The Mutt who Lived
by Teddylonglong
All recognizable Harry Potter characters belong to J. K. Rowling, and I am not earning anything by writing this story. I am merely borrowing the characters to play with them.
I am not a native speaker of English. Please excuse my mistakes.
Warnings: Completely AU, partly OOC, Dumbledore/Weasley bashing.
If you don't like my stories, don't read them. I am only writing for my own fun and for those, who like reading my stories.
While Harry and his classmates were busy studying for their OWLs and Harry for his Potions NEWT in addition, the adults of the extended family spent all their free time preparing everything for the new addition to the MAMA.
The Potter Academy for Progress and Adeptness PAPA was going to open its doors at the beginning of the next school year. It was an academy for students who wished to study muggle subjects in combination with magical masteries.
"How are Inu and I going to be the headmasters of the PAPA considering that we still have to attend two years of school at the MAMA, before we can take our NEWTs?" Harry asked one evening, when the extended family was sitting together during the first week of the summer holidays.
"Harry," Minerva spoke up first, "first of all, we, your father and I, will help you in our positions as headmistress and deputy headmaster of the MAMA. You don't have to take the headmaster's position at the PAPA immediately, as the two schools are going to belong together anyway."
"Thank Merlin," Harry blurted out in relief.
"Secondly," Lily continued, "you should think about what you wish to do in the future and in which subjects you'll need the NEWTs at all."
"We also thought," James took over, "that you might be interested in teaching two classes, one," he continued, ignoring Harry's gasp, "being an Animagus class for interested students, which would only take one or two hour per week, perhaps right before or after dinner, so that some MAMA students could participate as well."
"The second would be Computer studies for all interested students of the PAPA," Minerva continued. "This would also be one or two hours a week."
"I'd like to assist with that," Dorea spoke up, giving Harry a pleading look.
"Sure," he agreed, casting his sister a mischievous grin, before he remained thoughtful for a moment.
"Oh well, in that case, I should probably take my NEWTs in Transfiguration and Charms in any case," he then uttered.
=And Alchemy,= Inu added in apparent excitement. =I'm going to do the same.=
"And perhaps Alchemy," Harry translated.
"See Harry and Inu, it's not going to be too much work for the two of you to handle," Minerva said, gently.
"Excuse me," Hermione spoke up, "what else will be taught at the PAPA?"
"Various things," Minerva replied, glancing at her colleagues and, seeing several of them nod in agreement, continued. "Regina is going to research and also teach a Magical Approach on Muggle Biology, Emma will teach Muggle Medicine, Dan Muggle Technology, such as, for example 3D printing, Severus will be responsible for Potions Research, while Lily will take over his classes at the MAMA and be the deputy headmistress at the PAPA. Brian will assist Harry with Computer Studies, and we will have classes for Elf Science and Goblin Science. We are also considering offering Molly Prewitt to teach Magical Housekeeping."
"Will we be able to attend some of the classes instead of some of the subjects here, which won't be necessary for us in the future?" Hermione asked with apparent interest.
"That should be possible," Minerva confirmed, explaining that they were going to make a shortcut door between the two entrance halls of the MAMA and the PAPA.
"Who is going to teach Elf Science and Goblin Science?" Remus enquired with apparent interest.
"Our Gina has introduced us to Bandhu, who is one of the Elder Elves living on the Isle of Elves, and he has agreed to teach at the PAPA three days a week," James explained. "Lily and I have also spoken with Buckbean, our account manager at Gringotts, and his wife, Gwenlin, has offered to teach Goblin Science equally three days a week. Both of them will only come to the PAPA on their class days and will otherwise continue living on the Isle of Elves and Goblin Island, as both have families there."
"Have many graduates registered for the PAPA?" Dorea enquired.
"Yes. Almost 70 percent of the graduates from the MAMA decided to continue studying at the PAPA," James replied, letting out a deep sigh. "As appreciated as it is, we're going to meet our limits very soon if that continues over the next few years."
"In the worst case, we have to limit access to the PAPA to those who graduated with solely Os and Es in their NEWTs," Regina suggested, smirking.
"That might be necessary," Minerva agreed, pensively.
'Oh well, we're going to have much fun in any case,' Inu thought to Harry, who cast him a flabbergasted look.
'Sounds more like responsibility than fun,' he thought back, inwardly groaning.
"One more question," Hermione spoke up, "how is Inu going to be one of the headmasters, although he can't communicate with anyone who is not a dog Animagus?"
Lily smiled, as she replied, "That is not a problem, as I've invented a charm for Inu that'll enable him to speak human language." Turning to Inu, she enquired, "Inu, do you want me to cast it at you now?"
=Will I still be able to do doggy talk?= Inu asked, sounding slightly grumpy to Harry.
"Of course," their mother reassured the canine. "You'll be able to choose in which language to communicate."
=All right then,= Inu replied, nodding at their mother in agreement.
Lily nodded in understanding and cast the charm at the smallest of her babies.
