lily and James walked up to the scene with smiles on their faces. Her father tried to rub on her hair, but her mother grabbed his arm. "That was impressive."

"Don't mess up her hair. She looks nice, it's so rare to see her like this. So don't ruin it." The woman poked her husband in the chest and smiled at her. "It was very nice dear. Much better than I expected."

Anna smiled at her. "Right."

Harry had a camera in his hands and took a couple of pictures of his sister. "I wonder what Cedric will say when he sees this?" He chuckled and seemed amused with his comment.

Melvin nodded and grinned, his tie was undone already and his collar was unbuttoned. "I bet he'll...'Jizz, in his pants'."

He and Harry both said the last part together in the same fashion as one of the songs on their newest album. It was a joke song hidden about a minute after the last track. The same one made famous by the SNL group 'Lonely Island'.

Anna frowned at him. "Don't send him one of those. Here take another." She posed a bit, smiling and looking a little more sultry.

Lily and James both got a little wide eyed. Her father started to open his mouth, but their mother spoke up first. "Cedric?"

Harry nodded. "Yeah. He's like her boyfriend or something. She didn't tell you?"

Anna frowned at him, but didn't deny it. "I miss him more than I thought I would. It's weird, I didn't think I would." She got a bit wide eyed as her mother took her arm and almost dragged her off.

Pansy grinned at the scene, but looked up at James. "Yeah. They started going out at the beginning of the year."

He was looking at the pair move off with wide eyes. "Wait. Boyfriend?"

Harry looked up at him and nodded. "Yeah. He's a nice guy. They get along really well together."

Pansy seemed pleased. "They're so cute together."

Margaret gave a small snort. "It's kind of disgusting, but it's true. They are cute together."

Melvin nodded. "Speaking of that, when does our flight leave?"

His sister frowned at him. "Look, you're not drooling all over Christina. Hands off."

Rufus seemed amused and reached into his coat pocket. "Oh. Here are your tickets. I'll be meeting you at the airport later, we're on the same flight."

James scratched the back of his head. "Thanks for taking care of this. Lily wanted to go. I had a hard time convincing her. I'm afraid I'm going to have to hold her back at the airport."

The man nodded. "Don't worry. They're in good hands, there's lots of security, I'll be with them the whole time, and they'll be calling home every night." He pulled his glasses down and looked at the children.

None of them argued and grinned in a way that made James a little nervous as they nodded. Harry looked up at his father. "We'll be fine. If you're worried about us, just get that old newspaper out, and have a look at those pictures of Anna tossing boulders and shooting lightning about."

The man looked towards Lily and Anna and swallowed. "Yes. I'm not so sure that will help." He took his son by the shoulder. "Boyfriend? That Diggory boy? Are you sure?"

Harry grinned and nodded. "Yeah. Anna likes him."

OooOOooOO

Lily had a frown on her face as she pulled her daughter aside. "What's this about a boyfriend?"

The young redhead blushed and looked at her with her head hung a little. "You can't pretend you're not happy to hear that you know. I can tell you're happier about it than you're letting on."

Her mother gave a smirk. "Is that so?"

"Yeah. It is." The girl nodded. "I like him. I guess."

The woman gave a small chuckle. "He is cute." She was surprised, her daughter was a huge tomboy.

Anna cocked her head. "Isn't he though? I miss him a little. I'm kind of surprised. I mean, we were friends last year, but I didn't think much of it."

Lily blinked and shook her head. Her daughter said the strangest things at times. "Well, I'm sure he'll miss you too. Don't worry."

The girl had a somewhat evil looking smirk. "Worry? I've got him wrapped around my finger. Did you think it was cute when dad was a pathetic bumbling idiot too? He doesn't know what to do with me. It's more appealing than I'd anticipated."

Her mother blushed a bit. "Well, yes. I don't know if I'd compare him to your father. You're only thirteen."

"Yes. I know. I'm close enough to fourteen to argue with that, not that it's much different." Her daughter shrugged.

Lily narrowed her eyes. "I'm surprised you've admitted it so easily."

Anna turned her head away. "What do you mean? I'm a girl after all. I suppose I couldn't just ignore it forever. He's cute, we like each other. I can trust him, and he's got a good temperament, and a cute butt."

Her mother had her hand over her mouth to stifle her giggles with limited success. "Really, dear."

Anna was looking halfway between confident and embarrassed. "What? It's true."

"He seems like a nice boy." Lily put her arm across her shoulders and pinched at her nose. "I suppose I should have expected. After what happened at the Christmas party last year."

