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Chapter 19:
The wave of energy destroys the pieces of foul soul residing in a cup in the Lestrange vault deep in the bowels of Gringotts, a diadem in the Room of Lost Things, a ring buried under a lowly shack in Little Haggleton, a locket stored in a curio cabinet at Number 12 Grimuald Place. Nagini, Voldemort's massive pet snake was out hunting for her dinner when she started to writhe and contort, coiling and undulating until she explodes. The Dark Lord doesn't even notice that she is gone until the next morning.
When the large group of adults walk into the Great Hall, everyone gasps. Not only does James and Lily Potter step in but so does an older looking Cedric Diggory. "Cedric, what are you doing with her?" an angry Cho stands up to confront the group.
"I can guarantee that I am not Mr. Diggory. I'm not even English, I was born in Chicago. I am sorry about your loss Miss. This lady has been my wife for two years. My name is Edward Anthony Masen Cullen." He held his hand out to the upset girl.
Edward and Bella go to sit with Draco and the Malfoys. Nico leads Jasper and Alice to speak to Thalia and then to the Slytherin table. The Potters, Em and Rose and Sirius sit at the Gryffindor table and wait for Harry and Hermione. While they wait, they are introduced to Percy and the rest of the Olympian group. Lily excuses herself for a moment and walks to the head table.
"Severus, I would like it if the three of us could bury the hatchet. I still consider you one of my closest friends, I know you love me but I love James. It broke my heart when you started hanging out with Lucius and Bellatrix. I want my friend back, please Sev." She pleads with the potions master.
"Lily, I know and I feel the same. I had a bad time that year; you and James died and then news that my little sister was killed by my father, the year before. The rumor was that she was with child. I wish I could have been an uncle to the child. It could be any of these kids and I would have no idea. Granted that Draco considers me his uncle, but we are not related by any blood at all." The man grumbles to her in his deep baritone. Walking back to the table, Lily spies a fifth year Frank Longbottom, as Harry and Hermione walk into the room.
"Are you Neville?"
"Yes, Auntie Lily. Gran has told me about you and Uncle Jamie. I don't think Harry knows that we are god brothers though." Lily crushes the boy in a hug.
"James, this is lil' Neville." The bespectacled man walks up to them and extends a hand. "Nice to meet you Neville. I'm your godfather." Nev pushes the hand away and stands to hug both of the Potters. "Nice to have some family back. It's been just Gran and I for 14 years. Soon after they got you, Bellatrix crucioed Mum and Dad, they are in the permanent ward at St. Mungo's." Lily hugs the boy to her again. "Don't you worry about that ever again, we are back for good. You will always have a home with us, even if you don't need it."
"Nev, welcome to the family. Why didn't you tell me? The more brothers the better. I just found out that I have five brothers, now it's six. All the better." Harry shakes Neville's hand and nods to his parents. Harry sits after making sure that Hermione was settled. He bends around her and tells Neville that he and Hermione are a couple.
"That's great Harry. I know you have had it bad for her for a while now."
That evening Bella sends out a note to certain members of the Warrior class, handpicked by Harry and Hermione. They were to meet her, Mars, Thant, The Malfoys, Cullen's, and Potter's, Sirius and Remus in Mars and her quarters. From there they were to floo to Number 12 Grimuald Place for the Phoenix meeting.
After dinner, the whole group meets and walks through to the Black ancestral home. Bella asks them to wait in one of the outer rooms, while Mars, her, Thant and Apollo as well as Sirius and Remus go into the meeting.
Dumbledore opens the meeting. All the members listen to the reports of what has been done. After the old business gets taken care of, Albus asks if there are any questions or concerns.
"I have one." Mars stands and assumes a regal stature. Bella stands with him. "Why are you keeping my son's prophecy from him? You have kept him in the dark, made him live with an abusive couple and their sociopathic son. You have tried to mold him into a weapon. Give me a reason why I should not pull our children out of Hogwarts and bring them across the pond."
"How did you know about Harry's prophecy?" Dumbledore asks, a little taken aback at the nerve of the man.
"Don't try to change the subject Albus. Your style of leadership is atrocious, letting the people under you risk their lives and the lives of their loved ones without full disclosure of what they are walking into and all for the greater good. Oh, I get it now; it makes you feel like a big man to have all these people look up to you. What even qualifies you to be a leader?" Mars grabs a form out of thin air. He shakes his head and hands it to Bella, laughing at the outrageous report.
"I'll have you know Dumbledore defeated Grindlewald around World War 2 and led us against Voldemort last time." Molly sniffed importantly.
"Mrs. Weasley is it? You really think a man who "defeated" his lover and failed to capture a boy he taught and who is admittedly afraid of him, could lead an all-out war. I knew you guys needed help, but if you are that dumb, good riddance. Just remember if you lose you're mine, anyone who is on the losing side in a war is forever bound to serve me. I could then order you into any situation and you would have no choice but to fight and possibly die doing so. Even after death, you will fight for me. Another thing, as of two months before the tragic deaths of Lord and Lady Potter, Tom Marvolo Riddle aka Voldemort came to Dumbledore's office trying for the position of DADA professor. Why didn't you exalted leader get rid of him then?"
She looked aghast at him. "I am a pureblood sir, who are you to speak to me that way?" Molly's nose was inching higher and higher as her husband's head was sinking lower and lower.
"First let me ask another question, since when did the "Light" side care about blood status. As a pureblood ma'am, and I use that term loosely. I bet it sticks in your craw that a half-blood is the born savior of the magical world. Yet, this same half-blood has been repeatedly potioned by you and your slag of a daughter, in hopes of him falling for her, thus allowing you to get your hands on his money. As for your son, you have lower goals, it seems. He has tried to get his hooks into a muggleborn. Oh your forefathers must be rolling in their graves at the pockmark you would cast on your noble house.
