A/N: this fiction portrays elements and character appearances of various people from various anime, movies, books and games. The characters from Harry Potter and characters from those games, anime, movies, books and games are not mine.
Sebastian smiled cruelly when he caught sight of Ex- Minister Fudge. This is a hunt he will surely enjoy.
He looked down at his quarry as he scurried like a frightened rat down the dingy alley. What was he doing here? Sebastian followed the bumbling man until he reached an old wooden door of a decrepit looking house. The man opened the door and slammed it quickly. Sebastian inwardly snorted. As if that was enough to deter him from his hunt.
Sebastian then spied an open window and turned into a very large raven and flew to the window and into the room before hiding his presence.
~Fudge POV~
He was tired, sore, and hungry. Everything in this year alone had gone to pot. He could not remember what had happened but he did recall about some negotiations with a new party had not been very successful. The moment they returned his world came tumbling around him. All of his properties, his riches, his prestige, his position as Minister, all vanished. All because of that bratty Boy-Who-Lived! Him and that school Celestia. It was because of them that he lost everything that he worked hard for. They even had the audacity to snap his wand. No matter he stole Cuffe's wand well enough.
Every election he would buy the votes of the people so that he will become the Minister of Magic as well as crush his competition. All he wanted was the gold given to him by the purebloods so that he won't chuck them all in Azkaban after making them sign over all of their gold to his name as well as all of their properties. That and the honor, glory and power that came to the position. If it weren't for the fact that the British were under the rule of that old bitch of a Queen and that she had the power to absolutely destroy him and put another man in her seat, then he would have killed the entire royal family down to the last child and seat himself as King to all of Britain.
He won't deny that he was a greedy man. All he wanted was the power all to himself.
When Dumbledore had come to him and told him about Harry Potter being in that new upstart school Celestia Academy which had the same ideals as the first one back during the time of Grindelwald (not that he cared) as well as the source of all his problems he couldn't join fast enough. If he joined with him and get back Potter and bring him over to their side, all of his riches and position will be returned to him.
As he daydreamed of the most auspicious day. He didn't notice the soul sucking black mass that surrounded him until it was too late.
A pale hand with long claw like black nails reached out and grabbed him from behind. He flailed and tried to scream behind the hand as he heard an unsettling masculine voice that began to talk.
"My, you have been busy haven't you. Such wonders what a human would do to get the upper hand as well as to get any and all material possessions. Such a greedy creature you are."
it was then that the being turned him around and another person entered the room. a tall man with short, neatly-combed, black hair, and yellow-green eyes hidden behind rectangle-shaped glasses. He wore a nondescript black suit and black shoes. He also had in his hand a muggle pruner.
"Ah, I see you have finished your task already?" said the creature holding him.
"Yes. Madame Umbridge put up quite the fight, though she eventually caved when grell severed both her arms and legs when she stabbed our associate."
Cornelius whimpered.
"Cornelius Fudge, date of birth March of 1962, Pureblood, Hogwarts house HufflePuff, Former head of the Fudge Family. Racist. Passed laws that cater to purebloods as well as stealing from other accounts to line his pockets. Guilty of murder of mundane bornes, pure bloods and halfbloods year 1994, Guilty of lining your pockets with illegally owned money in order for purebloods to not be sentenced to their death via bribery. Guilty of giving the illegal order to administer the Dementor's kiss to families from the moment he became minister until the present time in order to get their gold from the family, as well as to crush the opposing candidates whilst instigating them on imagined crimes. Guilty by laws governing the Shinigami realm. Remarks: to be captured alive for questioning and Trial before execution."
next thing he knew Cornelius was knocked out and knew nothing more.
~Dragon Castle the Detention Room~
The Prewetts, Fudge and Umbridge were thoroughly interrogated by the authorities on where the blasted old man was. At first they all clammed up but they began to change their tune when they were told that they will all be killed for their crimes. Judicial system be damned.
They all sang like canaries. Not that they won't still go to trial and be convicted of their crimes. They just thought that they would be pardoned if they sang out the old man's location.
Not bloody likely.
The man apparently hid in Godric's Hollow. They told them of the man's plan to bind Harry to Him in order to become his weapon and use him against his opposers as well as use him to take over everything. He planned on conquering the entire Wizarding world as well as taking over Illumina and subjugate its people to his whims.
They also told them that Dumbledore was also creating an army to wipe out the current Wizarding World and rebuilding it in his image. With them in the highest positions of power.
When asked who were those people in Dumbledore's army they told them that all of them were professional killers that have no qualm about who their target was as long as there was money to pay them with.
With that information in mind the caged canaries were knocked out and the mission of taking down the old man began.
There were many volunteers, all capable of overpowering the firepower the old man possessed. It had taken a while but they decided to split the large amount of people into groups.
The ones that will be going to Godric's Hollow were the volunteers from the ICW. The ones left will guard Hogwarts and its surrounding area.