Anna narrowed her eyes a little. "What is it? I can tell you're a little uncomfortable."

The woman gave a small sigh. "You're growing up. I'm not so sure I like the idea of you getting too involved. He's a thirteen year old boy, they aren't the most trustworthy at that age."

The girl shrugged. "I'm psychic. I can tell that he likes me. Really likes me."

The woman's face became blank. "Oh. Can you now?"

Her daughter chuckled. "Yeah. It's not really fair to him. Oh well. I don't need to be fair." She was a little flushed as she said it. "Trust me, I've got him right where I want him."

The woman shook her shoulder and kissed her cheek. "That's my girl." She didn't want to discourage her, but what she'd said worried her a little.

Anna gave a small sigh. "Relax would you? I'll be fine. I'm not going to do anything stupid."

Her mother narrowed her eyes a little. "I didn't say anything."

Her daughter nodded. "I know. Still, I can tell that you're a little worried. It's not like I'm going too..." The girl's eyes became a little glazed and she stopped talking.

Lily frowned. "It's not like you're going to what?"

Anna shook her head. "Huh?"

"It's not like you're going to what?" repeated the woman with her eyebrows arching.

"I...well, he's my boyfriend. I'm not going to...it's not like we'll ever...He's not going to be my...um, it's not like we'll ever get...I won't..." Anna frowned. She couldn't get the phrase out no matter how she tried. "I'm going to sleep with him someday." She slapped her hand over her mouth and growled. "Wait, that's exactly what I meant. Damn it. I..." Her eyes grew very wide and she stared at the floor. "...No way."

Lily's eyes drooped a bit. "What?"

Anna was beet red. "Well, not until...I mean...oh man. Really? Him?" She cocked her head. "I...didn't expect that." She seemed to think on it.

"Anna! What are you saying? You're most certainly not...I'd better not hear..." The woman had a rather firm grip on her arm.

"Well, not till I'm older." The redhead shied away from her a little.

"Most certainly not!" Her mother was going red and didn't look pleased.

The redhead flinched away. "Remember when I told you about asking me about stuff you don't really want to know?"

Lily dropped her arm and went a little pale. "What?"

"I didn't know about that either you know. Sometimes I can't lie if I want too. It's annoying." The girl was doing her best not to look at her mother and bit her lip. Technically speaking, she kind of sort of already had. It was just in a dream though. She thought about it inwardly. "Maybe that's it? Another of those dreams? I suppose I wouldn't mind that."

Her mother's eye twitched a little. "You'd better be married first."

The girl shrugged. "I'm not sure. Look, I'm not stupid you know. I'm certainly not going to make it easy on him. He's not getting me...pregnant or anything..." She did her best to stop talking. "...before we get married."

Lily growled a bit. "Young lady..."

"Hey. I'm not going to be thirteen forever you know. Don't think I don't know that you and Dad were doing things you shouldn't have when you were only fifteen." The girl narrowed her eyes and put her nose up to her mother's face.

Lily gasped. "What?"

Anna turned away. "Don't go being hypocritical. I'm psychic. I know stuff about the two of you I'd rather not know to be honest. He's got a long way to go, and I'm not going to make it easy on him."

Her mother looked over her shoulder and pulled her away a little more. "Are you going to marry him?"

The redhead shrugged. She was very thankful her mouth kept shut. She wasn't all that comfortable with the turn the conversation had taken. She wasn't so sure she wanted to know that herself at that point. In fact, she was pretty uncomfortable with what she had just discovered.

The woman smoothed out her dress. "I'll be watching you like a hawk."

The girl growled and glowered at her. "Look. I didn't know about this until you brought it up. I'm not entirely comfortable with it myself. Don't go getting upset with me just because I can see the future."

The woman leaned in. "You brought it up."

Anna flushed. "Yes, well I was trying to say something reassuring, but it didn't come out like I expected. He's trustworthy."

Her mother narrowed her eyes. "You're so sure?"

Anna seemed to relax and nodded. "Yes. I am."

"How?" Lily had straightened herself up a little and still didn't look very pleased.

"I'm empathic. I can tell how he feels, and how honest he's being." Anna wiped her eyes a little. "He can't lie to me if he wants too."

Lily's face softened. "I'm sorry. You're my little girl, I'm worried about you. I didn't mean too..."

The girl had a small smile on her face. "I'm not as upset as I should be."

Her mother arched her eyebrow a little. "This is supposed to be a good day for you. I shouldn't have pressed."

