Chapter 53.
Harry awoke with his woman surrounding him, Hermione then stirred and woke up. Still half asleep she looked at see Harry smiling.
"Morning Harry."
"Morning Hermione," Harry and Hermione were interrupted by Aslan's voice.
"Lord Gryffindor, the old one is asking for your presence in his office."
Harry frowned. "Thank you Aslan."
Hermione frowned. "This won't be good."
Harry shook his head. "No, I figure Dumbledore will try something," Harry thought for a moment. He then looked at Hermione "Hermione can you get me the communication mirror Sirius gave us."
Hermione curious to what Harry was thinking. She climbed off Harry and opened the drawer to the night table. Harry smiled seeing Hermione's behind, Hermione knew Harry was looking and enjoyed it, she picked up the mirror and handed it to Harry.
Harry picked up the mirror and Hermione asked Harry "Who are you calling?"
Harry smiled and they heard a familiar voice of one Sirius Black.
After Harry had spoken to Sirius, he and his girls traveled through the halls and arrived at the stone gargoyle.
Harry looked at the stone Gargoyle "Sugar clusters." The Gargoyle began to turn revealing a stair case. Harry and the girls walked up the stairs and entered the headmaster's office.
Dumbledore sat behind his desk his hands clasped in front of him, the headmaster frowned.
"I assume you already know why your here."
Harry stood strong. "If it's about the challenge to the former defense teacher, I was with in my rights to make the challenge."
Dumbledore didn't smile and looked at the sword on Harry's hip "That maybe so, but you still challenged a teacher and somehow acquired the sword, which is a Hogwarts relic."
Harry looked at Dumbledore "Before we continue sir, I believe this sword is of Hogwarts but it was once Godric Gryffindor. The sword doesn't say Hogwarts."
Dumbledore rose up his grandfatherly persona slipped "Listen here, that sword may belonged to Godric but it has remained in Hogwarts now I will ask only once for you to return the sword."
At this point Hermione, now disgusted and furious with the headmaster jumped in to the discussion. "Who died and appointed you god? That sword MAY have resided at Hogwarts for a long time, but that does NOT mean that Hogwarts owns it. It's the sword of Gryffindor, the clue is in the name."
Harry stayed calm and looked at Dumbledore. "I have reflected on it and no, the sword will stay with the current Lord Gryffindor."
Before Dumbledore could say another word, the floo ignited and Sirius Black and Amelia Bones walked through. Dumbledore was taken by surprise by this. "Madame Bones and Sirius, welcome to Hogwarts what are you doing here?"
Madame Bones stepped forward. "Harry called us, luckily we were enjoying breakfast together at the time he called. He informed us about what has transpired."
"Well yes, but this is a matter for the headmaster to deal with. I don't think the head of the DMLE is required."
"Really Albus? A crime was committed, this isn't your personal fiefdom where you get to NOT dispense high and low justice. Fortunately, your opinion in this matter doesn't count for much. Anyway, I'll skip the Dumbledore, you're under arrest."
Dumbledore took a step back at this in shock. "Under arrest? On what charges?"
"Harry and Sirius as well as Mr. Delacour have informed me of many things over the course of the summer and I did some personal investigating as well as speaking with the goblins. Multiple transactions from a student's vault and the money moved into a private vault. Payments for the care of one Harry Potter made to Vernon and Petunia Dursley for proper care which was never given. Harry Potter grew up in an unsafe and abusive environment that you placed him in, so child endangerment. A forged marriage contract between Lord Potter-Black and Ginevra Weasley without proper signature, also with an illegal clause having sums of money given to one Albus Dumbledore. These are just some of things I've discovered."
"Now a teacher under your watch attempted to use a dark magical object on a student, the same Lord Potter-Black as well as an unforgivable. If my Susan had been the victim I would have been here by last night. I'd say no matter who's in your corner Albus you wont be talking your way out of it."
Dumbledore looked at Fawkes, "I'm not going to Azkaban." Fawkes was called but Harry looked at his wife. "Hermione!"
"Pertrificus Totalis." Hermione shouted and Fawkes almost fell but Fleur caught the Phoenix.
Luna saw Dumbledore reaching for his wand and turned to her husband. "Harry."
Harry turned to the headmaster and quickly lifted his wand. "Expelliarmus." Although he was an experienced dueler, the headmaster hadn't seen the children as a threat and concentrated on Sirius and Amelia. Dumbledore's wand was ripped from his hand and Harry being a seasoned seeker caught it with no problem as Dumbledore hit the wall from the effects of Harry's spell which was followed by a stunner, courtesy of Madame Bones.
McGonagall walked in, seeing Dumbledore on the floor. "What's going on here?"
Harry looked at McGonagall. "You may need to sit down Professor."
Harry explained everything with help from the girls and McGonagall frowned. "I would never think Dumbledore was capable of such wickedness."
Hermione frowned. "I'm sorry to say so Professor but it is true."
"Well then as Deputy Headmistress, I must now fill in for his position. Flitwick will need to be my deputy and I need to find a defense teacher."
Harry looked at Sirius and then to McGonagall. "Professor, if I may, I know a talented duelist who has been spending to much time at home as of late."
McGonagall looked at Harry. "And who would that be Lord Potter-Black?"
Harry looked at Sirius. "My Godfather Sirius Black," Sirius looked at Harry stunned at the drop of his name. Harry looked at Sirius then back to McGonagall. "Who better to teach defense, if I recall Blacks are the ones to avoid in magical duels."
Phineas Black overheard Harry. "Yes, we Blacks have all been champions in dueling but that one is not responsible enough to be a teacher, he's barely fit to be a godfather."
Sirius looked at the portrait of his old ancestor. "Shove off, you dusty imitation of an old windbag."
Sirius looked at McGonagall. "My Godson is right, in school, if you remember Minerva, only James ever bested me in dueling." Minerva nodded. "Well if that's the case then when can you start?"
Sirius smiled. "Give till tomorrow and I should be ready." Hermione looked at Sirius and whispered "You're going to ask Remus to help you aren't you?"
Sirius winked and whispered back. "You know it."
McGonagall nodded and walked out of the office while Madame Bones and Sirius travelled through the floo with Dumbledore. Hermione looked at Fawkes and didn't feel right about leaving Fawkes in that state. She undid the spell and Fawkes began to move.
Hermione opened the window, "Fawkes fly away, you're now free."
"In more ways than this Lady Potter, but I do not wish to leave." Fawkes then looked at Harry
"I wish to make a familiar bond to you Lord Potter-Black, Albus was a great wizard but he fell to the rules of the ministry. You Lord Potter-Black follow the path I wish to follow."
Harry knelt down. "Fine Fawkes its a deal."