"Thank you, Mum," Inu replied in human speech, causing a series of "Aww"s and "Ohh"s to fill the room.
HP
During the remaining weeks of the holidays, Harry prepared his own classroom as well as his office. He divided the room into two parts and equipped one half with eight desks and chairs, ready to place eight Merlin Strawberry PCs into the room. After discussing the matter with Dorea and Brian, he decided on four Merlin Strawberry PCs with Wizarding Operating System WOS 1.0 and four with the Wizarding Operating System WOS 2.0, the ones with the integrated Wizardnet.
"If necessary, we can always upgrade the WOS 1.0 ones," he said in determination.
Luna and Christa helped him decorate the other half, which he was going to use for his Animagus class. They turned the room in a comfortable meeting room that was equipped with comfortable sofas as well as cushions for those who wanted to practise on the floor.
"Too bad that I'm already an Animagus; I'd love to take that class," Hermione commented, when she and Susan came to inspect the finished room.
=It's brilliant,= Lucy announced and pulled Inu into one of their mock fights making a huge mess of all the cushions on the floor.
Harry and the girls watched the canines in exasperation; however, when both canines finished playing, Inu stuck his right front paw into his robe pocket, pulling out the Elder Wand, before he cleaned up the room with a flick of the wand.
"Thanks Inu," Harry said, smiling, before he ushered everyone outside and locked the room for the time being.
HP
When Hogwarts had been closed by her new owners, Albus Dumbledore had returned to Dumbledore Manor. He had his trustworthy house-elves staying at the manor, and his personal house-elf Twinkle, who had lived with him at Hogwarts for about a century, kept him company, even at home. His only problem was that he had lost his magic during the Triwizard Tournament, and he was fairly certain that it was a permanent matter.
'What am I going to do?' he pondered again, just as he had done so many times, almost on a daily basis after he had returned to the manor fifteen months ago.
All of a sudden, a headline in the Daily Prophet caught his eyes.
'Computer classes at the PAPA' it said, and the text underneath explained that one Harry Potter was going to teach Computer Science at the newly found Academy that replaced his beloved Hogwarts.
'Computers it is,' he thought in determination, as he readied himself for a trip into the muggle world to do some research about possibilities to study Computer Science at a muggle university. 'Thank Merlin, I found something to do,' he thought in anticipation of all the pranks he would be able to do against the Potters. 'It's them who have caused my downfall,' he thought, grimly.
HP
Once the school year began, everything played out as planned, and Harry was attending three of the sixth-year classes at the MAMA, teaching his own two classes at the PAPA and being the headmaster of the PAPA on top of everything. 'Thank Merlin Inu does everything together with me,' he thought in relief.
He was just getting used to his new situation, when something happened that shook the magical world to its core.
When the extended family minus the children who were still staying in the MAMA dormitories was sitting in the parlour for tea like every evening, Amelia brought Alastor Moody with her.
"Last night," the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement informed them, "someone broke into the Department of Magical Mysteries, to be specific, into the Hall of Prophecy – something that no one has ever done before. From the magical cameras observing the Department of Magical Mysteries as well as the Unspeakables' Office, we assume that it was a handful of Death Eaters. Unfortunately, we were too late to catch any of them."
"What did they do?" Harry spoke up, somehow having a bad feeling about the matter, considering that Voldemort was involved, even if only indirectly.
"We suppose," Moody replied, sighing, "that Voldemort wanted to hear the prophecy concerning himself and the Mutt who Lived. However, apparently, he was too scared to come by himself."
"The problem – or the good thing, depending on the point of view – is that only he or Inu would be able to take the prophecy orb off the shelf," Arcturus explained.
"What if we go there, have Inu take it down and destroy it?" Harry suggested, glancing at his familiar, who nodded his consent.
"We'll do that tomorrow; however, we're going to have other Unspeakable teams guard our path," Arcturus decided.
"I'll accompany you," Moody offered, and Arcturus nodded in understanding.
"Thanks Moody," the older wizard replied, and the Unspeakables agreed to head to the Hall of Prophecy at ten o'clock the following morning.
'Thank Merlin I don't have to teach classes until after the last afternoon class at the MAMA,' Harry thought in relief.
HP
The Hall of Prophecy was very impressive, even if dark and cold. At least Harry and Inu thought so, when they entered the large room together with Arcturus, Regulus and Alastor Moody. It was full with shelves containing hundreds of small glass orbs with prophecies.
"There it is," Arcturus informed them, pointing at a slightly dusty orb with the inscription 'Sybill Trelawney's prophecy concerning Tom Riddle and Inu Potter, 1980'.
"Dog Hero, can you take it down for us?" Arcturus asked his team member.
Inu gave the boss a sharp nod, before he pointed the Elder wand at the orb and carefully made it float down right into Harry's hands.
"Sir, is it safe enough for us to hear it here?" Harry asked the old wizard, who gave him a sharp nod.
"Our colleagues will see to it," he replied, just when the orb came into life.
An image of a witch came into view above the orb who spoke in a raspy voice.
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."