The girl shook her head. "No. It's not that I'm upset. I just realized something I should have noticed before."

Her mother put her hand on her shoulder again. She almost asked, but didn't.

The girl gave a half laugh. "I just noticed it, but...that's kind of what I miss. I can tell how he feels. It's sweet, and I've been near to it all year."

The woman gave a small nod. Her lips were tight. "You love him?"

The girl shook her head. "No. I don't think there's anything I can do to stop it from happening. I'm not sure I want too." She wiped her eyes again. "He doesn't love me either you know, we're good friends...but...he will."

The woman looked over her shoulder. The boys were keeping themselves busy talking with Rufus and her daughters two girlfriends. "Anna, being with him...physically...won't make that happen."

The girl smiled at her mother. "I know. I'm kind of glad I got away and took this trip. I've got a lot to think about now. Don't worry, Mum. I'm not as foolish as most girls my age about that sort of thing."

The woman smirked and arched her eyebrow. "Oh?" She had her doubts.

Her daughter looked up at her. "I'm an empath. I can tell the difference between love and lust." She took her hand. "I also told you that I had a past life. That person, knew what real love was. I only remember parts of it, but I do have some idea what it's like to be in a relationship like that. I'm patient, and I'll wait until the time is right. I'm not in a rush, and I'm not going to be fooled or pressured into rushing it by him either. You've got nothing to worry about. Really. I'm no fool." She closed her eyes and shuddered a little. She also knew what it meant to lose it, and destroy it herself.

Lily gave a small sigh and cupped her daughters cheek. She didn't say anything, but she felt better. "I'm sorry I got upset. Still, I'm glad we had this little talk."

The younger redhead nodded. "Yes. I'm not mad or anything. I don't have a complete memory about it all, but I do know more about what I'm doing in that regard than someone my age normally would. I'll be fine. Besides, I'm psychic and empathic. I've got an unfair advantage over him."

Her mother gave a small sigh and nodded. It made her a little uncomfortable to be reminded of that. Still, it didn't make her any less her daughter in her mind. Only as if someone else was imposing themselves on her, though, she couldn't really blame that person either. It was confusing, but something she could accept. She rubbed on Anna's hand as she held it. "What about your brother? Is there anyone he likes."

"Harry?" Anna cocked her head. "Hmmm. Well, he's not gotten himself a girlfriend, but he can pretty much pick any girl he wants. Even half of Slytherin would say yes if he asked one of them out. A lot of older girls too."

The woman arched her eyebrows. "Any girl?" She turned her head and seemed to freeze up a little. A large group of girls were standing around her son. He was smiling at them with his friend Melvin, signing autographs and chatting. James was standing back looking proud. Her daughter's two friends were signing and talking with some of them as well, but the girls were mostly focused on her son. There were older girls, boys, and grown fans as well. However, the girls around Harry and Mevlin's age group were almost exclusively focused on the two of them, her son in particular.

"Huh. Didn't know there were backstage passes for this." Anna chuckled and looked pleased.

The two redheads walked back over. Anna started signing autographs with her friends and chatting with some of the fans. James kissed Lily on the cheek as she moved up to his side. "What did you learn?"

She glanced at him. "Nothing important. Just girl talk. He's a cute boy, be nice to him." She also noticed that her daughter was getting the attention of the boys in the crowd, as well as her two friends.

OooOOooOO

Harry Potter was laid out across a hotel bed. He was flipping through the channels with a smirk on his face. They'd been in the US for a little more than a week, playing shows in New York, Boston, Washington, and had just finished up in Detroit and were in their hotels in Chicago for the next four nights. It was a large room, one of the more expensive suites. The screen they were watching was fifty inches, and a large sitting area was to their right with a couple of recliners, a couch, and a table as well as another television.

Melvin was in the other bed next to him with a magazine on his chest looking at the screen. "Man. I still can't believe that crowd." There was a shot on the screen with their arrival at the airport. An ocean of screaming fans with posters and banners had greeted them. The newscaster had a subtitle of 'British Invasion' below him and was doing a piece on the sell out crowds they had played for. They did two shows a night for two nights before moving on.

Harry flipped the channel again. They were taking four days in Chicago, with two nights off before playing two shows there before moving on to Milwaukee and then Indianapolis. "Yeah. It was something else. It'll be nice to have a couple of days off."

Melvin arched his eyebrow. "What is this?"

Harry pressed a button on the remote. "Huh? Just some public access show." The boy looked over his shoulder and frowned. "Uh oh."

