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Note for those that have read Grim's Child I have begun revisions on it. I will be moving chapters from 1st person to third. So far chapter 1 is done.

Harrison/Nice's POV

Flipping through the file he checked all the information with what he knew.

Albus Dumbledore was the oldest of three children. His father went to Azkaban after killing muggles who had raped the youngest. She lost control over her magic.

Albus fell in love with Grindelwald in his school years. They worked towards ruling the world together. It wasn't until a disagreement ended in the death of his sister that Albus broke away.

An earlier set of Guild members had investigated her death. A three-way duel had broken between Albus, Aberforth Dumbledore, and Gellert Grindelwald.

For those untrained, it would be impossible to tell who killed the girl. To the Guild however it was obvious who killed her. Albus Dumbledore who had been aiming to stop Grindelwald missed. His spell hit the girl and she swiftly died.

The brothers were forever estranged after the duel. The once lovers avoided clashing for several decades. It was revealed by one Newt Scammander of the Creature Division of the Guilds that he had a blood pact. That stopped Dumbledore and Grindelwald from fighting each other.

At least until Dumbledore had broken it late in the war. In the end, the two wizards dueled. Only members of the Assassination Guild had seen what happened that night.

Spells of all kinds had been used by both sides. Light, Dark, Neutral, it did not matter. When both men were running low on magic Dumbledore had seen an opening. Instead of killing his ex-lover he disarmed him. Nurmengard once the Dark Lord's stronghold became a prison.

Very little was known about the wand that Dumbledore received that day. Only that he never went back go using his old wand. Even to this day he used the wand he took from the Dark Lord.

"Dumbledore is here to ask for our aid against your father," came Master's voice.

: Lovely. Another person wanting them to interfere in a war that wasn't about the balance.: he thought cynically.

He asked quietly, "What are the chances that the Council will agree?"

The look he was given said it all. As long as the man believed that Dark was evil they wouldn't agree. There had to be a balance in magic.

Rules must be upheld. That meant they had to listen to the Light Lord. Even if no one wanted to.

Nice's sat up straighter when Dumbledore and his second were brought in. It was unusual for a Lord to allow a second to come with them. Given who it was, however, it should not have been surprising.

Severus Snape stood next to the Light Lord. According to what Nice knew of his father's men this one was a spy. Most likely played both sides so that no matter who won the war he was on the right side.

Nice leaned his chin against an open palm watching them curiously. Dumbledore was an old man even by wizards standards. His beard was white and his robes were an ungodly color. Who in their right mind would wear pink Polkadot robes?

His twinkling blue eyes looked between all the Council. They looked back stoically.

Lambert of the Master Guild stood. He greeted coldly, "Albus Dumbledore welcome to the Council meeting ground. You have asked us to hear out your request. Make your request."

Then Lambert sat back in his seat and they waited. It didn't take thirty seconds for the old man to begin.

Dumbledore began, "Guild Council thank you for hearing me out. Dark times have returned to England. The Dark Lord Voldemort has returned."

There was a false surprise in each of the Council. Master informed them as soon Nice informed him. They would have to act surprised because no one should know that his father was back.

That begged the question. How the hell did Dumbledore know?

Glancing at Snape he knew how. Snape, of course, would tell his other master. A potion was part of the ritual and Snape was both the Dark and Light's Potion Master.

Nice asked getting to his feet causing the eyes of Snape and Dumbledore to turn to him, "What proof do you have of the Dark Lord's return? Why should we interfere in your battle? This does not affect the Balance of Magic."

Silence reigned for several seconds after his questions. The other Council members respected him. Not because of his blood or power. But because of his loyalty to the cause. Even as young as he was respected.

Dumbledore said with a look of annoyance that was swiftly hidden, "The Dark Lord will kill all the Muggleborns! He believes solely in blood purity!"

Kill? No his father wouldn't kill a child. It was more likely that he would want them brought into the Wizarding World at the first signs of magic. Something most of the Guild agreed with.

Nice quipped back, "Do you have any proof of your claims? Guild does not act on baseless rumors. We do our own investigations. Are you, Albus Dumbledore prepared for what we might find?"

Several of the other Council members nodded. Sending members of the Guilds would act as spies. They would determine if an intervention was needed.

Nice was already set up to act as one such spy on the Dark Lord's side. They didn't have one on the Light Side outside of two Hogwarts students. One was a Gryffindor and the other a Hufflepuff.

The Gryffindor was in his fifth year and a fully trained Hunter. Nice had worked with him on one mission in Spain. While wary having never worked with him before Nice quickly gave the boy credit. He was powerful and his strikes true. He made an excellent hunter.

The Hufflepuff, on the other hand, was inexperienced. Only recently had she joined the Hunters and wasn't even marked. Watching Hogwarts was a test to see if she would make it as a Hunter.

From what he knew of the Hunter's he was the only one that was able to spy on the Dark Lord. Several were on undercover missions and were out of contact. Even he as a Council member didn't have their mission details. He didn't want them either. It was too much responsibility. Unless it pertained to his current assignment he left it to the Masters.

Dumbledore insisted, "What he did in the last war is proof enough. My proof for him being back is Severus Snape a Potion's Master. We request the aid of the Guild to stop the war from happening again. If you must send someone to check us, then I will accept them into Hogwarts. So that we can receive aid."

Nice sat back considering his words. To be honest he didn't know what his father did in the last war. His main focus had been missions and their histories.

Current histories were written by the victors. Asking his mother was out of the question. She would rather kill him than answer any questions he had. With his father back maybe he could get questions answered but things had to be taken with a grain of salt. Everyone believed what they were doing was right.

Master stood next to him causing Nice to look up in surprise. He said, "Dumbledore we will deliberate and inform you of our decision shortly."

With that privacy and silencing spells created by the Ward Masters went up. They had to make a decision now.