On to your question, who am I? My name is Ares, The God of War. I am the immortal son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera. I was fighting wars millennia before your magical community was even born. My wife here is not only the counterpart to me as Goddess of War but is also the Grim Reaper. Her brother, Thantos is Death. He and I are two of the Four Horsemen of the Christian Apocalypse. Their parents are the Lord and Lady of the Dead, Hades and Persephone. My brother, Apollo is God of the Sun, Music, Archery, Prophecy and Medicine. He is the one who handed the prophecy down to begin with. It was after our sons and nephew were taken from us." Mars took off his sunglasses, which he wore most of the time. His eyes were in full on war god mode, black as night with explosions going off every few seconds.
"From now on, I suggest mortal that you know who you are speaking to before opening that maw you call a mouth ."
He turns to the assembly; "My father has handed down an edict that only our children, their significant others, and anyone they trust and love will be given eternal life. As of now, the heroes from Half-Blood Hill, the mortal loves of our children and nephew, their most trusted friends and our pack are receiving their reward. Anyone not included in this group was not invited by them tonight."
As Mars speaks he sees Arthur, Bill and Charlie Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alistair Moody, The Heads of the Houses at Hogwarts, Hagrid, Remus and Nymphadora Tonks light up with eternal life. The rest of the group looks on. Bella smiles at Remus, happy that her son will live with his mate no matter what and have his friends.
"I have been listening for some time now and am appalled at the cavalier attitude that you use when discussing people's lives. I now see fit to call in the only hope you people have left. Harry, can you and your friends please join us?" Bella calls out to the hallway.
Harry, Hermione, Fred, George, Neville, Draco and Nico file in. They are followed by Percy Jackson, Annabeth, Grover, Jason, Thalia, Clarisse, Leo, Theo, Orion and Luna. The Stoll brothers, Frank and Hazel bring up the rear. "Yes, Mum?"
"Harry, you will now hear the prophecy that was set before your arrival in this world. Apollo, this is your show."
Apollo's eyes go black as sackcloth and he recites the whole thing in a faraway voice.
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those that have thrice defied him…The Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have a power the Dark Lord knows not…and either must die at the hands 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."
Percy slaps Harry on the back, "That's a rough one bud, I'm with ya all the way though. Apollo, if you have any more for me, please just tell me, instead of the lyric phrases."
"My son, you and your friends now have a choice before you. Join the group and fight for the freedom of the magical community or not. Either way you retain the immortality." Mars instructs.
"They are too young. Harry is only 15. He's still underage. He just as well be my son, I won't stand for it" Molly rages.
"What do you mean? At age 12, Annabeth, Grover and I went across the US by ourselves, with a little help here and there. I faced Furies, Medusa, Ares, Hades and my evil cousin Luke. Hell, Ares and I had a sword fight on a public beach. The police and bystanders thought we had guns.
According to what I heard, Harry faced a 60 foot basilisk, you do know that a rooster's crow will kill it, huge spiders, the size of semis and no offense Drake, but an evil Mr. Malfoy. That's only his second year. " Percy cried. "It seems to me that Harry has a lot more experience with this stuff than you lot do."
"I am sorry that you feel that way Molly, but you have no say in this. Harry, Draco, Nico and Remus are my sons. Orion is my god-son and nephew, at their age I was considered a man. As godly blood matters overall, I can speak for Fred and George as well, seeing as my little brother is not here. I am sorry to air it here Arthur but the twins are not yours, Hermes claimed them the other night. He specifically said for you and their brothers to be rewarded so you could always be together. Molly, even though you are their mother, you have no say over their fathers." The twins walk over to Arthur, who hugs them. "I don't care, you'll always be Weasleys."
Two pairs of robed figures appear in the doorway. "Molly, you have no right to speak for Harry at all!" One of the females rages.
"Show yourself and say that to my face." Molly yells.
The four hoods fall back to reveal Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy and James and Lily Potter. It was Lily who spoke. "Aside from Bella and Mars, we are Harry's parents and in our absence, it's Sirius' call. YOU HAVE NO SAY IN HARRY JAMES POTTER'S LIFE!" Lily screams.
Harry watches this with some joy. Both sets of his parents have stood up to and won against Molly- what I say goes- Weasley. "Moms, Dads, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, Thalia, Hermione, Cousins and Friends; I have thought it through and I am going to fight for all things magical, but this order is not what I need. Mom, Dad, will you train me and my friends to take this maniac out?" He looks at Bella and Mars.
"Yes son, we will, starting the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, you and the rest of the Potter family have a meeting at Gringotts. After that, Apollo and Eros want to do your weekly scans." Mars said in a gentle tone. He watches Molly out the corner of his eye. Ha take that! He and Hermione are getting checked every week now, you hag!
"We are also taking those blocks off." Apollo added, smirking at Harry. This just proves that Uncle Hermes isn't the only trouble maker in the family. Draco thinks as he watches the comment sink into the minds of the family members. He himself is outraged at the treatment that Harry has put up with over the years.
"What blocks?" Both sets of parents and the extended family cry. Dumbledore tries to duck out of the room only to be caught by Emmett, with the rest of the Cullens right behind him, hissing. The hulk of a vampire holds the old man aloft.
"What does he mean by blocks on my god son? Why do I have a feeling that you are involved in it? My nephews and their friends and loved ones had better be free of these things or you will have me and their other uncles to thank for you becoming a brainless vegetable in an abusive muggle nursing home, though I can't see how anyone could be more stupid than the youngest ginger boy. I do not retain the ability or the required patience to deal with you the way I should, but the boys' older brother and sister do. They are trained torturers." He sets the man down with a glare.