His drummer noticed and rolled his eyes. "What's she up too now?"

The Potter boy scratched his head with the remote. "I'm not sure. She's worked up about something."

"What is with that girl?" The black haired boy shook his head and lifted up his magazine.

Harry rolled over and flopped himself out. "Who knows. Maybe we won't be involved."

Melvin glanced over at him. "What are the chances of that?"

His friend gave a small chuckle. "Little to none."

OooOOooOO

The woman who had just answered the door to her home smiled as she wiped her hands off on a dishtowel. "Hello?" She was an attractive woman in her mid forties and gave the group a warm smile.

The young redheaded girl smiled at the woman. "Mrs. Campbell? We're here to see your son."

The woman cocked her head a little. "I'm afraid he's busy at the moment." She seemed confused about why a group of young teens was standing on her doorstep so late at night.

The man with them smiled and held out a business card. He lowered his shades and smiled. "Yes. We're aware, that's why we're here. I'm pretty sure they'll want to see us."

The woman took it and peered at it for a moment. "What's this about?"

Harry Potter spoke up. "We're Tenacious D. They've got tickets to come see our show on Sunday night."

Melvin nodded. "Um, yeah. She saw them last night and dragged us here."

Anna elbowed him in the gut and nodded. "Yes. Something like that."

The woman blinked and peered at the teens, she craned her neck and noticed a very long limo was parked next to her yard. "Oh. Oh my." She flushed a little and stepped aside. "Please, come in."

OooOOooOO

"What is it Mom? We're in the middle of the show! Can't this wait..."

Anna felt a chill run down her spine as she walked down the stairs behind the woman and looked around.

Everyone in the room had gone silent. There was a couch sitting in front of a washer and dryer, several metal heads operating camera equipment, and two men sitting on the couch. One of them with teased blond hair, thick glasses, and a pair of drumsticks in his grip. The other had long black hair under a ball cap with the words 'Wayne's World' written on it.

"No way." Both of them said in unison. The blond dropped his drumsticks and they clattered across the ground.

"Hey. Party on Wane! Party on Garth!" Anna was smiling as she waved at them.

The dark haired man pinched his blond friend on the arm.

The nerdy looking man seemed surprised and rubbed at it. "Ow."

"Garth. Is it just me...or is Tenacious D in our basement?"

The blond man looked around. He looked dazed and confused as he stared at the other men who were scratching their heads and looking confused.

Pansy and Margaret were grinning. Harry and Melvin both seem cheerful, but uncertain of what they were doing there.

The raven haired bass player spoke up first. "We saw your show the other night."

The brunette nodded. "Yeah. We totally laughed our asses off!"

Harry smiled. "I don't know why, but I love doing this to people."

Melvin cocked his head. "I think the blond one passed out on his feet."

Wayne grabbed his companion by his shoulders. "Garth! Tenacious D is in our basement! Whoooaaaaa!"

The blond man started screaming as well. "Whoooaaaaa!"

The dark haired man took a few deep breaths. "Garth! Garth! Calm down! Relax! Chill!" He crossed his arms and bit his lips. "Tenacious D is in our basement! Whoooaaaaa!" He grabbed the front of the camera and pointed at them. Garth was pointing at them and screaming with him.

Harry leaned in to his sister. "What are we doing here again?" The pair was amusing, but he was uncertain. He recalled seeing them talking about having tickets and backstage passes to the concert but hadn't stayed with the channel.

"Dudes. Chill." Anna walked up to the couch. "We saw you on TV last night, and wanted to come check it out. Promo for the tour and all. Hang out and chill with you guys for a bit."

Various mutterings of 'excellent' came from the pair. The both looked like they had to pee and were near to tears as they walked in place and fidgeted in excitement.

Wayne looked at the redhead with his jaw hanging. "No way!"

Anna nodded. "Way."

The man lifted his hands and let them fall. "No way!"

"Way." Replied the girl again.

Wayne nodded. "Excellent."

"Garth! Tenacious D has come to hang out with us!"

"Excellent! Oooh! Oh! I think I'm gonna hurl!"

The band looked on as the two men fell on their knees before them. "We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're scum! We suck!"

Anna put out her hand as if to offer her ring and turned her head away.

Harry smirked at the memory of the last time that had happened to them. "Relax. You're worthy."

After a moment the pair calmed and the kids settled down to sit with them.

Garth leaned in. "Um, what do we do, Wayne?"

Anna spoke up. "Ask us questions and stuff. You know, the usual."