"What do you want to do? Shall we change the content or just destroy it?" Moody asked in a sharp voice, giving Inu and Harry a questioning look.
"I'm not afraid of him. Let's just destroy it," Inu replied, choosing the human language for once, only to add, =Harry, can you place it onto the ground?=
As soon as Harry obeyed, Inu pointed his wand at the orb, uttering, =Evanesco.=
'That's not the correct spell, is it?' Harry thought in confusion, only to realise that while the orb was intact, it was void of its content. 'That means the prophecy is gone,' he thought, contentedly.
"Very well done, Dog Hero," Arcturus commended him, as he picked up the empty orb and placed it back onto the shelf in apparent amusement.
Harry inwardly sighed in relief, when they returned to the Unspeakables' Office. "That place was too cold and dark for my liking," he uttered to Inu, who full-heartedly agreed.
HP
It was late on Christmas Eve that Voldemort himself made his way into the Hall of Prophecy. Unfortunately, no one noticed it until it was too late. The Unspeakables' monitoring devices showed how he threw a temper tantrum upon realising that the orb was empty, tortured his three companions and finally set the whole room on fire, before he apparated away.
Only the alarm who alerted the Unspeakables to the fire made them realise what had happened earlier.
"Thank Merlin Inu destroyed the prophecy a few weeks ago," Harry uttered, when Arcturus informed the extended family about the matter at lunchtime.
'Too bad that they couldn't capture Voldemort,' he thought, when a small voice from the back of his mind replied, 'No one can simply catch him. If anyone can do anything against him, it'll be Inu, just as the prophecy said.'
HP
To everyone's relief, even if Harry had a feeling of uneasiness about it, Voldemort remained unseen for more than eight months.
Only when Harry's, Neville's and Inu's seventh year at the MAMA commenced, attacks on muggles and families of muggleborn students began again.
"This time, it's probably Voldemort himself," Alastor Moody informed them. "Apparently, he's recruiting new followers, considering that he attacked three places at once on Saturday night."
During lunchtime at the MAMA the following day, Regina spoke to the students.
"Voldemort and his new Death Eaters have begun to attack the families of muggleborn students again. Some of you might remember staying at Lestrange Manor about ten years ago, when we had a similar situation. Please inform your parents that we once more offer them refuge at Lestrange Manor. Please tell them that they can contact me from their muggle telephone by dialling 000013 or my husband Brian by dialling 000003."
"Professor Lestrange," one of the fourth-years spoke up, questioningly, "will I be able to call my parents in the muggle world from my mobile phone? I thought it only worked in the magical world."
"You can contact any phone number by dialling three Zeros at the beginning. The same applies for phone calls from the muggle to the magical world," Brian explained, smirking. "In fact, this is part of a special agreement, which I've made with Buckingham Palace a few months ago."
"Professor, isn't that a breech of the statute of secrecy?" one of the sixth-years enquired.
"No," Brian replied, smirking. "The Buckingham Palace is already aware of magic, because the Queen is a witch."
A huge gasp went through the atrium at the revelation. "Harry," Brian addressed him, noticing that he was sitting together with the seventh-years. "The queen wishes you to prepare a Merlin Strawberry for her as well as a homepage for the Buckingham Palace on the Wizardnet. She told me that she will contact you during the summer holidays next year."
"All right," Harry replied, shaking his head in disbelief.
Just ten hours later, Lestrange Manor was full with refugees from the muggle world, most of the refugees being families of muggleborn students from the MAMA.
"If the situation wasn't as dire, I'd almost say it's nice to be back," one of the women told Regina and Brian, and several others nodded their agreement.
HP
During the whole school year, Voldemort and his Death Eaters kept attacking muggle families and even whole villages left and right. The extended family at the MAMA spent much time holding intense discussions how to keep the MAMA and the PAPA safe.
As most of the students at the PAPA were adults, they were allowed to go into Hogsmeade, whenever they wanted. On Saturday afternoons, when most of the students used to spend their time at the small town, the gates usually stood wide open.
It was on a rainy Saturday afternoon in the middle of June, just a week before the end of the school year, when Hogwarts suddenly alerted Harry to the fact that Voldemort had just entered the grounds of the PAPA together with about a dozen followers.
'Inu,' Harry thought to his familiar, knowing that he was playing with Lucy in the park at the MAMA, while he was working on a few homepages for the Ministry of Magic, knowing that he would probably have to make a page for the Queen during the summer. 'Voldemort is going to attack the PAPA in a moment. Come with me and help me kill him.'
'I'll be there in a blink,' Inu replied, and a few minutes later, Harry and his familiar met in the entrance hall of the PAPA along with team 5 and 18 of the Unspeakables, whom he had alerted in the meantime.
"Turn invisible," Arcturus instructed both teams, and everyone immediately complied.
'Perhaps I'm not just going to kill him though. I have an idea,' Inu thought to Harry, as they slowly left the castle through the entrance doors, causing Harry to stare at his familiar in disbelief.
tbc...
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Next chapter: "Foes, friends and family".