However they had to also portray that all was still normal in the tournament so that Dumbledore will be lulled into complacency. That meant that the other champions (except Ron) know they will be used as bait. When it was explained to them about the situation they agreed to it.
In order that they could make things seem as if it were normal, the professors of Celestia made sleepers out of the Prewett trio. They locked their interrogation within their own minds and basically made puppets out of them. They act as if they are themselves and still under Dumbledore's thumb but instead they will be under the control of the professors of Celestia.
As a safety precaution, Harry and the other Champions(except Ron) were given the activation code that activated the binding spell also placed on the Prewetts if they were to act out. The activation code will bind their magic and make them powerless.
The tournament began again and Ron's memory of the third task altered making him believe that he rescued his hostage ten minutes after the time limit. Harry received fifty points for getting his hostage first fifteen minutes before the time limit. Krum had 45 for getting his hostage 10 minutes before the time limit. Cedric got 30 since he got his hostage to surface the moment the timer rang. Ron was given 20 points while Fleur got ten for failing the task thanks to the Grindylows.
The next and final task will be held on the 24th of June.
Within the next three months classes became normal again for everyone however Harry and been training nonstop in order to beat the competition as well as to keep him on his toes. Within that time they found another set of portkeys within their ship. They decided to just toss all of them in the detention room where they kept Umbridge and Fudge locked up. Since the Detention room nullifies as well as binds magic, it became the perfect prison for them. It will also be the perfect prison for Dumbledore. Those assassins however are better off dead. It was something even the ICW agreed on.
Finally June 24 came along. All the champions lined up in front of the opening of a huge maze where the Quidditch field was.
Their task was to get the Cup located in the center of the maze. Whoever touches the Cup will win the Triwizard Tournament as well as the prize money.
The Champions will go in the maze according to their scores. Harry first, Krum and Cedric next followed by Fleur then finally Ron.
Aside from the Acromantula, Hagrid's new pet project (a horrifying creature he called blast ended skrewts) and some weird mist that turned him upside down for a moment, he faced nothing life threatening. Not even the sphinx was a challenge for Harry. He would often hear Ron cursing (clearly he also inherited Molly's voice volume) up a storm every time it was only when he heard Fleur scream that he acted.
He ran to where the scream was. When he turned to another corner he saw Ron standing over Fleur along with Krum. Wasting no time he stunned them both. The young witch was unconscious but fine. He took the Downed Prewett and performed the Priori Incantatem on the boy's wand and his eyes widened. Ron had performed one of the unforgivables, the Imperio Curse. He had used it on Krum to take down the Beauxbatons Champion. He immediately ennervated the Durmstrang boy and Delacour just as Cedric came barreling to their location.
"Are you all right Fleur?" asked Harry. She nodded as Krum helped her to her feet
"What happened?! I heard Fleur scream." cried Cedric as he ran to them.
"Ron used the Imperious on me and used me to take down Fleur." said Krum
"Maybe he was told to get rid of the rest of you to lure me to the Cup." said Harry
"Why?" asked Fleur
"Dumbledore wants to end me himself, Correct?" with their nod he continued "He is also a one trick pony. He always uses portkeys so it would be a possibility that he did something to the Cup and turned it to a portkey for all we know."
"Should we contact our schools about your theory?" asked Fleur as she glared at the unconscious body of the Prewett boy.
"It's for the best. But first we have to bind Ron's Magic so he won't be a threat anymore." said Harry.
He uttered the activation spell and they all saw golden light surrounding the boy's prone form and metaphysical shackles and chains wound around him and clicked loudly. It was a sign that the spell activated. The good thing about this spell was only the caster can take the chains off.
When that was done Harry brought the Jeweled Glove near his face and began to talk to it.
"Headmaster Loki, Ron has lashed out at one of us. The Cup may be a portkey, I repeat, the Cup may be a portkey."
"I hear you loud and clear Harry. Saix and Xigbar had caught the Prewetts moving away form the crowd. They were trying to head to the Dragon Castle. we will send the the Reapers and Sebastian to your location immediately. All four of you will be escorted out of the maze and Mr. Prewett will be arrested as well." said Headmaster Loki through the glove. "Did you activate the Binding spell?"
"Yes Sir."
"Understood. Wait for us right where you are." the Headmaster instructed before the call ended.
"so all that we can do is wait." said Cedric. He further bound Ron in ropesjust in case he woke up.
They waited for their escorts when Harry sensed that something was wrong and quickly brought up a shield. It was a good thing too because not a moment later that beams of light raced towards them. The shield absorbed the spells and kept the Champions inside the shield completely safe.
"I am Quite impressed Mr. Potter for your mastery of magic but I can see that you are under a spell taking you away from the light side. No matter I will have you dancing to my tune soon enough. Soon the entire world will be bathed in light. With me as its ruler."
Albus Dumbledore came out with his wand raised. He wants the boy for his perfect world and he will get him. Make no mistake about it.