Wayne nodded. "Excellent. Party on." He had a stack of index cards in his hand. "Wow. You're the first guest we ever had that didn't suck."

Garth was twitching and rubbing his hands on his chest while making small whimpering noises.

Pansy and Margaret were leaning against the back of the couch stifling chuckles. Harry and Melvin were both amused but a little bewildered. Anna took point on speaking with the pair. "So, what would you like to know?"

Wayne nodded. "All right, party. How are you guys enjoying America?"

"It's pretty cool." Harry answered and nodded. The rest of the band muttered in agreement.

The man seemed pleased. "What's your favorite part of visiting America so far?"

Melvin cocked his head. "We get flashed a lot more in concerts. I'm kind of surprised, I'd heard it was pretty prudish over here. That's pretty awesome."

Margaret slapped him in the back of his head. "Shopping in New York was excellent."

Pansy nodded. "The food is good here."

Harry seemed pleased. "Yeah. Totally. I liked all those monuments in Washington, and the Museum of Natural History was pretty cool."

Anna cocked her head and seemed to think on it. "We went to a Baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. That was awesome."

Wayne nodded and grinned. "All right. Excellent. Rumor has it you're in some sort of war with Brittney, famous British pop star."

Anna shrugged. "Not really. I only met her a few times. I don't hate her or anything, I don't know her that well." She grinned at him. "Wasn't she number five on your 'Top ten babes that are uncomfortably hot for their age' last week?"

Wayne nodded. "Not to make you feel weird or anything, but yeah. You totally beat her out at number two."

Melvin cocked his head. "Who was number one? Harry and I missed it."

Margaret frowned at him. Pansy just smiled and nodded. "Christina. We should have invited her. She's touring with us as our opening act."

Garth chuckled. "She's a babe, not that I'd do anything. I'm not weird or anything." His face fell and he looked a bit more uncomfortable than any of the young teens did about it.

"Yeah. I'm totally gonna marry her someday." Melvin grinned.

Harry nodded. "She is a babe. Nice girl too."

Anna looked at Margaret. "I did, but she's got some sort of meeting with her label tomorrow and has to be up early."

Wayne nodded. "That's too bad. Would you introduce us? We've got tickets to the show on Sunday. Don't worry, we're not pedo or anything."

Garth hopped in his seat. "Yeah. Excellent. Back stage passes!"

Anna nodded. "Yeah. Bring your crew and all. I'll hook you all up." She looked over her shoulder at Rufus.

Garth followed her gaze. "Who's that?"

The redhead grinned at him. "That's Rufus. He's the most awesome manager in the business."

The man smiled at them and pulled a cell phone from his ear. "Party on, dudes."

Wayne cheered up. "All right. Party on." He shuffled to the next card. "What do you think about the impact of the current market in the future of the Global Economy?"

Anna cocked her head. "Well, to be honest. Not such a good impact. There are a lot of loans being given to with questionable returns, credit will be strained, and given the mortgage bubble in the current housing market, it could lead to the collapse of several banking institutions and insurance agencies. It could cause a negative impact on the global economy and destabilize the stock market and credit in the US and abroad. There's also the problem of health care costs in America, at the current rate it's costing more than it's making, leaving health care at risk for the future. Not to mention, the fact that the US is consuming more than it exports, causing a strain on trade and forcing it to borrow from other countries and drive itself deep into debt. If kept on the current course, the economy will take a bad turn in ten to fifteen years, leading to a recession on par with The Great Depression of the past. Action should be taken now, to minimize the damage and lower the risk to keep market stability and prosperity."

Wayne looked interested and nodded. "All right. Party." He looked at his camera man. "Well, it looks like that's all the time we have."

The band smiled at the camera and nodded.

Wayne stood up and hefted his guitar over his shoulder. "Would you do us the honor of singing the Wayne's World theme with us?"

The band nodded in unison. "Sure thing," Anna chirped.

Both men looked at each other. "All right. Excellent." Wayne looked at Garth. "Party on Garth!"

The blond was almost hopping up and down. "Party on Wayne!"

Anna and Harry had both brought their guitars and helped the pair play out, stealing Aerosmith's theme for their show to do it.

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Anna looked fascinated as Garth attempted to work his way around several umbrellas, pieces of fruit, and straws to try and take a drink of the very large cocktail he'd ordered. She had her hands on her cheeks and looked over at Wayne.

"Um, exqueze me? Baking powder? It sounds like you want to pay us to do Wayne's World?" Wayne had very wide eyes.

Anna nodded. "Yeah. I own a big share of North America Broadcasting. I'm gonna put you guys on at Nine O'Clock on Friday nights, pay you lots of money, use you to advertise concerts, movies, and assorted other entertainment entities, and totally let you guys get away with doing the same thing you always do."

Rufus had his hands folded on the table and nodded. "What she said."

Wayne slapped Garth on the back, and he spit out a hunk of pineapple he'd been choking on. "What?" The blond man looked about as if to be sure she wasn't talking to someone else.

Rufus looked at her and arched his eyebrow. "Are you sure about this?"

The girl nodded. "Totally. They can even keep their crew, but we'll add more studio hands to it all."

The man shrugged. "It's your money. I'm not sure how well it will do."

The girl chuckled. "Are you kidding? This is our audience. I mean look at them, these are the same guys who line up for blocks to buy tickets to our concerts. I laughed my ass off watching their show the other night. I don't think it's an isolated incident either."

Wayne and Garth were looking at her with wide eyes. Neither one seemed capable of speaking. "Cut em both a check for five thousand each and sign em up. It'll work."

The man nodded. "If you say so. I took the liberty of looking at some tape of the show after you called me about it last night. I agree it's not an isolated incident, I think they're both excellent guys. However, I should warn, I'm not so certain sponsors will appreciate their humor. They might not be pleased with getting made fun of."

The redhead shrugged. "Screw em. After they've been on a while, the ratings will change their minds. Besides, sponsors will understand what they're in for after a little time. Getting made fun of still sells products. Especially if they seem willing to take the ridicule, are in on the joke, and accept it. Put a warning in the contract when they sign up for advertising and make sure they're aware. It'll work."

Wayne and Garth were both making noises that weren't quite words. Harry, Melvin, Margaret, and Pansy were behind them playing darts and pinball with a pitcher of soda while the meeting was going on.

Rufus nodded and started writing two checks. "If you're sure. I feel I should warn you, it's a big risk. I've got the contracts you asked me to make already. They just need to sign and they'll be on board."

Anna grinned at the pair. "So, how would you like to be the voice of a generation, and the source of entertainment information, interviews, and other awesome stuff. You'll get to meet all sorts of famous people, get into better parties, and totally become babe magnets." She pushed the contracts out and set pens before them. "Party on Wayne. Party on Garth."

Both of them signed the contracts, stared at them as Rufus put them away and handed them both checks. The pair looked at the checks with wide eyes and shook.

Anna leaned on her cheek and grinned. "So. Where's the best party around here?"

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Harry looked up at the sign to the bar. "Gasworks." He read it out loud.

Wayne and Garth had both skipped off chanting 'We got five thousand dollars!' as soon as they arrived.

"What a hole." Margaret grumbled under her breath.

"I don't know. It has a charm to it." Harry cocked his head. He could hear muffled sounds of live rock from inside.

Rufus frowned. "I'm not so sure about this. You all seem a bit young for this place."

Anna chuckled. "What? We're not drinking, we're going to play. I heard a rumor about this place."

The two men who had recommended the place were just ahead of them. "Hey! Tiny! What's up!"

The large man at the door smiled in greeting to them both. "Hey! Wayne, Garth! Party on!"

The man in the cap nodded. "Party on! So, who's playing tonight?"

The door man seemed pleased to relate to them. "Well, we've got 'Crucial Taunt', they're just finishing up the set, and we got the 'Shitty Beatles'."

Wayne gasped. "The 'Shitty Beatles'? Are they any good?"

The man waved his hand. "They suck."

"Then it's not just a clever name," replied the dark haired man. "What about 'Crucial Taunt'?"

"They wail." Replied the man as he let them in.

The man looked down at the group of teens who approached him. "Hey. You kids are too youn..." He cut himself off and paused. "Hey. You guys are..."

Anna nodded. "That's right. I heard your follow up band tonight sucks. Would you rather have someone who will rock your fucking socks off instead?"

Rufus gave a small sigh. He was a little uncomfortable with the idea, but the redhead was right. As performers, they were legal, barely, but legal. "I'm not sure your parents would approve."

The redhead looked over her shoulder. "I know. I'm kind of glad they're not here. I heard a rumor about this place, and I want to have a look at the band playing here to be honest. We're not here to drink, we'll play, and be on our way. We're off tomorrow, we can sleep in and get plenty of rest before the real show. It'll make for good practice. You've seen our concerts, how much worse can it be?"

The man cocked his head. "You've got a point." There was usually a mosh pit at some point during their shows. They always played at least five or six metal and/or hard rock songs.

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Anna grinned as she looked at the Asian woman playing. She had just started singing one of her songs 'Ballroom Blitz' into the small crowd of half drunk party goers. The bar was a little rough, but the doorman lead them inside and to the edge of the stage as the woman sang her song.

Rufus was nearby, keeping an eye on the kids as they stood around the base of the stage guarded by the doorman as he talked to the manager. The bouncer kept the crowd back and away from them, no one seemed to recognize or really notice them standing beside the stage off to one side.

All of the D but Anna was banging their heads as the band played.

As she finished up Melvin wiped his chin and stared at her rather ample bosom. "She's a babe."

Harry smiled and nodded. "She is." Melvin was thumped on the back of his head by a bottled water for his comment.

"Do you think about anything else?" The dark haired girl growled in irritation.

"She's pretty, and they aren't bad." Pansy gave a small sigh.

Rufus walked up. "You can play for an hour, then we have to leave." He smiled at them.

Anna grinned at him. "Great. Did you see what I mean about this band? What do you think?"

The balding man nodded. "Very talented."

"Hey! Cassandra!" The redhead waved from the side of the stage. The rest of her band had already climbed up and were setting up their instruments. Melvin was sitting behind a house set of drums, and there was a keyboard set up to the right that the previous band didn't use.

The band leaving the stage all turned and looked over at the group. Their faces fell one by one.

Anna pushed herself on stage but paused as the Asian woman fell down to one knee before her. Her eyes were very wide. "Hey. You know my name?"

The redhead flushed a bit. "Um, kind of. Tiny mentioned it to us when we showed up. We're the next act. You guys can say you opened for the D now."

"Wow." The woman looked remarkably as if an angel had just appeared before her. Her band wasn't in much different condition. "You're really her...aren't you?"

Anna nodded and smiled. "Yeah. You guys wail. We caught the last part of the set. Most excellent."

The woman turned around and punched her bass player in the face. He stumbled back and grumbled in pain. It hadn't been that hard, but he'd felt it and looked at her in irritation. "Did you feel that?"

"Yeah." He was holding his jaw and seemed a bit knocked out of his surprise and stupor.

The girl smiled at her. "Well, I just bought a new television show. It could use a music act. It's a national broadcast. How would you like to appear as the first musical guest?"

Cassandra grasped her hands and gasped as a wide smile appeared on her face. "You're kidding!"

The redhead shook her head. "The guy standing next to you is my agent."

She looked to her right and noticed Rufus with a bottled water in his hand. The man gave a small sigh as he looked at the girl and extended his hand. "A pleasure." He looked up at Anna again and leaned in. "I suppose you'd like a record contract for the young lady as well?"

Anna nodded and grinned. "You read my mind. Heh." She hooked her guitar around her shoulder and managed to plug it into the amplifier by flicking her wrist and tossing it like a dart. "You go introduce her to Wayne and Garth while we're playing and work out the details."

"You sure?" The man arched his eyebrow.

The girl nodded. "Have I been wrong yet?"

The man cocked his head and nodded. "You have a point."

Anna turned and proceeded to rock the fucking socks off the club with her band.

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A figure in a dark hood and cloak walked alone down a dark alleyway in Hogsmeade. The shadowy figure turned into a small stairwell that lead to a rickety looking wooden door.

Inside there was nothing but dusty shelves filled with empty bottles, and assorted knick knacks that looked as if most of them were broken or defective. The shadow ignored them and strolled past to a stone doorway with no door that lead into a long stairwell.

At the base of the stairs, two men in hoods stood on either side of another rickety looking wooden door. Each had a familiar crest on the breast of the hood, and both drew their wands.

"Who are you? What business do you..."

The pair staggered back into the corners on either side of the door. Both men dropped their wands to the ground and put their hands up to their throats as the stranger walked by through the door that opened itself. "Don't get in my way again."

Both of the guards gasped for breath with pained expressions on their faces as they sat on their rears in the corners and looked on in horror at the strange woman who had moved past them.

Inside a short hallway, two heavy wooden doors with intricate carvings of gargoyles and demons loomed in an ominous manner over the hooded figure. Two torches on either side of the wall were the only light in the room. The stranger raised her left arm, revealing threads of metal bands and sparkling gems grafted into her skin.

Kate Delane strolled forward into the room as the doors opened themselves wide for her to pass. Inside the room fifty men and women, all dressed in heavy black cloaks and hoods with the Death Eater's crest embroidered upon them stood up and turned from rows of seats along long tables.

The young woman ignored them as she strolled boldly into the room. On the other side of the room a large throne like chair was sitting atop several stairs that overlooked the tables.

Sitting in the seat a huge man with matted gray hair was glaring at the intruder while comping on a cigar. His cheek was resting against a huge meaty fist as he lounged and didn't bother moving. He was wearing a cloak like the others, but the hood was pulled back and hanging behind his neck.

Rage sneered as she moved up in front of him and pulled her hood back. Her eyes were orange, and her skin pale and partially translucent.

Grayback chuckled as he puffed on his blunted cigar and leered at her. "Well, well, well. If it isn't our missing girl. Welcome. You're a wanted woman now."

The Sith remained silent and kept her eyes locked on him.

The werewolf seemed amused and cheerful. "What brings you? Shelter? Find the world a cold and cruel place when you're wanted for attempted murder? I know what that's like. You're safe here, no worries. It's nice to know there's someone else with the balls to do more than just sit around."

Kate raised her hand and snarled. Electric bolts shot from her fingers and slammed into the monstrous man's chest. He jerked and screamed in pain as she walked closer and continued the barrage. "Scum! How dare you speak to me in such a way!?"

Grayback was gasping for breath as she stopped electrocuting him and glared down at him with a heavy angry frown on her face. "You little..." He gasped and gagged, clutching at his throat.

The other wizards in the room looked on shock, several had drawn their wands, but all of them just watched, muttering whispers as they witnessed the scene.

"You useless bag of fleas. You were given simple instructions. Protect a cup! A Cup! You failed!" Kate waved her arm and Grayback was thrown from the seat and slammed into the wall, continuing to choke as he slammed into the side of one of the walls, leaving a smear of blood on the stones.

Kate walked up and sat down in the chair. The werewolf was thrown to the ground in front of the seat and fell to his knees gasping and coughing as he was finally allowed to breathe.

He glared up at her and snarled. "Who the hell do you..."

The girl raised her hand again and sent bolts of power into his chest again, sending him flat on his back. "Scum. Don't speak to me again. You're a failure." She stopped after a moment and settled in the chair. "Now. Get out of my sight."

The wizards all looked on from the shadows of their hoods. Many lowering their wands as whispers filled the hall.

Kate's eyes went dark. "Silence, all of you. Listen, and listen well. As of this moment, I speak for the Dark Lord."

Grayback staggered to his feet. "What? You...how dare you! Who do you think you are?" He ripped his wand from his belt and thrust it forward. "Crucio!"

Kate was on her feet before his strike was complete. The blade of red that appeared in her hand shot the spell back into the werewolf's chest. He fell to his knees and groaned in pain. "You useless scum. Don't think he's forgotten your failure. If you weren't so useful as a scarecrow to shake fear into our enemies, I would destroy you." She sat back down and looked at him with a cruel smirk on her face. "Now, get out of my sight. When I have a use for you, I'll send for you." He flew through the double doors howling in pain and rage as he was sent tumbling across the ground. They slammed shut after he was gone.

Rage looked about the room. "Now. I suggest any of you who wishes to argue speak up now."

Many heads hung, but no one raised a wand.

The young woman chuckled. "Good. I am Lord Voldemort's apprentice. I am a Lady of the Sith, and as of right now. I am the master here. I speak for the Dark Lord, and my word, is his word. He will return, I will ensure that. Until then, every one of you belongs to me. Is that understood?"

One of the men in hoods snarled as he stepped forward. "Why should we listen to..." A humming sound filled the air as a flash of red light spun by the dissenter.

His head was rolling across the floor a moment later as her weapon returned to rest on the arm of the chair beside her hand. She looked about the room with her frown never fading as her bright orange and dangerous eyes glared at the hoods. "Are there any more questions?"

The wizards returned to their seats one by one in silence.

Kate relaxed and seemed to settle into the chair a little more. "Good." The air was thick with fear. It was wonderful.

Soon, Anna Potter would be destroyed, and her brother with her. Then, there would be nothing to stop her, the world would belong to the Sith. She would serve her master well, but one day, she would be the Master. After all, not even Voldemort could resist the call of the Dark Side forever. Sooner or later, it would destroy him, she would be there to take his place when that happened, by her hand.

First, she had a few things to take care of. Then, only her Master would stand in her way.

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TBC...

Next Time: Ron Weasley and the Treasure of the Goblin Pharaoh.